The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-07-27
State News.

erty to the value of Sl5, 900.
A movement is on foot in Milaca to
secure public park for that place.
Moorhead will have a four days
street carnival commencing August %.
A fire in Cass Lake on Saturday
damaged buildings to the extent OF
$4,000.
Fifteen persons have been arrested
at Hibbing for violation of the pure
food laws.
A horsetrader named Walker was
drowned in the Minnesota river four
miles south of Appleton.
The smallpox claims of Beltrami
county against the State, amounting
to $3.50, have been allowed.
Cloquet will shortly have factory
for making match bolts to be erected
by the Diamond Match company.
Joseph Frank, aged fourteen years,
was Instantly killed in runaway
near Freeborg at a. m. Monday.
The Great Northern Railway com.
pany will shortly commence the cree,
ton of a fine modern depot at Way.
zata.
The independent oil companies and
the Standard Oil will have no further
battle in Minnesota : over railroad
rates.
The marriage at Minneapolis Of
Rev. S. Udden of Mora and Miss
Mary Anderson of Wadena is an.
nounced.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
decided to build a line from Detroit,
Mimi, to Bemidji, distance of about
sixty miles.
Farmers living in Leslie, near Long
Prairie, are making complaints of the
ravages of wolves. Frank Moore lost
thirty-fve sheep.
B. S. Crooks, a man prominent in
Democratic politics, shot himself to
death at Owatonna while crazed by
the excessive heat.
Sheriff Thorson of Pope county has
resigned and George Gilbertson has
been appointed to serve out his un-
expired term of Office.
Mrs. Dorm, who resided six miles
west of Ivanhoe, was lighting the fire
with kerosene when the fve-gallon can
exploded and burned her to death.
DR.. II. B. Allen of Cloquet, died OF
tuberculosis at his home early Mon
day morning. He was a member OF
the Masonic and other fraternal Or
ders.
Mrs. Dorm of Hendricks, Minn..
formerly Miss Ruby Wagner OF
Becker, was burned to death at the
former place ON Thursday of last
week.
Peter Bjugan Of Minneola township
Z was killed by falling from the hay.
NOW to the barn floor, striking on a
pitchfork handle which pierced his
abdomen.
Deducting the 265 lunatics which
have been added to the population OF
AnOka since the last census the in
crease in the past five years has been
but nineteen.
The first conviction under the new
law prohibiting shooting turtle doves
has been secured at Sleepy Eye Jos.
Gleason of that place was found guilty
of the offense.
Rev. W. M. Evans of Wonowoc,
Wis, has accepted the passionate OF
the Congregational church at Monti.
cello and will begin his charge the
first of August
At Hokah suit for $4,000 for per.
sonal injuries by falling over an oh.
struction in the street has been started
against the village by Jesse Reynolds
of Minnesota Lake.
The body of John Barth, lad Of
fifteen years of age, who was drowned
in the Minnesota river at Mankato,
has been discovered floating in the
river near LIE Sueur.
In fire at Belle Plaine last Satur.
day buildings were destroyed to the
value of S2O,000 The fire originated
from a gasoline explosion, the cause
of which is unknown.
Geo. Shorrock, assistant cashier OF
the Bank of Sank Center, was drowned
while in swimming with thirty others.
He was an expert swimmer, but was
overtaken with cramps.
John Kolb and Charles Harmon,
who were sentenced by Judge Giddings
at Anoka to thirty years in the States
prison for the Columbia Heights hold.
up will ask for new trial.
Steps have been taken by the Will
mar Commercial club for a recount