The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-01-19
State News.

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Mora will build starch factory.
st. Cloud is in the clutches of the
grip.
Aitkin wants to secure the proposed
training school for girls.
Virginia is to have $4,000 Car
negie library and $4,000 brewery.
The Farmers Elevator Co. of Ken
yon has declared dividend of twen-
ty-five per cent.
O. F. Doyle of St. Cloud has Sc
cured the contract for the plans for
waterworks at Hastings, considera-
ton $500.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational church society of Sher-
burn the mortgage deed was burned,
and the church declared free from
debt.
Tosten M. Torstenson, who was
charged with the murder of his wife
in the township of Elk Lake, Grant
county, on the 18th of last September
was found guilty and given life SEN
tence.
Village officers elected at Elk River
are: President, A. II. Nickerson;
trustees, Harry Nickerson, Justus
Debooy, j. 81. Romdenne; recorder,
Henry c. Hastings; treasurer, An
drew Davis; justice, E. 81. Davis.
G. G. Maxon who was murdered near
Kerkhoven a month or so ago left an
insurance policy for $1,000 payable
to Miss Nellie Kerburn, an old
sweetheart, whose whereabouts is un-
known.
State poultry show in Minneapolis
last week. George D. Holden of Owa-
tonna, Minn., was elected president of
the association and T. E. Or also
of Owatonna was reelected secretary
and treasurer.
Fred W. Blanch, the defaulting
cashier of the Bank of Sergeant,
Mower county, plead guilty to the
charge of forgery in the district court,
and was sentenced to seven years at
hard labor in the State penitentiary.
The Thief River Press, owned by
Sid Bagley, has been sold to Frank
E. Packard, formerly managing edi-
tor of the Crookston Times. It is un-
derstood that Mr.. Packard intends
soon to make a daily paper of the
Press.
The United States grand jury at
Duluth brought in an Indictment
against E. F. Niles, postmaster at
Mortified, Grow Wing county. He is
charged with having issued a money
order for which he received no
money. Oliver Joleaud also was in
dicted. BE is charged with having
obtained mail intended for another
person at the Grand Rapids postofice.
A wealthy farmer, E. K. Roberg and
his family, who reside two miles south
of Hanley Falls, narrowly escaped
death by coal gas asphyxiation. A
young collie dog twice dragged the
bed clothes off of Roberg and
scratched the mans hand to arouse
him. Roberg twice fell before reach
ing the door, and each time the collie
scratched him until the farmer rescued
his wife and children, who were I'm.
conscious. Roberg's hand was Sc
verely scratched by the dog.
Charles c. Miller, for six years
treasurer of Itasca county, was ar
rested at Grand Rapids, charged
with embezzlement. He is at liberty
under bonds in the sum of 81, 800. The
specific charge is that he has embez-
zled $488. IL, but complete examina-
ton of the books has not been made,
and the authorities will probe the
case further. Miller was defeated for
treasurer by A. A. Kremer of Grand
Rapids, and refused to turn over the
Office.
| AS result of terrible burns suffered
when a lamp exploded, Mrs. John
Speltz of Oak Ridge, six miles from
Elba is dead. When retiring she blew
out kerosene lamp which she was