The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-01

we're engaged in telling a tree when.
the accident occurred. In its fall the
tree struck a dry root, which cansed
the trunk to swing around and catch
Warner before he could escape. War
rem Immediately started to saw through
the trunk in order to release his part
ner, and the latter, though slowly
dying, shouted words of encourage
ment and met his fate like stole.
The land Office in Duluth has re-
ceived a letter from the general land
Office in Washington allowing the
second fling of Sara Anderson on
stone and timber claim. The woman
fled some time ago and on the day
set for proving up did not appear
and her entry was cancelled. She
proved, however, that she could not
get word to her witnesses, who, we're
woodsmen, in time, and upon this
ground she was permitted to make a
second filing.
No less than five presumptive Min
neapolis heirs to the great Metzger
fortune in Holland are due to exper-
fence more or less severe diasppoint-
ment over the announcement that the
whole thing is only another euro pean
estate" fraud. This particular estate
was supposed to be that of the Baron
Theobold Metzger. which had been
held by the government of Holland
for over 100 years, and, with COM
pounded interest, had grown to many
millions of dollars.
Controller of the the Currency
Ridgely has taken steps to reduce the
cost of the receivership of the First
National bank of Faribault He sent
a telegram to Receiver Baird. who is
in California on a vacation, intimat-
ing that he should accept reduction
of salary from $4,000 to 81, 500 or re-
sign. Baird's reply was evasive and
unsatisfactory, and today more per-
emptory telegram was sent him ask
ing for a definite answer. Should
Baird resign the receivership it will
not affect his position as bank exam
iner, which he will continue to hold.
M. A. Mason, residing nine miles
southeast Of Mora on a farm, brutality
assaulted his wife, and, leaving her
for dead, went to the barn, where he
procured rope and hung himself to
one of the rafters. An adopted child
was present at the time and witnessed
the tragedy. The neighbors we're
notified and the body cut down after
life was extinct. NJ. A. Mason was a
well-to-do farmer, but has been a
hard drinker for years. Last summer
he went home drunk and nearly killed
his wife by kicking and beating her,
for which assault he was under indict-
ment and had given bonds for his ap-
pearance at the next term of the dis
trict court.
Through suit brought at Ortonville
has been revealed that several farmers
in that vicinity, both on the Min
nesota and Dakota side, have been
victimized by a smooth swindler who
made trip through there last Sep
TENDER. The man, it is said, called
on many farmers, representing that
he had a sure cure for lumpy jaw in
cattle. He would leave a sample
package of the remedy, taking the
latter's receipt and making the farmer
the agent for the patent medicine. A
few weeks later the farmer would re-
ceive consignment of goods of var
ious kinds, and still later bill for
them. One farmer received a bill for
Sl4S, which he refused to pay and suit
was brought to recover the amount.
During the trial it developed that the
supposed receipt for the sample pack
age was cleverly written promissory
note, and in addition an order for a
large amount of medicines. such as
barbwire liniment, heave cure, con-
dition powders, egg producers, calf
dehorners, SPAWN cure, etc. It is not
known how many we're victimized by
the swindle, as many of them have
quietly paid the bills presented to
them rather than face the publicity and
notoriety that would follow a resist
ance Of the claim.
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