The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-04
State News.

Saltwater, who demanded an eight
hour day after Jan. /, was avoided
by the employers agreeing to the de-
mands of the union.
Complete returns from the counties
show that $3.50 game licenses were
sold to residents of Minnesota To
non-residents 225 licenses were sold,
50 of which were for big game.
The jury in the case of Leon j.
Rafidal charged with manslaughter
in the first degree, returned verdict
at Brainerd of not guilty with causing
the death of T. D. Merrill, an old
soldier, Nov. Is.
At meeting of the farmers it was
unanimously decided to erect cream
cry in Floodwood. An organization
was formed which will be known as
the Floodwood Creamery association.
Funds are now being raised by the
sale of stock at $25 a share.
Quackenbush of LIE Sueur, the
banker who received deposits after
his bank became insolvent, has been
sentenced by Judge Morrison to four
years in the state penitentiary. He
gave notice of appeal to the supreme
court and was released on IS, 900 bail.
During Christmas celebration in
a blind pig at Ely three Austrians
were stabbed and will probably die.
The fight started over girl who was
serving beer to the miners, and in a
moment a dozen men had drawn
knives and were slashing at each
others throats.
The Union Investment Co. Of Min
neapolis has purchased large inter-
est in the Bank of Elk River. Henry
Castle, the present cashier, has dis
posed Of most of his stock to the
above company and will retire from
the cashiership the first of the new
year.
President A. G. Bernard and Secre-
tary Fl. G. Hays of the State Drain
age league have left for Washington,
where they will maintain lobby for
the purpose of securing a drainage
appropriation for the reclamation of
Indian lands now controlled by the
national government.
The Grand Forks land Office. has
ceased to exist and has been merged
with the Devils Lake district. Every
foot of land in the district has been
homesteaded, and the contents have
all been disposed of, SO that the fees
OF the Office are not sufficient to pay
even clerk, to say nothing of a re-
ceiver and register.
i,1rs. A. r. Booklass burned to
death, two other persons painfully
burned about the face and twenty
seven poor families rendered homeless
and destitute was the terrible work of
a fire that swept through the old Hig-
gins block at 817-823 Minnehaha
avenue, Minneapolis, at 4:3O Thurs
day morning. -
d. Fl. Glenny, manager floral de-
partment of a Minneapolis department
store, 4l5 3. 18th street, was held up
while on his way home from his place
OF business and robbed of his gold
watch, cuff buttons and other valua-
bles, including sum of money. He
was severely beaten by the two robbers
concerned in the boldup.
The Bemidji Pioneer has been sold
to Albert Kaiser of Bagley for the
consideration $l7,500, Mr.. Kaiser
purchasing all the stock owned by
Edward Kaiser and by f.. w. Hitch
cock, the three gentlemen having been
the owners of the paper during the
past two years. During that period
the paper has been under the man
agement of r. w. Hitchcock.
Statistics which have just been
compiled show that the total lumber
cut Of the Duluth-Superior mills for
the season of 1905 was 292, 600, 900 feet
ascompared with a production of
%, 5000, 900 feet in 1904 and $4,000, 900
feet in 1908. The 1905 cut at the head
of the lakes, while exceeding that of
1904, falls below the production for
the years 1898 to 1908 inclusive, and
is but 100000 more than was manu-
featured in 1897.
When walking home Thursday night
after having called at the home of
friends, Mrs. Granville Kearn, Is,
we'll known resident of Austin, was
suddenly attacked by a koldup man.
She was knocked down and her purse
containing considerable money, was
=. taken by the thug, who fled without
leaving any clue to his identity. Mrs.
Kearn's head was severely gashed by
her fall and the shock of the encount-
er. in view of her advanced age, NAV