The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-04-12
State News.

Plainview, was instantly killed by the
kick of horse.
Charlie Radtke, son of August
Radtke, was instantly killed while
saving lumber in Mayville township.
He fell backward upon the circular
saw.
VIM. Alberg, 15-year-old boy of
South Haven, was sentenced by Judge
Page Morris in the United States dis
trict court to pay a fine of $40 for
shooting at a rural mail box.
Cornelius J. Nelson, who was form
erly mayor of Montevideo, and one of
the leading business men of that city,
died at the insane hospital at Fergus
Falls last week. His remains were
shipped back to his home for inter-
ment.
II. Burton Strait, the bank presi-
dent convicted of receiving deposits
in the late Scott County bank when he
knew it to be insolvent, has appealed
for a new trial on grounds of error.
Judge Morrison will make his decis-
ion on April IA.
Hiler 81. Horton of st. Paul, a mem
Der of the state senate, died Saturday
night at Nassau, in the Bahama
islands, where he had gone to recover
his health. Death was due to Bright's
disease, which had been fastening it's
hold on him for years.
The whereabouts of Henry Boriel of
ROnneby, Benton county, who left
home March IA, is still mystery.
The mother is in a dying condition.
The boy is five feet tall, weighs 125
pounds, has brown hair and dark
eyes and is Il years of age.
While playing about the barn with
several companions, the six-year-old
daughter of J. Bradley, living near
Erskine, suddenly fell on the upturned
prongs of pitchfork. The tines of
the implement entered her right side
and inflicted such serious injuries that
there are grave fears for her recovery.
Petitions are being circulated to
submit to the voters of Marshall
county at the state election next No.
vember the proposition of dividing
the county into two counties. Both
divisions would contain about twenty
four townships. The new county is to
be called Hiawatha, and will have
Middle River for it's county seat.
Charles J. McClenhand, wanted in
Ohio for the embezzlement of $1,000
from the Central Union Insurance
company at Converse, Ohio, was ar
rested at Staples after having made a
spectacular escape from an Ohio
detective at Pine River. There are
said to be over thirty indictments
against McClenhand, who was known
at Pine River as John Lee.
While Mrs. Hannah Nelson, wife of
a settler living twenty-five miles
northwest of Nashwauk, was polish
ing her kitchen stove, the bottle of
liquid polish exploded and set fire to
her clothing. She was alone in the
house at the time but managed to
smother the flames with an old carpet
which was lying on the floor. She
was severely burned and at first her
life was despaired of, but it is now
believed she will recover.
One of the much discussed improve
ments that the Great Northern road
was reported to have planned in Min
neapolis will not be made. The new
yard at Bryn Mawr will not be
created because of a sink-hole, as
the story now goes, that the engineers
have been unable to transform to
solid earth. New tracks will be built,
however, at St. Anthony Park, the
St. Paul suburb, where a number of
small hills will be leveled to secure
additional ground.
It is expected that forged checks of
d Duluth concern will soon be in cir
culation. W. M. Prindle & Co., one
of the leading real estate firms of Du-
luth, received bill from the Cootey
Lithographing company of Mime
apolis for printing blank checks for
the firm, the bill stating that they had
been delivered to the personal repre-
sentative of the firm. None were
ever ordered and, moreover they are
drawn on the First National bank of
Duluth, while the firms account is
kept at another bank. Some one has
had the checks printed and will IN
doubtedly soon be issuing them.
Seven big farm teams running away
at one time made a terrifying specta-
Gle in Beauford. The runaways &C.
CURED at the creamery, and no one
seems to be able to tell how they
started or whether any one was to