The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-22
State News.


upon which the main buildings st,the
state university and farm school must
be completed.
The village of Minnesota Lake
elected Peter Kremer president of the
council for the twenty third consecu-
tive term by a majority so large as to
be almost unanimuos.
There is quite an epidemic of ezotu-
ria in horses in the vicinity of Belle
Plaine. Nearly every case is fatal,
even under the best treatment, and
nearly every horse affected is ,valu-
able.
The Minnesota & International sta
ton at Funkley has been destroyed
by fire, nothing being saved except a
small quantity of freight. Itiis not
definitely known how the fire origin
ated. but it is thought to have re-
suited from defective stovepipe.
Applications for loans of state
money aggregating $4,000 have been
approved and granted by the state ia
vestment board. The city of Warren,
Marshall county received ST., 600; Red
wood county, $4,000; Martin county,
$4,000; Swift county $3.50, and Ohm
stead 5000.
Efforts are being made to locate
relatives of Mrs. Mary Cochran, who
died in st. Paul about a year ago
leaving an estate of many thousands
of dollars. So far the quest has been
in vain and it looks as though the es-
tate will revert to the state, as pro-
vided by law.
Thirty head of dairy cattle from "a
herd of thirty-fve head of high=grade
stock where condemned for tubercu
losis at Kenyon by the live stock sani-
! tary board. The herd was owned. by
!, K. o. Finseth of Kenyon, who has
" been one of the most active antagon-
lists in that part of the state Ito the
movement for the inspection OF dairy
, herds.
An epidemic of measles has tbroken
out at the state farm school and four
students have been taken down with
she : disease. Their cases were
promptly diagnosed as measles and
the most virulent case was hurnied off
to the city hospital. Later three more
ststudents were bundled into the city
hhospital ambulance and hurried "a fter
their fellow Students
The mother of Governor johnson
died at St. Peter last Saturday and
was buried on Tuesday, Mrs. John
sonswas. born in Sweden 66 years ago,
and is survived by four children, all
,of whom reside in this state. They
are Gov. John A. Johnson, Fred w.
johnson OF New Ulm, Edward w.
johnson. of St. Peter, and Hattie &C.
johnson, of St. Peter
It is estimated that the yield of sbnt-
ter fer, Minnesota in 1906 wild not be
far short of 80, 600, 600 pounds This
Will he, an increase of nearly 1000. 900
s;pounds over the previous year. Tits
:.also figured that the number of COWS
in the state. have increased nearly 80,
1000 in the last two years. The 1905
census, credited the state with more
than 800, 600 dairy COWS
AT Mankato the jury in the case of
tshe State OF Minnesota VS.. J.. W..
iDaxey, to recover $50 fine to permit
Ting his ,.cleek, Herbert C. Bolts, to
sell .aconite, r.baing an unregistered
pharmacist, was out two hours Late
Saturday. .afternaen and brought in a
verdict for the defendant. On the
ground that Mr.4Doxey did not give
his clerk; permission to sell poison.
Fired lzuelsdorf, a.,carpenter at Hen
aaersop, while Carrying bundle OF
shingles along q narrow scafold
txanty feet above tke ground, lost his
balance ,fsld, to save himself from
falling on his head .iand shoulders,
jumped from the support. His prompt
action doubtless saved ahim a frac-
turee skull, .kut in ,aligAting on his
feet he hrokef the> small bones in both
his heels.
A strange Case of eithar hydro
phobia or INSANITY is reported from
Rothsay. q young man named Larson
Elaving just been drought doHn from
York, in the Canadian northwest,
,sEkere he had gone TO take home
stead. He seems to ike entirely IRA
ltiQnal, and continually banks and
snaps like dog. She Canadian
authorities brought hitn down and ,re-
port that he appeared ats farm house,
apparently mentally unbalanced, and
developed dog-like characteristics
Later.
Thaee grades are being established