The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-08
State News.

has published It's first issue. It's in
ception is due to the county-seat fight.
Matt Ivankovitch, blonde giant
from Chicago, shot and instantly
killed 81. Tolovic on Sunday morning
just opposite Thomas Doyle's saloon
in West Duluth.
Weather Observer Williams of st.
Paul is perfecting a scheme whereby
all farmers having telephones can call
up their central exchange and find out
the weather prediction.
James Thompson of Duluth, one of
the best known timber cruisers in the
north, is reported to have been struck
by a falling tree in the Cameron
camp. He is said to have sustained
fatal injuries.
The Retail Hardware Dealers as
ISOLATION has decided unanimously to
hold the state convention next year in
St. Paul. The invitation to come to
the capitol city was extended by Jesse
Gregg in behalf of the St. Paul dele
cation.
The trial Of Charles Hopkins at
Fairfax for cutting the wires of the
telephone company because they pre-
vented him from flying the stars and
stripes on Lincoln's birthday re-
suited in an acquittal. The jury was
out just seven minutes.
BY the explosion of a gasoline lamp
IN the grocery store of A. H. Nc
Masters & Son of Little Falls the
store was completely destroyed by
fire. The room filed with gas and
the front Of the store blew out. Loss
estimated at 81, 800; insurance, s., 1000.
Rose Freeman of Blackjack, has
wired the chief of police of St. Paul
that $50 had been deposited with the
First National bank of that city to
pay the fines of Claude Meyers and
Bert Palmer, now serving a sentence
at the wOrkhOuse. The two men we're
committed for vagrancy.
The tive-year-old son of Bob"
Dunbar, St. Paul's famous curler had
an exciting experience in Winnipeg
last week. He was there with his
mother on visit and was kidnapped
by demented gypsy woman. He
was not lost long. however, being
located in a few hours in a cellar,
where she had concealed him.
Mrs. Clara J. Gibbs of Minneapolis,
sister OF AlonzO j. Whiteman. was
victorious in the federal court against
George F. Perkins of New York, and
secured clear title to lands to the
amount of 5000 acres in St. Louis
county, in spite of the dispositions of
her brother that were taken in Auburn
prison, where he is now serving
term. The case has been in the
courts for the last five years. ...
John Lemoine was arrested in Min
neapolis while attempting to steal
wagon load of fish plates belonging
to the Twin City Rapid Transit CON-
pany. The man and companion
backed team up to pile of fish plates
and cody proceeded to carry off a
couple of tons of iron. Officer Mum
ger thought their actions suspicious
and arrested Lemoine, but his COM
panion escaped after long pursuit.
The health department. officials of
st. Paul announce that all shippers
OF milk into the city are required to
comply with the ordinance providing
for cattle to be tested and that quite a
number of such shippers have furn-
ished the Office with a certificate as to
the test. After reasonable length
of time, those shippers who have not
complied with this section of the law
are liable to have their milk confs-
Gated on it's arrival in the city.
John Abercrombie of Aleaxdria
has turned over to the state drainage
commission all the field notes and
maps pertaining to the typographical
survey he has been engaged in MAX
ing the past three months. With the
fling of the maps Mr.. Abercrombie's
connection with the drainage Depart
ment ceased, though his official career
was practically closed as a result of a
railroad accident last month. He was
in wreck on the Northern Pacific
and was painfully hurt.
The movement to secure reduction
in the expense of the receivership of
the First National bank of Faribault
has been successful. Lyman j. Baird,
the present receiver has resigned, and
S. F. Donaldson of Faribault, former
deputy county auditor, and also con-
nected with the Security bank, will
succeed him. Baird was getting IS, 900
a year and had clerk to assist him,
who was being paid 81, 500 a year.
Donaldson will get $1,000, and will