The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-02-22
State News.


hood of Hallock, was burned to death
in his house on Friday night. His
wife and six children made good their
escape.
Friends who took turns holding a
severed artery with their fingers for
three hours saved the life of John
Field of Rollingstone. He was work.
ing in the woods and his ak slipped
and out deep gashes in his ankles.
Northern Pacific freight engine No.
1872 was wrecked near Frazee by the
bursting of boiler and Fireman
Thompson sustained fracture of the
right leg and A. w. Greene, the en-
gineer, escaped with some slight cuts
about the head.
While Mrs. A. Nelson of Rochester
was heating water in a hot-water
heater the heater exploded. Pieces of
iron were blown through the roof of
the house and the explosion could be
heard for block or more. Beyond
few cuts and bruises the woman Was
.unhurt.
Beaudette is to have bank. F. P.
Shelton, president of the First Ma
tional bank of Bemidji, w. II.
Roberts, J. H. Richards and w. A.
Gould, also of Bemidji, have organ
lied the First State bank of Beaudette,
with a capital stock of $4,000, and
will Immediately erect brick build
ing in which the bank will be To-
Gated.
Misfortune never comes singly.
Some time ago Joseph r. Jurisch of
Hastings had his back broken while
assisting in moving building, and
is an invalid in consequence. Now
his wife, bright and prepossessing
young woman, suffered the loss of one
of her limbs, it being found necessary
to amputate her left leg above the
knee owing to recent injuries received
by falling against tent rope.
Mrs. Ingerud Anderson, one OF the
victims of the famous Hinckley FIRE,
died last Thursday at Duluth. Mrs.
Anderson and her husband passed
through the terrible fire which de-
>stroyed the town of Hinckley, and
lost all of their possessions at that
time. They moved to Duluth and
have been living there since the dis
'aster. Mrs. Anderson was g. years
of age. The body was shipped to
North Branch for burial.
Farmers already have cornereG the
entire seed supply of the new mo-
1888" wheat, developed at the state ex-
pertinent station, the last available
'bushel having just been sold. The
call for "No. 1859" is also brisk this
year, and the prospects are bright for
the sowing of a large area to this VAL
uable grain. The station still has a
small supply of this seed on hand and
can furnish names of farmers who
might sell quantities of it.
The BagleyShevlin county seat
fight, which has dragged along for the
past two Or three years, was finally
settled last week when Judge M. A.
Spooner issued an order granting a
permanent injunction against the
board of county commissioners OF
Clearwater county enjoining them
from considering the petition of the
people of Shevlin asking that an
election be held to consider whether
Or not the county seat be removed
from Bag4ey to that village.
Chicago press dispatches say that q
former Minneapolis lumberman, F..
E. Creelman, and his son F. NJ.
Creelman are involved in the disas-
trous failure of the Bank of America.
The Creelmans were engaged in the
wholesale lumber business, ostensi-
bly,, and though comparative strang-
ers managed, it is said, to float d lot
of paper in Chicago banks. Their
connection with the several city
banks has been brought to light by
victims who hitherto said nothing.
The Duluth Commercial club,
through its secretary, a. w. Eva, is
now preparing map showing the
state land that will be for sale in
northern Minnesota this spring, and
giving all necessary particulars.
The map includes Beltrami, Hubbard,
Wadena, Cass, Aitkin, St. Louis,
Itasca, Grow Wing and Carlton coun-
ties, and on its back is printed all
necessary information as to the elm
ate, soil, general characteristics,
products, transportation facilities, ETC..
In order to forestall the announced
intention of the Great Northern rail-
way to remove the railway station at
Long Lake the voters have incorpor-
ated the community as an organized
village. Several attempts have been