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

loudly. While confined to her bed
Mrs. Wheaton seemed to bear the
tragic loss of her two daughters with
rare fortitude, but as soon as she was
able to be about the anguish of the
situation began to overwhelm her,
and now her condition is pitiable.
Arrangements have been completed
by traffic officers of the Northern Pa
cifc Ry. under which a 'seed grain
special" train will make a trip over
Northern Pacific lines in western Min
nesota and North Dakota early in
March, carrying grain experts and
corps of men thoroughly grounded
in knowledge of plant diseases and
methods for the Improvement of grain
yields, who will lecture at local points
along the railway to farmers and
everyone interested in the production
of better grain and an increase in
profits from grain raising.
Roy Bartholomew, aged q years,
was run over and frightfully mangled
by northbound Minnesota & Interna-
tional passenger train No. 80 at
Backus, a small station south of
Bemidji. He attempted to board the
train while it was pulling out from
the station and fell under the wheels.
Both legs, one arm and his head
were crushed, but the man remained
conscious up to the time of reaching
Walker and talked loosely with those
about him, who were horror stricken
at the sight. Bartholomew parents
live twenty miles west of Baskus.
A press dispatch from Minneapolis
says that DR.. r. F. MILESTONE, a
former physician and surgeon of Cass
Lake, was arrested there on charge
of vagrancy. He sprung surprise
On the court by producing a roll of
bills containing over $3.50, and wanted
to know if the charges against him
would stick. MILESTONE pleaded not
guilty to the charge of vagrancy, and
told the court that for some time he
had been addicted to the morphine
habit and that he was willing to go to
any institute and take the cure for the
habit, providing the charge was
dropped. This was done and Whet-
stone will take the cure.
No trace has yet been found of
Arden N. Drake, an engineer of Man
kato, who was lost some time ago
near Roseburg, Ore., where he had
taken claim and was living with his
family. He went into the woods one
day to bring back deer he had shot
and hung up the previous day, and
that was the last ever seen of him, al
though search was prosecuted by his
wife and several lodges that he be-
longed to. A letter from there says
that the only trace found of him was
has mittens, which lay on a log near
trail leading to the place where he
was supposed to have had the deer
hung up. The supposition is that he
was murdered and his body disposed
of. The country at that point is wild.
While driving home from Clear
Lake, Henry Gohman, diving two and
one-half miles east of there, allowed
two men to enter his sleigh for
"lift. - After they had gone short
distance one of the men drew a revol-
yer and called upon Goldman to ''hold
up your hands, Gohman dropped
the reins and complied, whereupon
the second of the strangers searched
him and took 81 in silver and check
for S45. After some consideration
the pair came to the conclusion that
the check might prove dangerous and
it was returned to Goldman. In part
ing from their victim the holdup men
thanked hina, saying that they had
money for drink or two anyway
There is no clue to the robbers. iden-
tity.
The Rev. H. c.. Cheadle, one of the
first pastors of the First Presbyterian
church of Blue Earth, fell dead in his
room about p. m On Friday of car
dlac asthma. He had been out around
the city nearly up to 6 O'Clock. He
resided in a room of County Treas
urer Weber. A short time after 6 he
opened the door between his room and
that of Mr.. Weber, having his hand
on his heart, and called upon them to
get him cup of tea and go for the
doctor. he Immediately fell and ex-
pired. He was born in Indiana 76
years ago, and went to Blue Earth as
pastor more than thirty years ago
and remained for many years. He,
afterwards had a charge at Buffalo.
in Wright county; also at Jackson
and at Lakefield in this state. He
retired from active work about ten
years ago, and thereafter made his