The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-04

ouPPOoou sCOAtalAou WHISKY, VI Which,
he was accustomed to take small
doses, but by mistake secured the
bottle containing aconite, bottle of
which he kept at hand to be used for
sore feet He was about Is years of
age and one of the most respected
citizens of the village. He is survived
by a wife, two daughters and three
sons, none of whom were at home at
the time.
Ranchman John Johnson of Bill
lings, Mont, is looking for Rose
Keene, of Emery, Wis, his affianced
bride, and incidentally $500 he gave
her to use for the purchase of her
wedding trousseau. While at st.
Paul theater with him his bride-to-be
complained of a sudden illness and
excused herself. Johnson has not
seen her since. AS the ranchman met
his fancee in the rear of a st. Paul
saloon of a somewhat shady reputa-
ton, the police are inclined to believe
he has been stung.
A woodcutter, working on the farm
of Parick Meagher, in the township
of st. Wendell, a short distance from
st. Cloud, found fifteen pearls de-
posted in a bird s nest of moss in the
hollow of tree which he had .felled.
The pearls are white and rather small
in size, but they are apparently Of
value, and have been pronounced
worth considerable money by local
jewelers.. They are thought to be Mis-
sissippi pearls, carried by birds to the
hollow of the tree. The finder has
refused to sell them.
Andrew j. Wright was drugged in a
saloon on Bridge square, Minneapolis
the haven of criminals,-and mar
rowly escaped being robbed of s235.
He ordered sherry, but from it's Pc
culiar taste judged something wrong
and, rushing out in the street without
ceremony, hailed passing car. He
had been on the car only short
time when he was seized with violent
commissions. He was taken to drug
store, where he was revived. The
liquor had been drugged, it is be-
lieved, with a powerful stimulant.
Never did the loggers of northern
Minnesota prepare for a bigger sea-
son, and seldom have they faced as
dismal a prospect as this season.
Seven thousand men have been hired
for the woods from Bemidji, while the
employment agencies of the twin cities
and Duluth have also sent large num-
bers to the pineries. The number of
camps now in operation in Beltrami,
Clearwater and Itasca counties is
fully 30 per cent greater than for
many years, yet the progress that is
being made is far from being equal to
that of last year.
A murder was committed by burg
lars at Hayfeld on Saturday. They
made good their escape. The victim
was Ole Havey, city marshal. He was
on his beat, passing Orning &
Baten's general store, and saw two
men inside. He fired twice through
the window and the burglars returned
the fire. Havey was struck by bull
let just below the heart. He walked
away short distance and dropped
dead. In the meantime the burglars
ran out of the store and escaped. It
is believed they got away on an
early train some distance from there.
Charles Cunningham, brakeman on
the 500, miraculously escaped death
twice Friday night at Bulwer juno
ton The first time he was crossing
the tracks when train backed down
on him. He was knocked down but
fell between the rails in such a way
that though the train continued back
ing up the wheels of the cars did not
touch him. AS the train came to a
stop he started to crawl out between
the wheels, but he was so weak that
he tainted with his head lying across
the rail. Just as the train was start
ing again fellow worker discovered
Cunningham's dangerous position
and dragged him out to safety. A
moment more would have meant
death.
William O'Brien., the man who was
picked up apparently unconscious in
the Great Northern yards in St.
Cloud Christmas morning and who
was taken to the hospital there, where
he told stories of being thrown from
Northern Pacific train, and subse-
quently robbed and slugged, has
been recognized as the same man who,
under the name Of, John O'Brien,
armed with a similar story, v:ctimized
the police and hospital authorities at
Duluth during the latter part of No
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