The Princeton union., 1907-03-07
State News.

State News.
Ihe births in Roseau county in
1906 numbered 357 while the deaths
were but SO.
Or. Fred Schacht, formerly star
tackle on the Minnesota football team,
IS reported to be dying from Bright's
disease in Seattle.
Great preparations are being made
by the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
and Duluth & Iron Range roads for a
heavy ore-shipping season this year,
and it is confidently expected that the
record-breaking season of 1906 will be
eclipsed in 1907. ~,
Sank Center has a mad dog scare.
One woman has been bitten and ex-
treme measures are being taken by the
police to round up the dogs. Chem
lists declare that several dogs there
are suffering with hydrophobia and
citizens are aroused to the emergency.
The returns from the examination
Tor teachers certificates that were
given Jan. 81 and Feb. l and 2 are
disappointing to Supt. Gilpin of St..
Louis county. More than so per cent
failed, and he accounts for the failures
through general lack of prepara-
tion, saying that there was no par
tlcular subject or subjects which
proved to be stumbling blocks.
Fred Rabins, residing at Winthrop,
was placed under arrest by the gov
ernment mail inspector, charged with
abusing fourth-class mail privileges,
and was fined $l00. A little daughter
OF Mr.. Rabins mailed package some
time ago, and when it was opened it
was found to contain message. The
Inspector held that parents were re-
sponsible for the acts of their children
and a heavy fine was imposed.
Capt. D. L. Wellman, widely known
throughout northern Minnesota. died
at his home in Otter Tail county last
Thursday evening. Capt. Wellman
was native of New York state and Is
years of age. he served throughout
the war of the rebellion in the Fourth
Minnesota. He was an enthusiastic
agriculturist and produced variety
OF fife wheat that made his name fa-
nous in the northwestern part of this
state and in North Dakota.
There is considerable feeling in St.
Cloud over the manner in which Max
Pelowski, the man who was appointed
by the board of health to round up
the unmuzzled ours of the city, has
been carrying on his work in that
part of the city. It is claimed that he
shot at dog on Sixth avenue south
when the dog was barely in range,
that the dog was simply hit slightly
and ran down the street yelping and
bowling. He ran after the dog and
finally did kill him. It is the promis.
cuous shooting that the residents oh.
ject to. They do not object to the kill.
ing of the dogs, but in this one in.
stance there were a lot of children on
the street.
B. D. Toan of Rochester has a new
invention in the way of a rural mail
cabinet, and it has the hearty indorse.
ment of all who have seen it. The in.
vention consists of postal belt com.
posed of pockets for each family on
the route. This belt is in sections, to
be taken into the Office, and when filed
returned to a receptacle about two feet
wide and two and one-half feet high.
It is made dust proof and water tight,
so that the mail is in a nice, clean
shape when it is delivered. There are
two separate pockets for such matter
as cannot be placed in the belt. The
merit of the device consists in giving
the carriers on the road the same
facilities for handling mail as in the
pOstOffice.