The Princeton union., 1908-06-25


Murphy Friday evening by the Twin
City local No. 10, of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, for working on the Du-
luth board of trade building, a non
union job. This fine must be paid
before he can work on union job in
Minnesota.
Chief Charles Wendall of the Clo-
quet fire department was elected presi-
dent of the State Firemen's association
at the Mankato convention and the
Carlton county town was also selected
as next years meeting place. Chief
Kent of Alexandria and his town were
also candidates but were beaten by
vote of nearly four to one. The
rivalry between Cloquet and Alexan-
dria was decidedly keen.
Five counties in southern Mime
sofa we're hard hit by hail in the
heavy storms of Saturday afternoon
to Monday morning, and nine counties
more or less affected by rain and high
wind. Crops were laid low over
wide area, rye and barley going
down. Wheat, being less advanced,
stood better, but went down in places.
It is impossible yet to estimate crop
losses, but they will be heavy.
Deer, instead of bear, now roam the
streets of Duluth. Almost daily re-
ports are being received of the visits
of deer and moose to the city, and the
stories are becoming so common that
they no longer excite much comment.
In the vicinity of Woodland and
Lester Park deer are frequently seen,
and scarcely day passes that one or
more of the animals are not sighted
by some resident of one of these
suburbs.
The new prison factory will open it's
doors Nov. l, and the binding Irvine
plant will start operations at that
time. The output this year is esti-
mated at 4,050,000, or 100000 pounds
more than ever before. It is also
planned to construct farm machinery
and work probably will begin soon
after the binding-twine industry is we'll
nnder way. Many more prisoners
will be employed on state account
and additional guards and employees
will be required by the new industry.
The postofice at Farley was robbed
Of 500 in cash and over SlO0 in
stamps. In addition 5000 of village
funds was taken and about S1OO be-
longing to Postmaster W. T. Blakeley.
The robbers broke into the storeroom
of the Minnesota & International
Railway company at Turtle River aud
securing a handcar went to Farley.
Before breaking into the building it
was carefully wrapped with blankets
and other material to deaden the
sound OF the explosion. Not person
was disturbed when the large safe
belonging to the village was blown to
pieces.
Floods which have deluged the west,
washing out long sections of railroad
beds and carrying away bridges, have
created a large demand for men,
which already is being felt in Duluth.
1t will take thousands of dollars to
bring the transcontinental roads back
into good shape, and already the call
has gone out for laborers. The long
siege of rain has hit the local labor
market hard and this new demand for
men from the west has come in at a
time when it will relieve the situation
greatly. These repair jobs will tide
a large number of men over until the
harvest fields begin to make their
demands for help, which will be about
August l.
Loans from the state permanent
school fund to counties, townships and
school districts of the state, in the
amount of S134, 1000 in all were ap-
proved on Saturday by the state
board of investment. The loans to
counties for ditch construction are as
follows: Otter Tail, S20,000: Red
wood, $4,000; Renville, s26, 1000; yell
low Medicine, $1,000; Norman, $780,
600; Mile Lacs, $4,000; Marshall,
81, 900. An application from the
township of Tdun, Aitkin county, for
loan of $4,000, was approved and
the school district loans by counties