The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-09-12
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

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A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. I. G. Patterson on Monday
morning.
Chas. Berry is now town clerk, of
Baldwin, A. e. Kingsley having re-
signed and gone to Dakota.
The passenger coach on the train is
crowded daily both ways this week.
a great number of. our people are
attending the state fair.
In consequence of the arrival of a
son and heir at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Campbell the formers
trip to California has been deferred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Clough of
Minneapolis were passengers on the
down train this morning. They
came up to attend the funeral of
Oscar Patten.
Members of Wallace T. Rines post,
G. A. R., to the number of 80, have
signitied their intention of partici-
pating in the sham battle at the
state fair grounds next Saturday..
The numerous fatal accidents that
have occurred in this vicinity with
in the past few months should
furnish the preachers text for a
sermon against Sabbath dissertation.
Henry Mallette has rented N. E.
Jesmer's hotel and store at Bridg-
man. Hen. and Mrs. Mallette left
for their new home on Monday.
They are both hard workers and
know how to successfully run hotel.
Hon. I. F.. Walker, Spencer Brooks
merchant prince, came in on the
train Saturday evening. The even
ing before Olof Hawkins, ESQ.,,
another Isanti county mercantile
nabob, returned from down-river
marts. Princeton is the port of
entry for western Isanti county.
Blue Hill Correspondence The
people Of school district 26, with
some outside help, turned out last
Tuesday and picked and shucked
two bushels of hazel nuts to sell to
furnish lamps for the school house.
Times are hard with us on account
of the drouth and chinch bugs.
Mrs. L. K. Pratt of Blue Hill
called to pay her subscription on Sat-
urday and presented the scribe with
a "peace offering,' as she called it,
in the shape of plump, toothsome
spring chicken. Most country PASTE
pot and scissors editors consider
themselves lucky if they get their
subscriptions when due without
''peace offerings"
A fatal accident occurred near
Stanchtield lake on Sunday, when
a young man named Pierson, about 10
years of age, was shot by his COM
panion. a youth couple of years
younger. The charge entered Pier
sons right side and made a hole two
inches in diameter. The young man
died at II O'Clock the same night.
Pierson and his companion were out
shooting geese and the affair was
purely accidental.
A lamentable accident occurred at
Spencer Brook on Sunday afternoon,
whereby Oscar Patten, boy Is
years of age, lost his life. Oscar had
improvised a cart out of the front
wheels of an old wagon, to which he
had hitched his Indian pony, and in
vited two of his boy companions to
take ride. The pony baked and
Oscars companions, becoming fright
ened, rolled off the cart. Oscar. who
was a manly little fellow, hit the
pony lick and started it up with
bound. He had nothing against
which he could brace his feet and
was precipitated forward against the
heels of the pony and fell to the
ground. In few minutes his moth
er and several others were by his
side. He told his mother not to be
alarmed as he was not much hurt.
In less than five minutes from the
time he spoke to her he was dead.
There was dark spot about as large
as mans hand underneath his right
breast, and it is supposed the pony
kicked him while falling, which
caused an internal hemorrhage, as
his stomach appeared to be filled
with blood.