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SHOT BY COMPANION. Paul Albright Accidental!) Sot by William Jaenicke While Hunt- ing Last Sunday. Wound Proves Fatal and the Injur' ed Boy Lives but a Few Hours A Sad Affair. While out hunting rabbits with companions last Sunday Paul Albright, the nineteen-year-old son of August Albright, living north of Princeton, was mortally wounded by a discharge from a shot gun, in the hands of William Jaenicke son of August Jaenicke, who was shooting at a rabbit. Just as he pulled the trigger young Albright who was some distance away, ran in front of Jaenicke, and received the discharge in the left lung.

The accident happened about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and occurred about twenty rods from Max Krusche's house. Young Albright was taken to his home where he died about 9 o'clock in the evening. Coroner Cooney was summoned and after making inquiries reported that the death was purely accidental. The affair cast a gloom over the entire community, but sad and sudden as it was no one was to blame. It was one of those sad occurrences that will happen as long as fire-arms are made, and men and boys go hunting.

The funeral of the young man was held Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock, Rev. Strauch officiating. SKPTEMBER TERM COMPLETED. Coulter Wins Verdict in Suit Against Barker Estate Ministers Love One Another and Libel Action Dismissed. The September term of court was adjourned last Saturday morning, all the cases on the calendar having been disposed of.

The calendar was cut short by several cases not going to trial, some being settled and dismissed and others continued. The case of the Thompson Cattle Co. vs. Foley Bean Lumber Co. resulted in a verdict for defendants, the jury returning the verdict early Thursday morning.

A stay of sixty days was granted. The potato case of Isaac W. Carr of New York City vs. C. H.

Rines Co. was tried by the court. It took some time to hear all the evidence, and the arguments in the case will be heard at chambers at the convenience of parties. The third and last case of any importance was that of E. B.

Coulter of Greely, Colorado, in an appeal from the order of the probate court disallowing a claim for boarding and nursing the late Mrs. Olive R. Barker. The case has been referred to before. Coulter filed a claim for $3,000 against the estate of Mrs.

Barker for caring for and nursing her several years prior to her death. The heirs contested the claim in the probate court which allowed Coulter $800. E. L. McMillan and Charles Keith represented the plaintiff, whil'? C.

A. Dickey and Geo. C. Stiles of Minneapolis were attorneys for the heirs. There were several witnesses on both sides and depositions by the yard, but a lot of them were not admitted as evidence.

It was a hard fought case and attorneys on both sides fought at close points. The case went to the jury Friday night, and the jury remained out all night, bringing in a. verdict Saturday morning for $2,900 for plaintiff. At the start the jury stood eight to four for a full verdict for plaintiff, and later on the vote stood eleven to one, the twelfth man hanging out for $2,500, but at 6 o'clock in he morning a comprosmise was made at $2,900. A stay of sixty days was granted.

The litigation over this claim cost about $1,000 at the time it left the probate court, and attorneys' fees and costs up to the present time will make no small sum. It is said that Mrs. Barker made the statement to friends the last time she was in Princeton that she had never paid Mr. and Mrs. Coulter anything for their care of her.

The matter of payments by her to the Coulters was not brought out in the trial. The cases of Helen F. and Erastus H. Cone vs. Steven McCormick, et al.

and Karst and Breher vs. McClure and Wilkes were settled and dismissed. The tax case of State against Lenora N. McGregor was taken under consideration. The mandamus case of John Goss vs.

the county auditor of Mille Lacs county, and also the case of I. C. Patterson vs. Elden F. Douglas, and the Armstrong cases against T.

E. Potts and A. Townsend will be heard at chambers. There was a sudden termination of mm the action for libel brought by Rev. D.

P. Olin against M. L. Cormany Revs. E.

C. Clemans and C. S. Kathan. The records show that the action was settled and dismissed by stipulations filed, and no further comment is necessary.

The disposition of the remaining cases was as follows: Isle Harbor Land Co. vs. John G. SinclairContinued by consent. Christine Hoppe vs.

Louis Hoppe Continued. Harry Wilson vs. E. G. Hicks Cream Separator Co.

et al.Partly tried by the court, and continued with leave to parties to amend pleadings. J. W. McClure vs. Ed Sherman Dismissed on motion of plaintiff.

Ezekiel Ross -vs. William L. Ferguson, et al.Decree granted and filed. Goergen vs. GoergenParties not present and case not heard.

Lulu Vera Howard vs. George HowardDivorce granted. In the case of the State vs. Asa McLean, there was a dismissal on motion of the county attroney. James Norcross was fined $5 and costs, making with costs $50.

This was an appeal case from the justice court where Norcross was fined for assaulting Attorney Foster of Milaca. A Statement. Princeton, Sept. 29, 1904. The interest of the Kingdom of God and of His churches are not advanced by dissections among brethren.

Jesus Christ said to His disciples ''Love one another." I have always believed that I ought not to have published the report of the committee appointed by me as presiding elder to receive the report of the special committee appointed by the Methodist Episcopal church of Milaca. Brother D. P. Olin and I have met together as fellow ministers in Christ in the spirit of brotherly compromise and as members of the Masonic fraternity. Brohter Olin presented the facts on his side of the case and we have gone over them in the spirit of Christian brotherhood, and I am convinced now that Brother Olin did not defraud the Methodist Episcopal church in Milaca nor did he ever intend to.

E. C. Clemans, Presiding Elder Duluth District, Northern Minnesota Conference M. E. church.

Witness: Wm. H. Townsend. ELK RIVER PIONEER MES. Horatio Houlton Dies in Chicago Last Week.

Horatio Houlton. an old pioneer of Elk River, died in Chicago last week. Mr. Houlton located in Elk River in the pioneer days and successfully conducted a mercantile and lumbering business until about 1828, when he went to St. Paul to conduct a saw mill.

A few years later the removed to California. Deceased was a brother of William H. Houlton of Elk River. He was seventy years old. Interment was at Elk River.

ew Bank for Cambridge. The First State Bank of Cambridge has been oragnized with several of our local business men as stockholders. Some outside capital will also be interested in the new bank. The old Johnsbn store lot has been purchased and work will begin at once on the foundation of the new bank building. This building will fill the gap in the old brick block between State and First streets on the west side of Wabasha street.Cambridge Independent.

The Legislative Vote. The following is the official vote cast for members of the legislature in the Forty-fifth district: Mille Lacs Sherburne Anoka Isanti R. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms 1.00 per Tear.

PEINCETON, MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1904. a 3 1 2 33 CS 798 429 610 581 292 299 667 457 626 248 226 366 708 1083 536 344 586 399 774 812 637 688 531 355 2947 2781 2409 1861 1635 1419 Goods and Merchandise Raised. The State board of equalization raised the valuation on goods and merchandise last week, and Mille Lacs county gets a raise of thirty per cent. Goods and merchandise in this county were returned last year at $67,235 and this year $4,000 less. As raised the goods and merchandise how has a valuation of 79,639.

In Southern Minnesota. During a trip of 500 miles through the most productive part of southern Minnesota, and interviewing the farmers and threshing crews, we are satisfied that R. C. Dunn will get a solid vote for governor of the great State of Minnesota.Spring Valley Sun. Another Voting Contest.

A piano voting contest in which ten Princeton merchants are interested, has been started and will soon be" on in full blast. STABBINGJYSTERY. Amos Woodman is Found at S. P. Woodman's Barn With Knife Wound in Head.

Says Little About the Case and the Question is Was it Attempt at Murder or Suicide. Amos Woodman, son of Joseph Woodman, and nephew of S. P. Woodman is lying in a critical condition at the Northwestern hospital, as the result of a knife wound either inflicted by himself or by some party to the authorities unknown. The chances of the injured man's recovery are very slim and unless he feels disposed to tell how he was injured one will ever know whether he intended to commit suicide or whether he was the victim of an attempt at foul murder, and should he die, the murderer, if there was one in the case, may go unpunished.

The young man whose life is hanging in the balance, was found late last Saturday night in S. P. Woodman's barn south of Princeton, with an ugly gash three inches deep just above his nose. When found he had been lying on some hay in the barn all Friday night and' all day Saturday. His uncle.

S. P. Woodman, and the two hired men on the farm knew he was in the barn early Saturday morning but they supposed that he had been under the influence of liquor the night before and would come out of the barn when he had slept off his stupor. S. P.

Woodman was at the farm Saturday morning and when he came up town to attend the sale he told his hired men to be sure and get Amos up and see that he had something to eat, but they did not do so, as it is said they knew that he carried a revolver and they did not care to arouse him, fearing he might be in an ugly mood and shoot. Erick Heylander was at the early in the evening and went called him and caught hold of his leg. The man responded with a grunt and Mr. Heylander supposed that it was a case of -sleeping off a spree and left him. After supper Mr.

Woodman sent Guy Larson, his hired man, down to the barn and told him to go in and get Amos up. Larson went to the barn and called to the man to get up, but he never moved, and moaned feebly. Larson, who had a lantern, noticed Woodman was lying on a horse blanket, with his face down, his head just over the edge of the blanket. He turned him over and as he did so he found the man's face covered with blood, and his nose and mouth filled with great clots of blood. It was a horrible sight and startled Larson, who immediately notified S.

P. Woodman, who went to the barn, washed the blood from the injured man and had him taken to the hospital at once where Drs. Cooney and Caley attended to the injury. They probed the wound which they found extended through the frontal bones and found that the instrument, which must have been a knife blade, that inflicted the injury, had penetrated the brain. barn in and The man was nearly dead from loss of blood, and from the nature of his wound, was in a rational mood only at brief intervals.

He was questioned many times by the doctors, his uncle and Mr. Heylander, as to how he received the wound, but could not or would not give any information that would throw light on the mystery. Some of his remarks would indicate that he committed the deed himself, while in other statements he would mention the names of parties unknown to his questioners. On his person was found nearly $10 in change, most of which was in his wallet, and his jackknife all shut was found in the same pocket with his wallet. Dr.

Cooney says that the knife and wallet showed traces of blood, but strange to say' there was no blood on the man's clothing, neither was there blood on the horse blanket on which the man was found lying. County Attorney Wheaton and Sheriff Ward were notified and came up Monday to try and secure some clew to the mystery, but so far they are in the dark. The Woodman boy would make no statements to them that would indicate any motive either for a suicide or murder. Both the county attorney and sheriff, however, think that the young man received the blow at the hands of some one who intended to commit murder. On the front of the man's left shoulder are marks that would indicate that either Woodman fell and hit himself on his shoulder or else that some person had struck him a hard blow.

lis S. P. Woodman, the uncle of the young man, thinks that his nephew committed the deed himself. He says that on last Friday his nephew destroyed all his private papers, letters, remarking that he would have no further use for them, and he had also stated in the presence of Mr. Heylander that he would go and get drunk and jump into the river.

On Friday he wrote two letters, one of which was to a music house, from which he had ordered some music. He had always had the music sent to himself, but informed his cousin that he had ordered the music sent to her. He did not inform anyone to whom the other letter was sent. The man was last seen in Lasard's saloon Friday night about 11 o'clock. He shook a few games of dice, and left in a short time.

It is said that he did not carry any liquor away with him, and none was found near him or on his person Saturday night. Joseph Woodman, father of the boy, was in St. Cloud Saturday. He was notified of his son's condition and came over immediately. He gave his son $10 Friday and most of this amount was found in the pockets of the young man.

Young Woodman has resided in Idaho for a number of years, where he worked on ranches. He came to Princeton a few ago. He suffered with freequent pains in his head and it is said he claimed to have been under hypnotic influence at one time. Since coming to Princeton he has labored at times under an hallucination that parties had followed him from the west and in disguise were trying to kill him. He told his uncle about the matter one day, and said he would put some holes in them, but Mr.

Woodman talked the strange notion out of his head. On Friday he spent a short time with Elmer Woodman and appeared in good spirits, and said nothing to indicate that he intended to take his own life. If he did stab himself and thrust a knife blade three inches through the frontal bone into his brain, pull the blade 6ut, shut the knife and place it in his pocket, he certainly committed the-deed with swiftness and precision. is nothing to indicate any motive for murder and there is a mystery about the whole affair. Dr.

Cooney says the chances are slim for the young man to live, as already there are serious cerebral symptoms, and the left arm and a portion of the side are partially paralvzed. Election Returns in Sherburne. The election returns were canvassed last week by a board composed of H. Gaumnitz, W. V.

Davee, Edgar White, E. H. Davis and J. H. Shepardson.

The official count did not change the result of the election as published in the Star-News last week. The total vote cast was 1,080 as against 857 two jears ago. Of this number Ward received 942, Wellington 875, Trumbull 838, White 811. The totals of those having opposition follows: Buckman 596, Foster 418 Swanson 630, Varley 434 Putnam 546, Wiektor 437 Bailey 554, Davis 461: Miller 522, Eaton 475, Noel 336 Knudson 145, Brenteson 56. Vandyke, Democratic candidate for congressman, got three votes in the county.

Elk River Star-News. Labor is for Dunn. Dunn is the friend of the working man, and we are nob going to leave a stone unturned in our efforts to give him an overwhelming majority," says John Swift of Minneapolis, a leading labor organizer of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor. I have known Mr. Dunn a good many years, and I know that while in the leigslature and while State auditor he proved himself a friend of the man who depends upon his weekly wages for a livelihood.

"Further than this. I believe that Mr. Dunn will carry Hennepin county by a good majority. If he does not carry Hennepin county it will not be because the workingmen were negligent. I don't believe in exaggerating the situation and in thinking that we have everything cinched, but I believe that Hennepin county will go for Dunn and the entire Republican State ticket.

"The reports of Public Examiner Johnson and all the falsifications that the opponents of can conceive of will not shake the faith of the people of Minnesota in Bob Dunn. Mr. Dunn has worked too long in the interests of the middle classes he has been instrumental in the passage of too much legislation that has improved the conditions of wOrkingmen. All the shafts of calumny and abuse that are burled against him will fall to the ground, for he wears the armor of a lifelong friend of the people." mtmmm WINSANAUTOMOBILE Mrs. Sophia Soule Wins Automobile in Minneapolis Tribune Vot- ing Contest.

Far in the Lead of all flinnesota Con- testants--Also Gets a Trip to Fair. In the Minneapolis Tribune voting contest Mrs. Sophia Soule is one of the big prize winners and in addition to her trip to the world's fair wins an Oldsmobile. Mrs. Soule was one of the contestants in the district of Minnesota, outside of the city of Minneapolis, and she holds all contestants in the district, her total vote being 912,700, the next highest contestant having but 540,250 votes.

Cn its account of the contest the Tribune says: "The leader of the Minnesota list is Mrs. Sophia Soule of Princeton. Her candidacy was made particularly important because her home is also the home of Robert Dunn, candidate for governor on the Republican ticket, and interest in her work was at all times very high. Mr. Dunn interested himself in the contest with the splendid result which appears in the list given below.

"Mrs. Soule was born and always lived in Princeton, where she attended school. She is a talented musician, and it seems almost too bad that the grand piano should not have been her prize rather than the automobile, for her talent is deserving of the very best possible instrument." Mrs. Soule's brilliant success in the contest is the result of some very hard work on her part as well as on the part of her friends. When she started in the race she made excellent progress from the start, but it was not until the closing days of the contest which ended at midnight Oct.

1st, that she made phenomenal gains. A week ago she stood sixth in the list with 193.450 votes to her credit. On Friday and Saturday her friends in Princeton exerted themselves in her behalf with the result before the contest closed she placed herself away in the lead of all Minnesota contestants. Mrs. Soule turned in 408,500 votes that she secured herself.

Mr. Dunn and a few of his friends in St. Paul turned in nearly 150,000 votes last Friday and Saturday, and S. S. Petterson left Princeton Saturday afternoon in his auto with enough votes to place Mrs.

Soule's vote at over 900,000. Miss Agnes Hallin of Cambridge had 55.200 votes which she turned over to the Princeton winner, and Mrs. Soule and her friends in Princeton greatly appreciate the compliment. and Mrs. Soule went to Minneapolis Saturday and with Mr.

Petterson and several others worked hard several hours making out the votes and subscription lists. Every dollar paid on a subscription to the Tribune counted a certain number of votes, $5 entitling the contestant to 2,700 votes. All money paid in had to represent a name on or to go on the subcription list of the Tribune. As a result of the contest there will be several hundred Tribunes coming to the Princeton postoffice during the next year, or so, while there will be many subscriptions paid on the Tribune almost up to the time when Gabriel shall blow his' trumpet. Mrs.

Soule received word yesterday morning she was head winner in the Minnesota list and with her husband left on the forenoon train for the city, to secure the automobile and contract for trip to the world's fair. AN UNFAIR ATTACK. T. Norton Makes Uncalled for Attacks on Princeton. T.

F. Norton in the Mille Lacs Pioneer last week printed a statement calculated to mislead the voters of this county, as well as reflecting on the fairness of the people of Princeton toward the people of the rest of the county when ii comes to political honors at the court house. Mr. Norton under the caption Princeton's Bristles'' printed a list of all the county officers and gave their residence as Princeton. Now for the sake of fairness let us see: County Auditor Whitney came from Foreston, when he assumed the duties of his office and County Treasurer Burrell came from Milaca.

Here are two of the most important offices in the county that are not to be credited to Princeton, and the nominee for register of deeds, who will succeed Mr. Chapman next January is Charles W. Burnhelm of Bock. This makes the three most important offices in the county, from points outside of Princeton. VOLUME XXYIII.

NO. 43. The candidate for coroner, Dr. H. P.

Bacon, is from Milaca. It is quite true that county officials usually reside at the county seat, as their official duties make it incumbent on them to do so. Mr. Norton was unfortunate in not securing the nomination for clerk of court, but had he received the nomination and election he would have moved down to Princeton and, from his way of looking at these matters, he would have been a resident of the county seat. Mr.

Norton filed as a candidate under the primary law, which gives equal privileges to all as candidates for office. He had many friends, who worked hard and faithfully for his success, who will regret to see him lay the blame of his defeat at the door of Princeton. In his soreness over his defeat he tries to make it appear that Mr. Dunn was instrumental in contributing to the same. As a matter of fact Mr.

Dunn had no part or parcel in the primary contests in Mille Lacs county, and to infer by inuendo or otherwise that he interested himelf in behalf of any local candidates is certainly unjust and wholly uncalled for. He is interested, as is also Mille Lacs county, in a contest that covers a much wider field than does the small strip of territory we call our home county. Mille Lacs county is the smallest county in the State and to have a candidate for governor is an honor that much larger counties would give a great deal to have. It is unreasonable to suppose that Mr. Dunn could afford to drop engagements in a State campaign to participate in petty local contests in his home county, and most unreasonable to expect that he would do so.

It is mighty poor politics or policy to try to engender ill feeling between localities. In a primary election all candidates are on a par and have an equal show in Mille Lacs or any other county. Mr. Sanford was one of the defeated candidates for clerk of court, but he has not charged his defeat to Princeton. Some Good Potatoes.

S. Winsor was in town last Monday. He says that his potatoes are turning out well so far. Out of 470 bushels of White Star or Burbank potatoes which he has dug so far off of near breaking he found less than twenty bushels of bad potatoes. He hauled several loads to town last week and sold them for twenty-two cents, to Ferrell who said that they were the best potatoes that had arrived on the market so far this season.

Mr. Winsor planted twenty-five acres of potatoes and eighteen acres was on new land that he cleared last year. He has Triumphs that will go twenty and twenty-eight to the hill. This does not look as though all the potatoes were bad and there are many others who will have good reports to make. A well informed party remarked the other day that there would be sixty per cent of the crop that would grade as very fair merchantable potatoes.

There has been a big crop and after the shrink has been figured out there will be a lot of potatoes to sell later on. New System of Road Making. One day this week we met two members of our township board and asked them about the result of the new system of road working. They both expressed themselves well pleased with the new system, that is, employing a superintendent of road work and hiring the work done under the direction of the board. This does away with path masters and property road tax.

As it seems to be a success here other townships would do well to try the new system.Parker's Prairie Independent. Good News for Lazy People. An Englishman, who has been looking into the subject, says getting up early is wrong. It sours the disposition, interferes with the health and makes criminals. A large majority of the inmates of penal institutions, he declares, are men who were forced to get up early.

This gentleman should come over here and lecture. He would be popular.Red Lake Falls Gazette. A Bank for Zimmerman. Report has it that a bank is about to be established in the thriving little village of Zimmerman. It is said that John M.

Haven, the syndicate banker of Big Lake, is the person who will establish it: that a lot has already been secured for the building and the man for cashier picked out. Elk River Star-News. School Apportionment. The October school apportionment will be made on the basis of 2,138 scholars for the county of Mille Lacs. The amount per scholar will be $2.20, making the apportionment for this county $4,703.60.

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