The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-23

dence and lot, on the corner of Union
street and the Spencer Brook road,
immensely this summer. He has also
built a neat little cottage west of his
residence.
Mrs. |. FL. Estes and daughter Fran
ces, of Minneapolis, and Miss Mabel
Buker, OF Boston, a niece of Mr.. Estes,
are enjoying a vacation at Estes Siding
and in Princeton, and will remain for
several weeks.
Mr.. J. P. Taylor, the wide-awale and
companionable proprietor Of the Sher-
burne House, Elk River, was in town
yesterday. Mr.. Taylor runs a good
hotel and the travelling public are
aware Of that fact.
Hiram Whittier's barn, in Greenbush
was burned down Tuesday night, sup
posed to have been caused by lightning.
About Is tons of new tame hay were
consumed. The building was insured
for a small amount. s.5-
| A destructive rain, hail and wind
storm visited the farmers in the vicin-
ity of ST. Cloud last Friday. The
farmers of this vicinity are congratu-
lating themselves on their good fortune
in escaping the storm.
John Crooks residence in Milo was
destroyed by fire on Monday forenoon.
The fire caught from a defective chin
ney. The major portion of the furni-
ture and the records of the school dis
trict were lost. No insurance.
All the saw mills in Anoka will shut
down this week owing to a dearth of
logs. Move your mills to Princeton,
gentlemen, and you will have all the
logs you want every year. Anoka is
too remote from the base Of supplies.
John Coombs, one of the leading
farmers of Santiago, Sherburne county,
was in town yesterday. He carried
home a sample of Early Everett pota-
toes and pronounced them by
all odds the finest he had seen this
year.
Ed. Page, of Anoka, was in town
Monday and Tuesday. Ed. in common
with other Rum River lumbermen is
disappointed on account of the logs
failing to come, but Page Bros. have a
crew of hayers at work making prepar-
atiOns for next seasons cut.
The Princeton base ball club goes to
Anoka tomorrow to play practice
game of ball. Of course, the Anoka
club will have an easy victory. Our
boys make no pretensions this year.
In fact the Princeton boys have little
or no time to devote to base ball.
There is a big shortage of wheat in
Europe. Farmers should not dispose
Of their wheat too early if they CAN af-
ford to hold it. Wheat is bound to
bring a good price late in the fall. Let
the bulls and bears fl ght it out but hold
on to your wheat as long as you posi-
bly, can.
The Princeton Creamery is doing a
land Office business these days. But
butter is away down consequently the
price of cream is low. Farmers, try
and have some good milk COWS this
winter. By the first Of November you
will receive twenty cents per test gauge
for cream.
The farmers are building flat ware
house south Of the Independent ware
house on the railroad track. The
Independent company will buy all
kinds of grain at the old Cargill Bros
warehouse. Competition is the life of
trade. May the company that pays
the farmers the highest prices get the
lions share of the grain. "
One of the earliest potatoes is the
Early Ohio, and it is an excel
lent keeper. However, a new variety
known as the EARLY Everett has been
introduced that is even ahead Of the
Early Ohio. The EARLY Everett is an
earlier potatoe than the Early Ohio, is
more prolific and is eqnally as good a
keeper. The writer will have several
hundred bushels of both kinds for sale
for seed this fall H. 5,..-s - .....
Miss Jennie Mckenzie and Miss Ida
King have undertaken the task of rails
ing the money necessary to purchase
an organ for the school house in dis
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