The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-10

Go to Tom Scheen's for the famous
bread.
Shall we have a county fair this fall?
What say you farmers and business
men?
Miss Ida King, Miss Minnie Shaw,
Mrs. J.. L. Brady, Ernest Brady
and Mr.. Albert Wylie started for the
Worlds fair, Monday afternoon. They
expect to be gone a couple of weeks.
VIM. Leaders is the name Of a new
conner from Superior. Mr.. Leaders
will purchase a farm in the vicinity of
Princeton, settle down and be one of
us. There is for many more
such men as Mr.. Leaders.
A.. Townsend has been awarded the
contract for building the bridge across
the West Branch below Foreston. Mr..
Townsend is an energetic business man
and he will build a good bridge, some
thing that is badly needed at that
point.
A portion of G. H":Pierce's residence
was destroyed by fire about a month
ago. He has built a new addition, re-
shingled the entire building and now
he has a handsome residence-it looks
100 per cent. better than it did before
the fire. e..
l.. S. Briggs has commenced the
erection of a house in Summit Park.
Several others are getting building
material on the ground in that pleas
ant addition. Half a dozen good resi-
dences will be erected in Summit Park
before the snow flies.
Canute Anderson, who died recently
at his home in Grantsburgh, Wis,
from injuries accidentally received in
the hay field, visited Princeton about
IA years ago for the purpose of awak-
ening interest in an east and west rail
road. Mr.. Anderson was a f~ar-seeine
progressive man.
Judge Campbell, of the Great North
ern r. r. company, was in town last
week. The Judge was formerly con.
nected with the law department of the
company, but now he exercises a gen.
eral supervision over the land depart
ment, as Capt. Braden has resigned
his position as land commissioner.
Senator Washburn assured the write,
personally last Thursday that he would
exert himself in conjunction with
Major Baldwin to, secure the enact
ment OF legislation by congress to pro
tect the Mile Laos settlers. But he
was of the opinion that nothing couli
be done until after the financial ques
ton a disposed Of.
Saturday afternoon has been selected
by the citizens to take the training
school in a body to Green lake. Teams
have been provided and will be ir
readiness at 1870 P. NJ. Sail boats anc
row boats with men capable OF hand
ling the same will be in readiness fo1
all who desire the pleasure of a tri1
on the beautiful lake.
The war in school district No. 80
Isanti county, still goes merrily on
Clerk Prescott will not sign the con
tract of the teacher hired by the
Radeke brothers, neither will he an
prove of Radeke's bond. Gustav
Radeke, the director, claims that Mr.
Swanson, the treasurer elected a,
the annual school meeting, is not {
citizen of the United States and, O
course, is Ineligible.
Most of the small grain in thi!
vicinity will be in the stack by satur
day evening. In the heavy soil in thu
woods wheat and oats will be a fair al
though not an average crop; every
where else small grain will be yer,
light. The extreme hot weather i
having a bad effect on corn; an,
potatoes, the staple crop, are suffering
terribly from a lack of moisture. Thi
is the worst drought Mile Laos count
has ever known.
The First National and Citizens Stat
bank of Princeton have not consolidated
However, negotiations between tn
banks are pending which it is believe
will ultimately result in. a consolida
ton of their interests. Although bot
banks are doing business in the sam
building their affairs are kept separat
and thav will oOntin17a tO 6o h,1cinoc