The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23

of the company he represents.
Mr.. Wing thinks Princeton is one of
the most prosperous towns in the State.
y Restaurant and Grocery.
James Burke has opened up his res
taurant and grocery in the Cowles
building on Main street. He carries
a full line of groceries and will sell |
at as low figures as any other mer-
chant in town. Meals, good clean
meals, served at all hours.
The 38th legislative district Republi-
can convention will be held at AMMAN
dale, in Wright county, next Saturday.
If Sherburne county is allowed two
places on the ticket Hon. 81. u. Craig
and A. N. Dare will be the men Sc
lected. It is generally understood that
Wright county will concede Sherburne
two representatives this year.
Art o'Malley, Of Baldwin, has just
returned from an eleven years sojourn
in Washington and the Pacific slope.
He thinks the people of Princeton and
vicinity have no reason to complain of
dull times. Princeton always was a
good town." he remarked, ''and think
there is more business going on here
than in any town of its size between
| here and the Pacific ocean,
The Princeton Brass Band nightly
discourses harmonious strains of music.
This talented musical organization
fills a long felt want in the town, and
Mr.. b. w. Larkins is a very Efficient
band leader. This band will soon be-
gin a series of concerts at Jesmer's
new opera house, which are now being
looked forward to by the music loving
public with pleasant anticipation.
Samuel Lowenstein, of ST. Paul, was
in town last week. He reported bust
ness as fair all through the potato belt,
but in the wheat-raising regions as
very dull. Mr.. Lowenstein is men
toned as candidate for the legisla-
|
member from the sanity city will have
more friends among the outside mem
bers than he will have.
An Arab proverb says: 'sThree
things come not back; the sped arrow,
the spoken word, the lost opportunity ;;
Remember this when you are going tc
4 say an evil thing of a neighbor, and
remember it, when opportunity comes
strolling your way; the same oppor.
tunity will never come again, and pos
sibly another one may find you not
equal to it.-P1Iso1o Mirror.
While in town last week Mr.. W. r.
Chase let the contract for the erection
of neat Office building for Reed &
Sherwood's branch lumber yard at this
place, and let it to Princeton carpen
tiers. The yard will be located north
of First street and west of the railroad
track. Already several car loads O
lumber have been shipped, and Mr.
Chase will be ready for business in {
week or ten days.
Notwithstanding the drought there
are some excellent fields of corn in thu
/ vicinity of Princeton. Mr.. J. II. Full
wiler has large field immediatel,
; south of the village the stalks of which
are well cared and stand eight and tel
feet high. If the frost holds off h
will have a splendid yield. The cro]
along the river bottoms in Baldwin ant
i, Spencer Brook and on the clay Ian,
:, farms in Mile Laos county is good.
Messrs. Ross and Cressey, Of Borg
holm, object to having that town tie,
up in the same commissioner distric
with Milaca. VIM. Orton, w. II. Hug
: gins and other Greenbush men thinl
: it is all foolishness to add $500 per yea
to the expenses of the county for extr
commissioners. TIP. Kerr, 81. Robert
d son and M. S. Cone assert that the
: know four-fifths of the people of tn
n county want five commissioners. An
IS so 1t goes.
" Potatoes will be worth somethin
this fall. The latest bulletin issued b
II the department. of agriculture undo
5. date August 10, reads: 'sThe return
r for August make condition of potatot
% "a per cent, which is the lowest Angus
IL condition ever reported by this offic
The decline from July condition is Is
:. per cent. So great a loss in the peric
of one month is unprecedented, ar
4 emphasizes the disastrous effect of II
= very general drought It is safe
: estimate that there will be $500
/ bushels tributary to Princeton and tn
they will fetch on an average SO cen
. per bushel.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Keith gave
,r party Saturday afternoon and evenil
: in honor Of the 18th birthday of the