The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-31
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fred Mcclellan returned yesterday
morning from a trip to Swan river.
The mild weather, he says, is making
itself felt in the woods and will greatly
curtail the cut if it continues much
longer. .5 Is ..;,s
The Congregational society this
week, through E. A. Ross, purchased
an elegant piano for use in the church.
The piano is one of the new. large
sized upright, Of excellent tone and the
society is very we'll pleased with the
bargain. .sssss
Mr.. and Mrs George Newbert, Of
Mora, came down Thursday to spend
Christmas with their parents. Mrs.
Newbert and her little daughter,
Mildred, remained this week and
George will return to Princeton again
tonight to celebrate the opening Of
1897.
"a large partSof my religion, & says.
Petroleum V. Nasty, consists in try
ing all the time not to be as mean as Z
know how Another mod ern philoso-
pher says: hen think Of the awful
things I might do, and don't do, I
can't help thinking myself pretty de-
cent sort of a person
Messrs.C. T. Hood & Co. have fav-
ored US with a copy of their beautiful
as is their usual custom at
this season Their calendars are al
ways little gems and this years edition
proves no exception. They will be-
mailed from headquarters, Lowell,
Mass, on receipt Of six cents, two for
ten cents.
It was reported Monday morning on
the streets that Charles Malone, of
Isle had died suddenly It was after
ward found that it was Mrs. Malone
who had departed this life. She
was daily expected to come to Prince
ton for treatment, and the news of her
death was severe shock. to her friends:
in this village. az
q Last Saturday, while waiting on a
customer G. A. Jack glanced across
the street and discovered a fire in the
second story Of the Brayton restaurant.
He fastened across and notified the oc-5
cupants, who discovered one Of the
curtains ablaze. The flames were
promptly exiting uisheds with only the
loss of the curtain. IS. IS St - 4 z5 ls
Register Goulding is almost buried
by an accumulation of instruments
which have come to his Office for filing
during December. He said yesterday
that he had still at least so instru-
ments awaiting his attention. The
rush is caused by a desire to get the
new instruments recorded before it be-
comes necessary to dig up another
years taxes
Board of county commissioners meet
in annual session next Tuesday, Jan.
s. The first duty Of the board will be
to elect one of their number as chair
man. Another Important duty that.
will devolye upon the board is the
selecting Of lists Of persons qualified to-
serve as grand and petit jurors for
the grand and ~ for the petit. The
persons so selected must be citizens of
the United States. , s5s.
& The Princeton postofice was nearly
overWorked last week, the packages
for Christmas distribution being
exceedingly numerous. Christmas
evening Postmaster Cordiner sent out
the smallest mail that has been dis
patched since the night service was
put on, showing very plainly that the
peoplesleft business to care for itself
while they enjoyed themselves in the
bosoms Of their families.
Icannot afford to subscribe for the
county paper this. year. Times are too
hard0' These are remarks that are
frequently made. Let us see whether
you can afford to or not. on smoke
occasionally, and you drink a glass of
beer once in while. Smoke one five.
cent cigar less every two weeks for a
year, or drink one glass OF beer less
every two weeks for the same length
OF time, and you will have saved more
than enough to pay for the UNION one
year. gu must be poor, indeed, if
you cannot afford to pay one dollar for
your county paper.
Fred Douglas, of Anoka, who has
been employed by the down river lum-s.
bermen to Investigate the log stealing
for them, was in Princeton yesterday
and reports that he has discovered j