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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-26

A.
Naval hero of the Mexican war, afterward in
the Confederate service.
could not grant further truce, except
upon the application Of the Mexican
governor and commander in chief of
Vera Cruz, :.
The day following this correspondence
the American batteries again bombarded
the city all day, inficting awful slaugh-
ter upon the town. That night another
terrible norther swept over the region.
so terrible that soldiers were temporarily
blinded by the clouds of sand driven
into their faces. Then the commander
in chief asked for terms. The place
capitulated-that is, the garrison deliv-
cred it up to the enemy, but marched
out with the honors of wal. They
grounded arms outside of their works.
SCOTS prisoners numbered 5000. -Four
hundred guns were taken, many of
them of ancient pattern. These are nov
preserved in Washington as souvenirs of
the war with the Spaniards.
Owing to a revolution in the interior
Of Mexico the Santa Anna government
could do nothing for the defense of the
town of Vera Cruz, and had left it to
its own The garrison consist
ed Of regular soldiers and volunteers,
about equally divided. With This small
force Vera Cruz, "the invincible," re-
solved to go down fighting rather than
"stain with eternal censure her title to
heroism." In the defense 800 Mexican
soldiers shed their blood, and 400 of the
number lost their lives. Mexican &C.
counts Of the siege stated that between
400 and 500 noncombatants persisted in
the beleaguered town. The same &C.
counts say also that the svictors showed
every consideration to the vanquished.
General Worth was appointed COM
mandant and governor of the captured
post, and his division went into bivouac
on a plain one mile from the city linn.
its. The American soldiery and camp
followers were ruled by martial law,
but the Mexican laws as between Mex.
leans were enforced and justice admin.
istered by regular Mexican tribunals.
After resting a month on the coast Scott
put his army in motion for a wonderful
march Of conquest through the valley
OF MEXICO.
Captain Tattnall was not a stranger
to Vera Cruz. He had been there more
than ten years before, and, in fact, ha6
conquered it entirely alone. After the
capture of Santa Anna in Texas the old
dictator was sent home in Captain TAFT
Nails vessel. Upon his landing at Vera
Cruz he was met by a mob thirstine
for his blood, for he was very unpop
ular throughout Mexico, and the people
intended to shoot him. Having been ap
prised of this, Tattnall went ashore
with him and walked arm in arm VI
the main street. After the lesson tina
they had been taught the Mexicans die
not dare fire upon Uncle SANS repre-
sentative. The brave sailor went will
Santa Anna to his quarters and stale
with him until a strong bodyguard O
his partisans came to the rescue.
GEORGE j.. KMMER.
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Of all natural features to defend them
selves against invasion. Vera Cruz was
a walled town, and the harbor was
guarded by the strong castle of San
Juan de Ulloa, which stood Oh an island
half a mile from shore. All the de-
lenses were in charge of skillful artil-
lerists imported from Germany. San
Juan de Ulloa was a four sided, bas-
toned work, armed with 1913 guns and
manned by over 1000 soldiers.
Before attempting to land at Vera
Cruz the Americans diverted the at
tention of the enemy by blockading its
ports down the coast. That done, a fleet
OF warships and transports carrying
10, 900 land troops appeared in the har-
Dor. In order to put the soldiers ashore
as quickly as possible, 65 long boats
had been provided. Two war steamers
and five gunboats stood we'll inshore to
cover the landing. At a signal the boats
put off from the ships, and as soon as
they touched the beach the soldiers
leaped out and lined themselves along
the hills, each regiment by itself rally
ing around it's own flag.
LII Oluc1 u lily U1lC IACAACuA A1C, C11O
steamer Spitfire ran into the harbor and
opened OF the town. Every Mexican
gun that bore on the harbor answered
the shots, and in that way the exact To-
cation of the enemy's batteries was dis
covered.
Soon after the army landed a terrific
norther swept over the harbor and
threatened to destroy the American
navy and transport fleet. The gunboat
Hunter was sunk, but her crew escaped.
The very next day Scott made a formal
demand for the surrender Of the town.
This was holly rejected, and the Mexi-
cans fired several shots in defiance.
Then the American batteries opened,
and a spirited artillery duel took place,
The navy armament with Scott was un-
der command Of Captain Matthew CAL
braith Perry, brother of the hero Of
Lake Erie, and it might be supposed
that he was not a man to forego any of
the dangers or glory Of the fight. 1t be-
came evident that the battle would be
. narrowed down to a long range artillery
combat.
Scott had said at the beginning:
"Vera Cruz must be taken with a loss
not exceeding 100 men. For every one
over that number 7 shall regard myself
the murderer" The old hero had been
urged to carry the place by storm, but
he said that would result in a horrible
slaughter Of all sexes and ages and other
consequences too revolving to think of.
In order to strengthen his batteries
Scott asked for some heavy shell guns
from the fleet. Perry replied, Certain
ly, but I must fight them!" Scott plead
ed for the guns, but Perry said firmly,
wherever the guns go, my officers and
men CO." Perry had his way about it,
and that led to the establishment of the
famous naval battery. To this battery
the guns in the castle of San Juan de
Ulloa paid special attention throughout
the siege. One day a good shot by Lieu
tenant Baldwin carried away a flagstaff
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First Publication aug. IL. 1897.

First Publication aug. II, 1897.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Mile Lacs-ss: In Probate Court, Special
Term, August 6, 1897.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas F.
Card, deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of Will
liam j. Card, of the village of Lockland. county
OF Hamilton and State of Ohio, representing.
among other things, that Thomas F. Card. late
OF the county of Suffolk, city of Boston. in the
State OF massachusetts,. on the 18th day of
March, A. D: 1898, at the couny OF Suffolk, city
OF Boston. died interstate, and being an inhabi-
tant OF the county of Suffolk at the time Of his
death. leaving goods, chattelS and estate within
the county of Mile Laos. Minnesota, and with
out leaving any last will Or testament to the
knowledge, information or belief of your pc
%titloner: and that the said petitioner is a son
OF said deceased. and praying that administra-
ton OF said estate be to Harry f.. Weis, of LIE
Sueur. State OF Minnesota. granted:
1t is ordered. That said petition be heard be-
fore this court. on Saturday. the 18th day of
September, A. D. 1897, at 10 o'clock A.. NJ. at the
probate office in the court house in Princeton
in said county.
Ordered further. That notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased. and to all persons
interested, by publishing this order once in
each week, for three successive weeks prior to
the day of hearing. in the Princeton Union. d
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Princeton in said county.
Dated at Princeton, Mimi. the 9th day of
August, A. d. 1897. By the court.
5&i 1915 - -" j. S. BOUCK, s
a. Probate Seal. Judge of Probate.
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PEASE PELLETS.
PEASE, Mimi. AUG. "a. 1897

PEASE, Mimi, Aug. "A, 1897.
Miss Alice Thinner is working in the
hotel at Milaca.
Mr.. Ralph Drinks made a trip to St.
Cloud on his wheel last Thursday.
Mr.. VanReit has sold seven head of
cattle which he is to take to Princeton
to-day.
MIR. G.. Strating, who has beenwork-
ing in the mill at Milaca, is now work
ing on the railroad.
MI. VanDeBos and Mr.. Schreur'who
have been to Prinsburg again to look
for farms, returned Saturday. /
Mr.. VanDeBos has rented a farm
and expects to o there as soon as
he can get ready. 1s .
The child of Mr.. G.. VamDalen
which has been very sick for some time
is o recovering and is quite we'll
again.
Miss Jane Nyenhuis, who has been in
Bridgman this summer, is home now
for a couple of weeks to help her folks,
as her father has been sick. He is
now slowly recovering.
A great improvement has been made
on the Milaca road west of town. The
mud hole near the school house has
been graded up and a big ditch scraped
out giving the water from there a
chance to escape to the river. We hope
that this is an example to be followed
in many other places on the roads
We are glad to see that the commits
sioners are taking a hand in this mat
ter.
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First Publication Aug. 10, 1897.

cTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
= Mile Lacs-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term. August 16, 1887.
In the matter Of the estate of Frank Harper,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of HARRIET
A Harper, setting forth the amount of per-
ysonal estate that has come into her hands. the
Of: the amount of debts outstanding
against said deceased, as far as the same can be
aScertained: the legacieS unpaid, and a de-
scription of all the real estate, excepting the
homestead. of which said deceased died seized,
and the condition and value of the respective
in said estate. with their residences; and pray
ing that license be to her granted to sell all the
real estate of said deceased; and 1t appearing
by said petition that there is not SUFFICIENT per-
sonal estate in the hands Of said Administrators
to pay said debts, legacies or expenses or aa-H
paymen Of such debts, legacles or expenses to
sell all of said real estate.
tits therefore ordered. That all persons IN
5terested in said estate appear before this court
on Monday. the 18th day of September, A. d:
1897. at 2 o'clock p. NJ at the court house in
show cause (f any there be) why license
should not be granted to said Administrators to
sell so much of the real estate of said deceased
as shall be necessary to pay such debts. lega-
Ecies and expenses.
And it is further ordered. That this order
shall be published once in each week. for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing,
in the Princeton Union a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Princeton, in said
county.
Dated at Princeton the 10th day of August
A. j. 1897. By the court:
!. BoUCK,
Seal. Judge of Probate.
&#%A8%SE%E32T# 2%FIN&
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Another microscopic is cackling like
a hen over the find of a new microbe.
This particular little fend, whether it
or they is not mentioned, is called the
vorticelli. In a dim, half lighted place
it multiplies several millions an hour
and eats human blood like a vampire.
If you take it into the sunlight, how
ever, it dies instantly, showing that
vorticelli, like wickedness, cannot bear
the light. This bloodthirsty beast at
tacks weak and sick persons and those
who live in dark rooms and sucks their
red corpuscles empty. Dreadful!
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First Publication Aug. 5, 1897.


.CTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Mile Lacs.-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term. July %. 1897. ~ ~
In the matter of the estate of Nils Lindblad,
deceased.
Whereas. An instrument in writing. purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of Nils
Lindblad, deceased. late Of said county, has
been delivered to this court:
And whereas, Caroline Lindblad has filed
Herewith a petition, representing. among
other things, that said Nils Lindblad died in
said county on the fourth day of July. 1897,
teState. and that said petitioner is the eXecutrix
named in said last will and testament, and
praying that the said instrument may be adj
mitted to probate. and that letters testament
ary be to her issued thereon:3
It is ordered, That the proofs OF said lnstru-
ment. and the said petition, be heard before
this court. at the probate office in said county,
on the 3Oth day of August 1897. at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, when all persons interested
may appear for, or contest. the probatesof said
instrument.
And it is further ordered. That notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given to all
persons Interested. by publishing this order
once in each week. for three successive weeks
prior to said day Of hearing, in the Princeton
Union, a weekly newspaper printed and pub
|lished at Princeton in said county.
Dated at Princeton the 10Th day of July, A.
D. 1897 By the court:
J. S.. BOUCK,
Seal Judge OF Probate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-26
Only Three Trains on Earth

Only Three Trains on Earth
Worthy of comparison with the Bur-
lington's minneapolis and St. Paul
Chicago Limited" One in Europe,
two east of Chicago; none west.
So beautiful, so luxurious, so costly
a train has never before been at the
disposal of the travelling public of the
Northwest.
Electric lighted, steam heated: wide
v%estibuled compartment sleepers, diner,
buffet library car. No extra fares.
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Better Than the best.

Quick as the Quickest, the Burling-
ton Minneapolis and st. Paul-C Chicago
and ST. Louis limited. An electric
lighted, steam heated, wide vestibuled
train, fresh from the builders hands.
Built at a cost of over 800, 900. Most
beautiful, luxurious, comfortable, COM
plete, train ever placed in service on
any railroad in the country.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-26

In his recent book on ''The People
For Whom Shakespeare Wrote'' Mr..
Charles Dudley Warner quotes from
William Harrison, a writer of 800 years
ago, an extract explaining why English
men eat so much. William says: 1.-THE
situation of our region, lying neare un-
to the north, doth cause the heat of our
stomachs to be of somewhat greater
force; therefore our bodies do crave .
little more nourishment than the inhab-
itants Of the hotter region are accus-
toned withal, whose digestive force is
not altogether so vehement, because
their internal heat is not so strong as
OURS"
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First Publication, Aug. Is. 1897.

nus ~. 1CJ6.
GTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Mile Lacs.-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term, August 80, 1897.
In the matter of the estate Of Francis S.
Odell, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of James
V. McHugh, administrator of the estate of
Francis $. Odell, deceased, representing among
other things, that he has fully administered
said estate, and praying that a time and place
be fixed for examining. settling and allowing
the final account of his administration. and for
the assignment of the residue of said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law.
It is ordered, That said account be examined.
and petition heard by this court, on Thursday.
the Both day of September A. D. 1897, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. at probate Office in Princeton in
said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice there
of be given to all persons Interested, by pub
fishing a copy of this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing, in the Princeton Union, a weekly
newspaper. printed and published at Princeton
in said county.
Dated at Princeton the 10Th day of August,
A. D. 1897. BY the court:
j. S. BOUCK.
lseal.1 Judge of Probate.
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Practical Difference.
The veteran actor said:

The veteran actor said:
"Oh, yes, indeed, you certainly are
quite mistaken in thinking there is no
practical difference between the roman
tic drama and the realistic. Yes. Now,
to illustrate, ! have been hero in both,
and in both have / gathered the heroine
to my bosom. In the romantic drama a
celluloid bosom went; in the realistic
drama nothing but linen would 60 for
q minute. Detroit journal.
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T. P. Kerr, of Damascus, Oregon,
was in Princeton.las weekcalling on
his old friends. Mr.. Kerr likes Ore
gon and says he will make it his home
in the future. He came east to look
after some of his real estate interests
and will return soon to his adopted
State 49,"
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The Princeton ball club will soon be
badly broken up. Galley and Orr go
to Carleton, the former to resume his
studies and the latter to enter the col
lege course. Mahoney expects to
leave Dor to begin to teach and the
middle of next month will see the boys
widely scattered. t.r :. ~ +
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Dan Cars.
VALPO, Aug. %, 1897.

VALPO, Aug. %, 1897.
To Conductor 49,. .s
D. w. Spaulding, Princeton, sleeper
No., got left. Leave hat with t. ct.
Clark. Tell his friends that he will be
along on next train. Agt.
The above tells the story of Dams
suffering and his misfortune while
seeking relief.
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Once in awhile it comes home to !,

Once in awhile it comes home to us
Americans how fortunate we are to live
in this republic, as, for instance, when
we read that there is even in France a
law against Insulting foreign SOW
ereigns. We in the United States may
make faces at any potentate under the
sun, even our own president, If we n
JOY that sort of thing, and nobody cares.
But if we did the same in France we
should lay ourselves liable to a maxi
mum fine of $50 and imprisonment for
a term Of three months to a year. It
was a remarkable case under this law
when, recently, the editors Of a "Young.
Turk paper in Paris, the Mechveret,
were hailed before the court for saying
hard things of Abdul Hamid, sultan of
Turkey. The scene in the court was a
strange one. The sympathy of all pres
ent, the judge himself, was with the
daring, liberty loving young Turks,
Ahmed Rizza and Ganem, though the
law required that al example should be
made of them. The trial drew to the
courtroom some of the most eloquent
and famous men in France, all there to
speak for the prisoners. Henri Roche
fort sent a letter declaring the sultan's
secretary had informed him (Rochefort)
that Emperor William of Germany had
received a bride of $240, 900 from Abdul
Hamid. The offenders were fined So,
with the privilege of being excused
from paying that. The young Turks
were a%pplauded as they left. the court
room.
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Mrs. c. A. Jack is expected to arrive
home this evening. She will be ac-
companied by her parents and the trip
from Mortified will be made by team.
Her parents will remain in Princeton
several days. .. :.
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"Finest Train on Wheels..

That is what Mr.. Pullman says of
the Burlington's new train between
.Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago.
Finished throughout in royal fashion,
with vice Yestibuled, steam heat and
electric light, and composed Of com
partment and standard sleepers, buffet
library car, chair cars and dining car,
it is without an equal in this country
or abroad. Noextra fares.
It is always gratifying to receive
testimonials for Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
when the endorsement is from a physi-
clan it i~slespecially so. There is no
more satisfactory or effective remedy
thansC hamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy" writes DR.. r. E.
Robey, physician and pharmacist, OF
Olney, Mo-; and as he has used the
Remedy in his own family and sold It
in his drug store for six years heshould
certainly know. Fol sale by Q. q.
Jack, Druggist.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-26

The railroads Of the United States
pay annually in interest OF their bonds
alone $240,O 900, 900. This perhaps ex-
plains why railroads are not paying
much in dividends at present.
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carried
the war into the
heart of Mexico
in 1847 by strik-
ing for the CAPT
tai city. He took
the route fol-
by the
great Spanish
.conqueror Cor
ties. The contest
for the right Of
way began at the
outset, for
the MexiCans had
taken advantage
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IN CORTES' TRACK.
CAPTURE OF VERA CRUZ BY THE
AMERICAN ARMY IN 1847.

General SCOTS First Bold Stroke on Mex
lean Soil-The Fortified Posts Taken
After a Short Siege-Gallant Deeds Of
the Navy Fifty Years Ago.
copyright, 1887. by American Press Asso-
citation. Book rights reserved
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Mcclellan and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Head went to Du-
luth Tuesday on a short pleasure trip.
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So AND So,

Don't go to Alaska, but come in and
hear my lecture on eggs, and make
some money. f. l.. LUDDEN.
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Coffee, 12c. per pound. Big seller
and beats the package.
f. T.. LUDDEN.
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81 know I am poor, but it is hard
enough to bear without everybody
knowing it," exclaimed a woman to
whom a sensational newspaper had sent
a doctor under the plea Of giving her
aid and then sent a reporter and had
her whole story written mp and her
picture published, all for the single
purpose Of exploiting the sensational
newspaper.
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Nicola Tesla is said to have COM
pleted the apparatus which will enable
him to telegraph around the world
without wires. By a device Of his in
vention he says he can disturb the cleo
trio currents continually playing
through the ground Of the earth's sur
face. Other apparatus which he has pre-
pared will enable these currents to be
tapped at any point and the disturbance
noted and measured. A system Of tele-
graphing can easily be adapted to the
invention. This te%legraphing through
the earth without wires has been the
dream Of Tesla for years. In a different
way Marconi, the young Italian in
Great Britain, has also either wholly or
partially solved the problem.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-08-26

cTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Mile Lacs-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term. August 16, 1897.
in the matter Of the estate of Frank Harper,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-17
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Just as soon as your blood becomes thin
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You can tell when your blood is becoming
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In this state you need a blood purifier
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