The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-09
sEELYE LIKES PRINCETON.
He Writes Letter to the Anolxa Herald
Telling About Our Folks -

He Writes Letter to the Anoka Herald
Telling About Our Folks.
10 the Editor-As one of the most
enjoyable events of my life has come
and gone, will take the liberty to tell
you how it came about. You see, my
wife and I had been planning to 90 to
Buffalo and being disappointed in the
scheme, we were brooding over our
hard luck when, 10 and behold. two
angels of light appeared on the scene
in the persons of Mrs. D. G. Handy
and Mrs. George A. Hampson. of
Minneapolis. We succeeded in captur-
ing them and kept them in close con-
finement, on bread and water, in our
den.. At the expiration of that time,
to atone for our conduct, we were com
PEELED to agree to act as escorts to the
above mentioned ladies to Princeton.
as they were on their way to the head
waters of the beautiful Rum. Accord
iugly on the morning of August 26 we
started on our journey. The weather
was beautiful and the roads out of Sight
part of the time, and the wheels of our
rigs out of sight the most of the time
IN the sand. Nevertheless we Jour-
neyed on until reaching the farm of
Mrs. J. Townsend, four miles south of
Princeton, where we halted for re-
freshments which had been BROUGHT
from the before mentioned den.
After lunch we again started on our
journey and drove to Princeton, where
we were met by numerous friends who
greeted us cordially, and urged us to
stop and partake of the hospitality for
which Princeton is justly noted, but as
the two Minneapolis ladies were bound
for Greenbush, eight miles farther
north to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hatch, we were proof against impor-
tunities to stop. The drive was a.
pleasant one, and in due time we
reached the Hatch residence, where
we took Mrs. Hatch completely by sur
prise, but that lady, being equal to any
emergency, we soon found ourselves
perfectly at home, as Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hatch are the most hospitable
of people.
The next day, August q, our lady
friends, with Mrs. Hatch, took a trip
to Milaca and returned to the Hatch
farm, while your correspondent and
wife returned to Princeton according
to agreement, and partook of the
princely hospitality of Henry Newbert,
who by the way is the genial pro-
prietor of one of the best hotels in the
west. The Colonel (Newbert) has re-
Gently built an extensive addition to
his large brick hotel and fitted it up
in splendid style.
Mesdames Handy and Hampson re-
turned to Princeton on Sunday, the
18th, where they were cordially
greeted and entertained by old ac-
acquaintance. They returned amid
many regrets to Minneapolis7ton the
31st. Y
The hospitality of Princeton people
is seldom equaled and never excelled.
Princeton is beautiful little city in
deed.an has made wonderful improve
ments in the past five years. Our old
friend, T. H. Galley, has the hardware
store of the West, and there are MANY
other very fine stores and beautiful
residences. Our visitor are talking
strongly of leaving Minneapolis and
going to Princeton to reside in the
future, and that same idea is running
through the head of yours truly.
H. E. SEELYE.
St. Francis. MINI.