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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-07
Cannot Speak English.

OF the 70, 900, 900 people of this coun-
try little more than 81. per cent are
unable to speak English. This count in
oludes grown persons and children above
10 years Of age. It is rather surprising
TO find that nearly one-tenth OF these
people who cannot speak English are
native whites, and likewise their parents
before them were native whites.
Who are these natives that cannot
speak English? Are they the children
Of the unclean and ignorant Russians,
Poles, Hungarians and Italiansathat
have thronged to our shores? Well, no.
The census Of 1890 shows that 38, 40 of
them are found in Pennsylvania, and
they are known to the rest of the coun-
try as s'Pennsylvania Dutch. . For at
least 15o years these slow and stalwart
Germans and their descendants after
them have occupied the fertile fields and
valleys of the keystone State and have
not cared enough about the country in
which they have been born and reared
and prospered to learn it's language.
They are something like the Beers o.
the Transvaal and equally set thei1
faces against anything new. In some
parts of Pennsylvania it is possible tt
travel for hours without finding a per
con who can speak English.
A still larger number Of ignoran
Americans are in Louisiana among tn
creoles, i, 800 Of whom do not speal
English. Finally in New Mexico are t
be found 50, IT'S persons Of the most an
Gent lineage of any of our native whit
Americans, who are almost as ignoran
of English as Digger Indian is The
speak Spanish. *
If to the number of native. whit
/. Americans who cannot speak English a
oil were added those who cannot spea
good English, the figures would aston
ish even public school teachers. Not
few Of them would be still more aston
ished to find their own names in til
list ski
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-07

\ School closed in district No. 10, Dec.
80. Have had a very pleasant term.
Those who were perfect in attendance
were, Eva Hamilton, Yerna Townsend,
Alice Fullwiler, Edna Wheeler, Pearl
Whitney, Max Young, Horace Ian
grell, Estella Douglas. Average at,
tendance for the month, 26, with 81
enrolled: Nothing preventing we
shall resume our school work, March /
I hope we may have another as equally
an interesting term.
HARRIET. M. NOEL, Teacher,
No. 10, Sherburne County.
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FoREsToN BREEzEs.
FoREsToN. Jan. 5. 1897.

I IO6EiOION. Cdu. lOOt
Widow Indina johnson died last Fri
day aged II years.
E. e. Whitney and family, of Prince
ton, spent New Years visiting friends
here.
Z. r. Price and j. G.. Emard are at
ST. Cloud this week counting we UNDER
stand.
School in the primary department
commenced Monday with Miss Miss
Lille Hudson as teacher.
M. G. Northway has sold his farm for
consideration of So 900. to a man from
Iowa by the name of Wilson.
What has become of all those fellows
that we're so anxious to shake hands
with US prior to Nov. 4, 1896?
This has been good weather for
blacksmiths. Before the snow the
streets were perfect glare Of ice.
We understand that G.. a. Lewis is a
candidats for deputy sheriff at this
place. Clarence would make a good
deputy.
The dance in the Maccahee hall New
Years eve was Il graud success. Sup
per was furnished by j. r. Robideau at
the hotel and was excellent.
Some of our young men have con-
Guided that cutting cord wood is a little
too hard on their constitutions. They
prefer going skating with the girls. :
Mrs. E. Pearson, who has been visit
ing her son al Minneapolis for the past
three MONTHS las returned. Her
many friends are all glad to see her
back once more. T. r.
A. D. Cater and family of ST. Cloud,
are visiting friends and relatives here
this week. Art is as fat and jolly as
ever and says be is enjoying Mckinley
prosperity hugely. ,.,. -
Albert Lund eldest son of H. P.
Lund died at the family residence west
of town Sunday. The funeral will be
held Tuesday and the remains will be
Inferred in Oak Knoll cemetery al
Princeton. ,., .
Gustsf Axt narrowly escaped an &C
cident last week. He carelessly hitch
ed up a team with the rigging too
loose, was thrown from the sled bu
held to. the lines and finally managed
to get the team stopped before an,
damage was done. ...-..
J. J. Parsons slipped and fell on tn
ice, Sunday, fracturing one bone in tn
leg near the ankle. DR.. Nichols is i
attendance and Mr.. Parsons expects t
be able to go to work soon. He was
have commenced work in the gramma
department of our schools Monday.
A. D. Cater started for Princeto
u Saturday, with his team barefootec
but didn't succeed in getting far whe
he had to turn back and have h
horses shod. Art says he can driv
d. out in Gods country without shoe
Now we always supposed we lived
Gods country or we wouldn't
bothered with such a thing as ice.
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best was had at Van Rhee's after the.

best was had at Van Rhee's after the.
entertainment.
Miss Alice Hubbers, from Foreston,
has been visiting with Mrs. 'Vedders. .
Miss Jennie Drinks who is at present
in Foreston, visited her home New
Years.
S. Droogsma, who has been working
in Milaca, has moved on the farm be-
longing to S. Helms again.
Mr.. Bradford has moved to Longs
Siding, where he will start up a saw
mill in the near future. Mr.. Franker
has moved on his place.
49,
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Bids For Bridge Work

Bids will be received at the office of the Aud
itor of Mile Laos County. Minnesota, for the
completion of the bridge across Bradbury
brook near Locks stopping place There is to
be a so foot span in said bridge and cross sills
covered with inch pine plank. Bids to be in
the hands of the auditor on Or before O'Clock
P NJ, on Friday, February 5. 1897. The right is
hereby reserved to reject any or all bids.
By order of the County Board.
B. M. VANALSTEIN,
County Auditor and Ex-Oflcio Clerk of Board.
lSEAL.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA,

STATE OF MINNESOTA, &C E5 ..5.-- =.
County of Mile Laos.
District Court, Seventh Judicial District.
In the matter of the assignment of George A.
Presley, insolvent.
Notice is hereby given, That George A. Pres
lev, doing business at Milaca in said county
and State, has by deed in writing, dated De-
cember 81 1896, made a general assignment to
the undersigned of all his property for the ben
erences who shall file releases of%their claims
and demands as provided by law. All claims
must be verified and presented to the under
signed for allowance.
Dated Jan. 1, 1897.
CHARLES KEITH
Assignee, Princeton, Mimi
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Sealed Bids.

AUDIT oR's OFFICE, Mile Laos County, MINI.
Princeton Jan.:6 1897.-Sealed bids will be re-
ceived by the undersigned to furnish seventy
cords of green wood for said county, said wood
to be delivered in the court house yard in
Princeton, in kinds and amounts as follows:
Twenty cords Of body poplar, foot wood.
Thirty - - oak - 8
Twenty - g maple - -
Bids to be for not less than five cords and up
ward. Bids will be received up to noon on
Saturday, Jan. 16, 1897. The right is hereby re-
served to reject any or all bids. a
E. q. WHITNEY, County Auditor. "a
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PEASE PELLETS.
PEAsE, Mimi, ia:

PEAsE, Mimi, Jan. 4, 1897.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schruer have been
visiting friends at Ground House.
The members OF the singing school,
had an entertainment in the church
building New Years evening, but the
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For Sale.

80 acres OF good land very cheap for
cash only half mile from market and
school nine months in a year, good 5
room log house, a good place for stock.
Good water. Write to or call on
PETER BEUSHENE,
Foreston, MINI.
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MEN WANTED EAaHH!H.S:

hustle, we will pay good wages from now to
April With our facilities and personal help
any man fully alive and willing to work can
win a paying position with US. Apply quick,
stating age. IL. MAY & CO.,
Nurserymen, Seedsmen &.Florists,
st. Paul. MINI.
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EDITH. Mimi, Jan. 4, 1897.

EDIIH, Mluu., Jdu. +, 1901.
Lionhart & Mcqueen is the style of
the new hardwood firm on Rice lake.
Mr.. Pierson, of Princeton, is hauling
logs for T. J. Warren on Shakopee
lake.
Miss Larson returned to her school
Sunday after spending her vacation at
home.
Messrs Mcclure and Blaisdell were
making their regular trip to the camps
this week. ~
Miss Clara Upper sold % acres on
the lake front last week through Cundy
& Giddings. >.,s.@-'
One of Geo. Foley's loads of logs
broke through Shakopee lake this
week but the horses did not get wet.
Mrs. Geo. Foley and sons are making
a visit at the Lake with head quarters
at Mr.. Foley's camp on Shakopee Lake
A. K. Trask is fitting up camps TO,
logging in town 1928, where he ex
poets to employ about thirty-ive men
Bob Burch was in town Saturday
buying stuff for his camps on South
Fork. He still holds the belt for yarl
spinning.
The weather thus far this winter ha
been very unfavorable for lumbermen
There is no frost in the logging road
which makes large loads impossible.
! The lake people have been havin!
some very enjoyable dancing partie
this winter at Porter's, Olson's. Mat
thew's, Orton's Potts. and Lynch's
which promises to be- kept up all wiz
ter.
Messrs. Barker and Reider are tw
new settlers in the town of Robin!
: They have come to stay and are th
kind of men that will help build up th
country. At present they are stoppin
at jim Degan's place while building Q
7. section Is.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-07

Kremis,> Mercer County, Pa. We
believe Cham berlain's Cough Remedy
to be the best remedy in use. We use
it in our own families, and it is a
favorite, among our customers.
HECKER BROS. & Co. Is and so cent
bottles for sale by G. A. Jack, Drug
piSt
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First Publication Jan. z. 1897.
Summons.

CHAs. KEITH, Attorney.
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First Publication, Dec. 10, 1896.
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

CHAs. KEITH, Attorney.
The herald., 1897-10-16
Nevada

An important msing deal was closed
recently whereby Edward w. Brcturs
of Marquette, Mich, the extensive min
ing opera tor, purchased the Albany
placer mines on Douglas Creek. The
purchase price was $4,000.
At Horseshoe bend on the Carson river
twenty -four miles above Carson, an eX-
tensive gravel gold deposits has been
more or less prospected for thelast three
or four years, but without paying re-
suits, it being very fine float or drift
gold, difficult to save, ard with but lit
tie fall for washing anC, drainage. A
shaft has been started to test it's deeper
aspects and possibilities.
The Grande ORC placer location of 1000
acres at the mouth of Gold canyon at
and above Dayto has been thoroughly
tested, yielding over $4,000 in the last
two years, and is still tur,dng out $1,000
a month A shaft As feet deep has beer.
sunk at Dayton, showing gravel pros
pecting from 25 cents to 81 to the pan.
But very strong influx of water pre-
vents deeper sinking.
The Justice mine, which has been
closed down for long time, will again,
start up. The starting up of work Oh
the mine is considered a good omen on
the Comstock.
The herald., 1897-10-16
THE GAMBLING GAMES
At the Race Track Declared Not to
Infringe the Law

The wheel of fortune and other kin
dred devices for seducing the elusive
dollar from the jeans of the unsophisti-
Gated visitors to the race track at Ag-
ricultural park will be in full swing dur
ing the remaining days of the race meet
ing. The reason for this is found in the
reply made to a communication indited
by Sheriff Burr to the district attorney
regarding his duty in the premises. Dis
trict Attorney DonnelNs reply, which
was in the nature of an opinion, was as
follows:
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct 15, 1897.
Dear Sir: In your communication of this
date you request my opinion as to your
official duty as sheriff if your attention is
called to the fact that wheel of fortune
or other game of chance is being con-
Quoted.
In section 800 of the Penal Code gaming
is defined and list of prohibited games
set forth. The same section also prohibits
banking or percentage games. Section S32
prohibits certain other games whereby
person may be defrauded of money or
property. A wheel of fortune" is not one
of the games prohibited by sections $50 or
332 consequently not a public offense under
our law-uness it is banking or percen
tage game.
You have not in your inquiry set forth
any facts by which I can determine
whether or not it is "a banking or percen
tage game" but your personal description
of the manner in which the wheel of for
tune is conducted would lead me to the
opinion that it is not banking or percen-
tage game.
If 1t is neither game prohibited by the
statute nor banking or percentage game
it is not public offense for which a GRIM
nal prosecution would lie. Yours. very
respectfully, j. A. DONNELL,
District Attorney
The herald., 1897-10-16
The Basso silenced by a Gnat

J. Russell Powell, the basso at Gen.
tral-avenue M. E. church, was to
have made his farewell appearance at
the services Sunday morning, and a
large number of friends of the promis
ing young singer had come to hear him
sing his last song there. Mr.. Powell had
two OF the best Plumbers in his roper
toire for that morning and was in ex-
celent voice when he reached the
church, when a most curious circum-
stance silenced his voice temporarily.
lust as MIR. Powell stepped into the
church doorway small gnat flew into
his nose and caused him to sneeze
violently, and the sneeze brought on a
severe cough which in turn rupture d
one of the small blood vessels near the
vocal cords. He took his place in the
choir, but soon found that he could not
utter sound audible five feet away
Mr.. Powell left the choir and DR.. L. c.
Cline, who was in the audience, was
.ummoned to attend him. Mr. PowelPs
injury to his voice will not prove serious.
Indianapolis Journal.
The herald., 1897-10-16

ity, Ell Dorado. Placer or Sierra coun
ties, chunks of gold worth from 0,00(
to $40, ,000-"the biggest nugget even
found in the Klondike" would look like
pea beside pumpkin. Bigger nuggets
are daily found here, but this is Califor-
MIA, ard that is far away.
The Boston and Montana company is
reported producing a. the rate of abou.
100000 pounds of copper month, over
100000 pounds of which is said to b.
electrolytically refined.
The Calumet and Hecla Mining COM
pary's one hundred and fourth dividend
of $40 per share. payable October 1st
will make $40 thus far in the calendar
year 1897. and carries the total payment Is
of that company across the S50,000 coo
mark, $50 1850 900 being the total amount
thus disbursed, it now being exceeded ir
this regard only by the Comstock, Ne
vada.
The Standard Consolidated company
of Bodie has declared a 10-cent dividend
aggregating $1,000, and carries enough
money over for two more dividends of
like amount. The company has taken
enough out of the mine the past year to
pay for all its Improvements, repairs
and working expenses, and has plenty
left Its stock Is the best on the market.
paying dividends and no assessments
President James Burns of the Port
land, al Victor, Col, says that the pro-
ductior of the mine in August was 1S0e
tons of about the usual average grad
of $50 ton. The ore chute in the 700
foot level has been widened in one place
n i'm tS 1cc
showing up good ore from the large
amount of development work that has
been done in the past few months. Con-
cerning the Anna Lee, he says the chin
ney has not been entered yet, but in
keeping in solid ground with the drift
dixie new to the property has been en-
tered and found to carry five feet O..
good ore, one 4-inch seam in it running
up to twenty ounces The station pump
at 700 feet is holding the water steady
and no more.
Within a week the new Snow pump
capable Of throwing 1000 gallons min
ute under a lift of 1000 feet, will arrive
from the factory. and the valve tanks
will then be. used to recover the shaft
to 800 feet, where a temporary station
will be cut. After the pump is in place
at that depth, which will be probably
several weeks, the shaft will be
sunk to 900 feet from it's present depth
of $40 feet and a permanent station cut
there for both the big pumps 1t is
thought with this equipment the Port
land can reach 1900 to 1900 feet depth.
The Alaska Tre'adwell mine will soo9.
be dropping 800 Stamps, when the month
ly output is expected to average $125. 900
The herald., 1897-10-16
MINES AND MINERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

News from the Golden Cross mine at
Hedges, in the southeastern part of San
Diego county, is very encouraging. They
are working 100 stamps of the 140-stamp
mill and expect to start the other forty
on Beecher ore, one of the Golden Cross
group, in about thirty days. Very rich
ore is being taken out, richer than has
ever been found in the past. Reports Of
cleanup having just been made from
a thirty days run of $50 600 come in or
about $4,000 per day. Not many men are
at present employed, as nearly all the
drilling is done by machine drills, six
Burleigh drills having been installed
1t is estimated by good authority that
the vein on the Gold Cross mine (the
principal of the group will average over
300 feet from wall to wall. The veins on
the other mines Of the group range from
120 feet to 160 feet There are many other
such mines in Southern California that
only need developing.
The Randsburg Miner says nice lii
tie mining deal was closed last week.
when c. H. Belcher, j. w. Kelly and
Steve Price sold the May Queen mine to
G. M. Rose of Johannes esburg for $1,000
in cold cash. The May Queen mine is a
fine property and will no doubt prove
valuable purchase for Mr.. Rose. 1t joiras
the Meteor mine on the east and the
Dyke on the north.
The Meteor has just been bonded for
$50,000 and fine strike of rich ore was
made. The Meteor joins the Minnehaha
and this little group of mines, all owned
by different parties, will be big produc
ers in short time. The work of devel
oping the Dyke was commenced The
other day and will be. prosecuted Wig
orously from now on. This property is
owned by Messrs. c. H. Belcher, NJ p
Miner and j. c. Brown.
The Little Butte a Randsburg Is soon
to have power hoist, twenty-horse
power gasoline engine, with other nee
essary machinery, having been ordered
The engine will be located at No 1
shaft and the hoist at No. shaft will
be operated by the same engine. No 2
shaft is now down $50 feet, where the
ledge was cut the early part of the week
1t is three feet thick at the point, and.
prospects and assays much better than
in No. shaft at the same depth. 1t is
the intention of Manager Allen to estab-
lish level at this point and drift both
ways on the vein. In fact, drifting to-
wards No. 1 shaft has already COM
menced. The work of sinking will be
prosecuted a the same time.
The Alameda grows better daily as
work progresses. No. shaft Is down
100 feet and is just as rich as ever. In
No. there is five foot vein of rock
that mills $50 per ton, and runs very
evenly. Last Monday drift was start
ed to connect shafts and 5. The con-
centrator has been in operation part of
the time this week doing good work. 1t
is expected that all will be irs readiness
coon to start in on a steady run.
The first big strike to be recorded
since the excitement of the big Red
Rover cleanup at Acton last month is
the report Of the find in the Laguna
mountains in San Diego county Ore
running over $3.50 per ton or the aver
age has been developed in large guam
titles. The property Of the Laguna
Mining company is close to the locality
of the new strike and in the Laguna
The herald., 1897-10-16
Lower California

Messrs. II. A. Howard, Arthur Doug
las and w. A. Burr returned to Eusen-
ada last week from CeGsros Island, where
they went for the purpose of locating
some ground adjoining the old Esper-
anZa properties. The mlvNs are on the
rorth end of the island. which has an
area of so square miles and lies about so
miles off the coast and is bout $50 miles
from Ensenada. The mineral belt cuts
the island diagona!ly across from north
west 10 southeast. In some places it is
half mile in width. The ore is quartz
bearing copper, iron and gold The
quartz is composed. of very bright co.,
ors, such as blood red, yellow, blue white
axlG black, and various combinations.
and forms striking picture which can
be seen for miles Various estimates as
to the value of this vast body of ore
place it between IS and $12 per ton. Lo-
Gated as 1t is on an island, where ma
cfinery lumber and all other supplies
can be delivered by shipload, this ore
should, be mined and reduced at min
imum cost, and even figuring but 81
profit per ton, it is ore of the greatest
of mining propositions.
Mr.. Douglas and party bring back
numerous samples and he and his asso-
ciates state that steps will immed GAIA tely
be taken toward the development of
what they term the Anaconda Of ths
Pacific
The herald., 1897-10-16
Arizona

The hoisting engine of the Black War
rior Copper company in Webster Gulch
near Globe was blown up last week
about 4 o'clock in the morning. Giant
powder was placed under each of the
two cylinders of the engine asld exploded
few moments apart.
The reports were distinctly heard at
the Back Warrior camp about 1000 feet
distant but no ore went to investigate
the cause until about three hours later.
The explosion completely wrecked the
engine, blowing the cylinders into frag
ments AND tearing up the wooden found
alton blocks which were bo,ted, to the
stone beneath, and also blew the roof
off that portion of the building. The
damage amounts to fully $4,000.
1t is reported that the owners of the
King Of Arizona group of mines will in
the near future build railroad from
Castle Dome lan0ing on the Colorado
river to the new m.ging camp of Gleason
a distance of thirty miles, and also from
Gleason to Mohawk station or the
Southern Pacific road, a distance of
fifty miles.
A. j. Laswell, president of the Utah
AhAiiiiio anu 1AHiiAS SoiiPdhSt N1SieSu eiiS
Mocking Bird mine at Kingman last
week. The mime is developing nicely,
a bunch of four-our,ce' ore having been
cut in widening the shaft. The mill
will soon be started up and kept pound
ing away on this class of ore.
j. w. Garritt, owner of the Oro Plata
mine, near Mineral Park, Mojave coun-
ty, has leased to H. B. Hampton and
William o. Day one hundred aEG fifty
feet of ground in. that property on the
main level. AL James has also been
given Lease on $50 feet of ground on
the same level. Owner McNeely has