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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-18

The bill of Geo. NJ. Bradford Of $50. 26
TOT dltehlng and turnpiking on Milaca
road in the town of Milo, was upon
motion unanimously rejected.
The following bills were laid over
for further Investigations: 81
e D. Claggett serving notice OF hearing
on j. Lochren and Supt. Witch
u a pi MILEAGE s. 90
II = y ", Plerson, mdse: for county poor. s 70
d y Baker. constable fees case Of State
vs. Alice Smalling and boarding
Abner ". Nash. witness fees and mile. y @
age case of State VS.. VIM Movers z N
5ADnerW. Nash. constable fees and mile
age case OF State VS.. VIM. Meyers IS
i The matter of bids for medical and
surgical attendance on county poor.
together with the necessary medicines
for the same for the ensuing wear.
again being taken up, after opening
and examining the bids offered. On
motion it WAS unanimously voted TO ae-
cept the bid Of DIR. G. w. Nichols. az
Milaca, of $500. 90 for medical and snr-
gical attendance on the county poor Of
Mile Laos county, together with the
necessary medicines for the same. for
the year 1897. The commissioners
hereby requiring that a good and snf-
fcient bond in the sum Of three hun
dred dollars 1890. 0O) be fled with the
county auditor by the said DR.. G. w.
Nichols for the faithful performance Of
duties required.
~ the matter Of the application of
Joseph L. Cater for correction OF as-
sessment and abatement Of taxes On
the sw1 of nw4 and nw4 Of sw4 of sec
ton 50 and the WI of the nw4 Of section
Y, all IN township So, range Is, on
motion me i was resolved to lay the mat
ter over until the next meeting of The
board for further investig cation
On motion the board adjourned "a
meet:again on Saturday, Fl bruary 20.
1881, at 8 o'clock A. NJ ss..'s ~ !
E S. LIBBY,
Chairman Board Of County Commits
sioners. rs
Attest:
E- WHITNEY, County Auditor
and Ex-ofhcio Clerk Of Board.
tsEAI4.
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Pr ediin gs Of
County Com
nissioners.

AUDITOR OFFICE, Mile Laos coun-
ty. MINI. Princeton, February 5, 1897.
The board Of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment. Full
board present,
In the matter OF the application of
Peter Pluimer for temporary relief, on
low the said Peter Pluimer the sum Of
five dollars $500 per month for a
term of three months from date.
The following bills were audited and
allowed as stated:
DR.. O. C.Tarbox professional attend
ance on Simpson child 81 Is
N Osman. @ cords maple wood for court
Mankato Blank Book Co. i deed record q GO
E. E. Whitney, boarding McGInnis FAM .
E. r. Whitney. CARRYING ballots to town
| OF Milo. election of 1885. 20
E. E. Whitney, boarding James Loeb
rem tinsanel days, and Juror fees
and mileage. case Of State VS..
Soule Q -
J. w. Pitmon, witness fees and mileage
case of State VS.. SOule -. ......s. j "a
Jacob RO0s constable fees and mileage
| case of State VS.. Myers. SO
| ]. S. Bouck, Justice fees case of State s.
| j. w. GouIding. postage for 1896 and re-
cording certificates OF election and
bonds OF county officers 81 g
| "a. Nelson, work on county road IN town S
OF Bogus Brook ]. 2 81
~ Bill Of 8. w. Pitmon, for lumber for
IculvertsS on the Milaca road and labor
on same, and the bill of S.. r. Wood
man, for house rent for Davis, were
laid over for further inyestig alton.
In the matter of the bids offered for
the construction Of = SO foot span over
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-18

The very rich should not be taxed at
any higher rate than the poor, but the
very rich should be forced to make hon
est returns Of their property To make
them do this is the task now before law
makers, ministers and reformers. When
the laws, the assessing officers and as.
sessment methods are alike so lax that
q man worth SIS, OOO, 900 may escape
year after year the payment of all taxes
beyond $4,000, as happened recently
in we'll known instance, it is time
something or somebody was reconstruct.
ed. The voters of this republic have the
remedy for such dishonesty and perjury
in their own hands. They have only to
elect honest and competent men to man
age the assessment and collection Of
taxes. Yes, there is one other little
point, too-they will have to make hon
est returns of their own property. That
will set good example to the. million
aires.
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church at that place. They report
having had Is jolly good time.
J. AND Il

W;lnt to buy cheap? Is that it, See
Stamm S ad in another column.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-18

Read what Massachusetts tax as
SCISSOR writes about his business and then
take it to heart: Take the majority Of
people, whom I call in erything else
just about as honest as they can be, and
they would not miaepresent for the
world But when it comes to taxation
they are about as dishonest as they can
be, and it is not in any class either.
They lie about different things They
will lie about their real estate just as
they viii lie about their personally. .
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Notice to Teachers.

@ The regular spring examinations for
the teachers of Mile Laos county will
be held as follows: At Princeton
March 2 and 3; Milaca March and s.;
I oreston March 70 and Is.
u MARION MUDGETT,
81 Superintendent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-18

a letter can be sent from one part of
Paris to another more quickly than a
telegraph message. It can be shot
throughsa compressed air tube IN flash,
faster than a telegraph message can be-
transmitted, copied out and delivered.
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Frank Newton. constable fees and mile
age case of State VS. +. Scribner 81
jackson = Norgren. mdse. furnished P.
Mrs. A. T. Howard, board and washing
for Mrs. Fred Young 6 days. s # 4
DR.. O g. Tarbox, coroner's services.
care car OF property OF j. Lochren.
DR.. N. NJ. Cook. professional attendance
and medicine for county poor ....
Princeton Union, publishing notices of
expiration of redemption 80
PRINCETON Union stationery for county
officers and publishing proceedings
OF county commissioners. SO
Brown, Treacy s. Co. deed record for
register of deeds. ~
Brown, Treacy & Co.. mortgage record
for register of deeds. "a
jackson 8 Norgren, mdse. for McGinnis
]. Grondlund days work with team .
on road in town of Bogus Brook 8
Geo A Junk, professional attendance
on u hummer, county prisoner. 2
-. ~ Claggett, sheriff fees and mileage
case OF State VS.. John Kennedy
T. y. Byers. mdse. for county poor q s
Z. S. Briggs, services as clerk of court
ia Gay on - board OF audit and express
Jas. NJ, Price, constable fees. and mile. y
age case of State vs.J ohm Kennedy 5
NC. Dunning, Justice fees case of State
VS.. John Kennedy
Jackson q Norgren, mdSe. for i. OleSon s
F. T. p. Neuman. juror fees and mile
| age case of State VS.. Jack Larkin.
= y p Neuman, mdse. for Mrs. McGin-
G. ii. Deans, care OF j. Lochren dnsanel
| and expense taking Lochren to
Fergus Falls s$5 81
2. D. Claggett serving notices of expir-
N. G.. Dunning, Justice fees case OF State
VS.. John Kennedy = :. 8
j. E. Gustafson. witness fees and mile
age case OF State VS.. VIM. Meyer 2
/ A. r. 4
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-18

Bradbury Brook, near Locks stopping
place, and the approaches thereto. af-
ter opening and examining said bids,
the board decided by ballot to have a
steel span put in at said point. The
bid Of S. NJ. Hewitt 8 Co.. Of Minneap-
oils, being the lowest bid offered for a
steel span, on motion it was unani-
.mously voted to accept the bid of S.
NJ. Hewitt s. Co., at 81, 1900, and a
contract was therenpOn drawn up and
signed accordingly, said contract con-
5ditloned upon bond Of 81, zoo. 90 being
filed within five DAYS from date BY the
said S. M.SHewitt g Co. Said bridge
to be completed on or before the first
day of A pril A. D. 1897.
On motion the board adjourned until
Saturday, February 6, at 8 o'clock A. NJ.
L. S. LIBBY,
Chairman Board Of County Counts
sioners
Attest:
E. E. WHITNEY, County Auditor
and Ex-oficio Clerk of Board.
AUDITORS OFFICE, Mile Laos coun-
ty, MINI. Princeton, February 6, 1897.
The board of county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment. Present:
=. S. Libby, chairman, John McCool,
Geo. b. Deans and E. w. Cundy.
La the matter of bids offered for med.
ical and surgical attendance on the
county poor, and the furnishing of the
necessary medicines for the same fol-
the ensuing year. Drs. Tarbox and
CooneY appeared before the board and
q proposition was submitted by DR.
| Cooney, asking that instead Of eonsid
ering bids for the same, the board 81
county commissioners appoint DR.. O,
IC.zTarbox to act as county physician
for the ensuing year, the salary for the
services OF such county physician, to
gether. with the medicines necessar,
to be furnished, to be fixed by the sale
board OF county commissioners, which
proposition was unanimously rejected
by the board and the matter laid ovel
for the time being.
The following bills were audited anf
allowed as stated:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-18

The Nebraska legislature must receive:
the credit of having before it for official
action thereon the queerest bill intro
duced into any lawmalxing assembly
this winter. Il is a bill to suppress foot
hall
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I want some dry oak wood.
A Reminder Of Army Life.

Mr.. Lou Smith, editor of the Com
aaercial, Meyersdale. Pa, says: "A
chronic diarrhoea that returns at fre-
5guent intervals, as reminder of army
life, has been more effeetnally CON
trolled by Chamb erlain' 5 Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy than any other
L have ever used. It possesses true
merit. For sale by G. A. Jack, Drug
gist.
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Very much has been done to civilize
man IL his outward surroundings Now
there should be q crusade to ciyilize
,wardly
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For sale.

so 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. good place for stock.
Good water. Write to or call on
PETER BEUSHENE.
Foreston, Mimi.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Terra Jones and children are
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
Moses. Of Eynon street.
Thomas Mahon returns today to New
York city after visit with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Mahon.
Mrs. r. i, Williams and children, Of
plryea, have returned home after Wis
iting Mrs. Ruth Lawrence, of Hyde
Park avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Tucker. of Mullen
street, have as their guest, Miss Edith
Tucker, of Ashley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bradbury, of Laf-
ayctte street, are entertaining Mr. and
Mrs. David Bradshaw, of Washington,
n. j.
David II. Jenkins, delivery clerk at
the postOtfice, is confined to his home
with q severe attack of illness.
David Powell, of Meath. Pa, is the
guest of West Scranton relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Ginader, of
Price street, have as their guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Wagle, of Pittston.
Charles Keller, Of Washburn street,
is being visited by his brother, Edward
Keller, of Mt. Pocono.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Weisenfluh, of
their son. Frederick, who is assistant
secretary of the Railroad Young Men s
Christian association at Hoboken, y. j.
w. j. Williams, of Washburn street,
has returned from Il trip to New York
city
Mr.. and Mrs. William Browning, of
North Hyde Park avenue, entertained
the formers mother, Mrs. George
Browning, and brother Albert, of
| Pittston, over Sunday.
| Miss Matte Watkins, of South Main
avenue, is visiting in New YORK city.
X. ID. Titus, of New Brunswick, is
| the guest of West Scranton friends.
| DIR. A. A. Lindabury, Of South Main
avenue, has as his guest his mother
Mrs. II. Lindabury, of Washington
| y. J.
Rev f. A. Ehinger, of Carbondale
was the guest of Rev. A. l.. Ramer
| Ph. D.. yesterday.
| William Hopkins and sister, Mis-:
| Cassie Hopkins, of Newport News, w
| Va, are the guests of their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hopkins, of Jack
| son street.
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DUNMORE.

The Christian Endeavor society of the
Dudley Street Baptist church will hold a
social at the residence of John WatruuS
on Chestnut street. \ fine programme
has been prepared for the evening.
The Scranton Railway company is max
ing line progress with their WORK on the
Sport Hill extension of the Laurel Hill
line. The poles are nearly all set and
the wires will be strung in a few days.
| The company hope to have every thing In
running order Monday, January g.
Thomas. +. Palmer. of Cherry street,
who has been i'll with rheumatism for
| several weeks, has had II relapse and is
again confined to his room.
Miss Frances Watrous, of Chestnut
street, left yesterday for Il short visit in
Washington, d. G.
The funeral of Miss Jennie Russell will
| be held tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
at the Presbyterian church. Rev. w. f.
| Gibbons win conduct the services, as
sisted by Rev. G. II. Hayes. Interment
| will be made in Dunmorc cemetery.
The remains of the two unknown men
| at the undertaking establishment Of u.
| p. LetChwOrth for the past few days
| awaiting identification, were buried yes
| tCrday afternoon in DunmOrc cemetery
at the expense of the poor board, it be-
ing impossible to find any relatives OF
| either party. Mr.. LetchwOrth has re-
| CelNeu a nulQDtT OIL ltltPIdllS dShlilS lbl
description of the young man who died
| i'm the shanty AT Gipsy Grove. Twelve
| persons have called at his office since the
| remains have laid there looking for a
missing young man.
John Rice. of Spencer street, while at
his work yesterday morning delivering
| coal met with an accident. His team in
| some way become frightened and ran
away, throwing him to the ground, injur-
ing him severely, which Will lay him up
| for some time.
Miss Anna Baker and Miss Hattie Jcn-
| kins, of No. g. are visiting Georgetown
| friends.
| The week of prayer commencing next
| Sunday evening will be observed IN the
Methodist Episcopal church. The SER
vices will be held every evening during
| the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swartz entertained
| with Christmas dinner at their home on
| Shoemaker street the following: Mr.. and
| Mrs. William Swartz and daughter, Edna
| of Carbondale; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fox and
| daughter. Esther, of Carbondale; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Corby, of Elmira, n. Y; Mr.
| and Mrs. William II. Swartz, Mrs. Wal
| ter SWartZ and daughters, Olive and
Emma, Mrs. Litcheihan and daughter
| Ethel, of Dunmore.
| Mrs. Minnie Trey, of BinEhamtOn, who
| is spending the holidays with her chill.
| ufen at tntlf nome on SnDPlntihSI SlIeel
was taken suddenly i'll Sunday morning
| with appendicitis.
| The funeral Of William Gilmore will bC
| held at his late residence on Elm street
at o'clock on Wednesday. After the ser
| vice his remains will be taken to Homes
| dale ON a special coach attached to the
regular train of the Erie and Wyoming
| Valley Railroad company, leaving Dun
more at 2.25 p. m.
Brs. Josh Warfel is i'll at her home or
| Drinkcr street
Mrs. Edward Angwin is ill OF her home
| on South Blakely street.
John =. Manley & Co., fire insurance,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

The funeral services of the late Will
| liam Widden, took place yesterday af-
ternoUn at the residence on Back
street. There was large attendance
of friends and relatives and the floral
tributes were very beautiful Rev. +.
p. Doty, pastor of the Hampton Street
Methodist church. Ofliciated, and
preached a funeral sermon. The re-
mains were then borne to TaYlOr,
where interment was made at the Tay-
lor cemetery.
An excellent dinner, consisting Of all
| the delicacies of the season, will be
served Saturday. Jan. !, in the lecture
room. of the Washburn Street Preshy-
terian church between the hours of -
and O'Clock. The ladies of the church
are in charge and promise n splendid
dinner for fifty cents. You see they
want to raise 5000 as their share of the
church Indebtedness and take the
above course.
The members of the congregation of
the Chestnut Street German Presby-
terian church will be rendered a re-
ception New Years day at the parson-
age by their pastor, Rev. Jacob Schoet-
, tie.
AS previously announced in these col
umns Saturday next has been adopted
as annual donation day for the West
Side hospital and this New Years day
| will be the first annual donation. The
| public, especially residents of this side,
are urged to remember this excellent
| institution out of their own abundance.
What better could one do than to be-
| gin the New Year with an act of phil
| anthropY. Food, articles in the cloth
| ing line used in and about hospitals,
money, etc, especially the latter, would
prove very acceptable to the hospital
management.
| Preparations are almost complet ed
| for the rendition of the cantata THE
| Christmas Ships are Sailing In," at the
| Jackson Street Baptist church tomor-
| row evening.
The annual election of officers for the
! Sababth school of the Jackson Street
| Baptist church will be held in the lee
ture room Friday morning next at
| o'clock. Il. r. GrifIlths, who has served
| as superintendent for over nineteen
years, will not succeed himself by his
| own request. Last Sunday the Sab
| bath school, by a rising vote, thanked
| him for the efficient service rendered
| by him during these years.
| The funeral services of the late
| George Nieman, of 919 Jackson street
| will be held at the residence tomorrow
| afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock. Interment
will be made at he Washburn street
| cemetery.
The funeral services Of the late Mrs
Elizabeth Roberts, Of 121 North Sum-
| ner avenue, will be held Wednesday
afternoon the residence at O'Clock. In.
terment will be made at Forest Hill
| cemetery.
There will be a special meeting OF
| the HYDE Park Father Mathew society
| Thursday evening at o'clock.
Emerson Perry, of Prompton, Pa.
was received at the West Side hospita
yesterday, where he will undergo an
operation for an int rnal complaint OF
a serious nature. He is under the i'm.
mediate care of DR.. Reed Burns, of the
central city,
The latest and best styles. Roberts
| 126 North Main. ss
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
MJNOOKA.

Politics is again the absorbing topic and
the local spring election will undoubtedly
be lively and interesting as ten officers
are to be elected. Comparatively nothing
can be learned about the Democratic as
pirants, but the crop WILL as usual, be
plentiful
The conferrees of the township will meet
at No. school, Greenwood Wednesday
evening, Dec. %, at 80 o'clock, to dppOr-
tion the offices to be filed by the different
districts. +. j. Mccarthy, chairman.
The remains of an infant child of Will
lam X. Edwards, who died Sunday will
he inferred i'm the Washburn street cemc-
terry Hyde Park this afternoon at l,3D
o'clock.
The committee having charge OF the
ball of the St Joseph's society, which
takes place on Friday evening, VIII meet
tonight to complete arrangements for the
affair.
The literary circle of the OConuell
council, Young Mems Institute, will meet
this evening for reorganization.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
OFFICERS INSTALLED.

Installation of officers for the ensu-
ing term of Martha Washington Chap
tel. No. 8, order Eastern star was
held last evening in Masonic hall,
North Main avenue. Past Grand Pa
tron of Pennsylvania A. b. Holmes
was i'm charge of the installation cere-
monies. The following were duly in
stalled i'm their respective offices; Mrs
Margaret j. Laning, worthy matron'
Charles f.. Lanng. worthy patroni
Mrs. Ella C. Holmes. associateworthy
matron: DR. Mary a. Shepherd, con-
ductress; Miss Belle Watrous, associate
Conductress; Mrs. Cora C. Buckingham
secretary: Mrs. Elizabeth Laning
treasurer; Mrs. Mary a. Bevans, Mrs
Frances l.. Morgan, Mrs. Margaret An
sley and the. Misses Anna Munson and
Ella Godshall, officers of the star; Mise
Verona Coleman, warder; Mrs. Emma
stevens. marshall; Mrs. $. n. Bayley
chaplain: David Jones, sentinel, and
Miss Anna X. Williams, organist.
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NORTH SCRANTON.

David Nicholas and Edward Bray, who
have been visiting relatives at Plymouth
returned yesterday.
Nelson Gillespie, representative of the
observation-disclosures company syndicate, of
New York city, is visiting relatives here.
Joseph Ciesenis caused a warrant to be
issued for the arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Woujeki, who he AYERS committed an as
sault and battery upon him. Alderman
Roberts gave the couple a hearing yester-
day afternoon and held them in $500 bail.
The funeral of Mrs James McMaa-
anna was held yesterday morning at 8
o'clock from her late home on McDon-
Ough avenue. The remains were taken
to Holy Rosary church. where "A high
mass Of requiem was celebrated by the
Rev. j, j, O'Toole. Interment was made
in Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
Barbara Gordon, a prepossessing miss,
appeared before Alderman Roberts yes
terday and furnished information that
led TO the arrest of William Hinkley. At
the hearing last evening Miss Gordon said
that Hinkley, who is mere boy, COM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
POST.cHRISTMAS AFFAIRS.
Occurring at Several West scranton
Churches Inst Evening.

An informal gathering of the mem
bers of the Washburn Street Presbyter-
ian Sabbath school was held in the
lecture room of the church last night.
In sense it was the observance of the
Christmas time though following the
day itself. Joseph. a. Mears was chair
man of the evenings exercises and was
assisted by Professor ID. \. Stone, sup
erintendent Of the school. The first part
Of the evening was spent in the carry
ing out of a short and appropriate pro-
gramme There were reCitations by
the Misses Lillian Tewksbury. Ethel
Bevan, Edith Lindabury. Margaret
Powell, Ethel Jones. Helen Bauer, Olive
Rambold. Eva Weisentluh, and Jessie
Miller. The Misses Bertha and Mabel
Colvn sang duet. and solos were
given by the Misses Margaret Phillips
and Olwen Jones, and songs by the
members of the primary department
Then Santa Claus, in the person Of c.
G. Batenberg. appeared. and, to the
happy little children, boxes of sweets
were distributed. The older ones re-
Ccived their share later.
Although Santa Claus did not visit
the members of the Sabbath school of
st. Davids Episcopal church, there
were small gifts from him to be dis
tributed, and il was done in the lee
ture of the church by the teachers.
Devotional exercises were conducted
previous to the distribution, consisting
Of ritualistic work and the singing of
hymns and carols. The services were
in charge of Rev. f. J. Haughton rec
tor of St. Marks church. DunmOrc.
The rector was assisted by Charles
Frazer, superintendent. The Bible
classes of the school presented Mr..
Frazer with a set of articles for use
on a library table comprising desk
calendar, pen tray and paper knife.
The beautiful Cantata, The Story OF
the Star" was repeated last evening at
the Sumner Avenue Presbyterian
church for the benefit of the many who
could not see it Friday evening, when
il was first given The members of the
Band of Hope were much better than
at their first attempt. Chorister Bez-
aleel Davies was in charge, and Mrs.
John l.. James acted as aCCumpanist.
At the conclusion of the Cantata small
gifts were distributed among the mem
bers of the Sabbath school by Santa
Claus In the person of Bee. Brown. The
first prize Of a five-dollar gold piece
and the second prize of a gold ring
for the highest number of tickets sold
were awarded to the Misses Annie Da-
Wis and Elizabeth Griffiths respectively