The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-10
FoREsToN BREEzEs.
FoREsToN, Mimi, March s, 1898.

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Camp men are now coming in and
report there is no question as to spring
effects in the woods, and the single
men say there is a great difference in
the last week as to the frost getting
out of the bolts.
Foreston is doing good business and
has so done all winter. Stores, hotels
and blacksmith shops have frequently
had all they could do, and the meat
market has been the busiest on the
division. The T. D. Kerrick single
mill is turning out As, 900 roof covers a
day, and the Foley Bros. saw mill is
getting ready to give the soprano of
the saw and the baritone of the planer.
Foreston ships Eastwood heading
bolts, timber, wood, ties, lumber, shin
giles, and occasionally car load or two
of potatoes and hay. The wood king
of the region is w. F. Waldhoff.
Since December till the 9th of March
he has shipped seventy car loads of
Eastwood heading bolts to Minneapo-
lis, and forty cars with cordwood to
different points, and shingles by whole
sale and retail, and his meat market
has supplied logging camps for twenty
miles. The Foreston market disposes
of from four to five beeves and as many
porkers week, besides mutton and all
the veal securable.
The ForestOn stores now carry an
aggregate stock approximating $4,000
III value.
The postofice receives two and for
wards two daily mails by rail, and the
money order department. equals and
frequently exceeds $3.50 month
The railway station has one wire,
express Office, and first class agent in
O. P. Oleson, who has held the fort
here for four years, and been seven on
the same system.
Foreston has two churches, the
Methodist and Roman Catholic re-
spectively. The M. E. is supported by
several denominations with alternate
and union services.
The citizens are proud of the Fores-
ton school with G. w. VanWormer as
principal. The gentleman owns the
best residence in the place, and is one
of the most highly respected citizens.
The Mallette hall is the resort of
the Maccabee Lodge, which is in a
tlourishing condition, and the town has
members of the A. F. & A. M, Wood
men, I. O. O. F. and Rebecca lodges.
There was little business done at
Foreston until twelve years ago.
By the way there are two names to the
place, the post Office being Foreston,
and the railway station is Bridgman.
The next legislature will be asked to
dispose of the latter.
Twelve years ago E. N. Bacon came
from St. Paul, built hub and spoke
factory, and directly and indirectly
employed many men,. 1t was the only
factory of it's nature in the State until
demolished by fire about two years
ago. Mr.. Bacon will not rebuild, but
there is a big stock of spd1es here yet.
He owns farm of forty acres, and his
attractive residence in Foreston is a
beauty spot in summer time, and his
thoroughbred barred Plymouth Rocks
are pets for home or farm. Mr.. Bacon
has been prominent in Republican
councils, but never officially ambitious,
yet by general desire he became post
master last July.
The Mallette mercantile house is the
pioneer establishment in Foreston, and
would do honor to much larger town
in any of its departments. Hon. H. R.
Mallette is noted as an untiring
worker-full of vim, energy and enter
prise, and the equal of Mrs. Mallette
as to tact and commercial capacity
would be difficult to discover. The
mercantile house has also the able as
sistance of c.. J. Birch, the lady's
nephew, young gentleman from
Duluth possessing mercantile ex-
perience, righteous ambition, and gen.
tlemanhOod. II. r. Mallette was born
in New York and came to Princeton
twenty-five years ago, and to Foreston
a dozen years ago. Officially as post
master, President Of the village board,
and in township offices and as member
of the legislature three years ago he
proved himself as interchangeable as in,
commercial pursuits, but he gained a
prize at Princeton when Miss Galley
became Mrs. Mallette. They own 800
acres a few miles from Foreston, half a
dozen buildings in Foreston, and fine
property in Princeton.
w. F. Waldhoff came to Foreston
twelve years ago from Chisago county,
where he was raised, and where his
parents own we'll cultivated lands and
are held in the highest respect. He is
an ever alert, bright business man. and
accomplishes a world of work without