The Princeton union., 1899-10-05

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f. V. Milton, of Edith, was Prince
ton visitor the first of the week.
\ marriage license has been granted
to Fred E. Morey and Ellen Kight.
Bob Burch, of Anoka, was in the viii
lage Monday and called on his old
friends.
J. Gittleson arrived in Princeton
this week and is busy unpacking his
stock OF goods in the Mark building.
Miss Eddy Donovan, of Redwood
Falls, arrived in Princeton yesterday
to visit her brother returning from
the Philippines.
Z. D. Claggett and E. Mark shipped
their trotting stock to West Superior
Tuesday where they expect to partici-
pate in the coming meet.
Robert Burow suggests that the tank
on the water tower be painted red,
white and blue in honor Of the return
Of the gallant Thirteenth.
Mrs. Rachel Grant received a tor
toise shell cat and kitten from a school
mate living near Minnetonka last
week. They came by express.
Invitations are out for the celebra
tion OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keith's
twenty-ifth wedding anniversary which
will occur Saturday evening, Oct. A.
Auditor Whitney called the UNION
over the telephone Tuesday afternoon
and requested US to get out a special
edition announcing the arrival of a
boy at his residence.
E. D. Claggett's trOtter won out
easily in its contest with the St. Cloud
horse which trotted here during the
fair when the two met again at the
Kanabec county fair.
Miss Bessie Scoville will speak in
the Congregational church on Friday
evening, at s o'clock, and hold par
lor meeting the same day in the after
noon, at O'Clock, at Mrs. E. NJ. Farm
hams.
John Bliss, who lives near Elk lake,
lost his house by fire few days ago..
He was helping neighbor thresh and
when he returned at night he found
nothing but the ashes of his home. It
was partly insured.
The pastor of the Congregational
church extends special invitation to
young people to the service of Sunday
evening next. The sermon and SER
vice will be specially directed toward
the interests of young people,
The annual hunt came off last
Sunday and was an unqualified success.
Ten chickens, a duck and some other
fowls we're served in fries and ''boo-
yaw'' to the hungry gang on the shore
OF Elk Lake. D. w. Spaulding man.
aged the affair but he was ably assisted
in the work, for all felt like helping
him.
The two sons of Mrs. Virgil Hatcher
and Will Pratt's seven-year-old boy
left home for visit to friends in For
eston last Saturday without consulting
their parents. When they failed to
show up Sunday morning an alarm was
spread and the citizens formed a
searching party, but before start was
made word was received from up the
line that three boys answering the
descriptions of the missing ones had
been seen travelling north on the rail-
road track. n team was dispatched and
the boys we're found coming home af-
ter a night spent in Foreston.
The produce mon who buy at the de-
pot have been having some warm times
this season. The other day one of
them ran the price of rye q cents per
bushel above the highest market price
and Of course secured all that was
brought in. One Of his competitors
saw a chance for joke and secured
the services OF several farmers. They
took loads from a certain warehouse
and driving by a roundabout way ap-
peared to be coming from farms. The
competing firms made hustle for the
grain but Of course the bucking buyer
was always successful. The matter
finally leaked out and hereafter the
farmers will be obliged to furnish a
certificate of ownership with every
sack of grain in order to reap the ben
efts: Of. the: bucking buyers philan-
thropy. .- ...