The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-08-10

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M. A. Tibbetts advertises his horses,
harness, carriages, ETC., for SALE
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Dunn and family
are; visiting relatives in Spencer Brook
this week.
| The tower at the waterworks station
is more than half built, having passed
| the 50-foot mark
A class of twenty-four will be add
mitted to their first communion at the
Catholic church next Sunday,
Burch's drive hung up again when
near Cambridge. Another attempt
will be made to move it to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, of Califor-
MIA, were guests of Mesdames Jones
and Galley during the past week.
Editor Cravens came down from
Milaca last Friday evening to discover
how it seems to be in real live town.
The work of hanging the wires for
the electric lights has been completed
and the crew is now busy wiring for
lights.
Judge Keith has gone east for a
short visit. He will probably return
some time during the latter part of
next week.
Mrs. E. D. Claggett returned Sun
day morning from her visit to relatives
in Grantsburg, Wis, with whom she
spent a month.
f. G. DanielsOn took another vaca-
ton this week. His friends surmise
that there is a strong attraction in the
country for Frank.
1t is rumored that another butcher
shop will open for business in this vii
lage. The promoter is said to be a.
Wright county man.
David Stretch, who sells lumber for
Cutler & Gilbert, of Duluth, was in
Princeton yesterday calling on his old
friends and the trade.
Mrs. J. j. Skahen and son departed
Monday evening for Ipswich, S. D.,
where they will visit friends and rela-
tives for few weeks.
This week will see, the greater part
of the grain crop harvested. The
farmers. in this vicinity expect to have
a good yield of small grains.
A little child of S. T. Packard, of
Santiago, broke its arm by falling from
a fence last week. Dr. Tarbox was
called and reduced the fracture.
The ice cream social given by the
Methodist society Of Greenbush at Mr..
Orton's last week, was a very pleasant
affair and Melted the society Sl0... 49,.
Mrs c. A Jack returned Saturday
from her visit with her parents in
Northfeld Mrs. Kelly, her mother,
returned with her to remain a month,
Frank Rines, son OF Slower Rines.
has been suffering with an attack of
appendicitis. An operation was per-
formed last Friday night which proved
TO be successful and unless complica-
tions arise the attending physicians
think he will recover.
Have you put straw on that sandy
hill which you thought you would last
week? The fall hauling will soon be-
gin and you will find that your horses
will be able to haul bigger loads and
keep in better condition if you scatter
straw over the mealy spots. Don't de-
lay for the time is short.
W. H. Houlton & Co. have had to
stop shipping lumber as the local de-
mandis so large: that it requires all
their output to supply it. Farmers in
all directions are making more or less
pretentious improvements, and few
come to town that do not take out a
load of lumber.-ElE Rirer Star Mems.
The crew which is putting in the
electric light line. for the village
stayed pole to a chimney on Mrs.
Jones' residence. While stretching a
wire for the arc~light at Caley's corner
Tuesday evening the chimney was
pulled over. It was found later in the
evening when the storm came up that
the roof was quite badly damaged by
falling brick, several leaks in the
shingles and cutters coming into evil
dence.
The rates announced by the council
for electric lights which are published
on the first page are lower than most
towns OF this size are paying and con-
siderable below the prices charged for
light in towns where the plants are
owned by private corporations. The
council has. carefully ycanvassed the
situation and fea1c. oor+o;, 41. -,