The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-05-25
STATE A LAND SALE.
Auditor Dunn Disposed of a Large
Amount of State Lands in This
w Section Last Week.
Friday in Sherburne and Saturday in
{ Mile Laos the People Were Given
. Opportunity to Buy Homes.

State school lands are in demand as
was shown by the land sales held last
week in Sherburne and Mile Laos
counties. There was good atten-
dance at both sales and in Sherburne
county the sale was particularly good,
$4,000 worth being sold after the origi-
nal offerings in the morning. In Mile
Laos county twenty-nine parcels we're
disposed of, very little being taken by
non-residents. Auditor Dunn was very
well pleased with the result.
| Mr.. Dunn was interviewed by the St.
Paul Globe on his return and gave the
reporter the following: 'Not S per
cent of the farmers holding State lands
failed to pay up their delinquent in
terest," said Mr.. Dunn yesterday,
land [ believe Mile Laos and Sher-
burne counties are good indication of
what the rest of the State will be- [
think there is no doubt that the next
school apportionment will be the larg-
est ever made in this State. Our re-
turns from the payment of past due in
terest on State land certificates will
bring a very large revenue into the
State, and the June settlement of taxes
promises to be the largest made in
some years.
1.-THE policy of the department in en-
forcing the collection of interest on
State certificates is causing but little
hardship. The face of the returns of
the sales held last week shows this.
Mile Laos county is one of the best
counties in the State, yet it is one of
the newer ones, and I think the fact
that IS per cent of the interest due on
certificates issued in that county was
promptly paid is evidence of the ex-
pediency of taking the position have.
Those who did not have the ready cash
hustled around and got it from the
bank. Crop prospects were hardly
ever better and the banks are very
willing to loan money.
: "Altogether I sold at the two sales
about 10000 Of State lands, for which
we received from SIS to $40 per acre.
The average was about Sc. A large
amount of it went for S.. I think the
prices paid were very good
wOoLLEY CAME.
Princeton Lodge No. SO, X of P, Enjoyed
an Official Visit Tuesday.
w. W. Wooley, grand chancellor of
the knights of Pythias in the domain
of Minnesota, came over from Howard
Lake last Tuesday to officially visit the
local subordinate lodge of the order.
The boys were expecting the visit and
in anticipation of the event had several
candidates in readiness and during the
night conferred the second rank on
one and the third rank on five candi-
dates. An invitation had been sent to
Milaca Lodge and about twenty of the
boys of our sister village were present.
During the evening the grand chan
cellor gave the boys an interesting
talk in which he took occasion to COM
pliment them on the quality of their
work and gave them considerable val
uab BILE instruction.
At midnight recess was taken and
during the intermission sandwiches,
cake coffee and cigars were served.
1t was nearly daylight when the work
was finished and when the boys dis
persed they felt that the visit of the
grand chancellor had been red letter
event in the history of this lodge.
THINKS HE Is DEAD.