The Princeton union., 1900-03-29

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
March seems to be preparing to dc
the5lion act ;,>...f.s .t.f Z.
The Dorcas ladies were entertained
yesterday. afternoon by Mrs. w. II.
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Capt. Patterson came over from Cam
bridge last Sunday to remain with his
family for the day.
I Commissioner Cundy came down
from the lake last Tuesday. The roads
have not yet broken up. =.
Rev. FIR. Levings went to Foreston
last Sunday to conduct services in the
Catholic church at that place..
Manager Carlson is remodeling the
corner drug store and when this work
is completed will have two entrances.
The fire company lost four OF it's
members when the Klondike party
pulled out of Princeton Wednesday
morning.
The ''oldest settler'' remarks that
unless we get a. good rainfall soon we
may get ready for another June freshet
with all it's attendant ills.
Mrs. Jones believes in furnishing her
patrons with up-to-date city styles,
a practice which is all the more COM
mendable from the fact that the prices
are very low.
a. w. Woodcock has returne ed from
his southern trip greatly pleased with
the country visited. He purchased a
small tract of land and intends to
establish a winter home in Florida.
BENZ. Mckenzie came up from the
Brook yesterday and reports the roads
to be in a very disagreeable condition.
The winters snow had all gone and
the highways were in good condition
before Sundays storm. ~.
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A new railroad rumorat was set afoat
this week to the effect that the old
''jerky" would hereafter be- run as a
daily train and a switching crew put in
the yards at Milaca. The change ac-
cording to this rumor is to occur next
Sunday. ,yt
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While attempting to arrest drunken
brawler at Milaca last Friday, Marshal
MacLaren received couple of bad
I punches ~iu the face E thp cuiprit es-
capped but a bYstander who interfered
with the officer was arrested and will
probably be given a taste of the law:
Mary Paul fell down stairs last week
with lamp in her hand and though
not seriously injured by the fall cut
one OF her hands badly on the broken
glass. Her right hand received cash
about three inches long. and a sur
geon's needle was necessary to close
the wound.
l.. E. Crane is working his pencil
graft in this vicinity. If the people
who bite on his game would stop to
consider for just a moment they would
never invest in his ''pen drawing.'' 2
In order to be effective the cuts used
in advertising town must be good or
they attract no attention, for good cuts
are too cheap in this age to make il
necessary to put up with misrepresent-
ations.
After the depot at Foreston had been
closed one of the company's officials
visited the town to see if someone
could not be hired to take care of the
freight and mails. The villagers were
so incensed by the action of the com
pany that it was impossible to find a
man willing to assume the duties OF
such a positi on and the section fore.
man has been detailed to look after
things. 49, ..~ =
There is rumOr current that the
Ratchet has been buried between Ron:
neby and Foley and that hereafter
peace and harmony will prevail. For
years there has been a sort of blood.
less warfare waged between the two
towns. This week arrangements are
being made for the removal OF some ol
the principal business houses of Ron:
neby to-, the rival village and it is en-.
1tirelly probable that. the two Benton
county towns will consolidate. Should
1.-THE plan succeed a prosperous growth
is due there, for it is a favored locality
DREssMAKING.--The services of {
competent dressmaker can be secured
by calling at the residence of E. A
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