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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
Will Spend Winter in Florida.

A. W. WOodcock went to the twin
cities Tuesday to make arrangements
for leaving for Florida next week, to
which place he will take his family for
the winter, locating on a twenty-acre
tract of land at Flora Home on the
Georgia Southern & Florida railroad,
and near the St. Johns river. Mr..
Woodcock purchased this tract of land
some time ago with the intentions of
developing it into a fruit and nut
ranch, and has already made quite a
few Improvements on the place. The
land is finely situated near a large lake
that has an outlet into St. Johns river,
and is 200 feet above sea level. Only
few miles from the place there is a
two-foot tide on the river. The place
will make beautiful winter home for
Mr.. Woodcock's family and they in
tend to remain until late next spring
before returning home. A good many
northern people are interested in land
in the same vicinity where Mr.. Wood
cock is located
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
Trolley Line to the Lake.

The Milaca Times is authority for
the following statement: "A Phila-
delphia capitalist has recently become
interested to the extent of making in
quiries regarding the feasibility of
building and operating an electric rail-
way from Milaca to the lake. He pro-
poses TO look the matter up thoroughly
and if the circumstances are favorable
enough, will organize a company to
build the line.
To those familiar with the situation
it looks likea paying proposition. The
line would do a big business from the
start and nothing in the way of trans
portation could compete with it. Plenty
of power could be secured from dams
in the river, and the expense of oper-
ating the line would be reduced to
minimum" ;t2+s =. *
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
CRUSHED BY THE CARS.
A Great Northern Brakeman Fatally
jured at Milaca.

A Great Northern Brakeman Fatally In
jured at Milaca.
Last Monday morning, a brakeman
on the Great Northern by the name of
Dagg fell under the wheels of a freight
train at Milaca and sustained injuries
which resulted in his death at St.
Joseph's hospital in St. Paul on Mon
day evening. Dagg was breaking on
St. Cloud extra and while it was
switching at Milaca fell under the
wheels in some manner and was terri
bly, crushed about the groin, besides
having one of his legs broken in two
places. The accident happened just
before the morning passenger arrived
and the train was held until DR.. Bacon
could attend the poor fellows injuries
and get him in shape to send to the
hospital at St. Paul. He lived only
few hours, dying in the evening.
Dagg's folks, it is said, reside in Mich
igan and he has a brother in North
Dakota =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
VOLUME XIV. NO. ,5laa.

wheels of Banker. Petterson's automo-
bile. The poultry in the barnyard
worked legs and wings to get away,
while the horses in the pasture stiff
ened their necks and galloped to the
interior. A dog that essayed to chal-
lenge our rapid flight through the
quiet precincts of Greenbush just saved
his carcass for a Thanksgiving bono
by one desperate leap from the track.
The church, distance from town of
four miles, was reached in ten min
utes and we turned around and started
back. There was no horse all winded
and worn to jog back at a slow gate,
but the engine was whirring away as
fresh as ever. With hardly move
ment to indicate that he was control
ling the machine Rauchfuss- sent it
speeding over the road in way that
made our turkey dinner feel like seven
teen cents. With slight variation of
the horizontal bar in front of him the
automobile was guided very easily and
with the throttle in the easy grasp of
his left hand, he had most perfect con-
troll over the speed of the machine,
and ran it like one familiar with its
every mechanism.
Ina few minutes we we're back to
town, after having enjoyed the exhil-
Grating ride. We don't expect to buy
an automobile fright away already
yet" because they require tender of
100 $40 gold pieces, but if we ever quit
the sanctum and get possession of
$40" and can strike close around the
dollar mark with few spuds, and the
chickens will only eat clans and lay
eggs inlaid with pearls, you can bet we
will have an automobile.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
A GrueSOme Discovery.

The Mora Times of last week SAYS:
"Whi(e looking over a forty acre tract
of land, recently purchased in Knife
Lake town about seven miles above this
place Tuesday morning, o. A. Norberg
witnessed a CHASTITY sight, sight
which would fill with awe the most
hardened heart and one which few care
to witness. There in grove of young
trees about a hundred feet from the
road which leads to Mile Laos lake, a
road which is travelled daily, was the
skull of human being dangling from
d rope which had been tied to young
birch tree. Upon examination Mr..
Norberg discovered on the ground be-
fore him the remainder of skeleton.
1t was found that the skeleton had
been torn to pieces by wild animals,
probably wolves, leaving the skull, as
stated before, dangling from a tree,
proving without doubt that the man
had been hung, probably by his own
hand. Little remained to prove his
identity as his body has been exposed
to the elements for many months, the
flesh having dropped from the bones
and the clothing having partly gone to
decay" 1t is thought that the re-
mains were those of John Nordquist
who was in Mora about year ago, and
started for O'Neal's camp in an intoxi-
Gated condition. He was seen at the
camps for several weeks, but acted
strangely.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05

Indian Agent Michelet Distributes "Wam-
A Lot Still Unpaid.
Indian Agent Simon Michelet re-
turned Wednesday from Vineland, &C.
companied by his chief clerk and
Others" says the Brainerd Dispatch.
"They had been to Vineland to pay off
the Mile Laos lake Indians. These
Indians are very much scattered and it
takes some little time to get them all
paid off, but Agent Michelet states
that there was a very good showing
made on the first day. Of the 923 In
dians located, 64l were paid off. Many
of the others live nearly a hundred
miles away, and as they do not get
more than about S6.4O apiece it does
not hardly pay them to drive so far.
He intends to make some other points
around the lake to pay the balance Of
the Indians in a short time.
''Of the number that has been paid
OFT every Indian with all his families
have been vaccinated. Particular Of
fort was made to have all the Indians
vaccinated, and before all are paid off
none will escape. The recent little
unpleasantness with smallpox, at Mile
Laos has prompted the officials to be
very cautious, and every care is being
taken to prevent a further spread of
the disease this winter,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
I C0UNTY'S CASH.
County Auditor Whitney Completes
{ the November Distribution of T..
q. County Taxes:
what Is Done With the Honey the
o.
Tax Payers of the County
$ Dig Up for Expenses.

County Auditor Whitney has com
pleted his apportlonment of the tax
collections from June, LIST to October
3lst and certified the same to County
Treasurer Burrell who has been busy
paying out the school money to the
various districts and making settle
ments with the town treasurers. The
total amount of the apportionment
amounts to 9,103.72, against $685. "a
.atyear ago. The amount distributed
to the different funds is as follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
In an AntOmnhilR.

An automobile ride on Thanksgiving
day in Minnesota, A. D. 1901. Look
ing backward into Minnesota winters
of We olden time, the statement seems
to border close on to fiction, but life in
Minnesota is not all snOwballs and
icicles by jug full. Not when New
York chauffeur calls for you and in
vites you to enjoy several thousand
cubic inches of delightful ozone while
bowling DER the pike in an automobile
at the rate of thirty miles an hour.
It was the editors opportunity and
don't you think for a minute he was
not at home.
WRAP that robe about you'' re-
marked Geo. Rauchfuss, the automo-
bile expert as we seated ourself over
the nine-horse power gasolene engine,
and before we could say "thanks'" we
were crossing the Great Northern
tracks headed west for squirt on the
Greenbush boulevard.
"This is
But before we could say more the
rapidly revolving gearing let out two
or three links while Rauchfuss bit Just
little tighter his cigar and we were
obliged to close our mouth to prevent
a premature imitation.
IL never
But we rounded a corner right here
and there was more or less of a sensa-
tion of losing our equilibrium, but
with a ton weight resting on the
wheels with their heavy rubber tires,
there was not the slightest danger of
upsetting, and like steed that takes
the bit in its mouth and dashes away
the automobile was soon headed for
the Greenbush church, and "a home
on the rolling Deep wasn't to be COM
pared with a home on the rolling
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
Injured by an Emery Wheel

Last Sunday morning while at work
at the Goss camp, Geo. Hazard, who
lives in Pierz, Morrison county, was
struck on the head by an emery wheel
and had his skull badly fractured. He
was taken to Milaca, where DR.. Bacon
attended him. The injury is serious
one, though if inflammation does not set
in, the injured man has a chance of
recovering. I'm Is
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
A WOMAN MURDERED
And Her Body Shipped In a Trunk
by Express.

The mystery concerning the disap-
pearanoe from Boston of Margaret
Blondin, wife of j. w. Blondin, re
mains unsolved. Her hesdless body
was found near Chelmsford, Mass, and
identified by her sister. The head was
hidden nearby. The theory has been
that tho husbap committed the murder
In Fl. OF jealousy. Friday it vas init
mated by the police that the crimc was
committed IN the Green street house in
| Boston, where the couple boarded, and
that the woman's remains were sent
away In trunk. This theory was
given weight By an interview between
tho police inspectors aud Mrs. Mary
Hsunigan, the lsndlady, the latter ssy-
iug that on Saturday, April 27th, the
day Of Mrs Bl)udin's Disappearance,
she Was sitting in tho front hsl just
before 1 o'clock when Mira Bloudin
came in and asked what time it was.
Oa bolng told she eXolalmed: My hus
tsDd will kill me, end ran up stairs to
her room. Tho husband Immediately
entered and demsnded that Mrs Han
| nlSan tell him how his wife spent the
day. Upon being told t1st sh1 spent
the day quietly he rushed up stairs as
ii IN furious temper, pushed the room
door open and closed 1t violently. TRe
landly heard angry talk sud tho fall Of
a body. Teu minutes later Blondin
came out wearing his best clothes. He
locked the door not only by the ordin
airy fastening but with paddock which
he had attached that morning.
Mrs. Hanuigau went up stairs, but
got no response from the room. She
thought that tho woman was ashamed
TO tsl k after what had taken pace.
Biondin returGcd the following fues-
day. During the interval Mrs. III ami
gan tried to get word from Mrs Blon-
din.
When Bloniiu returned he looked
haggard. Ho went to his room, re
msiuCd there an hour and whom he left
IN hurry he doubly looked tho door.
In half an hour he returned with an
| expressmsu, explaining to Mrs Hanni-
gan that he had accepted position on
government boat In Canada aud that
he was going to Moutresl.
wv here is your wite2" asked Mrs.
Hsnnigsn.
Blondin muttered something which
the landlsdy could not catch. In reply
to numerous queries, Mrs. Hauuigau
was gwen to understand that Mrs.
BlondIn was at the depot waiting for
her husband.
L csnuot understand what you have
kept her locked in her room so long
for, " continued Mrs. Hannigan.
Is she going with you2" asked the
woman.
yes, she is at the derot now," re-
piled Bio 1iL,
Around the trunks which the ex-
nrassman took awAv wnro hpsvD lnat or
bands.
Then Biondin left the house and the
landlady did not SEQ him sgsin. The
police learn that trunk similar to the
one described was shipped to Chelmsford
on the night Of April 80.
Blondin disappeared week ago and
is now believed to be near Montreal.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
A Grand Old Man,

The Colu nbis State says the an
nouncement that DR.. Carlisle will COZ
tlnue to serve another year as president
of Wofford college ia good rews. Coed
news not only TO the patrons and sup.
porters Of Wofford, but TO every one 10
South Carolina who has the cause Of
education at heart or who sdmirss and
respects nobility OF character and in
tellect. When Dr.. Carlisle a year ago
expressed his desire to be relieved Of
the heavy burdens of this nigh Office.
The State said his place could not be
filled, thst no successor could be found
who would measure up to the Csri.le
standard. But for another year the oOl-
lege is to have the benefit of this great
man S direction and Wotford is to be con-
grstulaied. The influence Dr.. Carlisle
has cxCrted in South Carolina 10 in
calcuiable. 1t extends far beyond tue
circle of these who have been strdeuts
at Wofford or who have. come in por-
sonai contact with hiu. tits rot con
fined to the Methodist denomination,
but touches those of all oraeds and no
creeds. He is reversd by many who
have never seen him. Such man can
Ill be spared In any position"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
No Third Term for Him.

President Mckinley last week an
nounced that he would not accept q
nomination for third term in the fol-
lowing statement: 81 regret that the
suggestion Of third term has been
made. | doubt whether 8 called
upon to give it notice. But there are
now questions of the gravast importance
before the Administration and the
country end their just consideration
should not be prejudicod in tho public
mind by even the suspicion of the
thought of third term. Ia view,
therefore, of the reiteration of the sug-
gestion Of it, l will say now, once for
al, expressing long settled conviction,
that not only am not, and will not be,
candidate for third term, but would
not accept nomination for it if it were
rendered me. My only ambition is TO
serve throughout my second term to
the acceptance Of my countrymeu,
whose generous confidence ! so deeply
appreciate, aud then, with them, dc
my duty in the ranks of private citizen.
ship" William Mckinley.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
To Hang for Burglary.

In the Supreme Court at Asheville,
n. o., last week Rush Gates and Ffank
johnson, white, and Ben Foster,
Harry Foster and Harry Mills, colorcd,
first degree. Under North Carolina
law the penalty for burglary is death.
All five men will be sentenced to be
hanged before the term of Court ends.
On the 9Th of February these men en-
tered the store aDd postcffice st Emma,
two miles from Asheville, and, holding
pistols on Samuel Alexander, opened a
safe and began to rife it. Alexander
watched for an opportunity, and when
the burglars attention was diverted
grabbed pistol and opened fire, seri-
ously wounding two of the men and re.
oeiving almost fatal wounds himself.
The burglars fed, but wore captured.
Postmaster General Smith wrote Alex
ander personsl letter commencing his
bravery.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
Epidemic of Suicides.

An epidemic Of suicides in Eurparia,
Kansas, eliminating Wednesday in
three attempts, all exactly similar TO
recent successful suicides, caused the
mayor and board of health to day to
forbid publication of details of suicide
or attempts in lJcsl papers The board
is acting on the theory that publication
spreads the c)ntagion OF suicide By psy-
ohIo .uggcsuon. Mayor Morse contends
that the liberty Of the press is second
ary to the public health and is prepar-
ed TO use force, if necessary, under the
Nuisance Act. All the editors, how
ever, have sgreed to suppress details Of
suicides or attempts until the epidemic
absles. The epidemic began with the
suicide of Charles Cross, president of 8
wrecked bank, snd in the last thirty
days there have been seven cases, three
of which were successful.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
BatleShip Illinois.

The United States battleship Illinois,
built by the NeHport News Shipbuild-
ing company aod Dry Dock company,
was given her official trial over the
government course from Cape Ann tc
Boon Island thursday. Tho vessel left
the upper hsrbor where she had been an
chored since her arrival here on Mon
day, soon after 8 O'Clock, and made her
way slowly toward Gloucester. All
conditions were perfec. for successful
test of the big vessel. The sky was
clear and bright, aud warm sunshine
bathei the bsttleship as she pressed
her way toward Cape Ann. A light
breeze from the northwest cooled the
heat of Summer day and gave q clear
atmosphere. The ctfiical course over
which the Illinois is to fulfill her con-
tract, must sustain speed of 10 knots,
in length, to be covered twice. Govern
ment vessels were stationed to mark
the course.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
Forest Destruction.

The Raleigh News and Observer
brings forward further testimony to
prove the disastrous results Of forest
destruction. 1t says "Mr. W. f..
Myers, of the geological survey, says
the secret Of tho bad effect of the re-
cent f)odsin Western North Carolina
lies In the deforC station of the noun
tain section. Tho country is being
stripped Of trees, and Mr. Myers says
that the cutting away Of the timber is
entirely responsible for the serious
food. The actual damage exceeded
$500, 600 The Appalachian Forest Pre-.
serve association vas organized none
too soon, and tho establishment of the
park ought TO be pressed when congress
meets 10 December"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
The Value of KNOWLEDGE,

1t has i,Hn we'll said that there is
al ways work !or the man who knows. -
Not the DisE no thinks he knows it all ,
but the man who has full know edge IL
any single fed Of industry. Here is
an item, tbE, - going the rounds Of
the press that originated somewhere in
North Carolins. a msn in western
North Carolina was selling standing
timber-Wslnut trees The man who
was buying came to one very handsome
tree. He told the owner he would pay
as much as $50 for that tree. This ex.
cited the owner. He did not sell, but
sent for experts. The owner got 81, 500
for the tree (curl, d walnuD as it stood
The man who cut it do wn realized SO 600
for 1t on tho cars, 1t was shipped to New
York and veneered one sixth to hslf an
inch. The sales were watched and esti-
mated as the best that could be done,
and when oil was dispo osed of it turned
out that the tree brought $4,000.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
Lieut.. Lee Killed

ColoUel Kline, of the Twenty first
Infantry, reports that forty men who
were hunting for rifles in the vicinity
of Lips BAtsngss, were attacked by q
band Of rebels. Lieut.. Springer, of
the Twenty-frst Infantry; Lieut..
Walter Lee, of the engineers and two
men were killed. Captain Wilhelm was
seriously and Lieut.. Ramsey slightly
wounded. Three men were also wound.
ed, Lieut.. Lee Of crops Of engineers,
was the youngest off cor in this branch
OF service. He was born in Nashua,
n. g., and was appointed from that
State. He graduated At the Military
Academy in 1900 and was assigned tC
the crops of ongiuoors. He WAS order
cd to Manila in March last and arrived
there on April 1S. He WAS killed dur
ing his first month Of active service.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19

ing the opiu i'm that the United States
can build an isthmisn canal without
the help Of England or any other ma
tion. The Suez canal. he said, is great
boon TO British commerce and he as
serted that this country needs short
aud economic course by which to send
it's; products to the Pacific coast aud
thence to the markets the world.
w. ii. Cavsnagh, or st. Louis made
a brief address and tho discussion was
closed by Walter O. Stevens, of St.
Louis, who spoke on the coming St.
Louis expositiop.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
An Apology

"Wo Owe cur readers az apology"
says the bowersvlle Nd. Clarion,
for failing to appear on time this
week. But the festive goat belonging
to our genial liverYmAn, Patrick Casey,
got into our prtssroom Tuesday night,
after our entire edition had been
printed, and ate the papers all up.
Consequently the entire resources Of
our editorial and mechanical forSes
have been called into play in a stIon-
uous effort to get out another edition to
replace the one that was eaten. While
We admire the literary taste Of the
aforesaid goat, We shall hereafter keep
the pressroOm locked"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
Seriously Bitten by a Shad.

William Duncan, aged 26 years, q
Delaware river fisherman, was bitten by
a shad and is now in the Delaware Hos
pitsl st Wilmington, Del, suffering
severely. While hauling his net some
ten days sgo one of the fish, which was
particu' arlY vicious, seized his hand in
its mouth and inflicted painful injury.
The fish had fine teeth, which cut the
flesh. The wound was regarded as
trivial. Now it is infsmed and swol-
len much larger than the usual sizs,
and serious results are feared. The
injury is infected with a poisonous mat
ter and the outcome may be blood
poisoning.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
Minister Sent To Jail.

The Rev. William Wade, the Velpin,
Ind, minister who was arrested some
time ago on charge of oounterfeiting
and who has held revival services III
the Jail almost nightly since his incsr-
ceration, was found guilty by federal
court jury and sentenced to one year
in prison and to pay fine of { 600
He denied on the stand that he knew
the money be had was counterfeit and
when asked if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed up
on him replied: Il thank God chat
have had the courage to tell the
truth throughout this trial. ] am en-.
tirelY Innocent of this charge.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
FOllr Men Drowned

Tho schooner CzSr, bound to Lsbrs-
dor, with fishermen and their families,
20 persons altogether, was driven ashore
on Cabot island, on the north coast of
Now Foundland In fog and gale Sun
day night, Four mon were drowned
and six others were injured, but the
women aud children were all landed
safely,