The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-20
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Same here. ~ IS.
The only thing for the railroads to-
do is to snow shed their lines through
North Dakota = 5,s:s .a.& ; .5s,e. L.
Bede has filed with the secretary Of
State his affidavit of his candidacy for
congress, and Bede says this is no joke,
either. :E
The latest rumor is that Kubelik, the
famous Bohemian violinist, is a girl.
That would be natural enough, too, as
girls are always fond of bows. ~ -.
We are informed. that blue will be
one of the leading shadesof wash goods
the coming season. That's nothing
new, blue Monday, blue goods.
A man travelled from Kansas City to
Chicago done up as sack of potatoes.
His name was Klansdigger, and he
now intends to change it to potato dig
ger.
Down in the fifth congressional dis
trict where ''Your Uncle Loren' has
resided for some little time, the con-
gressional campaign promises to have
a touch of Hay fever. >.>
King Edward will not be the only
pebble on the beech in the coronation
business, as little King Alfonso who is
now sweet sixteen, will do little coro-
mating on his own hook. -. .'@
The United States senate has at last
favored the Nicaraguan route for the
canal and does not think that Uncle
Sam had better 60 into the Darien
business on so large scale.
An Arkansas lumberman failed the
other day. He had liabilities to the
amount of over S12l 900 while his assets
consisted of the suit he had on. This
shows the result of an A No. l credit.
A Michigan railroad contractor adj
vertised for tie makers and received a
letter from swee: little miss who said
she was pretty good! at making ties,
but when she was shown plans and
specifications, she wilted. - *.,''1.i
The Mercantile exchange of New
York will not deal in egg futures any
more, and has passed this little func-
ton over to the hen. The only kind of
eggs one can swear by as something
tangible are past tense eggs.39ai. 49,
A calf belonging to a southern Min
|nesota farmer ate up a $4,000 note and
1926 in bills. The farmer now intends
to raise new breed of cattle and call
them ''greenbackers." Here is
pointer for some of our farm institute
lecturers.
The co-eds of the Northwestern uni
versity Of Chicago, have concluded that
scientific lying, or good sfibbing if it
harms no: one, is not so worse. Such a
state Of saffairs following close on the
heels OF the Pearson event, is enough
to shock the Methodist institution; ~
The Hon. John J. Boobar, former
member Of the Minnesota legislature,
clown, philosopher and wit, startled the
residents of Washington the other day
by going to the capitol on snow shoes.
Boobar must be trying to. establish an
ice palace boom for the capitol city.
One Of the North western railroads
will play an April fool joke on it's pa
irons by enforcing an order prohibit
ing it's employees from using any slang.
Engineers will be known as "engine-
men," Instead of saying ''We're side
tracked" the conductors must here
alter report that this train is in on an
auxiliary waiting for train of super
ior right to pass" For "set out" the
term ''detatch and transfer to another
track" will 60. The conductor instead
of crying ''all aboard'' will state in
very pleasant manner ct is now time
for this train to start and all those who
have tickets will kindly step inside and
have them punched" The brakeman
instead of rushing through the train
and snorting through his nasal pas
sage, will stop in each coach, take off
his hat, and say, IT have to announce
that the next station Is, but the
next stop will tbe-- ~, thirteen miles
beyond. All s5those who have tickets
for the next stationswill please keep.
their seats and mot attempt to leave the
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