The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-07-23
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"A great meeting is being held at the
State capital this week-the convention
OF dairy and food commissioners of the
U. S. They do we'll to come to Mime
sofa the great dairy State of the Union.
Few people realize what our dairy in
dustry means. We have $500 dairy
farmers. over $4,000 COWS. about 1000
creameries. We manufacture between
100000 and 10O,O0O,OOO pounds of
butter yearly. Our dairy products for
1903 will aggregate s37,OOO,OO0. This
would pay the salaries of every school
teacher in Minnesota for the past
dozen years, and the total expenses of
the State government since the admis-
sion of the State. The man behind the
COW is an economic factor in Minnesota.
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The blue book is out at last. Though
three months late it is worth waiting
for. It is better illustrated than any
previous issue. 1t contains portraits of
every member of the legislature. This
is very doubtful procedure from the
standpoint OF art and morals. But on
the whole it is fine volume.
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Former Senator Jack Rider is travel
ing for a machine house. You can't
keep politician away from machinery.
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John O'Donnell, the labor commits
sioner is entirely bald-headed. but.
unlike many State officials his badness
is on the outside. not on the inside
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The board Of equalization will soon
be in session again and Mr.. Marcus D.
Mum, candidate for L. S. senator will
make his annual fight to prevent Just
taxation of the street railway company,
by way of varying his uncongenial role
as the champion of the people against
the corporations.
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Railway officials predict a rich har-
vest for Minnesota potato growers. 1t
is predicted that Minnesota can find
market for 10000 cars of potatoes in
the southwest where there is no crop.
The tuber is king in Minnesota this
year, and prices will be good
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The people show good sense in keep
ing ava y from politics this year. We
get the political game often enough at
best heaven knows. It is well to pay
attention to crops. baseball and other
things once in a while.
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In St. Paul. where the sheriff is con-
tiscating by force the personal property
Of citizens whose taxes are delinquent
it has been discovered that q deputy
sheriff is himself delinquent, but in
his raids he overlooked his own house.
So.
fudge" Rosenwald OF Lac qui Parle
county says he will run for railroad
commissioner if he gets the nomination
by acclamation. Now there's a spirit
of patriotic sacrifice for you.
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The State banks in Minnesota have
reserve of thirty per cent whereas the
law requires but twenty per cent. The
banks are in absolutely sound condi-
ton. There is no ground for any I'M
easiness in this State
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According to the annual report of
the postoffice St. Paul's business in
creased nearly twenty per cent last
year.
J. Ham Lewis was in St. Paul this
week and doomed Tom johnson for
president. But J. Ham wants Bill
Bryan to be good But Bryan is as apt
to be good as J. Ham is to be right, so
where does Tom Johnson get off?
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For the first six months of 1900. forty
six per cent of the food samples ana
lyzed by the State chemist were illegal.
For the first six months of 1903 only
twelve per cent were illegal. The pure
food movement in this State is getting
results.
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Governor Van SAINTS friends pretend
to believe that Joel .Heatwole has no
influence in the Third district nor Ray
Jones in Hennepin county. But Ray
and Joel may be able to worry his ex-
cellency bit if they set out to do it.
MINNIE.
Potato Warehouse for Elk River.