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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Tim is a Hustler,

Under date of the It'll inst the Wash
ington correspondent of the Minneapo-
lis Journal tells, how Mr.. T.. b. Byrnes
rushed bill through both branches of
congress in the closing days of the ses-
sion. AS attorney for the Northern
Pacific railway Mr.. Byrnes had occa-
sion to- ask for the passage Of bill
through congress giving the road right
OF way for branch line through the
Vancouver military reservation for half
mile. A week ago last Tuesday he
began work, asking several of his
friends in the two houses by wire to
help him. That night he started for
Washington, arriving late Thursday.
by the time he got there the bill, to
which there was no objection, had been
drafted, introduced. referred to the
house military committee, reported
back favorably and was on the Speakers
table. Mr.. Byrnes saw the speaker.
and prevailed upon him to give the bill
right OF way. 1t went through the
house during the height of the Demo-
cratic tllibuster, a debate occurring and
roll call. There was practically no
opposition. The debate was from the
Democratic side, and was entirely de-
voted to the Butler Wagner election
contest and the Philippines. The bill
was hurried over to the senate, intro
duced, referred to the military commit
tee, reported out and put upon the SEN
ate calendar Senator Nelson took
charge of it, and got it through the
senate late Tuesday afternoon, while
the Democrats were flibustering to
prevent consideration of the Aldrich
currency bill. Mr.. Byrnes took the
bill after passage, hurried up it's en-
grossment, and personally took it to
the president Immediately after dinner
tuesday evening. It was signed at
once, and is now law. The thing was
most unusual, and no man save one with
as many friends in public life as Mr..
Byrnes could have accomplished it.
The remarkable fact about the matter
was that the bill could be got through
both houses just as the Session = as
about to adjourn, and Notwithstanding
Democratic filibuster in each.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12

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standing in the road and bridge fund
at me present time amounted to
81, o4p.l9 and in the town fund the out
standing stan orders amounted to 1868. 67.
making total indie btedness of LIS. SO
at the present time. The town board
cut 11'I down its Indebtedness during the
past year in the neighborhood Of $500.
. I;Ahe5board Of audit suggested that the
m .7 vote the sum of $500 for the
toy e fund and 81, 400 for the road and
bridge fund, and the meeting decided
10 go.the board one better and in
creased the amount for the road and
t' fund to $4,000. Last year the
s sum $4,000 was raised, $1,000 Of
which pg.l1ll s9ll I. was for roads and bridges.
.z - 'ua' the past year a poll tax
amounting ''- IN to 430 days labor was voted
and a.1 iofs this amount 36S days of labor
We're vel actually performed, the number
OF ON men zen employed being 2l5.-
l'he time for the holding of the next
annual ann "a meeting was left with the
board. -. - ~.# 1..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Death of Mrs. John Stadden.

Mrs. John Stadden died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Arson Howard.
in Princeton last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Stadden had been a sufferer from
a cold which she contracted some time
ago and her advanced age made her re-
covery impossible. The funeral was
held at the home of her daughter last
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock and was
attended by a large number of friends
and old settlers who had known her for
many years. Rev. Gratz officiated and
the interment was at the Clough GENE
terry at Spencer Brook.
Ellen Housed Stadden was born in
Northumberland county, Pennsylvania,
December 7, 1928. She was married to
John Stadden at Danville, Pa, May 8,
1849. The same year they moved to
Minnesota and located at old St. An
thony, now east Minneapolis, where
they remained for five years. They
went north in search of good location
and settled in the town of Spencer
Brook where Mr.. Stadden took up a
homeatead on which they resided until
two years ago when they came to
Princeton and made their home with
their daughter. .-"~
-Four children were born to them,
two of whom are now living, Mrs. An
son Howard, and Frank Stadden. Their
daughter Flora, who was Mrs. D. H.
Robbins, died some years ago and an.
other daughter, Cora, died in child
hood. = -@-~--
Mr.. and Mrs. Stadden were among
the first white settlers to locate at Spen-
Ger Brook. ~,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Death of Loumus Berry.

Loumus Berry died at his home in
Baldwin yesterday morning at O'Clock
after long illness of consumption.
For the last three years he had been
gradually failing and for some time
prior to his death he was unable to
leave the house. The funeral will be
held at the home of deceased in Bald
win tomorrow, friday afternoon at
l o'clock, and the interment will be in
the family burial ground at the farm.
Rev. Gratz will officiate.
Mr.. Berry was one of the old pio-
neers Of this section. He was born in
Brownville, Maine, April II, 1889. He
| Was married in 1860 and at the out
break of the war he enlisted as a pri-
vate in Company A, 9th Maine Volun-
teers and served for three years. He
was promoted to corporal and was in
twenty-one of the most important bat
ties of the civil war, and at Rappahan-
mock Station while acting as color
bearer he received five gun shot
wounds all at one time, and was in the
hospital for some time. He was hon
orab1y discharged from the army in
October, 1861 -; Mr.. Berry one sot
the first members of Wallace T. Rines
post and many of his old comrades will
attend the funeral
In 1867 he came west and located in
Baldwin, homesteading the land in
section on which he resided until his
DEATH
Mr.. Berry is survived by wife
and six children, four boys and two
girls all of whom were at home at
his bedside when he passed away. For
the last sixteen years he was town
clerk of Baldwin and has been county
commissioner of Sherburne county as
well as holding many minor offices.
Mr.. Berry's life was one Of hard work
and usefulness and he was highly es-
teemed by all who knew him.
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VOLUME XXVII. NO. Ia.

employed in one of the saw mills. In
$3.50 he moved to Mile Laos lake, where
he. took upsa claim which he afterward
sold and returned to Anoka. A wife
and son survive him. The funeral was
held hello Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Mr. VanCourt was well known here in
A Al1 and universally respected
Anoka Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Joseph yanCourt Dead.

Joseph VanCourt died at the SANTA
rum in this city on Tuesday, March 3,
of bronchitis, not of tuberculosis, as re-
ported. Deceased was born in Mon
treal, Canada, and was So years old.
He came to Minnesota in 1866 and set
tied in Dayton, later moving to Anoka
and then to Minneapolis, where he was
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP.

The election in the town of Prince
ton passed off rather quietly, though
there was just enough contest for Office
to inject a little ginger and pop into
the event. There were five candi-
dates for supervisors, while VIM:
Schmidt contested honors for chairman
with August Meyers, the latter being:
elected by a vote of 81 to 46. The de-
tailed vote given shows that there was
mix-up for supervisors, VIM. Hoeft
and M. A. Carlson receiving the high
est number of votes. Mr.. Carlson is
the new member Of the board and re-
sides in the brick yard district.
The voters of Princeton town turned
down the proposition to abolish the poll
tax and place the construction and re-
pair Of roads and bridges under the
supervision of the town board of super
visors. There were 81 votes in favor
of the proposition and "A against. The
vote on the question was almost a full
vote, and there was considerable inter-
est taken in the matter. There was
an apparent aversion among many to
surrendering the 'pathmaster' pre-
rogative and home-rule system of road
making and the placing of the road and
bridge repair and construction in the
hands Of the town supervisors a good
many ere>of the opinion that if the
supervisors were given the power to
construct the roads and bridges that
some of the road districts would not
fare as well as under the present sys-
TEN.
The vote on town candidates was as
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12

The annual meeting of the town
board of Princeton was held after din
ner and the first business that was
transacted was the election of the road
overseers. Each district made it's own
selection, though in some cases there
were very few present to make any
choice, but there was no difficulty in
naming some individual to act as road
boss for the coming road season. The
overseers chosen are as follows; First
district, Richard Ziebrath: second,
VIM. Smith; third, Vim. Thoma:
fourth, G. j. Pinkham; fifth, S. S. San
ford: sixth, Daniel Walter: seventh.
Gottleib Krumseig: eighth, L S. A.
Hartz; ninth, E. J. Satterstrom:, tenth,
Arthur Sleeves. - =, =:
The matter Of poundmaster was left
as last year with the town board who
will look after the impounding of~all
animals. There was no changes made
in the location of bulletin boards, nor
were any made in guide posts. Louis
Rust wished to have one placed at the
northeast corner of section Is, but
those present at the meeting did not
see fit to give Mr.. Rust the glad hand
IN this way and SO Louis will have to
make guide board of his own.
Clerk Sellhorn read the annual re-
port OF the treasurer and clerk. Last
year there was a balance on hand Of
five cents, and collections for the wear
made the receipts S537.86 in the town
fund. Orders to the amount of S537.7O
were cancelled during the year, leav-
ing balance On hand of sixteen cents.
In the road and bridge fund the year
started with a balance of seventy cents
and this amount with the receipts for
the year amounted to S1,937.75, the en-.
tire collections being paid out in TAX
ing up old orders: The reportzo the
clerk showed that the total orders out
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
His Uncertainty.
Farmer Honk- Say. Lem!

Farmer Honk-Say. Lem!
Farmer Stackrid
Farmer Honk-Is that 'ere solemn,
specialized young nephew of your'n
that's bein' called Doctor and goes
around lookin' as wise as treeful of
owls, a dentist, boss physician, corn
curer, layer-on-of-hands, a. presidin'
elder, or just a common doctor that
saws bones and kills folks?-Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12
Court I'm Benton County.

The house last week passed under
suspension Of the rules bill changing
the time for holding court in Benton
county to the fourth Monday in April
andlthe first Monday in December.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03

vorced from such a companion. The
evils Of such a life are to apparent to
need REPETITION here. But such con
ditions ought not to be permitted to
be instituted. The way to avoid
them is to prevent the marriage of
such persons. It is true, that with
the best intentions, people will be
mistaken in entering into the mar.
riage contract just the same as in
other contracts. But if we can get
rid of the question of marrying for
money, for home, for social position,
and the other sordid ends that in
fuence more marriages today than are
influenced by love, we shall have
made a large stride towards remedy
ing the divorce evils that have scan
dalized the American marriage for
years. Ed
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03
and was received with the enthusiasm
always given to them.

and was received with the enthusiasm
always given to them.
Miss Fisher Ship, the elocutionist,
from the Chicago Lyceum Bureau, has
been very heartily received. She has
a charming manner which has made
her a favorite.
Casper Sands, the genial Great
Northern passenger conductor of the
Great Northern visited Ole Serumgard
Sunday. His son is a member of Com
pany F of Grand Forks.
w. c. Taylor of LaMoure, secretary
of the editorial association arrived
Monday evening and will remain sew
eral days. Mr.. Taylor was called
here by the illness of his mother
Q. D. simonson and family of
Devils Lake are camping. Mrs. Nc
Mordie of Mayville is their guest.
Her daughter Miss McMordie was
compelled to return home on account
Of illness Monday evening.
The Minneapolis Quartet has be-
come very popular. All the members
ARE fine soloists and their voices blend
as only artists do. The. audience is
always delighted when they appear.
They do their work thoroughly and
c~heerfully and are appreciated. All
are ladies of ability and refinement
whom it is d pleasure to meet.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03
Proposals For Steel Bridges.

Scaled proposals. will be received by the board
n. D., up to - o'clock m, Monday Jul; 9Th, 1865,
for the construction of q steel bridge 80 feet in
length and IS feet in width Tin the clear con
sistine of @ four panels 20 feet in length each,
ana located across the coulee. on the section
range ~ (about one mile east Of Churchs Ferry
said bridge to be. built in accordauce with plans
and SPECIFICATIONS now on file in the office Of the
County Auditor.
Bids must be sealed, marked Proposal for
Steel Bridge and addressed to Emil s. Eich,
County Auditor, Devils Lake, N. u.
ditional certified check in the. sum of one
n1evik, County Treasurer, in full payment of all
damages which may be incurred in case of
failure of the respective bidder to execute the
contract and bond within the specified time in
case of award of same.
Al! checks to be returned as soon as contract
and bond are executed.
The, board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. ' :"
By order of the board of County Commission
ers.
Emil S. Eich,
Devils Lake, n. D., June Is, 1908. 1911
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03
BIDS WANTED.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
BOARD of County Commissioners of Ramsey
GsSoon1ntty, n. D. up to u NJ. Monday, July 9Th,
!Sos, Tor the construction of a cement sidewalk
in front OF Ramsey County Court House prop
walk from property line to the front steps of
said court house, said sidewalk to be built in
accordance with the ordinances Of said city.
must state price per square foot for the walks
and price per lineal foot for curb, and must
cover, al material, labor, filling or excavating
walks. 700 O"o'"
ALI bids must be sealed, addressed to the
County auditor and plainly marked bid for
The board reserves the right to reject any or
By order of the board of County Commission.
Emil s. Eich,
County Auditor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03

of Russia the petition of the Jews of
this country for an amelioration of
the conditions of their race in the
domain of the Car. There will be
no war between the two countries,
and the patriotic citizen who has
been furnishing his shot 6 un or Win
chester in anticipation of the happy
event-as the society editor would say
lis doomed to disappointment. This
nation is too strong to be run into by
an European power as great even as
Russia, and no nation better under
stands the condition than the one rul-
ed by the Romanoffs. So long as
our great national power is not used
for the oppression of weaker nations
and peoples-so long as we do not
play the part of a National John L.
Sullivan-the world will have cause
to glory in our power. Russia needs
to be taught a moral lesson, and in
cidentally, to be given a curtain
lecture in national p%oliteness. The
Jewish petition is not the only thing
just now causing the Russian Bear to
froath at the mouth. The conduct of
the government of that country in
Manchuria has been II of national
deception and diplomatic chicanery,
so far as it has effected the American
government. Practically every re-
presentation made to this government
has been Of that character that had
similar ones been used by business
men in their relations to each other,
thoy would have been designated by
the term f%alsehood, or more emphati-
cally, a lie. The diplomatic conduct
of Russia in this particular has be-
come SO rank. that no trust can be
placed in any representation made by
it. English statesmen said that they
were not in honor bound to keep forth
with the treaties made with Napoleon;
hut that was near a century ago, and
nations have advanced since then, and
the Russians see n to be the only ones
who have taken on this work of ma
tional civilization and greatness. In
view of the conduct of Russia, Presi-
dent Roosevelt has determined, as we
see it, of giving that government a
moral solar plexus blow, not for the
purpose Of showing fight, but only to
show that we do not fear her power.
There is no reason why nations should
not deal as frankly with each other as
men, and if this government succeeds
in teaching that of Russia to do go,
we shall have done a service for which
the nations of the world will be CRATE
full.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03
Public Notice For CONSTRUCTION
of Sidewalks.

BE it resolved by the City Council, CITY Of
and along the following described property be
condemned and new sidewalks constructed and
that Public Notice be given to that effect,
On east side of Kelley avenue from Railroad
avenue to Sixth street, and
On west side Of Kelley avenue from Rail-
road avenue to Sixth street, and
On north side of Fourth street from
Arnold avenue extending 100 feet west shall be
On west side of Arnold avenue from Fifth
street to Railroad avenue.
On south side of Third street from Railroad
On north side of Railroad avenue from Third
street to Kelly avenue shall be laid eight feet
wide.
On north side of Sixth street from Flint
On north side Of Fifth street from Kelley
avenue to Harrington avenue.
On east side of harrington avenue from Sixth
street extending north 140 feet:
On east side of Hill avenue from Sixth street
to Seventh street.
On south side of Seventh street from Hill
avenue to Uline avenue.
On north side of Seventh street from Hill
On north side of Fourth street from Uline
avenue to Moore avenue.
On west side of Uline avenue from Second
S' On east side Of Hill avenue from Third street
to Fourth street.
On the north side of Second street from Hill
On south side of Fifth street from Kelley
avenue to harrington avenue.
On the he vest size st Of Flint int, ay r. from Sixth
Now therefore notice is hereby given to all
owners and occupants Of lots and parcels Of
in front of and adjoining the same at their own
cost and expense before the 1st day of August,
1909, said sidewalk! to be constructed of Cement
and conform to ordinance No. 8 asamended BY
Lots u and u, block IS.
Toto - .nd 70 hlocL 10 H H.- .- -l-
North Is feet of lot 1. block 20:
Twenty-6ye feet next south of north IS feet Of
South IS feet Of lot y, block q.
North IS feet of lot "a, block 20.
Lots a. s2 e = e and h7d. =: j block e.
Lot Il, a bioc K s S.o'k e.
Lots j, 2 /, $, g and ! along Third street.
Lots q, 3, 4, 5, 6, and seven along Railroad
Lots is, II, Is, 1e, II, IS, 10. 20, 21, q, %, "A,
! Lots is, IA, Is, 16, II, Is, 10, 20, 81, q, %, "a,
block 8.
Lots is, "A, IS, IS, II, Is, 10, 20, p, q, q, "A,
Lots is, IA, IS, ls, II, Is, 10, 20, 81, %, %, "a,
Lots i, IA, Is, 1e, II. Is. 10, 20, p. %, %, "a.
Lots II and 10, block IL along Hill avenue.
Ests j. !: + t. +, t. b.? al s Il IS : t. IT, !! !, Z &, D! e g. T.. "a,
Lots is, Il, Is, is, II, is, 10, 20, 81, q, %, "a.
block q.
Lots ! and q, block y along Uline avenue.
Lots and a, 6lock y along Uline avenue.
Lots ! and "a, block 40 along Uline avenue.
Lots IL and IS. block 81 alongHT avenue.
block 40.
Lots !, 2, 8, 1855 rs 9, block "a.
Lots l and "a, block 81. along Flint avenue.
Dated Devils Lake, N. p, June q, 1908.
By order of City Council.
~. IS. L. Wineman,
ATTEST: Mayor.
City Auditor. 1921
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03

The Washington diloatchs an
nounce that the diplomatic relations
between this country and Russia ale
somewhat strained because of the de-
termination On the part of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to forward to the Car
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03
Americans romantica11v ca11 Tn,

"a NQ4x Jul
the month Of brides, the time for the
scaling Of the hearts formerly struck
by the arrows of the restless god of
the bow and culver. We linger long
over the romance Of two young souls
united for life into n beautiful har-
mony. To those just entering upon
the unknown sea of married life,
everything is a glimpse of Paradise.
No storms hover on the horizon, no
angry waves lash the Shore All is
nectar slipped from the fairy cups. of
the gods. But to a pessimist the
month of June more resembles the be-
ginning of a connubial Lent. That
there will be happy homes-realms of
the purest connublal bliss-from the
weddings celebrated in the month
named in honor of the fair goddess
who presided owe the destinies of
women, is true. But that there will
be a beginning for the repletion of
divorce lawyers exchequers, and a
large immigration to the happy realms
of South Dakota is also true. We
are not opposed to marriage. It is
the most sacred relation in which
members of the human family car
enter. It is the foundation of all
civilization, the source Of all moral
purity. But the marriage relations
that brings these results are those
made in heaven, not the ones made in
the romantic moonlight of a summer
evening, OF beneath the whispering
boughs that make Devils Lake Chau-
tauqua famous. We mean the mar
riage of two souls with an affinity so
strong that the divorce courts would
have about as much attraction for
them as the police court would for a
drunkard minister. But with many
of the marriages entered into, the
marriage ceremony should be revised
so that it would read: 'What the
law doth permit to be joined together,
let not South Dakota put asunder. p
That would be nearer the real invo-
cation in spirit. Divorces in this
country, and the attendant evils, is
fast becoming a serious matter.
Much is being said in the press and
pulpit about the remedy for the
divorce evils. We have not yet been
christened as a reformer, but we be-
lieve the remedy is at the other end
of the married life. All the laws 81
church and state can not unite two
souls that are not Joined together by
the love-the purest,. hottest passion
of the human heart. Neither can the
divorce laws of Ill the states of til,
union have any affect or influence il
attempting to seperate those who's,
very souls flowed together at the by
menlal altar. If this be true, ant
our readers, who have experienced
the one or the other of these condi
tions will c%orroborate US, the remed,
for the divorce evil is to purify tn,
marriage contract. There is no vile
prostitution than that requiring I,
woman to maintain the marriage re
lation with a man she hates. Tn
m triage can not be purified by com
pelling her to maintain that relation
Better for morality that she be di
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03

A. M. Beveridge left for Grand
Forks and Crookstoa Monday, to dis
tribute advertising matter for the
Chautauqua association. He will
endeavor to care up a good crowd for
Grand Forks day, which comes on
July 7.
T. Thorson took a trip down to his
farm at Bartlett, Tuesday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03

TO CURE "A COLD In ONE DAY:
Take Laxative Bromo Quinire
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each box. csc.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03

With the price Of wheat playing tag
with seventy five cents, the farmers
of this state will begin to wonder If
it would not be better for them to
hold On to the commodity and sell &C.
cording to the demand instead of de.
livering to Chicago, at sixty-fve cents
and less, and permitting Chicago te
control the supply and scrap the rake.
off.