The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-10-01
MIN:NIE'S THINKS,

| 60 lMlnnleS Thinks do not necessarily ex-
press the views of either the editor or publisher
OF the UNION; Brother editors, please bear
this in mind.-PUB. UN1oN.]
ST: PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 80, 1903.
There's no place like Minnesota when
Indian summer is here. It's worth be-
ing alive then. +
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The fees paid by the State university
the first two weeks aggregate $685.
900. This years attendance will be
| immense.
I Reports ,received from the entire
State by the South St. Paul Stock Ex-
change show that sixty per cent of the
| corn crop is safe. Fourteen counties
report an increased corn acreage and
yield: nine report an average yield;
and only eight less than average. On
the whole Minnesota has more and bet
ter corn this year than last
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Senator Julius Collier will press his
bill providing for system of county
assessors at the next session of the
legislature.
The equalization board assessed Dan.
Patch at $4,000 and next day he lost
the championship. He should have
lost it earlier and saved the owner a.
few dollars.
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The October term of the supreme
court begins next week with light
calendar.
The managers of the Minnesota ex-
hlbit at the St. Louis exposition will
make a special feature of the educa-
| tional exhibit. Minnesota has the best
and prettiest teachers in the world,
now let's prove that we have the bright
est pupils also.
Frank Nye has gone away on a lec-
: turing trip and while he is gone Loren
Fletcher may be lecturing in an etfec-
tive way to the campaign manipula-
tors.
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The trouble with the present tax
system is that the man who returns his
property pays for the man who doesn't.
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About all the general public knows
OF the Minneapolis -four mill strike is
that the mill workers were willing to
submit the question to arbitration and
the owners would not To this extent
the public sympathy will be with the
laborers, for the public believes in ar
bitration
A Minneapolis negro was given a
twenty-five year sentence for assault,
after a full hearing before fair Jury.
That's better than burning at the stake.
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The synod OF the Presbyterian church
of Minnesota will hold it's annual meet
ing in St. Paul October to II.
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The Hennepin county district court
has granted ninety divorces this term.
That's a beautiful commentary on CITY
life.
University students who are ''scab-
bing'' in the place of the flour mill
strikers will find themselves kept busy
later on explaining their action. The
student body as a whole disapproves
the acts of the few who hold their
honor so cheap.
Even crab apples are scarce this year
and there may not be bellyaches
enough to go around.
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Country merchants and farmers are
warned by the dairy department to
steer shy of men claiming to represent
Chicago grocery firms. Many fakirs
are working the small towns.
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Thus far the only things of interest
at the State unworthy have been a cane
rush, a football game and prize fight.
Education will come later.
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Freedom county isn't kicking on
crops this year. Despite bad weather
and everything else the county reports
every crop above the average.
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lt5pays to do things right. The Mil
waukee Sentinel had an editorial the
other day on the Minnesota State fair.
1t roasted the Wisconsin fair and
pointed oft the Minnesota fair as an
ideal. That is the reputation we have
outside the State and it's worth money
| to us.
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The Dispatch is changeable in it's af-
fections. It seems to have turned from
Eddy to Judge Collins as it's candidate
for governor. Or is this just part of
the game to- get a large field of candi-