The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-10-08
MINNIE'S THINKS,
l'Mlnnie's 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. UNION7
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 6, 1903.


St. Paul will this year receive $780,
600 from it's saloon licenses. There are
$50 saloons in operation now as against
32S last year, an increase of thirty-two
saloons in the year. This makes one
saloon for every ninety-seven families
in St. Paul. There is nothing dry about
the sanity city.
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Many of the younger Republicans are
talking Oar Reese for congress. but
Oar says there is nothing in it.
$50:
Old Pease admits that he paid ten
cents for balloon at the State fair. Is
grandpa getting Eighty?
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The October apportionment of cur
rent school funds has just been made.
The total amount distributed is $780,
996.lO, the total number of pupils en-
titled to draw, 362,6O7, the per capita
$3.50. Hennepin county draws S9S, GIG;
Ramsey, S6l,5l3: Mile Laos, S4,s43;
Sherburne, $500; Benton, s4,44S;
Isanti, $6,030.6O: Cook draws but 1856.
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In the death of Fred n Van Duzee
the State loses one of it's brainiest
newspaper men. and every man who
knew him loyal and worthy friend.
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During the month of September there
was not single penny of counterfeit
money discovered by secret service
officers in the Twin Cities. a most I'M
usual record.
The supreme court convened Tues
day for the October term. There are
EOS cases on the calendar, eight more
than at the last March term and about
fifty less than at the last October term.
The big cases to come up are the case
OF ex-Mayor Ames, the beet-sugar case,
the Mueller case from Duluth, and the
appeal of the Nelson murderers from
Owatonna.
The State bar association held me-
mortal services for Judge Flandrau in
the supreme court room Tuesday after
noon. Addresses were made by men,
bers of the bar and the court and
suitable memorial adopted.
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st. Paul was very thirsty during Sep
TENDER. The revenue collections for
the month were $l03, 425, or 81. 900 more
than for September last year.
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The St. Paul school board may intro
duce cooking into the schools. It would
be slight improvement upon whiting
and some of the other fool things now
in the schools
Joseph McKibben of St. Paul has re-
signed from the board of equalization.
He says he cannot afford to take So
much time away from his personal af-
fairs.
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Frank Eddy wants all State supplies
furnished by Minnesota dealers. That's
no new idea. 1t is in force now. The
State board of control adopted that
principle from the start, and purchases
eighty per cent of it's merchandise in
Minnesota. The only purchases made
outside are in cases where articles are
m a n f9 ct in tho
where the difference in price is so
marked as to make buying at home a
mistake.
A Chicago attorney is threatening to
make trouble for the Minnesota game
department.. He claims that of 1000
ducks seized near the Iowa line only
2,000w were reported by the game author
tiles. He wants to know what became
of the other 5000.
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Hennepin county is to try the tax
detective system and has hired Judge
L. J. Wooley of Wright county to fer
ret out hidden property. It is claimed
that the system will add thousands to
the tax rolls. The charge for the work
is twenty-five cents for every dollar
collected.
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The forty-eighth annual meeting of
the Minnesota Congregationalist is in
session'in St. Paul.
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St. Paul savings banks say that labor
ing men have larger deposits this year
than ever before. That's a sure test of
good times. H.
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The average salary of grade teachers
is $27o year. What a lovely incentive
to young woman to consecrate her
life to this great calling. (
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D. A. Lindsey of St. Paul has been
appointedYState agent to succeed W.