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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
A $5,OOO,OOO FIRE.
The City of Rochester, N. Y. Suffers From
Big Fire.

The City Of Rochester, N. Y. Suffers From
Big Fire.
The city of Rochester, N. Y, was
visited Friday morning by fire al
most as disastrous in proportion to
the size of the city as was the recent
cont1agration in Baltimore.
The fire occurred in the business
center of the town. The loss to mer-
camille establishments on stocks and
buildings is estimated at $4,000, 900.
In addition to this several office build
ings have been destroyed, adding a
large sum to the damage.
The Rochester fire department. was
unable to cope with the flames. Aid
was asked Of Buffalo and Syracuse
and fremen from the latter place ar
rived after five hours.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
THE COLD SPELL.
A Little Data That it Might be Well to

A Little Data That it Might be Well to
Keep.
Weather Observer Oliver of St. Paul
said last week: "'This years cold
spell has been one of the longest and
most severe in fifteen years. The only
cold spell on record that can approach
the present one was during the winter
of 1882
The present cold spell began about
Nov. "a, and has whooped it up-no
down-ever since. From Nov. "a to
Feb. "a the thermometer has laid pretty
low. The coolest day of this spell
was Jan. "a, when the mercury drop
ped to 30 below. The average during
the time given was 1873 degrees above
zero, or l.8 degrees colder during
this time than during the same period
in 1883, the coolest previous year on
record. The mean temperature for
November, 1908, was .30.6 degrees,
averaging 1.9 degrees above the nor
NAL temperature. The average tenn
:aperature for. the last. seven days of
, November given in the tables, was 49,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
Servants In Philippines.

Gen. Luke E. Wright, Gov. Taft's
successor in the Philippines, described
a native servant in recent letter
home.
This servant, boy, was ignorant,
Gen. Wright explained, and then he
gave this case in point:
81 told him at luncheon to fill an
empty pepper cruet, and I waited for
the pepper, but it was long time
coming.
Finally looked him up impa-
tiently. He sat bent over the cruet,
with the pepper beside him.
How long is it going to take you
to do that job?' I asked.
mot much longer he answered;
sbut you must remember that it is no
small task to force the pepper through
these little holes.'
He was filing the cruet, you see,
without removing the perforated, lid. .
New York Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
WAS AT EMPEROR,s BALL.
Lieutenant Carleton, Formerly of Mime
apOlis, Now in the Army.

Lieutenant Carleton, Formerly of Mime
apolis, Now in the Army.
Lieutenant W. A. Carleton, battalion
adjutant of the Thirteenth infantry in
the regular service, is at present sta
toned at Fort Crook, Ned, where he
and Mrs. Carleton are at home at
quarters No. 6.
Lieutenant Carleton only recently
returned from two years. service in
the Philippines where he was pleas
antly stationed at st. Musa, near
Manila, and at Malachi island, in
Laguna de Bay. He left Manila early
in November, and was joined at
Nagasaki by Mrs. Carleton. On their
way home they visited many Japanese
points, were presented to the crown
prince and princess and the imperial
family. and we're present at the en-
peror's birthday ball. Minneapolis
Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03

husband of the woman followed his
spouse and found her in company with
Becker. The latter was fined for dis
orderly conduct while the woman went
to her folks in the southern part of the
State.
Becker hustled for his company
while he was here and sold lot of
sewing machines and was. smooth
enough to stick his company for about
$500. He also left a large number of
unsettled accounts with parties in town
who would like to have him come back
and square himself. But the chances
of his doing so are very remote.
The picture of Becker was taken
about three months ago and is good
likeness Of the slick young man. He
is about thirtytwo years of age, weight
about ITO pounds, and is about five
feet, eleven inches in height. He has
dark hair, black eyes and a large,
prominent nose, and walks straight
and square shouldered. There is a
standing reward of S25 offered for his
apprehension.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
WANTED PRINCETON MINISTER.
Methodist Church In minneapolis COME

Methodist Church In minneapolis Confer
ence Wanted Rev. w. e. j. Gratz.
Rev. Gratz received a letter from
Presiding Elder Clemans this week
stating that the bishop had requested
the transfer of Mr.. Gratz to a church
in the Minneapolis conference that at
the present time is without a pastor.
The officials of the church had re-
quested the bishop to have Mr.. Gratz
transferred, and the presiding elder
informed the Princeton pastor of the
wishes of the bishop and the pastor
less church, stating that he would very
Reluctantly let him go, and would not
acquiesce in the request if the removal
of Mr.. Gratz would result in any fric-
tion in the Princeton church. The
matter was taken up with the official
board of the Princeton church who
vigorously objected to the release of
Mr.. Gratz who under the circum-
stances will remain, as it is not the
wish Of the bishop or the presiding
elder to force the Princeton church to
release it's pastor. Mr.. Gratz has
done great work during his pastor
ate in Princeton and his personal
wishes are that he be allowed to re-
main here as long as he can advance
the interests of his church and be of
service as pastor in this community.
The offer to Mr.. Gratz Of the new
field is distinct honor and recogni-
ton Of his worth and ability as the
church has membership of three
times that of the Princeton church and
is in much larger field.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
THE TOWN MEETINGS
They Will be Held on Next Tuesday
at Which Time New Law
Goes into Effect.
Supervisors Are to be Elected for
Terms Of One, Two and Three
Years.

The annual election of town officers
occurs on next Tuesday, the eighth
day of March. The last session of
the legislature made very important
change in the manner of electing town
supervisors, so that beginning with
the present year the three supervisors
shall be SO elected that one supervisor
shall be elected each year in the future.
and at the forthcoming election there
shall be three supervisors elected, one
for three years, one for two and one
for one year. The law states that the
ballots shall indicate for what terms
the candidates are to be elected, and
shall also designate which of the num-
Der are to be voted for as chairman.
The law was deemed a good one by
the legislature as according to it's pro-
visions there will in the future always
be two old members of the town board
to hold over, and but one supervisor
shall be elected each year. In this
way the town boards can be of more
service to the people and accomplish
much more work during their incum-
bency of office.
There is a provision in the law for
the election of a town school superin-
tendent, but this provision of the law
only applies where there are twenty or
more townships in a school distrcict.
All other town officers are elected in
the regular way, there being no
changes made in the law
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
BIG FIRE AT BRAINERD.
Northern Minnesota City Suffers 100000
Loss.

Northern Minnesota City Suffers 100000
Loss.
Brainerd was visited by a devas-
tated fire in the heart Of the business
center last Thursday night, entailing
losses approximating $4,000; about
two-thirds insured. Some of the lead
ing business places were entirely de-
stroyed, including large stocks of
goods. :=@ ss~' .-
The fire started in the rear Of l.. M.
Hoops dry goods and notion store
about $50 o'clock, and before assist
ance could be secured the large two
story frame structure was enveloped
in flames.
At time when it was thought the
flames were under control, the Gale
block caught fire; and while the fire.
men succeeded in saving the building,
the stock of dry goods was damaged
$25, 1000, making q total loss of over
100000. The fire at 11:5O clock was
under control.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
Death of Mrs. Rathjens.

Mrs. Daniel Rathjens, who was
badly burned and bruised in fire at
her boarding house in Minneapolis
recently, died at Asbury hospital in
Minneapolis last week, the immediate
cause of her death having been pneu-
monia, though she had been sufferer
from cancer for some. time. The ex-
posure at the fire caused pneumonia.
Mrs. Rathjens was born in Germany
nearly sixty-six years ago and came
to this country with her parents when
sixteen years of age and settled in
Valparaiso, Indiana. She moved with
her husband to Bradford twenty-one
years ago where he died five years ago
and there she has lived until the last
two years when she has made her home
with her daughters. Six daughters
and four sons are left to mourn the
irreparable loss of kind and affec-
tionate mother. Mrs. B. S. Grant of
Kansas, Mrs. w. J. Robbers of Oak
Grove, Mrs. E. F. Gillespie of Cam
bridge, the Misses Nellie, Laura and
Effie of Minneapolis, Henry who is in
Washington state and Will, Edward
and Roy of Cambridge.
The funeral was in Cambridge last
Thursday afternoon, from the M. E.
church and the interment was in the
Union cemetery at Cambridge.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03

but the exact place of art in the
commercial and labor world really
ought to be settled. Uncertainty is
badIor business. How are sculptor,
who work in clay, stone and bronze,
to- know whether they are under the
jurisdiction of the Dirt Diggers' Union
the brotherhood of Stone-cutters, or
the Amalgamated Association of
Metal Workers? And is mural
painter properly subject to the regula-
tons OF the United House Painters or
OF the International Order of Plaster
ers and Decorators? Saturday Even
ing Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
A Speedy Colt.

A Cannon Falls correspondent says:
'"This village claims a pacing wonder
in Colemont by Hammont (2:25), Dan
Colbert (2:0719).
"Colemont is bay stallion and was
two years old last August, and never
had harness on or any handling up
to that time. He has since been
broken, but has had no professional
handling.
Feb. IL Colemont paced one-eighth
of a mile in II seconds. On Feb. 13
he went the distance in 16 seconds,
and on Feb. 16 the speedy youngster
made the eighth in l5A seconds.
considering that he was hooked to
a cart with runners and pulling a man
of 2l5 pounds and on snow road, his
owners are quite confident that he is
the fastest colt for his age and hand
ling living. Colemont is owned by
William Loven.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
All for &EO-
SINCE.


F. D. Mckinney, rural carrier on
Route No. 2 from Cambridge beat the
record on Tuesday from this Office and
we presume from any office in the
country. He delivered 1856 packages
and collected Alb, making total of
1,2O8. All of the carriers from this
office had extraordinary heavy loads
on Tuesday on account of the holiday
on Monday. Cambridge and the
patrons of her four routes are and
should be proud of the efficient SER
vices done by the carriers .Messrs.
Louis Lidstrom, r. McKenney,
George Babb3 and A. D. Grant. &c Cam
bridge Press .S.,. i
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the real estate
transfers in Mile Laos county as filed
with Register of Deeds Chapman from
Feb. 10 to Mar. 2:
. Annie F. Campbell, single, to Will
liam Hendricks, e1a of se1 of sec. 1t,
Hayland, $1.0O.
Mary Z. Foster and husband to T.
A. Oppedale, swA of sw4 of sec. IS,
South Harbor, S275.
Llewellyn S. Libby and wife to Fred
b: Bastion, that part of sw4 of sw4
OF sec. 70, Princeton, lying south Of
Princeton Greenbush road, $500.
Hiram II. Bolster, ct al, to John j.
Bolster, e72 of nw4 of ne4 of sec. 6,
Onamia, $3.50.
John j. Bolster and wife to Oline M.
Ldindquist, eM of nwA of ne4 of sec.
Robert A. Neil and wife to Flora L.
Miller, seA of ne4 of sec. 81, Rob-
John A. Eicher and wife to Lydia
Elcher, ne of nwA of sec. II, Prince
Norman Smith, single, to VIM. and
Earl Johnston, nw4 of se4 of sec. %,
South Harbor, 1920.
Northwestern Improvement Co. to
Percy Leslie Harter, neI of neL of
sec. -, Princeton. 5000.
Frank Mckee and wife to Nellie M.
Parker, the south &c feet of the seI of
block Is, third add. to Milaca, $500.
Algot Almquist and wife to S.
August Anderson, ne4 of nwI of sec.
%, Milaca, $780,.
Aulger Rines and wife to- Jens Lar
son, 81 of lot in block 81 of Oak
Knoll cemetey, $500.
John W. Briggs and wife to August
Henschel, sw4 of nwI and part of
se4 of nw14 of sec. q, Princeton.
The Mile Laos Lumber Co. to Jo-
seph Pear. 81 of se4 of sec. I. Milaca
G. Vandertunk, single, to John Hag-
lund, NJ of ne4 and ne4 of se1 of
sec. 6, Borgholm, S72O.
Bondimer, se4 of neI and ne4 of se1
sec. 8, Princeton, $500.
The Mile Laos Lumber Co. to Gus
tai Lundberg, sel of nwA of sec. IT,.
Borgholm, $500.
Charles Keith and wife to Gustaf
Lundberg, 81 of nw1 of sec. II.
Borgholm, S1.OO.
Northwestern improvement Co. to
August Carlson, neL of sell of sec.
30, Milo, 1920.
Appleton Collins to Esther Kimbell.
six and 4 acres in lot 4, sec. 32, South
Harbor, $3.50.
H. r. Mallette and wife to Citizens
State Bank of Princeton, 81 of neL
of sec. 21, Milo, s1.OO.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
]gVEso7l
HIsToRIcA
SOCIETY,".

1t was an easy matter to arrive at
settlement and the necessary data was
left with the county auditor for final
adjustment.
There is no business of any special
Importance to come up, except the
regular routine matters which will be
passed on to-day. The board ap-
pointed to view the proposed route of
the Greenbush ditch will have to be
granted additional time as it has been
unable to make the necessary examin-
alton or report as vet.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03

degrees above zero, a drop of %. de-
grees below the normal.
The average temperature for January
was 7.6 degrees above, or three de-
grees colder than the normal. The
average for December, 1903, was 1919
degrees above zero, So degrees colder
than the normal December weather.
The average for February was 3.4 de-
grees above, drop of 81 degrees
from the normal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
The Band Concert.

The concert given at the opera house
Tuesday night by the Princeton band
assisted by local talent was no the sue
cess that it should have been from the
standpoint of attendance as there was
only fair house. The concert as a
whole was very good, though owing
to the fact that the bass member OF the
male quartette, Otto Radeke, failed to
appear at the last minute, one of the
best features of the program had to
be omitted much to the disappointment
of the members of the band and the
audience as we'll. The quartette had
been getting in shape to sing several
good pieces, but without the bass it
was like ship without it's mainsail
The band in all it's selections was
good, and the assistance of S. S. Pet
tersOn, J. S. AndersonSof Milaca and
A. G. Nachbar was greatly appre-
ciated. Mr.. Peterson played the pic
colo, while Mr.. Anderson played E.
fiat and Nachbar the B-flat clarinet.
With four clarinets and the piccolo
the band was in shape to give some
good music. The solo by Prof. Sell
leck was we'll rendered and called for
an encore which he responded to.
The duet by Mrs. Cooney and Miss
Nachbar also caught the audience and
an encore was given. B. o. Brown
gave a trombone solo as an encore to
the stein song by Mont Woodcock with
trombone accompaniment by Mr..
Brown. The baritone solo by A.. G..
Nachbar was played with pleasing
effect.
A dance was given at the close of
the concert. The total receipts from
the concert amounted to $685..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
Postmaster COrdiner Enters on Third Teri

Postmaster Cordiner Enters on Third Term
Postmaster Cordiner's term as post
master expired on the nineteenth of
last month, having completed eight
years of service as postmaster at that
time, and Mr.. Cordiner's petition for
disappointment was signed by all the
bushes men of Princeton and received
some very strong endorsements. It
was sent to Congressman Bede who
endorsed it at once and the appoint
ment of Mr.. Cordiner has been sent to
the senate for confirmation, which will
be merely a matter of senatorial rou-
tine, and the commission will arrive
in a short time. In the meantime Mr..
Cordiner continues to receive and dis
patch mail at the same old stand and
will continue to do so for the next four
years. When he took the office in
January, 1895, the Office was in the
fourth class list, but in the following
October it was made presidential
office and has been in that class ever
since.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
Company Incorporated.

The stock holders of the Borgholm
Cooperative Creamery Co., held
meeting at Book on Friday, Feb. Goth
and signed articles of Incorporation
with a capital stock of $4,000 divided
into shares of S25 each. The following
officers were elected: President, AL
fred Wass; vice-president, J. 81. Long
necker; secretary, J. p. Billings;
treasurer, c. J. Hoist; trustees, Geo.
Way, II. Kasperson and Carl Ekman.
The company starts out with bright
prospects of success.-M ilaca Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-03-03
Death of an Old Cambridge Pioneer

Matthias Smith, one of the pioneers
OF Isanti county and Cambridge, died
at his home in that place last Mon
day. He was about seventy years of
age and had been in feeble health for
two months prior to his death. he
was the father Postmaster Smith of
Cambridge; Mr., Smith was in the
mercantile business in, Cambridge for
many years, but retired from the BUSH,
ness q few years ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-25

MEAAA FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the
XhEEkhEE original letter and signature of above testimonial,
O0OUU which will prove its absolute genuineness.
Lydia e. Pinkham Med. Co, Lynn, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-25
Continued from third page.

points, but it was long after midnight
before the first of them began to
arrive, and in the meantime the local
iremen were having the fight of their
lives. Only n serious accident
occurred. At an early stage of the
fire Chief Thompson was tripped by
the flames and forced to jump from
the top of a building. A network of
wires broke his fall and saved his
life. He escaped with a broken leg.
When the chief made his leap for life,
a traveller from Montreal was on the
roof with him and no trace of him
has since been seen. 1t is probable he
persisted in the flames. The fire
started in the elevator shaft in the
rear of the Currie building on Well
ington st.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-25
PROBATE COURT.

Franklin J. Burnett estate, Craftsbury.
Commissioners report returned.
Albert Gilmore estate, Stanstead, P. O.,
account. Decree of distribution made.
Oscar Foss estate, San Francisco, Cal, to
wit, Barton. Administrator settles his
account.
Dennie E. Danforth, minor, Barton.
Guardian applies for license to sell real
estate. Referred to May 4th, 1904.
Henry P. Danforth. minor, Barton, Re-
lease and discharge of guardian by wari
filed, ward having attained his majority.
Betsey Garland estate, Barton. Admin
istrator presents his account. Referred to
Barton. May 18th, 1904,
Israel NJ. Blake Minors, Derby. Fred T.
Caswell appointed guardian.
John Simmons estate, Greensboro. Ad-
ministrator settles his account. Assign
ment made to widow.
Almira B. Graves estate, Glover. Com
missioners' report returned.
Thomas Smith estate, Barton. Special
administrators inventory returned.
George D Percy estate, Newport. Com
missioners' report returned.
George [. Hudson estate, Glover. APP
praisers' inventory returned.
Joseph Lightwood estate, Barton. In
ventories of appraisers and administrator
returned and accepted.
Israel NJ. Blake estate, Derby. Exec
utor's inventory returned and accepted.
William Porter estate, Jay. Appraisers
inventory returned and accepted.
Emily Owen estate, Hinsdale, n. H., tc
wit, Newport. A. G. Sleeper appointed
administrator Homer Thrasher and H.
Root appraisers.
Runia c. Donney, of Newport, adiudget
insane pauper, and order of removal t.
Vermont state hospital for insane at Wat
erbury issued.
Gabriel Patterson estate, Glover. Ap
praisers' inventory returned.
Betsy Pariin estate, Charleston. c (
Coruth administrator; j. B. Holton an
II. G. Ruiter appraisers and commissioner
Gilman Seaver estare, Barton. Commits
s1oners' report returned and accepted.
Emily Owen estate, Hinsdale, n. H,
wit, Newport. Appraisers inventor
returned.
Harold Jenness, minor, Barton. Luel
A. Jeuness appointed guar dian.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-25

Gilbert Hart, the we'll known manu-
facturer of Detroit, Mich, who pre-
sented the town of Wallingfo I'd with
its library building, writes The NeaCs,
in part, as follows: 81 am a native of
Vermont, having left there in 1855, so
with all the changes since then am
not closely in touch with many of the
town items you publish. IN a general
way, however, I am interested in
Vermont. To say that l am disguised
with the state as t. its position On
the saloon or license question is put
ting it mildly. My native town has
| gone into the saloon business. Some
times I almost feel like saying good
bye to it. lam glad Rutland got
enough of it in one year. Through
The NeIUS | noted the great number of
arrests for drunkenness and | was
perverse enough to be glad of it, for
| wanted the Rutland people to get
their fill of license" 1t is perhaps
not too much to say that nine-tenths
of the cold Vermonters''-men who
have left the state to become substan-
tial citizens of other states-feel that
Vermont has taken a backward step
in the matter of liquor statutes
Rutland NeUs.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-25
Purposes of the Anti-SaIoon League.


First. To arouse a definite interest
in every church, so that it will exert
all its influence against license and
the saloon.
Second. To get all churches of all
denominations and all the temperance
forces leagued together in united &C.
ton for no-license in the town.
Third. To enforce all temperance
laws, through the officers whose duty
it is to enforce laws, by arousing a
public sentiment SO that the officers
will be encouraged in doing their duty.
Fourth. To ecure advanced legis-
lation on the subject of temperance.
This can be done by a united action
on the part of church and temperance
reople; hence the necessity of organizd-
ton.
Fifth. To send out literature to in
form the people of the evils of the sa-
loon and a successful plan of oppos-
ing il. 1t is not the idea of the League
to criticize or oppose any temperance
organization, but to harmonic and
consolidate all on common ground.
This common ground is opposition to
the saloon. .
Sixth. The League is interpartisan
in it's work and aims to get every
Christian man and patriotic citizen to
attend the primaries of their own
parties.
Seventh. To oppose in every fair
way the liquor men, and to aid in ev-
cry fair way temperance men, of any
party.
Eighth. The League is the elected
agency of the churches and temper
ance and moral forces for mutual tenn
perance work. The League is the
only such organization in the state.
Hence the necessity for this organization.