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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-07

worked up big route when he COM
bined with Sinclair and John Tousey.
George and Henry Dexter and 8. w.
Johnson to form the American News
company. He was the youngest Of the
six, but three Of the others survive
him, Henry Dexter nearly 80 years Of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
GAS AND OIL IN BENTON.

More News About Gas and Oil Indications
; in Glendorado.
:: VIM. Penrod, formerly of Indiana,
but for the past six years located at
Estes Brook, Benton county, where
he is the owner of saw mill and store,
is spending the day in the city. Mr..
Penrod comes from the gas belt in In
diana and has been familiar all his
life with coal oil and gas conditions.
He has noticed surface indications at
a number of points about Estes Brook
of oil and gas and he has decided to
investigate. The tracts are in Glen
dorado township, Benton county, and
Mr.. Penrod is sufficiently optimistic
that his observations mean some
thing tangible that he has taken leases
on a large number of tracts of land.
These leases which will run to him
and c. Spane of Hartford City, Indi-
ana, but the development work will be
done under direction of an Indiana oil
company. 1t is now confidently ex-
pected to begin operations in the early
spring.
Mr.. Penrod was in the city to-day
for the purpose Of consulting an at
torney relative to the form of lease to
be used in his operations. st. Cloud
Journal Press Jan. 18TH.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Skating Sentiment.

The happiest lot of children in
Princeton are those who frequent the
private rink that is kept in good con-
dition on the DR.. Armitage property.
The children enjoy the sport i'm
mensely, and one of the little girls
who skates on the rink grew poetic
the other day over the celebrating
sport and sent the Union asAbit of
poetry. We quote a stanza to show
how the young author keenly appre-
ciates skating, and also to show her
far-sighted views of life. There are
many older persons than this little
girl who have written much more and
said less: Here is what she says:
Skating, skating, o, isn't it fun!
70 enjoy life while you are young:
But don t forget, for when you are old,
Then the story of your life is told.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
PRINCETON COUNTY, MNNEsOT

peanut action made the boys very
tired. They paid the bill and dis
banded, and there has been an effort
made to re-organize but without sue
cess.
Mr.. Galley spoke of the old volunteer
ire organization and stated that in
times s past the council had done what
ever was required of it and helped the
department all it could. He did not
uphold the action of the council that
refused to pay a bill incurred by the
department.
Inc. discussion brought out the fact
that the two chemicals are out of re-
pair, and the big one is unfit to use.
The hose cart which was smashed up
the other night is out of commission
and lt.has been necessary to send to
Ohio for new pieces. There is only
one good nozzle, the couplings and
gaskets are becoming lost and unless
something is done soon the whole fire
equipment will be ruined.
1t was the desire of the coucnil to
do something in the matter and the
president and recorder were instructed
to take some action in the matter.
There being no further business the
council adjourned to first Monday in
February.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Wedding at OrrOck.

Mr.. Thomas A. Larson and Miss
Ina 81. Pearson of Orrock were united
in marriage by Rev. A. Larsgaard of
Princeton on Tuesday evening of this
week at the home of the bride Miss
Pearson and Miss Sina Larson acted
as bridesmaids, while Mr.. P. w. Jes-
person of Anoka and Mr.. o. B. An
derson of St. Paul were best men.
Only near relatives were present. The
bride wore a cream-colored wedding
gown and veil and carried brides's
roses while the bridesmaids carried
carnations e.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson left for the
twin cities Wednesday,, After return
ing they expect to reside at Orrock
where Mr.. Larson is engaged in bust
ness. The bride and Dom were the
recipients of many wedding gifts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21

Theron Leroy Sherman was born
in Russell, Ohio, April 9th, 1886. He
was the ninth child in family of
twelve children, four of whom are
now living. At the age of nineteen
his parents moved to Wisconsin. It
was there he married Mary Colburn.
Five children were born to them. two
sons and three daughters, one of
whom, Mrs. Sylvia Rivers, died in
Princeton two years ago last July.
The others are all living in Mime
apolis. In 1874 Mr.. Sherman moved
to Minnesota where he resided until
his death. He had lived in Mime
apolis for the past six years.
The funeral was held at the resi-
dence last Saturday at 2:3O p. m.
Those present from outside the city
were two brothers, Myron and Sylves-
ter Sherman of Weyauwega, Wiscon-
sin; sister, Mrs. Olive Claggett, and
neices, Abbie Claggett, Mrs. E. D.
Claggett and Mary Claggett of Prince
ton.
The interment took place Sunday
IN the cemetery at Anoka where Mr..
Sherman's mother and daughter were
buried.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Annual Church Meeting.

The adjourned annual meeting of
the Congregational church was held at
the church last Thursday evening, and
the: business of the annual meeting
was concluded by the election of
officers whose terms had expired, the
appointment of committees, and such
other business as. came before the
meeting for discussion. At meeting
held the week previous the matter of
changing from Congregational to
Presbyterian fellowship came up for
discussion and it was deemed advis-
able to postpone action for one week
in order that the matter might be fully
considered. There developed strong
opposition to the change on the part
of some of the old members of the
church and for this reason the motion
was laid on the table. Rev. Steenson,
present pastor of the church, is Pres
byterian and when he was engaged as
pastor last spring it was thought that
it might be possible to change the de-
nomination of the church. The action
taken by the church will make it i'm
possible for him to remain any longer
than one year with the church at
which time the Congregational people
will have to look for new pastor.
The officers elected at the the an
nual meeting were as follows: Trus-
tee for three years, Mrs. c.. H. Rines;
deacon for three years, Solomon'
Long; clerk for one year, Geo. F.
Wright; treasurer for one year, j. F.
Peterson; Sunday school superintend-
ent, Mrs. Phoebe Borden. The com
mittee on music was reelected, and
also the ushers. The moderator. S.
S. Peterson. was instructed to ap-
pointa fiananceand soliciting commit
tee. The clerk was instructed to pur-
chase twenty-five new hymn books for
the church.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Death OF Theron L. Sherman.

Theron L. Sherman died very sud
denly at his home in Minneapolis
Thursday morning, Jan. IA. He had
been sick but three days. Death was
caused by an internal hemorrhage.
It was a great shock to the family as
they supposed he was getting better.
He leaves a wife and four children
to mourn the loss of kind husband
and loving father.
Mr.. Sherman at one time conducted
a barber shop in this village and was
well known by some of our old resi-
dents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
A TIMELY WARNING.
A Protest From the Pulpit on Lax Safe
guards Against Fire. :.

In his sermon delivered last Sun
Gay evening on lessons from the
Chicago Fire., Rev. Gratz made some
very pointed local applications. and
sent home with very strong emphasis
.he responsibility that rested on the
officials and the citizens of Princeton
ny being negligent about providing
proper safeguards against fire and the
havoc and injury wrought by the same.
Rev. Gratz took his text from Matt
.4:36-44: with particular reference to
verse AZ, ''Watch therefore, for We
know not what hour your Lord come. "
Rev. Gratz stated that there were those
who were always ready to cry out
sensational preaching" when
preacher announces a topic of the ma
tire he had selected as his sermon,
put he reminded all such that the
scholarly John Wesley preached 1on
"The Cause and Cure of Earth
Quakes,' right after the earthquake at
Lima in 1746, and in 1871 Tallmage
oook for his theme ':The Great Chi
cago Fire." Graphically did Rev.
Gratz picture the presentation of
MIR. Bluebeard'' the comic opera
which was given at the new Iroquois
theater during the holiday week and
as he told of that part of the play
when with the extinguishing of the
lights in the auditorium and the burn
ing of the bright arc lamp back of the
stage the pretty fairy scene was pre-
sented only to be followed with the
horrible appearance of fire soon after
yards, there was deathlike stiffness
throughout the church.. Reference was
made to the way in which all the pre-
cautions against, fire were neglected
both by the city authorities and by
the owners of the theater. "When will
men learn that nothing is too expen-
sive which prevents the possibility of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
DEATH CALLED SUDDENLY.
James Peters of NIilaca Dies Suddenly at
Onamia.


Onamia.
The community was shocked Sunday
morning by the news that James Peters
was dead. Death came to him with
out warning early Sunday morning
about five O'Clock while he was pre-
pairing to depart from Onamia on his
way to Milaca with his team. He
walked into John McClure's store at
that hour and stood near the stove
warming himself. The attention of
those in the store was attracted bv the
sound of fall near the stove and dis
covered Peters lying on the floor un-
conscious. DR.. Bacon was summoned
from Milaca, but life was extinct long
before his arrival, as the dead man
had evidently expired Immediately.
In the early part of the winter fire
destroyed Mr.. Peters residence and
it is supposed that the excitement, as
we'll as the smoke he inhaled at the
time, superinduced the fatal attack of
heart disease. The remains were
brought to Milaca and the funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist
church, Rev. D. P. Olin officiating
and addressing words of comfort and
consolation to the bereaved relatives.
The remains were taken to st. Fran,
els for burial in the cemetery at his
home.
The deceased was aged ffty-two
years: was an honest, Woodworking
man. He leaves a wife and large
family to mourn his loss.-Milaca
Times (Jan. LAY.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
The BOgey Man.

What every Dunn adherent in Min
nesota feared has happened, the
dreaded Jim Martin has burnt the
bridges behind him and is advancing
as chief push Of the Collins army.
In Kittson county parents, at night,
throw the scare into their disobedient
children by the threat, that Jim Mar
tin will catch them!'' But the inquiry
oftenest heard, is, "Who is Jim Mar
tin?"-St. Vincent New Era.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21

d. ul GIlG ApOSGlo SpOht OIuly W11CA
he said The love of money is the root
of all evil. A writer has said: 1T is
reflection upon civilization that such
tragedies can occur. They can be pre-
vented. The first function of munich
pal government is to care for the
bodies and morals of it's citizens. It
is very rudimentary conception of
municipal government which makes it
a prize for political fights. A city
government is simply a housekeeper
on large scale. Its functions are to
provide clean and well-kept streets, a
scientific sewerage system, pure water,
adequate lighting and reasonable
methods of transportation, proper
school buildings and good teaching.
It is the first business of city to
make such calamity as that which
happened in Chicago impossible
In his local application Rev. Gratz
said: II think that we as citizens of
Princeton have something to learn.
Here we are village of nearly 1000
people and no fire company. Think
of it! The other night when a barn
was on fire men rushed out and tried
to screw the wrong end of the hose
onto the hydrant. While they were
doing that homes might have been de-
stroyed and lives might have been
lost. A short time since when a car
caught fire down on the track men
pulled out the only hose cart in town
and smashed it turning corner.
Again property might have been de-
stroyed and lives might have been
lost. Are we only playing at city
government? Do you know that the
fire insurance inspector came here a
little while ago and raised the rates
on fire insurance from ten to fifteen
per cent, so that we are paying liter
ally hundreds of dollars more for in
surance every year than we need. If
half of the money that we pay out that
way were invested in a fire company
we would be better off. Are we going
to wait until some awful fire comes
and sweeps our homes and destroys
property and lives before we wake up
and do what is our plain duty? [
claim that our village is criminally
negligent in this matter, and if dis
astrous fire should be the means of
destroying lives that could be saved
by proper precaution, our village
would be as guilty of murder as the
managers of this Chicago theater are.
''You cannot expect that what is
everybody's business will be any
body's business. Appoint a chief
whose business it shall be. to look af-
ter this matter and organize a COM,
pany. Let it be understood that the
boys of this company will be paid so
much for each time they are called out
or so much per hour. See to it that
our fire apparatus is in useable condi-
tion. Then we can walk our streets
without feeling that we are criminally
negligent and belong to that class of
fools who shut the door after the
horse is gone, or cry over spilled
milk"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
SCHOOL FUNDSSH0RT
Princeton School Board Wants $4,000
to Get it Out of Debt and to
Meet Future Pay Roll.
High School Annex, Sewer and Other
Heavy Expenses Have Ex-
hauSted Funds.

The Princeton school board is con-
tronted with a deficit which will
amount to nearly $1,000 before. the end
Of the present school year, and it has
become necessary to call a special
school meeting to borrow enough
money from the State to pay off the
present Indebtedness and meet the pay
roll. The meeting is called for Mon
Cay evening, Feb. lst.
At a special meeting last spring it
was voted to borrow $4,000 from the
State to build the annex to the high
school, and at the annual meeting
50, 500 was voted for teachers wages,
and like sum for general running
expenses. It was thought that the
balance on hand amounting to about
$4,000 outside of the SIS, 900 in bonds,
would with the $1,000 voted, and the
lax collections be sufficient, though
7Nm. Cordiner, formerly a member of
The school board, stated that the
amount would be altogether made
uuate.
The school board had to begin the
year with S18,266.71. The total ex-
pense incurred in improvements,
books, sewer, etc., is approximately as
follows:
. High school annex. $4,000
High school heating plant. 34O0
Sewer. .................. 1900
Closets at high school. .............. -. 1000
New seats ...... $780,. -. ........ 500
New text books 500
This is nearly $4,000 in excess of
amount on hand last July. But this
expense does not include teachers or
janitors' wages and incidentals, which
amount to about 5000 every month, or
nearly $4,000 to the first of the year
when the board was advanced enough
money to meet the December pay roll.
There will be needed nearly $4,000 to
meet the pay roll during the remainder
Of the school year. Then the board
will owe thousand dollars for the
closets, besides the thousand dollars
borrowed the first of the month, SO it
will require nearly all OF $4,000 to get
the board out of debt.
Of the $1,000 voted at the annual
meeting portion of this will be re-
ceived out of the March settlement, but
The bulk of it will not be paid until
the June settlement.
The fact of the matter is that the
BOARD has been confronted with heav-
Ter expenditures than they antici-
pated. The board has paid for the
construction of the sewer, and expects
those property owners having: 'front.'
age on the sewer to make use of it and
help pay the cost Of the same. The
sillage intends some day, to take the
sewer and pay the school board for
The same, but this matter at present is
a very indefinite proposition.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Death of A. j. Nichols.

y Postmaster Cordiner received a let
ter from the superintendent of the SOL
diers' home at Washington. D. c..
stating that A. J. Nichols an inmate
of the national soldiers home died on
the sixteenth of the present month and
the superintendent desired to find the
present address of Mr.. Nichols, wife.
Mr.. Nichols had been in the soldiers
home at Washington for the past two
years. After the war he settled in the
town of Baldwin and was one of the
old settlers of that town. His family
have all moved to other parts of the
country.
Mrs. a. S: Mark was in st: Paul
over. Sl,n1ou =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Bowling Alley at Cambrldre.

Cambridge is to have bowling al
ley which will be run by Snyder &
Killing. It will be a double track al
ley. Here will be chance to bowl up
without getting drunk.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Mora Suicide.

Mrs. J. G. Pope, wife of Hon. J. G.
Pope OF Mora, drowned herself in lake
Mora on Wednesday night Of last
week. She had been sufferer from
nervousness and insomnia many
years. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
FARMERS FIRE LOSSES.

Anhuai Meeting and Report of GlendOrado
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
The annual meeting of the Glendor-
ado Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
company was held at the town hall in
Greenbush on the fourteenth of Janu-
airy. There was a very good attend
ance, and Secretary ROCKFORD made
his annual report which was one of
the best reports ever made to the as
ISOLATION, and was gratifying in all
respects. The losses during the year
amounted to only seven with total
claims Of $3.50. During the year there
were l67 new policies issued which
mounted to s158,317, making total
insurance in force of $4O6, OOS. The
report is as follows:
Cash on hand Jan. 1st 1903 $500. 67
Casn Ic1 1ecelved as first premiums in
Cash from notes issued. ... sy5 %
Cash from assessment of 1902. . 748l
Cash from interest. .......... 93
Total cash received during the wear
including cash on hand at begin
,mng OF year. S1.346. a2
DISBURSEMENTS.
Losses incurred during the year.. $3.50. 90
Running expenses and agents fees 45S. 43
Total expenses. ........... $50. S1,147. 4s
ashton hand December 31st. 1903. S198. 70
NoteS, on hand sDecember3l St, 1903 2y9. "a.
due On assessment OF l909. 12.57
.gRotal assets of the company Dec
ss1st. 19ts.. ................:....... $3.50. SO
POLICY EXHIBIT.
Policies in force Jan.l. 1903. 29s S247 SOL 90
Policies issued during 1903..... 1877 1887 co
Total ...: ........ 465 SAO6 0oS. 90
Policies cancelled during 1903. i607 90
Amount of insurance in force Dec.
a1St, 1903 .. 1899 e71 M
The association at it's annual meet
ing voted to levy a special assessment
OF ten cents on every 800 of insurance
to create a fund for the payment of
losses for the coming year. The
officers of the company we're all re-
elected as follows: President, S. Kit
telson; secretary, Louis ROCKFORD:
treasurer. L., J. Madison.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21

Mrs. a S. Mark was in st: Paul
over Sunday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21

State Librarian Nelson is greatly
agitated because so few Republican
papers are supporting r. C. Dunn.
He had better be counting up those
which are for Collins. His own and
Alvah Eastman's are not the press of
the entire State. go
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-14
%Rules of the<=
AGlFAFOR P11ANQ GONYtESY

The lady contestan must he a resi-
dent OF Anderson county.
This contest is oDen to married, as
well as unmarried ladies
Subscriptions. advertising space and
job work will be credited to the one turn
ing them IN or causing tncm to he hand
ed in. at one vote for each cent.
4 The conditions Of this contest are
strictly cash. Subscriptions must be
cash in advance. advertising to he paid
ut the end of the month and job work
upon delivery,
) For each ten c'nts paid us Tor ad-
vertising we will ,ssue to the firm dong
the advertising, a coupon good Tor twenty
five votes. which, in turn, will he issued
bv them to any contestant, Or person
representing the contestant, with each
tive nry,tive cents trading done bv them
with said firm. These coupons are thea
turned in to us and ere tdited to the con
tcstant sending them in.
6 The management OF this contest
will keep contestants posted as to the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-14

firms holding contest coupons, SO they
may at all times know where to obtain
coupons bv trade, or where they NAV di
rect their friends to go toobtain them.
No relative If the editors OF this pa
per will be allowed to compete The
contest will be perfectly FAIR and square
in every detail.
8 The judges in this contest will con.
sist of three disintcrcsted parties. who
will count the votes immediately at the
close of the contest
. The piano will remain at Mr.. Muir
docks music store. where il may lac cx-
amined and tried, until the close of the
count, when it will be removed by MS to
the home oI the fortunate lady who wins
it.
10 The contestant receiving the piano
must have been credited with at least
fifty yearly TO subscriptions turned in
her account nv herself or friends.
II In addition NJ issuing coupons on
all advertisements sent or brought in,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-14

good Republican, Methodist and first
class citizen. Hoch supported, with his paper,
Frank Doster, Socialist, and one occasion,
when Dos.ter made speech in Marion, Hoch
printed special edition OF his paper for circu
lation in Mcpherson county, ard spread it
broadcast.
In 1890, the Republicans nominated as their
candidate for representative ]. E. Gilbert, an
old soldier and of the best men in the
county; qualifications all right. H. Kuhn ran
as an independent Republican. Both Gilbert
and Kuhn were for John J. Ingalls, for United
States senator. Hoch Was opposed to Ingalls,.
He boted Gilbert and supported Dallas Rogers,
Democrat Populist, who voted for PETER for
senator.
In $50, Hoch bolted J. S. Dean, now United
States district attorney, then Republican can
didate for county attorney. Dean was defeated
by w. H. Carpenter, the Democratic candidate
whom Mr.. Hoch supported.
1t is said, also, that he bolted numerous can
ddates for minor city offices, most of whom
were veterans.
With such a record, it is hard to see how Mr..
Hoch can say TO those who are lukewarm to
him or 10 others on his ticket, ''Get back to
the Democratic; party, where you belong.
More than th at, it is hard to see how be can
appeal to the m en- who fought and bled for the
country which he pretends to hold so dear to
give him their unanimous support.
His record in Marion county is an open book.
1t is known to every man. Letters written to
any responsible Republican will show his love
TOR the old soldier. Better still, the question
put to Mr.. Hoct himself will satisfy the skeP-
ecal. lie will not dare deny it. He has sup
ported the soldier only when that soldi er was