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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-10-28
The Gear Is Kind,

"A boy of II, who lives at Hamilton,
Ontario, wrote to the ear, asking for
some Russian postage stamps. Re-
Gently he received from the czar COM
plete collection of Russian postal, de-
partmental and local stamps in mag
nificently bound album. The collection
is said to be worth several thousand
dollars.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-10-28
An Illusion.

do you think that an egotist has the
best chance of success in life?"
NO." answered the philosopher; ''the
egotist is so we'll satisfied with himself
that he is likely to seem successful
whether he is or not
Star.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-10-28
The Tell-TaIe Question.

The attorney general of Kansas has
decided that pupil in the public
schools cannot be compelled by a
teacher to tell tales on another pupil.
That is great question that has long
required settling.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-10-28
Real News.

: Much is made in the news of the fact
that rich American girl has married
German baron. It will be real news when
it is announced that rich European has
married poor American girL-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-10-28
Battleship's Water Supply.

Eight thousand gallons Of fresh wa
Ter are used in a large battleship daily.
About two-thirds of this is taken up
by the boilers, and the remainder is
used for drinking, washing, etc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05

WOULD CHANGE SYSTEM
PLANS TO. GIVE EQUAL CASH
T. PRIZES TO. THOSE WHO WIN
PLACES ON DEBATING TEAMS.

Plans are on foot to revise. the regula-
lions governing cash prizes in debate
and to entirely change the present sys-
tenn. The three winners in the contests
to represent the university in the Central
league received prizes Of $75, $50 and
$25 in the past, according to their
merits as determined by Judges. Those
who made the Iowa team received $40,
$50 and 500.
The objection to this system is in
giving the three men in the teams differ
ent amounts. Such an arrangement
tends to throw the heaviest RESPONSE
bility upon the man who gets the big
gest prize in the contest for the. team
and there has sometimes been tend.
ency toward slack work by the other
members of the team.
A plan of making the prizes $50
each for all who make the teams has
been Endorsed by great many of those
prominent in debate and it is probable
that this system will be adopted next
year if not this.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
RIOTERS ARE ADVANCED
Will Add Maroon and Gold Sleeves tx
Game Winning Equipment.

In the opinion of the university
rooters, maroon and gold hats, maroon
gold: colors are not adequate costumes,
and new feature will be added, to the
football attire Of the Rooters' club!
Sleeves Of maroon and gold, which can
be drawn over the ordinary sleeve, are
the latest acquisition to the parapher-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
CAST rs CHOSEN
Students to Produce "A Pair Of specta.
cles'' in Downtown Theater.

! cles'' IN DoWntownl Theater.
The cast for - -, Pair of ,spectacles y
has finally been chosen by the Univers-
ity Dramatic club.aI, Beside Dr.. Burton,
lowing university 1students will partici-
pate: George Walker Horace Reed,
Nathan Blackburn, John Stanley,
George Tyler, Stuart Thompson, Sadie
Schaller - go. &S''.
The play will be given during the
first part of November at some down
town theater, probably the Lyceum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05
Regents Meet Tomorrow.

The board of regents will meet to-
morrow for the first time since the
burning Of the main building. Action
will undoubtedly be taken for securing
a legislative appropriation for the erec-
tion of new building" ,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05

when the arms Of five hundred loyal
M innesotans are waved in unison, prom
Uses to be dazzling. - =" ',--
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-05

l.,, There Is plenty of human in
7 terest'' in Journal Want Ads"
Sometimes as much as in the /
news. of the day. Only one cent a
word.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Frederick Nelson, a Wealthy Santi-
ago Farmer, Commits Most
Horrible Tragedy.
Kills His Wife, Sets Fire to Build
ings, and Then Slabs and
Hangs Himself.

A dispatch from St. Cloud June Il,
says: After stabbing his wife to death
and setting fire to his fine farm house,
Frederick Nelson, wealthy farmer,
seventy years of age living in San
tiago, started fire in his we'll
stocked machine house, and, then, 60
ing into the barn, tied a rope to a
beam, placed the moose about his
neck, and, stabbing himself in the
breast, lurched forward into eternity.
His neck was broken and death was
almost instantaneous.
Nelson was the whealthiest man in
the vicinity. There was no witness of
the tragedy and the causes leading
up to it are not known. Neighbors,
who were attracted to the scene by the
smoke from the burning buildings, ar
rived too late to save the dwelling,
and Mrs. Nelson's remains were
burned to crisp.
The dead body Of the aged farmer
was found hanging in the barn, a great
wound in his breast, and the bloody
knife with which he had committed the
double crime lying at his feet.
One son and two daughters survive
the victims of the horrible double
tragedy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
NURSES DIPLOMAS.
Northwestern Hospital Will Graduate
Two Trained Nurses Next
Tuesday Night.
Miss Ida Schimming and Hiss Sadie
Guild Will Receive Diplomas
as Professional Nurses.

On next Tuesday evening, June 2lst,
the Northwestern hospital will grad
uate it's first class of trained nurses.
This event will mark an epoch in the
history of an institution that has so
many times proved it's worth to this
community, for what is of more real
worth to any community than we'll
conducted hospital in charge of a
competent physician and surgeon.
The graduation event of the hospital
is one that is a living index of the
character of that place of refuge in
times of great need and distress.
Home with all it's comforts, money
with all that it can buy, nor friends
with sympathy and tender affection
can give the relief in great distress
that is to be found in a ward in a
modern hospital with it's corps of
doctors and trained nurses. So it is
that the graduation exercises of the
Princeton hospital have deep signif-
canoe and are worthy of more than
passing notice.
There will be two trained nurses
who will graduate and receive their
diplomas, as honorable documents as
any young lady could expect to pos
sess who lives for others as we'll as
for self, as the life of a trained nurse
is one OF much sacrifice. The young
ladies who will graduate are Miss Ida
Schimming of Princeton and Miss
Sadie Guild of Milaca. Both of
these ladies have completed two
years. course as nurses in the hospital
and are the first to ever receive their
diplomas from that institutions.
The exercises will be held at the M.
E. church and the following program
will be rendered.:
Orchestra.
Prayer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rev. Fla. Shore
Who is the Trained Nurse. 49,. Ida Schimming
Violin Selection. ........... Us Anderson
Non Nobis Solun'' ............ Sadie Guild
Piano SOLO ...:... Lulu Neumann
Address. Rev. w. E. j. ratz
trombone Solo O. Brown
Presentation of Diplomas. II. c. Cooney, M. D..
Duet Mrs. H. G. Cooney, Lizzie Nachbar
Awarding Glass Pins. Augusta Peterson, Supt.
Orchestra Selection (written by. 49,.
.......... Jack Stromwell Milaca)
An invitation is extended to the pub
lie to attend the graduating exercises.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Mike NIahonev Loses His Barn and Other
.... Buildings by Fire.

Last Friday forenoon about eleven
O'Clock fire started in the large barn
belonging to Mike Mahoney. short
distance west of town and with pretty
stiff wind blowing from the southeast
it was only a few minutes before the
building was a mass of flames and was
spreading to adjoining buildings. Mr..
MahOney was in town at the time and
knew nothing of his loss until he
started for home when he was informed
of the fire. There was no one about
the farm at the time, and Mr.. Mahoney
says that so far as he knows he was
the last person in the barn before the
fire, though there had been some par
ties from the brick yards at the barn
early in the mornig. ..
When the neighbors discovered the
fire the flames had gained such head
way that there was nothing that could
be done to save the building, and it
was only a very few minutes before
the granary, corn crib, hog house and
hen house were af1ame and we're soon
destroyed.
A COW and calf were in the barn at
the time of the fire and were burned to
death. No other farm animals were
lost. The barn was 4Ox46 feet, corn
crib 24x36, and the hog house l6xl4
feet. Ten tons of hay were destroyed
in the barn, and A. w. Woodcock had
three or four tons of hay and feed in
the barn at the time.
Through the efforts of Fred Dugan
the machinery and wagon. shed which
was situated about seventy-fve feet
from the barn was saved. He went
at the shed in time and by using lots
Of water saved the building and all the
machinery and contents.
Mr. Mahoney had $500 insurance on
the buildings and contents and he
places his loss at fully $1,000 He
will start to rebuild at once.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16

Princeton in those days volunteered
to keep the school rooms in respecta-
BILE condition and Grace Loring, An
ME Brown, Nora A. Soule, and 9th
ers were paid small sum occasion
ally for sweeping out and building
fires.
According to the treasurer's report
for the year 1876 the school treasury
received from all sources 81, 552. SO,
which with balance it had on hand
made 81, 5000, a small sum in COM
parison with $4,000 to SIS, 900 which
is the amount needed to run the
schools each year in these times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
ANCIENT SCHOOL RECORD.
Bits of Early History Cleaned From an
Old School Record.

Bits of Early History Cleaned From an
Old School Record.
A very ancient record of the Prince
ton school district was found at the
court house the other day. It was the
school clerks record of the school
district way back in the years 1868 at
the time B. F. Whitney was clerk.
When County Auditor Whitney was
cleaning out the vault to get things in
shape for the new steel fling cases he
came upon this old record and it was
turned over to President Eaton of the
school board who placed it with the
other school records in the bank vault.
The book is the Oldest record of the
school district now in existence as all
other records were destroyed at the
time the building in which the court
house was located burned.
Some of the records in the book are
very interesting to many of the old
settlers who were acquainted with the
ways of the world as they were found
in Princeton in those early days. One
of the first records shows where w.
Il. Locke was engaged to teach the
school for a term of three and three
quarters months at a salary of S65
per month, Miss Abbie S. Cater was
engaged for the same term at S35,
while Miss Mary Huse was engaged to
teach for S25 per month. The next
year Clara J. Ross, wife of j. A..
Ross, one of the early settlers, was
engaged to teach at $50 per month and
Miss Belle F. Sanford, Mrs. O. J..
MCCARTNEY was engaged for s25 per
month. J. A. Ross was also men,
Der of the corps of teachers in those
days and received $50 per month. In
March, 1878, Henry F. Barker was en-
gagged to teach the school at $50 per
month, while other teachers that year
we're Olive r. Barker who was paid
$40 per month, and Maggie G. Byers,
1.-THE wife of Hon. Fl. f. Barker) who
was paid S25 per month. The record
shows the written contracts made with
the teachers in those days, as the
law provided for that method then
and the contracts were part of the
book.
A stub in the book bearing date of
Dec. rs, 1877 shows where a little lad
who signed himself Eddie e. Whitney
was paid the sum of 500 for sweeping
the school and building fires. There
is no question but what the present
county auditor could tell how he ap-
preciated that money even if he didn It
get it until the day after Christmas.
From the records it would appear
that several of the young ladies OF
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
HEAVY RAISER OF sPUDs.

q. A. Breitenfelt Has Planted Seventy
Acres OF Potatoes on the Cater Farm.
G. A. Breitenfelt who has leased the
Cater farm adjoining town, has been
putting in lot of good hard work on
the old fields which have been cult
waited for so many years. Mr.. Brett
enfelt has hauled over 200 loads OF
manure from the Mark yards and
placed over the land, and if liberal
fertilization and good seed with con
slant care will bring results he ought
to have them. He has planted seventy
acres of potatoes, his seed stock being
the Great Northerns, white variety,
and the Rose and Ohios. Mr.. Briten-
felt is from Olmstead county where
with his brother they were extensive
raisers of potatoes and they were
called the potato kings of southern
Minnesota, having raised from 500 to
600 acres of potatoes each year the
last few years, but like many farmers
having met with losses by rot and
blight. He proposes to make test
with his seventy acres of spuds and il
he does we'll he will go into potato
raising on a larger scale than ever.
His brother is trying his luck again
in Olmstead county and comparisons
will be made with results here and in
that county.
Mr.. Britenfelt was an old neighbor
Of the institute lecturer, Mr.. Bush in
Olmstead county, and he is very
familiar with the farming methods
which MIR. Bush adopts, but he says
that despite all his experience that last
year Mr.. Bush had large field OF
potatoes that turned brown and sere
late in July and was total failure,
regardless of farm institute ANIMALS
and statements and suggestions from
all the learned agriculturists of the
country.
"They can talk all they want about
blight" says Mr.. Breitenfelt, ssbut ]
believe that the weather conditions
have as much to do with the rot and
blight as anything. Good soil condi.
tions and seed stock are essential, but
farmer can use all the safeguards
possible and then be put in the hole Of
failure by the weather. Weather con.
ditions are in many cases responsible
for diseases of the human race and
why not the same thing in plant life.
Perfect conditions may be barrier to
disease in both man and plants, but
perfect conditions are not the working
basis. ~ s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
MUNZ-BRUCKNER,
Alfred NUM- and Miss Gertrude Bruckner
Married In New York City JuneS 8.

Alfred NUM- and Miss Gertrude Bruckner
Married in New York City Junes.
Alfred NUM- returned Tuesday af-
ternoon bringing his bride and his
sister Miss Anna NUM-. They came
direct from New York City where Mr..
NUM- met his bride, Miss Gertrude
Bruckner, and his sister who arrived
from Germany on the eight of June,
and the wedding ceremony was per-
formed at St. Matthew's church in
New York on the same day.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Bruckner of Gotha,
Germany. Mr.. and Mrs. NUM- and
Miss Anna NUM- were entertained at
a wedding dinner at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Zimmerman on
Tuesday evening and the newly mar
ried couple have commenced house
keeping in the residence formerly oc-
cupied by M. L. Wheeler. The we'd
ding announcements were issued yes
terday and Mr.. and Mrs. Num- will
be at home after the twentieth of this
month.
Mr.. NUM- had his home all furnished
before he left for the east and during
his absence the new home was appro-
priately fitted up and decorated for
it's happy occupants. The bride and
groom were the recipients of many
beautiful wedding gifts from friends
abroad and elsewhere and AIS Prince
ton friends presented him with several
handsome gifts in honor of the nuptial
event.
Last evening large number of the
friends of Mr.. NUM- accompanied by
the band went to his home where they
presented him with fine cut-glass
water set, and several other gifts that
Al and his bride will remember the
event by.
Well, AL, "If marriage be the heaven
that lovers say we could not wish YOU
happier than to-day
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
THE CAMPAIGN IN HENNEp1N.

The Large and Enthusiastic Dunn Meet
ings Show the Popularity of the Mile
Laos County Candidate.
Geo. r. Smith the we'll known Min
neapolis attorney spent yesterday in
the city attending to some legal mat
ters.
He was seen by representative of
the Times regarding the political stu
alton and he said:
'The political atmosphere in Henne-
pin county would be undisturbed if it
were not for the gubernatorial contest
carried on by the Collins and Dunn
forces. Both of these gentlemen have
opened up headquarters in Mime
apolis, a large banner bearing the in
scription ''Collins headquarters is
stretched across Fourth street. Mr..
Dunn's headquarters are in the Boston
block.
'sThe Collins forces started their
campaign by what is known as the
Nicollet House Mass Meeting This
meeting was attended largely by those
who called themselves the better class
of people. The mass meetings have
been abandoned by the Collins forces
and house meetings have been substi-
tuted in their place. It is no unusual
thing to see the Hon. L. W. Collins at
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
He's for Dunn

Arthur O'Neill, of Aitkin, State in
spector of steam vessels and steam
boilers, inspected the mills and other
steam boilers in Deer River, couple
of days the latter part of last week.
He found all of them in sound condi-
ton. Mr.. O'Neill is interested in pol.
itics, naturally, as he holds a State
job, but he is one OF the very few ap.
pointees under the present administra-
ton who dares show his open favor
for Bob Dunn. Mr.. O,Neill travels
the State considerably and he saws
that all over the north half of the
State he finds Dunn's support is very
strong Itasca News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
WILL DEDICATE CHURCH,
New NJ. e. Church at Zimmerman to b
Dedicated Next Sunday.

DeulcaCoc Next sunday.
The new NJ. E. church at thinner
man will be dedicated next Sunday
and there will be three services during
the day. The morning service will be-
gin at 1880 O'Clock and Presiding
Elder Clemans will preach, being as
sisted in the services by Rev. Fred
Gladden.. The dedicatory services
will be held in the afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock and the dedicatory sermon will
be preached by Rev. Clemans. In the
evening Rev. w. E.. J. Gratz will
preach the sermon. After the after
noon service the third quarterly con-
rfereaae-rof@s the Spencer Brook and
Zimmerman charge will be held.
The new M. E. church at Zimmerman
is a neat and commodious edifce.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
High School Alumni.

The high school alumni held it's an
nual gathering at the high school last
Monday night and the event was a
very pleasant one. Several friends
of the members of the alumni were in
vited and after social time the young
people enjoyed dancing, music being
furnished on the piano by John
Moeger. There was no business meet
ing Of the alumni and the old officers
will hold over until new ones are
elected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16
Dunn Rally at Bemidii.

The Bemidji Dunn club, about the
size Of the Collins club at ST. Cloud,
held an enthusiastic rally last Tues
day evening, and was addressed by
Hon. d. It. Reese of st. Paul.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-21
Wilson-BIow Nuptia!S.

Greenville, n. c., May 20.-[Spe-
cial. "A beautifully brilliant We'tdiaS
was celebrated at the Methodist church
at o'clock last evening. The oere-
mony was performed by the pastor,
Rev. j. a. Hornaday.
The contracting parties were Mr..
Walter B.. Wilson and Miss Lizzie Blow.
two of the most popular and beloved
of Greenville's best people. The cEdTch
was gorgeously decorated with the
most artistic taste. The ushers We're:
Dr. r. Carr, j. r. Moore, r.. w. King
and j. ID. Garden. The bridesmaids:
Misses Lillian Cherry and Betsy
Greene, Lottie Blow and Mary HiSSS,
Annie Lawrence and Myrtle Wilson.
The groomsmen: John. 3. Davis and
Dr. Zeno Brown, w. l.. Brown and W.
b. Wilson, Jr., j. b. Higgs aud j. W.
Mosely. Mrs. w. II: Dali, Jr., Mrs. II.
A. White and Mrs. Richard Williams
were DANES Of honor, and Miss Fannie
Blow, maid of honor. The wedding
march was beautifully rendered by
Mrs. j. 3. Cherry.
After the ceremony the bridal party
and a host of friends, repaired 30 the
home of the groom, in South Green
VILE where a brilliant and delightful
reception was held.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-21
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Several Contests Yesterday and VIII
Continue To-day.

Tennis was the game of the day in
Raleigh yesterday and some interest
ing and warmly contested events took
place at the court of the Cox Club
on North street.
The first series took place in the
morning and was between the State
University club, represented by Messrs.
Horner Winston, of Durham, and II.
M. Emerson, Jr., of Wilmington, and
the Cox Club, represented by Messrs.
T.. b. Crow and A. p. Baumann. The
victory went to the University club u.
the following score:
University 80 BIB
COX NIuD + = o
In the single between Messrs. Win
ston and Grow the result was:
Winston :. :. f. :. :. "A 6-l6
In the afternoon the contest was re-
sumed. In the series then played the
Cox Club won the victory, 1t being
represented by Messrs. w. w. Vass and
$. Brown Shepherd, while the Univer-
sity Club was represented by Messrs.
Aft. Haywood, Jr., of HaW River, and
II. M. Emerson, of Wilmington. The
score was:
COX CluD 80 -
University >. :. :. :. - 7-l2
The games will be resumed at ten
o clock this morning at the same place,
and the University will be represented
by MesSrs. Winston and Haywood, the
Cox Club by Messrs. Shepherd and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-21
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Observation-Disclosures.
a Beautiful and ElabOrtc Wedding
SoIemnizcd in Greensboro.

Greensboro. n. c., May 20.-(Spe-
'cial) AT the First Presbyterian
church in this city last night at eight
o'clock, Miss Matte SatterthWaite and
Mr.. A. e. b. Afford, of Greensboro,
were united in marriage. Rev. Or. u.
W. Smith performed the ceremony, III
the presence of one of the largest au-
diences ever assembled in the church,
which was superbly decorated with
flowers from Van Iindley's.
The bride is a niece of the late Gov
ernor Fowle, daughter of the late
Thomas II. Satterthwaite, of Wash
ington, n. c., and highly accom-
plished and charming woman. Mr..
Afford is a we'll known and successful
young business man here, q member OF
the large Wholesale and retail drug
firm of Fordham, Afford 81 Company.
Following the marriage, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. George Il. Dupuy, sister,
of the groom, reception was given
to the bridal party and special friends.
The home was tastefully decorated and
refreshments were served. The we'd
ding presents were numerous and
handsome. The bride and groom left
on the eleven o'clock train for d two
weeks trip to old Point Comfort,
Washington and New York. Return
ing, they will reside at the home OF
Mr.. Affords mother on North Elm
street.
The marriage ceremony in the
church was one of the most beautiful,
elaborate and imposing ever witnessed
here. t