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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
With the Sail Boats OF Mlnneronka.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Chadbourne re-
turned last Saturday from their visit
with their son Lowell and family at
Tonka Beach, Lake Minnetonka. The
judge says that they enjoyed the trip
and visit very much, and the Judge
who was Drowned looked like an old
sea captain when he stepped from the
cars. While at the lake he had tried
his hand at sailing all kinds of craft
on the lake that carried any canvas
and he was right at home with the best
OF them. He says that they have new
sail boat on the lake that is strange
craft to him. It has a hull that is
very shallow and scoop shape and
will not draw over two inches of
water when light, but these wave
chasers carry a big canvas and 20
like hot cakes. The Judge did not
fail to get next to them while at the
lake
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
Uncle Sans Silver Dollars.

There are in the treasury of the
United States more than five hundred
carloads of thirty tons each of silver
dollars says Hon. B. F. Spalding
of Fargo. "It would cost more than
S1Oe, 900 to count them. They are ly-
ing there useless except insofar as they
are in circulation by proxy. The east
will not use silver dollars for circula-
ton and the demand in the west is
very largely by reason of the law re-
quiring the government to transport
them on demand free of charge to the
person Or organization desiring them.
OF course, the farther one gets from
the treasury or subtreasury the
greater the expense in transporting
paper currency and the greater the de-
mand for silver dollars transported at
government expense. But, if recol-
,lect correctly. the amount of silver
dollars is practically stationary
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
Two Iowa Agriculturalists.


Henry Wallace. editor of Wallace's
Farmer and Prof. P. G. Holden of
the Ames Agricultural college at
Ames. Iowa, were on the southbound-
passenger Tuesday en- route home af-
ter having spent few days outing at
the farm of Mr.. Wallace near Mora.
Mr.. Wallace has made several trips to
this section and thinks that with it's
great abundance of natural grasses
that it is the finest place in the world
for dairying. Prof. Holden is the
corn man of the agricultural college
at Ames and he has made a study of
this cereal for many years. Coming
from the big corn fields of Iowa the
professor could not help but note that
corn in this section was not of the
same family exactly but he thought
that in time this section would be rails
ing just as good corn as is now pro-
duced in Iowa. He had a small gath
ering about him in the buffet car
and he was talking corn to them and
among them was M. S. Rutherford
who stepped off the train and then
when it pulled out he remarked that
he guessed he would 60 back and hear
the rest of the talk and the corn con-
versation was resumed as the train
pulled out.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
High School Debates.

The Minnesota High School Debat-
ing League has selected for it's next
winters discussions a subject of un-
usual interest to the people of Amer
lea. It is:
Resolved, That the policy of reduc-
ing further immigration to the United
States to a minimum is practical and
should be adopted.
America has long been known the
world over as Offering home to the
oppressed of all nations. She is
ready yet to welcome the good citizens,
from whatever country they may come,
but there is certainly a broad sugges-
ton now that the time has come to call
halt against certain undesirable
classes.
The subject for the prize essay con-
test will be Concord, Mass, in
American Literature The annual
report of the league, whose last ses-
sion was very successful, will be is
sued soon.-Owatonna Chronicle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
Swedish Lutheran Conferences.

On Monday and Tuesday the Swed-
ish Lutherans of Princeton, Greenbush
and Zimmerman held the monthly con-
ference of the St. Paul district of the
Augustana conference. Services were
held at the old M. E. church in Prince
ton and at the Swedish Lutheran
churches in Greenbush and thinner
man. Among the visiting ministers
were Rev. Theo. j. Kersten, DR.. G..
lillian, Rev. J. G. Hultkrans, Rev.
L. Hokanson, Rev. E. o. Stone, DR..
c. G. Petri, DR.. L. Johnson, Rev. O.
A. Nelson of Minneapolis: Rev. B.
Westerlund and Rev. G. S. Rust, ST.
Paul; Rev. Fredlund of Ham Lake,
and Rev. F. A. Tunnel of Monticello,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
Kaw valley Potato Crop.

F. c. Schultz of Leavenworth, Kan
sas, was in Princeton this week sizing
up the prospects for early Minnesota
spuds. Mr.. Schultz usually gets
around about this time each year to
get lin touch with crop and market
conditions. He says the Kaw valley
potato crop which usually amounts to
from three to four thousand car loads,
will not amount this year to over a
thousand cars. Last year because OF
floods the valleys crop was practi-
cally a failure. and with poor soil
conditions this year and wet weather
the. crop is both a light and poor
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
AN INJURIOUS CROP REPORT.

j. j. Hill So Terms Report of Big Wheat
Yield and Points Out How 1t VIII In
jure the Farmer.
"This booming of the wheat crop is
all wrong" said President J. J. Hill.
of the Great Northern railroad, last
night.
It is all wrong, = he repeated, ''and
it is going to hurt the farmer.
'sThe wheat crop this year will be
about 100, 100000 bushels less than it
was last year, and last years crop
was not far from an average one.
''The people who are basing their
judgment as to the prosperity of the
country on big, or an average yield
of wheat have very flimsy founda-
ton for their conclusion. y
President Hill emphasized his words
with forcible gestures and continued:
This constant booming of the size
of the crop by government reports and
those of grain experts is all wrong,
and if the reports accomplish the OBJ
ject for which they were made the
farmer must suffer.
'sThe booming of figures does the
farmer substantial injustice, for with
a short crop in reality it conveys the
Impression that there is plenty OF
wheat, and as a result prices seek an
abnormally low level under the cir
cumstances, and the farmer with less
wheat than he has in an average
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28

one. Kaw valley potatoes which usu-
ally hold ninety-day engagement on
the market will see their finish by the
first of September, and the crop will
be exhausted month earlier than
usual. The same is true of the Amer
lean bottom crop. For this reason
the indications are that there will be
a good demand in the southwestern
markets for the Minnesota potato,
though it will probably be the middle
of September before there will be
many potatoes moving in the early
potato marketsof this State.
Mr.. Schultz says that Iowa has
very good crop, though home con-
sumption will exhaust the crop.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
A New Barber Shop.

Al Smith is to open barber shop
in Princeton and w. II. Townsend is
building Al shop between the Town
send block and Persons store. There
is space ten feet wide between the
two buildings which will be rooted
and floored, and presto, change,
barber shop, that is after the walls
have been fixed up and some barber
shop furniture installed. AL thinks
that Princeton is the town to remain
in. He comes of family of BARRIERS
and out of family of eleven boys
nine of them are BARRIERS. In fact they
were all little shavers when they
started
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
TABLETS KILLED HIM
Tw0-Year-Old Boy of nr. and Mrs.
Fred Brown Dies From Eat
ing Strychnine Tablets.
nrs. Fred Schimming Dies at North
western Hospital Tuesday of
Bright's Disease.

The death Of the little baby boy of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Brown last week
in the full bloom and sweetness of in
nocent childhood was most sad and
distressing event.
Last Friday afternoon the bright
little fellow, not quite two years of
age, with childlike curiosity climbed
| onto chair and then onto the bureau
in an upper chamber at home and his
little hands got hold of some strych-
nine tablets which were used by the
hired girl and who supposed that she
had placed them out of reach of any
children. He took several of the
poisonous tablets, and after eating
them walked down stairs where his
mother was entertaining some COM
pany. He walked into the room in
his usual bright and happy manner
but shortly complained of feeling sick,
and soon went into commissions. DR..
| Cooney was Immediately summoned
and with the two nurses from the hos
pital every effort was made to save the
child, though it was not discovered I'M
til II O'Clock in the evening that the
child was suffering from strychnine
poisoning. It fingered until o'clock
Saturday morning when death relieved
| the little one of it's cruel suffering,
though robbed home of peculiarly
precocious and loving little child.
The baby boy was christened
Thomas Allen Brown and he would
have been two years old the sixth of
next month. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock at the
M. E. church, Rev. Crate officiating
and the interment was in Oak Knoll
cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah Martin. mother of Mrs.
Brown, and Mrs. DR.. Game of Morris.
Mrs. Browns sister, and also Mr.. and
Mrs. James H. Martin of St. Paul,
and T. B. Blossom of Minneapolis,
were present to attend the funeral.
Miss Ouida Brown, who was visit
I ing her aunt, Mrs Caine IN Morris,
arrived with her aunt Saturday even
ing, driving from Milaca
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown have the deep
sympathy of the whole community in
their very sad affection
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
EQUALIZATION FINISHED.
ire county Board Completes Its Labors
After Making Many Changes

The County Board Completes Its Labors
After Making Many Changes.
The county board of equalization
completed it's labors last Thursday
and was glad to be rid of the task of
halrmonizing lot of inequalities in
the assessors returns. The proceed
ings OF the board will be found else
where ere in the Union and speak for
themselves. In the town of Borgholm
goods and merchandise were raised
600 per cent and each one of the firms
doing business at the brick yards were
placed On the rolls and assessed for
$500 worth of wood each.
In real estate valuations the town OF
Borgholm came in for an increase OF
200 per cent, East Side, 30, Hayland,
5, Isle Harbor, s, with the exception
OF the townsite of Pottstown where
certain lots were raised 400 per cent.
In the town of Milaca the real estate
was raised 20 per cent, in Onamia Is
with the exception of the townsite OF
Onamia: Page got a raise of 20 per
cent and Robbins 10, while South
Harbor was decreased 30 per cent.
The unorganized town of 1926 was
raised IS per cent and 1927 and 41-27
were raised 10 per cent each.
In structures and Improvements the
town of Bogus Brook was increased
lao per cent and Onamia 100 per cent
while Robbins had to stand for raise
of copper cent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
Princeton Boys Win at Cambridge.

The second nine of Princeton went
to Cambridge last Sunday and played
the second nine of that place. Prince
ton defeated the Cambridge lads by a
score of thirteen to nine. Stoneberg's
pitching was good, though he allowed
seven hits and had seven strike-outs
to his credit. But this record was
surpassed by Nachbar of the Prince
ton team who allowed but six scatter
ing hits and struck out sixteen men.
Batteries: Princeton, Nachbar and
Whitney; Cambridge, Stoneberg and
Norm
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
NATIONAL POTATO OUTLOOK.
Reports on Potato Crop From Points
Throughout the Country.

hepOrts on rotate Crop From Points
Throughout the Country.
; The Osseo Review publishes the fol-
lowing reports on the potato crop in
it's issue last week:
Kansas City. n. Miller of the
Miller Commission Co., has just re-
turned from two weeks visit to his
old home in Illinois. Mr.. Miller said
to the Review man: "Crops generally
are very fine, most of the corn being
laid by. Potatoes the finest I ever
saw. There will be about one-half
crop of apples
scottbluf, Neb.-Crops of all kinds
are looking fine in this country. 7.
Bottom, of Kansas City, has in 1925
acres of potatoes. He also has 200
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Automobiles Arrested.

Everett B. Webster, of Boston,
Mass, chairman of the National
Steel Wire Company, and G. Mason
Janney, ofNew York, while passing
through Cecil county in an automo-
bile, were arrested at North East
late Saturday afternoon and held in
$500 bail for hearing. While
passing through Elkton their auto
mobile frightened the horse of Ed
ward Cannan, and the buggy in
which Mr.. Cannan and his wife
were riding was demolished. Sher-
iff George O. Riddle, who was in
North East, was telephoned to ar
rest the parties, which he did after
an exciting chase. The men depos-
tied $500 in cash and a gold watch
for their appearance. 4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Mrs. Rachel Evans Shippers.

Mrs. Rachel Evans Shippers,
widow of the late johnson Shippers,
died at her home in North East on
Oct. "a, after lingering illness, in
the 18th year of her age. Mrs.
Shippers was daughter of Francis
Asbury Whitaker, brother Of the
late George P. Whitaker with
whom he was associated in the iron
business. Mrs. Shippers was twice
married, her first husband being
Rev. VIM. Campbell. One son by
this marriage still survives. In
1860 she married johnson Shippers,
a respected citizen of North East,
who died in 1887. Two sons by
this marriage survive, John Sim
pers, of Philada., and Edward E.
Shippers, of near North East.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Mummers On Parade.

The mummers were out in force
on Halloween, masked and arrayed
in every conceivable form of COS
tune that would lend disguise.
They appeared on the streets at
dusk and spent the evening in call
ing in groups upon their friends,
walking in the homes nnannounced,
keeping "mum" and enjoying the
perplexity of those endeavoring to
guess their indentity.
Very little corn throwing and
like pastimes, heretofore so gen.
orally in vogue, were INDUCED in.
A few gates were carried off and a
number of old wagons, pieces OF
farm machinery, etc., distributed
about the streets promiscuously,
but no malicious mischief INDUCED
in, as is sometimes the case, every
one being out for innocent sport
and celebrating the occasion in it's
true spirit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Brutal Assault.

Mrs. Rebecca Grason, wife of
John Grason, is lying at her home
near town in a serious condition as
the result of nervous shock and in.
juries received at the hands of
Hiram st. Claire, on Thursday of
last week. Mr.. Grason was absent
at time and st. Claire, who had
been drinking, entered the dwell
ling, seized Mrs. Grason and drag
ged her down the steps and into the
yard, severely injuring her. Mrs.
Caroline Brown, her sister, went to
her assistance, but only to be
knocked down by st. Claire. Mrs.
Grason managed to escape to the
house of a neighbor, who gave pro-
lection and later brought her to
her home in state of nervous col
lapse, and she has since been under
the care of a physician.
st. Claire made his way to Port
Deposit where he was arrested,
being brought to Rising Sun on
Friday morning for hearing. His
only plea was that he had been
drinking and was not aware of his
actions. Magistrate S. A. Taylor
committed him to Elkton Jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Real Estate Sales.

The Watson farm, near Colora
was purchased on Saturday at pub
lie sale by Scott Pierce, of New
London, for 81, 800.
The "Bell Hill" farm, near Elk.
ton, originally the home of the late
Hon. Hiram Mccullough, was pur-
chased last week by John r. John
son, of Philada., for 81, 800.
George B. johnson, of Oxford,
has purchased of David Charles
the hotel property at Oak Hill Tor
$40, 900. Mr.. Charles purchased
the property from w. J. Adams
about year ago for $500.
William S. Evans, Esq, as Trus-
tee, on Monday sold on the premises
the 81 acres of the Slack property,
near Iron Hill, that lies in Mary
land, to John Slack for SO, 1926.
The rs acres lying in Delaware was
also sold, being purchased by John
Slack for S3,005.
The farm of Chas. D. POist, sit
uate in the Sixth district on
the road leading from Battle
Swamp to Colora, and containing
45 acres, was sold last week at pub
lie sale to DIR. Rudolphus Dodson,
of Delta, Pa. DIR. Dodson is we'll
known in this locality having prac-
ticed dentistry at Rising Sun some
years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Rev. G. F. Kettell Drowned.

Rev. George Frederick Kettell,
half brother of Mrs. George Biddle,
of Elkton, and formerly assistant
rector of Christ Protestant Episco-
pal Church, Baltimore, was drown
ed by falling from a rowboat, at
Sparrow's Point, on the Patapsco
river on Friday. The drowning
was witnessed by custom house
observer who was in the tower at
the ore pier, but who could not
render assistance. The unfortu-
nate man lost an oar and in the at
tempt to regain it fell overheard.
A corners jury rendered a verdict
of accidental drowning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Knocked From a smokestack.

VIM. T. Krauss, son of VIM.
Barclay and Lionnie Krauss, for
merly of this section and now re-
siding at ThOrndale, Chester
county, was accidentally killed at
Coatesville Oct. 26. The young man
was engaged in the construction of
a smoke stack at the Coatesville
Boiler Works and was on top of
the stack, rs feet from the ground9
when the breaking of a pulley bolt
caused heavy iron gin pole to
strike him with force enough to
throw him to the ground fifty feet
from the stack. One of his fellow
workmen was also hit and knocked
senseless to the platform. Another
workman saw the swinging pole in
time to crouch down inside the
stack and escape injury.
VIM. Krauss had been in the
employ of the Boiler Works eight
years and for the past three years
as riveter. He was highly esteem
ed by his employers and associatess
The deceased was % years old
and was buried at East Brandy
wine grave yard October 20.
He is survived by his parents,
three brothers and one sister.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Youthful Horse Thief.

William Palmer of Atlantic City
the 15-years- old boy WHO was ar
rested near Marshallton, Del, Sat.
urday, and taken to the Elkton Jail
charged with horse e-stealing, tells a
pitiful story regarding his actions
He says he had been working fol
a farmer in the First district o1
Cecil county all summer, and had
received no money.
Desiring to return home, he bor'
rowed one of his employers horses,
with intention of riding it to Will
mington, DEL, and then having ii
returned to its owner, but was ar
rested before reaching his destina-
tion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Shooting ARRAY at Havre de Grace,

A shooting affray occurred on
the streets of Havre de Grace,
about six O'Clock ON Thursday eve
ming last. The principals were
two colored men, Joseph Maclen
and Isaac Bennett. The former
had been discharged from the gang
employed on the new bridge work
for smoking during working hours,
and accused Bennett, one of the
sub bosses, of reporting him. Mac
len waited for Bennett until he
quit work and drawing a revolver
fired five shots at him, three of
which took effect, one in the left
and one in the right thigh,
and the third in the right leg
below the knee. Maclen made
his escape and has not yet been
apprehended.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Will probated.

The will of Julia Murphy, widow
of Peter Murphy, late of Elkton,
has been probated in the Orphans
Court. She directs that all her
property be equally divided between
her two neices, Anna Mccartney and
Katherin E. Mccartney of Philada.
DR.. Charles M. Ellis is named
as executor. The will bears date
May %, 1909, and is witnessed
by May +. Ellis and s. B. Foard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Held up On the Road.

An aged colored farmer and his
grandson were held up Saturday
night along the highway while re-
turning from the market in Will
mington where they had disposed
of their wares, to their home in
Glasgow. Their assailants were
two colored men who beat the old
man over the head with a revolver
and fired two or three shots at the
lad who took to his heels and es-
capped injury. The footpads secur-
ed $5 from the aged farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Death OF a Centenarlan.

Mrs. Hannah Brown died on
Tuesday, 1st inst, at her residence
in Yorklyn, Del, where she had
lived for the past 20 years. She
celebrated her Tooth birthday
several weeks ago and was re-
markably well preserved woman,
retaining her faculties until very
recently. Her death was due to
old age. She was of Irish parent
age, but was born in this country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Crap and a Scrap.

During game of crap Sunday
morning, in which a number of
negroes participated, Norman Mer-
Ger was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded. Mercer was removed to
a BALTIC. hospital. Eugene Pierce,
who is charged with the shooting,
made his escape and is still at
large. Both the negroes live on
Cecil Manor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Fire Near Warwick.

The outbuildings on the farm of
Mrs. Susan E. Perkins located near
Warwick, and tenanted by J. D..
Dodson, were destroyed by fire of
unknown origin one day last week,
together with several hundred bus.
of wheat, a quantity Of hay, imple-
ments, etc. There was a partial
insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Fired At a Burglar.

Shortly after midnight Tuesday
a burglar endeavored to enter the
residence of r. @. Hopkins, in Port
Deposit. Mr.. Hopkins saw the
man and fired his revolver, fright.
ening the intruder away. Mr..
Hopkins is president of the Citi-
zens' National Bank of Havre de
Grace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
oxford Washer Factory.

The Oxford washer factory,
which has been shut down for some
weeks, has resumed business under
new management, the official board
as at present constituted being:
Prest., s. R. Dickey; vice-prest.,
J. G. Moore; sec. and treas, Eli
Dorsey; supt., A. A. McCray.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Meetings Of County Officials.

Owing to Tuesday being election
day the School Commissions will
hold their next meeting on Mon
day, November z.
The County Commissioners will
hold their November meeting one
week later than usual, Tuesday,
November 10. y
The next meeting of the Orphans
Court will be on Wednesday, No
vember 9.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Mrs. Miriam Filllnqame.

Mrs. Miriam Fillingame, wife of
Richard Fillingame, Of Chesapeake
City, died at her home in that
town on Oct. %. The deceased
had been an invalid for several
years, as the result of a paralytic
stroke. Her husband, three daugh-
ters and two sons survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04

Mrs. J. T. Arthur, of Perryville,
died at her home in that town on
Sunday evening, aged about 55
years. Her funeral was held on
Wednesday, with interment at
Havre de Grace.