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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
Start for North Yakima.

Prof. W. F. F. Selleck and family
will leave this week for a short visit
with relatives and friends in Elk River
before they start for their new home
IN North Yakima, WASH, where Mr..
Selleck will assume the superintend-
ency of the public schools which open
on September 10th. They broke up
housekeeping this week and started a
car of household goods and their COW,
calf, dog and household pets in care
OF two of the boys who will 60 through
with the car. Mr.. and Mrs. Selleck
made many friends during their short
stay in Princeton who will wish them
happiness and success in their new
home far across the mountains. Prof.
Selleck has been in the harness as
superintendent of city schools in this
State for twenty-five years, and in
point of continuous service is one OF
the Oldest school superintendent in
the State. He began his school work
in Elk River and organized the graded
and high schools of that city. After
wards he was superintendent of
schools in the city of Austin for nine
years, taught in the St. Cloud normal
and was also at the head of the public
schools of the city of Northfeld, and
later was at Crookston from which
place he came to Princeton. He has
been engaged in summer school work
for the past fourteen years, or ever
since the summer schools were started
in this State. -. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
Funeral Of Mrs. Fred Schimminp.

The funeral of Mrs. Agnes Schim-
ming, wife of Fred Schimming, was
held at the German Lutheran church
in Princeton last Friday at II a. NJ,
and was largely attended by relatives
and friends of the deceased. Rev.
Geo. Stamm, pastor of the church,
oficiated and the interment was in the
German Lutheran cemetery. Mrs.
Schimming was one of family OF
twelve children, and besides her father
and mother Mr.. and Mrs. John Neu-
mann, who reside in Grand Rapids,
Mimi, there were six brothers and
FIVE sisters present at the funeral. All
the children are married with the ex-
ception of four, Miss Ida Schimming
the trained nurse of the Northwestern
hospital, has resigned her position at
the hospital and will keep house for
her brother and care for his little
children.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
HOPEFUL HARRY
Some "Unearned Increment

Mr.. James~J. Hill, the other day
made a protest against the crop re-
ports, both of the government and of
individuals, which estimated the yield
OF the coming crop at figure far be-
You'd what his information warranted.
he intimated that these reports are
thus enlarged in order to induce
early selling by the farmers, after
which prices would be made according
with actual market conditions of sup
ply, the men who bought reaping the
profits the growers should have. AT.
ter making all due allowance for the
impossibility OF ever knowing the
quantity of growing crop, or of the
quantity grown before It is all mark
eted, there is warrant for the suspicion
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
Death of Mrs. Skahen's Mother.

Mrs. Bridget O'Reilley of Fountain
township, died at her home last Tues
day of Bright's disease after linger-
ing illness. Deceased has lived in
Edmunds county since 1888. In 1883
her husband died leaving her with
eleven children, all of whom survive
her. Mrs. O'Reilley was an excep-
tionally good woman and devoted
Christian. Although left alone to
battle through life she gave her chill
dren good educations without an ex-
ception, all of whom are a credit to
their ancestors. Mrs. j. j. Skahen
and Miss Mary O'Reilley of Prince
ton, Mimi, daughters of deceased,
and Mrs. James O'Reilley of St. Paul,
were here to attend the funeral.
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic church to-day, Rev. FIR.
Duren officiating, who preached a
most able and touching sermon after
which the remains were placed in the
cemetery beside her husband.-Ipswich
IS. d. Tribune July 28.)
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
A New Forage Crop.


G. A. Johnson who lives south of
town brought in some samples of the
new forage crop, sand or hairy vetch,
sometimes called winter vetch. It is
a leguminous plant. It is an annual
and will drop its seeds freely and will
come up year after year on the same
ground. The Washington department
of agriculture estimates the value of
an acre of this vetch plowed under
equivalent to putting into the ground
Sl6 to S45 worth of commercial fer
tilizer. 1t can be sown either in the
spring or fall. When sown early in
April it is ready to cut in July, the
second growth affording excellent hog
pasture. Mr.. Johnson bought some
of the seed of one of the local dealers
in Princeton to make an experiment
and he is we'll pleased with the results.
The samples he cut were over five feet
high. He had oats mixed in with the
vetch to prevent the crop from lodg-
ing. The second growth is now over
three feet high and is looking fine.
Mr.. johnson says that it makes fine
feed and he has been feeding it to his
horses for some time with excellent
results
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
Fridays storm Destroys a Barn.

There was a severe storm passed
over this section last Friday night
and the rain fell in torrents and
heavens artillery pounded away in a
lively manner for short time, but
the only damage reported in this Sec
ton was the loss of the large barn OF
Charles Judkins south of town. It
was struck by lightning about one
O'Clock. Mr.. Judkins discovered that
the barn was on fire and he succeeded
in getting all his horses and live stock
out of the barn as we'll as all the har-
ness and the rest of the contents of the
barn with the exception of two collars.
There was no hay in the barn at the
time. The barn was insured for $500.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
VOLUME XVIII. No. "a.

that ante-harvest estimates are not
made wholly in the interests of the
men who make the crops.
While middlemen who buy and sell
are, economically, as much producers
and are as much entitled to their
profits as are the men who grow or
raise, profits made by inducing sales
OF produce by misrepresentation, or
by taking advantage of the ignorance
of the sellers, while excused by trade
as business, are not justified in
morals. They are an unearned in
crement. No wonder that, out of their
abundant experience, farmers have
tried SO often and, as yet, SO unavail-
ingly, to form organizations that
would keep for themselves this un-
earned increment. They have seen
prices depressed until their wheat was
in market Or their hogs or cattle out
OF their hands, when there came sur
prising increase in market prices,
made by those who held the "visible
supply but who had given no labor
to its production.
A typical instance, illustrative of
the manner in which the farmer is
worked" by the men who, like the
lily, neither toll nor spin. we find in
Montana letter to Boston paper,
giving account of the marketing of the
wool clip of that state. It told how
''smart' young fellow in one town,
knowing rancher who had clip of
about 100, 200 pounds, which an East
ern buyer was going out to buy, hired
a fast team, drove out to the ranch,
getting there an hour ahead of the
Fastener. bought the clip at eighteen
cents pound and when the tardy
buyer arrived, sold it to him for two
cents advance on what he had paid the
rancher. In an hour or two this
smart fellow made 81, 09G on clip the
rancher had labored a year to pro-
duce. The business point of view of
this transaction is expressed by the
letter-writer who refers to him as ''the
enterprising young Individual. -
Down in Boston, where the wool was
to go, he would be called ''smaht."
But that $4,000 was unearned mere
ment.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
Committed to Fergus Falls Asylum.

Mrs. William Veal was examined
last Monday by the insanity board and
was committed to the hospital at Fer
gus Falls. Several years ago she was
sent to the same hospital for treat
ment and after being there some time
was discharged as cured. She after
wards married and is the mother OF
three little children. For some time
past she has been acting queerly and
became so bad that it was deemed best
to have her sent back to the hospital.
She had threatened to kill her child
rem and was laboring under the belief
that she had a message from God that
she must kill three persons. She was
present at the services at the M. f.
church last Sunday evening and
created quite scene near the close OF
the services.
After her examination and commit
ment Monday morning in company
with her husband and the sheriff she
was taken to the hospital. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
A PICNIC FOR BAND.
A Picnic is Given at Sandy Lake on
Last Sunday in Honor Of the
Princeton Band.
About 500 People Present Who En-
joyed the Beauty and Com
fort of the Lake.

The picnic at Sandy lake last Sun
day that was given in honor of the
Princeton band by Mr.. and Mrs. E..
Grant was one of the largest and best
picnics ever given in this section Of
the country. There were nearly 300
people present, many of whom were
from Princeton and there were crowds
present from the surrounding country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant made every
preparation to see that all who at
tended had a good time and in this
they were great success, for there
were ample accommodations for all.
The grounds were black with teams
and people, but all the crowd was a
very orderly and good natured one
and all enjoyed themselves. Mr..
Grant saw to it that the band boys
were given every attention and they
were first in all things. The band
gave concerts throughout the day.
The picinc parties came with lunches
and the long rows of tables and
benches besides the spreads about the
shores of the lake were loaded down
with all kinds of good things to eat.
A feature of the days picnic was an
address of welcome which Mr.. Grant
made. He calls it his ''jack oak''
speech. He said: ~ s.zg.a
"Ladies and gentlemen:-I want to
make a few remarks to you to-day,
and as it is day of pleasure I feel
it my duty to say few words to well
come you all at my place. I have
worked hard since O'Clock this morn
ing preparing for the crowd we ex-
pected here to-day, and can say that
have not worked harder since my
"johnny- cake" days than I have to-
day.
"Now we have fixed this place up
for an ideal summer resort, and we
hope to have the patronage of the peo-
pie of Princeton and the surrounding
country.
Il haze Z good offer for place
here, but will not sell it if the. people
of Princeton and surrounding country
give me their patronage.
"This is picnic given in honor OF
the Princeton band and I want all to
enjoy themselves. There are boats to
go out riding with, and counter
where you can get refreshments OF
every kind, also cigars and candy.
Thanking you for your attention,
I once more welcome the band and
| thank them for their music.''
Those who attended the picnic all
went home feeling that they had never
had better time at any picnic and
will always remember the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
WRIT OF CERT1oRAR1 oUAsHED.

Judge Giddings Ouashes Writ In Sher-
burne County Court House Fight.
Last Monday the fight that has been
going on between Becker and Elk
River as to which should be the county
seat of Sherburne county received an
airing in the district court at Anoka
The law provides that when sixty per
cent of those voting in a county at the
last general election petition for a
change in the county seat the commits
sioners must submit the matter to the
vote of the people. In Sherburne
county the petition was presented but
the commissioners claimed it was
signed by less than sixty per cent of
the voters, and refused to call the
special election. The Becker support
ers claimed that there were sixty per
cent of the voters signatures and took
the matter to court. Some three
weeks ago Judge Giddings granted
writs Of mandamus and certiorari
directed to the county fathers of Sher-
burne county and these writs were re-
turnable last Monday. Arguments
were made at the court house and the
writ Of certiorari was quashed, Elk
River thus drawing first blood.
Proceedings in mandamus were ar
gued and briefs are to be submitted
by the counsel. Much interest is be-
ing taken in the matter and many
prominent men from Sherburne county
were in attendance at court.
Senator Brewer Of St. Cloud and
Judge Tarbox of Monticello were
counsel for the REALTORS while the in
terests of the respondents were looked
after by George 81. Reynolds of ST..
Cloud, Charles S. Wheaton and Frank
T. White of Elk River.-Anoka Herald
July 29.)
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
A Jolly Barn-Warmip9.

The dance at the new barn of Mike
Mahoney's last Saturday night was
attended by a large number of Prince
ton people as we'll as many from
country points, and the large barn
was filed with a gay assemblage of
old and young who enjoyed themselves
dancing to the health and happiness
of the owner of the barn who had
made all arrangements for the enter
tanning of the guests in a happy and
pleasant manner, and. the barn hop
was one of the best ever held in this
neck o. the woods. There was plenty
OF refreshments which were served
during the evening.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
PRINCETON VS.. nONTICELLO.
A Fifteen-lnnins Game With Score of

- "d"O WIFI d SCCTo VI
Princeton went over to Monticello
Saturday and played fifteen inning
tie game. Monticello had five hired
players, three of whom were from
Minneapolis, the pitcher, catcher and
first baseman. 1t was a pitchers
battle until the eight when Cravens
weakened and with the punching of
hits coupled with errors, Monticello
tied the score. Nachbar then went
into the box, holding them down to
one hit and two scores, and striking
out eleven men in the seven innings.
The game was called on account of
darkness. The score:
Princeton-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0-8
Monticello-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Oh 0 Q O-s
Hits-Princeton, Is: Monticello II. Errors
Princeton 8; Monticello, 5.
Batteries: Prince ton-Cravens Nachbar, Hill;
Monticello-Hoover, Saltness, McAlster. In
nings pitched by Craveus, 8; by Nachbar, Z; by
by Hoover. r. by Sadness, 8. Struck out by
Cravens 8: by Nachbar. II: by Hoover II; by
Sadness, 2. Base on balls off Cravens 1; of
Nachbar, O: off Hoover, g. Off Sadness J.
Stolen bases, Princeton, s: Monticello, T. I'm
pire McGee
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
SAYS HILL is RIGHT.
Hopeful Harry Endorses j. j. Hills State
ment on Hot Air Crop Reports-Science


ment on Hot Air Crop Reports-science
of Stacking.
The comments by J. J. Hill on ''An
injurious crop report" are very timely
and ought to be read and pondered by
every every farmer and especially by those
that report the condition of the crops
monthly to the department of agricul-
ture. The idea of using magnifying
glass by farmers and reporters when
viewing crops is all wrong and as Mr..
Hill says ''it does the farmer an in
justice.' Truth is a good foundation
upon which to build, but booming of
crops is like building a house upon
the sand. -
The Hutchinson Leader gives few
pointers on stacking grain. The
writer says: ''To prevent wet, rotten
stack bottoms that are often found at
threshing time, plow the ground where
the stacks are to be placed a few days
before stacking" The above is very
good advice as far as it goes, but falls
far short of the whole truth. Many
stackers will build good looking
stack but it is in such a way that if
we have the usual amount of rain the
grain even into the center of the stack
will be wet and almost ruined. The
cause of this is the center of the stack
Was not kept full and when it settles
the bundles slope in instead of out and
when heavy rains come instead of run
ming off the stack the rain runs in.
The following is what an old stacker
says about stacking grain: 'SGet the
stack started as symmetrical as the
eye can make it and keep it so and as
you build up keep the stack level I'M
till the stack is high enough to begin
to draw in preparatory to building
the top, then fill the center of the stack
full and keep it full until it is finished.
The secret of building a stack to shed
rain consists in keeping the center so
full that when the stack settles the out
side bundles will lay like shingles on
the steep roof of building. A stack
built after the above method will keep
dry and stand against anything except
lightning SO says an old experienced
stacker.
H0DEET1T
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04

the women who have known Mrs. Ross
for many long years thought the time
was ripe for a good old surprise
party and they gave her one that she
will always remember with pleasure.
Mrs. Ross was presented with many
beautiful and substantial tokens of
the day, among them full-jeweled
watch. a dinner set, solid silver
spoons, dress and many other gifts
that she will always treasure.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
TRAMPS ASSAULT WOMAN.
A Farmers Wife at Elk River Was
Robbed and Assaulted Friday After

Robbed and Assaulted Friday After
noon.
Near Elk River, Friday afternoon,
two tramps entered a house where
Mrs. Albert Frazier was alone, and
after binding, gagging and assault
ing her, stripped the rings from her
fingers, took what few valuables they
could find in the house and departed
leaving the woman helpless upon the
floor, where she was found by her
husband when he returned from the
fields four hours later.
The village is greatly wrought up by
the crime, and all last night posses
searched the woods and surrounding
country for the miscreants. The
police of this city were communicated
with and careful search was made OF
the railroad yards and the tramp
hang-outs on the East-side, but up to
date no trace of the criminals has
been found. Mrs. Frazier, meanwhile.
lies in critical condition as the re-
suit of the fright and abuse to which
she was subjected.
Mrs. Frazier describes the two men
who assaulted her as tramps. One of
them was rather tall, about fourty-five
years old and wore black clothes.
The other was shorter, wore a black
coat, blue overalls and black SLOUGH
hat.
The men came to the back door
while she was alone in the. house.
Finding the door locked, they burst it
open, entered, seized and bound her
and after abusing her tore three rings
from her fingers, ransacking the
house, helped themselves to food and
leisurely left the place, taking a guam
tity Of food with them.
The police in all the adjacent towns
were promptly notified BY telephone
last evening, and it is hoped that a
Gordon has been thrown out through
which the miscreants cannot break. In
the meantime several posses from Elk
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04

River are securing the woods in that
vicinity, and it is believed there is a
fair chance of capturing them. Mrs.
Frazier gives an excellent description
Of the men and can readily identify
them if captured. Threats of lynching
are made.-St. Cloud Journal-Press
(July Both.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
New bridge al Foreston.

The town board of Milaca has let
contracts for the construction sof4 a
wagon bridge across the west branch
of Rum river just north of. Foreston.
The bridge will cost about 5000 and
half the expense is donated by Forces
ton business men who draw consider
able trade from that territory. -
Milaca Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
A View of Northwest Canada.

Mr. ana Mrs. Earl CravenS spent
Sunday with their relatives in Prince
ton. Mr.. Cravens has a large con-
tract in Alberta constructing an ir-
rigation ditch and he will leave for
that section in few days. He has
been engaged in railroad construction
in Iowa the past year. Mr.. Cravens
says that the Canadian northwest will
be all right in few years to come,
but the first settlers will have to en-
dure many hardships and privations
and make many sacrifices before the
country ever becomes what Minnesota
and the Dakotas are at the present
time. The season is very short for
maturing crops, but in time as the
country becomes developed the frost
line will recede the same as it has in
Minnesota to a certain extent. Many
OF the present settlers in northwest
Canada to-day would like very much
to get out of the country and some
will even go if they have to walk out.
There will be those however who will
remain and build up country for
their grandchildren.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
A Pleasant surprisa.

Last Thursday afternoon about fifty
of the old-time friends of Mrs. E. A.
Ross surprised her at her home. It
was her tifty-ninth birthday, and hav-
ing got settled in her new-old home
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-08-04
CHANGE IN JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Talk of Making Mile Laos County Part
Of the Eighteenth Judicial District.
There is some talk among the attor-
neys of Mile Laos county in favor of
having Mile Laos county set off from
the present judicial district, which is
the Seventh district, and of being an
nexed to the Eighteenth district which
is composed Of Isanti, Wright, Sher-
burne and Anoka counties. The at
torneys say that with Mile Laos
county at the tail end of the Seventh
district it is very unhandy and a bur-
den of expense on the clients to attend
court at chambers at st. Cloud, as
with present railroad accommodations
it takes considerable time to make a
trip over to St. Cloud to attend court.
With Mile Lacs county made a part
OF the Eighteenth district and by de-
taching Wright county from the same
z:ased also making KaEaEse coauty z;
part of the Eighteenth, a very conven-
lent and compact district could be
formed in which the people have COM
mon interests and are close neighbors
in certain sense.
The matter may be taken up more
fully by the attorneys of the county
and bill providing for the change
introduced in the next legislature.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
God,s Best Gift.

we have hut q narrow and unworthy
conception of prayer if y only thought
friendship it would be very strange II
there we're never fellowship save when
there were favors to ask the one OF the
other. Loves sweetest hours are those IN
which two hearts commune on themes
dear to both, but in which neither has any
request to make.
The %truest, Hottest prayer is one OF CON.
munion when we speak to God ana ne
speaks to us. The deepest answer W. can
have to our praying Is not COOS gHes,
Himself, Ills love, His grace. The prayer
that rises highest and is divinest is that
in which we lose ourself in God, when God
Himself is all about us, filling us, lnsplr.
ing our dull life with His own INFINITE
b~lessedness.-J. Il. Miller.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
God Speakinc to the Soul.

IT has been remarked that "tne subject
OF the first chapter of Genesis is not the
creation, but the Creator; what 1t gives US
is. not a world, but a God
Let those who will search the Scriptures
ior the light they. shed on past coneep-
tions OF science and upon the history OF a
unique race in the annals Of the world.
Let them study their literary development,
and seek thus IL keener appreciation OF the
men who wrote them: They cannot iall
to be enlightened and interested; But the
sincere Christian approaches the Scrip
lures with a different interest and purpose.
lie passes over the historical, the literary 1nTy
and the scientific features Of the B,ots
search for that which the Scriptures are
designed to reveal-namely, the person,
viii and work Of God, and the nature ana
relationships OF man. From Genesis TO
Revelation--in history: in law IN psalm
and prophecy, in parable and epistle and
Apocalypse, on every page, God speaks to
the human soul.-Rev. George E. Bates.