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The National tribune., 1905-10-05

Senator Buckley, of Connecticut. has
come out squarely against Federal con-
lieyes that the Government has all the
business on hand that it can attend to,
and that nothing short of complete con-
troll would do any good. Limited regu-
lation of insurance companies would be
worse than useless.
The National tribune., 1905-10-05
COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS.
Report to the seth National Encampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic
Denver, Colo.

The following was the report of the
GAR. National Committee on Pen
sions:
Commander-in-Chief and Comrades:
The following is a comparative state
ment of the Bureau of Pensions for the
past five years:
The National tribune., 1905-10-05

Archibald r. Ferguson. WELL
known and highly respected resident of
Tifiin. O., died there. Sept. Is. 1905.
He had been employed for a number of
years as engineer in factory, and was
found In the engine-room seated in a
chair. unconscious. He was 81 years
Old, and served three years and nine
months In tho 21st Ohio. He leaves
e. wife and one daughter.
The National tribune., 1905-10-05

The stand Patters'' seem to have
won very decided victory in the
stronghold of the Revisionists by secur-
ing the nomination of Eben s. Draper
for the Republican nomination for
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts,
Inaries by Col. A II. Goetting, who
seems to be beaten by fairly decisive
majority
The National tribune., 1905-10-05

The French and Germans have come
into accord with regard to Morocco, and
this possibility Of European troubles ID
avoided.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14

the American spirit. 1t sends prop
erty into hiding, violates the moral
sense and serves as a school of per-
jury.
''The American means to be fair.
If he shirks his taxes it is because he
indistinctively feels that our system
of taxation is crude and that the ad-
ministration of our taxation is lax.
He is willing to pay his share Of the
tax burden, but he wants absolute as
surance that every other citizen is
equally taxed. In the thought that
somebody else escapes his just share
he is inclined to shirk his own.
eff then we have an army of tax
shirkers in this country it is more
largely due to our laws on taxation
and their administration than any
inherent disposition to evade a public
duty.o
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14

sence" from the homesteads for sew
eral months, and that the claim hold
ers might lock up their sod houses,
take trips to their regular homes, or
their former homes throughout South
Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota
and the many other states from which
they came, to remain until spring
days came again to melt the ice and
snow from the Rosebud plains.
In fact a number of firms on the res
ervation, who had done a thriving
business during the opening rush as
notaries. have for several months
past been repeating their rush bust
ness by taking the applications of the
Rosebudders for leaves of absence.
and sending them into the general
land Office at Washington for APP
proval. In return for the service the
firms charged SIS per application.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
GA Bird in the Hand"

F.. "A Bird in Hand" will be given
by the Greenbush Pretension associa-
tion in district No. 10 school house
on Saturday evening, Dec. 16. ADJ
mission Is cents. Following there
will be a foot social. Ladies' are re-
quested to bring a box lunch and par
ticipate therein. Coffee and cake may
be obtained by those not purchasing
foot lunches. Christmas cards, cal
endars and blotters made by the
school will be offered for sale. The
best photograph in the country has
been engaged, and music will also be
rendered in other forms. You want
a good time and district 10 wants an
organ, so come over into Greenbush
and help us.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
How to Store Apples.

The best keeping varieties of apples
when stored under proper conditions
may be kept the year round, says a
Canadian authority at the Ontario
Agricultural college. The conditions
necessary to the successful storage OF
apples are: A steady temperature,
as near freezing as possible, without
reaching that point; and an atmos-
phere moist enough to prevent wilt.
ing.
An ordinary house cellar usually
furnishes the best place for the stor-
age of the supply for domestic pur-
poses. In such storage careful atten-
ton must be given to ventilation, as
it is by this means principally that
the temperature is regulated.
Before the fruit is stored it should
be carefully picked over and all over
ripe, wormy and bruised specimens
should be culled from those intended
for long keeping.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Must Stay on Homestead.

A large number OF Rosebud reser.
walton claimholders, who either drew
out in the big land lottery or who
bought Accomplishments later, have lef.
their lands on the Rosebud and scat.
tered to the four winds to spend the
severe winter months, only to be bit
terly disappointed by an order issued
from the general land Office at Wash
ington to the effect that leaves of alb.
sence for the winter months cannot
be granted. This means that hun
dreds of Rosebud settlers, who had
been out on their holdings during the
summer, will have to return imme-
diately to the reservation and live in
their shacks and huts through the
months of snow if they desire to re-
tain permanent possession of the
lands.
The general impression had been
given out on the reservation that it
was possible to obtain leaves of abb
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
SPECIAL PROGRAM,
At the Congregational Church on Sunday
Evening Next

At the Congregational Church on Sunday
Evening Next.
The 2S5th anniversary of the land
ing of the Pilgrims will be celebrated
at the Congregational church next
Sunday evening by the giving Of a
special Forefathers Day program as
follows:
Patriotic hymn-Congregation.
Solo, 'The Pilgrim Fathers, y
Hemane-Mrs. Henderson,.
Address, "The Reason Why the
Pilgrim Fathers Sought New Home''
PROF. Pinney.
Solo, selected-Miss McMasters.
Address, "The Privations Suffered
by the Pilgrim Fathers in Their New
Home, MIR. Dickey.
Anthem-Choir.
Address, ''The Heritage Left Us by
the Pilgrim Fathers, "-Mr. Mcmillan.
Anthem-Choir.
Reading, "Kipling's Recessional''
Miss Frances Peterson.
America-Congregation.
We invite the public to join us in
this commemorative service.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14

sheriff Shockley on Monday for ex-
animation as to his sanity. He was
taken before Probate Judge ,VanAl-
stein on Tuesday morning and Drs.
SeCooney and Galley, the examining
physicians, declared him to be insane,
Whereupon he was committed to the
hospital at Fergus Falls. Sheriff
;5sShockley and A. F. Howard left the
same day for Fergus Falls with their
patient
4 The young man had, the day pre-
j{ylous to being placed in the sheriff IS
charge, made a deliberate attempt to
take his life. He secured an ak and
with it made a deep cash on each side
OF his neck. Had he operated an inch
farther back committal to the grave
instead of to the asylum would have
been necessary, for he barely escaped
severing the jugular vein.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Expected q Lunch.

Garfield W. Weede, the left end of
the Pennsylvania football team, said:
"Football is becoming pretty bloody,
pretty CHASTITY sort of game. 1t re-
minds me of barbering down east.
II once went into a down-east bar
Der shop to get my hair cut. AS
sat in the chair and the scissors
clicked away the barber's dog lay
beside me on the floor, looking up at
me all the time most attentively.
" Nice dog, that, said I.
He is SIR said the barber.
HE seems very fond,'I said, of
watching you cut hair
g It amt that, sir, > explained the
barber, smiling. Sometimes make
a mistake and take a little piece off a
customers ear. '''-Pittsburg Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Couldn't Law Them,

Mile Laos county scholars are we'll
known for their smartness and the
following story will prove this genera
ton is sustaining its high reputation.
A country teacher was trying to drill
her class in arithmetic, the example
being in addition. To illustrate her
point, she said: "Now, children, if
lay four eggs on the desk, and
Sammy, - she pointed to a freckled-
faced lad at the head of the class,
{" should lay three eggs on the desk,
how many would there be?''
The bad boy at the foot of the class
had listened excitedly, and he i'm
mediately shouted: $50 on, Sam,
take her up, I don't think she can
do it..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Bridges Barn Burns.

On Saturday night at about 7
o'clock an alarm was turned in and
the fire department responded
promptly. 1t was found, however,
upon stringing the hose, that it would
not nearly reach the scene of the fire
the barn of John Bridge. The chem
ical engine of the department was
brought into play, and this, with a
bucket brigade undoubtedly saved
considerable of the surrounding
property. Mr.. Bird ge's barn with it's
contents were destroyed and the loss
entailed aggregated about $3.50. A
COW therein was. however, saved.
The barn of Mr.. Milbraith, in close
proximity, was considerably dam
aged, but the efforts of the department
and bucket brigade prevented it's total
destruction.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
THE POTATO MARKET
Prices Drop From Five to Ten Cents
per Bushel But Farmers Are
Steadily Unloading.
Decreased Demand in Eastern rIarkets
Responsible for Light Shipments
From Local Points.

A considerable drop in prices for
all grades Of potatoes has occurred
since our last publication and dealers
tell us that they can secure all the
stock they require at the reduced
market quotations. From five to ten
cents per bushel has been the extent
OF the fall in prices, and potatoes
have been coming in steadily through
out the week despite the reduction.
The shipments have been light in
consequence of light demand in the
eastern markets, and wholesale deal
ers are not anxious to buy even at the
prices now quoted. At this time of the
year, however, this condition is u.s.
ually apparent, and it is expected that
the market will assume a firmer tone
after the holidays. ~.
Farmers should not however rely
upon the expectation of higher prices
IN future. Prices may be higher and
may be lower.
The crop estimators are never to be
relied upon, and it is impossible for
anyone to foretell the future trend of
the market 1t will of course depend
upon the demand and supply.
The eastern markets are importing
potatoes from Ireland, Scotland and
Germany, but according to trade
journals, the stock is being disposed
of at a loss.
We are not advising the farmers
either to hold or let go of their spuds,
but from information gathered through
various trade papers there appears to
be large supply of potatoes upon the
market at the present time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
AT THE NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL.


On Saturday evening delicate sur
gical operation was performed by DR..
Cooney upon Mrs. J. K. Nelson in
which a peculiar abdominal growth
was removed. At the time of the
operation her condition was critical,
but she is fast recovering from the
effects.
Miss Ada Day of Mora was operated
upon by DR.. Cooney On Tuesday for
chronic appendicitis. The patient was
brought to the hospital by DR.. Titus.
Miss Day is making satisfactory
progress toward recovery.
Miss Grinunger, who has been seri-
ously i'll at the hospital for week,
had sufficiently recovered on Tuesday
to return to her home in Elk River.
Miss Myrtle Norberg, the l7-year-
old daughter of Louis Norberg of
Wyanett, who has been critically i'll
with pneumonia the past week, is con-
valescent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Bruce on Taxation.

Tax Commissioner Bruce of Wis
consin says this of the existing sys-
tenn of personal taxation:
"The inequality which grows out OF
a system of taxation which can only
reach tangible forms of property and
thereby permits all intangible forms
of property to escape must be APP
parent.
1.-The inquisitorial method of arriv-
ing at mans possessions has thus
far proven a failure. Wherever tried
in this country it has met with op-
position because it transforms the
assessor into a detective, and be-
cause the official penetration into a
mans private affairs is repugnant to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
West Branch Butter in Montana

Buttermaker Lindall of the West
Branch creamery is to be congratu.
lated upon the high grade butter he is
producing. A sample was sent tc
Great Falls, Montana, by Mike
Mahoney and resulted in creating a
demand for that particular kind OF
butter, insomuch that several families
there have decided to have butte,
shipped from the West Branch cream.
cry. and they will pay the freight.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Two CHURCH FAIRS.
Annual Fair Given by Ladies of the
Methodist Church Successful
in Every Respect.
COngregationaIists Hold Annual Fair
at the naccabee Hall Which is
Literally Patronized.

The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal church fully demonstrated their
ability as public caterers yesterday,
when several hundred persons par
took of dinner and supper prepared
and served by them at the G. A. R..
hall. That they anticipated large
gathering was evident from the large
quantities of good things which they
had provided, and that they were
equal to the occasion was demon
strated by the splendid service rem
dered. They are to be congratulated
for successfully accomplishing feat
which no coterie of men would at
tempt to undertake.
The bazar for the sale of fancy and
other articles was Respondent with
color effects interspersed with laces
and other artistic handwork. Then
there was the fshpond for the chill
dren, which occasioned much amuse-
ment both to the little ones and their
escorts.
The fair was a successful one in
every sense of the word, and the re-
Gel pts exceeded $780,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Cracked the Pavement.

An employe of the Tri-State Tele-
phone Company, who had apparently
taken at least thirty three gauges of
homemade whisky, fell down the
stairs leading to Judge Chadbourne's
Office on Saturday and struck the
pavement with his skull. While the
flag stones showed evidence of hav-
ing been struck heavy blow, the
mans skull was, after examination
at the Northwestern hospital, de-
clared to be intact. He was dis
charged from the Institution during
the afternoon, and at night proceeded
to renew his interrupted debauch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
Lively Times in Twin Cities.

The Hampshire Gazette, a paper
published at Northampton, Mass,
under the caption "Forty thousand
evade the Neutrality-suspicious. spend
$4,000 in St. Paul for Sunday
drinks" then proceeds: "The Inter-
urban car company added twenty-five
extra cars on a fve-minute service
and till late Sunday night every car
was filled. In many instances mes
sages we're sent to St. Paul for pint
and quart bottles and by o'clock all
the saloons on Wabasha street, the
first big gstreet on the interurban line,
had been sold out.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
The Absent-Minded Turkey Carver

AAo 1ADSonI-AAuueI turkey Carver.
Senator Beveridge desired to illus
trate forcibly the force of habit.
'In Sullivan, where I spent my
boyhood," he said, '''there was a
physician whom everybody liked; a
Woodworking, modest. absent-minded
man.
"This physician was the guest of
honor one Thanksgiving at the house
OF leading citizen, and when the gay
assemblage entered the dining room,
the leading citizen said to him:
" Now, doctor, on account of your
surgical skill, I'll ask you to carve.
That bird is a twenty-four FOUNDER,
and yet he is as young and tender as
a spring pullet. None but you could
do justice to him.
1.-The physician, his mind on other
things, smiled absently, took the head
OF the table, raised the knife and
made deep incision in the breast of
the turkey.
"Then ne frowned, rummaged in his
pocket, and brought out some absorb
ent cotton, roll of bandages, and a
paper OF pins. With these he pro-
ceeded to dress and bind up the wound
he had made.
The guests were stricken dumb.
They looked on in utter amazement.
The doctor inserted the last pin, and
patted the neat dressing he had made.
Then he looked up and smiled.
And now, he said, 'let us hope
that in a week, with rest and care, our
patient will be on his feet again.'n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
BIRTHS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Smith, Wyan-
EFT, Dec. !, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beto, Green
bush, Dec. Z, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Barneke, Blue
Hill, Dec. 9, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.7H. Pooler, Bald
win. Dec. IL, son.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
TEACHERS MEETING
Mile Laos County Teachers Associa=
ton Holds Instructive and In
teresting Convention.
DIR. Shoemaker, President Of St. Cloud
Normal, Delivers an Eloquent
and FOrCeful Address,

Jay We1o a. uc1y "Aol1 oA10 OOe1C1-
ers of Mile Laos and adjoining. coun-
ties that will be remembered as one of
the most pleasant and profitable.
About eighty teachers met in the
high school building and some disap-
pOintment was at first manifested over
the musical part of the program, ow-
ing to the failure to attend of those
who were listed to render selections.
This matter was, however, taken up
by the teachers and what seemed to
point to a complete failure assumed
one of the most gratifying features of
the session.
The question box session in the
forenoon was a most interesting and
lively one, and resulted in some good
thought, tersely expressed by several
of the leading teachers, being made
public for the edifcation of the meet
ing.
The afternoon session opened with
prayer by Rev. Henderson.
Miss Frances Peterson of the
Princeton high school followed in a
rendition of "The Prisoner of Zenda. -
1t was excellently delivered and
demonstrated that Miss Peterson is q
gifted elocutionist.
Miss Ella B. Hanson of district No.
10 read a paper on "Self Reliance
and Ambition, or, What You May Do
to Help YOURSELF" It was one of the
best papers SO far produced before the
association. The paper outlined her
own experience in climbing up the
ladder, and was given in such sim
pie, honest manner that all felt it's
force and originality and joined in
giving her most hearty applause.
The Normal Quartet was held up
by encOuntering bare roads for long
distance, and did not arrive upon the
scene until o'clock. They went will
ingly to work when they arrived, how
ever, and furnished some fine selec-
lions for the teachers in the half hour
preceding train time.
DR.. ShOemaker's address was along
live lines, and was considered one of
the best so far given before the teach
ers. He directed attention to the
duties of teachers in most forceful
language and pointed out the follies
and foibles with which many teachers,
young and old are apt to become en-
tangled. DR.. Sheomaker's school
the normal-is fairly we'll represented
among the teachers of this county,
and it was therefore almost like a
home gathering to him.
Prof. Palmer of the Milaca schools
and his corps of teachers were on
hand, as they Away are, and ready
to assist in the program.
The rural schools were we'll repre-
sented and took an active interest in
the work. A few were absent, how
ever, who should have been there.
Some of the best teachers in the
county are in the rural districts. The
country schools are employing good
workers and are making most salts
factory progress.
The next meeting will be held in
Milaca Feb. "a, 1906, and Prof. T. j.
Cation will probably be the principal
speaker. He is a whirlwind in matters
educational and all teachers should
make an effort to attend upon that
date.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
THEY CAPTURE BRUIN.
A Big Black Bear Shot in the Vicinity of
GreenbuSll.

A Big Black Bear Shot in the Vicinity of
Greenbusll. III,
Chas. Gaulier and Chas. Taylor
shot black bear in Greenbush on
Tuesday. They had been watching
for Mr.. Bruin several days and likely
Mr.. B. had been watching them, as he
evaded their utmost efforts to capture
him. His tracks we're clearly dis
cernible upon the snow, but he kept
going around in a circle which ex-
tended several miles, and it seems that
when hunting him they invariably fol-
lowed in his footsteps-they went the
same way that he did. At last they
changed their tactics and walked the
reverse way of the circle. Then they
met Bruin, or rather, saw him ap-
preaching. He was leisurely strolling
along shifting the atmosphere and
seemingly turning up his nose at them
in a contemptuous manner. They
halted and Skinned up tree, but the
bear continued to approach. Reach
ing the foot of the tree in which the
boys were perched, Bruin scratched a
few inches of bark off and emitted a
low, hollow grunt of satisfaction
The boys trembled-one gun dropped
to the ground. But when the black,
glossy animal commenced to climb
the tree they knew something must
be quickly done or they would be con-
verified into bear feed. Two barrels
of the gun were discharged into the
face of Bruin and with howl of pain
he fell to the ground corpse. Or,
at least, this is how the tale was told
to u.s.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
e ED GATES DEAD.

Died From Effects of Accident in Everett
Wash, Sunday Morning.
I A telegram from Mrs. Edward Gates
to Herbert Gates on Sunday evening
conveyed the sad intelligence that his
brother Edward had died at his home
in Everett, Wash, at 1:45 on that
morning. A second telegram an
nounced that the remains would be
Inferred out there. Deceased was
about 40 years of age. He came to
sWyanett, Isanti county, with his par
tents while mere child. His father,
IPhineas Gates, died several years
since, but his mother, sister, Mrs. F.
~. Wood of Des Moines, Ia, and his
brothers, Herbert and John, who re-
side on the old homestead survive
him. In 1898 deceased was one of the
Mcclellan party that went from here
to Alaska to prospect for precious
metals. The party remained in
Alaska for two years, came back for
a short time and again returned to
Alaska in 1901. Valuable copper
properties were located and each men,
Der OF the party realized handsomely
therefron1. .:..-.
4 In 1901 Mr.. Gates was married to
Miss Ellen Hope of Minneapolis, and
the same year he and his bride took
up their abode in Everett. The many
friends of the deceased in this vicinity
regret his untimely death and deeply
sympathize with his widow and the
other members of his family: "
Later.
n Az we were about to go to press.W
were informed that Mr.. Gates death
resulted from a railroad accident. It
appears that he was on his way to the
mine which he had charge of and was
riding between two freight cars.
When at or near a bridge and while
alighting from the train his feet slip
ped and he was thrown under the
wheels, which severed one foot at the
ankle and cut off the other with the
exception of a small portion of the
heel. He was hurled over an embank-
ment, but managed to crawl back upon
the track and to flag train going in
the opposite direction, which picked
him up and conveyed him to Everett,
where he was placed in a hospital.
The accident occurred between Everett
and Skykomish.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-14
OF Sacrifice SaIes

" Now, you know, it is useless K
deny that woman's life is made up 0
sacrifices" said Mrs. Browne.
"Of sacrifice sales, yes.'' retortet
her husband. Philadelphia Press.