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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05
The Swamp Lands of Minnesota.

The following is part of newspa-
per interview with 81. G.. Hays of Be-
midi, secretary of the State drainage
league, which is we'll worth perusal:
I'VE find one-half the great State of
Minnesota north of the Northern Pa
cifc railway-stretching from the lake
shores of Cook to the red-bordered
boundaries of Polk; from the fertile
fields of Pine, Todd and Wilkin to
the sinuous banks of the Rainy and
the Lake of the Woods, embracing an
area greater than the state of Ohio.
In this vast embrace of country is
another tract equal in size to the state
of Massachusetts, capable of sustain
ing a population of 100000 souls,
and this latter tract is covered with
water, with swamps, and there is not
foot of those swamps, engineers tell
us, that may not be speedily and prac-
tically drained yes, cheaply drained.
This land is the property not of specu-
lators or private parties but is it a
heritage given this commonwealth for
internal improvements; much of it has
been given away in grants to rail-
ways, yet there remain to the state,
the property of the schools and uni
versity, which we all cherish. almost
4 100000 acres-the balance of the
submerged tract being held by the
general government for Indian and
other reserves.
"Why should the conditions remain
to our harm? Why should we not re-
claim those lands? Why not restore
to mans uses the very thing most
needful to him and to us? Because
this land belongs to us and we have
not agreed what shall be done with it,
and because of the general UNDER
standing that the expense is prohibi-
tive and the benefits merely local.
I et US see about the expense. En-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05
To Change Inauguration Day.


After almostshalf a century of talk
and agitation the movement to change
the date of the presidential Inaugural
'tion has at length assumed definite
form: and is now making substantial
Roadway. Forty-one governors have
signified their willingness to serve on
the committee which Commissioner
MacFarland has organized to induce
congress to draw up and submit to
the states the constitutional amend
ment which is necessary to be adopted
before a change can be made. It is
expected that the date will be changed
from March 4 to April 80, to add to
the length of the short session of con-
gress. If we add Golden Grain Belt
Beer to our regular diet there is but
little danger of ill-health. Order case
for home use. Order of your nearest
dealer or be supplied by Henry Veidt,
Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05

per is relied on more and more, not
only to give the news of the day and
to indicate public sentiment, but It IS
a growing and acknowledged power
in creating and shaping public senti-
ment, and its influence is felt in
every sphere Of human activity, ma
terial, social, educational, govern
mental, moral and religious. Monte
,video Leader.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05
The First Locomotives.

The iron horse may be doomed to be
butted off the track by the electric
motor, and it was a timely and a
graceful thing for the Baltimore and
Ohio road to think of celebrating the
seventy-fifth anniversary of its early
efforts in the use of steam for the NOV
ing Of passenger traffic In America.
The one or two little locomotives of
1880, weighing about four tons and
drawing with great uncertainty tiny
car with handful of trembling pas
sengers or a few pounds Of merchan-
disc over few miles of road, must be
compared with present conditions if
we size up the transformation that has
been wrought in three-quarters Of a
century.
Today there are in service upon the
213,904 miles of railway in the United
States approximately $4,000 locomo-
tives of four distinct types. During the
last year, for which trustworthy sta
tistics are available, this motive power
carried 715, 100000 passengers and
moved 1908, 500, 600 tons Of freight. To
handle this traffic 80, 752, passenger
coaches and 1,692,000 freight cars were
used. These figures are truly stagger-
ing when placed beside the tiny figures
Of the equipment at the beginning Of
railroad history in America. With the
rapid changes going on at present the
showing at the railroad centenary in
1896 may be still more astounding.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05
Full of Tragic Meaning

are these lines from j. II. Simmons of
Casey, Ia. Think what might have
resulted from his terrible cough if he
had not taken the medicine about
which he writes: 81 had a fearful
cough, that disturbed my nights rest.
I tried everything, but nothing would
relieve it, until I took DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, which completely cured
me-" Instantly relieves and perma-
nently cures all throat and lung dis
eases; prevents grip and pneumonia.
At G. A. Jacks, druggist: guaranteed;
SOC and $l.00. Trial bottle free.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05

Paris papers say that Frenchwo-
man chased mouse and found $1,000
In gold. Anybody who can believe the
first half of this story will have no
trouble with the rest Of 1t.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05

Taking Benjamin Franklin's word
for it that there 'never was bad
peace" both sides to the Portsmouth
conference must rejoice even though
they had to climb down from the high
perch assumed in the beginning.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05
Church Topics A* ~
i. r. =. Sunday and Weekday
Announcements.
METHODIST.
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METHODIST.
On Sunday, Oct. 8, Professor G.
W. Hill will speak at the Methodist
church both morning and evening.
In the morning his subject will be
"The One Thing Needful" and in the
evening ''That Boy of Ours.''
CONGREGATIONAL.
Morning theme: "a Spiritual
Church. Evening theme: Groom
for Jesus" Prayer meeting this
Thursday evening at 1870.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05

A new cattle disease is called hemor-
rhagic septicaemia. It is probable that
only the cattle Of the rich win be able
to have it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05

LINN " 4 jlG1 u ~ ll:cas1OlN
|gineers tell US that It will cost not Is.
exceed % cents to 1925 per acre to-
construct great drainage canals from
the watersheds to the various basins
and the cost on this basis Of figuring
would be not to exceed Sl2, 500, 600 to.
complete the whole task. Two-thirds
OF this. area is held by the general
government, and this would be a total
Of SIS, 500, 600, leaving the State an ex-
pense Of S4,5OO,00O to reclaim the
lands to which we have title. The
governments proposition would be to
dispose OF its lands after improve
ment and to give its wards, the In.
dians, a sum equal to $3.50 per acre.
Gould there not be reimbursable ap-
preparation bill passed by the con-
gress which would preserve the integ-
rity of the nations obligation and the
red men be paid in full?
The contention of the drainage adj
vocates is that every acre of this sub
merged land could be sold at the min
imum price of SIS per acre after drain
age, which would add at least $780,
600, 900 to the public school fund. We
go further and contend that if this
submerged land is improved and made
arabic by drainage it will sell for a
greater than the minimum price: that
it will sell for 81 to $40 per acre and
create a fund of 1913, 900, 900 to $40, O0o,-
600 of money; and we base this asser-
tion on the prices received for State
lands for the past several seasons.
"And after the sale what then? In
the north half of the State, which is
Immediately interested in this matter
of drainage, there are 300,00 people
in the balance of the State, to the
south there are 100000 people. The
distribution of the fund would be on
the basis of population-hence for
every dollar of benefit of the north
half there would be So benefit to the
people of the south half of the State.
Is this a matter in which the north
half of the State(is wholly interested?
We opine not.
"What the Minnesota Drainage
league desires to accomplish is this:
To make the people of Minnesota see
the situation as it is in order that they
may through their legislators author
ize the immediate Improvement of this
swamp land section; we want to bring
the facts before the individual voter
in order that he may demand action
on the part of his representative; we
want this knowledge SO general that
all may understand it, and in order to
do that we have effected this organi-
cation and have called it the Mime
sofa Drainage league.
''We want to go still further and to
secure from the national congress an
appropriation for a topographic sur
vey of the Indian reservations and
forest reserves and the drainage of
those reserves: we want an appropri-
alton large enough to have the work
done thoroughly and at once; we want
to secure an appropriation to
straighten and deepen the Red river;
to straighten and dredge the channel
of the Mississippi; nor do we stop
there-we want to have our people
educated on the Importance of drain
age and we. desire to see the drainage
laws of this State the very best and
most practical of any.
These are, in brief, the objects of
this league. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-05
BIG ATTRACTION Ar OPERA HOUSE.

shaw-Gailagher's Big New York Players
to Present. Three Shows at Popular
Prices-Vaudeville specialties.
The, Shaw-G gallagher Big New York
Players, which opens three nights
engagement at the opera house COM
mencing Monday, Oct. 9th, comes
highly recommended by both. public
and press. The New York Players
are direct from the east; this being
their first season in the west. The
company is composed of metropolitan
artists, each one being an actor or
actress of ability, having played en-
gagements in the principal theaters of
New York City. Therefore the name
of "New York Players
Managers Shaw and Gallagher are
both men of experience in the amuse-
ment line, having had the eastern
show of the same name on the road
for ten successful seasons. They are
in position to know what the critical
public wishes in the line of good
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
SAW ONE DEFECT.

\ gentleman who has made a leis-
ure trip over the territories tells of
his Impressions i'm the most glowing
terms He passed through Indian Ter
ritory and crossed and recrossed Ok.
lahoma and everywhere he found eyi-
dence of prosperity and progress
Every section has its peculiar adyan.
tage and none had glaring defects.
Throughout the cotton belt people
were busy gathering the fleecy staple,
corn was found 10 be extraordinary
this year in every section and the
sown wheat makes the country green
as far as the eye can reach
'Tis fair land to look upon and
the traveller from one of the states
declared that the country could not be
duplicated anywhere else on earth in
the same time.
He found the towns and cities all
fourishing and substantially built. He
found the stores well filled with stocks
of goods and the people living in com.
Portable houses.
lie had one criticism. lie found
some OF the towns too bare of trees.
He realized, he said, that the country
is new and that there has been but a
limited time in which To grow trees,
but in too many places trees are not
planted
The criticism we will have to admit
is Just There are towns Of consid-
cradle age with few trees and this one
error should be corrected. There is no
town in the territory SO small but tnat
it should have a society to work TO
secure the care and planting OF
trees. There Is no town or city in
the territory so we'll supplied witt
trees but that there should be organ.
iZations to encourage tree planting.
When trees can be secured with so
little cost. IT is crime to go for
years without them. Prepare this fall
and winter to plant trees. Dig the
holes and I'LL with manure and II
necessary soak with water.
Make every town and city in the
territory a beautifully kept park, AM
thus make it Joy TO travel across
the land Of the fair god-Times Jour.
nal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
Political Situation a. Davis

Davis. I. T., Nov 33.-(Special)-
The Republican club of Davis has
been very active of late and some
democrats of the city are becomiD :
alarmed over the political outlook. The
city has been overwhelmingly demo.
cratic for seveal years past, but many
Republicans believe they will be able
to carry the election next spring
Mayor j. X. Clemons, the presan,
incumbent, is very popular with b5th
political parties in this city, but he
admits the strength of the Repub.
licans under their new organization.
The electric light and waterwor, 9
plants will soon be under construc.
tion and the city government will be
taxed with additional work during the
next year, which is believed to be an
important item in the control of poll
''c'l power in Davis. Street paving
ooutracts and other public improve.
monts will be under way during 5he
next administration and city officia s
are looking forward to great public
Improvement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
Typesetters' School OPENS.

Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. ga thous.
and men and women were here at the
opening of the printing scnool of the
new technical institute. Representa-.
tves of type foundries in st. Louis
and Chicago, as well as printers from
all over the state were present. Type.
setting machines are kept too busy
in Indiana to hand them over TO
boys and young men to practice on,
hence the value of the printers school
which. the managers say, is to be
national in its scope.
A food of inquiries has been re
ceived asking for information regard.
Ing what the new school has to of.
fer in the way of instruction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
Actio, OF Lincoln Club Matter OF
Great Interest.

As the time approaches for the en-.
dorsement for Offices In the Southern
district the interest increases and the
public Is watching the political fight
with great concern. As the people
view IL there will be a great scram'
BILE for places in this district. In In
dian Territory Judge Hosea Townsend d
has no opposition. II is undersTuOc
that an outsider is seeking the place
but little alarm is felt among hose
intimate with the situation. IL is
doubtful If Judge Townsend's record
can be eXcelled and therefore he
should experience little or no trouble
in again securing the judgeship.
The Lincoln club will meet next
Saturday night for the purpose of en-
dorsing candidates. It Is practically
certain that Townsend for Judge will
Humphrey for district attorney will
be endorced
There is contest on for the mar
shalship of this district. Already
there are three candidatts jim the
field. the present incumbent. b. II
Colbert. United States Commissioner
Robnett and G. ID. Wortham and it is
hinted that there will be others in
NV ldN' wan pAOb"bAJ
be as interesting as the one for dis
trict attorney. II cannot be told what
action the club will take on the mar
shalship contest, but suffice il to state
that there will be hot contest Sat.
urday evening for the endorsement.
Judge Humphrey who was here Ie-
Gently claims that ous of twenty clubs
instructed he has received fifteen OF
them and he is very sanguine that h.
will get the hig end of II in the dis
trict lie has been handicapped in the
fight by court duties. but his friends
are very active in pushing his claims.
Hon. Pliny Soper national commit
teeman for the Territory. is in Wash
ington looking after the interests OF the
territory republicans. He is fighting
for them in way that is to be com
mended and admired. He Is using his
best efforts for home rule and fighting
the outsiders to a finish. The report
that there Is friction between Sen
ator Long an himself, he says, is
without foundation.
The candidates are forwarding their
endorsements to Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
PREMIER BALF0UR
RUMOR THAT HE WILL SHORTLY
TENDER HIS RESIGNATION.
In That Event the Liberals viii be
Invited to Form a Government,
the Election TO Occur Dur
ing the Next Year.

London. Nov. 23.-The recent III.
mors of the early dissolution of Par.
Lament and an appeal to the country
are gradually crystallizing into a
more definite form and while no off.
cial intimation has yet been forthcom.
ing, the idea is prevalent in Wv in
formed political circles that lromier
Balfour will take an early oDportunl
ty to place his resignation in tla hands
of King Edward.
Should this materialize. the liberals
viii be invited to form "a government
parliament and will meet for a few
days session, and a general election
Will occur early in the new year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
New York Cotton Letter.

Ardmore, l. T. Nov. 22.-Fol-
lowing is New York cotton let.
ter by Mcintyre:
1t was only natural today that
the market was quieter with a
reactionary tendency.
The movement was confined
within 16 pts of yesterdays H..
20 for Jan. and 11.80 for Feb.
Over 100000 bales changed
hands during the last hour on
yesterday. The crop outlook
now is certainly more than L.
500. 900 bales. We therefore be-
lieve adhoring to a scalpers po-
sition on the bull side is safe,
and favor buying Mar. and May
options especially on any breaks
from current prices.
Yours very truly,
+. + Guillot & Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
Mans Unreasonableness

is often as great as woman's but
Thos. S. Austin, Mgr. Of the "Republi.
can" of Leavenworth. Ind, was not
unreasonable. when he refused to al.
low the doctors to operate on his wife
for female trouble. Instead" he says
we concluded to try Electric Bit
ters. My wife was then so sick she
could hardly leave her bed, and five
Co. physicians had failed to relieve
her. After taking Electric Bitters she
was perfectly cured and can now per
form all her household duties" Guar.
anteed by w. B. Frame, druggist.
Price so cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
-OsrO
Call TO lQenocratie Press.

Ada, |. T., Nov, 22.-The following
call has just been Issued by Oils
Weaver, chairman. "A meeting Of the
Indian Territory Democratic Press As.
sociation is hereby called for Nov. 81
at Ada. Business OF Importance tr
both the party and the press needs
attention The Indian Territory Dem
ocratic executive committee has been
called to meet at the same time and
place. This hurried call is unani-
mouly made by the executive commit
tee of the association in acceptance OF
an urgent invitation from the Demo
cratic executive committee to meat
and deliberate with them"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

Washington. Nov. 22.-The court
martial of Midshipman Meriwether
commenced today. Since the death of
Midshipman Bench the charge against
Meriwether has been made manslaugh.
ter In addition to the prior charge of
breach Of discipline which would
alone have made subject to court
martial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
n..n

Governor Folk Of Missouri has at
last accepted a brlbe, A man was
sent up for six years for false reg'stra'
tion. His family came for pardon.
The governor was in doubt, when the
5-year-old daughter timidly said: "li
you let my papa go I'll give you a
kiss" The governor replied a trifle
huskily: IAN right, little girl, you
shall take him home with you"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

President Palma is pleased. Presi'
dent Roosevelt has reiected the ad
vances of the Naid OF the Isle of Pines
The annexationists were too previous
They should have delayed action until
such time as the Cubans clamor for
the protection of Old Glory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

I.awson's story Is gradually bein :
corroborated, Mr.. H. Ii. Rogers has
been summoned by the insurance in
yestigators to tell what he knows
about the relation between Standard
Oil and the life insurance graft.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
Ple1 Of Insanity,

In the case of the State of Texas
VS.. Zack Trice. charged with the
homicide of City Marshal J. M.
Brooks Of Colllnsville. the defense has
introduced the plea of insanity of the
defendant. the first witness placed
on the stand this morning testitying
to unusual conduct Of the defendant.
As a result quite an additional batch
OF witnesses from Collinsville was is
sued Sherman Democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
O.o

At fire in distillery at COnnel-
Vile. Va, Sunday night $4,000 barrels
of whisky were destroyed, This will
cost the people OF the United States
$S9l 900. as that amount of revenue
to the government was lost. This is
one graft that the whisky trust enjoys
IL doesn't pay the tax until the goods
leave the warehouse.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
Found the Whisky.

Tulsa, /. T., Nov. 22.--Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Teel raided the
Palace hotel, getting one peddler and
thirty-seven gallons Of whisky.
The raid was made just after dark.
and the whisky was Of the cheap, ped.
dler variety All but six bottles, were
smashed and contents spilled. The six
bottles were kept as evidence.
The whisky was found under the
pillows in three rooms AZ the hotel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

Secretary Bonaparte's attempt to
stop prize fighting at Annapolis will
probably be on par with the attempt
to eliminate roughness in college
football games.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

Two plain clothes men have been
added to Guthrie's police department
TO rid that city of street walkers. The
same action in Ardmore would be a
blessing to the city as this class OF
characters should be kept in one sec
tion of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

Chicago woman put $4,000 into a
stove and burned 1t up to keep her
husband from getting 1t. She could
have burned 1t up just as well by get
ting a few millinery dreams.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

If man loses ten thousand dollars
on cotton futures. he's a fool If he
loses two-bits on a crap game he's a
criminal 1t doesn't pay to be either.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

II college is judged by its football
team why not establish football col
leges and not make eleven men re-
sponsible for so much?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

Articles of incorporation have been
granted TO the New State Investment
company, Of South McAlester, |. 7.
Capital stock 100000. Incorporators,
A. U. Thomas. f. c. Million, ]. A.
Sterrett, w 7. Wood and ], Il. White
head
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
sulphur Wants Artesian Water.

Sulphur, l. r., Nov, PA contract
was let last week TO Lovelady G.
Woods Of Red Fork, l. T., for 1000
foot we'll. work on which is TO begin
within ten days The parties drilling
the well are after ,artesian water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

The Missouri. Kansas and Texas
has begun substituting concrete for
the stone piers for bridges at several
places ON the line. The masonry OF
the bridge across the Arkansas River
north OF Muskogee, which has stood
since the road was built through In
dian Territory. IL being torn away and
for il will be substituted solid concrete
columns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

Japan is sending her Russian prison
ers Of war home, or, rather, where the
homes of many of them used to be.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23

The canal is not only to be con.
structed on the level, but on the
square.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-11-23
Our harness-maker is a frst-class
No. / workman.
12-tf J. C. FREDDY.

Learning the duty of happiness, we
discover the happiness of duty.