The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-08
TIE PRINCETON UNION: THURsDAY JUNE 8, 1905.

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or an annex to the present institution.
The desired amount of land is from
eighty to 100 acres, and it will be
preferably convenient to the old
prison.
The high court of the Independent
Order of Foresters for Northern Min
nesota, will meet in Duluth on June
l4th and 49,, or just preceding the
monster convention of the Eagles,
which will be held on June Is, 16, II
and Is.
The State voting machine commits
sion will have it's first meeting at the
State capitol Monday, June u. The
commission is created to examine vot-
ing machines offered for use in the
State and to decide whether they com
ply with the election laws.
Fire destroyed the largest part of
the business district of the city of
Warroad, Mimi, on May 81. Among
those who suffered total loss was
the State Bank of Warroad of which
Albert Berg is cashier. and the saloon
of Hagman Bros, who formerly lived
at Almelund. ...-.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
ordered the removal of Mrs. Kate A.
Mcneil, postmistress at Dayton, Hen
nepin county. It is alleged that she
permitted her husband. the former
postmaster, to assist in the manage
ment of the Office, after he had been
removed for cause. <s-...
President Northrup on May 81, con-
ferred degrees upon 532 students of the
University of Minnesota, the largest
class to graduate in the thirty three
years since the first class was given
it's diplomas. The record of 455, which
was set last year, was increased by
seventy-seven graduates.
The storms of Saturday and Sun
day nights were quite general over
the State and in some localities con-
siderable damage was done. In Min
neapolis it was terrific. A man named
J. White had just completed new
house, which was STRUCK by lightning
and burned to the ground.
Insanity is increasing rapidly in
Minnesota, according to figures CON-
piled by the State board of control.
While the population of the State has
increased twenty-seven per cent in the
last ten years, the number of inmates
in the State hospital and insane asy-
lums has increased forty nine per cent.
Otto N. Davies. clerk of the State
game and fish commission, graduated
June LIST, from the law department Of
the university, and will resign his
place to enter the practice of his
chosen profession. He is one of the
we'll known halfbacks of the varsity
football team. His place in the game
and fish Office will be taken by K. O.
Rice of Dawson.
About 900 milk dealers in the State
have failed to take out their 1905 IL
censes. The time allowed expired
May 81, and the State dairy and food
commissioner, E. K. Slater, declares
that he will prosecute those who are
delinquent, and compel them to take
licenses. The licenses only cost ST,
but the delinquents are liable to fine
of $25 each.
Congressman Halvor STEVENSON of
Crookston believes that the Nelson
bankruptcy law has done it's service
and should now be repealed. He says
he will introduce a bill at the next
session of congress to repeal the law.
The law served a good purpose. he
says, but is now taken advantage of
by INSCRIPTIONS persons to evade
paying their honest debts.
The commissioner of the general
land office has issued instructions to
registers and receivers of land offices
throughout the country directing that
in the future no other person shall
be permitted to acquire more than 230
acres of non-mineral public land un-
der existing laws. Heretofore appli-
cants have been permitted to increase
that quantity under the timber and
stone and soldier additional home
stead laws.
r. A. Leddy, secretary of the Au-
tomobile club in St. Paul says that
several of the officers of the American
Automobile association will come to
the carnival week in the twin cities,
July. The Chicago members are en-
thusiastic about the Hamline race
meet and predict that it will be one of
the most successful ever held, as all
the notables who have raced at Chi
cago and many others of national
fame will be there.
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