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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
PAYING POLITICAL DEBTS.

How Gov. johnson and His Board of
Equalization Helped Out the Twin City
Tax SI,irlzers.
One of the results Of the equalizing
Of taxes by the state board Of equal
ization which we omitted last week,
was that Minneapolis and St. Paul
got substantial reduction in the assess
ment of goods and merchandise. In
1904 the combined assessment on that
item in Hennepin and Ramsey coun-
ties was SIS, 2s4, 5S5 and this year when
the board got through with it's work
the figures we're S13, 243, 665. Mime
apolis and st. Paul are never weary
Of Boosting Of the wonderful advances
they are making in the commercial
world and just why there should be
this extraordinary slump in values is
difficult to understand. It may not
be fair to charge the favoritism shown
to the twin cities to Governor John
son, but: inasmuch as the Majority of
the board are Democrats appointed
by him, some of it may safely be laid
at his door. Johnson owes large
debt to the twin cities for electing him
and it certainly looks as if he is try
ing to repay. Those who wondered
why most Of the Wholesale and job:
bling houses of Minneapolis and St.
Paul sent out their travelling, men all
over the State to shout for Johnson
may find a partial explanation in the
workings OF the State board Of equal
ization.- Standard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

A telegraphic dispatch from Man.
kato says in substance that one
Towne, Fullerton hireling, per-
suaded Carl Qsgood of Lake Crystal,
a poor cripple, to sell him redhead
duck which he had shot. After dining
upon the fowl the hireling arrested
the deformed boy and he was fined
Sl7.l5. The boy had no money but
he had friends, and they paid his fine
to keep him from jail. Cases are
daily recorded in the newspapers
where minions of Fullerton pounce
upon some poor fellow and jail him
for a trivial offense, but the instance
at issue is the most nefarious pro-
ceeding which has come to our atten-
ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
a GUSHING REPORTER.
The Governors Wife and Mrs. Bird.
O'Brien DO Sprinting Stunts.

The Governors Wife and NErs. Bridget
O'Brien DO Sprinting Stunts.
Frequently the wise boys of the
metropolitan press take opportunity
to ridicule the country newspaper for
chronicling some OF the little things
that happen along it's provincial path
way. But nothing lately has hap
pened to equal the effort Of gushing
reporter on the Minneapolis Tribune
who devoted half column to the fact
that Mrs. Gov. Johnson ran the
length Of an entire block in Merriam
Park the other day to get package
of chewing gum left behind by lady
friend.
The same day Mrs. Bridget O'Brien
hot-footed it a distance of ten blocks
to rescue her Patsy's pantaloons from
the voracious NAV of hungry billy
goat. But never a line did the gush-
ing Tribune reporter devote to the
soul thrilling exploit. Ortonyille
Herald-Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
Standard: It is beins

Lakefield Standard: It is being. re-
ported that St. Louis county is pre-
pairing to cut a swath in State politics
next year. And why not? No county
in the State is entitled to more con-
sideration at the hands of the Repub-
lican party. Before the State con-
vention last.year there was never any.
thing dubious about the position taken
by the Republican leaders in Duluth
and on the range and after the con.
vention they made good. Up in the
Zenith City the Republican leaders
are lot of bright, progressive, young
men who always say what they near
and mean what they say. Why
shouldn't they cut a figure?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

The scrubbing, OF the exterior Of the
state capitol has cost the Taxpayers
up to this time. $4,000, and the marble
blocks at the point where the process
was commenced are, if anything,
blacker than they were when, eight
months ago. the beautifers started
with soapsuds and steel brushes to
polish them up. The governor Of
course suggested this Improvement y
and it is intimated that he will move
to make this temporary bureau of
scrubmen permanent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

6 f -
Agnostics and others who believe
there is no virtue in prayer would do
we'll to ponder over the following ex-
cerpt from a speech by DR.. Hyslop be-
fore the British medical association:
las an alienist and one whose whole
life has been concerned with the suffer-
ings of the mind, 1 would state that of
all hygienic measures to counterfeit
disturbed sleep, depressed spirits and
all the miserable sequels of dis
tressed mind, I would undoubtedly
give the first place to the simple habit
of prayer" r ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
Suash-up at NIilaca.

On Monday between l and 2 O'Clock
collision occurred at Milaca in
which one car was demolished and two
Others badly damaged. A freight
train was standing as usual at the top
of the grade about half a mile from
the depot while the engine ran down
to take water at the tank near the sta
tion The brakes on the train had
apparently not been set firmly and it
started down the hill at high speed,
humping into the engine, which was
then returning. The }engine was un-
injured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

If those women who are scamperine
over the United States talking "Social
Life" would stay at home and train
up their children in the way they
should go their children would not
only be better therefor, but their hus-
bands would probably remain in the
house o'nights instead of going out to
see a man Or inviting him in to play
poker. 49,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

It is believed that Commander
Amundsen of the Norwegian artic ex-
ploring expedition has forced the IA
nous northwest passage from the At
lantic to the Pacific. So far as the
commercial advantage OF this adven-
ture is concerned he might just as we'll
have remained at home and played
dOminOes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

One H. Grimmer of St. Cloud has
been appointed executive clerk by
Gov. Johnson. Grimmer is said to
be a Republican-the Republican who
wrote the Democratic political stuff
for the Shiny columns of the late St.
Paul Globe. One by one the governor
is squeezing the turncoats into sine
cures.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

Now that the county fair season is
over-of which the governor became
SO ''tired ''-he has been "persuaded'
to make the rounds of the monthly
street fairs or markets Of the State.
We may next expect to hear that he is
drum-majoring Cash's carnival cali
thumpians.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
poker

Jerry Simpson: tho sockless popu-
list, is dead. Jerry was originally a
Republican but turned his coat and
was swept into the fifty second con
gress by a wave of Kansas populism.
He served three terms, when another
Kansas wave swept him out again.
Jerry's ideas were always opposed to
those of everybody else. He was a
peculiar character.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

When Prince Karl ascends the
throne of Norway he will be known as
Haakon VI. Not a euphonious title,
it's true but it seems to satisfy the
Norsemen and the pecuniary emolu-
ments which go Herewith appear 10
be a sufficient inducement for Karl to
change his name, :; .ss
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
Father Opposed.

A young man at Grafton told his
girl the other night that if she didn't
marry him he'd get a rope and hang
himself right in front of her house.
cob, please don't do it, DEAR" she
said, "you know father don't want
you hanging around here. '-Lari-
more Pioneer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

Dishonesty is the best policy-in-
surance policy-evidently thought the
McCurdys as they proceeded to put it
into practice.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

One medical authority advises us
that to be healthy we should go to bed
hungry and another that we should
abstain from eating breakfast. By
following the advice of both it would
not be long before we could dispense
with food altogether.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

The Elk river Star News says that
Aug. Beicigle is herding 5000 sheep
near Becker" A man with name
like that should have no difficulty in
rounding them up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

The farmer who puts money into
pure-bred or high-grade stock and
cares rightly for it is lit affected
by hard times:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
just Exchanged Thoughts.
$50 you ran across thatmillionai

So you ran across thatmillionaire
when you was goin down de road. y
said Meandering Mike.
!: eyes, answered Flooding Pete. !.
ANY Conversations"
"No. We jes' exchanged thoughts.
I was wishing: I had his money an he
was wishin' he had my appetite. -
Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

The time of year has arrived when
the baldheaded residenter takes re-
course to a nightcap both for external
and internal comfort.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

There is nothing surprising in the
fact that Miss Smith carried off the
beauty prize in New York. She was
attired in Union suit.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

The Blue Earth Post says: "Life
insurance agents seem to be lying low
these days, evidently waiting till the
clouds roll Bly," Their "lying''
heretofore has been largely in another
role-lying to the policyholders. 49, =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

President Roosevelt says that the
college men will be the leaders of the
future. We infer from this that MIR.
Roosevelt anticipates the survival Of
the football season by at least a few
of the collegians.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
a Pertinent Query.

A natural inquiry is, whether the
fact that the big wholesale houses OF
the twin cities supported johnson for
governor had anything to do with
the fact that their taxes we're reduced
some 100000 by the Johnson state
board Of equalization? Such things
are said to have happened in other
states, but Minnesota has been par
ticularly free from such charges in
the past and has even passed through
the insurance scandals without being
Orched.-Eveleth Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

Ancient philosophy: If evil be said
of thee and it be true correct myself;
if it be a lie, laugh at it.-Epictetus.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
DRAINAGE AND GOOD ROADS,

When one realizes that each year
enough money to drain all Minnesota
wet lands is lost through crop failure
or only a partial crop the wonder is
that the determined movement for
drainage now on foot was not started
long ago. Besides the millions of
acres more that produce no crop at
all, each acre Of which would yield
yearly ten times the cost to drain it,
Crookston Journal
The State can not dispose of its
lands until they are drained, and it
has no right to expect the homestead
ers on the adjacent lands to drain it's
lands for it. So the time is here when
the State must get busy in fulfilling
the agreement under which it acquired
these lands, and the sooner it does it
the sooner will it begin to reap the
benefits, not only directly by the sale
of it's lands, but also by the more
rapid development of the whole Sec
ton affected. -Warroad Plaindealer.
It is impossible to develop any por-
ton of a state without directly or in
directly beneftting the whole. Drain
age and good roads in northern Min
nesota will be such a widespread
blessing that only those whose eyes
turn inward can fail to see that bless
ings will only be limited by the
boundary lines.-Cass Lake Times.
The rapid agricultural develop
ment of this territory will surprise
those who investigate the subject. It
represents a steady growth for the
past several years, and means that it
will continue until we will be shipping
out produce in the course of a few
years instead of shipping it in
Eveleth Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
Would Like to be q Bear.

The great rush of old maids to Du-
luth has been explained by the fact
that it is the black bears paradise.
The chances Of being Rugged have no
superiority in the west. The police of
that city have been instructed to pro-
hibit the shooting of those animals
and the old sweethearts are roaming
at will and with every opportunity for
being squeezed. We wish we were a
black bear.-Lake Crystal Union. p.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

Should Erect Monument to Judas.
While Mr.. Bryan is in the Holy
Land he should not fail to locate the
spot where Judas got his thirty pieces
of silver and erect monument there.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

Millionaire Tax-Dodgers Favored.
. Reduced taxes for the. twin city Job
'bers and increased taxes TO the rest of
the people of the state-that is the
condition of affairs today. That was
the end sought for by those who
brought. about John A. Johnson's
election. Facts and figures prove
that they have not been disappointed.
-Anoka Free Press. -.-:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
Can't Repeat the Dose.

"Vindication does not interest
boilers and traitors. "Forget ito is
their slogan. Boilers and traitors,
however, do not cut much figure as
party leaders,, and they are welcome
to all the good they can get out of
their "slogan." Tax dodgers are not
likely to carry the state with their
work and money twice in succession.
Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
johnson Paying His Debts.

The Democratic State board of
equalization is blowing it's horn on
account Of it's great work. Let us see.
The wholesale merchants of Hennepin
and Ramsey counties are left with
considerable of a lower valuation
than last year. It is intimated that
this is because their travelingmen sup
ported Johnson.- Sueur News,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
OPINIONS OF EDITORS.
90 . es % . - ess sss.e.

a .Trust!Corporation Victory
If John A. johnson is going to run
for governor again let him run on the
Republican corporation ticket. He
has no business in the Democratic
party. He does not belong there and
never did. A Johnson victory is no
credit to Democracy. It is trust and
corporation victory pure and simple
and a blow to Democracy Anoka
Free Press.
i =.
But One Way.
There is but one way to combat sup
ply houses. That is to advertise
prices. Grocers should sit up and
take notice. -Evelyth Star.
:. !. !. i.
Dirty Work OF Gamewarden.
The great State of Minnesota is in
pretty mean business when it lures a
crippled boy into committing viola
ton OF law and then drags him into
court where he is fined for the act.
And the law itself is one that the leg
islature should repeal. It is hoped
that the next legislature will have tn
courage to do that same thing. Man
kato Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26
An Old Dodge.


The statement made by Reinhardt
about Gov: Johnson's being more of
a Republican than a Democrat is an
old electioneering dodge that democ-
racy has practiced for 40 years or
longer. He hoped to fatter the popo-
Gratis and have them rally about Mr..
johnson for second term. Chest
nuts Lake Crystal Union.
Should Wipe Out Fullerton Gang,
Laws should either be enforced or
repealed. In the case of the Mime
sofa game laws, as applied by fee
hungry game wardens, there is more
persecution connected with their en-
forcement than sense or justice and
the public should rise en- masse and
demand their total repeal. The pro-
hibition of hunting on private prop
erty would be game laws enough. The
wiping out of the whole game warden
machinery would be blessing to
many innocent people and saving
of hundreds of thousands to the pub
lic.-Anoka Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-26

osrlcE. FIRST ST., EAST OF couRTHousE.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20
Court Jurors for First Week

The following petit jurors have been
drawn for tho first week of tho October
term of Court, which cnnvcncs on the 9th,
Judge Townsend Presiding. J w McMur-
ray, a Il Stogncr. } I Barton. NJ l. Thomp-
son, G F Stoll John l. Adams.O w Potts,
J NJ Nisbct. Jas II Horton, John C vii
lin MS, Il Fnulkenberry. Y HOWE, R l.
Stover, r S Harpor, j Il Client, + NJ
Lowry, w CuhumGham, W - Cauthcn,
III McCliutock, Il \ strdgc, L ] Dab
ucy, u J Lowry, Frank Robinson, J Bell
J z Bennett, J L Harris. Il L Hilton, I w
steele, U \ Fuuderburk, J II Nealy. Il III
Massey, Charlie Parks. w J Funderburk
J ID CASTOR. J X Sistare r Craig
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20

Lancastr' I5o!> and Girls OFT for
OOH gc
Misses Ola, Es,clle and Sadie
Gregory returned yesterday to
.thc Grccnviilc Female College.
Misses Lillian Gregory, Hcssic
Thomson and May Ferguson left
for Converse College; Misses Hat
tic C,aig, Alcnc Nelson and Jcs-
sic Latham, for Linwood Col
legc, near Gastonia, N. c. ; Misses
Macic and Iva Latham for Due
West Female College; Misses
Marie and jamie Craig, Julia Gre
CORY, Jessie Porter, Bessie Nc.
Manus, Minnie, Bcss and Name
Jones, for Winthrop College;
MissesH Iona Reed and Mary
Barnes Green for the Normal Col
legiatc Institute at Ashcvillc, n.
c.; Miss Juanjta Wylic for the
Agnes Scott Institute Of Vir-
gjnia.
The following boys left this
week for school: Mcssrs Wayne
Green and JAS McCardcll to enter
the Presbyterian College at Gin
ton; Messrs. Lee Sistarc and LoyC
Milen TO enter the Bethel High
School at Glover, S. c.; Mr.. Free
Bird the High School at Harts
vile.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20
Deaths.
z-~z=v1g- --=v-- -

Deaths.
Mrs Sarah Estridgc, widow OF
the late Washington Estridgc, died
last Saturday Sept 70, 1905, OF
cancer, at the home OF her son-in :
law, Mr.. Thomas Self She was
about IS years of age and was a
member of Union Baptist Church.
Her remains were inferred Sun
day in the Union church yard.
Mr.. a. Rogers, an aged and
respected citizen Of Chesterfield
county, died at his home at Plains
on the nth instant in tho 6zth
year of his age. He had been a
great sufferer from rheumatism
for the past 9 years and had been
confined to his bed all the time
for the past four years. Mr.. Rog-
ers was North Carolinian by
birth and moved TO Chesterfield
from Union county about 25
years ago. He served through
the civil war in the Confederate
army and made good soldier
He received one wound, through
the thigh, while in the service
He was a member Of the Baptist
church and leaves a widow and
ten children Mr.. w. II. Rogers
who was engineer at the cotton
mill here for several years, was q
son ofhis
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20
Alleged Safe CraclcrS Safe in the
County Jail

Sheriff Hunter and his deputy,
Chief Of Police |. !. Hunter, ar
rived here Sunday from Wades-
boro, n. c., via Camden, with
John Fisher and Chas O'Day,
the alleged Heath Springs safe
crackers. A large crowd was at
the depot to get glimpse Of the
prisoners. They were taken at
once to the Jail where the sheriff
has them confined in a steel cage
made in one Of the cells expressly
for them. Ii is thought their es
cape is impossible, Their tria
is expected to come off at the ap.
preaching term of court, next
month They talk very little
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20
Local NaIIeg g.

-Please call by number.
Lancaster Phone Co.
Buffalo and Riverside teams
crossed bats Saturday. Score, II
to in favor of Riverside.
Mr.. w. ID. Gamble of Wild
wood, Fla, is here for few
weeks visit.
Miss Alice Hurt, the new
milliner Of the L. NJ. Co.. arrived
this week.
Mrs. Fannie Coch,an, of Char
lesion, is visiting her sister, Miss
Olivia Emmons.
Plenty Of Fertilizers for
small grain on hand.
Heath Jones Co.
We thank our patrons for
conforming to request to call by
number. Lancaster Phone CO.
Mrs. John Crawford is visi-
ting relatives at Charlotte, N. c.
MIR. w. II. Reed has been
induced to return to Lancaster
from Union to accept a position
in the office Of the Heath ZONES
Co.
DIR. John L. Welsh, Dentist,
can now be found upstairs in the
Masonic Building, where he has
fitted him up nice dental office
and laboratory.
The Heath-Jones Co., is sell
ing Wheeler & Wilson sewing
machines at cost.
Mrs. I. j. McNinch Of Fort
Mill is visiting relatives at this
place.
30 bushels. of Texas Red
Rust proof seed oats on hand.
Heath-Jones Co.
Mrs. A. II. Moody Of Sum
merheld, Fla, who has been
spending month with relatives
in this county, returned home
yesterday.
"A letter received here this
week announced the death of lit
tie James Reed, aged II years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Reed,
who moved from this county to
Dazette, Texas, several years
ago.
Miss Julia Marchant, Of Or
angeburg, spent a few days here
the past week with her friend,
Miss Julia Gregory, on her return
to Winthrop College.
Wanted! Customers for Jar
Tors, rubbers, and Jar wrenches.
j. B. Mackorell.
Miss Daisy McNjnchI has
gone to Columbia to enter Nc
Feat's business college, where she
will take course Of stenography
and type writing.
Prof. H. T. Cox, principal
of the Heath Springs school, has
returned, having spent the sum
mer at his old home in Green.
vile county, and will reopen his
school on the 25th inst.
Miss Florence Brown left
yesterday for Bishopville. where
she has accepted position as
teacher in the graded school oi
that place.
The ladies of the Baptist
Church will serve dinner on Mon.
day and Tuesday Of court week
at IS cents per full dinner.
While hauling up a box O
plate glass one day last week fol
the front Of Col. Springs hand
some new building on Mair
Street, the box accidentally fel
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-20
Newspaper Consolidate

A plan is on foot for the con-
solidation Of the three town pa
pers, The Ledger, Review and
Enterprise. A joint stock COM
pany is to be organized, the
books of subscription to which
will be opened tomorrow, and it
is probable that the con soIidation
will take place within the next
two weeks. The capital stock is
to be $4,000. The new enter
prise will be called The La ncaster
Publishing Co., and will probably
publish semi-wcekly S-page, 6
column paper.