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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Convention of Rural Mail Carriers.

An exchange says: "The Mime
sofa rural letter carriers will have
possession of Lake Minnetonka on
the 9th and 10th of June. The con-
vention was secured for Excelsior
through the efforts of Lou Perkins at
the last annual convention which was
held in Mankato. The first meeting
will occur at eleven O'Clock Friday
morning, June 9. Mayor Sampson
will welcome the carriers to Excelsior
and Postmaster Bardwell will deliver
brief address. The next session will
open at half-past one, when various
business matters will be taken up.
The final business session will con-
vene at half past eight Saturday
morning, June 10, and in the after
noon the Minneapolis Tribune will en-
terrain the carriers with a tour of the
lakes. During the convention officers
will be elected and delegates chosen
to the national association at Indian
apOlis.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes, flaming city is saved
by dynamiting a space that the fire
can't cross. Sometimes, cough
hangs on SO long, you feel as if moth
ing but dynamite would cure it. z.
7. Gray of Calhoun, Ca, writes:
''My wife had very aggravating
cough, which kept her awake nights.
Two physicians could not help her:
SO she took DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, which eased her cough, gave
her sleep, and finally cured her. "
Strictly scientific cure for bronchitis
and la grippe. At c. A. Jacks drug
store, price so cents and Sl.0O: guar
anteed. Trial bottle free.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Summer Resort Sold.

Q. c. Northrup has sold his farm of
265 acres at Elk lake to man named
Pratt, from Nebraska. Mr.. Northrup
bought the land wild some years ago,
put up good buildings and opened up
large farm, clearing along the lake
shore and making a very pleasant
place for picnic and fishing excur-
sions. This is one of the best stock
farms in the country having large
amount of meadow and the lake of
splendid water. Mr.. Northrup ex-
poets to go to Idaho and other Sec
tions to look up a new location and
will endeavor to find a climate better
suited to his wife's feeble health.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
crop of corn this season where never
before has he been able to raise any-
Information ON Porto Rico.

The department of commerce and
labor at Washington has prepared a
statement of the area, population, re-
sources and commerce of Porto Rico.
to answer the many inquiries received
for information on the subject. The
statement is an exhaustive one, the
following being extracts as to the
principal matters of inquiry:
''The beginning of the present
month marked the completion of the
fifth year of civil government in Porto
Rico, which dates from May /, 1900.
While the government and the execu-
tive council, consisting of six heads
of departments and five natives, are
appointed by the president of the
United States, the house of delegates,
consisting of thirty-fve members are
elected by the people, the council and
the house of delegates together com
prising the legislative assembly.
"Porto Rico has an area of 3,6O6
square miles, or about half the size
of New Jersey It's population in 1899
was 953, 243, or about the same as that
of West Virginia.
"Coffee is the staple product of the
island, the product in 1908 being 49,
$50, 900 pounds from a cultivated area
of ITO, 900 acres.
'The commerce Of Porto Rico in
the calendar year 1904 amounted to
S21, 500, 200, of which $3.50, 900 repre-
sented trade with foreign countries
and S24, 100000 trade with the United
States.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
The Fourth at Sandy Lake.

E. Grant wishes to announce to the
public that he will not incur the ex-
pense of a dance at his pavilion on
the Fourth of July, but will furnish
ample amusement for all. There will
be an old fashioned picnic, ice cream,
lemonade, lunches and hot coffee,
served on the grounds by Mr.. Grant.
For aumusements there will be raga-
mullins, pony race, slow horse race,
sack race, wheelbarrow race, boy race,
girl race, old mans race and old
woman's race. A good man has been
engaged to keep order on the grounds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Dragged to His Death.

Last Saturday Chas. Luce, resi-
dent Of Lawrence, was killed by his
team running away, but how the acct
dent happened will probably never be
known. Luce kept a livery stable at
Lawrence and had driven to Nora
Saturday when the stage driver from
Lawrence was within seven miles of
Mora he met Luce's team running
away and Luce was hanging in front
of the dashboard, with his legs entan-
gled in the rigging around the front
axle, his head and shoulders drag
ging on the ground. The stage driver
tried to stop the team, but failed and
he afterward followed it until it was
found standing, eating grass, with the
man still hanging to the rigging,
dead. It is thought the team must
have dragged the man six or seven
miles. The body was taken to Mora
and later to Lawrence where the man
had family consisting of a wife and
three children.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
How Tile Drain Works,

Now that the attention of farm
owners is being turned in the direc-
ton of drainage and reclamation of
wet tracts of land, anything which
gives information on the subject is of
interest and the following from the
Long Prairie Leader of May Is, is
right to the point:
1.-THE Leader representative had
occasion yesterday to inspect piece
of ground which was drained with
porous thing by Peter Christensen
last summer. The land is just west
of the city and has never been dry
enough to produce crops, has, in fact,
been practically useless always except
for grass.
"Last summer, at a cost of about
800. four acres Of the lowest and wet
test portions, were tiled with seven
inch thing. Mr.. Christensen informs
the Leader that he narrowed the land
on March 9th and it was as dry as
any of the very highest land and
fully as good seed bed. While there
is no surface ditch to let out the water
which falls during heavy rains, there
has been no time when the water has
stood more than a few hours on the
ground this spring. The day follow
ing any of the heaviest of the rains
the ground could be worked.
'sThe field has now been planted to
corn and is dry and mellow, and Mr..
Christensen expects to raise a good
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
TO EDUCATIoN.
A Few Matters Of Interest to the Pro.
gressive Educational Worker.

worker.
There are districts in this county
where the members of the school
board never visit their school, and
others where one visit a year is
thought to be sufficient. The question
as to how the board informs itself on
school conditions naturally arises
and can be answered by saying that
they rely almost wholly on reports of
the school children, who range in age
from six to thirteen years. These chill
dren would not be considered capable
OF Judging correctly on the merits of
suit of clothes or a piece of machin-
cry to be used on the farm, but their
opinions on the educational matters
OF school, and the teachers qualifca-
tions are regarded as perfect.
(:
The philosophical faculty of the
University of Berlin announce that
students wishing to take the DOCTORS
degree in Germany may do two-thirds
OF the work in any of the universities
OF the association of American uni
versities. This is regarded as radi-
cal step on the part of the German
university and as making an advance
toward bringing American and Ger
man education into closer touch, fol-
lowing as it does hard upon the recent
arrangements for an exchange of Ger
man and American professors.
.s.s..s.
The normal schools are doing very
little for the rural schools of this
State, for the reason that the gradu-
ates find employment in the village
and city schools at higher wages than
they are offered in the country. It
may be impossible to change this con-
dition now, but when the schools in
the rural districts are consolidated
wages sufficient to secure graduates
can be paid.
1t looks very much as if the State
Historical society will need building
exclusively for it's. own use, and that
soon. Quarters have been set apart
for the society at the new capitol, but
they are entirely inadequate. The
society owns five lots on Wabasha
street, for which it was offered $685.
600 less than year ago, but it does
not care to sell. The lots originally
cost the society $1,000. The PROPOSE
tion has been advanced to build on
these five lots, but the directors think
it is too far down town
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
To Kill Ouack Grass.

The farmers through this section are
confronted with the problem of deal
ing with quack grass, or as it is some
times called witch grass. The follow
ing from the Chaska Herald may be
found valuable and it will certainly
cost little to try it:
"Quack grass is something every
farmer should be pleased to get rid of,
and a sure way for it's eradication
has been discovered by farmer who
finds that sowing the field to hemp
will completely destroy the quack
grass in one season. It is a profita-
bic crop to raise where the fibre can
be disposed of and at the same time
gets rid of the pest. The Mortified
News in speaking Of this says: Last
spring farmer living near North
field, who was of German extraction
and had seen the plant cultivated in
his own country. went to the fbermill
and asked for some seed to be sown
on patch of lane that was affected
with quack grass. He simply wanted
to purchase the seed for the purpose
Of killing the quack grass. The man
ager of the ibermill induced him to
try several acres of the plant and then
contracted with him to pay for the use
of the land. The land was plowed
deeply and narrowed in first class
condition and the hemp scattered
broadcast. The weed seed terminated
with hemp but the hemp asserted itself
and destroyed every other weed in
the field and as the hemp grew to the
height of from five to six feet nothing
more was thought of the quack grass
until after the hemp was cut, then he
went to look at his patch of quack
and found that not a single blade of
the grass could be found growing in
the hemp stubble. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
TILE PRINCETON UNION:
Surely, Affections have not come
singly to this family and their friends
sympathize with them in their be-
reavementS.

Appendicitis is Fatal to william Lynch.
William Lynch died at the North
western hospital last Sunday evening
at 10 O'Clock, from an attack of
appendicitis. A large abscess had
formed which was drained Thursday
and every effort possible made to
save the young mans life, but death
resulted from inflammation spreading
through the abdomen.
John William Lynch was born on
November q, 1883, and has always
lived at home with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Lynch of Freer. He
was an exemplary young man and his
loss falls heavily on the family. Be-
sides his parents he leaves two broth
ers, Ray, aged nineteen and Frank,
aged seventeen.
The remains were taken to Owatonna
Tuesday, where the funeral services
were held from the Methodist church
and interment was made in the family
burial lot, that city being the former
home of the family. Thomas Laugh
lin Of Owatonna, an uncle of the de-
ceased, and n. McAndrews of Min
neapolis, an old friend of the family,
came to Princeton and accompanied
the cOrtege on it's Journey.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
"A Wonderful Memory.

Hortensius, the Roman orator, could
repeat word for word a book he had
just read. On one occasion he made a
wager with one Sienna and to win it
went to an auction, remained all day
and in the evening gave a list of all the
articles sold, the prices paid for them
and the names of the purchasers. The
accuracy Of his memory was in this
case attested by the auctioneer's clerk,
who followed the recapitulation with
his book and found that in no case had
the man of wonderful memory made a
single mistake.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Terrific Race With Death.

death was fast approaching, y
writes Ralph F. Fernandez of Tampa,
Fla, describing his fearful race with
death, as result of liver trouble
and heart disease, which had robbed
me of sleep and of all interest in life.
had tried many different doctors and
several medicines, but got no benefit,
until began to use Electric Bitters.
So wonderful was their effect, that in
three days felt like new man. and
today l am cured of all my troubles. y
Guaranteed at C. A. Jacks drug
store: price SO cents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Manners.

Manners are of more Importance than
laws. In a great measure the laws de-
pend on them. The law touches us but
mere and there and now and then.
Manners are what vex or soothe, cor
rupt or purify, exalt or debase, barba-
rize or refine us, by a constant, steady,
uniform, insensible operation, like that
OF the air we breathe. They give their
Whole color to our lives According to
their quality they aid morals, they sup
ply them or they totally destroy them.
Burke
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Modern woodmen of America Convention.

Modern Woodmen of America Convention.
!. On account of the Biennial Meeting
OF the Modern Woodmen of America
and Auxiliary societies at Milwaukee,
Wis, June II, "a, the Great Northern
will sell tickets at one fare plus so
cents for the round trip. Tickets on
sale for trains arriving in st. Paul
or Sioux City, June 16, 10 inclusive,
with final return limit June 9th.
Consult local agent for full particu-
lars. 25-27.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Death of Marian Veal.


Last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler
Veal of this place received telegram
from Fergus Falls stating that their
daughter Marian died at that place
on Saturday morning, May q. Ar
rangements were made and the body
was sent here for burial, arriving
Monday evening. The funeral was
held Tuesday morning, May 80, at 9
O'Clock, from the family residence.
Rev. Rupert Swinnerton delivered the
funeral sermon. Interment was made
in Oak Knoll cemetery.
Marian Veal was born in Princeton
April p, 1871 and resided here with
her parents until she was twenty years
of age, being a bright young woman
and giving promise of a useful life.
At the age of twenty she was sick with
measles and the disease left her with
an unbalanced nina. The parents
were advised to send her to an asylum
and thinking this the best course she
was accordingly sent to St. Peter
where she remained for some time and
was then discharged as cured. She
came home and remained two years
when it became necessary to send her
back to the asylum. She was trans
.ferred to Fergus Falls some years ago
where she remained until the time of
her death. During all the time she
had lucid intervals but they were of
short duration. A few weeks ago the
parents received a letter from the asy-
lum stating that their daughter was in
her usual health and they heard no
more until they received the telegram
announcing her death. The cause of
death was not stated, and is not yet
known by them. It is a sad case and
the parents have the sympathy Of the
public in general.
Edward Wicen Accidentally Killed.
Louis Wicen, who lives five miles
east of Princeton on the road to Green
lake received word last Saturday that
his son Edward, aged eighteen years,
had been accidentally killed while
working near Luck, Wisconsin, a
place seventy-fve miles east of here.
At four o'clock Sunday morning a
team started from Luck with the body
and arrived at the home of Mr.. Wicen
at 1890 Monday morning, having
driven the seventy--fve miles in lit
tie more than eight hours. It was
learned that the young man was at
work for Hans O'Brien, near Luck
and was clearing land. A tree which
he fell struck another tree and limb
was broken off and fell, striking
Wicen on the back. Another man
witnessed the accident and hurried to
the spot, but the young man seemed to
have been killed instantly for he only
gasped after the arrival of the other
man, and showed no other signs Of
life. Examination showed that his
back had been broken. The funeral
was held from the family residence at
2 o'clock p. m. Monday, May 20, Rev,
Erick Shugren officiating. Interment
was made in the Green lake cemetery.
Only a few months ago a younger
brother of Edwards broke through
the ice while skating and was drowned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-01
Talent Social.

society ladies planted in little red
bags about two months ago and sent
out to their friends yielded good
harvest. On Friday evening of last
week the holders of the bags were bid
den to assemb lie at the G. A. r. hall
to tell their experiences in earning
their talent money as they turned it in.
The silver dollars and other numer-
Gus coins that rolled out of the bags
testified that none of the talents had
been "hid in the earth" but had been
used to bring forth many fold. The
experiences told brought forth many
laugh particularly those of the little
tots. Little three-year-old Hjordis
Scheen who said she earned hers by
"Duthting the thithing room and I got
three thenths ey'ey morning" Duren
Jack and Gerald and Severt Peterson
turned in six dollars. They recited
their experiences in this wise:
"Three little lads from school are we.
Each with talent, as you may see.
And how it has grown since that wintry day
When it started on it's toilsome way,
We have come to tell
With our little store of pennies three.
We procured some corn which we popped,
you see,
And sold in sacks: then purchased more
And made of corn balls quite store
Which we sold as well
And then, as there seemed fair demand,
We went to work with willing hand
To manufacture boards for sale,
That for ironing sleeves might we'll avail,
Our fund to swell
And. last, we peddled pie-plant round
From door to door, until we found
Our talent grown two hundred fold.
And now, as all our story's told,
Well say farewell
A number of the faithful servants
presented their experiences in verse.
Mrs. McMillan's stitching had left
little time for the preparation of her
verses but they we're much appre-
ciated and are as follows:
STITCH. STITCH. STITCH! r..
'sStitch after stitch I've taken, by which
have earned this talent pile
For hours many and days not few
I've managed the time to while.
Napkins and sheets with a wide French hem
I've made with stitch, stitch. stitch
Till my head fairly whirled ere finished them
And my back had a STITCH stitch. stitch.
But at last they are finished and a neat sum
you see
I've made by my stitch, stitch, stitch
For two hundred pennies find in my bag
And think am rich. rich, rich
The three talents which brought in
the greatest returns were those en-
ployed by Mrs. c. H. Rines, Mrs. G.
A. Galley and Miss Ida King. Mrs.
Rines also stitched, stitched, stitched,
having among other things, like the
frugal wife she is, stitched her hus-
bands torn suspenders and broken
shoe-laces. Her talent increased to
twenty dollars. Mrs. Galley employed
her sweet voice in earning hers, while
Ida King catered to the ''sweet tooth"
of many a person.
. Space does not permit to tell OF all
the laughable experiences although
they were many. It is rumored that
one Of the promising young men of
the town has been diligently trying to
improve his complexion by using num-
erous bottles of face cream prepared
by two of the ladies, to help the cause
along. By the end of the evening the
Dorcas ladies treasury was enriched
by an even hundred dollars.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-25
IN VICE
STILL GOES On ,

The ctys joints and dives in the tenderon which comprises
the whole OF the downtown section still maintaining
door policy At least they wide last night
popretors and the female habues preparing
business tonight when the financial sngency
sports have been aboring during been relieved
by pay day.
The dzzng rain or the den
monde into the meeting places these hotels aforesaid
where they proceeded to hustle the buy drinks
benefit of the and incidentally prepare
obligation due Sunday morning when landlady
door and her hand for the
AS result who permitted
places without being informed least
in which these and girls of whom
made their living
If Rev. Mr. Cristy had been there possible he might
found revise his about abiding
condition of Providence which he credited with making
appaudng the work of the present police commission.
Continued on Page Eighty
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-25

Unfortunately st is now known that the
killing was due 10 misfortune. The VIC
tim was Ernest Heron. % years OF age.
who disappeared from this city three days
ago.
Heron has a brother. George r.. who Is
Of tho firm Of Eastman & Co. 10 Aborn
street dealers i'm optical goods.
HIS mother. Emily Heron, widow.
lives with Herrons uncle at SO Second
street FAN River
He had been employed on Robinson
Smiths hen farm at Cheshire. Conn, up
to the first of this month. BY reason
of religious fervor he had become men
tally unbalanced and was therefore not
responsible for his presence in Mr. Cas-
sidy's room.
Leaving his job on the farm Heron
went to Fall River where he visited his
mother.
Early In tho present week he came TO
this city, called on his brother and last
Thursday said that he intended to go TO
Observation-Disclosures sec Rev. Sylvester
Hayward.
George Heron felt that Ernest should
not make that visit. and failing to con
vince him otherwise went 10 the Union
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-25
HUSBAND
And WIFE
SUING

The New York, New Haven and Hart
fcrc Railroad company is defendant in
two suits filed in tho common pleas divi-
sion OF the supreme court today in which
the damages aggregate $4,000.
Carrie NJ. MARCEL OF Valley Falls claims
that while going over the tracks Of the
railroad at Titus street in Valley Falls,
Nov. %, 1903. she was struck by a freight
box car which had been detached from n
locomotive and was badly injured.
Mrs. MARCEL claims that there was no
apparent danger when she crossed the
tracks and only very careless manage
railroad caused the accident. She claims
her injuries were OF a severe nature.
Frank MARCEL. the husband OF Carrie.
sues 10 recover SIS 600 for the loss OF his
wifes services and also for the expenses
Of her treatment and that of their daugh-
ters. Bertha and Eldora.
The latter were with their mother and
seem by tho declarations that have been
filed 20 have been tho most sevcrly In
iured. Bertha sued some time ago and
got verdict for about $500
The daughter, Eldora claims % have
received severe injuries about her body
and Internal injuries Bertha had part OF
her foot taken of. It Is claimed by the
children that they and their mother were
told nv tho gateman or crossing tender
that Il was safe 10 20 over the car tracks.
John w Hogan Il attorney for the Mar
ellis