The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

friends of thirty years ago, happy
and prosperous New Year.
/; OPINIONS OF EDITORS
g., Grab All the Plums,
+ The name of the new postmaster OF
Honolulu is Kapohakimoheva It
beats everything how those Irish grab
off all the political plums. New York
Herald. .. r"
OF Course 1t Didn't.
Over at Hudson; Wis.,, a. man named
O'Brien has just been elected alder
man. His opponents name was John
son. We repeat, this did not occur in
Minnesota.-Pioneer Press.
F. 49,.
Bill Whiteman's Opinion.
The Minneapolis candidate for
speaker is entitled to about as much
consideration at the hands of are
publican legislature as would be &C.
corded to snow ball in hell.-Orton.
vile Herald Star.
r.. A Suggestion to Father.
The price of print paper and print.
ing material keeps advancing by leaps
and bounds. It's about time our able
congressman did some tinkering with
the tariff if they wish to retain the
good will of the newspapermen.-
Gilbert Bede in North Branch Review.
49, The Suspense That Initiates.
= Teddy Roosevelt with the aid of
Congressman Volstead) has not yet
announced the name of the successful
candidate for the local postofice. IT'S
such suspense as this that tries the
soul of the man who lusts after the
feshpots in payment for services that
never were rendered. -Willmar Jour-
NAL II
Nelson Voted Right.
Some people who want Senator Mel
sons job say he ought to have voted
the way La Toilette wanted him to-.
This is important-if true. But we
always thought Knute had a pretty
good head of his own. And Teddy
seems to- like. him too. But Teddy
isn't after Knute's job. -Minneap polls
Telegram.
f. Speaker an Inconsequential Person.
81. P. Hall has called attention to
the fact that in onlye four Instances in
the history of the state has the speak
ership proved : a stepping stone to a
higher Office. G. A. Gilman of St.
Cloud became lieutenant governor.
Loren Fletcher was sent to congress
and W. R. Merriam and S. r. Van
SAINT both became governors. The
speaker after all is an inconsequential
person. Some one should call the
attention of the several candidates
who have entered into an unseemly
scramble for the position to these
facts.-Litchield Review. "
*.. ,.s.r.+
Hills AItfuism. I
The Financial Chronicle speaks Of
James J. HILLS action in the matter oil
the Great Northern ore lands as one
of the most peculiar and remarkable
transactions in railroad or financial
history. It can also be said that or
the basis of the. facts as made public
the performance is, the most ,exten.
sively altruistic ever recorded ip the
name of a single individual; for it ap.
pears that these iron ore properties dc
not belong to the stockholders 81 the
Great Northern railroad, but toi Mr..
Hill Individually, yet the profit there.
from is to 60 to the stockholders
Springfield Republican, bn
.:..*:s 'N 80
Well Sized Up.
It seems to be becoming question
whether the Standard Oil company
will permit the government to exist.
The Standard Oil may conclude some
Of these fine winter days to sue out an
injunction to prevent the cabinet from
meeting with the president on the
ground that it is an insurrectionary
body and determined to commit felo dc
So Sc, by !, throttling the Standard. The
System" is getting to be greater,
measured by money than any govern