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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Export of Farm Products.

Although the imports of farm pro-
ducts were larger in 1905 than any
year since 1890, says report of the
department of agriculture on exports
of farm and forest products, the value
of the exports exceeded that of the i'm
ports by more than one-half and there
was balance of trade of 1886. 600. 600
in favor TO the farm products. The
report said:
During the last sixteen years the
balance of trade for all products was
SIS, O92, 900, 900, while the balance of
trade for farm products was SIS. $685.
100000. In 1905 the balance of trade
in favor of farm products was the
lowest since 1898, due to a falling off
in the grain trade and to the increase
in the quantities and the average i'm
port price of certain articles imported
in large amountsfAas sugar. wool,
hides and skins and coffee.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
TWO ACCIDENTS,

Hand of Paul johnson Crushed in Gearing
and Jas. Dorm Kicked by Horse.
On Saturday while Paul, the five
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. J..
johnson, living near Elk lake, was
playing with a feed cutter, his left
hand became fastened in the gearing
and three fingers as we'll as a portion
OF the palm were badly crushed. DR..
Galley thinks that he can save the
fingers, however. ..
James Dorm, the 14-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Dorm of Princeton
township, was this morning kicked by
horse belonging to David Wetter
while tying the animal in stall. The
horses hoof struck the young man in
the mouth and cut the flesh to the
bone from the lip down. He was
brought to DR.. Caley's Office where
the wound was dressed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
OUGHT AND MUST
Improvement of Public HIGHWAYS the
Most Important Problem to be
Solved by Legislature.
Liberal and Intelligent Legislation for
Betterment of Roads Must be
Enacted This Winter.

Nine-tenths of the talk anent Estate
development" is the merest twaddle.
Good roads will contribute more
towards the development of the state,
especially the northern part of the
state, than all other agencies COM
bined. The betterment of the public
highways is not a political question,
it is plain business proposition
and should be terated as such. In
this connection the following sensible
article from the ably edited Long
Prairie Leader meets with the cordial
appreciation of the Union:
"The legislature this winter ought
to take up the matter of the state con-
troll OF roads and give it thorough
consideration. There is no matter so
important to the welfare and pros
perity of the rural districts as the
betterment of the roads, and while the
state has made some small beginnings
along this line, the legislatures have
not taken up the matter very en-
Enthusiastically and it has been treated
as rather a side issue. The country
road is the feeder that builds up the
nations inland commerce. The gov
eminent has spent millions of dollars
in cash and has appropriated millions
OF acres of land to assist in building
the railroads of the country and in
the Improvement of harbors and the
deepening of streams.
ut has almost entirely neglected
the country road which in the aggre-
gate is just as important. The state
OF Minnesota has given away millions
OF acres of lands to assist in the
building of railroads, but it has as yet
no we'll defined policy of assistance
for it's rural roads. The railroad is
of course the great artery of com
merce but the country roads ramifying
out from every station are the veins
that feed it and give it life and
strength. We know of no policy the
state could adopt that would bring
more general prosperity to it's citizens
and which would be of such partic-
ular assistance to the rural citizens
as would be the policy of state con-,
troll Of roads and generous subsidies
annually for the prosecution of per-
manent country work.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Patent Cheese Cutter.

A novel device for cutting cheese
has recently been invented. The de-
vice comprises simple computing
mechanism whereby it is possible to
gauge the exact size of slice which
should be cut for certain amount.
Perhaps, in the future, we can go to
the corner grocery, put nickel in a
cheese slot machine, see our five cents
worth, cut, then wrapped, and have
an automatic arm hand it to US, lust
as metallic voice says "thank you. -
1t has taken years to bring golden
grain belt beer to it's present state of
purity and fine quality. Order of
your nearest dealer or be supplied by
Henry Veidt, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Do Cows Require Salt?

DR.. S. M. Babcock answers this
question in a recent bulletin from the
Wisconsin experiment station in the
following manner:
In every case the COWS exhibited an
abnormal appetite for salt after hav-
ing been deprived of it for two or
three weeks, but in no case did the
health of the animal, as shown by the
general appearance, the live weight,
or the yield of milk, appear to be
affected, until a much longer time had
elapsed. This period of immunity
varied with individual COWS from less
than one month to more than a year.
In every case there was finally
reached a condition of low vitality in
which sudden and complete break
down occurred from which recovery
was rapid if salt was supplied. This
stage was marked by loss of APP
petite, lusterless eyes, rough coat
and very rapid decline in both live
weight and yield of milk. The break
down was most likely to occur at
calving, or Immediately after, when
the system was weakened and the flow
OF milk large. In general the COWS
giving the largest amount of milk
we're first to show signs of distress.
They all suffered less in pasture than
when confined to the stable.
The success in these experiments
must be chiefly attributed to the ex-
ceptionally long periods during which
salt was withheld. In no previous
tests, so far as the writer knows, have
COWS been deprived of salt for more
than thirty consecutive days, which
period is shown to be entirely made
quate, under conditions which exist at
this station. The twenty-three COWS
which were deprived of salt in our
trials all. continued for more than
sixty days and several of them for
more than six months before any no.
ticeable effect upon their physical
condition or yield of milk occurred.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04

west of Pittsburg, as Michigan and
Ohio have cent fare law, but it in
wolves lowering of all interstate
passenger rates north of the Ohio river
and west of Syracuse, N. Y.
The change will involve loss of
hundreds of thousands of dollars
revenue to the railroads unless it
causes a heavy increase in traffic,
and traffic officials doubt if the re-
duction is sufficient to have that effect.
They assert that a: further reduction
to 2 cents would make it necessary to
recoup their losses by largely discon-
tinuing excursions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
TIE COUNTY BOARD.
Adjourned Meeting of Commission
ers Held at Court House on
Monday and Tuesday.
Petitions Considered, Appropriations
Import Disposed of.

The Mile Laos county board of
commissioners met in regular session
at the court house in Princeton on
Monday, and by Tuesday night had
disposed of all business requiring
attention.
The matter of the petition for the
formation of a new school district in
the town of Borgholm again came up
for consideration and committee was
appointed and instructed to proceed to
the district affected, together with the
county superintendent of schools, on
October %, and to then ascertain the
sentiment of the people of said To-
cality regarding the proposed new
district. 49, s..
A like disposition was made of a
petition for the formation of a new
district in Greenbush, the committee
in this instance being instructed to
secure the necessary information on
October l6.
A petition was presented praying
for the construction of a county ditch
in the towns of Milo and Bogus Brook
and A. G. Smith, n. Buck and C..
M. Murray were appointed viewers.
R. S. Chapman was appointed en-
gineer to assist them in making their
investigations. =
An appropriation of 5000 was made
to the town of Princeton for the pur-
pose of building approaches to the
Sellhorn bridge which crosses the
Rum river in the northern part of the
township.
Five hundred dollars was also APP
propriated to the Third commissioner
district, $500 of which is to be applied
to the Improvement of the Princeton
and Book road in sections 2, 3 10 and
II, and 5000 for a similar purpose on
roads in the town of Borgholm.
Both these appropriations were
highly necessary and the board did
we'll in making them.
The consideration of a number of
bills concluded the work of the
session. =.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Dollars That Came Too Late,


Last week an old soldier died in the
Wisconsin Soldiers home. He had
sons and daughters, but not the means
to live independent Of them and so
chose to pass his last days with his
old comrades in the refuge earned by
him and them in the fullness of their
youth by their courage and patri-
Otism.
But by will he left to his children
$4,000 which was his share of the
Russell Sage estate, for he was a
nephew of the great 6nancier. he had
not a dollar in his hand, nothing but
his pension for himself, but he leaves
to his young and strong this con-
siderable fortune, not a penny of
which he ever enjoyed.
What commentary this is on Rus
sell Sage's methods in life and of the
inhumanizing effects of money greed!
A small part of this fortune, the in
come from one-fourth of it, would
have filed the old hero with hap
piness. He could have been with his
family, not as burden but as coun-
selor and father. He would have
been free to come and go among his
children, friends and neighbors. But
the clutch of greed held fast until
death relaxed it's grasp and until
death made the reluctant gift useless
as benefaction.- News-Tri-
bune,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Wages of Farm Hands.

Farm hands and farmers sons are
often apt to contrast their wages with
the wages paid to laborers and others
engaged in work in the city, says The
Farmer. It is certainly true that there
is considerable difference in wages,
but it is equally true that the differ
ence in expenses is not in favor of the
city man. It is our conviction that a
good steady man who works on the
farm will have more money in the
bank at the end of five years than the
mechanic who works in the city. It is
we'll to take these things into account
before deciding to leave the farm.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Americas Coal OUTPUT.

Inc geologlcal survey on Monday
made public statistics on the produc-
ton of coal in the United States in
1905. From this it appears that both
in quantity and value the production
surpassed all previous records in this
country. The output amounted to
1872, 919, 34l short tons, which had a
value at the mines of s476, 1856, 1853.
Compared with 1904, the output in
1905 exhibited an increase of 4l,1O2,-
943 short tons or III per cent in
quantity and of 1872, $50, 942, or 7.3 per
cent in value.
Of the total production in 1905, &C.,
339, l52 long tons equivalent to IT,
$50, $50 short tons) were Pennsylvania
anthracite, with a value at the mines
of Sl41, 87S,000. The total production
of bituminous coal and Ignite was
3l5, 1859, 49l short tons, valued at 1884,
ST., 1858. The production of anthracite
coal in Pennsylvania in 1905 was
4,02o,66 long tons Tor 4, 500, ISL short
tons) more than that of 1904, while the
increase in. the production of bitumin-
Gus coal and Ignite was Sc, 500, 282
short tons. A portion of these in
creases was due to the efforts of
operating companies to provide a
supply of fuel in April, 1906.
The total production of this coun-
try last year was nearly SO per cent
larger than that of Great Britain.
which, until 1899, was the leading
coal producing country of the world,
and was more than double that of
Germany.
The largest part of the increase in
the production in 1905 was due to the
great activity in the iron industry.
The production of coke in the
United States during 1905 surpassed
all previous records in the history of
coke making in this country. Includ-
ing the production of coke from by
product ovens, which in 1905 amounted
to 1852, 348 short tons, the total out
put of coke in the United States last
year amounted to 1921, l29 shorttons
against %, 661, 1O6 short tons in 1904,
and 25,274, 281 short tons in 1903. The
output of 1905 is an increase of 1922
per cent over that of 1904.
The value increased in even greater
proportion from $46, IA, GAL in 1904 to
S72,476, 1876 in 1905, a gain of s26, 331, :
255, or 81 per cent.
The great activity in the coke max
ing industry during 1905 was due to
the extraordinary demand created by
the unprecedented production of iron
and steel.
The total value of the stone pro-
duced in the United States during
1905 was 1853, 1893, 748, gain of IS, O33, :
Obj over 1904. The increased output
OF 1905 was caused by more activity
in the building trades, and chiefly by
large increase in the output of lime
stone for use as furnace fux, which
the reopening of many iron furnaces
demanded. Granite, marble and lime
stone increased in value of output.
while sandstone decreased slightly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
"A Printers Franks. ,

@ have played many a practical
joke on writer's in my time - said the
veteran compositor. "My last joke
was on a bishop. Studying the Rus
sian revolution, he wrote from Moscow
to church paper descriptive letter
that ended:
" But can write no more. The
gorgeous domes of the city beckon
me, and I go.
L" said the veteran, with a loud
laugh, made domes' read DANES ,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Mistake Somewhere.

81 thought, said the English tour
ist, "that slavery had been abolished
in your country
And SO it has," answered the
American
But how about the buying and
selling OF base ball players?" queried
the Englishman.
And the American had no more to
say.-Chicago News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Up to Date In Old Egypt,

- al oASA
Mark Antony had just arrived
by the canal express and Cleopatra
was happy. < -..... HI,
Flows everything in Egypt, Cle?''
inquired Mark, as he tucked the little
queenIto his manly bosom.
son, pretty fair" replied Cleo
patra, puckering her classic lips, ssthe
date crop is fine and at the last cleo
ton the Sahara went dry. But how
is everything in Romeo"
"Oh, SO, so, Cle.- The inventor OF
the Roman punch just had his picture
in the pink paper last week. We have
been little humiliated, though. A
wandering Chinaman dropped into
town one day and declared that the
Chinese invented Roman candles
long before Rome was heard of. The
next thing somebody will claim that
Roman chariots were invented in
Grand Rapids. s.
"This is a great world, Mark.
Have an Egyptian cigaret? They
are genuine Egyptian cigarets, be.
cause have imported them directly
from Hester street, New York;
II am glad to hear it. One can't be
too careful these days. Any food ex.
|posure going on in Egypt"
"Well, I should say so, Marcus Sin.
clair's book, The Mangle, started a
wholesale investigation and have had
seventy eight inspectors dragged out
on the Sahara and left to parch up in
the hot sands. But how about the
Roman senate?'"
"As crooked as ever.''
Are the members as old as thew
used to be?"
eyes, and their jokes are even
older'
"Why don't you get them to pass
a pure food bill?" O.,
TOO much graft. The trust that
controls the potted peacock tongues
tossed bag of gold through the
senate window and killed the bill.
But, little girl, quicker. -
"You love .me?"
Love you! I swear by the eternal
sands of-Great Ethiopia! Who is
that behind the date tree?''
"A man with a camera. dearest. y
"A man with a camera! By the
great Appian Way! bet he shows
me up in the Roman Town Gossip. I
say, slave, bring that camel. Good
bye love, the call of the 23-wagon is
heard in the land of Egypt for Mark
Antony. First thing you know the
muck rakers will get me. Skiddoo!
Me for the cyclone cellars of
!o-NeW York Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Will Lower Rates.

On Nov. the Central Passenger as
soclation will put in effect a 215 cent
rate in all its territory east of Illinois
in which the state legislatures have
not already made maximum rate Of
2 cents. This will reduce the rates
only in Indiana and in Pennsylvania
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
SESSION OF COUNCIL
Village Fathers Convene and Take Ac.
ton Upon Such Propositions
as Are Brought Up.
Electric Light Supply Will be Cut Off
From Business Houses for Pc
riod of Three Weeks.

The village council met in regular
session on Monday evening with Jos.
Craig president pro tenn. Other men,
bers present: Thos H. Galley, a.
M. Chapman and J. C. Borden.
President Cooney was unavoidably
absent. .-....
No business of Importance came
up for consideration and the
session was consequently short one.
The Pioneer Electric company of St.
Paul offered the sum of $500 for the
old engine and dynamo in the village
power house, which will shortly be re.
placed by new, but the. council de.
cided that this machinery was worth
a greater sum and therefore refused
In accordance with the recommended
ton of the street committee it was. re:
solved by the council that, instead oil
bringing the sidewalk running along:
side of the Rines and Keith property
down to standard grade at this time,
it be reduced but two feet. Thus
about two feet will remain to be re.
moved in the spring or at such time
as the committee shall determine. II
seems to us that this move is a very
level-headed one. ~
Engineer Burbank reported tina,
from Oct. 10 to about the end of the
month it would be impossible tc
supply the business houses with cleo.
trio lights, but that service in the res.
licences would not be interfered with.
Shutting off the lights in business
places, he explained, will be made
necessary in consequence of the time
consumed in installing the new engine
and dynamo.
A number of bills were passed upon
and the council adjourned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
PETIT JURORS.
Judge G.. E. Qvale, of the Twelfth

Judge G. E. Qvale, of the Twelfth
judicial district, presided at the Octo-
Der term of court which commenced in
Princeton on Monday at $50 p. m.
Judge Baxter is holding court in
Morrison county we believe, and as
Judge Searle is incapacitated the gov
ernor was obliged to appoint a judge
from outside the district to preside at
the present term of. court in this
county, and he sent all able substitute
in Judge G.. E. Qvale of Willmar-12th
district. Judge Qvale is pleasant,
unassuming gentleman, we'll versed in
the law and dispatches business with
promptness.
After the customary formality of
opening court by the sheriff and the
appointment of deputies, etc., the
judge instructed the grand jury in
it's duties and that body Immediately
thereafter organized and adjourned
until Tuesday morning at 9 O'Clock.
Upon reconvening the grand jury pro-
ceeded to consider the cases of Abras
and Riley, held from justice court on
charge of burglarizing the Evens
Hardware Co.'S store, and Gunder E.
Langmo, held for forgery. In each
instance the defendants were indicted
upon charges as specified.
Other matters, not made public,
were considered by the grand jury
and that body was discharged on
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The cases were disposed of as fol-
OWs:
State of Minnesota, in personal
property tax proceedings, VS.. D. P.
DIN. j. A. Ross for state. Settled
and dismissed.
Nellie r. Jones VS.. Slower Rines.
Action to set aside conveyance of
real estate. Chas. A. Dickey for
plaintiff, Chas. S. Wheaton for de-
fendant. Dismissed by consent of
both parties to the action.
M. S. Rutherford VS.. B. E. Erick-
son, A. E. Johnson ct al. Action to
collect on judgment. E. L. Mcmillan
for plaintiff, Foster & Pratt for de-
PENDANTS. Continued by consent of
both parties to the action.
William A. Wallace VS.. T. F. Nor
ton. Action for libel. Foster &
Burns for plaintiff, Carl F. J. Goebel
for defendant. Tried by jury and YER
dict returned for defendant. A stay
of 30 days was granted plaintiff pend
ing a motion for new trial.
Flossie Cater VS.. Robert 81. Sleeves.
Action to establish title to land. E.
L. Mcmillan for plaintiff, c. A.
Dickey and Reynolds & Roesser for
defendant. Settled.
Marion B. Cater VS.. Robert II.
Sleeves. Action to establish title to
land. E. L. Mcmillan for plaintiff,
G. A. Dickey and Reynolds & Roesser
for defendant. Settled.
Forest G. Cater VS.. Great Northern
Railway company. Suit to determine
right to land. Chas. Keith for plain
tiff, Thos. r. Benton for defendant.
Judgment for plaintiff.
James Roam VS.. John Dalchow and
Henry Dalchow. Action to determine
title to real estate. E. L. Mcmillan
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Didn't Know the Amonnt q HI o4.

= 49, AouhI OF HIS Ora1t
HAS that retiring official had what
you would call successful career?''
II couldn't express an opinion, ;"
answered Senator Sorghum. II have
no means OF knowing anything about
his personal investments or his bank
account. Washington Star.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-08
BY oNE-TIME FOES


The Confederate Veteran, published at
Nashville, Tenn. contains a very grace
full tribute to Captain Carter B. Harri-
son of Murfreesboro. Captain Harrison
died on the 10th-of December, he
was buried with special honors; no strib-
ute Being more genuine and touching than
that paid, by the confederate soldiers. E
81 Captain Cartes ssh was brother,
OF President HafrisYn; and on the staff
of General Van Cleya inneapolis DUR
Ing the war. He settled in Murfreesboro.
soonSafter the war and, without sacri-
fcing his own convictions, by his genial
kindly and, gentlemanly demeanor won
the hearts and confidence Of all his neigh
bors. When his brother became presi-
dent, Captain Harrison was appointed
United States marshal in response to the
request of the best men of both parties,
many of his old confederate foes going on
his bond. He was an active member of
the Presbyterian church and his funeral
sermon was preached by confederate
soldier. majority Of the pallbearers
We're confederate veterans. The Confed-
crate Biyouac attended in a body. to tes-
tifya their esteem: His influence did much
to wipe out the bitterness of sectional
feeling in that part of the south.
Mrs. Samuel v. Morris of this city is
a sister of the deceased, and other rela-
tives reside in Minneapolis. ..-