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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-06-28
Sentiment is about equally

June 10. Sentiment is about equally
divided, and the case is causing some
excitement. The lad is able to move
about by the aid of crutches.
John Armstrong OF Bricelyn, while
taking a bite from the end of a plug
of tobacco, discovered the end of a
human finger imbedded in the plug.
It was evidently case where the
operator of the machine got careless.
At any rate, Armstrong has sworn
off chewing plug tobacco.
In spite of the fact that half dozen
policemen and detectives were on duty
in the building, a bold but bungling
robber entered the vaults in City
Clerk L. A. Lyd;ard's Office in the
city hall, Minneapolis, early Sunday
and, after demolishing several strong
boxes, took s483. IS and escaped.
Three thousand dollars was the
amount of the damages awarded by
the jury as balm to the wounded
affections of Mary Bertha Homme,
who sued Tabor Thurston, a wealthy
Fairfax farmer. for alleged breach of
promise of marriage. The suit was
the outgrowth of an advertisement for
a wife.
The death of Miss Kelly of Owa-
tonna is peculiar. She was senior
at Pillsbury academy, and last week
was one of the commencement speak
ers. A few hours after delivering her
Grafton she became violently insane,
remaining so until her death on Fri
day. Some weeks ago she told her
friends that she would go insane and
would live but a short time.
Just few minutes before midnight
on Monday citizens of LIE Roy were
startled by an explosion at the city
electric plant, the noise being heard a
mile. A belt became entangled with
the dynamo and threw the machinery
out of order, causing the explosion.
NV OuO was 1uIU L l1O uudl1C1dl 1OSS
is $1,000, with no insurance. The
plant will be disabled for about three
weeks.
The conductor and motorman on a
Mississippi street car were held up at
a lonely spot in the wilds of st. Paul
at 2:30 a. m. on Tuesday and robbed
of their fares and personal funds.
The Mississippi street car lines
terminus is at Brainerd and Edgerton
streets, St. Paul. There the owl cars
have a wait of twenty minutes. TAX
ing advantage of this wait, the motor
man went to sleep. The conductor
sat down near the rear door and be-
gan to count his money. He thumbed
over $50 in bills and laid it on the
seat. Then he counted the Sc or 81 in
coin. when suddenly he heard a foot
step and looked up-into revolver.
Ordered to deliver, he gave up the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-06-28

coin. But he squirmed over on the
bills, and the highwayman missed $50
worth. The bandit then jerked the
trolley car from the wire, leaving the
car in darkness, and skidooed.
DR.. G.. W. Weiser of New Ulm, one
OF the members of the commission Sc
lected to provide state sanitorium
for consumptives, has been notified
that the bids for the erection of the
building will be let on July 5. Soon
after that date he will meet the other
members of the commission and 20 to
Walker to locate a site for the sani-
forum on the tract of land that has
been provided by the state for the pur-
pose.
Judge Morrison has sustained the
motion of 81. S. Schreiner to quash
the Indictment for perjury against
him, and he will be tried at Glencoe
on the old charge of receiving money
into the late Scott County bank when
it was insolvent. Schreiner was
cashier of the bank and this will be
his third trial, the two previous ones,
on similar charges, having resulted
in acquittals- in court at Glen
coe and once at Henderson,.
John Sloan of Freeland has always
had high opinion of the fertility of
the soil of his farm, but that it grew
babies he did not know. Naturally
then he was startled when his young
son rushed into the room where he
was eating his lonely supper, his wife
being absent on a visit, and cried:
Papa, we've got a little baby.
Found it under boxelder down in
the COW pasture. - The child is sup
posed to have been left by couple
of peddlers.
Mankato has an active frebug,
whose efforts to reduce the city to a
wilderness have already cost several
buildings. Barns and houses have
burned from mysterious causes, and
one large factory has gone, but not
until one night last week was an effort
made to burn a grain elevator. A
fire was started in a grain chute of
Cargill Brothers. elevator, but be-
came extinguished before any damage
was done. A quantity of partly
burned paper and matches was found.
There is no clue to the person who is
starting the fires.
George Waite passed forged work
order on the Phoenix clothing store
at Cloquet. He called at the North
ern Pacific railroad Office and asked
for blank letter head, and then he
wrote out an order on the Northern
Pacific for 1920, and took it over to
the clothing store where he got a suit
of clothes, shoes and a hat, the bill
amounting to S2l.15. The clerk took
the order over to the railroad Office to
see if it was good, and while he was
gone Waite took the goods and went
away, but was arrested in a short
time. He was bound over to the
grand jury in October.
There was a row on board the Mil
waukee passenger train arriving at
Red Wing last Thursday which re-
CURED the entire train crew to queIl.
William Doage, the colored chef OF
the dining car, became a raving
maniac, presumably from drinking a
bottle Of whisky, and the conductor,
brakemen and volunteers fought with
him for dear life in the aisles of the
cars. The Red Wing police were tele.
graphed to meet the train, and Doage
was lodged in jail. He is now entirely
rational and says the conductor in.
suited him and he therefore drowned
his sorrow in whisky.
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MARK, THE AUCTIONEER.

1s Prepared to Hold Auctions at Farmers
Private Residences.
Persons about to sell their house,
hold furniture, live stock, farm ma
chlnery, etc., who are DESTROYS of dis
posing of the same at their homes,
should call on me. For very rea-
sonable commission I will conduct
their auctions upon their own prem
Uses.
Emmett Mark, Auctioneer,
Princeton.
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The Girl From BOsting.

The Girl From Boosting.
VlsltOr-DO your various women's
clubs fraternize with one another?
Boston Certainly not. o.
casionally, however, we sororize. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-07
MAKES THE BLIND SEE.
A Wonderful Healer Has Made His
appearance in Brittany.

London, Jan. 6-According to French
advices, Brittany is ringing with the
fame of a certain NJ Saltzman, who is
credited with powers Of healing that
would almost appear to belong to the
domain of the miraculous. For the past
fortnight, NJ. Saltzman has been stay
ing at HuetgOat, where he is credited
with having effected more than 200
cures by the mere imposition of hands,
Not only have ordinary ailments Yield
ed to his magic touch, but the deaf have
been made to hear and the blind to see.
The one condition necessary is the faith
of the afflicted person in NJ Saitzman's
powers of cure. Stranger still his ia
huence can be eXerted from a distance.
A letter addressed to his residence liz
the Magnetic Boulevard, Paris, describ-
ing the symptoms has been followed by
the restoration to health Of the cor
respondent.
one of the most remarkable cures
miner, who, several months ago,
whilst blasting a rock, completely de-
stroyed his sight. The Door man heard
of the arrival of NJ SaItzman at Huel-
goat, placed himself under his influence
and in two days recovered his sight
sufficiently to find his way about with
out assistance and to distinguish colors.
In another case the subject had a dis
abled wrist as the result of a fall from
a bicycle. NJ. Saltzman touched the af-
fected limb and the pain and stiffness
stories that are being told of this mod
ern st. Francis d'Assissi who. it may
be added. to his remarkable curative
skill joins a charity and a benevolence
that find expression in the pecuniary
aid of the poor and unfortunate.
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WORLDS FAIR IN 1907.
Ireland VIII Exhibit the Results Of Her
Industrial Revival.

Dublin, Jan. 6.-Ireland is to hold a
worlds fair in 1907. IT will embody the
results of the Industrial revival which has
swept over that island during the past
decade. A large plot of ground in Dublin
has been purchased, work viii be begun
on the buildings in a few weeks. and in
the summer of next year the Emerald
Isle will invite the world to come and
visit it
The main feature of the exposition viii
be the exhibition of home manufactures.
Everything will be done, by the erection
of suitable buildings and facilities for dis
play, to make the Irish section a show
worth going any distance to see. All
trades and every handicraft will be amply
represented. Cottage industries will be
given a prominent place and the native
arts and crafts will have a great display.
Ireland's greatest need just now is for
markets for the wares which are the first
fruits of the industrial revival now in
progress. The promoters believe that
these markets can be found in no better
way than by the holding of a worlds
fair" All these things show why ireland
is looking forward eagerly to the begin
ming of work upon her greatest exhibit
ton.
Incidentally. hundreds of thousands of
visitors will be drawn to Ireland by the
exhibition for the first time It is eX-
pected, too. that this exposition viii form
a magnet which will draw thousands of
Americans back for a visit to their
old homes. It is no wonder. then. that
Ireland is looking forward to great things
in 1907.
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Mr.. MYERS, PRESIDENT
At Head of the Topeka Edison
Company.

At a meeting of the directors of the
Topeka Edison company Saturday the
old officers of the company were re-
elected as follows. L. E. Myers, presi-
dent; w H. Wilson, vice president; A.
H. Purdy, secretary; George B. Cald-
well, treasurer. G. r. Maunsell will
continue as superintendent.
Two items in the way of improve
ments were authorized, one the pur-
chase of a large 1875 horse power 20
foot fan which will give forced
draught to the boiler fires and the
second, the extension of the pole lines
into territory intermediate between
portions of the city already wired.
I'VE expect to install two large new
dynamos of the most approved pat
tern by February L. said L. E.
Myers. They will have a combined
horse power of 1900. We will not
make any extensions of the plant for
the present because we have all the
room we need now"
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new TOXIC CABINET.
The Names Make It Certain Present
Policy VIII stand.

Toxic Jan. 6.-The appointment of the
new cabinet ministers will be officially
made Sunday afternoon.
Marquis Saionji will be premier Mr..
Hara, minister of the interior, Count
Kato, minister of foreign affairs and
General Terauchi, minister of war. Vice
Admiral Saito, hitherto vice minister of
the navy. will be minister of the navy;
DR.. Sakatani, hitherto vice minister of
finance, will be minister of finance;
Count Matsukoto will be minister of ag-
riculture and commerce; President
Matsuda of the house Of representatives
will be minister of justice; Mr.. Maxine,
now minister to Vienna. will be minister
of education; Vice Minister Yamagata
of the interior department will be min
lister of communications.
ViscOunt AOka will be appointed am
bassador to the United States and
Count Inouye minister to Germany, will
be promoted by being made ambassador
to that country.
OF the new ministers Hara and
Matsuda are the only partisans- The
retention of General Terauchi and the
promotion of Vice Admiral Saito and
DR.. Sakatani make it certain there will
be no change in the military and finan-
cial policy of the nation.
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AlR. YoAKUM BUYS LAND.
May Mean That the Frisco Is to Ex-
tend to san Antonio.


San Antonio. Tex, Jan 6.-B. F.
Yoakum. chairman of the executive
boards of the Rock Island and Frisco
systems, has acquired an interest in a
large tract of land just on the outskirts
of the city.
In connection with the sale the state
ment IS made that it is one of the final
preliminaries toward the entrance of the
Frisco system into this city over its own
tracks. 1t is the belief of persons well
informed that the land has been ac-
quired as a site for railroad shops the
Frisco viii build here when its lines are
extended to San Antonio
The deal for the land was practically
completed ten days ago, but before the
deed is recorded a few features of the
transaction have yetst be finally set
tied between the engaging parties.
Mr. Yoakun is expected in the city in
short time and it is thought his visit
Will be timed so that he will arrive here
about the time the SAP election takes
place. In well informed circles the gen
eral impression is that if the Sap has
not already been acquired by the
Yoakum interests 1t will be by the
time the officers of the local road are
named.
The land deal just made by Mr..
Yoakum is thought to make it more ap-
parent that the designs of the Rock IS
land system on the Sap have been crys-
talized into purchase and also is con
strued to mean that the extension of the
Frisco to San Antonio is being planned
for the very near future.
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RAILWAY LEGISLATION.
A Lot of It Has Cropped Up since
Passes Have Been Stopped.

COincident, though of course I'M
connected with the partial pass re-
form, says the Railway Age, come in
timations from various sections of the
country of prospective legislation in
teresting to railways. The crying
abuse of keeping the unoccupied up
per berth in sleeping cars lowered at
night and thus preventing the passen-
having the enjoyment of a section
without additional charge. has long
been the subject of earnest but futile
attacks in state legislatures. But it is
now brought to the attention of con-
greSs in a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Brownlow of Tennessee, and
may receive the response which its
importance demands. Congress, it is
reported, is also to be asked to COM
pei the substitution of electricity for
gas in the lighting of sleeping cars
and Goa ches-a much more serious
step in the direction of appropriating
private property for public uses with
out comDensa ton. AS for bills re-
ducing freight and passenger rates.
the legislatures are likely to be fuller
of them than ever. with the probabili-
ties of enactment considerably in
creased. The legislative season now
at hand is certain to be an active one
for railway interests in every part of
the country. While it promises to af-
ford the demagogue a great oppor-
tunty to ply his trade of legislative
blackmail it will also give the honest
legislator the chance to show his
patriotism and rectitude.
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BANQUET TO COPELAND.
Topeka Whist Club VIII celebrate His
Promotion.

Seventy-five devotees of whist, mem
bers of the Topeka Whist club, viii
tender a banquet to E. L. Copeland,
recently appointed treasurer of the
Santa Fe railroad, at the Copeland
hotel, Friday evening, January Il.
For years Mr.. Copeland has been
president and active member of the
club; he has been identified with all
of its interests and active in promoting
its welfare. The banquet which will
be rendered is in nature of an official
recognition of his promotion to an i'm
portant executive position.
A whist game viii be INDUCED in in
the forepart of the evening and fol-
lowing this the banquet will be given
in the ordinary. Invitations have been
extended to players of the game at St
Joseph. Kansas City, Independence,
kan. Lincoln, Neb., and Des Moines,
Iowa.
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BIG DEBT MAKING YEAR.
FOrty-nine Roads Listed Bonds Aggre
eating S53S. $4,000.

While 1905 was a year of unequalled
earnings it was also a year of ire
mendOus debt making by railways.
FOrty-nine railroad companies listed
bond issues aggregating 1888, 900.
the bulk of this, as shown by the
Financial Chronicle, coming from u
leading systems, chiefly on account of
improvements and additions. OF new
securities, the Pennsylvania Railroad
company issued s72. 100000. besides
$4,000, 900 by the Pennsylvania COM
pany, $4,000, 600 by the P c. c. & st.
L. and s4,OO0.0O0 by the Long Island
railroad all in the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn; New York Central 100000, 900
and its Lake Shore S1O.0OO.O0O; Santa
Fe $32,OOO.0OO. Iron Hountain (Mis-
souri, Pacific s29,5OO.0OO, Union Pa
cific s17,OOO.0O0. Wabash Pittsburg
Terminal S47,00O.00O. Western Mary
land (Wabash) S14.434.OOO, Rock
Island system S1O.O0O,0OO. Atlantic
Coast Line S35.OOO.OOO.
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HAVE TONS OF BEErs.
Kearny County Farmers Market 200
Cars This Season.

Lakin, Kan, Jan. 6.-Persons who
question the practicability Of growing
sugar beets in the Arkansas valley
should inspect the figures in regard to
the business in Kearny county alone.
Already the industry has become one
of the most profitable in the country,
and it is yet in its infancy The ship
ping of sugar beets for this season has
Just been finished and here are the
figures, which will stagger the un-
initiated:
Deerheld farmers shipped 165 cars
being 4,447 tons
Lakin AS cars. being LIS tons,
making a total of 5.562 tons. bringing
in the neat little sum of s33,372, in
Guiding the bounty, to Kearny county
farmers. besides the tons of beet tops
saved for feed.
Alexander Cross delivered 1872 tons
and four others over 100 tons.
No one in this section doubts any
longer the practicabiIity Of beet
growing in western Kansas. especially
in the Arkansas valley. and there will
be a. much larger acreage planted here
the coming season.
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GREAT NORTHERN IS BUSY.
Has Plans for one Thousand Miles of
Extensions.

Extensions.
There is now in process of construction
by the Great Northern 1000 miles Of
extensions in addition to 500 miles OF
spurs and short lines just completed or
nearing completion. The most important
of these extensions include 230 miles
from Pasco to Portland. The Northern
Pacific is jointly interested in the con-
struction Of this line.
Surveyors are in the field locating an
extension from Billings to Great Falls,
from 230 to $50 miles. The Burlington
is jointly interested with the Great
Northern in the construction of this line
which is intended as a connecting link
between the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern.
Another 400 miles OF road is under
construction from Midway to Vancou-
YER There is now approaching com
pletion 120 miles from Sioux City to
Omaha. 1t is expected that this line
ultimately will be turned over to the
Meeting link between the Twin Cities
and Denver. More thar 225 miles Of
short lines are under construction in
North Dakota, one runs from Munich
to Searles. another from Starkweather
to Hansborough and third from York
to Thorn
The Great Northern has ordered be-
tween three and four thousand box cars
and seyenty-fve locomotives. It has
not felt the car shortage as much as
some of the other roads because it will
not allow its cars off its own lines. In
this way it avoids serious delays. Since
the years crops began to move, the
Great Northern has handled 100000
bushels of grain, leaving sc. 600, 900 BUSH
els still to be marketed. The road has
been handling from five to seven hun
bred cars a day.
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CAR STRAP GERMS BLIND MAN.
Blood Poisoning Is Destroying the
Sight of Passenger.

Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 6.-Robert K
Cochrane, a. member of the common
council, is threatened with blindness
from blood poisoning which he believes
he caught from a street car strap. He
is in the Presbyterian hospital in a
dark room where he has been since
Christmas morning. He has been total
ly blind for several days. About three
weeks ago Mr.. Cochrane boarded a
Woods Run car for his home in Wash
ington avenue, Allegheny. The car was
crowded and he caught hold of strap.
During the ride home his left eye itched.
He rubbed the eye frequently and it is
believed conveyed poison germs from
the stran.
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Of long lear, short leaf and loblowly
pine which is cut by lumber companies
in the forests In southwestern Texas.
Somerville is centrally located with re-
spects to these forests and that is why
this big plant has been erected there.
Great interest has been aroused among
the railroad men all over the country
over this venture Of the Santa Fe and
after it gets in operation, it is expected
that many of the prominent railway Of
dcials in the country viii visit it. Word
has been received that some gentlemen
who live abroad and are interested in
wood preservation viii come to this
country purposely to inspect the plant.
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FRISCO SUED FOR 100000.
Injured Engineer Wants $4,000 and
Fireman's Widow $4,000.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. g.
John ". Binkly, an engineer. has fled
suit in the district court here against
the Frisco railroad for $4,000. Mrs.
Louise Z. Fisher also sued the Frisco
for $4,000. Binkly was crippled for
life in a wreck which occurred in the
Frisco yards last summer Mrs
Fishers husband, Binkly's fireman.
was Killed in the same wreck. Blink
ly's hips were crushed and his arms
and legs. so hurt that he is practically
helpless.
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TRANEPs FIRE on TRAIN CREW.
Elected From Corn Car They Use
RevoIVers.

Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. Con
ductOr Tom Leonard and a crew on a
freight train on the Santa Fe had an
exciting time with a bunch of tFamps
yesterday at Payson on the eastern
Oklahoma line. The tramps were
found in a car of corn and ordered to
get out They refused. When the
train reached Payson, the section men
We're called to help the crew and the
tramps were finally dislodged from
the car. After the train started they
opened fire with revOlvers at the
members of the train crew. Four
shots took effect in the way car but
luckily no one was injured.
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NEW ROAD FOR SOUTHWEST.
1t VIII Run From Tecumcari to the
Gulf.

Austin, Tex, Jan. GA company is
being organized to build a railroad
from Tecumcari, \. NJ. to San An
tonic and from the latter city to Cal
weston. The road VIII be named the
Tec1mcari, Texas & Gulf Tt viii con
meet with the Rock Island at Tecum-
carl, and with the Santa Fe, the Texas
& Pacific and other roads, in Texas It
is the intention to build an air line
and it is said that strong hnanelal
backing is back of the project. The
road will be about six hundred miles
long.
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ROADSIAsTER KILLED.
C. H. BOOher Struck by a Train at
Enid. Okla.

Enid. Okla, Jan &C. H. Booher,
of Chickasha. a roadmaster on the
Rock Island, was struck and instantly
killed by a passenger train on the
Rock Island at II o'clock last night
al the Monroe street crossing in this
city. Mr.. Booher was recently put in
charge of the Enid and Anadarko
line, and the line of the Rock Island
south Of PauPs Valley. I. 7.
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SUES MR.. BLANK FOR $4,000.
Emporia Woman Says She Was Ac-
cused Of Burning Barn.

Emporia, Kan. Jan. 6.-John Blank
has been sued in the district court for
$1,000 damages by Mahnda Nichols,
who claims that Blank slandered her.
She states that while living in one of
Blanks houses as a tenant the barn
on the place burned. and that Blank,
in the presence of others, accused her
of burning If
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Herington last evening, to take look
at his fish hatchery near Chelsea. He
has dam and has it stocked with
black bass. He has a shack down by
the pond and when there is nothing
else to do, he can sit in the front door
and mediate upon the environment,
and be as happy as he can.=ElDoradO
Republican.