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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
High Schools Cross Bats.


On Saturday contest took place
between the high school baseball
teams of Milaca and Princeton at the
fair grounds here. A big crowd at
tended and much enthusiasm was
manifested. The rooters. who had
provided themselves with horns, kept
up a continuous and fearful racket
throughout the game. The contest
was a hard fought one and the
Princeton team won in a score Of 7
to 2.
The Milaca boys were accompanied
by many people from their home
town, and the high school STU
dents. male and female, we're in
gala attire with class-colors flying and
banners waving in the breeze. At
one time during the afternoon the
streets OF Princeton contained almost
as many people as upon a Marks
auction day and the blowing of
trumpets could be heard from one end
Of the village to the other. It was
truly enjoyable occasion.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
F0LEYS RETALIATE
Giant Team From Lumber Country
Defeats Princeton Aggregation
in Hard Fought Game.
Princeton High School Nine YAM
quishes Milaca High School
in Score of 7 to 2.

The Foley baseball nine met the
Princeton aggregation upon the field
of battle at the fair grounds here on
Sunday, and, from the outset of the
game, it was clearly evident that the
big fellows from the lumber country
we're imbued with a determined spirit
of retaliation. The giants did not
take kindly to the vanquishment which
they received in the combat of two
weeks previous, when the P Injections
swamped them in their home ''swim-
ming hole" to the tune of Is to 8.
From the start of the game it looked
particularly gloomy for Princeton,
but in the fifth and sixth innings the
home team gained three scores, max
ing the standing and 5. In the
eighth inning the score stood 6 to s
in favor of Foley and the Princetons,
by hard work in the ninth. gained one
point, making the final outcome 7 to s.
Both mines played good ball, but
the Princetons were handicapped by a
battery which was out of practice.
There is no denying the fact that the
Foley team is strong and we'll trained,
and no disgrace accrues to the Prince
tons in their defeat by so worthy a
foe. The home team will be i'm
mediately strengthened and then
another battle will likely be arranged
with the Foleys. The score of the
game by innings was as follows:
Princeton 80. ...... 0 0 3 0 2 II
Foley. ....... 3 0 @ 3 0 0 0-S
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
HENRY CLARK DEAD
Was Veteran of the Civil War and
an Early Settler of This Part
of the Northwest.
Funeral Held From Residence of His
Sister in North Princeton on
Wednesday Afternoon.

Henry P. Clark, a veteran of the
civil war and an old resident of
Princeton, died at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Della Quint, on Tuesday
evening, May Is, from heart failure
superinduced by paralysis. Eight
years ago he suffered a paralytic
stroke, and from that time to the day
OF his death had been more or less a
sufferer. He had been confined to his
bed since last February.
The deceased was born in Canaan.
Maine, on October 10. 1920, and was
consequently Sc years of age. He
came to Minnesota in 1856 and SET
tied upon farm in Sherburne county,
near Battle Brook. In April, 1864,
he enlisted in the Union army and was
mustered in at Fort Smelling as pri-
waite in Company E, Eighth Minnesota
regiment of volunteer infantry under
Col. NJ. T. Thomas and Capt. Ed
ward Hartley. ~
The regiment was assigned to
brigade l, division %, corps depart
ment of the Ohio. He took part in
the battles of Murfreesboro, Tenn. ::
Kingston, N. c.: Goldsboro, N. c.:
and marched with Sherman to the sea.
The only injury he received through
out the campaign was a slight wound
in the right hand. He received an
honorable discharge on July II, 1865,
at Fort Smelling, the place at which
he was mustered in. At the close of
the war he returned to his farm in
Sherburne county and remained there
until 1892, when he removed to north
Princeton and took up his abode with
his sister. There he remained contin-
uously to the timte of his death.
Three sisters. two brothers and six
grandchildren survive him.
Mr.. Clark was we'll known in
Princeton and the surrounding coun-
try. He was one of the sturdy pio-
nee7ssWhos cut their way into the will
derness, settled there and made that
wilderness bear fruit. He was one of
the advance agents of civilization who
braved the Indian and the thousand
other obstacles which confronted the
pioneers of this northwestern country.
The funeral services were conducted
at the residence on Wednesday after
noon by Rev. Henderson and the re-
mains of the veteran laid to rest in
Oak Knoll cemetery. Several mem
bers of the G.. A. r. were in attend
anre AT the nhsen11ias
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
CLYDE VANWORMER WRITES.

He Graphically Describes the Scenic
Beauty of the Oregon Landscape.
A letter to Mrs. M. E. Jones from
Clyde VanWormer describes that part
of Oregon in which he and his parents
live in glowing terms. A portion of
the letter is hereunder reproduced:
We formerly lived in McMinnville,
a beautiful and prosperous little city
situated on the Yamhill river, about
fifty miles southwest of Portland.
During my term of school my parents
removed to the hills about three miles
west of Amity and ten from McMinn-
vile. When I reached home I found
them situated on the summit of hill
overlooking the beautiful Yamhill
valley. From the yard a lovely view
over the entire country clear to the
coast mountains, over thirty miles
away, can be had. With it's pretty
towns among the evergreen groves. it's
farms and fields, it presents to the eye
as beautiful a picture as one could
wish. Every train running between
McMinnville, Sheridan, Corvallis
and Dallas can be seen and the steam
boat whistles on the Willamette river,
five miles to the east, can be plainly
heard. The scene is never monoto-
nous, but always changing. At times
the coast mountains loom up tall and
stately, casting their dark and length
ening shadows over the quiet, peaceful
valley, until in the distance the faded
shadows are painted in rainbow colors
by the rays of the sun. Everything
stands out vivid and clear; every
lighted spire from village and town,
nesting among the sunlit groves,
stands out in we'll defined lines
against the sky; each fold of the dis
tant mountains, each separate peak
and line and curve can be traced,
from the light blue ridge in front to
the dark and deep blue folds behind.
At other times they appear to recede
miles into the distance and stand in
distinct in shape and form like long
blue wall. From the very summit of
this same hill, but few steps back of
the house, one gets grand sweeping
view from the distant snow-clad Cas-
cades to the thickly timbered coast
range. For over fifty miles to the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17

eastward, in one unbroken sweep, all
OF the broad Willamette valley with
its cities and towns as it stretches
away to meet the Cascades with their
four lofty snow-capped peaks, is seen.
Altogether it is a scene of loneliness
which is excelled by none other and
must deeply impress one who can
have the delightful fortune of viewing
from these heights this paradise of
beauty. The country between here
and McMinnville is very thickly set
tied, the road is like a city pave
ment and it is one of the loveliest
drives have ever taken.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
THE HILL PRIZES,
over Four Hundred Entries III Mime
sofa and Two Dakotas

over Four Hundred Entries in Mime
sofa and Two Dakotas.
In Minnesota and North and South
Dakota more than four hundred en-
tries have been made for the $4,000 in
prizes offered by Jas. J. Hill to be
competed for by farmers.
Prof. Shaw, who has charge Of the
contests, says that at least fifty per
cent Of those entered will be unable to
qualify in consequence of the fact
that they do not possess the stipulated
number of cattle, sheep or swine.
The conditions make necessary the
owning of twenty head of breeding
cattle and twenty head of sheep or
swine in order to be entitled to enter
the contest.
These conditions imposed by MIR.
Hill are the best part of the whole
thing,' said Professor Shaw. "No
farm is complete without this equip
ment Of stock as a minimum. The
fact that farmers are giving too little
attention to stock-raising and too
much attention to raising the same
crops OF grain year after year on
their lands, is annually decreasing
the crop-producing value of their
farms thousands of dollars. 49,
1T is full realization of this fact
on the part of Mr.. Hill that has
prompted him to offer his prizes. Mr..
Hill has taken the right view of the
matter and the one to which the farm
ers of the northwest must come sooner
or later, and the sooner the better.''
One Judge will be selected by Mr..
Hill to act with Professor Shaw in
making the inspections of the farms
listed. It will be big task for the
two judges to make an examination
OF 200 farms between the time the
crops get good start and the time
for harvest. Not only will the soil of
each farm be examined, but methods
of. operation will be studied by the
judges. From a half day to day
will be needed on each farm inspected.
The award cannot be made until late
in the fall. Professor Shaw will draft
exhaustive reports, which are to be
published, and which, it is believed,
will be a great aid to farmers.
There are three prizes for each of a
number of sections. These prizes are
$500, $3.50 and s75. There are seven
districts in Minnesota. the first and
third congressional districts make one
section, the fourth and fifth districts
another. The other sections follow
the congressional district lines.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING.
Considerable Interest is Being Manifested
in the Selection of Six Directors.


The special school meeting for the
purpose of electing six directors for
independent school district No. l,
will be held in the high school build
ing at Z O'Clock on the evening of
Thursday, May oath. Last week the
U n inadvertently added one year
to the term for which the directors are
to be elected: Two directors will be
elected to hold until Aug. 1st, 1906
the successors of these two must be
elected at the annual school meeting
on the third Saturday of July; two
will be elected to hold until Aug. l,
1907; and two will be elected to hold
until Aug. 1, 1908. The term for which
each director shall hold must be
designated on the ballot. For in
stance, the ballot to be voted should
be made up as follows:
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Bob White-Aug. l, 1906.
John Smith-Aug. l, 1906.
John Jones Aug. 1, 1907.
Bill Ross Aug. l, 1907.
Henry Fig-Aug. l, 1908.
Tom Black-Aug. l, 1908.
The polls at the meeting must re-
main open at least one hour.
After the first election all directors
will be elected for the term of three
years. For instance, the successors
to Bob White and John Smith would
be elected at the annual school meet
ing on the evening of the third Sat-
urday of July, 1906, for the term of
three years: the successors to John
Jones and Bill Ross would be elected
at the annual school meeting in 1907,
and the successors to Fig and Black
would be elected at the annual meet
ing in 1908.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested over the selection of directors.
This is as it should be. We sincerely
hope the vote at the special meeting
will be record-breaker. Six repre-
sentative Taxpayers, individuals who
take an interest in our schools, should
be chosen. The election of board
OF directors should not hinge on who
is favored for superintendent or JAM
tor. Select board of directors CON-
posed of intelligent, broad guage, yet
conservative men, men who will not
be Influenced by any clique or church,
men who will employ the best talent
available, in short, men who will give
US up-to-date schools and at the same
time carefully guard the interests of
the taxpayers. Women are eligible
to serve, and there can be no good
reason adduced why that sex should
not be given representation on the
board of directors.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
BURGLARY AT MORA.

Anderson's Jewelry Store Entered and
Goods Stolen to Value of $2,4OO.
A telephone message to the I'm o n
yesterday from Mora stated that early
that morning the store of Julius An
derson was burglarized and watches,
diamonds, rings and other jewelry to
the value of S2,40O carried off. Mr..
Anderson carried an insurance upon
his stock of $1,000. The manner in
which the work was performed and
the fact that the articles appropriated
were the most expensive in the store
leads to the belief that the cracksmen
were professionals.
Up to this morning no clue to the
robbers had been discovered.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
Divides the Blame.

,Tommy-Papa. what is a consulting
physician2
Papa-He is doctor who is called
IN at the last moment to share the
blame. Judge.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
G. A. r. Post Orders.

Headquarters Wallace T. Rines Post.
142, Grand Army of the Republic,
Princeton, Mimi, May 9, 1906.
Comrades: Another Memorial day
is approaching. You are hereby or
dered to report at post headquarters
on May 80 to observe the day in
manner fitting the occasion by falling
into line, marching to the cemetery
and strewing springs fairest flowers
upon the graves of the noble dead
who stood shoulder to shoulder with
US in the trying days of '61-'65. By
order of T. II. Galley,
Attest: Commander.
A. q. Norton, Adjutant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18
THOUGHTLESS TRAPPERS.
Torture to Animals and Ruthless
Destruction OF Game.

Torture to Animals and Ruthless
Destruction OF Game.
People who have not seen can form
no idea of the suffering trappers cause
nor of their ruthless destruction Of
game. Nothing escapes them. Even the
squirrels are sacrificed to bait traps
for marten and fisher, and not only the
squirrels. but all kinds of birds, wheth-
er game or song birds.
In trapping mink, otter, beaver and
a few other fur bearing animals the
trap is nearly always set near the
water. where the animal when caught
can drown itself, thus ending its suf
fering.
But with bear, marten and fisher 1t is
different. The bear must drag heavy
clog about until 1t catches in some root
or BUSH There he must wait until the
trapper comes to kill him, and this in
some cases is not for days. The bones
of the leg are almost invariably broken
by the trap, and the leg swells to in
credible size. One trapper in one day
shot nineteen large blue grouse merely
TO try new rifle. The birds We're nest
ing. He had no use for them, and not
Years ago in British Columbia an old
trapper camped near our bear hunting
party. He shot everything he could
find. even little ducks and marmotS. 4
goat he killed fell over cliff, and as
it was harder to recover it than to shoot
another he shot another. He was
trapping beaver out of season and
boosted of having caught one that was
about to become a mother.
1 have seen the spot where bear
fast in a trap had been caught for more
than a week in thicket through which
it was impossible to drag the trap and
clog 1 once knew an old French trap
per who shot seventy-three moose and
elk in one winter for bear bait for the
spring catch. l asked why he killed SO
many He said that he wanted a big
stink in the spring so as to bring the
bears around. All of the animals he
had slaughtered for spring stink were
shot with a revolver, for they were
snow bound and could not escape He
told me that he dropped five big elk in
one pile. This frightful destruction by
trappers has exterminated the game
Worlds Work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18
THE MARKETS.
Chicago, Aug. 1S.-FolIowing are thu
market quotations today:
Wheat

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-FolIowing are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
September, 7OH, 7O3s, 69%, 7OH.
December, 1885, 1872, 72%. 1874.
May, 771s, 775s, 76% .77A.
Corn.
September, AZ. So, AZ, As.
December, 43H, "A, 43, A.
May, A, 4434, A, 44A.
Oats.
September, 295s. 29a4, 291s. 29a4.
December. 305s, 307k, 3014, 3O7s
May, 329s, SO. 1925, 327s.
Pork.
September, 1886, 100, 1896, 100.
January, 1880, 1880. 1925, 1890.
Lard.
September, S.65, S65, SOS. S.65.
October, $40, $40, $40, $40.
January, 1872, 7.S2, 1872. 7.S2.
Ribs.
September, $50. $50, S.S7. S.S7.
October. $40, $40, $40, $50.
January, 7.15, 7.15, 7.12, 7.15.
Receipts today-Wheat 2G5. corn 1856.
oats 326, hogs 5000, cattle 400, sheep
2 900.
Estimated receipts Monday-Wheat
200. corn 12S, oats 1875, hogs $4,000.
Hog market opened strong. Hogs
left over 1900. Light 5.65@64O. mix
ed and butchers 5.65@6.40, hood heavy
5.55@6.3O, rough heavy 555@5.S5.
Cattle market opened steady
Sheep market opened strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18

Hogs at Omaha 5000, cattle 800
Hogs at Kansas City 5000, cattle 1920
T. S. Yards, $40 a. m.-Hog market
strong to sc higher Light $3.50 CAS-
mixed and butchers 5.9O@G42, good
heavy 5.G0QG.32, rough heavy 5000
$50.
Cattle market steady Cows and
heifers 1.35m6.3O, beeves 3.S5@6.75,
stockers and feeders 2.4O@45O
Sheep market steady.
New York Stocks.
New York, Aug. 1S.-Gas 80. L. p.
1S4H, u. S. Steel preferred los, u. S.
Steel common 45H, Reading 1881
Rock Island preferred 65A. Rock Is
land common p, o.. & w. 1917, South
ern Pacific 9Oa4, ~ Y. Central 1447s
Missouri Pacific 81, l.. &c n. 14Sh
SHELTERS 1898, c. F. I. 57as, Canadian
Pacific 1898, Illinois Central 1738l
Penna 1879. Erie 45&. T. c. |. 100.
C. & o. G25s, b. r. T. 775s. b. & o.
119, Atchison 1854, Locomotive 70h,
Sugar 1888. st. Paul 1888. Copper
1898. Republic Steel preferred 1O1,
Republic Steel common 500, Southern
Ry 1885.
Bank Statement.
New York Aug. 1S.-Reservc de-
crease. $1,170.025; reserve less L. S.
decrease, $1.0S5.475: loans decrease.
s5.175,9O specie increase, $4,000;
legals decrease, $3,647, 100: deposits
decrease, $9,14S,3OO; circulation in
crease, $4,000.
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Rock Island, Aug. 1S.-Following are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18
GIRLS IN WHEATFIELD.
They Turn to the Harvest to Save
Crops Because of Labor Scarcity.

They Turn to the Harvest to Save
Crops Because of Labor Scarcity.
Former State Senator John I. Yeend
from Washington a few days ago left
for his Dry Creek ranch, where the
wealthy statesman's family will get
right out in the harvest field, says a
Wallawalla (Wash.) dispatch. They
have been forced by the labor scarcity
to go to work to save the big wheat
crop.
Miss Alma Yeend, a pretty and popu-
lar member of Wallawalla Four Hun
dred, will help on the header box, while
Miss Alice Yeend will drive the derrick.
Both young women are enthusiastic.
Mrs. Yeend and two other daughters
will cook for the big outfit 1t takes to
harvest Yeend's acreage The girls and
their mother gave up their vacation at
the seashore to save the crop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18
For Monday

the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
Provisjcs1s and Produce.
Live Posury-Spring chickens, $500
to s35U per dozen; hens, per h., Sc;
ducks, per b., Toe; turkeys, per ID,
13c; geese, per b., lie.
Butter-Dairy, 16c to tic.
Lard-Sc to 10c.
egetables-Potatoes,n new soc to Coo.
Eggs-Fresh, 15c.
|. Live Stock.
CattIe-Steers, $500 to $4.75; cows
and heifers, $500 to $3.50; calves, $3.50
TO $3.50.
Hogs-Mixed, 1915 TO $625.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, SO to Sc;
lambs, $500 to $3.50.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 54c to 55c; oats, 40c.
Forage-Timothy hay, SIS; prairie,
S11 to $14; clover, mixed $11 to $12;
straw. So to Sc.
WOODLAND, per load So to $3.50.
Coal-Lump, bushel, 1Sc; slack, per
bushel, loo to 12c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18
Tu WEATHER.
Fair tonight ana "ndh!' not ""en
change i'm Temperatures.

The barOmetric depression which '
yesterday central over this section, ha
disappeared. though unsettled conds-
tions with frequent showers, have pre-
vailed from the mississippi valley tn
the Atlantic coast. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms from Arizona to Al
BERTH and continued warm weather
over most of the Rocky mountain re-
rtou and the central valleys, have again
attended the extensive western low
pressure, the centers of which are over
California and northwestern North Da-
kotn. On account of the combined In
fuence OF this depression and the high
pressure which now Overlies the cOun-
try east of the mississippi, fair and
continued warm weather will prevail
In this vicinity tonight and sunday.
j. VI. SHERIER, Local FOrccasfer.
Temperature at u. M, 20; at 3;"0
ID. M. -. Minimum temperature I'm "a
hours, 20; maximum, SO. Velocity of
wind at a.. M, miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18
Grnprdent Dog.

A dog had the audacity to bark Mt the
deputy commissioner of Purulia. In
Bengal. when be came to the house of
the master of the dog on a bike. The
owners of the dog We're sent up for
trial under section $50. and one of
them, Karusha. was fined 20 rupees
Lahore Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18
COL. SEAPLE DEAD
Retired Jurist and Soldier Passes
Away After Severe
Suffering.
HAD A NOTABLE CAREER
Conspicuous in the Civil War and in
Reconstruction Days-The
Family.

Colonel Elhanon John Searle. alsc
known as Judge Searle, eminent jurist
and veteran of many engagements oil
the civil war. died at 1880 this morn.
ing at st. Anthony's hospital. where he
underwent an operation Aug. f. This
was the second operation. one having
been performed three months ago. His
ailment was the result of the hardships
of the civil war. The funeral will be held
Monday at Pr. from the home. Eighth
and-a-half avenue and Twenty-sixth
street. Burial viii take pace at Chip
piannOck cemetery, and it is desired
that the G. a. II. and military organiza-
tons participate in the service at the
cemetery.
Colonel Searle was born Jan is. 1885
at ROyalton, Ohio. He received his
education at the Rock River seminary.
at MI. Morris. Ill. studying law in his
senior year under John L. Beveridge
of Chicago. and from November. 1859
until March 1861. he studied in the of
flee of Abraham Lincoln and William
Fl. Herndon, at Springfield.
Service In the Army.
ne eHiiSleu IN company IL. IHJn lii
nois cavalry, Sept %. 1851 at Spring
field and served as Il private until
July I. 1862. when he was made captain
of the company. serving in that capa-
city until Feb. 81 1868. when he be-
came the lieutenant colonel of the 1st
Arkansas infantry. He helped recruit
the Ist Arkansas infantry. and the End
and 4th cavalry of that state. in the
Ozark mountains. In command of the
regiment the greater part of two years.
the colonel being absent. he made for
himself an excellent record. more than
once saving the day for the forces of
which his regiment was a part. In all
he participated in ever 10 engagements
and skirmishes. escaping injury, though
his saber was struck. and three horses
were shot under him. Often he acted
in the capacity of brigadier general. in
command of the brigade He was plac-
ed in command of a number of import
ant posts. for several months was pro-
vost marshal of a sub-military depart
ment. and often served on military
commissions and court martials. He
was discharged Aug. 10, 1865.
Honorcd in Arkansas.
At the close of the war he settled al