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The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
MEETS TRAGIC FATE
Alicia, Little Daughter of Mrs. Foote
of Spencer Brook, StrangIedby
.s. Loop in Swing Rope.
Found Dead by Brother Near Swing
With Moose Drawn Tightly
,-. Around Her Neck.

A death, the circumstances sur
rounding which are both tragic and
peculiar, occurred at Spencer Brook
on Friday last.
1t appears that Alicia, the lO-year-
old daughter of Mrs. Foote. had been
amusing herself in swing near the
house. For the purpose of giving
momentum to this swing a rope had
been attached with loop at the end
for hand hold. This loop was the
cause of the little girls death. She
was discovered by her brother with
the rope so tightly encircling her neck
that the boy found it impossible to re-
move it and was obliged to seek the
assistance of his mother. When the
rope was eventually removed it was
found that Alicia was dead.
How the tragedy was enacted is but
matter of conjecture as Alicia was
alone at the time of it's occurrence. It
is supposed, however, that she fell
from the swing while it was in motion
and that the moose in the rope
dropped over her head, and, tighten
ing, caused death by strangulation.
Every effort was made to resuscitate
her, but without avail.
A physician who was called is of
the opinion that the shock instantly
rendered the little girl unconscious
and that no suffering attached to the
death.
The funeral was held from the fam
lily residence on Saturday and the in
terment took place in the Spencer
Brook cemetery.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
A DOUBLE KNOCKOUT
Princeton Defeats Elk River in Stun
ming Game on Saturday, Both
Sides Playing Well.
Same Teams Again Battle for Suprem.
acy on Sunday and Elk River
Again Gets Beaten.

The Princeton Baseball club is now
champion of the five counties formerly
claimed by tie Elk River team and
this was brought about by the result
OF two games played between the
above clubs on Saturday and Sun
day. In the first contest, which was
played upon the Elk River diamond,
the Princetons shut out their oppon-
ents in a score of l to O, and in the
return game, played in Princeton,
the visiting team was vanquished in
score of 2 to 1. They we're certainly
two splendidly played games between
two strong and almost evenly matched
teams. s....
In each game the batteries were
Davis and Holt for Elk River and
Phyle and Skahen for Princeton.
The two scores secured by Princeton
on Sunday were made in the last half
OF the first inning. With three men
on bases Skahen hit the ball over
second, which was thrown into the
backstop by the Elk River center
fielder trying to catch a man at home
base, two men scoring in the mean
time. Things looked bad for Elk
River later on, for the first three men
up hit safely, but by a neat double
play they let the Princeton boys down
without score. Wheaton,, who
started the game for Elk River, played
very wild, and the Princetons would
have undoubtedly run up a big score
had he been left in the box. Davis,
who succeeded him, pitched a steady
game throughout, although he was
batted freely at times. Elk Rivers
only score came in the last of the
ninth inning, when with two out and
man on second the ball was hit to
Marshall, who threw rather low to
first, and Carlson, in trying to secure
azhold on the ball, collided with the
runner while the man on second raced
fG,z home. Thus the Elk Rivers Sc
cured their only tally.
Besides being champion of the five
counties formerly claimed by Elk
River, Princeton leads also in Benton
and Kanabec c01nties ..s
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
MIR. Andrew Davis Visits Princeton.

Mr.. Andrew Davis of Elk River.
one OF the Legislative candidates for
place on the republican ticket, was
in town the early part of the week.
Years ago Mr.. Davis was member
OF the Elk River base ball club and
participated in many a hotly-con-
tested game with the Princeton BOYS.
Now he is staid business man but
he still takes a lively interest in the
great national game and is one of the
principal hackers of the Elk River
club. Every one who met Mr.. Davis
here was favorably impressed with
him. People like plain, practical
everyday man, and that is just what
Mr.. Davis is.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
A HAPPY REUNION.

Rev. j. S. Staples and KinfoIk Gather at
Home OF MIR. and Mrs. Frye al Elk River.
A very pleasant family reunion was
held at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Frye at Elk River on Sat-
urday, when the direct descendants OF
the Rev. j. S. Staples and relatives bv
marriage gathered to do honor to
that kindly old gentleman and his
good wife previous to their departure
for their home in Nebraska.
Those present at the reunion were
Rev. J. S. Staples and wife, Geneva,
Neb.; Herbert Johnson and wife,
Saltwater; E. II. Staples, wife and
children, Elk River; Frank L. Frye,
wife and children, Elk River; G.. I.
Staples, wife and children, Princeton:
Chas. Newman, wife and daughter.
Saltwater: G. G. Trask, wife and son,
Elk River; Myrtle, John and Don
Brlckett, Boston, Mass, and Harry
Thomas, Idaho.
Nine years had elapsed since the
last visit of Rev. Staples to his old
home and this occasion was made
highly interesting to the old gentle
man from the fact that he was enabled
to attend two important reunions
those of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and of his family.
Rev. and Mrs. Staples returned on
Monday to their. home in Geneva,
Neb., and with them goes the very
best wishes of their many friends for
their welfare.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30

Today is the sixty-frst anniversary
OF the birth of F. A. Lowell, and in
honor thereof the following relatives
have gathered at the home of himself
and good wife to celebrate the occa-
sion: Mrs. Geo. Couch, Los Angeles;
Mrs. M. A. Belmont, Missouri: Mrs.
Albion Miller, Minneapolis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Fulton, Anoka: Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman J. Lowell and family,
Spencer Brook: Miss Edith Merrill,
Anoka: Mrs. 81. Sherman and family,
Minneapolis; F. Moody, Spencer
Brook; Mrs. Daniel Starff, Mrs.
Henry Murphy, Princeton. There are
also present at the family reunion
thirteen grandchildren of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowell.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Agricultural High Schools,

Under the above caption the able
editorial writer of the Duluth News
Tribune intelligently sums up the
school situation in Minnesota as fol-
lows:
Minnesota's public school fund now
amounts to nearly S18,O00,O00. For
some years it has been increasing at
the average rate of nearly million
dollars annually. It is believed that
ultimately it will be not less than $780,
100000.
There is no other state in the Union,
that has such a splendid school fund
as this, except Texas, and no other
has our system of state aid for it's
common schools. This aid also has
at last been extended to the rural dis
tricts, encouraging the employment OF
better teachers and the holding OF
longer terms.
But Minnesota schools are still
far from ideal and still far from be-
ing in the lead in the most advanced
school methods. The mistake of the
past has been in beginning at the
top. There has for years been super
vision and inspection of high schools
with considerable financial aid. This
last was gradually extended down
ward until it has reached the rural
schools.
But the only sensible way in schools,
as in houses, is to begin strengthen
ing and building from the bottom, and
today the place where encouragement
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
ROgers-Larson.

George D. Rogers, formerly of
Princeton, was at high noon on Tues
day united in marriage to Miss Min
ME Larson at the home of the brides
parents in Merriam Park, ST. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers arrived in
Princeton on Tuesday evening and
will leave tomorrow for Chicago,
where the groom has secured posi-
tion with Armour & Co.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30

make few statements in regard to
some logs that have seen sawed into
lumber. A few days ago I measured
the small end of log 60 feet long
that measured five feet in diameter,
and a tree was felled last week few
miles from Bremerton that was six
feet and two inches in diameter. A
log p feet long when sawed into lum-
ber made over 5000 feet. These of
course are some of the largest trees,
but it gives an idea of the lumber in
dustry of the state. I have tried to
condense the above statistics as much
as possible. If this article finds favor
with the editor I will write one more
on the climate and Washington as a
place for general farming as CON-
pared with Minnesota.
S. B. Smith, Bremerton, Wash.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Il. L. NIlLLAR,
The Eloquent Dulutn1an. Will Speak ;

The Eloquent Dulutn1an. Will Speak at
Opera House Tomorrow Evening.
Mr.. E. L.. Millar, the eloquent and
witty Duluth gentleman who aspires
to the seat in congress at present oc.
cupied by J. Adam Bede, will ad.
dress the people of Princeton and
vicinity at Jesmer's opera house to.
morrow (Friday) evening. Every
body is invited to attend and hear
Mr.. Millar set forth his reasons for
aspiring to succeed Mr.. Bede. Mr..
Millar is able, eloquent and witty,
and he will interest his audience from
start to finish. Come and hear. him,
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Team Work by Candidates.

The democratic bosses of Minnesota
are now selecting the men whose
names shall be on the ticket with that
of Governor Johnson. The formality
of a convention will be gone through
with, but it will be convention to
ratify, not nominate.
These running mates of Mr.. John
son are being most carefully chosen
with especial regard to what they can
do to help him. Moreover, when
named they will at once get out and
hustle: Each man will pay particular
attention to his own section of the
state. He will devote his time and
money from Sept. to election day to
booming Mr.. Johnson. It will be an
example of team play that will mean
votes.
The republicans do not do it this
way. They hold a genuine nominat-
ing convention and each candidate is
chosen on his merits and fitness.
Each one makes whirlwind pre-con-
vention campaign and the fortunate
ones, in the exuberance of their joy,
go home and often stay there until it
is time to go to the polls to vote.
Few, very few, are ever heard from
in the prediction campaign, any
further than an occasional trip to
care for their own personal fences.
They seem to fear that they may be
considered extensively partisan, and
so fail to get enough democratic bal
lots to make them leaders in the pop
ular vote, and so lay basis for the
claim OF future preference through
this uncommon strength with the peo-
pie.
They are seldom heard on the
stump: they frequently refrain from
pronounced opinions on political SUBJ
jects and, with rare exceptions, leave
the head of the ticket to take care of
himself. They apparently try to
forget that they are republicans, NOM
mated by republicans and expected to
stand as republicans fearlessly, open
ly, frankly and proudly for republi-
can principles and the whole republi-
can ticket.
If the republican candidates on the
present ticket do not change this
method of the past, they may live to
regret it. The party cannot always
make it's fights wholly on the gov
ernorship. Nor can it be held to-
gether by lukewarm candidates.
It is most creditable that Mr.. Cole
has no stronger supporters than the
six men he defeated for the nomination.
His work and theirs will be for the
entire ticket, since his election will
mean the election of every other can
didate named with him. The other
candidates should then forget them
selves as individuals and work for
the ticket as a whole, and especially
for. its head, whose success insures
their own.-Duluth News Tribune.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Visitors at Caleb Pinkham,s

Mr.. Joseph Pinkham of Minden,
Neb., who attended the G.. A. r. en-.
campment at Minneapolis, is here on
visit to his cousin, Mr.. Caleb Pink.
ham OF Princeton township. The
cousins enlisted in 1861 in COMPANY
K, 18th Wisconsin infantry and
served side by side until the close OF
the war. This is their second meet.
ing since they were mustered out-the
first occurred at the St. Paul encamp.
ment ten years ago. Mrs. Emily Bul.
lock OF Evansville, Wis, step-siste1
OF Mr.. Jos. Pinkham, is also VISITING
Mr.. Caleb Pinkham.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
A Washington Dirt Storm.

Occasionally a Minnesotan who has
moved west will tell the truth about
the country, and Jesse M. Orton is
one OF those rare individuals. Jesse
is clerking in drug store at Odessa,
Wash. Under date of Aug. goth he
writes an interesting letter to his sis
ter, Miss Grace Orton of this place,
from which we are permitted to extract
the following: -.
1.-The dirt here is as fine as flour
and hub deep all over the roads,. The
minute team passes over it clouds of
this suffocating dust ascend skywards S
and the sun is obscured from the Wis
ion. About a week ago we had a
sample of what they term little sand
storm. It reminded me of the Sahara
deserts and storms I had read of in
school books. The storm came up at
six O'Clock, just as we were sitting
down to supper, and in fifteen minutes
you could not distinguish objects at a
distance of few feet. We had rushed
around and closed every door and
window, but when the blow was over
it took eight of US two hours and a
half to shovel the dirt out of the
house. This is not exaggerated.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Sustains Fracture of Collar Bone.

While Miss Looney, the seventeen.
year -old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Looney of Baldwin township,
was driving along the Zimmerman
road near the brick school house on
Sunday night in company with other
young people, the horses became
frightened and made a start as if
about to run away. Miss Looney
jumped from the vehicle and in so
doing sustained a severe fracture of
the collar bone. The other occupants
remained in their seats and escaped
injury. DR.. Armitage was called and
reduced the fracture. The young
lady is progressing as favorably
towards recovery as might be ex-
pected.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Whisky or Water?

Il don't know whether to invest nv
money in railroad or in whisky trust
stock. Which do you think would be
better?"
"Oh, there can't be any question
about that. Whisky's stronger than
water. '-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Mr. Mark Wants Another Term.

Our distinguished fellow-citizen,
Hon. Emmett Mark, who has served
three terms in succession from the
18th district in the state legislature,
wants to legislate some more, as he
has filed his nominating papers with
the secretary of state for fourth
term and his name will appear on the
republican ticket at the primary elec-
tion. he is a ''good fellow" with the
boys, but his best friends do not claim
that he has any special qualifications
as law-maker.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
Grcenbusn People Picnic at Elk Lake.

About forty of the residents of
Greenbush gave picnic at Elk Lake
park on Tuesday in honor of Rev. and
Mrs. J. S. Burns, who were visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. S.
Walker. The day was an ideal one
and many went upon the water for
recreation and to fish. A dinner OF
the choicest viands was provided by
the ladies. The pionickers speak
highly of the accommodations furn.
lished by Mr.. Pratt.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
a Generous Husband.

my husband is such generous
"Yes?''
Yes; i gave him box of cigars
Tor MS birthday, and he only smoked
one; He gave the rest to his friends. y
Philadelphia Press.
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30

Services at Congregational Church.
After a months vacation by the
pastor the Congregational church will
resume it's regular services next Sun
day.
The pastor will begin the new year
OF church work next Sunday morning
by preaching the first of a series of
sermons on ''The Teachings of Jesus
as Applied to Modern Life.'' The
sub-topics of the series will be as fol-
lows: Morning service-Sept. 2,
"Christ and the Moral Life;" Sept.
9, "Christ and the Social Life of
Man," Sept. l6, "Christ and Mans
Emotional Life;'' Sept. %, "Christ's
Use of the Intellect.''
The Princeton union., 1906-08-30
J. B. Smith, Bremerton, Wasl

I'VE are at all times pleased to pub
lish articles contributed by our old
friend, S. B. Smith, for they are both
interesting and reliable. Union. I
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
come more and more determined il OPP
position increases.
ROOSEVELT, THE CONSER-
NATIVE.
History Will Write Him Down as
Moderate ard Thouqhtful.

1t will be as Roosevelt the conserva-
tive, rather than Roosevelt, the radical,
that our great Executive will go down in
history. Twenty years from now, viewed
in the light of history and achievement,
the Roosevelt administration will be char
acterized as moderate, sober, and con-
sentative, rather than rash, fitful, and re-
dictionary. This will be so because, on all
legislation with which his name is con-
nected, Roosevelt stamps the indelible inn
press of thorough fairness, courageous
devotion to high purposes, and practical
application Of the principle of square
deal"
The American people are coming more
and more to realize that Theodore Roose-
welt is neither visionary nor zealot.
Upon his entrance upon the duties of the
Chief Executive he was pictured as an
enthusiast and dreamer, if not a revolu-
ZIONIST. But his administrative efforts
and public utterances have shown how
false the portrait was. His treatment of
the tariff of the railway issue, of the
Panama Canal, of our foreign relations,
all bear the imprint of great mind
swayed neither by prejudice nor public
clamor, but steadfast in impartial adher-
ence to broad and sincere principles of
government. In days to come, when the
fanatic, the wild-eyed reformer, and the
fantastic bidder for popular favor occupy
the stage to greater extent than even
now, men will look back upon the pres
ent administration as one of the wisest,
most equitable, and most beneficent
which our country has known. Roose-
welt will then be acclaimed not merely
because he was brave or far-sighted or
incorruptible, but because history will
ascribe to him the attributes of modera-
ton and tolerance which make for right
eousness and just government.
The conservative character must needs
possess the highest form of courage. The
man who, intrusted with great power,
yet faces unreasoning clamor with calm
mess, while at the same time going stead
lily forward in the fulfillment of a pa
triotic purpose, is great. 1t is the part
of Roosevelt to possess the implicit con-
fidence of great people, and to justify
that confidence by sturdy devotion to
their every interest.-Des Moines Ga,
Capital.
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the reasonableness or unreasonableness
of rates. Washington Post.

Hon. Mason s. Stone, State superin-
tendent of Education has issued circu-
lar advocating the discontinuance of the
small and Improbable schools and re-
commencing consolidation. This circu.
lar was prompted by the inefficiency of
the small schools and, in many instances
the wasteful expenditure upon them.
There are between 400 and 500 schools in
Vermont of ten pupils or less. This fact
discloses a weakness in public school
training and in public school manage
ment, is the statement made by Mr..
Stone. Superintendent Stone says,
there is a growing dearth of teach
ers available for the rural school. He
does not believe that this is occasoned by
any increase in the examination standard,
but apparently is due to the small wages
paid for rural teaching service. He says
probably that ninety per cent of the ap-
plications of school directors for teachers
are for ungraded schools.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
HON. DAVID o. ROBINSON
Benefit by vinoI After All Other
Medicines Had Failed.

The Hon. David O. Robinson, County
Treasurer of Frankfort, KY, writes, II
was very much run down from over
work, and suffered from indigest ion and
a severe nervous trouble. The medicines
prescribed all failed to help me, and l
could not take cod liver oil or emulsions,
as the greasy mixtures upset my stomach.
One of our county officials told me about
your delicious cod liver preparation,
Vinol, and what it had done for him. |
decided to try it, and in a remarkably
short time / was a we'll man. Vinol
built me up, cured my stomach and
nervous trouble. and have not been so
well for years"
Our local druggist, milford R. Burt
says, "Vinol cures conditions like this
because it positively contains in highly
concentrated form all of the vitality
making and bodybuilding properties of
cod liver oil actually taken from fresh
Gods livers, and without drop of oil to
upset the stomach and retard its work.
1--WE ask every run down, nervous
debilitated, aged or weak person in Mid
dlebury and every person suffering from
stubborn colds, hanging on coughs,
bronchitis or incipient consumption to
try Vinol on our guarantee to return
your money if it fails to give satisfac-
ton" Milford R. Burt, druggist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13
30 ston Alumni Dine.

The Boston Association of Middlebury Col
lege Alumni held its Seventh Annual Reunion
and Banquet at the American House, Boston,
on Saturday evening, Mar. 81, with the lar
gest and most representative attendance and
the greatest enthusiasm IN his history. Rev.
q. w. Brooks, the president, in behalf of the
association extended hearty welcome to all
present, particularly to the newcomers and to
the alumnae, in very happy manner. Presi
dent Eza Brainerd "a, in behalf of the college,
gave forcible description of 'The New Mid.
dlebury," recounting the Improvements of the
last few years, especially the new endowments
and the library and science buildings, and
dwelling upon the spirit of application and
the devotion to study which characterizes the
undergraduate of today. Prof. J. n Rode
HEAVIER, describing pleasantly his experiences
in taking up his college work, referred to the
zeal and thoroughness which he found in the
students in carrying out whatever they under
took, and spoke feelingly of the late DIR. c,
+. Prentiss, %, formerly librarian of the
college. Prof c. NJ. Mead, 50, spoke in a
reminiscent vein of his experiences and
humorously described the manner in which
the students of earlier days met the require
ments of the college in attendance upon early
morning prayers and exercises. Prof. f. II.
Iiigley '6S, long of the college faculty and
now of Lawrence Academy, Groton, paid an
eloquent tribute to his classmate and friend,
DIR. Prentiss, and made stirring appeal for
the study of Greek and the cultivation of
high ideals, as opposed to the modern spirit
of commercalsm. Rev. II. w, Hubert, 70,
called attention to the prominence of Yer
mont and her institutions and quoted statistics
showing that in the number who had attained
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-04-13

The following truthful article concern
ing President Roosevelt is from the Des
Moines Qowa) Capital reprinted in the
Washington Post.
We do not believe it is possible that
in Mr.. Roosevelt's present attempt to
have certain very bad features in the
present management of our railroads
corrected, the majority of New England
Senators will be in opposition. Certain
it is that New England is altogether
sound in this matter. Not single State
that is not. Nor can we believe that
such men as DIR. Gallingher of New
Hampshire, or Senator Frye of Maine,
or Lodge of Massachusetts, or indeed
any representative New England man
will 60 against not only the interests of
a large majority of their constituents,
but also against the interests of the party
to which they belong, and their own in
dividual interests. For they will find
that the people are in earnest in this
matter, and that their action will be-