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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
Killed nv FaIIinc Troo

Particulars of the death of Victor
Roman have just been received by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ro.
man. The young man was employed
in the woods at Sebeck, Washington.
On June he was engaged with others
in telling tree six feet in diameter
and a couple of hundred feet high. II
appears that this tree in falling be.
came fastened in the tops of another
one and that Mr.. Roman, while at.
tempting to extrlcate it, was crushed
by it's sudden and unexpected dis.
lodgment. His remains were buried
in Sebeck.
Victor Roman was born and raised
in Princeton and had been in Wash.
ington about sixteen months at the
time of his death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
FOURTHAT ELK LAKE
Crowds From Princeton and Sur.
rounding Country Patronize
H. B. Pratt's Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grants Pretty Place
at Sandy Lake Visited by
Large Number.

Ihls year Princeton gave way to the
surrounding towns and made no at
tempt to celebrate the Fourth. There
were OF course numerous fireworks,
crackers and mud cans touched off by
the small boys, but the greater part of
the residents repaired to Elk Lake
park, Central park, and other pretty
spots.
At Elk Lake park, 81. B. Pratt's
picturesque summer resort, a vast
throng gathered to enjoy the day.
Mr.. Pratt had made every provision
for the occasion and all who visited
his park received the very best
OF accommodation. Two gasoline
launches were plying throughout the
day, and every rowboat, of which Mr..
Pratt has large number, was at all
times engaged.
In the morning Browns band made
a trip around the lake in the large
launch which Mr.. Pratt recently pur-
chased from T. 81. Galley and the
strains from this fine musical organ
ization floating DER the water was
particularly enchanting. -.
At the pavilion in the afternoon
and evening dance was in progress
and the large floor was crowded from
the time the orchestra started until
late at night.
Ice cream, soft drinks and cigars
were provided by Mr.. Pratt in great
abundance at the pavilion. It has
never been our pleasure to see more
orderly and well-behaved throng than
that which gathered at Elk Lake park
on the glorious Fourth.
At Central park, Sandy lake. Mr..
and Mrs. E. Grant entertained a num-
Der of visitors and in the evening
treated them to pyrotechnic display.
During the day several nice strings
of fish were brought in.
Long Siding also celebrated the
Fourth with callithumpian parade,
picnic, baseball game and athletic
contests
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
SANTIAC0S SKUNKED
Princeton's Aggregation of Athletes
Prevents Contestants From
Making Single Score.
County Seat Club Will Cross Bats
With the Monticello Nine on
Sunday Next.

On Sunday Santiago's crack base
ball team appeared in Princeton for
the purpose of showing the home team
how to play.
The diamond at the Princeton fair
grounds, where the match was pulled
off between the two mines on Sunday
afternoon last was in splendid condi-
ton and both sides were in fine mettle,
the Santiagos perhaps having a
slight advantage in this respect.
The visitors were fully determined
to wipe the contesting team from the
face of the sod, and those big, brawny
sons of Santiago-every one of them
the essence of good nature-tried their
utmost to accomplish that end. But,
alas, this was not to be-the fates were
against them. From the beginning to
the end of the game they were shut out
upon every hand-they were skunked
in a set-to which resulted in a score
of 10 to O..
Good players, too, are the Santiagos,
but against the superior tactics of the
Princetons they went down, down,
down. The game was purely contest
of science, and the Santiagos realize
aud cheerfully admit that they are no
match for the county seat boys.
A game will be played on Sunday
afternoon next, July s, at the fair
grounds in Princeton between the
home team and the MonticellOs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
BROWNS IN ELK LAKE
Severt Larson, Attacked with Cramps
While Bathing, Loses Life
On July Fourth.
Brother of Larson Attempts His
Rescue But is Unsuccessful
in His Efforts.

A drowning which cast a gloom
over the Fourth of July celebration at
Elk Lake occurred at p. m. yester-
day. 49,.
Severt and Lewis Larson, brothers,
and Hans Nelson secured rowboat
and proceeded out upon the lake for
the purpose of taking a swim. The
boys entered the water where the
depth of the lake was about twelve
feet, and after swimming around for
a short time Severt Larson was taken
with cramps and called for help. Both
of the others went to his assistance,
and his brother, Lewis, dived for him
as he went down. Catching him be-
meath the arms Lewis tried to bring
him to the surface, but his efforts were
unavailing, and he came within an
ace of losing his own life, so tena,
ciously did his brother take hold of
him.
A seine was eventually secured,
attached to two gasoline launches and
the lake dragged for a considerable
distance, but no trace of the body
could be discovered and the search
was abandoned with the intention of
renewing it upon the following morn
ing and of using dynamite cartridges
for raising the corpse. :'
Severt Larson was in the employ of
James Dugan at the time of his death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05

east was all there was of the United
States that was of any Importance.
So all that could be done was to pass
a .*bill authorizing the appointment
of another commission. This commits
sion selected the same location as the
other, and report was promptly sub
mitted to congress. Through the
earnest effort of Lieut.. Wyckoff and
Senator J. 3: Allen an amendment
was attached TO "a navy bill appro-
priating s10,0odSfor the purpose OF
constructing Breherton navy yard.
This purchase consisted of 100 acres
and cost the government SO, 512. SO.
There was some delay in securing
titles to the land, but all eventually
turned out satisfactory and the site
was officially named the "Puget Sound
Naval Station" On Sept. l6, 1891,
with appropriate ceremonies, the flag
was raised by a daughter of Lieut.,
Wyckoff, the lieutenant taking posses
sion as commanding officer.
The sound is capable of anchoring
60 or more of the largest war vessels
afloat at one time, and the entrance
to this bay is through narrow chan
mel which would be impossible for any
foreign fleet to thread. There are
three men-of-war here at the present
time undergoing repairs and it is ex-
pected that one of them, the Oregon,
will take nearly two years to make
seaworthy. The cost will be over
81, 100000. A fleet is expected here
next month which will require more or
less repairing.
The government employs here about
l, 200 men at the present time, and has
advertised for 400 more. The yard
has dry dock $50 feet long, with a
width at top 100 feet, at bottom 81
feet, depth 80 feet, and large dock is
in contemplation. The yard has be-
tween 5000 and 1000 feet of wharf and
is adding more, but to write of all the
good things that can be said about
this place is too much for one article,
so I will continue this in my next.
S. B. Smith,
.. .-- Bremerton, Wash.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
Its Fiftieth Anniyersary.

The Congregational church will
celebrate its fftieth anniversary July
20 and %. On Friday evening, July
20, the service of commemoration will
consist of "reminiscences, historical
statement, letters from former pastors
and members, an original poem by
Miss Mary S.. Huse, and an address
by a former pastor. of the church,
Rev. j. M. Hubert. On Sunday,
July %, out of town speakers are ex-
pected to occupy the pulpit and other
features may be introduced as the
program is developed. The music for
the occasion will be under the man
agement of Mrs. G. A. Galley and Mrs.
Ludden.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05

July Weather for Past Thirty-Five Years.
Weather Forcaster Richardson of
Duluth has prepared a statement OF
what the month of July has been dur
ing thirty five years. In all, the month
has been very decent, although pretty
liberal in the way of rainfall. The
mean or normal temperature of the
month is sc. The warmest month was
on 1881, when the average temperature
was Y, and the coolest was in 1891,
when the average was 81. The high.
est temperature of any July day was
49,, on the LIST, 1883, and the lowest was
on the End, 1895, when the thermom-
eter got down as far as Is.
The average rainfall for the month
is 3.75 inches, and u is the average
number of days during the month on
which fraction OF rain, at least,
falls. The greatest monthly precipi-
tation was in 1879, when 1912 inches
of rain fell, and the least was in 1875,
when only 47-l00ths of an inch fell.
The greatest rainfall during any
twenty-four consecutive hours was
the memorable night of July 2-3, 1897,
when 4:20 inches fell. This is the
record for a single day in Duluth.
On that occasion great deal of dam
age was done by the rain, whole
blocks of paving being washed to the
bottom of the hill, outhouses being
washed from their foundations and
other damage done.
During July on the average there
are 10 clear days, Is partly cloudy
and six cloudy days. The prevailing
wind is from the northeast, and the
average hourly velocity thereof is IL
miles per hour. The highest velocity
which the wind has reached during
July in thirty-fve years was from the
northwest, on the End, 1897, the same
date on which the famous rainfall
started. That night it blew rty-eight
miles an hour.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
Crop Rotation.

1t is now generally conceded that a
farmer, in order to be successful, must
practice some regular rotation if he
maintains the fertility of his soil, says
Fred Perry of Carroll county, Ind, in
Farmers Guide. I will give the
rotation we follow, and mention some
reasons for so doing. Having dis.
carded wheat as regular crop, be-
cause it does not pay US, we have SET
tied on crop rotation of corn, oats
and clover, and consider it good for
several reasons. A crop rotation
should be planned with regard to the
habits of the plants grown. Thus, a
deep feeding crop like corn should not
be followed by another deep feeder,
but by a shallow feeder. We have
such crop in oats and follow this bv
clover, and we have the cycle of crop
rotation. Corn, which roots deeply,
eighteen to twenty-four inches, and
feeds mainly in the subsoil below the
furrow slice, followed by oats, a sur
face feeder, four or five inches. and
grown in a different strata of soil
from corn, leaving that soil at rest.
And oats followed by clover very
deep feeder, four to FIVE inches, which
brings up available plant food origin
ally stored at these depths and some
that by leeching from the upper
strata has reached these levels and
stores it in the tops and heavy tap
roots near the surface, to be turned
into the soil for the corn crop.
This rotation is good also from the
labor standpoint, as the oats harvest
comes later thanwheat and gives ample
time to get the corn tending we'll in
hand before harvest: where if one has
clover, wheat, timothy and oats to
harvest, the amount of help must be
increased when it is high and scarce,
or the corn or some other crop must
suffer. This illustrates an old saying
about. the hen when she attempts to
cover too many eggs: She spreads
out too thin for sure hatch.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
inspector, which shall name the con-

inspector, which shall name the con-
tents.
All establishments which prepare
meat for Interstate or foreign CON-
MERGE must be inspected by expert
sanitary inspectors and kept in per-
feet sanitary condition according to
rules and regulations provided by the
government.
Government inspectors are given the
right to enter any part of any estab-
lishment at any and all times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
Great Victory for Minnesota.

loo much Importance cannot be at
tached to the recent decision of the
department of justice in giving to the
state of Minnesota title to swamp
lands that were included in the Mime
sofa forest reserve
The victory will be far-reaching in
it's effect. It will prove to be not only
a great boon to that portion of north
ern Minnesota which will be eventually
drained and opened up to settlement,
but the state at large is liable to profit
by the decision in a manner that
heretofore has not been anticipated.
The probability is that the iron ore
deposits of northern Minnesota extend
into the lands affected. Successful
exploratory work is now being carried
on in that locality and the Indications
are said to be of the best that there is
ore there which will prove marketable.
Aside from the ore possibilities, how
ever, the land and timber alone will
be worth more than a million and a
half dollars to the state.
It has been proposed by parties who
wanted to take the lands from the
state to have them reclassifed, in
which event it would be done under
their supervision and control, but it
has been the policy of the department
not to go back of the original survey
and classification because it would
open the way to contests and endless
confusion all over the country.
luth News Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
Bridge of Nose Broken.

On the afternoon of July 4, while
Lester Peterson was waiting to bat at
a game of ball between the Rurals and
Long Siding, Carl Larson, who was
engaged in batting, let slip the stick
from his hand when in the act of
swinging it and it struck Peterson
across the bridge of the nose, fatten-
ing the organ like a pancake. Mr..
Peterson Immediately came to Prince
ton, where DR.. Cooney succeeded in
restoring the nose to it's original
shape. While the attendant pain is
excruciating, it is not expected that
Lester will suffer any serious result
from the accident.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
A Nuisance.

The Union has been requested to
state that there will be several dogs
less in the south end of the village
soon If their owners do not keep them
within doors nights. A barking dog
is not nice thing to have around at
any time, but a worthless cur that will
bay at the moon for hours at stretch
and murder the sleep of everyone in
the neighborhood is a COMPOUNDED
nuisance that ought to be abated with
a shotgun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
The Summer School,

Summer training school opened to-
day with a larger enrolment than
last year.
Conductor A. N. Farmer of the
Browns Valley schools, and Miss
Mary Lynch Of the Humbolt school,
Minneapolis, are at work today.
Sara Jones, owing to the illness of
her mother, will not be here. Miss
Sands, one of the leading primary
workers of the state, has been substi-
tuted. Miss Sands will arrive this
afternoon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
S. 3. SMITHS LETTER.
Interesting Description of Bremertol
the Navy Yard.

interesting Description of BremertOn and
the Navy Yard.
Fifteen years ago the site upon
which the city of Bremerton and the
Puget Sound navy yard now stands
was an almost impenetrable wilder
ness of forest and swamp covered
with dense tangle of rank grass and
underbrush of willows, alders, wild
honeysuckle, salal, Towering shrubs,
wild currant, dogwood, spirea, the
beautiful rhododendron :: Washing
tons state fower) and syringea, and
the ground was criss-crossed with
logs of cedar and fir. The ground is
somewhat rolling and the ridges we're
covered with heavy growth of cedar,
fir, the evergreen madronas-a species
of laurel that reaches 16 inches in
diameter-the alder, which attains the
size Of the average Esrd maple and
linwood of Minnesota, and a few soft
or swamp naples. The cedar grows
to an immense size, but the fir is the
giant of the forest in western Wash
ington. was out in the forest few
days ago where man had felled a
fir tree and it lay about one foot above
the ground. I could, by stretching,
just reach the upper side of the log
with my fingers. It was 200 feet long.
A few years ago, not over one-quarter
of mile from where I am now writ
ing, man felled a fir tree that was
25O feet long. He cut it into cordwood
and there were 20 cords in the first so
feet, or cord in every four feet
These trees often grow to be 250 and
300 feet high. Such was the growth
on the land fifteen years ago where
Bremerton now stands, and now it
has a navy yard that ranks third in
the United States. Ten years ago
Bremerton only had rs inhabitants,
today it has 5000. Fifteen years ago
the land where the townsite now is
was owned by three men. Today the
owners number more than 1000.
1t takes long time for this govern
ment, and in fact all governments, to
bring matters to a focus. In proof
of this it was seen by some naval
officers that navy yard in or around
Puget Sound was a necessity as far
back as 1867, and in 1870 a board of
engineering officers strongly recon-
mended a naval station and dry dock
to be established here, but no steps
were taken till 1877 to 1880. During
these years Lieut.. A. B. Wyckoff, U.
5. A., surveyed the sound and. tried
to have station established. A bill
was introduced in congress but died
in the naval committee room. The
matter was revived again in 1888,
when congress passed an act appro-
priating $4,000 to cover the expenses of
commission to examine the coast in
Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
This commission selected the bay
where the navy yard is now located
and recommended the purchase of
1900 acres of land for navy yard pur-
poses. But when an attempt was
made to secure an appropriation from
congress for the purchase of site it
met with determined proposition by
the narrow-minded senators from the
east, who had no conception of the
vastness of the country in which they
lived, they having the idea that the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
Fire at Milaca.

County Surveyor Millions residence
in Milaca was destroyed by fire yes
terday afternoon. Most of the house
hold furniture was saved. There
was some insurance. Origin of fire
unknown.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05
The Modern Clothes DESTROYER

The Modern Clothes Destroyer.
Knicker-Do you think we should
wash our soiled linen in public?
Bocker-No; I favor sending it to
the laundry for total destruction
New York Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-05

The provisions, in synoptic form, of
three OF the principal measures passed
by the first session of the ffty-s1xth
congress are hereunder set forth:
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-26

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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-26

Forgive me-" he cried In the depth
Of contrition. but still holding her fast
II love you so. You must know IT.
''If do IL Ia pretty nearly telepathy." :"
she murmurcd.
When the chairman OF the board OF
education asked Professor Leigh II he
still had any objection TO Miss Bell he
actually blushcd because the frivolous
woman had issued an ultimatum that
she would teach until her debts were
paid. and his objections from being
theoretical had become entirely per
sonal. Still. they were not OF a nature
to be confidcd to the chairman. so he
remarked hair hehrtedly that she was n
very good teacher and II she wanted
the position she could hardly be re-
fused H.
A moment later one OF his frlskiest
juniors thrust her pompadourcd little
head In the door. then Withdrew In con
fusion Mt the sight Of the chairman.
and he smiled quite a 1encvolent smile
after her. The professor was beginning
to take a different view OF the world
and things pertaining to it--thlngs fem
jnine In particular
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-26

Passengers east from Chicago to
Fort Wayne. Findlay. Fostoria. Cleve-
land. Erie, Buffalo. New York City,
Boston and all points east will consult
their interests and find advantage In
selecting the Nickel Plate Road east
from Chicago. Three through trains
are run daily with through day
coaches to New York City. and mod
ern Pullman sleeping cars to destina-
ton. Rates always the lowest. and
no excess fares are charged on any
train for any part of the journey. Mod
ern dining cars with individual club
meals. ranging In price from 35 cents
to one dollar: also meals ala carte.
Ask for tickets via the Nickel Plate
Road. Chicago depot. La Sale and
Van Buren streets, the only station in
Chicago on the elevated loop. Chicagoa
city ticket Office III Adams street. De-
tailed Information may be secured by
addressing Chas. r Johnson, district
passenger agent, s11 Seventeenth St..
Denver, Colorado. 1-12-6t
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-04-26
THE FREMONT COUNTY
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

A large number of teachers met at
Florence last Saturday in the McCand-
less school in the capacity of county
teachers meeting.
South Canon schools were repre-
sented by Misses Britt, Pearl Hall,
Kier, Haines and Ashton, Mrs. Merri-
am and Prof. Lacey.
The Canon City schools were repre-
sented by Supervisor Mcdonald, Sup
erintendent Thompson and Professors
Ragan and Carson. of the high school
Prof. Ryle and Misses Proctor, Hall
Campbell Yard, Bunbury and Woods
of the Washington building; Misses
Hills and Misses Kerr, Amick, Nelson
! Calder, Finley and Seely of the Lin
coin school; Miss McNaughton and
Miss Eula Proctor of the Jefferson
and Miss Laird, Miss Webster and
Miss Mccoy of Park Center, Orchard
Park and Harrison building; Prof
Dawson and Miss Adella Lucas OF
Brooside, Mrs. Greist of Brewster
Miss Hurd of Four-Mile, and Miss Nc
Gowan and Miss Bishop, were also in
attendance.
Soon after the appointed hour Miss
l
called the association to order to lis
ten to well rendered music by the
Junior orchestra of Florence, after
which Rev. II. NJ. Pingree of the Me-
thodist church, led in prayer, and Mr.
l.. d. Eichhorn gave an excellent pa
per on music in the public schools,
setting forth the Importance of music
| in a well rounded training, and the
great interest now being manifested
in it by all classes of people.
! The Junior orchestra again favored
those present with music, after which
Miss White introduced Miss Katherine
l.. Craig, Colorado's efficient and tai
ented stare superintendent of schools,
who held the closest attention of ev-
cry hearer for the time spent in dis
cussing What is a Liberal Education
Versatility or Specialization? Her