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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

Now that you have seen the Daily
Leader give 1t the support you think
il merits. We have not yet began to
do what W. should like to do in the
n%G'iiihe OF a good newspaper for Blue
field. Difficulties will soon clear
away and then we shall in every way
he able to improve the appearance
OF the paper. Help us now, friends.
in the beginning, and when our sin
ews have become strengthened by
'Cur support, the Leader will not for
get the hand that nurtured it's in
fancy. Build up this journal now,
and il will aver remain as a perma-
nent fixture to yindicate your rights
n espouse the cause Of the people
of Bluefleld.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

His brlghtsness In spontaneos re-
tort seems tn have helped amazingly
to elect young Mr.. Becker as mayor
OF Milwaukee yer Mr.. Rose. who has
been eight times mayor In success
i've years. The young man was era
died and reared in luxury, so the
older man I'm "a speech sneered at
him for having been born with q
gold spoon i'm his month. Now Mr..
Rose, the long time mayor, had al
ways been n large advertiser of his
own merits. which gave TO the young
ster his opportunity. And David
crushed Goliath by answering that
his opponent had been born with a
tin horn in his mouth. This explains
how Milwaukee got n gold spoon in
place Of a tin horn mayor.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

The late Daniel Scott Lamont a
notably discreet in all hrs utterances.
He was essentially a political philos-
pher as well. Once in. twenty-five
a did a newspaper man who en-
joyed his friendship and confidence
hear him say an ungentle word OF
any man. IL was when an alleged
Democrat attempted to impugn Gro
yer Cleveland's financial integrity In
the matter of bond sales during
Clcyeland's second term. or this
man Lamont said with a depth of
feeling that brought a steadier calm
to his staid countenance: Hes the
ATTEST and meanest fellow / ever
met"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10
WORSE THAN FREE SILVER.
Wa the Political Debauchery En-
I'iOyed To Defeat IL.

Granting--for IL is probable-that
the success of the free silver agita-
ton Of 1896 would have involved a
80 per cent decline In the value OF
the life insurance companies. would
such a fact as that justify the diver
sion OF Insurance trust funds for
political purposes? IL is quite pos
sible that a speculative bear cam
paign in Wall street might threaten
TO lower the prices of securities held
by life insurance companies so per
cent, but would these companies be
justified in using their funds in
stock market speculation even to pre-
vent such loss?
Among the policyholders Of the in
snrance companies In 1896 there
we're thousands OF men who firmly
believed in the necessity of free sill
yer and yet their money was used
by the officers of these companies
TO defeat the very political program
which these policyholders believed
to he necessary for the welfare of
the country. Was this fair and
right?
However desirable IL was to defeat
the free silver agitation In 1896
did the end justify the means en,
ployed to accomplish that defeat?
II Is not 50 much to say that the mon
- spent IN 1895 t. prevent the
election of william j. Bryan resulted
In political ~debauchery such as was
never before experienced In the Unit
ed States. and from which the poll.
tics and business Of this country
have not yet recovered. 1t Is not
lar from the truth 10 say shat TIA
coutry has suffered more by reason
OF the political corruption of the
1896 campaign than 1t would have
suffered from the triumph of free
silver, lamentable as that would have
been. Bryan's triumph would hav,
given the markets a terrific shock
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

home newspaper. striving to build mp
the waste places I'm their midst. It's
columns are open for an expression
of opinion from all. The Leader
will not be OF the clam variety. IL
will be outspoken and conservative
ly independent. express the views OF
the masses rather than the combina-
lions of the few. In a word IL will
be a journal of the people and for
the general good OF the community.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

is not for them to decide whether the
country is going TO suffer by the
election OF this or that candidate for
Office. The moment they deviate
from the strict line OF simple man
agement OF trust funds. that moment
they become lost In a maze of indis-
erection and corruption. The life in
ran official who starts with the
contribution to a political committee
In a great national crisis like that Of
1896 is tempted TO repeat the con-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

tribution in succeeding presidential
campaigns and is not unlikely soon
10 become accustomed TO the idea of
the use OF insurance funds for gem
eral political purposes. This Is al
actly what has taken place. Even IL
the 1896 contribution be justified
what shall be said OF the 1904 con-
tribution? There was no free silver
peril then, and Roosevelt could have
cen elected without the use OF a
dollar.-Wall Street Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

much harm In a practical way and
the country would have made a
speedy recovery from the disaster,
but IL will take many years 20 recov-
ar from the effects OF the political de-
bauchery which has been brought
about by the abuse OF millions OF
dollars in political campaigns.
The trustees OF insurance compa-
MES ought not to exercise the dis
erection OF using the money OF poll
eyholders for political purposes. 1t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

Speaker Cannon does not want
tariff revision at any time, but it
will come in the not distant future"
he says in "A letter TO the East Liv-
erpool (O) potters. He thus views
il as an inevitable calamity, and in
that case he must be in favor of turn
ing the job over to the Democrats.
Here we have the first ineligible ex-
PLANTATION of the present obstruction
list attitude.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

Andrew Jackson Buchanan entered
the Western & Atlantic railroad
shops In Atlanta si%xty-seven years
last October. His name is still
on the payroll as "a competent me-
chanic, though he Is nearing his
c'~Hhty-seventh birthday. The OLD
gentleman shows lew signs of age
standing as straight as he did at
forty and moving with a wonderfully
elastic step.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

Tho Bristol Courier has been get
ting out a new Easter Industrial
sheet. Whenever we see the old Cou-
rier doing anything smart it makes
us feel good and reminds us OF the
days when We used to- mingle with
the fellows who made hat venerable
old landmark n Of the best news
papers in Tennessee. We still adj
mire the Courier and read IL with In
forest.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

There will he no red tape about the
Leader Office. 1t will be practical
in all things, and will strike from
the shoulder when necessary and for
the public good. BY plain straight
forward methods we hope to win the
admiration of the public as a news
paper. While our columns will be
open to all. We shall publish nothing
that could not be cad with propri-
ETY. around any family circle.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

You would he surprised at the
number who have been coming into
our business Office and paying four
dollars for a years subscription to
the Daily Leader and still they are
coming. That displays the substan-
tial support that we have been talk
ing about. That shows confidence
and stimulates MS to renewed eff
f0't IN making the people OF Bllc-
field a better newspaper.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

We have got ourselves into bust
ness sure enough by coming to Blue
field, but IT is gratifying to state,
also, that the people are responding
literally to the necessities Of pub
fishing n morning newspaper. We
are in the hands of the people. for
il is upon them that we must depend
We want everybody hereabouts to
understand that this journal Is their
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

Senator Dolliver had no real need
TO apologize, 1t was a good shot,
right on the bulls eye, when he said
that it was as proper for him to CON
suit with the president of the United
States as for some of his colleagues
TO consult with the presidents Of rail
roads.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

1t seems To be pretty generally I'M
derstood that there is a tobacco com
bine in Australia. The government
is thinking of huying 1t M making
tobacco IA government monopoly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

IL is said that there are 5000, 900
600 more horses In the world today
than there were three years ago
The automobile does not seem To
have things all it's own way.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

There seems to be something of an
argument in favor of spelling reform
in the fact that Kent, Ohio, has an
undeliyered letter addressed to Ste
fan transkuperczakmatzansk
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

IL does seem a bit strange that
someone has not suggested to Andrew
Carnegie hat he start his spelling
reform by cutting he Scotch dialect
stories out of the Carnegie libra
Ties.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

summer. hoping doubtless to over
come opposition TO the sytem by
the force OF his own personality and
his claims to reelection. Senator
Tillman was the father OF the dis
pensary. and his present course IL
perhaps justified on that account.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

The state whiskey %dispensary in
South Carolina has nothing to do
with national affairs, and Senator
Tillman might ignore the local issue
for reelection. With characteristic
%audacity he has made the mainte-
nance of the ~dispensary system the
chief issue in his own campaign be-
fore the Democratic primaries next
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-10

TM""Rm claims may mdWe a person to make one purchase but ppmey you buy a property of the
average W"' ana after yOug get home find does not fill the bill, whtre redress have yu? This thought
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the r@m we'd GA large business you have property for sale we can sell it for yn Hou want buy
property, We met and can suit you your hearts content At least You should consult us u want to
Buy, SdlT RntA Anything w also deal General Insurance
All nqur@Y mail receive prompt and courteous attention Bufdd Phone N 58
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
Fire on North Side.

On Thursday evening at 1890 the
residence occupied by Free Bockoyen
In north Princeton was totally de-
stroyed by fire with portion of it's
contents. The fire supposedly origin-
ated somewhere in the ceiling from a
detective chimney and was first dis
covered by Mr.. Bockoven's son. who
was sleeping upstairs. He was awak-
ened by the smoke in the room and
Immediately aroused his father on the
floor below. The fire department
soon arrived upon the scene and
neighbors worked like Turks in get
ting out the furniture, large part of
which was saved. The services of the
fire department were of no avail, as it
was found impossible to subdue the
flames. The building was insured in
$500 and the furniture in 5000. Henry
Schmidt owned the house.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
INSTRUCTIONS
from County Superintendent Ewing to
Teachers Of Mile Laos County.

from county Superintendent Ewing to
Teachers of Mile Laos County.
The high school examinations will
be held April 5 and 6, 1906, and
teachers in the country schools who
intend to take the examinations will
kindly forward to me at their earliest
convenience the number and kind of
questions wanted. If possible, get
properly printed paper as used in the
examinations in the schools of Milaca
and Princeton. If not able to procure
printed paper get legal cap and write
heading, giving name, age, date,
place, subject and time on writing
each paper.
Teachers in marking papers must
use care, and. if not good. do not send
them into me at all. The neatly
folding of papers should be given at
tention by each writer. If papers are
not neat they should not be sent in.
l have lately secured some covers,
one for each school, containing proper
drawing paper, and [ desire to get
specimens of work from all the schools
along any line the teacher may deem
best. Have these covers containing
the products sent to me at the close
OF the term. These books, with the
work therein, shall comprise a part
OF each districts library and shall be
returned to the district after the close
of the county fair.
Every. school in the county can send
in something, either map, compo-
sition, drawing or anything pertain
ing to your work. You have from
this time to the end of the school year
to prepare something and thus help
arouse an interest in the exhibit I de-
sire to make at the county fair.
Guy Ewing,
County Superintendent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
|DAIRYMENW WILL MEET
Conventions at Long Siding, Estes
Brook and Princeton on 2Ist
and 22d of rIarch.
Farmers and Others Interested i'm
Dairying Should Make an Eff.
fort to be Present.

G.. E. Lindall, buttermaker at the
West Branch creamery, Long Siding,
has arranged two meetings to be held
at Estes Brook and Long Siding on
Wednesday, March 81. The first meet
ing will be held at the school house
in district 7, Estes Brook, in close
proximity to skimming station, on
Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, March
Il. Good speakers have been secured
for these meetings, which will prove
instructive and beneficial, and every
farmer and dairyman should make
it point to attend. The second meet
ing will be held at the school house
in district 4, Greenbush, on Wednes-
day evening, March 81, at 1870. A
good program has been arranged for
this meeting, including speakers and
music. The ladies will serve lunch
to all corners. Everybody should
attend.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
RIVERSIDE HOTEL CHANGES HANDS
Frank Smith Sells Out to Messrs. Love
and Davis of St. Paul.

Frank Smith Sells Out to Messrs. Love
and Davis of St. Paul.
j. Love and G. W. Davis of St..
Paul have purchased the furniture
and fixtures of the Riverside hotel,
rented the premises and taken posses
sion. The sum paid to Frank Smith
for the furniture, etc., was S2,O27. 68
and the rent agreed upon for the
hotel is $45 per month. Mr.. Love is
an experienced hotel man, having been
in the business for many years both in
this state and Wisconsin. Frank
Smith will remain at the Riverside
hotel, but will confne his pursuits to
the Importation and sale of horses.
At this time he has a large number of
6rst-class animals on hand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
JOHNSON-MUDGETT..

David johnson of Wyanett and Miss Geer-
gla Mudgett of Princeton Married..
Miss Georgia Mudgett, daughter OF
Mrs. I. S. Mudgett Of Princeton, was
married on eSaturday, March 10, at
Cambridge to David johnson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Christ johnson of
Wyanett.
The bride was born and raised in
the township of Princeton and was
educated at the public schools here.
She is musician of considerable
ability, and, previous to the time of
her marriage, was engaged in giving
lessons upon the piano and organ.
The groom is an Industrious and
progressive young farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will reside
upon the Frank Mudgett farm, about
one mile east of Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
National Guard News.

The next regular drill of Co. G. will
pc held in the opera house on Satur-
day evening, March II.
Inspection by Lieut.. Col. Gerlach
U. S. army. retired, will be held on
Tuesday evening, March 81.
The following changes have been
made in Co. G.: Sergt. Sellhorn COM
missioned Second lieutenant, Sergt.
81. Marshall appointed first sergeant,
Sergt. N. Marshall appointed quarter
master sergeant, Corporals A. Mergel,
G. Bulls and N. Marshall promoted
to grade of sergeant; Privates Free
York, j. G. Whitcomb and b. Har-
rington promoted to grade of cor
poral, John Swain appointed artifcer.
Claire A. Galley, Captain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
TOWN MEETING DAY
Representative Farmers Gather at the
Polls in Spite of SnoWstorm
to Do Their Duty.
Results of Elections in Towns and VIII
lagos of Mile Laos and the
Adjoining Counties. 4

The annual election for the town
ship of Princeton was held in the
armory, over the Galley Hardware
Co.'S store, on Tuesday last, March
IS, and, despite the snowstorm and
northwest wind which prevailed upon
that day, the representation of farm
ers was fairly up to the average.
Some of the candidates did a little
quiet canvassing among their friends,
but nothing occurred throughout the
day to. disturb the perfect harmony
which obtained. There were three
Offices in which contest occurred,
namely, supervisor, town clerk and
assessor. OF the old town board G..
W. Harter holds over for two years
and August Meyer for one year, while
the three-year term of M. A. Carlson
expires. The ticket presented for
consideration, with the number OF
votes cast for each candidate, was as
follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
High school Examinations.

Examinations will be held in the
high school building at Princeton as
follows:
April So a. M, grammar; 2 p. NJ,
arithmetic.
April Go a. M, United States
History; 2 p. NJ, geography.
Questions may be obtained upon APP
plication to Supt. Ewing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15

their intelligence, enterprise, and
hardy adventure. The greater por-
ton of them had emigrated from the
counties of Botetourt, Augusta, and
and others along the same
valley, and from the upper counties
of Maryland and Pennsylvania; we're
mostly descendants of Irish stock and
generally, when they had any relig-
ious opinions, were Presbyterians. A
very large proportion we're religious,
and many were members of the church.
There were some families, however,
and among the most wealthy. that
were extremely wild and dissipated in
their habits.
The first clergyman that came
among them was the Rev. Charles
Cummings, an Irishman by birth, but
educated in Pennsylvania. This gen.
tleman was one of the first settlers, de-
Tended his domicile for years with his
rifle in hand, and built his first meet
ing-house on the very spot where he
and two or three neighbors and one
OF his servants had had a severe
skirmish with the Indians, in which
one OF his party was killed and an
other wounded. Here he preached to
a very large and most respectable
congregation for twenty or thirty
years. He was Jealous whig, and
contributed much to kindle the pa
triotic fire which blazed forth among
these people in the Revolutionary
\
This is from a u. S. sketch of the
Holston Pioneers, by the Hon: David
Campbell, a son of one of the first
settlers. The Campbell family, of
Presbyterian Irish stock, first came to
Pennsylvania, and drifted south. In
the Revolutionary war it produced
good soldiers and commanders, such
as William and Arthur Campbell.
The Campbells intermarried with the
Prestons, breckenridge, and other
historic families; and their blood now
runs in the veins of many of the noted
men of the states south of the Potomac
and Ohio.
X * x &
In Chapter II of Gin the Current of
the Revolution" Vol. ]. "The Win
ming of the West, ~ President Roose-
welt reiterates what he has said in
former chapters of the answering de-
yotion of the Scotch Irish to the cause
of American freedom:
The backwoodsmen, the men of the
up-country, were, as a whole, ardent
adherents of the patriot or American
side. Yet there we're among them
many loyalists or Tories; and these
Tories included in their ranks much
the greater portion of the vicious and
the disorderly elements. This was
the direct reverse of what obtained
along portions of the seaboard, where
large numbers of the peaceable, we'll
TODD people stood Loyalty by the
king. In the up-country, however,
the Presbyterian Irish, with their fell
lows of Calvinistic stock and faith,
formed the backbone of the moral
and order-loving element; and the
Irish were almost to
man stau!nch and furious upholders of
the Continental Congress. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
Special Sale in Sheet Music.

college Life" two-step; "Paul
Revere's Ride, = two-step; Park schot-
tische, Julia Dean values, Northern
Coon, /" two-step; My Home in Dixie
Land" Eighteen cents each at Ew-
ing's Music Store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
Other Towns and villages.

Livonia Supervisor for three
years, Chas. Leider; clerk, Carl
Parker; assessor, G. A. Hill; treas
urer, Harry English; justices Of
peace, I. E. W. Briggs and VIM.
Thompson; constable, Harry Pratt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
BIRTHS.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Gates,
Stanchfield Lake, March IL, a daugh-
ter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Michael KaIiher,
Princeton township, March II, son.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15
At Princeton.


A meeting of dairy farmers and
creamery men will be held at the
Princeton opera house on Thursday
afternoon, March %, under the aus
pices. of the Rum River Dairy and
Buttermakers' association. Speakers
will be present from the state dairy
and food department, the state agri-
cultural farm and from local points.
The Princeton orchestra will furnish
music throughout the day. Prizes will
be awarded for the best creamery but
ter. Every farmer and dairyman in
the vicinity of Princeton should not
fail to attend this meeting. Butter
makers should bring five pound jar
OF creamery butter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-03-15

Total Indebtedness of town Mar S, 1906 ST. 054. 79
It was voted to levy $1,000 taxes
for road and bridge work and 1000
for current expense account.
A motion was then made to increase
the pay of pathmasters from $3.50 to
$500 per day when actually engaged
in work. A slight discussion ensued
over this motion, as some of those
present were of opinion that 81. IS was
sufficient per day for road overseer.
On being put to vote, however,
the decision was, that So per day be
the stipulated sum.
The selection of a place for the next
annual meeting and general election
was left with the board Of supervis-
ors to determine.