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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
WHAT CONGRESS DID.
CIT. Worth Telegram.)


Congress has adjourned for the reg
ular term, and there is not a great
deal that stands to it's credit. Fol.
lowing is brief synopsis of what was
accomplished, during the term:
1t ratified the Santo Domingo treaty.
1t passed billion dollars worth of
appropriation bills.
1t ordered an investigation of the
lumber trust;- of the international
harvester trust and cotton exchanges.
1t passed an immigration act, coup
led with the exclusion of Japanese
coolies.
1t knocked out the canteen at SOL
diers' homes.
1t gave the railway employees a six
teen-hour law.
1t established an agricultural bank
in the Philippines.
1t passed a rather tame currency
reform measure.
1t provided for a new battleship
1t passed a modified act prohibit
ing parties from making campaign
assessments.
1t ratified the Algeciras treaty.
1t adopted a resolution providing
for an investigation of the Brownsville
affair.
1t decided that Senator Smoot of
Utah was entitled to his seat.
It passed a general service pension
act.
1t passed a rivers and harbors bill
1t raised the salaries of the vice
president, speaker, cabinet members,
members of congress and postal en-
ployes.
1t passed and provided an appropri-
alton for pneumatic postal tubes in
several of the larger cities.
There is not much in the list of real
moment to the masses Of the people,
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
RELIEF MUST BE FOUND.
CLOS Angeles Examiner }


When William j. Bryan expressed
himself as being in favor Of the gov
ernment ownership of railroads, the
view was .indorsed by some of his fol-
lowers and even by others, irrespec-
tive of party. The reason of this sup
port cannot be attributed so much to
a confidence in the policy as to the
readiness of the people to grasp at
any remedy for the prevailing ineffi-
cheney Of our railroads.
Whether Mr.. Bryan's plan is expe-
dient or whether the taking over of the
railroads by the government would
simply open up another avenue for
political plundering and legislative
corruption is prOblematical. 1t is GER
tain, however, that a change is neces-
sary and imminent. The conditions
which exist today are appalling-the
railroad facilities of the country, par
ticularly those between Chicago and
the Atlantic seaboard, are terribly in
adequate. Because of congestion,
shipments invariably suffer delay and
our commercial activities which are
dependent upon transportation facili-
ties can see no progress until relief is
found.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
Is HARTMAN JOKING?
(The Washington Herald. }


That eminent humorist, Mr.. Harri-
man, dropped in on the interstate COM
merce commission the other day with
a broad grin on his face and communi-
Gated to them the startling informa-
tion that he wanted to get in touch
with the commission, to obey the laws
and to be a good boy generally. We
wonder if that is another of Harri-
mans little jokes, a timely pleasantly
offered in mitigation of sundry un-
pleasant revelations to which Mr..
Hartman has playfully alluded as an
cient history. We wonder if Mr.
Rockefeller will laugh when he hears
of it, and whether there will not be a
hearty haw-haw from the whole re-
gion of high finance when they get
wind of Harriman's latest We should
like to take it seriously, but how can
we, in view of the Hartman propen-
sity to be jocular about our most cher
ished institutions? A short time ago
Mr.. Hartman was convinced that the
country was afflicted with an attack
Of atecommercec cecommissionit
has he himself succumbed to the dire
malady? Is he, too, willing to go un-
der the yoke, or is he only joking?
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
THE PEOPLES POWER.
(The Washington Herald. }

When it is remembered that of the
original states only Massachusetts and
New Hampshire submitted their con-
stitutions to the pepole for ratification,
while the custom of amending consti-
tutions by popular vote is now es-
tablished in every state except Della
ware, we can plainly see the great
advance which has been made in the
direction of giving the people more
and more power. We believe, too,
that this advance is only the beginning
of movement toward a higher de-
velopment Of popular supremacy. The
people are coming into their own.
The federalism of today is democratic
federalism. Where it will lead is
question which only the future can
answer; but the fact that the people
are exercising larger degree Of power
today than ever before is fact which
cannot escape any student of our po-
htical institutions.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
EVERY LITTLE HELPS.
(The Providence Journal.)

Mr.. Roosevelt is far-seeing states
man, and he has convinced himself
that the voters of America desire the
curbing of the trusts and the elimina-
ton of graft and discrimination from
the management of those corporations
that have an important connection
with the public welfare. When on
Monday he signed the bill to limit
the working hours Of railway employ
es, he said to one Of the labor rep
resentatives, who stood near by: "You
know the president only gets per-
centage of what he wants" but his
own percentage has been considerably
In excess of that of some former pres
idents.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
Public Opinion Throughout the Union
RAILWAY RETALIATION.
(The Chattanooga Times.)

\Iu0 CndCCduOOSd llm6S.J
1t will be interesting to watch the
effect of the recent orders of the rail-
roads operating in Nebraska as the
result of the 2-cent mile passenger
rate recently arbitrarily established
by the legislature OF that state. Here
after there is to be no special clergy
men rates; no excursion rates; no
reduced fares for disabled soldiers or
volunteers or special rates for charit-
able Institutions. Everybody will have
to pay the full 2-cent fare at all times
and for all occasions.
While the railroads may feel that
they have been forced into this atti-
tude of aggressive retaliation, it is
doubtful if it shall prove to be the best
policy for them. The present attitude
Of the public toward railroads and
carrying corporations is not reassuring
and will not probably be improved
any by the resort of the companies
to that sort of procedure no matter
how very exasperating and inviting
the provocation.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
WHAT BRYAN SHOULD DO.
Chattanooga Times.)

Everybody has high opinion of Mr..
Bryan's honesty and sincerity and now
If he would only address himself Sc
riously and with purpose to bring all
elements of the party together by TAX
ing a conservative stand on the things
that demand conservatism and be rad
ical only where radicalism is demand
ed, he would greatly hearten his party
and increase its prospects of success.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
JoLTS FOR sTANDPATTERs.
(New York Times.)

France joins Germany in pressure
upon the United States for loosening
of the bands which restrict commerce
between the two nations, and in the
background are the rest of the round
bakers dozen of nations whose reci-
procity treaties lie buried in the SEN
ate files. This is rude jolt to the pol
icy of postponing tariff reform until
the trusts have been smashed, the
railways reformed and sundry odd do
nestle jobs cleaned up.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
CARMACK'S GOOD JOB.
(The New York World.)

Many years ago Thomas H. Carter,
OF Montana, talked river and harbor
bill to death in dying congress. Re-
Gently Senator Carmack talked the
subsidy bill to death. 1t was a good
service. Mr.. Carmack's senatorial ca
reer ended with the congress that
expired recently, but he finished In
style. A good man who died with
his boots on. Mr.. Carmack deserves
glorious political resurrection.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
SENATOR BAILEY.
New York Tribune.)

\1NOW 1O1 411OuACsJ
Said Senator Bailey in his recent
remarkable outburst before the Texas
legislature:
II have letters from other states
saying that if Texas was tired of me
I could come among them and they
would send me to the senate"
It is too bad that Mr.. Bailey did
not name the states. Probably he
left them nameless so as not to offend
the susceptibilities of Democratic col
leagues in the senate now holding on
ad interim. Texas ought to feel
the implied rebuke and strain her.
self to do proper honor to a statesman
so widely honored in sister common
wealths.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
DAY OF RECKONING FOR THE
SUGAR TRUST.
(The New York American.)

(In0 new YORK AmorlCan.)
The United States government is to
move for the dissolution of the Sugar
Trust.
This is the direct result of the cases
brought on evidence furnished by Will
liam Randolph Hearst and Of the 5u-
gar Trusts part in wrecking the Real
Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia.
Under the proceedings instituted on
information supplied by Mr.. Hearst,
the American Sugar Refining Company
the Sugar Trust-was convicted Of
accepting rebates from the New York
Central Railroad Company. Both the
trust and the railroad were fined, as
criminals, the Central suffering to the
amount of $108,OOO and the sugar trust
getting off with paltry $4,000.
The amount of the fines, however,
was not SO important as the fact that
these corporations had been convict
ed of systematic law breaking.
Mr.. Hearst not only furnished evil
dence showing that the New York
Central had been guilty of giving re-
bates to the trust, but that other trunk
lines had followed the same practice,
and this evidence has been utilized
as fast as the department of justice
has been able to reach the specific
cases.
In addition to it's crimes of exacting
and accepting rebates, the sugar trust
is also implicated in the looting of the
Real Estate Trust Company of Phila-
delphia and the suicide of it's presi-
dent, Frank K. Nipple. The part taken
by the sugar trust in that affair was
characteristic. Adolph Segal had bor-
roWed two million dollars from Nipple
for the erection of a great sugar re-
fnery at Philadelphia. Needing more
money, Segal came to New York and
got $1,250,000 from man named Kis-
sci, who was really a dummy of the
trust. AS the price of advancing the
money Kissel had himself and two
friends elected as a majority Of the
directors. Then they got the $780, 900
back and voted not to operate the Phil
adelphia refinery. In this way they
killed a competitor of the trust. Be-
cause of this trick of high finance the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
has just sued the American Sugar
Refining Company for $3O,0OO,0 ,0OC.
AS was shown by the evidence in the
Hearst cases, the great club used by
the sugar trust to kill it's competitors
was the railroad rebate, the same as
that employed by the beef trust, the
Standard Oil and kindred monopolies.
Then, having used a public utility to
crush competition, it proceeded to loot
the public through high prices in the
customary trust fashion.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
THE CASE OF PERKINS.
(The New York Sum-

We would, with all proper diffidence
and regard, ask Mr.. Perkins if he
thinks that he has shown a due and
of Mr.. Roosevelt? Mr.. Perkins, bow
ing with dignity to an aroused and
reconstructed public sentiment, ac-
knowledges the technical immortality
of the New York Life contribution to
the campaign, and he, out of his own
pocket, restores the full amount, with
interest. Mr. Perkins was in no wise
the beneficiary except as the con-
sciOusness Of good act, we'll and
timely done, may have refreshed him
casually. The sole, individual benefi-
ciary was Mr.. Roosevelt, who was
elected to the presidency of the Unit
ed States. Mr.. Perkins, therefore, is
denuded Of his $4,000 without profit
and without recourse! The New York
Life attained it's laudable object; it
saw Mr.. Roosevelt elected. 1t is sat-
isfed and urges no audible complaint.
Mr.. Perkins, too, may be satisfied
for aught we know to the contrary. He
was gratifed, doubtless, over Mr..
Roosevelt's success, but that he as
sessed his emotions at the figure of
$4,000 our well known scepticism
makes difficult of acceptance. In fact
for us, the postulate is wholly unob-
scured-who is going to make good
to Mr.. George w. Perkins his departed
$4,000?
Senator Bob Taylor says "the world
is growing better" He ought to think
so since 1t made him senator just
aftar tho salary prah Waa snccass-
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-02-02
Free Literature

Congressman $. C. Smith has sent to the Press office to be distributed free the books and circulars published by the government regarding experl- mental works carried on throughout the United States. He has sent those that are most applicable to this sec- ton and all you need to do Is to call at or write to the Press office and you will receive any of the following that you may ask for. Be sIre and order by number: No. 246-Saccharine Sorghums for
 Forage. No. 225-Experiment Station Work
 xxx. No. 267-Experiment Station Work
 XXXVII No. 227-Experment Station Work
 xxx. No. 263-Practical Information for
 Beginners in Irrigation. No. l86-Experiment Station Work
 XXIII. No. l28-Eggs and Their Uses as
 Food. No. lO3-Experiment Station Work
 XI. No. 73-Experment Station Work
 w. No. 236-Incubation and Incubators. No. l58-HoW to Build Small Irriga-
 ton Ditches. No. 58-The Soy Bean as Forage
 Crop-Soy Bean as Food
 for Man. No. l39-Emmer: A Grain for the
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-02-02
Notice to the Public

Notice is hereby given that the under signed, a citizen of the United States has taken possession of and now occupies the tract of land described as the N l-2 of NEN and the SE14 of NE4 of Sec. 35 and the NE14 of eE1a of Sec. 35, Tp II s, R. 14 E, and the WIZ of NW4, and the WE of SW4 of Sec. 36, Tp. II, s, R. l4 E, $. B. M., according to the survey of these lands made in 1900 by the Sunset Commercial company and commOnly called Bothwel survey. This land is unoccuped and unclaimed by anyone except the undersigned and is at present in the same condition as un- surveyed public lands, as the numbers properly describing them have been used by other parties and applied to other lands in making entry thereon And 1 hereby certify that it is my bona tide intention to occupy and improve the land herein claimed and to file a desert filing on the said land according to the United States land laws as soon as the survey now being made shall be completed and the map properly de- scribing said land is filed in the U. $. Land office and the lands opened for entry.
 Signed GEORGE E. SCOTT
 Witness: F.. STURGILL.
 Dated at Brawley, Cal, Nov. p, 1906. 40-44|
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-02-02
The Rise of SaltOn Sea

The following table showing the rise of the water In the Salton sea shows that tremendous volume of water has beea emptying into that sink the past two months. During the month of January the rise has been steady and gradual. During December changes In the gage height only took place on the date given:
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-02-02

Wilson has lots of calls from parties who want to lease Imperial Valley ranches. Come in MT. Landlord and see Wilson about it, if you want to lease your ranch. At Thelma Hotel, Imperial, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-02-02
semI- Ard Regions.

Seml- Arid Regions. No. 37-Kafflr Corn: Charaeterls-
 tics, Culture and Uses. No. 32-Silos and SIage. No. 262-Experlment Station Work
 XXXVl. No. lo6-Breeds of Dairy Cattle. No. lo5-Experlment Station Work
 XII.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-02-02
CHURCH NOTICES
Presbyterian Church

Preaching Services in Fl Centro First and Third Sundays of each month at 2 sop. m. All are cordially invited to attend. REV. A. H. CRoco, Pastor
 Christian Church
 Preaching in the Hotel Franklin every Second and Fourth Sunday of the month You are invited to attend.
 REV. J. F. Tour. Pastor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
Company G Baseball Notes,

The Company G team will play Elk
River at the fair grounds Sunday.
July p.
The company team has had hard
luck, not only in arranging games but
in getting the teams to come, owing
either to bad roads or rain.
Elk River has always appeared here
as advertised and there is no doubt
that the fans will see a good game
Sunday.
The management will telephone to
all of the country stores Sunday at
1890, so that those contemplating at
tending will know whether the game
will be played or not.
The following is the line up for
Sunday: Szymanski, p: Skahen, c.:
G. Smith, h.: Fred Mergel, 3D.: N.
Marshall, 3d.; G. Walker, S.: 81.
Marshall, rf.: J. Chapman, CT: D.
Walker, If.
This being the first time this season
Elk River has played here large
attendance is expected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
County Commissioners.

The board Of county commissioners
met yesterday with all members pres
ent and the first business disposed of
was the authorization of the expendi-
ture Of 81, $50 for the repair of roads
and bridges throughout the county as
follows: Princeton, $780, Greenbush,
$500: Milo, $500: Bogus Brook, $500;
Milaca, $500: Borgholm, $500: Page,
$3.50: Hayland. $3.50: Fifth commits
sioner district, 81, 25O-the whole to be
expended under the supervision of the
county commissioners.
The matter of the Hewitt Bridge
company came up for consideration
1t appears that this company entered
into contract to construct bridge
over the Rum river in section of the
town of Princeton and to have such
bridge completed on June Is. All
that the company has done so far has
been to haul couple of loads of
lumber upon the site. The county
auditor was instructed to investigate
the matter.
A committee appointed at the last
meeting of the board to look over
ditch No. ? reported that not sufficient
damage had resulted from the partial
filing up of such ditch by sand, as
per complaint. to warrant the ex-
penditure of a sum for the clearing
out of same.
The discussion Of a few minor
matters and allowance of bills con-
cluded the work Of the session.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
Answer to Subscriber.

A subscriber writes the Union
asking whether any reward is paid by
the state to persons who inform upon
those who violate the game laws. We
quote the section of the law apper-
tanning thereto:
The following rewards, shall be
paid by the game and fish commission
out of any funds subject to it's order
to any person or persons making CON-
plant thereof, for the arrest and con-
viction of any person violating any of
the provisions of this chapter or other
enactments involving: Moose or
caribou, the sum of fifty dollars: deer,
the sum of twenty-five dollars; any
game bird or fish, ten dollars; pro-
vided, however, that this section shall
not apply to any game warden reg
ularly employed and relieving salary
from said commission.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
Finest Butter on Earth.

There are creameries and cream
cries. but the West Branch estab-
lishment seems to eclipse any institu-
ton of like nature in this part of the
country for the quality and quantity
of butter produced. Last week Mr..
Fox turned out l04 tubs of the finest
butter possible. Each tub contained
63 pounds. There is a great demand
for West Branch butter in New York
city, where it brings high prices, and
were the production of this creamery
twenty times multiplied it could be
disposed of without effort in the east
ern markets.
The farmers in the territory ada
cent to the West Branch creamery
fully realize the benefits of the insti-
tuition. They are enterprising farm
ers and are fast adding to the number
of COWS owned by them, and further
more, they are improving the stand
ard of their dairy stock by introduce
ing full-blooded animals.
Mr.. Fox is enthusiastic over the
future Of the West Branch creamery
and Mr.. Fox is man who has made
buttermaking study. He says that
there are no better lands anywhere in
Minnesota for dairying purposes
than those surrounding the West
Branch creamery, that the farmers
know how to take care of their stock
and of their milk. 1.-The care of
milk" says Mr.. Fox, sis one of the
most important features in the pro-
duction of good butter, and to the fact
that our patrons keep their cans
scrupulouusly clean and know how to
handle the tactical fluid is due the great
demand for West Branch creamery
butter"
The West Branch creamery prom
Uses to become within the next five
years one of the largest butter pro-
ducing blishments in the United
States.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
Cambridge Papers Consolidate.

Hereafter there will be but one news
paper published at Cambridge-the
Independent-Press. J. E. Kienitz,
proprietor and founder of the Inde-
pendent, has purchased the Press.
The deal was consummated yesterday.
The Press was tie first paper pub
lished in Isanti county and was estab-
lished by Peter Magnus in 1874. The
Independent was established by Mr..
Kienitz eight years ago. They we're
both good papers, but there was not
room for two. Mr.. Kienitz is an
energetic young man, a good writer
and is the soul of honor. That he
will meet with the success he so richly
deserves is a certainty. We congratu-
late Mr.. Kienitz and the people of
Cambridge-one good newspaper is
worth more to community than
dozen hand-to-mouth sheets.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN.
Enters House of James Saxon Through
Window and Creates CONSERVATION.

Enters House of James Saxon Through
Window and Creates CONSERVATION.
On Saturday evening lightning en-
tered the house occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. James Saxon and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Marsh and families. It pierced
the woodwork of a window on the
north side of the house, set fire to a
wooden bedstead and tick and esca ped
in various directions. one fork going
through brick wall on the south side
and another making it's exit between
the main walls and the roof. A hole
about the size of a mans hand was
burned in the sash through which the
electric fluid entered and another
through the brick wall where it
emerged.
For an instant the house was SEEM
ingly filed with fire from cellar to
garnet, forks of lightning darling in
every direction. The shock was so
great that James Saxon, jr.. was
hurled from a sofa upon which he
rested and the other occupants of the
house were thrown off their feet. The
telephone wires near the house were
entirely consumed by the fluid and
pole splintered.
An alarm of fire was turned in, but
before the department arrived the oc-
cupants had subdued the flames. The
damage was fortunately light, most of
it having been caused by the water
utilized in putting out the fire.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18
Eastman the Water Wizard.

Some time ago the Union repro
duced from the Outing magazine an
article describing how Conductor
Eastman of the Milaca-Willmar run
located water on the treeless prairies
of the western Dakotas by means of a
forked stick. From the Milaca Times
we learn that Mr.. Eastman has been
offered large inducements by a syndi-
cate of mining capitalists if he can To-
cate we'll of drinkable water in a
certain section of the famous Death
Valley in Nevada. If Eastman can
cause water to gush forth from the
sands of the Nevada desert his for
tune is made
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18

Monahan insane as alleged in the
complaint and Judge Briggs COM
mitted him to the insane hospital at
Fergus Falls. Monahan seemed to be
suffering from emotional insanity
brought about by continual indul-
gence in tree-climbing whisky. he
appeared to be rational on most
points, but his declaration that his
mother last week visited him in an
airship and gave him one thousand
and twenty dollars in gold removed
all doubt as to his sanity. He said
that he deposited part of this money
in Milaca bank and a part in the
saloons.