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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Horton Is Square Toed.

Speaking of Mr.. Horton, he is
often referred to as the square-toed
member from Isanti county. He is
not numbered with the noisy ones OF
with those who dearly love to. hear
themselves talk, but he differs from
some of the others in the sense that
when he talks he has something to
say. His ever courteous manner and
gentlemanly bearing has won him a
host of friends. He is an ideal legis.
lator in that he is entirely indepen.
dent and is not tied up to any clique
or combination, but can consider every
measure strictly on it's merits and
then vote his convictions.-Cam
Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
England's Roast Beef.

All the world has mouth watering
when it hears Of the roast beef OF old
England. When Henry Edward
Champion, Phi. D., professor of zool.
ogy, was delivering his series of lee.
lures on the doctrine of Evolution:
It's Basis and Scope" he gave the
following explanation to a wonder.
ing audience in Cooper Union: "The
roast beef in England is so good be-
cause they have so many old maids
over there. The old maids keep cats.
These cats, running free, catch the
mice which make eternal warfare on
the humble bees. The humble bees
fertilize the soil which grows sweet
clover, the finest possible forage for
cattle; so you see it is really due to
the old maids that there is such fine
beef in Great Britain. New York
Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
SPLENDID PROGRAM
Participants In High School Entertain
ment Acquit Themselves In
an Admirable Tanner.
Ten Little Girls in Negro Character
Songs Prove to be Greatest
Is Attraction of Evening.

The program presented by the high
school pupils in the assembly room on
Friday evening was rendered in ex-
cellent form and those who partici-
pated are entitled to much praise,
From the beginning to the end of the
entertainment not hitch occurred
everything proceeded in a manner
which evinced careful preparation.
The ten little girls who appeared as
"sundowers'' with blackened faces
proved the greatest attraction on the
program. They were splendidly
drilled and with their sweet voices
were truly enchanting. These little
girls also appeared in negro lullaby
and other numbers which were equally
we'll received. Fremont Woodcock
sang vocal solo in his usual superb
manner and Miss Gladys Neumann
gave reading which would do credit
to a professional elocutionist. The
selection by the ladies' quartet was
good and the reading by Miss Ida
Schmidt we'll received, while the
vocal solo by Miss Brown was excel
lently rendered. Sixteen girls in the
flag drill, "Star Spangled Banner, -
brought forth a vociferous round OF
applause of which the participants
were fully deserving. Miss Mary
Newbert's reading was delivered in a
manner highly creditable and Herbert
Anderson violin solo was worthy OF
an Ole Bull. A piano duet by Misses
Scheen and Woodcock and reading
by Lisle Jesmer were fully up to the
standard and the selections by the
male quartet splendidly executed.
The orchestral selections were also oil
a high standard. Mrs. Ben. Soule
accompanied the vocalists on the
piano. She is one of the best pianists
in this part Of the country. H.
Entertainments of this sort are al
all times highly interesting and the
talent, as rule, surpasses that Of
travelling concert companies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
F1tzgibbons Again Arrested.

Sheriff Shockley went to Saltwater
on Monday for the purpose of arrest
ing George Fitzgibbons and taking
him to the Hennepin county jaif to
await trial at the next term of court
in Princeton. An Indictment was re-
turned against Fitzgibbons by the
grand jury in this county in 1905 for
larceny. he having stolen twenty live
dollars from his father-in-law, Alex
McDougall, but before the sheriff had
an opportunity of capturing him he
was arrested in St. Cloud for burglary
and sentenced to the penitentiary.
His term expired on Tuesday and be
was re-arrested on bench warrant. /.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Booming Lawrence.

The St. Cloud Journal Press REPORTS
W. 3. Hall as saying: "The village
OF Lawrence is certainly booming.
Since the first of the year a new bank
and two new general stores have been
put in. AS soon as conditions war
rant new theater will be built. The
town now contains a population Of 100
white people, 200 Indians and a >Aoat-
ing population OF 300. Arrangements
are being perfected for the establish
ment OF newspaper in Lawrence
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Robert Byers Fights Fires.

Robert Byers presented the appear
ance of smoked herring ION Sunday
evening in fact his wife failed to
recognize him-when he returned from
fighting fire in his pinery on the
Brickton road. Ira Stanley also as
sisted in the attack, but the smoke
drove him home early. he had how
ever acquired the complexion of an
Asiatic. Mr.. Byers lost about twelve
cords of wood, which he had piled
upon the ground, and many .,of his
young trees were destroyed, but Robert
is philosophical man and conse-
quently thankful that he saved any
thing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Faith in Onamia,

Lars Erickson, who has been spend
ing couple of weeks at Onamia, was
in town Wednesday on the way to his
home at Minneapolis. Mr.. Erickson
owns large part of the townsite at
Onamia and is plating the land into
lots. He is very confident of bright
future for that town and it begins to
look as if his most hopeful expecta-
tions will be realized with the coming
of the SOO.-Milaca Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Surrounded bv Prairie Fires.

DR.. Neumann and Henri Avery
drove to Becker, where the doctor had
been summoned, on Sunday. When
near the Snake river they found that
a prairie fire which was raging had
entirely encircled them. DR.. Neuman
knew that his only salvation would
be to drive through. the fire at the
narrowest point, and this he did. The
brave animals darted through the
flames at gallop and came out of the
dilemma with but slightly scorched
fetlocks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Cards of Thanks,

For years the Union has refused
to publish "Cards of Thanks" on ac-
count of services rendered at sickness
or death. Why thank others for do
ing what you would willingly do by
them under like circumstances? If a
neighbor has been kind to you when a
member of your family has been re-
moved by death thank that neighbor
either by word of mouth or by letter,
but do not do it through the columns
OF newspaper. "Cards of Thanks"
are in extreme bad taste.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
High License and Restriction.

County Commissioners Mcclure and
Uglem made a gallant fight against
the issuance of licenses for the sale of
intoxicating drink at Onamia and
Lawrence, but they were outvoted.
Messrs. Uglem and Mcclure also
tried to have the license fee fixed at
81 900 and not to issue more than one
license in township, but again they
were outvoted. AS between "blind
pigs" and licensed saloons the latter
are preferable. But the suggestion to
restrict the number of saloons and fix
the license fee at 1000 should have
been adopted. 1t would have been
better for all cOncerned-betterf for the
saloon-keepers and better for the COM
munity. The man who is required to
pay $1,000 for the privilege of dis
pensing intoxicants will make it his
business to see that no liquor is dis
posed of surreptitiously, and he could
not afford to violate the law-he
would have too much money at stake.
Ii two or more saloons can exist and
pay license fee of $500 each, GER
tainly one saloon could we'll afford to
pay 81, 600 for monopoly of the bust
ness in a township. ....
AS long as majority of the com
missioners determined to grant IL
censes it would have been better to re-
strict the number of saloons and i'm
pose a stiff license fee.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Marriage Licenses.

!. Clerk of Court King issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses since the
last publication of the U ion:
April 19-G. Einar Pearson of Milo
to Miss Caroline M. Olson of Milaca.
April 20-Lester Shrode to Frances
May Grant, both of Princeton.
April 22-Bennie Larson and Miss
RenaEO Olson, both of Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Minnesota Makes Best Showing.

March failures were 3,136 involving
$4,000, 900 liabilities, which is very
close to the 1906 record. Among the
suspensions were II banks of $780,
600 deposit liabilities, which shows
that the recent price panic in stocks
may have had some influence. Dun
remarks that 'sthe most satisfactory
conditions in the western states were
shown in Minnesota. &c Commercial
West.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Sensations Galore.

It's in the world Of politics, . said
the talkative man, "that the truth Of
the old saying, money talks, is most
frequently proven.''
Yes" replied the wise citizen,
"but if hush money would only talk,
what sensations we would have. y
Philadelphia Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Murdered In Cold Blood.

b On Sunday morning Marshal
Cravens went forth with his rifle to
annihilate black tramp dog which
had for long time made it's head
quarters upon the court house lawn.
OF late the dog had conducted itself in
q manner which led to the belief that
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
No Dam This Year.

The much of talked Otsego dam on
the Mississippi will not be built this
year. A SIS, 1000 law suit is pending in
the federal court and until litigation
ceases there is. no prospect of work
being commenced on the dam.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
DIR. SMALL'S SISTER DEAD.

Mrs. Geo. Winslow of Zumbra Falls Sue
cumbs to Attack of Measles.
Yesterday morning DR.. Small re-
ceived a telegram from Zumbra Falls
conveying the sad tidings that his
sister,, Mrs. George Winslow, had
died the night before at 10 O'Clock.
DR.. Small and his father, Captain
N: Small, left here yesterday morning
for Zumbra Falls.
Mrs. Winslow was So years of age
and the only daughter of Captain N.
Small of Princeton. Her death re-
suited from an attack of measles.
Three children survive her, one son
and two daughters, namely, Harry
Winslow, Belle Winslow and Florence
| (married), all of whom reside upon
farms in the neighborhood of Zumbra
Falls.
A Useless Bridge.
The bridge across the Rum river in
the south end of town is again impass-
able. The recent high water washed
away the western approach and badly
wrecked the bridge itself. The spaces
between the bents are so narrow that
the driftwood lodged and forced the
current around the west end of the
bridge and the approach on that side
was washed away. The road leading
to the bridge from the west is quilted
out in many places. - 1t will require
an expenditure of several hundred
dollars to make the bridge and ap-
proaches temporarily passable, and it
would require several thousand dol
lars to make permanent improve
ments. The bridge should never have
been located where it is in the first
place. The ground on the west side is
low and is bound to overflow when
the river is high. Then the channel
of the river should not have been OBJ
structed. The piling is so close to-
gether that the driftwood catches and
defects the flow of the river. If the
same amount that was expended on
that bridge had been utilized in the
Improvement of the old road leading
to the East Branch bridge the travel
ing public would have derived far
greater benefits. A distance of a mile
or so on a good road is a matter
of small consequence. Steps should
be taken to save the remnants of the
bridge before the next high water
sweeps it away. ..
The bridge and it's approaches are
in the town of Princeton and the town
of Baldwin is under no obligation
whatever in the MATTER
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
Tom Lawson,s Great STORY.

Look out for opening chapters of
Tom Lawson's great story "Friday
the Thirteenth, /" in next weeks issue
|of U MO n.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
lineup and summary Of the game:

Batteries, Burke and j. Angstman;
Wilkes and Heilig; three-base hit,
Shaw. Umpires, Carlson and I. E.
Davis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-19
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY
Government Will Have Trials In the
Grain Cases.

ST. Paul, July 1.-THE preliminary
hearing before United States Court Com
missioner Spencer in the case of the
United States against George w. Wood,
Levin A. Wood and others charged with
using the mails for fraudulent purposes
in connection with the transactions OF
the Wisconsin Grain and Stock company
resulted yesterday afternoon in the
holding of the seven defendants for the
federal grand jury, which meets the sec
ond Tuesday in December, 1907. The
seven defendants, whose connection with
the alleged conspiracy to defraud will
be investigated by the grand jury, are:
George w. Wood, Levin A. Wood, Gin
ton d. Phelps, Bruce d. Tuttle, Charles
T. Kelley, Herbert p. Ernsberger and
Martin P. Quigley. The Woods were
admitted to bail in the sum of $500
each. Herbert p. Ernsberger was re-
auired to give bonds in the sum OF
ST 900 and all other defendants in the
sum of $1,000. Surety company bonds
were furnished by all.
The hearing was probably the longest
preliminary hearing ever held before a
court commissioner in st. Paul, the tax
ing of testimony occupying five days.
The government paid more than $500 in
witness fees and mileage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-19
TRIBUTE TO A MAN
Lake Crystal Union Speaks HIGH,
Of Late Judge Severance.

Lake Crystal Union: Judge Sever
ance is no more. He departed this life
at his residence in Mankato last We'd
nesday evening. The deceased was
eighty one years Of age last December.
He was of English descent, born in
Shelburne, Mass. He came to Minnesota
in 1856 and has remained here since.
He served i'm the war, enlisting as pri-
vate and retiring as captain OF in
fantry. He was lawyer of great repu-
.tation. He came Mankato in 1870
and in 1881 he was appointed to the
iudgeship of the sixth judicial district.
was reelected and served until 1900.
There is no man in the state of Min
nesota today who was his equal in the
practice of his profession. 1t was as
good as a feast to hear Judge Sever
ance in plea. During his ludgeship he
never sentenced one to hang, yet there
were three OF four murder cases tried
before him with verdiets of guilty. He
had his opinion about hanging people.
His belief was that no legislature has a
moral right to hang human being.
In this principal he was correct. Vol
umes could be written about this great
man. He was great because of his gen.
tleness. 1t is the little things we do
that make us great men or women. Min
neasota has possessed some wonderful
men such as no other state ever has.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-19
CHEMIST MAKES REP oRT.
Says Much of the Food We Eat !.
Aduite rated.
From Saturdays Daily.

FROM SaIuTuiy IdiS-
Julius Hortvet, state chemist, has
submitted his biennial report to E. X
Slater, state dairy and food commission
err. 1t covers a period of twenty five
months from August 1, 1904, to Septem-
Der /, 1906. The summary of analyses
made shows a larger proportion of IL
legal articles than the last previous re-
port, 4,5S3 out of 1904 samples being
pronounced illegal.
Mr.. Hortvet says this does not mean
that food products in general are being
worse adulterated. Samples have been
collected chiefly from suspicious sources
or with reference ito their suspicious
character. The inspectors send in for
analysis only such ARTICLES of food as
they have found BY experience most
edible oils and fats sugars and syrups,
pies have also been examined upon com.
plant. The department has also spe.
cialized in certain lines, and it's work
in examining vegetable colors and an
alyzing the natural coloring matter of
various fruits will BE of the highest
value everywhere.
''The products most liable to adulter-
ation," says the report, "are the pre-
pared foods, such as jams and jellies,
edibles oils and fats, sugars and syrups,
and such other subsidiary, though inn
portant, products as vinegar, spices,
fiavoring extracts, fuit elders and soda
fountain goods. In fact it is the less
used class of foods that bring up the
percentages of adulteration."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-19
HIS END WAS SPECTACULAR
Suicide Of Jason 6emis at Owatonna,
Called Coroner Himself.

Owatoma, July l7.-Jason Bemis, one
of the pioneer residents of Owatonna,
who committed suicide. in the yard at
the rear of his home Monday evening at
about seven o'clock, was a popular man
here. 1t is supposed that his mind was
deranged owing to his continued brood
ing over heart disease, which troubled
him for years. He was seventy-four
years of age, and one of the pioneer
residents of this section of the state,
coming here in the early fifties.
In committing the rash deed Bemis
acted in most peculiar manner. He
called the family physician and county
coroner, Dr. j. H. Adair, to his home at
little before seven o'clock, and, ask
ING him to the rear of the house, eX-
planned that he had been greatly trou-
bled with his heart that day. Telling
the doctor to take chair that was
near bv, Bemis stated that he wanted
to walk to the barn for moment,
and. when few PAGES away, he pulled
thirty-two caliber revolver, and,
turning the weapon upon himself, shot
through his heart. Death was almost in
Simultaneous. His daughters and wife
were looking out of the kitchen window
at the time, and saw him commit sui
eide.
There are four daughters and one son
as well as the bereaved mother who sur
vive. namely. Misses May Bemis, for
years principal in one of the Owatonna
schools; Catherine Bemis, teacher in
the Minneapolis schools; Myrtle Bemis,
private stenographer to the president of
the First National bank, of this city;
Susie Bemis, who resides at home, and
Bert Bemis. of Armo, Wis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-19
MankatO Jeweler Delegate
to National Meet.
DR.. NERBOvlG IN VAUDEVILLE
Selected to Assist i'm Entertaining the
Party That Will Go to Hastings
Tomorrow Eve.

st. Paul, July 1.-THE joint annual
convention of the Minnesota Association
of Optometrists and of the Retail jew
elers' Association of Minnesota opened
at the old capitol yesterday morning
and will continue in session three days.
A. L. Sackett of the Dueber Hampden
Watch Company of Canton, Ohio, deliv-
cred an address on Organization" in
which he urged the advisability of APP
pointing state organizer and the for
nation of district organizations as the
best means of securing strong state
association. After some discussion of
various plans for securing large mem
bership this plan was adopted. A. E.
Paegel of Minneapolis was elected state
organizer. Mr.. Paegel has done a great
deal of voluntary work in this line in
the past and his familiarity with the
work, together with his enthusiasm,
made his selection for the place unani-
nous. Representatives of the manu-
featuring and jobbing houses present
assured the association of the willing
ness of their firms to assist in securing
a strong association in this state.
The following delegates were also Sc
lected to represent the association at
the national convention to be held in
Chicago in September: Emil Geist, st.
Paul; A. Baker, Minneapolis; George
Lang, Mankato; l. Reiner, Hutchinson;
d. c. Spaulding, Wabasha. In addition
to these I. M. Radabaugh of Hastings,
secretary of the national association, as
well as of the state organization, and
A. E. Paegel of Minneapolis, vice presi-
dent of the national association, will
attend the convention.
Tomorrow evening the delegates will
enjoy trip on the Mississippi to Hast
ings. Several artists will provide the
entertainment on the trip. They include
Louis Cans of Minneapolis, banjo, SOLO
ist; Emil Geist, st. Paul, either; C. II.
Nerbovig, Mankato, musical special
ties; f. H. Huener of Saltwater, picolo
soloist; Miss Hazel Radabaugh of Hast
ings, Rotations. 1. NJ. Radabaugh of
Hastings will act as POSTMASTER and
the following responses will be made:
A. i. Barker, Organization" A. L.
Sackett of Canton, Ohio, "Manufactur-
ing;" G. F. Sischo of st. Paul, whole
saling;" I'M. Hitchcock, "Optics;" j.
M. Chalmers, Lake City, ''The Success
full Optician;" Thomas Morris, Crooks
ton, "Watches;" S. B. Willard, Mime
apoIis, "Glasses;" A. E. Paegel of Min
neapolis, "Good of the National Associ-
ation."
The ladies of the party were the
guests yesterday of Mr. Paegel at the
trip to Como Park in the afternoon
with a luncheon after their return to
the city. They will be given a matt
nee party this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-19
LINED WITH YELLOW METAL
Railroad 10 BalIasted With Gold, Sc
Story Goes.

Winnipeg, Man., July IA railway
ballasted with gold is the latest from
the land of happenings, but such is the
case with a section of the Canadian
from Sudbury and crossing the Yer
million river. Every yard of the gravel
used in ballastlng this section contains
from so cents to 81 of the precious
metal in the shape of fine dust with
here and there small nugget as big as
a pea, although such nuggets are scarce.
Right alongside the track, in the town
ship of Hammer, is the gravel pit, where
the ballast has been obtained, and near
by is located the mining claims of r.
H. Han, who has been quietly at work
testing the gold-bearing gravel with sat
isfactory results, and Mr.. Han himself
is authority for the statement that the
railroad is ballasted with gold.
The gold was discovered some time
ago and for awhile there was consider
able excitement, but the prospectors,
unable to discover it in chunks, gradual
ly left, although for years past gold has
been known to exist there in paying
quantities in the form of dust. The Han
syndicate has now completed arrange
ments for working the gravel by special
machinery, and operations will be COM
menced in the near future.
The Canadian Northern railroad is
now in the same class with the Tomis-
kaming & Northern Ontario railroad
near Cobalt, whose right of way runs
over silver deposits, and the town which
will probably be established there will
be an earthly example of the beautiful
city where the streets are paved with
gold" Along the route of the Grand
Trunk Pacific diamonds and other min
erals have been found, bearing out the
assertion recently made that it takes a
railway contractor to lay bare the min
eral riches of mother earth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-19
AUTO CAUSES ACCIDENT
Bad Smasisap on st. Peter bluff Road
Last Evening"

From MONDAYS DaliN.
A bad accident occurred on the st. Pc
ter road at S:45 o'clock last evening, op.
posite the residence of L. G. NJ. Fletcher.
L. L. Davis was driving toward the
city with COW in frame on the wag-
on box, and boy in the frame with
the cow to keep her from backing up.
They met an automobile going north at
high speed, with four lights in front.
The horses, which were ordinarily acu-
clstomed to automobiles, SHE'D, and the
wagon was forced over the bank. The
box containing the COW and boy slid of
and fell down, Mr.. Davis going with it.
Miraculously no one was injured, but
the team ran away and smashed up
what was left of the wagon.
The farmers living in the vicinity are
considerably wrought up over the mat
ter, and it is occurrences of this kind
that make them prejudiced against au-
tomobiles and hinder the work of road
improvement.