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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Frank Peterson Sells Interest,

Frank Peterson has disposed of his
interest in the blacksmith and wood
working shop of Peterson & Nelson
to his son Oscar. The retirement from
blacksmith work was rendered abso-
lutely necessary in consequence of a
muscular affection of Mr.. Peterson's
right arm-Frank found himself inca
pable of longer continuing the swing
OF the heavy hammers.
Mr.. Peterson has rented the north
store in the new Brands block and
will place therein when the building is
ready a complete line of gentlemen S,
ladies' and children's shoes.
Oscar Peterson, who succeeds his
father, is-aszfrst-c1ass mechanic and
can be relied upon to treat his pa.
irons with the same fairness as his
predecessor.
The name of the new firm will still
remain the same-Peterson & Nelson.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08

was a Swiss, but lived in France.
The watch collector who hasn't a
Brequet timepiece has sadly incom-
plete collection.
" Brequet watches were the acme OF
beauty, of originality and of &C.
curacy. One played a tune every
hour, another had on it's dial little
figures that danced, a third was a self
winder. &
"They were very ingenious, those
self-winding watches. The motion OF
the body in walking kept them wound.
II have Brequet self-winder, and
sometimes, out of curiosity, carry it
for week or two. My stride winds
it, it never runs down, and it keeps
after all these years, fairly good time.
- sometimes wonder why none of
our modern watches are made on this
old self-winding model"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Held for Grand jury.

Sam Davis was on Tuesday ar
raigned in Justice Norton's court
charged with gross misdemeanor.
The ofense consisted in taking from
the barn of Frank Smith on Saturday
night. without Smiths permission, a
team Of horses and buggy, and in
smashing such buggy and doing in
jury to one of the horses. It seems
that the horses ran away, turned over
the vehicle and badly damaged it.
One of the horses was also much cut
up.
In default of furnishing 5000 bail
Davis was committed to the Hennepin
county jail to await the action of the
grand jury at the October term of the
district court.
Sheriff Shockley took the prisoner
to the refrigerator on Tuesday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Prof. Marshall Selected,

At meeting of the school board of
Princeton Independent district No.
on Monday evening Professor J. c.
Marshall of St. Charles was engaged
as superintendent for the coming term.
Mr.. Marshall has been superintendent
of the St. Charles schools for the past
seven years and comes highly recon-
mended. There were nine applicants
for the position.
A reorganization of the school
board was effected and the officers
who served last year retained. They
are as follows: G. A. Eaton, presi-
dent: E. L. Mcmillan, treasurer: j.
J. skahen, clerk highly compe-
tent men. The other members of the
school board are W. II. Terrell, r.
D. Byers and A. W. WOodcock, 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08

spect to all charity rates. The only
states in which they will be retained
will be Kansas, South Dakota and
the northern peninsula of Michigan.
Arrangements were made to redeem
all mileage books in the states where
they have become invalid because of a
change in the rate. Their sale will be
continued at fiat rate and it is likely
that they will not be made good on
trains.
On interline tickets the roads de-
cided that they would not meet the
short line rates unless they netted a
revenue of so per cent of the double
local rates. The baggage rates were
increased for excess baggage so that
the revenue of the roads will not be
diminished, the future rate being Is
intsead of II per cent of one way first
class fare.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Write Things Down

All persons find their memories de-
tective in some particular. If it is not
dates that one forgets it is names, and
the best help to memory is to write
down the things one is apt to forget.
Not that the memorandum is ever
looked at again-but the act of writ
ing a thing down is likely to impress
1t on the memory. Write it down
somewhere now that you should order
case OF golden grain belt beer or.
better still, do it now before you have
a chance to forget it. Order of your
nearest dealer or be supplied by Sob
lom Bros, wholesale dealers, Prince
ton:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Fell Into Cellar.

Last night at about $50 Norman
Address of Downing, Wis, fell into
the basement of Martin Brands new
building and received severe internal
injuries. The young man told the
U n 0 n this morning that he and a
companion were standing on the side
walk talking when it commenced to
rain and he stepped back to take
shelter in the Brands building and
fell through an opening into the
cellar, distance Of something like
ten feet. He said that it was almost
pitch dark at the time and impossible
for anyone to see the opening. His
companion secured assistance, carried
him to the Commercial hotel, and DR.
Armitage was summoned. The pa
tient will probably be taken to the
Northwestern hospital. The two men
were on their way to Wahpeton, N. D.,
by team, where they intended going to
work, and stopped over here for the
night.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Fair Project Sleeping But Not Dead.

At Brookings, S. D., the county
fair association recently sold it's old
fair grounds and purchased a twenty
acre tract more centrally located at
5000 per acre. That is what we call
enterprise. Brookings is not much
larger than Princeton and certainly it
is not surrounded by better farming
country. We still believe that the
public-spirited bankers and business
men of Princeton, assisted by the
progressive farmers of the vicinity,
will raise the money necessary to Sc
cure permanent grounds and neat sub
stantial buildings for the Rum River
Valley Agricultural Society in this
place. Anyhow, after the grain is
harvested another attempt will be
made to awaken interest in the per-
manent fair project.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
A MISSION FESTIV AL
of Princeton German
=
Lutheran Church Holds An.
nual rlission Festival.
Rev. Briest of St. Elmo Delivers Two
Sermons and Rev. Stanm
Assists at Services.

On Sunday the German Lutheran
congregation held it's annual home
mission festival. In consequence of
threatening weather the festival was
held at the Princeton church instead
of in Henry Holthus' grove as con-
templated.
Rev. Briest of Lake Elmo delivered
both the morning and afternoon SER
mons and Rev. George Stamm, the
pastor of the church, assisted at the
services, which we're attended by
good-sized audiences. Rev. Briest's
sermons were both impressive and
eloquently rendered, and the congre-
cation listened to him with rapt at
tention from the beginning to the end
A sum slightly exceeding thirty-six
dollars was donated by the congrega-
ton for home mission purposes.
The altar and pulpit decorations
were of cut flowers interspersed with
ferns and pretty evergreens and the
choral selections we're rendered by
the congregation.
Rev. Stamm, the pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran church, has, during
his residence in Princeton, made many
friends. He is an earnest worker and
has succeeded in accomplishing much
that has proved beneficial to humanity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Cheap Fares Abolished.

The Western Passenger association
on Saturday conducted arrangements
for making the minimum passenger
rate in their. territory cents mile.
It was decided to discontinue all
party rates in all the territory be-
tween Chicago and the Pacific coast
as soon as they legally can be can
celled. Clergymen's half rate permits
will be withdrawn in all the western
territory for both state and interstate
travel with the exception of the state
in which the legal rate is 3 cents a
mile. &
Similar action was taken with re-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
The Philippine Laundry.

II am glad to get back home," said
the bronzed young soldier, "because
I'll be able to get some washing done
now. They don't understand washing
in the Philippines.
They don't pretend to get the dirt
out OF your clothes. They take them
down to the river-the water is salty
souse them in, lift them out, lay them
on a board, and pound them full of
holes and break all the buttons with
big stones that they hold in each
hand. To conclude: they smooth them
out with stick.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
A TRIP TO THE GLACIERS.

Experience of Nlr. and Mrs. W. II. Terrell
Journey to Alaska.
A wireless message from the Pacific
conveys to US the following Informal
ton:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Terrell of
Princeton left Seattle July rs on board
steamer for Alaska. AS every state
room on the boat with the exception of
the bridal chamber had been engaged,
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell were compelled
to either take this or remain behind.
Their booking for the bridal state
room occasioned them an endless
amount of annoyance, which was in
termingled, however, with a big per-
centage of fun.
The Englishes, the Browns, the Pat
tersons, the Jesmers, the Zimmermans
and the rest of the Princeton colony
were at the dock to see Mr.. and Mrs.
Terrell off for the polar regions.
They boarded the steamer, tackled
dozen or more cardboard hearts on
the bridal chamber door and attached
cowbells to the bedstead. Then, when
the steamer was about to leave port
and the deck officer yelled, "Clear
the gang plank!' Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
rell were showered with about dozen
pounds of rice. This caused them
much embarrassment, for all the
strangers on the boat believed that
they were actually on their honey
moon trip. Hence, during the run to
the land of the Siwash they were the
cynosure of all eyes. The passengers
guyed them from morning to night and
one of them was detected by Mr.. Fer
rell peeping through the keyhole of
the stateroom door just as he was
pulling the cork from a bottle of
Duffy's disinfectant.
Before the vessel reached the
Alaskan port the passengers had be-
come pretty we'll acquainted with Mr.
and Mrs. Terrell. Everyone on board
wished them Joy and Bill handed out
many tip to the sailors and rousta-
bouts.
On the return trip they secured an
other stateroom, but there were some
of the same passengers on board that
went up with them, and consequently
the news swiftly spread over the ship
that "the bridal couple" was return
ing to Seattle.
By this time Bill had become hard
ened and paid no more attention to
the guying of the crowd, but Mrs. Fer
rell ofttimes sought the seclusion of
the stateroom to drop a silent tear
and-laugh aloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell returned to
Seattle yesterday and were met at the
pier by the Englishes, the Browns, the
Pattersons, the Jesmers, the Zimmer-
mans and another shower of rice.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Sandy Lake News,

E. Grant of Sandy lake has had
great success with his hay harvest,
having put up IS tons of the finest
grass he ever saw. His corn is also
in splendid condition.
A new stereopticon and new
photograph has been ordered by Mr..
Grant and he will shortly start for a
tour OF Minnesota with his speciality
show. Mr.. Grant is good show
man, a good old soul generally, and
should meet with success.
: People from many parts of the coun-
try have visited Sandy lake during
the week and a number of nice fish
have been taken.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
May Seize Rockefeller's Private Fortune.

May Seize Rockefeller's Private Fortune.
When scoring John D. Rockefeller
and his associates as ''contamina-
tors of society," and calling the
Standard Oil company a trust, Judge
Lands fined it 1929, 240,O00, he re-
GREETED that the punishment was made
quate and outlined a course of pro-
cedure which may land several trust
magnates in jail. He started to carry
out his idea of prison sentence when
he called special grand jury for
August IA to investigate practices oil
the Chicago & Alton railroad com.
pany as involved in the oil case. n
is said that this prosecution will be
made on the grounds of conspiracy,
for which the federal statutes provide
prison sentence of two years.
John D. Rockefeller's private for.
tune may be seized to pay fines ag-
gregating SILT, 6S0,000. If the oil king
fails or refuses to satisfy the judy
LULU VI oAO lCuCl al Is lldUlC
to Indictment for conspiracy to do an
illegal act, the government attorneys
assert, and together with all other
officers of the Standard of Indiana
and the Standard of New Jersey, is
liable upon conviction to imprison-
ment for two years for each count OF
the indictments.
The extreme liability of the two COR
porations includes all counts in the
pending eight indictments. Originally
there were ten indictments containing
nearly 5000 counts. Two were
quashed by Judge Lands. The re-
naming eight, inclusive of the one in
which the recent fines were imposed,
contain 4,422 counts. The penalty in
each case may be from 81, 1000 to $780,
900. If the maximum is assessed in
each count as in the 1852 counts OF
the first Indictment, the sum of $685.
100000 will be added to the 1929. 240.
900 already decided upon by Judge
Lands.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
THE HYGIENE REFINER.

Invention of Joseph Craig Which Prom
fses to Revolutionize Milling Industry.
The hygienic refner, invented and
manufactured by Joseph Craig of this
place, is machine which promises
to revolutionize the milling in
dustry. 1t performs instantaneously
that which formerly took six months
to accomplish. That is, it ages new
flour and renders it perfectly white in
addition to removing all impurities
which may therein be contained.
This machine is of very simple con-
struction, consisting of drum, three
or four small attachments and vessel
containing a noninjurious acid, but
the work it accomplishes is marvellous.
Mr.. Craig has obtained Canadian
patent on the device and expects to
shortly receive a patent for this coun-
try.
At this time the woodwork for the
machines is being made by G. O..
Moore of Princeton and the castings
are being furnished by St. Paul
firm. Orders for machines are pour
ing in daily and Mr.. Craig could
readily dispose of hundred if he had
them on hand.
1t is we'll worth ones while to call at
the Princeton Roller mills and see the
invention in operation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
WEEK AT ELK LAKE
Many Campers and Others Rusticate
at Pratts' Park and Enjoy the
Beauties of Nature.
nembers of Camp D. w. Y. D, p. Go
Forth to Serenade and Fill
the Air With Discord.

Many people took advantage of the
fine weather prevailing during the
week to visit Elk Lake park and there
are also goodly number of campers
there.
Among those sojourning at Camp
I'D. W. Y. D. P" are Miss Lillian
Kaliher oman of the house), Misses
Kathryne Kaliher, Belle Grant,
Bertha Dugan, Eva Hatch, Princeton;
Miss Cecil Corey, Elk River; Mrs.
Earl Kaliher, Minneapolis. The Sun
day visitors to this camp were Earl
Kaliher, Harry Gallinger, Minneap-
oils; Thos. Kaliher, Clyde King,
Charles Brace, Joe Craig, D. A.
Kaliher, Tom Klovstad, Clair Smith,
Princeton; Misses Maud Haven,
Hattie Stem, Cora Haven, and
Messrs. Carl Davis and William
Staples, Elk River.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Skahen and son,
Serenus, broke camp on Monday
morning. During their stay they en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Brown,
Minneapolis; r. Szymanski, and the
Misses Neumann of Princeton.
Mrs. G.. A. Eaton and daughter
Avis returned to Princeton on Mon
day after period of five weeks at the
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Grow and
family are still camping at the lake
and George and Arthur McIno are
guests at the Pratt residence.
Rev. J. W. Heard and Mrs. Heard
and Mr.. Heard's brother and wife are
occupying one of the cottages at the
lake.
The members of the I'D. W. Y.D.
P" camp, led by Earl Kaliher,
created pandemonium at midnight
on Saturday that could be heard five
miles distant. Gathering together tin
pans, COW bells unmusical brass in
struments of various descriptions,
mega phones, etc., the Dowhatyoud'-
pleasers went forth to make night
hideous. Dressed as Indians, ghosts
and tramps they went from camp to
camp and turned on a din the concus-
sion from which almost threw people
from their hunks. Mr.. Pratt was
awakened and, thinking that a fire
had started somewhere in the park,
rushed forth with his arms full of
chemical extinguisher bottles and a
long hose wound around his neck.
Everybody was awakened with the ex-
ception of L. N. Grow, who slept
through it all and even assisted, I'M
consciously of course, in the trumpet
ing-for Mr.. Grow was at that time
producing series of shores which
shook the flaps of his tent. The
charivari throughout was wonderfully
and frightfully executed.
Several strings of fish consisting of
pike, bass, croppies, sunfsh and pick
erel were taken from the lake during
the week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
IN REGULAR SESSION
Village Council fleets and Adopts Res
Oluti0nS to Enforce Construc=
ton of New Sidewalks.
T. II. Galley Enters Protest Against
Overcharge in Wiring House
and Bill is Cut Down.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
village council was held on Monday
night with all members present.
After reading the minutes and audit.
ing number of bills the question as
to whether the fire department should
be paid for turning out in cases OF
false alarms was discussed. Upon
motion of r. E. Jones it was decided
that the council meet with the fire de-
partment and make endeavor to come
to some amicable understanding on
the matter.
r. E. Jones moved that the size OF
the village coal shed be doubled. The
motion prevailed.
Councilmen Grant and Jones were
appointed committee to arrange for
the lowering Of the crosswalk running
from the northeast corner of the court
house grounds towards the Whittier
school.
B. D. Grant said that J. A. Wetter
was DESTROYS of securing a permit
from the council for the erection of an
office building and machinery shed
near the Evens hardware store. The
matter was discussed but no formal
action taken.
The electric light committee was in
structed to look into and report upon
the matter of the proposed extension
of water main from Mrs. G. II. Rines
corner to points one block south and
one block west. The same committee
was instructed to report upon the
matter of supplying the residences &C.
,cupied by Mrs. A. F. Howard and S.
A. Cravens with water.
A motion by Councilman Craig to
make tax levy of 1000 for general
purposes was adopted.
T. H. Galley appeared before the
council and entered protest against
the amount charged for wiring his
residence, contending that he had been
assessed for finished work whereas it
was unfinished. Electrician Westphal
substantiated Mr.. Caley's statement
upon this point and motion was
offered by Councilman Craig that the
amount per drop on the seventy-two
drops at issue be reduced from So to
$3.50. The motion prev allied.
The recorder was Instructed to de-
duct from 7. II. Caley's bill the sum
of So enormously charged for setting
an electric light pole.
E. B. Anderson appeared before the
council and asked that the arc lights
in his store be replaced with mean
descent clusters. The petition was
on motion granted.
Resolutions to enforce the construc-
ton of cement sidewalk from Ply
mouth avenue to Buck avenue and
a plank sidewalk alongside the Sadley
property at the West Branch bridge
we're read and adopted. The time set
for the completion of these walks is
September 20.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
self-Winding Watches.

Matchmaking is no longer what it
used to be" said a collector. "Where
will you find today artists making
and selling readily watches worth
$4,000 apiece?
Brequet was the greatest watch
maker the world has ever seen. He
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Exceptional Case.

One of the doctors rises up to say
that green apples never hurt anybody.
We knew boy once who while trying
to get green apples fell out of tree
and was nearly killed Chicago Rec
Ord-Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
The NIeanest of Reptiles

A ,hypocrite is the meanest thing
that crawls. Chicago News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-08-08
Should Be Careful.

When man sneaks upstairs with his
shoes off he should be careful that he
doesn't drop them on the family cat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-21

The British naval authorities are said to be preparing plans for a war ship 50 per cent greater than the Dreadnaught or with displacement of 30,00O tons. Our naval designers have proposed to build warship of 10000 tons, which will cost $20,000,- 900. When will this rivalry for the size and number of warships cease, or what will satisfy this craving for war preparations? In 7. the end it must impoverish the people of all countries that strive for supremacy, for there is not only the vast outlay for building these enormous war en- zines, but the constant expense of keeping them in repair and in con- mission. Experience shows that in about ten years our finest warships few years ago, are now but fit for the scrap heap. The limitation of land and naval armaments is something the world must soon agree upon, for it is senseless to tax people for the creation of that which is really use- less.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-21
HEARD IN PASSING.

At least Senator Foraker agrees with Representative Burton in hold ing that congress is pretty good second choice.
 At the rate things are going now the Ananias club will soon cease to be the exclusive organization it was soon after it started.
 Ambassador Bryce did not go home mad. He has merely returned to tell his government LOW mad Ambassa . dor Aoki was when he went home.
 Having accumulated a comfortable fortune to invest, J. Ham Lewis pro- poses to get him a seat in the senate, where he can take care of the in- vestment
 If the Cubans had known that the United States was going to shut down on lotteries and chicken fight ing, they probably would have stayed peaceful and not had us intervening.
 James J. Hill says that the rail- roads are thoroughly in favor of wa terways. The complaint made against many of the railways is that they are almost completely watered ways themselves.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-21
DAUGHTER MAY NAME BRYAN
Movement on Foot to Elect Mrs. Leav-
 it Delegate to Convention.

Denver. Dec. 21.-William Jennings Bryan may be placed in nomination in the Democratic national convention by his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, if success crowns campaign now be- ing made to elect her one of the Colo rado delegation.
 In her absence in Europe with her mother, with whom she sailed recent ly from New York, Colorado politicians of both sexes have seized upon Mrs. Leavitt as q popular candidate. Suf- fragists are elated by the possibility, remote though it may be. of woman's voice being heard in a national po- litical convention, for they hope that Mir. Bryan's daughter would not de- cline the honor of at least seconding his nomination, even though policy should demand that some orator pre- sent his name.
 Mrs. Leavitt removed to Colorado from the south after the Bryans be- came reconciled to her marriage to her artist husband. She has been made much of by Colorado suffraglsts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-21
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SATURDAY, DEC 21, 1907.

MT Roosevelts recommendation that the government pay the cam paign expenses of the political parties has been fully discussed and endorsed by MT Bryan in the Commoner, but the proposition is so patornalistic and socialistic, that it has but little endorsement from democrats or re- publicans, either, says one writer. It is a great misfortune that MT Bryan seems determined to run race with MT Roosevelt for the endorsement of all the political vagaries that either of them can invent.