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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
To Rural Route Patrons

Postmaster Cordiner desires to call
attention to the practice of some pa
irons of rural delivery of placing
loose coins in their boxes each time
they desire to dispatch letters instead
of supplying themselves with postage
in advance of their needs.
This practice imposes undue hard
ship on rural carriers in removing
loose coins from boxes and delays
them on the service of their routes.
The postmaster, therefore, urgently
requests that patrons of rural deliv-
cry provide themselves and keep on
hand supply of stamps consistent
with and in advance of their needs.
1t is also very desirable that rural
patrons place in their mail boxes
small detachable cups of wood or tin
in which to place coins, when neces-
sary, in purchasing supplies of
stamps.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
feel that they are rather overgrown.
Tt is American to have a pride in

feel that they are rather overgrown.
Tt is American to have a pride in
what is big. There is the consequent
pride in holding the diploma of one of
the numerically greatest of the COL
leges. But pride is not always, nor
usually, the surest measure of profit.
The paramount object in all educa-
ton is the development of the power
of mental concentration and of
breadth of view. Therein lies culture
and neither the ability to concentrate
nor breadth Of view are acquired from
the mass.
There is in fact nothing so distract
ing and at the same time so narrow
ing as living shut in as one of great
numbers where personality and indi-
viduality are discounted and smoth-
cred.
Strength of mind is the product of
repose, of broad outlook, of elbow
room and of a chance to be oneself.
All of this is more nearly reached in
the small college than in the large,
while it has been truly said that the
pride in the big university is more
than balanced by the love for the
smaller college.
The small college has more of life
and less of the institution. The mem
bers of the teaching force do not make
their classroom work so much a mat
ter of routine. There is closer per-
sonal contact and understanding, and
more of individual interest between
teacher and student.
But beyond that is the life of the
student body in relation to each
other. There is the far closer person
al feeling. The students live the same
life in way more nearly approaching
pure democracy. They are not mar
rowed by cliques, and there is not a
college aristocarcy, but there is
breadth bred by wide and intimate
acquaintance and mental strength that
comes from healthful rivalry, from
individual accountability and the
absence of manifold distractions
Duluth News-Triune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
ADON GETS CHAIR
And Bouquet of Chrysanthemums From
Admitting Friends,

And Bouquet of Chrysanthemums From
Admiring Friends.
A pleasant surprise was given Adon
Whitney on his birthday on January
p, when the boys of the high school
football team, who we're invited by
Miss Edna Whitney, came marching
in, one lad bearing a fine rocking
chair and the rest bringing lapboards.
The rocker was presented to Adon
and he was made to sit in it through
out the evening, the boys not giving
him chance to make "a change in
clothing. Later in the evening there
came a second surprise when Miss
King, with several of her pupils, came
in to see how the party was progress
ing. They, in their turn, presented
Adon with beautiful bouquet as a
token of remembrance. They however
did not stay very long. Games we're
played throughout the evening, light
refreshments we're served at II O'Clock
and the party broke up at midnight.
The boys had merry time and the
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by
ALL
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
This Is Different.

AS a general rule the Union does
not believe in giving bonuses to
secure new enterprises in com
munity. But there are exceptions to
all rules. A Foley correspondent
assures US that the picking plant at
that place has proved of great benefit
to the farmers Of that vicinity, and the
small bonus paid to secure the loca-
ton of the plant there was money well
invested. Last year more than six
thousand dollars was paid out for
cucumbers by the Foley concern, and
this year it is expected that double
that amount will be disbursed among
the farmers in that vicinity. Some
farmers realized over $3.50 per acre
for cucumbers. There is no reason
why a picking factory at either
Milaca or Princeton would not be as
successful as the one at Foley, and in
view of the good results obtained at
the latter place bonus of ST.. 1000 is a
small amount to pay for securing
such plant.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
N MILAN WINS SUIT
Supreme Court Affirms Ruling of Dis
trict Court in Case of Sjoblom
Bros. vs.. Frank Smith.
Decision an Important One Involving
Points of Law Relating to Va
iidity of a Contract.

The state supreme court has
affirmed the decision of the district
court in the case of Sjoblom Bros.
and Theo. Hamm Brewing company,
appellants, VS.. E. Mark ct al, defen-
dants; Frank Smith ct al, respon-
dents.
The grounds set forth for the-orig-
inal action, which sought to restrain
defendants from operating a barroom
upon the premises known as the
Riverside hotel, Princeton, were that
prior to the time of the execution of
lease to the hotel property a contract
had been made, and was on file in the
register of deeds Office of Mile Laos
county, which forbade the sale of
liquor upon the Riverside hotel
premises for a period of ten years.
On February % temporary injunc-
ton was asked by plaintiffs in cham
bers at St. Cloud, but was refused by
Judge Taylor and the case carried
over to the April term of the district
court. At that time the testimony in
the action was heard by the court and
arguments of counsel presented at a
later date in chambers at St. Cloud.
Judge Taylor subsequently rendered
a decision that defendants we're en-
titled to judgment for the dismissal
of the action and ordered such judg-
ment entered in accordance Herewith.
An appeal was taken from this de-
olson to the supreme court, where the
ruling Of the lower court was affirmed
as above stated. The opinion was
written by Lewis, J. Following is the
syllabus:
Tristan agreement by an owner
of land, with an adjoining owner, that
for the period of ten years he will not
sell or permit to be sold upon the
premises any Intoxicating liquor, is
not covenant running with the land.
SecOnd-Although executed by the
owner on behalf of his heirs, execu-
tors and assigns, such contract is
merely the personal covenant of the
owner and is not a conveyance within
the meaning of section 1884, Revised
Laws OF 1905, and the record thereof
does not constitute constructive notice
to subsequent purchaser who takes
the legal title by conveyance which
is silent as to the covenant.
Third-Where such a covenant is
not contained in deed or indenture
in the chain of title, subsequent pur-
chasers and assigns are not bound
thereby unless they have such know
Ledge or notice thereof as to imply
that the burden was assumed as
part of the consideration.
Affirmed.
Chas. Keith of Princeton and Rev.
holds & Roeser of St. Cloud we're
attorneys for appellants and E. L.
Mcmillan of Princeton counsel for
rpSDOn6antc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
Dancing Party,

The Junior Dancing club, consist
ing of Masters Duran Jack, Harold
and Tommy Galley, Gerald and Severt
Peterson, George Small, and the
Misses Anna Armitage, Gertrude
Neumann, Hazel Armitage, Mildred
Rutherford, Marjorie Dickey and
Joyce Peterson gave dancing party
at the Maccabee hall on Saturday
evening. The twelve mentioned
invited twelve more-six boys and
six girls-and the event was a very
pretty one. Anderson's orchestra
furnished the music and the girls pro-
vided real swell luncheon. The
youngsters had the time of their lives
and propose giving another social
affair of like nature before the winter
is over.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
MACCABEES INSTALL
Ladies of That Order Usher in Officers
With Ceremonials Both Inter-
esting and Impressive.
Installation is Followed by Luncheon,
lmpromptu Dance and a So
cial Time Generally.

Lettie c. Arms hive No. 5, Ladies
of the Maccabees, installed officers
for the ensuing year on Tuesday even
ing and the Sir Knights turned out
in goodly number to witness the cere-
monies.
Mrs. Anna DeMars of Minneapolis,
supreme commander of the order,
assisted by officers of the lodge, con-
Quoted the rites, which were of a very
imposing nature. The officers in
stalled we're as follows:
Past commander, Louise Palmer:
commander, Hilda Nelson; lieutenant
commander, Justina Anderson; record
keeper, Bessie Grant: finance audi
tor, Josephine Zimmerman; chaplain,
Fannie Herdliska; sergeant, May
Chapman; mistress at arms, Abbie
Howard; sentinel, Nellie Wylie;
picket, Martha Douglas.
The prettiest feature of the cere-
monials was the guard team. This
team was composed of twelve girls of
about fourteen years of age. and so
we'll did the young ladies perform
their work that they received high
encomiums from the supreme COM
mander. Mrs. DeMars said that this
was the only juvenile guard team in
the state of Minnesota and the best
that she had ever had the pleasure of
inspecting.
The installation was followed by
light refreshments, an impromptu
dance and general session of social
chat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30

men rushed forth in their pajamas to
investigate. Then it was that they
discovered Al NUM-, who had lost his
road in the darkness. Al was taken
to the hotel and, after thawing both
his interior and exterior, told the fol-
lowing story:
II have been out on a collecting
tour and stopped for awhile with nv
old friend Ike Walker at Spencer
Brook, who invited me to take a cup
OF coffee with him. AS I was cold I
complied with his request and I also
secured a list of names from him of
persons who had clover seed for sale,
for in addition to collecting bills was
making purchases of this particular
seed. Ike and myself chatted and
chatted and we drank coffee and more
coffee. Then I started for thinner
man and got lost on the way. I saw
a light in the distance, hitched my
horse to a sapling, but before I
reached that light it went out. I
struggled along, however, and in the
course of time bumped against a
door. The dogs began to bark and a
man eventually appeared. It was
Will McAllister, who lives at the head
OF Blue lake. He had been expecting
doctor friend from Somerset, Wis,
and was tride disappointed when he
found it was only meal NUM-. Mr..
McAllister pointed out the road and I
started forth again. After awhile I
struck hill and walked my team up
the stretch, but didn't know I had
reached the summit until the horses
we're descending the other side at a
gallop. I couldn't see thing. After
stopping half dozen times to make
inquiries I succeeded in reaching
here, but I Can tell you fellows it was
the worst scare I have ever had
thrown into me and I am not a timld
person, in fact I consider myself a
fairly brave Dutchman.'
Al Immediately telephoned to half a
dozen people in Princeton and arrived
home at about O'Clock in the morn
ing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
BEN'S BIRTHDAY.
Anniversary Celebrated at His Home on
Monday Evening.

Monday Evening.
Many friends of Benz. Soule
gathered at his home on Monday
evening to surprise him upon the
occasion of his thirty sixth birthday
anniversary. The visitors carried
sufficient edibles with them to feed a
multitude and after the feast there re-
manned three baskets and a quarter of
fragments. Ben is particularly
bashful chap but, when presented with
a gold locket as a token of respect,
the emotions within him burst forth in
language which would have done
credit to the late Bob Ingersoll.
Following Ben's masterpiece the CON-
pany gathered around the tables and
enjoyed very pleasant time in card
playing, and it was not until the early
hours of Tuesday morning that the
surprisers started for their homes.
And even then it was with reluctance
that they did so.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
Working the ''Harmonv' Racket.

Attorney General E. T. Young is a
receptive candidate for the Office of
governor. His formal announcement
was contained in last Saturdays
papers. The attorney general is out
on harmony platform. His friends
speak of him as the "harmony candi-
date" 1t is certainly very nice of
MIR. Young not to come as "discord
candidate." We are sure the party
appreciates the consideration he has
shown. But what particular claim
has any candidate, whether actual or
prospective, upon the harmony dis
tinction? Are not all those who
aspire to the nomination for governor
going to make just the same statement
regarding this harmony deal? They
are not any of them out to stir up
fight in their own party. Of course,
Mr.. Young has a right to claim that
he is a harmony candidate but he
does not thereby secure a monopoly
on harmony.
jacobson desires to be the candi-
date of united party, if he is to be
a candidate at all. Mr.. Dunn no
doubt looks at the matter in the same
light, so do all the others who would
like to serve the party and the state
in the capacity of chief executive.
No, there is no patent on that har-
mony business. It looks to us as if
that very thing is one of the funda-
mental planks of every individual
platform. The republicans of Mime
sofa should be pretty we'll satisfied by
this time that a house divided against
itself can not stand. They know what
they must do to win in the fight for
the governorship. To secure with
honorable means the united effort of
the party will be the endeavor of
whatever man is up for the Office. .
But it might be added that even
harmony can be bought, too dearly.
There are things of greater impor-
lance than harmony. Principles, GER
tainly, must be put first. X
The fact is that much of this harmony
talk is simply the politicians trying to
make out that what they want is what
the people want and that men who are
unpopular with them are unpopular
with the people. Most of it is bosh.-
Minneota Mascot.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
Personal Property Taxpayers,

On page six of this issue will be
found a complete list of all persons
who pay personal property taxes in
Mile Laos county and the amount
each of them will be required to pay
this year. The Unto n is the only
paper in the state that has published
complete list of the personal prop
erty Taxpayers of it's county in one
issue. In the larger counties it would
hardly be practicable for newspaper
to publish list of all the taxpayers
IN one issue. The Union gives all
the news all the time for only one dol
lar per year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
Railway RumOrS.

If rumors are to be believed there
are railroad surveying parties at
work all around Princeton. There is
nothing in the world easier than
building railroads-on paper. But it
costs money to build real railroads,
and just at present the fellows who
have the wherewithal are not overly
anxious to invest in new railroad
enterprises. There is a reasonable
certainty that the 500 company will
complete it's branch from Brooten to
Duluth this year, and in the course OF
time that company may build other
extensions, at least we hope it will.
The time will come when that part OF
Minnesota lying east of the Missis-
sippi river and north of St. Paul and
Minneapolis will be gridironed with
steam and electric lines, but just at
present railroad companies are not
branching out to any great extent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
lceboating on Elk Lake.

Andrew Bulls, George Coates and
George Staples we're relocating on
Elk lake Sunday and the time was a
most exciting one. There was just
enough wind to propel the craft at a
comfortable speed-60 miles an hour.
h. B. Pratt, who had never taken an
iceboat spin, decided that he would
like to get accustomed to the sensa-
ton, and then again it would save his
walking to point half mile up the
lake, for which place he was bound.
So he was taken on board the
"spider," as he termed the iceboat,
and the wind turned on. Mr.. Pratt
didn't find the sensation" to his
liking, however, but the boat sped on,
regardless of his entreaties to be put
off, until it had reached the end of
the lake, mile and a half farther
than Mr.. Pratt's intended destination.
There she was brought around, the
boys telling Mr.. Pratt that they would
land him at his objective point on the
way back. But Mr.. Pratt could not
be induced to listen to this PROPOSE
ton, so he jumped from the boat and
slid along on the back of his physical
structure for several yards before he
could stop himself.
And later, when the occupants of the
iceboat looked astern, they saw Mr..
Pratt tramping along on the ice
towards the point of his destination.
he swears that never again can he be
induced to board an Internal machine
which shakes mans in 'ards into his
thoracie duct and half scares him to
death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
A Question of Proprietv.

An old maid acquaintance of ours
asked US yesterday whether the word
" leap" in leap year was intended to
convey the meaning that girl had,
during the period designated, the
right to leap upon a young mans lap
and demand that he give her a
diamond engagement ring. Our
answer was of course satisfactory
and we expect to shortly see her
promenading with sparkler that will
eclipse the radiance of the midday
sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
Digs for Angleworms, Finds Coin.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 2S.-While
digging for angleworms for bait some
time ago J. B. Hamilton turned up an
old copper coin which he has now dis
covered to be worth some 81, 500. The
coin is Roman one bearing Latin
inscriptions and wreathed head. It
was coined in 249 B. G. Mr.. Hamil-
ton refuses to part with his treasure.
]. B. Hamilton, the man mentioned
in the above press dispatch. is a
brother of Henry Hamilton of Prince
ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
A STRING OF STORIES
DR.. Armitage's Devil Cart Gives Up
the Ghost and Its Occupants
Are r1uch Discounted.
II. B. Pratt Tries Sensation of Iceboat.
ing and Al. rlunz Loses His
Way in the Country.

A farmer who came to town on Fri
day evening said that three miles this
side OF Elk River he had passed three
men hugging small fire while a
short distance from them stood pom
derous automobile which had seem
lngly died on their hands. cat any
rate you couldn't smell it's breath, -
said the farmer. He, however, asked
no questions and with "howdy do"
passed along.
Inquiries disclose the information
that the three men sitting around the
fire were DR.. Armitage, Albertus
Hanson and Chauffeur Raeder, better
known as 1.-The KAISER" DR.. Armi-
tage, who had been in attendance at
the Masonic grand lodge in St. Paul,
phoned the boys to meet him at Elk
River with the machine and convey
him home. They met the doctor as
requested and everything proceeded
smoothly until three miles of territory
had been traversed. Then it was that
the machine, without warning, gave
up the ghost. AS the gasoline tank
had been filed before starting from
Princeton no reason could be assigned
for the death OF the machine, but all
hands crawled under the stomach OF
the auto and made explorations. The
gasolenic disploder was found to be
intact, the carburetter all right and the
longitudinal thingumbobber in full
working order. "Then what the
beelzebub is the matter?' asked Doc.
Further investigation showed that a
stopcock attached to the gasoline
tank had worked loose and disap-
peared, while the machine had been
sprinkling the road for distance OF
three miles. Upon making this dis
covery. Doc merely uttered two words,
"the divil!" and strobe off across
lots to the nearest farm house, a
quarter of mile distant. Unable to
secure gasoline he took the next best,
kerosene, and strobe back again.
This was placed in the tank but the
machine was too cold for practical
purposes and the kerosene was drawn
off again. To the farm house hied
Doc again while the cold north wind
threatened to remove the warmth Of
color from his whiskers. Arriving at
the house he prevailed upon the farm.
er, good-natured fellow, to drive to
Elk River and secure some
"blawsted" gasoline. In the mean.
time he returned to the highway,
where the boys had started fire, and
the three sat around it in Indian
fashion, shivering on one side and
roasting on the other, until the farmer
eventually arrived with the motive
power. Thereupon 1.-The KAISER
Immediately loaded up and sixty.
mile speed was turned on, the doctor
exclaiming, "Give 'er the limit
Kaiser, give FER the limit me boy!"
No accidents en- route
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-30
HER SUFFERING OVER
Mrs. JOS. A. Ross, for Twenty Years
an Invalid, Is Relieved of Her
Pain by Hand of Death.
Funeral Services This Afternoon in
the Congregational Church,
Princeton, at O'Clock.

At 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
death ended the long and intense SUI
fering Of that estimable old lady, Mrs.
j. A. Ross, wife of County Attorney
Ross. Death resulted from cOntinu-
Gus attacks Of intammatory and
sciatic rheumatism, to which Mrs.
Ross had been subject for period of
twenty years.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Congre-
gational church and Rev. George A.
Swertfager will officiate at the OBJ
sequies.
Mrs. Ross was born at St. Stephens,
New Brunswick, on September 6, 1926,
her maiden name having been Clara
j. Bacon. In 1914 she was married in
Calais, Maine, to Thomas Huse and
Immediately thereafter removed, with
her husband, to Belfast, Maine, where
Mr.. Huse engaged in the general mer-
chandise business. From there Mr..
and Mrs. Huse, in 1858, went to
Damariscotta Mills, Maine, and at
that place Mr.. Huse was appointed
postmaster and in addition conducted
business as general merchant. Mr..
Huse died at DanlariscOtta Mills in
1858 In 1862 Mrs. Huse married, at
the above named place, Joseph A.
Ross. From there they moved to Kit
trey Maine, and lived there until the
fall of 1868, when they went to New
castle, N. II. In the spring OF 1869
the family came west, and after living
at "headquarters''-a large ram
shackle building in what is now the
village OF Princeton-for a year, To-
Gated on a farm in Baldwin and re-
manned there until 1875, when they re-
turned to Princeton, where both for a
time taught school. Mrs. Ross had
lived in Princeton from then to the
day of her death. She was the last
survivor of a family of twelve chill
dren and her father was veteran of
the war of 1912.
Mrs. Ross was the mother of three
children, viz, Mrs. Eva M. Adams,
Huntsville, Ala; Mrs. S. Peterson,
Los Angeles, CAL, and Miss Mary S.
Huse, principal Of the Whittier school,
Princeton.
1t would be impossible to conceive
the remOtest idea of the sutferings
which Mrs. Ross has underground
eScruciating agonies with which she
has contended during the twenty long
years she had been the victim OF
rheumatic ailments. During seven
teen years she was unable to walk
and passed the greater portion OF
that time in bed. Yet withal her good
nature, her kindly disposition, was
not changed by her sore affection.
She had a kind word for everyone,
was a true christian and woman
whom to know was to love and re-
spect. Mrs. Ross life was remark
able example Of patience in the midst
of unceasing affection.