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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
A Slow Fire Department.

The residence of T. J. Latta of Elk
River was destroyed by FIRE last week,
and the insurance did not cover more
than half the loss. Our sister village
has slow fire department. for the
Star-News says, 'the fire engine ar
rived on the scene about an hour after
the discovery of the fire and succeeded
in saving an adjoining barn.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
A Desirable Citizen.

Mora is the home of one of the
ablest and most public-spirited travel
ing men in the state, Mr.. James T.
Plant. He gave lecture last Friday
evening in the Mora M. E. church on
Results (which was chock full of good
advice to young people. Mr.. Plant is
one of those men who believes in scat
tering sunshine all along the way.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Santa Claus Thanks You.

[, Santa Claus, wish all the children
merry Christmas and happy New
Year. 1 thank them all for the nice
letters they wrote to me and hope
their wishes were fulfilled. Trusting
l will see all the children at Marks
store next Christmas. Yours very
truly, Santa Claus
At Marks Great Bargain Store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
AT THE CHURCHES.
Christmas Sunday.

Last Sabbath was duly observed as
"Christmas Sunday" in the Methodist
and Congregational churches with ap-
propriate sermons and special musical
programs. Well trained choirs rem
dered new Christmas numbers in an ex-
cellent manner and the solo parts we're
splendidly executed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Hans L. the Right Bort.

Hans Thompson, who conducted a
farm south of town the past summer,
is now comfortably located on his
farm near Onamia. If the lake country
gets IN a class of farmers like Mr..
Thompson that region will be de-
veloped in short time.-Milaca
Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Remember the Needy

Tomorrow is Christmas day. There
are few needy persons in our prosper
Gus village, but the few: there are
should be remembered by those who
are blessed with an abundance of this
worlds goods. Remember, the Master
said, sit is more blessed to give than
to receive.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
THE COUNTY BOARD
Last Session for the Year 1908 Held
at the Court House on Tues.
day, December 22d.
State Highway Resolution Amended
and Bonds of County Officials
Accepted and Filed.

An adjourned session of the county
commissioners was held on Tuesday
with all members in attendance. Fol-
lowing is a summary of the business
disposed Of:
A petition for changing the bound
airy line of school district 4, in the
town of Greenbush, was considered
and the prayer of petitioners granted.
William McHale of Wahkon was
granted license to sell intoxicating
liquors and his bond was presented
and approved.
Bonds of county officials were re-
ceived and approved as follows: Otto
Henschel, county treasurer, $4,000:
E. E. Whitney, county auditor, 50, 900:
Frank Goulding, register of deeds,
S., 600; J. A. Ross, county attorney,
81 900; W. V. Sanford, Judge of pro-
bate, $1,000; Harry Shockley, sheriff,
Sc, 900; h. P. Bacon, coroner, $500.
Itwas voted to increase the sheriff s
salary from $500 to 5000 per annun,
such increase to take effect from jan
uary l, 1909.
a resolution passed by the board
on March 10, 1906, designating state
road to run from the southeast corner
of section 81, township 40, range 26,
north on the section lines to Cove,
was amended to read as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of
the southwest quarter of the south
east quarter Of section "a, township
80 north, range p west (village of
Milaea limits); thence north on the
eighth section line to the northeast
corner of the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section l, town.
ship 50 north, range p west; thence
west on the township line to the south
west corner of section SO, township 80
north, range p west: thence east on
the township line to the southeast
corner of section 81. township 40
north range Is west: thence north on
the ssesion line to the northeast COR
ner of section 6, township 10 north,
range rs west; thence east on the town.
ship line to the southeast corner OF
section 80, township IL north, range
26 west; thence north on surveyed Sec
ton lines to the village of Cove in
the northwest quarter of section %,
township AZ north, range 26 west.
This will make the state road about
II miles longer than the original res.
olution called for, and the highway
will, as consequen be continuous
between Princeton and Cove.
The board entered into a contract
with Robert Hanson of Milaca for the
building of 81 miles of state road be.
tween Long Siding and Milaca in &C.
cordance with the rules laid down by
the state highway commission. The
contract price is So, 500.
The board of supervisors of the
township of Princeton made request
that the county pay half the addi.
tional cost of the steel bridge over the
Rum river south of the village. said
half amounting to $500. The request
was laid over for future action.
A number of bills we're allowed and
the board adjourned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
German Methodist.

Services will be held tomorrow
(Christmas) at 1880 a. N. and Rev.
koenig will preach the sermon. A
Christmas eve festival, with entertain
ment by the children, consisting of
songs, recitations, etc., will be given
this evening. There will also be a
Christmas tree.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Methodist.

Tomorrow evening the children OF
the Sunday school will give an enter
tainment, with music and recitations,
entitled IAN Old Time Christmas
Party" and Christmas tree will be
one of the features.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES

Elections OF Officers for the Year Com
mencing January 1. 1909.
Fraternal lodge No. 90, A. F. and
A. NJ, held its annual election OF
officers on Wednesday, December 16,
when the following were chosen for
the ensuing year:
George Rice, W. NJ; Martin Belsem,
S. w.; Abraham Orr, J. W.: Ira G..
Stanley, secretary: j. c. Herdliska,
treasurer. The remainder of the
officers are appointive.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24

G.. w. Harters returned last week
from Grand Rapids, where be was
the guest of his brother-in-law, J. A..
Brown. Messrs! Harter and Brown
covered a large protion of Itasca
county with view of purchasing
land. They did not, however, buy,
although Mr.. Harter says there are
some very fine strips of agricultural
land in Itasca county.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
The Tax Amendment Contest,

It is expected that the state supreme
court will file a decision in the wide
open tax amendment contest before
January l: The case was argued and
submitted on December IT, and in the
usual course of routine the decision
would not come until the latter part of
January. The court has decided to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24

A lady who had spent several days
in St. Paul and Minneapolis recently,
remarked to the writer Monday:
lone can get as nice Christmas
goods here in Princeton as in the
cities, and about rs per cent cheaper. -
The lady was right. Anyo one who can
not find what he or she wants in the
line of holiday goods in Princeton is
hard to please.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24

The following students have arrived
home to spend the Christmas vacation:
Serenus Skahen, Vernon Dickey, Earl
Hatch, Ralph Whitney. George Dunn,
Miss Grace Dunn. Claude Morton,
Misses Lola and CHjordis Scheen,
Chas. Walker, Miss Mabel Gennow
and Will Roos.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24

Rev. A. Peterson of Mortified,
representing the Moravian church,
will hold regular services at the
Brickton school house next Sunday,
December p. There will be two SER
vices-in the forenoon in German and
in the evening in English. Everyone
is invited to attend.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
German Lutheran,

The customary Christmas services
will be conducted by Rev. Geo. Stamm
at 1880 O'Clock in the morning and
this evening Christmas tree will be
provided and entertainment given by
the Sunday school children.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Catholic.

At St. Edwards Catholic church
there will be three masses tomorrow
(Christmas) morning, at 7, $50 and
10 O'Clock. A special program has
been arranged for high mass with an.
propriate music.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Swedish Lutheron

Christmas services in the form of
early mass will be held at O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Congregational.

A Christmas tree and entertainment
The Prince of Peace" will be
given by the little ones tomorrow eve
ming.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
IN FAR OFF ALASKA
R. F. Mcclellan Has Charge of Devel.
oping the Famous Bonanza
Copper Time Property.
Copper River & Northwestern Rail.
road will be Completed to
Mine Within a Year.

Mr.. r. F. Mcclellan came in on the
Wednesday evening train and re-
manned until Friday morning. He
was on his way back from New York
to his home in California. Fred spent
six months in Alaska this year and
will leave for there again about the
9Th of January. He will have charge
of all development work at the Bonan-
"a copper mines that he and others
discovered several years ago and sold
to a New York syndicate. This winter
he expects to get in 800 tons of freight
on the snow to the mine, about $50
miles from the coast, no small under
taking. The Copper River & North
western railroad is completed for a
distance of so miles from the coast,
and it is expected that the balance of
the distance to the Bonanza mine will
be completed by the close of next year
or early in 1910. Fred expects to
have everything in readiness at the
mine to commence shipping ore to the
smelter on the coast as Soon as the
railroad is completed.
Will Hatch and several others from
Princeton and vicinity will leave here
to join Mr.. Mcclellan at Seattle and
sail for Valdez on January s. Fred
will have large force of men under
him and he proposes to employ several
Of the Princeton boys.
The Bonanza mine is the greatest
copper ore deposit in the world. If
the parties who discovered it could
have held on to it they would have all
been millionaires. But it required
millions of dollars to build road
into it, and none of the original dis
coverers were wealthy men.
The railroad going in to the Bonan-
"a mine passes within eight miles OF
the Nikolai mine. This copper mine
is considered valuable and Mr.. Nc
Clellan and several other Mime
sotans own interests in it.
When the Copper River & North
western railroad is completed Mr..
Mcclellan says things will boom in
that section of Alaska.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24

Miss Jennie and Willie Dunn of
Wyocena, Wis, are spending the
holidays at the Dunn home in this
village.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Farm Work AZ a Pleasure

The field might just as easily have
been beautiful as ugly. and have
fallen in with the general plan OF the
landscape just as readily as a natural
meadow or clearing among the trees.
It would have been just as fertile and
just as easy to work if we had taken
account of the farm as q whole and
had planned it as carefully with rela-
tion to the natural features around it
as we would now plan a landscape
garden: that the skill to do so would
of course have been very limited does
not enter into the case: the point is
that the interest would have been
there. It would have been delight-a
piece of real creative work instead OF
drudgery to be done as soon as pos
sible that there might be some little
time left for the pleasure which was
regarded as separate thing.
The fact that pleasure is always
considered a separate thing from work
oA b1O 1dI LII IS GuS WuO10 TOOG OF GQG
matter. To the city man or the man
who has gone back to the farm for
peace and relief from other cares, the
work in itself is the pleasure. If the
interest of the farmer could once be
reused to the point of finding that
same pleasure for himself and teach
ing his children to find it, there would
be no need of all this talk and effort
to prevent the exodus from the country
to the city. And if the agricultural
schools could succeed in giving to the
country boy sufficient knowledge OF
the interest and significance that really
lies in every stroke of work he does;
of the active mental effort that should
go into farming as we'll as into any
other form Of business, we should not
longer have to complain of the falling
of of our agriculture as compared
with our observation-disclosures.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT

At Brands Opera House on Tuesday Even
ing. December 80.
A musical and literary entertain
ment will be given at Brands opera
house on the evening Of Friday, Dec
ember 20, for the benefit of St. Ed
wards Catholic church. Following
is the program which will be pre-
scented:
'ooaA oOio .'........... selected
Frances Vincent
Piano Solo. Valse Brilliant ''Hortenslo'. LANCE
DR.. Lester
heaOlnS ............ Black SllaS
Gladys Neumann
Vocal Solo,. kissing Papa Thru the Telephone
Hjordice Scheen
Duet---- ---.-...........Se Selected
Frances Vincent and DR.. Lester
comedy. ...............-.......Ha Hard of Hearing
Ruth Lundquist
Plano SOLO ...............PO lOnaiSe by Chopin
Lola Scheen
Vocal Solo 80. ...Blacksmith of Gretna
DR.. Lester
Vocal Solo. ..... Is There ANY Room In Heaven
for Little Girl Like Me:
Louise Lenertz
Recitation. .......... Jacobs Lament
Uncle Heinie'-
Vocal Solo ................. >. ... Selected
Frances Vincent
Farce. ..................... Filtration Cured
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24

On amendment No. 1, the wide open
tax proposition, the official vote was
l34, al ayes, and 65,776 nays. The
amendment in order to pass would
have had to receive 177,633 ayes.
The other three amendments also
failed in passing, the vote on No. 2,
establishing a road and bridge tax,
being defeated by vote of 154, 226
ayes to Sc, 567 nays.
Amendment No. 3, authorizing an
acreage tax on lands which at the OPP
ton of the owner thereof may have
been listed with the county auditor for
protection against loss by hailstones,
was defeated by vote of 49, to
81 1854.
Amendment No. 4, providing educa-
tional qualifications for super intend
ents of public schools, was defeated by
vote of l69, 7S5 to 4, LA.
The official count on members of
congress showed a few changes, but
none affecting the outcome of the
election as unoficially announced.
The official vote follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
STATE0FFICIALV0TE
Simpson for Attorney General Re-
ceives Largest Vote of Any
Candidate for Office.
All of the Republican Candidates for
State Offices Have Large Ma.
jorities Save Governor.

The state canvassing board COM
pleted it's labors last week. / Every
republican candidate for state Office
had large majority save the COVER
nor. George T. Simpson, for attor-
ney general, received the most votes
and had the largest plurality of any
candidate. A. O. Ebechart, republi-
can candidate for lieutenant governor,
had the smallest plurality of any can
didate on the republican ticket. All
of the proposed amendments to the
constitution were defeated. For rail-
way commissioners Judge Mills re-
ceived q splendid endorsement despite
the bitter fight that was waged against
him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-24
Eastern Star.

The local order of the Eastern Star,
at its last regular meeting, elected the
following officers for the year 1909:
Mrs. h. c. Cooney. worthy matron;
c. A. Jack, worthy patron; Mrs. F.
M. Campbell, associate matron: Mrs.
L. E. Fox, secretary; Mrs. E. K.
Evens treasurer: Mrs. B. D. Grant,
conductress: Mrs. C. A. Jack, asso-
ciate conductress; Miss Anna Sadley,
Adah: Mrs. VIM. Bigelow, Ruth:
Mrs. S. S. Peterson, Esther; Mrs. E.
Carlson, Martha; Mrs. Vim. Nicely,
Electa: Mrs. L. S. Libby, warden:
". P. Chase, sentinel: Mrs. Fred
Keith, organist: Geo. A. Swertfager.
chaplain: Miss Mamie Huse. marshal.
Good Samaritans
The Good Samaritans on Monday
evening elected the following officers:
Thos. Kaliher, V. G. S.: Leon
Wheeler, scribe: Geo. Hatcher, high
priest; L. S. Briggs, treasurer: Oscar
PETERSON, WaGcnman.
Following the election an oyster
supper was served.
Modern Brotherhood of America.
At regular meeting of the North
Star lodge, No. $50, Modern Brother
hood of America, at Wyanett, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
August Johnson, president; Magnus
Wickstrom, vice president: L. Erick-
SOD. financial secretary: L. Palm,
recording secretary; Daniel Findell,
treasurer; Conrad Swing, conductor:
Rena Winsor, chaplain; Arthur Lin
dell. watchman: Martin Wicklund.
sentry. Physicians-Drs. Armitage
and Galley, Princeton: DR.. Hixson,
Cambridge.
The lodge now has 23O members and
is rapidly growing.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-29
.DUMA CONSIDERS BALKANS
Second Session of Parliament the First
 in It's History.

St, Petersburg Oct. 2S--The au- tumn session of the third Russian du- ma was opened this morning in the Taurido palace and the slttings of the council of empire began this after noon. This is the first lime Rus sian parliament has come to it's sec ond session The first and second du- mas did not survive a first session. This fact his brought out much sat- isfaction, as well as the hope and be- lief that the present duma will be of far greater service to the country than was either the first or second. The survival of this body unloubted- ly Is a great achievement for the Oc- toberist parties whose enemies even, give the Octobcrists credit for their success.
 The deputies plunged Immediately into the Balkan situation by means of an urgent Interpolation to which all the parties subscribed
 M Maklakoff, constitutional-demo crat, made vigorous attack on tho government. He declared that the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Hungary was a national question, and that the attempts of the government to gag the voice of the nation were ntolerabe.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-29
TRIED TO KIDMAP CHILD
Son of Dr. Ncttlcton, of Bridgeport,
 Jumped from Carriage.

Bridgeport, Oct 2s-A daring attempt to secure possession of the 10-year- old son of Dr Irving L. F. Nettlcton of Noble avenue, was made today by Mary Reckel, grandmother of the boy, and Mrs Beckel's brother, William Gill both of New York The attention of the police has been directed to the episode and the doctor was in consulta- tion with his attorney this afternoon for the purpose of deciding whether he would ask to have warrants issued for the arrest of Mrs Beckel and MT. Gill.
 The boy was lured from his school room in Barnum school by Mir Gill and taken Into carriage It is said by the boy that Gill told him he was go- ing to take him 10 Lehmann's shore house where he would meet his father and they would celebrate the boy's birthday. The lad acting upon the advice of Miss seelye accompanied Gill as far as the carriage and when he found that the driver WAS proceeding toward Fairfield instead of toward seaview avenue he jumped from the team and escaped.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-29
CASHIER GUILTY AGAIN
William Montgomery Convicted Second
 Timc-No Defense Offered.

Pittsburg. Oct. 2S.--Wnliam Mont gomery cashier of the Allegheny Ma tional bank until the discovery of a shortage in its funds of over S1,250,- 900 early last summer necessitated closing the institution, was, for the second time this week to-day found guilty of embezzlement and abstrac- tion of funds, his pecuations in the two cases amounting to SGl3,000.
 The case concluded to-day involved the abstraction of $144,O00 worth of the banks bonds, and, as in the first case, Montgomery offered no testimo- nv in defense.
 The jury was out less than two hours.
 Other indictments against Mont gomery are pending.
 Every effort has been made by the prosecution and banks directors to learn from Montgomery what became of the money distracted, or who be- sides himself received the money, but the cashier has steadfastly refused to involve others.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-29
G0LD-T00TH BILLY SMILES
When Attempt Is Made to Prove Alihi
 for WhImorc Ny Accusing Him.

Jersey City, x. l., oct 2S.--The de- fonse at the trial of Theodore $, Whitmore Of Brooklyn, charged with the murder of his wife, Lena, whose body was found in the Lampblaek swamp In Harrison, N, J., last peeem- Der, opened under rather dramatic circumstances late to-day immediate ly after the prosecution had rested it's case, Attempting to strengthen Whitmores albi to connect William C. Bartlett, known by the police as Gold Tooth Billy" with the crime, Theodore Volz, m employe of the Ice company was called to the stand. Nol2 told of seeing man on a troll ley car in Newark whose "ahlfty' walk attracted his attention, on the night before the body was found This man, he said produced a S5 bill, then another and followed this by exhibit ing loose change and two rings, rec marking as he did 80, money comes easy in Harrison
 The witness added that he had seen the individual in question right in court during the trial. Point him out said counsel for the defense. Pointing to the front bench where Bartlett was seated Vol2 said: There Is the man" Bartlett only smiled.