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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-12
Evangelist1c Preparations.

The executive committee for the
evangelistic meetings to be held under
the leadership of Charles Cullen
Smith has engaged Brands opera
house for the purpose. The meetings
will begin there with union service
on Sunday morning, March %.
Union preparatory prayer meetings
will be held next week on Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:45
in the Congregational church. Wom-
en- s prayer meetings will also be held
on Tuesday and Friday at 3 p. m. at
places to be announced later.
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VILLAGE ELECTIONS
DR.. Armltage Defeats Joseph Craig In
ALVEY Contest for Seat on
the Village Council.
Dennis Kalifler is Elected Assessor of
Princeton Village to Succeed
Thomas F. Scheen.

Tuesday was village election day
and there were virtually but two
tickets in the field, and in these tickets
the contest was actually between DR..
Armitage and Jos. Craig for trustees
and Dennis Kaliher and T. F.. Scheen
for assessor. This had the effect of
putting considerable life into an elec-
ton which would otherwise have
lacked interest. The rival candidates
were busy from the time the polls
opened and kept up the hustle for
votes to the end. The Craig repre-
sentatives were especially numerous
and active-you could find them on
almost every street corner; while DR..
Armitage posted himself near the vii
lage hall and passed the time in ped
ding tickets and telling stories alter
nately.
When the votes were being counted
the greatest interest conferred in the
TALES for Armitage and Craig.
These candidates ran almost neck and
neck for a considerable time when
Craig made squirt and headed off
the doctor with five votes. Votes then
began to roll in for DR.. Armitage
and he kept we'll to the front until the
end of the count, when he came out
ahead by IS votes. The total vote in
this instance was: Armitage, 149;
Craig, ia. Dennis Kailher won in
the assessorship fight, receiving III
votes against IS cast for T. F. Scheen.
| DR.. Armitage tells the Union that
it was with reluctance he gave his
consent to the placing of his name on
the ticket, and would not have done
so had he not been assured that no
one could be found who would permit
his name to be used. 'After much
persuasion, says the doctor, "and for
mere accommodation, I finally said,
Let Ter go, then, and my name was
placed on the ticket. But, to my sur
prise, found that on election day
another ticket was in the field and
upon this ticket Mr.. Craig's name had
been substituted for mine. Otherwise
the ticket was precisely the same. ,"
The doctor says, however, that he
does not care rap, but he did not
anticipate that such tactics would be
resorted to after he had been caioled
into entering the race.
The candidates balloted for, with
the number of votes cast for each,
follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-12
Brass Becoming Popular.

r. 6rass IS becoming popular again.
IL IS especially the vogue among the
members OF the 400. 1t is suitable, OF
course, Tor table decorations. Brass
centerpleces filled with flowers and
t orass candlestlcks make very pretty
liable: Another popular fad that is
mere 70 stay, and one that can be en-
]oyea ny rich and poor alike, is that
OF serving golden grain belt beer at
mealtlme. This nutritious beverage
pleases the palate and satisfies the
thirst. Order of your nearest dealer
or be supplied by Sjoblom Bros.
wholesale dealers, Princeton.
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To the Electors of Princeton vlllae.

To the Electors of Princeton village.
Gentlemen: To the men who voted
for me, I tender my esteem; to those
who did not, hope by my conduct to
BIZ able to change their opinion next
year. To those who attended the eau
Gus on Saturday and Monday even
ings and induced me to become a
candidate and who forgot what they
said by Tuesday morning, I wish to
point out to them the glorious ex-
ample of Judas Iscariot, who was
man enough when he repented of his
treachery to 60 and hang himself.
T. L. Armitage, &C., sc.
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brought to the Ross undertaking
rooms on Monday evening to be pre-
pared for burial and the funeral will
be held this afternoon from the Manke
residence in Princeton township.
Rev. George Stamm of the German
Lutheran church will conduct the SER
vices at the residence, the church and
the grave, and the remains will be laid
to rest in the Lutheran cemetery. Mr..
Manke had selected the spot where he
desired to be buried-beneath the
shadow of spreading oak, the same
species of tree which crushed out his
life.
Gustav Manke was born in Pom
mern, Germany, on March 9, 1915,
and in 1901 served in the Franco
German war with distinction. In 1872
he was married at his home town to
Miss Bertha Reichwald and lived in
Germany for fifteen years after taking
unto himself a wife. On April IS,
1887, Mr.. and Mrs. Manke and family
emigrated to America and first located
in st. Paul, where Mr.. Manke worked
at his trade, that of a tailor, for eight
years. At the expiration of that time
the family removed to the township of
Princeton and resided for short time
upon the August Gebert farm, when
MIR. Manke moved upon the home
stead which he occupied at the time he
met with the accident which caused his
death. His wife and a family of five
sons and three daughters survive Mr..
Manke. The children are Gustav.
Reinhard, Frederick, Albert, Otto,
Mrs. Frank Schilling, and Misses
Laura and Helen Manke.
Mr.. Manke was one of those sturdy
industrious Germans who helped to
make the town of Princeton what it is
today-the finest agricultural district
in the northwest. With untiring energy
he cut his homestead from the wilder
ness-he succeeded in converting land
which was considered of little value
into that which now produces prolific
crops. He was a man who paid his
honest debts and who was ever ready
to assist neighbor financially or
otherwise. A man among men was
that good and kindly old gentleman,
Gustav Manke, whom death, in one of
its worst forms, has removed from
those who loved and honored him.
The sympathy of all, whether they
we're personally acquainted with Mr..
Manke or not, is extended to the widow
and family in this, the hour of their
great affection.
LEAVES have their time to fall.
And flowers to wither at the north winds
breath,
And stars to set-but all.
Thou hast all seasons for thine own.
O, Death!'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-12
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Gustav !Manke. Sr., Meets With Fatal
Accident While Engaged in
Felling an Oak Tree.
His Son Gustav Also Receives Injuries
by Coming Into Contact With
the Tree i'm Its Descent.

A fatal accident, the details oil
which are both shocking and pitiable,
befell Gustav Manke, a farmer oil
Princeton township, at $3.50 O CLOCK on
Monday afternoon, Mr.. Manke's
birthday anniversary. Gustav Manke,
jr., who was with his father at the
time, also sustained injuries.
Mr.. Manke and his son we're en-.
gagged in telling large oak tree on
the latter's farm about forty rods
from the dwelling house. They had
undercut the tree on the northeast side
and were plying crosscut saw dia-
metrically opposite, expecting, as was
natural, that when the tree fell it
would 60 down on the side which had
been chopped. This supposition,
however, proved to be erroneous, for
the tree, after it had been almost COM
pletely sawed through, fell toward
them without warning. Realizing
their peril father and son ran as fast
as they could to get from under the
falling giant, and would doubtless
have escaped had not the branches of
the oak come into contact with the top
of another tree, which caused it to
swerve to one side. 1t came down
with a mighty crash and in it's course
the trunk, about thirty feet from the
base, struck Mr.. Manke on the back
part of the shoulders and instantly
deprived him of life. The walls of the
chest were crushed in and the vital
organs literally torn from their posi-
tions. The head and face we're also
lacerated, but the skull escaped
fracture.
Gustav Manke, jr., was caught
beneath the branches of the tree and
called for help, not knowing that his
father had been struck down, but re-
ceiving no response to his cries,
struggled from beneath the branches
and was Mortified to find the mutilated
body of his father beneath the trunk.
The son, who had taken the saw with
him in his flight, received several
deep cuts on his left arm from the
teeth of the instrument, which were
driven into the flesh, and also sus-
tanned some scratches and bruises on
the face. 81. ~
Making his way to the house Gustav
dispatched Miss Jaenicke, a dress
maker who was working there, to his
mothers for help and q telephone call
was sent to DR.. Cooney at Princeton.
Reinhard and Albert Manke and
Albert Reichard FASTENED to render
assistance and when they arrived
found it necessary to cut the tree
trunk in two before the body of the
unfortunate old gentleman could be
removed from beneath. While this
was being done DR.. Cooney arrived,
but OF course his services were of no
avail so far as restoring the old
gentleman was concerned. He, how
ever, dressed Gustav, jr.'s wounds,
which he declared to be not of a seri-
Gus nature.
The remains of Mr.. Manke we're
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Braham, Cambridge and Isanti Go DRY.

Isanti county will not have. a
licensed saloon within it's borders in
side of a few days. At the village
elections Tuesday Cambridge voted
against license by majority of Al,
Braham by 20, and Isanti by II.
Cambridge and Braham went dry a
year ago, but heretofore Isanti has
always been a license village.
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They Like the Country.

j. F. and G. W. Reichard of Ken
nan, Price county, Wis, we're here
last week looking over the Herman
LEM farm with view to purchasing
the same. They were favorably i'm
pressed with the country hereabouts
and will return when the snow dis
appears to make further investigation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-12
TOWNSHIP RESULTS
A Large Number of Representative
Farmers Attend the Prince
ton Township Meeting.
Financial Statement Shows That the
township Affairs Have Been
Wisely Administered.

On Tuesday last the annual town
meeting for the township of Princeton
was held in the hall over the Calev
Hardware Co.'S. store. The day was
springlike and balmy and this had the
effect of bringing out a goodly num-
Der OF voters. Representative farmers
gathered from all parts of the town
ship and more than ordinary interest
was manifested in the proceedings.
OF the old town board there is but
one member who holds over, and he is
j. F. Bockoven whose term expires
two years hence.
M. "A. Carlson. who had one more
year to serve, sent in his resignation,
and G. W. Harter, whose term has
expired, decided not to seek re-elec-
ton. Both these gentlemen have
made good as supervisors. They
have both held Office for four success
slVe years and have faithfully served
their constituents. When Messrs.
Carlson and Harter were first elected
W. oAAo Ooe1Ao " SUPERVISORS Gu0 GOW0.
ship was in debt for a considerable
sum, but now there is substantial
balance in the treasury.
Following is the ticket presented
for consideration of the voters with
the number of ballots cast for each
candidate:
Supervisor. years
Henry Dalchow. ......... GO
George Schmidt ~
Supervisor, year
w. V. Sanford. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1923
Clerk
Otto Henschel. ....... ........... 1877
Assessor
Louis FtuSo,... ...... 80
VIM. Kl1ngbeil. Observation-Disclosures. 95
Treasurer
August Henschel. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1874
Justices
A. w. VanWormer. =. ........ III
s. 5. Sanford. -. .......: .......... 1O4
Constable
Henry Carlson. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1856
Total vote cast, 1873.
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At 1 O'Clock in the afternoon the
usual business meeting was called
with August Meyer as moderator.
AS there are no overseers to be
chosen under the new law the first
matter which came up for action was
the poundmaster question and this
took but minute or two to dispense
with. 1t was, on motion, decided that
every farmer would have to act as his
own poundmaster.
The designation of three conspicu-
Gus places in the township at which to
post public notices was then taken up
and, upon motion, it was decided to
move the board now at Sadley's to
Long Siding and to let the other two
remain as at present, i. e., one near
Isaac Veal's, in the northeast part of
the town and the other near John
Boyn's, north of Princeton.
1t was unanimously voted to add
the following new guide posts to those
already erected: One at the northwest
corner of section -, one at the north
west corner of the northeast quarter
of section 10, one at the southwest
corner of the northwest quarter of
section 7, one at the west end of the
Sellhorn road and one at the south
west corner of section l. These posts
we're badly needed and will prove OF
much benefit to travellers.
The village of Princeton was desig-
mated as the place for holding the
boards meetings for the ensuing
year-the hall for such purpose to be
selected by the board of supervisors.
,, A motion prevailed instructing the
town clerk to be at such meeting place
upon the first Saturday in every
month for the purpose of conducting
such business as may come before him.
Otto Henschel, the town clerk, read
the financial statement of the town
ship of Princeton for the past year.
This report showed in detail the
receipts and expenditures in clear
manner and, upon motion it was
adopted as read. Mr.. Henschel has
made an officer of which the township
can feel proud. His duties have
been we'll and diligently performed.
Following is a synopsis of the
financial statement:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
March Z, 1907. orders outstanding $500 %
Orders drawn in 1907...... ....... 39HS S0
S4175 SO
orders Cancelled during year: :....... S41O7 81
ou'sIanolns otoers Marcn ., 19OS...... 60 II
Money received by town treasurer. in
Guiding balance from last year. S4s32 70
Balance on hand March 4, 1908 $500 ~
I Gruers cance1eo III 19o' .............. 4107 81
nmlIeresI..;..:. ..'....... 4.25
Aleasurer 5 1865 .......... SO so
s4ss2 50
Balance in treasury. Observation-Disclosures. 1892 ~
From this statement it will be seen
that the township is in sound financ;o I
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For President of Village Council
A. w. Woodcock.. .......... =. 25s
For Trustees
X. E. Jones. Observation-Disclosures. -. ..... 257
b. D. Grant. ...~........:..... 257
Joseph craig. ................... Id
L. l.. Armltage Observation-Disclosures. 149
For Recorder
Ira G. Stanley. ................ .. ...... 1853
For Treasurer
For Assessor
Il. +. Scheen... 80. .... .......... IS
For Justice of the Peace Il year,
c. A. Dickey. ...... 251
Total vote cast, 265.
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TOTAL OF $2s,457.so RAISED in
TREASURE STATE.
BAL LANCE ON HAND 4
Sources from Which the Fund Was De
rived, How ~ Was Expended-List
Of Those Who Gave il Excess Of
$1,000.
Especial to The Gazette.)

CSpeClal 70 Inc GaZette.)
HELENA, Dec. 2S.T. "A. MARROW
treasurer OF the Republican state cen
tral committee, today filed with the
clerk and recorder, as required by law
the list Of contributions received and
the expenditures Of his committee in
the last campaign.
According to the report there was
received $2S,457.9O and the expendi.
lures aggregated $28,15O.12, leaving a
balance Of $307.78. The committee
owes the Western Union Telegraph
company $582.42 and there is an unad.
justed account in Silver Bow of $136
both items yet to be provided for.
The receipts were swelled by two
contributions by the Republican ma,
tiona1 committee. one Of 81 900 and an
other Of $1,000. The remainder Of the
money came from the candidates and
Republicans throughout the state gen.
orally. Four individual contributions
only were as much as $1,000. These
were by Edward Donlan, Senator Car.
ter, Daniel Boyle and Judge Holloway.
The Fergus county committee helped
out with $1,000 and the committee in
5Missoula gave $1,46O.
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CRUISER CLOSE
TO Old CAR ACAS
NORTH CAROLINA sTEAMINe TO
VENEZUELA AZ Full SPEED.
WIRELESS MESSAGES
Reported That the Brother Of Ex-Dlc-
tator Has Fled the County, Escaping
over the Colombian Frontierc Cas-
tro's Adherents Are Leaving.

WlLLEMsTAD, Island of Curacao,
Dec. 28.-The United States cruiser
-Des Moines arrived today.
The Des Moines was in communica-
tion with another American war YES
sci about five miles outside the harbor,
believed 5to be the cruiser North Caro-
lima. ss3
After the two vessels separated, the
second warship proceeded west.
Reliable information has reached
here that General Celestine Castro, the
former presidents brother, who was
stationed in Caracas in command Of
Venezuelan troops and who was re-
ported to have come over to the side
of President Gomez, has crossed the
Colombian frontier and is expected to
reach Colombia, very soon. Several
officers among the Castro adherents
also have left the country
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MERGER TO BRING HIM 10000
ACRES OF RICH LAND.
IS WORTH ! $4,000, 900
IN Procuring Control Of the Colorado
II q Southern, He Also Obtains Pos
session Of Fine Section Of Timber
Land in Lone star state.

i : Il Is - . y IS s
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 28.-The Post
says today:
According to private dispatches re-
ceived in this city this morning a
merger Of Texas ranches in the ter
ritory penetrated by the Colorado &
Southern is being formed and will
comprise 100000 acres of land worth
SIS 100000.
JAS ]. Hill, who procured control
of the Colorado and Southern Is
named as the interest behind the
movement.
The Post says that beyond the fact
that immense quantities of timber are
known to be located on the land in.
volyed in the projected merger, moth.
ing is known locally Of the scheme.
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MONTANA TEACHERS
TO MEET IN HELENA
PREPARATIONS FOR THE AhNu-
Al STATE CONVENTION.
Especial to The Hazette.)

<E Y
HELENA; Dec. %. Teachers from
all over the state are assembled in
Helena today for the convention Of the
Montana State Teachers association,
which is to be in session Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. The first
session will be held this evening. To.
morrow evening efforts will be made
to form a state oolmasters' club
Wednesday afternoon and evening g.
r. Ashbee of London, England, will
address the teachers on arts and
crafts.
The citizens Of Helena have made
magnificent preparations to entertain
the teachers and indications are that
+ it will be most successful meeting
Many prominent speakers win address
the institute.
At the session tonight at the Baptist
church q number Of prominent educa-
tors of the state delivered addresses.
Gov. Edwin u Norris, w. E. Har-
uOuS superintendent Oi k1UD4lC LIS
:strnction, r. j. Condor, superinten-
dent Of the Helena schools, and 3. G.
Day, chairman OF the Helena School
Board made the addresses Of welcome.
They were responded to by superin-
tendent Terwillinger OF Park county
and Superintendent ]. w. Lenning. Of
Fort Benton.
Prof. ]. P. Rowe, President Of the
State Association delivered an address,
taking as his subject the educational
progress of the state.
After the exercises at the church q
reception was held at the high school
Z gymnasium, which was attended by
nearly 500 teachers.
B Despite the storm which prevailed.
the attendance Is good, many teachers
arriving tonight and Il ID expected that
there will be many more here tomor-
row. The session will continue three
days and many prominent speakers Of
the state will deliver addresses upon
educational subjects.
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]. ]. HILL WILL BUILD
new line TO BILLINGS
Railroad Builder Will Make this City his
Montana Center Of Activity.

CHICAGO, Dec, 2S.-1t was announc.
ed here that James j. Hill, in connec-
ton with his purchase Of the Colorado
and Southern railroad has determined
to construct 9 low grade route from
Denver to Billings and also from iKear-
ney, Neb., to the same place.
The latter route will be built north
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Especial to The Gazette J

Especial to The Gazette.)
GREAT FALLS, Dec 2s.-As the re-
suit Of a head-on collision between a
freight and work train on the Great
Northern this afternoon. eight men are
dead, and four injured seriously. The
wreck occurred because the freight,
which was coming north, did not stop
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DATA COMPLETED.
State Librarian Has Completed Val
liable Work..

liable Work.
Especial to The Gazette.)
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 28.Miss
Mary sheritf, reference librarian Of
the state historical library, has just
finished the compilation Of data which
it is believed will prove Of great ad-5
vantage to the legislature which short
" will meet.
Copies Of every bill introduced s.
the legislative session Of 1905 and
1907, in both senate and house. have.
been secured. A convenient index has
been made Of every bill By title, tn
number and what disposition was
made OF it. so that 9 legislator can
quickly ascertain what was done Or
not done with any measure In which
he was interested.
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RAlLRoAD COMMISSION MOVES.
(Special to T,he Gayette.l !

Especial to The Ga1ette.l
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 2s This Was
moving day for: the Montana railroad
commission. Bag and baggage. the
commission. It's records and IT, on
Gers were ousted from the six rooms
1t has occupied on the third floor of'
the capitol building since its creation
and was removed to one room on tie
fourth foor 81 the building above the
senate chamber.
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CARBON COAL IS
IN BIG DEMAND.
MANY FILINGS MADE in BEAR
CREEK DISTRICT.
Especial to The Gazette, J

Especial to The Gazette.)
RED LODGE, Mont, Dec. 2s.
Since Thomas Ryan, Of Los Angeles
representing q number Of California
and Nebraska capitalists purchased
the two sections Of coal lands three
miles south Of the eBar Greek district
there has been q big stampede to that
section Of Carbon county and many
filings have been made upon the ad.
jacent land.
During the past 10 days all Of sec.
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EIGHT men ARE KILLED
IN COLLISION ON G. N.
FREIGHT Crashes into a Work Train, and
Bridge Carpenters Meet Death.

at Mid-Canyon siding to allow the
work train to pass, but who Is to
blame for this failure has not vet been
decided. 5.s$
The work train. had orders to. pass
the freight at Mid-Canyon.
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THREE PROVINCES ARE
DEVASTATED BY TIDAL
WAVE AND EARTHQUAKE

y n n r y \ 4 = X \ \ 4 4 4 & = = 4 +
ROME, cotenzaro
Reggie the department catabra which
Italy The Of the Boot
earthquake the farreaehng effects of
which felt throughout the entire country.
partially destroyed cata
III wasin y n
Killed.
owing teegaphic and telephone
destroyed il impossible to
nevena approximate o damage
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/ BucHANAN's REPORT.
Expected That Venezuela Dispute
viii be Settled This Week.

= i II Z
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s. Special
Commissioner Buchanan, appointed
by the state department to conduct
negotiations with Venezuela will have
q conference with the officials Of Ven.
ezuela this week. on the tenor Of his
reports to the state department will
depend the future attitude OF the
United staets IN its relations to the
new order Of things existing in Ven.
+ezuela, "A primary consideration Is
that Of the attitude manifested by the
new government toward Americas
pending claims, which former Presi-
dent Castro declined to submit to ar.
bitration and which resulted in the
breaking OF Of our diplomatic rela.
-tions.i