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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Watch Out for Them,

From Mr.. Kettilson of Glendorado,
Representative Davis of Elk River
and others we learn that the counties
OF Mile Laos, Benton, Sherburne,
Isanti, Kanabec and Anoka are being
overrun by smooth takers who are
laboring hard to make votes for John
A. johnson. These democratic ennis
saries pretend to be engaged in other
business and are we'll supplied with
money. Our advice is, listen to them
patiently, take their money if they
offer any and then 60 to the polls
and vote for man who would scorn
to resort to such tactics-J. F. Jacob
son.
In 1904 $4,000 was put out in the
vicinity of Princeton in the interest
OF John A. Johnson. Wonder who
will have charge of the barrel this
year? In 1904 part of the corruption
fund was expended in Princeton town.
ship and Greenbush.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Death of Leslie Kuhfield.

Leslie, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Kuhfeld of Princeton township, died
this morning at O'Clock at the
Northwestern hospital from acute
appendicitis, aged years. The boy
was admitted to the hospital on Sun
day morning in very serious con-
dltlon,-too serious to permit of
surgical treatment, as this con-
dition failed to improve no operation
was attempted. At the time of admis-
sion to the hospital the boy had
suffered from the disease three days
and DR.. Cooney entertained but slight
hopes for his recovery from thu be-
ginning.
The funeral cortege will leave the
Kuhfeld residence at l O'Clock on
Friday afternoon and proceed to the
German Methodist church, where Rev.
W. II. Koenig will conduct the SER
vices. The interment will be in the
cemetery of the German Lutheran
church.
Sympathy for the parents of the
boy is expressed by their many
friends.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
WORTHLESS CHECKS
Fellow Giving Name of VIM. Schultz
SwindIes Frank Smith Out of
Ten Dollars in Money.
Also Gives Check to II. Smuckler for
Purchase of Horses but rlike
Holds on to the Team.

On Saturday evening fellow ar
rived in town and put up at the
Princeton hotel, where he registered
as "Wm. Schultz, Elk River" The
man stated to Landlord MCGUIRE that
he was foreman of ranch which
Moses Blanchett of Elk River owned
in North Dakota, and that his mission
here was to purchase horses.
In the course of the evening Schultz
met Michael Smuckler at the River
side hotel and offered to buy his
team of horses. Mr.: Smuckler said
he would take 5000 for the team and
Schultz drew a check for the amount
stated. This check was drawn upon
the Security State Bank of Princeton.
Mr.. Smuckler did not, however, feel
disposed to part with his team until
he ascertained whether the check was
good or not, so he told Schultz that
he would like to use the horses for a
few days longer. Schultz agreed to
this, saying, "You can keep the team
a week if you want to-" and Mr..
Smuckler placed the check in his
pocket.
Schultz then drew another check,
for $40, and asked Frank Smith, the
landlord of the hotel, to oblige him
by cashing it. This Mr.. Smith did.
Later in the evening Schultz offered
to purchase horses from Louis Jesmer
and others, but failed to arrive at an
agreement as to price. On Sunday
night the "horse buyer" hired Louis
Solberg to drive him to Foley, and
when he arrived there refused to pay
for the rig.
Upon presenting the checks at the
Security bank on Monday morning
they were found to be worthless, but
Frank Smith was, however, the only
man who had been swindled, as
Smuckler still held bis horses. ,-
Mr.. Smith 'phoned Mr.. Blanchet,
and received reply that Schultz was
not inThis employ. Acting upon this
information he. later 'phoned the
marshal at Foley, who placed Schultz
under arrest: No complaint having
been fled against him, Schultz was
subsequently released.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
PRINCETON
The Tax Amendment.


Section one, article nine, of the
present state constitution provides
that, Cali taxes to be raised in this
state shall be as nearly equal as may
be, and all property on which taxes
are to be levied shall have a cash
valuation and be equalized and uni
form throughout the state.'' The
part of the proposed new amendment
to take the place of the above reads,
"Taxes shall be uniform upon the
same class of subjects, and shall be
levied and collected for public pur-
poses."
If the new amendment is adopted it
means that all constitutional restric-
tions will be removed, and it will be
within the power of the legislature to
exempt any class of property from
taxation, or to impose additional tax
burdens on any class of property. In
brief the adoption of the amendent will
give the legislature unlimited powers
in tax legislation. It is a dangerous
proposition. The safe plan is to vote
no.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
REV. AND MRS, HEARD
Honored by Reception Given on FRI
day Evening at Home of r1r.
and Hrs. WOodcock,
Seventy-Five Persons Gathered to
Welcome Rev. and Mrs. j. w.
Heard for Another Year.

= A reception was given to Rev. and
Mrs. j. W. Heard by the ladies Of the
Methodist church at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Woodcock on
Friday evening last and, despite the
inclement atmospheric conditions, at
least seventy-tive persons gathered to
welcome these good people to Prince
9 ton for another year.
The ladies of the church had pre-
pared short, but very appropriate
program for the reception which CON-
menced with violin solo by Mr..
Olson of Milo. This was followed by
an address of welcome by Mrs. Guy
Ewing, in which she spoke of the
moral influence of the churches upon
the community. She said it was the
duty of all christian men and women
to extend to the pastors and their
wives a hearty welcome in order to
strengthen them IN their noble work.
In behalf of the Ladies' Aid society,
members of the church and the people
OF the entire community Mrs. Ewing
extended to Rev. and Mrs. Heard
cordial welcome.
Rev. Heard feelingly responded
and, among other things, said that it
gave him much pleasure to be as
signed to the Princeton charge for
another year. He thanked the con-
gregation and people of Princeton
generally for the kindly manner in
which he had been treated by them
and hoped that the same pleasant
relations would obtain throughout the
present term.
A vocal solo by Miss Lundquist,
reading by Miss Ida King and piano
solo by Miss Adena Lundquist were
then rendered, and refreshments con-
sisting of chocolate and waters were
thereafter served by Mrs. Bartholo-
NEW, Miss Ouida Brown, Miss Verne
). Townsend and Miss Bertha Wood
cock.
Mesdames A. W. Woodcock, L. S.
Briggs, E. B. Anderson and w. P.
Chase constituted the reception CON-
mittee. The house decorations were of
roses and carnations.
Not alone the members of the
Methodist church, but the people of
Princeton generally, welcome Rev.
and Mrs. Heard to the village for
another year and hope it may be made
possible to retain them for many
years to come. They have endeared
themselves to the people by the excel
lent work which they have accom-
plished during their short residence
here
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
TarbOx-WOOdward,

On Monday, October 10, at the home
OF the BRIDES parents in Anoka, Miss
Grace E. Woodward, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. A. Woodward, was mar
ried to Karl B. Tarbox, who is en-
ployed at the Galley Hardware store in
Princeton as timer. Only the intimate
relatives of the bride and groom were
present at the ceremony.
The bride was gowned in white
material and carried American beauty
roses. Miss Smith played the wedding
march from Lohengrin. Immediately
after the ceremony the young people
left for Princeton.
Both are we'll known and popular
young people of Anoka and have the
best wishes of their many friends. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
AT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL.

John Kruger of Elk River, who
underwent an operation last week for
the removal of dead bone in his left
leg, returned to his home on Wednes-
day convalescent.
Mrs. Edmund Corbin of Dayton
entered the hospital on Tuesday for
surgical treatment and is doing we'll.
Mrs. Martin Cess is making a salts
factory recovery from surgical oper-
alton performed upon her on Monday.
Adolph Peterson of Karmel is at the
hospital for medical treatment.
Fred Merrill was operated upon BY
DR.. Cooney on Wednesday morning
for acute appendicitis, the attack hav.
ing begun last Sunday. At the oper.
alton his condition was found to be
critical in consequence of the appendix
being in a gangrenous condition.
However, his recovery is proving to
be satisfactory in every way.
= Mrs. E. o. Willetts of Milaca under.
went a surgical operation on Satur.
day afternoon. Her condition is
excellent.
Mrs. Judith Stowe of Mower county
was operated upon on Tuesday for
the removal of a cancer of the nose.
C. A. Spaulding of Helena, Mon
tana, who came here for the purpose
of having a surgical operation, was
subjected to such operation on Tues.
day by DR.. Cooney.
The condition of Whitney Fetterly OF
Livonia, who was admitted to the
hospital on Monday, is somewhat i'm
proved.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
He Will Attend to Business,

County Auditor Whitney: 1 am
not going out electioneering. There
is too much work to be attended to in
this office. propose to attend to the
business of the taxpayers of the
county as long as I am auditor and, I
think | can trust the voters to look
after my interests. The people of the
county have been kind to me and I
appreciate their kindness, but 1 believe
1 have earned my salary every year I
have been in the auditors office. The
man who thinks the auditors Office is
a sinecure is laboring under an err
roneous impression.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
1t Does Not Seem Fair.

Under the supreme courts interpre-
tation of section 214 of the revised
statutes, William Cordiner's name as
an independent candidate for Judge of
probate, has been stricken from the
official ballot and he will be obliged
to rely on those who desire to vote for
him to write his name on the ballot or
use stickers with his name printed
thereon-of course a cross mark Ky
must be placed opposite his name
whether it is written OR a sticker used.
1t appears that Mr.. Cordiner's petit
ton, filed with the county auditor,
simply stated that he was a qualified
elector. Had the petition read, evil
liam Cordiner, Independent, no
question could have been raised as to
it's legality. But the word "indepen-
dent'' was omitted, and the court Or
dered his name taken off.
Mr.. Cordiner's petition contained
the names of 1872 qualified electors of
Mile Laos county, % more than the
law required. One Of the other candi-
dates for judge of probate received
only nine votes at the primary election,
and it was the latter candidate who
was instrumental in having Mr.. Cor
diners name stricken from the official
ballot.
The Union is not favoring Mr..
Cordiner's candidacy, neither are we
opposing him, but we do believe in
fair play. It may be all right to take
advantage of technicality to down
political opponent but the voters may
not view it in that light.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Wedding Surprise Party.

Neighbors and friends to the num-
Der OF twenty-five called upon Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W. Hartman last evening to
extend to those good people congratu-
lations upon their fifteenth wedding
anniversary. A pretty piece of cut
glass in the shape of an olive dish
was presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
man as token of esteem and the
kind remembrance was duly appre-
ciated by them. Refreshments were
served and very pleasant evening
of social intercourse passed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Big Deal In Lumber Yards.

Webster & Whipple of Minneapolis,
and M. K: Rudd of Milaca, have
bought out the Princeton Lumber
company's yard here, they have also
bought the lumber yards at Elk River,
Zimmerman and Mora, and Mr..
Webster informs us that they will put
in a yard at, Anoka. The firm will
own string of yards from Anoka
to Mora, including Mr.. Rudd's yard
at Milaca. Mr.. Coates will remain
in charge of the Princeton yard for
the present and, we hope, right along.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

In an opinion filed by Chief Justice
Start on Friday the supreme court up
holds the finding of the district court
in the case of John W. Goulding VS..
W. 81. Terrell, in which plaintiff was
awarded So damages against defendant
for damage caused by leading a horse
over cinder walk. From this verdict
defendant Terrell took an appeal to
the state supreme court.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Against All,Amendments.

A long communication from Mr.. Ole
E. Tolin of Dalbo, public ownership
candidate for the legislature from this
district, has been received at the
Union Office. Mr.. Tolin. advises
against all the constitutional amend
ments, more especially the tax amend
ment: "vote them all down." he says.
We regret that, owing to it's length
land he does not wish it condensed)
we cannot find room for Mr.. Tolin's
article.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
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Aid for the Baldwin Road.

Hon. Andrew Davis and Hon.
Frank T. White were in town yester-
day. Both gentlemen have pledged
the U n i Q n that the northeastern end
of Sherburne county will have it's
share, of road money if they are
elected to the house and an appropri-
alton for roads and bridges is made
by the legislature. This pledge means
that the road across the Baldwin flats
will not be overlooked,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Probably From This Part of Country.

FroDaDIy FfOm THIS Part OF Country.
Section men at Edmore, N. D., on
Monday found the body of an un-
identified man, aged about As years,
who had been murdered and buried
beneath a. pile of hay, straw and
rocks. His skull had been crushed by
some blunt instrument and near him
was a copy of the Elk River Star
News. From the condition of the body
the man had evidently been dead
about a month, and the fact that his
pockets were riaed leads to the belief
that robbery was the motive for the
crime
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have wbeen issued by Clerk of Court
King this week:
October 27-John G.. Lonergan.
'Ozaukee county, Wisconsin, and Miss
Elizabeth Grow, Greenbush. Andrew
Kalberg and Anna Opsal, both of Op-
stead. o. E. Wahlin and Freda Kali
berg, both of Opstead.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
What Precious Stones Mean.

Diamonds rank first among precious
stones, being the most beautiful, bril-
liant OF gems, and signify light, purity
and life. The ruby signifies love of
power, dignity and royalty. The
pearl is an emblem of purity, humility
and innocence. Like the diamond,
golden grain belt beer ranks first
among all malt brews. It is not only
the purest of all beverages, but also
the most beneficial to body and mind,
Order of your nearest dealer or be
supplied by Sjoblom Bros, Prince
ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
Last Half of Taxes.

Remember, you who have paid half
of your taxes in May, that the last
half must be paid on or before Satur-
day, October 81, otherwise penalty
of 10 per cent will attach. Pay your
taxes by Saturday evening. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

Lieutenant W. c. Levey of the
United States navy and wife are at
the Riverside hotel. Lieutenant Levey
is recruiting officer and so far has
received several applications from
young men DESTROYS of joining the
navy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

The funeral of Mrs. Benjamin Snow,
notice of whose death appeared in
last weeks Union, was attended by
all of her sons and daughters, namely,
Mrs. Albert Wright and Mrs. Chas.
Walker of Britton, s.. D.: Albert
Snow, Wrenshall; Mrs. Pearl Schmidt,
Bogus Brook; Lawrence Snow, Brick
ton; Mrs. Annie Stanley and Ira
Snow, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

About dozen neighbors and friends
OF Mrs. c. A. Jack surprised her on
Friday evening upon the occasion of
her birthday anniversary. Mrs. Jack
was presented with handsome rock
ing chair and the evening was passed
in social enjoyment. Light refresh
ments were served.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

Miss Mary Newbert has left Prince
ton to reside with her stepfather and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose
Kelliher, who have taken up their
residence in Minneapolis. Mary is a
good-hearted little girl of a particu-
larly sunny nature, and her many
companions and classmates in Prince
ton are very sorry that she has moved
away.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

The village council met in special
session on Monday evening for the
purpose of passing a resolution re-
garding the construction of a sidewalk
on the west side of Summit avenue.
Highland addition to Princeton. The
resolution, as passed. appears else
where in this number of the Union.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

E. B. Anderson has a page ad in
this number of the Union ANNOUNCE
ing an eight-day fall opening sale.
Extraordinary inducements in every
department are advertised for this
sale, which commences tomorrow,
Friday, October 30, and upon that day
every lady who enters the store will
receive souvenir. f. See ADVERTISE
ment on page 8.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29

Bergman Bros. have completed the
stretch of cement sidewalk along the
north side of the court house, which
constitutes a great Improvement. A
walk will not be laid from the court
house to the new stretch until next
year, as it has not yet been decided
whether the ground shall be cut down
to grade on the north side or retain
ing wall built.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-10-29
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR

iii elected will devote entire energies
duties of the position individual
shall be given a deal."-J. F. JACOBSON.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-30
Mark Twain on Money.
prom the New York s,,n

from the New York Sun.
Mark Twain, at a dinner in New,
York. said that the recent fnancini
panic had been caused by the e1noyal
We Trust" ~
Afterward with a smile he appended
to that statement:
OF course I am Joking. The panic
was caused by a wrong idea of the use
and value of money. That is the cause
of all money troubles.
"The spendthrift says that money.
being round. was made to roll. The
miser says that, being fiat, it was made
TO stock up. Both are wrong.
Strangely wrong, too, in their ideas
about money are the veteran Austria
lian gold diggers. These simple old fell
lows. though worth. perhaps a half
million or more, live in the simple
early days. They have no conception
of the value for their money they could
get in the way Of motor cars, dia-
monds and opera boxes. Their con
ception Of luxury is a trip to town, a
silk dress for the wife, and maybe a
whisky spree.
'Once, lecturing. I landed at an Aus
tralian port. There was no porter in
sight to carry my luggage. Seeing q
rough looking old fellow leaning
against the post with his hands in his
pockets l beclsoned to him and aid
"'See here, If you'll carry these bags
up to the hotel I'll give you half a
crown
"The mar scowled at me. He took
three OF four gold .sovereigns from his
pocket. threw them into the sea,
scowled at me again, and walked away
without q word"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-30
STONE CARRIERS OF INDIA.
Laborers of Powerful Physique With
Whom Machinery Cannot Compete.
From the Scientific American.

,SfS
Recently an interesting water i'm
pounding scheme has been carried TO
successful completion in southern In
dia at the Mari-kanave gorge, upon
II Nedarati river. in Mysore state.
When CONSTITUTIONAL work was In
full swing more than 5000 natives We're
employed and the undertaking offered
cheap1less of manual labor as compared
with the mechanical appliances.
In India there exists a class of la
bore1:s generally described as now
gunnies," or professional stone carriers,
who. owing to their capacity for hard
work. are in great demand for such en-
terprtses as this. They are of power
full PHYSIQUE and possess considerable
stamina. They Will work for 10 hours
a day and transport from 30 to $50
pounds OF stone Il man. They form
gangs according to the character of the
work in hand. ranging from two, four.
eight. twelve to sixteen men a unit.
Although such transportation seems
somewhat SLOW in comparison With the
possibilities of handling plants, yet they
prosecute their task very ellergetica]ly
and The scale of pay, ranging from 10
to 16 cents q man a day, is so low as
to render such b far cheaper than
meclEanical transport. Indeed, a COM
plete installation of the latter was laid
the gorge over the site, bringing the
ton direct froEa the qrarries Oh the
hillsides to the site ready for setting.
but this a to be abandoned, owing.
to Its being far more expensive than
the "nowgunns" labor.
These men carried masonry from
the end Of the railroad track
ing the site of the barrage with the
quarries to it's destination and placed
1t in position.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-30

New York, Special: According to the
report submitted to the American
Bankers association by the Pinkerton
detective agency. bank robberies in the
year September ] resulted in a
loss to banks of $129, OO4. 49, while holdup
robberfcs in the same time entailed
losses to banks aggregating $25, O27. 45.
In all there We're SO bank ~burglaries
and 10 laoldnps.
In the number OF burglaries, Mime
sofa leads with 10. While Oklahoma has
8, Missouri s, Kansas 6. and South Da-
kota. 4. OF the holdups Kansas and
Oklahoma are tied With 2 each. The
sreatest loss was in Missouri, where
burglars got a total OF $32,0S2.17, While
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-30
MANS ATTIRE IN
ORDER TO EARN LIVING

Frank Woodruff" that she named her
self. the woman :ook passage on n
OF the tealnboats carrying immigrants
to n outgoing trains in Jersey City,
and therefore did not set foot in New
York.
This disappointed a large crowd
gathered at the Battery. The officials
at the island, from Commissioner Wat
chorn down. had been Impressed by
the wonlan's apparent sincerity when
h told again her story that in wo-
mems dress she could not earn an hon
est living.
The fear Of detection Of her true sex
by children was ever present in Miss
johnson.
II have roughed it IN the west with
men as my only companions, and in
other places among both men and wo-
men," she said. and only once has my
sex been questioned. and that time 1t
was by a child. 1t seems that they
u have an intuition that older per-
sons do not have. Fifteen Years ago,
in California. a boy said to me. Why.
you look like a woman with mems
clothes on AT the moment 1 had no
hat or, but my hair was cut, combed
and brushed as well as any mans. In
q few minut I had placed the hat-a
soft one-on my ead The little boy,
again looking at me in wonderment,
said, Now you are a man, aren't you {?
Since tina timerI have avoided chill
dren."
The woman stated that she sold trim
kets and took orders for magazines
among the Creoles in New Orleans be-
fore, and would 60 at once to that city
II released