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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
LAID IN THEIR TOMBS
Eloquent and Impressive Sermon De-
livered by Rev. Heard at Fu=
neral of Mrs. Smith.
BENJAMIN Whitcomb Buried With Till
itary HonOrs at Oak Knoll
Cemetery on Friday.

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. George Smith we're held at the
family residence on Monday afternoon
at O'Clock and Rev. j. W. Heard,
pastor of the Methodist church, of
which Mrs. Smith was a member, de-
livered an eloquent and touching ora
ton extolling the many virtues of that
good christian woman. A quartet
consisting of Miss Lundquist, Mrs.
Briggs, Guy Ewing and Fremont
Woodcock sang some very appropriate
and impressive hymns and there we're
many pretty offerings in the shape of
floral wreaths. The interment was in
Oak Knoll cemetery and many rela-
tives and friends of Mrs. Smith, in
GLIDING number of Grand Army
and M. N. G. members, followed the
remains to their last resting place.
The honorary pallbearers consisted
of F. A. Lowell, VIM. 81. Townsend,
David Whitcomb and A. z. Norton,
of the G. A. r.; while the active pail
bearers we're Sergeants Bulls, Byers
and Carr, Corporals Steinbach and
Pittsley and Private Brace, of Com
pany G., Minnesota National Guard.
With one exception-that of Merton
Smith of WiltOn-all of Mrs. Smith s
children, viz, Mrs. Eva Keith,
Charles, Fred and John Smith,
Princeton; Mrs. Harry Newton,
Seattle, and Mrs. Bert Wetsel, Spo-
kane, were in attendance at the obse-
quies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
Franchere is Up to Date.

N. F. Franchere, having completed
his sale at F. 7. Kettelhodt's, re-
turned to Minneapolis on Monday.
Mr.. Franchere is an expert in his line
of business and his sales, as at Kettel-
hodt's, are Invariably success. He
knows how to write an ad that will at
tract crowd-an up-to-date, per-
suasive ad. Upon every day during
the progress of Mr.. Kettelhodt's sale
the store was thronged with people
aud on Saturday-the last day of the
sale-it was almost impossible to get
into the store SO large was the crowd.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
Compliments for the Union.

A Minneapolis lady subscriber
writes the publisher: "That poem
The Sleeping Sentinel'-y printed
in last weeks Union is worth the
subscription price of the paper for q
year. Every issue of your paper con-
tains something that pleases and in
terests me. I would rather get along
without my daily paper than the
nion.'
In this connection a brother editor
writes: 81 missed the Union of the
9TH inst. Send me an extra CODY. Of
all the exchanges that come to nv
table. and we get about 200, the
q Mon is the most highly priced of
any,
And this compliment from that ex-
cellent newspaper, the Sank Centre
Herald, is also appreciated: Gail
may not agree with Bob Dunn polit-
ically, but everybody agrees that he
puts out the most readable editorial
page of all the Minnesota weekly
newspapers. The Princeton Unto n
is the most eagerly sought and eager
]y read of them all. That the good
people of Princeton appreciate the
quality of goods Bob delivers to them
is witnessed by the liberal advertising
support they give him year in and year
out. Long live Bob and the
Union. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
People Refuse to Get Excited.

Village election only three weeks
from next Tuesday, and, despite the
efforts of notorious marplot to make
the question of license or no license
the paramount issue, our citizens re-
fuse to get excited. Princeton people
are level-headed and they will vote for
what they believe to be for the best in
terests of the community without the
slightest regard to the vapid rantings
of hybrid, self-constituted cham
pion of Claw and morality.'' Our
citizens, as a whole, are orderly and
law-abiding, and they especially be-
lieve in the strict enforcement of all
laws and regulations governing the
sale of Intoxicating liquors. There
are few more peaceful and pleasanter
places of residence in the state than
Princeton. In the future as in the
past our citizens should pull together
for the up-buiIding of the village and
surrounding country, and he who
undertakes to stir up strife and breed
dissension in our midst should be
given to understand that his room is
far preferabl to his company.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
Sister Od1lia Dead.

Sister Odilia, whose only brother,
Gerhard Nachbar, resides in Prince
ton, died on Friday at the convent,
St. Joseph, and the funeral was held
on Sunday. Sister Odilia, whose
family name was Nachbar, was born
at Gross Verning, Prussia, May -,
lS49, so that she was nearing her
sixtieth birthday. She made her
simple VOWS June 10, 1878, at ST..
Joseph, and her last VOWS three years
later. For the last few years she has
been project of the simple protested
sisters. The deceased was sister of
the late Senator Matthias Nachbar,
who was we'll known in Catholic circles
all over the state of Minnesota.
Besides one brother she is survived
by three sisters, namely Sister
Agatha, O. S. B.; Mrs. Heubel, Clear
Lake, and Mrs. Krautkremer, Jordan.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
Benjamin Whitcomb.

On Friday, February II, all that
was mortal of Benjamin Whitcomb
was laid at rest in Oak Knoll
cemetery. The impressive ceremonies
of the Methodist church were con-
Quoted by Rev. J. W. Heard in the
presence of the immediate family of
the deceased except his brother,
George, who was unable to be present.
His friends and neighbors in large
numbers paid their last respects and
brought many beautiful flowers, as a
last offering, to his bier. Members of
Company G, M. N. G., acted as pail
bearers and the bugle call was sounded
over his grave. .
Thus passed away young man
only % years old. He was a patient
sufferer for many months, even retain
ing in all his suffering a cheerful,
sunny disposition. He was much
esteemed by his comrades and friends.
All that could be done to stay the
fatal disease was resorted to by his
fond parents, brothers and sisters.
They have the satisfaction of at least
knowing he was good young man
and died in the Christian faith.
The family desire to tender their
heartfelt thanks to those who so kindly
assisted them during this great sorrow
and bereavement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
CREAMERY AT PEASE
Enterprising Farmers of a Live and
Progressive Town Organize
Cooperative Creamery.
Capital Stock $4,000 and Building
Will Be Erected as Soon as
Weather Will Permit.

A cooperative creamery was organ
lied at Pease last week with capital
stock of $4,000. The officers elected
were Harry Van de Reit, president;
L. Kempton, vice president; Gerald
Stratiug, secretary; John Larson,
treasurer. VIM. Jones, Benjamin Van
Rocket and Christ Modin we're elected
directors. The farmers of Pease are
to be congratulated for their enter
prise. If they pull together their
creamery is bound to prove success.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
A FORCEFUL DEBATE.
Participants on Both Sides Well Pre-.
pared in High School Athletic
Associations Contest.
Musical Part of Program, Orations
and Readings Are Exception.
ally Well Rendered.

By far the best entertainment ever
presented by the High School Athletic
association was the Lincoln centenary
production on Friday evening, and q
good-sized audience enjoyed the pro-
gram. Every number was executed in
manner that could scarcely be i'm
proved upon and the variety was
highly pleasing.
The rendition of two vocal solos by
Mrs. Clair Galley was in itself de-
lightful treat and Anderson orchestra
executed some very choice selections.
Musical numbers by the male quartet
we're particularly good, as we're also
the GRAFTON, abraham Lincoln" by
Kathryn Void, and reading by Miss
Williams.
The debate, "Resolved that peace
has accomplished more great achieve
ments for mankind than war;" proved
to be hot and heavy set to-a battle
OF words that would have done credit
to expert legal talent. The arguments
on each side were strong and we'll pre-
sented-so strong in fact that the
learned judges Messrs. Mcmillan,
Eaton and Ewing -hesitated long be-
fore rendering a decision, which was
eventually handed down in favor OF
the affirmative side. And now the
negative side threatens to take an APP
peal from the ruling! Lisle Jesmer
and Jess Angstman fought the battle
for the affirmative side and Samuel
Shaw and Archie Hull for the negative.
These entertainments by the Athletic
association constitute q source OF
much pleasure to the public and it is
hoped the series will be prolonged.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
Proposition to Bond the Village.

In another column appears notice
by the village recorder to the effect
that the question of issuing bonds to
the amount of SIS, 900, for the purpose
OF liquidating the floating Indebtedness
OF the village, will be submitted to the
voters at the annual election on
March 9. We doubt the wisdom of
further increasing the bonded in
debtedness of the village if it can pos
s:bly be avoided. When the recorders
report, showing the exact financial
condition of the village finances, is
made public, the voters will then be
in a position to act intelligently.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18
Will Study in Europe.

Miss Frances Vincent, the talented
soprano who sang in Princeton upon
two occasions for the members of the
Catholic church, will leave Minneapo-
lis with her teacher, Fraulein Schoen-
Rene, in the spring to continue her
vocal studies in Berlin, Germany.
Fraulein Schoen-Rene feels confident
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-18

and sale of oleomargarine and butter
inc without a state license. The man
ufacture and sale of such is brought
under the supervision of the state
dairy and food department.. A law
designed to prevent such is now on
the statute books, but is defective.
i. =: /.
st. Louis county is to have another
judge if the bill offered in the house by
c. A. Congdon of Duluth becomes a
law. 1t is to cover the districts of
Hibbing and Virginia. Mr.. Congdon
has introduced fewer bills than any
other member of the Legislature, but
this is none the less to his credit. No
member of the house takes q lseener in
terest in matters legislative than Mr..
Congdon.
Oscar Christianson of ST. Paul has
unique idea. He would increase the
terms of all the state executive officers
to four years. They now hold Office
for two years. The bill, as introduced
by him, however, does not become
operative until 1912. The bill would
not affect the state auditor, clerk of
supreme court nor railroad commits
sioners-they are now elected for four
years.
Another bill designed to aid the
workingman has made its appearance
Senator J. T. MCGOWAN is the author
and he proposes a constitutional
amendment making compulsory the
organization of what are to be known
as industrial insurance companies.
They are to be the adjunct of every
employing concern and are to be under
state supervision. Both injuries and
old age is to be compensated from the
profits.
Representative J. F. Rosenwald and
liver j. Lee have joined hands in an
anti-discrimination bill It is for the
purpose Of preventing dealers in all
commodities from making prices in
one locality greater than in another
and thus throttling competition.
Messrs. Lee and Rosenwald expect
much from the bill. It is fac smile
of the bill of two years ago designed
to prevent discrimination in the sale
of kerosene
The latest liquor legislation is by
Elmer E. Adams of Fergus Falls. He
wants all boards Of county commits
sioners prevented from issuing saloon
licenses and has introduced bill in
the house to that end. AS he explains
it the bill would put out of business
many liquor dispensaries known as
road houses. Yesterday the house
passed his bill licensing railway cars
on which liquor is sold. He wanted a
500 license, but the house reduced it
to $50
So.
Great is the constitutional amend
ment. Senators Durment and Sullivan,
the latter of Washington county and
the former from st. Paul, have col
Elaborated in an amendment designed
to cure existing evils in the supreme
court. They want eight instead Olive
justices and the amendment they have
drafted allows them to be added one
by one as the legislature directs. No
less than majority of the justices
may sit on any one case.
NIKE.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06

AN ENGLISHWOMAN TELLS HOW
AMERICA FLATTERS EUROPE

BY JENNY REM.

Three weeks after Alfonso of Spain
wore his green hat down London's Pic
cadilly, American crowds suddenly
broke out in green spots, and within six
weeks your men had an epidemic. 1t
seems to be ebbing now somewhat, or
else the green is less virulent. And I
can only thrust my hands a little
deeper into my muff when the wind
blows and ask myself what next?"
Personally I do not understand the
mad rush to look like everybody else.
If a shopman shows me anything and
says: THAT is what everybody is
wearing or I'VE have sold a dozen of
these today" I always pass on to some-
thing else. Fashion in England does
not become epidemic, as it does here;
il green wells do not suit a woman's
complexion she avoids wearing one. o
in Paris she paints herself up to &c
with the veil! But here? Why, be she
so sallow thai a green veil makes her
look like a withered lettuce, she dons II
just the same and sallies forth con-
WINGED that she is in the fashion and
therefore all right.
Perhaps why the coloring of garments
in this country strikes me as too vivid
is because 1 am used to London, where
the atmosphere spreads a kind oil
brownish bloom over everything. II
tones down. primitive colorings, blend
ing one into the other, until you car
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
Assembbnan Peter Nedenburgh Is a
MHtlan7an and a Soldier. Wahal


chance of being court-martialed for
disobedience. All of which applies to
Assemblyman Peter Vr%edenburgh, Of
Monmouth, who was the originator of
the measure.
The idea OF Mr.. Vredenburgh in put
ting such a bin through was to i'm
prove the efficiency of the military. He
knew what he wanted. He was a cap
tain in the regular army for ten years.
| and it struck him that the, sooner the
National Guard was put on a footing
with the regulars the quicker 1t would
show regular worth.
That, however, did not appeal to
those who could look for nothing bet
ter than a brevet If the bill went
through, and there was grave discus
sion as whether it would not be advisa-
BILE to put the captain under arrest for
doing something he ought not to. He
persisted, though, and now we have the
interesting spectacle of the soldier run
ming to the courts to keep his COM
mander4in-chief from making him do
something he doesn't want to.
V%redenburgh is a capable kind of a
| person who gives the impression of
knowing considerable about matters
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
Has Seen Service in Regular
Army and Knows What
He Is Talking About. .

military. Jus now he is a lawyer and
assistant prosecutor of pleas in his
county. He is a graduate of Prince
ton, class of 1892; Is president of the
intercollegiate Association, and was
captain of the Princeton athletic teams
of 1891 and 1892. He served as an Off
Ger in the army for ten years, most of
the service having been In the Philip
pines, with a few years in Cuba
Owing to ill-health he resigned from
the service.
In the State militia service he be-
came second lieutenant of the regi-
ment in April, 1893, and captain in
January, 1894. In April, 1898, he was
elected captain of Company l, Third
Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, and
was captain of the eighth
United states Volunteers during the
Philippine insurrection of June, 1899
He also served as military governor oil
Calaca, Southern Luzon, P. l..
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
HAD ENOUGH.

He is a charming little fellow of four,
pretty in his ways, good to look at, but
as naughty as they are made. He sat
on the bottom step, kicking his fat legs
and refusing utterly to obey his father,
who had told him to go upstairs several
times in increasing degrees of severity.
After a few minutes of this clashing OF
wills his exasperated young parent
picked him up somewhat suddenly, car
ried him up and set him down very
firmly on a chair in his room, went out
and shut the door. Silence reigned.
Not a sound from him for at least halt
an hour. Then the door was opened
and a sweet little voice called out;
Father, have YOU got over your tam
trum vet? For | should like to come
down..
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
4 Federal MONEY CLAIM ON THE STATE.

New Jersey is Indebted to the Federal government ito the mount of $66Ooo
II is a n old debt, dating back to 1886 but has rot beer outawed. The obligation
has eve been carried on HI financial books of the State to offset the TO-
vanished state treasury surplus, and Until the subject was brought u p in Con
rress last week in a bill providing that the States that still W the government
their share Of the $2S0WOW loaned to the States in 1886 nobody remembered
there ws such a debt against this state, OF course the State administra-
ton will object to payment 1t won't be cry agreeable to hand $3.50 over tt
the national treasury. There is son indignation at Trenton that such a demand
should be made, even If the national ADMINISTRATION lis financially pinched. But
with what consistency can a claim of debt for borrowed money be resisted by a
state administration that when it is financially pnched, seeks to plumber the
school funds of the municipalities which is not money borrowed from thu State.
but the proceeds OF a property tax for school purposes only?
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
THE EDITOR DEFIANT.

To all your whimpering nonsense we
have his only to say: If you have any
grievance in your system against US
for anything we have done, said, in
sinuted or even thought, just please
come to our office, invite us to yours,
call us by phone, meet US on the street;
or arrange a meeting any way to suit
yourself, and spit out your grievance
to us personally. Well gladly cuss,
quarrel, fight or just merely Jaw" with
you.-London (Ky.) Democrat.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
Now the Majority Rules
Congress
BY J. SLOAT FASSETT, M. c.

-zsHIS is a big country with big interests, it Is manifesty impossible
tic consider all matters tin which all the members are interested lin
u open session of Thu House. Rules ave been devised for appointing
cal be reported, n only the most urgent of these can be considered in
the Who'll House. No rues IA be- pr ought to be, devised which would n
able every membe tic take u p h time of the House, whenever it so pleased
him with IN bill he might choose So in the House, as in the world gen
orally III rule OF he majority prevails. The country, by a majority vote in
The several onaressiona districts, selects the political party which 1t desires
10 haye IN control That majority party, by majority vote, proceeds to or
eanizet he % int a working echanis The speaker is elected by a
majority. n Is always answerable to that majority. The rules ire adopted
by a majority. and are always responsive to that majority. The rules are
mad with full provision to protect the rights of each Individual and If the
minority, but, rightly they are framed to enable the responsible majority to
exercise thu power entrusted to it by the people, n for the exercise of which,
or the failure to exercise which, that majority and that majority alone, is held
ponsi If a Democratic minority by the aid of a small body o. in
sureent or rebelious Republicans could obtain possession OF the machinery of
Legislation and prevent III majority from carrying tut its pledges, the coun-
try would not accept the plea of ION possumus The entire majority would
he held responsible for uh a breach of trust-Lesles Weekly.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
DAVID BAIRD AT SEVENTY YEARS.

The Hon. David Baird, of Camden and New Jersey wa born April Z 1889,
and accordingly. he will tomorrow have attained his SEVENTEEN birthday. The
tradition of three score years an ten as the allotted age of mar has no meaning
In the cae If Mr.. Baird who is only 10 in the rpeness of his manhood. He
has Just purchased a $1,000 touring car. Joined the Automobile Club, and will be
HIS own driver. Vigorous of nd nd body, alert and aggressive a born leader
and a nan of large affairs, with responsibilities that rest upon him as lightly as
Feathers, the Hon. David Baird will be active and foremost in public life for
years to come. He thrves upon the trials that killed Hobart and Sewel.
And no doubt when he has become IN odogenaran he will be the object of as
much warm friendship and as many bitter enmiies as he is now, But if by
untoward event the Hon David Baird should pass away what a void he
poucsl
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
O mi STORIES.

The plot of a great story is living
water out of the springs of reality.
The plot of a little story is pumped
up with a sensible .creaking of ma
chinery, and is after all a thin and
sluggish stream, stagnating unless con-
stantly forced.
But the river that sweeps through a
great story would wreck such feeble
works as the imagination of the cheap
and common author may compass. The
tank of a~rtiiciality whence each may
draw so much as he can comfortably
make way for is thus a practical ne
cessity, if literature Is to keep the pulp
mills at all busy.
And then, too. there are devices
whereby the merest dribbling nay be
got to simulate. in the ears of the
buying mob. the rush of a cataract
Puck.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
in RIPPING GOOD HUMOR
RIPS LITTLE JOKE.

Rip Van Wrinkle awoke and found
himself surrounded by a crowd of re-
porters.
did you really sleep twenty years in
these m~ountains?" queried the men of
the press.
"'Sure thins!" yawned Rip as he lit
his pipe.
''Well, how on earth did you keep
warm during the bitter winters. There
are no steam radiators up here?"
Rip laughed.
"Ah, no; my friends" he chuckled,
"but there are plenty of mountain
ranges"
And picking up his stick the old man
started out to hunt up a vaudeville
manager.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-06
RAILROAD PROPERTY RETALIATION NOW.

e There is to be a revaluaton of railroad property In this State FOR assess
ment of axes The initiative belongs to Mr. Martin. of Essex, in his joint reso-
luton No 2 providing for I've experts. A committee substitute giving the
"A Governor pow to appoint three experts was passed. A joint resolution. No g.
by MI Blauven. OF Passac,c calling for a valuation of the property of all public
Il There Is n 10 utility in such a step, since these companies are assessed only N
their grossr receipts for franchise taxes, while heir real and personal property
lis assessed ad taxed in local ratables Railroad property including thu fran
chhe. is assessed a rea1a inc personal property and it's valuation, and. there
FORE. q reyaluation to possibly establish a greater value looks to increased
n public income from h taxes. The responsibility To- rests upo tn Governor
to appoint men who Will do the work consiendously n thoroughly, unaffected
alike by railroad influence or antirairoad prejudice.