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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
Local Option Defeated.

St Paul, February 4-The anti-saloon was today overwhelmingly defeated in the house of representatives. The vote came on a resolution to adopt a minority re- port on the matter, which was In favor of the bill the result of the vote being Al to B. The bill was then definitely post poned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
Czar Ia Indiqnant.

London, February 5.--A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Daily Mail says the Emperor is deeply indignant at the }Azef revelations and has decided to create a special tribunal with unlimited powers to investigate thoroughly the whole matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
c. A. MOUNTJOY
 ATTORNEY-AT-L 10 Wall Street, New York City

Will attend to all legal business and will practice in all the courts of New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05

The penitentiary board of trustees com pleted their labors today and adjourned for the month. Being the beginning of the farming season the trustees invested in thousands of dollars worth of hard ware, dry goods for convict clothing, which is manufactured on the Oakley farm, where all the female convicts, about 40, are kept; farming implements, blows by the dozens, cultivators, harness and hundreds of others things that are constantly being needed on such great plantations, and where more than 15O0 men and women are employed in pro- ducing cotton, corn and other crops.
 One of the largest items on the bill pur- chased was TOO rods of. hog wire at 2s cents per rod. This wire will be used in completing the enclosure of about 500 acres of wild lands on the Belmont farm, in Holmes county. The trustees will en- deavor hereafter to make all the meat that place needs, an in course of time will attempt the same on other places. A vast quantity of pork is produced an nually on the state farms, but it is so good that it is eaten up soon; it is not heavy enough for the negro labor it is claimed by many farmers. A side of homemade bacon, no matter how fat, is gone in very few meals at the home of the negro farm hand.
 The state row buys 25,OO0 pounds of meat from the west for the penitentiary farms, in addition to what is produced on the farms. Many a hog will be re- quired to furnish that amount of meat 100 hogs weighing 25O pounds would make the 25,000 pounds per month, and for F months that would mean 1200 hogs But 25000 pounds of homemade meat would not begin to meet the requirements, and the state would have to raise more hogs or bigger hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05

Governor Noel has been invited to at tend the seventeenth National Irrigation congress, which nets at Spokane, Wash, on October 14 next; also to name dele gates from the state of Mississippi. The object of this congress is to impress the citizens of the balance of the country especially of the east, with the import ance of the matters to be discussed such as irrigation, drainage, forestry, water ways, good roads and home-buiiding. It is a congress in which the state of Mssis- sippi is therefore vitally interested, but because of the great distance it is very doubtful if any Mississippians will be present.
 Congressman J. w. Collier of the Eighth district came over from his home in Vicksburg today to wind up business matters in the supreme court, and to ten- der his resignation as county registrar of Warren. MT. F. A. Scott, the gentleman who succeeded him as circuit clerk of Warren, was commissioned as his suc- cessor.
 MT. Collier states that he has never been to Washington, but in the event President Taft should call special ses- sion he will do his best to find the town.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
MIKE.
The Unions First Care.

A newspaper to be of any value as
an advertising medium must have
readers, the more the better. In
order to have readers newspaper
must print the news in succinct and
intelligent manner, present neat
typographical appearance and treat
people fairly. This the Union aims
to do, and how we'll it has succeeded
is evidenced by the fact that it has
built up a circulation equalled by few
country weeklies in the state, aad an
advertisement inserted in it's columns
always brings results. That the
Union is owned by its publisher,
and that no man, clique or interest
can dictate it's policy is we'll known to
most of its readers, hence they have
confidence in the paper. The
U Ito n s first care is to please and
interest it's readers and add to their
number. It does not take advertis-
ers long to discover whether news
paper has few or many readers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
A Dip In the Groundhouse River.

DR.. Cooney, at the request of DR..
Lewis, drove to Mora on Tuesday
evening and amputated the left leg of
a patient at the Kanabec County hos
pital, removing the limb at the mid
die of the thigh.
On the way to Mora DR.. Cooney
and his driver, Fl. L. Cowles, came
near being drowned while crossing
the Groundhouse river where bridge
had been washed away. They drove
cautiously down the bank and out
into the stream when suddenly one
of the horses went into hole about
five feet deep and upset the buggy,
putting out the lantern and precipitat-
ing them into the stream. After q
hard struggle the buggy was, how
ever, righted and the horses managed
to get it safely across, with Mr..
Cowles wading by their side. He
then secured q scow and returned for
DR.. Cooney, who was standing in the
stream with his teeth chattering. Up
on reaching the opposite shore the
doctorswas pleased to find that his
Instruments were still in the buggy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Advertising Mile Laos County.


A neat-appearing, well-printed and
profusely illustrated 5o-page booklet
has been issued by the Princeton
Commercial club setting forth the
advantages of Mile Laos and the
adjoining counties offer to people of
moderate means who may wish to
engage in diversified farming and
more especially in dairy farming.
The matter for the pamphlet was pre-
pared by Mr.. George F. Wright, who
for several years edited the Union,
and nothing is overdrawn or over
stated. Attention is called to every
part of the county and Milaca and
the lake country will reap as much
benefit from the distribution of the
booklet as Princeton. The booklet
no doubt will be the means of induc-
ing many new settlers to make Mile
Laos county their home. There is
room for hundreds, yes, thousands of
newcomers in our county and land
will never be any cheaper. Mr.. M.
S. Rutherford, secretary of the Com
mercial Club, is to be congratulated
on his success in getting out such a
handsome booklet, and especially on
the matter contained therein.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Young Man Suicides.

Garrett Jan Schreur, 30 years of
age. committed suicide by hanging at
his home in Pease on Thursday after
noon of last week directly following
the funeral of his mother, which be at
tended.
1t appears that shortly after the
family returned to the house from tho
funeral Garrett said he was going to
the barn and left. Not returning
within an hour or so one of the family
went in search of him and discovered
his body hanging from the rafters in
an old barn which had not been used
for long time.
Brooding over the death of his
mother, of whom he was favorite, is
supposed to have led him to perform
the rash act. Three years ago the
young man was slightly demented, but
he seemed to have fully recoverable
be perfectly rational.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
announcement.

We have acquired the business; until
recently conducted by B. D.. Grant
and the store is now open to the pub
lie. In addition to shelf and heavy
hardware We shall carry in stock q
line: OF first-class furniture and also q
stock Of prime field and garden seeds
The amount Of stock will be largely
increased within short time and
everything will be up to date. The
public is respectfully invited to call.
Mel fhargey Hardware & Furniture Co.
A. 81. Gumnitz, Manager.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Mtlaca Wants yo,nntoer polio.

Milaca went "dry" at the recent
village election and as there was no
money to pay the village marshal and
village orders were away below par
that official resigned In last weeks
issue of the Times there appears
card over the signature of 81. p.
Bacon, president of the: council, in:
which he calls for volunteer police
men to enforce the excise laws and
preserve order. President Bacon
says he will appoint anyone of law
full age and we'll recommended who
will file bond of 800 to protect the
village against foolishness. There
ought to be no lack of volunteers in
view of the liberal Inducements offered.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
MARCH SETTLEMENT
Tax Apportlonment for the County of
Mile Laos as Computed by the
Auditor and Treasurer.
The Regular Apportionment Aggre-
gates $23,575.23 and Mort
gage Registry Tax 5000.

The tax superintendent, exclusive of
the distribution of mortgage registry
taxes, in the March, 1909, settlement,
aggregates $23,575.23. OF this sum
Sl,693. 10 is apportioned to the state,
S6,28l.28 to the county and So, 1905
to the=town funds. To the village of
Princeton is apportioned 81, 559.52
and to the village of Milaca 1907. Is,
while the school district taxes aggre-
gate SO, 852.67. The distribution at the
November, 1908, settlement, exclusive
OF mortgage registry taxes, was 49,
847.9l. The details of the distribu-
ton are given in the following table:
STATE YES
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Appreciates a Live Paper.

That Mrs. Elmer Eckland of Aber-
deem, S. d., and formerly OF Prince
ton, fully appreciates the worth of the
o MO n, is manifested in a letter re-
Gently received from her. Having
missed a number of the paper she
asks that it be forwarded and says in
so doing: 81 think the Union a
dandy little paper and I look for it as
l do letter from home. I wouldn t
be without the U Mon for good
deal. !" Miss Bertha Whitney, who at
one time lived in Princeton, is spend
ing a few months with Mrs. Eckland.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Death of A. F. Leafgreen,

Anders 81. Leafgreen, who formerly
lived in Princeton, died at the home
of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.,
and Mrs. N. A. Nelson, Minneapolis,
on March %, 1909, after an illness of
about two weeks.
Mr.. Leafgreen was born in Sweden
on July II, 1929, came to America in
1888 and settled in Grant county. He
was a building contractor in company
with his brother for forty years in
Sweden.
He leaves wife. one daughter,
Ellen, who lives in Minneapolis; two
sons, Benjamin A. and Hans A. Leaf
green, who live in Chicago, all of
whom attended the funeral, which
was held at the Swedish Lutheran
church at Elbow Lake. Rev. Olson
offciated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
VOLUME XXXIII. NO. IA
BOY FATALLY SHOT
Forrest Rogers, Fourteen Years Old,
Accidentally Killed by Gerald
rlcDougaIl, a Companion.
Trigger of Firearm Catches in TWig
and Contents Penetrate Back
of Unfortunate Youth.

Saturday afternoon in which Forrest
Rogers, boy between IA and Is
years of age, son of Mrs. Louvisa
Rogers, was Accidentally shot and NOR
tally wounded by his companion, Ger
aid McDougall. The story of the
tragedy is as follows:
Forrest Rogers started from home
for the purpose of setting couple of
steel traps in Frank Leathers' mead
ow on the Rum river bottoms. AS he
wendell his way along the bank of the
river he was joined by two other boys
Gerald McDougall and Dell Hill
and they sauntered along together.
The two latter were hunting and Nc
Dougall carried shotgun. In pass
ing through a piece of heavy brush
the boys walked in Indian fle-Rog-
ers in front, McDougall second and
Hill bringing up the rear. Nc
Dougall carried his gun at this time
with the muzzle pointing forward
toward Rogers and the barrel resting
across his left arm. In some way or
other-probably from the trigger
coming in contact with a bush-the
gun was discharged and the load of
No. shot which it contained entered
the Rogers boys back on the left
side. He staggered and fell. The
other boys, after realizing what had
happened, carried their companion to
the top of small knoll and there one
of them remained with him while the
other ran with all possible speed to
the home of Frank feathers. Upon
being informed of the accident Mr..
feathers lost no time in hitching up
horse and going to the place where the
boy had been shot down. Mr.. Leath-
ers placed the boy in his vehicle and
hurried to the Northwestern hospital,
where DR.. Cooney made an explora-
tory incision and found that there
was no possible chance of saving the
victims life. The stomach, spleen
and left kidney had been hopelessly
lacerated by the charge-the organs
were literally torn to shreds. Clos
ing the incision DR.. Cooney had the
boy removed to bed, where his suffer-
ings ceased at $40 on Saturday even
ing-his spirit passed beyond.
Before breathing his last Forrest
exonerated his companion from all
blame. He told him he knew it was
an accident and babe him not to
worry, while tears trickled down the
boys face.
The funeral was held on Monday
afternoon from the Congregational
church, Rev. Swertfager conducting
the services, -and among the pail
bearers was Gerald McDougall, who.
bowed down with grief, assisted in
performing the last sad duties for the
companion whom he had unintention-
ally slain. Many people attended the
obsequies. The interment was in Oak
Knoll cemetery.
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, Q DEATH
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Guests of MIR. and Mrs. Campbell

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Webster of
Minneapolis we're the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Campbell from Thurs
day evening until Saturday Mr..
Webster was an interested listener at
both sessions of the farmers institute
on Friday. he owns nice farm on
the outskirts of Minneapolis and he
wanted to get pointers on farming
from experts in that line. Mr.. Web
ster knows the lumber business from
the ground up, but Mrs. Webster
thinks course at the state agricultur-
al school would prove beneficial to
him in his farming operations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Holy Week.

Services will be held in the Metho-
dist church during Holy week, begin
ming Tuesday evening. There will be
special attention to singing. There
will be gospel sermons BY the pastor
each evening and a 4 O'Clock vesper
service Friday afternoon. Meetings
in the; auditorium at 7:45. A general
invitation is given to the public.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01

They drove to Mora, five miles
distant, with all the speed possible,
and there went through a regular
drying process. Neither of them
appears to be any the worse for the
experience.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Benefit Entertainment.

Tomorrow evening an entertainment
will be given in the high school as
sembly room for the benefit of the
Eighth grade piano fund and the pur-
pose sought to be accomplished is the
liquidation of the Indebtedness on the
instrument. Thus the entertainment
is for a worthy, cause and should
therefore receive a liberal patronage.
Following is the program which will
be presented:
PROGRAM
Hymn-"Be Thou Near Us. School
"A Night Picture. Lorna r. Marshall
1.-The King of Denmark Ride. Emma B. Rosin
WAS Marriage Failure?" Forrest McVicar
Scene from Romeo and Juliet. Miss Williams
Piano Solo. Miss Grace M. Kysor
The Drummer Boys Burial Mary I. Shockley
John Burns of Gettysburg''. ..... Bret Harte
Oscar A. Wikeen.
Song-"Lift Up The Banner. School
Home Study. Gertrude A. Lamb
1.-THE Blessed Damozer'.... . Mae H. Leach
Solo-''My Irish Molly o.. ... Daryl Jones
song Male Quartet
I'm Going Home Today. Will Carleton
w. Dale Francis.
VOCAL SOlo Mrs. T. A. Galley
Power of Poetry. Lord Tennvson
Fife Chute
Song-"Tne Lead Strikes Native Ground
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01

government his endorsement because
it will cinch his control of St. Paul
indefinitely, while in Minneapolis
democratic control of,the city govern
ment is likewise possible under it.
The whole thing looks like demo-
cratic scheme, and the funny thing is
that quite few republicans are fall
ing for it.
4. +.
Senator Andrew Stevens is going to
give his home town a normal school if
there is any way of doing it. Instead
of heavy investment in site and
building he proposes that the state
rent school building, and to that
end has offered a bill commanding
the state normal board to secure the
necessary building at Crookston. A
small appropriation is provided for
the new school.
Woman's suffrage has again fallen.
Senator Sageng, who wants to see the
fair sex given the ballot, tried to get
his bill advanced to the calendar
Wednesday and the senate was dis
courteous enough to refuse. That
there might be no further trouble from
the bill it was ordered indefinitely
postponed.
i. - +
The gubernatorial ambitions of
quite a few of the senator's is hamper
ed by their little gift to Gov. johnson
two years ago in the shape of an in
crease in salary. Senator Thorpe now
proposes to return the salary to it's
original figure. With Senator
Stevens of the finance committee he
has arranged to give in lieu of the
extra $4,000 sufficient amount which
Gov. johnson can apply on his rent if
he so desires. In other words his
contingent fund is to be increased
$1,000. The bill was included in the
rush of last Monday and is now in the
hands of the finance committee.
:: .:..:.
Late today the senate tax committee
took up the Bjorge tonnage tax bill.
A large number of interested Iron
Range business men and mine owners
were in attendance. There is much
speculation as to what the senate will
do with the bill, though it must be
said that its slaughter is by no means
certain. Senators Laybourn and
Pugh of Duluth are handling the OPP
position to the bill ana, according to
a statement made by them, IAN incom-
plete poll of the body by no means as
sures it's passage. It is generally ex-
pected that the tax committee will re-
port the bill out for indefinite post
ponement, which means a minority re-
port recommending it's passage.
Largely responsible for it's passage by
the house, Gov. johnson is now said
to be more than desirous that the bill
does not reach him, and has issued
orders that there be no further inter-
ference by the Kitchen Cabinet.
i. i. :.
L. D. Brown of Little Falls pro-
poses universal license for hunters.
AS the law now stands no license is
required in the county in which the
hunter resides, but if he wishes to
hunt elsewhere a certificate is requir-
ed. Under the terms of the Brown bill,
a license is required of every hunter
except where he confines his opera
tions to his own farm. By and by a
farmer will have to get the game
warden's permission to kill a snipe or
long-tailed rat.
MIKE
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01

In addition to the above the distri-
button of $500, mortgage registry
taxes, is included in the March settle
ment as follows: To the state, $3.50;
county, S171.40: village of Princeton,
$3.50; village of Milaca, 1886; towns
of county, S116.31: school districts,
S267.45.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
$3.50. IL S541 80 S1628. 48 S519 .99

~ 80 S2SU. II 554I. ~ SI628. 46 S019 .y9
Total township taxes ........... S2,9SO. 81
This total includes So SO and 16 cents for
town building taxes in Kathio and Milo re-
spectively and S. SO for special tax in Kathio.
SCHOOL. DISTRICT TAXES
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
Totals $3.50. 10 s5O5. 20 s7777.3o 5l57 90

Total school district taxes. ...... &c. 1852. 81
. This total includes bonds and interest in dis
trict ID of S244 .0.
Total settlement. .............. 1923, SIS. %
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01

diture for clerical and other help to
1925 day. He says it would effect
saving of $4,000 each session of the
Legislature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01

The st. Paul Dispatch has taken up
new fad, the passage of a law en-
towering cities of over 10, 900 in popu-
lation to adopt what is known in this
section of the country as the. Des
Moines commission plan of govern
ment. Members of the legislature are
being deluged with prettily written
and adroitly twisted articles regarding
the scheme in its application to Min
nesota municipalities and the question
being asked is, why is the Dispatch SO
interested? Boss O'Connor is said to
have given the commission plan OF
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1909-01-23
Death of Miss Eva j. Rotzien

Miss Eva J. Rotzien, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ". f. Rotzien. of this city.
died Sunday morning at West Palm
Beach Of appendicitis.
Miss Rotzien, Who was bat % years of
age, went from this place to West Palm
Beach about two weeks ago and shortly
after her arrival WAS taken ILL., II. b.
Sanders, with whose family she was at
the time, provided for her the best OF
care and she was treated by two promi-
nent physicians. An operation was
performed Friday afternoon but she sur
vived only until Sunday
Her father, w. F. Rotzien. WAS with
her during her illness, having been sum-
moned by telegraph week ago Sunday
and he brought the body to Daytona
this morning.
The funeral services were held at
the Bingham & Maley undertaking par
lars at 200 p. IN. Manday, Rev. B. F.
Marsh officiating and the interment was
at PineHoOd Cemetery.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1909-01-23
A Couple of Blackbirds.

Henry White, black man, commonly
known as Shorty" was before Justice
Titus. Monday morning, charged with
embezzllng a bicycle from G. p. John
son, of Daytona Beach, and forging an
order for provisions at one of the stores
in that town. He was bound over to
the Criminal Court in the sum of $500,
and, failing bond, was taken to DeIand,
Monday afternoon, by eX-SheriT J. X.
Turner, who was returning to his home
at the county seat. Cad Taylor, the
colored marshal made the arrest. While
waiting for the train another black man
by the name of Brown. surrendered
himself, and WAS hand-cuiTrd to White
to be taken to DeLand and turned over
to the authorities ut Live Oak, where he
was wanted in regard to some bond
jumping case.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1909-01-23
Runaway Accident.

About noon Sunday while Gas Lind
burg was driving into his yard on South
Beach street the horse apparently
frightened at the flowing we'll and in
shying ran the buggy against hitching
post throwing Mr. Lindburg out The
horse then ran up Beach street until
near Bellevue avenue when the vehicle
struck a palmetto tree and the horse
tore loose, being captured a little further
north on Beach street
1t WAS at first thought that Mr.. Lind
burg had sustained serious injuries and
DR.. J. T. Rawlings WAS called bat found
nothing beyond temporary strain OF
the back, and Mr.. Lindburg, though
somewhat sore, Was at work again Mon
day morning
The buggy had 4 wheel smashed and
received some minor damages.