The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-02-24
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cessor to his gentlemanly predecessor,
G. S. Edwards. of the Albert Lea
Times Enterprise.
Senator Swanson sumptuously
entertained the newspaper boys of the
18th senatorial district at the Odin
club in Minneapolis last Friday. Mr..
A. W. Benson, the genial president of
the club, ably assisted the senator in
caring for his guests. G.. s. Pease
acted as POSTMASTER and delivered
himself OF a fowery speech. Presi-
dent Benson also made nice little
talk. It was an enjoyable occasion,
one long to be remembered by all who
participated.
At the Odin club in Minneapolis
last Friday the writer had the
pleasure of meeting Lady Hedwig af
Petersens of Stockholm, Sweden, who
is making tour of the United
States and is stopping in Minneapolis
for time. Miss Petersens is a noted
writer and lecturer. She said they
had a superabundance of literary
talent in Sweden and could spare
some as we'll as not, but she said we
cannot afford to send you any more
of our farmers and laboring men-we
need them at home. Miss Petersens is
a good-looking and charming young
lady and an interesting CONVEX
sationalist
At the age of "a George Washington
Benedict, the Oldest newspaper man
in Minnesota, passed away at the
home of Mrs. Hicks in Sank Rapids
on the 10th inst. Mr.. Benedict To-
Gated at the Rapids in 1854 and as
sisted in establishing the first news
paper there-the Frontiersman. Save
for few brief periods he remained
resident of the Rapids until death
called him. He was state senator
from the Thirtieth district Grow
Wing, Morrison, Benton, Sherburne
and Mile Lacs-in the 1874 and 1875
sessions of the legislature, and served
as deputy collector of internal revenue
for a number of years.
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"The Honorable r. G. Dunn stated
editorially in the Princeton Uni n
recently that it was cold day when
there was not convention of asses of
some sort in the Twin Cities. The
state editors met in Minneapolis on
February II and Is at their annual
convention, but Mr.. Dunn's statement
being made negatively saved the day
for them, as February II and Is we're
among the coolest Of the season.
Little Falls Transcript
No, Sister Fuller, the aggregation
of editors in Minneapolis last Thurs
day and Friday could not, by any
stretch of the imagination, be classed
with the braying quadrupeds, even
had milder weather prevailed. A
brighter and better-looking lot of men
and women-barring few bald-head-
ed sinners of the masculine gender
had not assembled in that city since
1908.
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The forty fourth annual meeting of
the Minnesota Editorial association
held at the Hotel Radisson, Mime
apolis, on the 18th and 18th inst. was
we'll attended. Over 800 editors were
present, many of them accompanied
by their wives. Mayor Haynes and
President futile Of the Commercial
club extended a hearty welcome which
was gracefully responded to by Presi
dent Edwards Of the association. The
eulogy on the late Gov. johnson by
Judge Stanton was both eloquent and
impressive. The papers by the editors
! on the topics assigned them were
highly inter esting, especially that OF
Miss Mary D. McFadden, which was
a plea for woman suffrage. The visit
to the agricultural school, where a
substantial lunch was served, was en-.
jOyed by all. Every editor in the state
is proud of that school. The banquet
at the Hotel Radisson on Thursday
evening by the Commercial club was
! an enjoyable affair and was highly
appreciated by the editors who par.
| took of the same. The MINNEAPOLIS
newspaper men we're on hand all the
time and made it pleasant for their
| country cousins. The editors appre-
ciate the courtesy and kindness of the
management of the Hotel Radisson,-
by the way it is the most modern, up
to-date hotel in the state,-of the Min
neapolis Commercial club and the city
newspaper men. All in all it was one
of the best meetings of the association