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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
Roads and Land Values.

The value of farming land depends
very largely on the distance from a
Market A good road has the effect
of shortening the time required for
carrying a load of produce to mar
ket, which is practically the same
thing as shortening the distance.
Howard h. Gross, in the Two Harbors
News, relates the story of hard
headed German farmer at Sheboygan,
who, in a very graphic and compre-
hensive way, told of the value of good
roads as it appeared to him. he
said: my farm is ten miles from
market. If it was only five miles
from market it would be worth fifteen
dollars an acre more. I cannot move
my farm in, but if we can build a
good road to my farm I can come in
the ten miles with my produce easier
than I could come in five miles tc
town. "-Owatonna Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01

Baker was derricked at this juncture
and Stoneburg went in to finish the
game. Princeton collected two runs
off his delivery in the ninth but he
finally retired them with the short end
of the score.
Next Sunday at the fair grounds
the Princeton team crosses bats with
the Long Siding sluggers. The latter
have already played and defeated
several of the fast country teams in
this territory, including the Foreston
team last Sunday, and expect to take
the long end of the score in their game
with Princeton. This should prove
to be classy exhibition of the ma
tional game, as Princeton is rounding
into shape and expects to be in at the
finish themselves.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
66o Farm Firesido.
Gleanings by Our Country
Correspondents. ....
ESTES BROOK,

ESTES BROOK.
Miss Hulda Bergman visited her
mother on Sunday.
Watch the Union for the next
dance in Dreamland.
Jake Knutsen spent Sunday with
his parents at Blue Hill.
For pointers in the making of cake
call on Clara Sandquist.
Huldah Bergman called on Clara
Sandquist on Thursday evening.
Emma Johnson is spending a few
days visiting friends in the cities.
Hugh Dibblee was renewing &C.
quaintances in this vicinity last week.
Charlie Sandberg and lady friend
attended the confirmation exercises at
Princeton on Sunday.
Mary Knutsen and Clara Sandquist
made short visit at the Erickson
home Sunday afternoon.
Art Lind and Miss Addie Stark
attended the surprise party at Jen-
sens on Wednesday evening.
Rumors are that Charlie Erickson
is contemplating::joining a wild west
show. Hop to good thing, kid.
Caroline Bjork, who recently came
over from Norway, is making her
home with her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Plant.
A few from here attended the dance
in the Axt barn on Saturday evening
and reports are that they had a most
enjoyable time.
David Sandquist, who filed on a
claim at Lemon, S. D., short while
ago, returned home on Friday we'll
satisfied with the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Kronstrom
and grandchildren, and Mrs. Johnson
Sundayed at John Levan's.
A few from here attended the sur
prise party at G. Jensen's on Wednes-
day evening. Dancing was the prin-
cipal amusement. A delicious lunch
was served, and when the guests de-
parted for their homes they presented
Mrs. Jensen with a kitchen set consist
ing OF various useful pieces.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
The Aurora BoreaIie

According to theory enunciated b,
Professor Lenard. the aurora boreali<
Is formed Of cathode rays, emitted by
the sun and DETECTED by the terrestrial
magnetic field in the upper strata Of
the atmosphere. The velocity of these
cathode rays must be nearly equal tc
that of light and very much greater
than the velocity Of cathode rays pro.
duced in the laboratory Lenard con
cludes that these extremely hard
cathode rays are emitted by unknown
radioactive substances in the sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
MADE HIMSELF BLUSH.
Trick by Which an Actor Achieved a
Realistic Stage Effect.


Realistic Stage Effect.
Daniel Frohman in his memories
Of Manager" tells Of a muscular
trick by which Mr. F. F. Mackay
achieved an astonishing stage effect.
It was in Bronson Towards zone of
Our Girls" Mr.. Mackay was playing
the part of a French count. who, in
one Of the chief situations Of the play.
is slapped in the face with a glove
by an English officer. Mr.: Howard s
idea was that the count should become
violent and furious at the affront, but
Mr.. Mackay contended that as he had
been shown in the play to be an expert
duelist and accustomed to danger he
was not likely to lose control Of him.
self.
Mr.. Howard saw the point. The re-
suit was that the Frenchman received
the insult without the movement of a
muscle. He stood rigid. Only flash
Of the eye for an instant revealed his
emotion. Then the audience saw his
face grow red and then pale. This
was followed by the quiet announce
ment from the count that he would
send his seconds to the Englishman.
This exhibition Of facial emotion be-
trayed by the visible rush of blood to
the actors face was frequently noted
at the time. It was a muscular trick.
Mr.. Mackay put on a tight collar for
that scene and strained his neck
against it until the blood came, and
when he released the pressure and the
blood receded the effect was reached.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
Cambridge Versus Princeton.

Cambridge Versus Princeton.
In long drawn out affair, in which
both teams had the lead at times and
tied at other intervals during the
game, the Cambridge team finally
forged to the front and forced the
Princeton team to accept defeat of 8
to II. The game was played on a
rough ground and in the in6eld the
best fielder could do was to shut his
eyes and grab and trust to luck that
the ball would hit in his hands. Evil
IDENTIFY the Cambridge boys were more
used to this than the visitors, for thew
seemed to be more lucky with their
grabs at the ball than the Prince
tonians. The outfeld was one grand
and glorious tumble of overgrown
wire grass, gopher holes and bumps
in which the out6elders performed
more like a lot of acrobats than ball
players, vieing with each other to see
who could turn the prettiest double
somersau]t in chasing after some of
the hard hit drives and flies. Both
sides broke into the error column at
frequent intervals and hardly play
er OF either side escaped without one
or more black marks against his field
ing record. Evidently it was hard
day for the pitchers, for five different
men occupied the box before the game
was over, Cambridge using two and
Princeton three. Archie Hull started
the cannonade for Princeton and
pitched good ball while his arm
lasted, but being out of condition his
arm soon went back on him and he
had to give it up in the early stages
OF the game. Cy Robideau had
pitched a hard Ginning game against
the Milaca team on the previous dav
but was called into the box to do the
best he could under the circumstances.
He got away with it for while but had
bad inning in the 9Th, due partly to
poor support by his team mates, and
retired in favor of Smith. Baker. an
imported finger from Isanti, was the
first offering for Cambridge, and he
worried along in fairly good shape
until the seventh, when he blew IN
and allowed four hits in succession.
two of them good for two bases each.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
Change of Ownership

l have purchased the entire stock in
trade of r. E. Jones & Son and have
decided to carry on the business as
heretofore. The stock has been
thoroughly overhauled and placed in
good condition, and it is my desire to
clear it out as soon as possible, re-
CARELESS of price, in order to put in
new goods. I am in a position to do
all kinds of general repairs.
&"2tc Geo. G. Newton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01

Boss-Mr. Jones, you have sold more
neckties than any clerk I have ever
had. How do you do it? Clerk-When
a young man selects a tie 1 say,
'That's too young for you" When an
old man picks one l say. That's too
old for you" They both bite.-Toledo
Blade.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
TWO BALL CONTESTS
Princeton High School Gets Back at
MiIaca and Defeats 1t by
Score of 5 to 4.
Cambridge Defeats Princeton Village
Team on a Diamond Filled
With Gopher Holes.

The Princeton high school ball team
finished their season last Saturday
by defeating their old Milaca rivals
by the close score of to 5. It was a
close and exciting game throughout
and anybody's game until the last
man was put out in the ninth inning.
The same teams had played TO-
inning game earlier in the season at
Milaca and the up-rjver team had
taken the long end of the score by the
narrow margin of one run. The
Princeton lads were out for revenge
Saturday and surely got it. Cy
Robideau was on the firing line for
the locals and pitched classy article
of ball while his team mates gave him
gilt-edged support in every inning ex-
cept one and dubbed their way to vic
tory in their eight turns at bat. A
large crowd of rooters accompanied
the Milaca team to Princeton and
rooted long and loud for their favor
ties, but that 10-inning defeat was
still ranking in the hear of the
orange and black athletes and nothing
but victory over the crimson and
white would satisfy their appetites for
revenge. And as the Frenchman
says, "They got ze satisf.'
r Milaca was first to bat and we're re-
tired without a run, Angstman
pegging two of them out on attempted
steals at second. Princeton scored
two in the opening frame. Robideau
was safe at first on Harshman's error,
and then stole second and third and
scored on Berg's sacrifice fly.
Angstman scored the other run in this
inning on an error and a safe hit by
c. Stay. Galley started the second
inning by hitting safe and stealing
second. Peterson advanced him to
third by sacrifice and Briggs scored
him with an infeld grounder. Milaca
collected their four runs in the third
inning and took the lead by one run.
The Princeton infield pulled off a
little balloon ascension in this round
and collected six errors while the
Milaca batters hoped onto Cy's de-
livery for three safe wallops, one of
them good for two bases. This
batting rally sent the Milaca rooters
off into spasms of joyful roofing, but
Princeton put damper on in their
half of the third by scoring another
run and tieing the score again. There
was no further scoring for either team
until the seventh inning, when Prince
ton pushed the winning run over and
put the game away for keeps. With
one out Galley raped out a two
Dagger to right field and Peterson
stung one for single, scoring Galley
with the winning run. Milaca fought
gamely to the finish but without avail
and the game ended to 5 in favor of
the orange and black. Score by
innings:
E
Milaca Q Q 0 o.
Prlnceton..... 2 l l 0 0 0-5 4
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
Knew What He Wanted,

She-I do not care to marry YOU. l
do not care to even talk to you. He "a
widower)-That is precisely the reason
want you to marry me.-New York
Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
Mans SAVING Grace.

All men are born lazy, but in some
Of them the sense Of shame is strong
enough to overcome it.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
The Finish.

did the play have happy ending?"
ut might have been worse. My wife
only lost her handkerchief and one
glove. City Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01

Mrs. B. Jones called on Mrs. N.
Fradette on Thursday.
Mrs. Louis Normandin called on
Mrs. Charles Raiche on Thursday.
c. A. Raiche, who has been seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia, is gradually
recovering.
Miss Agnes Fradette spent Wednes-
day evening with the Misses Cecilia
and Lillian Blair.
Frank Rehaume and Albert Desiar-
lais were employed at Napoleon
F'radette's last Thursday.
Miss Pearl o. Labbissonniere was
the guest of Agnes and Johnnie Fra
dette on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Fradette's resi-
dence had a narrow escape from being
burned last Friday. One side of the
roof was badly damaged.
Miss Pearl O. Labbissonniere visit
ed from Thursday evening until Fri
day evening with the Misses Octavia
and Jeanette ROCKFORD.
The members of the Altar society
are requested to meet at the church
on Thursday, June 8, at p. m. for
the purpose of cleaning the interior
of the edifce.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01


The annual spoIiation of county
roads has commenced.
An over-oAicious person, be his in.
tentions ever so good, is always dis.
agreeable.
By building good dam across the
East Branch a few rods north of the
village limits sufficient boomage car
be obtained for 1000, 900 feet of logs.
A number of the boys on the West
Branch drive have been around town
for few days. They are all anxious
for a sufficient fall of rain to float out
the logs.
Wyanett Correspondence T.
81. Game met with painful accident
last week. He was thrown from his
wagon and sustained severe injuries
to his back.
Strangers expressed themselves as
highly pleased at the creditable man.
ner in which Princeton honored the
memory of the fallen braves on Dec.
Grafton day.
Our Spencer Brook correspondent
quotes a good deal of scripture this
week. Not having bible at hand we
cannot vouch for the correctness OF
the quotations.
Spencer Brook Correspondence
The presiding elder repremanded
some of his followers last Sunday
for being late and for disorderly con-
duct during services.
Editorial.-It is the rich tax shirk-
ers who are raising this howl about
the unjust tax laws. Land grabbers
and money sharks never pay taxes
unless they are obliged to.
The only log sale reported at Min
neapolis this week is by Arthur Wood
cock of Princeton, who sold J. Good.
now & Co. 10000 feet at .25.-Lum.
herman and Manufacturer.
J. W. Libby made a trip to Prince.
ton last week and says the road is
just as long and just as dusty as il
used to be when he drove the stage
over daily. River Star News.
By the expenditure of little labor
and money the road leading west from
the village, out past G. H. Rines
place, could be put in good condition
it's whole length, to where it intersects
the north and south road leading to
Sadley's upper grist mill-that road
is already in good shape.
The contract for grading the rail.
road from the south bank of the West
Branch in this village to S. B.
Heath's house in Livonia, distance
of seven miles, has been let to the
Foley Bros, and they will have a
large force of men and teams at work
on it by the beginning of next week.
The contract must be finished by
August l.
A small party of religiously inclined
Princeton people, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicely, Mrs. Wesley Page, the
scribe and his partner and the Rev.
Mr.. Chaffee partook of a picnic din
ner in the grove near the school
house, in district No. l, Spencer
Brook, on Sunday. Elder Chaffee
is pleasant and agreeable gentleman
Notwithstanding the fact that he is a
strict churchman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01

The cooperative creamery made LOG
tubs of butter for the week ending
Monday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01

Cheerfulness is what greases the
axles Of the world; some people 60
through life creaking.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
GREENHOUSE.

Alma Weinberg Sundayed at A. E.
Crows.
Stanley E. Weinberg was caller on
Nels Robideau Sunday.
Miss Hazel Robideau was caller
on Miss Mabel Levi last week.
Miss Mabel Levi of LeSueur Center
is visiting her sister, Mrs. 81. Sanger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Grow spent
Sunday at Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Re-
haume's.
Miss Lulu Robideau was a welcome
visitor at Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Ode
CARDS a few days last week.
F. Weinberg, Lewis Robideau, Joe
Beer and S. Weinberg we're callers at
Peter Stanch6eld' on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Odegard of San.
tiago were welcome Sunday visitors
at Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Robideau's.
E. P. Grow, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Rehaume and Mrs. and Mrs.EE. Nor
mandin passed Sunday at Mr.. and
Mrs. J. 81. Crows.
Peter Stanch6eld left on Monday for
Monroe, Wis.,, where he will visit
his parents and relatives whom he
has not seen for Is years. He expects
to return in the fall.
A dance and shadow social for the
benefit of the Catholic church will be
held at the residence of Nels Robi-
deau on Friday evening, June 9. The
ladies of the parish are requested to
bring cake or ice cream. Refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream and
cake, will be served. Old and young
are all cordially invited. Good
music and fine time promised.
Don't miss it.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23
Lightning Kills Few

In 1908 lightning killed only l69
people in the whole country. Ones
chances Of death by lightning are less
than two In million. The chance Of
death from liver. kidney or stomach
trouble Is vastly greater, but not II
Electric Bitters be used, rs Robert
Madsen, of West Darlington, Iowa.
proved. Four doctors gave him up
after eight months Of suffering from
visulent, liver trouble and yellow
iaundice. He was then completely
cured by Electric Bitters. They're
the best liver, stomach. nerve and
kidney remedy and blood purifier on
earth. Only zoe, at all druggists.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23
Mic, Distinction.

He was hurrying for the train,
somewhat impeded by a clumsy crate
containing large live turkey. As he
approached the gate the guard stopped
him with n gesture.
"You can't take thnt through here.
be said. "That'll have to be checked
Or go by express"
but can't stop" declared the
passenger i've got to get this train"
And lie tried to push through again.
The guard held him back. THAT Is
baggage" lie said firmly. "and 1t must
go in the baggage car"
"Oh. no." replied the other. with a
charming md confident smile; Its
luggage. Don't you see I'm Juggling
itY' And he had slipped by before the
astonishpd guard had caught his
th.-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23


Tennys0n on one occasion ON board
the royal yacht. at the request Of the
then Princess OF Wales. read THE
Grandmother" II read It," said Ten
nyson. Tin cabin on deck. The prip-
cess sat close to me on one side and u
young lady whom ] didn't know on
the other. The wind came through
an open window. and the princess
whispered. Put on your hat but !
said ought. II possible. to make my
self balder than ever before 10 many
royalties. She said again. 'Oh. put It
on. so did. and heard afterward
that the King Of Denmark's court
fool, who was In the background (they
really kept court fool. remarked.
He may be laureate. but he has not
learned court manners When l was
done the ladies praised me, and I pat
ted the unknown one on the bnck by
way Of reply. and presently I found
out she was the empress Of RussiaT'
HAD you any talk with the czar!"
Hardly any. He said he couldn't
speak English. Perhaps he was dis
gusted at my patting his wife on the
back. His head was up In the cabin
ceiling as he walked about below
London Gentlewoman.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23
A Way Man Has.

A man who will sit up all night and
display marvellous agility Of the I'm
gers In operating puck Of cards finds
that he has hands like m elephants
feet when he Is asked to hook up or
button up his wife's gown. This fact
Is observed time and again and IL one
Of the popular bits Of philosophy to be
served In connection with dressmak-
err convention desiring public atten-
ton. That 1t is a more difficult under
taking to shufile the deck and deal a
poker hand-inerely as test Of digital
cIeyeruess without taking into consid-
Grafton the more important -itess OF
dealing satisfactory hand-than to
hook up gown even when the eyes
are hidden In the lace must be admit
ted. Tint u man will undertake the
one cl,eerfully and the other churlish,
ly must be nscribed to the survival OF
the Old Nick In most male humans
Chicago Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23

The distilled essential oil Of almonds,
which when diluted supplies the popu-
inr havoring for sweets and confection-
cry known rs ..ratafia." contains In It's
strongest form sufficient percentage
of iiydrocyanic acid to make 1t highly
dangerous. A young man who was ex-
eclting un order by pouring 1t from a
large bottle to smaller one noticed
that he had not put the label quite
straight on the smaller bottle and took
1t of ngain. Before replacing the Ia
bel he licked 1t to make sure Of its
sticking properly. But while pouring
he had inadvertently let drop or two
trickie on the outside of the bottle
where he had affixed the label. Then
when he touched the label with his
tongue he felt as II something shot
along that member and also jump OF
his heart. So he rushed to a tap.
which was fortunately close at hand.
and put his tongue under the running
water. Never ms long MS be lived. he
said. would Ike forget that poisoning
sensntion.-Chnmb Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23
n..t.o,d His Death.

The little village of Grabels. near
Montpelier. France. has 500 inhabit-
ants aud nm extraordinary record.
Among the 500 are two centenarians-
there were three until DIR. David died
ut the age of 1903 recently-and twelve
persons In the town are more than
eighty yenrs old. The death Of DR..
David came as shock to the villagers.
One of the other centenarians. woman
of 1O1. explained how he died. He
insisted on walking through the pour
ing rain to the next village instead OF
riding on his bicycle. MS he usually did
when he visited patients at night" she
said
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23
.M...xr ii. ar.,..

In Mathewson the New York team
has u great winning pitcher. In my es-
timation he is about the greatest man
who ever tossed baseball. and the
rest of the pitching stan is strong and
dangerous. In spite Of this fact the
Cubs as a team would rather go up
against Matty than any Of the big
pitchers today. In saying this do not
mean to exempt a number of weaker
pitchers we are always confident OF
beating. but Of the recognized big
league pitchers today Matty 10 our
choice. My reason for making this
rather astonishing statement is that
Matty is n careful. steady. straight"
pitcher. He always pitches for the
plate and does not try to intimldate a
batter by such tricks as throwing for
his head or trying to Craze bis shins.
We know that Matty has wonderful
control over the ball.-John Evers
Second Baseman Chicago Nationals,
in Metropolitan Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-12-23
An unburi.d Admiral.

The bones of John Paul Jones remain
uninterred. They repose 10 CONN
supported on n couple Of wooden saw
horses under the stairway OF the large
building used as dormitory and mess
hall by the midshipmen ut the Naval
academy Mt Annapolis. The location 10
entirely inappropriate In all respects.
II is in the midst of the activities and
revelries Of the young men who are be-
Ing fitted for the duties Of the commits
stoned personnel of the navy. 1t is
makeshift which does not add to the
solemnity of the situation. 1t would be
better to place the coffin In less pub
lie place. perhaps In some corner OF
the chapel Mt the Naval academy or In
temporary structure In the academy
cemetery. 1t was intended that the
body should rest In specially de-
signed and constructed crypt. but con-
gress has not provided the means for
this last resting place.-Washington
Herald.