The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-09-07
ARMORY IS ASSURED
G. A. Galley, Alfred johnson and Gro
yer UmbehoCker Provide Funds
to Secure the Building.
One Thousand Dollars and Deed to Site
South of Creamery is Sent
tothe State Treasurer.


regarding the armory proposition
three of the members OF Company G
have come to the rescue and provided
$1,000 to insure the erection of an
armory in Princeton. They have for
warded a draft to the state treasurer
for 81, 900 and a deed to a site i'm
mediately south of the creamery, such
site having been approved by Lieu
tenant Alfred Johnson, who was en-
powered by the armory board to pass
upon the matter. The site was pur-
chased for the nominal sum of 5000
from the Galley Lumber company and
it is a very desirable location.
Captain C. A. Galley, Lieutenant AL
fred Johnson and Village Recorder
Grover Umbehocker are the young
men who provided the amount re-
quired, and they are certainly entitled
to credit for their enterprise and the
progressive spirit manifested by them.
Tired of the vacillations, dilatori-
ness and bullheadedness of the village
us do something ourselves" And
they did it.
Had the proposition of appropri
ating $1,000 and a site come to a vote
the citizens would, without doubt,
have declared themselves unanimous
ly in favor Of it, but the delay &C.
casioned would be unnecessary.
Then, again, the result would have no
binding effect upon the council-it
would not necessarily, in this
instance, have to abide by the voice
of the people. Taking this into con-
sideration, the militia boys made a
wise move when they decided to ignore
the council and proceed indepen-
IDENTIFY. While the erection of the
armory will not be commenced before
spring, Company G decided that the
states offer to furnish $4,000 was an
opportunity which should be en-
braced neutrality-suspicious. it was
withdrawn.
This building, it must be under
stood, will not be used exclusively for
militia purposes. A large hall which
can be used for public meetings will
be one Of it's features and probably a
public gymnasium. If at any time
the militia company should disband-
which is not probable-the village,
which the law presumes shall take an
interest in the institution, will be
afforded an opportunity to purchase
the building.
AS to the site, it seems to US that no
better could have been selected. The
building can be heated by the exhaust
steam which now goes to waste from
the power house and there is sewer
connection on the ground. The
smoke and smell from the creamery
one of the excuses put forth by some
members of the council as an objec-
tionable feature to the site-is all
poppycock. The smoke will not in
the least affect the institution and no
smell emanates from the creamery.
The sum OF $3.50 rent is paid for the
rooms now occupied by Company G
as an armory, and the village has
to pay it, SO that it is plain to be seen
that in a period of little over 10
years the amount contributed toward
the acquisition Of the new building
and it's site-S1, 6OO-will be REIN
bursed. And yet the "wise' men of
the council who voted down the prop
osition presented by Company G re-
fused to appropriate the sum of 81 1000
the militia asked for no site-and
endeavored instead to thrust upon the
boys couple of undesirable lots.
Anent the action Of the council the
Duluth News Tribune publishes the
following editorial, which is interest
ing from the fact that it gives an
opinion of the :"wiseacres" from an
outside viewpoint:
Princeton Needs "the Hook"
1t would be safer bet than some
others that if Princeton had the re-
call, a majority of it's council would
"get the hook" Princeton has one
Of the most efficient, best organized
and disciplined companies of the
state militia. The boys have proved
themselves both in emergencies and in
encampment.
Under the recent law the city can
get $4,000 Of state aid to build an
armory, provided it furnishes $4,000
for site and furnishings. Princeton
naturally wants that armory; so do
the boys of the company. This sum
would erect building that would be
an attractive feature in that center of
potatoes and creameries.
It would, also, provide an audi