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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-13
Or. C. K. EDsoN DEAD
Well Known Former Resident Died
at Leroy.

News was received here this morn
ing of the death Wednesday at Lee
Roy, N. Y. Of DR. Galen X Edison,
who Is a relative Of DR.. S. r. Wilcox
of this village. A Rochester paper
Of Oct s contained the following,
lie Roy Oct. 6.-Dr Galen X Edison
for many years a resident of lie Roy,
died Wednesday at the home of his
son. Galen Edison. of Worcester,
Mass. The remains are to be brought
to lie Roy the latter part OF the week
for burial. Dr. Edison was in his
9th year. He was born in the state
Of Maine. June 10. 1915. He came
to lie Roy from Bennington, VT, in
1912 and practiced his profession
here until 1878. when he retired. A
little over three years ago he went
TO Massachusetts to live with his
sons. He is survived by two sons
Galen Edison of Worcester. Mass
and Hadley ]. Edison of West Med
way. Mass. and by one daughter
Miss Lucy Edison of West Midway
At the time Mr.. Edson
lived in Bennington he was
associated with DR.. Silas VIII
cox He lived in a house stand
tenement on Main street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-13

Housing conditions in Amsterdam
among the wealthy are peculiar Very
frequently men OF large business az
fairs have their residences in their Of
fees and warehouse buildings The
upper floors are elegantly fitted up,
while the lower floors are occupied as
office quarters. or the lower floors are
used for residential purposes and the
upper floors as warehouses. These
homes front on the canals. House
hold furnishings. merchandise, etc.
are boisted to the upper stories by
block and tackle. An ingenious mir
ror arrangement in the windows fur
nishes persons who live above the
first floor a view Of the street and OF
any one ringing the doorbell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-13
Qussr About the Ewes.

Prince Troubetskoy. the artist. once
painted in Paris the portrait Of an
American who was cross eyed The
painter thought great deal about the
matter and finally made his picture
cross eyed. too. SO that It should be a
faithful likeness.
When 1t was done, the original look
ed at 1t and said:
ut seems to melt seems-why.
hang II, this picture Is cross eyed. isn't
IT."
why. no more than you are, sir"
said Prince Troubetskoy.
well, perhaps you're right" muir
INJURED the American. 1T seems to
have a queer look about the eyes,
though"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-13

An important industry and one pc
culiar TO Spain Is the manufacture OF
the jute and hemp sandals called 'al-
pargatas" Practically all Of the work
ing classes use sis cheap and comfort
able form OF footwear almost exclu-
sively the year around. Alpargatas
are also popular In Latin America, to
which thousands Of pairs are exported
annually. The alpargata is made by
winding the hemp or jute rope around
to form a small foot shaped mat and
by then firmly fastening the cords to
gether strong rope sole about quar-
ter of an inch thick is made. White
and black are the coIors generally pre-
ferred, though red, blue and brown al
pargatas are also sold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-13
NOTING TOO GOOD FOR BABY

The daintiest dresses, the softest
towels, the purest soap. and the best
toilet powder-Comfort owder-are
what baby gets in most homes. And
why shouldn't II! Keep the skin
clean and healthy and the baby is al
most sure to be happy. The only
toilet powder that is really healing
and does not irritate is Comfort
Powder (E S. Sykes name is on the
box. Elizabeth Andrews. trained
nurse, Manchester. Conn. says. For
babies Comfort Powder ls a comfort
and a blessing"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-13
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight with frost
freezing temperature north portion
Saturday fair
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-13
Gard Of Thanka

We wish hereby to convey thanks
to all those who were so conslderatC
to us in the cad hour Of our bereaye
ment.
Robert Il. Mccullough.
Francis Cone and Family.
81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

pastor, with his bible class, rendered
a very nice program. About 20 Of the
children spoke before large audi
ence and did very we'll. Five vocal
selections also we're rendered by some
of the young people, Miss Gertie Ruis,
accompanying them on the organ.
After the program each one of the
class received a bag containing nuts
and candy.
While killing a gentleman COW for
his father-in-law, Frank Kuperus met
with very peculiar accident. He
struck the animal a blow with an ak
and it staggered backwards and sat
On it's Launches in doglike fashion,
and while Frank turned around to
get the knife the animal threw itself
sidewise. In doing so it's, horns pene-
trated Franks foot just below the
ankle, leaving a deep cash. Frank
hasn't been able to use his foot since.
The bull certainly got revenge Oh him.
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DALBO.

Happy New Year to all.
Victor Peterson and family called
on Louis Johnson Sunday afternoon.
Chas. Sohlin and family we're
guests for dinner at Martin Erick-
sons on Christmas day.
Nat and Hulda Young, Ole e. Tolin
and family and Alfred G. johnson
and family visited at Erick To3in's
GA Sunday evening.
There will be a New Year watch
service at she Unitarian church. Sun
day, December 81, to start at 9
O'Clock p. N. Rev. Halingren will
give lecture and there will be music.
Lunch will be served and everyone is
invited.
The school in district 81 closed on
Thursday of last week for Christmas
vacation with very interesting pro-
gram in the evening. The children
all reeited their pieces we'll and much
praise and credit is due our teacher,
Miss Kate Woesser.
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weeks vacation. Miss Elsie Brueck-
ner accompanied her. =
A Happy New Year to all the
readers OF the Princeton Union.
Mrs. Fl. Hanson and Mrs. l.. N.
Berg called on Mrs. B. Fritzell last
Tuesday.
Miss Elvina Holmes spent Christ.
mas at home and returned to her work
in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Hanson came home
from Minneapolis last Saturday to
spend a few days with home folks. :
Don't forget the New Year dance at
the M. B. A. hall next Monday night.
Good music and every body welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Hanson and fami-
ly were pleasantly entertained for
supper at O. Engstrom's on Tuesday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosa Hunt returned
from the cities on Tuesday night.
There they spent Christmas with
friends and relatives.
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holidays with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Marshall, in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Hughes and
family, Miss Mary Knutsen. Messrs.
Jcaob Knutsen and Fred and Charlie
Erickson spent Christmas with the
Sandquists. -
A large number was in attendance
at the Christmas entertainment given
in the Swedish Lutheran Saron church
Monday evening. The program was
success and was enjoyed by all.
Arthur Lind, one of our most
prominent young gentlemen, who is
studying law together with other
courses at the Mankato Commercial
college, is spending his holiday vaca-
tion at his home here. Art is a
bright young man and an apt pupil.
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PEASE,

Gerrit Ruis returned home last Fri
day after spending week with, friends
at Hinckley.
A number of Pease young people
spent Christmas evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. r. Brink.
AL Kiel, employed by the North
western Telephone Co. at St. Cloud,
spent Sunday with his folks here.
The Oldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Hyns of Ogilvie is visiting
with her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
e.. Droogsma.
Peter Pauimer left on Saturday for
few weeks visit in Sioux county,
Iowa. G. Wynia. who was visiting
here, returned with him.
Gerrit Brink of Prinsburg and
student at the Northwestern academy,
Ashland, Wis.,, is spending the holi,
days with the E. Ruis family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Roelofs of Prins.
burg spent few days last week visit.
ing with their daughter and son-in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Greenfield.
Lucas Drinks, professor at Madison
college, S. D., and James Drinks,
student at the Manchester college, st.
Paul, are spending their vacation with
their parents here. Heartily welcome,
boys; we're all glad to see you.
Services we're held in the Christian
Reform church of Pease on Christmas
morning and in the afternoon tht
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OPSTEAD.

Quite a number of people from up
this way have been in Redtop' On BUSH
ness the last few days.
Now Christmas is a thing of the
past and the people of this place en-
joyed the nsany holiday entertain
ments.
On December rs there was Christ
mas tree in the Norwegian Lutheran
church and a. good program was pre-
sented.
Our teacher, Miss Edna Oliver, left
last Saturday morning for her home
at Vineland to- enjoy two weeks
vacation.
Carl and Gust Haglund, who have
been in Canada: all summer employed
at telephone line work, are again
home with their parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Aug. Haglund.
We are informed that J. L. Travers
Of Wahkon will buy ties around the
lake again this winser. We are glad
to hear this as Mr. Travers is a good
nan to deal with, and will give one
and all square deal.
MIR. and Mrs. O. c.. Anderson in
vited some Of their relatives to supper
last Saturday evening, and all those
who were there report fine time.
They also lad a. small Christians. tree
for the children that were there. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson know how to
entertain company.
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BLUE HILL

Guess We will have snow enough
after while to make sleighing.
Miss Aurora Taylor is. home from
Elk River to spend her vacation.
Archie Hull is home from the St.
Paul law school to spend few days.
Louis Kohlman and wife have re-
turned from their visit at Minneapolis.
Hartman Camp spent a week in
Minneapolis, where he went to dis
pose of his turkeys.
We wish Happy New Year to all,
especially to Bob Dunn and his force
of employees in the Union Office.
Tom Tellefson, Chas. Solberg and
Aleck Anderson went to Mile Laos
lake to spear fish last week. They
we're successful in getting nice lot.
Fred Clark was seen on Saturday
vending his way toward Princeton
with fat goose under his arm. APP
pearances pointed toward a feast on
Christmas.
This letter to the U n n closes the
year of 1911. We have tried to give
the readers of the Union as good
news as we could get, and reliable
news. We have tried to be fair with
all, and for the year of 1912 we shall
do the same as long as we are per-
mitted to be the correspondent from
Blue Hill. We sincerely hope that all
former Blue Hill residents who now
read the Union appreciate our efforts.
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SPENCER BROOK.


Wellington King vent to bsanti on
Tuesday with load of beans.
Misses Mary Walker and Bernice
Truner are home for a few days. va
cation.
On Saturday last a baby boy was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Gusta We
Zeriott.
G. G. Smith and wife visited at this
place last Saturday. They returned
home on Sunday.
There will be dance in the M. W.
A. hall tonight. Good music and
supper in the hall.
Mrs. Lois Chapman has bought a
span of driving horses from her
brother, Milton Foote.
Mr.. Cyrus left for his home al
Howard Lake on Saturday morning,
where he will spend his vacation.
Mr.. Paul, who has bought the
Nicholas farm, is building a house
which he will occupy next spring.
Lawrence Clough and wife enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter, VIM
Swanbro and wife, Miss Jessie Swan
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BOOK

A. P. Olson is hauling logs to the
Book sawmill.
1t is reported that a large sawmill
will be operated at Pine hill in the
near future.
Oscar Beckstrom has butchered his
hogs and will cure the meat for home
consumption.
Our new merchant, C. E. Eckdall,
has improved the front of his store by
having Ben Olson do some fancy sign
work on the windows.
John NJ. Shoe, who has for some
sine been employed as engineer in
this vicinity, has completed his work
and returned to his home near
Clintonville, Wis.
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SILVER LAKE.

Alma and Sigrid Anderson ate
Christmas dinner at homo.
We are glad to note that Mrs. S. W.
Williams is able to be out again.
James Edmunds and VIM. Steadman
we're hauling hay to town last Tues
day.
Harry Mott of Baldwin, Wis, re-
turned home to spend Christmas with
his family.
The merry jingle Of Wayne Stead
mans sleighbe,ls can be heard at any
time, day or night.
Quite number from this locality
attended the Christmas services at the
Swedish church on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Jaenicke and
Miss Elsie Schimming spent Christmas
at the Schimming home in this
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. lowell ani
Grace Moody went down to Spencer
Brook last Saturday to see Granger
Collins and his sister.
Quite few from this neighborhoot
we're present at the cantata at the M
E. church on Christmas night. Th
program was excellent.
Everyone seems to have had
Merry Christmas, and We wish tn
publisher and his force, and all
many Happy New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell and Grac
Moody spent Christmas with 3
Lowell and family. Edna Lowell re
turned home with them for few days
visit.
The Christmas tree and program {
the Berry school house was we'll a
tended and all had a most enjoyab
time. All speak in high praise Of tt
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66e Farm Preside.
G1eaninRS by Our Country
Correspondents ....
GREEN BUSH.

Randi Peterson called at Henry
Fosters on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Foster are the
proud parents of a baby girl, born
December "a.
Owen Bracken, jr., spent Christmas
day with his father, Owen Bracken,
ST., at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grimshire and family
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Sager.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Raiohe and
son, Bernard, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
O. Derry on Tuesday.
Ralph Raiche has gone to Mime
apolis to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Raiche
and son, Alfonzo, visited friends and
relatives over Christmas in Prince
ton.
The Misses Pauline Trunk and
Alma Hermanson have gone to their
respective homes to spend their vaca-
ton.
The correspondent wishes all other
correspondents and readers of the
Union, also the editor, a Happy New
Year.
O. Derry, Mrs. Charles A. Raiche,
Pearl Labbissonniere and Elmer
Dubuque called at David Raiche's on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Raiche and
son, Bernard, and Elmer Dubuque
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Raiche.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harding and
son, Charley, spent Christmas day
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fresholtz and family.
Edward Peterson, Clarence and
Nels Peterson and Pearl Labbisson-
Mere were pleasant callers at Henry
Fosters on Christmas.
Ahl' AOSS VI WdbCI, 1OfuCr Gun.
day school teacher in district 4, has
sent cards of remembrance to each
person in the Sunday school.
The pupils and teachers of the west
school house Of district and district
10 met at the district school house
on Friday afternoon and gave
Christmas party. The afternoon was
spent very pleasantly in playing
games Of various kinds, after which
the Christmas tree was lit and
presents were distributed. At about
O'Clock the guests and pupils de-
parted for home saying they had had
a fine time. The people from district
10 came over in large rack drawn
by Frank Wenberg's team. The
teachers, Mabel Peterson and Hattie
Van Rhee, went to their respective
homes on the evening train.
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ESTES BROOK.

Happy New Year TO all.
Earl DeHart was in town Sunday
and Monday.
There seems to be some attraction
at Freer for j. j. K.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Beden were
entertained at dinner at the F. w.
Warner home on Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Annie and
family, accompanied by Haakon
Gronseth, visited at Olander Pier
sons on Monday.
Ed Bemis, who is employed as
harnessmaker at VIM. Nicely 8,
Princeton, spent Sunday and Monday
with relatives here.
Roy and Dewey Bemis left on
Saturday for Park Rapids, where
! they will visit relatives for an in.
definite length of time.
} Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Ayers spent the
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bro and Jay Smith, wife and daughter
at dinner on Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds entertained
at dinner on Christmas day Clark
Severance and family and Ray Smith
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellinwgood, after
visiting their children in St. Paul for
a week, returned home last Friday.
Their daughter, Emroy, accompanied
them horne.
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WYANETT.

George Bialke spent Christmas at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Murray spent
Monday evening at L. N. Berg's.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Strong and
family spent Sunday last, at n.
Rust's.
There will be an entertainment in
the church next Sunday night. Every
body welcome.
Miss Ella Hendriokson returned TO
her home near Cambridge on two
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WOODWARD BROOK.

Emil Reibe is visiting at the
parental home for few days.
Mark Newman, jr., spent Christmas
with his family in Princeton.
Miss Louisa Kaufert from Mime
apolis is spending the holiday rs with
her parents.
Last weeks snow came just in time
to save the sleigh roads and we now
enjoy ideal winter weather.
Mrs. Otto Minks and daughter,
Flora, are visiting relatives in St.
Paul and Minneapolis this week.
Rev. and Mrs. G. Larson came up
from Princeton to take in the Sunday
school program on Friday evening.
Fred Slagter came up from Ray
mond on Tuesday and will spend the
winter with his uncle, l.. Slagter, and
family.
Miss Mamie Yotten, who is teaching
near Book, came home on Friday to
spend the winter vacation with her
parents.
Miss Bessie Winans is home from
Milaca, where she is attending school
and will remain during her two weeks
vacation.
A number of young people fron
here attended the dance at George
Trabant's, across the river, on Tues
day night.
The Misses Ellen Slagser and Anita
Talen spent Tuesday in Milaca as
guests of their former schoolmate,
Miss Nellie Kirkevoad.
The Y. P: society OF the Norwegian
church will bold it's next meeting at
the P. W. Jensen home on Saturday
evening, December 60, 1slr.
Mr.. and Mrs.. VIM. Talen and chill
dren drove to- Princeton on Monday
evening to attend the Christmas enter
sainment at the Methodist church.
The school children are having
two weeks vacation while their
teachers are spending the two weeks
at their respective homes near Prince
ton.
Our teachers, tire Misses Prescott
and Walker, treated all the school
children to peanuts and popcorn on
Friday afternoon, the last day of
school.
Revival meetings. will. be held in
district IL school house-the Black
burn Memorial Sunday school-be-
gianing on Sunday, December 81. It.
isrdesired that every one attend. The
American Sunday School Union
missionary will be there to conduct
the meetings.
The greeting has changed; and
where we still have the echo of the
1Peace on earth, good will to mon"
ringing in our hearts, we now wish
you alb most Happy New Year.
And it behooves us to. not only wish
shiss but to do all in our power to
bring about this happiness to others.
For in giving we receive.
The Sunday schools entertainments on
Friday evening of tho Union Sunday
school was we'll patronized, and all
spens a pleasant hour while listening
to what the children had to tell about
Christmas. All the children and
many of the older ones received we'll
filled bags of candy and nuts, while
every body was treated to apples
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WEST SPENCER BROOK.

WEST SPENCER BROOK.
Jim Mckenzie made business trip
70 Princeton last Saturday.
Miss Mabel PRESCOTT is homo spend
ing her vacation wish her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest El,fngw God
lhave returned FROM 3 two wesks' visit
in St. Paul.
Miss Emroy Elaingwood, is home
from St. Paul spending her vacation
on the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Williams and
family spent Sunday at O. 4.
Cotten's in Princeton.
We wish the Union and its employes
a prosperous and Happy New Year.
We will try to help ons another in
boosting the Union.
There was a Christmas tree and
program in the Swanbpo school house
last Friday night and sleigh load
went over from our nsighborhood to
attend.
School closed in district IL last FRI.
day with all kinds of amusenents for
the children. MSS Brodt, the
teacher, went to ST. Paul to. spend her
vacation with her parents.
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BALDWIN,,


Pauline Trunk is home from her
school for two weeks vacation.
Mrs. o. A. Dorff and son, Clarence,
called at Grin Hamilton's on Sunday.
Ed Hamilton and mother spent
Christmas with Everett Hamilton and
family.
Iva McCracken took her sister,
Pearl, to specialist in the city on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Andrew Anderson and family
spent Sunday and Monday at the Ben
johnson home.
Mrs. C. o. McCracken was on Mon
day taken to, the Northwestern hospi-
tai in Princeton.
VIM. Trunk and family and Miss
Mildred Heath spent Sunday evening
at the Dorff home.
Miss Mathilda Odegard has gone to
her home in Santiago to spend he's
Christmas vacation.
Hartman Camp and family of Blue
Hill ate dinner on Christmas day with
John South and family.
We are glad to hear that Pearl Nc
Crackers eyesight has returned to
her after a weeks total blindness.
S. A. Lane and family and John
and Sid Lane ate roasted rooster at
the McCracken home on Christmas.
Henry Dorff came up from Mime
apolis on Monday evening to spend a
few days with relatives and friends.
Hans Olsen and wife of Minneapolis
spent a few days with the former s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Olsen,
and family.
The Christmas program given by
the teacher and pupils of district 81 on
Friday evening was we'll rendered and
everyone who attended greatly en-
joyed it.
Mrs. Woodcock and daughter,
Aimee, and Miss Verna Townsend
ate dinner with George Townsend and
family on Christmas day.
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Three CORNERS.

Miss Lillian Patten spent Christmas
at home.
Ed Lambert is staying with his
sister, Mrs. Grace King.
Miss Esther Nelson visited at the
Holman home on Sunday.
Mr.. Martin and son, Harve, spent
Christmas at Royal Berry's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fiero's daughter and
son-in-law spent Christmas with them.
Frank Buckingham spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Redmond.
George Patten attended the dance
at Vetch's in Baldwin on Monday
evening.
E. W. Severance visited two or
three days with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
feathers.
The Christmas exercises we're fine
and E. A. Taylor did his part
splendidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Hamilton and E.
W. Severance spent Christmas with
E. Nelson's folks and had a fine time.
Roy Fiero, who has been visiting
his sister, Edith, in Baldwin for two
or three days, has returned home.