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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-02-16

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n Minneapolis, Wednesday evening"
Wheat, No. hard, 600; No. ! Nor
tnern, 9Sc; No. 2 Northern, 97c.
White Oats, 2Sc; No. 3, 27c.
Rye, 77c(@78c.
Flax, No. /, S2.67.
Corn, No. 3 Yellow, 42c.
Barley, 66c(084c.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-02-16

Nelson's photos please the people.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-02-16

A. E.. Allen was in st. Paul on busi-
ness yesterday.
/ The Dorcas society will meet with
Mrs. Eva Keith next Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Wesley Page went to Month
cello this morning to visit her sister,
who is sick. @ .s@..
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
will be entertained by Mrs. Frank
Mitchell next Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. Otto Strauch will preach in
the German language at the Swedish
Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon
at 3 clock.
DR.. and Mrs. G. L. Sample arrived
here last evening from Minneapolis
on visit to Mrs. Samples parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Steinbach.
I have for sale one two-horse power
gasoline engine and pump jack, also
some good hotbed sash which I will
sell cheap. W. G. Middlebrook.
At Brands opera house tomorrow
and Saturday evenings frst-class mo-
ton pictures will be presented-all
new features. You will enjoy your
selves if you attend. $500: 49,.
Charley Kaliher, treasurer of Sher:
burne county, was here on Tuesday
attending a meeting of the Glendorado
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance CON-
pany and called at the Union Office
for a chat.
For sale, a gray mare coming 5
years old, weight about l, 800 pounds,
in foal. A good, sound mare. Price
1925 cash. Inquire of Henry Marpe,
old Hill farm, section 26, Princeton,
near Silver lake. 1t-p
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Tyler at DEBORAH, Iowa,
on February and died on February
8. Mrs. Tyler's maiden name was
Schimming and she formerly lived in
the town of Princeton.
Vote every dollar the law will per-
NIT for roads and bridges at the
annual town meeting, and then see to
it that the money voted is honestly
and intelligently expended. This ad-
vice applies to every town in the
state.
A letter was received by relatives
of William Thoma at this place yester-
day morning that be had died sud-
denly at Billings, Montana. John
Thoma, his brother: left for that
place Immediately to convey the body
here for burial.
Hilda Hellstrom Gagnee of Stock
holm, Sweden, the great interpreter of
folk songs and ditties, assisted by
Miss Eva Ashworth, pianist, and
Annar Myhre, baritone, will give an
Entertainment at Brands opera house
on Monday evening, February Fl.
Leon Moore, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
|C. O. Moore, is suffering from "a
slight attack of pneumonia, but DR..
Galley thinks he will be all right again
within a couple of weeks. The boy
was also threatened with appendicitis
but the symptoms have passed away.
! Fred Hass of this village and F.
Kresal of Isanti wrestled at Cam
bridge last night. It was good
match but Kresal was too heavy for
Fred, weighing 40 pounds moro than
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
FATHER AND SON.

Carroll Wright, after leaving the
university at Iowa City, devoted a
year to reportorial work on the old
Des Moines Register. There are
those who believe" the Register and
Leader says, that he might have
made an even more notable mark in
the newspaper field than in the pro-
fession he inherited from his father"
1t is hardly likely the belief is well
founded. The law was the place for
him, as those who knew him we'll in
professional way can have no
doubt. "As corporation attorney"
the Register and Leader also says,
''he was not in position to take a
large part in public affairs, and there
Is little reason TO believe that his am
bition led him in the footsteps of his
father The distinguished father in
the pioneer life of Iowa held the Of
fee of prosecuting attorney and
served one term in the state senate.
He was once the candidate of the
wings for representative in congress,
but not elected. In 1855 he became a
justice of the supreme court of the
state and remained on the bench for
fifteen years. 1t was there he won
his greatest distinction. In 1870 he ac-
cepted an election to the United
States senate and declined to be a
candidate for a second term. The am
bition OF Judge Wright was steadily
in the direction Of his profession, and
after retirement from the senate he
was leader at the Des Moines bar
and at the head of conspicuous
firm of corporation attorneys. His Of
flee holding outside of judicial place
was incidental. He was a great law
yer and great Judge. Carroll Wright
| followed in the footsteps of his illus
trous father and the senior brothers.
AS family of lawyers the Wrights
are the most noted the state has pro-
duced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
SALEM.
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The Halloween social given by Mrs.
c. H. Cooks Sunday school class of
the Congregational church, at the
opera house Saturday evening was
brim full of mirth and enjoyment The
large number who attended were well
pleased with the many features of the
entertainment, appropriate for the oc-
casion. r.
The Missionary Society of the Con,
gregational church met with Mrs.
Sherman Pitman Friday afternoon. A
large number of members were pres
ent. The readings and discussions
were interesting and instructive.
Light refreshments were served.
Miss Hattie Bell closed the fall
term of school at Center Friday. She
will spend her vacation with home
folks at Birmingham and will return
in two weeks and resume her work
as instructor in the same school for
the winter.
The Foreign Missionary Society of
the M. e. church met with Mrs. s. c.
Merrill Friday afternoon. A nice pro-
gram was rendered and appreciated
by all who were present.
w. d. Garmoe and son Carl drove
from Winfield to Stockport in their
automobile Friday morning. On the
return trip they called on relatives at
Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Kirkpatrick are
at home in Mrs. J. T. Ingrim's house,
one block north and one block west OF
the park.
Tuesday Azur Barton returned from
White City, Kansas. While there he
made over twelve toms Of sorghum
molasses.
stfs a-1r ctiil md son came fron-
Texas to spend several weeks with
relatives.
The marriage of Miss Edna Bailey
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

physicians, telegraph operators, book
keepers, clerks, BARRIERS and factory
employees.
The only popular impression that
stands the test of the census figures
is that divorces are becoming more
frequent. In 1870 there was one di.
vorce for each 1888 married people, in
1900 it was one divorce for each 500
married persons. The ratio Of di-
vorces to marriage is now one to four.
teen.
The general conclusion from these
facts are that as intelligence in
creases, divorces become more num-
erous. This is true the world over
and is not peculiar to the United
States alone. But even with this in
crease of marital infelicity the cloud
which it casts is not without its silver
lining. Women are becoming more
self-reliant and independent. They
are not obliged to get married as in
former years. Children among di-
vorcees are not numerous. Evolution
is at work. THE meek shall inherit
the earth" Those of Ill temper have
within their own beings the seeds
which will ultimately destroy or cease
to produce their kind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
His Rise to Power
By Henry Russell Miller, Author Of The Man High
er Up" Illustrated BY NJ. Leone Breaker Pub
lished BY the Bobbs- Merrill Co., Indianapolis.

There have been three novels of
politics which deserve recognition as
being true to type There have been
scores OF novels pretending to be OF
politics which bear the same relation
TO true literary art that the cartoon
does to photography. OF course, there
is a graphic art far beyond photo
graphy, even in portraiture, but an oil
portrait which shows the mouth above
the nostrils is bad art, and that is all
there is to it.
The real crop Of novels of politics
started with the present century the
biography OF Peter Stirling was nov
ell OF politician and not of politics.
1t has been big crop. One specimen
which attained the best seller list
mixed up inextricably a legislative
and congressional district-as If the
author OF social problem novel knew
no difference between a home md a
garage. Others were little better
or little worse than this shining ex-
ample of that absurdity of fact which
Is no more art than making mud pies
is culinary art.
One example of good art in novel
is Coniston.' which is true to fact
and type in every line. Another is a
novel, the first of the political novels,
which was published in 1901, never be-
came a best seller and is forgotten
long ago.
The latest is, "His Rise to Power"
the author of which knows the field
OF human conflict and achievement in
which he has chosen to place his story.
1t is real distinction for Henry
Russell Miller that he writes novels
which fit the part of humanity of
which they treat-a distinction the
more marked because he has only two
other writer's in that class with him
self.
But the fact that his book avoids
the absurdities which make other
books caricatures of literary art is not
enough to cause it to be crowned.
There remains consideration of it's
other qualities.
Is it a book with a purpose? One
page causes the reader to think so,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
Give Him a Lift.

1 was truaging one day down a dusty
road
While nv back was curved meath .
bit of load,
And the way was long and my feet
were sore,
And my bones ached under the load
bore;
But / struggled on in the summers
heat,
Till l came to a pool where bathed
my feet,
Then, resting a bit, l shouldered my
load,
And wendell my way down the dusty
road.
The morning stretched into the after
My journeys end seemed as far as
the moon;
Till at length horse and wagon drew
near,
And my heart revived with spark OF
cheer;
But the man saw only his own small
soul,
And the narrow way to his narrow
goal,
And he whipped up his horse to a
guilty trot,
Though the sand was deep and the
day was hot;
And he passed me by on the dusty
road,
And / bent still further beneath my
load
Yet out of the dust came another man
With grizzled beard and cheeks of
TAM,
And he pulled up short and he gayly
cried:
q say there, comrade, get in and
ride"
And he palced my bundle behind the
seat,
And he said, Climb in here and rest
your feet:
/ never pass a man on the road.
An speshly, friend, II he's got a
load"
L reached my journey ere came the
/ night
And my feet were rested, my heart
was light;
And I blest the driver who'd gayly
cried:
81 say there comrade, get in and
ride"
All. the world is full of sore-footed
men
Who need a slight lift every now ana
| again,
And the angels can see through the
/ white cloud rift
All the God-like souls who give them
| lift.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
DIVORCES.

The federal census dispels some
popular delusions concerning divorces
in this and other countries.
For instance, Washington holds the
record of the states with the greatest
per centage of divorces to the number
of married residents. Most people
would have guessed either Nevada or
South Dakota. The rate of divorces to
each 100000 married people stands in
Washington at 513. 1t is figured on
this basis that if no marriages oc-
Cured in the state. and the divorce
rate was maintained, within ten
years all the people in that common
wealth would have returned to single
blessedneSs.
Montana stands second in the list
with 497 divorces to each 100000 mar
ried people. Colorado is third with
400, Arkansas fourth with 399, Texas
follows with 391, Oregon 36s, Wyom-
ing 361, Indiana 355, Idaho BAT, Okla
homa BAG, Arizona 344 South Dakota
stands twenty-one on the list with
Isl; Illinois is number twenty-three
with 267 and Kansas is number fifteen
with 2S6. New York is number forty
seven on the list of states with only
sixty divorces to each 100000 mar
ried people Delaware ras the lowest
rate, forty-three to each 100000 mar
ried people. The legislature alone
grants divorces in Delaware. In South
Carolina there are no divorce laws.
Another strange fact in these di-
yorce statistics is that in some sec
tons of the country the divorce rate
in the country is higher than in the
cities. This is notably true in New
York where the rate is twenty-five in
the city and twenty-five in the coun-
try. In California and Washington
this is reversed In the former state
the city rate is 219 and the country
1872; in the latter the city rate is -,
and the country rate 1872. In Penn
sylvania the ratio is the same for city
and country, being thirty-fiye In each
case.
Among the causes for which divorce
is granted desertion stands first with
a fraction over 3S per cent of the
total Cruelty stands next with 81
per cent of the total. Adultery ranks
third with 16 per cent. Drunkenness
is a considerable factor, but not as
large as was popularity supposed, It
i is charged with triffe less than G
per cent of the total number of d.
vorces.
The records in most states are in.
complete in the matter of the classes
of people divorced But New Jersey
gives accurate information on this
score. Actors and showmen head this
/ list with one divorce for every six
marriages. Commercial travellers
come next with one divorce to nine
marriages. Musicians, music teach
ers and bar tenders tie for third place.
cne divorce out of every twenty-one
married. Following in order are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

to Walter Elmore, both of Salem
occurred at Mt. Pleasant Tuesday at
ternoon
MRS. johnson and her son Orrie
have gone to spend the winter with
relatives in Kansas.
Will Smith and family have moved
to the Evans property on Depot st.
This week Mr.. and Mrs Young will
move to Miss Kate Mathews property
on Depot st.
There was a large attendance at
Sunday school Sunday morning to
observe Rally day.
Mrs. Fred Shelledy was delegate
from this place to the grand lodge OF
the Eastern Star, held at Dubuque
last week.
Frank Edwards of Fairfield, recent
ly visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Edwards of this place.
Mrs. Marian Parker came from OF
tumwa and spent Thursday with her
mother, Mrs. G. Scott.
Mrs. Matte Gillard is at home fol
lowing two weeks spent with rela
tiyes at Danvillle.
Dee Thompson was at Mt. Pleasan,
last week taking teachers examina
ton.
John Woolman and wife are IL
Philadelphia, Pa, the guestS Of rela
tives.
Miss Elsie Garretson Is visiting hel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

and the opposite page reverses the
verdict. There is purpose, or at
least result, in this novel-it tends
toward reform by giving the masses
Of the people an accurate knowledge
of how government is managed in
these days. But it never breaches; 1t
really does not argue that bosses and
bribery and packed conventions are
burning wrongs; 1t gives very ac-
curate description OF how the thing Is
done, and gives accurately the view
point and the arguments made by the
political bosses of every rank, from
the boss of a great state to the lame
little soldier in the recorders office
who wheedlingly bosses few score
of voters. The book as reform force
is eminently fair; II the thing can
stand accurate delineation the thing
is not far wrong; II the thing can not
stand the truthful painting given it
here, it will fall as wrong af.er
lone time.
This book, His Rise to Power, is
the most faithful picture Of practical
politics, of the futility of idealistic
reforming, and Of materialistic, prac-
tical reformation that has yet come
to the American people from the print
ing press. the oratory CT the. Con-
gressional Record, or the chautauqua
platform. Every practical politician
in the country will agree that the
most good ever done government
would be for every voter in the land
to read. His Rise to Power
But the sociological and economic
value Of oliver Twist" and Of "Put
Yourself in His Place" was not all of
those novels. Neither is the political
value of His Rise to Power the ma
jor value of that rev novel as a work
of literary art. It's love story, its
deep and entertaining study of the
ways of man and Of woman in love,
its humor and its sustained interest
all these ar quite enough to make
the book very popular among women,
as its truthful delineation Of practical
politics make it valuable and interest
ing to men.
G. WALTER BARR.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

blow and the field would be clear for
Taft. Yet the hackers of the presi-
dent in this state are beginning to
hedge On the primary proposition
The Des Moines Tr',une says it
does not wish to either encourage or
discourage any citizen from seeking
Sometimes the lawyers are able
to make the law looks silly" says thu
Council Bluffs Nonpariel Sometimes
it is the fault Of the law, sometimes
of the Judge, sometimes the jury and
not infrequently the lawyers. Again,
it is the fault of the system"
the governorship. But it does wish"
the Tribune continues, ito raise its
voice for a governor who will have
program of new life for Iowa and
who win not be mere political trim
mer for office. If ever there was a
time when Iowa should have an Iowa
plan camnalgn it is now"
The Jefferson Free Lance says 1t
would like someone to give single
reason why Iowa Republicans ought
to support La Toilette. "If Senator
Cummins will consent to be candi-
date for the presidency" the Free
Lance continues, men who cannot
support Taft ought to rally around
him. He is head and shoulders above
the Wisconsin idealist in anyway to
be considered. To support La Fol-
lettee in preference to Cummins would
be political foolishness. II not Taft,
then Cummins."
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that the opponents of President Taft.
within his own party, will have to
make 1t appear that he is not the
friend of the common people" and
the ultimate consumers" when he is
using every means to enforce the
laws against trusts and monopolies.
They will be put to it to find fault
somewhere" the Republican contin-
ues. zone may reasonably expect
that they will be equal to the task
that is before them. Taft must still
be destroyed or put in hole
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
DENMARK.
) = - 80.

Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy entertained
a Halloween crowd Tuesday night.
The first number on the lecture
course given by Charles Lewis Sea-
shodes will be Saturday evening, Nov.
4th.
Mrs. Joe Maxwell has returned
from her visit with relatives at Re-
gient, North Dakota.
The Ladies Union met with Mrs.
Van Hyning Wednesday. Work for
tho bazaar was the order OF the day.
Mr. Jos. Maxwell has rented his
farm to mr. Jones, who Is now clerk
ing at Mr.. Blackington's store. Mr..
Maxwell will rest from farm work
for year or SO.
Mr. Davis, who took unto himself
wife on Oct Gath. is now getting
moved into the house on Mrs. Wood
rifles farm. He will occupy part OF
the honse and farm part of the land.
DR.. Rea of Fort Madison was call
ed to the little taby at the David
Haade home, yesterday morning. Tire
little one Is resting easier at this
time. The mother is doing well.
The last robin IL telling rs good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
A Man Carriers Load

Seems heavier when he has weak
back and kidney trouble. Fred Ouch
rem, mail carrier at Atchison, Kan,
Gays Il have been bothered with kid.
ney and bladder trouble and had Sc.
we're pain across my back Whenever
| carried a heavy load of mail, my kid
ney trouble increased. Some time ago
/ started taking Foley kidney Pills
and since taking them have gotten
entirely rid of all my kidney trouble
and am as sound now as ever" Will
kinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

A fatal wreck on the Union Pacific,
in spite of all its splendid system OF
life-saving and notwithstanding de-
vices, goes only to show that there
is something in the theory OF Presi-
dent Bush of the Missouri Pacific aft
er all-the theory of human fallibil-
ity" as the explanation of many such
disasters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

August Wilcox. the oldest resident
Of Shiawassee county, Michigan who
for nearly seventy years has been
trying to collect s5.04 from the Unit
ed States, has at last succeeded-mi
us the interest. Mr. Wilcox was post
master at Bridgewater, Mich, under
President Tyler, and some time af-
ter he was succeeded in the position
ne learned he had some money COM
. ing to him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02


suggests the Waterloo Courier.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise be-
lieyes it is quite certain that La Fol-
lette is gaining strength in Iowa and
the middle west.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune says
that the silver Republicans made
great deal more noise than the insur-
gents OF the present day.
The Boone News-Republican says
the presidential primary is likely to
go dead from the fact that nobody
seems to be able to tell how to hold
one.
prof Holden" says the Marshall
town Times-Republican, better thing
it over seriously before running for
governor. It's harder Job than his
own and much harder to get"
The Creston acknowledgements
says it is most decidedly opposed to
any primary that is not properly safe
guarded SO as to prevent the partici-
patton of Democrats any place in the
state
"A presidential preference primary
in all the states would be, practical
ly two presidential elections" says
the Burlington HawkEye. who
wants two presidential campaigns in
one year,"
The Marion Register is confident
that Taft can't win denomination
without the support of the Iowa dele
cation. "Oh, fudge" exclaims the
Charles City Intelligencer 1--WE, for
one, don't believe any such assertion. "
IF Iowa should hold an early presi-
Dental preference primary" says the
Webster City Freeman-Tribune, 1.-The
result would have considerable effect
upon the contest for the nomination
throughout the nation. In the event
of La Toilette losing the state his
candidacy would receive death
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

The king of Italy is an imprisoned
automohilist. Moreover. he is, per-
haps, the only one among great rul-
ers that has passed thorough ex-
animation in driving and repairing.
He is a skilled mechanic ana can re-
pair his car readily whenever trouble
comes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02
irrigation in Chile.

Chile is producing great harvets Of
cotton and other valuable staples by
extended Irrigation. Already about 2.
100000 acres OF her territory IRE be.
ing treated in this way and about as
much more OF her land is available for
the same purpose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

The challenging of juror simply
because he had listened to funeral
sermon by Rev. Robert J. Burdette is
a tribute to the preacher which might
well have formed the theme OF one of
the genial "Bob's" best humorous es-
says.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

sister, Miss Mary Garretson In Chi.
cago.
J. M. Triplett was business caller
in Mt. Pheasant Wednesday.
Mrs. G. H. Cook is entertaining her
aunt, Mrs. Evans. from Malcolm.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Garretson are
visiting relatives at Indianaolis, In.
diana.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

A railroad passenger in Long Island
has won legal victory in suit
brought because he practically pro-
claimed the principle of mo seat, no
fare" There is yet hope for the ur.
ban straphanger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

Murphy Bullies and Butchers the
Bronx-Headline
Now, if his name were only Mike.
they might have said: MEAN.
Neatly Mike Murphy Bullies and
Butchers the Bronx
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

Colonel Roosevelt's decision to re.
frain from speaking during the next
campaign will probably not debar him
from writing things calculated to in.
sure passionate eloquence on the part
of others.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-02

A street railroad in Philadelphia
will lower its car steps to accommo-
date the hobble skirt. Being thing
feminine, the hobble skirt has borne
sneers and jeers, but it won its point.