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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-01
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURsDAY, AUGUsT 4. 1910.
cutting hay with his new moving.
machine and was obliged to kill the

cutting hay with his new moving.
machine and was obliged to kill the
animal.
Geo. Degleman and family Of
Greenbush spent Sunday visiting
Otto Borneke and family.
Mrs. Grover Taylor has been, en-
gagged to teach the term of school in
the Wheeler district-No. 26.
Otto Borneke gave a dancing party
to his friends in his barn last Friday
night and all present enjoyed them
selves.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Adams and
daughter, Viola, of Minneapolis are
spending the week at J. H. Full
wiler's.
The berry season is on now and
people are busy gathering them.
There is a large crop this year and
the crop OF pickers is still larger.
Mrs. W. H. Thompson is visiting
her son, Ed, at Minnetonka Mills
and will visit with friends at Brook
Ign Center before returning home.
Earl and Alice Fullwiler spent
Saturday and Sunday at their
uncle's, G. L. Campbell, in Baldwin
and attended the ball game at Zim-
norman.
Agnes and Donald Gillies from
Stewartvil]e arrived on Saturday
evening for a visit with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.:
Hutchinson.
W. H. Thompson spent a few days
visiting his son, Ed, and wife at
Minnetonka Mills. He reports the
early potato crop only half the
average yield in that part of the
country.
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WOODWARD BROOK.

Our farmers are still fighting the
potato bugs.
Neal Byl has hired out to E. S.
Starkenburg for the harvest.
A new coal shed is being built on
the school yard of district SO.
Two young girls frcom Minneapolis
are spending week at the Chris
Mink's home.
Some alsike clover measures 3 feet
5 inches at Woodward Brook. Who
can beat that?
Albert Reibe has his crew hired
and expects to begin threshing rye
the latter part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Van de Riet
and two children visited with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Talen last Tuesday.
The Woodward Telephone Co. s
board of directors met at the P. Jen-
sen home last Tuesday afternoon for
a business session.
The Misses Annie Anderson and
Elvira Carlson returned from the
cities on Saturday evening and will
remain at their respective homes
during the summer months.
On the evening of August 6, at 8
O'Clock, Prof. Peterson of St.
Francis will lecture in the Wood
ward Brook school house. Every
body turn out and hear him.
We are glad to learn of the pro-
posed rest room for women and chill
dren patrons of the coming county
fair. 1t will be appreciated, especi-
ally by those coming from afar.
Rev. G. Larson delivered a yerv
interesting sermon in the Wood ward
Brook school house last Sunday
evening and large number of people
took pleasure in listening to it.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Erstad came
here from Freer on Friday evening
and visited with Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Jensen. They took home with, them
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(First Pub. Aug. 1-3t)
Notice of Hearing Upon Petition of
Freebooter,

James H: Bro w1sl'iui fre sigde1 e of
school district No. 7, in Sherburne
county, representing that he is the
owner of the following described
lands, situated in said district, to-
wit:
The northwest quarter (nwI) of
section nine (9), township thirty-tive
(35?, range twenty-six (26), except
railroad right of way, which said
land adjoins school district No. l in
Mile Laos county, and asking that
his said lands be set off from said
district No. I and attached to said
district No. l for the following
reasons, to-wit: "That inasmuch as
petitioner does all his trading in the
village OF Princeton and has occasion
to go to town almost daily it would
De possible for him to carry his chill
dren to and from school in district
NO: | whereas they are now COM
PEELED to walk to school in district
no I. or have a special rig to take
them the dis lance of II miles.
That the roads to district No. j are
better and easier to travel than thew
are to district No. I. That the BE-
tltloner has four children of school
age and another one who will be of
school age in the near future and
ready to go to school and that three
OF said children who are now going
to school are under twelve wears Of
age,' has been presented to the
county board of Mile Laos county:
and asking that his said lands may
be set off from said district No, 7 to
said district No. l and the said
board has appointed time and place
for hearing thereon. Therefore.
Notice is hereby given that said
petition will be heard by said board.
at a session thereof, commencing on
the 9th day of August, A. D. 1912.
at o'clock in the afternoon. at the
office OF the county auditor in the
village Of Princeton in said county.
at which time and place the said
board will hear the evidence and the
arguments of all persons interested.
tor or against granting the prayer of
the petitioner.
Dated at Princeton, Mimi, july
9Th, 1912.
BY order of the county board.
(Seal) W. G. DOANE,
County Auditor and Ex-Oticio
Clerk of Board.
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Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.
EsTATE- ON RYRnNM

ESTATE OF BYRON M. VAN ALsTEIN.
State OF Minnesota, County Of Mile Laos.
In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate Of Byron M. Van
Alstein, decedent.
The state OF Minnesota to the next Of kin
and all persons interested in the final account
and distribution OF the estate of said decedent:
The representative Of the representative
OF the above named decedent having
filed In this court his final account of
the administration OF the estate of said
decedent. together with his petition pray
ing for the adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of the resi-
due OF said estate to the persons thereunto
entitled: -
Therefore, you: and each Of you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause, If any you
have, before this court, at the probate court
rooms in the court house. in the village OF
Princeton. in the county of Mile Laos. state of
Minnesota. on the Goth day Of August 1912, at 2
O'Clock p. m why said petition should not be
graz ted.
Witness. the Judge OF said court, and the
seal OF said court, this 31st day of July 1872
Court SeaD WIN. " SANFORD.
CHARLES A. DICKEY. Probate Judge.
Attorney for petitioner.
Princeton. MINI.
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Notice of Cancellation of Land Contra

To W. Chester Hopkins:
whereas you and undersigned, De
Archy McLarty, did under date of
November I, 1911, enter into a
written agreement, by the terms of
which the undersigned sold and
agreed to convey to you, upon pay
ment by you of certain sums of
money and interest thereon as
purchase price and the performance
by you of your part of said agree
ment, the lands and premises Stu
ated in Mile Laos county. Minneso-
ia, described as the south one-third
of lot five (5) and lots eleven (ll)
and twelve (12), in block eighteen
(18), in the village of Milaca. accord
ing to the plat Of said village of
Milaca.
And whereas you have defaulted in
your part of said agreement in this,
that you have failed to pay that GER,
tain installment of the purchase
price due on May Is, 1912, amounting
to $4,000, and interest on the unpaid
purchase price to May Is, 1912,
amounting to S2l.00, and there is
due and unpaid at the date of this
notice on said purchase price the
sum of $7l.O0 with interest on the
sum OF $4,000 at per centum per
annum since May Is, 1912, amount
ing in all at this date to the sum of
SLIGO.
Now therefore, you are hereby
notified, that said contract will be
cancelled and of no effect and all
your right, title and interest in said
lands will cease and determine thirty
days after the service of this notice
upon you, unless within said thirty
days you remove said default by pay
ing the said amount of principal and
interest so due on said May Is and
interest on said $4,000 to the date of
payment at the rate above named. to.
gether with the costs of serving this
notice.
Dated July l8, 1912.
DE ARCHY McLARTY.
BERT 0. LOE,
Attorney for De Archy McLarty.
Granite Falls, Minnesota.
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Notice of fearing Upon Petition of
Freebooter.

Hannah Crozier. a freehe1 nIu o of
school district No. IA. in this
county, representing that she is the
| owner of the following described
lands, situated in said district. TO-
wit:
The northwest quarter (nwL) of
section five (5), township thirty-
eight 1881, range twenty-six 126}.
trict No. Us, and that she desires
to be set off, with her said lands.
from said district No. IA to said dis,
trict No. rs for the following
reasons, to-wit: ''That the distance
to the nearest school in district No.
IA, aforesaid, is two and one-half
miles from your petitioners resi-
dence on said land. That the dis
lance from said residence on said
land to the nearest school house in
district No. Is aforesaid is less than
one mile.'' has been presented
to the county board of Mile Laos
county: and asking that her said
lands may be set off from said dis
trict No. IA to said district No. q
and the said board has appointed a
time and place for hearing thereon.
Therefore,
Notice is hereby given that said
petition will be heard by said board,
at a session thereof, commencing on
the 9th day of August, A. D. 1919
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, at the
office of the county auditor in the
village of Princeton in said county
at which time and place the said
board will hear the evidence and The
arguments of all persons Interested
1or or against granting the prayer of
Dated at Princeton, MINI. July 8,
By order Of the county board.
(Seal) W. G. DOANE
County Auditor and Ex-Oficio.
Clerk of Board.
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ZIMMERMAN,

Gladys Truax went to Elk River
Monday to work in a restaurant.
Mrs. John Kruger is spending a
week with her parents at Twin
Lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henton of Elk River
spent Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Nicholson.
Mrs. Anderson of Chicago has been
visiting the past two weeks with
Mrs. Andrew Berg.
A number of young people from
here attended the dance at Spencer
Brook last Friday night.
The cook at the hotel went to Min
neapolis for a few days and Elita
Smithers is filling her place.
Mrs. Nicholson received word from
Mora on Monday that her daughter,
Mrs. Cook, gave birth to baby boy
on Sunday.
Mrs. n. Iliff and Mrs. Will Ilif
drove up from Elk River on Satur-
day and spent Sunday with Chas.
Tiff and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. K. Tiff of Elk
River and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Foley
went to Mile Laos lake Saturday and
returned on Sunday.
The Hartmann Pickle Co. IS STA
tion has opened for the season in
Zimmerman and growers are re.
quested to bring in their cucumbers.
Robert Brink drove to Spencer
Brook on Saturday and was accom-.
panied home Sunday by Margaret
Walker, who is visiting relatives here
this week.
Mrs. Wedgwood and son, Charles,
and daughter, Mrs. Lillian Van
Alstein, of Princeton spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Bean.
Ina Bean and mother also spent the
| day at the farm.
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THE PROOF.

Edith Johnson, a graduate OF the
Mankato Commercial College and now
stenographer at Pierre, recommends
the school in the following words:
Your methods of teaching commercial
education are unexcelled. That 50
many of your former students hold re-
sponsible positions is proof of the high
standard of work required by you"
The fall term Of the school onens
Sept. I'd. Would our catalogue inter-
est you? Then send for it. Mankato
Commercial College, Mankato. Mimi
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Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months, and for
Hearing Thereon.

ESTATE OF JOSEPH P. LEVINGS.
State of Minnesota, county of Mile Laos. in
Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph P Lev
ings, decedent.
Letters testamentary this day having
been granted to Francis zitur and It
appearing by the affidavit OF said representa-
tive that there are no debts OF said decedent:
It is ordered, that the time within which all
creditors OF the above named decedent NAV
present claims against his estate in this court
be, and the same hereby is, limited to three
months from and after the date hereof; and
that It Monday the 2lst day OF October, 1912
at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, in the probate court rooms
at the court house at Princeton in said county
be: and the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for hearing
upon and the examination. adjustment and
ALLOWANCE OF such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the publica-
tlon OF this order in the Princeton Union, as
provided by law.
Dated July 10Th, 1912.
WIN. V. SANFORD,
court SeaD Probate Judge.
S. p. SKAHEN.
Attorney for Petitioner,
Princeton MINI.
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made good and we feel safe in trust
ing our children to their care.
Next Sunday, August 4, Rev. Tai
berg Of Estes Brook will preach here
in district 9 school house at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon. All are cordially
invited to attend.
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Bargain Sale at Bazaar.

In order to make room for an ex-
tensiye new stock have decided to
9 9i 1e o all my erockery, glassware.
dress goods and 'laces at heavy re-
ductlon in price. If you are looking
for bargains in these goods make
your purchases now, as the prices are
placed SO low that they will go fast.
Mrs. e. T.. Griffith.
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for which he and his mother thank
them.
BALDWIN.
O. A. Dorff, who broke his leg, is
slowly improving.
Miss Esther Swanson of Galesburg,
ILL.,, is visiting at the Nyberg home.
Mrs. Gust Johnson and Mrs. John
Mellott spent few days in Milo last
week.
Misses Olga and Ethel Griep spent
Sunday afternoon at the Ristvedt
home.
Mrs. Greenwood of Illinois is VISIT
ing her daughter, Mrs. Maude
Anderson.
Mrs. 0. A. Dorff, Mrs. Holen and
Mae Holen spent Sunday at the
Trunk home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rossing and son,
Ernest, spent Sunday with John
Olsen and family.
Miss Anna Miller of MINNEAPOLIS is
visiting at the Henry Murphy and
Geo. Townsend homes.
We are glad to hear that Mrs. Geo.
Townsend, who was operated upon
last Wednesday, is doing nicely.
. Henry Olsen, Mrs. Hans Olsen and
Mrs. Lee Jones and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. McCracken and
family.
Mrs. Holen and baby returned to
their home on Monday after spend
ing three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
o. A. Dorff.
Miss Iva McCracken, who has been
visiting friends and relatives at
Spring Brook, Wis, and St. Paul for
the past three weeks, returned home
on Friday
About forty young people attended
the lawn party given at the Griep
home on Friday evening. The even
ing was passed in playing games and
dancing, and in the early morning
hours everyone departed for their
homes declaring that the Griep girls
are fine entertainers.
Haying is in full blast.
Lee Johns was elected clerk in dis
trict 10.
Jasper Pierson spent Sunday at
Tom Looney's.
Mildred Stacy spent Sunday with
Annie Hannay.
Miss Anna L. Miller is guest at
the Murphy home.
Wayne Steadman spent Sunday
with Lew Pierson.
Ernest Moeger and family Sun
dayed at Lew Persons.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
Chas. Richardson is improving.
Mrs. O. A. Dorff called at the
Hoff1ander home one day last week.
Mrs. VIM. Eden of Osseo is visit
ing her sisters, Mrs. VIM. and J.
Person..
Quite few from Baldwin attended
the dance at Spencer Brook on Fri
day night.
Mrs. Geo. Townsend is in the
Northwestern hospital for surgical
treatment.
The school board met on Monday
night and elected Miss Gallup of
Anoka teacher.
The lawn party at VIM. Griep's on
Friday night was well attended and
all report a fine time.
Libbie Pierson is keeping house for
Geo. Townsend while Mrs. Town
send is in the hospital.
Sunday school is being we'll at
tended every Sunday, there being
about 60. Let the good work con-
tinue.
A party of ladies went raspberry
ing one day last week and by all re-
ports some Of them had a. shower
bath in the river.
Mrs. Holen returned to her home
in Minneapolis on Monday after
spending several weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Dorff.
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Farmers, Attention.

If you have any fat cattle for sale
notify L. c.. Hummel at the meat
market opposite old starch factory,
Princeton, who will pay you South
St. Paul prices for them and drive to
your farm to get them. Hummel
needs the CATTLE, 3l-tfc
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BUSINESS CARDS.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR.
TOWN CLERKS.

p A. ROSS,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR.
VIII take full charge OF dead bodies when
always N stock Also Springfield metalios.
Dealer In Monuments of all kinda.
e. A. Ross Princeton MINI. Telephone No, 81,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
JACKSON COTTON
 FIRM WINS SUIT

Jackson, Miss. September 17.-(Spe- cinlD 4-Chancellor Garland Lyell has handed down decree in the case of l. J. Baxter and Joseph Ascher vs. Ed ward Moyse x Co, q cotton brokerage firm expelled some time since from the New York cotton exchange. awarding the plaintiffs $75oO. whereupon the defendants took an apeal to the su- preme court of Mississippi.
 During the last cotton season Bax- ter and Ascher bought extensively of futures through Moyse & Co, keeping q balance in bank here against which Moyse & Go. dres for margins when needed. Suddenly Moyse & Co. closed out the aecoust of Baxter and Ascher at a loss of about sl3.000. but believ- ing and charging something crooked in the transaction, Easter and Ascher at tached their balance in the local bank and managed to save the sum above mentioned, unless. percha.ce, the su- prome court should reverse the char cellor, and that is not believed prob able. The total sum. recovered. cqsnt- ing interest to date, is sS700 aeebrd- ius to Watkins ( Watkins. attorneys for tho plaintiffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

trict of the board of education. He was
 appointed by Cloud. superintendent of
 schools for Mobile county For the first
 60 days the county superintenaenc
 served without bond The bond was
 finally filed but the grand jury re-
 jected 1t.
 Cloud and Altnam conjointly had
 paid of the public fund s6ooO to the
 Blue College" a negro school recent | ly set up by the American Missionary
 society of New England The school
 was no part of the educational system
 of the state. Later they presented a warrant on the state auditor for 5000 for the Blue college The court en- iointed the auditor in, time to arrest payment. Cloud and Ritnam went into
 court to procure dissolution of the injunction and drew s20oo from the school fund lawyers fee. Even while the injunction held Cloud and Putnam drew $3600 more from the school fund l illegally. Another warrant for s3300 favor of Putnam. was presented 10 the auditor but news of the trouble In court ldeterred that officer and he refused fl. The committee reported that In ad- dition to Clouds payments through
 Putnam direct to this foreign misslon- ary school. public moneys he had paid the manager one Squires, d salary of
 5000 year.
 Senator Worthy offered a resolution advising Governor smith to bring suit against the two school officers. Cloud and Putnam. The Worthy motion
 passed. 6 to 10. Among the noes was Professor Richards of the university, Buckley of Montgomery. General Coon
 of Dallas and Hinds of Morgan, all carpetbaggers
 JOHN WITHERSPOON DUBOSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

him for the management of this school. MT. Hobdy has made arrangements to take care of his wor1k In Alabama, and will now be enabled to give practically his entire time to the various details which are coming up n connection with arrangements for the boys exposition school. Great interest IS being taken in the work by the state and county dem onstration agents of the farm demonstra- ton department and by county superin- .endents of education throughout the south
 The school will be a unique feature Of the corn exposition. It will be character ized by semi-miitary discipline. and a programme has been arranged which will insure the young farmer-students a val uable course in agricultural instruction as well as a number of recreationary eXer- cses. A handsome bust of pr. Knapp, offered by South Carolina, will be pre- scented to the state, making the best show ing in the boys and girls club work.
 The medallions will be equipped with both a strap and a pin, and can be pinned to the coat, or worn as watch fobs. They will be distributed after the county con tests have been decided and when 1t IS definitely learned which boys will attend the school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
]. B. HOBDY CHOSEN
 SUPERINTENDENT
Alabamian Connected With Exposition School for
 Boys at Corn Show

Columbia, s. C., September 17.-(Spe- cial.)-Every boy who attends the first exposition school for boys, to be held here in connection with the. Fifth National Corn exposition next January and Febru- ary, will receive as souvenir of the school and as marx or Identification when he arrives in Columbia, a handsome medallion bearing the likeness of the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp. The school is to be composed of prize winners in the boys corn clubs from every county in the southern states and in a number of north ern and western states. The attendance will reach at least 1000. Responsibility for the success of the school rests jointly with the exposition management and the boys department of the federal farm demonstration work
 J. B. IIobdy of Alabama, who has been selected as superintendent of the school is assistant in charge of the boys corn club work in Alabama, and is one of the high school inspectors of that state. His experience and capabilities especially fit