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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
A Double Surprise Party.

Saturday, February II, being Mrs.
Aulger Rines' birthday anniversary,
a number of her girlhood friends ar
ranged a surprise celebration for her.
They proceeded in body to her home
and found her busily engaged, all un-
conscious Of anything unusual. A
very pleasant afternoon was passed
and dainty tea served, a feature OF
the proceedings being the reading OF
an original poem dedicated to Mrs.
Rines by Miss Mary Huse. Mrs.
Rines was presented with a souvenir
in the shape of a beautifully bound
and illustrated volume of Whittier's
"'Snow Bound"
Not being contented with one sur
prise these ''merry girls" secretly
planned another on Mrs. G. Il. Rines,
whose birthday anniversary occurs
on February 81 and who was instru-
mental in planning the first. An
original poem by the same author
was read and another souvenir
Longfellow's "Evangeline' 49, was
presented. 1t would be pretty hard to
determine which of the "girls'' was
the most surprised. However. they re.
covered sufficiently to give poor Aug.
cup of coffee and a biscuit when he
arrived for supper an hour and a hall
later-after the self-invited guests had
departed.
Those present we're Mrs. Waite
Peterson, Mrs. Phoebe Borden, Mrs
Ellen Howard, Mrs. Georgia Smith,
Mrs. A. Bigelow, Mrs.. Harry Davis
(nee Louella Rines), Mrs. Emma
Cordiner, Mrs. Belle Dickey, Mrs.
Eva Keith, Mrs. Emma Griffith, Miss
Mary Huse, and Miss Margaret I,
King-the latter guest of the party.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
From Mile Laos to minneapolis

If the one-mill road tax amendment
is adopted at the November election
and the necessary supplemental road
legislation is enacted, inside of 1e
months from this date there ought to
be a splendid highway through the
entire length of the county, from the
Sherburne county line to the south
shore Of Mile Laos lake, and in fact
clear through Sherburne, ,Anoka and
Hennepin to Minneapolis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
Mr.. Byers' Candidacy Well Received.

On every hand the candidacy of
Robert D. Byers for president of the
village council is favorably COM
mented on. It is quite generally con-
coded that Mr.. Byers is the right man
for the place. He is not a man who
can be swerved from doing what he
believes to be his duty and he can be
depended upon at all times to work
for the best interests of the village.
AS was stated in these columns last
week, Mr.. Byers is the representative
of no faction, and it was only at the
urgent solicitation of scores of tax
payers that he consented to become a
candidate. It is a case of the Office
seeking the man and not the man
seeking the Office.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
william e. Cundy Dead.

William E. Cundy, one of Anoka $
Oldest settlers, died at his home last
Sunday, following an illness extend
ing over a long period of time. In
September, 1911, he was injured by
falling from cliff near the mouth OF
the Rum river and never recovered
from the effects.
Mr.. Cundy was born at Charlotte,
N. B., in 1888 and settled in Anoka
in 1854. He was a veteran of the
civil war, having served in Company
E, of the First Minnesota regiment.
He fought at the battles of Bull Rum,
Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettys-
burg. He was married in 1864 to
Alice D. Frost, who, with four chill
dren, survive him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
Well Known Attorney Dead.

Victor j. WEIGH, for 80 years a
member of the Minneapolis bar and
for a long time prominent in the state
militia, died on Sunday evening at
his home in the mill city. He was 81
years of age apd had been ill for
three years. Mr.. WEIGH was born in
Madison, Wis.,, was graduate of the
university of his native state, and
settled in Minneapolis in 1881, where
he practiced his profession until his
health failed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22

Mile Laos is a Diversified Farming County,
An interesting write-up of the pota-
to industry of Princeton and vicinity
appears in the Grey Eagle Todd Co. J
Gazette of the 18th ult. The Gazette
informant errs in saying that only
two principal varieties of potatoes
are raised here-the Burbank and
Triumph. Early Ohios and Earlv
Rose are also standard varieties here.
Corn and small grain is extensively
grown in this vicinity, especially
corn, and the dairy Industry is
second only to potatoes; for the year
1911 at least 100000 was paid for
cream in Mile Laos county. This
county is bound to become one of the
leading dairy counties of the state in
the near future. Princeton is the
largest and best primary potato
market town in Minnesota.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
Indians in Bad Plight.

Congressman J. M. Graham and
Henry George, jr., who have made a
personal investigation of conditions
in the White Earth Indian reservation,
report that the disease and poverty
which exists is almost indescribable.
Practically every full-blood on the
reservation is suffering from ira
choma, while 40 per cent is affected
with tuberculosis and Is per cent with
loathsome diseases. Many of the
Indians are blind and poverty is prev
alent to large degree. The wards
of the government are indeed in q
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
Defeated by "a votes,

At the Bemidji city election on
Tuesday William McCuaig was de-
feated for mayor by "a votes. The
successful candidate, Fred M. NAL
zahn, is socialist. The socialists
also elected an alderman, S. W. Han
nah. Willis many old friends here
regret his defeat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
Houston. Texas, Devastated by Fire.

In the early hours of yesterday
morning fire broke out in Houston,
Texas, which devastated Is city blocks
and destroyed property valued at
100000. No lives were lost but
more than one thousand people we're
rendered homeless. The flames we're
famed by a 35-miIe gale, and it was
only after a desperate battle on the
banks of Buffalo bayou, a small
stream which divides the eastern part
of the city from the main residence
section, that the ravages of the fire
demon we're stayed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22

erecting elaborate buildings there is
not much danger of loss by purchas-
ing farm upon which to maintain
the poor of the county, provided good
land is secured at a fair price. Good
land is not going to become less valu-
able in Mile Laos or any of the
adjoining counties, on the contrary
land is bound to enhance in value.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
Arm Crushed Beneath Wheels.


Alex Flennoy, who gives his home
as Galveston, Texas, while attempting
to steal ride on a freight train at
Long. Siding on Tuesday morning,
received injuries to his right arm
which necessitated it's amputation.
F'lennoy and a companion, Alex
F'acto, had walked from Milaca to
Long Siding that morning and, &C.
cording to the story of Facto, both OF
them succeeded in getting on the
freight at the latter point. They we're,
however, two or three cars apart.
Facto says he was surprised to see his
companion fall from his position just
after the train was under way, and
when it slackened speed jumped off
and walked back the track. There he
found his companion lying beside the
track with his right arm crushed and,
Fastening to the nearest house, tele-
phoned to Princeton, where the freight
train had already arrived.
upon receiving the message the con-
ductor Immediately ordered the en-
CINE coupled onto the caboose, ran
back to Long Siding and brought the
young man to Princeton. At this
point DR.. Cooney was in waiting with
a rig and conveyed him to the North
western hospital, where it was found
necessary to amputate the right arm
near the shoulder.
Flennoy, it appears, is a Snowman
and, according to his companion, had
for several years been giving exhibit
tions with the Billy Bennett circus.
None of the train crew saw Flennov
fall from the box car.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Elvin Norby, Formerly of Greenbush,
is MORALLY Injured on Rail.
road Tracks at Fridley.
Alex. Flennoy, While Stealing Ride
Has Right Arm Crushed by
Wheels of Freight Car.

Elvin Norby, young man % years
of age and former resident of
Greenbush township, met tragic
end at Fridley last Friday morning.
He was employed as section hand
and had been sent out by the foreman
to make an inspection of the track.
The morning was very foggy and it
was consequently impossible for
person to discern an approaching
train at any great distance. Norby,
it appears, while engaged in examin-
ing the rails, heard a train approach
ing from behind and stepped onto
another track to avoid being run
over. Just as he did so, however,
train coming from the opposite
direction, which be did not see or
hear, struck him and caused Injuries
from which he died at 5 clock on the
same day. The engineer on the train
which struck Norby stopped as quick
ly as possible and the fireman lifted
him into the cab. He was taken to
hospital in Minneapolis, where it was
found that be had sustained several
broken bones in addition to being
badly cut about the head. From the
first the surgeons despaired of saving
his life, but he remained conscious to
the last.
The remains of tha unfortunate
young man we're brought to Princeton
on Saturday evening and conveyed to
the home of his parents at Spencer
Brook, and the funeral was held on
Monday afternoon, Rev. August
Lundquist conducting the services.
The interment was at Oak Knoll. He
is survived by his wife, father,
mother, three brothers and two sisters.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-26
--O-O-

Jack-What did her father say
when he entered the room and
found his plump daughter sitting
in your lap?
Tom-He remarked that l had
taken a great deal on myself
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-26

STORY BY JOHNNY.
II. y, aug. 26.-well, i seen
some funny things in theayter,
but inever seen nothin no funnier
than the wrestling cheese
sometimes ballplayer is a
cheese, and sometimes prize
filter is cheese, and sometimes a
Z wrestler is a cheese
but this amt that kind of a
cheese
it looks like a sure enough
cheese, and not a very big one
neither, but when it gets busy,
hully gee
went up to osker hammer
stine's theayter to see this here
cheese
you can't beat osker for being
on the job. he has give US mary
garden, 81 opry, the talking dog
and the wrestling cheese
wot next, goodness knows, but
whatever it is, osker will get it
now about the cheese. it is
about 18 inches tall and 4 inches
thick, and it is rounds on the edge
like automobeal tire, and it has
a red cover onto it like a regular
cheese
about z or 8 yung fellers went
up onto the stage, and then they
brung out the cheese
a guy set It down on the stage,
and you would think it would tip
over, being round on the edge,
a 4 - 4 =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-26

then they took turns getting
down on the fore and wrestling
with it
sometimes they would get it
pretty near fiat. then it would
take spin and come up quick
it hit one Teller in the mouth,
and he went off the stage holding
his face, and he never come back
even. when they tried to lay
down on it, they never could get
it down
then the feler that was show
ing it done an awful funny trick
with it
he coaxed it into bag, and tied
the bag onto rope that ran over
a pulley
he would pull the bag with the
cheese in it up about 3 feet off the
fore. then he would give the rope
to one of the boys and tell him to
pull
and the kid would pull and the
cheese would go down to the fore
and the kid would fly up in the air
then kid put on roller skates
and took the bag in his arms and
the durn thing threw him all
around the stage and knocked
him down
they wont tell what is in the
cheese. by golly, sure would like
to know
but amt going up on that
there stage to try to find out. not
IL 4 =. Il. Z
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
AUDUBON TWP.
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Mare Immel marketed hogs in
Adair Friday
Amos Tibben marketed hogs in
Adair Thursday.
Bill Tibben and family visited
Sunday at George Grauer's.
Bill Tibben purchased some hogs
of Mrs Schwarting Monday.
Nora Schwenneker is working for
Mrs George Schirm this week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schirm, April 18th a baby girl.
Elmer Boehme and family spent
Sunday at the Joe Wheeler home.
George Grauer and wife visited
Thursday at Herman Wedemeyers.
Katie Rienke is here from Hartley,
Iowa visiting relatives and friends a
few days.
Katie Schwarting and Katie Rienke
spent Monday afternoon at the Mrs.
Thielen home.
Schwartings young folks and Katie
Rienke spent Monday evening at
Herman Heckman's.
Susie Hickman helped Mrs. Bill
Tibben couple of days last week
with the household duties.
Henry Hocamp and Herman Heck
man and families and Katie Rienke
visited Sunday at Mrs. SchwartiDg's.
Fred Bireline shipped two carloads
of cattle and hogs to Omaha We'd
nesday which he purchased of Bal
Tibben one day last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
Notice

Ordinance No. AZ of the town of
Extra, provides that it is unla wful
for any person under Is years of age
to be on the streets or other public
places of the town, at night between
the hours OF 7:3O o'clock p. N. and 6
o'clock a. NJ, unless accompanied
by parent or guardian, or unless in
the performance of necessary
errand or duty directed by such
parent or guardian. And further
provides that it is unlawful for any
parent or guardian to permit such
persons to be on the streets between
the hours specified, unless there
exists reasonable necessity
therefor" Bear this in mind and
avoid the necessity of paying a fine.
T. M. Rasmussen,
a25 Mayor
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
D0l@DV6DDe E.

Miss Myra Bull visited Wednesday
afternoon at Sam Dutler'e.
Mrs. Ben Black and children visi-
ted Friday at James Burns.
George Moore and fomily visited
Sunday at Thomas Campbell's.
William and Charley Tunman vi
sited Sunday at Henry. Loyd's.
August Dutler and Georgia Eagan
visited Sunday at Sam Dutler's.
Mrs. Herman Hukill and daughter
visited Friday at Ike Cramer's.
Rose Dutler aud Elizabeth Tremain
spent Saturday at George Bulbs.
Geo. and VIM. Dutler spent We'd
nesday evening at Willie Griffith's.
Ike Cramer and family spent Fri
day evening at George Campbelps.
Mrs. Ike Cramer and Mrs. George
Eagen spent Wednesday at Thomas
Campoell's.
Mesdames Ben Black and Otto
Miller spent Wednesday afternoon at
George All's.
VIM. and Rose Dutler and Elizabeth
Tremain were Sunday visitors at the
Otto Miller home.
Mrs. James Burns returned home
Tuesday from Atlantic where she has
been visiting her daughter for several
days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25

G. HI. Combs of Mercer, Mo-, was re-
lieved of that dreaded disease, hay fever
through the use of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound. Hesays, Sometime ago
l had an attack of hay fever and asth-
ma and tried many different kinds of
medicine but none seemed to help me
any. took some of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound and it relieved me Won
derfully. It's better than anything !
ever took" Sold by any druggists.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
The Danger After Grip

lies often in run down 81 stem. Weak
ness nervousness lack of appetite, ener-
gy and ambition, with disordered liver
and kidneys often follow an attack of
this wretched disease. The greatest need
then is Electric Biters, the glorious tonic
blood purifier and regulator Of stomach,
liver and kidney. Thousands have prov
ed that they wonderfully strengthen the
nerves, build up the system and restore
to health and good spirits after an at
tack of grippe. If suffering, try them.
Only 60 cents. Sold and perfect Salts
faction guaranteed by Extra Drug Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
t arrl1er

least until l get few of these hogs
and learn more about them. But [
will experiment further. When | get
these porkers I will try to raise them
with two heads, a head on each end.
Hold on! Don't all stand up and say
that these two headed hogs will eat
double the amount others do, because
I've got that part of the game cinch-
ed. When get these animals bred up
with two perfect heads l will prove
won't use half the amount of feed for
my double headers that we now use
for the old fashioned one headed hog.
Here is the way will work it: When
l go to feed I'll stand the hog between
two posts SO it can It turn, set a bucket
of slop on each end, and at the same
time take a paddle and splash around
in the bucket on one side to make a
lot of noise. When the head on the
other side hears this noise it will
think that the head on the other side
is eating and therefore won't make
any effort to get the slop. AS the
head on the noisy side thinks the
other side is eating peacefully and SO
it won't bother the bucket l am pad
ding in, either. / will repeat this
every meal time and will practically
raise my hogs on wind. And since the
scientists say that the price of wind
will never go up l see nothing but
profit, profit, profit.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25

Nobody in Audubon county has been
kind or wise enough to help me out of
this Wright. brother tangle so far and
l feel as though had to give it up.
But there's another new thing just
out, and this time it's in the hog line.
got letter from a man in Canada
who read about those valve cattle in
California, and he says that Califor-
mia amt in it by long shot. He says
that he has hogs up there that beat
anything that ever walked slick
wire on August 10th. They are no
post hold diggers as mine are, but are
raised mainly for the different forms
of meat they supply for the farmer.
am SO much impressed with these
hogs up there that / am going to get
some down to Audubon county before
Christmas rolls in. These hogs have
eight legs, four hams and four should
ers. When they walk, four of the legs
point to the clouds and the other four
rub the clods | didn't believe it at
first but in his letter he sent photo
graph of each leg taken separately
and that settled all doubt in hurry.
AS l said before, four Of the legs point
up and four point down. The biggest
advantage in this explains itself in
the following: You know the hog
shed in Canada land some in Audubon
county, are usually poor in winter
during snow time, and the floors get
sopping wet when the water runs in.
Well, sir, when the mud in these pens
gets so deep the hogs can't navigate
there any more they put the upper
legs to work and walk on the ceiling.
While they are making their home on
the ceiling they use their lower legs
for ballast to keep themselves from
rolling over. In summer time, he
says, these hogs would be great for
the farmers down south-thore would
be no danger of having them killed by
lightning. All that is necessary is to
put copper tip on each of the four
legs pointing to the sky, and each hog
will have four lightning rods for pro
lection. Not the least bit of risk
there: and, another thing, the cleo
tricity as it passes from the cloud to
the hog will SO treat the body that
there will be no rheumatism among
the animals. Packing houses will pay
much higher price for these porkers
because they can label their products
as choice electric ham," electric
bacon "electric wurst," etc. You
know that everything that's electric
goes nowadays, and if we farmers can
get these "electrc" hogs down pat
we will all be Rockefellers in the de-
licious bye and bye. But the biggest
feature about these hogs is that the
double running gears bring us twice
the amount of ham and shoulder in
hog killing season, and also another
backbone from each hog. Some peo-
pie will say that this means more work
more hickory wood smoke, more salt,
but they are on the wrong track to
Richville and / don't pay any atten-
tion to them. Then there is the diff
ference in the sausage. This is the
peculiar part that is stranger than
the funniest. Instead of being round
the sausage from these hogs is square.
This will save lot of time at hog
killing season, and also for the pack
ing houses, as it will be easy to figure
out how many square inches of meat
it will take to fill so many square
inches of castings These are all the
features l will outline today, or at.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25

Robert Stevenson, l5l5-5th Ave-,
Council Bluffs, Iowa, says, 81 suffered
greatly with kidney trouble and rheu-
matism, the pains at times being al.
most unbearable. took some of Foley
Kidney Pills and in few days the pain
left me and now am completely cured
of kidney trouble and my rheumatism
is leaving me too" Sold by all druggists
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
Notice

All dog owners are hereby mott
fed that on and after June /, 1912, no
dog will be allowed to remain with
in the incorporated Limits of the
Town of Extra, without tag. By
order of the Town Council. Their
tags can be procured from the
Town Clerk on the payment of 81 90
for male dog and $500 for a
female dog.
m30 j. X. VandeBrake,
Town Clerk
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
For Sale

Three young Holstein Bulls, old
enough for service. Sired by Marge
Paul Laddie whose dam last year
gave 1921 pounds of milk which
made SAB pounds of butter. Also
several Chester White Boars.
Ed Lewis
Brayton, La
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25

Mr.. Tom Sig, all went to Manning
on business Friday.
VIM. Shaw is having come tileing
work done on his farm.
Elsie H size departed Tuesday fol-
her new home in Idaho.
Mrs. George McLachlin was an
Audubon caller Saturday.
James Glrber was quite sick last
week with liberated teeth.
Mr.. Carl Forsbeck of Waterloo is
home on business for few days.
Mrs. Chris Jensen and daughter,
Marie were Manning callers Wednes-
day.
Preaching at the U. B. Church,
Sunday evening April 2s,h by w.
Williams.
Mrs. Higgins returned to Gray,
Wednesday to spend the summer in
her cottage.
The magic show given by "Tom-
mi. from Ireland" last Wednesday
and Thursday, was not very we'll
attended.
Lou Groteluschen is recovering
fast. He was seen on the streets,
Monday in his chair, the first time
for months.
DR.. L A. Beers sale was somewhat
interrupted by the rain Saturday but
the returns were quite fair consider
ing the weather.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
Notice

L will be in Audubon County after
April 18th for short time. Please
leave word with the County Auditor
or notify me at Gray if you wish to
have any surveying done.
G. d. Forsbeck,
a25 County Engineer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25
Photographs

The Extra Studio is open every We'd
nesday and Saturday from 1000 a. m
TO 800 p. m. by Mason of Audubon.
Good Photos at reasonable prices.
TT Thomas Il. Mason.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-25

THE best material that money can
i buy goes into a Kratzer. The
construction is that of skilled Des
Moines mechanics working in the
largest and best equipped carriage
factory in Iowa-working to per.
feet home product that shall beat
the world. Kratzer quality" saves
you an incalculable amount of time,
money and annoyance, because it
enables you to buy broftably at home.