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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
VOLUME xXXvI. NO. 10

Office. Mr.. Lyons also wrote per-
sonal letter to the editor, but our re-
llgious readers might consider it
blasphemous, hence we refrain from
publishing the same; anyhow, nobody
save an extremely dirty politician
would publish personal letter with
out the permission of its writer. We
question the source of Mr.. Lyons in
SEPARATION and will not guarantee re-
suits if his INSPIRED thought" is
acted upon, but here is his circular:
AN INSPIRED THOUGHT.
= Feb. 6, 1912.
This knowledge given to me some
time ago by the spirit of God by my
side and yours.
How to increase the size of potatoes
from small to large-take fair sized
potato, cut out all the eyes but two
and you increase the size-you will
have all big potatoes and no small
ones. Don't let your enemy make
you covetous, and leave only one eye,
for if you do you will have larger po-
tatoes but they will be hollow in the
middle and not fit to eat
Thank God for the knowledge, and
the spirit of God by your side.
This inspiration I wrote and mailed
to the Minneapolis Tribune, the
Journal, the Pioneer Press, St. Paul
Dispatch, the Irish Standard, and
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son, almost week ago and have not
seen nor read it in any one of the pa
pers-the Dispatch I did not see; [
suppose it is the same as the rest. To
the Irish Standard I presented it per-
sonally. What do you think of your
Twin City papers? They claim to be
the educators of the country, and re-
fuse to inpart to you the inspired
truth and knowledge, how we may
have potatoes plentiful.
Especially to the workingmen and
poor, do not throw this knowledge
away, give it to neighbor or send it
to friend in the country and let the
country papers copy for the farmers.
Ask them to, as I can not afford to
have very many printed.
I remain sincerely yours,
VIM. o. LYONS,
Cokato Hotel, Minneapolis, MINI.
ZIG Washington Avenue North.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Permanent Product Display,

The permanent display of Mime
sofa products opened on Monday at
80 Third street S., Minneapolis, and
the purpose of the exhibition is to
show visitors to the city the posi-
bilities of northern Minnesota. 1t
will be open every day and no charge
will be made for admission.
The fair is not a land speculation
venture in any sense of the word, and
no visitors will be importuned to in
vest in land, but those who are plan
ming to make home in the country
will find plentiful supply of liter
allure on hand to guide them in select
ing a locality. The exhibition is
maintained by the Northern Mime
sofa Development association, COM
posed of thirty three counties which
still have unsettled and undeveloped
lands. and it is the hope of the pro-
moters that the display of vegetables,
grains and grasses will attract large
numbers of homeseekers.
Some OF the counties make CON-
prehensive showing of all the argicul-
tural products, while others feature
some Individual line which has at
tanned the greatest success. Thus po-
tatoes and corn are featured by many
counties, and it is the belief of
authorities in husbandry that Mime
sofa will attain fully as much fame
with potatoes and corn as it already
has in wheat and butter.
The counties represented are Mile
Laos, Kanabec, Benton, Stearns,
Morrison, Todd, Aitkin, Carlton, St.
Louis, Lake, Cooke, Itasca, Koochich-
ing, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Wa
dena. Hubbard, Becker, Clay,
Norman, Mahnomen, Clearwater,
Polk, Red Lake, Pennington, Mar
shall, Roseau, Kittson, Isanti Pine
and Wilkin.
Mile Laos county has one of the
best displays at the exhibit hall.
This was recently arranged by Ira
G. Stanley of Princeton.
". E. Mackenzie, secretary of the
Northern Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION, is in charge of the exhibit
| ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Township Taxes.

At the ensuing town meeting day we
hope liberal provision will be made
for caring for roads and bridges in
each of the towns. A road tax equal
to one per cent of the valuation can
be voted by town for road and
bridge purposes. The town super
visors may levy an additional tax of
one per cent Or less payable in labor
at the option of the taxpayer. The
amount that can be voted for town
purposes must not exceed two mills in
towns with a valuation of $4,000 or
more, and $3.50 in towns with a tax
able valuation of less than 500, OOO.
All taxes must be voted in specific
amounts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
PRINCETON, COUNTY nINNEsoTA THURSDAY

Minnesota, at fifty cents per hundred
pounds, for which 1 paid him four
dollars and twenty cents. He received
the money in front of Johnson's Jew
elry store. Mr.. A. M. Davis and O.
B. Randall had nothing to do with
this deal in any manner.
G. SCHWARTZMAN.
State of Minnesota, County OF
Anoka.-ss.
On this oath day of Feb. A. D. 1912,
before me, notary public within and
for said county, personally appeared
G. Schwartzman, to me known to be
the person described in, and who ex-
ecuted the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged that he executed the
same as his free act and deed.
DENZIL w. THAYER,
Anoka, Anoka County, MINI.
Notary Public, Anoka County, MINI.
My commission expires May Is, 1915.
To the Public: The above affidavit
explains itself.
o. B. RANDALL,
A. NJ. DAVIS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Cows Yield Good Pratt.

Fred Eggert, one of the enterprising
dairy farmers of Princeton township,
derived from six COWS for the month
of January 2l7 pounds of butterfat,
Or an average of SO 1-6 pounds per
COW. Mr.. Eggert computes that his
COWS cost him Is cents each per day
to feed and that be derives profit
per day from each of Is cents. He
feeds 10 pounds OF oats per day to each
COW in addition to wild hay and corn
stalks, and says that were he to add
millstuffs and clover hay to their
rations he would of course get better
results. "But," says Mr.. Eggert,
who has herd of IA COWS in all, 81
grow all the feed use and am salts
fied.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29

might not be fooled as to Charley IS
age should they see fit to propose.
AS token of esteem the visitors
presented Mr.. Sleeves with hand
some extension table and hand
painted china bowl. The presenta-
tion speech was made by John Hager
and Mr.. Sleeves responded in be-
fitting manner. At O'Clock in the
morning the company, after giving
Charley many valuable hints on the
best way TO- secure housekeeper, de-
parted for home.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
The Kelly Stock Comnanx.

Beginning on Monday evening,
March II, and continuing one week,
the famous Kelly Stock company will
put or series of plays at Brands
opera house. OF this company the
Mankato Daily Free Press, among
other things, says: "The company is
without doubt the best popular
priced show that has played in Man.
kato this season. With the plays and
vaudeville combined, it is really a
dollar show at popular prices" The
company is also highly commended
by various other newspapers.
Brands opera house March IL to Is.
inclusive.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29

creameries in operation and several
planned for 1912. Every town has a
picking station, potato warehouse
and elevator, SO that every class of
farmer has near market. !"
Princeton alone has 20 potato ware
houses and is the greatest primary
potato market in the northwest. At
the present writing S1.O5 per bushel is
being paid for Early Ohlos. No
better corn is raised anywhere in
Minnesota than in the immediate vi
entity of Princeton. In few years
the value of the dairy products of
Mile Laos county will equal, if not
exceed, that of it's potato crop.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Bonds Voted in District No. 33.

At the special election held ia
school district No. 80, which includes
Wahkon, on the 23rd inst, the propo-
sition to bond the district in the sum
of $4,000 to provide for the erection
of a new school building was carried
by 81 to /. The action taken insures
the erection of fine new school build
ings at Wahkon this summer. Wah-
kon will then have school building
second only to those of Princeton and
Milaca. The lake region is coming
to the front fast. The Union con-
graduates the people of Wahkon Oh
their public-spiritedness and enter
prise.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
AT WESTERN HOSPITAL.

Mrs. N. N. Enstrom of Wyanett is
at the hospital for surgical treatment,
as is also Mrs. Thos. Blair of Green
bush and Mrs. Benz. Soule of Prince
ton.
Clarence Meyer, son of August
Meyer of the town of Princeton, was
treated at the hospital for a severe
cash in the right hand caused by a
circular saw. The hand was cut be-
tween the third and fourth fingers.
The young man will not suffer any i'll
results.
David Looney, who was operated
upon for appendicitis and was for
some time in critical condition, is
improving. In addition to Appendix
citis Mr.. Looney was suffering, at the
time of admission to the hospital,
from pneumonia. "
Alex Flennoy, the young man
whose arm was amputated last week,
is doing nicely and whiIes away the
time by visiting other patients in the
hospital and endeavoring to cheer
them. He is not in the least dis
couraged by the loss of his right arm
and says there are many things
man in his predicament can do to
earn living. He is practicing writ
ing with his left hand.
Ben Olson Of Baldwin chopped into
his left foot last week with an axe
and caused a very painful injury.
The wound was dressed by DR..
Cooney. No bad effects are expected
to result from the cut.
Miss Biggerstaff, a trained nurse
from the hospital, went to thinner
man last week to care for James
Foley. There were several calls for
nurses during the week from sur
rounding towns, but it was Impossible
to accommodate the applicants. Five
nurses at the hospital is the least
number that DR.. Cooney can get
along with.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Mrs. Coates Entertalns.

Mrs. George A. Coates entertained
at tea in honor of Mrs. D. A. Craig,
her sister-in-law, the following ladies
on Friday afternoon: Mrs. II. c..
Cooney, Mrs. E. G. Dunn, Mrs. Berj.
Soule, Mrs. Cotton, Mrs. G.. [.
Staples, Mrs. E. L. Mcmillan and
Mrs. F. L. Small. It was very
pretty social event and the afternoon
was passed in an enjoyable manner.
Mrs. Craig, who has been visiting at
the Coates home for several weeks,
will probably leave for her home at
Carpio, N. D., today.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
In the Land Of the Greasers.

In Ga personal - letter to the pub.
Usher of the y n o n Mr.. Clemente S..
Edwards, the former brilliant editor
of the Albert Lea Times and now con-
sui at Acapulco, Mexico, writes en-
tertainingly of his experiences in the
land of the greasers. He says "the
natives are so Internally progressive
that frequently I have had to sleep on
the floor and behind stone walls to
avoid the force of their leaden argu-
ments, not aimed at me but fred
about promiscuously in the hope of
achieving general results.' But, he
adds, "this southern Mexico is a
gloriously wild, untamed and exciting
country, full of the rarest tropical
beauty, romance and antiquity; full
also, of wealth, mineral, timber and
agricultural possibilities. X x x
Since May last, when I arrived on the
scene, just Two days before a battle
lasting six hours, have had more
adventures, pleasing and narrowing,
than during all the rest of my life put
together. Although the work is ex-
hausting and endless Mr.. Edwards en-
joys it. He loves the service. Know
ing Mr.. Edwards as we do we predict
that, if his life is spared, he will rank
high in the consular service within a
few years. He will make good in any
position where he is placed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
A Public Statement,

I am reliably informed that A. M.
Davis, the chief of the fire department
of the village, has stated that l sold
all the old fire hose and that the vii
lage is short on serviceable hose. I
deem it only fair to myself and the
citizens of the village to make pub
lie statement of the facts in the case
so that they may have correct idea
of the matter.
Last summer the fire department re-
ported to the council that some of the
hose was worn out and not fit for use,
and asked the council to purchase
some new hose. The council then ad-
vertised for bids on new hose and
held a meeting to accept bids. At
said meeting a large number of firms
made bids, and after due considera-
ton of the same and consultation with
the fire department., the council
purchased 800 feet of new hose. The
council then voted that the old hose
be thoroughly overhauled and in
spected by the fire department and
that all hose found fit be repaired and
used for such purposes as it was fit
for, such as flushing sewers, filing
cisterns Or any use it could be put to-.
The fire department, by it's chief,
Mr.. Davis, reported to one of the
council that it found 500 feet of hose
that could be repaired and used, and
that the balance of the old hose was
of no use whatever and was no good,
and that the worthless hose had been
thrown aside. Afterward, Mr.. Ran
dali, the electrician, told me that be
could sell the worthless hose to a
junk buyer for fifty cents per hundred
pounds. I told him that if this was
the best offer, to sell the worthless
hose and to save all the brass
couplings.
Mr.. Randall afterward came to me
and told me that he had sold the
worthless hose for 1920 and handed
me the money together with written
now on the fire wagon 500 feet of old
hose, together with 800 feet of new
hose purchased, making about l,3O(
feet in all.
So far as I know there has been nc
hose sold except what was condemned
as worthless by the fire department,
and if any other hose has been sold i,
was without my knowledge or con.
sent. The money I received from Mr..
Randall I Immediately turned over to
Mr.. Herdliska, the village treasurer,
together with the invoice given me by
Mr.. Randall.
This is not the first time that worn.
out hose has been sold by the village,
but the first time since the present
council has been in office. When the
former council was in Office lot OF
old hose was sold for 81 cents.
Very respectfully,
G. Il. PENNISON.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
SOCIAL GATHERINGS
The Anniversary Club Celebrates Sixth
Wedding Anniversary of Mr..
and rlrs. F. Gouldlng.
Mrs. George A. Coates Entertains in
Honor of Her Guest, Mrs. D. A.
Craig of North Dakota.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goulding's last
Friday evening to celebrate the sixth
wedding anniversary of that worthy
couple and the program, arranged by
Doc McRae and Pillologist Plaas,
included many original stunts. These
two fellows are full Orwell, they are
full of deviltry. T.
One of the schemes which they en-
gineered was to induce the ladies to
dress as hobgoblins-in winding
sheets-and then to auction them off
to the highest bidders for partners at
cards. The bidding was spirited and
the ladies sold at prices ranging from
37s cents and chew of spruce gum to
81, OOO-none of them, according to
Henry Plaas, being worth the smallest
amount bid.
Doc McRae and Henry Plaas, by
mistake of course, bid in their own
wives and were dissatisfied. They,
however,, succeeded in bamboozling
the auctioneer into permitting them to
make an exchange.
At the conclusion of the card games,
in which Ira Stanley and Tom Kaliher
we're accused of stacking the deck and
otherwise cheating - resorting to
fraudulent practices visible to the
naked eye-Mrs. Goulding announced
that supper was ready. Then fol-
lowed a general "pitch in''-formality
was left out of the proceeding entirely
even Oscar Stark, who had pre-
pared short prayer to be offered be-
fore supper, was ruled out of order
by Chairman Avery. Frank Gould
ing was somewhat cast down at this
snub to Mr.. Stark, but he acted philo-
sophically and merely twiddled his
thumbs instead of giving vent to
words Of denunciation.
After supper several musical selec-
tiorss were rendered, George Ross
giving Q very enchanting banjo solo,
and Fred Keith and Henry Plaas a
jewsharp and tinwhistle duet which
impelled some of the guests to stuff
bonbon wrappers into their ears.
Henry Avery delivered q rafting
good speech on "The Reason I'VE
Celebrate" and O. B. Randall tried
to dance the Highland fling. At
O'Clock sharp Chairman Avery
ordered everyone to get on his or her
outdoor wearing apparel and scoot
for home. They scooted.
The members of the club present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Stark, Mr..
aud Mrs. Ira G. Stanley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Keith, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Avery, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Kaliher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Goulding, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Plaas, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ross, DR.. and Mrs. D. A. McRae,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Galley and Mr.
and Mrs. o. B. Randall. Mrs. Chas.
Campbell of Minneapolis was ir
attendance as guest of the club.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Mortgage Registry Tax Ru1,np


The state supreme court recently
handed down decision that radical
~ changes a custom that has been
almost general throughout the state
and, incidentally, will compel the
attorney generals Office to withdraw
one of it's opinions. The case re-
ferred to is State ex. rel. Hildebrandt
VS.. Fitzgerald, in which the court,
passing on Chapter 1928, Laws of 1907,
commonly known as the mortgage
registry tax, decides that a mortgage
for $50 or less is taxable under the
provisions of said law at the rate of
one-half per cent, or five mills.
Based upon an opinion from the
attorney generals Office it has been
the general custom to figure the
registry tax on mortgages at SO cents
per hundred, or major fraction there
of, and not to charge at all for
mortgages OF $50 or less-that is, the
tax on mortgage for $3.50 would be
So. SO.
Sec. of said act reads as follows:
"A tax of fifty cents is hereby i'm
posed upon each one hundred dollars,
or major fraction thereof, of the prin-
cipal debt or obligation which is or
in any contingency may be secured by
any mortgage of real property situate
within this state which mortgage is
recorded or registered on or after
April Both, 1907" The words, ga tax
of fifty cents is hereby imposed upon
each one hundred dollars, or major
fraction thereof,' we're rather hard to
construe as establishing a fixed rate
of one-half of one per cent on all
mortgages regardless of the amount
of same. To a casual observer it
looks as if under the terms of this act
a $40 MORTGAGE would be taxed $3.50
and that a mortgage of $50 or less
could not be taxed at all, but the
supreme court reasons it out that all
mortgages should be taxed at the rate
of one-half of one per cent, and that
the legislature did not intend to
exempt any mortgages of $50 or less,
for if they did the law would then be-
come unconstitutional. In referring
to section 2 the court says, "The
language of that section is unfortu-
nate," and then goes on to explain
what the legislature really meant by
the act.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Thfmblo Rec.

Mrs. G. 81. Lamb and Mrs. F. S.
Walker we're hostesses at the home of
the latter on Saturday afternoon at a
thimble bee given in honor of Miss
Helen Harper of Milaca, who will be
an April bride. The girls tied a
handsome comforter, and each wrote
some useful household hint or recipe,
which Miss Harper appreciated.
Musical selections we're rendered DUR
ing the afternoon and buffet
luncheon was served. The house
decorations we're of green and white.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Minnesota's Fourth Convenr,on

Four of North Americas greatest
Sunday school experts are to be IN
st. Paul on April 9, 10 and IL, at the
fifty fourth annual convention of the
Minnesota Sunday School associa.
ton. 1t will eclipse all previous con.
ventions in size and strength of pro-
gram. Every Sunday school in Min.
nesota is invited to send delegates.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Dare Is frustrating.

Last weeks issue OF the Elk River
Star-News contained an interesting
letter from its editor, who is rusticat-
ing among the orange trees of sunny
Florida. Dare, we envy you.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
The Statement Disproyen.

Anoka, MIMI, Feb. "a, 1912.
To Whom This May Concern:
This certifes that I, the under
signed, bought eight hundred and
forty pounds of old hose of G. 81.
Pennison, the mayor of Princeton,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Birthday Surprise Party.

On Wednesday evening of last week
about 60 neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Chas. E.
Sleeves to assist him in celebrating
his birthday anniversary. The time
was passed pleasantly in dancing,
playing games, etc., and a bountiful
supper was served. In the center of
the dining table was large birthday
cake decorated with as many candles
as Mr.. Sleeves had reached years.
These caodles we're placed there nv
the knowing ones so that the girls
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29
Jury List.

Jury List.
The following have been drawn to
serve as grand and petit jurors at the
April, 1912, term of court:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-29

Revelation from on High!
Some time ago the circular given
below was received at the Uni O n
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-20
FOUR INDICTMENTS FOR
ALLEGED REBATING.

(By Special Leased Wire to New McXican]
Chicago, H., Feb. 20.-Four indict
ments for alleged rebating were re
turned today by the federal granC
jury, the defendants being three rail
road companies, two theatrical con
Germs, and four individuals. EXces
sive payments for advertising" in re
turn for the purchase of railroad tick
cts is declared to be the medium by
which the alleged rebating was ac
complished.
Those indicted are Henry J. Rhein
general passenger agent, of the Bis
Four railroad.
William Underwood, assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Michigan
Central railroad.
Rudolph K. Kynicka of Cincinnati
director of the Columbia Theatrica
Amusement Company.
James E. FenneSsy, of Cincinnati
director and secretary of the Empire
Circuit Company.
The Columbia Theatrical Amuse
ment Company of New York.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
G. st. Louis Railway Company.
The Lake Shore &, Michigan South
ern railway.
The Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany.
The Heuck Opera House Company
Of Cincinnati.
Large sums of money are said II
have been invoved in the alleged
rebating.