The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-16
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

G. Chamberlain has sold his farm
IN Wyanett to Joe feathers and re.
turned to Dakota.
J. L. Cater and family have moved
into their new home, west of the de.
pot, and they will soon make pretty
place of it.
Business is not very brisk with our
merchants now, but there is a good
deal of building going on in the vii
lage. 4" f
Chris Neumann drove over from
Monticello on Saturday evening after
his better half, who has been visiting
here, and returned on Sunday after
noon. @<.a
Greenbush Correspondence. Seed
ing is about finished in this part OF
the county. Wheat is up and looks
fine, and mosquitoes have arrived in
myriads.
An old farmer visiting here from
Brainerd was asked whether the soil
where he lived was rich. He replied,
ut is so goldarned poor that they
have to manure it to make brick.''
A 6rst-class entertainment will be
given in Jesmer's hall on Friday
evening for the purpose of raising
funds to assist in paying for the fine
organ purchased by Mr.. Ewing for
the high school.
Almost every evening a batch OF
newcomers arrive on the train. There
are thousands of acres of good farm
ing lands in the counties of Mile Laos
and Isanti, far preferable to the
Wanted fertile plains of Dakota.
Spencer Brook Correspondence
Jackson Howard died last Wednesday,
about two hours after the removal OF
tumor from his side. he was born
in Ohio, was 68 years of age, and had
lived at Spencer Brook about four
years.
After hard struggle for life brave
little Steve Rines yielded to the in.
evitable and gently passed away last
Saturday evening. He was II years
of age and the cause of his death
was diphtheria. He was a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Rines.
The latest report from the East
Branch indicates that the rear of the
main drive is about two miles below
the mouth of Tibbetts brook. The
West Branch drive is hung up waiting
for more rain. The rear is at the
lodges above the Stony brook dam,
and the logs are scattered all along
from there down to Taylor's.
At a meeting of the Grand Army
post last evening arrangements we're
completed for the observance OF
Memorial day and, by unanimous
vote, the post will hereafter be known
as the Wallace T. Rines post. WAL
lace T. Rines was humble private in
the ranks and died from the effects OF
wounds received in the army, at his
home in Princeton in December, 1876.
Ray, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Jones, aged - years, was
drowned in Rum river. about q
quarter of a mile by the road from
the new bridge, and directly opposite
the North Star hotel. His body was
recovered in hole Is feet deep, into
which he had accidentally fallen while
bathing. Ray, although unable to
swim, was very fond of going into the
river. The death is a particularly
sad one.
There has been considerable talk
about a new -four mill at Princeton,
but it has been all talk and no mill sc
far. There is no better opening any.
where in the state for a frst-class
little flour mill, of say 1O0-barrel ca.
pacity per day, than here in Prince.
ton. There would be good local
trade from the start. which would
constantly increase as the country is
fast settling up, and the shipping ia.
cilities from this point are good
There is money in the milling bust.
ness here for some one.
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