The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-08-07
THE PRINCETON UNIoN THURSDAY, AUGUST Z, 1913

work. Rev. Larson gave an interest
ing talk on conditions in countries
where there is urgent need OF
gospel preaching. A large audience
had come to the meeting in spite OF
the millions of mosquitoes. We need
a mission chapel.
Weather permitting the Union
Sunday school members will spend
tomorrow afternoon on the banks OF
Rum river on the S. G. Galley farm,
rented by J. Whitney. Parents and
friends and all interested in Sunday
school work are cordially invited to
come to the picnic. A short pro-
gram will be given.
E. S. Starkenburg went to Mime
apolis Monday morning to buy new
stock for his store at Pease.
VIM. Jasper of Minneapolis is
painting the school in district 26.
After finishing that, he will give a
coat of paint to the school house in
district II. Several more buildings
in Woodward Brook need new coat.
Some have no coat at ALL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jensen and
daughter spent Sunday in Green
bush the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Teutz.
The school board of district &C. met
last Saturday evening and decided
that it was necessary to give the
roof of the school house good coat
ing of some anti-leak preparation.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Norwegian church met with Mrs.
Peter Jensen yesterday afternoon.
Last Thursday Mrs. Gustav Bragge
was most pleasantly surprised by a
number of her friends, who came to
spend the afternoon with her, it be-
ing her eightieth birthday anniver-
sary. They left a nice present for
her as a token of esteem and wished
her many happy returns Of the day.
Louis Talen, who is working as
conductor on one of the Smelling
avenue electric lines in the twin
cities, was home on Monday and
Tuesday. He likes his work very
we'll.
Ira Starkenburg was in Mime
apolis few days this week.
Albert Reibe, ST., went to Mime
apois on Monday morning on a bust
ness trip and with him went Mrs.
Jessie Blank and daughter, Myrtle,
who have been visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. A. Newman the past
week.
Miss Mabel Jones left on Monday
to spend the remaining weeks Of her
summer vacation with her parents
at Grand Rapids, MINI.
Miss Rena Markus, who has spent
three weeks visiting relatives here
and friends at Pease, left for her
home near Raymond on Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Orlie Jones has won the
grand piano in the contest at the
hardware store in Milaca, she having
by far the greatest number of votes,
and Miss Erma Keuther, also living
here, won the second premium, nice
gold watch.
Don't forget the Union Sunday
school picnic tomorrow afternoon on
the banks of the Rum river-on the
IS. c. Galley farm. Everybody well
come to spend social afternoon
with us. A short program will be
rendered at 2 o'clock and lunch
served at 4. Remember the date,
Friday, August s.
The Misses Abigail Damhof and
Angelina Van der Einde of Roseland
arrived here yesterday to spend a few
weeks with relatives and friends.
Miss Mary Jacobson has been quite
i'll during the past week but is i'm
proving nicely at this writing. Mrs.
P. W. Jensen and Mrs. M. B. Ander-
son were also on the sick list during
the past week.
NJ. G. Thorring is hauling cement
and intends to build large new hen
house and granary soon.
Malvin Peterson of Milaca is visit
ing in Woodward Brook, and cousin
of Helen Anderson is spending a
week here.
Thankful, indeed, are the farmers
here for the sunshine and dry
weather of the past week. 1t has
given them the opportunity of cut
ting most of the grain and making
much hay. Potatoes are doing we'll
on the high land, but some on the
low land were destroyed during the
long wet spell we had. Taking
everything into consideration, the
Mile Laos county farmer has nothing
to complain of.
Mrs. S. G.. Wicklund visited the
dentist last Friday. She reports a