The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-10-15
TWENTY-FIVE. YEARS AGO

a girl.
e. F.. Douglas has traded his
bakery and restaurant to Henry
Hamilton. T..
If you want to see Postmaster Ross
smile, inquire for man by the name
of Erickson.
The county poor are fast becoming
an expensive burden to the taxpayers
of the county. :
Mrs. Chas. Jack returned from
Mortified, where she had been visit
ing her parents, Sunday morning.
Judd Vose, a we'll known young
farmer of Baldwin, died last Friday
of typhoid fever, and was buried
Saturday.
Mr.. A. R. Tobey has moved his
stock of jewelry from Jesmer's store
to his own snug little building south
of Rines' store.
Jolly Joe Libby is back in town
to remain for few days. He re-
ports his logs and lumber camps un-
scathed by fire so far.
DR.. Cooney and wife have moved
into the house formerly occupied by
Mrs. Martha Rines, one block south
of the city hall, on Main street.
The many friends of Mrs. R. f.
Lynch of Monticello are sorry to
know that she has been seriously i'll
at her home for several weeks past.
There is no such place as Bridg-
man in Mile Laos county. The
name of that lively little hamlet has
been changed to Foreston. Write it
Foreston hereafter.
Fred Mcclellan is engaged this
week in surveying wagon road be-
tween the upper crossing and the
lake, under the direction of the
county commissioners.
Mrs. Jessie Hickman has lost her
little black and tan dog. 1t was the
especial pet of Baby Hickman, and
liberal reward will be paid for the
recovery of the canine estray.
The Union heartily commends the
action of the county commissioners
in appropriating 5000 for the i'm
provement of roads in the north end
of the county. 1t is a step in the
right direction.
1t is no longer plain Frank Camp
bell. That gentleman is now the
owner of the only steamboat that
floats upon the placid waters of
beautiful Mile Laos lake, and here
after will be known as Capt. Camp
bell.
On Tuesday evening a couple of
ladies, residents of that portion of
the village designated as Canada,
had slight misunderstanding in
which an ak figured prominently and
one of the combatants is laid up for
repairs.
Frank Harper and Ormsby Mitchell
threaten to Institute legal proceed
ings against the Union for libeling
the recent arrivals in their families.
They, the r. a., are girls, and not
boys as our local reporter had them
last week.
On Tuesday Clerk of Court Briggs
issued the necessary permission to
we'd to Eugene A. Lease of Benton
county, and Miss Mary Freer, daugh-
ter of Probate Judge Freer of this
county. The marriage ceremony was
performed by the father of the bride.
Editorial: Brooklyn will fly the
pennant Of the American association
for 1889. St. Louis made game
fight and came within an ace of
winning. CDR. Dunham's 1nvinci-
bles'' are thinking of challenging the
victors to play a series of games for
gate receipts at Anoka.
Charles Secombe of Milaca was in
town Tuesday. He Informed the
scribe that the Mile Laos Lumber
company mill was obliged to shut
down that morning on account of the
sitting and binding smoke from
forest fires. The M. E. church
edifice at that place is almost COM
pleted.
Foreston had a close call from
forest fires last Friday night. Every
man, woman and child in the burg
capable of ''bearing arms" were en-
gagged in combating the fierce flames
for hours, and, after a desperate
fight, succeeded in saving the town.
Princeton was telegraphed to for as
sistance, but owing to the vague
wording of the message, it was not
understood, and no aid was sent.
Our people would have responded to
the call promptly had they under
stood the purport of the message,