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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-13
ORDERS ARE FILED.
Judge Parsons Files Important Orders
at Last Term of Court.
The Judge Finds in Favor of Wilkes
They Secure Judgment.

Judge Parsons has just filed impor-
tant orders in the two Wilkes cases
tried at the last term of our district
court.
The first case tried was brought
by A. G. Wilkes and his son, Lloyd,
of Milaca against Ephriam Holmes
of Minneapolis to recover possession
of an automobile. The jury before
which the case was tried found a
verdict for the Wilkes, and the
defendant thereafter moved for
new trial. After carefully consider
ing the matter, Judge Parsons by his
order ruled in favor of the Wilkes
and denied the defendants motion
for such new trial.
The other case was brought by Mr..
Holmes against A. G. Wilkes and W..
G. Doane and their wives and in
volved title to land valued at about
$4,000; which Holmes claimed to
own under deed from Mr.. Wilkes
and his wife. Holmes had placed a
mortgage of 81, 400 on the land in
favor of the Market State bank of
Minneapolis, which bank and its
cashier, Mr.. Ochu, were made par
ties to the action on the application
of the defendants therein.
The two cases grew out of nego-
tiations looking toward the exchange
of the land and the automobile for
$4,000 in stock of the Quaker
Creamery company of Minneapolis.
The deed for the land after being
executed was placed in escrow to be
delivered only on certain conditions.
1t was claimed on behalf of the
Wilkes that the whole transaction
was tainted with fraud and misrep-
reservations from the beginning and
that the deed had been wrongfully
obtained from the escrow depository
and recorded without proper author
ity, and that~the bank and it's cash
Ter had acted in collision with
Holmes, and that the whole transac-
tion and the instruments executed
in connection Herewith and the
records thereof should be cancelled
and set aside on the ground of such
fraud.
The land case was tried before
Judge Parsons without a jury at the
last term of court and was thereafter
submitted on oral arguments an0
written briefs in behalf of the re.
spective parties. The order filed
consists of an able and carefully pre-
pared opinion of considerable length
and finds in favor of Wilkes anC
Doane at all points and orders that
Judgment be entered in their behalf
in all respects.
Holmes and the bank and it,
cashier were represented by Messrs
F. Alex Stewart and Seloyer, SCHULTZ;
& Selover of Minneapolis, while
Charles Keith and E. L. Mcmillan
of Princeton represented the defend
ants, Wilkes and Doane.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-13
Adela Irene Bulls.

Adela Irene Bulls, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bulls, passed
peacefully away last Sunday, August
9, at the age of years and % days.
The little girl had been i'll about a
month previous to her death, but at
first not seriously. Spinal meningi-
tbs finally set in and all hope of re-
covery was practically abandoned.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church last Tuesday after
noon, being conducted by Rev. E. B.
Service. -Four little girl playmates
of the departed one acted as pail
bearers. They were Grace Moeger,
Ruby Nygren, Marian Smith and
Ruth Herdliska. The floral tributes
were beautiful and profuse. During
the services a quartet composed Of
Misses Nellie Foltz and Gertrude
Neumann and Messrs. Guy Ewing
and Claude Briggs sang three beau
tiful selections. Interment; was in
Oak Knoll cemetery.
Adela was bright little girl and
previous to her last illness was a
faithful attendant at Sunday school.
Her parents and a baby sister sur
vive her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bulls take this
means of extending heartfelt thanks
to all who so kindly assisted them
during the illness and death of their
daughter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-13

trami avenue. Yesterday afternoon
was windy and as Neumann filled
the transformer with oil much of it
was blown on him: To avoid this he
drew himself above the instrument
and between the two wires of the
primary, held by the top crossbar of
the two-bar pole. These wires were
carrying a load of 1900 volts, the
standard, while the wires of the
lower bar were dead. Had Neu-
mann's body been protected by
coat, the accident probably would
not have occurred, but when his
shirt, wet with perspiration,
touched the wire, circuit was
caused in some way, burning his back
att the left shoulder. just what
voltage PASSED through the body will
never be known, but it is believed
that he lived several .minutes after
the accident, although he was dead
when the pulmotor was applied at
the hospital. just twenty minutes
later Bemidji Daily Pioneer, Aug
ust 6.
The funeral was held from St.
Philips Catholic church on Friday
and the Pioneer says it was one Of
the largest ever held in Bemidji,
and the largest ever held from ST.
Philips chulch In the long process
sion which marched from the Neu-
mann home at Beltrami and Eleventh
to the church, and from the church
to Holy Cross cemetery, where the
interment was made, was the Be-
midi band of which Alfred was a
member for many years, the Knights
of Columbus, in which order he was
lectu1ing knight, and the Royal
Neighbors.
A beautiful! tribute was paid to
the memory Of Alfred by Rev.
Father John j.. T. Philippe, who
conducted the rites Of the funeral
service. Father Philippe praised
him as being an ideal citizen, a
young man of exceptional personality
and character, and as devoted
member of the Catholic church,
saying that in the call of death Be-
midi had lost it's favorite son and
that his life had been an example of
good living and happiness.
Deceased was nephew of DR.. c..
S. Neumann and Frank Blair Of this
Cplace. Those from Princeton in
attendance at the services were Mrs.
G. s. !Neumann and daughter, Ger
trude, and Frank Blair.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-13
The Late Maurice A. Thompson.


weeks issue of the death of Maurice
A. Thompson, which occurred at
the temporary residence of the FAM
lily in Baldwin on the evening of the
5th inst. Mr.. Thompson had been
ailing for more than year past,
and had rented his farm and went
to Florida last fall in the hope of
benefting his health. The southern
climate did not agree with him and
he came back to Minnesota. For a
time he remained in Anoka, and in
April he came back to Baldwin, on
the border of Spencer Brook. where
he could spend his last days among
the friends Of his early manhood.
Every care and attention was be-
slowed upon him by his devoted wife
and by old time neighbors. But
there was no help for him. and the
end came on the evening of the 5th.
The immediate cause of his death
was paralysis.
The funeral was held from the
Christian church at Spencer Brook
last Friday afternoon and was largely
attended,. Many were present from
Princeton, Cam bridge and other
towns, and almost every old settler
of Spencer Brook was there
Rev. Frank H. Marshall of Enid,
Oklahoma, delivered an eloquent and
touching address. That the tribute
the reverend gentleman paid to the
memory of the deceased came from
the heart was apparent to all who
heard him.
The remains were inferred in what
is known as the King cemetery, close
to the church, in the presence of
Borrowing relatives and sympathizing
neighbors and friends.
Maurice A. Thompson was born
at Manlis, Onadaga county, New
York, February 5, 1852. He moved
with his parents to Wisconsin at the
age of IA. He came to Minnesota at
the age of %, settling near Spencer
Brook. In September of that year,
1875, he was married to Miss Sarah
Clough, and has made this vicinity
his home for 80 years. His wife and
two children, Orville E. Thompson
of Chisholm, and Miss Helen Thomp-
son, survive him. He also gave two
motherless children a home-Mrs.
Minnie Pierson and Raymond
Thompson. He also leaves three
brothers and five sisters-Chas.
Thompson Of Spencer Brook, Kit
Thompson of Hancock, Oren Thomp-
son of Bradford, Mrs. Ida Patten of
Princeton, Mrs. Cassie Peterson,
Mrs. Ella Moore, and Mrs. Maud
Peterson of Spencer Brook, and Mrs.
Hattie Minton of Colby, Wis.
Mr.. Thompson was one of those
quiet, unpretentious men it was a
pleasure to know. He was a hard
working, progressive farmer and
leaves his family in comfortable cir
cumstances. He was a good neigh
Dor, kind husband and father, and
spoke i'll of no one His death is
sincerely regretted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-13
AWAY ALONE.
S. w. Williams Found Dead at His
Silver Lake Farm Home Last
Tuesday Morning.
Indications are That he Made a Des.
perate Effort to Call Assistance
Over the Telephone.


discovered the dead body of S. W.
Williams lying on the floor of lower
room in his, residence at. Silver
lake. Mr.. Smith and James Ed.
were stacking grain for Mr..
Williams. The evening before Mr.,
Williams had told them that he in
tended to go into town early in the
morning to start work on a potato
warehouse that he contemplated
erecting on the site Of the one that
had burned down. Smith and Ed
munds went to work early on Tues
day morning, and about 10 O'Clock
they thought it strange that they
had not seen Mr.. Williams around
the house. Finally Mr.. Smith went
to the house and made the gruesome
discovery as above related.
Last spring MIR. Williams went to
North Dakota and planted about 100
acres of potatoes. At that time his
wife and daughter went to Minneap-
oils to reside until fall. He re-
turned from North Dakota about a
week ago to look after the cutting
and stacking of the grain on his
Silver lake farm. Thus he was alone
in the house at the time of his death.
The poor man must have suffered
terribly. In the bed he had occupied
up stairs a hot water bottle full of
water was discovered, and a flannel
saturated with ]iniment was found
on his chest. 1t appears he had
struggled down stairs and attempted
to call assistance over the telephone,
as the receiver was off the hook.
There were bruises on his head and
lower limbs and the furniture in the
room where the telephone is located
was disarranged. Everything in
Dictated that he had made desperate
effort to summon assistance. !.
The body was removed to Ross
undertaking rooms and at the re-
quest Of Coroner Galley an autopsy
was performed by DR.. G. r. Dunn.
1t was found that the cause of Mr..
Williams death was an aneurism of
the ascending arch of the aorta. The
aneurism had extended forward and
partially eroded the breast bone and
portions of the first and second right
ribs. Mr.. Williams had complained
of pain in his breast for years, and
at times he suffered greatly. The
injury might have been caused by a
fall or by over-taxing his strength.
When an aneurism forms in the
breast it always results fatally.
A brother of the deceased is ex-
pected from St. Louis this evening.
The remains have been embalmed
and will be taken to Clarksville, Mo-,
for interment alongside those of his
mother.
S. W. Williams came to Princeton
about dozen years ago and engaged
in the potato-buying business and
he also carried on an extensive farm
at Silver lake. He was a hard-WOrk-
ing man, especially while on the
farm. His first wife died about nine
years ago and several years later he
married again. His wife, and daugh.
ter, Margaret, by his first wife,
survive him. Much sympathy is felt
for Mrs. Williams and Margaret,
especially for the latter who is now
bereft Of both her parents, and she
and her father were passionately
fond of each other.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-08-13

One Of the worst sand hills on the
road between Princeton and Spencer
Brook is the Pierson hill in section
r., town of Baldwin. There is also
a crook in the road around low
piece of ground at that place. The
supervisors of Baldwin propose to cut
down the hill and straighten the
road by locating it on the quarter
section line. In order to accomplish
this the town authorities will have
to get assistance in the way of volun-
teer labor: The road is in the ex-
IRENE eastern end of Baldwin town
ship and the contemplated improve
ment will mainly benefit Spencer
Brook people, and it is expected that
the farmers of that township will
interest themselves and lend help
ing hand in pushing the job through
to completion. If there is a good
turnout of men and teams the job
should be completed in two or three
days. 81 g
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18
BRILLIANT
Soldier Is Sir Ian Hamilton
OF England

London, Aug 15.-One of the mill
tary events of the moment has been
the appointment of Sir Ian Hamilton
to be commander of the home army,
post that is regarded as inferior
only to the commander-in-chief. Sir
Ian is one of the most striking figures
in the British military service. With
his tall, commanding figure, and his
gaunt face, seemingly deeply worn
with care, and his searching eyes, he
is a parsonage not easily to be for
gotten when once met.
More taciturn than Lord Kitchener
himself, General Hamilton has long
been known among his friends and
subordinates as "the silent soldier
He has reduced the necessity for
speaking to a minimum, and a well
known official at the War Office has
been heard to declare that zone OF
Hamilton's grunts is more expressive
| than a whole sentence from anybody
else" Though without doubt, his
chief abilities are in the way of or
ganization and administration, yet he
is a splendid man in the field, as he
has proved on many occasions in
South Africa, Egypt and India.
When Sir Ian Hamilton returned
| l. @ha 10
Africa, he not unnaturally thought
that he had finished with active serv-
ice for time, and so he settled down
I in his position at the War Office as
Military Secretary. But when, a few
months later, it was seen that the
| task of ending he war was likely to
prove more difficult one than was
at first anticipated and it became OBJ
vious that Lord Kitchener was in
need of first-class assistant. Lord
Roberts was very anxious that Sill
Ian Hamilton should return. The
latter demurred however, and was by
nc means eager to go out again il
someone else could be found. AT
last there came another letter from
Lord Kitchener asking again that a
Chief of staff should be sent him, and
adding, "one with brains preferred
There Hamilton" said Lord Roberts
with laugh, as he passed the letter
over to him, that settles it; you will
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18
CAN BE SCARED White
THE STATISTICS SHOW

(Journal American Medical Associa-
tom
Why does or does not the hair grow
In certain regions on certain individu.
ais? What are the conditions contri-
butory to growth? How are the natur-
al changes in color brought about and
what determines them? The physi-
clan is frequently asked such ques-
tions as these, and for convincing
answer to them he will search with
little success.
Experimental studies in this field
cannot readily be conducted on man.
Certain facts are, of course, matters
Of common observation The beard
grows anew after shaving, and this
tonsorial practice is believed to stim-
ulate the growth of the hair. Pre-
cisely why it does is not clear, though
the Stimulus which shaving applies to
the skin is said to produce a reaction
favorable to improved local circula-
ton and nutrition of the areas involv-
ed. For the same reason, that is, in
creased cutaneous activity as shown
by the sweat glands and neighboring
structures, the beard is said to grow
more rapidly in summer.
Surgeons sometimes observe an
unexpectedly intensive growth of the
hairs in immediate vicinity of sup
purating wounds or in parts exposed
to hot-air treatment. This may be
interpreted as the outcome of the
unusual hyperemia of the regions in
volved. Evidence of the probable ac-
curacy of this view has been offered
by the Greiswald surgeon, George
Schone, in experiments with white
mice. When pieces of the hair-cover.
ed skin were removed from the re.
gion of the back and again transplant.
ed thereon, many of the hair follicies
were noticed to atrophy at first; but
present an abnormally rapid and in.
tense growth of hair ensued. This
was especially conspicuous at the ed
ges of the wounds. The active metab
olism in the region of the healing
and regenerating tissues is assumed
to account for the result.
If the pigment which produces the
natural color of the. hair is lacking
the hairs present a gray or white ap
Ipearance. The silvery color may fur
ther be due to the presence CT more
o. less air in the hair. To account
for the blanching of the hair-the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18

rording to directions on the bottle and
she is cured Of this trouble. She was
all run down when she started taking
the Compound and her periods did not
come right. She was so poorly and
weak that l often had to help her dress
herself, but now she is regular and is
growing strong and healthy. - Mrs.
MARTIN HELvIG, Plover, Iowa.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
If you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer day in and day out but
at once take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, woman's remedy for
woman's ills.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18

/ familiar accompaniment Of old age
and a phenomnon which frequently
begins long before middle life is fair
ly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. views have
been set forth at different times.
The silvery gray appearance which is
seen in aging persons is doubtless
characterized to some extent by the
occurrence Of larger numbers of air
cavities, and not by the destruction
OF the pigment as has been frequent
ly been postulated. For the hair pig.
ment is among the most resistant of
organic substances and can be des-
troyed only by the most vigorous
chemical treatment. Destruction of
the pigment-in distinction from the
artificial coloring or staining of the
pigments scarcely conceivable
without decomposition of the hair It.
self. Dry hairs contain more air, and
therefore will appe
er in color than moist ones; but
black hair may be dried to the utmost
without becoming white, and the
hairs of mummies dried through the
centuries still show their pigment
precisely as do fresh hairs.
Pigmented hairs fall out and are
replaced by unpigmented or white
ones. The appearance of gray or
white hair is, therefore, attributable
to the formation of a new hair coat
rather than By the alteration of the
old one. Completed pigmented hairs
never turn gray. They fall out. II
is nevertheless observed that the pro
cess of pigment formation may cease
during the development of hair. In
that event the tip will remain pig.
mented, though the base appears
white.
How are we to harmonic these
statements, it may be asked, with
the many published records of hair
having turned white suddenly as the
presumable consequence of fright OF
other profound emotion? A careful
study of the reputed instances has
invariably shown that they were my
thical. 1t is popularly related that
Marie Antoinette grew gray during
the night after she was condemned
to be executed. 1t is true that al
her death her hair was gray, but hel
biographers all record that her hail
had been gray long before the time
of her death. This may serve to il
lustrate the value of hearsay evidence
and popular tradition.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18

have to go now," and go Hamilton
did.
Without doubt Sir Ian Hamilton, in
the matter of personal injuries, is one
OF the unluckiest men alive, and the
only wonder is that he has not been
killed a dozen times over. Years
ago, on the Indian frontier, he prac-
tically lost the use of his left arm
through the bursting of a shell, and
on another occasion he was struck
in the face with a splinter, and very
narrowly escaped losing his eyesight,
and has received countless other
wounds of varying severity. His
CT owning piece of ill-luck, however,
was when Lord Roberts despatched
him to deal with the Orange Free
Staters, under Gen. De Wet, in the
summer of 1900, and he fell from a
restive horse, smashing his collar
bone, just as he had got his command
into working order. This meant that
another commandant had to be ap-
pointed, and Sir Archibald Hunter
was selected and ultimately reaped
the credit for the surrenders of the
younger Cronje and Prinsloo.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18
BASS
Caught By StauntOn Entered
In Contests
Conducted Monthly By Field
And Stream Magazine
BASS

Mr.. Harry Staunton, who caught
the 5-pound, 10-ounce, small mouth
bass the past week, has entered 1t in
the monthly contest of the Field and
Stream magazine for the largest fish
caught. The magazine generally asks
for photograph of the fish caught,
not relying on the tendency of anglers
toward exaggeration.
Mr.. Staunton went home to photo
graph his catch, but discovered that
it was already in the frying pan. Not
to be outdone, he secured affidavits
from II. G. Seller, who weighed the
fish, and several other people who
had seen the catch and mailed these,
together with his reasons for being
unable to send photograph, to the
Field and Stream. A letter, received
Friday, informed him his fish had
been entered in this months contest.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18
BUSY TIMES FOR PoTTERlEs

East Liverpool, c., Aug. 1b.-With
war in Great Britain, France, Ger,
many and Austria, there is every
reason to believe that the imports OF
glass and pottery products from these
countries into the United States will
be materially decreased from now
until the end of the war. Possibility
exists also that the demand for the
domestic lines of pottery and. glass
will become greater in the meantime
All of the potteries and glass table
ware factories in Western Pennsyl
vania, Ohio and West Virginia have
resumed operations and they have
orders booked that will keep then
busy we'll into 1915.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE TO SPAIN

Galveston, Texas, Aug. ia new
steamship line, with regular monthly
sailings between Galveston and Bar
celona, is to be inaugurated the lat
ter part of September or the early
part of October. 1t is the Perez line,
under the Spanish flag and the first
ship to visit this port will be the
Emilia S. de Perez, a ship of 2351
tons, with cotton carrying capacity
of 10000 bales The line is already
in the Gulf trade, the ships calling at
New Orleans, and with its entering
Galveston this port will have three
direct lines of steamships to Barcel'
ona.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18
FARMERS
Of Five Townships To Hold
A Field Day

There will be a meeting of the far
mers of the townships of Brown, JEFF
ferson, Howard, Butler and Union at
the farm of Samuel Shultz, one
fourth mile west of Danville, Satur-
day, August % at one p. m.
Mr.. r. A. Bachtell of Ohio State
University will give talk on fertiliz-
ers and demonstrate the home mix
ing of them in the presence of the
audience.
Mr.. r. T. Crane of the State Farm
will also give talk on the co-opera-
tive breeding of live stock as prac.
tioed in Michigan.
Mr.. w. A. Barnes will treat upon a
like subject as practiced at Blooms.
burg, Pa.
Mr.. X. G. Murphy, manager of the
o. c. Barber farms of Barberton will
give a talk on the Guernsey COW.
Senator John Cunningham will give
talk on Alfalfa.
Miss Elizabeth Jefferson will talk
on The Home.
Everybody is invited to be present
and make this one of the best meet
ings of the kind ever held in eastern
Knox county.