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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26

plan, interconnected and correlated,
money will be expended and results
and benefits lacking. County author
titles will work at cross purposes and
county systems will be independent
instead of each being an integral
part of a statewide system.
We can point out the fatal error of
this proposed amendment with good
grace, for Ramsey county, under it's
terms, would have larger fund at it's
disposal. But the chief value of a
good road system in Ramsey county
would be in it's coordination with
the system of counties on every side.
1t must be conceded that this value
would be lost under a plan which
set every county to building roads by
itself and for itself, regardless of
their relation to the roads of adjoin.
ing counties. The proposition is a
backward step. 1t is return to old
and discarded theories. We have
started on new and better system
and let us stick to it.-Pioneer Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Another Plea for Religious federation.

Tie very cornerstone of American
liberty is religious toleration, and
the very moment that a community
or person becomes so intolerant as to
permit his choice of public official
to be determined by religious preju-
dice, he becomes a slave to an idea
more despotic in it's sway over the
human mind than any king or poten-
tate ever dared to be.
Prejudice of about any other kind
can be more or less successfully met,
but religious prejudice is always un-
reasonable and unreasoning. More
than that, whenever religious preju-
dice is injected into a campaign, it
is done secretly and the damage is
carried by word of mouth, and it
undermines all the careful work of
public argument. No reputable
newspaper and no responsible cam
paign committee will inject the re-
ligious question into politics, for
INSCRIPTIONS as politicians are re-
puted to be, there are some depths
to which they will not descend
Morris Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
A Beloved St. Cloud Pastor.

Rev. E. V. Campbell, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at st. Cloud,
stands high in the estimation of the
people of that city, and he has many
friends in the adjacent territory.
On the evening of the 10Th inst. the
tiftieth anniversary of the organiza-
tion of the Presbyterian church at
St. Cloud was celebrated in be-
fitting manner. The pastors of all
the Protestant churches participated,
and fine address was delivered by
Rev. H. G. Swearingan of St. Paul.
Rev. Campbell recited the early
history of the church-how he came
there with his young wife in 1864
and organized the church with a
membership of ten, eight of whom
were women, and now it has men,
bership of $50. In '64 St. Cloud was
a frontier village of 500 and the
nearest railroad point was Anoka.
St. Cloud is now prosperous city of
over TO-, 900. May the Rev. Campbell
and his good wife live to see the
present population of the Granite
City doubled.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
. Teachers Pensions.

Both the states of Iowa and Min
nesota have resolved through their
State Teachers associations to pre-
sent to their next legislatures bills
for statewide pensions for all their
public school teachers. Laws of that
kind are now in successful operation
in the states of New York, Massa-
chusetts. Vermont, Virginia, Wis
consin, Arizona, California and
several other states; while many
large cities have pension systems of
their own. It looks as if this move
ment is soon destined to spread over
the entire country and should do a
great deal towards making the teach
ing profession more stable and more
efficient, two elements that are sadly
lacking in many state school systems.
Mile Laos County Index.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
BuV Something.

From the southland comes an ap-
peal to ''buy bale of cotton'' in
order to help out the hard pressed
planter. From the coast we are re-
quested to ''buy box of apples, -
that the fruit grower may make
ends meet. The Northern News,
Spooner Mimi, edited by George
Erickson, suggests ''buy cord of
wood,'' to help out northern Mime
sofa homesteaders, while Bob Dunn
from Princeton the metropolis of
Spud]and, exhorts the populace to
'buy load of POTATOES" for the
good of the honest yeomanry who
elected him to the state senate by
a unanimous vote.
We thought of making an appeal
to the world to buy something of our
locality, not because we are hard up,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Street improvements in Cambridge.

The improvements made in the
main streets of Cambridge this year
will last for many years without re-
quiring great deal of maintenance
expense. We were a long time get
ting down to business system on
our village thoroughfares and it
spells saving of money in the long
run to the taxpayers. Cambridge
ndependent-Pre
People who have visited Cambridge
recently are loud in their praises of
the marked Improvement in the con-
dition OF the streets of that village.
Cambridge is smaller village than
Princeton and it has no licensed
saloons, yet they can permanently
improve their streets over there.
Princeton might have had it's two
main streets improved this year at
small cost to the village, but the
golden opportunity was neglected.
But our people seem to be satisfied
with our streets as they are, and the
farmers, who are obliged to wallow
through the mud and slush in wet
weather to do their trading and get
their products to market, seem to be
satisfied, too, so what's the use of
kicking?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Teaches the Art Of Retail Selling.

reaches the ATC OF NeIa11 oe111uR.
Paul H. Neystrom is the latest &C.
QUESTION to the staff of the General
Extension Division of the University
of Minnesota. He is conducting
classes in retail selling and merchan-
dising in various places in the state
He will also conduct correspondence
courses in these branches.
People have thought that little
could be taught a person in theo-
retical way about keeping a retail
store. The prodigious number of
failures in this line, however, has
warned people that perhaps there is
something to learn about the bust
ness. 1t is being demonstrated con-
tinually that experience alone Is not
enough. or, if so, it Is too dearly
bought at the expense of time and
[energy Why not learn from the ex-
periences of others, put these e.
periences into a course, and teach
those who are looking forward to the
business of retail selling how to
avoid pitfalls and achieve SUCCESS?
This is the aim and purpose Of the
course in retail selling as taught by
Mr.. Neystrom in the twin cities and
other centers. Towns that can pro-
vide a class sufficiently large can
secure the services of Mr.. Neystrom.
A lready there is gratifying interest
shown in this kind of work.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
John Nelson Axe.

John Nelson Axe, formerly of
Princeton, passed away at Mime
apolis last Thursday at the age of Is
years.
Faneral services were held at the
home of his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Olson, of Prince
ton, last Sunday afternoon. Rev.
E. B. Service of the Methodist
church, oficiated. Mr.. and Mrs.
Service sang three selections in a
touching manner. The interment
was in the Berry cemetery.
Deceased was well known In
Princeton and leaves several friends
who sincerely mourn his death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26

but just to get into the swim, but
we found we we're up a stump. We
could not make up our mind whether
to ask the purchasing public to ssbuy
a box of eggs, crate Of poultry, q
beef 'critter,' a fat hog, a frkin of
butter, a load of corn, some barley
or rye, lin the form of grain), ton
of hay, some honey or a cheese In
fact, our resources are so numerous
and our productions so varied that il
the people live and eat they must
buy of u.s. We don't have to make
any special appeals. Eddy in
Sank Center Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
The Nerve Was Lacking.

Last week we received an invita-
tion to buy bale of cotton. Say,
Willibald, the way things are going
we'll be lucky if we can buy a spool
of cotton Gee! If We only had the
nerve.
What we couldn't do! Had we
been born with the mind of some
people we know, here's what you
would find on these pages from week
to week:
! ION account Of the European wal
! the subscription price Of this paper
has been raised to SIS year, cash III
advance.
"On account of the loss from i'm.
port duties advertising rates will be
Increased to 50 cents an inch. Effec.
tive at once.
"We are panied to announce that,
owing to the almost complete sus.
pension of the importation of chemi.
Gals, obituary poems will cost 1C
cents line hereafter.
cit being impossible to export
prunes to Przemysl, notices of
church suppers will be charged for
at the rate of So each, and two
tickets to the supper.
"Resulting from the suspension of
regular shipping facilities between
this town and the gulf of Oshkosh,
all pumpkins, apples, potatoes, corn,
grapes, etc, brought to this office
under the pretext Of exhibition to
the editor will be seized as contra
band of war.
"All persons owing this paper
more than years subscription will
be shot as spies. '-Axtel Kan. J
Standard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
DADS MEET.
Board of County Commissioners in
Session at the County Auditors
Office Last Tuesday.
Present Board Will Convene for the
Last Time on Saturday, Janu.
ary and, 1915. ..

The board of county commission
ers met at the Office of the county
auditor last Tuesday, pursuant to
adjournment. All members, with
the exception of Commissioner Eek
dahl, we're present, and Chairman
Warren presided.
"a petition from the town board OF
DALEY was presented to the board,
asking that said town be resurveyed,
and that the costs of said survey be
assessed in five annual installments.
AS the costs of survey work must be
paid in lump sum, the matter was
laid over for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether the town board de-
sired to amend it's petition.
Jonas P. Johnson of Milo appeared
before the board, and asked that his
lands be set off from school district
No. %, and attached to school dis.
trict No. II. The date of hearing
was set for January 2, 1915.
IA petition was presented to the
board praying for a vacation of q
rip1Ition Of the old Scheller road iI
the town Of Milo. Commissioners
f'Cater, Sholin and Uglem were ap
Ipointed a committee to view the
road proposed to be vacated, and the
date Of hearing in the matter was
set for January 2, 1915. -''.>-~-~- .
! The bond Of o. G. Myron in the
sum of 1000 was presented to the
board and same was accepted.
/ P. A. Walton, contractor on state
road No. l, appeared before the
boar and asked that his contract be
cancelled. He stated that the road
from Camp Johnson south is prac.
tically completed, but that it was
Impossible to complete the road west
frpm Camp Johnson, until ditch
drains the water from the swampy,
bottomless soil. He stated that
numerous subteranean streams were
in that territory, and that the state
highway commission had ordered
him not to- attempt work at that
place. He added, however, that
orders from the state highway COM
mission we're unnecessary, as work
could not be done. The board ex-
tended the time of the contract to
January 2, 1915, and will inspect the
road December 2. 1~s
After acting on numerous bills the
board adjourned to meet again JAN
uary 2, 1915. -Zzz.--
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Live Stock Exposition Declared off.

The International Live Stock Ex-
position, which was to be held at
Chicago, November % to December
S, has been declared off by reason OF
the appearance of the dreaded ssfoot
and MOUTH disease. The federal
government: has taken the most care
full and energetic action to con6ne
the disease in the region of its ap-
pearance and it has been deemed un-
wise to bring the enormous throngs
together that flock to the "Inter-
nationals
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Rev. Peterson SURPRISED.

Rev. M. Peterson, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church, was most
agreeably surprised last Thursday
evening at the Lutheran church in
Greenbush by, the Ladies'. Aid soci-
ETY. and members of the congrega-
tion. The affair was we'll attended,
and Rev. Peterson was presented
with purse of over 1923. Rev.
Peterson has been here but a short
time, but it is very evident that he
has the esteem and respect of all
members of his church., and others.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Marriage Licenses.

Three marriage licenses have been
issued. at the Office of the clerk of
court since our last issue. On the
10Th inst. licenses were issued to
Mr.. Arthur, Hockert and Miss Agnes
Clemmer, and to Mr.. Goodwin Gil
bert and Miss Ada V. Lindstrom.
On the 23rd Mr.. Theodore G. John
son and Miss Ida May Wright Sc
cured a permit to wed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
What the Election Cost.

Figures compiled by Secretary Of
State Schmahl show that the ex-
pense of the general election OF
November 3 to the taxpayers OF
Minnesota was approximately Sl52,
600, an average of $50 for each of
the 3,O44 voting precincts. About
$50, 900 ballots were cast so the cost
is about 43 cents for each voter. The
cost to the candidates is estimated
at 81. AZ for each vote cast.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Rural Teachers Neetine

All those teaching in rural schools
in the vicinity of Princeton are in
vlted to meet in the normal room of
the Princeton high school building,
Saturday, December 5, at 2 p. m.
The main part of the program will
be a round table discussion of
problems which confront the rural
teachers
Any questions you wish answered
may be sent to Miss Anna Whiting,
Princeton, before that date.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Pease's Short Memory.

When the republican party has a
gubernatorial candidate the Union
will be found supporting him. An
Okla Union.
9 Ahem! Excuse us, but we just
happened to think of when Bob
Dunn ran for governor on the repub-
lican ticket against John A. johnson
on the democratic ticket. Red Wing
Eagle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
: Corn and Alfalfa Exposition,

BENSON is entertaining the West
Central Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION today, and sessions will be
held tomorrow and Saturday also
The affair is in the nature of a corr
and alfalfa exposition, and sixtee1
counties are represented. Promi
nent speakers will address the meet
ings, ard an instructive and enter.
tanning time will doubtless be had.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
A Noble Woman Gone,

After lingering illness, Mrs. E..
A. Ross, surrounded by every mem
Der of her sorroWing family, gently
fell asleep, to awaken no more in
this world, at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning. She had been ill for
months and was a patient sufferer.
Mary Adelaide Prentice was born
at Bristol, Maine, July %, 1916; was
married to E. A. Ross January /,
1866; came to Princeton, Mimi, with
her husband in 1869, where she con-
tinuously resided until her death.
She is survived by her husband
he is very low and is not expected
to live more than a few days at most
1.-TWO sons and Ave daughters; Will.
lam A. and George P, Of Princeton,
Mrs. F. C. Stamm, Corpus Cristi,
Texas, Mrs. B. P. Taylor, Winnipeg,
Mrs. J. A. Allen, Milaca, Mrs. Ben.
jamin Soule and Mrs. +. W. Hunt,
Princeton. $1,000 - - !,
1t has not yet been determines
when the funeral will be held but it
will probably be on Sunday.
Mrs. Ross was one of those hospi.
table, kind-hearted women who was
everybody's friend. She never was
known to speak an i'll word of any
one. She was an affectionate wife
and mother and was fairly idolized by
her family. Her sufferings are ended
and she has gone to her reward.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
or before December 4.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
SIS.
COUNTY OF MILE Laos

I.---,do solemnly swear that will
support the constitution of the United States
and the constitution Of the State OF Minnesota,
and that I will faithfully execute and dis
charge the duties OF the Office of charter COM
missioner for the village OF Princeton in the
county OF Mile Laos, Minnesota according to
law and to the best Of my ability and under
standing. 81. .-.-..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
CONGRATULATIONS Misplaced.

Every week brings at least one
strong appeal to our sense of humor.
This weeks came when feminine
friend congratulated us on being in
a work where we received no kicks
nor knocks. Words fail usl-Red-
wood Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
The Tendency Of the Ace,

The trouble with the modern
youth land there are a number of
Fem on the range) is the growing
tendency to buy a dress suit before
starting a savings bank ACCOUNT
Chisholm Miner. .@e
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Out of HARMONY is Rifht,

We're we running a metropolitan
daily paper, we would cut out the
society swash until the starving
millions of Belgians were given re-
lief. The stuff seems out of har-
mony with the spirit of the times.
-Fairmont Sentinel, -.--.-.s@...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
hconceivable?

An exchange tells of number of
young men, it it's town, who engaged
in a lively scrap. while discussing
"the fourth dimension" Another
case of a quarrel starting from some
thing inconceivable.- Wabasha Her
aid.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Advertisine Moves the World.

Nothing makes a town better
known than to have one of it's con-
Germs advertised extensively, or to
have. J. one of it's citizens do some
thing really worth while. There is
Prairie Farm, over in Wisconsin.
1t has achieved national prominence,
though it, is nothing more than a
little inland village, simply because
that man Scott, master merchant,
built a wonderful store there.-New
Ulm Review.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26

Subscribed and sworn to before me this
day of November, 1914. -- 49,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
Mighty Poor Policy.

With some men, trying to see both
sides of question is "policy."
There are men in this world-hOnest
men, too-who are too polite, just
as there are men who are so brusque
that they subvert their own ends
and never accomplish. The man
who endeavors to pursue the course
between these two has always been
open to attack from either side.-
Pine City Poker. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
4 i i
Intolerance Is 4 vice:

Abodt the most SOUL testing ex:
perience one can meet is intolerance.
No matter what the subject being
examined, the party who can see
only one side of the question: makes
it hard for others as we'll as for him
self. j ordan Independent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
A Phenomenal RUM

The Mankato Journal says Dehnel
of Worthington received 5000 votes
for congressman in this district: We
admire the Journals nerve. How
ever. about 5000 misguided, deluded
mortals voted for the Worthington
curiosity, and 1873 of that kind live in
Neutrality-suspicious. Lake News.
!. i. 4.
Sleepless Nights and Anxious Days.
That man Whitman, who was re-
Gently electedsgovernor of New York
by an overwhelming majority and
who has made a brilliant record as
district attorney in New York city,
is tie specter that is causing dem
ocracy many sleepless nights. He is
regarded as likely to be the republic
can nominee for president two years
hence. Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26

Golne at Reduced Prices.
Teddy Roosevelt's book "On Afri-
can Trails,'' printed to sell at 81 per
copy, is now advertised at SO cents.
"The Rise and Fall of the Progress
sive Party" by T. R., paper cover,
10 cents. For sale at all news stands.
Hubbard County Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-24
Carl Straley, IL Years Old,
Beats Four Hotels at Park
erSburq. Very Easily.

r > 80
Wednesdays Parkersburg State
Journal contained the following:
Carl lStraley, q twelye-year-old boy,
who claims Clarksburg as his home.
was given transportatio back to that
city Wednesday. afternoon. after hay
ing worked a Rufus Wallingford
stunt upon four local hotel keepers.
Young Straley is q mannerly, we'll
dressed youngster and as bright asI
they make 'em. He, came here MINI
days ago and went to the Dewitt ho-
tel, where he told the proprietor he
had come here from Clarksburg to-
meet his grandfather, and the lat
ter. who resided near Davisville,
failed to meet him. He asked for
permission to stay at the hotel for
a day or SO until his grandfather
came in. The kind-hearted proprie-
tor allowed the boy to stay for -
couple of days until he disappeared.
1t developed later that from the
Dewitt the boy went to the Kanawha
hotel and stayed there three days,
after telling the same story. From
the Kanawha he went to the Noun
tain State hotel on Sixth street for
a couple of days and from there to
the old Palace now the Central ho-
tel. In all he stayed nine, days at
these four places Finally Captain
Smith of the. police department, was
notified of the matter and on Wednes-
day he investigated the boys story.
He telephoned to Dayisville but could
get no trace Of the boys grandfather
or any one Of that name there. The
city authorities decided. that the best
plan would be to send the boy home
afternoon, NNlS, ~
1t is not known yet whether the
boys grandfather was to meet him
here or whether the yonngster was
merely visiting 'tThe biggest Little
City on Earth" on his nerve. II the
latter is the case, 1t must be admit
ted that he did the job neatly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-24
CE[ 1 | ! | | ! | ! | ! ! | !
TREAFY'S||G|NING'
HALI'E|'DB 8 WAR
However, Citizens Are Asked 10
Remember Anniversary Of
Client Agreement.
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NEW YORK. Dec 24-Had the
European war not interfered, there
would begin tomorrow in Client,
Flanders. q celebration Of the, one
hundredth anniversary of the sign
ing OF the treaty Of Client by repre-
sentatires Of the United, States and
Great Britain. The burgomaster OF
Client was TO have rendered BAN.
iqpet to fifty Americans, fifty English
and nifty Canadian delegates In the
hall where the treaty was signed.
Later. Sulgraye Manor, the an
cestral home of George. Washington
IN England. vas to have been pre-
scented to the American people by the
British peace centenary committee,
The home already has been purchas-
ed. At probably will be rAhabilitated
and presented later.
Remembered in America.
Believing. despite tho war the an-
niversary should not pass unobseryed
In the United States, a number OF
widely known citizens Of this country
who are interested in the movement
tonight issued a communication ask
ing that the. day be remembered and
celebrated at specified dates begin
ming February IA. The cornmunica-
ton follows: IA, N
zone hundred years ago today
there was signed at Client in Elan
ders the treaty Of peace between
Great Britain and the United States,
which marked the colse of what has
happily proved to be the last war
between English-speaking peoples of
the earth. Today the city of Client
is at the very center Of the terrible
conflict that RACES In Europe.
The American Peace Centenary
Committee cannot permit this ami
versary to pass without inviting the
thoughtful attention OF their fellow
citizens to the contrast presented by
the century long period Of peace
which English-speaking peoples have
enjoyed among themselves on the one
hand, and the appalling destruction
Of life. property and great monu-
ments of civilization on which the
d o - d