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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
The Last Sad Rites.

Last Thursday afternoon funeral
services for Henry Webster were held
at the Burweb Farm in Richfeld
township, Hennepin county. Rev.
Mr.. Sanderson of the Congregational
church at Richfeld officiated. The
remarks of the reverend gentleman
were brief but appropriate and inn
pressive. There was large attend
ance Of the friends of the deceased
not only from Minneapolis but from
St. Paul, Anoka, Mora, Princeton
and Milaca as we'll. The funeral
procession extended the length of
several city blocks. There we're
Masonic services at the grave in
beautiful Lakewood cemetery. Mar
tin Rudd of Milaca was one of the
active pallbearers, and T. H. Galley
and r. G. Dunn of this place were
among the honorary pallbearers.
Henry Webster has gone from among
us but long will his memory be cher
ished by those who knew and loved
him in this life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
Annual School Election.

The annual school election takes
place at the high school building in
Princeton, Saturday evening, July IS.
The polls open at O'Clock and re-
main open one hour. Two directors
will be chosen at this time to sue
coed F. L. Small and L. G. Hummel,
whose terms are about to expire,
and, as the affairs of the school are
in a tlourishing condition, doubtless
either they will be reelected or men
equally as capable chosen. All voters
should attend as it is essential to
the welfare of our schools that CAP.
able men be chosen to direct the
affairs. --= s.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16

for the youthful aggregation and
they bid fair to develop into stars
iot Che first magnitude. Last Satur-
day the Cambridge lads were van
qlllsshed in a close game of ball
played at the local fair grounds.
Inc final score was 10 to 9 and the
game was featured by two home
runs. Raiche for Princeton and Gill
lespie for Cambridge each connected
for a four-base drive. On Sunday
the Federals trounced the Blue Hill
Youngsters by score of 10 to 2.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16

kato was the first speaker of the
evening and took for bis subject
'The Man With the Mail Bag"
The speaker dealt with the different
phases of the rural carriers life and
his discourse was timely and inter-
esting. John D. Deets, secretary Of
the Southern Minnesota Better De-
velopment league, spoke in a lauda-
tory manner of the work of the rural
carriers He dwelt at some length
on the Importance of good roads in
the delivery of mail and his remarks
were we'll received. H. G. Hotaling,
president of the Minnesota Editorial
association, was the last speaker Of
the evening and delivered mastery
discourse, taking for his subject
cups and Downs, Sharps and Flats
of the Rural Carriers.''
All the old officers of the associa-
tion were reelected. They are: r.
H. Mckay, Rush City, president; A.
G. Raether, Minneapolis, vice pres
ident: E. E. Hesselroth, Braham,
secretary, and f. H. Hunter, Anoka,
treasurer.
The resolutions adopted favored
federal aid for post roads and the
carriers went on record as being op-
posed to one-cent letter postage on
first class mail. The carries ex-
pressed their appreciation of their
recent increase in salary but believed
that they were Disseminated against
in the matter of equipment and
maintenance. The association also
went on record as favoring the
Hamill bill, now pending in congress,
which provides for the retirement of
superannuated and disabled civil SER
vice employees. -
Detroit was chosen as the next
meeting place of the association and
the convention adjourned after
listening to an address by f. F.
Ellsworth, republican candidate for
congress in the End Minnesota dis
trict.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
Rev. Levine and Family Leave.

Rev. j. A. Levine and family de-
parted Saturday for White Bear,
where Rev. Levine has accepted a
call to fill the pulpit of the Swedish
Lutheran church at that place. The
best wishes of all the good citizens
of Princeton go with the pastor and
his family, as during their residence
here they earned the respect and es-
TEEN of all who came in contact with
them. Rev. Levine desires to ex-
press his most sincere thanks to
members Of his congregation and
others, who materially assisted him
in his labors here and he stated to
Union reporter that he would ever
carry kindly recollections of the
residents of Princeton and vicinity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
A Good Record

The Princeton Federals are more
than holding their own in the base
ball line and local fans are
watching with interest the performs
ance OF these youngsters on the dia-
mond. The Federals have not lost
a game this season and have partici-
pated in ten contests Lester Jesmer
and Joe Kaliher do the battery work
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
VOLUME XXXVTU. No. 20

and tame grasses. Ten years from
now Mile Laos county will be one
OF the greatest dairy counties in the
state, even now it ranks high on the
list as a dairy county. But it is not
in grasses alone that Mile Laos
.excels. Splendid stands of wheat.
oats, barley, ETC., bear evidence to
the extreme fertility of it's soil.
Mile Laos county has bright fu-
ture ahead of 1T. a-zss
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
AT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL,

: LIT. Goefeld was admitted to the
hospital Wednesday suffering from
pneumonia.
Mrs. Huldah Hubbard, who under
went surgical operation Monday. is
doing we'll.
Mrs. A. Schofeld of Oak Park,
who was operated upon last Friday
is convalescent.
Mrs. Wesley Gerth underwent a
surgica! operation Tuesday and is
recovering.
Mrs. Grin Heetrick, who was oper-
ated upon Tuesday, is doing we'll.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
TAX APP0R l'I0NM.ENT
June Settlement for the County Of
Mile Laos as Compiled by the #
Auditor and Treasurer.
Settlement Aggregates SIS, $50. II, of
Which School Districts Of the
- :s# 10 - ;
~ County Get SCI, 26o.68

The regular tax apportionment OF
the June settlement for the county
of Mile Laos aggregates s85, 830.4l.
Of this sum 8,552:62> is apportioned
to the state, s16,716.66 to the county,
and s22,o65.44, to the town funds.
To the village of Princeton is appor-
toned So, 1914, to the village of
Milaca So, $3.50, to the village of
Wahkon 1914. Is, and to Onamia vii
lage 1923. o.. The school district dis
tribution aggregates s3l, 260.6s, the
farm school tax $784.3l, and the cur
rent school tax 1924. Sc. Tie details
of. the distribution are hereunder
given:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
Great for Grasses and Grain.

The grass is SO thick on the mea-
dows in Borgholm and Bogus Brook
townships that the farmers can't
find room to cock it on the land from
which it has been cut. Many fields
of timothy and clover will average
four tons to the acre. There is no
finer grass country outdoors than
that section Of Mile Laos county
between Princeton and Milaca-in
fact nine-tenths Of the area of the
entire county is unexcelled for wild
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
Corset Sale.

In order to reduce my stock of
corsets, I will, beginning Friday
July 10, place on sale all my corsets,
at the following reductions: So cor
sets at 1925; So crosets at Sl.63;
$3.50 corsets at S1.19; ST. corsets
at 75c.
3O-ltc Mrs. D. Christopher.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
COUNTY DADS MEET.
County Commissioners Of Mile Laos
County Meet in Semi Annual
Session First of the Week.
Tax Levy for the Ensuing Year Is
Voted and Numerous Other
Matters are Disposed Of.

Matters are Disposed Of.
The regular semi-annual meeting
of the board of county commissions
ers was held at the office of the
county auditor on Monday and Tues
day Of this week. The board con-
vened at II a. m. Monday, with all
members present and Chairman War;
rem presiding. .-.-
The first matters taken up we're
petitions for resurveys Of section 16,
Milo, and section "a, Milaca, and the
date of hearing on same was set for
August II.
The claim of DR.. S. Fl. Olson of
Milaca, in the sum of SIS, for an
operation performed upon Wilhelm
Ertsgard, was allowed in the sum
of $50. -:
A recess for dinner was taken and
when the board reconvened the sup
Elemental jury list was drawn. -
A delegation from the village of
Foreston appeared before the board
and petitioned for discontinuance
of state road No. 3 and asked that
a new state road be established one
mile south of the road in question.
The board acted favorably on the
petition. ~
/ A petition for the resurvey Of the
entire township of Daily was pre-
sented to the board and August II
was set as the day of hearing on
same.
The board adjourned until Tues
day and when it reconvened the tax
levy for the ensuing year was voted.
The board voted SIG, 700 for county
revenue and $4,000 for road and
bridge purposes-in both cases levy
ing the limit allowed by law. The
county poor fund is in healthy con-
dition but, as a new barn is being
erected on the poor farm, $1,000 was
voted this fund. The total tax levy
for the county is 1927, 700. -
The board voted to reconsider it's
former action on the Hartman petit
tion, which prays for the. formation
of a new school district in the north
west corner of Page township, and
the petition was granted. A new
district to be known as school dis
trict No. A was organized by order
of the board. August L. 1914, at the
home of John Hartman in section 8,
townsof Page, was designated as the
time and place of an organization
meeting. All, taxes collected upon
property and real estate embraced in
the new district, subsequent to May
81, last, were voted to the new dis
trict
Resurvey plats of sections p and
% of the town of Milaca were SUBJ
mitted to the board for approval.
After careful and proper examina-
tion same we're approved and ordered
filed. The statement of the total
costs of the resurvey were submitted
to the board by r. S. Chapman, sur
.veyor in charge, and the board then
made its order OF assessment covering
said costs. ne-sixteenth of the
total costs was assessed against each
40 acres of land in the sections re-
surveyed.
A school petition from the town of
East Side, praying for the formation
of new school district in the north
west corner of said town, was pre-
sented to the board. Upon exami-
nation said petition was found to be
defective and ordered sent back to
petitioners for correction.
After acting on numerous bills the
board, on motion, adjourned. The
next meeting will be held on July "a.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16

$1959.14 1O296.85 1888 20 $685. rs 1887. 10
Total township taxes northumberland 22O65 a.
This total includes sanitary tax OF s IS in
Bogus Brook, 829 .N in Milaca, and S1.68 in
Princeton; $751; 10 for fire fund in Kath1o 81. 90
for thistle tax in Kathio, and 81 Is for building
fund in South Harbor.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12
PORTO RICO HOME RULE
MAY BECOME LAW SOON
Bill Has Been Made Special Order
for Consideration in
House.

Legislation providing q civil govern
ment for Porto Rico will be enacted by
the House at the present session and
efforts will be made to press II through
the Senate that 1t may become a law
The House Rules Committee yesterday
made the bill a special order for con-
sideration after passage of the appro-
priation bill.
After comforting United States citizen
ship upon residents and natives of Porto
Hico, under laws similar to those of the
United States. Porto Rico is to be d.
vided into legislative districts from
which are to be elected members Of a
Porto Rico senate and house of repre-
sentatives.. The Porto Rico legislature
Is to pass all legislation on local matters.
The chief executive of Porto Rico will
be governor appointed by the Presi-
dent Of the United States and confirmed
by the Senate Of the United States He
VIII have the veto power over legisla-
ton for Porto Rico enacted by its Iegis-
lature.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12
EVERY CHAMPION"
MAKES HIT AT BUSINESS
Four-year Graduating Class Presents
merry Hodsepodse of Songs
and Dances.

A title completely surrounded by songi
and dances was the definition for the
play given last night by members Of the
four-year graduating class Of Business
High School, In the auditorium Of the
school building.
There were three acts to the play. which
was q musical comedy called Every
Champion" As usual. the assembly hall
was crowded with spectators. Principal
Allen Davis addressed the graduates. and
q dance followed the play.
Among those In the cast were 10y
Brodie. Thelma Miller. Frances Davis
Thelma Payne. Ralph Boernstein. Julia
Florence sharswood. Eleanor Warreson,
Raymond Pedlow. Judith Barbaux, Leo
pold Freudberg. Josephine Ginechesi
George Elliott. Ernest Schaaf. Jesse
Sanford. Floyd Crews, Robert Brennan,
Charlotte Heine. Clara Warneson, Ar
thur Perry. Theodore Otte, Harry Turn
burke. Ida Zirkin. Roger Power. Marjorie
Bartlett. Harry Harris, David Becker.
Dorothy Detweiler. Harry Hyiand, Emily
Jeffries, William Rogers. Elsie Offutt.
Marian Shannon, Adah Bagby, Minnie
Tauber. Fred Cohnor. Ruth Beck. Edna
Manning. Lucille Price. Bessie Ramsey.
Katherine Miller. Ellen Carmody. Helen
Linkins, Elva Beck. Mona Cox. Minnie
Holm. Clarissa Mulliken, and Theima
Richman. Music was furnished by the
Business High School Orchestra.
Members Of the play committee were
Thelma Miller. 10y Brodie, Thelma
Payne. Harry Turnburke. and Ida Zir-
kin.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12
Welded in Alexandra :

NJ Ogden. Brig. Gen. 8. Ovenshine. OF
the United States Army, Mrs. and Miss
One of the prettiest weddings Of the
season took place at Christ Church,
Alexandria. Virginia. last (ThursdaO
night. with Miss Nathalie May Boush,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c.
Boush and Mr.. g. Gordon Asher. also
of Alexandra. the contracting parties.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. w. ]. Morton. rector Of Christ
Church. This historic edifice in which
the Washington pew IL kept intact was
beautifully decorated with spring bios
SONS for the occasion After the we'd
ding reception took place at the home
Of the brides parents. 20 South WASH
ington street. Alexandria, which was at
tended by about fve hundred guests.
including guests from Washington. Bal
timore and Richmond.
The bride, who was gowned in white
satin trimmed with rose point Venetian
lace, was attended by Miss Genevieve
Champ Clark. daughter Of the Speaker.
as maid of honor and by the following
bridesmaids: Miss Daisy Morgan, Of
Richmond. Virginia, and Miss Katherine
Lance of Pennsylvania Tiny Edith
Asher. sister of the bridegroom. acted
as flower girl.
Mr.. Lawrence Clark. of Baltimore. was
best man. The ushers were c. Keith
Carlin. son of Representative c. C. Car
line. Garnet Pitt, Bryan Pitt, Of Aiexan-
dria. and Mr. James w. Fowle of WASH
ington.
Miss Genevieve Clark was exquisitely
gowned in pink chiffon and pink Dolly
Warden hat. while the bridesmaids wore
white shadow lace gowns with pink Cir
dies and carried flower wanda
Miss Boush is a member Of q distin-
guished Virginia family. while Mr-Asher
Is descended from Light Horse Harry
Lee and Governor Spottiswood Of colonial
fame. Out OF compliment to the famous
knights of the Golden Horseshoe legend
In Governor Spottiswood's story, Mr..
Asher gave golden horseshoes to the best
man and ushers. while Miss Boush gave
golden wish bones TO her attendants.
Fred B. johnson arrived here ON
Thursday from Tampico. Mexico, and
will be at the Hotel Powhatan during
his stay in the city.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Wood will sail
for Dalmatia on July 4, on the Kaiser
Franz Josef.
Max Needle and family. Samuel Needle
and family, Myer Melicove and family
Rabbi silverstone, Abram Loustic and
family. Charles Loustic. ]. Thomas Miss
Eva Hazeen. Miss Burns. william Rosen-
dolf, Washington; Simon Needle and
family. Baltimore: John A. Grifith,
Baltimore. and Miss Annie Malinski,
New York city. have returned from Rich
mond, Va, where they were all in at
tendance at the marriage of Mr.. Morris
Needle and Miss Minnie Cohen last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Needle, who are
now touring New England. will take a
trip to Bermuda before coming to- their
Washington home.
Miss Thekla Bruere, daughter Of the
late Judge Theodore Bruere. of St
Charles, Mo-, Is guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. B. Polkinhorn, of 1888 p street.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12
FORTY-fIVE TRINITY
GIRLS GET DIPLOMAS
Announcement Made at Exercises that
College Had Been Put in First
Class by DR.. P. P. Claxton.
FOUR WASHINGTON GRADUATES

Forty-fiye young women, composing
the largest class in the history Of Trinity
College, received degrees from that in
stitution yesterday. Very Rev. Edward
A. Pace conferred the diplomas. and at
the same time announced TO the gradu-
from an inst. '.ution ranked as first
class in the higher education, by DIR.
p. P. Claxton, United States Commis-
sioner of Education.
Degrees were conferred by Rt Rev.
Philip ]. Carrigan, bishop OF Sioux City,
who was formerly connected with the
Catholic University. Rt Rev. Edward
p. Allen, of Mobile, assisted.
Margaret Mary Collins, 5G street
northwest, was the only young woman
who received a degree of bachelor of
letters. Miss Collins. before entering
Trinity. was graduated from the Vista
tion convent, of Frederick, Nd. Miss
Isabelle Murphy, another Washington
graduate who received a degree OF
bachelor Of arts. was a graduate in 1910
OF Western High School. The other
Washington graduates are Miss Marga-
ret Gallagher. former graduate of Cen
traI High School, and Miss Alice Mae
Kelly.
The candidates for the degree Of arts
were Miss Alice Louis Donovan. who
received an A B. degree from Trinity
last year; Miss Blanche Katherine Dris-
coll. of buffalo, n. Y; Miss Rita Mary
McDevitt, OF Pawtuckett, r. l., and Miss
Helen Germaine Stokes.
John H Haaren. assistant superiu-
tendent of schools of New York City,
delivered the commencement address,. A
blessing was given by Rt Rev. Philip J.
lCarrigan. concluding the ceremonies.
Those who received degrees of bache-
|ior of arts were: Misses Lillian Zita
Beatty. New York; Mary Elinor Begg,
IConnecticut: Margaret Boughan. Illinois;
Pauline eastman, Massachusetts,; Mary
Louise Clifford. Maine; Helen Mason
Conroys New Jersey; Anna yerda Culli-
gan, Mipnesofa. Marguerite Anna Duffy.
New York: Blanche AIthea Fitzmaurice.
Illinois; Adsle Earren Ohio; Elizabeth
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12

garet Gaffney, Connecticut; Rose Geier.
Montana; Mary Evangeline Hayes, Con-
necticut: Marie Kathleen Hildrnspereer.
Wisconsin; Mary Veronica Hodson, Con-
necticut: Jennie Margarita Hoey, New
York; Mary Agnes johnson, Missouri; /;
Mary Josephine Lennox, Rhode Island:
Laura Louise Lennox, Massachusetts,;
Marion Winifred Lynch. Connecticut;
Anna Mae McCaffrey, New York: Anne
Elizabeth McCarron, Massachusetts;
Sarah Cecilia Mccarthy, New York;
Maude Estelle Mcmahon, Massachusetts:
Mary Elizabeth McSweeney, New York:
Josephine Ursula McVay, Rhode Island:
Mary Josephine Mahoney, Massachu-
setts: Josephine Pauline Nugent, Con-
necticut: Gertrude Pauline Smith, Massa-
chusetts; Julia Winifred Sullivan, Massa
chusetts; Frances Denning Taylor, New
York; Bertha Euphemia Tuite. Rhode
Island: Elizabeth Zoe Walsh, Alabama:
Marion Florentia Welch, Massachusetts,
and Julia Clarke White, New York.
An alumnae meeting was held yes-
terday afternoon az the college cpn-
Quoted by Miss Martha Logan, of Mas
sachusetts. at which a committee was
formed on ways and means to secure
fund for the building of a gym
nasium. Topics relative TO the courses
pursued in the college were discussed
by the advisory board. DIR. William
Doherty, vice rector of the Catholic
University and president OF the board,
read report, as did the dean. The
other members OF the board present
were Rt. Rev. Philip ]. Carrigan,
Bishop of Sioux City; Mrs. Thomas H.
Carter, Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey, and
Walter George Smith. of Philadelphia.
A class day program was given We'd
nesday night in o'Connor hall. pre-
sided over by the class officers: Miss
Louise Clifford. president; Miss Julia
White. vice president: Miss Adele Far
rem. secretary. and Miss Marian Lynch,
treasurer, and the officers OF the pro-
gram. Misses Mary Gaffney, Julia Sui
liyan, and Zoe Walsh.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12
SENATE PROVES A TIGHTWAD.
Appropriation Committee Trims the
Diplomatic Expenditurcs.

For the first time in the history Of the
present Congress. the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee yesterday reduced an
appropriation bill. Should the amounts
appropriated in the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriations bill not be increased
on the floor of the Senate until they ex-
ceed the amounts allowed by the House.
the measure will break another record.
in that II will be the first appropriation
bill passed by Congress which was not
increased over the House appropriation
by the Senate.
The total appropriation carried by the
Senate bill IL A.352, 1856. or just 81. .066
less than the House bill, and about 800. :
900 less than the amounts asked for by
the State Department.
Among the cuts were the items for the
purchase of embassy homes at Mexico
City and Tokyo. Japan, and for the le-
cation at Berne, Switzerland. An item
of $375.0oO for the purchase OF a home
for the consulate at Shanghai. China,
was added by the Senate Committee.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12
PRESIDENT MAY ASSIST
DISCHARGED VETERANS
Mr.. Wilson to Consult with Post
master General Regarding Aged
Employees. Says Committee.

President Wilson is reported to have
promised yesterday to consult with Post
master General Burleson regarding the
eighteen aged civil service employees,
among them seven Union veterans. who
were discharged or forced to resign.
A local committee. composed of Fulton
r. Gordon. Louis p. Shoemaker and
Charles w. Darr. called Sn the President
to enlist his help on behalf of the ousted
veterans. and Mr.. Gordon afterward
stated that the committee had been as
sured the President would take up the
matter with Postmaster General Burie-
son as soon as Possible. Mr. Wilson was
quoted as having said that he knew moth
ing about the discharge of the eighteen
men until he read in the newspapers of
the protest meeting at the Willard last
week
The justice of providing a pension In
some form for government employees who
have outlived their usefulness was used
upon the President. and he is said TO
have replied that the government already
was pensioning many old employees by
paying full salaries for only half service.
The President seemed heartily in SYM
pathy with the discharged men and dis
posed to do all in his power to have them
reinstated." concluded Mr.. Gordon.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-12
Remnant Day
Friday Clearance Of Dainty
Summer Drapery Fabrics

500 yards Fine Printed Bor-
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particularly good selection OF
oolorings and designs, printed
on white, cream, and ecru
grounds. They are effective for
all kinds of summer draperies
and decorations, and are soft and
sheer weaves that will impart an
atmosphere of GOODNESS wherever
used. 3S ard 40 inch widths.
We advise early selection, as
the offering is so exceptional
disposal should be rapid.
16c yard. Values, 25c to 35c.