The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-05-14
WOODWARD BROOK.

WOODWARD BROOK.
A dear and aged mother has folded
her hands and is now resting after a
long and useful life of almost IS
years. Sunday morning at about 3
O'Clock Mrs. Milstead, mother of
Mrs. Hans Rasmussen, closed her
eyes to all things earthly. Very
peaceful was her end and no long
sickness was the warning that death
was near. She was up and around
until all the members of the family
retired on Saturday night and did
not complain of. feeling i'll or not
we'll. She has gone to sleep to awake
on the better shore. Mrs. Milstead
was born in Denmark on May "a,
1919, and was the mother of II chill
dren. Widowed while still in Den
mark, she came to this country at
the age of IS years. She had been at
home with her youngest daughter,
Mrs. Rasmussen, for about II years.
Five children survive. Two daugh-
tiers married and living in st. Paul,
one son in Washington and one in
North Dakota, and Mrs. Rasmussen
here. Some of the children will at
tend the funeral Thursday at one
o'clock, when services will be held
at the Hans Rasmussen home and
then the body will be taken to
Princeton and laid close to her old
friend who passed away only few
weeks ago, Mrs. Mary Thorson.
Grandma Milstead was loving per-
son. Bright and interesting until
death. Never losing interest in her
surroundings and best of all gen.
uine Christian. And so we look for
the last time on our Oldest inhabi-
tant of Woodward Brook, her whom
to know was to love. Our sympathy
is with those that sorrow.
Floyd Norman and Henry Minks
have gone to Brickton to spend the
summer.
Louis Talen and HALO Kiel have
finished the barn of VIM Talen and
will soon be at work on the house for
H. Rasmussen
Bert Sorenson spent Sunday with
his parents near Milaca.
Miss Mary Jensen has engaged to
teach the primary grades in district
9 the coming school year.
The pupils of district II had a
very pleasant time picnicking last
Friday.
Ellen S]agter spent from Saturday
until Tuesday with her friend, Mary
Starkenburg, in Pease.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Jensen and
daughter, Florence spent Sunday
with friends here.
Christian Endeavor society will
meet on Sunday, May II, and will be
led by Miss Bertha Minks. The sub
ject will be 'Ou1 Lives for Christ. -
The school board of district IL met
on Saturday at high noon and fin
ished the business Of the past school
year. The teachers, Miss ETA and
Miss Alta Reichard of Princeton,
were asked to continue the work in
this district and they have con-
sented to return next fall. All the
parents are glad to know that school
work in district IL will be resumed
along the same lines as those that
proved so satisfactory this year.
The graduation exercises of dis
trict IL held in the Scandinavian
church here on Monday evening were
very much enjoyed by all present.
1t would be hard to say which fea-
ture of the program was best. Prof.
Berry of Minneapolis failed to come
and likewise Prof. Ewing, but At
torney McMillan's talk on "Good
Roads, was in itself more than
worth coming for. Mr.. Mcmillan
and party from Princeton came a
little late, and SO we were told of
the reason for this in the beginning
of the 'good roads, speech.
Speaker said we were very likely &C
quainted with the slippery condition
of the roads between Princeton and
here just after rain or snowfall
such as we had Monday and rather
than disappoint us altogether by
landing in ditch by the roadside
the parry had come very slowly and
just little late. Speaker then
went on to tell of the pioneer day
roads, the improvements continually
made to them and then swung his
talk over to the same principles gov
erning mental or educational roads.
He also touched on the subject of
modern Fairgrounds such as has just
been established on the school
grounds of district IL. How we'll
paying an investment it was to
10 fho roo1 +o loo r.