The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-23
WOODWARD BROOK.


a week.
Never in the history of potato
raising have bugs been as numerous
as this season. Early and late the
farmer is at it to get rid of them.
Several cases of poisoning have oc.
Cured to those who have used the
dry spray of paris green. The poison.
ing process working on the person
spraying as we'll as on the potato
bugs. Lloyd Shea, John Hertel and
Harold Hertel have had swollen
limbs and faces as consequence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins of Lincoln,
Neb., came here on Thursday of last
week and will visit few weeks at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. C.
Jump.
Ira Starkenburg of Pease is help
ing Louis Talen with carpenter work
for the summer.
?. @. Van Someren's barn is COM
pleted and is now receiving it's first
coat Of paint. The barn has an s.
foot high cement block basement
and has room for all the stock an
up-to-date farmer can we'll care for.
Next in order is cement stave silo
which Mr.. Van Someren is planning
to put up soon.
Several Improvements are being
made to state road No. 1. It surely
does make driving pleasant when
roads are in proper condition, not
only for man but better still, for the
horses.
Freda and Leonard Larson of St.
Paul arrived here Friday and will
spend few weeks at the home of
their uncle, Hans Rasmussen, and
family.
The Ladies' Aid society of Wood
ward Brook met in an outdoor ses-
sion at the home of Mrs. S. G. Galley
last Thursday. A lovely afternoon
was spent in picnic fashion on the
banks of Rum river. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. B. Draxten on
Thursday, August 20.
E. S. Starkenburg of Pease was
here Monday and made arrangements
for the building of new shed barn
on his farm. Mr.. Starkenburg leaves
for Idaho in about a month and
wishes to leave his farm in good con-
dition for selling or renting. Louis
Talen and Ira Starkenburg will put
up the building; the work to begin
about Friday.
Peter Poortinga has bought the
l20-acre farm OF Mark Newman for
1920. No Woodward Brook farm is
sold for a song. That time is past.
Mrs. Neal Buisma of Washington
and Miss Alice Drinks of Pease
visited at the W. Buisma home on
Wednesday.
The mother of Mrs. M. Newman,
an aged lady of IS years, arrived
from Minneapolis last week to spend
some time with her daughter.
Miss Christine Christopherson of
Minneapolis is spending a three
weeks vacation with relatives here.
Miss Julia Swanson of Princeton is
visiting at the Olander Pierson home
this week.
Miss Julia Anderson will lead tie
Christian Endeavor meeting next
Sunday evening. Topic, "Good
News from the Mission Fields. y
Text, Ps. 33:l-S. Everybody come.
The annual school elections were
quite we'll attended Saturday even
ing. In district II, August Ander-
son was elected to succeed himself
as director or chairamn of the board.
$3.50 was the tax voted. Eight
months of school will be held, be-
ginning the first Monday in Septem-
Der and two weeks vacation is to
be given during the busiest time of
the potato harvest. In district Sc
NJ. B. Anderson was elected chair
man of board. $3.50 taxes were voted.
1t was decided to hold eight months
school, beginning September 7. In
district 26 Ben Van Rocket was re-
elected treasurer for three years.
Only $50 in taxes were voted as there
is about $500 in the treasury. School
term begins August 81 and the length
of the school year is nine months.
The Misses A lta and ETA Reichard
of Princeton teach in district II,
and F. W. Pierce of North Branch
in district So.
Mr.. and Mrs. A tkins, who have
spent two weeks in Woodward Brook
visiting with their daughter, Mrs.
G. Jump, left Wednesday for their
home at Lincoln, Neb. Mr.. Atkins
expresses himself as we'll pleased
with our northern country and
cliamte and the people who have met
these genial Nebraskans would be
glad to have them make their home
among us.