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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29
That Spelling Contest.
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Speaking of the spelling contest
which took place between the Elk
River eighth grade and Princeton
eighth grade last week, we fail to
see the ntie'' Elk River claims as a
result of this and the contest at Elk
River on November 81. In point of
fact Princeton has won three of the
four contests two in the written
spelling and one in oral spelling. By
the way, it should be distinctly
understood that the written tests
we're the real tests, because in those
each pupil spelled each word given
and his her own work is evidence
conclusive, of what he orsshe can do
The Elk River account ofsthese con-
tests does not even mention this part
of the work. & &,
Supt. White of Elk River selected
the Bailey Manly speller as the
one to be used in the last contest,
and il Elk River failed to study up
on this book and was thereby
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29
AT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL.

|. Donald Sleeves is recovering from
an operation for the relief of bowel
obstruction.
Mrs. VIM. Cofman of Girard.
Mont, underwent an operation on
Tuesday for chronic appendicitis.
Mrs. Fred Mcfarland of Baker.
Mont, was operated upon on We'd
nesday for appendicitis.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Archer
of Princeton, on January %, son.
Mrs. George Mattson of Milaca,
who was operated upon last Thurs
day, when very ill from gall stones,
is improving. -.
Mrs! Henry Christianson of Big
Lake, who was operated upon last
week for abdominal disease, is con-
|valescent.
Mrs. Henry Ordof of Lake Pulaski,
Mimi, who was operated upon last
week, is convalescent. #=.
Chas. Anderson and daughter,
Ella, of Milo are both convalescent
after an attack Of pneumonia.
Axel Johnson of Big Lake was
brought to the hospital last week
with three compound fractures of
the right forearm, which is also
badly lacerated as a result of
planning accident. The bones
were plated together in an endeavor
to secure union and avoid amputa-
tion. Soar the patients general,
condition is satisfactory. s B
Arthur Anderson, the 12-year-old
.Dalbo boy who four weeks ago sus-
tanned serious skull fracture with
loss Of consid erable brain substance.
is convalescent and with unimpaired
intellect. Down in New York city
this recovery would be regarded as
strictly high-wire work. BIS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29
]! ]. AGA WINS GAME.
First Local Basket Ball Game Of the
Season Pulled Off At the Ar
mory on Friday Night.
Considering This Was Princeton's In.
& itial Effort Home Team Put Up
Very creditable Fight.

Before a large and enthusiastic
crowd the basket ball team represent.
Ing the Milaca and Princeton high
schools opened the local season at
Che armory last Friday night. The
visitors from up river proved to be
TOO much for the local tossers and
defeated them Is to 9. The score,
however, really does not show the
closeness of the game or the deter
mlnation to win displayed by both
visitors and vanqished. Princeton
went into the game with a green
team, not one of the boys having
played a regular game of basket ball
10 his life, whereas the boys from
the dry zone had several players who
have been through strenuous basket
pail campaigns, and their former
experience stood them in good stead
in this game. The first half was all
Milaca; as they seemed to get the
Jump or the locals and threw several
baskets before the Princetonians had
settled down to business. Superior
passing and a. better understanding
OF the fine points of the game gave
the Milacaites quite an advantage
over their less experienced oppo-
nents, and they proceeded to make
use of this underho]d until the score
marker showed they had a comfort
able. lead. The play during the first
half was pretty rough on both sides,
and repeatedly the different players
piled UP on the ball and on each
other, so that it began to look like
indoor football.
When the second half opened
Princeton stood off the attack of the
up-river lads and began to play a
better game themselves. Their pass
ing was better, and they appeared to
be getting their sea legs under them
in good shape and fought it out on
eyen-terms during the first part of
the second half, and towards the
last had a shade the better of it.
TIE final score was l8 to and the
locals have every reason to be proud
of their showing against their more
experienced opponents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
The Princeton Cooperative Creamery
Holds Its Annual Meeting and
Elects Officers for 1914.
West Branch and Pease Creamerles
Also Elect Officers for 1914 at
Their Annual rleetings.

Brands opera house was packed
with practical farmers. and espe-
cially those who take an interest in
dairying, on Tuesday afternoon,
when the annual meeting OF the
Princeton Cooperative Creamery as
ssociation was held. While those
present were not all shareholders in
the creamery they were, with per-
haps one or two exceptions, all in
terested in it's progress and seemed
gratifed with the success achieved.
August F. Meyer presided and Louis
ROCKFORD was the secretary of the
convention.
Immediately after the opening of
the convention the secretary's re-
port was read, which showed that
the business of the creamery is
rapidly increasing and that it has a
substantial working capital on hand.
The secretary's report for the year
1913, as read to the gathering, is
hereunder given in detail:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29
Eyesight and Automobile Service.

Owing to the rapidly increasing
numbers of automobiles, used for
business as we'll as pleasure purposes,
every state should require that all
applicants for license to drive a
motor vehicle pass an eyesight test.
All railroads and many electric car
line companies require such test.
Yet, in the great majority of
states, the prospective driver of an
automobile need only affirm in his
application that he has no physical
or mental infirlnities. When one
stops to consider that railroad en-
gineer drives over, a steel track,
guarded by signals and watchmen,
and over a route with which he is
thoroughly familiar, whereas the
autoist drives over any road he
chooses, not protected by lights and
signals, and in some cases travelling
almost as rapidly as a locomotive. it
is plainly imperative that he possess
as good sight as the man in the en-
CINE cab. If one, eye is highly de-
fective the field of vision is greatly
impaired and the driver less able to
maneuver his car in an emergency.
Paris, Munich and other European
cities have seen the necessity of an
examination of the eyes of all taxi.
drivers and are strict in the en-
forcement of this protective measure.
It is more than likely that defective
vision is next in order of frequency
to the overuse of alcoholic drinks as
a cause of automobile accidents.
We can, and should, protect pedes.
TRANS and drivers of vehicles from
injury to a much greater extent
than we do. Each applicant for
a license to drive a motor vehicle
should be required to give satisfac.
tory proof of at least moderately
good vision. Press Bulletin of the
American Medical Associations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29
West Branch Creamery.

The annual meeting of the West
Branch Creamery company was held
in the school house of district 4 on
Saturday last and the convention
was attended by large number of
shareholders and patrons.
The annual statement showed that
the creamery is in a fourishing con-
dition. The hand-separator patrons
number ITS, and the estimated num-
Der Of COWS contributing to the
creamery is $50. The treasurer's re-
port follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29
NOTES..

All things considered, Coach Nor
ton has worked wonders with the
local athletes, as he took a squad, of
absolutely green players and in two
weeks drilled them into a present.
able team that was able to make the
fast Milaca bunch extend themselves
to win. - s.. .@..-,"..
The crowd was large one, and
about thirty enthusiasts came down
from Milaca to cheer for their
team and made racket enough for
three times that number. They
seemed to have made up their minds
that what they lacked in numbers
they would make up in noise and,
suffice to say, they succeeded.
Although the play got a little
rough at times both sides took it in
good part and there seemed to be
the best of feeling among the
|players, and the roofing. brigades of
the two schools good naturedly
hurled their yells of defiance at each
other across the hall.
The locals have a return game
with Milaca on the latter's floor,
and they are determined to turn the
tables in this next contest. They
are diligently practicing under the
watchful eyes of Coach Morton,
and have on several occasions thrown
large scares into Coach Goulding' IS
town team by the closeness of the
score in practice games with this
town team.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29

judicious management OF G. 81.
Strating, who left no stone nm
turned to push the enterprise ahead.
It was voted to raise the price Of
shares from s25 to s35 after February
us, hence persons DESTROYS of becom-
ling stakeholder should fall into line
before the advance becomes effective.
The buttermaker, F. III. Bartlett,
presented all members in attendance
with q printed report of the years
business frst-class idea. Those
not present may obtain copy at
the creamery.
A motion carried that the cream
cry celebrate it's fifth anniversary
with a picnic.
The annual report, read by the
secretary, is hereunder given:
Pounds of cream received from share
. ho1oers. Recommendations. 48325l
Pounds of cream received from non
shareholders. 5000
Total pounds cream received 54226O
Average test OF cream. 20 80 percent
Pounds of butterfat in cream 153499. 5
Pounds Of milk received. 6O812
Average test OF milk. 3.78 percent
Pounds OF butterfat in milk. 229S o
Pounds Of butterfat received from a.
shareholders ..................... 139449.7
Pounds of butterfat received from
nonshareholders :. ........... 1es47 8
Total pounds OF butterfat received. =. 155797 S
Total mounds of butter made 1922
Pounds of overrun.. Observation-Disclosures. 32334.5
Percentage Of overrun. 20. IS percent
Pounds OF butter sold for cash. ... 1925
Pounds OF butter sold to shareholders 4479
Pounds of butter sold to nonshare-
holders Observation-Disclosures. 435
Total pounds OF butter sold. 1882
Receipts from butter sold for cash " $535O2. SO
Value Of butter sold to shareholders. 1915. 04
Value Of butter sold to nonshare-
holders. Observation-Disclosures. 1s6.27
Total receipts for butter ........ s55155 %
Stock sold during the year ........ $1,000
Total receipts observation-disclosures. S55665 20
DISBURSEMENTS. -.-. 49, s:ar:. II.
Paid to shareholders, including butter S45732 40
Paid to nonshareholders, including
butter -. 5o24T
Credited to running expense account, 36l928
Paid into sinking fund. ............ 1855
Money received from stock sold, paid
into sinking fund :. =. $40 90
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $55665 .29
Average price received for butter sold 49, BIC
Average price paid for butterfat. 49,. 3275c
Average monthly price paid for but p
terfat to shareholders. 1860
Average monthly price paid for but
o. terfat to Observation-Disclosures. g. Oc
Average monthly price OF N. Y. extras 322sc
Cost of making lb. butter, not in as
Guiding sinking fund. =. i. ....s 1.7sc
Cost OF making I ID. butter, including
!. f. taxes. interest, repairs, house
rent, etc. -. s17c
Gain over 1912, butter. 1900. S lbs
Gain over 1872 cash S1O64A OO
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-01-29

Tie IOIIOW1ng Objects and directors
were elected for the ensuing year
President, Jacob E]lenbaum; vice
president, Oscar Erickson: secretary,
John Teutz: treasurer, B. G. Ben
son: Fred Warner, Aug. Rainord
and Ludwig Johnson. Fred Willem-
sen was appointed buttermaker.
Every man on the list is first-class
dairyman.
1t was decided to pay per cent
interest on all shares issued to the
amount of 255.06, and place SAT-. sc
in the sinking fund-to be paid &C.
cording to the butterfat delivered by
shareholders,
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VOLUME XXXVT1I. M. 6

Lady RoweDa, Lou START; Lady
Rebecca, Minnie Barrett; sentinel,
g. A. Barrett; Waterman, J. NJ.
Johnson; guard, Norma Jones.
An impromptu dance followed the
installation ceremonies and refresh
ments were served to the gathering.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
BoDiE PIONEER PASSES AWAY
NEAR LOS ANGELES

Word was received in Carson City
Tuesday announcing the death OF
A. j. Maestretti, Of Bodie, Calf.
while en- route to Los Angeles, where
he had been called on business mat
tiers.
Mr. Maestretti was one of the best
known citizens of Mono county, being
one of the pioneer residents and one
who took an active part in its early
day history. During the palmy days
of Lundy. Calf, when the bad meh
were numerous and hard to control
Mr.. Maestretti was the constable and
deputy sheriff in that section and
handled the wrongdoers with an iron
hand He was later justice of the
peace of Bodie township, holding the
position for number of years. He
was staunch Republican and for
twenty years or more was the secre-
tary of the county Republican cen
trail committee. He was the proprie
tor of the Sawdust Corner, the prin
cipaI thirst parlor of that city, and
also the proprietor of the U s
hotel.
He leaves wife and two step sons
to mourn his departure.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
SAVE CITY
AND CHECK ENEMY
FOR THREE DAYS
KING ALBERT DECORATES
SQUAD OF SOLDIERS FOR
BRAVE CONDUCT.


FURNES, Dec By order of
King Albert the cross OF the order
of Leopold was conferred on every
member of .the little band of cyclists
who crossed the German lines and
blew up bridge near Mons, which
cut the German communications for
three days and allowed the allies to
assemble the force necessary to check
the advance of the Germans toward
Calais.
This e company Of cyclists. from
which the men were taken for this
piece of hazardous work, is composed
of 800 members, sworn to give their
lives TO the country Only ten were
taken from each regiment out of the
many who volunteered. The corps
is used in operations which often
mean certain death In the present
case. the destruction of the bridge
cut OFF the Germans supplies and Is
considered by the king TO be directly
responsible for the failure of the
Germans to break through the line
of the allies in the critical days o.
the first week of November.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
LIFE HAS FLED FROM
OLD FASHION CENTER


PARIS, Dec. american women
accustomed to come here annually to
worship at the shrine of Dame Fash
ion would grieve at the change that
has come to the Rue de la PaiX.
Fashion has fed
The luxurious limousine and the
busy taxicab have gone to war. In
their places are cars drawn by horses
too stiff or feeble to carry troopers.
The gems that used to scintillate be
hind plate glass windows, and the
silk ruffies and dainty lingerie that
tempted the chances of passers-by,
have disappeared behind iron shut
tiers that were put up with the COM
ing of the moratorium.
Shopkeepers are not agreed that
all Of this caution is necessary. Many
of them believe there would be bust
ness il there was credit The mora
forum means spot cash. Said one
/ of them 1T is madame who buys
/ and monsieur who pays. When credit
disappears the life of the Rue de la
Paix goes out"
Some of the artistic designers who
in the past have clothed feminine
Paris and are well known in America
are now making uniforms. One OF
the conspicuous apostles of recent
eccentricities in women's wear tPoi'
reD is experimenting the work in
government uniform shop, One OF
the largest dressmaking shops
tWorths) is occupied by a very
complete and comfortable auxiliary
hospital. The aristocratic hotels are
blank and dismal. and Napoleon looks
chilly and lonesome at the top OF
the column on Place Vendome,
The moratorium is death on gaiety
as well as the foe of credit. 1t has
chased away the frolcsome midinette'
who used TO dance out of the fash
ionable Rue de la Paix shops at noon
arm in arm, by twos, threes an'
fours, to trip away lightly to th'
creameries, MONDAY lunches AM
cheap restaurants. Some Of them ar
sewing soldiers clothing; most of tn
Others are at home living on tn
small allowance made by their en-
ployers.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
1T ISN'T YOUR rowN-lr's YOU

If you want to live in the kind of a
town
Like the kind of town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in a
grip
And start on long, long hike
Youl only find what you left be-
hind,
For there's nothing that's really
new,
It's knock at yourself, when you
knock your town,
II isn't your town, it's you.
Real towns are not made by men
afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead,
When everyone works and nobody
shirke
You can raise town from the
dead.
And II while you make your persona
stake
Your neighbor can make one, too,
Your town will be what YOU want L
see.
4 II isn't Jour town-it's you
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
LEAD CURTA|LMENT
AND WAR ORDERS
ADVANCING PRICE
PREDICT FURTHER RISE DUE TO
INCREASED FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC BUYING.

Between $3.50 and "a per hundred.
weight for lead will be the settling
price OF the local smelters beginning
today, according 10 adviees received
on Saturday from the east The local
prices are based upon the average
sales prices OF The previous week in
New York city. Since November u
lead has been quoted in New York
at $3.50 to 81.
The advance is said TO be due to
the curtailment in the large lead
producing districts and also TO the
increased buying for domestic con.
sumption, Some Of the producers have
sold out their supplies for the bal
ance OF the year and win not open
their books for January orders until
late in December.
In addition to this there has been
some foreign buying. The Russian
government has been in the market
for 1000 Tons OF lead, and this order
has been placed. but some Of It is yet
TO be bought by the agencies that
took the contract % deliver. Russia
has also been buying lead heavily in
London aud this had the effect OF on.
setting to a large degree the heavy
offerings by American producers in
that market Spot lead. therefore,
was able to command premium and
recent reports have been to the effect
that better than cents a pound has
been paid for small lots of this meta
which the agencies had on hand
Curtailment in lead production con.
tinues in force and there appears TO
/ be no likelihood OF increasing the
output with prices so low. Producers
have learned that the stocks of lead
have about all been bought up and
one concern that had an accumula-
+ ton of several thousand tons at the
beginning OF the month has sold
every pound il had on hand The
largest producers are of the opinion
that 5 cents pound should be paid
under existing conditions and are
( willing to continue small produc
ton until they have reasonable as
surance Of a higher Price for long
period.
The Western Electric company re
garded as the second largest indi
yidual consumer of copper, leads al
in the consumption of lead. its an
nual purchases approximating lis,
600. 000 pounds. General Electric
United States Steel, Standard Under
ground Cable and National Condui
and Cable also are among the larges
users Of lead The st Joseph Leaf
company, one of the leading indie
pendent producers, will on January
enter a new branch with the manu-
featuring of corroding lead at thu
rate of 500 to 1000 tons monthly
This will be used in the manufacture
OF white lead,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03

Proof of labor blanks for sale At
the B0nAnHA.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
LADIES' AID SALE.

Ladies' Aid Society of Presbyterian
church will hold their annual bazaar
December IL, 1914. Many practical
and useful pieces of hand made en-
broidery will be shown. All styles
OF kitchen and fancy aprons will be
on sale. Come, buy your Xmas gifts
at reasonable prices In. connection
with the bazaar, there will be a
delicatessen counter Luncheon viii
be served from II a IN until $ p. IN.
Fish pond for the children. Place OF
bazaar will be announced later Dds
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
Shrinking COPPER
FORCES ADVANCE
IN C0NTRABAND
couNTRYs SURPLUS STOCK
sHRINKAGE IN MONTH MAY
BE 100000 POUNDS.

With the domestic demand for cop
per increasing, the inquiry from Euro
mean countries becoming stronger as
well as reports from those countries
that their stocks are considerably de
creased and with the reported
shrankage in domestic, stocks due to
domestic buying. and curtailment
Of production, large interests are pre-.
dieting further and more rapid adj
vance in the price of the metal.
Domestic buying has been more
conspicuous. The bulk of the bust
ness has been for December and Jan
nary delivery, but there has been
more or less inquiry as far ahead as
next March, although the leading pro
ducers have been unwilling to book
SO far ahead. While business has
not improved TO any marked extent
with the manufacturing trade, the de
cidedly better feeling that has deyel-
oped in the financial world has led TO
the belief that considerable improve
ment is near at hand in the indus
trial world. and apparently manufac-
turers who have been carrying only
enough copper 10 meet current re-
qurements are now inclined to an
telpate this prospective betterment
In business
IN addition TO the domestic demand
there has been good demand from
England France and Italy Hence,
in view of the rastic measure OF cur.
tailment Of production That has been
In effect during the past two or three
months, the statistical position OF the
metal must have ceased TO undergo
Impairment There has been some
talk OF the possibility of consumers
finding that there is not enough Of
copper to go around. in the event
that all Should try to fill their re
quirements at the same time.
Copper interests claim that the up
ward movement IS legitimate one
None Of the agencies has made any
special effort 10 force the metal up
Some copper companies report tha
they have already sold their Noyem
Der output and part OF their probable
production in December. thereby plac
ing the industry in a much stronger
position financially
The question of shipments TO neu
trail countries. which was considered
to be in a fair way to solution, II
again clouded by seizures of coppei
cargoes, this time bound for Scandin
avian ports
The Norwegian steamer Sif ha
been taken into Glasgow and the 40
tons of electrolytic copper which sh'
was carrying have been taken on tn
vessel. The copper was consigne'
to Gothenburg Sweden. II is ais
reported that the Norwegian steame
Tyr, carrying 1000 tons of ore, ha
been detained at Glasgow Cope
agencies are at loss to understan
these seizures, in view of the fac
that Norway and Sweden. anon
other neutral countries, had place
an embargo on shipments of cope
into belligerent countries
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
roNopA4.MANHATTAN AUTO co.

Carrying United States mail and
express makes daily trips from Tono-
pah to Manhattan and Round Noun
tain. Cars leave Tonopah daily on
arrival of mail and leave Manhattan
at $3.50 D. m.
w. C. HARDING. Agent
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
DISSOLUTION oF pARrNERsAlp

The firm of Erickson & Jessie. con-
Quoting the Turf saloon at MiIlers.
New, has been dissolved this day.
November "A, 1914. and ali bills due
the late firm must be paid to
George Jessie, who win settle all
bills against the arm. Andrew Erick-
son will not be responsible for any
debts contracted after this date.
ANDREW ERICKSON.
GEORGE JESSIE
1914 ~, D1t6
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-03
ATTENTION EAGLES.

Nominations and election of officers
next Friday evening All members
OF Aerie 27l are urgently requested
To he present: also visitors.
Dec2.S G. l.. RICHARDS. Sec'y.