The Princeton union., 1914-10-01
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WOODWARD BROOK.
The Misses Margaret and Mary
Jensen spent Saturday and Sunday
with their parents here. Miss Mar
garet is teaching the primary depart
ment at Chase Brook, north of Mil
AGA, while Mary has the supervision
of the primary room in district 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Milbrandt spent
Sunday with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Minks.
Joe Albright of Mankato, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albright who bought
the Tom Yotten farm last year, has
bought the Halstrom farm. This
farm adjoins his parents farm on
the north side. Price S85 per acre.
The Christian Endeavor society
held business meeting at the home
of VIM. Talen Wednesday evening.
Following are the officers elected for
the next six months: @. Jump,
president; Flora Minks, vice presi-
dent; Bertha Minks, secretary; Mrs.
Lloyd Shea, treasurer. T..
We have had frost several times
during the past week. Last Friday
mornings frost was the first of the
season to do damage to potatoes or
corn. Farmers were glad to have
the frost help to ripen the late po-
tatoes. In some fields the vines were
as green as in midsummer.
The last of the silos in this neigh
borhood was filed Friday and the
silo filters returned to their homes
near Pease.
Peter Jensen, a director of the
Glendorado Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance Co., attended a meeting of that
company at Freer last Friday.
VIM. Buisma and family went to
Milaca Sunday to attend the funeral
of Fred Trumble, who was so unex-
pectedly killed while working in the
manual training department of the
high school. The lad was nephew
to Mrs. Buisma.
Rev. G. Larson preached to an
over-full room of people last Sunday
evening. We need place to hold
our religious services, the school
room being far too small and incon-
venient.
A vacation of two weeks is being
enjoyed (?) by the pupils in district
II, for the purpose of the help these
pupils can give in the potato fields
during the harvesting of that crop.
The teachers, Misses Eta and Alta
Riechard are spending these two
weeks with their parents in Prince
ton.
Last Friday VIM. Talen brought
home from Princeton new Hoover
potato digger. On Wednesday M. G..
Thorring did likewise. Potato
diggers are becoming more and more
popular as their labor saving prop
critics are becoming known. 1t is
becoming the rule to have one on the
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orley Jones are the
owners of a brand new auto, bought
last Saturday.
Anita Talen was home from Prince
ton over Sunday.
Wednesday the Riebe threshing
crew finished work for this season.
The last one threshed for was
Olander Pierson. .'-.' '..'
Mr.. Buss of Princeton is making
necessary repairs to the school house
in district II during the vacation.
The Christian Endeavor meeting
for Sunday evening, October 4, will
be led by the president, C. Jump.
Topic, 1.-THE Trust Verse; Con-
secration meeting. Text: Isaiah
1872. Old and young are welcome to
these meetings.
Quite number of our young peo-
pie have received invitations to the
marriage of Miss Ida Kuperus to
John Van Slooten, at Pease on
Thursday afternoon at the Christian
Reformed church.
Peter Poortinga has lost four head
of young stock lately. Black]eg is
said to be the cause.
Frank Pierce, teacher in district
36, has placed an organ in the school
room.