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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
NOTES..

This makes two wins for the
Princeton: high school team, and it
bids fair to go through the season
with a clean record.
Coach Skahen has developed a
smooth running base ball machine,
and considerable credit is due. him
for the splendid showing made thus
far.
Claire Smith, captain of the town
team, and a gentleman from Foley
officiated as umpiles, and, although
the sand made it rather difficult to
see at times both did we'll.
Theahigh school has a wealth of
pitching material this season. Jes-
mer performed brilliantly during the
early stages of Saturdays contest.
and with a little more experience
will develop into a star. Peterson
and Emahiser are particularly strong
when right, and few high schools
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
Mrs. William A. ,Giltner.

Mrs. William A. Giltner passed
over the great divide on Wednesday,
April FL, at the home of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. o. E. Tincher, in Baldwin,
Sherburne county,. after a lingering
illness.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Tincher residence last Fri
day afternoon, and we're largely at
tended. Rev. G. Larson of Prince.
ton delivered the funeral sermon,
and the Methodist quartet sang
several beautiful selections. Inter
ment was in the Berry cemetery.
Deceased: whose maiden name was
Annie n. Lawson, was born in
Sweden December 20, 1855, so at
the time of her death was SO years.
3 months and rs days old. She came
to America with her parents in the
year of 1857, and they located on a
homestead near Cambridge. She
was united in wedlock to Mr.. vii.
liam A. Giltner, July Is, 1878, and
seven children blessed the union, six
OF whom survive. Mr.. and Mrs.
Giltner resided on farm in Prince.
ton township for number of years,
and a couple Of years ago settled on a
homestead in the northern part OF
this state. They had returned tc
this vicinity just few weeks ago.
Mrs. Giltner was good, Christian
woman, beloved by all who enjoyed
her acquaintance. She was a faith
full member of the Cambridge Bap:
tist church for about 40 years, and
leaves host of friends to mourn her
death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
Kicked by a Horse.

Harvey Holmes received painful
bruise on his left leg last evening as
a result of being kicked by young
horse. A. team of horses was tied in
front of the Johnson blacksmith
shop, and a piece of paper blowing
by startled the younger one of the
two. Harvey attempted to calm the
animal, with the result that he re-
ceived vigorous kick. Fortunately
no bones were broken. DR.. Cooney
applied some Iiniment to the injury,
and in all probability Mr.. Holmes
will be none the worse for his .ex-
perience in few DAYS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
Nothing Left for the Editor.

An unknown man was found dead
in the outskirts of a small Kansas
town recently. A revolver and 800
in cash were found on his person.
The coroner held an inquest and it
took S75 to defray the expenses and
bury the body. The police Judge
lined the corpse S25 for carrying con-
cealed weapons and contiscated the
gun. The local editor, who pub
lished the obituary, got nothing. ~
Altoona Kan. Tribune. .f'.s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
Music Teachers to Meet.

The Minnesota Music Teachers
association will hold a convention at
Albert Lea the latter part of June,
and Mrs. Edward Mac Donald, widow
of the famous composer, is to give a
lecture and recital on the second
evening of the convention, June %.
The annual examinations for the
certificate Of licentiate will be held
on May 10 and 20, in Minneapolis.
St. Paul, Duluth, Winona and other
centers where five or more candi-
dates apply, but it is not necessary
to take the examination to join the
association.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
Princeton Girls We Are Proud OF.

There are several Princeton girls
of whose scholastic achievements we
have all reason to feel proud. Miss
Avis Eaton was graduated from the
medical department. of the great
Johns Hopkins university last June,
and is at present in one of the large
hospitals at San Francisco. She is,
we believe, the only Minnesota girl
who ever graduated from the medical
department. of Johns Hopkins uni
versity.
Miss Mary Newbert, another low
able Princeton girl, was studying in
Paris when the war broke out and is
now promising pupil in Miss Edith
Colburn Noyes' School of Expression
in Boston. Miss Newbert will be
heard from in the future.
Miss Mildred Rutherford, cousin
of Miss New bert, is student in the
New England Conservatory of Music
at Boston, and in a recent letter to
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Newbert, she writes: 81
have some good news for you. l
have been selected as the delegate to
represent our school at convention
which is to be held at Long Beach,
CAL. on June %. All my expenses
are to be paid. I am the only dele
gate from the New England Con-
|servatory. and it is surely an honor
I duly appreciate. Mr.. and Mrs.
Newbert have good reason to feel
proud of9both their granddaughter.
There is another Princeton girl,
Miss Grace Dunn, who has also made
good in her school work. She gradu-
ated from Hamline University at
the age of 10, taught two years as
assistant principal in the high school
at Sisseton, S. D., then entered
Johns Hopkins where she was
awarded several scholarships and was
given her M. "A. degree last year,
this spring she has had the degree of
Phi. D. conferred upon her.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
Supreme Court Decides for Kennedy.

supreme Court Decides Tor Kennedy.
That proposed Eberhardt ditch in
the towns of Borgholm and Bogus
Brook has already cost the county
S., GOO, and the end is not yet. The
county could not collect on Mr.. Eber-
hardt's bond because it was claimed
the engineer was at fault. Suit was
instituted against the engineer, Mr..
S. L. Kennedy. -"-
Ihe case was first tried at the 1913
fall term Of the district court for
Mile Laos county, and a verdict was
returned for the county. A motion
for a reversal of the verdict, or for
"a new trial, was argued at st. Cloud
the following winter, but was de-
MED. The case was then carried to
the supreme court, and the lower
court was reversed. The syllabus
follows: -- ..
County of Mile Laos, respondent,
VS.. S. L. Kennedy ct al, defendants;
S. L. Kennedy, appellant.
- ALL Nh6AAO01 opDOAnUCu W udhc
a survey and report in a ditch pro-
ceeding may extend the ditch beyond
the limits named in the petition
when desirable and practicable and
when necessary to the complete
drainage of lands likely to be as
sessed for the ditch originally petit
toned for.''
2 An engineer who exercises the
care. skill and ability usually exer-
cised by the members of his profess
sion is not liable in damages for an
honest error in Judgment.
3: Appellant. the engineer in a
ditch proceeding, provided in his re-
port for extending the ditch about
three miles beyond the limits named
in the petition. The evidence shows
that such extension was desirable,
practicable and necessary for the
efficient drainage of the lands within
the original assessment limits, and
will not sustain a. verdict to the
contrary.
Order reversed and judgment di-
rected for defendant. Taylor. C.
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Court at Cambridge.

The annual.April term of the dis
trict court for Isanti county opened
at Cambridge last week, and the
court adjourned last Monday.
In the matter of the State of Min
nesota VS.. John Beckstrom of
Stanchfeld, who was indicted for
manslaughter in the second degree,
the defendant was found guilty of
assault in the second degree, and
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50, or in
default of said payment to be con-
fined in the state penitentiary for a
period not to exceed five years. The
fine was paid. 1t appears that Beck
strom and man named Hans Win
gren, also some others, were in an
intoxicated state November IA, last,
and that a quarrel resulted. Beck
strom struck Wingren and the latter
in falling collided with an iron bed,
and sustained fractured skull,
which resulted in his death on No.
vember %, at the Braham hospital.
Beckstom was arrested Immediately
after Wingren died, and had been in
the Ramsey county jail since that
time.
Martin Lofgren, who was charged
by the grand jury with bootlegging
in the town of Maple Ridge, failed
to put in an appearance at the time
set for trial, and forfeited a bond of
$500. He is still at liberty
Among those who secured citizen
ship papers at this term were the
following from western Isanti county !:
William Barrows, Stanford; L. An
drew Erickson, Eriek Erickson and
Peter Bosell, Dalbo.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29

Wetter; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian
sellhorn of Red Cliff, Canada, and
Miss Cora of Corning, California,
and one brother, Curtis, also of Corn
ing, California, survive him, and
they have the sincere sympathy of
all
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
High School Dance.

The sophomores and juniors of the
high school gave a dance at the
armory last Friday evening for the
senior class. A most enjoyable time
was had by all present, and one of
the pleasing features was the splen-
did music discoursed by Umbehock-
er's orchestra.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
MANY BINDERS
SOLD THIS YEAR
ESTIMATED THAT DICKINSON
MERCHANTS WILL SELL $50
BINDERS OR AN IN
CREASE OF NEARLY
so PER CENT:
Also Increase in Sale of Mowers and
Rakes. Dealers More Careful
About Extending Credit.

A few minutes chat with the men
of our city who handle farm machin-
cry gives better than anything else
an idea Of the prosperity of the
country tributary to Dickinson, the
immensity Of the crop that will be
harvested during the next three
weeks and the preparations that are
being made to handle it.
The machinery business is being
handled on a better basis than few
years ago and it is proving more sat-
isfactory all around. Then the manu-
facturers allowed threshing engines
to go out with very little security and
it often happened that the purchaser
became swamped with his purchase
and the local dealer could not extend
him credit on smaller necessary pur-
chases and it worked trouble all
around. Now these big rigs are not
sent out except where the buyer is
able to finance the deal.
Four firms are handling farm ma
chinery, such as binders, mowers and
rakes, and four carry heavy thresh-
ing machinery. The Mandan Mercan-
tile carries the Acme line and sell the
Flour City engines; D. W. Mckenzie
has the Mccormick and Champion
machinery; Sen6ur & Langley, the
Deering machinery; Soules & Butler,
International engines, etc.; Walton &
Davis Co., the John Deere supplies;
Louis Petricka, the Avery line; C. T.
Langley, the Nichols & Shepard
goods; and the J. I. Case Co., the
Case line.
The sales and orders up to this
time show fine increase over any
previous year.
The greatest increase in sales is, of
course, on binders, $50 of which
either have gone, or are to go, out
from Dickinson to the country tribu-
tary. The sale of mowers, rakes, etc.,
shows a gain of 80 to 35 per cent
Binding twine sales show gain of
40 to so per cent and it will take
about fifteen carloads to supply the
Dickinson farmers.
Harvest will be general the coming
week and is about two weeks later
than usual because of the cool, rainy
weather in June and July. This will
bring the first threshing about the
middle of September.
The stand of grain is heavy and the
heads large and filled with plump
berries. That the yield will be a
record breaker, is conceded on all
sides. A little red rust is seen in a
few places but few think it will
cause appreciable damage. The hail
loss too, which has been very little in
this vicinity, will probably be less
even than at first estimated, since
most fields where a partial damage
was allowed are coming on and will
make a fair crop.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
MRS, MASSAREK DEAD
PARTICULARS LACKING

Ferdinand Massarek, who was
spending his vacation in Milwaukee,
was called to California the first of
the week by the death of his mother
and was a passenger west Tuesday
afternoon accompanied by his grand
mother, Mrs. Massarek's mother, Mrs.
Amelia Duckhorn of Gladstone.
Mr.. Massarek had not known that
his mother was ill and had no particu-
lars, the telegram containing only the
news of her death.
Mr., and Mrs. Massarek and John
left Dickinson in June and were lv-
ing with her brother, John Duckhorn,
at Santa Rosa. Mr.. Duckhorn left
Dickinson about a year ago, hoping
a change to California climate would
benefit his health, and it was to bet
ter Mr.. Massarek's health that this
family moved west.
Mrs. Massarek, although lame all
her life and hampered somewhat in
this way about getting around, had
enjoyed fairly good health. She was
forty-nine years of age.
Ferdinand Massarek said that his
mother would be buried at Santa
Rosa and that his grandmother would
remain west for time. He will re-
turn as soon as possible to resume
work at Reed Bros.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
ELECTRIC SIGNS Co,
BEING ORGANIZED

The Minninberg Automatic Adver-
tising Co. is being Incorporated for
$4,000 to manufacture the Minnin-
berg electric automatic signs (patent
applied for.) The incorporators are
Nathan Minninberg, Wilson Eyer and
Ella Minninberg.
The model on exhibition in the ma
chine shop on West Willard Street, is
four feet square and about ten feet
high and was made by Ufer & Foster
of this city. 1t is a perpendicular
model and displays three cards at a
time. After bringing a set into view
the machine holds them for a few
seconds and then brings on another
set.
The incorporators are now work.
ing on horizontal model, which is
calculated to display eight or ten ad-
vertising cards at a time.
1t is the plan to manufacture these
machines in Dickinson and to thor
oughly test them out here and in
nearby towns and cities before put
ting them upon the general market.
Mr.. Minninberg has been working
on this invention more or less the
past eighteen years and it looks as
though he had discovered something
that is destined to become very gen.
orally used as an advertising medium.
About so spaces have been taken
by local people and within a few days
the first model will be placed on ex-
hibition in front of the st. Charles
hotel.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
GROWING YOUR TREES
GREAT PLAINS. STATION

Two and three-quarters millions of
tiny trees, all the way from one inch
to three feet high, cover several acres
of ground on the Great Plains Field
Station at Mandan, attracting the at
tention of every visitor there.
These are the trees being grown
from seeds and will go to supply
the demand for trees for shelter belts
which have come in from over the en-
tire wide area served by the field
station. Applications received up to
May 1 this year will be filled from
the 1916 output of cuttings, but ap-
plications received after that, includ-
ing those which are daily coming to
the station, will be filled from the
next years crop. Supt. Peterson, in
charge of this extensive distribution,
believes the biggest bulk of applica-
tions will come in during the coming
winter for filling in 1917.
Ash, elm, poplar and several varie-
ties of evergreen, are being grown.
The ash are in greatest number, the
CIV" "tA4o 44OAA oOOuo ct1OuAIO
two million. There are 100000 elm,
10000 poplar and a few thousand
each of the other varieties. Practi-
cally all of these small growth will
supply a double purpose. Cuttings
will be used to fill the thousands of
orders for shelterbelt trees, while the
roots can be kept for station uses.
One tree being raised is a native of
this state, called the Mule Poplar.
It appears to be natural hybrid of
the cottonwood and aspen, and is a
hardy, serviceable tree.
h The experiment station shelter belt
lis doing remarkably well, and is al
ready far enough along to furnish
considerable protection. The Chinese
elm, an importation of Professor
Myers, who is well known here and is
now in China making further search
es,. is one Of the finest trees in the
belt; Is pounds of seed Of this tree
are expected at the station within a
few days. .
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
GOVERNMENT MEN
INSPECT STATION WORK

Carleton R. Ball of Washington, D.
c., chief agronomist in charge of
wheat Investigations in the Great
Plains area for the Bureau of Plant
Industry of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, and his assistant, J.
Allen Clark Of Washington, D. c.,
were in Dickinson three days the first
of the week.
They were going carefully over the
wheat experiments at the Dickinson
state and government station, where
the most extensive Of all the tests
of the year are being made, 787
varieties being tried out.
On Tuesday F. P. Stults took these
gentlemen around the country to
show them how scientifically the
Stark county people are handling
their farms and the splendid wheat
fields on every side.
Messrs. Ball and Clark had little
other work in this state after finish
ing in Dickinson and were then going
to Minnesota and on to Washington
about September 1, having been out
since the middle of May.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
STURGEON HIGH
BEATS CRACK SHOT
OF MINNESOTA

Speaking of the Chicago tourney,
the St. Paul Daily Dispatch of
Wednesday said:
I'm the national singles champion
ship F. S. Novotny of St. Paul, state
champion, finished well toward the
top with SO breaks out of 100 targ-
cts. Novotny shot in the first squad.
In his first frame he broke twenty
three out of twenty-five birds and
got an even two dozen in the second.
In the third he missed four but in the
fourth he had clean slate.
~. W. Sturgeon, champion of
North Dakota, broke one more bird
than did the Minnesota champion,
getting "a. A. j. French of Water
town, S. D., champion of the state,
could not get adjusted to the high
wind and broke only &c."
Frank Clark was mentioned in the
Chicago Herald as one of those max
ing a good record with the gun.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
MOTHERS PENSIONS
GRANTED TWO
DESERVING FAMILIES

The past week saw the granting of
the first mothers pensions in Stark
county under the law which went into
effect July 1.
The new law brings petitions for
such aid to the county judge whose
duty it is to investigate and bring
the cases before the county commits
sioners, auditor and attorney. These
pensions are allowable only for chill
dren under IA when the mother is the
sole support of. the family and ment-
ally and morally competent to raise
children. The authorities intend to
guard very carefully that no men,
tired of supporting their families,
shove them upon the county, at
the same time gladly furnishing aid
to those really deserving it: The two
families aided are indeed deserving.
Mrs. Catherine Houghton, whose
husband left her about June rs,
crippled with rheumatism, and in des-
titute circumstances with five chill
dren to support, the eldest 13 and the
youngest 2, is granted $50Ha month.
Houghton left town about the middle
of. July and the authorities are hot
on his trail to put him behind the bars
where such as he belong.
Mrs. Elizabeths Freidt Of South
Dickinson wassgranted $30gper month,
it appearing that her husband, H. l..
Freidt, mechanic with the N. p, has
been nearly a year in the railroad
hospital at Glendive, suffering from
tuberculosis Of the joints. One leg
has, been amputated below the knee
and a tne taken from the other foot,
Freidt came home this week Tuesday
but will not be able to support his
family for long time, if ever. The
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
THE J. {. YOUNG
MODEL FARM
BUILDINGS NEARING COMPILE.
TION. ONE SILO ALREADY
ERECTED FOR 1915 CROP.
SEPARATE cow AND
HORSE BARN.
Best of Pure Bred Stock Being Sc
lected for Young Experimental
Farm a Mile East of Dick
inSOn.

The James C. Young experimental
farm mile east of the city is busy
place these days as the workmen are
now in the midst of haying and finish
ing the horse barn. In fact, it has
been a busy place since last spring
at this farm as all the buildings have
been constructed this year, including
the two story house, cow barn, hen
cry, milk house, machine shed, hog
house, and now a horse barn with "a
stalls, feed and store rooms and a
hay loft for 60 to rs tons.
The COW barn is one of the most in
teresting buildings on the place. 1t
has 10 large ventilating windows on
either side of the stable, with the
famous James stanchions for % head
of cows, and iron caging for the two
calf pens at the north end. The floor
is solid concrete, supplied with drains
and everything to make the stable
sanitary. Feed carriers are placed
in front of the stalls an litter
carrier between the two rows of
stalls. At the south end in an annex
is a large concrete silo, so arranged
as to permit the feed being taken out
on the inside and carried along in
front of the cows. The silo is filled
from the outside and is the most con-
veniently arranged with reference to
filling and taking out of ensilage of
any silo in the county. A second silo
is planned but on account of other
work it cannot be built just now.
The hay loft in the cow barn, like
the horse barn, is large, into which
fodder is hoisted from the wagons
and snagged along to the desired
place.
This year 80 acres of corn fodder
is being grown for the silo. The
place has 100 acres of oats, speltz,
etc. In addition to the fodder crops
being raised, some very fine prairie
hay has been cut and placed in the
barns.
;E2 Another season shelter belt trees,
shade and fruit trees will be set, and
more attention will be given to farm
ing as the extra work Of constructing
buildings will be out of the way.
AS fast as possible pure bred stock
is being selected for this model farm
of $40 acres.
For a great many years, James C.
Young of Minneapolis has felt that
Stark county farmers should raise
better crops and better live stock and
he is now investing his money and
giving much of his time to show
people of this locality how this can
be done. It is praiseworthy under
taking and one which should be of
incalcuable value to the farmers of
this and adjoining counties.
J. C. Peterson is Mr.. Young's rep
resentative at his experimental farm.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
MANDAN LOST AGAIN
IN A SHUT OUT GAME

Mandan was awfully beaten on
Sunday on their own diamond by the
Dickinson players. It was shut out
game:
The Daily Pioneer reported by in
nings as follows:
Singles by R. Pippin and Wasem in
the first inning, followed by another
single by McCutchan scored two
for Dickinson. In the third Robin
son got life on Tobin's error and
scored when Receiver Robertson
dropped the ball on the third strike
and heaved to first on recovery.
Wasem got life in the fifth, being
sacrificed to second and third, and
scored on Nal. Pippin's sacrifice. Two
more were scored in the sixth. Davis
walked and was sacrificed to second
by Gardner. Wasem got life on
Ryan's error, stealing second, and the
two scored on Robinson's single.
Catcher Moore, added to the local
team yesterday, went to the mat with
Old Man Gloom. In the second in
ming he stopped one of Dorfer's fast
ones with the index finger Of his right
hand. The bone was dislocated at the
muckle and knocked out through the
flesh in a CHASTITY wound. It will
keep him out Of the game the rest Of
the season.