The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-09-30
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

A big drop in the price of potatoe
this week. Warm weather ant
glutted down river markets cause
the decline.
1t is easier to gain admission tt
the kindom Of heaven than to trans
act business with the Great North
fern Railway company officials a
the general Office in St. Paul.
Hon. D. M. Clough has a score o.
more of teams hauling lumber from
the depot here to his stock farm al
Spencer Brook, where he is erecting
large new barn for his bloodeC
cattle. e. III. - ~
Princeton crack base ball nine
played the return game at Cam.
bridge last Saturday. The playing
on both sides would have reflected
credit on professionals. The score
stood to 5 in favor of Princeton.
The potato starch company is hav.
ing lots of trouble in getting cars in
which to ship potatoes. Between
the railroad company and thieving
commission. merchants the starch
company is having hard time of it.
John H.. Allen of Fergus Falls
whiled away a few hours in the
Union office last Friday Mr.. Allen
was one of the first white settlers tc
locate in Princeton, where he resided
for twenty years. He always feels
at home here.
There was happy family reunion
of the Gouldings at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Nicely last Sun.
day. Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen OF
Fergus Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Depew of st. Paul, and thirty two
fother members of the family. includ.
ing children and grandchildren, were
present.
Mr.. VIM. Secombe, manager of the
Mile Laos Lumber company, has
been in town couple of days labor
ing with the county commissioners
to get renewal of the dam charter
at Milaca. Mr.. Secombe asks for
nothing unreasonable, and we know
of no good reason why he should not
be granted a renewal.
Mr.. Henry Heckler of this place
and Miss Ida Drager of Maple Grove,
Hennepin county, were united in
marriage by Rev. VonDesennan at
the German Lutheran church in the
western portion of Princeton town
ship, Sunday. The interesting cere-
mony was witnessed by large num-
Der of relatives and friends of the
pair. A very pleasant tine was had
at the residence of the groom's
parents in this village in the even.
ing.
The accommodation train was de.
layed at Milaca on Tuesday morning,
owing to the derailment ola couple
lof freight cars at the depot there.
1t was almost noon when the
'bob tail' arrived at Princeton, and
then it went straight through tt
Minneapolis, which latter city was
! reached at O'Clock. On the same
morning two freight cars were
dumped into the river off the track
in the Mile Laos Lumber company's
yard. Nobody injured.
| In this weeks issue Joseph c.
Borden announces himself as an in
dependent candidate for county audi
tor. The present incumbent, 3. M
VanAlstein. is also a candidate To-
reelection. VIM. Cordiner and A
F. Howard are again rival candidates
for the sheriffalty. Johnny Gouldine
has also concluded that he is just tn,
man for register of deeds, and n. A
Ross, the present efficient register
will contest Johnny's pretensions
This is starter, but there is NOR,
to follow. No county convention vii
be held this year. Every candidate
for local Office runs on his merits
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