The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-27

THURSDAY, NAY q, /
Harold Mudgett was down from
the town4of Mudgett yesterday. and
called at this office.
7 The a. G. Miller farm, a mile west
of the village, was sold Yesterday to
man from Spencer, Iowa, who will
take possession next spring. Martin
Speiss closed the deal.
Just received, new lot of potted
flowers in bloom. We also have
pansy and other bedding plants on
hand. Will, have tomato plants
ready for market after June 8.
Princeton Greenhouse, south of
power house. 2-3ltp
Eighth grade examinations will be
held as announced in the Union last
week in the following school dis
tricts of the county: Nos. 4, l6, 20.
30, %, II, 8, 9, 80 and IL. Deputies
should send papers to the county
superintendent Saturday, June 5.
The office and plant of the Cam
bridge North Star was destroyed by
fire last Thursday night. We un-
derstand that it will he rebuilt, and
in the meantime the paper will be
printed in Minneapolis. Manager
Guderian and the other stockholders
have our sympathy.
In the annual interscholastic SPELL
ing contest of Benton county, three
pupils tied for first honors. The tie
was decided in a so word written
contest, and Marie Quigley and May
Gotta will represent that county at
the statewide contest to be held at
Hamline fair week. There appears
to be general revival of interest in
spelling.
Henry Shockley has entered into
contract with the firms of A. E.
Allen & Co., G. H. Nelson, Geo. P.
Creglow and E. Nelson to do their
delivering in the village. and has
ordered Ford auto truck. He will
continue to haul mail and express,
but will secure the services Of an
assistant. Henry expects to assume
his new duties the first of next
month.
The farmers club is fully meeting
the expectations and hopes of those
who have been supporting it. No
one knows just where or by whom
the first clubs were organized, but
their value to the rural communities
is SO pronounced and so much appre-
ciated by the farmers that no one
who is familiar with them can doubt
their value. At present there are
over 800 farmers clubs that are
active in the state. 49,.
Wherever the new road law is given
a fair trial and the local road officers
faithfully comply with it's provisions
good results are obtained. Comment
ing on road work in Isanti county
the Cambridge independently Press
remarks: ''Although systematic
road building has only been in
practice in Isanti county the past
two seasons under. the Dunn good
roads law, great improvement is
seen already in the highways"
Two years ago numerous Green
bush people voluntarily informed the
writer that they would gladly con-
tribute one or two days. labor each
to keep the road leading west from
the village in proper condition.
Now let the Greenbush people get
busy and see what they can do
toward bettering the main road to
St. Cloud and the Milaca- Foreston
road on Good Roads Day. Acts not
words count in improving roads.
If the Star-News is correctly in
formed Sherburne county is going
dry at the ensuing county option
election. The option petition now,
it says, has plenty OF names of voters
to make the election sure thing.
The petition has not been circulated
very thoroughly, merely having been
left in various public places where
the voters could sign if they wanted
to, but sufficient number have
come forward of their:ow accord.
Fire completely destroyed the
Frank Blair residence in the western
portion of the village: yesterday af-
ternoon. The fire was mot dis
covered at ssonce. and when the
alarm was turned in it was
practically beyond control. The fire