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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

We are authorized to announce
DOCK GREEN, Of Blaine. KY as
candidate for County Court Clerk OF
.Lawrence-co.. subject to the action OF
the Republican party in the next pri-
mary at which candidates for County
Court Clerk are to be nominated
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

Judge E. C. O'Rears son-in-law.
Lieut. Richard Saufiey, was killed by
the falling OF hydroplane which he
had kept soaring in continuous flight
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

We saw headline in a daily news
paper Saturday which reads: Hicks
placed in Jail" Rather heroic treat
ment. but the provocation is great
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

The month of May, 1916. produced a
greater volume of wage increases than
any preceding IL months Of American
history.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

We are authorized to announce LAtE
WALTER as candidate for County
Judge OF Lawrence county subject 70
the action Of the Republican party Al
the next primary at which the canoi-
dates for this office are to be nominat-
cd.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16
Friday. June is, 1916.

Just Ice Hughes is the name applied
to the Republican presidential nominee
by wag. He is noted for his coldness.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

we are authorized to announce J. p.
WILLIAMS as a candidate for Jailer
Of Lawrence-co., subject to the action
of the Republican party in the primary
Of August, 1917.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

We are authorized to announce q.
". GOURLEY, OF Beattyyille, Ky, as
a candidate for Judge of the Court OF
Appeals for the Seventh Appellate Las-
trict Of Kentucky, subject to the acuon
Of the Republican party at the PRIMARY
Election to be held August 5, 1916.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

We are authorized to announce Sen
ator ]. B. HILES. OF Bracken-co-, as
candidate for Congress in the Ninth
district. subject TO the action OF the
Democrats in the primary Of August
1916.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-06-16

We are authorized to announce BAS-
CON. MUNCY, Of Louisa, ky' as a
candidate for Sheriff of Lawrence-cor
subject to the action Of the republican
party in the next primary election az
which candidates for sheriff are to be
nominated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
Herbert Quick to Talk.


Herbert Quick, chairman Of the fed
eral farm loan board, and a widely
known writer on agricultural subjects,
will deliver an address, before the Min
nesota State Federation of Farmers
Clubs, Wednesday evening Of Farmers
and Home Makers Week, January 1-6,
1917. Mr. Quick is an entertaining
and instructive writer and speaker,
and it is the hope of those in charge
of Farmers and Home Makers Week
that every farmers club in the state
will try to have representative pres
ent to hear his talk on a subject which
is just now attracting a very great
deal Of attention.
Because farm credits is attracting
so much attention, the three days.
meeting of the Federation of Farm
ers' Clubs at University farm will be
given over largely to the subject.
Those who attend the federation
meetings will be able to take advan-
tage of numerous other courses Of
fered during the week-courses in
Guiding studies Of the various farm
problems of interest to women. Speak
ers of wide reputation in all depart
naents will be On the program. Two
thousand are expected to attend the
various meetings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
NOTES.

The high-school rooters were out in
full force, and succeeded in making
themselves heard.
The visitors made couple of
changes in their lineup in the final
period, but failed to stop the victorious
onrush Of the victorious locals.
VIM. Roos acted as umpire and got
by with it in good shape.
Of the two girl fves, the winners
displayed considerable the best team
work, but the losers had some good
individual players also. Prospects for
a winning girl team were never
brighter.
The high school is minus three of
the stars of last season, but the new
players are showing up we'll, and a
powerful scoring machine is being de-
veloped. The team is there on the de-
fensive, too, and when the conference
season opens will be in the race at all
times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
A New Industry.

Down at Luverne, MIMI, a new in
dustry has been started-that of dig
ging quack grass roots and one man
has built up an exclusive business in
the sale of roots to drug manufac-
turers, and at the same time is doing
much to rid some farm lands that are
badly infested with this form of vege-
tation. The only portion of the roots
that is salable is the white shoots or
tendrils that are attached to the main
root. A five-tooth quack grass digger,
with 4 to horses attached to it, is
first used to dislodge the roots, and
the ground is then thoroughly gone
over with a Scotch chain drag that
rolls the roots up in punches so that
they may be collected with hay rake.
Three dollars ton has been paid for
the roots just as they are pulled from
the ground. Further information can
be obtained in regard to this innova-
ton by writing to the editor of the
Rock County Herald, Luverne, Mimi,
from which paper the above inforn1a-
ton is CLEANED.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
Good Roads Paw.

c. o. Kankel of the Terrebonne
Milling company is having his grain
shipped from Montana to Red Lake
Falls rather than to Mentor, although
Mentor is two miles nearer haul than
Red Lake Falls. He says that the
roads to Red Lake Falls are much
better and he can haul bigger loads
and make better time on the Jefferson
Highway than he can by going the
other way. If there is any doubt in
the minds of people as to whether
or not good roads pay, it ought to be
|dispelled by such instances as this.
The farmer who can haul bigger loads.
than neighbor because he has a bet.
ter road has the edge on him. All
other things being equal his land is
worth more. The sooner we improve
all our roads the faster our county will
Lake Falls Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14

tackle. When seed sells around dol
lar bushel, the average price for
seed, the potato crop is still an ex-
pensive one and risky one.
On the whole storage holdings in the
hands of Minnesota operators are re-
ported to be lighter than usual, but it
is estimated that most stocks are now
out of growers hanC:.
The New York pota.o market is in
very bad shape, and the trade never
saw such a dull market at this season
Of the year. Although prices remain
high, trading is practically stagnant
and the losses that some of the re-
ceivers are taking on high priced po-
tatoes are very. heavy. Despite the
slow demand in New York and the
weak condition of the market the
farmers in Maine and New York state
are extremely firm in their ideas and
show no anxiety whatever to sell.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
VOLUME XII. NO. 80

You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus
but. even if they did not see Santa
Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus,
but that is no sign that there is no
Santa Claus. The most real things in
the world are those that neither chill
dren nor men can see. Did you ever
see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of
course not, but that's no proof that
they are not there. Nobody can con-
celve or imagine all the wonders
there are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
You may tear apart the baby's
rattle and see what makes the noise
inside, but there is a veil covering
the unseen world which not the
strongest man nor even the united
strength of all the strongest men that
ever lived could tear apart. Only
faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance,
can push. aside that curtain and view
and picture the supernal beauty and
glory beyond. Is it all real? All,
Virginia, in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
mo Santa Claus! Thank God! he
lives and he lives forever. A thous-
and years from now, Virginia, nay ten
times ten thousand years from now,
he will continue to make glad the
heart of childhood"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
WELCOME HOME co. c
The Boys Are Expected Here Tuesday
Evening and Not Later Than
Wednesday Evening.
Banquet at Odd Fellows Hall-Public
Reception and Exercises to
be Held at Arm0ry.

Just when CompanyG boys will reach
Princeton is not definitely known at
present probably Tuesday evening,
but it is barely possible that they may
be delayed until Wednesday. Anyhow,
due notice will be given. But no mat
ter when they get here they will find
a hearty welcome awaiting them.
There certainly will be hot time in
the old town that evening.
Of course the friends of the bows
will be out in force at the depot to
greet them. Then they will be i'm
mediately escorted to the Odd Fellows
hall, where banquet will be served.
The Civic Betterment Club have this
part Of the program in charge. The
club, it is unnecessary to add, will see
that it is "spread" BETTING the &C.
casion. Every member of the original
company is expected and cordially in
vited to be present; Civil war veterans
and relatives of the boys from Milaca
and the country are also invited.
After the feast a public reception
| will be given the boys at the Armory
which will be tastefully decorated for
the OCCASION. There will be short
speeches interspersed with vocal and
instrumental musician interesting
program is being prepared. Then there
will be dancing and visiting, and prob.
ably midnight supper.
A committee consisting of Tom OF.
sen, George Ross and Clifton Cravens
are cooperating with the ladies of the
Civic Betterment Club, and the gooc
people Of Milaca also want to lend 9
helping hand, and between them al
there will be nothing left undone tx
make the homecoming an event long
to be remembered by every member o1
Company G..
The general public are invited t(
attend the exercises at the Armory
which will probably commence abou1
SIP. M, Tom Olsen will have genera
charge at the Armory, and DR.. H. C
Cooney will preside at the exercises:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
Spud Notes.

The local potato market has been
very quiet the past week. Receipts
have been light, and there have been
no shipments to speak of. Nothing
doing" sums up the situation concise
ly.. Prices have been about on the
same basis as last week. Farmers are
receiving from 81 to $1.10 for eating
stock, while Triumphs are ranging
from $1.25 to $1.35.
The Chicago potato market ruled
steady last week, but trade was dull,
and anticipated strength did not ma
terialize. Unusually mild weather,
slightly increased receipts and limit
ed call served to check recent steady
advances. The demand has been good
for sound tubers of uniform size, but
a good deal of stock offered has been
inferior. Inferior stock has been hard
to move and has had the effect of keep
ing down the price levels on choice and
fancy cars. The recent cold weather
it is expected will serve to instiQ more
snap into the movement
It is expected that the potato acre
age throughout the so-called Texas
aspud district will be cut fully two
thirds the coming spring. Seed is now
selling at $2.45 per bushel and at this
price it makes the potato crop entirely
too expensive for the small planters to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
PRELIMINARY STEPS
Toward the Organization of an Out-of
Doors Sports Club Taken at
the Armory Monday.
Committee of Seven Named to Com.
plete Preliminary Arrange
mentS-Club Assured.

Preliminary steps looking to the
organization Of an Out-of-Doors
Sports club were taken at the Armory
Monday evening, when about $50 res
idents Of the village congregated
there to discuss the proposition. It
was a representative gathering Of
boys and girls, old and young, and
much interest was manifested.
The meeting wa: called to order by
Chas. Umbehocker, and E. L. McMil-
Ian was chosen temporary chairman.
Numerous Of those present offered
suggestions, and it appeared to be the
general opinion, that inasmuch as the
Umbehocker Ice Co., has put in a
dam just above the East Branch
bridge, skating rink Of sufficient
size can easily be maintained there.
A hill for coasting, tobogganing and
skiing will also be selected in that
vicinity, and the plan is to have the
hill and rink Illuminated with electric
lights.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
D. R. Byers, w. C. Doane, Clifton
Cravens and Raleigh Herdliska, and
Mesdames M. NJ. Stroeter and L. F.
Wilkes and Miss Marie VanAlsburg,
was named by the chairman. This
committee was empowered to select
the site Of the hill and the skating
rink, and to raise the necessary funds
to place everything in readiness for
cutters.
The committee met shortly after 9
o'clock, when the meeting adjourned,
and decided to inspect the proposed
sites Tuesday.
Another general meeting will be
held at the Armory this evening, and
it is to be hoped that it will be even
more largely attended than the one of
Monday evening. Preliminary ar
engagements will then undoubtedly be
completed.
This is a-znovemeEt- that is deserving
Of the hearty cooperation of all.
Winter sports are healthful, invigorat-
ing and the best kind Of fun, and
Princeton citizens have not awaited
themselves as they should of their
advantages in this respect in the past
Skating is one of the kings Of winter
sports, while the mere prospect of
skiing down a hillside is thrilling.
And coasting- scarcely anyone is too
old or too young to enjoy a ride on a
rapidly moving sled or toboggan.
Princeton citizens should get &C
quainted with the great outdoors, and
an Out-of-Doors Sports club will afford
them this opportunity. Attend the
meeting at the Armory this evening.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
Prosperous PeaSe.

The trip from Long Siding to Pease
was made in comparatively short
time, over fairly good roads, although
the heavy fall hauling had left it's i'm
press on same. Pease is rapidly as
Stunning the proportions Of village,
with it's neat residences and substan-
tial business houses.
The first place visited was the State
Bank, where Cashier J. Toussaint
greeted us with smile Of welcome.
This bank opened for business two
years ago last September, in tasty
building of fancy pressed brick The
deposits now total about $4,000, and
the business is in healthy condition
and growing.
Pease is in the heart Of good dairy
country, and it is the home of a pros
porous Farmers Cooperative cream
cry. Mr.. F. H. Bartlett, the butter
maker, has been in charge Of same
seven and half years, and that he
is the right man in the right place
is evidenced by the gratifying growth
Of the business Of that institution.
During his first year there 100000
pounds of butterfat were churned,
while this year over 100000 pounds
will have been converted into butter.
Then there were only 81 shareholders,
while now there are 112, and each
shareholder is patron Of the cream
cry. 1t is valuable institution for
Pease.
Mr.. J. A. Jetsinga, the pioneer bust
ness man of Pease, is prince of a
fellow, and enjoys a generous patron
age. He has been there fifteen years,
and now has a particularly we'll
stocked store, supplying his customers
with groceries, dry goods, shoes,
gents furnishings and hardware. The
postofice is located in his mercantile
establishment, and Mr.. Jetsinga hands
out Uncle Sans mail. He is a busy
man, but ever accommodating and cour-
teous. H.
George Roulet is one of the new
merchants at Pease, succeeding F. Fe-
bus. He has good stock and is rap.
idly building up an acquaintance.
A branch yard is maintained at
Pease by the Rudd Lumber Co., and j.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
Lower Court Sustained.

The supreme court handed down a
decision Friday in the case of George
A. Barrett, as administrator, appel
liant, VS.. Village Of Princeton, respon-
dent, Louis E. Jesmer, as administra-
tor, appellant, VS.. Village of Prince
ton, respondent.
This case came on for trial at the
regular term Of court for Mile Laos
county last spring, and was an action
to recover damages for the death of
plaintiffs children who were killed by
the caving in of sewer trench. The
case was dismissed on the gound that
actionable negligence on the part Of
the defendant had not been shown
and the decision of the supreme court
sustains the lower court.
The syllabus follows:
George A. Barrett, as administrator
, appellant, VS.. Village of Princeton
respondent, Louis E. Jesmer, as ad.
ministyator, appellant, VS.. Village OF
Princeton, respondent
The Plaintiffs interests, boys about
II years Of age, were killed by the cav.
ing in of a sewer trench which the
defendant village was constructing
through the center Of one of it's prin.
cipal streets. The trench was left oper
and uncurbed for a time during the
course Of construction. The soil was
sandy and liable to cave. The boys
were on the street for play. Close by
was the court house yard which they
used as play ground. Boys came tc
the trench at times. All this the con-
tractor in charge knew. When seen
they were always warned away. Al
the time of the accident no one saw
them. It is held that the boys, though
using the street for purposes Of play
were not trespassers; that the defend
ant was liable Of negligence; but that
under the evidence it was not negli-
gent and the action was properly dis
missed by the court.
Order affirmed. D1BELL, G.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
~, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1916

Plu1mer, the manager, reports good
business. Aldrink Bros. deal in farm
implements, and S. Weevil operates a
blacksmith shop.
+ The one eye-sore to the hamlet is
the box car depot wished onto the in
habitants by the Great Northern. It
is better than nothing, however, and
in time will undoubtedly be replaced by
a suitable building.
Last, but by no means least, is the
Christian Reformed church, of which
Rev. A. W. Meyer is the pastor. This
is beautiful edifce constructed of
brick, and an addition costing between
seven and eight thousand dollars is
nearing completion. This will be the
largest church in the county when
completed, and will amply accommodate
the hundreds that attend the services
every Sunday.
In conclusion we will state that
Pease also has the irrepressible small
boy, and he is the genuine article, as
we learned when ready to return to
Princeton. Boy power had moved the
product of Henry's Detroit factory, in
which the trip was made, from point
near the Jetsinga store to secluded
spot on the outskirts Of the hamlet,
and it also moved the chauffeur to
give voice to thoughts that wouldn't
look well in print. No harm was done,
however, and the return trip was made
without mishap.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
Public Library for Princeton.

Through the efforts of the w. C. T.
U. start on public library has been
made. About two hundred volumes
have been secured, and the books will
soon be ready for circulation. The
Ideal restaurant houses the library
and a reading table has been installed,
which is now ready for USE It is
hoped that the library cards will be
ready to issue Saturday, and library
hours will be announced later. The
ladies are deserving of commentator
for their labors to better living condi-
tions, and they are also entitled to the
help of all good citizens.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
Yes, Virginia. There's a Santa.

An editorial which has come to be
considered the most complete and
beautiful answer to the question ''Is
There Santa Claus ?" was printed
in 1897 in the New York Sun.
The editorial was inspired when
the simple letter of little Virginia
O'Hanlon, asking if there really is a
Santa Claus fell into the hands of q
member Of the staff Of the Sun. He
told the little girl in simple yet poetic
language that there is Santa Claus.
The writer of the Sun editorial is
dead; little Virginia O'Hanlon has
grown to womanhood, is married and
has little Virginia Of her own and
when the little girl asks her mother
about the existence Of Santa Claus,
this editorial is the answer.
ave take pleasure in answering sat
once and thus prominently the COM
munication below, expressing at the
same time our great qualification that
it's faithful author is numbered among
the friends Of the Sun:
"'Dear Editor: I am 8 years old.
Some of my friends say that there is
no Santa Claus. Papa says, If you
see it in the Sun it's So Please tell
me the truth; is there Santa Claus p
Virginia O'Hanlon.
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of skeptical age.
They do not believe except what they
see. They think that nothing can be
which is not comprehensive by their
little minds. All minds, Virginia,
whether they are mems or children's,
are little. In this great universe of
ours man is mere insect, an ant, in
his intellect as compared with the
boundless world about him, as meas
ured by the intelligence capable of
grasping the whole Of truth and
knowledge. ~,
eyes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist,
and you know that they abound and
give to your life its highest beauty
and joy. Alas! how dreary would be
the world if there were no Santa
Claus. It would be as dreary as if
there were no Virginias. There would
be no childlike faith then, no poetry,
no romance to make tolerable this
existence. We should have no en-
joyment except in sense and sight.
The eternal light with which child
hood fills the world would be ex-
tinguished.
3sNot believe in Santa Claus! You
might as we'll not believe in fairies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
PROSPEROUS MILE Laos.
81, 596.91O.97 on Deposit in the Banks
of the County at Present Time.

That Mile Laos county citizens
have their share Of prosperity is evil
denced by the fact that the deposits
OF the twelve banks in the county to-
tailed over million and half dol
lars-$1, 596, 910.97 to be exact-at the
time the last reports were made,
Princeton shows up particularly strong
in deposits, $743,419.69, or almost half
OF the total, being on deposit in the
three local financial institutions. The
total deposits of the two Milaca banks
were $424,932.94. Hereunder appears
a list Of the banks and the deposits:
Security State Bank of Princeton. 1922. 397 81
First National Bank of Princeton, 255. 632 .9s
princeton state Bank MISREPRESENTATION. 65,389.52
First National Bank of Milaca... 263. 658.63
Mllaca State Bank...... 161 ,27431
foreston State Bank..........."...... 92,224.32
First State Bank of Onamia s. S1.4s5.5s
500 State Bank of Wahkon 7O35o5O
state Bank OF 57,41459:
Farmers State Bank of Long Siding 54,S11.54
State Bank of 1sle...................... 36,65682
State Bank of Bock 81 %
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