The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-12-14
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

A law that is not backed by public
sentiment is practically dead letter
it cannot be enforced.
It taxes the memory of the Oldest
settler to remember more drizzkng
dreary and dumpish day than last
Monday.
There is an urgent need for more
sidewalks and cross-walks in this
village. The only decent sidewalk in
the village is that on the north side of
First street between Main street and
the depot. ...- ..
Joseph C. Borden returned from
Florida last Friday. He is not in love
with that country. Joseph says he
met scores Of people in the south who
were red hot Blaine men.
We understand that number of the
young people Of the village are en-
deavoring to organize an amusement
bureau here and secure the services
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Kelly as in
structors.
Landlord Barrett of Milaca was in
town Saturday. Mr.. Barrett reports
"blind pigs" as still fourishing in that
no-license village, and Mr.. Barrett is
a pretty reliable sort of man.
Mr.. Hiram Whittier of Greenbush
and Mrs. Mary A. Wood of Princeton
were united in marriage at the resi-
dence Of the bride by Rev. J. S. ~Bouck
Tuesday afternoon. The frisky young
couple have the Unions benediction,
and may the tribe of Whittier in
crease.
Notice of village election appears in
another column. The election will be
held at the village hall between the
hours Of one and four o'clock on Tues
day afternoon, January 5. The ques-
ton of license or no license will be
voted upon, and village officers will
be elected.
VIM. Secombe, formerly manager of
the Mile Laos Lumber Co., has been
elected secretary Of the St. Paul COM
mercial club at salary Of $1,000 a
year. Mr.. Secombe is wide-awake
young man and he will perform the
duties of the position in prompt and
business-like manner.
From present indications the cut of
logs on the Rum river and it's tribu-
taries the ensuing season will be larger
than for several years past. There
are about 100000 feet of old logs
chung up" in the river. Six and half
million. of these logs are in the West
Branch and can be brought into the
main river at Princeton on the
first spring rise. About 25,OOO,-
600 feet are strewn along the East
Branch between Milaca and Cam
bridge. All the old logs will be
rushed into the Anoka boom early in
the spring.
A largely attended temperance
meeting was held at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey, Rev. Mr.. Skemp
and Prof. Rafferty, addressed the meet
ing. On Monday evening a meeting
held in the M. E. church was addressed
by Mr.. w. A. WEIGH, state organizer
for the. Good Templars.
Milaca correspondence. Milaca en-
joyed the novel spectacle of member
of the Minnesota legislature soliciting
signers for a saloon one day last week.
Mile Laos Lake correspondence:
The Indians continue to slaughter
deer. They have killed more deer this
fall than ever before-one family
slaughtered "a. The Indians do not
stand in awe Of the law and kill deer
whenever and wherever they find
them
Editorial: The nationality ques-
ton is ignored by everybody in Mime
sofa, except cranks and political bood-
lers. Mainites, even Goldfish, gum
chewing Mainites, are accorded the
same privileges in this state as other
foreigners.