The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-05-10
TWENTY-FIVE wears AGOf

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DR.. Cooney reports the arrival Of q
boy at Dennis Rickey's.
S. P. Woodman will commence to
build shortly on his lots north of Sam
Miller's.
Fred Mcclellan is doing good job
Of repairing the approaches Of the
East Branch bridge.
Editor attending conventions this
week. We wish he would stay at home
and attend to the Union.
Henry Hamilton has moved back
into his building, that was occupied
by Fred Kiessling, and will put in a
bakery.
Johnny Woodbury. and Ed. Page of
Anoka, were in town last Thursday
and made the Union office a neighbor-
!; ~ call.
Louis l.. johnson and Huldah J.
Woxberg, both of Estes Siding, this
town, were married by Judge Dickey
on April the 9Th.
Jay Herdliska and wife have gone
to Owatonna on a visit to relatives
and friends, and expect to remain two
or three weeks. - .
Humphrey Twitchell, former resi-
dent of Princeton, now Of Minneapolis,
is here this week visiting friends and
looking after his farm. ~.
The M. E. church people are COM
pleting their church steeple. When
finished the appearance of the build
ing will be improved immensely.
T. H. Virginia has secured the ser
vices of T. Broderick Of Michigan, in
his cigar factory. Mr.. Broderick is
base ball man and will play with the
Princeton ball team this season.
Irma Bloomingdale, one of Prince
tons fairest daughters, departed Tues
day morning for Sparta, Wis.,, on a
visit to her grandmother, and intends
to be gone six or eight months. Miss
1rma will be missed by her numerous
friends who hope she will soon return.
The rear Of the old logs on the East
Branch passed here at noon yesterday.
The showers Of the past week have
raised the water to a fair driving
pitch, which will probably carry them
through to the boom. Hen. Webster's
drive on the West Branch is below
Orion falls and will be in the main
river in few days. Few, if any, of
last winters logs will pass Princeton
this year unless we have many rains.
John Peterson and Benz. Soule, jr.,
have purchased two incubators, one of
Matching capacity OF 800 and one of
200, and have gone into the chicken
business. The boys have fitted up a
yard, and arranged their incubators
and breeders expecting to hatch about
one thousand chickens, which they in
tend to fatten for the summer market.
We cannot see why the undertaking
should not pay if. properly handled,
and we wish the boys success in their
new enterprise.
The republican county convention
was held at the city hall Saturday
afternoon. Guy Ewing was chosen
chairman of the convention and R. c..
Dunn acted as secretary. J. T. D. Sad
ley, William Bouck, William McCuaig
and R. G. Dunn were chosen as dele
gates to the state convention, and G..
H. Rines, Henry Newbert and Arthur
L. Snow to the district convention, at
Brainerd.
The race between the Abe Orr and
Tom Henry ponies took place Satur-
day at the race course. A large crowd
from the country and village were
spectators. Little George Orr rode
his pony like an experienced horse
man and easily won the race. Mr..
Henry procured the services Of
jockey from Royalton, but his horse
was not in it from the first. The Orr
pony won each heat by large lead.
Abe scooped in his purse of $50 and
thinks that he has the best little
pony and rider in the state.