The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-05-24
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGOI

! TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO!
"a meeting Of those interested in
base ball matters will be held at Vir-
ginia's cigar factory on Friday even
ing, when an organization will be
effected.
Memorial day, May 80, will be prop
erly observed in Princeton this year.
A speaker from abroad will be present.
Have you planted a few extra acres
of potatoes? If you have not done so
do it at once. There is yet time. Po-
tatoes will be paying crop this year.
Col. Sam Lowenstein is in town this
week selling cigars galore. Mr.. Low
enstein says his trade is constantly in
creasing in Princeton and surround
ing towns.
The spring term Of the village
schools closed last Friday, and teach
ers and pupils will have long vaca-
ton until the fall term commences
about the first of September.
The presiding elder, Rev. w. A..
Shannon, will preach in the M. E..
church on Saturday evening and Sun
day morning.
Joseph Craig arrived in town Mon
day, and together with Mr.. Mathews,
will personally superintend the build
ing of their mill. Work will be rushed
right along until the work is COM
pleted.
The portly and good-natured land
lord Of the Commercial hotel has had
batch of note heads struck off
adorned with an engraving Of himself,
which is an exact counterpart Of the
likeness Of the -would-be president,
Grover Cleveland.
AL. Porter, George Lock, Robert
Kennedy and H. M. Bennett, represent
ed the Mile Laos lake region in town
| Monday. The boys did not appear to
be much "worked up" over that much
talked of recent decision of Secretary
Noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goss. came ur
from Anoka Saturday afternoon and
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Soule over Sunday. Mr.. Goss
came up to attend the land sale with
the intention Of investing in a few
sections Of pine, but the sale was de.
clared off by the state auditor.
Rum river continues to boom an(
the loggers are happy. Charley Mar
tins drive cleared Princeton today
The lake logs are coming right along
but the 'blowing" Of several dams il
causing some trouble. For the frs
time in years it looks as if there woult
be a clean drive on Rum river thi
spring, not log left. b..
| After July first new mail rout
will be established between Princeton
| Wyanett and Dalbo. There will b
two mails a week each way. The dis
lance between Dalbo and Princeton i
nv miles. Dalbo is now being sup
piled from Cambridge. The chang
VIII be made at the request Of :Da1b
| and Wyanett people.
District "a School Notes.
The perfect attendance month b
month for the year are Sept. 16, Oct
IS, Nov: 22, Dec. ~, Jan. Is, Feb.
March 9, Apr. and May II.
Seven hundred books have bee
taken from the library this year. =
! The perfect attendance scholar
this month are Olive, James, Estell;
Ruth and Hazel Berry; Earl Moore
Esther Tincher, Florence Sitting, En-
/ erick Johnson. ,.
Lulu Olson, Grace Lundblad; Law
, renee and Edward Diedrichs, Lucy an
Earl feathers, Jasper Moore and Ker
meth Berry attended 10 days.
Average monthly attendance
twenty.
We had 81 visitors this year.
, Hazel Berry averaged the highe:
, for the year with standing of 80.
Esther Tincher. averaged secon
: with sc, and Earl feathers was thi1
l84 ........
Those who have perfect attendant
for the year are James, Olive, Estell
Ruth and Hazel Berry.
Our visitors this month were Re
Johnson, Milton Moore, Clarence ST.
fling, Mrs. Chas. Berry, Dorothy Be
t ry, Lydia Schlee, Mrs. Tincher, Mr.
Mos. Moore, Gordon Lundblad ar
Miss Bower.
Olive Berry has been troubled wit
a sore hand for two weeks, but a
tends school just the same.
The average attendance for Il
wear is 22. Total number of DAYS a