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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Walter Nelson Wins Award.

The Civic Betterment club recently
offered prize of So for the best essay
Of 300 words written by high school
student on "The book that has helped
most to educate me" (outsidc of the
bible). Walter Nelson, junior, won
this prize, his essay, printed below,
being on the book, Sesame and Lilies:
Sesame and Lilies. though despised
Coy students especially as one of the
high school classics, is a great educa-
tional work by the social reformer and
lover of nature, John Ruskin. How
it helped most to educate me lies in
books which he tried to expound in the
first essays on Kings Treasures. This
work gives one the methods and con-
centration which a person must have
and exercise in order to get into the
authors meaning of any other book.
Ruskin advises "'to dig into the treas
ure vault and find the treasure which
the author has stored for you" This
work defines the different divisions of
books and tells you of the books which
are to be tasted; others that are to
be swallowed; and those few which
are to be chewed and digestcd. Rus
kin compares US to gold diggcrs who
work in the very bowels of the earth.
We should examine every word and
sentence of work to find the authors
meaning Of every single separate
phrase. :
It is easy to see how these few ex-
plantations of Ruskin's own meaning
and desire to educate would help most
to educate anyone. After all, educa-,
ton means, says Webster, IAN acquir-
ing Of knowledge;" and knowledge, he
says, sis practical skill or familiarity
with anything" It gave me the key
to the way of knowledge of other au-
thors. / learned to appreciate nature
more than I had realized before.
Therefore, to sum up the knowledge
acquired by these two essays, I would
say have a greater love of good
books, whether books Of the hour or
books Of all time. L enjoy. digging
deep for authors meanings. I can
enjoy the beauties of nature and still
realize that after all there are strug-
giles outside which must be encoun-
tered.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
REV. MILNE RESIGNS.
Rev. Milne Tenders His Resignation
to the Official Board, Goes
tn FairmOnt.


Last Sunday morning Rev. Milne
announced to his congregation that he
had rendered his resignation to the Of
fetal board of the church and had ac-
cepted call to Fairmont, MINI. AL
though it did not come as an entire
surprise, his announcement was keen
disappointment to the members of his
congregation. They had heard rumors
to the effect that Mr.. Milne had re-
ceived an invitation to another church
but they had hoped that he would de-
eide to remain in Princeton for at
least a few more years to enjoy the
beautiful new church which is so
largely the result of his labor.
Mr.. Milne will be with us next Sun
day and on the fifteenth. The first Of
the following week he expects to
leave for Fairmont. Much as his con-
gregation and his many friends regret
his departure, they realize that in go
ing to this larger parish he is better
ing himself from material stand
point. It is rarely that church the
size Of the Princeton Congregational
church can secure a pastor with Mr..
Mines ability. He has preached a
clean-cut, vigorous gospel, one that
appeals to the more liberal minded
thinkers and makes religion a vital
part Of mans daily life.
Rev. Milne came to Princeton on
May Is, 1918: In the three years that
he has been with us he has made hun
dreds of loyal friends. During the
war and on all occasions he has taken
an active part in all public matters.
He has always shown himself man
among men and by his practical OPP
timism has won the respect and
friendship of hundreds of our citizens.
It is almost impossible to mention
Mr.. Milne without thinking of his
gracious wife, his almost constant
companion; both she and the children
will be sadly missed in Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
BABCOCK INSPECTS ROADS.
BabcOck and His Chief
Assistant, John Mullen, In
spect Scenic Highway

SpecC Scenic highway.
Monday Charles M. Babcock, John
H. Mullen and G. H. Webster of the
highway department accompanied by
Engineer Chard of Elk River were in
Princeton. Mr.. Babcock and his par
ty were inspecting the roads in this
vicinity. They went over the Spencer
Brook-Princeton road and from
Princeton they drove to Milaca, Fores-
ton and over to St. Cloud,
Both Mr.. Babcock and Mr.. Mullen
thought the Zimmerman
road was in better condition than
might be expected considering the
heavy traffic it had been subjected to
this spring. The Scenic highway be-
tween Princeton and Milaca has been
dragged and now is in good condition
except in two short stretches which
are bit rough.
Next spring our clay and gravel
roads will not suffer as they have this
year because section of chapter 1876
enacted during the last days of the
legislature, provides that: "The Com
missioner of Highways or the govern
ing board of any municipality having
jurisdiction of roads therein shall
have the authority to restrict the char
acter and weight of motor traffic up
on earth or gravel roads under their
jurisdiction when weather or soil con-
ditions would, in their judgment, re-
suit in such traffic destroying or OK
cessively damaging such roads,"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Civic Betterment Club.

The Civic Bettermcnt club met in
regular session last Friday afternoon
in the rest room. After the business
session was disposed of the committee
on civics, under Mrs. Gfrercr, put on
a program on "The Movies" Articles
on the subject were read by Mes
danes W. C. Doane, C. H. Nelson and
w. A. Gfrerer Later refreshments
were served by Mrs. Gfrerer and Mrs.
Ed. Nelson, who were hostesscs for
the afternoon.
The program ct the. next regular
meeting, which will be held on Fri
day, May 10, will be on music. Mrs.
H. c. Cooney is chairman of the COM
mittee on music. :.~a .-.-.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
THE JUNIOR PLAY
The Junior Class Presents the Three
Act Comedy, Nothing But
The Truth"
Play Well Received, Ella Roos, Elk.
pert Whistler, Entertains Au-
dience Between Acts.

Last Friday evening the juniors
had their innings in the theatrical en-
tertainments that have been presented
by the school this spring, and the
Juniors scored high. The auditorium
was packed, every available seat be-
ing taken.
The high school orchestra, directed
by Miss Snyder, furnished the music
of the evening and all: it's selections
were much appreciated.
While some of the characters in the
comedy were perhaps a little difficult
for amateurs to handle, all the parts
were exceedingly we'll taken. Much
life and fun were injected into the play
which is often found lacking in the
same comedy when presented by a
troupe of professional actors. AS in
the senior play, it would be impossible
to pick the stars of the performance
but there was not single part that
was poorly played.
Mary Armitage presented a clever
Interpretation Of Mrs. Ralston while
Mildred Grow as Gwen displayed a
certain pleasing freshness and spon-
taneity. Adeline Blum, Zelda Blair,
Blanche Chapman and Ruby Sanford
showed just as much. skill in iterprct-
ing their parts: There was no leading
man, all the roles being of about equal
Importance although Walter Nelson
and Carl Henschel had the more diff
ficult parts to handle. Glenn Blom-
quist as Dick Donnelly appeared so
free and natural that the audience was
hardly conscious of the fact that he
was acting. Kenneth Umbehocker and
Raymond Anderson also played their
parts very we'll.
Miss Daniels deserves much praise
for coaching the students in this come
dy.
Miss Ella Roos, former Princeton
girl, whistled between acts. Mrs. Ben
Soule played her Accomplishments.
Miss Roos has remarkable gift in
her ability to whistle The repeated
encores that she received showed how
much the audience appreciated her
selections.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Fight Road Abandonment.

Settlers of Cook, Lake and northern
St. Louis counties are fighting against
granting the Duluth & Northern Min
nesota railroad permission to abandon
its tracks, in hearing before the in
terstate commerce commission. If
the railroad succeeds in it's fight for
permission to cease operation dis
trict containing 1856 persons outside
Of Two Harbors and Knife river would
be without railroad service, it was
brought out at the hearing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
To Ex-Service Men.

Post Commander Sydney Berggren
announces that he will fill in applica-.
ton blanks and have certified copies
of discharge papers made for the boys
of the world war who have not re-
ceived their Victory medals. These
medals are now ready at headquarters
in Minneapolis and every ex-seryice
man is entitled to one.
Mr.. Berggren urges the boys to
lose no time in having their applica-
lions sent in, as it's desired that
everyone one Of them shall wear =
Victory medal on Memorial Ii
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
CONVICTION UPHELD.
State Supreme Court Holds That A.
C.. Townley Must Serve 80 Days
in Jackson County Jail.

in jackson County Jail.
The conviction of A. C. Townley,
president Of the national nonpartisaa
league, in Jackson county of con-
spiracy to violate the Minnesota law
against obstructing enlistments has
been unanimously affirmed by the state
supreme court. Unless some ground
is found for appeal to the United
States supreme court Townley and
his co-defendant, Joseph Gilbert, will
have to serve 80 days in the jackson
county Jail and pay $100 fines, the
maximum sentence for the offcnse
charged. Gilbert is already serving
sentence of one year in the Good
hue county Jail for direct violation of
the act. In his case appeal was taken
to the United States supreme court,
which affirmed the validity of the
state law.
Townley and Gilbert were indicted
in Jackson county in 1918 and tried
in June and July, 1919. Speeches
made by Gilbert and by other en-
ployes Of the nonpartisan league in
Jackson county, condemning the war
and impunging the motives Of the
country in entering the war, were al
legged to have been made with the
knowledge and consent of Townley,
head of the league, and Townlcy's own
utterances were cited to show his
sympathy with this line of attack.
The trial, in which County Attorney
E. H. Nichols was assisted by James
E. Markham, assistant attorney gen.
eral, was stormy one. At it's close
a jury of farmers found Townlcy and
Gilbert guilty. On July ~, 1920,
Judge E. C. Dean denied them a new
trial. The case was appealed to the
supreme court August 2, 1920,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Newberry's Sentence Set Aside

NeWberry's Sentence Set Aside.
The sentence of Truman H. Newber-
ry to serve two years in prison and
pay fine of $4,000 has been set aside
by the United States supreme court.
Senator Newberry was found guilty
in Michigan court of illegal use of
money to defeat Henry Ford in the
senatorial election of 1918. The pris-
on sentence and fine imposed on the
friends of the senator were also set
aside.
The court held unconstitutional a
section of the federal corrupt prac-
tees act under which Newberry and
his 16 associates were convicted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
DR.. Geo. H. Bridgman Goes to London

DR.. Geo. H. Bridgman Goes to London
DR.. George H. Bridgman, president
emeritus of Hamline University, has
been appointed as one of the six dele
gates to represent the district COM
posed of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
South Dakota at the fifth ecumenical
conference Of the Methodist church in
London, England. The conference
meets September 6 to 16.
This is the third time DR.. Bridg-
man has been chosen as delegate to
this conference and it is an honor that
he well merits. He has not only made
a wonderful record as an educator
but he is power in Methodism in
this section of the country.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Farm Bureau Meetings.

Members of the Grcenbush unit
should plan to be present at the meet
Ing in the town hall next Tuesday
evening", The business session will
be followed by social hour and lunch
will be served. ,... -.
The Princeton unit meets at the
home of Nh. and Mrs. VIM. Gebert
next Wednesday evening. An invita-
ton has been extended to all those
who are interested in the work of the
farm bureau. ...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
HIGHER RATESASKED
Elk River Power & Light Company
Requests Council to Permit
Temporary Increase.
After Lengthy Discussion the Mat
ter is Laid Over for Fur
Their Consideration.

Princeton's village council met in
regular session last night with Wood,
Newton, Ossell and Ross. in atten-
dance. Jones was absent.
About the only matter that came up
for consideration was request from
the Elk River Power & Light company
that it be permitted to temporarily in
crease it's rates in this village. DR..
Driscoll, president of the power COM
pany, was present, as was also E. L.
Mcmillan, his attorney.
Mr.. Mcmillan, in making the re-
quest, said that the increase was
asked only for one year; that DR..
Driscoll desires to put in a necessary
new unit so that efficient service may
be maintained, and that in any event
the rates should be sufficient to pay
reasonable EXPENSE utilities COM
pany is entitled to reasonable returns.
He said he always felt doubtful
whether service could be maintained
under the rates established and agreed
upon by the council and the company.
Everything is now higher than it was
when the contract was entered into
and the plant is run at a loss. After
a temporary increase for year, said
Mr.. Mcmillan, the rates would 60 back
to the old schedule. The increase
would amount to about cents per
kilowatt. ,..~ 49,,
DR.. Driscoll said it would be hard to
operate efficiently unless all increase
were allowed. He produced a number
of figures from other power plants
giving their rates, and said that Elk
River is now paying IL cents per kilo-
watt and Zimmerman Is fiat, while
Princeton is paying only 10 cents with
discount for cash. The rate increase
would 60 toward making the plant
more efficient so that good service
may be- maintained.
Councilman Newton was cmphati-
cally opposed to granting the request.
He said that the council did not 60
to Waterman but he came to the coun-
Gil and the rates were established by
the power company. He produced
figures to show that material used in
the construction of electric systems is
much lower than it was, and said that,
instead Of there being an increase in
rates, he thought there should be de-
crease.
Mayor Wood was also opposed TO
the granting of the increase.
After considerable discussion the
matter was laid over until the next
meeting of tho council.
A number of bills were allowed and
the sessi Jon closed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
THE COUNTY BOARD.
School Petitions Granted Per.
sons Selected to Constitute
Child Welfare Board.
Seventy-Five Dollars Appropriated to
Help Defray Memorial Day
Expenses at Princeton.

The board of county commissioners
for Mile Laos county met in the base
men of the Milaca school house on
Tuesday. All members were present
and Mr.. Axell presided.
The school petition Of Louis Bratt,
F. F. Clark, X. T. Otos and Frank
Borquin to be set off from district %
to district II was heard and granted,
as was also the petition of C. l..
Mason, E. l.. Mason and B. A. Ice to
be set off from Isle to Isle Harbor.
Harry Hajduk and Joseph Kral were
set off from school district 43 to AZ.
After due consideration the board
set off the following lands from school
district 81 to 43: Northeast quarter
of section rs and east half of south
east quarter of section 26, township
80, range 81. Attorney Smith of
Minneapolis represented the Isle petit
TONERS. He showed that the land
which they asked to be set off was
used solely for agricultural purposes.
Miss Leah Barskey, county nurse,
appeared before the commissioners
and asked that they recommend to
the state board Of control the appoint
ment of a child welfare board for the
county. The following persons were
selected for recommendation to con-
stitute such board of welfare: Mrs.
John Erstad, Route /, Foreston; Mrs.
Harry Shockley, Milaca; Mrs. H. G.
Thompson, Route 1, Milaca; Mrs. N.
j. Oredson, Wahkon; F. c. Thompson,
Route 1, Onamia.
Claude f. Morton, in behalf of the
American legion and the citizens COM
mittee of Princeton, asked the board
to appropriate SIS to help defray the
expenses Of Memorial day observance.
The request was granted.
A petition for the resurvey of Sec
ton 3, East Side, was presented and
granted, work to begin on June 1.
Depository bonds of the Milaca
State bank, State Bank of Peasc, For
eston State bank and Princeton State
bank were examined, approved and
ordered filed with the county treas
urer. a-------..-.--..-.
The bond of H. A. Garrison, clerk
of court, in the sum Of $1,000 was
presented, examined, approved and
ordered filed with the register of
deeds.
Auditing of batch Of bills con-
cluded the work of the session and the
board adjourned to Tuesday, June 7.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
The Gopher Pest at Oak Knoll.

There seems to b. an unusually
large number of gophers this spring.
The Civic Betterment club has de-
clared war on them in Oak Knoll Gem
etery, where their tunneling is doing
considerable damage.
Some of the stones are actually be-
ing undermined, and as many as 20
holes dug by the little animals were
found in one lot.
On Tuesday afternoons crusade was
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Infant Son of MIR. and Mrs. F. Patten
Dies. Vt

The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Patten of Spencer Brook died
Tuesday noon. The child had not
been well since the time Of his birth
on January 8. The funeral which was
held at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Patten Wednesday afternoon was at
tended by the members of the family
and few close friends. Rev. Knobs
had charge Of the services. Interment
was in the Baldwin cemetery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
The Difference.

The difference between "Big Bill"
Haywood and the Russian anarchists
is that he went from Jail to Russia
while they come from Russia to jail.
Washington Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Do You Ever Visit the Library?.

Do you ever visit our Princeton
library and are you aware what a
worthwhile institution it has become?
It is growing steadily. Twenty scven
new volumes have lately been added
The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19

Congressman Oscar 4. Keller Of
Minnesota in an exceedingly interest.
Ing article on Taxation IN the Dear.
born Independent says: We are FAC.
Ing an acute worldwide competition
Tor commercial supremacy. and the
United States cannot hold the foreign
markets 4 Ron during the war nol
meet European rivalry IN our domestic
uarts Il We enter this race wearing
che shackles which excessivce taxes
On industry impose e . absolutely
essential that - much IS possible
q this burden Be transfesred frou
productive sources Of wealth and
rlaoed upon thoee Vhich arc non
productive. Il ~ otker ny a. We
hold our end = this ksep worl< 6fFrs
Gle for tredo
The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19

Suppose we could hear Lincoln's
voice delivering his speech at Get
tysburg, or Washington's in his Fare
wen address, or Jefersons S reading
the Declaration of independence, or
Patrick Henry demanding Liberty or
Death? Would not that add something
to the Joy Of living Do we fully ap-
preciate the privileges of the age in
which we live Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19

The Times Union. reading in the
Congressional Record of their daily
performances, has reached the con.
clusion that both Senators Borah and
johnson would be perfectly miserable
If they were happy.
The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19
LOOKING THROUGH BADLY DIS
coLoRED sPEcTAcLEs

Ouf AmDdSSduOT TO the court OF
st. James, Colonel George Harvey
Colonel by courtesy who ascribed to
the United States base and sordid
motives for its entrance into the great
world war, says that President Hard
ing's vast majority in the last cleo
tion meant an emphatic rejection of
any sort of League of Nations by
the American people.
The word league" we remember,
was somewhat obnoxious to Mr..
Harding when candidate, but he pre-
tended to be in favor of an "Associa-
tion of Nations for the purpose of
-bringing disarmament and world
peace-the. identical objects the
League of Nations had in view.
But putting that aside, does Mr..
Harvey believe for a moment that the
great contingent of "slackers,' . who
by their votes intended to humiliate
Mr.. Wilson at the polls, by voting
for Mr.. Harding. ever once gave
thought for or against a League of
Nations?
Does he believe that the great
mass of pro-Germans throughout the
United States, who, for obvious rea-
sons, were opposed to the Wilson adj
ministration to a man, in casting their
votes for Harding, gave any thought
to anything else but hit at Wilson and
his administration?
Does this colonel by courtesy be-
lieye that the army of moths and
teaches, who have made practice for
any number of years of fattening on
the spoils derived from a high pro-
tective tariff and who are now try
Ing to put on the statute books the
most obnoxious bill in history, a bill
almost too onerous to be borne by
the agriculturists and great army of
consumers of the country, in voting
for Harding had any thought but fat
tening on tariff spoils?
Far be it from us to say that we
believe that all who voted for the kind
ly man who now occupies the White
House were composed of the classes
we have enumerated. On the contrary.
we know that great number of pa
triotic men and women, perhaps almost
as many as votetd for Cox voted for
Harding but we do set up the claim
without fear of successful contradic-
ton that those composing the great
army that we have named such as
the Bergdalls and their kind-voted for
Harding to man in order to punish
the Wilson administration.
Even so fine a man as our good
friend ex-President Taft, now the
chief justice of the United States, per
mitted himself to quench his ardor
for League of Nations rather than /
have his party defeated, thus permit
ing partisanship to throw a cloud
over his patriotism?
We again repeat that we do not for {
an instant hold that all who voted
for the present occupant of the White
House were "slackers," ro-Germans.o
etc., but in the language of a famous
Republican orator who once said that
Ne did not proclaim that .alf Democrats
were horse theieves." but he did claim
that all horse thieves were Demo
Gratis SO we in like manner proclaim
that all who voted for Harding were
not of the class we have enumerated,
but we do say that the "slackers'' and
The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19
ARE WOMEN THE MORE DEADLY
OF THE SPECIES?

If women keep on killing men Il
the rate they have been going "a,
the past few months that foolish sen.
timent against the infiction Of IL
death penalty on female win bera
to eyaporate like a morning mist
Eustis Lake Region.
Well, at any rate. let it be said b
her credit, women do not organic
themselves into lawless bands. a
shrouded in flowing sheets. led By /
leader with a flaming torch, in ID.
dead hour of night, seize upon an N
suspecting and perhaps innocent
victim, strip him, fog him, tar and
feather him, and otherwise maItrsal
and humilate him. Woman, le! D
hope, will never wreak her yengsn1
in manner so brutal and coward;
The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19

Small pox, yellow fever, cancer, and
1eprosy have almost been conquered
by the march of medical science. We
hope that its next victim will be tuber-
culosis. Let us hope that its final
capitulation is near at hand.