The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-02-24
.ZlMMkRMAN THRlVES
Village of ESQ Inhabitants Coming
Right to Fr0nt-Business
is Increasing.
Has a Dozen Enterprising Business
Houses, Large Hotel and
Three Warehouses.

The village of Zimmerman, situated
right on THE Scenic highway, is sure
~ coming to the front. The business
men arc displaying a fine spirit Of CO.
operation and are quick to boost any
enterprise that will benefit their
town. Zimmerman is, of course, right
between Princeton and Elk River, but
it draws business from quite a large
territory both east and west.
There are at present a dozen enter
prising business establishments in the
village, incmding the following-two
general stores handling dry goods and
groceries, a hardware and furniture
store, feed mill and elevator with a
capacity Of 1000 bushels, implement
shop, meat market, confectionery,
garage, lumber yard and bank. There
are three potato warehouses handled
by the buyers, J. w. Magney, John
Looncy and Floyd Neumann. Zim-
norman is most fortunate in having a
large hotel under the efficient man.
agemcnt of Miss Polly Ann Schwcg-
man Of Sheridan, Wyoming. 1t is
needless to comment on any of these
business establishments, the accom-
panying advertisements speak for
| themselves.
Up till the present time c. A. Still
man and Ben Kayak have been buy
ing cream and shipping it to St. Paul
and Duluth, but the farmers in the
vicinity of Zimmerman have now de-
cided to erect cooperative cream
cry. On the 18th of this month 102
farmers met to organize the coop.
crative company. The following Of
ficers were elected: President, S. c.
Brown; vice president, r. e. Lynch;
secretary, G. L. Babcock; treasurer
Charles Cohoes; directors, Oren He
trick, William Walker and Louis Her.
manson. Plans are now being made
for the erection of the building and
it is expected the creamery will be
| operating within few months. The
| cooperative creamcrics have been
very successful in Minnesota and the
organization of such g company in
Zimmerman is certain to bring much
business to the town.
Zimmerman has approximately ESQ
inhabitants and the present school
facilities are found to be rather in
adequate. There arc two grade
teachers, Miss Eva Moss and Miss
Winifred Bishop, one of our Princeton
girls. Superintendent Swails conducts
the high school classes in which there
are enrolled about 20 pupils. There is
some discussion concerning the ad-
visibility of establishing a CONSOLIDATE
ed school at Zimmerman. Such a
school should accommodate the chill
dren in the western half Of the town
ship of Livonia and the northern por-
ton of Elk River township.
The town supports two churches
the Methodist Episcopal and the Swe-
dish Lutheran. Rev. J. P. Clark is
pastor of the Methodist church and
Rev. N. A. Almer conducts the Luth-
eran services.
This brief description of our enter
prising neighbor would not be COM
plete if mention were not made of the
neat, modest depot, which is kept in
such spick and span condition by that
most genial agent, Harry Pratt. Al
though he now belongs to Zimmerman
and is a most enthusiastic booster fo1
that town, the Princeton people know
he still has a warm spot in his heart
for them and they are not going to
completely rclinquish all claim on him