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way. i *s I f^vv%vv%%%^vvvvv%%vvvvvvyvvv^Vv A PRIZE G0NTE5T- I Of Interest fr? i Items *%.'^M-r various sources. Dr. Niven, July 20 and 30. E. I. Davis, of Milaca, came to Princeton last Friday on business. J. P. Johnson visited Anoka last Sunday. Fred is very apt to be called there frequently now. A boiler Isanti county is to have a third news paper. Wilber Folsom will start one soon at Braham, one of the new sta tions on the Eastern Minnesota cut-off. Dr. H. C. Cooney is now senior house surgeon at the Post Graduate College hospital and writes that the work keeps him busy. Both-.he and his wife miss Princeton and her people. Russell Harmon, of Anoka, who has had charge for the boom company for sevei^al years, was in Princeton this week. He is helping Burch with his drive which will probably pass through Princeton to-day. Two Great Northern cars containing about 25,000 feet of lumber were de stroyed by fire at Tosca last week and it is thought to have been of incen diary origin. The lumber was owned by Peter Kramer. The. Isanti County Press issued an illustrated edition last week in com memoration of the completion of the Eastern Minnesota's Coon Creek cut off. It contained many excellent half tone engravings and was a credit to the town it represents. The tin roof is being put on Caley's new warehouse. A crew is also pre paring to put a new iron roof on the engine room of the starch factory. The graters have been sent below to be re paired and new tanks are being pre pared for the grating room. E. E. Price, who has been in camp with company of the Third regi ment, was in Princeton Saturday. He made relatives in Blue Hill a visit and then went to Milaca, arriving home Monday noon. Messrs. Ring and Searle are, also members of the same company. The Spencer Brook Creamery com pany paid its patrons for the month of June nearly $1,100. This amount of cash was certainly very acceptable to them during a season1 As an incentive for work on the part of our Amateur Photograph ers we will offer the following prizes for the best pictures of gener- Landscapes: FIRST: Gem Camera, 4x5 SECOND: One hundred Card Mounts THIRD: Printing Frame. Contest will close Sept. 1, and Pictures to be judged by the St. Paul Camera Club. inspector is headed this He is at present working in the vicinity of Cambridge. The county commissioners have been in session again this week, acting as a county board of equalization. The front has been set in the Prince ton Hardware'company's new building and the floor is now being1 laid. J. F. Kreger had an auction sale of western horses at Pine City yesterday, Geo. Howard acting- as auctioneer. Binding twine is being shipped into the village in large quantities and the farmers are laying in large supplies. Miss Lydia Lagerstrom, of Minneap" olis, the newly elected teacher in our public schools, was a Princeton visitor last Monday. Luther'Oaks Whitman, of St. Cloud, is spending a part of his vacation in this village the guest of his college mate, C. A. Caley. G. A. Presley was over from Cam bridge Tuesday. He reports that the iirst freight hauled over the new road arrived there that day. J. C. Pope, Mora's pioneer attorney, was in Princeton Friday and Saturday of last week and made several of his old acquaintances a pleasant call. C. A JACK, The Pioneer Druggist. ^VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVM Dr. F. L. Small, Townsend block. when no crops were being marketed. Creameries are good things to have in the community and farmers are beginning to realize this. I. E. Burgan left Monday for Indian apolis, where he will attend the nations tional meeting of the Epworth League. After this he will go to the southern part of the State for a short visit and consequently the elevator will be closed for about ten days. Ho are the Bugs? 1 vvvvv^ ni resident dentist, Mrs. A. C. Smith is visiting rela tives in Monticello for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ewing, of Milaca, came down to Princeton for a short visit last Friday. One of the American Baptist Publi cation society's wagons was in Prince ton the first of the week. Mr. Suttler, of St:Cloud, was guest of Jacob Roos over Sunday, was once a resident of this place. Robert Burroughs has engaged to act as collector for McCuaig's livery. Bob has grown so fleshy since arriving in Princeton last spring- that his old friends recognize him with difficulty. Some of the mail routes were taken at so low a figure that -the subcon tractors threw up their jobs after the first trip. The Cambridge postmaster has been obliged to hire a special car rier for the Anoka route. Nels George, of Santiago, is suffer ing from blood poisoning. July o'he bruised his shin against dead yellow pine stump and although the hurt was not considered dangerous at the time, he is now in a precarious condition. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dunn and chil dren and Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Staples went to Duluth last Friday morning for a short pleasure trip. They were accompanied by Mrs. Marshall and James McKenzie, of Spencer Brook, and Miss Gibbons, of St. Paul. The party returned on Monday afternoon's train. The Milaca Times says the UNION force tried to get off the earth the Fourth so as not to be obliged to at tend the celebration at Milaca. If the force really desired to drop off this mundane sphere it could be easily ac complished. Jim Hill carries passeng ers from this point tot the jumping-off place twice a day at a rate of 42 cents per head. William Neely's team while driven by Tom Neely last Sunday became un manageable and ran away. They went up First street at a terrific pace and although Tom did his best to keep them straight they turned at the Rines corner and demolished the buggy and harness. Tom was thrown out but luckily escaped with only slight injuries to his back. Will will get anew rig out of the deal. How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for an case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga made by their firm. WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Testimonials sent free Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists Hall's family pills are the best. If the Potato Bugs are harvesting your crop without your consent serve an injunction on them by putting some of. Paris Green on the vines.' That will stop their proceed ings at once. We have a large quantity and can guaran tee it to be absolutely pure. F^G. DANIELSON, Tiie Leading Druggist. A son was born Fair last Friday. the He The mercury took afresh hold Tues day and "chinned" the 91 mark. A good breeze however made living pos sible. Henry Hamilton's team ran away Sunday while attached to a binder and succeeded in reducing the machine to scrap iron. A fakir plied his trade on our streets Friday and Saturday and the town is now fully supplied with tin pocket knives and basting thread. A. H. Smith, who was employed for some time at Kaliher's barber shop, has again gone into business for him self in the Car'evv basement. Little Artie Roos stepped on a broken bottle Saturday evening and cut his foot so severely that he will be laid up for repairs for several days. Dr. T. L. Armitage was called to Minneapolis last Sunday to perform two surgical operations, one of which was for appendicitis. The operations were successful. Monticello will not play here this week, that club having struck for higher wages and are at loggerheads with the management. Our boys will probabiy go to Milaca Sunday. TH Congregational church is being reshingled this week. THE PRINCETON XJNIOK: TttUKSDAY,7jULT 20 1899. to Mrs. Andrew H. C. Head is treating the**Voof 'of- his building to a coat of tar and oil. 'Hon, H. R. Mallette, of Foreston, was in Princeton Monday and Tuesday on business, i F. H. Douglas has been in the vil lage this week looking after Re6d & Sherwood's-logs.? V, There will be an ice cream social on the M. E. church lawn-Friday evening. Everybody invited The power station is now waiting for its roof and the masons will now com plete the water tower. Mrs. Edmund Young left a week ago yesterday for an extended visit to rel atives in the east and Canada- Mrs. O. J. Cravens departed Monday afternoon for Minneapolis, where she will visit relatives for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spottsvvood, of Minneapolis, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Caley Saturday and Sun day. Leon Wheeler has returned to Princeton and is at present in charge of the retail store of the Princeton Roller Mill company. Princeton defeated Spencer Brook Sunday and the East Branch boys served the Greenbush boys a similar turn the same afternoon. F. G. Danielson is spending the week at his old home in Spring Lake, where he is attempting to entice the bass from the depths of the lake. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Neumann and family returned Sunday morning from the northern part of the State, where they have enjoyed a two weeks' outing. T. H. Caley's new wai'ehouse is nearly completed, the carpenters being engaged in the work of finishing the interior. The building is already partly filled with goods. Mrs. Rose Patterson went to Minne apolis last Saturday to consult Dr. Roberts on her mother's case. Mrs. Tibbetts has been ill for several weeks and is in a dangerous condition. The poles for the village electric light line are nearly all in place. The Waterous hydrants, which, are to be used on the pipe line arrived Tuesday morning and have been distributed. The lectures of Rev. Fr. Michael at the new Catholic church have been at tended by large audiences throughout the week. He is an excellent speaker and his lectures are highly entertain ing. LOSTOn the Germany road be tween G. W. Harter's and Princeton, a bundle of children's clothing belonging to Mrs. Wm. Brown. Finder will please leave them at Mr. R. D. Byer's store. J. Sivert Anderson has accepted a position in the Isanti county bank' and has assumed his new duties. He was in the village Tuesday and reports that Cambridge is enjoying a splendid growth. The little Soule building has been moved to a place on Main street near Roos & Claggett's saloon, where S. Howard has built a small addition and will occupy it with a stock of confec tionery, etc. The poles for the telephone line of the Northwestern company have been scattered along the line of the Eastern Minnesota from Elk River to Prince ton. The line will be in operation' in a few weeks. Marshal Spaulding- has been kept busy pulling drunks and chasing bicy clists off the sidewalks. His patience is nearly exhausted ith the latter and there will be some arrests made. Two of the drunks gave up $10 in jus tice court Saturday morning. Hon". G. H. Chadbourne writes from Duluth that He has just finished in specting the creameries along the line of the St. Paul & Duluth. According to his figures twelve of the creameries inspected turn out 6,257 pounds of but ter per day, the daily receipts of milk being 145J500 pounds. He reports that the crops are excellent all through that section of the country. The farmers are busy cutting their rye this week and,.there .is every indi cation that there will be a good yield of this grain. Oats and wheat are coming along nicely also with excel lent prospects. The potato bug is at work on the potato vines and the deal ers are having an excellent trade in Paris green. Corn in most localities is advancing rapidly and is of a good color, promising well./ t i'^ Cambridge has a 'tri-wedkly train service now, the firfjt regular trains being run this week.*"The train leaves St. Paiul at 5 o'clbck Tuesctay, Thurs day and Saturday mornings and Brook Park at 6 o'clock Monday, Wednesday and Friday ^mornings. The train is merely a mixed train and will be run until the regular trains can be put' on. It will probably be a month weeks before the road, bed^ will/be ,ip shape to- allow the running of the through trains over the branch- \i/ xHf \l/ \l/ it/ \it \1/ l/ W/ Vt/ Summer \t Wrappers xb \4/ \t/ \l/ \i/ \li \l/ vJ/ \i er prices. \i/ xlt W/ \ti \l/ it/ il/ \1/ \h %0"' or Lsix I Will Sell You Uncle Sam soap, 30 bars for $1.00 (This is a large, clean and perfect soap.) Corn starch, 6 packages for 25c tnrMW+ntPwww*************,* Rice, whole, clean, 4lbs for 25c Baking powder, ilb cans 15C Saleratus, per package 5c Sardines, 541b can., 4c Tea, choice, per lb 35c Coffee, per lb 6c and up Summer sausage, fine, per lb '2%c Tapioca, per lb 5c Sago, per lb 5c And other Goods at cor= respondingly low prices. A $24 85 Wheel! JB^or $10.00 down and balance monthly. This Offer is for Out-of-Town Customers and it means that we will ship our high grade ATLANTA BICYCLE on these terms to any point where we have no agent. This wheel is fully guaranteed by both ourselves and the manufacturers. ^-Wheels shipped on approval. NORTHWESTERN CYCtE COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, jt /OBBERS AND RETAILERS OP BICYCLES AND BI CYCLE SUNDRIES. WE QUOTE CHICAGO PRICES. Write for Catalogue. Tetter, Eczema and sMn diseases yield quickly to the marvelous healing qualities of Banner Salve made from a prescription of a skin specialist of world wide fame. C. A. Jack, Drug gist. j. Dr. O. C. Tarbox returned yesterday morning from a fishing trip to Hol yoke. He had excellent luck and and brought home over a hundred speckled beauties. JESMERS' Department" Store. NEW AND NOBBYSHIRT WAISTS. We have displayed the finest line of Summer Shirt Waists ever shown in Princeton. They are bought direct from an Eastern factory at cut prices owing to the lateness of the season. The line comprises all the latest patterns, styles and materials on the market and we wish to have you take a look at them and see something different from anything ever shown you in Princeton. The 50c and 75c lines are especially showy and equal any you've ever purchased here for 75c or $1. We are selling the $1, $1.25 and SI.50 waists at 25c to 50c less than the regular prices on these goods and you will say when you see them they are wonders for the money we are asking for them. Every Waist is a progressive sign of a progressive store* All are well made and neatly trimmed. Summer Capes. Summer Capes at reduced prices. What we have left we will sell" at greatly reduced prices. A opportunity to get a beautiful cape for little money W have a lot of summer wrappers recently purchased from a Boston factory that beats anything ever shown here before. They were surprises to us and they will surprise you when you see them and the prices we have tacked on them. Ou dollar wrapper will equal any you have paid $1.25 and-$l-50 for before. There are others, too, at oth- Goods for Picnic Booths for the Fourth supplied at greatly reduced prices. We can save you money on your purchases Summer Skirts. W have a few summer skirts^ left and they are go ing at cut prices. Our $1.25 Crash Skirt for $1. Our $1.50 Crash Skirt for $1.20. Our $1.60 Crash Skirt1 for $1.30. N.E.JESMER M\'H '''a'^'^'E mt'-iSiil'-mfr 0**'0*' 0*'**' 0*'**' 0*'0*'00' 00'0^' 00**- 00'00' 00'00 00'00 Established 1892. Incorporated 1S97. Retail orders solicited and promptly delivered in thet village. Exchange work solicited PRINCETO N ROLLE MIL Wheat Flour i 1 COMPAN **jrj('*jr*.**j(X^jr*tf+jfKi***- **^rfcT*.**********jr*- Caution. There is no cure for Potato Bugs that eat our Paris Green. Farmers desiring to preserve their bug stock should either get their green somewhere else or keep oiur green Out of their reach. T.H. CALEY PRINCETON, MINNESOTA, 'S8 1 (f & I Vestal 100 Per Cent Banner O. K. t, A*****, tn'k^v ^^i **j jf***^ w Rye Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Ground' Feed. Etc. Princeton 4* -1