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s^i |lMMIMti^ll^n^)^^M|^^*^WNMA*^IMIW Items BRING BACK FISH MyMI^MfA^^^^i^^^^^Ml^^t^gl^^^^^^^^^^^MW^h Half the angler's battle depends on good equipment. We have everything you wantper haps some things you want and don't know it better come and see. When you go fishing you might as well go loaded for 'em by taking along the improved tackle that other enthusiastic an- glers have evolved out of their experience. Our line of tackle is complete and up-to-date, and getting it at our prices will help the fun. Of Interest from various aourccs. George I. Staples is the only person who is authorized to oolleot money due this office In every case the party paying money is entitled to and should insist upon receiving a printed receipt. C. DUHN. Publisher. George Deans was down from Foreston on Tuesday. E. A. Ross is having the brick walk running to his residence replaced with one of cement. set W. For sale, a carriage and double harness. Apply to Ferrell, Princeton. For rent, 40 acres clover sod for corn or potatoes. Apply to Mrs. C. H. Rines, Princeton. Leave your orders for monuments with O. E. Stark at Byers' store. Red and gray St. Cloud granite. A. Morehouse of the Foreston Mercantile company was here on busi ness at the court house Tuesday. We have a choice lot of seed buck wheat for sale at the right price. Caley Hardware Co. John Vernon is very sick with pneumonia at the home of his brother in-law, Abraham Bergeron of Brick ton. Benj. Soule was on Saturday sum moned to Boise City, Idaho, by the serious illness of his father, Smith Soule. Mr and Mrs. Wm. Hatch went to Minneapolis on Tuesday for a few days' visit. I keep good horses on hand at allponed times for sale. If you have horses to sell bring them to me and I will pay cash for them. Wm. Ross. Mrs. A. E. Allen and baby are visiting Mrs. Allen's former home at Chaska and will remain away about three weeks. George Ross, Miss Schlenter and Mrs. Taylor attended a dance in Milaca on Saturday evening and reNewton turned on Monday morning. Fred Manke of Minneapolis was the guest of relatives here from Saturday to Monday. Fred is now traveling for the Minneapolis Photo Supply Co. August Jaenicke is making rapid headway with the creamery building and if favorable weather prevails he will have the structure completed in a very short time. Mrs. A. C. Howard on Tuesday returned to her home at Rugby, N. D. She had been the guest of relatives for ten days and greatly enjoyed her visit to Princeton. A dance will be given by H. Mark graf in his hall at Brickton on Sat urday evening next. A special feature of the evening will be ice cream and cake. Good music. Rev. Father Le\ings returned on Friday from Glenwood, where he attended the tenth anniversary cele bration of Rev. Father O'Connor's ordination to the priesthood. Ernest Sellhorn, R. Morton, H. H. and H. M. Farnham were iu Minneapolis attending a convention of the Northwestern Clay Brick as sociation on Tuesday and Wednesday. My four-horse bus team will take picnic or fishing parties to the lakes during the summer on Sundays or upon such other days as parties may need the conveyance. 22-3t A. M. Davis. R. D. Carew and wife of St. Colud were here last week visiting relatives and friends. They expect to shortly leave St. Cloud and take up their residence on a claim the Golden Valley country. The board of directors of the Princeton Co-operative creamery will meet at Brands' opera house on Saturday afternoon next at 2 o'clock for the purpose of receiving bids for the equipment of the creamery and hiring a buttermaker is asked to be there. W^*I*I*I*W^^^^XI^^WM^^'*^NW'^^%^%W C. A. JACK The Druggist A week from next Saturday, May 30, is Memorial day. Wanted a girl for general house work. Apply to Mrs. T. F. Scheen. The First National Bank of Prince ton will make you a loan on your farm. 7tf Dr. W. J. Leffek of Stillwater was the guest of Dr. McRae from Tuesday to this morning. A rod and gun club, of which Fred Burrell is president, has been or ganized at Onamia. The Princeton Produce Co. has fine seed Ohios for sale. Office in Carew block. Both phones. 19-tf Dr. Small is giving his dwelling house a coat of paint and otherwise improving his property. The First National Bank-of Prince ton represents the strongest fire insur ance companies in the world. 7tf Onamia people expect trains to beton running into that town by July 4, when they propose to have a grand celebration. Martin Belsem left on Monday for his annual vacation. He will visit Montevideo and other points while away. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Keith and Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Rutherford drove to Milaca yesterday morning and reSauk turned in the evening. Money to loan on improved farms at the lowest rate of interest. Loans promptly and properly closed. 14-tf M. S. Rutherford & Co. The basket social in the school house of district 10, which was post from April 24, will be held Friday evening, May 22, at 8 o'clock. Stonemasons are at work building the retaining wall on the south side of Chas. Keith's residence property and it will be as strong as a fortress when completed. John Newton of Minneapolis was in Princeton from Friday to Monday visiting relatives and friends. Mr. says that he is getting along nicely and has all the work he can handle. Mrs. Mary Cotten and daughter of Milaca spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Cotten and left on Mon day morning to visit relatives in Toledo, Ohio, whom they have not seen for several years. Pupils from the high school depart ment, the 8th and 7th grades, who desire to get their books for study may do so on Saturday morning, May 23, from 9 to 9:30 o'clock. J. C. Marshall, Supt. Next Sunday morning, in the Meth odist church, memorial services will be held in honor of the gallant sol diers who have passed away. Rev. J. W. Heard will deliver the sermon and the members of the Grand Army post will be in attendance. For sale, Stanley steamer, five pas senger touring car, or will trade for Mille Lacs county land. Only used a short time. Full equipment, top, lights, chains, etc. Price $1,450.00. Henry Webster, 1016 Lumber Ex change, Minneapolis, Minn. 21-3t Mrs. C. H. Rines is beautifying her residence property by painting and making other improvements to the fence surrounding it. The lawn has been placed in first-class condition and the grounds on the whole now present an attractive appearance. Al. Giltner, formerly baggage man at the Princeton depot, and who some time since secured a position with the Great Northern Express company, has been promoted to a hundred dollar a month job on the main line. Al. is now reaping a reward for his hustling abilities. wyfeii^ ^m****mm^m^av on Mrs. Anna Gates arrived home Monday evening from Des Moines, Iowa, where she spent the winter with her daughter. Her son Herbert went to Minneapolis to meet her. Mrs. Gates, although over 80 years of age, Every director, enjoys good health and is particular ly bright of inleftect. A -a* Nelson^ photos please the people Ira G. Stanley made a business trip to Anoka yesterday* House for rent, $14 per month. Apply to Dr. T. L. Armitage. Mrs. Carner of Wayland, Mich the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Cooney. Wanted, a*girl for general house work. Apply to Mrs. Geo. A. Coates. Wanted, a good girl for general housework. Apply to Mrs. Geo. E. Rice. Tomato and cabbage plants for sale. 10 cents per dozen. H. E. Cook, Princeton. Frank Burbank and Milaca called on here Saturday. of Joseph Heath acquiantances For sale, horses, second-hand har ness and buggies. Apply to Chas. King, Princeton. I have sufficient pasture for 200 horsesthe finest pasture in the country. Michael Mahoney. The Swedish Lutheran Aid society will meet with Mrs. Zetterstrom on Tuesday aftynoon, May 26. Wanted, to rent, a four or five room house near center of town. Will pay rent in advance monthly. Inquire at Union office. For sale, a car of Green Mountain seed potatoes. Call me up on Rural phone. Potatoes are at my ware house. Ed. Saxon. Sheriff Shockley yesterday con ducted'Michael Olson of Onamia to the Hennepin county jail to serve thirty days for wife beating. In consequence of the bad condition of the roads the teachers' meeting ad vertised to be held in Milaca on Sat urday was indefinitely postponed. Lost, between Whittier school house and fair grounds, on Saturday after^ noon, a plain gold band bracelet. Finder please return to Miss Aimee Woodcock for reward. The First National Bank of Prince always has money on hand to loan on farm mortgages. There is consequently no delay in closing of loans. Liberal on or before privi leges. 18-tf Any town or city wanting to know whether or not market day pays please write to any Sauk Rapids busi ness manor to any farmer living within 25 miles of Sauk Rapids. Rapids Sentinel-Free Press. Before you start for Princeton to have your picture taken be sure it is the first or third Saturday of the month, as these are the only days you will find Nelson, the famous pho tographer from Anoka, at his studio in Princeton. 2tf Joseph Armitage tells the Union that the "angleworm" ad inserted in last week's Union brought a large number of customers to the store for fish bait. Joe knows how to write an ad and where to place it in order to obtain the best results. Big strings of crappies, pickerel and sunfish are being taken from Elk lake and Mr. Pratt is better prepared than ever to supply parties with boats and tackle. If you are looking for good sport you should go to the lake now while the fish are biting fast and furious. Why not entertain the veterans of the war of the rebellion who will as semble in Princeton on Memorial day at dinner at one of the hotels or in one of the halls of the village? The old boys are fast passing away. Let us make it pleasant for those who are still with us at least one day in the year. The Princeton and Hinckley high school base ball teams played a game at the fair grounds on Saturday after noon and our boys again went down to defeat. Hinckley scored 8 and Princeton 3. The Princetons are not, however, cast down, and promise to recover their loss before the season closes. Two or three cases of small pox having developed among the pupils of the public schools, the board of education, as a precautionary meas ure, has deemed it advisable to close the institutions until Monday morn ing, when all children who attend will be required to produce certifi cates of vaccination. I much appreciate the patronage which has been extended to me during my short residence in Princeton. My practice is increasing daily, which shows that my treatments have proven satisfactory. If suffering from any bodily ailment call and see mecoveted Consultation and examination free. I will tell you if I cannot cure you. Dr. F. J. Darragh, Osteopath. It Carl Lindeke of St. Paul arrived here on Saturday to attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Wm. Klingbeil, and left yesterday for Anoka, where he intended to spend a few weeks with friends. Mr. Lindeke told the Union he had several more good Indian stories up his sleeve and that upon his next visit here he woulad produce one for publication. We sell The Patterson Hat, The Lion Shirt, Townsend Block Mrs. Sadley Dorcas society on noon. will entertain the Wednesday after- Andrew Roman and S. A. Wergin are repairing the plaster work on the interior of the court house. You will find at the Princeton green house pansies, asters, cannas, tomatoes, cabbage and all kinds of bedding plants in abundance. A special meeting of the Mayflower Rebekah lodge will be held tomorrow evening, May 22, for the purpose of appointing a deputy district president and nominating officers. All mem bers are requested to be present. Selma Fredricks, Noble Grand. The Sjoblom Bros, are deserving of great praise for the great improve ment they have made in their lots on First street. Pedestrians certainly appreciate the nice cement walks to travel on. Let the good work of lay ing down cement walks and repairing grounds in our village go on. It matters little who is appointed to fill the vacancy in the judge of pro bate's office provided he is an honest man, one who will not rob the widows and orphans. The voters of the county will have the say nest November. The governor's appointee will hold only until the first Monday in January. This evening the Princeton Band association will give a dance and concert at Elk Lake park pavilion. Anderson's orchestra will play for the dance. This will be the opening dance of the season at Elk Lake park and no pains have been spared to pre pare a first-class program for the event. A lively tussle was indulged in be tween the sophomores and juniors on Friday night in an attempt to obtain possession of a flag which had been placed on the staff. A fearful hub bub which could be heard for blocks was created by the contestants, but the scrap was a good-natured one and resulted in the juniors securing the prize at 3 o'clock Saturday morning. aa stories are always well worth reading.* property. The highway for about 80 rods west of John Cameron's residence in the town of Wyanett has been cleared the full width and the sides seeded down to timothy. There is not another piece of road in Isanti county that presents a neater appearance than the 80 rods in question. If all roads were cleared out the full width, the un-Forrest traveled parts seeded down and theRecords stuff grown thereon spread upon the traveled roadway what a vast im S 'fttt^mm^Si THE TRUTH The Home of Good Clothes %fe&SeSSSS*SSSS$SSS&SS$SeSfeSSS Main Street, re Pavement it would make in the roads lste *att all members of the anu din the appearance of the adjacent Princeton lodge who can possibly get mmmm is not often told about clothes. If a clothier would say, "Here is a suit that looks like all wool, but it'sto nearly all cotton, it's marked $20.00l, it for $15.00 although it's onlyt worth about $6.00," to would you buy there? Of course you wouldn't. $JL wa 7 on S 1 ^^JS^^Sr'iher and still.sell the goods, and that's by giving good, honest values and then backing 'em up with a guar- antee that means money back if you want it. Outor house is 'The House Behind the Suit" andjiis the !one^you~want to get hooked up with. t)\ For instance, wc sell a first-class serge or worsted suit, fancy jp mixtures or plain colors, strong serge or alpaca lined and stylish- $ $ ly made for $12.50. Most clothiers sell this suit for $15.00 and 4 some for $18.00. It's a dandy. See it Other Suits from $5.00 to $25.00 The Largest Line of Suit Cases in Town $ Kopp & Bartholomew The Munslng Underwear G. H. GOTTWERTH, Dealer In Prime Meats of Every Variety, Poultry, Fish, Etc. Highest market prices paid for Cattle and Hogs. -1., -1., -,_ -i,_ -i. Let Us Help Make Your Housecleaning Easy Dry Cleaning Dept. in Connection away attend, the ceremonies. to to to to to you ma have to to the'plainy truth tel to to to to to to to to to to tf it ifc Princeton, Minn, to Your delicate goods will receive special attention whether washed or dry cleansed. Woolens ha\e special care and we guarantee that they will be soft and not shrink. We can do your work better than you can have it done at home. ifonabie Princeton Steam Laundry Do You Know that now is as good a time to paper as any? We wish to call your attention to our Tiles and Leatherettes. These papers will certainly please you at these prices: Tiles, regular price 25c, our price single roll 18 Leatherettes, regular price 90c, our price single roll 60c Armitag'e's Drug Store One door south of Caley Hardware building on Main Street. Dr. Armitage's Office in Odd Fellows' Building. Members of the Princeton K. P. lodge will go to Milaca on Monday evening to reorganize the lodge of the order at that plaee. Grand Chancellor Ward and Grand Keeper of and Seal Fred E. Wheaton will assist in the work of installation. It is requested tha all members of the eg S fe Princeton. i to muss and fuss by having us Get rid of the wash your blankets, quilts, bedding of all kinds, flat work, lace curtains, carpets or any thing else to be washed. Whooping Cough. "In February our daughter had the whooping cough. Mr. Lane, of Hart land, recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and said it gave his customers the best of satisfaction. We found it as he said, and can recom mend xt to anyone having children troubled with whooping cough," says Mrs. A. Goss of Durand, Mich, sale by Princeton Drug Co. v. For