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I A Large fat hens are certainly high. Townsend Produce Co. will pay you 15c per pound for them. 2-ltc ~~x Jos^ Craig, who li employed in Min neapolis, was a visitor at his home here from Monday evening to Tues day morning. Alderman Tom Olsen visited rela tives and friends at Grantsburg, Wis., the latter part of last week and the first of this. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Freel of Wi beau, Mont., left fdr Indiana Tuesday, after a visit here at the home of the latter's son, A. E. Hayes. E. H. Sellhorn of Redcliff, Canada, \isited relatives and friends in this vicinity over the holidays, departing the first of the week for the domain of George V. Dr. J. F. Kothman, optometrist, will be town on Wednesday and Thurs day, Jan. 17 and 18. Eyes examined and glasses fitted. Office at the Com mercial Hotel. 1-tfc Ralph Whitney, of Onamia, was a \isitor at his home here from Monday evening to Tuesday morning. Ralph is not a frequent Princeton visitor, but ever welcome. The last meeting of the old board of county commissioners was held at the office of the county auditor Satur day. The official proceedings of said meeting appear elsewhere in this issue. The annual meeting of the German Lutheran church in Princeton town was held Tuesday. Otto Lueck was elected trustee and F. Witte and F. Miller were chosen elders, while Henry Kunkel was elected janitor. The roads hereabouts have been an abominable condition of late, and the rural mail carriers have labored under difficulties as a result. The snow and sand are mixed and there is neither good wheeling nor sledding. Myron Wallace and Carl Wicktor of the Kansas City Veterinary college vjsited relatives and friends' here over the holidays. Carl will graduate in the spring, but Myron has another year to attend. Both are good stu dents. Peter Sehlin, the new commissioner from Opstead, was a Princeton visitor Friday, going on to White Bear to visit ^relatives. He returned to this place the first of the week for the annual meeting of the board of county commissioners. To Trade With Us Satisfaction To serve you as you would be served is our object. To cater to you as an individualstudying your individual needs, pleasing your individual self, catering to your individual satisfaction -that is our policy. "A penny saved is a penny earned" Where we can save you mo^ey on any particular article, we gladly do so. These policies are not hard to follow in a store with the facilities, ac- commodations and conveniences of our store. This pleasing Quality is easy with men who appreciate both your friendship and patronage. By the extra quality of goods and service do we only assure ourselves of your continued patronage. CTA. Jack Drug Co. Open Sundays from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. VBn8BBBBBBBBa&g8BBBBSBBBfflB& aaa8BBBBB|gBBBIBHB 1 LOCAL BREVITIES. George I. Staples is the only person who is authorized to collect money due this office. In every case the party paying money is entitled to and should insist upon receiving a printed receipt. R. C. DUNN, Publisher. Nels'-tfi's photos please the people. J. A. Allen of Milaca transacted business here yesterday. Art Roos of Minneapolis was heve for the New Year's ball. Max Young of Mora was a Prince ton visitor New Year's day. Basket ball at the Armory tomor row evening. Don't miss it. The married folks of the village will have another dance this evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Berg were Min neapolis visitors the first of the week. The Misses Anna and Mary Skrent ny were passengers to St. Paul Tues day. Ideal winter weather marked the opening day of 1917it was balmy and springlike. Mrs. Lillian VanAlstein of Mora passed New Year's day with relatives and friends here. J. F. Warren of Onamia, former county commisisoner, transacted busi ness here yesterday. i Mrs. G. W. McFarland is visiting relatives and friends at Mora. Bert Mark passed New Year's day at the home of his parents in St. Paul. Harold and Tom Caley returned to their school duties in the east Tues day. Foot warmers and foot warmer bricks at right prices at the Mcllhar gey Hardware & Furniture Co. 2-ltc Why don't you get rid of the extra spring chickens you have on hand? Townsend will give you 15c per pound for them. 2-ltc John Brennan has been visiting at his home here since Saturday. Jack is still with the Remington Type writer Co. Jos. Oss of Minneapolis has been visiting relatives and friends here since Saturday, combining business with pleasure. The annual meeting of the Farmers' Co-operative Company will be held at the Armory Princeton on Saturday, January 20, at 2 p. m. All members are urged to attend. H. A. Garrison assumed his new duties as clerk of court the first of the week. Robt. H. King, the retiring clerk, has temporary quarters in the Bockoven land office. The Woodward Brook Farmers' club will meet Friday evening, January 12, at the school house in district 12. Capt. A. H. Johnson of Co. G, will be the speaker of the evening. L. Wicen, who is operating a lum ber camp near Drummond, has been in this vicinity hiring woodsmen the past few days. He will leave for his camp tomorrow to resume active charge oi same. Patriotic services will be 'conducted at the Methodist church next Sunday, and Civil war veterans as well as mem bers of Co. will be in attendance. Music by the choir and the high school orchestra. Business at the Princeton Co-opera tive creamery continues good, and dur ing the week ending Tuesday 65 tubs of buter were churned at that insti tution, 50 of which were shipped to the eactern market. A complete list of the personal property taxes in Mille Lacs county appears elsewhere in this issue. This is one of the many features that make the Union the only representative newspaper in Mille Lacs county. Fire destroyed H. Nelson's hen and hog house in Blue Hill Saturday, and all his chickens perished the flames. It is thought that an over heated food cooker started the fire. The loss is partially covered'by insur ance. Mrs A. E. Allen had the misfortune to slip and fall on an icy sidewalk Sunday, and fractured Tier left arm near the wrist. Dr. Cooney attended to the injured member, and the pa tient is doing fully as well as could be expected. Before you start for Princeton to have your picture taken be sure it is the fir*t or*third Saturday or Sunday of the month, as these aEB the only days, you will find Nelson Hie famous photographer from Anoka, his stu dio in Princeton. 2-tfc New Year's day was no^ generally observed in Princeton, but%he banks and some of the stores wipe closed, and the rural mail carriers? enjoyed a needed holiday. The new year was ushered (in 1 here amid clanging bells, the noise of which Was almost drowned by the power house whistle. The I. O. O. F. lodge at a special meeting Friday evening introduced a class of six to the initiatory degree, and a class of nine took the first de gree. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will have a joint installation of offic ers, followed by an oyster supper on the evening of January 15. Ik The M. E. Ladies'- Aid society will meet in the church nesday afternoon i N parlors next W I Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Weir of St. Pfcu.1 were gues$S at the F. W. Manke home the first of the week. Mrs. C. H. Werling is visiting rela tives and friends at Cylon, Wisconsin, and is expected to return this evening. Now is the time to supply your chickens with grit and shell. Get your supply from Mcllhargey Hardware & Furniture Co. 2-ltc Miss Dorothy Dickey, who is teach ing school at Parkston, S. D., visited at her home here over the holidays. She expects to return tomorrow. The Townsend Produce Co. is still doing the leading business in poultry, judging 4 the large shipments going out, and they are certainly paying high prices. 2-ltc A license to wed was issued at the office of the clerk of court Saturday to Mr. Ben Larson of Minneapolis and Miss Annie M. Severeign of Hayland. They were married by Rev. Sanderson of Milaea on Monday. Will Norcott, formerly of Anoka, is in the British army, but not in the trenches. He is stationed at Edin burgh, Scotland, with troops who are equipped to combat any attack by Zeppelins or aeroplanes. The Out-of-Doors Sports club is making use of the hill a couple of blocks north of the East Branch bridge, and skiing and coasting are being enjoyed every day. Those who have tried it report that it is great sport. On Monday, January 8, there will be a man here from the Chicago Horse Co., to buy good, sound horses, weigh ing from 1,200 pounds and up, at Kal iher & King's barn. Anyone having horses of this kind to sell should bring them in on January 8. The annual meeting of the Swedish Lutheran church in this village was held Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock, and the following officers were electa ed: Nels Lundblad, recording secre tary O. Sternquist, deacon and John V. Erickson, trustee. Miss Evelyn Peterson was chosen organist. The village council met in regular session last evening, but aside from acting on a grist of bills, little busu ness was transacted. The council de cided to see to it that the snow is removed fronf all sidewalks in the village, and a notice to property own ers appears elsewhere in this issue. Eugene Hill of Wyoming, a son of J. H. Hill of Long Siding, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Northwestern hospital last week, and is making a rapid recovery. He came here especially to have Dr. Cooney perform the operation, and his faith the doctor's skill was not mis placed. Basket ball at the armory tomor 'row evening. Princeton high school vs. St. Paul's church club of Minne apolis. Those two teams met earlier in the season and staged a close con test, Princeton winning by a narrow .margin. Both quints are in better (condition now, and the contest prom ises to be a sizzler. i There were 360 arrests in St. Cloud during the year just closed. Out of the 360 prisoners, 167 were charged with being drunk, and drunk and dis orderly charges were preferred against 20 others. Of those arrested 243 were single men, and 94 were married. A total of $957 was col lected in justice court fines. Mrs. Luther Orton of Sumatra, Montana, who is visiting at the home i of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Foltz in this village, gave birth to twinsa boy and a girlNew Year's day. The little ones were not long for this world, however, and the girl passed away that night, while the boy joined his sister "the following evening. i One of the largest crowds of the season attended the New Year's ball at the Armory, Monday evening, and it was an enjoyable event. A total of 127 tickets were sold. Anderson's or chestra was at its best, and discoursed I selections that proved irresistible to lovers of the light fantastic. The dance was a success in every way, and ,the basket ball boys, who put it on, are more than thankful for the gener ous attendance. The annual meeting of the Dorcas society was held at the home of Mrs. C. A. Jack yesterday afternoon, and following officers were elected for the ensuing pear: Mrs. J. W. Mossman, president Mrs. I. M. Carlton, vice president Mrs. C. A. Jack, treasurer Mrs. H. J. Plaas, secretary. The past Xear has been one of the most suc cessful from a financial viewpoint that the society has ever had. The next 'meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ed Nelson next Wednesday. A a 4 p^.^ fog CoTpriirEfg Package of MURRAY5 Mf Coffees, Teas & Tabl Delicacies Ask Your Grocer for McMurray*s jA Quality Goods and write for Premium Catalog sent free by Wm. McMurray & Co. St. Paul PEASE. 1 Henry Lunn came home from Mon tana last Wednesday to spend a few days here visiting his parents. John DeRose, John Hubers and D. Bekius went to Minneapolis on Tues day to purchase glass for the church. S. Wevell returned home from Wis consin last Wednesday. Mrs. S. Droogsma had the lucky number and drew the doll which G. A. Roulet gave away at Christmas time. Mrs. Nysteadt and Victor Johnson returned home from Iowa on Friday last. Mrs. Van der Voort of Dakota is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Timmer. John Wilkins and Henry Cass went to Wisconsin last Friday for a visit with Mrs. Cass* parents. Mrs. Peter DeVries goes to Prince ton every day to take treatment for appendicitis. A baby girl arrived at the Ed Vngte veen home last week. Little Grace Ykema passed away at the Northwestern hospital at Prince ton Monday night. She was taken to the hospital last week and underwent an opperation for appendicitis. Part of the appendix had burst before the operation so there was but slight hope for her recovery. She was four years of age and a very sweet and lovable child. Three little sisters, a father and mother are left to mourn her loss. They have the sympathy of the entire community. Stella Febus, who has been visiting friends here during the holidays, went to her home near Ogilvie on Wednes day. Thirty-three tubs of butter were shipped this week. The young people gathered at the Roulet home on New Year's evening for a surprise party. The evening was spent in playing games and the guests departed at a late hour. There have been two hunting bees the past week. The first was last Thursday. Wm. Brink and Bartelt were the captains. Wm. Brink's par ty got six rabbits and Bartelt's 14. The second bee was on New Year's afternoon. Barte and Herman Van- deReit were the captains.' Bartelt's party g6t 11 rabbits and Van de Reit's got 20. Haijo Keil has resigned his position as clerk in J. A. Jetsmga's store and Avid Anderson has taken his place. John Nyenhuis was awarded the contract for putting up ice for the creamery this year, as he put in the lowest bid. Lucus and James Brinks came home Tuesday evening for a visit. Jane Nyenhuis of New Mexico is visiting with her brother, John Nyen huis. Mrs. Lester Kempton went to Princeton on Saturday to attend to some school business. Her neice, Margaret Pitmon, accompanied her home and visited here until Tuesday. Alice Kempton went home with her to visit until Saturday. Esther Lundsrtom of Foreston is visiting at Nystedt's this week. Abbie Lunn went to St. Cloud this week and expects to remain there for some time. Mabel Benson is home from Isanti county, where she is teaching, to spend the holidays with her parents. Harvey Scheller came home from Mora Saturday morning. He had vis^ ited there for two weeks. John Rosenbrink came home from Iowa Tuesday evening. He has been in Iowa all fall. Gus Ortengrenof Borgholm was stricken with paralysis, while in Mik aca, Friday, and his condition remains unimproved. BARS CIRCUS AND TOBACCO. -v. Pennsylvania Farmer's Will Forbids Either on His Estate. Isaac S. Long of Mill Creek* Lebanon -ounty, Pa, who died on May 7, had an aversion to the circus and to to bacco, and in his will he provided that "no circus or show horses shall ever oe pastured on my estate" and that "no tobacco shall be grown on my prop- erty." Mr. Long leff a large tract of farm ing land in Lebanon county and a good sized personal estate in New York. He left $1,000 to the Reformed Lutheran church of Newmanstown. Abcess Asthma Appendicitis Blood Disease Bronchitis Cancer Constipation Diarrhoea John Shingoob, of the Mille Lacs band of Chippewas, left for the happy hunting ground on the 25th ult. He was 72 years old, and one of the best known Indians in that vicinity. Shin goob was ever friendly to the whites and was well thought of. Rev. M. Peterson of the Swedish Lutheran church has tendered his resignation as pastor. Rev. Peterson jhas met with marked success in his labors here, arid numerous friends will regret the departure of him and his estimable family. His plans as to the future are not complete as yet, but he has a call from Tolley, N. D., and may accept same. That the future will deal kindly with the Petersons is the sincere wish of a large circle of friends in this vicinity. Notice Property owners having sidewalks their premises are hereby ordered to remove snow from same at once. Xf this order is not complied with, proper steps will be taken to have the snow removed at the expense of the proper ty owners. By order of the village council. H. NEWBERT President. 1 fi. ^.rf^4&^\j*iUSftL$fa&tf$Sti&it1$ lte^#likil|^^&:4v j,i^l I THURSDAY and FRIDAY 3ANUA^Yl8iWd1^ ARE DE LAVAL SERVICE DAYS AT OUR STORE For the benefit of all users of De Laval Cream Separators we have established a Laval Ser- vice Day. On this date we shall be glad to have any De La- val user bring his separator to our store for a com- plete and careful inspection and adjustment, which will be made free of charge. Should any parts, due to unusual wear or accident, need to be replaced, this will be done, the only charge being for the price of the new parts used. A De Laval Service man will be with us to assist with this work. Bring in your Separator and receive the benefit of his advice on the care and operation of your machine, as well as the free service. It is our wish, and that of the De Laval Company, that every user of a De Laval Separator get the maximum of ef- ficiency at the minimum of cost. No expert is required to keep a De Laval in re- pair. A littlecare with the use of De Laval Separa- tor Oil will keep it running satisfactorily for years if adjustments are made when needed. COME EARLY AND AVOID DELAYS HBBBBBBBHBBBBBBBBBHHHBBIdB^^ ISH51l51SH51l51lgl51IHll5 i51[51[51ia!Hll51IH1l51IHiai[HlS Evens Hdw. Co. Princeton, Minn. 1 THREE OP THE BEST KNOWN SYSTEMS OF Drugless Healing INCLUDING Suggestive Therapeutics AND Chiropractic Practiced by DR. L. M. ISGRIGC a graduate of the Weltmer Insti- tute of Suggestive Therapeutics and the National School of Chiroprac- tic. Alw ays ready and glad to meet all who wish to consult him about his methods of healing, which heal all chronic diseases without medi- cine or surgery even after all other methods have failed. No matter what your condition may be there is hope for you. It will cost you nothing to call on Dr. Isgrigg and talk with him about your condition. The diseases mentioned below can be cured by these methods. Write for free booklet explaining what these methods are and how they re- store health and the principles upon which the science is based. Dispepsia Eczema Eye Diseases Female Diseases Heart Disease Gall Stones Insomnia Kidney Diseases Offices Over Herdliska's Jewelry Store aigasiigrasii^iaggiiKtfMara^ Liver Diseases Lumbago Lung Disease Nervous Debility Paralysis Headache Rheumatism Varicocele 0 LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS. i The quotations hereunder are those prevailing on Thursday morning at thg time of going to press: POTATOES All varieties, except Triumphs, fronf $1.15 to $1.25. Triumphs from $1.40 $1.45. GRAIN. HAY. ETC. WheatNo. 1 northern $1.80 WheatNo. 2 northern $1.74 WheatNo. 3 $1.54 0a *s 42c 47c Barley 60c 85c lax $2.62 $2.67 Rv $1.22 $1.27 BeansJiand picked .v. $6.00 UVE STOCK Fat beeves, per lb 4c 5%c Calves, per lb Hogs, per cwt $9.00@9.2& Sheep, per lb 4c@6c Hens, old, per lb 13c 14c Springers, per lb 14%C Miss Elba Svarry, who is a student in the school of pharmacy at the vnU versity of Minnesota, visited at he* home here over the holidays. N* 5 CM