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It*. jg^k* tW:- 5fS S'Ssto&S THE PRINCETON UNION BY R. C. DUNN. FtablisHed Evwy Tharidar TKRM8-SI.00 PER YEAR IN AOVANCE. SI.25 I NOT PAID IN ADVANCE. OFPICEI FIRST ST.. EAST OF COURTHOUSE. O. I. STAPLES, Business Manager. GEO. P. WRIGHT. Editor. The president to the nation: Bear with me one minute. If the golden rule was it the world would move to the music of one grand, sweet chime. They are having trouble over chang ing the name of Pine county to Clover. Not a case of exactly being in clover after all. A State official who rides on rail roads on free passes and charges the State mileage is a thief as well as a perjurer. Those Sherburne county farmers come pretty nearly knowing when a man is guilty. Scrawford is all in but the drop. It is said that the supply of lobsters is falling oft fast while the supply of lobbyists will also be ditto in a very short time. Thomas W. Lawson has accepted an invitation to speak at a Kansas Chau tauqua the coming summer and then Standard Oil will boil sure. Montana has established a quaran tine against Minnesota sheep, be cause of scab. We always supposed that Minnesota sheep belonged to the union. There are many thousands of peo ple who do not have to sing "Oh, to be Nothing, Nothing!" They come pretty nearly being: the real thing in this line. Insurance companies are looking with much favor on northwestern farm mortgages as investments. Well they may as no line of imestments can beat them. In years to come the lumber baron will sleep in a magnificent tomb while the tovvnsite and new settlements will be planting weeping willows on Arbor Day. There are rumors of a big naval engagement between Rottenwhiski and Toga, but no particulars are at hand. Call up John Goodnow at Shanghai, he'll tell you all. Pra\ tell us the use of a country with no trees. This is just what we are coming to unless we stop in our frenzied haste and give back to nawords ture a portion of what we take. The Illinois legislature is stirring up the railroad rate case investiga tions and over 3,000 shippers have ap peared at the hearings. Looks like Illinois railroads had the long end of the string A municipal ownership ticket in the city of Albert Lea was elected last week, but proposed charter amend ments failed to carry. Notwithstand ing the importance of the issue at stake the vote was the lightest cast for many years. The store owned by the governor of Maine was raided by the sheriff the other day and a quantity of patent medicine containing a large percent age of alcohol was found stock. What did they expect to find in the patent medicines, diamonds0 Walter Wellman, the jellow Wash ington coi respondent of the Chicago Record-Herald, writes that paper that the administration views with alarm Japan's growing power in the far east. Wellman is one of those egotistical know-alls who is continually seeing things." The legislature killed the bill abol ishing the poll tax on road work. We are not so sure but what the law mak ers expressed the desires of their con stituents. How easy it is to whittle at a dry goods box. It's much easier than working at the hot forge of pub lic progress. In this issue appears the full and complete report of the house commit tee on public accounts and expendi tures taken from the house journal. The report is the result of many weeks of careful investigation by a commit tee composed of fair-minded, conserv ative members of the legislature. Practically no temperance legisla tion has been enacted by the present legislature, and it is just as well. Temperance reform must start in the home and the souls of men first. Pub lic sentiment is not a very early riser in many places, and then, too, there are so many corns that might possi bly be compressed. The bill to place the city clerk, the assessor and city attorney of Minne apolis on the elective basis is all right and seems to have strong support and endorsement in that city. It is only another proposition to give the people the power to name their servants and not allow an aldermanic clique to usurp the prerogatives of the people. A bill empowering cities and vil lages to construct and operate their own telephone lines was rejected by the State senate this week, on a very close vote. Why not allow munici palities to own their own telephone systems, just the same as electric light, and water plants. Give munici palities the utmost freedom in the handling of all public utilities, and a telephone system is one of them. Let's go forward and not backward. The Free Press was not mistaken in its advocacy of Geo. H. Wyman for the legislature, as his constituents will discover when the returns are all in.Anoka Free Press. Mr. Wyman has made an excellent record for himself and "the returns are all in." He is one of the working members of the house. When occa sion requires it he can and does make himself heard, and he is never at a loss for words to express his ideas. Mr. Wyman deserves well of his dis trict. If the legislature passed the code and Gov. Johnson should veto it, nothing short of the death of the gov ernor could prevent his election in 1906. A Republican gubernatorial nomination would certainly be an empty honor.Warroad Plaindealer. If Gov. Johnson vetoes the code it will be at the bidding of the tax-evad ers and corporate interests of Sb Paul and Minneapolis. We are aware of the fact that the tax-dodgers and cor porations are all powerful, and that the people are easily fooled. Anoka Free Press: The public ac counts committee, which has been in vestigating Sam T. Johnson's ante campaign charges against ex-Auditor R. C. Dunn, has handed in its report, showing in effect that the said charges were malicious villifications for polit ical purposes. Those are not thethis of the report, but its spirit. The public, fortified with this indi cation of Mr. Dunn's official charac ter, will demand a serious reckoning with the traducers and villifiers, re sponsible for the character assassinat ing charges. Judging by the size of the appropri ations asked for through the legisla ture, it is time for the State to become stingy. No one is anxious for an in crease in the State tax levy.Battle Lake Review. An increase in the State fcax levy is unavoidable, but the appropriations should be kept within bounds. Why should there be a general increase of salaries, or why should several of the departments be granted larger appro priations than heretofore? Next year Gov. Johnson will be howling for re trenchment and reform and a re-elec tion, and will promise to accomplish great things if a legislature that will do his bidding is chosen. In a recent issue of the Union an editorial comment was made on the matter of having good roads instruc tion taken up by our farm institutes and practical talks and lectures given on good roads and kindred topics. In the Commercal West of last week we find an article on "Good Road School in Iowa" in which it is stated that the Iowa state agricultural col lege has planned a good roads school. We publish this article elsewhere in this issue of the i on and all those interested in good roads should read it. Minnesota is trying to get out of the poor roads rut, and will in time, but we want a vigorous good roads campaign first, and it will have to be conducted for some time before any practical results of this campaign can be noted. The State highway commis sion is a move in the right direction, but let us have the practical instruc tion. &^fm^$mh THE PRINCETON UNION: ^TH UR8DAY /APRIL 13, 1905, SAM jomrsox SICKS Two years ago when the legislative committee on public accounts and ex penditures was getting ready to do a little investigating in the public exam iner's office, Mr. S. T. Johnson (then public examiner) suddenly faded from view, and it was given out by his press bureau that he was threatened with nervous prostration and had gone to the Pacific slope to recuper ate. Immediately after the legisla ture adjourned Mr. Johnson regained his health and was at the capitol con cocting political schemes and attend ing to everybody's business save his own. Again the legislature is in session, again an inquisitive legislative com mittee wants Mr. Johnson to explain apparent irregularities in connection with his administration of the public examiner's office, and again it is her alded in the twin city papers that Mr. Johnson "is dangerously ill" that his life is "trembling in the bal- ance!" And yet it is only a few days since Mr. Johnson, through brother in-law McLain in the columns of the dirty Journal, was demanding that he should be permitted to appear before the committee on public accounts and expenditures and defend his reports on the State auditor's office. In fact, modest Mr. Johnson was astounded when he learned that the committee had dai'ed to take a single step until he could be present. Now, the commit tee is anxious to have Mr. Johnson do some "explaining" on his own ac count, but, lo and behold, he is '-dan- gerously ill," and cannot respond to the committee's subpoena! Several years since Mr. Johnson was taken "suddenly ill" in New York. (Certain unfeeling insurance men were the cause of his illness.) An astute Minneapolis lawyer, Bert Hall, successfully prescribed for him But that is another story which may be given in detail later. OLSEN REBUKED. Anoka Free Press: Since when has the State superintendent of schools been authorized to create holidays to be observed in the public schools? This inquiry is prompted by the order issued by Supt. Olsen last week that the public schools of Minnes6fea on Monday, April 3, commemorate the birthday anniversary of Hans Chris tian Anderson, a Danish poet and author of 'Anderson's Fairy Tales." The fact that Supt. Olsen is himself a Dane, would hardly seem to confer upon him such authority, inasmuch as is the United States of America and not Denmark, Ireland, Germany or any other foreign country. The legislature is to be congratu lated on passing the code. It may contain many errors, but the proba bilities are that it is a reasonably sound enactment, and in its present shape way ahead of the heterogeneous mass of laws the State was loaded down with before the revision commis sion began its work. The code can receive the finishing touches and what little polishing is necessary later. Jn the future if ambitous lawmakers will only swear off from introducing so many unnecessary and uncalled for measures, it will be a long while be fore we will need another code com mission. The Dunn Investigation It needed no formal report of a leg islative committee to convince those Minnesotans who intelligently fol lowed Robert C. Dunn's official course as auditor of the State of Minnesota, that his conduct of that office during his long incumbency was characterized by ability, honesty and a high regard for the best interests of the State. The inquiry just concluded has only served to strengthen their good opinion. The formal report of the committee of investigation has been submitted to the legislature and the finding is that not in a single instance has the State lost a single dollar by incompetency, neglect or dereliction of duty on the part of Mr. Dunn or Mr. Iverson. The late bank examiner's campaign charges were analyzed carefully and he was given a full and fair hearing by the committee and the verdict is that wherever Mr. Dunn or Mr. Iver son may have stretched the law, it was dose in uhe interest of the State and did not constitute misfeasance in office. As the truth seldom overtakes a slander in time to neutralize it, the Johnson charges had their effect, but this official vindication will set Mr. Dunn right in the eyes of those who were honestly misled and, to that ex tent at least, will be satisfactory to Mr. Dunn and his friends.Duluth News-Tribune. Might Have Had Results. Bob Dunn loaded down the guber national wagon so heavily with issues and various other things that the Re publican party of Minnesota couldn't pull it. The party was foolish to imagine it could, and Dunnwell, he was foolish to pile on so much.Wa dena Pioneer Journal. Will the editor of the Pioneer Journal file his bill of exceptions to the last Republican State platform? There was not a plank in it, or a measure advocated by the Republican nominee for governor, but that was heartily endorsed by the Republicans of Minnesota, and the gentleman from Wadena knows it. And had the Re publican nominee and his platform been accepted we might now have had some definite results from the legisla ture now in session.Alexandria Post News. Not a .Very Speedy Trial. Mike Norwitski of Willow River who was indicted by the grand jury for getting goods under false pre tenses, and was placed under $300 bonds, has been in the Princeton lockup since court adjourned, and so far has been unable to furnish bonds. Unless he can procure the same he will have to remain in the Hennepin county jail until the next term of court which does not convene until next Ocotber. Norwitski it is claimed has a wife and family near Willow River, and the question arises whether by the early adjournment of court, and the long interim before the fall term, the prisoner is not in line for a habeas corpus. This is not giving a man a trial according to constitu tional provisions. Cambrid ge Team Poisoned. A fine $400 team belonging to the drayman at Cambridge was poisoned last Thursday night. The drayman had hauled a load of beer for each of the three saloons early in the eve ning. He placed his team in the barn after supper and about nine o'clock one of the horses was taken suddenly ill. A veterinary surgeon was sum moned but could do nothing for the team, and the second horse died before morning. Death of Schlmraing Child. Mabel Helen Dorothea Schimming, the two-year-old child of Fred Schim ming, died of spinal meningitis at the home of its grandparents on April 6th. The funeral service was held last Saturday, a short service being held at the home at noon after which services were held at the Ger man Lutheran church in Princeton, Rev. Stamm officiating. Interment was in the German Lutheran cemetery. The child was two years, four months and five days old. Its mother died about eight months ago. No Alimony to It. The statement in the Union last week that Charles A. Nokes had been ordered to pay alimony to his wife was incorrect. An action for divorce has been pending in the district court for some time, and matters have been in abeyance because of certain stipu lations, but it is said that final stipu lations were made at the last term of court but the judge did not have time to act on the case before he left and will render an opinion later. A Damper on the Report. The house committee on public ac counts and expenditures, of which Representative P. E. Dowling is chairman, exonerates State Auditor Dunn and Iverson in the management of the auditor's office during their respective terms. This kind of puts a damper on Public Examiner Johnson's reports during the last gubernatotial campaign.Eveleth Star. Fishing for an Appointment. Two years ago the State appro priated a lot of money for a fish hatchery at Glenwood and the people of that town were so well pleased with the act that they are now fishing for another appropriation Battle Lake Review. Geo. Alton, State inspector of high schools, arrived last night to inspect the Princeton school. B. S PATTERSON tjALEY PETTERSOrt. PRE& OEN- OE PRES CITIZENS STATE BANK PRINCETON, MINN. When you want to send money away get a BANKERS MONEY ORDER From the Citizens State Bank. Cheapest, safest and most convenient for re mitter and recepient Any bank, anywhere, will cash it without charge If lost, duplicate will be issued without delay No application required. We give you a Receipt. Cheaper than postoffice or express orders. Compare our rates. COST AMOUNT Bank rioney Order 5C 5 lOe lOe lOc P. O. Order $5 00 10 00 35 00 55 00 100.00 'in Make Your Bread with Express Order 5c 8c 5C 8C 15c 20c 30c 15c 20c 30c FARM Artunnecessary lowest prevailing rates.Monedelay No I A O expense al LUHI19 ways on hand. Prompt service. See us before placing your loan. FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS. STEAMSHIP TICKETS. CITIZENS STATE BANK, PRINCETON. MINN. feiElli^J^^^^^^ "n^^^jrm^A Farmers,m Attention^!1*11^^.L..|n-g,-||.,... We have the largest line of farm and garden seeds ever brought to your city. These seeds consist of all the leading varieties and were all grown in the vicin- ity of Princeton. Our seed corn is all fire dried and consists of the following varieties: Minnesota King, Pride of the North, White Cap Dent and White Flint. We also have several kinds of Seed Oats and all other varieties off farm and garden seeds, including Barley, Speltz, Buckwheat, Flax, Field Peas, Alsike Clover, Red Clover, Timothy, Red Topand all the other grains. In garden seeds we have all the leading varieties in bulk and in packages. These seeds are now open for your inspection. Call in and look them over. Caley Hardware Co. i I II 1 1 i -,_ I, i- BARGAINS I N I These separators are equal in all respects and superior in many ways to any machine on the market. Do not buy until you have con sulted us. I Princeton Mercantile Co., BRICKTON. MINN. 100%Flour $3-25 It makes more and better loaves than any other flour you can buy. For a 98 lb. Sack at any Grocery in town Princeton Roller Mill Co. J. A. JETSINQA, Dealer in General Merchandise Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries, Flour and Feed, Boots and Shoes, Patent iledicines, Gents' Furnishings, Crockery and Glassware. Highest market prices paid for butter and eggs and all kinds of country produce. PEASE, MINNESOTA. W have MOVED Into the store formerly occupied by the Farmers' Exchange FLOUR, FEED AND WOOD TRITCH & STARK (Successors to McFarland Bros TAKE THE UNION i i iJ^\ For that lonesome feel ing. It fills the bill. ^^F^j^^^iM^m^^Ms I JH f? ~Jat