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A MQMRPRISE Rev. Father Levings Dispatched on Errand While Fifty Parishion- ers Invade His Home. Upon Return He Enters With Spirit of Enthusiasm Into Joke Which Was Played on Him. Friday, June 7, was the thirty-fifth anniversary of Rev. Father Levings' birthday, and that good man's parishioners sought to make the oc casion one of pleasant commemora tion by preparing a little surprise for him. With that end in view they de vised a plan to get Father Levings away from home for a sufficient time to permit them to arrange the details of the reception. He was accordingly dispatched on an "important" errand up town. Incidentally he met J. J. Skahen and that gentleman entered into an elaborate discussion with him on some topic or otner which lasted at least half an hour. This was sufficient time, thought Mr. Skahen, to admit of the necessary preparations at the house being perfected, and he strolled home with Father Levings for com pany's sake. Arriving at Father Levings' house Mr. Skahen was in vited in, and immediately upon open ing the door Miss Carmody, the housekeeper, informed the father that he was wanted at the long distance 'phone. As he hurried through the reception room to answer the 'phone he asked Miss Carmody to "please turn on the lights." And when those lights were turned on Father Levings discovered about fifty of his parish ioners sitting around. They had been "breathing in whispers," as Bill Nye said, awaiting Father Le\ings' coming, and now that the cat was the bag they engaged in a laugh. Taken by surprise Levings was at first non but remembering it was his birthday anniversary and gaining his usual composure, he heartily wel comed those who had gathered to honor him. He knew now that he had been dispatched up town on a wild goose chase, but he entered into the joke with enthusiasm. out of hearty Father plused Upon the center table of the room rested a birthday cake of pyramidal form and artistically embellished. This was surrounded with tiers of candles, numbering in all thirty-five representative of Father Levings' age Each tier represented an epoch in Father Levings' career, from the time he entered the university to the present day. Father Levings' name encircled the base of the cake. Flow ers and fruits surrounded the cake, and when the candles were lighted the electric lights having been turned downthe scene piesented was a very prettj one A number of games were played, re freshments partaken of, and J. J. Skahen, in behalf of the parishioners, piesented Father Levings with a purse of monej as a token of the good wishes, good will and high esteem in which he is held. Father Levings made response in a short speech im bued with kindly feeling and appreci ation. Rev Father Levings has ministered to the spiritual welfare of the Prince ton Catholic church for nine years and during the whole of that time he has worked hard for the benefit of humanitjhe has performed his duty well. Father Levings is a man be loved by the people of Princeton gen erally regardless of their religious beliefs. He is a man who knows not an enemy in the community wherein he resides. Bill Kalitier Takes \acation. Bill Kaliher, the barber, is taking his annual vacation. As exercise was what he mostly yearned for his wife suggested that he split two or three cords of wood. Bill split a quarter of a cord, chopped into his shoe laces and was brought to with restoratives. He then went fishing and was com pelled to give up in consequence of rheumatism contracted while disen tangling a spoonhook from a log. He has now sufficiently recovered, how ever, to be enabled to apply a coat of Erinic paint to his house, but by to morrow we expect to hear that he is suffering from lead poisoning. About the only thing that Bill is good for is wielding the whiskers scythe, and at that he is a cracker jack. Anarchists in St. Louis County. The Eveleth Star tells of a recent parade of anarchists in that city which was participated in by 240 men and women. A diminutive American flag was carried alongside a large blood red banner which roiled many good American citizens who witne* sed the spectacle. The Star concludes a scathing denunciation of the anar chists by saying: "There certainly will be great danger of a riot in this city if ever the red flag is offered in parade again, if one is to judge by the almost unanimous declarations of hundreds of our American citizens. Never in all of the history of Eveleth was protest so general as on last Sunday when the socialists paraded carrying several red flags. It seemed to inflame and stir up every drop of American blood coursing through the veins of our citizens. These people have now gone far enough, it is time to call a halt. Their allegiance to the stars and stripes, to the land of their adoption is nothing but a farce. Their open protest against the democratic form of government under which this country is constituted is significant of the fact that they are not now, nor do they in tend to be American citizens at least so long as they practice the principles of socialistic anarchy." GUY TELLS ANOTHER. Declares That He Landed a Monster Fish Eighteen Feet Long. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ewing, Miss Huse and a number of others have been on a camping sojourn at Mille Lacs lake. As usual Guy came home loaded with fish stories, one of which is as follows: I discovered a species of fish said by scientists to be extinct. It was about eighteen feet long and its whole body was thickly covered with spines like those upon the fretful porcupine. Upon its nose it carried a rapier-like instru ment with an edge as keen as a razor I have an idea that it kept this weapon sharp by honing it on rocks at the bottom of the lake. Its head was as large as a washtub and its mouth extended from ear to earand such ears, fully as long as a mule's The color of its body was sky blue and that of its head crushed straw berry. It was a hard chap to land all right, but with the aid of a farmer's team I managed to get it ashore. I then had a coffin made for it and shipped it to a taxidermist in St. Paul. A good many people will not, of course, believe this story until they see the leviathan on exhibition in my music store." Maklne Bricks From Hats. Bill Sanford, a feeder at the brick yards, has always taken especial pride in his headgear. Bill doesn't care how many of his toes are exposed to view or whether there are gutters running across the other side of his pants, but his hat must be of the latest style and rightly poised. Hem.e Bill was sadly downcast last week when a gust of wind struck his headpiece, carried it into a machine and mixed it with a batch of brick being made especially for the bank of Princeton building. As Bill has all of his hats made to order in New York and the one destroyed was the last he had left of a batch of six consigned to him at Christmas, he telegraphed in an order for ten more hats and decided to go bareheaded until they arrived here. You can't prevail upon Bill to wear any other hat than that manufactured bv his favorite firm in "Noo Yawk." Parcel Shower. Miss Linda Norman, who for sev eral years has been in the employ of Mrs. M. S. Rutherford, intends to be come a bride in the near future, and in order to give her a start in house keeping her many friends in this vil lage thought a shower party would be the proper thing. Mrs. Ruther ford was consulted and kindly con sented to the party being held in her beautiful home and for several hours last Friday evening the Rutherford mansion was a scene of life and gay ety. The self-invited guests brought along refreshments antl a very enjoy able time was had. American Society of Equity. The American Society of Equity in this vicinity seems to be fast growing. Henry F. Holthus is very enthusi astic over the ultimate success of the organization. He says it is the finest association for the farmers' protec tion that American ever gave birth to. He is confident that the farmers will stick together and he is putting forth every effort to enroll members. Bob King Worked With Orchard. Clerk of Court Robert H. King tells us that when working as superinten dent of supplies at the Hercules mine in Wallace, Idaho, Orchard was employed by the same company as he and that he often saw the man al though he was not acquainted with him. At that time, 1899, Orchard went by the name of Norsley. Chlppewas Entering Reservation. Many of the local Chippewas are leaving for White Earth to be in at tendance at the big tribal demonstra-* tion to be given at the reservation on June 14.Mille Lacs Pioneer. W'S &> v* ttsfeh R. C. DCNN, Publisher. Terms $1.00 Per Tear. PRINCETON, MELLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1907. SULLIVAPp SUI Judge M. D. Taylor Decides in Favor of Defendants in Case Involving Legality of Contract. E. L. McMillan Was Counsel for Con- testants in Whose Favor the Decision is Rendered. Judge Myron D. Taylor on Monday handed down his decision in the suit of Sjoblom Bros, and the Hamm Brewing company vs. J. F. Sullivan, E. Mark, Frank Smith and Elvina Smith. Chas. Keith of Princeton and Reynolds and Roeser of St. Cloud were attorneys for the plaintiffs and E. L. McMillan for the defendants. The finding of Judge Taylor is that defendants are entitled to a judgment for the dismissal of the action and orders such judgment entered in ac cordance therewith. A stay of pro ceedings for a period of forty days is granted. The grounds set forth for the origi nal action, which sought to restrain defendants from operating a barroom upon the premises known as the Riverside hotel, Princeton, were that prior to the time of the execution of lease to the hotel property a contract had been made, and was on file in the register of deeds office of Mille Lacs county, which forbade the sale of liqour upon the Riverside hotel prem ises for a period of ten years. On February 23 a temporary injunc tion was asked in chambers. This was refused by Judge Taylor and the case ordered carried over to the April term of the district court. At that term the testimony in the action was heard by the court and arguments of counsel presented at a later date in chambers at St Cloud. Baldwin School Graduation. Baldwin school, district No. 31, Sherburne county, helH closing ex ercises Tuesday evening, June 4. Lloyd Wallace and Lawrence Angst man graduated from the 8th grade. They are the first two pupils of the district to pass their examinations and receive diplomas. Lawrence Angstman delivered the salutatory and Lloyd Wallace the valedictory addresses. J. H. Angst man presented the diplomas and made the address. Miss Grace Troy, the teacher, presented the class. Her sister, Miss Gertrude Troy of Chi .cago, gave select readings. I.0.O.F.MTERTAKS Elk River Odd Fellows Lodge Ban- quets Two Hundred and Fifty Visitors From Abroad. Large Class Initiated Into Order and Degree Work is Performed by the North Star Team. Twenty-two members of Princeton lodge No. 208, I. O. O. F., drove to Elk River on Saturday to attend initi ation ceremonies of the order. Twelve candidates were installed and work in all degrees was performed by the North Star team of Minneapolis. About 250 Odd Fellows were present from surrounding towns. At the ter mination of the degree work the visitors were invited to a banquet, where the choicest viands were set be fore them. Addresses and music con cluded the day'sor rather night's program. Those who were present from Princeton say that the people of Elk River are splendid entertainers that they put forth every exertion to OLD GLORY. Your Flag and my Flag, And how it flies today In your land and my land And half a world away! Rose-red and blood-rec. The stripes forever gleam Snow-white and soul-white The good forefather's dream Sky-blue and true-blue, with stars to gleam aright The gloried guidon of the day a shelter through the night. Your Flag and my Flag! And, Oh, how much it holds Your land and my land Secure within its folds' Your heart and my heart Beat quicker at the sight Sun-kissed and wind-tossed, Red and blue and white. The one Flagthe great flagthe Flag for me and ou Glorified all else besidethe red and white and blue Your Flag and my Flag' To every star and stripe The drums beat as hearts beat, And fifers shrilly pipe' Your Flag and mj" Flag A blessing in the sky: Your hope and my hope It ne\er hid a lie' Home land and far land and half the world around, Old Glory hears our glad salute and ripples to the sound Mr 'Stf^^if^M^k^m &3i9Qd4dn make the occasion as pleasant as pos sible for the visitors. A Terrible Catastrophe. Norfolk, Va., June 12.Eleven members of the United States navy, six midshipmen and five seamen of the battleship Minnesota, have perished in the angry waters of Hampton Roads. The men were returning to the battleship after attending the army and navy ball at the Jamestown ex position, and are believed to have lost their lives by being run down by a passing tug which was towing a coal barge. These developments came to light today after a careful investiga tion. The missing men are Henry* C. Murfin, Philip H. Feld, Walter C. Ul rich, W. H. Stevenson, Henry L. Holden, David M. Randall, F. P. Holcomb, R. H. Dodson, H. I. Vandem, F. R. Plumber, G. W. West phal and Jesse Conn. Important to Homesteaders. Homesteaders of Itasca county win in their battle with the St. Paul& Manitoba road for possession of frtle to their homesteads. The question was decided in an opinion handed down by Justice Jaggard of the state supreme court. In this case, at the time of the selec tion of indemnity lands by the road, the settlers claimed anterior home stead rights. The contest between the conflicting claims resulted in an order by the secretary of the interior that upon the completion of entry by the heirs of the homesteader, the selection by the com pany would be cancelled. The heirs made the required affidavit and formal application and paid the money re quired by section 2290, revised statutes of the United States, and afterward relinquished. Thereupon the plaintiff entered application to purchase the land under the stone and timber act. It is held by the court: 1' (1). The entry for the land by the heirs of the homesteader was com pleted. This operated to cancel, the railway selection "(2). The subsequent abandonment of the homestead entry restored the land to the public domain and ren dered it subject to disposition accord ing to law as by the entry of this plaintiff "(3). That plaintiff's entry vio lated no principle of equity and was entitled to be given full legal effect." GOLDEN WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Bacon Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Bacon of For eston celebrated their golden wedding at the residence of Mrs. Bacon's niece, Mrs. A. P. Thomes, 416 Sixth Ave., S. E., Minneaoplis, on the evening of June 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon were united in marriage at Geneseo, N. Y., on June 2, 1857, but on account of the fiftieth annirersary falling on Sunday the event was celebrated on Monday. A large number of the friends and relatives of the venerable couple were present. The rooms of Mrs. Thomes' spacious residence were handsomely decorated with fragrant flowers. All tthe old people were seated at one table and coffee was poured from a pot that had been used by Mrs. Thomes' great grandmother over one hundred years ago. After supper Mr. and Mrs. Ba con dressed in the clothes they were married in at Geneseo in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon were the recipients of several beautiful presents from lov ing friends. Rev. Dr. Edwards of the Dayton avenue M. E. church, St. Paul, who could not be present, sent a hearty letter of congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon are highly es teemed by their neighbors in Foreston and by all who have the pleasure of their acquaintance. That they may be spared for many years to come is the wish of all who know them. A First-Class Janitor. Robert Clark, the court house janitor, is deserving of public com mendation for the ship-shape manner in which he keeps the court house. It is scrupulously clean from cellar to garret and Mr. Clark has added cheeriness to the offices by arranging flower pots upon the window sills. Of course Mr. Clark is not to blame because the floors of the offices are not of polished hardwood. The jan itor does his best and his best is good enough for any one. B. Healy .Returns From Coast. B. Healy is here on a visit from the state of Washington, where he is en gaged in the lumbering business, and will remain until July 1 or there abouts. Mr. Healy formerly lived in this village, but has not been here for three years. He notes many marked improvements in Princeton and says that the village has gone ahead faster than any other place ne has visited in Mille Lacs or adjoining counties. Connty Surveyor Engages Assistant. F. Lang, a student of the state uni versity, has been secured by County Surveyor Chapman to assist him in the survey of county ditches and other work. Mr. Lang is a bright young man of the U. civil engineering de partment and the practical knowldege which he will obtain while with Mr. Chapman will undoubtedly prove of much value to him. Blacksmith Shop Burns. Oscar Peterson of Elk River lost his blacksmith shop by fire on Thursday night of last week and his equipment was almost entirely ruined. Mr. Peterson carried a light insurance but not nearly sufficient to cover the loss. Oscar is a first-class blacksmith and had worked up a splendid business in Elk River. He will rebuild. Work on Bank Progressing. N Work is progressing on the new home for the bank of Princeton, but was considerably delayed by rains this week. It will be a splendid struc ture when completedan ornament to Princeton and a credit to its con structor, Alfred Gumbrill. Mr. Gum brill is also erecting a building for the Milaca State bank. Baseball Challenge. Any baseball team whose members are under the age of twenty years who are desirious of playing with the Blue Mound club are requested to write Clair Kaliher, manager, Route 2, Zimmerman. 4T* MilimM- &<6 YOIUME XXXI. NO.25 W JOWNSpD DEAD Former Resident of Princeton Passes Away at Williston, N. D., Af- ter Very Brief Illness. Funeral Services Will Be Held at Res- idence of A. W. Woodcock at Two o'clock Today. On Tuesday morning word was re ceived in Princeton of the death of Will Townsend at the residence of his brother, John, in Williston, N. D., on the previous evening. It was not known to any of his old time ac quaintances here that he had been ail ing and the sad news was unexpected. The remains reached here last evening and the funeral will be held from the residence of Mr. A. W. Woodcock at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. J. W. Heard will conduct the services and the body will be interred in the family lot in Oak Knoll cemetery. William Townsend was the son of Joseph H. and Lydia Townsend, and was born in Arthur, Canada, Dec. 22, 1853 the same year the family moved back to their former home at Calais, Maine. At the age of fourteen he, with his parents and family, came to Princeton. Will attended the public school here and on account of his good nature and sunny disposition he was a general favorite with all his young companions. After leaving school he engaged in the logging,, business with his father for several years. In 1882 he went to Millbank, S-. D., where he engaged in farming and stock-raising. In 1885 he was married to Miss Dema Leavitt, who. with her babe, died here in 1887. After their death he went to Stroud, N. D., where up to the time of his death he was extensively engaged in stock-rais ing. He is survived by his mother, one sister, Mrs. A. W. Woodcock of this place, and five brothersGeorge and Augustus of Princeton, Fremont of Salem, Ore., John of Williston, and Fred of Stroud, N. D. Will Townsend, as he was familiarly known to all his acquaintances, was a dutiful son, a kind husband, an affectionate brother, a social compan ion and a loyal friend. Here in Princeton, the home of his boyhood, he had a host of friends who deeply and sincerely regret his untimely demise. Ralph Rides the Goat. There are goats and goats, but Ralph Jones will never forget the one he rode in the Pythian lodge on Tues day night. When he first saw the ani mal his knees wobbled and great drops of perspiration coursed down his cheeks. It looked more to him like a rhinoceros than a goat and he felt in his back pocket for a pistol to annihilate it. A few swings around the circle, however, quieted Ralph down and he came out of the fracas unharmed and as docile as a kitten. Surprise Their Teacher. Miss Christie Wallace's pupils, numbering fifty, surprised her at the home of Wm. Scheller last week. They presented their beloved teacher with a fine set of silverware and gave a banquet in her honor. Miss Wallace of district No. 9 is one of the most successful teachers in Mille Lacs county. The school closed on Fri day with a picnic. Many were present and the occasion was a very delightful one. Senator Morgan Dead. Senator John Tyler Morgan of Ala bama, for thirty years a member of the, United States senate, died in Washington on Tuesday evening. Senator Morgan was eighty three years of age and he was generally recognized as one of the ablest and cleanest members of the upper house of congress. Will Argue Case In Supreme Court. Attorney E. L. McMillan will today argue the road case of the Town of Baldwin vs. A. B. Damon before the state supreme court in behalf of the plaintiff. This evening he will attend the banquet of the university of Min nesota law school alumni. Mr. Mc Millan left here yesterday morning. Dandelion Crop Proline. The cool unseasonable weather does not seem to have affected the crop of dandelions. The yellow heads seem to be as numerous as the sand on the sea shore. A war of extermina tion should be waged against the pesky weed by every property-owner in the village. Company G, Attention. Members of Company take notice that blue uniforms must be brought to the armory not later than Saturday evening, as these uniforms will be packed and taken to Lake City. I C. A. Caley, Captain. .& y -a a**" w* itjit&