OM FOR^SCHOOLS
The State Apportionment Aggregates
$4,670.20 for Thirty-Four
Schools In the County.
Per Capita Approaches $1.95 and the
Number of Pupils Entitled
to State Aid is 2,398.
The computation of the March ap
portionment of the current school
fund for the county of Mille Lacs has
been completed by County Auditor
Whitney and the amount to be distrib
uted is $4,670.20, which will be
divided among 2,398 pupils on a per
capita ratio of $1.94754. The appor
tionment for March, 1907, was $3,924.-
30, the number of pupils among whom
it was divided 2,453 and the per capita
ratio $1.60. Following is set forth
the apportionment by districts:
No of No
Dist Pupils Am't
1 578 $1125 68
29 56.48
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Is Young 'With Roosevelt or Bryan
While the eyes of Attorney General
Young are strained after the republi
can nomination for governor, his feet
are straying into the bottomless pit of
Bryan doctrines.
The supreme court decision makes
the issue sharp between federal and
state regulation of railroads. The
president has put himself at the head
of the party of federal supremacy.
Mr. Bryan represents the principle of
separate state control, even to the
point of public ownership limited by
state lines. Does Attorney General
Young stand with the republican pres
ident or the "peerless" democratic
leader? He has mapped out a cam
paign against Roosevelt policies with
two main branches. In the state he
would call the legislature together to
defeat them by new laws cunningly
framed to evade the federal judiciary.
In congress he would agitate for de
priving the lower federal courts of
power to pass upon state laws, thus
depriving the citizens of the United
States of the direct protection of its
courts.
This is flat rebellion against the
president and his declared policies,
Taft and accepted republican doctrine.
Does Attorney General Young really
think he can be nominated and elected
governor in Minnesota this Taft and
Roosevelt year on a Bryan states
rights platform?Minneapolis Trib
une.
Students Saved by Fire Drill.
That W. L. Caton's Business col
lege in Minneapolis is conducted
upon modern principles was demon
strated last Wednesday when fire broke
out in that institution.
There were in the building at the
time some fifty pupils of the school
and these made an orderly escape,
responding promptly to the fire drill,
taught them by the head of the school,
with the exception of seven, who were
taken out by the members of the fire
department. Mr. Caton was the last
man to leave, and^when he found his
escape shut off by way of the stairs,
he made use of the fire escape.
Vacations.
The time to take a vacation is be
fore one is exhausted. If one is dis
content during his vacation, he
should take it, none the less, as a
matter of duty, not expecting to enjoy
every moment but contenting himself
with the anticipation of greater pleas
ure in the resumption of his duties. In
the meantime we suggest the daily
use of a good malt tonic, such as
golden grain belt beer. Taken at
mealtime, it will nourish your nerves
enrich your blood and invigorate
your muscles. Order of your nearest
dealer or be supplied by Sjoblom
Bros., wholesale dealers, Princeton.
Mistaken for a Bear.
Lefus Grow and Andrew Sjoblom
drove to the lake last week. They
took their guns along for they heard
that a bear had been seen in a swamp
near Onamia. As they passed along
near this swamp Lefus jumped to his
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feet and ejaculated
9 3 181.1 2
95 185 02
41) 95.43
31 60.37
47 91.54
4 0 77.9 0
07 130.49
10 29 56.48
74 144.12
1~ 102 198.65
13 409 796.54
14 161 313.55
13 28 54 53
16 35 08.16
17 23 44.79
IS 37 72.06
19 14 27 27
20 54 105.17
~1 43 83.74
15 29.21
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31 C0.37
23 44 79
~6 33 08.16
21 40.90
47 91.54
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4 4 85.6 9
30 70 11
38 74.01
19 37.00
1 13 25 33
Totals .2398 $4070 20
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
Friends of Mrs. Chapm an Gather at Her
Home to Celebrate Event.
A number of ladies, neighbors and
friends of Mrs. E. M. Chapman, called
upon her on Monday afternoon to
assist in celebrating her birthday anni
versary. They carried with them
baskets of edibles and at 6:30 a num
ber of gentlemenhusbands of the
ladiesalso arrived and a supper was
served "fit to set before a king."
After supper card tables were ar
ranged and it was a mirthful, happy
party that shuffled the pasteboards.
Mrs. Chapman was presented with a
pretty sugar bowl and creamer as a
memento of the event.
N. B.During the evening Elmer
Chapman created considerable amuse
ment by rushing off to the pamry
about every half hour and returning
with a hunk of bologna and a biscuit.
Elmer is taking medical treatment for
loss of appetite and it's beginning to
work on him.
F. C. Foltz will ship a carload of
hogs and cattle to South St. Paul
today.
Postoffice Inspector Drake was here
yesterday. Mr. Drake was on his
regular tour of inspection.
Andrew Samuelson of Cambridge
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nels
Olson on Saturday and Sunday.
Wanted, dressed hogs, fat cattle and
poultry. The highest market prices
paid at Hummel's meat market,
Princeton.
On Saturday a horse belonging to
Nels Nelson dropped dead in Milaca
from fright occasioned by an automo
bile. Mr. Nelson lives about five
miles this side of Milaca.
Your attention is called to the new
ads in this issue, viz: Avery Clothing
House, E. B. Anderson, C. A. Jack,
Frank Peterson, Mark's Great Bar
gain Store, Bergman Bros., R. D.
Byers.
Big crowds are daily visiting the
closing out sale at Mark's Great Bar
gain store and Mr. Mark is highly
pleased with results. The sale will be
continued, he says, until everything
in stock is sold.
Henry Murphy lost a valuable horse
yesterday morning. The animal,
which was engaged in hauling logs,
dropped dead at Whitney's sawmill.
Mr. Murphy would not have taken
less than $200 for the horse.
Just compare Nelson's photos with
other pictures you see, and if you are
any judge of pictures at all you will
readily see why the best people in this
town and county have their pictures
taken at Nelson's photo studio. 2-ft
Dr. Chris Neumann was called to
Foreston on Sunday to prescribe for a
couple of valuable horses which were
sick. It always pays to employ an
experienced veterinarian, and Dr.
Neumann has that reputation through
out the northwest.
A postal from C. H. Chad bourne
says that he left Porto Rico on March
25 for New York. Chad imparts the
information that he has lost "30
pounds of grease since he left Prince
ton" and that it is becoming too in
fernally hot in the West Indies for a
white man's comfort.
Peter Johnson of this village was
married to Miss Hulda Olson at Cam
bridge on Sunday. On Monday Mr.
Johnson was taken suddenly ill at the
home of his wife's parents in Tolin
and it was found necessary to bring
him to the Northwestern hospital at
Princeton for treatment.
The fire department was called to
north Princeton on Monday, but when
the boys arrived they found that their
services were unnecessary. It was
merely a chimney blaze in the Sorge
house and Mrs. Bechdel, who oc
cupied the building, was that day
moving and had all the furniture
taken out with the exception of the
stove. i
R. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms $1.00 Per Year. PRINCETON, MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1908.
golly there it
is!" Grabbing his rifle, he told An
drew to follow him. "Never mind the
other gun, Andrew, just bring the
butcher knife. I'll do the shooting,
and directly you see the varmint fall
you run up and cut its throat." "All
right," said Andrew, and he strode
along behind. Lefus let fly at the
bear, but as it seemed to pay no at
tention he fired three shots more. The
result being the same, they slowly ap
proached the spot where Bruin was
standing and there discovered a big
stump. Simultaneously they ejac
ulated, "Well, I'll be and
slowly retraced their footsteps. So
excited where they when after the bear
that they saw not another rig from
Princeton which passed at the time,
whose occupant watched the proceed
ings and gave the story away.
INTUIR DEATH OFMRS. BUR
Mrs. Joseph Burk Died at Home of
Son Near Long Siding on flon-
day at i o'clock A. 1*1.
Child of Mr. and firs. Louis Solberg
and of fir. and Mrs. Roy Car-
ter Are Also Dead.
Mrs. Joseph Burk died at the home
of her son, William A., near Long
Siding, on Monday at 1 o'clock a. m.,
aged 62 years. For a period of three
years Mrs. Burk had suffered from
the effects of a fall on the ice, which
paralyzed her on one side and neces
sitated the use of a crutch. She was
conscious to the time that she peace
fully passed away.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Father Levings at St. Edwards
church yesterday morning and the in
terment took place in the Catholic
cemetery.
Mrs. Burk was born in Canada in
1846, her maiden name having been
Selina Paul. She came with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Paul, to the
state of Minnesota when a mere in
fant. They first located in Center
ville, where at the age of fifteen years
Miss Selina Paul was married to Jo
seph Burk. Shortly after her mar
riage, with her husband, she moved
to French Lake, near Anoka, where
thirteen children were born of the
union, nine of whom survive their
mother. About thirteen years ago
Mr. and Mrs. Burk left French Lake
and took up their residence with their
son, Wililam A., where Mrs. Burk
continued to live until the end came.
The surviving children are William
A., Joseph, Louis, Alexander, Mrs.
Maggie Payette, Mrs. Selina Dejerald
and Mrs. Mathilda Dejerald of Mille
Lacs county, Henry of Osseo and Mrs.
Mary Auger of Washington. Mrs.
Burk's husband is also living.
Mrs. Burk was a member of the
Catholic church, and one of those
good, kind-hearted christians who
will be greatly missed and deeply
mourned.
Obert Solberg
Obert, the three-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Solberg, died on
Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock from
malignant laryngeal diphtheria. The
funeral was held from the house on
Tuesday afternoon and the interment
took place in Oak Knoll cemetery.
Dr. Cooney was first called to see
the patient on Saturday, and on Sun
day, to prevent the child from suffo
cating, he performed a tracheotomy
operation. But the disease had
reached such an acute stage, says Dr.
Cooney, that he entertained but slight
hope of saving the boy's life. The
little fellow lived about twenty-four
hours after the performance of the
operation.
lieon Carter.
Leon, the three-months'-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Carter of Blue Hill
died on Monday and the funeral
services were held at St. Edwards
Catholic church yesterday at 10:30
o'clock. Rev. Father Levings con
ducted the ceremony.
Anoka Wins.
An indoor rifle shoot at Anoka yes
terday afternoon between seven mem
bers of Company and a like number
from Company resulted in a victory
for the latter. Anoka made 932 points
and Princeton 921. This gives Anoka
the best two out of three shoots. The
Princeton boys who participated were
Marshall, Pittsley, Byers, Dora, San
ford, Sellhorn and Bemis, while the
Anoka team consisted of Colwell,
Kelly, Barber, Palmer, Wanless,
Ridge and Cutter.
A Strenuous Job.
The Great Northern Railroad com
pany has seen fit to reduce the office
force at this place by dispensing with
the services of an operator. Even
with an operator Mr. Rice, the agent,
was compelled to frequently work
nights and Sundays, and with one
man less his lot will certainly be an
exceptionally strenuous one. It looks
as if the aim of the Great Northern
in this instance were to work a willing
horse to death.
District Court Ruling Affirmed
The supreme court has affirmed the
ruling of Judge Qvale in the damage
suit of Fryhling vs. Evens Hardware
Co. This is a case in which Fryhling
sought damages from the Evens Hard
ware Co. upon the grounds that a
roof furnished by the defendant was
defective and permitted water to leak
through. The decision is in favor of
the defendant, the Evens Hardware
Co.
A Human Riddle.
A human riddle is any man or wo
man whom you happen to knowin
cluding yourself.Chicago News.
MDC O I TI7P lAI? A 1 I tunitv look
MRS.S.J.GATESDEAD\
An Early Settler of Princeton Dies at
Home of Hr. English in Seattle
on the 24th of March.
Mrs. dates Had Reached Ripe Old Age
of Eighty Years and Was a
Lady Much Respected.
At 8:45 a. m. on Wednesday, March
24, Mrs. Sarah J. Gates died at the
home of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Harry English, in Seattle, Washing
ton, where she went in October, 1907,
to spend the winter. The result of
death was a general breaking down
of the physical system from the effects
of old age. Mrs. Gates was 80 years
old. She had not complained of
feeling sick until a fortnight prior to
her death, but she was not confined
to her bed, and even upon the night
of March 23, when she ascended the
stairs leading to her room for the
last time, she refused assistance.
The remains, accompanied by Mrs.
Abraham Orr and her son Harry,
arrived here from Seattle on Tues
day evening and the funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Geo. A.
Swertfager in the Congregational
church yesterday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Mrs. Gates was laid to rest
beside her husband in Oak Knoll cem
etery and many were those who fol
lowed the good old lady to the grave.
Mrs. Gates was born in Boston,
Mass., in 1828. She was married in
that city in 1848 and with her hus
band, Noah Gates, came to Minnesota
in 1856 and settled in Winona county.
In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Gates moved
to Princeton township and located
upon the farm now occupied by
George Schmidt, but in consequence
of fast failing health as a result of
bodily ailments contracted while
serving as a soldier in the civil war,
Mr. Gates found it necessay to relin
quish farming and in 1884, with his
wife and daughter moved into town
and occupied the house in which Mr.
and Mrs. William Newbert now live.
Mr. Gates died in 1888 and from that
time Mrs. Gates made her home con
tinually with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Orr, with the ecxeption of four years
passed at the residence of Mr and
Mrs. Harry English in Zimmerman
and the few months spent on the coast.
Mrs. Abraham Orr of this village
is the only surviving child, two chil
dren having died in infancy. The liv
ing grandchildren are Chas. N. Orr,
St. Paul Mrs. Harry English, Grace,
Harry, Ruth and Clara Orr, Seattle,
and William Orr, Princeton. One
Grandchild, George Orr, is dead.
Mrs. Gates was a truly good woman
a woman of noble character. She
did unto others as she would they
should do unto her and set an ex
ample in her life that it would be well
for others to follow. Her friends were
many because she made no enemies.
To know Mrs. Gates was to love and
respect her and the world is better
that she lived.
Tom Blakney Back on Visit.
Tom Blakney was here over Sun
day on a visit to his sister, Mrs. L.
S. Briggs. He had been east all win
ter and was on his way home to
Seattle. Eighteen years ago Tom left
Princeton with his family and located
in Seattle. For the past twelve years
he has spent most of his time in
Alaska, where he has large interests in
the Copper river country as well as on
the coast. He owns several copper
claims in the vicinity of the Bonanza
group discovered by the McCellan
Gates party, and he thinks they will
be valuable when the railroad that is
now being constructed is completed
and in running order. Tom's old
friends here are glad to know that he
is prospering.
Letter from N. E. Jesmer.
Mr. N. E. Jesmer writes that him
self and family are all well and hap
py in their Seattle home, Mrs. Jesmer
especially has enjoyed excellent
health, not having had an attack of
asthma since she left here. Only one
snow storm of about three hours' dur
ation in Seattle this winter. At the
date of Mr. Jesmer's letter (March 21)
a friend presented them with a bunch
of beautiful roses grown in the open
air. The numerous friends Of the
Jesmers here will be glad to learn that
they are happy and contented in their
new home.
Letter from Peru.
A letter has been received by Mich
ael Mahoney from his son William,
who is now superintendent of a smelter
at Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Mr. Ma
honey says that it has rained or
snowed almost every day since he
reached his destination. On his way
down he was afforded a good oppor-
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tunity tto look over the canal works
at Panama and was much impressed
with the magnitude of the job and the
perfect system prevailing. At about
every twenty rods along the ditch an
enormous steam shovel is in opera
tion and the amount of earth thrown
up is tremendous. The hotels at Pan
ama, says he, are first classthey are
in sanitary condition and the food is
good. On the whole the employes
have no reason for complaint. Mr.
Mahoney says that Lima, Peru, is
one of the prettiest cities he has ever
seen, and although it has not rained
there for ten years the foliage is green
and springlike. At the smelter natives
do the work and the white men see
that they do it. The smelter is lo
cated in the mountains, above the tim
ber line, and Mr. Mahoney thinks he
will like the country.
PRINCETON STATE BANK.
Receives Word of Praise from Public Ex
aminer Schaefer.
Yesterday, April 1, the Bank of
Princeton became a state bank under
the name of the Princeton State bank,
and started out with a capital stock
of $20,000. Public Examiner Schaefer,
who sent a deputy to investigate the
condition of the bank prior to its ad
mission, writes J. J. Skahen that the
showing was particularly gratifying
that the bank's records show a sound
condition in every respect. This
bank, of which J. J. Skahen is the
cashier and virtually the owner, has
been doing business in Princeton for
twelve years, and during that time has
been conducted on a sound, safe and
conservative basis. Mr. Skahen says
that it is not volume of business that
he seeks, but business in which abso
lute security of investment is apparent,
thus making sure that his depositors
are fully protected.
About Dogs.
Dogs are peculiar animals. We
know one which licks the family cat's
face every morningwashes it, as .it
werewhile another dog looks on
with disgust depicted on its counten
ance. This very same dog which
frowns on the cat-licking stunt is
never happier than when chumming
and cavorting with three white rab
bits. Then there is a dog which we
saw walking on its two front feet with
its hind feet in the air, and the only
thing we could attribute this peculiar
act to was the fact that the animal
had been sitting in a snowbank and
its hind legs were benumbed. A real
cute dog is a black-and-tan owned by
someone living near the Princeton
greenhouse. This fellow sits up on
its haunches like a kangaroo every
time it barks. Yes, dogs are peculiar,
at least some of them.
Pony Has Close Call.
The peculiar action of S. S. Petter
son's pony on First street last Mon
day attracted quite a number of
people. The animal came to a stand
still and positively refused to budge.
It assumed an attitude of what seemed
to be defiance and shook its head at
those who endeavored to make it go.
At first it was thought that the pony
had acquired the balking habit, but to
make sure Mr. Petterson 'phoned for
Dr. Neumann, who arrived just in
time to save the animal's life. The
doctor unhitched it from the trap and
without difficulty it was led to its
stable and a dose of medicine admin
istered. Dr. Neumann said that the
pony was suffering from a rush of
blood to the head caused by its ex
treme fatness and the fact that it had
not been driven for a long time.
A Precocious Kid.
A city firm hung out a sign, "Boy
Wanted." In less than five minutes
a red-headed little chap stepped into
the office with the sign under his arm.
"Say, mister," he said, "did you
hang this out?" I did," said the
proprietor. "Why did you tear it
down?" Back of his freckles the boy
gazed in wonder at the man's stupid
ity. "Why," he replied, "I'm the
boy." And he proved to be.Farm
Journal.
AT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL.
On Tuseday Dr. Cooney performed
a surgical operation on Mrs. George
Fox of Santiago. The patient is do
ing well.
Ole Oslund of Glendorado under
went a surgical operation on Tuesday
and Dr. Cooney removed tubercular
glands from the neck. Mr. Oslund is
fast recovering.
How to Play the Game.
In short and in fine, the editor of
the Courier-Journal knows but one
way to play the game of politics, and
that is to place the eards flat upon the
table, face upward, and to say to each
and every comer, "beat that, you son
of a gun, and you beat me!"Henry
Watterson.
Not So Easy as They Look.
Lots of people look easy until you
try jto do them.,Chicago News.
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VOLUME XXXII. NO. 15
HUNDREDSGO THERE
Evangelistic Union Services Are At-
tended by Large Audiences
Every Night in Week.
Messrs. Smith and Roper Make Good
in Their Respective Parts of
the Revival Exercises.
The union evangelistic services at
Brands' opera house continue to at
tract throngs of people. On Sunday
evening the multitude was so great
that many persons were unable to ob
tain "accommodation. As the services
progress the greater the interest mani
fested in them seems to be, and this is
no other than could be expected, for
the discourses of Mr. Smith are of a
highly instructive nature and the
musical feature of the meetings could
scarcely be surpassed for their excel
lence.
Ample opportunity is afforded
everyone to attend these services,
which are conducted every night in the
week with additional meetings on
Sundays. It may, and probably will,
be a long time before the ministers of
the Congregational and Methodist
churches are able to secure two such
able evangelists as Chas. C. Smith
and R. H. Roper to give a series of
union services, and therefore all
should put forth an effort to attend at
least some of the meetings.
Union Meeting Announcements.
Another great day is planned for
next Sunday for the Smith and Roper
union meetings and the following
services will be held:
Great union morning service, 10:30
a. m., at the opera house. Mr.
Smith's subject will be "Why Do
People Backslide?" He promises
some racy truths for this meeting
though no lines will be drawn between
christians and those who are not.
Mr. Roper will sing* "The Ninety and
Nine" at this hour and no one can
sing it finer.
Mass meeting for men, 3 p. m., at
the opera house. At this service Mr.
Smith will relate the thrilling story
of "Win" McClurethe rescue of a
railroad engineer. No man can
afford to miss this wonderful incident.
Splendid singing by the evangelists
and by the male quartet and chorus.
Hear Smith and Roper sing "Life's
Railway" at this great meeting.
Women's meeting, 3 p. m., at the
Congregational church under the
auspices of the women's prayer meet
ing committee. Splendid special sing
ing.
Union evangelistic meetng, 7:30 p.
m., at the opera house. Mr. Smith
will deliver his well known address
on "The Greatest Question." By
many this is called his finest dis
course. A lot of extra chairs will
be provided for this meeting. Do not
stay away for fear of not getting a
seat. The meetings continue next
week.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
This, Thursday evening, Mr. Smith
will discuss a most important issue
at the opera house. "The one partic
ular reason why people are not chris
tians." There will be splendid sing
ing by the male quartet and chorus.
At the close of the first service Mr.
Smith wishes to meet, without fail,
all who have signed cards during the
meeting. This is exceedingly im
portant.
Tomorrow, Friday evening, the sub
ject will be "What It Costs Not to
Be a Christian." The young people
as well as others are urged to hear
this address. During this addres Mr.
Smith will relate the story of the con
version of Clarence B. Strouse, the
rich young society aristocrat.
Anarchism a Baffling: Problem.
It is quite as impossible to keep
anarchists out of the country as it is
to keep bacilli out of milk. The anar
chist does not bring his anarchy
hither in his handbag or wear it any
where on the outside of his anatomy.
He has it secretly bestowed inside of
his mind. The professional mouthing
anarchists who make the preaching of
anarchism an occupation and a means
of livelihood can be dealt with, but
the wretches who strike first and talk
afterward, if they talk at all, furnish
one of the most baffling problems with
which civilized society has to deal.
Philadelphia Record.
Millinery and Dressmaking.
Miss Le Mieux will next week have
a complete stock of French model hats,
embodying all the latest renowned
chic and daintiest of fashions, includ
ing the Merry Maiden and the Merry
Widow Sailors.
Dressmaking and ladies' tailoring
strictly up to date.
Ladies are cordially invited to
visit the establishment whether they
make a purchase or not.
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