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IJ 1^ li St :M W 1 &/>e Farm Fireside. Gleanings by Our Country i I Correspondents. MM**- ZIMMERMAN. John Magney drove to Big Lake Sunday. G. N. Stendahl went to Elk1 River Monday. J. W. Mode left Monday for the twin cities. Wedding bells will soon be ringing in this vicinity. Michael Kaliher of Blue Hill was in town Saturday. I. F. Walker of Spencer Brook was in town Monday. Mrs. Tony Tigue of Anoka is here visiting relatives. L. D. Carter made a business trip to Minneapolis Monday. John Stonberg of Nowthen came up Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Foley drove to Spencer Brook Sunday. H. Swanson went to Minneapolis last Friday on business. Mrs. J. L. Robertson is sick. Dr. Cooney was called Saturday. Mrs. Bitle of Montana is here visit ing her sister, Mrs. Albin Oberg. Miss Edith Whitliff came home from Minneapolis Saturday on a visit. Harry Pratt went to Minneapolis Monday, returning the same evening. Roy and Arthur Tompkins of Spencer Brook were in town Tuesday. Martin Perman came home Satur day to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. Chas. Swanson of Elk River came up last Thursday to visit rela tives. Byron Johnson came home from Minneapolis Monday evening on a visit. Miss Mae Looney of State Center, Iowa, is visiting friends and relatives here. Aulger Rines of Princeton had a nice bunch of horses go through town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. David Bridge and family of Park Rapids are here visit ing relatives. L. D. Carter purchased two lots of G. N. Stendahl on which he is build ing a new house. Mrs. T. Pratt of Princeton visited a few days last week with her son,friend, Harry, and family. Miss Lilly Borgen, who has been sick for some time, went to Anoka Monday to see Dr. Klein. Mrs. H. J. Mickelson went to Mora last Thursday to visit her daughter, Inez, who is sick at that place. Mrs. D. Kilmartin and daughter, Margaret, Bernice Robertson and Maud Bowles were Elk River visitors Saturday Three new business places opened up in town this week, J. T. Looney's confectionery and ice cream parlor, E. F. Prescott's jewelry store, and Victor Johnson's shoe shop. BALDWIN. Henry Olsen is laid up with a lame knee. T. F. McCracken is shingling his house. The farmers are beginning work in the fields this week. Ella Anderson has been on the sick list the past week. John Mellott had a new girl arrive at his home last week Ernest Rossmg was a caller at the Egge home on Sunday. Mrs. C. A. Johnson was calling on Mrs. Verne Mellott Sunday. Mrs. Roy Mellott and mother were visiting Mrs. Murphy on Sunday. Fred Murphy was calling on his old friend, Eddie Stone, last Sunday. Jonathan Pierson moved his family onto the Woodman farm this week. Wm. Trunk's new barn is going up fast. Shingling was started this week. Mr. O'Mailey has been quite sick the past two weeks, but is improving now. Miss Landholme has been' appointed teacher for the young people in Sun day school. Several of the older boys are leav ing school so as to help with work on the farms. Naham Moody and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Moody's mother, Mrs. Lucy Wheeler. Henry Yo g, Frank Lefavor and Frank Wa1 ..v,e attended a sale in Santiago last week. We saw four or five of our young men driving east Sunday. We wonder where the attraction was? Sam Lane has moved his family back on his farm, having resided in Zimmerman the past year or so. Andrew Anderson has started build ing on his farm. Mr. Bossing and Elbeit Ronan are doing the work. BLUE HILL. Fred Barneka is putting anew shingle re of on his house. C. W. Taylor and wife have had an attack of la grippe the past week. W. H. Thompson is doing a ^ob "of carpenter work east of Princeton this week. "We aj-e glad to be able to report that Mrs. W. H. Thompson is better. Chas. Kohlman went to Anoka last week to consult Dr. Klein as to his ailment. Some wheat is being sown on the sandy land and Others have com menced to plow. Wild ducks and geese have put in their appearance and the hunters are enjoying themselves. Edwin Johnson is having an attack of la grippe and is staying with his brother, H. M. Johnson, while sick. Reichart Bros, have shipped in their farming machinery and will soon be here to take charge of the ranch. Mrs. Robert McQuaid went to Min neapolis last week to visit Robt. Mc Quaid, jr., who has been sick but is now better. A gentleman speaker sent out by the anti-saloon league spoke at the M. E. church on Sunday afternoon. He gave an able address to a small but appreciative audience. LONG SIDING. Andrew Home left for a visit to Minneapolis on Friday. A baseball club will be organized at the Siding on Sunday. Geo. Hurley returned from a visit to Janesville, Wis., on Tuesday. Henry and Adena Carlson depart ed for a visit to Minneapolis on Wednesday. Henry and Henning Carlson came home last Thursday to spend a few days at home. Henning returned to Wrenshall Monday. A few friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Egge gathered at their home on Saturday and presented them with some silverware in honor of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. NEW GERMANY. When will we hear those gladsome wedding chimes, Gus? Frank Maihock called at the John son ranch Tuesday morning. Fred Schimming seeded some clover in his grain field Saturday. Paul Reissig went to Princeton on business Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Polfus visited their son, Otto, and family Sunday. Jos. Johnson spent a pleasant Sun day afternoon with his business Max Kruske of Bogus Brook. Swan Pierson of Bogus Brook has a yoke of steers broken to drive. The writer had the pleasure and novelty of a ride with this team. Swan says that he is going to take his girl out riding when he gets the steers a little better trained. It will be worth five dollars to anyone to see this unique sight. Otto Polfus, the road boss, was looking over the roads last week. The main road is fine and dry but a little rough in some places where it was wet and not graded up enough last fall. Gust Lueck, the assistant road inspector last year, did all he could tofixup the roads and had the main road well drained on both sides. There is one place in front of Fred Eggert's where the water stands and the ditch is not quite deep enough to carry it off. This year, if possible, we should like to see a couple of the hills cut down. OXBOW. Mrs. August Kuhrke was visiting Mrs. Lennie Bockoven last Thursday. Miss Anna Belfanz is again in stalled as "help" in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Gates. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Annis were en tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Harter last Sunday. Our young folks who attend school in Princeton are enjoying their Easter vacation at their respective homes. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Radeke and children were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Carr on Sun day last. George Tomlinson went to the cities on Monday morning to attend to some business pertaining to the Equity warehouse of Princeton. Several of the young folks from this neighborhood attended the masquer ade at the M. B. A. hall on Saturday night. All report a fine time. "Grandma" Steeves and Robert Steeves, the latter of Chelan, Wash., were guests at the home of Mr. andson, Mrs. Henry Steeves on Sunday last. Val and Mazie Mott, Charles Steeves and James Tomlinson went to Princeton on Tuesday evening of last week to see the play "The Cowboy's irl. We hear that the fishing season has begun at Stanchfield lake. It is also reported that one of the fishermen took an involuntary bath one night last week. Quite a number of Oxbow people at tended the services at the German Lutheran church last Sunday to wit ness the confirmation of a large class of boys and girls. Oscar Bengston returned on Thurs day evening of last week from a trip to Turtle Lake, Wis., where he had gone to consult "Dr." Till. Oscar reports that there were hundreds of BATTLE BROOK. TELE FBINCETON UNION: THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1909. the "lame, the halt and the blind," in consultation with the little "doctor." From what he says neatness of person and surroundings are not characteris tic of "Dr." Till. By someone's mistake the family of Clofus Bulleigh seems to be located in the vicinity of Tolin, but we should be sorry to lose our good neighbors even if they did have smallpox. So please let us retain them as residents of this locality. Miss Frances Lowell, teacher in district 32, went to Cambridge on Saturday to attend to some matters regarding the late state examination. From Cambridge she took the train to Minneapolis, returning to Princeton on Monday evening. On Friday last Wm. Chalstrom re ceived word from Faribault of the death of his son, Arthur, who was in a state school at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Chalstrom and Mrs. Ed. Larson left on the Saturday morning train for Faribault, where the interment took place. SPENCER BROOK. A dance will be given in the M. W. A. hall tomorrow night. A general invitation is extended. The farmers have begun plowing, and considerable seeding will be done this week if it does not freeze up again. Miss Anna Whiting, who is musical instructor at Grand Rapids, came home Saturday to spend the vacation week with her mother and sister. Misses Vivian Smith and Pearl Thornquist of Cambridge drove over Sunday and spent the day with friends at the Brook, returning in the evening. Harry Teesdale and wife are here for a few days. Mr. Teesdale has dis posed of his mill property here and will move to Pennsylvania, the former home of his wife. The people of Spencer Brook regret their departure. The Misses Ethel Clough, Kate Budelman, Ina McKenney and Mary Walker, teachers ana pupils from the Cambridge school, came over Friday to spend their Easter vacation at their respective homes. After this term of school Miss Budelman and her sister, Miss Iris, will return to their home in California. The bill introduced into the legisla ture to legalize baseball playing on Sunday is a step in the right direc tion. Ball playing on Sunday should be either legalized or prohibit ed by law. The people of this state have delegated their say so to their representatives and should, and will, have to abide by their decision. The Rev. Mr. Roper from New ork preached in the Methodist church last Sunday evening and quite a congre gation turned out to hear him. Rev. Roper has been assigned to adminis ter spiritual consolation to the resi dents of Braham, Isanti, Spencer Brook and at the school house in the Chapman and Tompkins district south of here. He thinks Spencer Brook is sadly in need of a resident minister, but says there is more room for mis sionary work in, the district south than in any other place he has struck since coming to this state. DISTRICT NO. 24. Esther Nelson spent Tuesday with the Pattens. O. D. Orne has purchased anew horse. Supt. Ewing and Prof. Marshall of Princeton visited school Tuesday forenoon. We are having Sunday school in the school house every Sunday afternoon with a fairly good attendance. A pie social was given in the school house on Friday night, April 2, for the benefit of the church organ fund. A large crowd came and with them many pies. Still there are some who say there was not enough pie to suit them. After pie the young folks played games in the yard. Rev. and Mrs. Koenig took supper with Miss Hanson Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Butterman, Mr. and Mrs. Steig and Misses Foley and Hanson dined at Daml's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bender were down river to hear Gypsy Smith last week. The boys seem to enjoy baching. Little Vera Wergin is suffering from la grippe this week. So is Mrs. Matt but she has also such an attack of la gritte that one hardly dares put her on the sick list. Louis Lindquist called up his brother-in-law, M. B. Mattson, from Minneapolis Sunday to say he was so far on his return from the woods. Ed. Lind and Chas. Carlson are with him. They will all strike Battle Brook this week. Miss Foley, of district 50, will assist the Sunday school with its Easter music., Miss Hanson has not quite the efficiency of professional choir leader, but she tries to make up for it in dignity and gesticulations with a broken pointer which serves for a baton. But whatever may be said of the musical director, there is no make shift about the afternoon's address, which is to be made by Rev. C. Lar son. If you haven't decided, how tothe spend Easter Sunday afternoon make it a point to be at Battle Brook school house at 2 o'clock. it/ \h \ii \i/ ilt to }p i Church Topics as =sm A, Sunday and Weekday Announcements. CONGREGATIONAL. A special Good Friday service will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Congregational church, and the pastor will deliver an appropriate sermon. Sunday preaching services at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school, 11:45 a. m. Christian En deavor meeting, 7 p. m. Midweek meeting, Thursday evening at 7:30. METHODIST. Morning, 10:30, Easter sermon by pastor. Baptism and reception of members. Musical program arranged by Mrs. Clair Caley. Evening ser vice, 7:30. Easter program by the sat J* ?*&.\-c*i**y i f&4&*$ 2_ --v^gBMMiai j/ II ERE are the New Waists bespeaking your attention. All /f\ \j/ 1 1 the latest and new waists. The first thing you'll notice (f\ W when you see this fine assortment is the great variety of net (t W waists. And of course we have the latest things in silk waists. $ J*/ We have waists from the very simple to the very elaborate. J|J All new this season in all their spring prettiness. Easter is near better see and select anew waist from our line. Prices from 50c to $8.00. fix |!f Let the occasion be what it will you'll have no trouble in finding just the right things here. Never did we have a 2} more tempting array of inexpensive fabrics, Silks, Chiffons, jft Nets, Mousselines, Organdies, Batistes, Mulls and Fine Lawns. f|\ Never was the Trimming Question so easy with such an assortment of j|\ \JHf Laces, Embroideries, Passementeries, Novelty Braids, Bands, Gold, Silver and ff\ \k'd Pearl Garnitures to choose from. /A Never did we offer such a host of pretty things at such temptingly low ff\ \f/ prices. In accessories there are Hair Ornaments, Gloves, Neckwear, Fancy /l\ Handkerchiefs, Slippers, Oxfords and Stockings in profusion, and the very new- ff\ i|| est in style. Our stock is daily being replenished with new things. !A. E. ALLEN~&~cal W The Store That Serves You Best ff\ W General Merchandise Princeton, Minnesota 0*'00**-0*-0*'**- Just Unloaded I Tiger, Monitor Shoe, Single and Double Disk Drills and Seeders A complete assortment of Deere & Webber and Thompson buggies, John Deere Plows, Cultivators and Planet Juniors. Garden 2 Tools, Harrows. Anything to prepare your ground for a crop. All bright new goods at J lowest possible prices. 1 Caley Hdw. Co. I Sunday school. Special number, solo, Miss Ruth Lundquist. Special services, this, Thursday evening, at 7:45. Good Friday, vesper service, 4 p. m. Good Friday, evening, sacra mental service, 7:45. SWEDISH LUTHERAN. Next Sunday, April 11, services will be held in Saron church, Greenbusb, at 10:30 a. m. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. The Ladies' Aid society of Saron church will hold its regular monthly meeting with Mrs. Johnson, Thursday, April 15, at 2:30 p. m. Ail are most kindly requested to attend. Services will be held in Emanuel church, Princeton, next Sunday, April 11, at 3 o'clock. If there is any oneCalves, wishing to join the church please noti fy the pastor or any of the deacons. Aug. Lundquist, Pastor. V*3^S9atB!iL JAI j!%. 4tji ^w^^^^^^^^v^y^m ^^jp'^mwm, MARKET REPORT The quotations hereunder are those prevailing on Thursday morning at the time of going to press: POTATOES Ohios 95 Burbanks [37 Hose !85 GRAIN, HAY, ETC. Wheat, No. 1 Northern 1 09 Wheat, No. 2 Northern...' 1.07 Barley 50(3)55 Oats I 44^50 Flax !!!i!45@1.53 J*y 61@64 Wildhay ^0 0 Tattle hay 6.00(^7.00 LIVE STOCK Fat beeves, per ft 3c 3*c per ft 3c@4c Hogs, perewt $4.00@$5.00 Sheep, per ft 3ic@4c Hens, old, per ft 6c Springers, per ft 7C V^ nan