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."fisim E DISTRICT COURT The April Term of the District court Convened on Monday With Judge Taylor Presiding. Court Calendar Was a Light One and No Grand Jury Was Found to be Necessary. COURT OFFICERS Judge Clerk Deputy Clerk County Attorney Sheriff Stenographer Court Deputies holm and Robert Clark Myron Taylor Robert King Beth McAdams Joseph A Ross Harry Shockley Philip Woodward Kaliher, W Chis- PETIT JURORS. Alphonso Howard Albert Kuhfleld Victor Osell Frank Stadden Scott Bruce A Gramer Hess Warren S Baker Ole Fsterson John Asp Fred Ahlquist Alfred Olson Peter Jenson Nels Halverson Ed Johnson Henry Wicklund Richard Hamer John Peterson A Olson Chas Tierney Dan Elgren E Swedberg David Alagee Oscar Anderson Prmoeton Princeton .Princeton Princeton Princeton Greenbush Greenbush Hayland Borgholm Borgholm Milaca Milaca Milaca Milaca Milo Milo Milo Page Isle Harbor Isle Harbor Isle Harbor Onamia Kathio East Side On Monday evening the April term of the district court convened with Judge Myron B. Taylor of St. Cloud presiding and Philip M. Woodward as stenographer. Deputy Sheriff T. J. Kaliher formally opened court and Judge Taylor called the calendar, after which a recess was taken until 9 30 the following morning. No grand jury was impaneled and the calendar was exceptionally light in consequence of a term of court having been held the latter part of January Following is a list of the cases dis posed of The Minneapolis Threshing Ma chine company vs. A. Wilkes and E Wilkes Suit to rceover on promissory note. Joseph A. Hosp for plaintiff, W. C. Doane for defendants. Settled and dismissed. Aulger Rines vs. Great Northern Railway company. Suit to recover damages on shipment of horses. M. Cormany for plaintiff, J. D. Sulli van for defendant. Case continued to next term of court. Chadbourne vs. Great Northern Railway company. Suit to recover damages resulting from fire alleged to be set by defendant's loco motive. Stiles, Devaney & Hewitt for plaintiff, J. D. Sullivan for de fendant. Continued by consent of parties. J. Chadbourne vs. Great Northern Railway company. Suit to recover damages resulting from re moval of spur track in Foley-Bean yards, Milaca, where plaintiff oper ated a sawmill Continued by con sent of parties. L. S. Waller vs. C. H. MacKenzie and Fred R. Burrell. Suit to settle land dispute. Johnston & Dennis for plaintiff, E. McMillan for de fendants Continued by consent of parties John Runquist vs. W. H. Ferrell & Co Suit to recover on contract for purchase of potatoes. Baldwin, Bald win & Dancer for plaintiff, E. L. Mc Millan for defendants. Verdict for plaintiff in sum of $175. Aulger Rmes vs. Great Northern Railway Co. Suit to recover dam ages on shipment of horses. M. L. Cormany for plaintiff, J. D. Sullivan for defendant.. Continued. The Standard Talking Machine company vs. R. E. Jones et al. Suit to recover on contract for goods de livered. Chas. A. Dickey for plain tiff, E. L. McMillan for defendants. Court directed a verdict for defen dants Milaca State Bank, a corporation, vs. Rolleff Vaaler. Olin C. Myron for defendant. Case dismissed by stipu lation. City National Bank of Columbus, Ohio, vs. Samuel Winsor et al. Suit to recover on note. John A. Roeser for plaintiff, E. L. McMillan for de fendants. Verdict for defendants. William Lipp vs. Princeton Mer cantile Co., a corporation. Suit for an accounting. M. L. Cormany for plaintiff, Chas. A. Dickey for defen dant. Continued by consent of parties. Jacob Kautt vs. Valentine Herman. Action to recover for lumber sold. E. L. MicMillan for plaintiff, C. H. MacKenzie for defendant. Neither ^defendant or his witnesses appeared. Plaintiff waived jury trial, submitted 2 ^'^MM^s^^iSd^^^ Minnesota Ilisloijdil Socicl) his evidence to the court and findings were ordered for him. Mille Lacs Investment & Improve ment company vs. Chief Wadena and a number of other Indians. Action for ejectment. W. S. Foster for plaintiff, John A. Keyes and H. V. Gard for defendants. There was no appearance on behalf of defendants. Plaintiff waived jury trial and intro duced evidence of title, and findings were ordered in its favor. Court Notes. James Warren of Onamia and John Cotton of Wahkon are among those in attendance at court from the lake country. Philip Woodward, junior, is among the attendants at court, or, rather, he is amusing himself by playing with Jim, the mascot, in the corridors. Philip is a precocious boy. The following aliens appeared in open court and were granted citizen ship papers: Peter Olof Peterson, Borgholm Bernt Stromback, Milo, and Eric Victor Reinord, Milo. Among the attorneys present at court from out of town were John Roes,er, St. Cloud C. F. J. Goebel and W. S. Foster, Milaca W. L. Clift, Ortonville W. Pearson, Duluth E. H. Canfield, Luverne: W. F. Mayo, St. Paul: N. H. Chase, Minneapolis Geo. C. Stiles, Minneapolis. John Runquist of Grasston, carry ing a formidable hickory club, arrived here on Tuesday to attend court. This was the first "walking stick" that Mr. Runquist had ever carried and. when asked by L. S. Libby why he was thus armed, he remarked that he considered it necessary to be pre pared for emergencies as, from all accounts, he was liable to at any time meet a "prominent" citizen with a shillalah who would be liable to contest the right of way with him. A plug hat wouldn't stand much show against Mr. Runquist's cane. Union Declared Official Paper A meeting of the water, light, power and building commissionthe virtual business administration of the vil lagewas held last evening. All the membersMessrs. Whitney, Bryson and Evenswere present, as well as Grover Umbehocker, secretary of the commission. It was decided, upon motion of Mr. Bryson, to retain Tom Post, for the present at least, to care for village team, at the salary of $55 per month, the same as he has been receiving. The matter of fixing the secretary's salary came up but a decision there on was postponed. Mr. Evens moved that the Prince ton Union be designated the official paper of the commission, with a stipu lation that the amount for pub!ish-4 ing shall not exceed $100 per year. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bryson and unanimously adopted. It was decided to hold the regular meetings of the commission upon the first Wednesday of each month. The secretary was instructed to no tify telephone companies to remove all wires belonging to them that are within five feet of the village electric wires within 10 days from the date of such notice. Those not removed with in that time will be cut by the electri cian. It will be well to call attention to a motion made by Mr. Bryson at a pre vious meeting and adopted to the effect that the day electric current shall be continued for three years. If, however, for any reason it is found necessary to discontinue such service before the expiration of that time the meters will be taken back by the com mission at their market value. The auditing of a number of bills concluded the business of last night's session. Mr Gerth Likes Climate on Coast August Gerth, who recently returned from a three months' sojourn at Van couver, says that he greatly enjoyed his trip. He was particularly pleased with the climate on the coast and it was a treat for him to see green grass and cattle grazing in the winter time, but he would not care to farm in that countrythe soil did not look good to Mr. Gerth, and, besides, he says it would take a fortune and a deal of hard work to remove the enormous stumps from the land. Is Tour Ian for Sale? We are beginning to receive in quiries from prospective purchasers and expect to bring in a number of land buyers the coming season. If you wish to sell list with us at once. McMillan & Stanley, Successors to M. S. Rutherford & Co., Princeton, Minn. 7-tf Fred Hass Versus John Albright. At the Princeton armory hall, this Thursday evening, April 6, Fred Hass of this village and John Albright of Minneapolis will wrestle to a finish, B. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms 01.00 Per Tear. PRINCETON MILLB LACS COUNTX, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1911. best two out of three falls.' These wrestlers have already engaged in two contests with one another and won a match apiece, hence this match will decide which is the best man. This will be Fred Hass' last match for the season. Albright and Hass have both been engaged in strenuous training lately and a lively match can be con fidently expected. It promises to be the best ever seen here. A Creamery for Ogllvta. F. C. Tipp of Hayland was here on land business Friday and called at the Union office for a chat. He says that at Ogilvie the farmers have or ganized a co-operative creamery company and that, as there are at least 300 available cows in that terri tory, he is confident the project will prove a success. Mr. Tipp is an en thusiast in dairy husbandry and is urging his neighbors to keep more cows. Millinery Opening:, The ladies of Princeton and vicinity are cordially invited to attend my millinery opening on Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8. Upon the same days I will hold a special sale of ladies' and children's trimmed h^ats. On my bargain counter will be foand a large number of hats at 98 cents each. Mrs. E. F. Griffith, The Bazaar. Comrades, Attention. A regular meeting of Wallace T. Rines Post, No. 142, will be held at the Grand Army hall on Saturday, April 8, at 2 o'clock in tn*e afternoon. A full attendacne is desired, as ar rangements for Memorial day ob servance will be made at that time. F, A. Lowell, Commander. A Z. Norton, Ad]utant. Letter Froin ira Bullls. Ira Bullis writes from Omaha say ing that he has a first-class position there and expects to visit Princeton during the summer. He is running a hoisting engine and says two men have been killed on the 30b upon which he is working. The Union, he says, he could not possibly get along without. A Rattling Good Show Tomorrow and Saturday evenings a moving picture show will be given at Brands' opera^bouse. Entirely new subjects of an interesting nature will be presented. You will miss one of the best shows of the season if you fail" to attend. Seed Potatoes. I will have a car of pure Irish Cobbler potatoes on Friday, April 7, direct from New Jersey, which will be for sale at my warehouse, back of P. L. Roadstrom's store. T. F. Sheen. STATS: NEWS. Farmers of the northwest took 500 carloads or nearly 12,000 head of stocker cattle out of the South St. Paul live stock market during the month of March. The tobacco grown in the vicinity of Clear Lake, Sherburne county, last season, was recently shipped to Madison, Wis., and the sum of $1,550 realized therefrom. This was grown upon 263^ acres of land. Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state, expects the number of automo bile license tags for Minnesota to reach 20,000 this year. Already more than 9,000 have been issued, which is 3,000 ahead of the record on April 1, 1910. Dan C. Kenevan, aged 81 years, dropped dead last Friday at Austin as he was watching the funeral pro cession of his brother, James C. Kene van, pass along the street. He was one of the pioneers of Freeborn county. The will of Justice A. Jaggard of the state supreme court, who died in the Bermudas February 13, was filed Friday in the Ramsey county probate court. The estate is scheduled at $57, 000, of which $22,000 is in personal and $35,000 in real property. Sven Oftedal, one of the foremost educators of the northwest, died on Thursday of last week at the Norwe gian Lutheran hospital, Minneapolis, after an operation for diabetes. For nearly 40 years he had been actively connected with Augsburg seminary. As a linguist he was something of a marvelhe read 20 languages and spoke most of them fluently. The safe in the postoffice at St. Louis Park was blown by dynamite at 4 a. m. on Saturday and about $50 in cash and $200 in stamps taken. Mail sacks were rifled and two sacks were later found three-fourths of a mile from the office on the right-of-way of the Minneapolis & St. Louis road. The safe door was blown off its hinges and the explosion partly wrecked the interior of the Hamilton grocery store, in which the office is located.. There is no clae to the robbers. jv ^MJJLMM. 1 MJARSHALLWEDS Married to Hiss Delia Ayers of Milo at the Home of His mother Yesterday Afternoon. feoy Winsor United in riarriage to niss Nellie Jones at Clay Center, Nebraska. Norman H. Marshall of Minne apolis and Miss Delia J. Ayers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ayers of Milo, were married at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of the groom's mother in Prince ton. Rev. J. O. Fisher of the Congre gational church performed the cere mony. The groomsman was Grover Umbehocker and the bride was attended by her sister, Miss Maud Ayers. The bride's dress was of white silk and the bridesmaid's of a steel gray fabric. Only the imme diate relatives and a few intimate friends were present at the solemniza tion of the nuptials. Many pretty presents were bestowed upon the happy young couple and a bounteous dinner was provided by the groom's motherthe dining room being artistically decorated with flowers and foliage for the occasion. Mi Marshall is a conductor on the Twin City Interurban railroad and he and his fair bride will leave on April 12 for Minneapolis, there to make their home. The Union ex tends its congratulations. W lnsor-Jones. We received this week an announce ment of the wedding on March 15, of Miss Nellie Jones of Clay Center, Neb., well known in this city, to Roy Winsor of Princeton, Minn. The wedding took place in the beautiful home of the bride's parents, amid a large number of guests and the cere mony was performed by Elder E. C. Davis, formerly pastor of the Chris tian church of Red Cloud. The mar riage took place at 6:30 p. m. The bride was dressed in a handsome chiffon gown, wore a bridal veil and carried a boquet of narcissus. The atjggjdants were by Roy Jones, brother of the bride and wfeu A One" proper hour the happy couple came down the stairs through an aisle of white ribbon made by the Misses Ruth and Verdie Allbie of Howard and took their place while the sweet strains of Mendels sohn's march was played by Miss Grace Johnson of Lincoln. After the ceremony and congratula tions, during which Miss Johnson played, a buffet luncheon was served to the guests. The room was dec orated in green and white and made a handsome appearance. After remaining at home for a few weeks they will go to Princeton, Minn., where they will reside on their farm. The Commercial Advertiser ex tends congratulations to the happy couple and wishes them a prosperous and contented life.Commercial Ad vertiser, Red Cloud, Nebraska. Ml8S Eunice James Married Word has just reached the Union that Miss Eunice M. James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. James of this vil lage, was married on March 29 to John A. Allen at the First Methodist church in Seattle, Washington. The young people will make their home at Ellensburg, Washington, where the groom is in business. The bride was born and raised in Princeton, where she is very highly respected. The Union congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Allen and wishes them happiness. Ail Interesting: Letter by J. Skahen The following interesting article, reproduced from The Citizen of Mil waukee of March 25, and written by J. J. Skahen for the purpose of inducing farmers looking for productive farms at small cost to settle in this part of Minnesota, has already had the effect of bringing many letters of inquiry from persons residing in outside states, and there is every probability that some of the parties seeking in formation will locate in this terri tory. Mr. Skahen's efforts to bring in settlers should be appreciated, as the whole community will be benefited thereby. Here is the letter: "A belief in the migration of the American people that a change of residence is often not a vagary but a necessity, and a valued appreciation for the wide circulation of The Citizen have induced me to ask you for a little space in your worthy columns to tell the prospective homeseeker something of the advantages and con ditions that prevail in this part of the great state of Minnesota. "Princeton, the county seat of Mille Lacs county, a thriving town of about 2,000 inhabitants, on the Great Northern railroad between Minne- apolis and Duloth, is beautifully situ ated in the heart of a rich agricul tural region and has all up-to-date improvements, excellent schools and magnificent churches. The popula tion is mixed. The farms are gener ally small, not exceeding 100 acres each on an average. A thorough system of diversified farming pre vails, and all surplus products find a ready and remunerative sale, not alone in the distant market, but in our home cities at the head of the Great Lakes and* in the twin cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. "Creameries, owned and operated by the farmers, are found not only in the villages but all over the country districts, and the revenue from those institutions flows in a steady stream into the pockets of the farmers. "The soil, rich and fertile, capable of producing all kinds of crops, is most admirably adapted to the growth of potatoes, which are raised in great abundance with but little expense and good profit. The export of this pro duct from Princeton will average an nually 2,000 carloads, or about one million bushels, and the price to the producer will average about 50 cents a bushel. Farmers have frequently paid for the whole farm in one crop of potatoes. I speak from an experience of fifteen years as a resident of Princeton. "Good, desirable farms with com fortable and ample buildings, within a radius of ten miles of this town, can be bought for $35 to $50 an acre, and land with less improvements as low as $20 an acre. "To the young man born and raised on the farms in the older and earlier settled portions of this and other states, where land is now selling for $100 to $150 an acre, and who desires to own a farm of his own and "follow the plow" for a vocation (than which there is none nobler or better), the conditions and advantages of this lo cality should appeal with alluring and awakening force. The young man of proper disposi tion, free from bad habits and of moderate means, can buy and pay for a desirable farm in this vicinity in a few years. Compare such a condition with that of the tenant farmer. "While it may be the desire of some torreanrtn in the old neighborhood, in sight of the old home with all its affectionate environments, yet the purchase of a farm in those old settled communities is beyond the reach of the average young man. The cost of a farm where land is worth $100 an acre would produce a burden of undiminishing interest, well calcu lated to crush not only the shoulders but the courage and ambition of the purchaser of ordinary means. "Glad indeed am I to see the old homestead down in Calumet county, Wisconsin, where I was born and reared, and upon which I left many drops of sweat while sharing in the toil and hardship incident to pioneer days, steadily advance in price from the modest little price of $1.25 an acre, which father paid for it over fifty years ago, until today it is worth $150 an acre. This circumstance is not unlike thousands of others in that and other states. The young man who must depend upon his own efforts to give him a farm must move on. "A residence of thirteen years on the blizzard-swept prairies of the Da kotas, where the scorching hot winds of summers' droughts brought devas tation and ruin to all crops and want and misery to many homes, un mistakably proved to me the uncer tainty of that region. "Careful investigation of condi tions in the mountain and Pacific coast states, while making a trip through there, revealed the fact that little can be accomplished in the way of agriculture except by irrigation, which is most expensive. "All in all, I am forced to the con clusion that Minnesota, especially the north half, with her varied resources, diversified industries, good markets, cheap lands, moderate climate, abundant rain fall, beautiful lakes and running streams affords today better opportunities and insures' safer results to the man of moderate means than any other portion of the country. I shall be pleased to give any in formation desired touching the condi tions named herein to anyone con templating a change of residence or, desiring a good investment. "John J. Skahen, Princeton, Minn." Hass Bros Defeat Some Good Mem. Fred and Ben Hass returned on Fri day from a wrestling tour and they were victorious in every match but one in which they engaged. In the match which was lost Fred was de feated, but his opponent, the "Dago Kid," was much heavier than he. Their itinerary was as follows: March 24, at Sauk CenterBen -*_i. VOLUME XXXY. Hass and O'Claire. Ben won in two straight falls. March 25, at Moose LakeFred Hass and "Farmer" Brnsow. Fred won the first and third' falls and Brusow the second. March 28, at Bird IslandBen Hass and Eddie Mack. Mack won the first fall and Ben the second and third. Mack outweighed Ben by 20 pounds. March 29, at Bird IslandFred Hass and Kerns. Fred threw Kerns two straights in less than 20 minutes. March 30, at Bird IslandFred Hass and the "Dago Kid." Fred won the first fall and the "Dago" the second and third. Fred's opponent was 20 pounds heavier than he. Tonight, at the armory in Prince ton, Fred Hass will go on the mat with John Albright of Minneapolis, the middleweight champion of the northwest. Albright has engaged in contests here before and has proved. himself a good man. When matched against such a skillful wrestler as Fred Hass there is bound to be a live ly and interesting time. A star-Chamber Session. The new village council met on Tuesday evening at the unusual hour of 7 o'clock and, as a consequence, the audience which invariably attends such important events, was conspicu ous by its absence. It has been cus tomary for the council to meet at 8 p. m., but upon this occasion the even ing's business was all completed by 7:30 and the body adjourned. The members of the commission intended to meet with the council and talk over village business, but when Chairman Elmer E. Whitney arrived at the re corder's office at 7:30 the "solons" had departed. Apparently no one with the exception of the councilmen knew in advance at what time the meeting would be held, hence the pub" lie was not there to listen to the inter esting deliberations. The business disposed of, so far as we have been able to ascertain, was as follows: M. L. Wheeler was appointed to fill the seat of Elmer E. Whitney, re signed. The bonds of Grover Umbehocker recorder, in the sum of $2,000 J. C. Herdliska, treasurer, $5,000 and A. Z. Norton, justice of the peace, $500, were, presented and approved.. Tom Post was reappointed village marshal at a salary of $20 a month. Chas. A. Dickey was selected as vil lage attorney for the ensuing year at a salary of $100. Upon motion the village attorney was instructed to make an investiga tion of the records of the outgoing council and to report thereon. The first Thursday in every month was fixed as the day for holding the regular meetings. A motion prevailed that the secret ballot be used in voting upon all im portant matters. The Complexion of Congress. The sixty-second congress called by President Taft in extraordinary ses sion to consider the reciprocity agree ment with Canada, opened on Tues day. The interesting situation of a demo cratic house and a republican senate meeting to consider a Taft adminis tration measure directs unusual at tention ta the convening of the sixty second congress in extraordinary ses sion. The political complexions of the two branches of congress are as follows: House democrats, 228 republicans, 160 socialist, 1 vacancies, 2, the ninth Iowa and the second Pennsyl vania districts. Senate, republicans, 50 democrats, 41 vacancy, 1, from Colorado. The roll call in the two branches show some remarkable changes from the last session. In the house the democrats have a gain of 54 members and the republicans a loss of 55, the socialist member, Victor Berger of Milwaukee, accounting for the differ ence in the equation. Instead of the 59 republicans who occupied seats in the senate on March 4 there are only 50. The ranks of the minority is increased from 32 to 41 and it will be 42 when the vacancy in Colorado is filled. First-Class Harness For Sale. Jr I 4 *3 rf I have an excellent assortment of team and buggy harness at my store in the opera house block. Everything guaranteed. Call an'd get prices be fore buying elsewhere. I am here to stay. New harness made and repair work done. 15-tf ,5 William Neely. Fine oung Horses. I have some fine horses at my barn sound], young animals suitable for farm or general purpose work. You will probably never again be able to obtain hordes of this sort at so low a price as these are being offered for. Call at the barn and size them up. 3-tfc ^T^Aolger Bine*.-4