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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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