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w% \t-w-m 4Bv R. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms 81.00 Per Year. 2 MRSESJRADUATE Misses Florence and Nellie Johnson Presented With Diplomas at Congregational Church. Excellent Program Rendered and Rev. E. B. Service Delivers an Able Commencement Address. On Tuesday e\ening the 1912 giaduation exercises of the North western Hospital Training School for Nurses were held in the Congre gational church, and at that time Misses Florence and Nellie Johnson were presented vv ith their diplomas. The church was very tastefully and appropriately decorated for the occasion with floral arches, and flowering plants in bronze jardi nieres. At the back of the platform appeared, in golden letters, the name of the hospital and the figures 1912. The ladies who arranged the decora tions could scarcely have produced a more delightful effect. Dr. and Mrs. Cooney had made ev ery arrangement for the comfort of the audience by having installed a laige electric fan at each vv indovv of the church, and in consequence no one suffered from the effects of the heat. The e\ening's programananged bj Mrs. Coonejcommenced with a selection by the Princeton orchestra which was admirablj lendered, and this was followed by an imocation offered bj Rev. Sen ice. Mrs. B. Soule then gave a verj pretty selec tion on the pipe oigan and Miss Mar garet I. King recited ,kAt the Close. bj John Greenleaf VShittier. Miss King is a good elocutionist and xendeied her recitation in a manner which was appreciated. ''Danube Waves," bj the Princeton orchestra, wras the next number, and Rev. Ser- vice followed with the commence ment address. His subject was ''The Robed Messengers of the Sick," and he handled it in an ad mirable manner. Among other things he said 'This is a glad hour of destinj to these queenh nurses. The science ot medicine, the realm ot surgerj, the healing a't, is the greatest path wav men and women have ever trod den in the ~phvsical world. The world todav, amid its pain and suffenng, would go down with broken hearts without these tender hands of ministry. You have chosen a noble calling in life. Discourage ments maj throng jour pathway. The thoughtless maj charge jou with neglect of dutv, but with our untiring ambition and noble pur pose jou shall win and reach the summit of well-earned success. 'During the late ci\ il war a nurse went to the battlefield with her blankets and coffee pot. An officer came along and asked her, 'Bj whose authority are you here?' She paid no attention to him and again he said, 'Bv whose authority are jou here?' Still she did not answer, and a third time he put the question. Then, setting her blankets and coffee upon the ground, she went up to the horse's head and, shaking her fist in the officer's face, she said: the authority of the Lord God Almighty. Have jou anything that ranks higher than that?' The world today bows in admiration at the figure clad in blue and whitea messenger of mercj and love. "You will meet with temptation in the height of our achievements. Some one to whom jou have minis tered or some one far away will offer you the hand of matrimony, but be slow to leave the fe\ensh brow of the sick. Remember duty demands hardworking class it. Some one you may rescue, some one vou may save. 'As citizens and friends, we are proud of your noble life of service and also our worth of character in our midst. Be proud in the highest sense ourselves. You have been schooled, trained and disciplined by one of the best surgeons in the state. As citizens we fully appreciate the work of the Northwestern hospital, its physician and noble staff of nurses. Your skill and care has sa\ed fiom death many of our dear est friends. It is true some have slipped awav from us who did not come under .your care in time to ar rest disease. But they live in memory greeen. No individuals live to themselves It is best we live for others. Your calling is a good one. You cannot regiet it It is true that fatigue and wean maiches of anxiety await you, but this will quicken your intellectual pace and stead\ jour nerve for greater triumphs. Noble women of your own profession beckon you onward. A Florence Nightingale is worthy of "Do you remember with what silent awe jou gazed upon those wonderful senior nurses with their wise looks and rnysterious, silent manners? Do j-ou remember your first night watch, jour first daj's on the surgical floors and in the operat ing room? -Yesterday, yesterday, all of it, and yet here jou are at the end of two j-ears and ready to leave us. "Are jou ready to go? Are jrou glad to go? Are we glad to take your hands for the last time? Yes and no to all these questions. We trust you are as ready to go as two years of instruction and experience can make you ready. We are responsible, and we are to blame if you are not, for it is recorded in my memory that you have been an earnest, faithful, painstaking and We hope Vou are both glad and sorry to leave Glad to take up j'our life work which you have struggled so earnest ly to prepare yourselves, and yet down in our heart we should be dis appointed if there lingered no regret at severing the ties that have us together for these two years. Are we glad to bid you good bye? We are glad for you that jou have* so safely and triumphantly finished jour course with us, which has re quired on your part so much pains taking, hard work and serious thought: glad and proud to know that even though you go out into the world from this date jou are still and ever will be ours: yet sorry to break the tie, for we shall miss you long and sorelj. a MU U1 asS long as ou 9 inn, your imitation, wending her way at night o\er the battlefield to care for the dying. She has made for you a great epoch in the world's history, patient and loving in her calling. "The study of the human body is the master science of the wrorld. One of the greatest surgeons, way back in the long ago, said the skele ton of a human body proved the existence and divinity of God. The discovery of the circulation of the blood by Dr. Harvey was a wonder ful disco\ery, but the feats in sur gerj today astonish the world. This losing sight of the absolute necessity- age of occult is an age of occul science, genius and progress. The use of anesthet ics is trulj a messenger from the sky. By the use of stovaine the patient may witness the operation of the surgeon without pain or suffer ing. Some time after the discovery ot chloioform a patient reviving from its effects asked, "Oh, Dear Doctor, has the operation begun?' The surgeon smiled as he replied, 'I have just taken off one leg do you want the other taken off?' In any profession or calling of life care and close attention will bring you to the dawning of the morning. Your calling is sacred. Character onlj will raise you to the throne of womanhood and place the crown upon jour brow. The scripture saith, 'He that is faithful in that which is least will be faithful in that which is most.' Little things are little things, but faithfulness in little things is something great. "Dare to do right, dare to be true. You have a work, nurses, that no one else can do. Do it bravelj, kindlj and well, Angels will hasten the story to tell." Mrs. B. P. Taj lor followed Mr. Sen ice with a vocal solo rendered in her usual excellent style, and re sponded to an encore with another pretty selection. She was accom panied bj Mrs. B. Soule on the piano and bj Miss Jojce Petterson and Severt Petterson on the violin and cello. Dr. Cooney then made an able address to the graduates and presented them with their diplomas. The doctor, said: "Young ladies of the ninth gradu ating class of the Northwestern Hospital Training School for Nurses: Life is a strange storya weird and unexplainable dream. So swift in its flight, so slow in anticipation, so near and jet so far in all our thoughts. I make no manner of doubt that one or both of ou hesi tated and doubted the wisdom of entering the nurse profession because of the long two jears of preparation which jou must give out of jour lhes, but where have thej gone? Was it yesterday or the day before that you wrote out that first appli cation for admission into this school? Was it last night or this morning that you donned our first cap and gown at the close of the mo.nth's orobation? us: for The position into which jou step tonight is a somewhat exalted one as I would havec j^ou never for one tain it, and no longer. It is not entailed inheritance but one to re tain and guard which will be almost as long and as hard a struggle as was asi ,^v 0 i+ its first acquirement. Any nurse or graduate from any school of learning who thinks her work finished is bound to meet an awakening. "A few of the -many items for thought and care may be briefly mentioned and commented upon: The nurse of today must study care fully and with, serious thought to make herself personally most desir able and attractive. Every woman wishes to be attractiv e, but the pro fessional nurse, who takes up the serious side of life, is in danger of of the cultivation of this artfor art it surely is. Gracious and dignified manners, becomingness in dress, the most rigid adherence to the laws of presonal cleanliness, a knowledge of the small amenities of modern so ciety. These do not sound like matters of interest to the woman who has deliberately elected to spend her life over the beds of the sick and djing, but just the same they are necessary and important, and, com ponent parts that must contribute to her success. It is exceedingly im portant that the nurse should be honest, and all through her pro fessional life must hold herself to the strict standard of faithfulness and trustworthiness toward the physician and the patient and the household where duty calls, her, and strict honesty of thought and pur pose will carry her through many a dangerous shoal. The nurse must be studious, for miich can be learned and relearned from books, but every phase of her dailj life, every case under her care, e\ery household of which she becomes a member, should be the subject of serious thought and attention to further hei adv ancement in the profession of which she forms a part. In entering upon jour profession al life it is also highly important that jou do so with a well-con sidered financial plan for jour fu ture. You cannot afford to be care less with jour bread-earned money and ou cannot .afford to invest it unwisely, ghing its ultimate bene fits to those who never earned it. In short, j-ou cannot afford to be anything but strict business. You will notr^always earn monej, and some day maj need what is now passing through jour hands with little thought. So I exhort you for your own sakes, and for jour future interest and happiness, to so order j-our affairs that you may reap in the end a maximum benefit from a minimum expenditure: and again, I would repeat what I said to other classes: Be exceedingly careful con cerning the choice of jour intimate friends and a home. Much of your standing in the community will de pend upon jour home surroundings, and jou will jourselves be much benefited and refreshed and saved from professionalism if, when off duty, jou can find jourselves even for a short time a member of a genteel christian home. Cultivate as much as possible the habit of church attendance. You cannot afford to miss the strength it will bring j*ou or the good which it will do jou. 'Manj other councils come to my mind as I stand before j-ou, remem bering, as I do, that we are now at the parting of our ways, but I fore bear: j-ou are not children and will make jour way, and no one knows it better than jrour speaker. "Yroung aD never xor one a moment forget, but it is A ours onlv extensive practice, embracing, as it deserve it and main !?5 does ladies of today's graduat- ing class: Our work and our words are ended. You stand before us an honored and honorable class of whom we are both fond and proud, and we thank j-ou for your help and all you have done for us. In presenting j-ou the diploma of this school we are confident that you will reflect nothing but credit upon us, and we trust that, in assuming the duties of your profession without our watch and care,r you will find 3 equippedever full yourselve PRINCETON, MILLE LAC8 COUNT!, JUfajfESOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1912. for all bound emergencies by the training which you have received, and that in nothing will you be found lacking, and we pray that success, prosperity and happiness may go with you to the end. A selection, "Kaiser Frederick," by the orchestra and benediction by Rev. Service concluded the program and the Misses Johnson then re ceived the congratulations of the audience. The applause which every number on the program elicited testified to the excellence of the renditions The Northwestern hospital' is a splendiidn institution its traininsg school for nurses is equally as good the cities.and Dr Cooney' hundreds of surgicfl cases even-graduates year, givest the young woman an who a the hospital a wide experience. Consequently, at the close of her two years' term, she is well fitted to go into the world and make a good living. JEpiE ABBOTTWEDS Former Stenographer for Mcnillan & Stanley Married to Ray J. Kaliher of Blue Hill. Wedding Ceremony is Performed by Rev. Father Willenbrisk in St. Cloud Cathedral. i Atphe cathedral in St. Cloud, on Thuifday, June 20, Miss Jennie Abb||it daughter of Mrs. T. J. Ab bott ^of Foreston, was married to Rayf. Kaliher, son of John Kaliher of Bftie Hill. The officiating priest was father Willenbrink, secretary to Bishlp Trobee, and the bride's at- al .tendlrrts were Miss Margaret Atbot and Miss Rachael Townsend, while oomsman was Claire Kaliher. J. Abbott was also in atten at the ceremony. The bride a white embroidery and lace dresiand the bridesmaids gowns of tan sflk voile. The young people returned upon the same day to the home of the bride's mother, where a reception was held and wedding supper served. Many guests were present to con gratulate the jroung people and wish theia godspeed. The presents re ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Kaliher were numerous and beautiful. After a short bridal tour the jroung people will be at home in Blue Hill town ship, where the groom has a farm. For more than two years the bride was a resident of Princeton, where she filled with great credit the posi tionjof stenographer in the offices of McMillan & Stanley. She is not onlj'1 an accomplished stenographer but a young lady possessing an amiability of disposition which en deared her to all who made her ac quaintance. There are no dark days with Jenniethe sun shines all the timeand Ray will find that he has secured a jewel of greater worth than those which adorn the crowns of roj alt\. Mr. Kaliher, the groom, is a Wor|hy young man, industrious and persevering, whose character is un impeachable. The Union heartily congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Kaliher and hopes that they may emoj to the fullest extent life's blessings. Celebrate Tin Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Claire A. Caiev cele brated their tin wedding last Thurs daj evening and the members of the Anmversarj club, with one or two exceptions, were there to participate in the festiv ities. That it was a tin wedding was clearlj apparent from the presents which were forced upon Mr. and Mrs. Calejthe house was full of all sorts and conditions of tin ware and a goodly pile was stacked up outside the kitchen door. We saj "conditions" advisedlj, for Doc McRae and Heine Plaas disfigured a dishpan or two bj using them for drums. The supper was sened on tin plates and the lemonade in tin cups, while the piece de resistancea big roast turkejreposed on a tin platter made especially for the occasion. Although everything was served on or in tin, it tasted just as good as if the dinner service had been gold plated, say the boys, and there were some veritable epicures present. There was a feast of plenty followed by a flow of soul and games of cards. During the celebration Doc McRae silpped out into the night and organized a charivari party*, which proceeded to the back of the house, seized tin pans and kettles and created a pandemonium which brought the party to the door en masse. There the serenaders de manded mopey and Claire was com pelled to pass over a couple of dollars before they would disperse. And they would have carried off the tin ware had it not been for Heine Plaas, who, with the aid of a club and German epithets, persuaded them to drop it. When they re turned to the house Doc McRae was found sitting in an easy chair pre tending to be asleep. The occasion was one round of fun and frolic, as are all celebrations where the Anni versary club is present. Tom Allison Runs Amuck. Tom Allison of Milaca, Jerry Bes ser of Bird Island, and a number of landseekers whom Tom was taking to the lake countrj', while making a 50-mile-an-hour cilp in his big motor car a short distance south of town on Tuesday afternoon, met disaster. The machine struck a stump and the air was immediately filled with whirling humanity. Tom alighted on the back of his head, Jerry on his wrought great damage and entailed nasal protuberance, and the prospec-1 heavy expense on the town boards in- tive land buyers on their feet. All were more or less jarred by the re sults of the collision, but it was not found necessary to take either of them to the Northwestern hospital. The boys were compelled to hoof it to Princeton in a temperature esti mated by Tom to be 140 Fahrenheit, and when they arrived they were a sorry looking bunch. Bill Cordiner, the most skillful auto doctor in this part of the country, was notified, and he sent one of his experts, Joe Crompton, to the scene of the disaster with a team of horses and a draj'. There Joe found that the front axle of the machine *had been buckled and the foreward wheels consequently put out of commission, and that the car had sustained sever other injuries. The auto was dragged into town and placed in Cordiner's garage, and when it emerges from the hospital it will be thoroughly restored. Tom and his passengers may thank their stars that they were not sum marily dispatched to that place where chauffeurs are said to be em ployed shoveling gasoilne. Taft Nominated. The fiifteenth republican national convention, at the end of a long and tumultuous session, on Saturday night nominated William H. Taft for president of the United States. Taft received 561 of the votes of a total of 1,078, or 21 more than a majority. The nominating speech was made bj Warren G. Harding of Ohio. When it became absoluteh certain that Mr. Taft would be nominated without much difficulty the leaders in control of the conven tion decided to give him as a run ning mate his companion on the ticket of 1908James S. Sherman. Sherman polled 597 votes for vice persident. Borah 21, Merriam 20, Hadley 14. Beveridge 2, Gillette 1, Absent 71. Present but not voting, 352. Nearly.350 Roosevelt delegates de clined to take part in the balloting for president or vice president and upon adjournment hastened awaj to Orcnesrta hall and nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president on an independent ticket. Democratic National Convention. Despite the earnest protests of William J. Bryan, Alton B. Parker was elected temporary chairman of the democratic national conv ention Parker received 579 votes, Brjan 506 Ollie James of Kentuckv will be permanent chairman. He is a pro gressiv democrat. Up until last evening no business of importance was transacted bj the convention. Champ Clark seems to be the favo rite. Wilson is considered out of the running. I may be Clark or it may be Brjan. It is anybody's fight. La Follette has been to Baltimore and conferred with Brj-an. If a reactionarj democrat is nomi nated it is freely predicted that a third party will be formed under the leadership of La Follette arid Brvan. The New Gun Club. The Princeton Gun club, organized a week or so ago, now has a member ship of over 20 and applications from persons desirous of joining are being received by the secretary daily. The officers are: Dr. McRae, president Ira G. Stanley, secretary, W. H. Ferrell, treasurer, and the member ship fee is $3. Traps of the latest make have been purchased and the boys are doing some good shooting. Practice every Thursday at 6:30 p. m. Last week Joe Craig made the best score24 out of a possible, 25, but Joe Mossman and Tom Kaliher claim they are the crack shots of the club. Joe'made 2 out of a possible 25 and Tom 3. A Close Call for Joe. Little Joe Armitage had a narrow escape from serious injury or death last Friday afternoon. He had started across Oak street, south of his home, then suddenly wheeled around and ran right in front of W. S. Foster's automobile. Mr. Foster brought the machine to a standstill in almost a moment's time, but not before Joe had been knocked down and thrown under the auto. Joe was dragged from under the machine and found to have suffered no serious injury. Mr. Foster was not to blame in the matter. Joe, who is only four years old, is one of the brightest and best-liked boys in Princeton, and his legion of friends rejoice that he escaped unscathed. Improve the Roads* Now.* Considerable work has been done on the roads in this vicinity already this season. The storm in May IWNESOTA VOLUME XXXTI. NO. 27 making necessary repairs to roads and bridges, but the good work must go on. The crying need of the hour is better roads. We sincerely hope the village of Princeton will do its share in improving the approaches to town. If means are available that stretch of road between the East Branch bridge and the Coates' hill should be turnpiked and graveled, and that part of the Greenbush road within the village limits should also receive some attention. A Jolly Anoka Party. A jolly party from Anoka, consist ing of Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman and Ed. Coleman and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Caswell, came up in Mr. Coleman's auto and spent Tuesday with Princeton friends who were delighted to entertain them. Mr. Caswell was for several years editor of the Union and is serving his fourth term as auditor of Anoka county. He is recognized as one of the best county auditors in the state. Mr. Coleman is president of the First National bank of Anoka and superintendent of the insane hospital at that place, and Mr. Ed. Coleman fills an important position in the bank. To Close on July Fourth. We, the undersigned, hereby agree to keep our places of business closed all day on July 4, 1912: A. E. Allen & Co., O. B. Newton, C. Nelson, E. Nelson & Co., Evens Hardware Co., Orton & Kaliher, Caley Hard ware Co., Mcllhargey Hardware Co., J. C. Herdliska, Princeton Roller Mill Co., Peterson & Nelson, J. H. Reichard. L. C. Hummel, A. S. Mark, J. H. Hoffman, Wm. Neely, F. C. Foltz, H. M. Avery, W. C. Miller, L. E. Svarrj, A. C. Smith, J. M. Johnson, E. C. Earley & Co., M. E. Jesmer, S. Long, M. A. Bel sem, Peter Moeger, Anna Sadley, Geo. C. Newton, Carl Ness, O B. Randall. Surprise Party. A number of friends and neighbors on Sundaj surprised Mrs. Wheeler Veal by calling at her home to spend the day and cheer her. The visitors were W. J. Applegate, wife and family: Wm. Veal, wife and family Asa Ecclebarger, wife and family Samuel Farrington, Mrs. P. P. Far rington, Mrs. Maria Kierce and Richard Grant. A very enjoyable time was passed. Change of Foley Bank Owners. There has been a change in the ownership and management of the state bank at Folej, 'George E. Hanscom and Jas. J. Ponsford, cashier and president, having dis posed of their interests to Gus J. Pareut, Lawrence Weisniewski and L. E. Fonquette. The new owners are all well known residents of Ben ton countv. Fourth of July Celebration. A big celebration will be held at LaVelle's hall, Blue Hill, on July 4. A ball game, horse races and foot races will be among the sports on the adjacent grounds. Dancing in the hall day and night. Best of music. Fine picnic grounds. Every body invited to come and enjoy the day. 26-2tc No Such Fear Haunted Dan. According to press dispatches our own Senator Gunn seemed in an awful hurry to get away from the special session of the legislature be fore it got through. What was his hurry? Did he fear he might get a chance to vote on reapportionment? Cass Lake Times. Enthusiastic for Lee. William E. Lee is fitted both by nature and by experience for the position of governor of Minnesota Mr. Lee has served the state in numerous public capacities, and has filled each position creditably. He will make a good governor.Sauk Centre Herald. AT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL. Mrs. Esler of Ogilvie underwent a surgical operation on Fridajr .3 after- noon and is now convalescent. William Mirick is at the hospital for medical treatment. Ralph Lundell, aged 16 years, son of Chas. Lundell of Carmody, was brought to the hopital yesterday morning in a dying condition. He had been ill with appendicitis since Sunday, but the nature of the disease was not understood bj' the boy's parents, and therefore they did not procure medical assistance in time. The boy died j'esterday after noon. A daughter was born at the hospi tal to Mr. and Mrs. George Gerth of Princeton township on Saturday afternoon. 3 s*