i STATE LEGISLATURE Lee's County Option Bill fleets De- feat in the House by Vote of Fifty-nine to Fifty-nine. After a Battle of Four Hours Senate Annihilates Woman Suffrage Bill Passed by House. County option met its defeat in the house on Fridaj, hen Repre sentative Lee's bill was killed by a vote of 59 to 59, two members being absent. Sixty-one votes weie neces sary to carry the measure. The absentees, Albert Pfaender and W. H. Wescott, were both opposed to the bill. While the measuie fell four votes short of the expectations of its friends it came nearer passage than in any pievious session. The state senate on Fridav, follow ing a parliamentaiy battle lasting from noon until 4 p. m., and after six roll calls on various motions, killed the woman suffrage bill passed by the house* By this action all hope of the women having this con stitutional amendment submitted to the people at the 1914 election goes aglimmering. The final \ote, on a motion of Senator G. H. Sulli van of Stillwater to reject the bill, a motion said to be without parallel in the histoij of the state, was 31 to 25. Seven membeis were absent, but all of those present \oted the same as they did when Senator Ole Sageng's suffrage bill was defeated by the sen ate two weeks ago, except Senator S. B. Duea, who voted for the bill the other time but with the opponents now. The senate committee on towns and counties recommends that 10 per cent of the liquoi license money in villages and cities of the fourth class, which now goes into the county revenue fund, be placed in a road improvement fund and expend ed on loads leading into the munici palities. By a vote of nearly three to one the house killed J. J. Preston's bill prohibiting the employment of per sons not native born or naturalized on public works. Representative Brown of St. James has introduced a bill providing for the removal of the power of appoint ing the state superintendent of pub lic instruction from the governor and giving it to the state high school board, such board to act with one peison chosen by the county superintendents and one bj the city supei intendents. As a tribute of lespect to the memory of Robert A. Smith, former major of St. Paul, who died last week, both houses of the legislature adjoin ned ovei Saturday. C. J. Buell, who has succeeded the notorious Lvnn Haynes as the "cen- sor"' oi the state legislature, was ousted iiom the house floor by the sergeant at aims on Friday. A bill pioviding that a minor who misrepresents his age for the pur pose of obtaining liquor may be punished foi misdemeanor on Friday appeared in the house with C. W. Bouck as its sponsor. Similar measures have been introduced at even session of the legislature for years past and have been voted down on the ground that the result will be to relieve liquor dealeis fiom all ie sponsibility in the sale of intoxicants to minors. The senate general legislation com mittee held a bill-killing bee on Fri daj and among the measures an nihilated were Duea's bill for licenc ing real estate dealers, Elwell and Lund's bill creating a legislative refeience bureau, two bills by Carl Wallace lor the legulation of hotels, Frank Murray's bill for giving aid to poultry associations and another bill bv him prohibiting lobbying, and Paulj 's bill creating a state board of boiler inspectors. The house committee of elections has reported out the Lundeen presi dential primary bill with a recom mendation that it pass. The bill provides for a primary election on the second Tuesday in March in each presidential year, at which the vot ers shall express their preferences for president and vice president and elect delegates to the national con ventions of their respective parties, the state delegation to the national convention to select the national committeeman for the state. Members of the state game and fish commission were on Tuesday subjected to a grilling by the house committee on public accounts and expenditures. The committee sought to ascertain why Lake Shetek, in Murray county, was set apart as the exclusive fishing pre- *D '-vfe ifjfi Tktrfti N1d**Jft 3 ,1. j.M\-i^lVx a\ So* J serve of William Summers of Hast ings when other professional fisher men, eager to get a chance to pay large sums for seining the lake for lough fish, were excluded. So far as the investigation has gone the action of the game and fish commission in thus discriminating looks partic ularly fishy. As a means of clearing the tax books of thousands of descriptions of leal estate on which taxes are delin quent, the house committee on taxes has prepared a bill authorizing the sale of all property on which the taxes have been delinquent for any oi all of the fifteen jears prior to 1914, at one-half the assessed value of such property in 1912. The bill provides that the sale shall be con ducted in the same manner as the regular delinquent tax sales and the puichaser obtains a deed from the state. Persons having an interest in the land may redeem before the sale by paying up the taxes with 6 per cent interest. Representative Conley of Rochester on Tuesday presented a bill which provides for the establishment of a closed season of five jears for quail and prairie chickens. I is the theory of those interested in preserv ing wild game that if these birds are not molested for a teim of jears thej will multiply rapidly and that good hunting will be restored in places which are now decimated. Tuesday afternoon's session of the senate was devoted to a discussion of the amendments to the state-wide piimary bill passed at the special session last year, but final action was continued until Friday morn ing. R. C. Dunn on Tuesday attacked Representative Kneeland's bill which provides for a constitutional amendment allowing the creation of a separate department of public domain. The constitution now puts the state land department under the auditor, and Mr. Dunn declared that it ought to stay there. "There is no need of cieating a new office," said Mr. Dunn. "There is very little for the auditor to do now but look after the state land interests, and he is doing it well. We would be no better off with a new high salaried official." C. EL. Warner introduced a freak bill in the house on Tuesday which makes it compulsorj for lumber camp owners to furnish baths, with soap and disinfectants, for the woodsmen. Ach, those graybacks! Representative Pless' bill restoring capital punishment for murder in the first degree has been reported out bv the house committee on judi ciarj without rceommendation. The bill vests the responsibility of imposing the death penalty on the jury tiying the case. It will precipi tate a vigorous fight when it comes up for final passage. Robert C. Dunn's good roads bill, one of the important constructive measures of the session, comes up in the house as a special order tomor- IOW. Mr. Dunn, who fathered the one mill state load tax amendment, has made good roads his hobby, and in the pending bill he has codified former road laws into a new act of thirty-eight pages, with several im portant improvements. After nearly five hours of debate the house late on Tuesday, by a vote of 55 to 61, killed the Bjorge-Frank son tonnage tax bill and later killed a motion to reconsider. By a vote of 62 to 12 the house on Tuesday, in committee of the whole, recommended for passage H. H. Dunn's anti-trust bill. Corn Growing Contest. In an endeavor to encourage the growing of corn in Minnesota, the Minnesota State Bankers' association has promised $800 in cash prizes in a boj-s' and girls' acre-jield corn-grow ing contest. The contest will be similar to the one conducted by the extension division of the state agri cultural college and will be supervised by experts from that institution. Twin city bankers will contribute the larger part of the money and the rest will be contributed by country bankers in all parts of the state. Circulars are being sent out to all members of the bankers' association, nearly 1,000 in number, urging that active support be given the move ment, especially in the raising of local prizes in addition to the $800. Within a few weeks pamphlets ex plaining the contest in detail will be sent out to the 8,000 rural schools of the state and the country boys and girls everywhere will be asked to join the movement. The contest is to be conducted with each county as a unit. In each county where a contest is conducted it is to be supervised by a responsible committee of three members, consist-1convalescent. .A*k $#& ^t^i^^a^-^i^i^ft^ik^^sS^-^'tiff' nhWnriwaiwi R. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms 81.00 Per Year. PRINCETON, MULE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1913. ing, it is advised, of the county sup erintendent, a high school superin tendent or agriculturist, and some business man or banker. I may be found advisable, in some instances, to organize a committee on a differ ent bassis. Full control of the coun ty contest is to be placed in the hands of this county committee, from the beginning to the end. The rank of the contestants is to be de termined by the county committee at the close of the contest, and a full report of the work must be made to the extension division. Any boy or girl over 16 years of age and under 18, in any county in the state where a contest is scheduled, may enter. There is no entry fee. It is only necessary to sign the agieement to abide by the rules of the contest, and carry out, as far as possible, the instructions sent out by the extension division through the county committee. Girls of Sixties Enjoy Themselves. After taking (or giving, as you prefer) a two-months' rest, the "Girls of the Sixties" are again in evidence. Mrs. Cordiner once more opened heart and hand to the dam sels, the date being St. Valentine's day. and the immediate occasion of the meeting the presence of one member who is here only for the winterMrs. Emma Soule. Other guests were Mesdames Etta Libby, Angie Eigelow and Alzada Hatch. The table was spread for twelve and the companj found their respec tive stations by means of prettj lit tle valentines, a fitting index to the dainty repast provided by the hostess. The evening was spent as usual in "dolce far niente" and the living over of days long past, but there was a pleasant feature of the occasion which came as a genuine surprise. This was a bunch of valentines from the victim of the November "apron shower" and, when opened, these proved to be real pictures framed and ready for hanging. One of the pleasantest gatherings of the series is reported by all who were so fortunate as to be present upon this, the first meeting of the "year 1913. The Approaching Village-Election. Already considerable interest is being manifested by our citizens in the approaching village election. The village is heavily in debt and the question that vitally concerns every taxpayer is, have the affairs of the village been faithfully and economically administered during the past twelve months? If so then the sensible thing to do is to con tinue the present village officers in office for another year. If, on the other hand, no substantial reduction in the village indebtedness has been effected during the jear, then a change in the officers may be desira ble. The annual financial statement of the village will tell the tale. Krieg Wins the Match. Tommy Krieg downed Jimmy Potts in a wrestling match at the armory on Monday evening. Krieg won the first round in 20 minutes by a scissors hold and the third in 25 minutes by an English cross hold. Potts won the second fall when Krieg vvas off his guard. The match showed that the men are both skilled wrestlers. Preliminaries in the shape of a boxing match and a wrestling contest were pulled off by high school students, and at the close of the principal match Krieg and Potts gave an exhibition boxing match of four rounds which was par ticularly interestiang. Shower on Mr. and Mrs. Shockley. A number of the ladies of the vil lage gave a shower on Sheriff and Mrs. Shockley at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Caley on Satur day evening and presented them with a considerable quantity of furniture, crockery, silverware, table linen, etc. The presentation was made to show the kindly spirit which exists for Mr. and Mrs. Shockley, who recently lost all their possessions by fire. Sev eral Milaca ladies also contributed toward the shower. Sheriff and Mrs. Shockley and fam ily wish to sincerely thank those who so kindly remembered them upon this occasion. AT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL. Elmer Normandie of Greenbush is at the hospital suffering from ap pendicitis in an acute form. Ed Bergren of Wyanett was oper ated upon Saturday for acute ap pendicitis and is doing nicely. Myron Walker of Miles City, Mont., underwent an operation for appen dicitis on Monday. The patient is DEATHSOFTHEWEEK Samuel Hulet Dies at His Home In Princeton Following an Ill- ness of Four Years. Mrs. Ingrid Torell of Wyanett and firs. Anna M. Little of Anoka Also Called by Death. Samuel W. Hulet died at his home in this village on Sunday, February 16, from tubeiculosis, aged 53 years. He had suffered from the disease for four jears. Euneral services were held at the family residence on Monday after- noo^atl:30 o'clock, Rev. Emerson Service officiatinc- There was a large gathering of friends and neigh bors at the obsequies and the Meth odist quartet rendered three selec tions. The remains were conveyed to Baldwin and interred in the ceme tery at that place. Samuel W. Hulet was born in Princeton and lived here until his death. For a number of years he worked for the Great Northern road as a section hand. He is survived by his mother, a sister who lives in St Cloud, and a brother, Homer, who resides with his mother in Princeton. 2 Mrs. Ingrid Torell. Mrs! Ingrid Torell died at her hc|ne in Wyanett on Saturday, Feb ruary 1, at 4:30 a.m., from cancer of jtlie stomach, from which she had suffered for a long period of time. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church, Wyanett, yesterday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. Larson. The interment was in Oak Grove cemeterj, Wyanett. Mrs. Torell was born at Harjodal en, Jemtland, Sweden, on February 16, 18q3, and was married to John Torell in Sweden on October 16, 1882. With her husband, she came to the United States in 1890 and set tled on a farm in Wyanett, where she contin|ied to reside until called by death.S She is survived by her hus band, and six childern. The children are Peter, Carl, Ida, Conrad, Edna and Theodore. She also leaves one sisterT Mrs. O. D. Orne, of the town of Princeton. Mrs. Torrell was a woman beloved by all who knew her. Mrs. Anna M. Little. The following obituary of Mrs. Little, sister of Wesley Page of Princeton, is from Tuesday's Anoka Herald: Mrs. Anna May Little died at her home in Anoka last Thursday after an illness dating back about ten years. Ulcers of the stomach were the cause. Deceased was born 84 years ago next July at Orono, Maine. She was married in 1865 and came to Anoka to reside 31 years ago last September. Her husband died eight years ago next May. She is survived by a son, William E. Little of Motley, Minn. a grand son, Archie Little of Anoka two brothers, Wesley Page of Princeton and Harrison Page, and a sister, Emilj, of Bangor, Maine. The funeral was held Sunday after noon from the Methodist church and was well attended. Dr. E. C. Horn of Minneapolis officiated. The ladies of the G. A. R. had charge of the service at the church and the Re bekahs at the grave. She was a member of both orders, a kind heart ed woman, respected by all who knew her. A Practical Organization. It is a pleasure to learn of the or ganization of the West Central Min nesota Development association on a basis of practical profit to the" terri tory it aims to serve. This associa tion has tne go-it-alone spirit. I does not want to lean on the state, unless and until it shows that its members have had the faith to put up their own money, and have dem onstrated the practicability of its plans. This association is doing things, not merely talking about them. Its plan of organization is widely copied in other states because of two facts one, that it excludes politics the other, that it maintains a minimum scale of dues. These two facts insure the stability and usefulness of the organization. tVest Central Minnesota is practi cally out of the colony business. Its problem now is to keep its own boys on the farm, and to bring in new settlers to develop farms still to be had. The first problem puzzles the best wits. I runs counter to the yearning of the American boy to do something different from what the "V"* father did. I can be solved only on evolutionary lines. Natural selection of those boys who are adapted to farm life is the first consideration. There is, after that, the development of the profits of the farm to a point where they will be attractive, and there is, third, the improvement of home life to the point where its joys will eclipse its hardships and smother the wish for change. The West Central Development association is attacking these prob lems in a practical way that promises much for a magnificent region in cluding eighteen of the best counties in Minnesota.Minneapolis Journal. The West Central Development as sociation concluded a three days' convention at Graceville last Friday and the best of results should follow the work performed. House Members Honor R. C. Dunn. The following excerpt from the Minneapolis Journal tells in brief the story of a surprise which was sprung on R. C. Dunn by his fellow members of the house of representa tives last Friday morning: "In commemoration of R. C. Dunn's birthday and twenty-sixth wedding anniversary, the house took a recess at 10:15 a. m. while C. N. Orr, on behalf of the house, present ed the veteran with a handsome silver service and a widespreading bouquet. The service consisted of a coffee urn percolator and salver and cost nearly $200. Mr. Dunn today is 58 years of age. For once Mr. Dunn was speech less and about all he could say in ap preciation of the gift was, 'God bless you: God bless you all.' Birthday Party. Mis. Millard Howard celebrated her birthday anniversary on Tuesday by entertaining the following ladies: Mesdames J. Zimmerman, L. Chap man, E. Hayes, F. Neely, H. Nel son, C. McMinn, B. Howard, S. Hatcher, N. Wylie and V. Wedg wood. The dining room decorations were of red and white crepe paper and cut flowers. Mrs. Howard served dainty rerfeshments and was presented with many pretty tokens of remembrance, among them a beavitlful silver cold-meat fork. That Hassenpfeffer Feast. Wilson Foote says that his has senpfeffer feast will not materialize until he hears from an old friend in Germany, to whom he has written for a recipe which will guide him in preparing the dish. This friend is the kaiser's chef, and the kaiser is very fond of hassenpfeffer, so Mr. Foote expects to be able to serve a royal dish with Teutonic embellish ments. In the meantime the jacks will remain frozen in the woodshed. Diaz Forces Victorious. Francisco I. Madero, president of the Mexican republic, has been forced to surrender bj General "Diaz' forces and made a prisoner, and Gus tavo Madero, the deposed president's brother, was dragged from jail and executed. According to United Press dispatches General Felix Diaz has been proclaimed provisional presi dent of Mexico while Associated Press dispatches say that General Huerta has been chosen. In Justice Court. Henry Erickson and John Briggs were brought before Justice Norton on Tuesday morning charged with drunkenness. Erickson's face was badly discolored when he appeared in court. Both defendants pleaded guilty and were each fined five dol lars and costs. As an outcome of the case Marshal Post was deprived of his star and the village president, R. D. Byers, appointed Oscar Stark to succeed him. Live Stock Value in State. The wealth represented by the val ue of farmers of live stock on the farms of Minnesota has reached new record figures, raising from $172,197,- 000 to $199,582,000 in one year. Yet the actual number of animals is less by 4,000, and, except for milk cows, of which the number has increased, the valuation advances are due principally to the higher cost of liv ing. Home Comforts. It is the common idea that country life is isolated, but since the advent of better roads, telephones and free delivery of mail, nothing could be farther from the truth. Social in tercourse is often more restricted in the city than in the country, the city woman often not knowing even her next-door neighbor. The real secret in bettering coun try life and building up country soci abliity is to give woman a better chance. She is now too much of a household slave and drudge. When her old-fashioned household methods IWESOTU VOLUME XXXVII. NO. 9 are replaced by modern conveniences and the home fitted up with a few of the comforts which are necessities in the city, then country home life will no longer be barren or isolated. Man's labor is lessened by many modern tools and appliances, while the woman often still works with her primitive methods. The im provements should go on in the home as well as in the barn and field. But the woman must take the initiative. She should figure up the costs, make her plans and present them as a dec laration of independence, if need be. Jury List. Following is a list of the grand and petit jurors drawn to serve at the general April, 1913, term of the district court to be held in Prince ton, Mille Lacs county: GRAND. August Henschel Princeton J. H. Hill Princeton. James Saxon Princeton Henry Kuhn Princeton Elmer E. Whitney Princeton Vil. M. L. Wheeler Princeton Vil. Edmund Young Princeton Vil. August Lindstrom Greenbush Nels M. Peterson Borgholm C. P. Johnson Bogus Brook Peter Larson Hayland Ole G. Bruflodt Page G. H. Onstad Page John E. Moore Milaca Vil. Martin Sorenson Milaca Vil. Simon Kasper Milaca Ernest Johnson Milo F. W. Bartelt Milo H. M. Lockwood Foreston Vil. W. W. Britton Kathio Herman Erickson Onamia John Bezanson Wahkon Harry Elgren East Side PETIT. Fred Scalberg Princeton Vil. H. L. Cowles Princeton Vil. Phillip Devlin Princeton Vil. Nick Essig Princeton Fred Wesloh Greenbush T. W. Normandin Greenbush Olof Olson Greenbush Noah Johnson Borgholm Emil Nelson Bogus Brook August Anderson Bogus Brook Charles Wills Hayland -Erick Williams Page John A. Petterson Page Albert Swanson Page Elmer Garner Milaca Vil. N. R. Hanson Milaca Vil. William McLaren Milaca Vil. O. H. Helmen Milaca L. Philips Milaca M. E. Blakeley Milo Gust Stark Milo William De Hart Foreston Vil. Henry Cremers, Onamia Charles Malone Isle Harbor Tramway Built by W. L. Hatch Burns. A letter from Guy Cordiner, who is now located at Juneau, Alaska, to his mother in Princeton contained the following newspaper clipping: "A dispatch from Cordova, dated January 28, leads as follows: The loading station at the Bonanza mine caught fire from an overheated stove, destrojing the building and putting the tramway out of business. The tram with ten towers which support ed it became loosened by the burning of one of the towers and the whole system crashed into the gulch below, where it is now piled up in broken confusion. The tram alone cost thirty-five thousand dollars and the loss, which includes the buildings and'con tents, is not less than fifty thousand dollars. Until the tram is rebuilt there can be no more ship ments of copper ore from the famous Bonanza mine." This story is of local interest from the fact that W. L. Hatch of Prince ton was the superintendent of con struction on the tram and that Guy Cordiner was also emplojed on the work. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining un claimed at the postoffice at Prince ton on February 17: Thomas Shiells (foreign), Mrs. Addie Anderson, Mr. Carl M. Sholin, Mrs. Margaret Guet, Mr. Jim Clancy, Miss Olga Edman, Mrs. Hausing Davis. Please call for advertised letters. L. S. Briggs, P. M. $100 Reward. A reward of $100 is hereby offered for the arrest and conviction, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person scatter ing or throwing out poison or poi soned bread, meat or. other food in the village of Princeton. Princeton Gun Club. Piano Tuning. F. W. Merrill of Stillwater will be in Princeton the week of February 24. Persons desiring pianos tuned should leave orders at Ewings' music store. 9-ltc