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STATE TOURNAMENT Of High School Basket Ball Teams to Be Held at Northf leld Uunder Aus- pices of Carleton College, Time Is Set For Next Spring and the Local School Will Strive to Re- present the Tenth District. A state wide basket ball tourna ment is to be held at Northfield next spring under the auspices of Carle ton college, at which time the state championship among high school basket ball teams will be decided. Teams representing each congres sional district of the state will com pete and the local high school quint will contend for the honor of repre senting the Tenth district in the tournament. Princeton will play Milaca on Jan uary 22, Mora February 5, and Sand stone on the 19th of February. The last two games are to be played away from home, while the first game will be staged at Princeton. The victor in this series will meet the winner in a like series between North Branch, Pine City, Bush City and Cambridge. The team that carries off the honors in the last contest will represent the Tenth congressional district at the state tournament. The Princeton high school is repre sented by a very creditable basket ball team, and the boys can be de pended upon to give a good account of themseves Much practice is be ing indulged in by the local team, and they will undoubtedly be formid able contestants for the opportunity o paiticipating in the final series at Northfield Princeton Defeats Milaca. The Princeton high school basket ball team journeyed to Milaca last Friday evening, and clashed with the representatives of the high school at that place. The contest was interesting throughout, although Princeton's representatives clearly outclassed their opponents in all de partments of the game. The final score was 26 to 16. The local quint took the lead from the start and at the end of the first half had the long end of a 16 to 7 score. Peterson Umbehocker and Newton did excep tionally well in the basket throwing department. The first named tossed the ball through the basket three times, while the lattei two each suc ceeded in thiowing five baskets. Max Vondemarus of Princeton acted as referee, and Ed VanRhee of Mil aca officiated as umpire and the de cisions of both were fair and impar tial. A return game will be played at Princeton next month. Death of Sereno E. Payne. Congressman Sereno E. Payne of New York passed away unexpectedly Thuisday night in a Washington hotel. The well known statesman succumbed to heart failure, and not a friend nor relative was near when the end came He had been appar ently in the best of health, and had occupied his seat in the house as usual on Thursday. Mr. Payne had served in Congress for more than a quarter of a century, and had taken a conspicuous part in framing tariff measures, having been ^recognized as an authority on the subject. Funeral services were held Sunday in the hall of the house of repre sentatives, and committees from both the house and senate accom panied the remains to Auburn, N. Y. Corn Is King. The bureau of crop estimates of the national department of agricul ture on Tuesday announced its final estimates of the size and value of the nation's harvests. According to its figures this year's principal farm crops are worth $4,945,852,000. The value last year was 84,966,852,100. The values are based on the farm price of the crops December 1. The com crop greatly exceeds in value any other itembeing estimated as Worth #1,702,599,000. Wheat is second in the list and its value is placed at 1878,680,000. Oats, barley, rye, buck wheat, flaxseed, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, hay, tobacco, cotton and sugar beets follow in the order named. The potato crop is valued at $198,609,000. In addition to these crops other farm products such as minor crops and animal products, wili bring the year's total close to $9,750,000,000. Warble Fly Invades Minnesota. Warble flies have appeared in Min nesota. The state has been free from this pest of cattle heretofore, though surrounding states have known it. I is said to cause an an nual loss in the United States of not less than $69,000,000. If Minnesota can keep it out, it will mean a very great saving to the farmers. The fly is a large bee-like insect, of dark color, says C. W. Howard of the Division of Entomology, Univer sity Farm. I deposits its eggs on the legs of cattle, where they hatch. The small grubs are then licked off, and secure lodgment in the gullet. In the early spring tumor-like swel lings appear on the backs of the cattle, with the grubs breaking through and falling to the ground to develop into flies a little later. Farmers should watch for these warbles or swellings on the backs of their cattle, and, when the perfora tion has become sufficiently large, should squeeze out the grubs and crush them. There are other means of fighting them but this is the surest and most effective. A PASTORAL PLAYHOUSE. Wonderful Open Air Theater In the Heart of the Alps. What is probably the most perfect pastoral theater in Europe is situated in .the heart of the Alpsat Interlak en, in Switzerland. This unique "play house" is open to all the winds that blow, and its roof is formedin the most favorable circumstancesby the blue canopy of the sky. It is not al ways thus, however, and it has not in frequently happened that the hue of the canopy has been less inviting and that players and spectators alike have experienced the interlude of a heavy downpour which was not in the pro gram. The open air theater at Interlaken is used for performances of Schiller's great drama, "William Tell," for which it is by nature admirably adapt ed The stage is a rising meadow flamed on three sides by dense woods of beech and pine, with a "backcloth" of grim, gray rock towering toward the sky beyond Away to the light stietches a huge semicircle of moun tain peaks, 9,000 and 10,000 feet high, and behind the spectator tower the great peaks of the Bernese Oberland the Jungfiau, Monch and Eiger, with their burden of eternal snows Nature in accommodating mood has provided the entrances and exits of this unique theaterpassages in the woods through which gallop with thundering of hoofs on hard ground the mail clad troopers of the tyranni cal governor The cattle, goats and sheep which appear in the first scene the return of the flocks and herds from the Alpine pastures approach down the steep path in the woods on the right and are beard long before they are visible, the tinkling and clang ing of their bells mingling harmoni ously with the long drawn notes of the huge wooden Alpine horn, seven feet in length, and forming an appro priate overture. Wide World Maga zine. TWO POINTS OF VIEW. Who Had the Happier Lot, the Lady or the Laborer? A Fashionable Woman, coming from the Opera in the rosy nest of a Limou sine, passed a group of Laboiers at midnight. Machines, like terrible Ani mals, were burrowing into the Earth Steam was hissing as if from the mouths of a million Serpents. Rocks flew in every direction. Torchlights flamed. There was the thunder of La bor The Night Shift was in full swing And the Woman, glancing from the window at a certain Workman, for an instant thought. "How I wish I had that brawny La borer's strength and Joy of Life! How I envy him his Power, his physical per fection, the wonder of his Manhood, his freedom from the Shackles that bind me. He is his own master, while I am a slavethe slave of a Man I despise!" At that moment the Laborer paused long enough by the deep Chasm where his Engine rocked to glance into the Motor as it sped by him. And he thought: "Oh, to be like her! To know Leisure and Wealth and Rest! To be free from Drudgery and Toil, to come and go as I pleased! To throw off the chains of Debt and Worry and have the days and nights stretch ahead of me like a Field of Flowers!" But in another instant the Motor was gone The Torchlights flared brighter than ever. And each had forgotten the other. Charles Hanson Towne, in Judge. Life In the Open. Men who ride to hounds learn much more than the technique of a sport Observation, a quick eye, judgment and a number of other qualities are de veloped From the bridge of a battle ship I have seen a hunting landsman pick up torpedo boats at night before the lookout man saw them. If yon can brown your skin nerves vanish Sunbeams are good for old bones and young. Hot baths and constant shade multiply emotion and increase fads and flaccidity Yet life in the open tends to become for town dwellers an expensive luxury for the few. A. 'White's Essays B. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms $1.00 Per Year. PRINCETON, MILLE LA0S COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 19U. THE WEEK'S DEATHS Three Respected Residents of This County Summoned to their Home in Heaven. Louis Hoppe, One of Early Pioneers of This Vicinity, Among Those Summoned Hence. Louis Hoppe, who for more than half a century had been a resident of this vicinity, passed away at his home in north Princeton last Mon day. Diabetes was the immediate cause of death. Mr. Hoppe was born in Frankfort, Germany, January 7, 1833, so at the time of his death was almost 82 years of age. He was one of the early settlers of Princeton township, settling on a farm there about 55 years ago. He was actively engaged in farming until the year 1901, when he removed to this vil lage where he since made his home. Louis Hoppe was a good citizen and leaves numerous friends who mourn his death. The only known living rel ative of deceased in this country is John Zimmerman, a nephew, who re sides in Princeton township. A sis ter in Germany also survives him. The funeral services are being con ducted this afternoon at the local Methodist church. Rev. E. B. Service will officiate, and the Metho dist quartet will sing. Interment will be in Oak Knoll cemetery. Mrs. Carl Anderson. Mrs. Carl Anderson, wife of the Bock merchant, passed from this world into the next on Wednesday of last week. Her death came as a re sult of burns sustained three weeks ago when her little daughter upset a lamp. I appears that Mrs. Ander son was in her husband's store just prior to the accident. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and family resided in rooms above the store, and their child upset a lamp in one of the liv ing rooms upstairs. Upon hearing screams Mrs. Anderson started to ascend the stairs, but before she reached the top a domestic in her employ siezed the lamp and huileiL it down the stairway. The flaming lamp struck Mrs. Anderson and ignited her clothing. Before the flames were extinguished she was severely burned. The best of medi cal attendance was resorted to but to no avail. Her son, Axel, who extinguished the flames was also severely burned. Trie last sad rites were were con ducted Saturday at the church in Bock. The final services were largely attended by numerous friends of the deceased and interment was in the Bock cemetery. Mrs. Anderson was a gracious woman who had the love and esteem of all who enjoyed her acquaintance. Besides a host of friends she leaves to mourn her demise, a husband and ten childiensix sons and four daughters. Gilbert Mathison. Gilbert Mathison, a respected farmer of Milaca township, passed to the great Deyond at the North western hospital last Thursday, at the advanced age of 80 years, 8 months and 20 days. Cancer of the stomach was the cause of death. Mr. Mathison was born in Norway, and had been a resident of Minnesota 50 years. The past 13 years he re sided on the farm in Milaca town ship. Deceased was an industrious citizen and was esteemed by all who knew him. The funeral services were held at the family residence last Tuesday. Directors Meet. The board of directors of the Glen dorado Mutual Fire Insurance Co. held a meeting at the court house last Tuesday. Losses sustained by policy holders were adjusted, and the books of the treasurer were audited. It was found that the finances of the company were in a healthy condi tion, and the year's business was satisfactory. The following directors were in attendance at the meeting: Ole H. Uglera, J. A. Erstad and Louis Roche ford of Greenbush C. D. Kaliher of Elk River, P. H. Stay of Glendorado, J. W. Carlson of Foley. Peter Jensen of Bogus Brook, S. L. Ness of Haven, and J. W. Carl son of Foley. The annual meeting of the com pany will be held at Milaca, January 19, 1915. Dailey Fast Settling Up. The writer accompanied F. R. Barrell out to Dailey township on Saturday afternoon. I is surprising to see the amount of road building that has been carried on in that township during the past year. The roads are well constructed, too. A little dragging would finish the work perfectly. That township is fast settling with industrious and thrifty farmers who are changing the raw land into valuable farms and homes. Onamia Lake Breeze. Strict Compliance With Law Necessary. At a special election held in the town of Dailey on the 5th inst. for the purpose of voting on the propo sition of bonding the town to the extent of $5,000 for road improve ments, it was a tie vote12 in favor and 12 against. The law requires 60 per cent of the votes cast to carry a bdnding proposition for roads, hence it'would have required 15 votes. In the first place it required a petition signed by 15 voters and freeholders to call a special election for the purpose above designated. (See sec. 5, chap. 235 laws of 1913.) If every provision of the law rela tive\o voting bonds is not strictly complied with the bonds can not" bef negotiated. Neither the state nor private parties would take bonds that were not issued in strict con formity with the law governing the issuance of the same. A Pleasing Concert. The concert by the Mozart male quartet of Minneapolis at the armory last Sunday evening under the aus pices of the Swedish Lutheran church, attracted a goodly audience. A truly pleasing program was ren dered, and it was appreciatively listened to by those present. The selections of the quartet were all en joyed as were the various solos, and several encores were responded to. Messrs Henry Johnston, Peter R. Melin, N E. Oberg and Reuben Peterson composed the quartet, while F. E. Peterson, professor of music at the Minnesota college, acted as accompanist. Each one demon strated careful musical training, and those present pronounced it to be a real musical treat. Monday the quartet visited the high school and tendered several selections. I Given a Jail Sentence. J. W. Gilkeson, mention of whose arrest for attempt to defraud was made last week, had his preliminary hearing before Justice Dickey last Thursday afternoon. Gilkeson waived examination and was bound over to the district court in the sum of $500, which was not furnished. Later he signified his desire to enter a plea of "guilty" at once, and he was taken to St. Cloud Friday by Sheriff Shock ley, accompanied by County At torney McMillan and Clerk of Court King. S. P. Skahen also went over in the capacity of defendant's at torney. Gilkeson was brought befdre Judge Roeser and after entering his plea was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve 60 days in the Hennepin county jail. The fine was not paid and Sheriff Shockley took the prisoner to Minneapolis Saturday, and placed him in the bastile. Give the "Kidlet" a Fair Trial. The legislator who votes foi an amendment to the Dunn road law, other than some minor curative words in the law, should be retired at once. For fifty years, at lea^t since the admission of the state into the union of states, we have had "local authorities" caring for the roads and we have nothing to show for the expenditure of money made. Let us try the Dunn law fairly and squarely, give it time to show what it will do, and if i-t then fails, why repeal it. The kidlet has made a great showing for the short time it has been with us. Give it time. I is the small-fry politician who is knocking it. Investigation will prove this to be true.Le Sueur News. Oelkers-Steeves. Last Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, Mr. William Oelkers and Miss Gertrude Steeves were united in wedlock. Rev. E. B. Service of the Princeton Methodist church per formed the ceremony, and the wit nesses were Mr. Thad. Stubbs and Miss Emma Steeves. The contract ing parties are popular young people of Wyanett, and there they will re side. They have numerous friends who wish them much happiness. ^w __ School Report. The following were perfect in at tendance for the month ending, De cember 11, 1914, in district 19, Isanti county Alice Crist, Ernest and Mabel Engstrom, Billie and Ford King, Loring and Miriam Murray, Henning Pierson, Louis and Verfie Strong and Delton Webb. Those be ing absent one day were Emma Berg, Grant Johnson, Dan Murray, and Robert Strong. Karen Uglera, Teacher. GERMAN MVAL RAID Four Cities on the East Coast of England Bombarded by Oerman Cruisers Yesterday. Scarborough Suffered Mostflany Buildings Destroyed and a Score of Lives Were Lost. At daybreak yesterday morning a fleet of German cruisers bombarded the cities of Scarborough, Whitby, Seaton Carew and Hartlepool on the east coast of England. I is known that at least four German cruisers were engaged in shelling Scar borough, where considerable damage was inflicted and a score of people were killed. The bombardment lasted for half an hour. At Hartlepool the gas works were set on fire and many buildings were badly shattered nine persons are re ported to have been killed and many injured. Whitby, Seaton Carew and Redcar were also attacked by the Germans but the damage was slight in these three towns. The latest reports this are to the effect that the vessels escaped in a fog and their base in Germany uninjured. The British government is exercis ing a strict censorship over the tele graph and telephone wires and de tails are lacking. I was a daring exploit, and friend and foe alike must admire the pluck and dash of the gallant German naval officers. morning German reached School Report. School report of distiict 43, Blue Hill, Sherburne county, for the month ending December 4. Average daily attendance 19. Those perfect in attendance during the entire month were: Donald Kuhlman, Morris Madson, Morris Carpenter, Bobby Madson, Avery Wood, Lyman Wood and Frank Wood. Hilda Mae Madson attended 19 days, and Lloyd Bragg, Morris And Elvira Madson had an average of 100 in spelling. Pearl Labbissonniere, Teacher. Mrs. Catherine Coleman died at Coon Creek this week. She was born in Ireland in 1817, and bad resided in Anoka county fot more than half a century. She is survived by three sons and one daughter,John, Thomas and P. H. Coleman, and Mrs. Thomas Foley -numerous grand children and great grandchildren. Company G's annual New Years ball will be given at the Princeton armory New Year's eve and the event promises to be one that will be long remembered by all who attend. Good city music has been secured and this feature of the affair will be of a high standard of excellence. 52-ltp G. A. R. .Post, No. 142, elected the following officers at their last regular meeting: T. H. Caley, Com. F. A. Lowell, L. V. C. J. S. Harding, J. V. C. A. Z. Norton, Adjt. W. H. Townsend, Q.* M. J. Stevenson,Serg, Christopher Bridge, Chap. A. Z. Norton, P. I. S. W. Page, O. D. Anson Howard, O. G. Solon B. Heath, S. M. Geo. Cook, Q. M. S. The Isle Advance is authority for the statement that the U. S. Indian department has purchased for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Indians the east half of the northwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 1, town 42, range 25, and the southwest quarter of section 31, town 43, range 24. The Advance did not give the towns and ranges, but presumably they are as above stated. A basket social and musical pro gram will be given at the Judkins school bouse in Baldwin, Wednesday evening, December 23. The pro ceeds will go to the purchase price of the'* school organ.. The general public is cordially invited, and a pleasing and entertaining time is promised all who attend. Ladies should not forget to bring well-filled baskets, and gentlemen are requested come prepared to buy. A fatal accident occurred at Ona mia on the evening of the 6th inst. According to the Lake Breeze, A. T. Lamb was assisting in moving the Presbyterian church building and had his team hitched to the sweep of the capstan in some manner the sweep became unfastened, swung back and struck Mr. Lamb on his abdomen inflicting internal injuries from which he died (he same even ing. The remanis were taken to Royalton for interment. VOLFME XXXYHI. NO. 529^. OPINIONS OF EDITORS iMiimimiiH A Left-Handed Compliment. I is said that Sam Works will be private secretary to Gov. Hammond. A much worse selection might be made.Le Sueur News. $- Or Eliminated. If there must be an "American concert of powers," it is to be hoped that the wind instruments and Mex ico will be properly subordinated. Wbeelock's Weekly. Flowers Will Soon Be Needed. When you see a fool young man running an automobile at full speed on a strange road you might just as well start saving a little money to buy flowers with.Winnebago City Enterprise. Impossible For Even a Quack. And now a quack down in Illinois claims to cure the foot and mouth disease. The quack squawked that time. I can't be didthe foot maybe but the mouth never.Pine City Poker. S* 4 S* The Quiet Worker Not Appreciated. The man who sneaks into privacy and works like a beaver every labor ing day of the year, is termed "lazy" by many people. The man who hustles in public an hour a day and idles away the remainder of the time in privacy, has the reputation of be ing a busy man.Le Sueur News. 5* 8 A New Kind of "Reformer" Some of the clamor we hear for re vision of the game laws should be regarded with suspicion. I is likely that the loudest "reformers" are only trying to get a chance to weaken the laws and enlarge their own opportunity for gratification of an inordinate desire to slaughter. Hutchison Leader. $$- Can You Beat It? The perfect housemaid has been discovered. She isor rather, was Mary Honeyford of New York, origi nally of Ireland. Mary started to work for Mis. Emma S. Sp'sar the day she landed, which was 32 years ago. She worked for her until the day of her death, and then left her mistress $11,500, saved^ from her wages.Sherburn Advance-Standrad. Some Ebb Is Right. Our Armageddon comrade, the Star, declares truthfully that radi calism and reaction, progress and conservatism succeed each other in an ebb and flow as time goes on. To which we give assent. And as we look up from the long, brown, slimy beach, across the wreck of every pro gressive leader in any party, and see Cannon and Smoot, Penrose and Barnes and Tammany Hall and the solid south placidly riding the crest? of the wave, we are prepared to admitnay, more, we are constrained to insist, as we view the pink up turned .toes of our friends blistering in the sun that she was sure some ebb!Emporia, Kansas, Gazette. Elk River to Have Electric Lights. Mr. F. D. Waterman of Elk River has been granted a franchise by the council of that village to construct, maintain and operate an electric lighting plant there. Mr. Waterman has entered into a contract with the village to supply 50 sixty-candle power street lights for $100 per month, he also agrees to furnish commercial and residence lighting at a maximum rate of 12 cents per kilo watt hour with a minimum price of one dollar per month for each user. The plant is to be in operation within a year. Mr. Waterman is a reliable and enterprising man and doubtless his part of the contract will be duly performed. We congrat ulate our sister village over its pros pects of securing a much needed im provement on reasonable terms. Sale on Music Rolls. We are closing out all music rolls and music bags at half price. We also have a lot of good music for only 5c per copy. 52-ltc Ewings' Music Store. 'Fathers Ultimatum. "I think two can live as cheaply as one, sir." "You can't edge into my family 'on* that theory, young man. I'm willing to keep on supporting my daughter, but you'll have to pay board.*'Louisville Courier-Journal. Curious Oversight. "What do you think, Magdashall I deliver my address on 'The Ideal Wife Just as I've written it?" "Certainly not You must rewrite it I can't see that it fits me at all."Meg^ gendorfer Blatter fej^a Sf \4