i-
THER.F.D.CARRIERS Frank Eddy Ridicules Recommenda-
tion That Routes Be Auctioned
Off to Lowest Bidder.
Carriers' Compensation Should Be In-
creased Instead of Decreased
Rightly Says fir. Eddy.
Good, old Frank Eddy is en
dowed with a large amountr of plain
common sense, and he has the
faculty of saying the right thing at
the right time. If the republicans
of the Sixth congressional district
are not satisfied with Mr. Lindbergh
and apparently many of them are
notlet them get behind Mr. Eddy
two years hence. Anyhow, if ever
Mr. Eddy is again a candidate for
office he ought to have the support
of every R. F. D. carrier in the
state. Here are a few excerpts from
an aiticle written for the Sauk
Centre Tribune by Mr. Eddy, of
which the Union heartily approves:
"Postmaster General Burleson, in
his annual report, calls especial at
tention to the fact that during the
fiscal year the R. F. D. system cost
the government approximately $40,-
000,000 more than it returned in the
way of levenue, and pleading the
diie need of economy in govern
mental expenditures, strongly ad
vocated that it be put under the
contract system, the same as the old
Star Route that is, that these
routes and positions be put up at
auction and given to the lowest
biddei.
"It is a curious fact that whenever
a spasm of economy sei7es upon those
in high authonty they always try to
bring it about by cutting the wages
of the little fellows and never by le
ducing the salaries of the big fel
lows, by deteriorating the value of
the governmental service to those
that leceive but little, but never les
sening the value of those that re
ceive much. High officialdom alwajs
acts on the principle: 'That to him
that hath shall be given, and to him
that hath not shall "be take away
he hafchr-1-1n i"~~&vmTfcfrartwhich
"It is undoubtedly true, that the
cost of the R. D. could be prac
tically cut in two by putting up the
positions of R. F. carriers at auc
tion and granting them to the lowest
bidder, and it is equally true that
there is not an elective or appointive
position undei national or state gov
ernment that could not be filled at
from one-third to one-half less than
the present occupant receives, by
the same sjstem.
"A postmaster general, fully as
able and qualified as Burleson could
be secured for a much less salary
than he leceives There is not a
position from scrub woman of the
capitol steps to president of the
United States that could not be
filled by persons equally as com
petent, and in many instances more
competent, tbdn the present incum
bents, if a law were passed giving
them to the lowest bidder.
H- &-
"The R. caniei is just as
much of an appointne official of the
government as is the postmaster
geneial and has more of a vested
right in his position
"The idea of comparing the R. F.
D. system with the old 'Star Route'
system is mendacious in the ex
treme. The 'Star Route' mail car
rier was merely a mail transporter.
It requires no more intelligence to
merely transport a sack of mail from
Sauk Centre to Padua than it does
a sack of flour between these two
points. The R. F. D. carrier is not
only a mail carrier, a money order
clerk, a registered mail supervisor,
an express agent, a postmaster and
several other things. It requires as
high an order of intelligence to be a
good R. F. D. carrier as it does a
postmaster, and it requires as much
ability to be a good postmaster as it
does to be an ordinary postmaster
general.
"Many of these carriers have sacri
fied other lines of business and other
places to take these positions. They
ha\e each invested from $400 to
$1,000 in outfits in order that thoy
may perfoim their work in a way
satisfactory to their patrons. The
parcels post has immensely increased
their labors. Thej are not overpaid.
Indeed for the services perf6rmed,
they are about the poorest paid em
ployees in the government service.
One hundred dollars a month is not
a large wage to pay a man for main
taining a team and rig, and travel
ing from 22
the week except on Sundays. It is
not enough instead of being too
much. Each R. F. D. carrier should
be allowed at least a dollar a mile
per month for the maintenance of
his transportation gear, and thus
be on equal footing with the city
carrier who has no such expeuse.
City and country should be on equal
footing. No service that betters
the conditions of the masses is ex
pensive, no matter what it costs."
Mrs. John Robinson.
Mrs. F. C. Newton of this village
received the sad intelligence that
her sister, Mrs. John Robinson, of
Spokane, Wash., had been accident
ally killed Christmas day. I ap
pears that Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
were passing Christmas at the Louis
Paul camp nine miles north of Coeur.
d' Alene, Idaho. Mrs. Robinson
was distributing Christmas presents
when an old revolver, a relic which
her husband was showing to her
brother, dropped to a couch and dis
charged a bullet through Mrs. Rob
inson's heart.
Mrs. Robinson, whose maiden
name was Belle Plumondore, was
born in Greenbush, and resided
there up to a few years ago. She
had been married but a few months,
taking the matrimonial vows last
September Deceased was a young
woman who enjoyed the love and
esteem of all who knew her, and
numerous friends in this vicinity
sincerely mourn her untimely death
She is survived by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Plumondore of
Spokane, Wash., a biother and seven
sisters. Foui of the sisteis reside in
Minnesota, viz Mrs. F. C. "Newton
and Mrs Louis Mallotte ol Prince
ton, Mis. Aithui Shaw of Brickton,
and Mrs. Alex Lavelle of Anoka
Christmas at St. Edward's Church.
Despite the biting cold that pre
vailed on Christmas day, all three
services at St. Edwaid's were at
tended by veiy large ciowds, many
of whom came a distance of even six
miles and more The sei vices were
beautiful, sublime and impressive.
The inspiring "Manger of Bethle-
hem," erected in a corner of the
church, attracted an admiring crowd
of people, leaving in their hearts
sweet religious memories. Fathei
Willenbrink deliveied the sermon in
the morning, while Rev. Fr. Bialka,
a student of St. John's university,
occupied the pulpit at the 10:3fr a.
m. and 7:30 p. m, services. The
choir was at its best, and the success
that crowned their efforts showed
that the most difficult music can be
rendered well, if neither labor nor
sacrifice is spared. The members or
the choir are the following: Mrs.
C. A. Caley, directress, and Lorine
Jesmer, organist Mrs. blocker,
Theresa Vormwald, Sadie Kaliher,
Gertrude Neumann, Lizzie Nachbar,
Gertrude Brennan, Grace Kaliher,
Mrs. Tubman, Julia Kaliher, Joseph
Payette, Eug. Kalkman, Ed Brands,
Joseph Kaliher and Vernon Kaliher.
The sanctuary was beautifully
illumined by burning torches carried
by a number of altar boys.
Schrepel-Walker.
Last evening at the residence of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
S. Walker, occurred the marriage of
Mr. Leo C. Schrepel of Gieenbush to
Miss Eleanor Walker. The ceremonj
was performed in the living room
which was decorated with pines,
floweis, cupids and hearts. Rev.
Boyle of Mora officiated. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss
Eileen, and Mr. Reuben Swenson
was the groom's attendant. Master
Bradshaw Mintner played the wed
ding march, and Miss Estella Pres
cott was flower bearer.
After the ceremony was over with
Mrs. Walker served a delectable wed
ding supper, and about twenty in
vited guests partook of same.
Numerous handsome and useful
gifts weie received by the newly
married couple.
The bride and groom are both
popular joung people of this vicinity,
and their numerous friends extend
to them choicest wishes for a long
and happy wedded life. Mr. and
Mrs. Schrepel departed at once for
Montana where they will reside.
A Close Call.
At the Christmas tree entertain
ment given by the pupils of Miss
Margaret M*rtinette' school in dis
trict 12 in Spencer Brook on the
afternoon of the 23rd inst., Ben
House was the Santa Claus and was
arrayed in cotton batting. In some
manner a lighted taper communi
cated fire to his apparel and he was
instantly enveloped in flames. His
father and brother and several other
men who were present acted promptly
in smothering the flames and tearing
off the burning material, and Ben
escaped with few slight burns on
to 30 miles each day of his hands, arms and face, but he had
a close call. He was not very seri
ously injured, however, and accom
panied Miss Martinette to Princeton
the next day.
Suffers Defeat at the Hands of
Local Basket Throwers.
Local Huskies Will Oppose Ancient
Milaca Rivals at the Princeton
Armory New Year's Day.
The Company basketball team
annexod another victory last Satur-s
day evening when it downed the fast
Company quint of Minneapolis by
a count of 19 to 11. The contest was
fast throughout and both teams
played an aggressive game, conse
quently the spectators were treated
to an interesting contest. The local
squad displayed exceptional form
and at no time was in danger of be
ing defeated. Company took the
lead at the outset and held it to the
end.
Play started at 9:15 with a gentle
man from Minneapolis and Arthur
Roos officiating as arbitrators. The
local quint showed up particularly
strong during the first half, and
clearly outclassed their opponents.
When time was called the local
The
lodges
officers lowing supper,
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CO. WIEAMHEM HE WEEK'S DEATHS
Fast Company Quint of Minneapolis" siugust G. Gerth Answers the Final
basket shooters had secured four field
baskets and three free throws, while j^Keasling.
the visitors were forced to be con
tent with two field baskets. Vonde
marus, Smith, Morton and Heinz |\ugusfc and Daniel of Rhame,
were the point makers for the local: p).^ Anton and Wesley on the
quint. fhornestead,, and William
In the second half the visitors as
sumed the aggressive, and for a time
the contest was about as close as it
is possible to be. The locals had the
edge of it. however, securing three
field baskets and two free throws to
three baskets and one free throw" fdr
the visitois.
The local basketball team -rss
iapid rounding into championship
foim. and playing a fast and consis
tent game of basketball It has now
NOTES
*^itrra^fJHmmtr1fder'
Summons at His Home
A
Deceased
ft
secured the long end of the score^in^tu'rdy Geimans located in Princeton
three contests, and indications Bre%township. They weie Carl Henschel,
that the local team will have
successful season.
raw^d.
a game with Milaca, and it will be
staged at the armory tomorrow after
noon. This contest will be a hum
mer, as both sides will be out to
win
One of the Minneapolis playeis had
the misfortune to twist his ankle
so severely that it was impossible for
him to continue play. Another one
of the visitors received a scratch on
the cheek, while Billy Doane had
one of his eyes most beautifully dis
colored. The contest was a clean
one, however, and all the injuries
were unavoidable.
For the important position of cen
ter the Mill City team had an elong
ated individual whose head was at
least "steen" feet from the floor.
If it had not been for the fact that
he was continually stumbling over
Doane he might have worked havoc
to the local defense with his un
limited reach.
Princeton has some truly proficient
basket thiowers, and their work
last Saturday evening in this respect
was more than spectacular at times.
Some of the fastest teams in the
state are hemg scheduled by Manager
Hofflander to oppose the local huskies
and some thrilling contests can be
expected in the future. The Milaca
game tomorrow, however, will un
doubtedly be as interesting as any.
Joint Installation.
Masonic and Eastern Star
had a joint installation of
last Monday evening. Fol
the installation a sumptuous
prepared by the Ideal res
tauiant, was partaken of.
C. A. Jack acted as installing
officer for the Masons and Wm.
Hatch acted as marshal. The follow
ing officers were installed: D. A.
McRae, W. M. Jay Smith, S. W.:
P. J. Wikeen, Sec. J. C. Herdliska,
Treasj-, H. J. Plaas, J. D.: Martin
Belsom, S. D. O. M. Warner, J. S.
L. E. Fox, T.
Mrs. Lillian Bell of St. Paul was
the installing officer of the Eastern
Star lodge, and following are the
officers installed: Mrs. Ewing,
worthy matron Ira G. Stanley,
worthy patron Mrs. Campbell, as
sociate matron Miss Jennie Whit
ing, secretary Mrs. Fred Keith,
treasurer Mrs. Stanley, conductress
Mrs. Carlton, chaplain Mrs. Cooney,
marshal Mrs. Randall, organist
Mrs. Christopher, Adah Mrs. Mary
Bines, Ruth Mrs. Libby, Esther
Miss Huse, Martha Mrs. Neely,
Electa Mrs. Fox, Warder Guy
Ewing, sentinel. ^"K,
in
Vancouver, Washington.
Was One of the Early
Settlers in Princeton Township
Other Deaths.
[^August Gottlieb Geith, for many
fears a resident of Princeton town,
assed away at Vancouver, Wash.,
ecember 25,1914, at the advanced
ge of 79 years, 5 months and 11
ays.
I August Gerth was born in Ger
many, July 14, 1835. He emigrated
Jo America in the year of^ 1859,
locating at St. Paul, where he en
tered the employ of the government
as a teamster. He drove teams con
veying provisions Forts Ripley and
Abercombie until the Indian out
break, when he enlisted in the army.
i|fter hostilities were concluded he
^settled on a homestead in section 11,
^Princeton town, where he resided
Continuously up to a couple of years
when he went west. He was
arried in 1866, and is survived by
following children: Mrs. Fred
Minneapolis', Mrs Albert
nhfield, Princeton Mrs. John
ritcn, Vancouvei, Wash. Fred,
Wm. Schilling, Louis Hoppe, Peter
^.|ja nd David Kuhrke, Carl Lindeke and
^'"R^iAugust Gerth, and across the line in
"santi county, Carl Radeke. Now
Trhcy have all passed away with the
exception of Carl Lindeke, who is
Sttti a resident of St. Paul. Pleasant
mannered, genial August Gerth is
the last of them. They were all
hard-working tillers of the soil and
labored unceasingly to hew out and
build up homes for themselves and
families in the forest primeval.
Many were the privations those
hardy pioneers enduied. No roads
merely trails through the woodsno
churches or school houses, and no
market for their pioduce nearer than
St. Anthony. Now the section in
which they settled half a century ago
is a gaiden spot, dotted over with
comfortable dwelling houses and
commodious barns, with school
hou&es and churches on every hand,
good roads and a splendid cash mar
ket for everything produced on the
farm. Those brave-hearted German
pioneers weie industrious, honest,
patriotic and law-abiding citizens,
and not one of them stood higher in
the estimation of his neighbors and
acquaintances than August Gerth.
N.
old
?horneste^d and Willia also of
Princeton town. Mrs Gerth an
swered the final summons Januaiy 8,
|L907.
The remains will be brought to
^Princeton and laid at rest in the
luiet church yard, close by the
cenes of his early labors. The
uheral will be held Satuiday at
o'clock at the family lesidence and
ater at the German Methodist
hufch in Princeton township.
More than 50 yeais ago a band of
PaulW. Holm.
Paul W. Holm, son of Mi. and
Mrs. A. N. Holm of Wyanett, suc
cumbed to pneumonia at the North
western hospital last Sunday. The
young man had been
over a week, and was
hospital the Tuesday
death. Everything known to medi
cal science was resorted to, but to
no avail, and the end came Sunday
evening at 7 o'clock.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon, first from the
family residence and later at the
Wyanett church. The final services
were largely attended and amply at
tested to the esteem in which de
ceased was held bj all who knew
him. Rev. E. B. Service of the
Princeton Methodist church had
charge of the services and the
Methodist quartet sang several beau
tiful selections. Interment was in
the Wyanett cemetery.
Paul W. Holm was born in Wya
nett, Isanti county, March 31, 1895,
so at the time of his death was 19
years, 8 months and 27 days old. He
resided in Wyanett with his parents
contiguously, and was extremely
popular among his friends and associ
ates. He was an industrious young
man and all who knew him sincerely
regret his death.
Besides numerous friends he leaves
to mourn his passing away a father
and mother, six brothers and four
sisters, viz: Fred of Princeton,
Adolph, Walter, Charles, Russell and
Clifford of Wyanett, Mrs. Alma
ill but little
taken to the
preceding his
Swanson and Miss Anna of Minne
apolis, Mrs. Aaron Bengtson of
Mizpah and Miss Blvina of Wyanett.
The bereaved relatives have the
sympathy of all.
"^Mrs. Martha Olson.
Mrs. Martha Olson, a respected
resident of Baldwin, Sherburne
county, departed this life last Thurs
day. Mrs. Olson was born in Sunne
Parish, Vermland, Sweden, Novem
ber 30, 1834, so at the time of her
death was 80 years and 24 days old.
Funeral services were held from
the Haglund residence in Baldwin
last Saturday. Rev. M. Peterson of
the Swedish Lutheran church offici
ated and interment was in the Berry
cemetery. Mrs. Olson was a kindly
lady and leaves numerous friends to
mourn her death. She is survived
by two sons and a daughter.
Complete State Road No. 1 First.
Cove, Minn., Dec. 29.-With re
gard to the opposition in the north
end of the county to the cancellation
of the Walton-Cor. road contract on
the state road south from Cove, as
mentioned in last week's Union, we
believe there would be just as much
opposition from the south end of the
county if the situation was as well
understood. This is a road running
north and south through the center
of the county making the shortest
possible route to beautiful Mille
Lacs lake, where hundreds of people
from central and southern Mille Lacs
county go for their vacation trips
each summerhundreds of them
making the round trip every Sunday
during the summernot considering
the continually increasing travel that
would make use of this road when
completed. I will also open thou
sands of acres of good farm land to
settlers. The contract was let under
the same conditions that now exist
and we see no reason why it should
be cancelled, anil we do not believe
that the commissioners will cancel
the contract, but what those who
are interested have most to feai is
delay in the completion of the road,
which was to have been completed
this year If, as Engineer Cooley
says, the road cannot be constructed
acioss certain swamps before the en
tire swamps are drained, then the
preliminaries for draining the
swamps in question should be taken
up at once and disposed of so that
actual work on the drainage ditches
could be commenced as soon as the
frost is out in the spring. If this
is done the contractors will have
plenty to do completing work on
their job outside ot the three swamps
in question to keep them busy until
the ditching is completed, for there
is only a short stretch of the road
completed south of Camp Johnson,
where we come to nearly a mile of
right-of-way where nothing but the
ditching has been done, and then
there is three-quarters of a mile
north of the swamps in question, in
the town of South Harbor that work
was just commenced on.
We understand that it is the in
tention of a part of the county board
and also of Engineer Cooley to open
the state road on the town line be
tween the towns of South Harbor
and Onamia next yeara distance of
two milesthe entire way, with the
exception of a few rods through what
Mr. Cooley states is the worst swamp
on the Walton-Cor. contract. This
proposed branch road would be very
expensive to build and it looks to
one inteiested as though it would be
better to complete the main road
through the center of the county be
Jfore building very expensive branch
roads. And we believe the majority
of the commissioners will see the
matter in the same light, as the
completion of the road running north
and south through the county is of
vital importance to the entire
county, while branch roads are only
of secondary importance and can be
completed later, unless there is
plenty of money available to com
plete the main road and build the
branch road too next summer, then
of course there could be no objection,
but the completion of state road No.
1 from Milaca to Cove should be
assured first.
A TAXPAYER.
The Christmas Exercises.
The Christmas exercises in the
various churches of Princeton were
well attended. Special solemn ser
vices marked the observance of the
sacred holiday at St. Edward's
church, and that edifice was appro
priately decorated with flowers and
evergreens.
The programs of songs, dialogues
and recitations at the Congrega
tional, Methodist, German Lutheran
and Swedish Lutheran churches were
of a^pleasing character
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Eighty-five Permits to Wed Are
Secured in Mille Lacs County
During Year 1914.
November Is the Banner Month, April
Is Second in the List, While
June Is Third.
Eighty-five marriage licenses
were issued in Mille Lacs county dur
ing the past year from the office of
the clerk of court. Last year 75
licenses were issued in this county.
November was the banner month of
the year as 14 permits to wed were
then secured. April was second, 12
licenses being issued that month,
while June, the month of brides, was
third. Following is a list of those
to whom marriage licenses were
issued:
JanuaryWallace J. Koksma and
Esther Nyberg, Frank Brown and
Inga Mohn, William G. Beckman and
Lizzie Humble, George Hudsen and
Hilda Jacobson
FebruaryClyde Brown and Afy
Pendleton, Magnus A. Mathison and
Lena G. Stromland, Roy C. Storkel
and Pearl Moore.
MarchO. A. Robbins and Ethel
M. Patterson, Leo P. Moore and
Florence E. Hanson, Walter Sund
berg and Margaret O. Abbott, Wal
ter I. Meline and Tillie E. Johnson,
Herman S. Nelson and Ellen H.
Olson, Frank Hastings and Elizabeth
Harris.
AprilLeo M. Thompson and Ella
Meekes, Ray R. Oskey and Dena
Anderson, George A. Christianson
and Esther Normandin, Thos. Owens
and Nellie M. Hill, Gust Miller and
Martha Kuhrke. Florance P. Squire
and Delia M. Morin, Carl W. Peterson
and Lena E. Dalchow, William
Greenwood and Adora Burk, Wayne
Steadman and Gertrude Gilbertson,
Herbeit Campbell and Mary Blair,
Reinhold B. Baitz and Alma Riebe,
Milton Orton and Grace Magee.
MayHerman Scheffer and Fem
migje Zwiers, Johnnes Ravenshorst
and Willemma Scheffers, Thorne D.
West and Bernice McClure, Everett
Stanley and Ella WiecTewitsch, Ray
T. Kuykendall and Daisy E. Rose,
Albeit Nyberg and Effie Swanson,
Chailes Duren Jack and Mabel Ada
Lind, Victor Johnson and Olga V.
Swedberg, Raymond Sims and Agnes
Pint.
JuneErvin D. Harhman and Ida
Eva Schmitt, Carl Hugo Chuyler
and Ida Ingman, Kryn Ruis and
Jennie Marie Van Slooten, Paul B.
Sommerdorf and Edna M. Eynon,
John V. Krona and Julia Anderson,
C. Victor Johnson and Elsie Lund
strom, Ferdinand O. Krejci and Clio
D. Swadling, Harry Dow and
Anna C. Belfanz, Johannes F.
Blomer and Antoinette Bausch,
Otto Engstrom and Minnie C. We
borg.
JulyChrist Erickson and Carrie
Flacjk, Knute Runston and Anna
Christina Flack, Frank H. Geelan
and Beatrice C. Jones, Otto Grapen
tin and Ottilie Emme, John P. De
Rose and Fannie Van De Riet.
AugustGustaf Linstrand
Agnes Okes, Charles Bringleson
Rosa A. Vanderhoof, Frank
Betzler and Agnes Fradette, Walter
C. Gorst and Mattie S Boynton, John
B. Lamson and Mary Stewrt Allison.
SeptembeiDavid H. Larson and
Hilda C. Brandt, Gerrit John
Veurink and Cornelia Scheffer, J.
Erick Williams and Lydia E. Halver
son, Andrew Parnes and Christina
Rosetb, John Van Slooten and Ida
Euperus, Albert J. Bingham and
Elvira Anderson.
OctoberJohn Smith and Jennie
Kiel, Henry Alderink and Ada
Huneburg, John Homme and Minnie
Van Rhee, Charlie E. Morgan and
Lucy I. Herbert, Emil G. Olson
Olga Olson, Frank N. Rogers
Vina Johnson, Seth C. Wahlfors
Gertrude Lam.
NovemberGrover Jensen
Helen Swearingei, Alfy Normandin
and Hazel Robideau, Richard L.
Degenias and Flossie H. Davis,
Enoch E. Arnquist and Clara Engan,
Fred G. Kraegel and Ruth H. Knut
son, Walter Strom and Ina E. Ma
lone, Goodwin A. Gilbert and Ada
V. Lindstrom, Arthur Hockert and
Agnes Clemmer, Theodore Johnson
and Ivy May Wright, Clarence L.
Johnson and Clara E. Axt, Emil
Petrin and Frances Michaelis, Nor
dahl Monson and Selma Bleed, New
comb A. Kinney and Mary A. Bezan
son, Reiner C. Kline and Fannie
Haseborg. -v"
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DecemberMitchell D. Auger and
Phemi Nelson, Thomas C. Tellefson
and Hulda Johnson, Leo C. Schrepel
and Eleanor B. Walker, Leslie Lunoe
and Hazel C. Nelson. ^fW^*-*