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IlILACA IS DEFEATED
Local Basket Ball Tossers Down the
rillaca Quint at the Armory
Friday Afternoon.
rinal Count is 43 to 17Princeton
and Elk River H. S. Teams to
Clash Tomorrow.
1
The Milaca basket? ball team came
fco grief when it opposed the quinttive.
representing Company G, of this vil
lage, at the armory last Friday af ter
noon. In fact the locals adminis-
'.ered a truly crushing defeat to their
rivals from Milacathe final count
being 43 to 17.
Play started at about 3 o'clock,
.vith A. Roos and R. M. Cooley as
)fficials. The local quint assumed
vDho offensive at the start, and dis
slayed superiority in every depart
ment of the game. Smith and Mor
ton proved to be particlarly accurate
the basket throwing line, and
when time was called the local quint
nad a total of 24 points to its credit,
while the visiting aggregaton had
"1 je second half was simply a rep-
s' Jtion of the first. The locals were
nasters of the situation at all stages
the game, and easily held their
ead. The visitors fought gamely to
$ he end, but to no avail, and in this
l^ia'f the locals secured 19 points to 9
Jjlor the visitors.
The local aggregation has now par
ticipated in four contests, and se
ured the long end of the count in
ill of them. They are displacing im
proved form every game, and in the
Miontest last Friday loomed up par
ticularly strong.
I NOTES.
Milaca was fairly well represented
\at the game, and those present from
our neighboring village were all
pulling" for their favorites.
The local quint displayed better
earn work in this contest than they
ave in any other game this season.
iEach member of the local squad
lays his position in a creditable
iiuauner.
While the locals clearly outplayed
fheir opponents, still it must be
[considered that the Milaca repre
sentatives were at some disadvan
tage, owing to the fact that the
armory is considerable larger than
the hall used in Milaca for basket
ball.
Peterson was the star of the visit
i?ing quint, playing center.
fS Company has no game scheduled
for this week, as the high school will
oppose the representatives of the Elk
River high school. This contest
should be a thriller. The Princeton
school has a fast and aggressive team
in the field this season, and can be
depended upon to make things ex
tremely interesting for opposing
squads.
Arrangements are now being made
by Manager Hofflander to have the
powerful Red Wing basket ball team
oppose Company G. Red Wing has
one of the fastest teams in the state,
and it it clashes with the local quint
the contest is bound to be a memor
able one.
Window-Tent Doesn't Cure Tuberculous.
"The idea that window-tents will
save consumtives is exploded," says
Dr. H. W. Hill, of the Minnesota
Public Health association. "By the
medical profession they were always
understood to be makeshifts at best,
and they are now seen to fail in giv
ing the consumptive the full fighting
hance he should have. In fighting
tuberculosis, nothing but the best is
good enough, and the best means
living outdoors all the time, not
merely sleeping with the head out
of a window.
"Ideas on ventilation have been
revolutionized in the last nine years,
although a great many persons still
ling to the old traditions. Merely
breathing fresh air gives only a part
of the fresh-air supply needed by the
body. The air that is' around the
body must be up to standard as well
as that which one takes into the
lungs. The window-tent idea over
looks this fact. The window-tent,
therefore, js only a half-measure, and
often stands in the way of effective
tuberculosis fighting."
Commissioners Reject Ditch Petition.
The old board of county commis
sioners met for the last time Satur
day, and numerous matters were dis
posed of. The final hearing on
county ditch No. 11 was taken up by
the board, and numerous parties in
terested in the proposed ditch were"
present, consequently the hearing
was had in the large court room up
stairs. This was the third time
JQPJU
that a final hearing had been had on
this proposed ditch, and again the
petition was denied by the commis
sioners. All interested in the matter
were called upon to state whether
they were for or against the ditch,
and two of the viewers, James R.
Edmunds and Peter Jensen, and En
gineer Chapman were also present
and gave their views. On roll call
Commissioners Uglem and Sholin
voted in favor of establishing the
ditch, and Commissioners Eckdal,
Cater and Warren voted in the nega-
The official proceedings of the
board appear elsewhere in this issue
of the Union.
Swedish Lutheran Church Activities.
The Swedish Lutheran church of
this village held its annual meeting
Friday morning. J. E. Zatterstrom
was elected deacon, and Mr. Hog
land was elected trustee. Miss
Evelyn Peterson was chosen church
organist and Victor Anderson was
elected janitor. It was moved and
carried that the trustees be author
ized to raise money and improve the
church both inside and outside. A
resolution of thanks to all who had
assisted the church in any manner
was adopted. The resolution ex
pressed especial appreciation of Mrs.
M. Peterson for her services in con
nection with the choir work. The
Swedish Lutheran church in this
village is progressing nicely, and
numerous persons have signified their
intention of affiliating with the
Princeton church. The Greenbush
church is also doing well, and at the
annual meeting held Tuesday it was
decided to erect a fence around the
church property.
The Swedish Lutheran church at
Zimmerman is making excellent pro
gress too, although some time ago
not much interest was manifest in
the work. It has been decided to
move the church from its present
location about 3)4 miles east of Zim
merman'to the village. A commit
tee of ladies has volunteered to
furnish the location, and this indi
cates that they are taking more
than ordinary interest in church
work. Following are the names of
those who have volunteered to secure
a site for the church: Mrsf'Swan
son, Mrs. Perman, Mrs. Truax and
Mrs. Nystrom.
Rev. Peterson, the pastor, is more
than elated at the interest being
manifest by communicants of his
church.
Oddfellows and Rebekahs Install.
The Oddfellows and Rebekahs had
a joint installation of officers at the
I. O. O. F. hall last evening, and
the services were truly impressive.
The installing officers were: R. D.
Byers. District Deputy Grand Mas
ter F. W. Manke, District Deputy
Grand Treasurer S. E.Vandevanter,
District Deputy Grand Marshal M.
L. Wheeler, District Deputy Grand
Warden Guy Ewing and Harry
Mott, District Deputy Grand Secre
taries, and W. G. Fredricks, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chaplain. Fol
lowing are the officers installed:
OddfellowsChas. Ross, N. G.
John Bishop, V. G. A. B. Gramer,
P. G. Henry Marpe, R. S. J. C.
Herdliska, F. S. G. A. Eaton,
Treas. Harry Mott, Chap. S.J.
Smith, Warden John Gilman. Con.
Nels Nelson, R. S. S. Louis Sol
berg, L. S. S. J. A. Leathers, R.
S. N. G. Frank Schilling, L. S. N.
G. John Lindbloom, R. S. V. G.
M. Stacy, L. S. V. G. F.W. Manke,
I. G. J. A. Smith, O. G. O. B.
Newton and J.A. Leathers, trustees.
RebekahsLou Starff, N. G.
Grace Herdliska, V. G. Mrs. John
Bishop, R. S. Margaret I. King, F.
S. Mrs. S. E.Vandevanter, Warden
Mrs. Josephine Zimmerman, Con.
Mrs. J. A. Smith. Treas. Mrs. An
drew Bryson, Chap.: Mrs. J. C.
Herdliska, R. S. N. G. Mrs. Isaiah
Mudgett, L. S. N. G. Mrs. W. G.
Fredricks, R. S. V. G. Mrs. A. E.
Hayes. L. S. V. G. Mrs. Eoima
Thoma, I. G. Mrs. Jas. Brown, O.G.
After the installation services were
concluded a splendid program was
rendered, not the least pleasing fea
ture of which were some selections
by an orchestra The Rebekahs then
served an oyster _supper, and all did
full justice to this part of the even
ing's entertainment.
Last Sad Rites.
Funeral services were conducted
for the late August G. Gerth^last
Saturday atfernoon at the German
Methodist church in Princeton Jown
ship. Rev. E. B. Service of the
Princeton Methodist church delivered
the funeral sermon, and it was
listened to by a large congregation of
sorrowing friends. The local lodge
of Oddfellows was well represented
at the obsequies and the beautiful
ritualtistic service of that order
was read at the grave. Interment
was in the church cemetery. 1 f&.
R. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms $1.00 Per Year. PRINCETON, MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1915.
RATE OFJAXATION
Decreases Are Made in the Rate of
Taxation for the Villages of
Princeton and Milaca.
Rates in Towns, Villages and School
Districts, Also Comparisons
With Previous Years.
The rate sheet for the county of
Mille Lacs for the year 1914, and
comparisons made with the 1913
rates make interesting reading.
In Milaca village the total rate for
1913 was 96.2 mills and for 1914 it is
75 mills, a decrease of 21.2 mills.
The rate in Princeton village for
1913 was 60 mills, while in 1914 it is
58.9 mills, a decrease of 1.1 mills.
The rate for school purposes in Milaca
is 33 mills, and for state, county and
village purposes 42 mills. In Prince
ton village the rate for schools is 27
mills and for all other puroses 31.9
mills.
To ascertain the total rate of taxa
tion in any school district add the
state county and township or village
rates to the school district rate, and
the total will be the rate of taxav
tion in the district. For instance:
In district No. 1 (Princeton village)
the state rate is 4.75, county 7.25,
village 19.9, school 27total 58.9.
BATE IN DETAHi.
State County Bogus Brook
Borgholm Dailey East Side
Greenbush Hayland
Isle Harbor...
Kathio.... Milo
Milaca
Mills
4.75
7.25
13.00
9.30
23.10 12.90
9.00
10.50
16.30 13.90
12.50
7.30
Milaca Village 30.00
Onamia 16.70
Page 18.50
Princeton 12.00
Princeton Village 19.90
South Harbor 10.10
Isle Village 7 40
Wahkon 1.70
School District No.
1 27.00
2 11.10
3 6.50
5. j. 9.40
6....". 1040
7 8.10
8 7.00
9 15.00
10. 7.60
11 17.70
12 10.50
13 33.00
14 13.60
15 18.70
16. 11.40
17 18.30
18 5.50
20. 15.30
21 7.10
22 3.80
23 21.70
24 10.40
25....% 12.80
26. 6.20
27 18.00
28 29. 33. 31 32 33. 34 35
36 37. 38.. 40... 41... 42. 43..
3.20
11.20
6.70
13.20
18.10 33.80 21 70
11.30 17.80
3.50
19.70
23.60
6.00
13.60
24.00 17.60
44 18.50
57 18 30
Edmunds-Heath.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
in Baldwin at the home of the
bride's parents, Tuesday morning at
9:30 o'clock, when Mr. James H.
Edmunds was united in marriage to
Miss Mildred Heath. Rev. E. B.
Service of the Princeton Methodist
church performed the ceremony.
^The groom was attended by Mr.
Ernest Trunk, and Mrs. Gertrude
TrurA acted as bridesmaid.
Immediately after the ceremony
the invited guests partook of a boun
teous wedding breakfast, after which
the newly married couple departed
for Minneapolis for a brief honey
moon.
The bride and groom are both es
teemed and popular young people,
and their numerous friends wish
them a married life of joy and happi
ness. They will reside on a farm in
Baldwin.
Undoubtedly True.
Immigration through the port of
New York took a slump of 601,410
during 1914. And emigration from
Europe through the port of Death
increased very much more than that.
-Duluth Herald. Ztj,
A Sad State of Affairs.
Uncle Hi Clover says: It's so
durned dry up here thet most uf us
can't git enuff moisture on our
thumbs tew turn over a new leaf.
Walker Pilot. r-^-34.
FLOWERS IS WINNER
Cleveland Man is Chosen Speaker of
the rilnnesota House on the
Second Ballot Taken.
State Senate Completes Organization
--Governor W. S. Hammond
Takes Official Oath.
H. H. Flowers of Cleveland, Le
Sueur county, was elected speaker of
the Minnesota house of representa
tives Tuesday on the second ballot.
The final vote was 6ft for Flowers and
62 for Gordon.
The Minnesota house was formally
called to order at noon Tuesday with
Secretary of State Schmahl presid
ing. John A. Larimore of Minne
apolis made the nominating speech
in behalf of Mr. Flowers, and as
serted that, in his opinion, no other
candidate was .better qualified. Oscar
A. Swenson, Henry Steen, L. G.
Pendergast, S. D. Baker and H. W.
Haislet seconded the nomination.
G. B. Bjornson of Lyon county de
livered the nominating speech for
Mr. Gordon. C. A. Gilman of St.
Cloud seconded the nomination of
Gordon, and Leavitt Corning of St.
Paul and others urged the election
of the Browns Valley man.
Following is the roll call on the
second ballot:
For GordonAdams, Anderson.
Bendixen, Bernard, Bjorge, Bjork
lund, Bjornson, Boehmke, Christian
son, Corning, Dare, Dealand, Flinn,
Frye, Gill, Gordon, Grant, Guilford,
Hauser, Hoganson^ Holmes, Hompe,
Hulbert, Johnson of Meeker, John
son of Ottertail, Kneeland, Knutson,
Konzen, Larsen, Lattin, Lee Madi
gan, Marschalk, Marwin, Morken,
Murphy, Nordgren, Norton, Olien
Parker, Peterson of Kanabec, Peter
son of St. Louis, Pikop, Pratt, Put
nam, Sanborn, Searls, Soraten,
Southwick, Stenvick, Stevens, Swan
son, Teigen of Chippe,wa, Teigen of
Jackson, Thompson of Blue Earth,
Thompson of Mahnomen, Tollefson,
Vassaly, Warner, Wefall, Wald, Wil-
?-*5, WAld.
^.Por FlowersBaker, Baldwin Bar
ten. Bessette, Borgen, Bouck, Boyd,
Brown, Burrows, Carmichael, Con
don, Davis, Dunleavy, Dwyer, Erick
son, Ferrier, Flowers, Gerich, Gil
man, Girling, Greene, Hafften, Hais
let, Harrison of Hennepin, Harrison
of Washington, Hinds, Hynes, Indre
hus, Kuntz, Larimore, Lennon,
Leonard, Lydiard, McGrath, Mc
Laughlin, Malmberg, Miner, Min
nette, Moelier. Mueller, Kelson,
Nietzel, Nimocks, North, Novak,
Olien, Papke, Pendergast, Pless,
Ribenack, Rodenherg, Sawyer, See
bach, Schrooten, Scott, Sliter,
Smith, Spooner, Steen, Stoetzel,
Sudheimer, Swenson, Syverson,
Thornton, Welch, Wilkins.
The senate also convened at noon,
with Lieutenant Guvernor Burnquist
occupying the chair. A slate of
senate appointees was offered by
Senator Frank E. Putnam of Fari
bault. Following is the list:
Second Assistant SecretaryW. E.
Hutchinson.
Third Assistant SecretaryFrank
A. Holcomb.
Fourth Assistant SecretaryP. W.
Pitcher.
ChaplainRev. A. D. Stowe.
Assistant Sergeant-at-armsHarry
Leader.
Clerk of Judiciary CommitteeW.
H. Hodgman.
Clerk of Committee on General
LegislationFrank J. Sullivan.
Clerk of Committee on Finance
Howard Folsom.
Assistant clerk and clerks of com
mittees, Carl F. Burnett, L. W.
Larson, Anne Conners, M. S. Mc
Mahon, Clyde Webber, George Sche
man, O. W. Blomquist, Thomas A.
Walsh, John Landt, A. A. Ander
son, A. N. Jacobs, T. J. Caton, W.
A. Hinton.
Sergeant-at-arms of galleries, com
mittee roorai retiring rooms, cloak
rooms and doorkeepers. E. R. Signs,
John Gardner, Louie Woehrie, Fred
Schneider, Louis J_. Schlink, William
Schmrtt, F. W. Towne, Frank War
ren, John Kerby, Joseph Wilde, L.
J. Smith and John H. Beste.
General Stenographers Cecil
Healy, Gertrude De Wahl, Lawxence
W. Nelson, Thomas' C. Majewski,
Cora Norred, Helen Marghie, J. L.
Pryor and Alta Kingsley.
Senator Sageng characterized the
resolution offered by Senator Put
man calling fur the appointment of
second, third and fuurth assistant
secretaries and other minor positions
as a violation of the state constitu
tion. Senator George
raised the point that the senate gov- the ground,
kpis itself, and^ttmkthe, precedent Press. 1
established at previous sessions
should be followed. The senate ad
journed at 1:10 o'clock in the after
noon until 4 p. m. to allow the mem
bers time to delve more deeply into
the correct interpretation of the law.
Senator Putnam withdrew the
motion he had presented calling for
the appointment of assistant secre
taries and other positions^and intro
duced in its place a measure calling
for the establishing of these offices.
The measure was adopted, and a
proposed amendment thereto' to dis
pense with thirteen of the senate
employes was voted down. With this
measure enacted, Senator Putnam's
original list of appointees was pre
sented and passed. The house and
senate met in joint session yesterday
at 12:40 p. m., at which time Gov
ernor Hammond took his oath of
office. Retiring Governor Eberhart
delivered his farewell address to the
legislature, just prior to the admin
istering of the oath to the new gov
ernor, which was followed by the in
augural address of Governor Ham
mond. Both branches of the law
making body are now organized, and
are ready for the usual routine
of business.
Albrecht-Trabant.
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, at
St. Edward's parsonage, Rev. Fr.
Willenbrink united Mr. Frank
Albrecht and Miss Grace Trabant in
the holy bonds of matrimony. Mr.
George Albrecht and Miss Anna
Trabant were the witnesses. Mr.
and Mrs. Albrecht left at once on
the morning train for Mankajo, the
fomer home of the groom, where
they will visit for a^time. Both are
well known young people of Bogus
Brook, and that their wedded life
may be one of happiness is the wish
of all their friends.
Elects Officers.
At the meeting of the Dorcas
society yesterday with Mrs. C. A.
Jack the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Mrs.
J. W. Mossman, president Mrs. I.
M. Carleton, vice president Mrs. M.
J. Rawn, secretary Mrs. C. A.Jack,
treasurer. Mesdames Harry Shock
ley, F. M. Campbell, J. W. Hartman.
Eva Keith and J. A. Smith were
chosen as an executive committee.
OPINIONS OF EDITORS 1
White is Preferable.
In this country it was a white
Christmas, in Europe a red one.
Wabasha Herald.
Undoubtedly True.
No man is free to do what he likes,
but he is free to do what is right.
St. Charles Union.
i
They Should Not.
The peanut politicians should not
object if they get roasted in the fire
of public opinion.Winnebago City
Enterprise.
.5.
Not Very Curious.
It is claimed that a buJJeju: JJP the
brain is not always fatal.'fitit Jut
curiosity has nfiv.er .prompted 'us to
try the experinse6C.VB\&nsdnilR>.V iew
So Are the Labor Unions.
O. N. Raths of St, Paul, erstwhile
manager of the frisky Gaiety
theatre, has been picked for post
master of the capital city, and even
many of the loyal democrats are
shouting "Rat(b)s "Detroit Rec
ord.
$- 4* 4
No Doubt They Will.
We note that the Tipperary cock
tail is one of the latest beverages.
We presume that Bemidji, Detroit,
Walker, et al. will now join in the
chorus quite copiously, "It's a Long,
Long Way to Tipperary."Thief
River Falls News-Press.
$-
Well Worth Trying.
When you 'get discouraged over
your condition, and think you just
can't stand it any longer, just look
around and try to find some one- with
whom you would be willing to ex
change troubles. If that don't brace
you up, nothing else can.Worthing
ton Globe
Uncle Sam Seldom Trifles.
That saloon keeper up at Detroit
who thought that the government
was not really in earnest is now a
sadder but wiser manl
VOLUME XXXIX.
IN ANNUAL SESSION
County Commissioners Meet
Perfect an Organization for the
Ensuing Year.
Commissioner Eckdahl Elected Chair-
manUnion Is Designated
as Official Paper.
:S.
wThekrevenue
officers took his entirev
stoc of li
quors, valued at $3,000, out into an
Sullivan alley and spilled the whole thing, on
-Madison Independent*
The first meeting of the new board
of county commissioners was held at
the office of the county auditor this
week. The board convened Tuesday
morning with all members present,
viz: J. F. Warren, F. C. Cater, Carl
Eckdahl, P. W. Thomas and John
H. Grow.
The board first proceeded to effect
an organization for the ensuing year.
Carl Eckdahl was elected chairman
of the board, and F. W. Thomas was
chosen vice chairman. Commission
ers Cater, Eckdahl and Warren were
named as a poor farm committee,
and Commissioner Cater was also
chosen as a committee of one on
court house. The entire board
act as a committee on roads
bridges, and the chairman of
board will act as chairman of
committee. The report of the board
of audit was then submitted, and
same was examined and accepted.
Wm. Marsh was reappointed janitor
of the court house. A statement of
the fees of county officers was ex
amined and same accepted. An in
cidental fund of $200 was created,
same being appropriated from the
revenue fund, and $200 was also ap
propriated to the county attorney's
contingent fund. The salary of the"
county attorney was fixed at $1,200
per year, and the salary of the
county superintendent of schools was
fixed at $1,100.10. The bonds of the
following county officers were then
examined and approved: W. C.
Doane, auditor $2*000 A. G. Oster
berg, register of deeds, $5,000 Harry
Shockley, sheriff, $5,000 S.H. Olsen,
coroner, $500. The county printing
was let to R. C. Dunn at the rates
allowed by law, and a resolution de
signating the Princeton Union as the
official paper of Milie Lacs ^oasfcy
was adopted. The,, bond of the
county printer was fixed in the sum
of $2,000. Dr, H, P. Bacon's bid as
county physician for 1915 at the
agreed price of $144 was accepted,
and his bonds were fixed in the sum
of $500. The salary of the sheriff
was fixed at $1,200, this being an in
crease of $300 over the salary received
by this official the previous year.
The plat of the first addition to
Ericksonville was submitted to the
board by Lars Erickson, and same
was turned over to the county at
torney for his official approval. The
plat of Long Siding was also submit
ted, and the board made arrange
ments to divide the road and bridge
money for 1915. A petition was then
presented to the board by John G.
Grant of the town of Isle Harbor, K|
asking that his lands be set off from
school district 18 and attached to--x
school district 33. Date of hearing
on this petition was set for February
the
will and
the the
"County Commissioner Warren
a passenger to Minneapolis yesterda
morning.. M&te8s&
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.ptr'matlpii board adjourned to /1$
rreco'rlv'enB Wednesday morning at9~^%
olclock.# -s,
'The'buarfl/reophveiJed'.a't 9 o'clock^
wftfh all "iriembei'?* present. An old"
frame building on the poor farm was 3
sold to G. A. Stark for $175. A plat
of the first additiun to Izatys was
submitted to the board by W. S. j^/sj
Foster of Minneapolis, and same was
duly examined, accepted and ordered f||
filed with the register of deeds. An J3L
appropriation of $100 was made to j||
the county auditor for clerk hire, &i
subject to the approval of the publid J|g
examiner and attorney general of
Minnesota. The county attorney re
ported favorably on the plat of the
first addition to Ericksonville and "r
same was accepted. I was also
moved and carried that one of the
jury rooms be turned over to the
county attorney fot official use.f^A
recess was takea^-at noon and board
reconvened at I^o'clock with all
members present except Commission
ers Warren and Grow. The bond of
the county treasurer was fixed in the
sum of $85,000, and a bond for that
sum was submitted by Treasurer
Henschel. -^Same was accepted and
appproved. The bond-of the county
surveyor in the sum of $500 was ex
amined and approved. J. C. Borden
was employed to furnish copies of
the tax list to all the county banks
outside of the village of Princeton
at an agreed price of $75. After
acting on numerous, bills the board:
on motion adjourned. The ne*$j
meeting will be held January 1Q%0
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