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OVXTW*P" ^^'^'^^WW^ PAGE FOUR. THE PRINCETON UNION BY R. C. DUNN. TERMS$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. $1.50 OUTSIDE THE STATE. Office: First Street, East of Court House GEO. I. STAPLES, Business Manager. (MEMBER (l(y JULIUS E. YNGVE, Associate Editor. fc\fi\ ORGANIZED^ 1667 The prohibition candidate for presi dent announces that if he is elected president he will intervene in Mex ico. He won't intervene. A seat on the New York stock ex change recently sold for $69,000 which would almost supply an ordi nary family with the winter's flour. William Sulzer, former democrat and recent prohibitionist, has wished himself onto the republican party. Bill always did hate republicans, you know. The old state prison at Stillwater is to be used to manufacture war mu nitions. Well, there are those who believe that a prison is a proper place for munition makers. Two dollar wheat before January 1 was predicted last week. The predic tion is based on unfavorable news from Argentine and a report that Buenos Aires has had an extended drouth. And now Jeremiah A. O'Leary brings a $50,000 libel suit. Did you ever notice how a two for a quarter reputation increases in value the min ute some one of prominence deigns to puncture it? Will all the earth's machinery, now driven by steam, gasoline or water power, eventually be driven by energy supplied by the sun? The Smithson ian institution thinks so. Stranger things have happened. As election draws near interest in the presidential campaigtf'is warming up. The democrats pretend to believe President Wilson has a chance in Min nesota, and they are centering prac tically all of their efforts toward that end. A writer in the American Magazine quotes Charles M. Schwab as saying that there is no fun in great wealth. Well, unhappiness caused by great wealth can be easily cured. But usu ally the wealthy are not living for the fun there is in it. Andy Rahn has been down to Chi cago and has given out an interview in which he states that Hughes will have an old time republican majority in Minnesota. Andy runs no particu lar risk of injuring his reputation as a political prophet by predicting that Minnesota will go republican. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States concludes that this presidential campaign will have no effect upon the current business. At the present time there are no great do mestic issues separating the two par ties, and this is probably the reason that this conclusion was arrived at. A train load of feminine Hughes supporters from the east invaded Min nesota last week, and gave their rea sons for supporting the former su preme court justice. Activity of women in matters political is becom ing more and more pronounced, and is another e\idence of constantly changing conditions. The Federal government has been to some expense in an effort to obtain recruits for the National Guard, and thus far the results have not been what might be termed gratifying. In fact Guard recruiting may be discon tinued. A decent wage for the sol diers would doubtless stimulate pa triotism and recruiting. Waldo Thomas, of Aurora, Illinois, comes into prominence by proving him self to be the champion plowman of America. Ten thousand persons re cently witnessed him turn clean-cut furrows of uniform depth, while the straw and natural debris of the field was buried under the soil. To be the champion in any field of endeavor be speaks qualities that are to be adsnow mired. Governor Burnquist wisely refuses to call an extra session of the legisla ture to enact a law that will enable the guardsmen on the Mexican border to vote at the ensuing election. No body wishes to deprive the boys of the right of suffrage, and there ought to be a law that would permit them to vote when away from home on duty, but the calling of an extra session for that purpose is hardly practical at this late day. Anyhow, we are of the opin ion that if the boys did vote no particu lar candidate or party would profit largely therebytheir votes would be pretty evenly dividedv ^friPil?* ils^J%^ tK ^^^^^m^^S&^^JU^ ^"JI.MlMi \.U\MMM Again there is talk of compulsory military service in Ireland. What Irish there are in the British army are making a splendid record, but there are thousands of them, Unionists as well as Home Rulers, who have refused to volunteer. There is compulsory service in England and Scotland and there does not seem to be any good reason why the Irish should be ex000. empted. The printing of the state ballot has on the part of one or more of the session of Congress in December. This would relieve the government from would help to la^ Kit hol, the popular vote, and who will be elected by anywhere from 75,000 to 100,000 plurality, who will improve the personnel of the American house of lords, and his name is Frank B. Kel logg. commenced, and the list will be the in natural resources, will be of shortest in the, history of the statei immense benefit to farmers and wiln 20 inches long as compared to 50 be the main highway to the beauty inches four years ago. The democrats spots of central northern Minnesota, have only three candidates for state office, while the progressives none. There is no interest in the state campaign, as it is pretty generally conceded that the republican nominees will win. ,,T i, 4- A have an editorial from the Minneapolis Journal of the 7th inst., which the Union heartily endorsessave that too much credit is given the State Automobile Association: TH E President Wilson has appointed a .i. Of all the various projects for trunk commission of three to investigate the roa workings of the railroad eight-hour fordai serviceable, all-weather highway law. Col. Geo. W. Goethals, of Pana- between theeTwint Cities and Duluth ma canal fame, E. E. Chase of the i ,_ a road will connect the three largest interstate commerce commission and Cltie Geo. Rublee of New Hampshire have modating^ a larg^ normagl traffic, been named. A fair and impartial in- attract numerous touring motorists to vestigation is expected, and that is un- I Minnesota. Many of these would like doubted* the kind of an investigation I $%? 23E these gentlemen will make. tions at present are too uncertain for the venture. Rumors to the effect that Sweden i The State Automobile Association, contemplated participating in the therefore, gives the State Highway European war were given a sleeping Cj^^-agd ro^^econlmended potion last week when that nation for use of Federal fund bWhile premier, Dr. K. H. L. Hammarskjold, I Twin-Cit Duluth highway.s gave out an interview in which he the commission has yet taken ac- made it plain that Sweden would re-, lt, tl0n mam strictly neutral as long as it was recommendation to that effect would possible to do so. Sweden will not be- certainlY?wed come involved unless forced to do so by Secretary of Agriculture. unreasonable and uncalled for tactics belligerents. various Statesh anwd wit each other. Minnesota is deplorably Government manufacture of paper undeveloped in this respect and much i progress can be made, now that the from national forest lumber, by means Federa of government-owned and operated contribute a dollar for every dollar water power, to relieve the print paper furnished byr the State up to thej situation is a possibility at the short, exorbitant charges for the immertse under the Federal roads aid act be quantities of print paper it consumes continuations of roads already hard- ^V j.jjjj'ij- xi. J surfaced, the idea being to build out set a standard of cost for the produc tion of paper which may be used as to build smalol patches of disconnected a means of determining whether pri- roads which start nowhere and lanid' vate manufacturers are charging ex- down thie surplus product to the public at cost Indeedg, id There is an organization of radical reformers in this country with head quarters at Washington known as the National Voters League that stands for all sorts of advanced legislation. Here is an excerpt from a recent bul letin issued by the League: The people now have the opportuni ty to choose their senators without the intervention of legislatures. But recent direct elections have not im proved the personnel of the senate. On the contrary, it has deteriorated in ability and beyond question, the first results of popular elections has only contributed more to the profes sional politics of the senate. In this state we have a candidate for the senate who was nominated by INTRASTATE ROADS 1 AND 2. On every hand it is conceded that there should be a good broad highway connecting Duluth with the Twin Cities. It is unnecessary to adduce any argument in behalf of the proposi tion as there is no opposition to it. At the last meeting of the State High way commission, shortly after the enactment of the federal road law, it was agreed that the Duluth-Twin Cities road should be knowrn and desig- nated as Intrastate Road No. 1, and that the Commission would recommend Federal aid for such road to the extent that the counties through which it passes were prepared to meet. The counties must meet the Federal aid dollar for dollar. Unless some of the counties receive assistance in the shape of large allotments from the State road and bridge fund and private contributions, a bond issue on their part .would be necessary to meet the Federal aid. ^Doubtless the necessary financial arrangements will be com pleted and their will be a serviceable hard-surfaced road, passable at all seasons of the year save when the is too deep, between the Twin Cities and Dpluth before the closing days of 1917. At the meeting of the State High way Commission referred to it was al so determined to recommend the exis tension of substantial Federal aid to Intrastate Road No. 2, through Sher burne, Mille Lacs and Crow Wing counties. This road commences in the Twin Cities, passes north through Hennepin county, crosses the Missis sippi at Anoka, thence on the east side of the river through Anoka and Sher burne counties to Elk River, thence north to Princeton and Milaca, to the queen of Minnesota lakes, around the southern and western shore of that beautiful lake, thence west to Brainerd THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1916 and on to Walker and International Palls. This road is part of the sotjL called Scenic Highway and, save fo| stretches in' northern Sherburne and northern Mille Lacs, is in fair condi tion between Brainerd and Minneap olisand*for these stretches the High way Commission has agreed to recom mend Federal aid to the extent of $65,- In Mille Lacs county it is pro posed to meet the Federal aid by a moderate bond issue. This road will materially aid in developing a country wi SEE In this connection we quote herewith DULUTH ROAD TIRST mprovem ent in this State, that by far th mos important. Suc ftnd beide Bwill^ the is evidentlynofavorably im 'pressed with this suggestion, and its receive the of th a purposeapprovalFederale of the roads aid law is to encourage the build- trun igha yconnectin through of ou allotment., a T^ i- rm.- The automobile organization, made nthusiasti (roa theh government stands ready to un pr opagonists of goodtij ds,e urges thact "all roads to be buil fro center nwhere. ure population rather than approval can be obtaine. for road im provementspreciselyon made any other basis The Dulut roaed i.i, This is what the price cessivedprices, an by the sale of the charge by privatd interests ha inc igsfdoubtfulinm I Journal. fits admirably with ag whether Federal the systet roadhs radiatin from the Twin Cities at one end and thges fine roads to the Ranges at the other end. It is a highly important link. No time should be lost in putting it through. aed .'i OPINIONS OF EDITORS It Would Help Some. The statement is made that in Aug use, 1914, Sweden and Norway made an agreement to never go to war with each other. If this could be extended so as to cover the entire civilized world, how much better the world would be.Stillwater Gazette. The Herald Is Optimistic. The Duluth Herald says that a can (vas of New York, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois shows that President Wil son will have a large majority in each one of them. This would be "impor tant if true," but under the circum stances it simply proves that "a man can always see what he is looking for." Laporte News. Prepared Editorials. It begins to look as if the occupation of writing editorials for the country newspaper was to be a thing of the past, as every mail brings from two to ten columns of artistically worded editorial matter pertaining to the re publican and democratic candidates for president, with an occasional arti cle about the brilliant officials some of the state candidates are going to make. And what grieves us most is to see the stuff run in several of the ex changes.Lake City Leader.. i %i $i Must Be Stopped. The mayor of Edgerton, this state, proclaims that hereafter he will arrest anyone, no, matter who they are, who are found speeding in that village. The only course that a council can take is to adhere to the law. Suppose a child is killed by a reckless driver. How long would it take the citizens to rise in their wrath and demand that speeding be stopped. Put an end to the speeder before he puts an end "to a human life.Levang's Lanesboro Weekly. Potato Prices Up. Potato prices are some higher this week, and from $1 to $1.10 per bushel being paid for all varieties except Triumphs, which are worth from 75c to 80c. Yesterday a load of white po tatoes of fine quality brought $1.20 per bushel. Receipts are good, and the quality is constantly improving. Shipments from here continue brisk. The following election officials will be on duty at the general election in Princeton village on November 7: .JudgesIra G. Stanley, A. M. Davis and J. W. Hartman. ClerksClifton Cravens and T. M. Olsen. itiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii School Aids Much on County's Farms. Eleven boys from Mille Lacs county are among the list of 2,154 who have learned how to farm at the School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota. This is the number who have been graduated from the school. The num ber who have attended for one or two years of the three-year course is near ly three times as large. Eighty percent of the students who have been graduated from the School of Agriculture since it was established as the first school of its kind in the United States in 1888 are engaged in farming. D. D. Mayne, principal of the school, estimates that a larger percentage of the number who attend ed for a time but were not graduated are engaged in agricultural work. The men trained in the state agricultural school have done much to improve farming conditions in this country. The school of agriculture gives a course of study covering three years. At the opening of the 1916 session, October 2, new courses will be offered to allow students to specialize in work which interests them. No high school work is required for entering the classes in the School of Agriculture. Town Board Meets. The town board met at the office of the Bockoven land agency Saturday, and all members were present. This was the day set for hearing on bids for the construction of a bridge to span the Rum river at the point where the so-called Sadley bridge is located. A couple of representatives of con tractors were present, but no bids were submitted. The representatives of fered to furnish plans for a cheaper bridge, but the board decided to lay the matter over until next spring. Complaints having been made to the board that certain parties in northwest Princeton have plowed up portions of the public highway, contrary to law, and steps were taken to institute pros ecutions. Numerous bills were acted upon and the board then adjourned. Charged With Violating Liquor Laws. Claire Neumann and Gus Kuhlman were gathered in by Sheriff Harry Shockley Tuesday and charged with maintaining unlicensed drinking places. They were brought before Justice Dickey for a preliminary hear ing the same day. Both waived ex amination and were bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500. A, &, Just What Are You Wants In Dress Goods and Silks? We are frank in asking you this question, confident that our fall stocks em- brace your every want for the new and desirable. Step into this section tomorrow and have one of our saleswomen show you some of the rich new woolen fabrics which have just been unpacked. If you U, s| have been looking for something entirely new and distinctive in pattern and col- I |H oring for that new suit or dress skirt, it's here in these splendid showings of recently received materials. j|= 50c to $2.50 And the silksone could not hope to see a more pleasing array of Autumn silks when considered from the view point of pattern and quality. This store does not carry an immense stock of silks, yet the variety of weaves is suffi- ciently large to meet the demands of the most critical tastes. Especially inter- esting are the new patterns for fall waists and dresses. 35c to $2.50 C. H. Nelson "^'-"f -v^ OOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOQQQOOGQQOGQOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOO FLakes,the I you are thinking of building or repairing any it will pay you toe cme and see us. We can furnish one board or a carload. Call and Get One of Our Farm and Build ing Books FREE. Let Us Figure With You on a Silo WHITNEY LUMBER YARD Princeton, Minnesota The Union Gives All the News All the Time. 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