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R. C. DUNN, Publisher TOWMIPJESULTS Princeton Town Meeting Passes Off Quietly With Many Farm- ers in Attendance. Election Returns From Various Points in the Counties of Mille Lacs* Sherburne and Isanti. Princeton township's annual meet ing was held in the old Ludden build ing on First street on Tuesday after noon and a goodly number of represen tative farmers were present to have their say in the proceedings and to vote upon the various matters which came up for consideration. August F. Meyer, moderator, called the-meeting to order at 1:15 o'clock and the fol lowing routine business was consid ered and disposed of: To a question put by the moderator Whether the township should elect a poundmaster, which would necessitate the building of a pound, there was a unanimous sentiment in favor of every farmer acting as his own poundmas ter, and it was, upon motion, so or dered. It was decided, upon motion, to let the bulletin boards in the township remain where they areone at the Long Siding cross roads, one on the Boyne corner and the other on the northeast Germany road. The guide post report was read and it was voted to place posts at two other points than those at which they are now located. Clerk Albert Kuhfield read the an nual report of the township auditing board and the financial statement for the past year. The statement is here- iJltder given: To balance in bank Mar. 6, 1917 Received from county treasurer for year ending March 5, 1918 From Royal Berry for damage to cartway Total receipts for year ending March 5, 1918 rtaertfrnft Marrh 6 1917 Disbursements for year ending March 5, 1918 Total disbursements for year ending March 5, 1918 Total receipts for year ending March 5, 1918 Total disbursPTKipnta for yp^r ending: March 5, 1918 Balance March 5, 1918 Orders outstanding March 5, 1918.... $39.94 3,969.52 12.50 $4,021.96 $1,073.64 2,750.16 $3,823.80 $4,021.96 3,823.80 $198.16 5.00 Balance in treasury March 5, 1918.. $203.16 Amounts received by town officers for the year ending March 5, 1918: Wm. Klingbeil, assessor $140.00 35.00 27.50 20.00 2.50 36.90 49.20 Henry Marpe, supervisor Henry Kunkel, supervisor Jacob Ellenbaum, supei visor /K. Boyne, supervisor David Wetter, treasurer Albert Kuhfield, cleik Total $311.10 This report was deemed highly sat isfactory and approved by a unanimous vote. On behalf of the supervisors the moderator recommended that $500 be levied for town revenue and $3,500 for road and bridge fund. The mod erator stated that, in view of the fact that several bridges would have to be repaired this year, the super visors did not consider the amount asked excessive. The town fund was voted upon and carried. There was some dissension, however, as to the amount proposed for road and bridge purposes and a motion to reduce the amount to $3,000 was made. This, however, was followed by an amend ment to levy $3,500, as recommended the supervisors, and a vote of 29 24 in favor of the last figure settled tie matter. A motion to hold the next an nual township meeting in the vil lage of Princeton carried and the busi ness meeting closed. In the township election there was a contest between David Wetter and W. H. Gebert for treasurer, the first named winning out by a mere 8 votes, and the name of John Hjelm was written in on the ballot for supervisor in opposition to Clarence Young. Mr. Young came out ahead by 20 votes. The other candidates had no opposi tion. Albert Kuhfield, who for several years has been a faithful and compe tent town clerk, refused to file for re election. Following is the names of the candi dates and the number of votes re ceived by each: Supervisor for 3 years Clarence Young 53 John Hjelm 33 Supervisor for 2 years L. K. Boyne 70 CJerk ^^Henry Marpe 82 & Treasurer1 fji, David Wetter 56 Wm. H. Gebert 48 Total vote cast, 109. GreenbushSupervisor for three years/S. P. Shirkey clerk, Oscar Erickson treasurer, John Teutz. Town revenue, $400', road and bridge, $3,000. Bogus BrookSupervisor for three years, J. W. Hubers clerk, A. J. Franzen treasurer, Frank Johnson constable for one year, O. C. Witt g-ren constable for two years, Hans Moorlag justice for two years, G. F. Liepitz. TowJi revenue, $500 road and bridge, $3,500. PageSupervisor for three years, G. Schublom clerk, Thor. Lundberg treasurer, Chas. Isaacs justices, An drew Swanson and Gust Weatherly constable, Thos. Hunt. MilacaSupervisor for three years, C. A. Anderson for two years, Olof Johnson clerk, H. A. Sandholm treasurer, Ed. Seymour justice Arthur Berglund constable, Wm. Berglund. Town revenue, $500 road and bridge, $3,500. Isle HarborSupervisor for three years, B. F. Congdon for one year, W. G. Bulen clerk, S. Magaw treas urer, J?. C. Brocker justices, B. Asten and F. Schrauth constable, D. J. Zer boss. Sherburne County. Blue HillSupervisor for three years, Torkel Johnson clerk, M. B. Mattson treasurer, John Olson. Town revenue, $300 road and bridge, $2,200. Total vote cast, 92. BaldwinSupervisor for three ecrs, years, O. T. Oscarson clerk, W. C. Angstman treasurer, Martin Rossing. Town revenue, $400 road and budge, $3,000. Zimmerman Vil.President of coun cil, Harry Pratt trustee for one year, Henry Swanson two years, John Kru ger three years, Henry Martin re corder, J. W. Mode treasurer, A. R. Berglund constable, Herman Sten dahl. Elk River Vil.President of council, Chas. F. Finnam trustee for one year, F. M. Plank two years, E. E. Scott three years, E. J. Keegan recorder, W. C. Chadbourne treasurer, L. K. Hamilton. For license, 95 against license, 139. Isanti County. WyanettSupervisor for three years, Louis Palm clerk, C. V. Bengt son treasurer, John Chilstrom con stable for two years, E. J. Forss. Town revenue, $350 road and bridge, $3,000. Spencer BrookSupervisor for three years, Andrew E. Peterson clerk, O. W. Blomquist treasurer, F. W. Goodwin assessor, John Medin justice of peace, P. B. Peterson con stable, Chas. Babb. Town revenue, $250 road and bridge, $2,000. Benton County. GlendoradoSupervisor for three years, N. P. Kilgard clerk, H W. Magnus treasurer, L. D. Larson con stable, Perry Case. Town revenue, $400 road and bridge, $3,000. Mrs. O. G. Bengtson. Mrs. O. G. Bengtson of Wyanett died at the Northwestern hospital on Saturday, March 9, from kidney dis ease. Mrs. Bengtson was born in Varm land, Sweden, on January 22, 1851, and was married to O. G. Bengtson at that place on September 23, 1876. With her husband she came to the United States in 1882, and settled in Wyanett, where she lived to the time of her death. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Axel E., Oscar W., Carl V. and Mrs. Signa Edwall. Funeral services will be held at the family residence tomorrow (Friday) at 1 o'clock and the interment will be in the Mission cemetery, Wyanett. Mrs. Bengtson was a kind, neighbor ly, industrious and home-loving wo man who was highly esteemed in the community in which she lived. She will be greatly missed and mourned by a host of friends. Three Volunteer for Aviation Service. In answer to the call for machanics in the aviation signal corps at Kelly field, San Antonia, Texas, three of the boys on the selective service registra tion list in Mille Lacs county prompt ly volunteered and left St. Paul on Saturday for their destination. They are George S. Onstad, Milaca, and John G. Daskam, Wahkon, truck driv ers and George L. Kilmer, Milaca, auto mechanic. These three husky young fellows were very anxious to serve their country and therefore de cided not to await the* next draft. They are just the kind of boys who are bound to make good. W. C. Doane went to St. Paul and saw that they were furnished with the necessary transportation, sleeping car accommodation, meal tickets, etc., for the journey. Loans Farmers $50,000,000. For the month of January the amount loaned to farmers of the Unit ed States by the government through the medium of the federal land banks on long-time first-mortgage loans ag gregated $11,787,517. On February 1 the total amount loaned farmers since the establishment of these banks was $50,782,432, covering 24,020 loans. The sum total of the loans applied for up to February 1 aggregated $260,- 556,981, representing 112,146 applica tions. r- 4 BURlUIST'fe SAND He Has the Courage of His American Convictions and Bids Defiance to Disloyal Demagogues. In a Ringing Letter He Paints the Nonpartisan League Leaders in Their True Colors. Through its secretary, Arthur Le Sueur, the Nonpartisan League invit ed Governor Burnquist to address its convention to be held in St. Paul next week. Unquestionably the invitation was not extended in good faith. Be that as it may there was no pussy footing on the part of the governor. He declined the invitation, and in un mistakable language voiced his opinion of the demagogical and strife-breeding leaders of the league. Annexed hereto is the governor's letter in full and the Union offers no excuse or apology for publishing the same: Dear SirYour invitation to ad dress the Nonpartisan campaign 4 ally is declined by me for the following reasons: The name of your league implies that it is nonpartisan, but in fact there is no organization more partisan. At this time when other political par ties are trying to put aside, for the good of the country, any factional spirit that might exist, your organiza tion is doing everything within its power to increase it. At the time of our entrance into the European conflict your organizers condemned our government for enter ing the war. When it became appar ent that this course would result in disaster for their organization, they changed their course and made an eleventh hour claim to 'pure loyalty, but notwithstanding this claim the National Nonpartisan league is a par ty of discontent. It has drawn to it the pro-German element of our state. Its leaders have been closely connect ed with the lawless I. W. W. and with Red Socialists. Pacifists and peace advocates, whose doctrines are of ben efit to Germany, are among their num ber. Those in charge of the league have catered to that faction of labor which has violated the law and been opposed to compliance with just orders of duly constituted authority. The leading agitators in your party have through their speeches and the circulation of contemptible falsehoods encouraged disrespect for honest and patriotic men in public positions. These self-appointed leaders with whom you are associated have been and now are endeavoring to get far mers to oppose business men and em ployes to oppose employers. They state, in your party principles, that "the great things the farmers need to day to win is to stick by your organiza tion, to co-operate with wage workers' organizations in the cities and together win control of the powers of the state government and then the national government." You, who sign yourself as the ex ecutive secretary of the league, were connected with the People's Peace council, which through my proclama tion of August 28, 1917, was barred from holding meetings in this state and thereafter in Wisconsin and Illi nois, but which was invited to North Dakota by its governor, who was elect ed through the efforts of your league. The cheeking and applauding of the unpatriotic utterances of Senator La Follette at your last convention put a stamp of disloyalty on it that can never be erased. Your present publicity agent lost the position he held at that time be cause he supported La Follette's un patriotic ideas and, after his descharge by his employer, he was employed by your Nonpartisan league. Another of your leaders, Joseph Gil bert, called a director and manager, I believe, has been convicted by a jury because of his disloyal utterances. He, together with Mr. Manahan, an attor ney for your organization, patriotical ly used a strike situation here to ad vance the political interests of the league. These two men have maliciously" slandered public spirited members of the Public Safety commission in an ef fort to bring together the farmers and wage earners for the political purposes of your political party's self-consti tuted leaders who are neither real farmers nor real laborers, but self seeking demagogues whom the actual farmers and the actual laboring men of our state will sooner or later find are nothing but pretended friends wolves parading in sheep's clothing. You, who appear to be the executive secretary of this organization, were the attorney who defended the mur derers in the I. W. W. trouble on the range two years ago and who has assisted the I. W. W. organization which has publicly announced that it is its intention ultimately to take the farms from the farmers whose head quarters since the commencement of the .war have been raided by the fed eral government and whose members are now taking refuge in such organ izations as the National Nonpartisan league. How, under the circumstances, the farmers of Minnesota who have been threatened with the loss of their farms, who have time and again been compelled to appeal to peace officers for protection against the members of this lawless, anarchistic organization, can now join a league with promoters whose sympathies have been with this law-breaking Bolshevik element in our society, is well- nigh incompre liensible. The only explanation that can be. given is the fact that some of "the leaders and,organizers of the Non partisan league are evidently not yet known as well to the farmers and la borers of our state as they are to those who have had more experience with them. t\ *__, Another reason for declining your invitation is the possibility,offconstru ing my presencenat your partisan cam paign rallyo by some as an indorsement' v a ga you da I is course the duty of the governor to be fair to all classes and to oppose any program which is likely to result in a division^ of our state into classes. Such array ing of class against class would be welcomed by the enemies of our re public, for such a course will tend to defeat our nation in this war and will eventually mean the dissolution of our form of government and the undermin ing of the economic and political free dom of our people. He who in normal times needlessly arrays class against class is most of ten the ambitious demagogue, but any individual who will do so when our nation is in a life-and-death struggle is knowingly or unknowingly a trai tor to'his state and to his country. In declining to speak at your party's rally I wish to say further that for me there are during this war but two par ties, one composed of the loyalists and the other of the disloyalists. The only tfarty whose cause I shall strive at this time to_a4vance \s the party composed of those Americans, who, heart and soul, are loyal to their country. The only issue that to me is para mount at this time is the winning of this war, and that cannot be done if our house is to be "divided against itself" through false accusations on the part of political agitators such as those who head your organization. The only party and politicians who in this campaign I am going to oppose aretthat party and those politicians whofo party purposes,by innuendo or otherwise, are discouraging our people by claiming this is a war begun by the rich or that the burdens of the war will falgmore heavily on one class than another or make statements which in some, other way will lengthen the con flict by creating dissatisfaction at home and thus indirectly cause the death of additional thousands if not millions of our fellow citizens on European battle fields. We all agree that war profiteers should be dealt with as drastically as it is possible to deal with them. But it cannot be said that this is a rich man's war, for those who have gained most from it would have made greater profits if the United States had not entered it. ft$*h&ld no brief for any class, but to make farmers or laboring men believe their sons are discriminated against in this war as claimed in your statement of principles is treasonable conduct, for the rich man's sons are conscripted proportionately to a greater extent than the sons of the farmers and labor ers. This is apparent because of the exemption of those needed to support their dependents and the exemption allowed because of agricultural and in dustrial pursuits. Up to this date about 5 per cent of the male population of our country has been called and 50 per cent of the war taxation has come from business profits and incomes, falling mostly on those best able to pay it. If anyone, for money reasons, would strive to continue this war or make unreasonable profits through the carrying on of the same, such an individual is as much of a traitor to his country but no more of the traitor than he who would use this time to divide our forces through the creation of class hatreds and factional discon tent. Your leaders are continually at tacking what you term big business. Personally I am as strongly opposed as anyone to what is known as gov ernment by big business. I would be equally opposed to a government by any particular industrial class. The public official who would allow him self to be controlled by the self-ap pointed guardians of a certain element of society would thereby render him self unfit to hold public office. If I, as governor of this state, would permit myself to be put in a position where I could be compelled to cater to any particular set of men, or where I could not be fair to organized or un organized labor, to farmers' organiza tions or any other organizations, to big business or to little business, I would be unworthy of the confidence of the voters of our commonwealth who can freely and secretly exercise the rights of franchise without the payment of $16 to unscrupulous schemers for the privilege of voting or being told how to vote. Knowing as I do the political am bitions of your organization and the false charges that some of its leaders and agents have made through your official newspapers against honest and patriotic officials, I cannot believe that back of the invitation you have sent me is any sincerity of purpose. The failure on the part of anyone to turn over the state government to those of your officers who have as sumed the organization of the alleged Nonpartisan league and the control of the millions of dollars collected from its members will undoubtedly create opposition, but I know that such men pretending to be friends of some^par ticular class and deceiving some well intentioned people cannot long con tinue their policy of deception, for the patriotic farmers in the country and the loyal laboring men in the city know their true friends are among those who strive for the maintenance of law, order and justice, and especial ly in this, the most serious hour of our history, for that unity of the American people essential to the suc cessful termination of the war. Very truly yours, J. A: A. Burnquist. VILUGE- ELE tf* Only One Contest on Princeton Ticket office. and but Little Interest is Taken by Voters., Council and Clifton Cravens Re-elected Recorder. Other Villages. WahkonPresident" of council, O. A. Robbins trustee for three years, J. L. Gerrish for two years, A. L. Gott werth for one year, O. Peterson re corder, O. M. Halgren treasurer, J. M. Thorstad justice, O. S. Martin constable, Cha's. Young. OnamiaPresident, W. J. Eynon trustee for three years, Robert Swen son for two years, John Homme for one year, Wm. Albright clerk, A. B. Phelps treasurer, James Warren. MilacaPresident, D. F. Phillips trustee for three years, Martin Swan son two years, Wm. Stromberg one year, J. J. Ulrich recorder, M. G. Warren, treasurer, C. C. Eberhardt justice, D. J.' Lundholm constable, Wm. Trumble. Total vote cast, 170. IslePresident of council, Chas. Ma lone trustee for three years, John Haggberg for two years, P. P. Hagg berg for one year, C. A. Nason re corder, G. H. Wilkes treasurer, L. A. Matter justice, M. G. Berman con stables, Selmer Leland and Gust Hagg berg. Back From the Land of Flowers. Mr. and Mrs. A. Steinbach arrived from their winter home at Lake Ham ilton, Florida, on Tuesday. They own a fruit grove at Lake Hamilton and have some orange and grape-fruit trees now bearing. From a tree four years old Mr. Steinbach gathered 31 grape fruit a short time agp. Both oranges and grape fruit which Mr. Steinbach brought back with him are splendid specimens. A chain of lakes runs near the Steinbach farm and black bass weighing eight pounds and over as well as three-pound crappies and alligators abound therein. The thermometer registered 75 degress the day Mr. and Mrs. Steinbach left Lake Hamilton for Princeton. Final Game March 15. Humphrey is Elected President of the Mrs. A. E. Grow, has,, spent much time and patience in preparing a play en titled, "Tony, the Convict," which they In Princeton village but little inter- They have generously consented to est was manifested in the electionit give it here in Princeton, in the Arm- was the quietest in years and only ory, the proceeds to be divided 50-50 about half of a normal vote was cast. This disinterestedness resulted from the fact that there was only one con test on the official ticket, that of public to show its appreciation by Joseph Craig and S. R. Jones for turning out in goodly number, espec- trustee for the one year term, in ially as the reports from the previous which Jones defeated Craig by a vote performances are most flattering to of three to one. There were many scattering votes,cast for the various offices, J.W.Mossman receiving 17 for president of the council and Ray Bock oven, for justice of the peace, 52. For constable O. B. Newton and Arthur George received 10 votes apiece. The vote accorded those who filed and whose names were printed on the official ballot is as follows: President of Council H. A. Humphrey 144 Trustee for one year S. R. Jones 137 Joseph Craig 43 Trustee for two years Fred Newton 152 Trustee for three years George Koss 157 Recorder Clifton Cravens 164 Treasurer J. C. Herdliska 158 Justice of the Peace R. P. Morton 112 Total number of votes cast, 192. The high school basketball cham pionship contest will be decided to morrow (Friday) night at Sandstonf _,v,_^ njm -p.- *a when a and' tl2 1 1# Pine will again Minneapolis will be the referee. supremacy was played by the above named teams at Milaca on March 1, when the Milaca team won by a score of 21 to 8. The second game was played at Pine City on March 8, when the tables were turned, Pine City win ning by a score of 22 to 12. H. A. Gar rison refereed both of these games. The first game of the contest vfor At Carleton college, Northfield, on March 21 and 22, the state basketball tournament will be held.'". Should Change His Habitat. Out in Kansas a wife asked the courts for a decree of divorce on the grounds that her husband is a violent pro-German that he rejoiced at the news of the sinking of the Tuscania that he had made unpatriotic remarks about the inability of American sol diers to whip the kaiser's men and that he had ord/ered her not to aid the Red Cross or to pay attention to the food administration's requests. The court promptly granted the decree and then turned the husband over to the fed eral authorities for investigation and prosecution. ^'k^tW^M '%$&%& JgThat man evidently made a mistake in locating in Kansas. If he had lo cated in Minneapolis and properly ex- his,^hostility to the war and to the government, he might today be a socialist nominee for some state Minneapolis Tribune. '"r. "Tony, the Convict." A patriotic group of young people in Greenbush, under the direction of have put on in three different places to raise money for the Red" Cross. by the two branches. As they are doing the lion's share of the work it remains for the Princeton the amateur actors. To add to the excellence of the pro gram there will be an orchestra to en tertain the audience as well as vocal and other numbers suitable for St. Patrick's eve, to fill the intermissions between acts. The performance, which will be put on Saturday evening, will begin at 8:15 sharp. The admission will be 25 cents for children and* 35 cents for adults. The cast of characters is as follows: Tony Warrena many-sided character who has an honest heart beneath his ragged coat Neil Grow" Weary Waysidehis henchman, too fired to work Frank Shirkey James Barclayhard hearted and vindic tive S. E. Insley Philip Warburtona social leader. Roy Robideau Judge Van Crugerof the supreme court Real Robideau Warden Burrowsof Sing Sing prison.... Leslie Robideau Jacksonthe negro footman Harold Plumondore Lenathe reputed daughter of Judge Van Cruger Elsie Grosvenor Mrs. Van Crugerthe judge's wife Anna Lloyd Miss Sedleywho takes pleasure in being disagreeable Rhea Grow Sallywith a soul above hash Lillian Wikman 10,000 Skilled Mechanics Needed. The signal corps has authorized ther following statement: Ten thousand machinists, mechanics, chauffeurs, and other skilled workers are needed at once by the aviation sec tion, signal corps. The present call of 10,000 men is to fill an immediate need and may be re garded as the precursor of others as the service is being built up. Even at that the actual strength of the service todajr is over one hundred times what it was on April 1, 1917. The dependence of the air service on the most highly skilled men is.being brought out more emphatically with every week of development. Where in the first rush there was little experi ence to indicate this fact, it has since developed that practically 98 men out of every 100 in the service must be skilled in some branch of work. Irish Names on the Tuscania. Irish names are numerous in th American army and were borne by many of the splendid young fellows on board the Tuscania when she was torpedoed. How vivid must have been their emotions when they neared the green isle of their ancestors! How fondly they must have pledged selves to visit Ireland on returning-rthemthei from the war! And what must have been the feeling of those who after the blast suddenly found themselves in the heaving waters, with only a few mo ments between time and eternity! It is possibl t- imagine thait for somiesom solatio fUD01ule .J1Cit?amiltn MilacO thos h"\. **t th0 th i imaginma xor unfortunate bodie woul bu there was con no lo fa hwinds id be wafteed bsy thet of wou God to the hospitable shore, and re ceive burial in the sacred soil of Erin. Evening Wisconsin. Corn and Wheat in Farmers' Hands. The bureau of crop estimates' re port of the United States department of agriculture shows that there were 19,800,000 bushels of corn in the hands of Minneosta farmers on March 1 as compared with 19,162,000 bushels on year ago. Farmers of the state ac cording to this report, also hold 13,- 912,000 bushels of wheat as compared with 5,546,000 bushels in 191T. 1917 School Apportionment. The total amount of special aid to* be distributed to high, graded, consoli dated, semi-graded and rural schools in Mille Lacs county for the year end ing July 31, 1917, is $27,528.20. This- k] is the amount held up last year in con- 4fM sequence of a question of law. && The Third Liberty Loan. The campaign for the third Liberty loan will open April 6, the anniversary of the declaration of a state of war between the United States and Ger many. .1 ft 4 im