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WILL ORGANIZE
MARKET BOARD
American Farm Bureau Federation to
Prosecute Vigorous Co-opera-
tive Sales Plan.
(Farm Bureau News Service.)
A division of markets to prosecute
a vigorous co-operative marketing
program has been authorized by direc
tors of the American Farm Bureau
federation. This step was taken at
the first meeting of the new board,
following the recent annual conven
tion, which adopted a basic marketing
policy, which placed the farm bureau
actively at the head of the co-opera
tive marketing movement of the coun
try.
The new division will stimulate ex
tension of farmer-owned marketing
agencies and will aim to bring unity
and co-ordination of efforts. It will
be in charge of a director, yet to be
selected, who will be a man of na
tional prominence with outstanding
qualifications.
At the organization meeting of the
new board, of which J. F. Reed, presi
dent of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
federation, is a member, steps to re
duce overhead at the national office
were taken. The office of treasurer,
vacated by the resignation of Charles
Gunnels, was consolidated with that
of secretary. J. W. Coverdale was re
elected secretary, as was Samuel
Guard, director of the department of
information.
Salary itemg were reduced in sev
eral instances,
"The American Farm Bureau fed
eration is well started on its fifth
year," said Mr. Reed on his return
from the meeting. "I was pleased
with the manner in which O. E. Brad
fute, new president, took hold of the
work. Farmers may rest assured that
the administration of the organization
will continue to have foremost in mind
welfare of the individual producer.
Our new leaders, trained in farm bu
reau work, will keep the movement, as
it is, the greatest farm organization."
Lower Freight Rates Demanded.
The application of the Western rail
road commissions to the Interstate
Commerce commission for a further
reduction of freight rates on grain,
grain products and hay is entirely a
just one and should be granted. The
application calls for a return of the
rates on those products to the level of
August, 1920, before the last sweeping
increase was granted. It will be re
membered that the first wartime in
crease in freight rates was ordered by
the United States Railroad Adminis
tration in June, 1918, amounting to
thirty per cent in the Western terri
tory, and the second increase of thir
ty-five per cent was allowed by the
Interstate Commerce commission in
August, 1920, making the total in
crease seventy-five (not sixty-five) per
cent. To this were added many
changes in freight classifications
which further increased the rates on
a great many commodities.
Last January the Interstate Com
merce commission ordered a reduction
of half the increase granted in Aug
ust, 1920, on grain, grain products and
hay. A little later it ordered reduc
tions of ten per cent on all other
agricultural products and on non
agricultural commodities. The request
of the Western railroad commission
now is for a further reduction on
grain, grain, grain products and hay
to the level of August, 1920. It has
long been the contention of this paper
that all freight rates should be re
turned to that level, leaving the rail
roads for the time being the general
increase of thirty per cent obtained in
1918. Only then will freight rates and
prices, particularly for agricultural
products, return to a reasonable com
parable basis.
One suggestion made before the in
terstate Commerce commission last
week has little to commend it from
the farmers' standpoint. It was sug
gested that a readjustment of freight
rates be effected so that commodities
of which the prices have held to higher
levels than those of farm products
might bear a larger proportion of the
transportation cost. In effect this
would mean a reduction of rates on
things the farmer has to sell and an
increase on the things the farmer has
to buy. Just where the relief to agri
culture would enter in, we can not
clearly see. The farmer is the man
who pays the freight both ways, on
the things he has to sell and on the
things he has to buy. Any increase
of rates on the latter commodities
would immediately be added to the
price he has to pay. The one way to
relieve the farmers' transportation
burden is to return all freight rates
to the level of August, 1920. Then the
supplementary problem of railroad
operating costs will perforce be dealt
with in a truly determined and effec
tive way.The Farmer.
A Few Don'ts for the Telephone.
Don't bother your neighbor to use
her telephone, have one installed in
your own home if you must visit, or
go to the office and pay toll charges.
Don't make any unnecessary noise
when any one is using the phone.
Don't attempt to carry on a con
versation with the party while they
are talking.
Don't listen when your neighbor's
telephone rings, you may repeat some
of the things you've heard and they'll
know you've been rubbering.
Don't call a friend and hold the line
for half an hour, someone might want
to call the doctor.
Don't put in a long distance call
and forget to make payment.
Don't expect your hello girl to run
errands for you, she's paid to connect
with your party on the lines not to be
messenger boy.
Don't call central and expect her
to locate your husband or wife, it
can't be done.
Don't ask for the correct time more
than once a day.
Don't blame your operator every
time your line is out of order, call the
manager.
Don't blame central if you can't lo
cate your party, she's doing her best
to keep you level-headed.
Don't find fault with central for
triflling matters, she's a human being
and due some consideration.
If you sat at the switch board for
eight or ten hours a day and knew
the hundreds of little matters that
come up each day to harass your op
erator, you probably would have a
most sympathetic feeling for her and
would not think it worth while to men
tion petty annoyances. Remember a
few of these don'ts in making your
New Year's resolutions.
Gray Silver to Speak in St. Paul.
Gray Silver, director of the farm
bureau office at Washington, D.
will come to Minnesota on Jaunary 2
to tell farm folks attending the fourth
annual meeting of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation of the activi
ties of his office to obtain national
legislation wanted by farmers of the
country. The annual convention will
be featured by a review of what has
been accomplished and^ what is
planned for the future by co-operative
marketing agencies with which the
state federation is co-operating.
Two Minnesotans on Committee.
H. B. Nickerson of Elk River and
W. F. Schilling of Northfield are two
members of a new committee of nine
that has been named to formulate
plans for the establishment of a na
tional dairy sales agency. The new
committee was organized at a meeting
of the farmers' dairy marketing com
mittee of 11 held early in the month
at Milwaukee. Both are prominently
connected with the Twin City Milk
Producers' association.
World Record is Broken.
May Walker Ollie Homestead, a
Holstein cow owned at Austin, Minn.,
has broken the world's record for but
terfat produced. Her record for 365
days is 1,521 pounds of butter. The
former record was 1,506 pounds, pro
duced by Duchess Skylark Ormsby, a
Minnesota cow. This record has stood
for several years.
For a Long, Long Rest.
American Legion Weekly: North
I wish I could get away from the
office for awhile.
WestHit the boss for a fifty-dollar
WAHKON
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Miss Beulah Potts of Marshal,
Minn., returned home for a short visit
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Nedry motored
to New Ulm on Saturday.
Philip and Wendell Oredson of Min
neapolis are spending their Christmas
vacation with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Schofield went to
Spring Valley for a short visit with
Mr. Schofielfl's mother.
Mrs. McDonald and daughter, Miss
Francis, left for Minneapolis Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Petterson mo
tored to Zimmerman on Friday after
noon.
Miss Mary Schnippenheim of Min
neapolis spent a few days with her
parents here.
Clarence LeMasuiere went to Ogil
vie on Friday.
The Misses Blanche and Keitha
Lloyd returned home Saturday.
Miss Marjorie Goetze of St. Cloud
and her sister, Evelyn, of Minneap
olis will spend a few days with their
aunt, Mrs. J. N. Thorstad.
Miss Myrtle Jenson went to St.
James on Saturday.
Miss Edna Bezanson came home on
Saturday evening.
Miss Anna Rissel left for her home
in Glencoe Friday.
Supt. and Mrs. Ronni of St. Francis
are visiting Mrs. Ronni's mother,
Mrs. J. N. Thorstad.
Miss Estyre Sundstrom motored to
Little Falls on Saturday.
The Community Sunday school gave
a very enjoyable program Friday
evening.
Neal Johnson, who is attending
school in Minneapolis, is sepnding a
few days with friends and relatives in
Wahkon.
The Misses Anna Rissel, Estyre
Sundstrom and Gertrvde Guyer made
a trip to Onamia on Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford of Onamia were
Wahkon visitors Sunday.
Miss Melba Johnson came up from
Page for a short visit with relatives
George Petterson of Minneapolis re
turned home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Fisher and children of
Walker are Wahkon visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mann went to
Anoka on Sunday.
Harry Ayers of Vineland was a
Wahkon visitor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. .Mahler left for
Little Falls Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nellie Ihrie went to Onamia
Friday.
Miss Hazel Bezanson, who is at
tending school in Minneapolis, came
home to spend a few days with her
parents.
C. E. Lucas and Miss {Catherine
Parish motored to Isle Sunday.
FREER
Sylvia Olson and Mrs. Roy Swanson
of Minneapolis spent the Christmas
holidays with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. P. Olson.
Anton Ege, accompanied by some
friends, drove *"up from Minneapolis
Monday to have Christmas dinner
with his father and mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hartman spent
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Nels Ege
of Blue Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Benson were visitors
at Johnson's on Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Cox, James, sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hunkins, Margaret
Homme and Bill Franzen, came up
from Minneapolis Saturday evening
to spend the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. A. Homme, returning on Tues
day morning.
The Homme family ana guests and
the Erstad family were supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Uglem Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Wm. Osborne is entertaining
her sister from Moccasin, Mont., for a
few weeks.
Among the teachers who are spend
ing their vacations at their respective
homes in this vicinity are Ethel and
Olga Teutz, Edna Christopherson and
Agnes Anderson.
Eleanor Johnson, who is employed
in Minneapolis, spent the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August
Johnson.
Edna Levau, a sophomore at the
University of Minnesota, is spending
her vacation with her parents.
Miss Elvina Hartman, who is finish
ing her teachers' training course at
Moorehead, and Florance Stark, who
is finishing hers at St. Cloud, are at
their respective homes for the holi
days.
The Homme family and guests and
the Erstad and Dan Anderson families
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson
on Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Uglem received
word Monday that they were the
lucky grandparents of a baby girl,
born to Mr. and Mrs. Harland Held
of Kenyon on Christmas morning.
The Luther league holds its wake at
the Swedish church New Year's eve.
A splendid program has been prepared
and lunch will be served.
Wm. Hartman had a pleasant visit
last week from his brothers, John and
George, of Alma, Wis., and Mrs. Geo.
Hartman. On their return home Mrs.
Wm. Hartman accompanied them as
far as Minneapolis, where she spent a
couple of days visiting and shopping.
Henry Uglem, Bernhardt Uglem
and Mr. Davis, of Robbinsdale, drove
up Monday to spend the day with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Uglem.
Mr. and Mrs. Carling entertained a
houseful of friends and relatives on
Monday evening, among whim were
Mr. Lindquist and son, Harry, Mr. and
Mrs. August Johnson and family, and
a carload of guests from Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson entertained
their children, Mr. and Mrs. Gesche,
and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hanson and
grandchildren, at supper Christmas
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THE PRINCETON UNION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922
eve. Later in the evening Mr. Jacob
son acted the role of Santa Clause for
the younger children.
GREENBUSH
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Esterson of
Foley are spending the holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Robi
deau.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Normandin en
tertained at dinner Christmas day,
Mr. and Mrs. John Bedard and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Christianson and
family, Mrs. Dela Rehaume, Miss
Ethel Rehaume and Lester Rehaume.
Visitors at the A. E. Grow home on
Sunday evening were Mrs. V. Bran
.chaud and Earl Branchaud, and Mr.
and Mrs. Rant Ross.
Louise Payette, Dottie Grow and
Francis Mortimer, who attend high
school in Princeton, are home for their
Christmas vacation.
Miss Vivian Lancaster and Harry
Yutz, both of St. Paul, spent Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sager
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Rant Ross enter
tained at a family dinner on Christ
mas day.
Mr. and Mrs. Doneley and child of
Minneapolis were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Robideau on Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rocheford en
tertained at dinner on Christmas day.
School districts 5 and 10 had a pro
gram and Christmas tree on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Malotte and son,
Ernest, spent Christmas in Princeton
as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jes
mer.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Erickson, sr., en
tertained at dinner on Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Robideau en-
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One of our citizens remarked the other day:
We Wish You
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
and
Express Herewith
our
Sincere Appreciation
for
Past Favors.
Long Siding State Bank
Long Siding, Minn.
"Friend wife says that biscuits and bread can be no better
than the flour from which they are made. She uses 100 PER
CENT FLOUR and her bakings are the kind that make a man
dread eating away from home."
Only the choicest wheat goes into 100 PER CENT FLOUR.
We mill the best and ship the rest.
When you buy 100 PER CENT FLOUR you get all quality
no unnecessary freight or middlemen's profit waste. Order a
sack with your next grocery order.
Every sack of 100 PER CENT FLOUR is guaranteed to
please. We are not satisfied unless you are.
Happy New Year
PRINCETON ROLLER MILLS
C. L. CARLSON, Manager
Princeton, Minn.
tertained a company of friends on
Christmas night.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Grow and children
were guests of Mrs. Branchaud on
Christmas evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Grow and family
visited with relatives on Christmas
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Greenwood and
children called at the Henry Green
wood home in Princeton on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Robideau spent a
few days at Foreston last week, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Cour
teau.
Misses Rhea, Lorene, and Mildred
Grow and Ralph and Ben Tice had
dinner Christmas day with Mr. and
Mrs. John Grow and family.
Emery Greenwood received word
last week that his sister, Mrs. Irvin
Germaine, was very ill at St. Barna
bas hospital in Minneapolis. Mrs.
Germaine is well known here, and we
hope she may soon recover.
Dinner guests at Albert Rocheford's
home on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Rocheford and Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Grow.
Mrs. Herman Wagner of South Da
kota and Kenneth Kenely called at
the Rocheford home Christmas even
ing.
Verne, Theresa and Orrin Oatman
from Clearwater and Miss Greupner
of Elk River visited with Mrs. Albert
Rocheford on Saturday.
Mrs. H. Wagner of South Dakota
visited her brother, Kenneth Kenely,
several days last week.
Misses Jeanette and Octavie Roche
ford and Leon Rocheford called on
Miss Mary Skrentney Christmas af
ternoon.
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THE
First National Bank
Princeton, Minnesota
Examine this statement and think it over.
We want your business.
Statement of Condition of December I lt 1922
RESOURCE S
Loans $H7,906.88
County, School and Township Warrants 21,470.30
Federal Reserve Bank Stock 00.00
Bank Building 14,000.00
U. S. Bonds tQ Secure Circulation 30,000.00
Cash, due from Banks and U. S. Treasurer.. 59,554.63
$244,085.81
LIABILITIES
Capital $30,000.00
Surplus 6,000.00
Reserves 3,000.00
Undivided Profits 1,169.49
National Bank Notes Outstanding 30^000.00
^Posits 173,916.32
Season's Greetings
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A Happy
New Year
We wish to thank all our cus
tomers for the business they
have given us in the past and
it is our desire to help you
make the New Year a happy
and prosperous one.
THE PRINCETON
STATE BANK
B% interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit
FARM LOANS INSURANCE
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ma!
Now that it is New Year's, why not stop for a moment
and "take stock" of yourself? Did you get ahead last year?
How much money did you put in the bank? How much
money did you waste on extravagances?
Then, start this new year right. Bank more money.
Making regular deposits soon piles up money.
If you haven't a bank account come in and open one.
YOU WILL RECEIVE 5 PER CENT INTEREST
SECURITY STATE BANK
PRINCETON, MINNESOTA
Smith's Meat Market
We furnish the best of everything in fresh and salt
MEATS, POULTRY, FISH, ETC.
Prices the lowest compared with quality.
We buy Cattle and Hogs and pay
highest market prices.
The old-established Meat Market on Main Street.
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