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Don't Thirst. 0 0 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTfTTTTTTTffTf W-i Of Interest Items i -ii -i Mrs. S. Winsor of Wyanett made a trip to Anoka yesterday. Mr.

and Mrs. E. A. Ross visited friends in Anoka on Wednesday. Good cheap lots for sale Princeton M.

S. Rutherford. We are indebted to Mrs. A. McClellan of Seattle for a shell souvenir.

Mrs. H. Prowse is passing the week at the family home in West St. Paul. The windows of the Bank of Princeton have been ornamented with gilt lettering.

I. C. Patterson was in Minneapolis on Monday purchasing stock for his giocery store $100,000 to loan on improved farms. Loans promptly closed. Robt.

H. King. You are all invited to attend the dance at Carlson's hall on Saturday evening next, August 11. Gus Smith of Spencer Brook, one of the good old-timers, was in Princeton on Monday giving the glad hand to his friends. Thieme has sold his potato warehouse at Zimmerman to L.

D. Carter and will go into business at Elk River, where his home is located. The barn of Robt. Steeves in Germany has been reshingled by Free Bockoven. This barn is larger and cost more to erect than any in the county.

Miss Annie Sullivan, who attended the summer school here and was the guest of Sheriff and Mrs. Shockley during that time, returned to her home in Robbins on Tuesday. Louis Robideau's bus will convey people to and from the dance at Carlson's hall, Long Siding, next Saturday evening. Vehicle will leave at 8 p. m.

and the fare will be 50 cents. Mrs. Guy Ewing received a telegram this morning from Williston, N. announcing the serious illness of her father, D. Kerrick, and stating that he was not expected to live Benjamin McKenzie reports phenomenal crops of hay in Spencer Brook Andrew Blomquist had a field of timothy and clover on sandy soil that yielded over four tons to the Nelson, the expert photographer of Anoka, attends his branch studio at Princeton the first and third Saturday of each and every month.

Please bear this mind when you wish to have any photographic work done. tf Lafe Johnson, formerly of Spencer Brook but now of Bemidji, was in town Saturday on his way home after a visit to his old friends and neighbors. Mr. Johnson is head cruiser and estimator for C. A.

Smith. Marshal Newton, acting under instructions from the village council, will on Monday proceed to take action against all parties alongside of whose premises, whether in the alleys or streets, rubbish of any kind is found. Back yards must also be placed in sanitary condition. James S. Tripp, representative of the Duluth News Tribune, was here on Tuesday soliciting subscriptions for that splendid journal and met with Reserving success.

The Duluth News Tribune is one of the very best papers in the northwest and is at all times reliable in its many departments. B. D. Grant went up to Cass Lake on Saturday to visit his wife and family, who are camping there. The sudden illness on Tuesday of W.

C. Middlebrook, clerk in the hardware store, made it necessary, however, to telegraph Mr. Grant to return. Mr. Middlebrook is suffering from la grippe.

Come to our fountain. We are quenching more and more thirsts every day as the reputation of our superb soda water spreads. We serve all the popular fountain beverages, but we strive to make them more satisfying and delicious than the ordinary. High grade materials add much to the quality of soda water, and we pay extra in order to get the purest and best to be had. Drink our soda once and you will come again.

C. A. JACK The Druggist various sources. George I Staples is the only person who is authorized to collect money due this office In 6very case the party paying money is entitled to and should insist upon receiving a printed receipt DUNN. Publisher Nelson's photos please the people.

Enstrom's photosthey satisfy. Rev and Mrs. Henderson are away on their annual vacation I am prepared to do all kinds of plain sewing. Mrs. C.

Blocker. Mr. Day came down from Mora on Saturday to attend Mark's great horse sale. Miss Clara Westhng returned on Monday from a visit to relatives in Superior. Wisconsin full cream cheese, rich and creamy.

You like it and want more. Ludden's store. Godfrey Wicktor visited his home in Santiago on Saturday and returned to Elk River on Monday. Emmet Mark will hold a horse sale at Ogilvie on Saturday. He will be assisted by Holland, the great auctioneer.

The school board of Pease held a meeting on Tuesday evening and engaged Miss Christa Wallace of Princeton for a nine-months term. LostIn town the past week two ten dollar bills and two fives folded together. Finder return and receive reward. Chas. Keith.

Services at the Methodist church on Sunday will be as follows: Morning, 10:30, theme "God's Plan of Salvation evening, 8, theme "Divine Grace." Robt. Clark has cut the second crop of hay on the court house grounds. A great improvement in the appearance of the lawn has however resulted therefrom. Down with the weeds wherever found. Clean up the streets and alleys.

Keep litter from off the streets. Take pride in having your premises present a neat appearance. Farmers! If you are interested in protecting your life and buildings from lightning, write to J. A. Wetter, Princeton, Route 5, for book on copper cable lightning rods, free.

Mr. Harry Oerting came up from Hamline last Saturday on a visit to George R. Dunn. In company with his host and several other young fellows Mr. Oerting is having a gala time camping at Elk lake.

Mrs. Dolly Gile Olson, while using a lamp to heat a curling iron on Tuesday afternoon, in some manner ignited her dress and narrowly escaped serious injury. As it was her right hand was severely burned. The veterans of Wallace T. Rines post, A.

extends to Princetonlans and other friends a hearty welcome to their quarters at the national encampment ana promises to entertain them to the best of their ability. Mr. S. W. Williams, the well-known raiser of and dealer in potatoes, is excavating for a large warehouse opposite Union street on the west side of the raihoad track.

Mr. Williams contemplates putting up a spacious frost-proof up-to-date building. On Friday evening, August 17, Mr. Pratt will give another of his popular dances at Elk Lake park and Anderson's orchestra will furnish music for the occasion. Refreshments of various kinds may be obtained in the pavilion.

For an evening's real enjoyment you should go to Elk Lake park on August 17. Tickets for dance, 50 cents. Miss Christianson arrived here from Minneapolis on Monday to succeed Miss Larkin as bookkeeper at the Caley Hardware company's store. Miss Larkin, who has worked for Mr. Caley many years, and is one of the best accountants in the northwest, has resigned her position.

She is a lady very highly respected by the people of Princeton. Jim Saxon tells us that from 1871 to 1889 he vtfas well acquainted at Rantoul, 111., with old Joe Cannon, who is now hankering after the United States presidencyin fact Jim and Joe were quite chummy. "Joe was a very eccentric, gruff old chap," says Jim, "but kind hearted and generous to a fault. I believe he made a goOal at that time, but now he is altogether too oldT" Improved farms wanted. M.

S. Rutherford, Princeton. Mrs. W. H.

Ferrell made a trip to Minneapolis on Tuesday. Mrs. Chas. Keith visited friends in Duluth from Monday to Wednesday of this week. A.

J. Franzen has succeeded Andrew Jorgenson, deceased, as town clerk of Boeus Brook. Free Bockoven went to Minneapolis yesterday to visit his son who is night fireman in a shoe factory. Mrs. Lathrop of Merrill, is the guest of Mrs.

and Miss Stone. She will remain two or three weeks. A party of Great Northern officials in a special train passed through here Monday on a tour of inspection We can use your spring chickens this week to feed the G. A. R.

encampment. Ludden's store. THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9. 1906. Representatives of the Duluth News Tribune, Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Tribune were in town on Tuesday.

F. J. Hallin, Optician, will be at Princeton Drug Co. 's store from 11 a. m.

Thursday to 4 p. m. Friday, Aug. 23 and 24. Mr.

and Geo. A. Coates returned on Friday from St. Cloud, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Coates' father, Mr.

J. F. Boulter. Tom Kaliher left here on Tuesday for Austin, to attend the wedding of his brother, Earl, to Miss Lulu Tidd. The marriage took place yesterday.

Just compare Nelson's photos with other pictures you see in this or any other town and you will notice a difference in favor of Nelson's photos every time. 24-tf Mr. and Mrs. D. H.

Cooper of Cambridge were visiting relatives in Princeton on Friday. Mr. Cooper is a hardware merchant and says that the patronage accorded him is highly satisfactory. Rev. Geo.

R. Searles of Nebraska is on a visit to C. L. Barnes and family, who were his former parishioners. He will preach on Sunday at the Congregational church and go to the G.

A. R. encampment on Monday. The improvements on C. A.

Jack's drug store are progressing and within the course of a week or ten days will, it is expected, be completed. This remodeling of the store's interior will afford an additional capacity of over eight feet. The many friends of Prof. A. Farmer in Princeton will be pleased to know that he has secured the supefintendency of the St.

Cloud public schools. Mr. Farmer has conducted two teachers' institutes here in a very successful manner. Geo. E.

Rice, Jos. Craig and Harry Farnham were conveyed to St. Cloud and back on Tuesday by Dr. Armitage in his devil cart. The doctor is a swift and fearless chauffeur and has been known to run his machine at the rate of 90 miles per hour.

Among those camping at Elk Lake park this week were Mrs. R. C. Dunn, Miss Grace Dunn, Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Staples and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Chapman and family, Andrew Bullis, George Dunn, Clyde and Claire Cravens, Ralph Whitney, Billy Roos and Harry Oerting. Mr.

and Mrs. C. D. Rutherford of Floodwood, and Mr. and Mrs.

W. D. Rutherford of Albany, Ohio, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M.

S. Rutherford on Tuesday. They left for their homes on Wednesday morning. M. S.

Rutherford is an uncle of the two young men mentioned. Henry Schmidt has built a new granary upon his farm property in Germany and material is on the ground for the erection of a new barn. The foundation for the granary was composed of cement blocks manufactured by J. D. Tann and a similar kind of base will be used for the barn.

A stranger remarked to the reporter last Saturday: "Princeton is naturally a beautiful little town and you have many handsome business blocks and private residences, but why do you not inaugurate a crusade against weeds. There is hardly a street or a lot in town that is not disfigured with a rank growth of weeds." Chas. Whitney, who has been conducting a lumber yard for the Mutual company at Nerstrand, arrived in Princeton on Friday and left on Wednesday for Brinsmade, N. where he will superintend a similar concern for the Northwestern company at a considerable advance in salary. Mr.

Whitney is a deserving young man and his friends will be pleased to learn of his advancement. The ladies of Olive lodge No. 197, D. of gave their recorder, Mrs. Maggie Southard, a farewell party on Friday afternoon at the home of her mother, Mrs.

Sausser. Games were played, and refreshments consisting of frappee, ice cream and cake were served during the afternoon. A solid gold lodge pin was presented to Mrs. Southard as a keepsake from the lodge. Go to the Home Drug Store for your soda water and ice cream.

Banker Skahen made a business trip to Minneapolis on Wednesday. Frank Smith of North Branch is here on business connected with the change of ownership of the Riverside hotel. Miss Macy and Blanche Carew drove over from St. Cloud and spent a few days visiting friends and relatives. Mrs.

J. F. Boulter of Keefers, B. arrived here on Monday and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. A. Coates. Mankato Commercial College placed 100 graduates in positions since January. Wouldn't you like to attend that school3 Emmet Mark will receive five cars of horses at the end of the week.

These animals will be placed on private sale at the barn. D. H. Hurt, who sold his farm in Greenbush last spring, left for his old home in Illinois Monday. Mr.

Hurt likes Mille Lacs county and may soon return. Mrs. McMillan returned on Wednesday from an extended visit at the home of her parents in Litchfield. She was accompanied by her two daughters. Mrs.

Walter MrcFarland and children were down from Mora for a short stay, returning home Saturday night. Roy McFarland accompanied them home. Mr. and Mrs. E.

B. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. E. K.

Evens left Princeton on Saturday for a sight-seeing trip to Duluth and other points on Lake Superior. Prof, and MrsrH. E. White and son of Little Falls were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.

C. A. Jack on Sunday. Mr. White was formerly principal of the Princeton public schools.

Mrs. J. W. McFarland and son, Lester, from St. Cloud will spend a few weeks with relatives and friends in Princeton and Estes Brook.

Mr. McFarland will arrive here about the 18th for a week's visit. The members of Wallace T. Rines post, G. A.

will go into camp at the national gathering in Minneapolis on August 11. The post extends a hearty invitation to Princeton people visiting Minneapolis to call at their quarters. E. Grant of Central park, Sandy lake, was in this week and said that his summer resort is being patronized to his utmost satisfaction. On Sunday a large number of people visited there from different points and greatly enjoyed themselves.

Roy McFarland returned home from St. Cloud on Tuesday of last week for a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

McFarland, and other relatives and friends. He left on Wednesday for Underwood, N. where he has secured a position as bookkeeper and stenographer. Grain cutting commenced in this vicinity on Monday. One of the reliable farmers of Germany tells us that crops of every description in his neighborhood are highly satisfactory.

Our German-American are splendid farmers and obtain from the soil all that is possible for the acreage to produce. Mr. W. P. Chase, manager of the Caley Lumber yard, went to Milaca on the train last Saturday evening and walked back to Long Siding, a distance of twelve, miles Sunday afternoon.

Mr. Chase learned to make forced marches in the sixties and a tramp of ten or twelve miles has no terrors for him. Mr. and Mrs. A.

D. Jesmer of Park Rapids have been here since last Friday visiting relatives in Princeton and vicinity and will remain a few days longer. Mr. Jesmer was formerly a resident of Greenbush and served several terms as county commissioner, later he engaged in the hotel and mercantile business at Foreston. Both Mr.

and Mrs. Jesmer have a host of warm friends in Mille Lacs county. News reached here yesterday from San Pedro, that Louis Pierson, formerly of this place, was taken suddenly and seriously ill on Wednesday of last week with stomach and kidney trouble. Mr. Pierson at times suffered from a similar ailment when living here.

Word was received at about the same time, but from another source, that Ralph Pierson, son of Louis Pierson, and his uncle, Albert, of San Pedro, will shortly visit friends in Princeton. Closing Out Sale. Beginning today, Aug. 9th, I will close out my entire stock, consisting of velvets, silks, plumes, ribbons, stamped linen, pillow covers, muslin underwear, embroidery silks, flowers, hats and many other articles. Nothing above the actual cost, and many things below cost.

Filo silk at 25 cents per dozen. Roman floss, twist, 35 cents per dozen. Please step in and be convinced that I will do just as I advertise. Mrs. R.

D. Patterson. THE DEERING Ui machi ime served fork 7 5 5 ALWAYS es that they are the best. It has been re- Binders, Mowers, Hay Hay Tedders, Gen Binders. ioJ a ey have stood the searchlight" fewl to bDee demonstrated the best Amorg thee fen none take 285 er public test and inspection through many harvests.

If you want the lightest running machines made, buy the Deering Ideals. We sell them. Pianos, Evens Hardware Co. and Sewing Machines All standard goods. Best in the market.

Terms and prices within the reach of all. New Horn Ball Bearing Sewing Machine, Swift, Silent, Simple, Sure. Mr. and Mrs, Security Bank Building, Princeton, Minn. Harvest Time is And it finds us with a complete line of all the best standard makes of tools, such as the Famous Jackson Fork, Simpson Scythes, the Seymour Snathes, Gilt-edge Scythe Stones, all grades of Binder Twine, Machine Oils, the highest grade of Separator Oil, the well-known Mica Axle Grease, in fact everything that the prosperous harvester may need, at the lowest rock-bottom cash prices.

If you have never traded with us before, try us now, I am sure we can save you money. B. D. GRANT, Odd Fellows' Block, Princeton, Minn. The Standard Sewing Two Machines in One.

The Standrrd Sewing Machine can be changed from a lock stitch to an automatic or chain stitch in a minute's time. Call and examine this wonderful, light running, easy sewing, machine. All rotary motions and ball bearing. A complete assortment always on hand. A Complete Stock of Needles and Supplies for all makes of cKines.

J. C. HERDLISRA, Jeweler and Optician, Princeton, Minnesota. i i ir 11.

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