The Princeton Union from Princeton, Minnesota • Page 1

4 I 51- 1 Minn. Historical Society A JOYOUSWELCOME Red Cross Lavishly Entertains Boys Who Return From Service in the Army and Navy. Tribute Paid to Memory of Late Sen- ator R. C. DunnProgram Winds Up With a Grand Ball.

The banquet given by the Red Cross at the armory on Friday evening move than met the most sanguine expectations. Members of the order, one and all, put forth their best endeavors to entertain the soldier and sailor boys at their homecoming and their efforts were awarded with success. It was an occasion such as we may never see againa joyous welcome to the boys who have been overseas and those mustered out from the training camps in this country: The soldiers, in large percentage, formerly belonged to Company M. N. of Princeton, but there were others in attendance, as an invitation was extended to all men in the military and naval service who lived in Mille Lacs and the adjacent counties.

At 5:30 a reception was given by the officers at their office in the armory and at 6:30 the boys adjourned to the spacious dining hall in the basement for the feast. The hall was prettily decorated with bunting and flags and plates were laid for something like 150 guests. An approximate estimate of the number in attendance is 100. Rev. Geer invoked the divine blessing and ladies of the Red Cross, wearing the insignia of the order, then served roast turkey, goose, chicken and various other dishes which entered into the menu with a lavish hand.

The table service was equal to that at Delmonico's. No sooner was one big platter divested of Its contents than a full one replaced itthe Red Cross girls were on the alert to see that no one at the banquet was kept waiting. The system employed was exactRed Cross systems are always that way. After the boys bad partaken of all the food they desired a program of impromptu speaking commenced. Mayor Humphrey tendered the freedom of the city to the boys through the medium of Captain Johnson, who responded in a few appropriate remarks.

Short talks were then made by Colonel Pratt and Major Caswell, the latter confining his remarks largely to a denunication of the redfiaggers, I. W. socialists, anarchists and Townleyites. Captain Morton followed with a brief history of the movements of the boys of Company or of such of them with which he was familiar, from the time they left Princeton for Camp Cody until their return. It was a nfost interesting story and would have proven more so had the captain talked from the armory stage to the relatives of the boys instead of in the banquet hall where none of them were permitted.

The same applies to all the speakers. Thomas A. Caley gave a talk to the boys was much appreciated and especially did he touch the popular chord when he advised the boys to retain possession of their uniforms even though the government not as yet authorized it. Rev Milne enlivened the proceedings by relating anecdotes pertaining to military matters. Attorny E.

L. McMillan presided over the banquet as toastmaster and, upon this occasion, he appears to have conjured up all, or most of, his dormant Scottish wit. At any rate it would seem that way to a man up a tree or standing in the corridor, heard the thunderous applause which followed his remarks. At the conclusion Mr. McMillan paid a beautiful tribute to the memory of the late Robert C.

Dunnit was a token of esteem and appreciation from the very soul of the speaker. Though a short address, in its rendition Mr. McMillan enumerated many of the good deeds performed by Senator Dunn and eulogized his excellent traits of character, including the great interest he manifested in the soldier boys and his readiness to at all times assist them in any way possible. The boys arose in a body and gave the military salute in honor of their respected friend who has passed from earthSenator R. C.

Dunn. This concluded the program at the banquet, and immediately thereafter the soldiers, sailors, marines and aviators repaired to the auditorium upstairs, where dancing to the superb music 6f a Minneapolis orchestra continued until Saturday morning at 4 o'clock. As the Union predicted, the festivities proved a grand success. Suffrage Bill Again Goes Into Discard. Woman suffrage has again gone into Sir IP'kLnAMi the discard, the United States senate having failed to adopt the house resolution for submission of the constitutional amendment.

This puts the measure to sleep for the present session at least, and what else could the suffragists expect after turning the vicinity of the white house into a veritable bedlam and causing the police endless trouble Anyway it is a good thing this nuisance of a bill has been disposed of. Congressmen were continually bothered by the she-lobbyists and much time was consumed in considering the issue while vastly more important measures awaited attention. Tribute to of M. C. Hayes.

The following is an excerpt from the San Antonio Inquirer: The subject of this sketch is M. C. Hayes, formerly superintendent of the public schools of Princwton, who at the beginning of the war sacrificed his personal interest and the interest of his beloved family to enter the service of our government as director of war camp community service. Being a young man, full of ambition and the courage of his convictions, he consecrated himself to the services of his government and endeavored at all times to do the most good to the largest number, regardless of their race, creed, or previous conditions of servitude, realizing always that all men are born equal. On coming to San Antonio about the first of December last, Mr.

Hayes was in charge of the war camp community service here for seven weeks, during which time the colored community house was compltted. Just after he began his work here he received his honorable discharge from the government. Being intensely interested in the future welfare of the colored community house, he remarned here and worked unselfishly daily in the co-operation with the directors of the colored library association until the magnificent building was completed, furl.ished and dedicated and the community house in operation. The unique method employed by him in adjusting the affairs of the community house endeared him to the colored citizenship of San Antonio. Mr.

Hayes, though a young man of a modest disposition, has a strong personality, which bespeaks a great future for this noble character. Olson-Hatch. Miss Lillian M. Hatch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer E. Hatch of this city, and Bennie W. Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs N. P.

Olson of Long Siding, were united in marriage on Thursday, February 6, in Minneapolis. Miss Sylvia Olson, sister of the groom, acted as bridesmaid, while Edmund Branigan of Minneapolis was best man. The ceremony took place at Mt. English Lutheran church at 3 p. m.

and Rev. E. H. Prange performed the ceremony. The bride wore a beautiful gown of gray georgette crepe and carried pink roses, while the bridesmaid wore a gown of pink georgette crepe and also carried pink roses.

After the ceremony a dainty wedding dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ryther, who reside at ave. north.

The happy young couple received many beautiful gifts, and, after a very enjoyable evening and many congratulations, departed for a short tour. After February 1,5 MRS. R. C. DUNN, Publisher PRINCETON, MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1919.

they will be at home at 2740 Garfield ave. S.Contributed. Pupils of 1866-67. The Union is indebted to Joseph Nokes of Orting, for the following list of pupils in Princeton village from December 26, 1866, to February 19, 1867. At that time there was, but one school in Princeton and that was held in private residence.

Of the 46 pupils hereunder enumerated at least the first seven still reside in this locality. Name Age Etta Smith 16 Harley Whitney 8 Elmer Whitney 5 Lambert Hatch 7 Robert Byers 18 Forest Cater 8 Oswald Kins 6 Albert King 9 Joseph Cater 13 Wentworth Barnum 14 Irvin Barnum vWarren Barnum Rodney Barnum Aulger Rines Frank Hamilton Arthur Heath Victor Heath Louis Heath Martin Morrison Peter Morrison Henry Morrison Perry Chalmers Willie Bigelow Name Age Charles Calkins 7 Frederick Brown 5 Edward Hiplar Smith Trask Clinton Truitt Smith Soule Dora Barnum Mary Rines Nellie Rines Isabel Dorr Ellen King Mary King Elizabeth McGuire, 18 Emma Bigelow 13 Lily Bigelow Alice Soule Ada Byron Grace Byers Sophy Hiplar Lily Hamilton Sarah Brown Violet Heath Minnie Calkins Sweet Clover. Sweet clover, long regarded as a troublesome weed, has gained favor on many farms in the corn belt, where it is now being successfully grown in rotation for stock feed and as a catch crop to be plowed, under to enrich the soil. It has proved excellent for hay and pasture and is unequaled by any other legume as a soil improver. Mixed with bluegrass, it makes a pasture of nearly double the carrying capacity of bluegrass alone.

It may be used TO good advantage for silage, ani onsome farms, with proper management, it is a profitable crop. Farmers' bulletin 1005, recently issued by the United States department of agriculture, gives details of management aud the more important farm practices followed on many of the successful corn-belt farms on which sweet clover is grown as one of the principal crops of the rotation. Hitherto sweet clover has been grown mainly on odd fields outside of any set rotation or cropping system, says the bulletin, but the fact that it The French Position. General Gouraud stated the French position in an address to the American soldiers thus: "Now when peace is signed you are going home across the sea. The English are going home, too.

But France stays where she is. "Marshal Foch has told you that France is the barrier protecting civilization, and so France and civilization must be protected. "You gentlemen have seen the character of the Germans along the Rhine. You know there is no democracy in their hearts. You know that their fawning attitude is as false as it can be.

And so I say to you, France wants no such people in her republic. "We don't want to annex Germany up to the Rhine, but we do intend to see that the German military machine stays behind the river. That is what Marshal Foch meant, I believe. If we don't have that protection, France must maintain always an enormous army to guard civilization. "With our great loss of life in the war that would be a terrible burden for France.

We must have a natural barrier or else it would be madness to demobilize our army. "I hope that Americans will see it in the same way. I hope that the soft words of the Germans will not convince the Americans that the leopard has changed his spots. So far I am unconvinced that the Germans of today are not the Germans of yesterday, the foes of the ideals of America, the ideals of France, the ideals of civilization, the foes of all that is desired in the hearts of mankind." Andrew Homme. Andrew Homme died at his home near Freer on Thursday, January 30.

The funeral was held in the West Branch Lutheran church on Monday, February 3, Rev. O. Rem of Milaca officiating. Andrew Homme was born in Norway on August 31, 1854, and came to this country in 1883, locating in Minneapolis. He moved to Freer in 1893, where he had since resided.

He leaves a wife and ten children, Charley of Liberty Bond, Wash. Mrs. O. Uglem of Goodrich, Minn. Mrs.

James Cox and Mrs. Scott Hunkins of Minneapolis Oscar, at Great Lakes training station Sigval, Margaret, Rudolph, Agnes and Lucille of Freer. The family sincerely thanks the friends who assisted them in their Jour of sorrow and for the beautiful floral offerings. Influenza Serums. Colonel F.

F. Russell of the army medical corps says over his signature: "In view of the exaggerated and in some respects misleading statements that have appeared in the public press regarding the value of bacterial vaccines in the prevention and treatment of influenza and the pneumonias which so often complicate it, the following statement is made "The evidence that has been presented thus far does not warrant the reposing of confidence in any influenza vaccine for either prophylactic or therapeutic purposes." Whether harm may have come to the thousands inoculated during the experiments with the various vaccines we are not told. 54 Terrorists to be Deported. Deportation is the medicine which the United States has prescribed for I. W.

W. and bolshevist agitators who have been terrorizing the country. On Monday 54 of these human scorpions, in cars heavily guarded by armed men, passed through Chicago for an eastern port to be taken back to Europe and dumped upon the dunghills of their native land. This appears to be the initiatory move in a well developed plan of the department of justice to round up vermin of this stripe throughout the country and depart them. "SCT PRINCETON is found growing as a weed along agreement on some of the amend- roadsides is no indication that it will ments, one of which will limit the thrive in adjacent fields.

STATE LEGISLATURE Babcock Road Bill, With Amend- ments, to Come Up in Joint Com- mittee This Afternoon. Resolution to Deport Aliens Who Took Advantage of Noncitizen- ship to Evade Duty. It is expected that several amendments will be made to the Babcock highway bill before it comes up in joint committee this afternoon. The chairmen of the senate and house committees have already reached an amount of bonds that may be outstanding at any one time to 000. Another will permit the legislature to provide extensions to the original plan without a new constitutional amendment, after construction under the original bill is 75 per cent completed, and when there is a surplus in the trunk highways construction fund to permit such extensions.

Another amendment was approved, permitting extensions to new county seats in cases where new counties are formed. One important change favored by the committee will permit counties to anticipate their returns from the bond issues, which have to be passed on by popular vote next year. They will be allowed to construct the permanent highways, to be reimbursed when the bonds are issued. A resolution has been introduced in the house memoralizing congress to deport all aliens who took advantage of their noncitizenship to evade They are characterized as cowards and a dangerous and undesirable element' in the country. The resolution also demands that the jobs held by these slackers be given to American soldiers who have patriotically served their country.

This is an exceptionally commendable resolution, and legislatures throughout the country are adopting similar ones. Lieutenant Governor Thos. Frankson has declared himself against salary increase bills in a signed statement. He says the legislature should be- with funds for education and support of state institutions, but put the brakes on salary raises. Senator Hamer Has introduced a bill to appropriate money to pay the salaries of deputy oil inspectors for the years ending July 31, 1918, and July 31, 1919.

A bill has been introduced by Representative Serline relating to the storing of milk or cream pending transportation by common carriers, providing for sanitary receiving rooms and fixing penalties for violations. Another measure by Mr. Serline relates to farmers' mutual insurance companies and provides for insuring county fair buildings. On Tuesday morning the legislature appropriately observed the birth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln and among the speakers was Colonel Pratt of Anoka, who recently returned from France. A fool measure has been introduced in the house and a similar one in the senate calling for the placing of formulas on bottles and boxes containing all medicines.

For instance, under the provisions of this bill, as we understand it, a druggist who compounds a medicine would be compelled to copy the doctor's prescription on the bottle label and in case he rolls a box of pills do the same thing. For a druggist to write a lengthy prescription on a box of pills is of course an impossibility. There are many other fool provisions in the bill, and if it becomes a law it will practically put the druggist out of business. The measure is certainly no indication that those who are fathering it possess even the proverbial grain of common sense. Minnesota can and will buy and improve land and sell farms, complete in every detail, to returned soldiers if a bill introduced in the house by members of the military affairs committee becomes a law.

The bill, introduced after a conference between members of the senate and house military affairs committees, is framed to take advantage of the federal aid plan announced by Franklin P. Lane, secretary of the interior. Under this plan, while the state will appropriate $1,000,000 for the purchase and improvement of unsettled agricultural lands, the actual cost of such improvements will be borne by the federal government, the stafe to be reimbursed for all its ex- penditure's. Supervision of the state's activity will be vested in a soldiers' settlement board to consist of a chairman to be appointed by the governor at a salary of $5,000 a year, the dean of the Minnesota agricultural college and the state auditor. Governor Burnquist on Tuesday signed the T.

J. McGrath concurrent resolution petitioning congress to grant to crippled workers the benefits accorded to crippled soldiers, with regard to rehabilitation and new vocational training. The governor also returned with his approval the bill allowing villages to bond themselves to construct sewer systems. The first echo of the vote in the United States senate which defeated the national suffrage amendment was heard in the house of representatives yepterday, when the recommendation of the committee on elections favoring the passage of the Christianson bill permitting women to vote for presidential electors was adopted. The bill will go on general orders and may be advanced to the calendar and taken up for passage at any time.

Railroads are required to provide free drinking cups or fountains on all passenger cars, by the H. M. Green bill reported for passage by the house railroads committee. The same bill has been introduced in the other branch by Senator Gustaf Widell. A bill by Senator Floyd Lindsley requires railroads to provide a cuspidor for each seat in a smoking car.

N. T. Moen introduced a bill in the house on Tuesday requiring poolrooms to close at 11 p. m. and all day Sundays, as in the safety commission order recently vacated.

No child will be required to attend school more than 10 months in the year if the bill introduced by Representative N. T. Moen is adopted by the legislature. The bill is said to be favored by opponents of any plan to establish an all-year school. The state school law at present provides a schol term shall not be less than six months.

Representative Moen also introduced a bill to make English the basic language in all schools of the state. The bill calls for compulsory attendance at English speaking schools. Senator Carey has introduced a bill to compel placing of motor numbers, corresponding with factory numbers, in a conspicuous place on all automobiles. Presence of such numbers, he points out, would make it more difficult for thieves to dispose of stolen automobiles. Potato Prices Decline.

With the exception of Ohios all varieties of potatoes have taken a drop in price in the local market of from 10 to 25 cents per cwt. Triumphs, which in last week's quotation were $1 to $1.25 per have gone down to 75 80 cents and buyers say that a further drop is anticipated. Despite the low prices growers are bringing in large quantities of potatoes which are being purchased at prices which appear in our market, printed elsewhere in this paper. The situation appears to be similar to that of last season. The potato market is a peculiar propositionthe farmer can never tell when it is going up or going down.

Last season's market was a conundrum to those who grew potatoes, but it had nothing over this season's. It would seem that the farmer who markets his potatoes early is generally the winner in the long run. Shipments have been heavy during the week and consisted largely of seed stock transported to southern states. Warehouses in the village at this time have but small stocks on hand. Soldiers and Y.

M. C. A. The following from the Presfon Times, coincides with the stories told us by Princeton boys who recently returned from France: "The criticism of the war work of the Young Men's Christian association still persists, and it is obvious that where there is much smoke there must be some fire. It is contended that this benevolent association is overcharging the soldiers for tobacco and other materials of comfort, a grave charge, especially when considered in connection with the many millions raised by popular subscription for the war work of the organization.

Such a charge calls for the best defense possible, but it does not appear to be the whole of the matter. It is significant that returning soldiers praise the Salvation army and criticise the Y. M. C. alleging that the one pushed into danger in order to succor and comfort the boys on the firing line while the other did not.

But it would appear that there is more than this. "As far back as the spring of 1917 an English paper, the Manchester Guardian, was quoted as saying that if the Y. M. C. A.

is "the blacksuited and prudish solemnity" it is said to be, it "will die-of derision or worse in France in a week." Perhaps the chief cause of criticism is here indicated. There is a time for all things, 1 VOLUME 43, NO. 8 but after a bloody battle is no time to run a doughboy down and insist that a cup of weak tea is better for his morals than a cigarette. Apparently theSalvation army called the boys to. prayers when possible, but made their comfort its main concern, even braving danger with this end in view, and' mostly leaving the fighting man's morals in his own keeping.

Apparently the Y. M. C. on the other hand, made the mistake of regarding the weary soldier's conscience a more important business than the comfort of his body or the pleasurable diversion of his mind." To Encourage Sabotage. The Townley dictatorship of North Dakota goes on record as inviting all of the criminal deviltry which has crimsoned the career of the I.

W. W. through the various industrial disturbances of the past several years. By a solid nonpartisan league vote, the lower house of the legislature killed a bill proposing to make it a crime to advocate sabotage. It was not objection to the form of the bill, but to its purpose.

Bolshevism, I. W. and Townleyism are in close triple alliance in North Dakota and this bill aimed a deadly blow at one of the active partners. The action of the North Dakota management is notice to the world that the shield of law is thrown about the pleaching1 of criminal violence in that hapless commonwealth. It is sequential that what can be preached with approval may be practiced with impunity.

Agriculture is 95 per cent of the industrial activity of North Dakota. The form that criminal sabotage naturally would take is throwing a rock into the gears of a threshing machine. The prospect for the farmer of that state is made more fascinating with every development of the nonpartisan league program.St. Paul Dispatch. Princeton Team Last Friday afternoon the high school basketball team came to Princeton' and trimmed the Princeton high school team to the tune of 16 to 11.

McGilvray of Mora was the big star of the game, making six baskets. Herdliska and Oelschlager did well 2 for Princeton. The first half was of the hardest fought ever seen on the armory floor, with the Mora boys having the better luck. The teams played themselves out in the first half and neither did much in the second half. The Princeton boys are optimistic and say that Mora will have to do it again before they will admit that it has the better team.

Tomorrow night Cambridge wiir play the local high school team on the armory floor at 8 o'clock. A battle royal is expected, as Cambridge and Princeton have always been bitter enemies. Come out and see a good game. He Wished He Hadn't. He was a very clever manat least, he thought soand he wished to show off before his rather quiet-looking friend.

His roving eye espied a tramp. "Ha! Watch me get a rise out of him!" said he. He listened with assumed interest to the story of bad luck spun by Tom, the tired tramp. "That's the same story you told me the last time I saw you!" said clever one at the end of the narrative. "Is it? When did you hear "Last week." "Oh, mebbe I did tell it to yer, but I didn't remember yer face! I was in prison all last week!" Boys' and Girls' Club Work.

John Brandt of Cove, with his yield of 504 bushels of Burbank potatoes, to the acre, won first prize in Milte Lacs county in the boys' and girls' potato contest first in the state for variety and second in the state for all? varieties. Millard Shobe of Onamia, with a yield of 480 bushels of Mountain potatoes to the acre, won second in the county for yield, first in the state for that variety and third! in the state for yield. Clifford Berglund and Kjersti Bjerksett of also won state prizes for high yields. Thus Mille Lacs county won morehonors in this contest than any other in the state. Mrs.

Edna Olson. Mrs. Edna Olson died at 2 o'clockon Tuesday morning at the home of her son, Peter Olson, from ailments incumbent upon old age. Mrs. Olson was born in Sweden on March 25, 1826, and came to this country in 1890.

She is survived byone son. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Aimer, were held at Ross' undertaking parlors today and interment was in Oak Knoll cemetery. Deceased was a kind-hearted old1 lady who was esteemed by all whatknew her. 4 'a.