The election in the town of Princeton was quiet and passed off without the excitement that usually marks an election day. The election resulted as follows: …clerk, Ernest H. Sellhorn… (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, March 13, 1902, Volume XXVI, Number 13, Page 1)
A large party of Princeton people left the first of the week for Prineville, Oregon, to prove up on their stone and timber claims. On Monday Mike Mahoney, Fred Reems and Wm. Oakes left for the west and on Tuesday the party that started consisted of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Woodcock, E. M. Farnham, Harry H. Farnham, W. P. Chase of Foley Bean Lumber Co. Mrs. Tomes who formerly lived in Princeton will join the party at points in Montana. They are all to appear at the land office on the ninth of this month to make final proof. Ernest Sellhorn and Charles Oakes left for the same place last week and will meet the party at Prineville. Most of the folks will be gone only a short time, but E. M. Farnham will remain on the Pacific coast for some time visiting relatives and friends. He will return home early in the spring via the southern route. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, December 3, 1903, Volume XXVII, Number 51, Page 5)
Ernest Sellhorm Promoted. Elected First Lieutenant and Sergeant H. D. Marshall Succeeds Him. On Monday evening Company G, Minnesota National Guard, at its regular meeting elected Ernest H. Sellhorn first lieutenant to succeed G. R. Caley, resigned, and Sergeant H. D. Marshall was elected to the rank of second lieutenant to fill the position rendered vacant by promotion of Ernest Sellhorn. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, December 19, 1907, Volume XXXI, Number 52, Page 1)
Ernest Sellhorn, R. P. Morton, H. H. and H. M. Farnham were in Minneapolis attending a convention of the Northwestern Clay Brick association on Tuesday and Wednesday. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, May 21, 1908, Volume XXXII, Number 22, Page 5)
Sellhorn – Wetter. Ernest H. Sellhorn and Miss Lillian Wetter Married at the Home of the Bride’s Parents. The Young People Will Reside at Brickton, Where the Groom is Engaged in Business. Ernest H. Sellhorn of Brickton and Miss Lillian Wetter of Long Siding, were married at the home of the bride’s parents yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. Stegner of St. Paul performed the nuptial ceremony. The bride, gowned in a charming creation of moussaline with lace trimming, was attended by Miss Alma Burau of St. Paul, and Miss Bertha Sellhorn, sister of the groom; while Miss Lillian Wetter, cousin of the bride, acted in the capacity of flower girl. Mr. Sellhorn, the groom, was attended by Alfred Johnson, and Oscar Wetter, brother of the bride. Miss Olive Wetter played the wedding march from Lohengrin. The flowers were bride’s roses and lilies of the valley. Following the ceremony a reception was given to the relatives and friends of the young people and they received many presents of various descriptions, including gut glass and silverware. Mr. and Mrs. Sellhorn will immediately go to housekeeping at Brickton, where the groom is engaged in the brick manufacturing business. Ernest H. Sellhorn is a young business man who has the respect of the whole community where he resides. He is in every way a model young man – honorable and industrious. His bride is a lady of charming personality and many accomplishments who has a large circle of friends. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, February 11, 1909, Volume XXXIII, Number 7, Page 1)
The news of the marriage of Miss Lillian Wetter and Ernest Sellhorn created a great deal of surprise here. Both parties used to be Greenwood leaguers and their many friends and acquaintances extend their best wishes for the future. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, February 18, 1909, Volume XXXIII, Number 8, Page 8)
Brick Market Dull. This has been a bad year so far for our brick manufacturers. Not more than one-quarter the usual amount has been turned out at the yards, and there is no demand for the stock on hand. Business in the brick line is so dull here that Mr. Ernest Sellhorn, accompanied by his wife, has gone to Red Cliff in Alberta to remain indefinitely; the plant in which Messrs. Sellhorn & Woodcock are interested in at Red Cliff cannot begin to supply the demand. One of the reasons assigned for the inactivity in the brick business is the large amount of steel and concrete that enter into the construction of buildings in the cities. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, August 10, 1911, Volume XXXV, Number 33, Page 1)
Ernest Sellhorn, who came down from Red Cliff, Alberta, recently, called at the Union office on Tuesday and says that the brick business in which he is engaged in Canada is booming. The concern in which he owns an interest is also mining large quantities of coal and, all in all, says, Ernest, prospects in Canada look good to him. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, December 7, 1911, Volume XXXV, Number 50, Page 8)
Herman Heitman left this morning for Red Cliff, Canada, where he has been engaged by Ernest Sellhorn to superintend the erection of eight kilns for burning brick. Mr. Heitman is a skilled artisan and no better man could have been chosen. It will probably take until Christmas to complete the work. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, March 21, 1912, Volume XXXVI, Number 13, Page 5)
Ernest Sellhorn came up from Camp McCoy, Wis., with the militia boys last Thursday and left on Monday for Red Cliff, Alberta, where he is manager of a brick manufactory. He says that A. W. Woodcock has bought a farm of 160-acres and is operating it. He has raised some splendid potatoes this season and obtained 75 cents per bushel for them. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, August 22, 1912, Volume XXXVI, Number 35, Page 5)
Ernest H. Sellhorn, manager of the Red Cliff Brick & Coal company, is spending the holidays with relatives and friends here. Mr. Sellhorn has a lucrative position and likes the country where he has made his home. The company by which he is employed runs a force of 180 men, some of whom work in the lignite pits. Twenty-five thousand tons of this coal is mined by the company every year. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, January 2, 1913, Volume XXXVII, Number 2, Page 1)
Ernest Sellhorn arrived here last Friday from Chicago, where he attended the convention of the National Brickmakers’ association. He returned to Red Cliff, Saskatchewan (Alberta), this week. Mr. Sellhorn now holds a very responsible position at Red Cliff – he is manager of the Red Cliff Brick & Coal company, and says that the position is satisfactory. A. W. Woodcock has started a brickyard at Red Cliff, says Mr. Sellhorn, which is of small proportions but well equipped. The people of Princeton, especially the militia boys, always extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Sellhorn when he visits here. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, March 13, 1913, Volume XXXVII, Number 12, Page 5)
Joe Bergen of Brickton is down from Red Cliff, Canada, for a short visit. Joe formerly lived in Brickton and is now employed by the firm in Canada of which Ernest Sellhorn is superintendent. He is making good wages and satisfied with conditions. Mont Woodcock is now at the front in France, he says, while his father, A. W. Woodcock, is superintending a brick yard and raising hogs as a side line. Labor in Canada is very scarce. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, October 25, 1917, Volume 41, Number 44, Page 8)
In a letter renewing his subscription Ernest Sellhorn sends regards to his Princeton friends, and says that his family and the Mille Lacs county people of Red Cliff are all well. The brick business, adds Mr. Sellhorn, is improving. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, February 14, 1918, Volume 42, Number 8, Page 5)
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Sellhorn and two children came down from Redcliff, Canada, on Sunday. Mrs. Sellhorn and the children will pass the summer with Mr. Sellhorn’s parents at Long Siding. Ernest tells us that the war struck Canada a hard blow but that it is gradually recovering from the effects. Crops are good, he says, and the outlook could scarcely be better. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, August 5, 1920, Volume 44, Number 33, Page 5)
Ernest Sellhorn was here this week from Redcliff, Canada, to attend the funeral of his father, Wm. Sellhorn. (The Princeton Union, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Thursday, July 14, 1921, Volume 45, Number 30, Page 5)