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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
SOME TRAINED CATS.
The Clever Tricks They Have Been Taught
to Perform.

The Clever Tricks They Have Been Taught
to Perform.
One of the most difficult things to
teach cat is to follow like dog. AS a
rule, they will not follow, but occasion
ally there is all exception. A New York
young lady has a cat that trails SO close
after her as to be almost stepped upon.
The chief clerk of the state department
at Washington has cat with the same
accomplishment He has owned it for
seven or eight years. twill follow him
about the streets for miles just like q
dog and is excessively fond of going out
tor a walk, provided its master selects
evenings for his meanderings In day.
light it prefers not to go on these ram
b1es, evidently because it does not like
to come in contact with small boys and
dogs, who are then too numerous on the
streets Of Washington.
It has often been observed that cats
really care nothing for a master or a
mistress, but became attached to place
and not to persons. Not so with this
particular cat, for at one time when its
owner changed his residence he pur-
posely left his cat with friends who &C.
cupied the house he had vacated, but
the cat was not satisfied until it had
found where the new house was and
taken up its abode there, with evident
delight at finding it's old friend and pro-
tector.
In the treasury department at WASH
1ngton there is one very wonderful cat
dis name is Tom, and when addressed
he will quickly respond, even waking
out Of sound sleep to 70 toward the
speaker. Sometimes, to confuse him,
the clerks will sing out some word or
words in which the syllable "tom'' is
emphasized, and to that he pays no at
tention. But let any one call, s'Tom,
It's dinner time!' and forthwith he
walks across the room, reaches up with
his paws to q tin pail, claws it down
and comes bringing it in his mouth.
Tom is passionately fond of music. AT
the cry of Hand organ!' be climbs to
high window seat, but at the words
Here's dog!' he sinks under desk.
One Of the most accomplished cats in
England belongs to Lady Randolph
Churchill. It is maltese Angora, with.
out spot and with a particularly cum
ming face. This cat was bought for the
late Lord Randolph Churchill during
that year or two when his strong mind
failed and every effort was made tc
amuse him. He WAS afraid of dogs, tax.
Ing sudden terror at the sight of them,
but Miss Angora just pleased him. She
was sent from India by an officer in
that country who had taken her parents
there years before. Her mother had been
awatch cat, able to keep guard over a
tent, meowing if a strange step came,
and of course her children were very
bright. When this Churchill cat wat
told to "Go play the piano. she would
Immediately walk back and forth upo1
the keys of the baby grand in the bou.
doir. Nov sit for you1 picture, " meant
to assume a demure position, with he,
paws in line, her tail neatly curleG
around them and her head nicely benz
to one side, as if trying to "look pleas.
ant. Our Animal Friends.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
Ringvl11e
Water! Water!! WaterM!

The water mark is now higher
than it has been for many years.
The bridge on Grow River,
known as ''Krobel Brua" moved
about 1 mile down the river last
week, nearly all small bridges
are gone, even the 500 feet R.
r. bridge, 1 mile west of Linton
vile, is in danger for being wash
ed away.
j. ?. lverslie with family visit.
ed with relatives in Belgrade
over Sunday.
John Stenerson is going to
work for Mrs. Andrias Am und
son during seeding.
Geo. Johnson Jr., is on the
sick list.
Geo. M. Iverson is going to
work for J. P. Iverslie during
spring work.
1t seems as though it is mighty
hard for some to keep a secret.
When one has a secret 112 doz,
assistants to help them keeping
it.
Some in our vicinity got badly
fooled last Saturday nj ght.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
Tho History of, Tacitus.

The entire history of Tacitus, as we
have the work, was regained from sin
gle copy found in the fifteenth century
in a monastery Of Westphalia. That we
should owe the works of this author to
one copy is a remarkable circumstance,
tor the Emperor Tacitus, who claimed
to be descendant Of the historian, had
copies Of the history placed in every IL
brary Of the empire, and each year had
ten copies transcribed for presentation to
scholars. All, it seems, persisted save
the 'Westphalian copy. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
Some in our vicinity got badly
fooled last Saturday night.
SENT IN FOR LAST ISSUE


The sad news came Friday of
last week that Andreas Amund~
son Wolden ended his earthly ca
reer by hanging himself. Mr.
Amundson was born in Gausdahl,
Norway. in 1871. Came to Amer
lea in 1867, and began farming.
He was married in 1886 and has
lived a peaceful and happy life
with his family. Mr.. Amundson
has always been respected by
his neighbors and friends. And
what could have caused him to
bring such sorrow and grief to
those who were near and dear to
him is not known. Nothing
seemed to trouble Andrew until
about week before he ended his
life, when it is remembered that
he did begin to act in a singular
manner. In the afternoon Fri
day, while feeding the cattle, he
went up on the barn loft, cut off
the rope used for tripping the
hay fork, tied both ends to a.
brace, put his head into the loop
which was not more than about
two and a half feet from the floor
and thus ended his life. The be-
reaved widow has the sympathy
of all. " =:-="".. ~:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
COMMISSIONERS !
....PROCEEDtNCS, )
AUDITORS OFFICE,
March 30. A. d.. 1897.

March 80, A. D., 1897.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in special session at o'clock
p. M, pursuant to call. Present, Com
missioners Flygare, Haines, Skoglund,
Quist and Smithson.
Petition subscribed by five legal vo-
ters and residents of territory ada
cent to the Village of Atwater was
presented, read, considered and filed.
Upon motion a special election was
ordered to be held in said territory at
the residence of Ole A. Christensen on
May 18th, 1897, between the hours of 10
a. m. and p. m. of said day. Notice
OF said election issued and signed by
the chairman, and the auditor in
stucted to cause copies of said petition
and notice of election to be posted &C.
cording to law. Upon motion the fol-
lowing inspectors of said election
were appointed: Ole A. Christensen,
P. P. Altman and N. S. Transform.
The auditor was instructed to cause a
copy of said petition to be served
upon the president of the Village of
Atwater, according to law.
On motion, it was decided to have
additional shelving placed in the aud
itOr's vault.
The bonds of the Security Bank of
Atwater and State Ban< of New Lon
don, in the sum of Sc, 900 each, as de-
positories of county funds, were pre-
sented and referred to the county
attorney, who reported the same as
correct in form and execution, where
upon said bonds were accepted and
sureties thereon approved.
Recess till $3.50 O'Clock a. NJ, March
81, 1897.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
April l, 1897.

April l, 1897.
The board met at 8 o'ciock a. m. All
members present.
Applications Of o. P. Rice, Ole J.
Peterson and F. o. Person for refund
ment OF taxes enormously paid, were
presented, read and considered, and,
upon motion, the board recommended.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
March 81, 1897.

March 81, 1897.
The board met at $3.50 O'Clock a. m.
All members present.
The board, in body, together with
Civil Engineer Fink, proceeded to in
spect the Foot lake bridge, the con-
tractor, George D. Recor, having re-
ported the same completed, and re-
questing that the same be inspected;
after which recess was taken till 80
O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met at 1880 O'Clock .. m.
AN members present.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, by the Board of County
Commissioners of Kandiyohi county,
that the county of Kandiyohi will pay
one-third of the wolf bounty the state
paying two-thirds), according to the
law enacted and approved March 9,
1897, and the county auditor be, and
he hereby is, authorized to issue his
warrant on the county revenue fund in
favor of claimant of such bounty, upon
satisfactory proof being produced in
accordance with law.
Resolved, further, that the auditor
be, and he hereby is, authorized to
issue his warrant in favor of Johns on
& Lawson, for publishing, as per con-
tract
Petition of Oscar B. Thorson and
others, for the formation of q new
school district in the towns of Rose
vile and Irving, was presented, read,
considered and accepted. and, upon
motion, it was set for hearing at the
next regular session of the board,
July II, A. D., 1897, at O'Clock p. M,
notice of hearing to be published in
WHLMAR TRIBUNE and New London
Times; also served and posted accord
ing to law.
Recess till 7:3O O'Clock o. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The board met at 1880 O'Clock D. m.
All members present.
Petition Of Jonas G.. Monsoon. for
auctioneer's license, was presented and
accepted, and, upon motion, granted
on condition that Mr.. Monson files his
bond with the county treasurer, as
provided by law.
Petitions from towns of Lake An
drew, tennessee and New London. for
appropriations from county road and
bridge fund, presented, read and con-
sidered, and, upon motion, granted in
the following sums: Lake Andrew for
800, tennessee for $3.50, New London
for 500. Provided, however, that the
respective town boards shall expend
said appropriations under the direc-
lions Of committee appointed by this
board. and that. the money shall not
be paid to the respective town treas
urers until such committee shall have
filed an deception of the work with the
county auditor; the committee for the
Lake Andrew work to consist of P.
Skoglund and A. j.. Smithson; the
committee for the tennessee work to
consist of "A. Flygare and c. P. Quist;
the committee for the New London
work to consist of G.. G.. Haines and
A. J. SmithsOn. =.
Recess till O'Clock a. M, April /,
1897.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06

On motion the board adjourned.
II. FI.YGARE,
Chairman Board County Commission
ers Kandiyoni County, Minnesota.
Attest:
LEWIS JOHNSON.
County Auditor and ex-officio Clerk of
the Board.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
that these taxes be refunded.

The matter of putting in electric
lights in the court house and jail was
taken up, and, after considering the
matter from all points of view, it was,
upon motion, decided that committee
be appointed, consisting Of A. Fly
care, G.. G. Haines and P. Skoglund.
to investigate the matter, as to the
proper way, and at what cost such
lights can be put in, and to report at
the next meeting Of this board.
The following bills were, upon mo-
ton, allowed:
Pioneer Press Co., for blanks,
blank books and stationery. 1865 IS
Brown, Treacy & Co.. same %. 81 20
J. H. Virgins & Co., repairs to
court house. Observation-Disclosures. ! w
DAZZLE Bros, supplies for state
ditch and work on court house IS
D. Hagenstein, getting ballots
for town of Green Lake. .. 3 40
Peter Hagen, getting ballots for
town OF Irving. 6 90
August Sundling, saving wood
for court house. ....... 300
Twin City School & Supply Co.,
statlOnery. .................... 5 W
J. H. Virgins, repairs in court
MUSE ...:.. w
Alton Crosby, job printing. 49,. 81 50
Kandiyohi Co. Bank, money adj
vanced for witness fees ...... 40 90
c. A: Birch, job printing. 81 IS
Z. A. Andreen, painting and
calsomining in jail. ........... % 81
Chas. Dahlheim, repairing plas-
tering in Jail. .................1 II so
A. Peterson & Co., undertaker's
work. ........... 20 so
E. F. Fink, civil engineers fees. 8 90
J. B. Boyd, supplies for court
house and Jail. ............ 10
E. S. Frost, coroner's fees. 49,. 8 OS
E. S. Frost, coroner's fees. 49,. 10 SO
G. w. Odell, boarding prisoners rs 70
c. w. Odell, boarding prisoners 8 IS
@. w. Odell, sheriff's fees. % 90
G. w. Odell, jailor's fees. ..... IS IS
H. j. Ramsett clerk of court
fees ii 10
81. J. Ramsett, justice fees .. IS
Geo. II. Bitterness, justice fees. 3 rs
Sam'l Olson, justice fees. ....... 3 IS
&. l.. Anderson, justice fees. %. rs
4. l.. Anderson, justice fees. .... z 70
H. }. Ramsett, services on board
of audit. ..................... 800
L. Johnson, same. ............ 90
H. Flygare, same. ............. 900
H. Flygare, signing orders and
other work as chairman. ..... 9 90
H. Flygare, services on COM
mittee. 40
G. Z. Haines. same. 3 20
J. 0. Malmberg, constable fees. SO
Elfstrum & Co., supplies for
county officers. ............... Is O8
John Bomsta, witness fees JUS
tice court. 81
3. II. BOndy, same. ... ...... 46
N. Tharaldson, same. .......... 5 36
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06

Bicycle shoes at; Willmar Shoe.
Store. Il.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-12-30
FARM FAGGOrg.

Corn fodder may be shredded, bat no
perfectly, by running through al ole
threshiog mscblne.
Although shade trees may take up som'
room there should be some within easy
reach OF man and beas 10 or around eye'y
| field.
| One well or tank is not suili cieut water
for large pasture Except 10 cases o
extreme thirst stock will not travel very
fer for water,
We think that 10 the M jorlty OF osses,
stable manure will substitute for lime 10
sweeteninQ the soil. bat lime will not sub
sttute Ter mature.
Did you ever reslzs what a Convenience
il would be to have q low wagon on the
farm? The lsst foot weigh has TO be
raised is the one that makes the back ache
Add to low wagon wide tire aud yen
will be pleased with the re ult.
Beef cattle. 10 addition to being i'm
proved 10 siza. are also better adapted for
the objects for which they are Intended.
and the farmer who enters into the bust
ness Of producing beef will not give much
attention to the milking qualities of / is
COWS.
The harrow and the roller are the two
essentials 10 preparing ground fer wheat,
but never use either when the ground is
wet or heavy for 1t will take u long time
TO overcome the n cts Wheat grour2
needs to be dry, One, firm, int rCver
heavy,
A western cattle over says that satut
sting the hair on the backs Of cattle With
weak brine DUR the months OF Febtu
sIy and March will kill every grub Of the
OF MARBLE 10 their hides The grub will
shrvel up and come on, like email horn
aud there will be DO irritation after the
brine is applied.
Ii is better economy TO own q brood
mare worth 500 than il is to keep FIVE
brood msres reprening the sgme amount
Of Investment, as the produce Of the one
mare, when bred TO the right horse, will
sell for more than the product Of the five
common msres, and it takes !1st one fifth
the care and feed 10 keep it.
Uuclesn seed has more to do with tie
distribution Of weeds than ell other
causes combined Msny Of The worst
weeds are OF foreign lisin. As rule,
these weeds hive been brought into ,his
couutry 10 the see Of garden and Geld
crops The Russian thistle was imported
9 score Of years ago 10 Russian HaIssed.
Ssys Popular Science Sess: The chem
ical result Of boiling milk ls 10 kill all the
living cells sad 70 cosgulcie all the slbu
minoid constituents. Milk alter boiling
IL thicker than il vss before. The pbysio
logical results are ihst all the ecustltu
suts o. The milt nust be digts'ed before /
il csn Re sbsorbs d toto the systsmi there
lore there lea disiioc, loss 10 the utility !.
II the miIf, beesuse the LIVING cells o.
iresh milk 60 rot enter into the system /
direct as living pfo'opls'm. sud bald up 4
he II ,uts direct, ss they would 10 10
resh, uhboiltd nilE. Boiling does, Dc
ioubistl, 10 zone Wy render udt more
liaeult to digest Every stefi..z ng less
.rs lie digesabiIiiy, /
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-12-30
AQrituliuTf.
H.an T.art os ur Flas

viii ytfybody lyoius isrspd Irtf
40 better times Il - uel GO. Of oftu &c
consider TIE t.fmtrs thste 10 The expect
ed imprursmtui asd be relative co1ti
uou Danes tte bstd times ICceltiy aIeu
sDoed. PROBABLY liiitr, 81 The tQil ttitt
they they tsve been called 0paa dafius
the "a lev year. 10 suaers much ansp
cially a. sUy o,bet elass With doe re-
gard i0f Ill The disooauslns ieatotts 81
tstmius us feel eabs,tiDsd o. say ttst
lGe tanner condition hss tesn Ices lar
dtnsout tbSu ttst Of people dependent
npou their daily wages iot The SD teDslee
Of lite. Farmer have soucIues igll Dis
cUutased aud Die besfteusd ~beo sitting
ats table .oaitd 20 The edge ~iIb tempt
ins yisuas sad With years sDpply Of
mosi d the srliclts q io2t 10 The cellar e.
sraaarr TAis condition Of raHrs hrsts
little compar 500 uitb that ot The la orins
mAa wtb no vcrk snd uothiag iot bis
uuusry family 10 eat TIE Ogio Farmer
esys thst most farmers and dairy 10
breeding over hard times do mol thlDk to
compare :htit Situation With tbsi Of town
labortrs. srd meu depending upou usual
" good trades for lisihood II they dii
make $ thorough investigation sud care
ful comparison. uiue ont Of teu husband
men would consider themselves very for
innate aud take renewed courage for the
future. AS natural consequence those
farmers and dsrymen who we're iodliiar.
eut sericulturitts during good mes are
having d trying ordeal nov, While there
hss been big drop IN the prices for most
products Of the farm il is a notable fact
that butter, cheese aud milk have suffered
least Of sIl. Wide awake, careful, frugal
dsirymen have been making money night
through the bard times aud will continue
to make it unless bsnpered by lower
prices than at present
1t hss been discouraged iee'iug per
yading oil classes Which affecting sgricul
turists deeply, has augmented the farming
depression | tell you this lethsrgy must
be shaken tf Farmers, and dairymen
especially, N net be up aud doing. While
II is all right TO strike while the iron is
hot, the il must first be heated, and
vim, push and energy must pfecede sue
cess, 1t will never do to SIT idly down
waiting for good times. Good times
ID ust be made, by intelligent labor tzer
cised 10 the right direction. mean by
this hat the most Encouraged farmers
and deirymen can nuke good times for
themselves, intiyi3uallv. night nov, by |
quitting moping and cutivsting their
corn more th roughly aud milking their
COWS cleaner and N ore regularly. What
plows the field, fertile =, cultivates 1t and
produces a profitable crop2 We say it is
labor, bnt bac Of tibet, the prime mover,
in fact, Il ust be the intelligent purpose OF
push TO put labor into motion.
This illustrates how. with farmers living
side by side, one lie 10 highly rosperous
condition. with cultivated land extending
clear TO the fence corners while hts neigh
Dor is obi led TO buy seed potatoes and
acc spt skim milk prices for bis dairy
products, The tields are open to AlI alike
and the man who has the least le2iness
both in | is mind ard physical makeup
wins the racs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-12-30
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
The Twentieth Man.
From the New York Times.


We speak Of thirty-two years as the
average life of generation, meaning
roughly that the sum of the lives of hui
man beings born at the same time divided
by their number, will be about thirty-two
years. The average expectation of life
necessarily decreases with the advance of
time. and more rapidly in the cases of those
suffering from disease or hardship or in
jury. 1t is striking fact, therefore, that
the pension rolls Of the United States had
added to them in the thirty-third year
from the opening Of the civil war 5,336
names, bringing the total up to the amaz-
ing number of 976,014.
The population of the United States, tax
ing the census of 1890, and allowing for the
average of increase as in former years. is a
little under I0,0O0.0OO. In round numbers,
then in 20 of the entire population of the
treasury. The ratio of pensioners to the
male population over twenty-one years of
age is about l in 20.
During the last fiscal year the payments
for pensions, not including the cost of the
service. were Sal 800, 936. 10, or very nearly
$142 GOO 900. This is equivalent to 50 per
year for every man, woman and child in
male adult. In other words every pen
sioner receives on the average each year
81 each from 20 men, women and children,
or 81 each from 20 male adults.
If these enormous payments were made
for good reasons, to compensate actual in
juries received in the military service of
the republic, no one would complaint; but
the very enormity of the payments shows
that this is impossible.
Let the rolls be published in detail as
urged by Commissioner Evans. That is the
first step toward purging them.