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draw her application for letters of I'D
ministration. provided the court would
appoint q suitable person who could
give proper bonds. and the Judge ask
ed why he could not act as adminis-
traitor. Inc witness replying that he had
no objection to Mr.. De Witt. n the
latter said IL Reagan were appointed
he would o be allowed to handle any
money. On cross-examination IL APP
peared that what the Judge did say
was that he would see that the estate
vas well taken care of and would fur
nish a good bond. Ryan said that when
Reagan threatened to take the corpse
out of h house he complained be-
cause he a N been consulted about
the wake. although he had been on
suited.
The contestant had no further testi-
mony to offer and Judge DE Witt made
a motion to dismiss the contest for
want OF evidence to sustain IL. The
court, however. wanted to hear the ev-
idence on the other side and Reagan
was put on the stand. He testified
that the estate OF his brother consisted
OF a 5000 life insurance policy and
$3.50 on deposit in a bank. Reagan
said he knew that his brother did not
leave a will. because at the time III
took out his life insurance policy they
wanted him to make a will and he re-
fused TO do so. He also wanted to make
out the policy to the witness. but the
latter told him to make IL out to his
estate. The witness also old his broth
err that when he got killed they would
give him a decent burial.
Did you expect him to get killed
that night?" asked Mr.. Healy.
You are not accusing this mar OF
killing his brother. are your" asked
Judge Lindsay, interrupting the attor-
ney.
II am not accusing him. but I want
to find out" aid Mr.. Healy.
This examination will proceed In a
manner" said the Judge.
In answe to further questions the
witness a his sister. Mrs. Ryan, was
not entitled to letters of administration
because she left Colorado owing some
body something.
Reagan's wife and n number Of 9TH
er witnesses testified that he was all
in his mind.
At the conclusion OF the testimony
the court overruled the objections OF
Mrs. Ryan to Reagan's application and
announced that he would make an or
der appointing an administrator later
In the week
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SNAKE, WITH A sTiNGea.
An Indian Territory Reptile That struck
aud Fought With Its Tail.

j. A. Smith. who Lives i'm the Indian
Territory. is a reliable man, and peo-
pie who hear him tell the following
snake story believe II:
saturday afternoon I saw a snake
lying by the roadside and went TO Kill
II. wore a heavy pair of boots and
thought OF stamping it on the head
as i nave done many a one before. but
something prompted me To pursue
another method. n | verify believe
that this second thought saved my life.
l picked up a stick n struck the snake
a heavy blow on the back, wounding
IL so that IL could only wrlggle.
III was a peculiar Kind of reptile.
bearing many Of the marks of a rattle
snake. and, thinking IL was a RATHER.
l looked at IL TO see why II did not rat
tie. as such snakes always do. This
examination proved that the snake was
not a RATHER. IL had a stubby all blunt
and hard, which looked almost as much
III the head OF a snake as the head it.
self. | noticed when looking at this tail
that the snake turned IL upward, and
what l took to be a singer darted out
quickly, lightning-like. and threatening.
1 at once placed a forked stick on its
head to prevent any danger from that
quarter. and a neighbor and myself ex-
amlned II, and sure enough there Was
a stihser apout an lnch long on the
tail.
Knowing such a snake to be a cur
iosity. | took IL TO my wife at the house
and Intended preserving it. My wife,
Mrs. Nancy Smith. Peter Maytubbi,
Bethel GLADDEN.. Mrs. Thomas Lancas-
ter. and others examined the snake and
all saw the stinger clearly and plainly,
watching IL for a long time, and every
tipe a stick or anything foreign would
touch IL the reptile would throw out
Its singer menscingly. / took care Of
IL and Sunday sent IL to Denison to DIR.
j. l.. Jones for him TO make an examin-
alton OF IL and see what the stinger was
like. and IL deadly poison. which 1 be-
lieVe ~ 10 be. The nelghbor who
brought the snake in did not understand
what was wanted. after a cursory
glance al the snake the doctor told the
man II was a copperhead and ID was
thrown out In the alley. / came I'm to-
day To look for II, and we make a dill
gent search, but failed to find IT,. I
ANTE some man posted on such mat
tiers 10 ascertain what kind of a reptile
II was. the darkies having told OF kill
ing snakes thai; had singers twenty
V years ago, n I wanted to satisfy
myseit III there was poison in the sting
as In the fangs. As To there being a
stinger there Is not the slightest doubt.
for myself n wife and the people
named above saw h. as did others
Galveston News.
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IL THE DISTRICT COURT
BEFORE JUDGE LINDSAY
ne Charges Against Michael Reagan
Were Not sustained-He Said
That HIS Mind Wa
on the Center.

: The contest over the estate Of Pat
rick L Reagan. who was murdered q
few months ago yesterday, was heard
by Judge Lindsay yesterday afternoon
and the court decided that the charges
OF Mrs. Kate Ryan against her broth
er. Michael Reagan were not sustained
by the evidence. Both Mrs. Ryan n
Reagan applied for letter OF admins
tration and the former filed objections
10 her brothers application and charg-
ed him with being unfit to act as ad-
ministrator and thai he was mentally
unsound.
During the day a third petition for
letters was filed by Richard Watson
at h request OF William Reagan. an
other brother Of the murdered man. n
81 was set for hearing on Nov. 10.
8 o Ryan was the first witness put
on the stand at the hearing yesterday
afternoon and testified that the mad
known Michael Reagan for six or sew
en- years, and the attorney asked him
as TO the mental condition OF Reagan
in 1892. On an objection from Judge
DE Witt, the court ruled that Rea-
gan's mental condition six years age
was immaterial. and that testimony
could only be offered as to his present
condition. The witness was then asked
as TO Reagan's condition in 1894.
TN ask you IL you knew Mr.. Rea-
gan in Colorado in 1894. and whether
he at hat time manifested evidence of
an unsound mind?' asked Mr.. Healy.
An objection was sustained on the
ground that the period was too remote.
A similar objection was sustained to a
question relating to the year 1896, but
when Mr.. Healy came dow to the
present q the question was admitted
and Reagan testified that on the Sec
ond OF last September Reagan quar-
relied with him bou his brothers
corpse and the funeral and threaten
ed to take the corpse out of the house.
and three days later threatened to law
the witness to hell and out again. ON
both occasions Reagan looked wild n
acted strangely. He was not drunk
and he seldom drank intoxicating IL
quor. The witness was asked regard
ing an alleged attack he had made
his sister in 1894 while mentally
.unsound. but the question was ruled
out.
Il will ask you IL on last Saturday
Judge De Witt did not say to you that
Reagan was a fool and that he would
be administrator. but hat ne. |
Judge De Witt. would lake charge OF
the estate?" asked Mr.. Healy.
We'll, not in that way" said Ryan. |
The witness explained that he went
to Judge De Wits office and told him
that Mrs. Ryan was willing to with
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YOUR WEAK SPOT.
DO you KNOW .,usr WHERE IT Is

"A Fortress II No stronger Than III
Weakest Spot" Neither IL Any Mas o.
Woman.
"Hopelessly ruined through one weak
spot"
IL was a great scientific expert who
recently expressed this opinion in re-
gard to a costly battleship lately COM
pleted for the u. s. Navy. When the
huge vessel was launched and made
ready to receive its gigantic cannon, IL
was found that II could not stand the
strain Of The added weight. The whole
ship was In danger Of falling to pieces
Owing to a weak spot in its construc-
ton. the great man-of-war vas hope
lessly ruined. II was only when the
strain came that its condition was act
ually discovered.
Strange as IL nay seem, there are
thousands Of men and women in ex-
actly the same condition as his great
battleship. They have weak spots In
their systems which they never sus-
pect. They pay no attention to alarm
ing symptoms of il-health and seek no
remedy. Some day a strain comes and
they discover too late that they are in
no condition to tight with disease. They
catch a sudden cold or chill and IL
speedily turns into pneumonia. They
suffer from peculiar sensations or
pains which eventually turn out to be
the symptoms OF Bright's disease or
congestion of the liver.
Where is the weak spot In your sys-
TEN? The hances are that you have
n that badly needs attention. Pny-
sicians tell US that in almost every
case, the weak spot can be found in
the liver or kidneys. These great or
gans OF the body require constant
watching. our climate. our diet, our
habits of living put them to a con-
tinual strain, and when they get out
OF order. the whole system suffers.
IL you are feeling tired. worn out,
gloomy. dull. dizzy and nervous. have
pains in the back and loins. suffer from
chilly sensations, bilious
ness or are losing sleep and flesh. you
can make up your mind tina your liver
and kidneys are need of treatment.
You have a weak spot that must not
be trified with.
There is N cause for these weak
spots. There is only one way to cure
them. Something is needed to act on
the liver n kidneys where the weak
ness exists. You cannot cure disease
these great rgans with pills or 9TH
er cheap remedies. Something is re-
quired to strike at the root of the all
ment. There is In fact only one remedy
which Is guaranteed to cure every form
or liver and kidney complaint. That
Ii Warmers Safe Cure which
Tor twenty a has stood the test and
earned. as all are aware, a world wide
reputation. No other remedy
with II for regulating the action of the
and kidneys. driving out disease.
up the system and Twins
fresh life. Writing upon the subject
ID. Gum says In a large class of
where the blood Is in an I'M
healthy state. where the general health
Is bad, the face sallow. the urine col
pred. the advantage gained by the use
of warmers Safe Cure is remarkable"
Every person has a weak spot"
portion Of the body that needs
help. Do you not think 1t would be
well to use that which Is certain to
help and to cure and To do SO Without
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1t-ls u shame.

My Dear Standard: II is with hui
initiation and shame nat I am COM
PEELED to gaze day after day on that
rag which does duty for a flag that
floats from the stan Of our county
court house. IL Is to be hoped that
now election Is over, w~hosoever bust
IL Is. will see that the citizens Of
a rich city like Butte ms "A rich
county like Silver Bow are no longer
disgraced by such a rotten old rag.
a LADY SUBSCRIBER.
Butte. Nov. Z. 1888.
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Has No Kick Coming.

W. I. Wright. one OF Stivers' troop of
rough riders. returned to Butte yes
terday from Illinois where he had been
visiting since he left Chickamauga. Mr..
Wright was one OF the few who were
not sick I'm camp N he came out of the
war" In good health. He Is also one
OF the few who ave no grievance and
no kick to make against Alger and the
war department. though he modestly
admits that he could have managed the
war better himself. than Alger did.
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From Chicago 10 Florida.

Fast trains leave Chicago Union sta
ton every day via Pennsylvania Short
Lines for Cincinnati and Louisville.
where convenient connection is made
with through trains for the principal
winter Ravens in Florida. Low rate
tourist tickets may be obtained over
this route every day during the season.
For special information. address H. r.
Dering. A. q. p. Agent. 24s South Clark
street, Chicago.
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TRY ALIENS FOor.EAsE.

A powder 20 be shaken into the shoes. At this
season. your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot
OF tight shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease. IL eoois
tne teet aud makes walking easy. Cure. swollen
ana s.esting feet biisters and csllous spots.
rest and comfort Try IL 20 -dsy' sold BY all
a,agxist. ssi shoe stores for 25c. Trial package
fhtf. Address Allen : olmstsd Il Roy. ny.
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DO not injure your yes by reading
with imperfect glasses. DR.. Dodd makes
free examinations and guarantees his
glasses. Office, z and s, Owsley block.
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Those who have counted Il up and
figured out say that the Schatzlein
Paint company. II West Broadway. do
the best work at the most reasonable
prices.
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The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
church will give an afternoon tea ut
Mrs. Dora Southard's go South wyom-
ing street. this afternoon from 1880 to
6 p. m. Everybody invited.
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A GENERAL BAHKIN6 BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.

Foreign exchange. We draw direct on al
the principal cities OF Europe n issue
our own letters of credit. available in AZ
pAID Of the world
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SORROW makes men sincere and anguish
makes them earnest-Beecher.
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SMOKE ROBERT MANrELL CIGARS

Medals or jewelry OF any description
made at T.. +. Mayors. 40 West Park
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We take this means OF r~eturning
thanks TO our many friends for their
kindness and sympathy in our late
sorTow.
w. ID. CLARK.
MRS. w. u. CLARK.
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SMOKE ROBERT NANTELL CIGARS
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Union Bank &Tru Co.

A general commercial banking business
transacted. including the purchase and
sale Of State. County and City securities:
q careful attention to collections and the
acceptance of trusts.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
'-e.-rN Is.
XVIII,

r.. f.
AS an interesting commentary upon
the loud claims of the republican press
OF this state on the eve Of the last cleo.
tlon,. that change of administration
would plunge the state into financial
bankruptcy, we call attention to the
wave of bank failures in the cities OF
the state Immediately following repub-
)1can, victory. In connection with re-
cent republican attempts to credit the
late wheat boom to republican admin
istration in the nation, we call the At
tention of the farmers uf Minnesota to
the recent shrinkage of over fifty cents
per bushel in the price of their staple
product. From this fraudulent and
fake "prosperity" of an apprec;ating
money standard and so-called repub-
lican ''business'' administration,
based upon famines in foreign lands
and gambling in wheat pits and on
stock exchanges; we appeal to stable
just and enduring prosperity resting
upon fundamental economic principles
and upon the great and tried causes of
the worlds political, moral and mater
ial progress.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14

Whereas, by a gradual course of ju-
dicial legislation, the courts of this
state, as we'll as in some other states,
have sanctioned and approved the
practice of taking cases from juries
and directing verdicts in an arbitrary
manner. and
Whereas that practice is being car
ried to a dangerous extreme, and poor
suitors are often thereby deprived of
their constitutional rights, and prac-
tical denial of justice effective in many
cases where powerful corporations are
pitted against the poor, now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, that the practice now pre-
vailing in the courts of this state, of
taking cases away from juries and di-
recting verdicts, the court itself pass
ing upon the suf6ciency of theevidence,
meets with our unanimous condemna-
tion and disapproval:
Resolved, further, that we demand
such legislation as will compel judges
to send cases to juries whenever there
is scintilla of evidence in support of
the claims of the parties in the case
being tried, and thus return to the SAL
utary doctrine and practice that here
tofore pertained in the courts of this
country for many years.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
Fah1un.

Rev. E. A. Wahlquist attended the
annual conference of the M. E. church
at Ironwood, Mich. this past week.
Mr.. Elias Johnson left last Monday
morning for Centre City where he will
attend the funeral of his brother who
died last Saturday.
A party was given at the home of
Martin Bloomquist last Sunday AFTER
noon. Refreshments were served and
games played. A good time was en-
jOyed by all.
Herman Johnson is visiting friends
and relatives at st Paul.
Aug. Klint and daughter Miriam
attended the state fair.
Miss Mary Jones of Minneapolis
spent a few days at her home last
week.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
County. News
Sunburgh.

49, Sep. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kattevold,
from Granite Falls, are visiting
friends and relatives around Sun
burgh.
Bendick Bendickson and Geo. Ode
gaard made a business trip to Bel
grade this week.
Torsten Viskop, an aged gentleman
is reported to be very ill.
M. and Mrs. Ole A. Hellerud left
for Northfeld and Minneapolis this
week.
Anna Larson left for N. Dakota,
where she intends to make brief
stay.
Theodore Tollefsrud has accepted
temporary employment from H. Swen-
son.
William Fine has been on the sick
list but is now recovering.
Charles Hultgren and Mary Sundin,
from Kerkhoven, came on their wheels
Sunday and spent a few days among
friends here.
Miss Sundin and Miss Belle Ben
dickson took trip to Brooten on
their wheels.
Emma Wig left for Minneapolis to
visit friends and relatives.
Mrs. A. T. Berg and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Tiege.
Mrs. Olaf Wig left for Artichoke
Lake. Her mother is reported to be
very i'll.
Z. Bendickson will soon go to Klon.
dixie. We wish him happy Journey
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
Democratic Congressl0n al
COnVen ton.

democratic congressi onal convention for
the Seventh congressional district of the state
OF Minnesota will be held at the court house in
the city OF Fergus Falls, in Otter Tail county,
on the 18th day of September, A. D. 1898, at IL
O'Clock a. m., for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidate for member OF con-
gress from the above named district, and do
ing any other business that may properly come
before the convention.
The county convention to elect delegates
thereto will be held in che respective counties
on the 9th day of Sept ember, A. D. 1898, at a
place to be designated by; the respective
county committees. .' ..
All voters who are in sympathy with the
principles advocated by the demo cratic party
and who desire it's success, regardless OF their
past political Affiliations are invited to par
ticipate In the selection of delegates to this
convention. ~
The various counties in tie district shall be
entitled to the following number of delegates
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
DODSFALL.

Irving, Minn., Sept. 7, 1898.
Det ar med en- kansla af dup sorg
och saknad som vi harmed tillkanna-
gifva d0dsfallet af var alskade slagt-
ing och van Joh annes Erickson,
hvilket intraffade den 4de September,
klockan 1920, f. m. efter en- kort sjuk-
dom. Erickson var fullkomligt frisk
tills sistlidne torsdag da han blef he]t
pl0tsligt angripen af Inflammation
magen; denna tilltog hastigt och fast
an lakare genast tillkallades sd fanns
ingen raddning. Plagorna voro svara
men den sjuke bibeh0ll bade sin sans
och EFT orubbligt lugn till det sista.
Erickson var f0dd Wermsko sock
en-, Wermland's Ian, Sverige, den
18de Februari 1910 och an]ande till
Amerika ar 1869. Han bosatte sig
forst vid Long Lake, Minnesota och
ankom ar 1872 till Kandiyohi county
hvarest han sedan vistats, och syssel-
satt sig med jordbruk. Han var en-
framstaende och palitlig man SAINT at
Mot alias oinskrankta f0rtroende.
Sarskildt utmarkte han sig genom slit
kristliga lif och slit tragna arbete for
spridandet af Guds evangelium ibland
sin omgifning.
Begrafningen f0rsiggick gar da
den aflidne's stoft nedlades missions
vannerna's kyrkogard h;irstAdes, for
att der hvila tills uppstandelsen's
morgon.
De sista ceremonierna ombestyrdes
af N. G. Highstr0m, fran Colfax,
Mlnn., hvilken under lifstiden varit
en- warm personlig VAN till den aflidne.
Omkring 100 personer visade sin akt-
ming genom att f0lja den afsomnades
jordiska qvarlefvor till deras sista
hviloplats.
Erickson qvarlemnar en- broder och
tvenne systrar i Sverige SAINT en- bro
der, E. G. Erixon har Irving, for
utom sin familj bestaende af hustrun,
s0nerna Karl, Erick, Friedrich och
Martin SAINT d0ttrerna Maria, Emma,
Hllda och Kristina. Till dessa ut
trycka vi var innerliga sympati den
ma deras sorg och bedr0fvelse. Den
bortgangne ar endast afsomnad. Han
ar endast for en- kort It'd skid ifran
oss men aterseendet's stund nalkas
och pit uppstandelsen's morgon skola
vi aterfinna honom som nu synes
borta. Han har endast gait fore oss
till dett land hvarest hvarken fnnes
sjukdom el!er sorg. "Requiescat in
pace.' GUSTAVE A ERKON.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
Irving.

Sept. 10.
News are scarce; but a few excite
ments have occurred the past two
weeks.
Last Wednesday, at Wil]mar oc-
Cured the marriage of Mr.. N. B.
Harris to Miss Martha Nash, the Sec
ond Oldest daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
M. E. Nash. Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
will shortly depart for Union Grove,
where they have rented Mr.. Petrie's
farm for term of years. We extend
our hearty congratulation to the new
ly welded couple, and hope their days
Of sorrow may be few. Yes, and we
smoked on Bonnie too.
1t is reported that another young
Irving boy is about to take a wife un-
to himself, as he no longer can stand
being alone "batching."
Wright Bros, of Union Grove are
threshing in this vicinity.
Last week we met VIM. Parsons.
He was perfectly contented and
seemed to be humming to himself a
tune that went something like this:
Hush, be still as a mouse, for there's
baby in the house. Not a doll, not
a toy, but a bouncing baby boy.
Mother and child are doing we'll, and
SO is William.
The slaughteripg season for the
feathered tribe has opened, and surely
they are killed off by the millions.
To open and increase the prominence
of your eyes just keep an account of
all the money you spend foolishly,
and add it up at the end of the year.
Fing}ey Peterson LETT Monday, for
Bowbells, N. D., where he will make
improvements on his claim. He will
no doubt be back in a day Or two, to
that sweet feminine voice.
A dreamy writer says that it would
be difficult to follow a pound of silk
from the time it is being spun until
ready for the dress. We think some
men would sooner follow it when in a
dress and a lady in it.
The New Paynesville Tribune's Irv-
ing correspondent and the Press
Irving reporter are Sat it, again.
Each made a little sermon and each
took the other fellows sermon home to
himself, and now they are "chewing
the rag' about. It's time you fellows
were getting over this. 1t does not
look nice.
Ernest Abbott is 'tanking" for the
"steaming up.''
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14

Prof. Eff. Fink and Mr.. Ole Stem
dahl, OF New London, made a trip to
Irving lately. - r,
Miss Nora Halvorson, of Eagle
Lake, was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kullberg this week.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
Volume on Domestic Animals.

A volume of 500 pages, giving the
treatment, cure and care of domestic
animals, horses, cattle, sheep, dogs,
hogs and poultry, sent free; Humph-
reys' Medicine Co.,, Cor. William &
John Sts., N. Y.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
For Trade.

Wanted to trade a quarter section
of land in State of Kansas for prop
erty in Village of Willmar. Address
or call at this Office for further infor-
nation.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14

Furnished room for rent, on first
floor. Two blocks from depot. In
Inquire at this Office.
Willmar tribune., 1898-09-14
ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS.

The republican party for over thir-
ty years has Intentionally and contin-
uously violated section article 9 of
the state constitution, resulting in the
squandering of millions of the peoples
money.