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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The sale of the Cass Lake town site
was attended by large number of buy
ers from various sections of the state,
and bidding on the 40 on which the town
is located was exceptionally lively, bring
ing over $4,000.
The state capitol commission decided to
issue an additional $4,000 certificates of
indebtedness at once. The securities will
be advertised and bids opened at the next
meeting of the commission. which will
be held Dec. 5. The action was made
necessary from the fact that the funds
on hand are very low.
The total amount of mail sent out from
the Winona postoffice during the thirty
five days weighing, was g, 1854 pounds and
10 ounces.
Gilbert c. Thorne, cashier of the North
western National bank, of Minneapolis,
has been appointed on the national COM
mittee to draft plan to secure the use
of uniform bank checks throughout the
country.
Capt. Alfred s. Morgan, formerly of Co.
L, 18th Minnesota regiment, has been Or
dered to report at San Francisco.
o., While excavating a sewer at Owatonna
Charles Bowman was buried and nearly
crushed to DEATH
The business men of Luverne claim that
competition in grain is dead, and as a
remedy propose to build an elevator.
9: The patrol wagon at Central police sta
4 ton in Minneapolis had 80 calls in the
month of October.
y yandals placed one of the large state
4 fair ticket booths upon the tracks of the
Como ,Interurban line near the fair
grounds Halloween night, and one of the
large cars on that line was badly wreck
ed in the collision that ensued The
rnotorman saw the obstruction too late
Z to stop, and, unable to escape from his
yestibu1ed platform, he had a narrow
escape with his life.
4 Mrs. Catherine Locher was found dead
h in her bed at ST. Cloud.
The iron ore shipments from Minnesota
Tor October were ,15S 900 TONS making the
total Ito date 1906 900 tons ahead Of last
wear to the same time. Shipments in
y November are not likely to be large, but
they will make the total increase for the
year about l.7oo. 900 tons. ....ss
s&S Griffin Morris has resigned from the
& state board Of grain inspection.
AZ d result Of the state school land
4 sale at Winona. 211 acres were sold, net
ling the state 81. 49, "a Bidding was not
very lively. 3ss s,.
. while Mrs. ~. =. Wyman, Of Dodge
Center, was at her work her clothes
caught tire and were utterly consumed.
burning her body to 9 crisp.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Can't Miss the Place.,

Stranger-Where does that new dentist
have his office?
Policeman-You mean the one who pulls
teeth without pain?
EYES,"
GO right around the corner. You will
hear his patients yell half block away
Ohio State Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Now Everybody Can Ride.

If you have any doubt about it be sure
to read the advertisement of the John NJ.
Smyth Co., Chicago, in this paper, in which
they propose to sell high-grade Top Buggy
for S3495 How they do it is puzzle, but
as the firm is one of the largest in the coun,
try and Of the highest standing, that's their
while you think of it, and read it through
carefully. The firm issues Mammoth
Catalogue, in which is listed "everythine
to eat.. wear and use at lowest wholesale
prices"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
How Mrs. Pinkhan1
HELPED MRS. GOODEN.
LETTER TO MRS. P1NxHAx NO. 12,zaa1


II am very grateful to you for your
kindness and the interest you have
taken in me, and truly believe your
medicines and advice are worth more
to woman than all the doctors in the
world. For years had female troubles
and did nothing for them. OF course
I became no better and finally broke
down entirely. Ny troubles began
with Inflammation and hemorrhages
from the kidneys, then inflammation,
congestion and falling of the womb
and inflammation of ovaries.
81 underwent local treatment every
day for some time; then after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permits
sion to go back to work. went back,
but in less than q week was COM
PEELED to give up and go to bed. On
breaking down the second time, I de-
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies. Before
the first bottle was gone felt the eff
fects Of it. Three bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a
package Of her Sanative Wash did me
more good than all the Doctors treat
ments and medicine.
''The first remark that greets me
now is Flow much betteryou lookv and
you may be sure I never hesitate to tell
the cause of my health. "-MRs, 4. J.
GooDEN, ACKLEY, Ia. ~ ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
ATTEMPTED HOLDUP.

During a football game at Duluth, be-
tween the Ironwood, Mich, and Du-
luth high schools, two men made at
tempt to hold up Rene Hugo. a high
school boy, who was selling tickets. He
put up plucky fight, and resisted them
until they became frightened and fed
without getting anything. They struck
him in the head as they left with some
heavy nipple nent, and he was unconscious
for time. The game resulted Is to 6
in favor of IrOnWOOd.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

found is the and origin
bnges starch She eys With Tour En hsin
Book received from package Red Cross starch
"Hubnger
panels all for How
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Some Are So Clever

cts it hard to propose to a girl?" asked the
novice in affairs of the heart.
sometimes it's good deal harder not to
PROPOSE" returned the man of worldly ex-
perience, thoughtfully. cts always well to
be on your guard" -Chicago Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Imn0Yahle.

Lawyer-Do you swear the collision raised
the entire car?
Witness-Well, it raised everything but
the windows.-Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Needless Adjectives,

Little Willie-"Say, pa, what's redund.
ancy of expression?
Pa-Using more words than are necessary
to express ones meaning, such as wealthy
iceman," "wealthy plumber" etc.-Chicago
Evening News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
DEWEY TELLS A STORY.
AM Amusing Tale OF Wonderful
Parrot That Learned to
Speak Spanish,

When Dewey was young lieu
tenant, he sailed under an eccen-
trio captain. The ship put in at Rio
de Janeiro when the commander was
much worried about the health of a
pet parrot. He asked the ships doc
tor to prescribe, and the latter ex-
pressed the opinion that all the bird
needed was a chance to climb into the
green tree on shore, chew bark, and
djsport itself. So the captain sum-
moned his steward and babe him take
the parrot ashore and give it some exer-
else.
The captains steward was an impor-
tant person then. This one was con-
ceited old darby, who aped absurdly
the authoritative ways Of his master,
and the men were always on the look
out for chance to play him some trick
When he stepped to the port gangway
to get into the liberty boat, with the
cage containing the bird inclosed in an
old ammunition bag, they saw their
opportunity. There was a sea run
ming in the harbor, which made it diff
ticult for the boat to keep alongside,
and, just as the steward put out foot
toward the gunwale, they purposely
eascd her off, so that he tumbled into
the sea. He was pulled out in min
ute, but the parrot and the cage went to
the bottom.
The steward was distressed. he
dreaded punishment by the captain,
who had said that he would hold him
responsible for the safety of the bird
Having shore-leave for three days, he
spent his time wandering about the
city and figuring to himself how he
would put in the balance of the voyage
in the ships brig, on bread and water
double-ironed, and exposed to the de-
rision of the crew. At length he was
struck with brilliant idea. Rio was
full OF parrots, and one parrot is much
like another, especially green ones. He
bought, for the equivalent of Is cents, a
green bird with a yellow head, which
looked to him like the twin brother of
the one drowned. He was also lucky
enough to find cage like the lost one.
and in it he took his precious purchase
back to the frigate.
Now, as Dewey tells the story, the
captain was delighted to see his pet
once more, and especially to see how
much its piumage was improved and
how much more sprightly it had be-
come. But his establishment may be
imagined when, being asked whether
it would like cracker, the bird re-
sponded with a string of Portuguese
oaths. Being fed, it expressed it's sat.
isfaction with lot of swear words in
Spanish, and this so amazed the com
mander that he felt obliged to share
his feelings with somebody. Dewey, who
had been walking the quarter deck, was
summoned to the. cabin, and the par
rot was persuaded to swear some more
for his benefit.
MIR. Dewey" said the captain, ex-
citedly, "that is a most remarkable
bird. He has been ashore only three
days, and in that time, upon my sacred
honor, he has picked up a thorough
working knowledge of the Spanish and
Portuguese languages.'- Y. Sun.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are fast to
sunlight, washing and rubbing. Sold by all
druggists.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

For Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure is a
successful remedy:--M: P; Dieter, 81 Throop
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

Ignorance is more powerful in the hands
Of some people than knowledge-C Chicago
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

Don't put in too much time standing on
dignity or riding hobby.-Chicago Daily
News
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
Each to His Craft.

PlumbeESo long; I'm off to lay a pipe.
Poet;-Well, good.by; I'm off to pipe q
lay.-Syracuse Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure 25c.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15
The NeW E1DI0HtYe.

3s1sS he New EIPIOstve.s
Thorite, the new Explosive, has been distin.
gnishing itself by passing through a A inch
Harveyized steel plate If its success con-
tinues, it will make as great record for it.
self in the military world as Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters has in the medical world.
So far nothing has appeared which can
equal this wonderful medicine in it's speedy
and permanent mastery of all diseases of the
stomach, liver or kidneys. It's good rem.
edy to try when everything else has failed.
Matter of Length.
Elbow long should mourning gowns be
worn by widow of 22?' was the question
that; came sobbing through the mails. Now
it CHANGED to be the sporting editors day
off, and the religious editor, therefore, was
attending TO- the Side Talks with Young
Persons; "There is no hard and fast rule,
wrote the religious editor, confidently, "but
they ought to come down to the boot tops, at
Least This incident illustrates the oeca-
as a bulwark of morals to the exclusion Of
everything else.-Detroit Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-15

A Dear Little Darling. -Wigwag- my
wife is the dearest little woman in the
world" Watson-"I don't know about
that. How much does she cost you?"-Phil-
adelphia Record.
It is matter of wonder that nobody ever
excused his hardness by claiming that the
sun rose too late.-Ledger Monthly.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
MoRE EXPANSION.
Speakers at Reunion Talk of Little
ElSa

speakers at Reunion Talk of Little
Else.
The principal address at the after
noon camp fire Thursday was made by
Commander-in-Chie A. D. Shaw. In
part he said:
The resolutions passed at the thirty
second national encampment at Cincin-
natl in reference to pensions were forci-
BILE and to the point. That they were
adopted unanimously by the represen-
tative delegates Of the great patriotic
organization of the Grand Army of the
Republic, entitIe them to the consider
ate attention of the country. They en-
bodied the spirit of dissatisfaction
which widely exists among veterans
over in the manner in which Commits
siOner of Pension Evans has adminis-
tered the pension office. 1t is an almost
general belief among veterans that the
delays in the Pension office, in passing
upon claims. are in great majority of
cases. unjust and cruel; and especially
that the OdiOus rules of former recent
pension commissioners still in force, are
a positive disregard of the oft-repeated
prOtestatiOns of the veterans of the I'm
ion against these irritating and hated
rules. The criticisms passed by vet
Grams upon these offensive and, as they
believe, unjust rules, are not based up
on selfshness and greed, but have their
justification in the righteousness of the
applications of numerous needy appli-
cants, whose pensions are pigeon-holed
while the poor suffering veterans lin
ger in pain and die before their lawful
and just applications for pensions are
granted.
ITO sum it all up, the burden of COM
plaint is against the enforcement of
rule No. 225. and the widows clause
barring pensions at an income of $96 a
year. Neither, as we believe, is in
keeping with the spirit of the law. A
soldiers widow should not be permit
ted to suffer in this land of plenty, and
we stoutly insist that rule No. 225 should
be abrOgated and rule No. 164 re-estab-
hshed."
Col D. r. Anthony made a red hot
Republican political speech for McKin-
ley and was followed by Major William
Warner of Kansas City. He touched on
expansion and praised the women of
Kansas and the Twentieth Kansas reg
iment. J. r. Burton made an expansion
speech. He said: Expansion is the
voice of God and the Republican party
has taken it up."
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
REUNION is OVER.
Closing Exercises Held at Camp
Funston Today.
Veterans For FirstTime Did Not
Parade.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Ex-SOIdiers Have Enjoyed the
Cheering Camp Fires.

The old soldiers are going home and
by Saturday noon Camp Funston will
be deserted.
This is the first time for years that
the G. A. R. reunion in Topeka has been
managed exclusively by old soldiers
without any outside attractions. This
IS the first time that the old soldiers
have not paraded.
The white haired veterans say they
are growing too old to march in pa
rades- In former years they have an
nounced after every parade that it
would positively be their last and so
far the last parade has been given in
Topeka.
The nights have been rather cool for
campers and few of the patriotic ones
who wished to stay but were cold re-
treated up town and went to the hotels.
The managers of the reunion pronounce
1t a great success and the veterans who
attended every camp fire and paid close
attention to the speeches are salts
fed.
Two things have been determined:
That the old soldiers are red hot ex-
pansionists and dyed in the wool pro-
hlb1t1onists. Every speech on these
subjects was greeted with tremendous
applause.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29

track while the Alma rider hode a small
black mixed gated beast The two loped
changed the latest gossip on the back
stretch. They changed horses. The Alma
rider on a big gray that is used during
the week. by a Topeka lamp trimmer and
the Topeka rider on pony that teetered
up and down like a rocking horse. The
lamp trimmer house pounded around the
track three time at a lively gait.
Just what trauspired while the riders
were changing mounts the crowd did not
haps as much more for the changes.
The race horses did not all propose to
run their necks eff around the track and
baked, bucked and refused to run.
There were all kinds of running horses
from mouse colored ponies to plow horses.
Is seconds by a stop watch. The Alma
rider making the 10 miles while the other
rode but is laps or nine miles.
That settled the performances. There
was no one there to fight a sham battle
and the chariOts did not appear.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
NEWTON STREET FAIR.
Carnival of Gayety to Begin October 2
and Last One Week

Newton, Sept. 29.-Newton's big street
ta1r and carnival will begin Monday
morning, October ?, and last one week
The merchants have begun work their
of Main street to the other. Holiday S
Military band of Hutchinson will be the
principal band and will give three con-
certS daily. Every day there will be free
with cannon parachute drop. slant wire
slide, nigh dive, tumblers, comedians and
singers. Every evening, there will be
Warograph' pictures on an immense
will give three exhibition runs. one illum-
mated at night. There will be mid way,
two days OF horse racing, a glove contest,
and side attractions, which are not part
will be charged.
Monday viii be farmers day with a
monster parade in the morning. Prizes
will be given for the best float and Iarg-
for agricultural exhibit etc. Tuesday will
be the trades display, in which seventy
nVe merchants have entered. Miss Min
me Bender, the carnival queen, will lead.
Wednesday is G. A. r. day. Two parades
and camphres. addresses by leading mem
berS OF the patriotic orders of the state.
There viii also be two bicycle parades,
one al night with prizes for best decOrat-
ed wheels. Thursday is Flower Parade:
the artistic event Of the week. Miss Puss
Glover, queen Friday is Horse Show
day, with the carnival ball a night in
the new auditorium. music by HOladay'S
band Saturday will be devoted to the
school children of the county. Big parade
IN the morning, contests. class exhibit
ttons, etc, in the afternoon. Miss Addie
Lander is queen of the school carnival.
The flambeau club gives a drill on Sat
urday evening.
The railroads have granted a one-fare
made to care for all visitors. It's New
ton s treat
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
RACING FAKES.

There were 200 paid admissions to the
fair grounds Thursday and about twice
that number were there as old soldiers
and their families or crawled under the
fence.
The trotting. pacing running, chariot
and ten mile races and the sham battle
were to take place. Fully 1000 people
were gathered around the track to see the
events. The trottfng and pacing races
were good. The running race was one
sided, the chariot races did not come off,
the ten mile race was a complete fZzle
and the sham battle was all sham, for it
did not take place at all.
The harness races were run off and the
running race between Lindecker and Muir
ply was won in a canter by Lindecker
with Murphy trying to run on three legs,
40 yards in the rear. Then the great ten
mile running race between Miss Carrie
kflian of Alma and Miss Emma Walt
ers of Topeka 1t was to be an exciting
event, full of bursts of speed, quick
changes of horses and break neck riding
The crowd waited in breathless expec-
fancy The two riders faced the judges
stand to receive their instructions and
cantered down the stretch for a start
They came down to the wire on a canter
and receive the word. The Topeka girl
rode a big bay that numbered all over the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
A Couple That Have Parted %
Times
Try to Meet at Wichita But Are
ThWarted
z HIS RELATIVES.
A Designing Sister Spirits the
Husband Away
And the Twenty-third Attempt
to Unite Proves a Failure

wichita, Sept. 29.-Although Mr.. and
Mrs. Hfldreth have been parted and
gone together again twenty-five times
in the short space of eleven years. they
still have a fondness for each other
that borders close to Cupid's best com
pound of love Mrs. s. NJ Hildreth
lives with her daughter at Perry, O. t.
and she came to Wichita yesterday to
meet her husband, Sol Hildreth, who
had written her from Pittsburg, KAN
that he would surely meet her at the
Santa Fe train. Accordingly Mrs
Hndreth came yesterday, put she had
Just got a glimpse of her husband as
he was being driven rapidly away
from the train in a carriage by his sis
ter, Mrs. VIM. McCarty of this city
Mrs. Hildreth was then almost hearL-
broken and she hunted up friend IN
the afternoon to whom she related her
story
Mrs. Hildreth's first husband is dead
and she married Mr.. Hildreth eleven
years ago. His relatives, it seems, have
always given them trouble and would
not let them live in peace. although she
and her husband loved each other
Time and again, she said, relatives
would delve into their family affairs
and succeed in causing a separation.
Finally Mr.. Hfldreth located at Pitts
burg, Kan, far away from his relatives,
and had established himself well, and
was getting plenty of work. He then
wrote to his wife at Perry that he was
settled and wanted her to come and
live with him again. Mrs Hildreth was
only too glad to get the chance, as she
dearly loved her husband and could not
see why they should not live together
in peace. Mr.. Hildreth wrote his wife
a very affectionate letter telling her
to meet him here and they would go
to Pfttsburg to live. He then came on
TO Wichita to await the arrival of his
wife. He visited his sister, Mrs. VIM.
McCarty, and they drove in a carriage
TO meet the Santa Fe train. Mrs. Hill
dreth said that as soon as Mrs. Nc
Carty spied her getting off the train
she wheeled her horse and before Hill
dreth could get out of the carriage they
were driving rapidly east on Douglas
avenue. She tried to overtake them but
could not Then she went back to the
depot and inquired the way to Nc
Carty's house. and went out to see
about her husband. She said she re-
ceived a very cool reception from Mrs
McCarty, and could not find her hus-
band anywhere about the place Mrs
Hildreth is a fine looking woman about
45 years old, very dark complexion and
of fine form. She was dressed well. She
told the policeman that she could not
remain in the city to try to find her
husband or give him chance to find
her, as she was limited of means and
would have to return to Perry last
night.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-29
DeFoRp,s NERVE.
He Talks Anti-ExpansioD to Hostile
Audience


The first exciting camp fire of the
reunion was Thursday night when W.
A. DeFOrd of Ottawa, who was the
first adJutant of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment, made an anti-expansion
speech.
He said the taking of human life was
homicide and that a war of conquest
was unjust. He gradually worked up
to the Philippine question and an
nounced himself as opposed to expan-
sion. He stirred up a hornets nest as
the crowd was almost unanimously for
expansion.
Down" yelled some one in the
Down, down" yelled the crowd TAX
ing up the cry. PandernOnium reigned
If you are fair, hear this man"
shouted General Hudson rising to his
feet.
You are crying down the truth, j"
yelled DeFord. Peace was finally re-
stored and he continued
Lieut. Collin H. Ball was the next
speaker. He was with the Twentieth
Kansas and was wounded.
He did not resign and come home"
ing shot at DeFord.
Lieut.. Ball made an enthusiastic ex-
panslon speech. He answered the
arguments of DeFOrd's speech and was
loudly cheered- Lieut.. Ball called Harry
Wagner, of Topeka, to the platform.
Wagner was with A COMPANY of the
Twentieth in the Philippines and now
walks on crutches. The lieutenant in
troduced him tOsrthe crowd and the
most patriotic outbreak of the reunion
Followed. The audience rose and
cheered.
Congressman E r. RidgIey and Paul
Vandervoortmade short talks and Rev
John A. Bright led the audience in
singing as the meeting broke up.