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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

but a good number are still to be
found at their accustomed places in
the church pews at the services and
will be honored participants in the
festival to be held this week.
In 1878, the Rev. L. J. Lundquist.
who had just been ordaiued, as minis
ter was called, and he accepted the
charge. The congregation then numb
cred 140 communicates and the total
membership was 305 persons. At the
annual meeting held early in the fol-
lowing year it was decided to build an
addition to the church, and also build
a parsonage. The parsonage was
erected that year, but the Improvement
OF the old church was not made. The
minister's salary was fixed at $500 for
the year. The parochial school was
taught by the minister and he was to
receive IS cents day for this work.
The annual meeting of 1880 evidently
overlooked the church building pro-
position as nothing is said in the pro-
ceedings thereof, but on the 23rd of
April following a special meeting was
held which authorized the building of
an addition 40x24 feet Il feet high.
Ihls decision was revoked at special
meeting held May 10th, 1880, when it
was decided to build an entirely new
church edifce 50x32 feet with tower.
This was done in the fall. The build
ing committee consisted of Rev. Lund-
qulst, John Lundquist, John Holm
berg, John Elmquist, John Linder-
holm, G. Gabrielson, Jacob Hallbom,
Nils Person, John Bergquist, A. Ha-
HANSON, J. P. Holm, Aug. Johnson
and AXE L. Johnson. At the annual
meeting of 1881, the treasurer reported
that he had paid out 81, $50. 88 for work
and materials used on church build
ing. The same meeting authorized the
completion of the church, painting the
exterior and the buying of pews, pull
pit, etc.
In the fall of 1882, Rev. Lundquist
resigned from the ministry of the
church to accept call from Atwater.
The Rev. j. Aim, at G0taholm, was
called to become the pastor, and he
accepted. Rev. Lundquist moved in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

Along in the afternoon, when just east
OF Wheeler's grove, the Americans on
looking back saw Indians some dis
lance to the rear of the Eagle lake
settlement. They hurried forward to a
hill, where they intended to form a
corral for defense by placing their
wagons in circle. They reached the
hill, the teams of the Eagle lake peo-
pie following close behind them, and
after forming their wagons in circle,
men, women and children with knives,
axes and whatever tools they had,
worked with all their might to dig a
pit and throw up earthworks. Two
men remained behind, refusing to leave
the loose cattle, and were killed by the
Indians. They were John Baklund
and Andreas Lorentson, of the Eagle
lake settlement. A couple of young
men who were assisting in drying the
cattle, but who hurried forward to the
main column when they saw the Indi-
ans coming, reported that Baklund
and Lorentson held the view that if
they remained where they were and
displayed no fear, the Indians would
not modest them.
The Indians, seven or eight in num-
Der, after killing the men and some of
the cattle, scattered about somewhat
and took up positions quite a distance
from the wagons. Some of them VEN
tured within gunshot. and Silas Foote
a brother of S. r. F oote), and VIM.
Couts, the only two Of the party who
were really good iaemen and had
good guns, picked their men and fired.
Two Indians were on one horse, and
Mr.. Couts brought one of these down
-Whether killing or only wounding
him is not known.
After this, as soon as the Indians
discovered there were good marksmen
facing them, they took pains to keep
out OF range. After awhile the red
skins rode off and the men, hitching
up their teams, continued their flight
to Forest City-at that time a small
place situated about six miles north of
the present village of Litch6eld. An
old settler-John Swenson-of the
Eagle lake settlement, afirms that
when the Indians attacked them, if it
had not been for Silas Foote and
William Couts nothing could have
prevented the Indians from massacre
ing every one of his comrades.
A couple of days after this fight a
company of men from Forest City out
burying the dead, found the bodies of
Baklund and Lorentson horribly mutt
lated. The head of Mr.. Lorentsop. af-
ter being decapitated, had been placed
on little mound with his hat on it.
One of his hands had been cut off and
two fingers, as if in the act of taking
a pinch OF snuff, were found in his
snuH box. Both men had been
scalped. u =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

lsakson, 2 years; Andrew Peterson,
3 years; Charles Gabrielson, 3 years;
Aug. Klint, years.
It is expected that all of the pastors
who have labored in this field will be
present at the festivities. The pro-
gram provides for services this morn
ing, at which the Rev. J. Frcmling,
chairman of the Minnesota Confer
ence breaches; a grand concert BY
Prof. Lagerstr6m and assistants this
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, on which
occasion DR.. J. S. Carlson will also
speak. (He having been secured in
place of Gov. Lind, who was unable
to be present.
On Thursday at 1000 a. m. and $3.50
p. m. will be held commemorative
gatherings addressed by the pastors
OF the church of the past as we'll as the
present incumbent; and on Friday
evening a Young Peoples and Chill
dren's Festival will be held beginning
at Z O'Clock p. m.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

Swedes and preached in seven differ.
ent counties and was the greater por.
ton of his time travelling from place
to place. A blockhouse was erected
to serve as a house of worship. We
append a list of the earliest members
of the congregation and the year ir
which they became members. With 6
few exceptions all had families:
John II. Anderson-1S68.
Louis Johnson-1868.
Andrew Johnson-1S69.
o. L. Johnson-1668.
r. M. Mathson-18f0.'
Andreas Peterson-1S75.
Thol Nilson-1875.
John Linderholm-1870.
John Elmquist-1868.
John Magnuson-1868,
Henrik Otto Isakson-1870.
Anders P. Lonnquist-1868.
j ohm Johnson-1868.
John Lundquist-1868.
Peter Sj0gren-1868.
Gin Anderson-1868.
AXE L. Johnson-186S.
Aug. Isakson-1870.
Jonas D. L0nn-1871.
Rot Olof Mattson-l870.
Gustaf Harrison-l871,
Nils PersQn-la71,
Lars Westerherg--1572.
S. j. Fleoten-1872.
Anders Hakanson-1872.
A. M. Lundin-1872.
Carl Gabrielson-1S72.
John Klint-1S72.
Peter O. Peterson-1872.
Charley J. Johnson-lS72.
Carl Dahlin-1872.
Frank Cederstrom-1873.
Johan Holmberg- 1873.
Hans Nelson-l873.
Carl Andersop-ls73.
Gottfrid Kroonqvist-lS74.
John Rergquist-l874.
John Knapp-1874.
Nils Johan Carlson-1875.
August Johanneson-1874.
Gustaf Sj0berg-1874.
Jonas Enblom-1875.
Lars Anderson Hoglund-l875.
Carl Sand-1873.
Peter Magnus Nilson-1S73.
Mats Granquist-1876.
John Magnuson Kallberg-1876.
John Linderholm-1e77.
John F. Johnson-1877.
J. P. Holm-1877.
Nils Hakanson-l87S.
Jens Mattson-lS78.
Daniel Nilson-1s78.
Some of these early members ar
dead, others have left the ehVreh an.
not a few have moved to other places
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21
to Harrison they sent word to every.
one in the settlement.

10 HARRISON they sent word to every
one in the settlement.
: The cabin of Mr.. J. D. Harris was
selected as the rendezvous of the SET
Element. BY night everyone in the
nelghborhood had gathered here, some
leaving unfinished the meals which
they were eating when notified of i'm
pending danger. Those who assem-
bled here included, with few excep-
tions, all of the old settlers of the
township, whose names will be found
in list printed in another column of
this issue of the TRIBUNE. The wag-
ons were arranged 10 circle and an
attempt was made to construct rude
fort. Mr.. John TAFT was elected cap
tain and men were detailed for the
duty OF guarding the camp,
The men gathered here were divided
in their opinions as to what was best
to be done. Some thought that there
was no particular danger from the
Indians and were in favor of going
back to their homes. Others thought
| there were enough evidences of danger
in the killing at Acton to justify them
in leaving at once for Forest City.
Those in favor of leaving were also
able to strengthen their arguments by
stating that they had very few guns,
were short of ammunition and conse-
quently not prepared to engage in any
fight with the Indians.
While undetermined as to what
course they should pursue, two of the
TAFT boys had OCCASION to 20 over to
the place Of John TAFT to get few
things they needed in tt eir flight to
Forest City, but which they had for
gotten in tl cir first alarm. In their
SEARCH for the desired articles they
discovered Mr.. Nelson sleeping in the
hay. Nelson told them his story and
the camp, soon after hearing the news,
decided that if the Indians were on the
warpath near Foot and Eagle lakes, it
was about time for them to start for
Forest City. Their trip there was
without incident and they, through the
timely warning of Mr.. Nelson, almost
aloue of all the settlements in Kandi-
yohi county, escaped without con-
tlict with the Indians. The Eagle lake
and Green lake settlements, which
were attacked in their flight to Forest
City, were not over two hours behind
them on the road.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

Early on the morning of the 2lst of
August, 1862, the settlers of Green
lake started for Diamond lake, an
agreement having previously been
made between the Green lake and Dia-
mond lake settlements that they should
meet there and together go to Forest
City. The coming of Andrew Nelson
to John Tait's place, as told in an
other column, CAUSED the Diamond
lake people to leave at once, not know
ing but what the Green lake people
had been massacred.
The Green lake people while on their
way to Diamond lake, not more than
two or three miles from where Spicer
now stands, saw the Eagle lake settlers
a couple of miles to the southwest COM
ing over the hills with their ox-teams
and driving their cattle after them.
These people, when they caught up
with the Green lake settlers, reported
that they had heard shots in the d.
rection Of Ericson's and Foote'S
claims. Roth Sc elements hurried for
wiarrd-the Green lake settlement ahead
and the Eagle lake settlement. with
cattle, bringing up the rear. When
the caravan reached the vicinity OF
John Masters claim, on the north
bank of Diamond lake, now owned by
Charles Miller, the Eagle lake settle
ment-all Scandinavians-insisted on
stopping for dinner. The Green lake
extraordinarily Americans-realiz-
ing the danger more than the Eagle
lake people, who, tor the most part, had
been in THIS country but a short time
and knew little of Indian character.
wece in favor of moving on, The Eagle
lake settlement, however, stopped and
unhitching their oxen from the wagons
turned them off to Craze while they
busted themselves in preparations for
dinner. =. . = - 49, -
The Green lake settlement also stop
ped and prepared dinner, but did not
unhitch their teams. After dinner they
pushed on and the Eagle lake people
followed some distance after them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

Enterprising Business Men of Wil1mar
who have contributed to the Old
Settlers Edition.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

Embarrassing Business Men of Wi1lmar, who
Have Contributed to the Old
Settlers Edition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
FILIPINO CARPENTERS.

All the posts of the main guard are
supplied with cots of bamboo, made
by the native workmen. One contract
alone called for 1000, to be supplied
in five days. We were busy commu
nifty while that contract was being
filled. Everywhere was to be seen the
half-clad workmen, working only with
primitive chisels and even more
primitive saws, and "bolos'-in Amer
lea bolo would be called an exagger-
ated butcherknife. They began early
and worked late. Worked in the rain
or worked in the broiling sun that at
intervals streamed down through the
broken rain clouds. Ate where they
worked and slept where they ate. Their
women carried great bamboo poles
from the thickets to roadside; brought
firepOts and kettles of earthenware
from their miserable huts, and cooked
great bowls of rice with handfuls of
tiny minnows, caught in the nearby
stream by the small fry of the fam
lily, or, a cot completed, Mrs. Macabebe
lifted the cot, and, balancing it on her
head, tucked up her scanty skirts and
splashed down the muddy street to the
quartermaster's storeyard-and the
contractor, not the workman, was
credited with fifty cents. One cot was
a days work for a whole family, and
it is to be supposed that the contract
or made a bit out of the transaction.
The Philippine Islands, it will be I'M
derstood, is not the place for an Amer
lean carpenter, unless he can quickly
learn to live on rice, shrimps, mangoes
and other fruits, never wear shoes,
and, withal, work sixteen hours a day.
There will be no one hours lay-Off for
dinner, with a long, quiet smoke in
the shade while waiting for the l
O'clock whistle to blow; but he will
need smoke as he works, and need also
10 eat hastily, with fingers, squatting
with his family around one great bowl;
while his wife sharpens anew, on brick
or stone, the family butcherknife for
further labOrs. Certainly the above is
the way that he would find his fellow
competitors living and working in
these islands of the Eastern Seas.-Lu-
zon Correspondence st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16

How an English Regiment Looks
When It Starts Out for Service.
The khaki and duck uniforms were
unknown TO the land forces OF the
United States before the war with
Spain but their superiority over the
regulation cloth uniforms became so
apparent then that the lighter mate
rial will probably be retained in use
as long as troops are sent 10 the
tropics. In adopting this material the
United States Government followed the
example Of England, where the advan-
tages of the khaki and duck uniforms
have been established by years of use.
Ii war should follow the difficulties
with the Beers, the men who will be
modified under General Sir Frederick
William Edward Forester Walker will
all be clad in khaEi. The regiments
are sent forward On the regular pas
senger steamers and not on transports.
This is done in keeping with the pro-
visions III the charters Of the various
transportation companies, which, in
view of a Government subsidy, must
be ready at any time to convert the
passenger steamers into army trans
ports. The regiments leave their home
quarters gay with colors for the Eng
lish uniforms are bright, some Of them
even gaudy, and if the destination is
a place where cloth may be worn with
comfort the home uniform is retained,
but if they go to q warmer region the
scarlet uniforms are soon exchanged
for khaki and the high boots or leg
gings for puttees.
Flags and standards, which were
once looked upon as essential features
in a military expedition, are taken
along. but are carefully put away be-
fore the troops go into action, and an
English regiment which had been seen
in it's scarlet uniform with blue OIL
white facings would not be recognized
in khaki The men carry the Lee-Met-
/ ford rifle, and the complete burden
consisting of haversack, knapsack
rolled blanket and water bottle
weighs about fifty-siK pounds.
The cavalry and artillery are armed
with carbines, and some of the troops
still carry the old Martini rifles, bu
the men who are sent into active serv
ice are all armed with the Lee Metfor(
piece.
The khaki uniforms wipe out all diff
ferences as to superiority or gaudines!
, in dress, and the grades of the regi
ments can be seen only by the facings
The royal regiments have their uni
forms faced with blue, the Irish will
green and the Scotch with yellow
while the regiments which do no
come under those heads wear the whit,
facings.-New York Tribune
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
4 TAX ON BACHELORS.

The crusty old bachelors or the wo-
man who is out Of the running mar
riage question is assuming some rather
amusing phases in foreign countries,
says Harper's Bazaar. The Diet of Hes
Sc has introduced a tax on unmarried
men, they being compelled to pay %
per cent more taxes than their married
brethren, and it is said that the effect
of this resolution by the government
is being watched with great interest
by the maidens of Hesse, who are an
ticipating an epidemic of proposals.
While in India that ever-recurring
question Of the remarriage of widows
has again popped up, che Eastern
fathers suddenly realizing that by Civ
ing the widows a second chance, the
opportunities of getting rid of their
unmarried daughters is being consid-
erably narrowed. English statistics
show that one out Of every five widows
seizes the opportunity to second
time stand before the altar Of Hymen
1t is said that in the United States the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
TWENTY USES FOR CORN.

The Indian corn propaganda at the
Paris Exposition and the conventions
recently held in the West in the inter
est of corn producers, have brought out
the fact that over twenty important
products are now manufactured from
corn. One Of the most important pro-
duets is distilled spirits, the demand
for which has increased greatly since
the invention of smokeless powder, in
the manufacture Of which the spirits
are largely used. Among the other
products made from. corn are: Mixing
glucose, crystal glucose, grape sugar,
anhydrOus grape sugar, special sugar,
pearl starch, powdered starch, refined
grit, fourine, dextrine, British gum,
granulated gum, gum paste, corn oil,
corn oil cake, rubber substitute, gluten
feed, chop feed, gluten meal and corn
germ. With the present economical
methods OF manufacture. not particle
Of the corn is wasted. There is no
refuse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16

I Foes Not i'Et-r into the Question

Foes Not FEtrr Into the Question
You may have il and not know il.
You may be young; you may be old.
symptoms the same in both.
\ babe with weak kidneys has back
ache.
A man OF so or so with weak kidneys
has backache.
That's the way it talks with all ages.
Doans Backache Kidney Pills cure the
babe and the man.
That's the way they do in all ages.
No wonder, though, they're made
for it.
They couldn't cure a simple case of
collie.
But they cure bad cases of kidney
trouble.
II your back aches, try them.
Writing under date January 10th,
1899, Jurgen Walter of this city tells
us as follows: My age is 79-well
past the ordinary span of life, and
am the parent of eight children Be
ing so far advanced in years, | regard
the relief obtained from Doan's Back
ache Kidney Pills as very remarkable
| suffered from lame back for years,
but after taking some of the pills (pro-
cured at HOLSTERS drug store) was
greatly benefited, and l am satisfied the
pills did me much good"
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
becoming popular in Honolulu because
they are always endorsed by Honolulu
people.
Our kidneys filter our blood. They
work night and day. When healthy
they remove about 500 grains of i'm
pure matter daily; when unhealthy
some part Of this impure matter is
left in the blood. This brings on many
diseases and symptoms-pain in the
back, headache, nervousness, hot, dry
skin, rheumatism, govt, gravel, dis
ordered eyeslght and hearing, dizzi-
mess, irregular heart, debility, drowsi-
ness, dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc.
But if yod keep the filters right you
will have no trouble with your kid
Ineys.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by all chemists and storekeepers
at so cents per box, or will be mailed
on receipt of price by the Hollister
Drug Co, wholesale agents for the Ha-
waiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
AUSTIN'S AID.
Laureates Verses Called Forth by the
British Disaster.

Laureate's Verses Called Forth by the
British Disaster
LONDON, Nov. 2, a. m. (cable to
the Chicago Tribune. ALFRED Austin,
the poet laureate, follows Rudyard
Kipling. Conan Doyie and Charles
Swinburne with some war verses in
this mornings Daily News. Here they
are:
When for a passing hour Rome's man
ly sway
Felt the sharp shock of Cannae's adj
verse day,
Forum, and field, and Senate, and
house were rent
With cries, not of misgiving or la
ment-
Only of men contendins then who
should
Purchase the spot on which the victor
stood
Legion on legion sprang up from the
ground,
Cleaned trough the land, then over
ocean wound,
Till Scipios eagles swarmed on Afric's
shore,
And Carthage persisted to insult no
more.
Not less resolved than Rome now Eng
land stands,
Facing foul fortune with unfaltering
hands
Through her vast realms is neither fear
nor feud,
But, calm in strength and steeled in
fortitude,
She fills the gaps Of death with eager
life
strife,
Till, having backward rolled the law
less tide
OF trusted treason, tyranny and pride,
Her flag hath brought infiexible as fate
Charter of freedom to a fettered State
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
Kdiiulani


Situated on the east side of
kalihi Valley. The view to
Pearl Harbor is the best in the
city of Honolulu. The soil is very
deep; no stones or rocks on the
place.
Water will be laid before pur-
chasers are ready TO build.
\ space will be set apart In
memory of the late Princess ka-
iulani Cor a park.
The lots will be sold at the low
est prices in the market, with
which other real estate agents
will not afford to compete.
Applications for lots will be
received at our Office, and will be
given preference of choosing lots
in the order they are received.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
THE REAL HERO.
Greatness OF Col. Picquart Shown in
the Dreyfus Affair

Colonel Picquart is, after ali, the
real hero of the Dreyfus case Z,la
stands close to him, but Zola tempted
no such perils for the sake Of justice
as Picquart did, and his desperate bat
tie for the right will be rewarded in
ways and to measure that PicQu3rt
knew with absolute certainty were not
possible in his own case. The London
Times, in the course Of a most elO-
Quent tribute to this truly admirable
officer, says: at is some consolation
in the midst of SO much perfidy and
coWardice to recognize in Colonel Pic
quart the noblest type of loyalty and
courage 1t is to him more than to any
other man that the unhappy Captain
Dreyfus owes his escape from the ter
rible doom to which he was illegally
condemned Pure love OF right for
rights sake appears to have been the
motive which led this brave and nonest
man to attempt to get justice for his
brother officer. He seems to have had
a dislike for the prisoner. He respect
ed and believed in his chiefs. He was
the youngest officer of his rank; he had
brilliant future before him, and all he
had to do to secure it was to take the
hint given him by his superiors and
hold his tongue. He preferred to face
hatred, persecution, exile, loss Of rank
and solitary Imprisonment. He has
never wavered. He has won for HIM
self the admiration Of millions, and
has convinced them by the most strik-
ing of proofs that. despite all the base
ness and all the corruption which have
been laid bare, there are still in the
gallant French army officers and gen.
tlemen of whom any service might be
proud" Every word or this is true and
deserved
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
What IS LaXatlne?

LAXATIVE IS NOTHING BUT THE
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tionable taste removed by our new
process. LAXATIVE is as pleasant to
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trouble to get them TO take it. 1t con-
tains neither opium, morphine. nor
other narcotic substances. 1t relieves
teething troubles. cures constipation
and fatulency; it assimilates the food,
regulates the stomach and bowels, Civ
ing healthy and natural sleep.-The
Children's Panacea - the Mothers
Friend.
Prepared only by the Western
Chemical Co, Chicago, Ills.