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Willmar tribune., 1900-09-12
SvEA.
Sept. 10.

ACPu' lOs
John Beck is now with US again
after having spent the summer in
North Dakota. IN. W. Nelson is
enjoying a visit from his cousin, VIM.
Nelson of Willmar. Miss Emma Sa-
lander of South Dakota, is at present
visiting relatives here. :. Miss Carrie
Faulk has returned from the state
fair. r......J. A. Lindblad is in St. Paul
receiving medical aid. We hope he
will return hale and hearty %. Edwin
Moline of Willmar, is at present visit
ing with his brother, Erick. %. Art
johnson has returned to Minneapolis
after alengthy visit with relatives here.
1.-THE infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Nelson, died last Thursday
afternoon. Funeral services were held
at the Svea cemetery last Sunday
afternoon. Miss Lima johnson of
Roseland, is visiting at Anders John
sons. Rev. J. o. Lundberg left for
Canada last Wednesday, where he will
assist in missionary work. He expects
to he. absent about two months. ......
Svea feels prowd of her butter-maker,
Mr.. Sorenson, whose butter was scor-
ed SO at the state fair, which shows
that he is on to his business 80. The
Raymond mud battery made another
great( p blowout lastweek. That must
certainly be what caused the sudden
unusual change in the atmosphere the
latter part Of the week. -. The DR..
Rectors German Medicine Show Co.
which was stationed here during the
past week, drew q large attendance
every evening. A large number o1
prizes were awarded. M. M.sSwenson be-
came the lucky winner Of q -four sack
Miss Hilda Rasmussen won the prize
as the lady champion nail driver
/ Miss Josie Nelson won by direct vote O
j the audience the prize for being themos
4 popular young lady. The prize wol
was . very beautiful set OF silverwar,
8; valued at $15. s. 1. We are in receip
Of . beautiful Bryan calendar present
led by the TRIBUNE, for which pleas,
u accept our thanks. Il is indeed yer,
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Willmar tribune., 1900-09-12
handsome, and is admired by all.

handsome, and is admired by all. .
A. G. Bornstedt and company of Lake
Lillian, attended the show here Friday
evening. Wonder how soon the
republican party will declare in favor
OF the Boxers. 1t would not be sur.
prising at all to hear that Mckinley
had sent troops to assist them. 1t
would simply be great republican
act. They have given US an IS per
cent citizen in Porto Rico and we are
wondering what next they would give
us. KID MCCHEE.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-12
Advertised Letters.

Willmar, Minn., Sept. 10, 1900.
Anderson, w. o.
Brown, Mr.. II. (Foreign)
Davis, Harry M.
Davis, M. D., I. M.
Harman, Mr.. Joshua
James, W. l..
Nelson, Mr.. J. A.
) Peterson, Mr.. Lars. G..
Ray, Mr.. Almar
Swanson, Mr.. Martin In care OF
!. O. S. Swanson
Thors ness, Miss Nicotine
Thorpe, Mrs. sina K. (Foreign)
Valine, Ole - - <,>z....s
S. Wagner g. w. A. Anderson -
-. G. A. BIRCH, P. M. +
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-12
TEXT BOOKS.

The free textbook system continues to grow
in popularity in this county. But thirteen
schools adhere to the system where each pu-
phi provides his own books. Seventeen schools
buy the textbooks and sell them to the pupils
at cost. I do not favor this system. In the
first place the average cost of the books to
each pupil is little more than is the average
cost where the books are furnished free. But
the principal objection is to be found in the
fact that the school boards upon whom de-
wolves the duty of buying the books do not, as
a rule, keep supply upon hand, so that when
extra books are wanted they are usually not
to be had without sending to Chicago for them
which many times is not done, or if so, not un-
til after considerable delay. Therefore, the
object of the free textbook idea which is to
keep the necessary books constantly in the
pupils hands, is defeated. In the state gener-
ally, believe the sentiments growing in favor
of making the free textbook law compulsory
SCHOOL GROUNDS.
Our people in general and our school officers
in particular should make systematic effort
to improve the school grounds, which should
never contain less than one acre, and should
always be well fenced, either with boards or
with woven wire, but never with barbed wire.
In my annual report to the state superintendent
I said in part: ''The improvement OF our rural
school grounds should have our most earnest
consideration. No consistent effort for i'm
prov cement in this direction has ever been made
| in this state, except by means of Arbor Day
exercises. . do not encourage Arbor Day ex-
ercises at school because (speaking for my
own county, without an exception, these at.
tempts at ee-planting have been complete
failures. 1t is not our duty to encourage ef
forts which are sure to fail. Teachers and pu
pills can do no more than dig small hole In
the prairie sod and put into it sprig which
they hope may some day be tree. They can
| not be present to attend the tender shoot dur
! ing the heated summer months which follow
/ But our western groves are not, and cannot
| be made that way. Our school officers are
the proper persons to undertake this work
We must try to induce them to do SO. The
first step In the work should be to fence the
school lot, SO that teams may not be driver
upon It, or that stock running at large may no
destroy the young trees. The sou should thel
be thoroughly prepared and the trees planted
and cared for In q sytematic manner. Nothing
would help In this work more than for til,
state to oner small cash bounty for . periot
lof years to districts which would provide
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

that in December, 1885 prior to the first
request or demand upon an executive
department relating to suspensions and
before any controversy upon the subject
arose a bill was introducedin in the senate
for the total repeal of the law of 1869.
This bill slumbered in the senate COM
mittee on the judiciary until June, 1856,
nearly three months after the close OF
the controversy. 1t was then returned
to the senate with favorable report,
and passed both the senate and the house
of representatives. "Thus, declared
Mr.. Cleveland. in closing, twas an un-
pleasant controversy very happily fol
lowed by an expurgation of the last
'vestige of statutory sanction to an en-
croachment upon constitutional pre-
negatives, and thus was time honored
Interpretation of the constitution re-
stored to us. The President, freed from
the senates claim of tutelage, became
again the independent agent of the peo'
ple-representing co ordinate branch
of their government-charged with res
possibilities which under his oath he
ought not to avoid to share. -
Throughout the lecture the ex.presi-
dent was frequently interrupted by
applase, and at its close the big hall
rang with cheers of the enthusiastic
students and others present
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
Cleyeland's Lecture.

Ex President Cleveland delivered be.
fore large audience in Princeton, Nj,
recently, the second of his lectures ON
1.-The Independence OF the Executive. -
He began by speaking of the pressure for
the removal Of public otiiceholders Inn
mediately after the change of admins.
tration IN 1885, and the substitution Of
Democrats IN their places,
"While claim" he said, ''to have
earned o position which entities me to
resent the accusation that either openly
or covertly favor swift official decapi.
tation for partisan purposes, | have no
sympathy with the intolerant people
who, without the least appreciation of
the meaning Of party work and service,
superciliously affect to despite all those
who apply for office as they would those
guilty OF fragrant misdemeanor, Why
should we Unfortunately hate those
who seek Officer They may not have
entirely emancipated themselves from
the belief that the offices should pass
with party victory but even II this Is
charged against them, II can surely be
said that In all other respects they are
In very many instances rs honest, ne
capable and as intelligent ~ any OF us,
There may be reasons and considerations
which properly defeat their aspirations,
but their applications are not always dis.
graceful have an idea that sometimes
the greatest difference between them and
those who needlessly abuse them and
gloat over their discontinue consists IN
the fact that the Office seekers desire
office, and their critics, being more
prohtably employed do not -
Mr.. Cleveland then passed to n dis.
cussion Of his controversy with the
senate over the question Of transmitting
the reasons for suspensions from Office
and the papers relating thereto. 81
could not avoid the conviction, he said
THAT u compliance with such requests
would be TO that extent failure 10 pro
tect and defend the constitution MS wei
IN u wrong to the great Office held 1t
trust for the people, aud which | was
bound to transmit unimpaired to my
successors nor could be unmindful o,
n constant tendency IN certain quarters
10 encroach upon executive functions, ol
OF the eagerness with which eSecutiv,
concession would be seized upon as es
tablishing precedent. -
Mr.. Cleveland then quoted at length
from the report of the senate committe,
on the Judiciary to which the question
had been referred and also from his owI
message TO the senate, After reviewing
the debate In the senate upon the ques
tions presented by the report, he com
mented upon the passage by the senat,
of the resolution condemning the nt
torney.general for withholding th,
papers and documents which the senal,
had demanded He then pointed ou
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
Why Dewey Hates Hanna.

dewey what shall tell these news
paper men when they ask me whether
you are going to be a candidate for
President
This is what Senator Hanna said to
Admiral Dewey at reception at the
White House last fall.
The admiral was talking to a number
Of gentlemen, including a senator or
two, and some other high officials. The
President sat near by, Senator Hanna
came up and spoke to the admiral
loudly, almost roughly. The admiral
was at q loss to know what to say, and
pretended not to hear.
After waiting minute Senator Hanna
said again, in a louder tone:
dewey, what shall l tell the news,
paper men when they ask me II You are
going to be candidate for President
The attention of everybody in the
room was attracted. Admiral Dewey
objected to being questioned in that
manner, but in order to relieve himself
from further embarrassment. replied:
80, tell them l will not be candi'
date. -
Next morning every newspaper In the
country had u Washington dispatch say
ing that Admiral Dewey would not be a
candidate for President.
Admiral Dewey resented this treat
ment. He was taken at disadvantage
and he did not think it right that what
he had said at a private reception should
be treated as n public announcement.
This Is one reason for Admiral Dewey S
dislike of Senator Hanna, 1t is also the
real story of the episode, concerning
which some badly mixed dispatches have
been printed.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
The Boy and the Cigarette.
From the Chicago Tribune.


1t is possible that the refusal OF mer'
chants, manufacturers and professional
men to employ boys addicted TO the
cigarette habit will do more to check the
evil than all the laws ever passed or
planned. When q boy knows that his
future chance 10 earn u livelihood de-
pends on his quitting the III smelling
cigarette, the knowledge will doubtless
have more effect on him than dozen
parents or pedagogues lectures on the
subject. The beauty Of the thing Is
that no manner Of deceit will avail, for
the cigarette smoking boy carries the
literal sign manuel Of his vice on his
fingers. A Chicago boy confessed last
week that out OF ten places to which he
had applied for work the head of not one
had neglected to ask him II he smoked
cigarettes, In n number Of instances he
was made TO show his forelingers, Few
people will be sorry even IL the action of
the employers results In cutting oF some
Of the profits of the Cigarette Trust.
The dividend paid In brain, body and
muscle will more than compensate the
community.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
The First Crate.

J. W. King, living on Lees Greek
marketed the first crate Of berries for
the season of 1900 last Saturday fore,
noon. Mr. King, who Is n member OF
the Crawford County horticultural
Society received the premium of$ given
by that society for the first crate. The
berries were forwarded via the Pacific
Express TO the o. w. Butts commission
company ut Omaha, Neb. The ship.
ment was followed within few hours
by others from members OF the Van
Buren, horticultural Asso. Messrs.
Geo. Vinsant, Geo. h. Wood and c. M I.
Thompson each marketing n crate.
These were consigned respectively to
e. P. Stacey g. Sons, Minneapolis; b.
Presley q Co., st. Paul, and Ct. e..
Liebhardt Commission Co., Denver,
They were shipped via Wells.Fargo
Express. The three crates, as is the
rule of the company regarding the first
crate, were forwarded free of charge
The first shipment this year was one
week earlier than that Of last, the first
shipment made in 1899 being April Goth
Since then the following shipment have
been made, not including yesterday S,
Monday, l2; Tuesday, l4 Wednesday
3S; Thursday, 4S.
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What Justice IL Like.
rom the San francisco wav

From the San francisco Wave.
While NJ. Constans, the artist, was
spending n day with President LouDet
at Ranbouillet he was asked by his host
upon what subject he was now engaged
I'M, 10 President, - said the other, ~
mn planning n big canvas symbolizing
Justice. 4" "Indeed, and how do you
conceive herr Whereat the painter
began to describe his ideal IN glowing
words, speaking from the heart IN only
Mn artist can when delivering his soul to
u sympathetic listener. But the Presi.
dent qnietly interrupted him with a
twinkle In hin eye. lis that how you
conceive justicey'' he said. "Parfait !
And now would you like to know what
she really Ii, In pvint Of fact, and In
actual iifeP' He rummaged IN his
pocket and produced \ coin, which he
spun IN thu air. Head or tail - he
said. THAT " justicey'
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the State Constitution.

NOTICE ic hereby given that the ioll9wlnE sn;
N Joint resolution proposing an alnsnu,hehms hn the
IN the State Constitution, was passeu pE sa" sne
General Assembly at its regular session oi i9S, ~
and that the same will be submllleu W tno
electors of the State at the next genera 90
to be held September 8, 1900 for adopuoh Vi ''-
lection, viz; >,r
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
'The sureties upon the official bonas 9, h.na a..
State officers shall be residents or ana nav
sufcent property within the state not eAotp othpr
from sale under execution, attachment OF ho o,nei
process of any court to make go0d theiI po9asi III
and The sureties upon the oficlal pohas ., a',
County Officers shafl reside within the couhues es
where such officers reside, and shail nav nav
sufficient property therein not exempt ron n suvh
sale to make good their bonds, PROVIDED, nov.
ever. that any surety bonding or glaianS
COMPANY organized for the purpose Of dolng a
surety or bonding business, ana aulhorileu ~ w
do business in this State, may become surety on
the bonds of all State, county anu IhulicIpa'
officers under such regulations as may be pre-
scrbed by law. Approved May s. los9'
Each elector may vote for or against above
amendment .oo, ~ oe,oo
this 10Th day of February 1900 ,,
rsr,rl Secretary Of State,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE At DARpASnLLt, AIN y
March p3 lVm ]

LAND OFFICE At DARpASIi,lE AIN
March ~, lVm
Notice is hereby given that the iollow,rr,N oll,om 4
make nna prof IN support Of her claim, m,an,, W,
that said proof will be made before inc '"sI'
Clerk OF Crawford County, III Van Buren, ~
on
MAY ~, 1900.
vlE Mary E, Spears, of Mountalnburg, AfnT,S A,nn,S
sns, Homestead Entry No. 2Olb7 for tne c,Iop scuI
east quarter OF the Northeast quarWh al.
IA Township H. North Range d. west a. 's,
to Northeast quarter OF the Northeast q""'"'
same Section. o,o hei
She names tho following witnesses TO proI,cn %coi A
continuous residence upon ANA cn'"'"'V'
said land, ylsl ,..s mad
Edwards, OF Mountainburg Arkansas noo'l nooolnL
Irving, and Franklin Irving, OF saho '''''
Arkansas, ,..is,et,
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

ADMIRAL DEWEY has decided to 90 be-
fore the Kansas City convention on his
record, Unless the advice Of some Of
his friends should overrule his present
decision, the Admiral will not issue n
statement giving his views on pending
national questions, Admiral Dewey
feels that the Democratic party Is
acquainted with his services and can
Judge his futnre conduct by his work In
the past. Therefore, he sees no ad'
vantage to be gained by the publication
OF a statement. In some quarters this
decision Of the Admiral is accepted NJ an
evidence that the hero Of Manila Bay
realizes the hopelessness of his candidacy
and IL proceeding on the theory that the
least said Is soonest mended, y
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
An Expensive Commissioner.

Senator James X. Jones, the chair.
man of the Democratic national com
mittee, has interposed vigorously more
than once during the last few weeks to
stop the scandalous extravaganza which
has characterized the Mckinley ad-
ministration from its highest to its most
inconspicuous officials. The occasion
of Senator Jones most recent inter.
vention was the extraordinary bill of
Ferdinand w. Peck, commissioner
general to the Paris exposition, for his
expenditures during period just two
weeks less than year. Mr., Peck SUBJ
mitted the following detailed u state
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

In appointing jury commissioners
Judge Mitchell, Of the Cleburne circuit
court, dropped u few suggestions worthy
OF consideration In other counties. Upon
the action Of jury commissioners de.
pends the character Of juries. Jury
commissioners are frequently i'm.
portuned to select such and such n man
and sometimes they yield against their
better judgment, Jury commissioners
should invariably select the best men,
and let the shiftless, never. do well who
hangs around the court house for such
jobs, seek other employment. Little
Rock Democrat
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
HERE Is another Of the innumerable

HERE Ia another Of the innumerable
stories Of President Kruger. A question
about a division Of some property, as to
which two brothers had dispute, was
referred to him and II was agreed that
his Judgment should be accepted, After
hearing both sides, said he to the older
one: II decide that you, being the
senior, shall have the dividing of this
property; butt he also added with 4
twinkle In his eye. II also decide that
your brother shall have his choice Of the
two portions -
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

EVERY department Of the machinery Of
federal government Is now and has been
for some time In the hands Of the Re
publicans. The President is u Republi.
can, the senate has Republican ma.
jority, the house has also. The supreme
court Is Republican. Whatever is done
or not done Is to be charged to the Re.
publican party; that political organic.
alton is entitled to credit for the good
to the penalty for the bad. Helena
(Mont, } Independent.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

SENATOR ALLISON says he shall oppose
any reduction OF Federal taxation at this
session of congress. He Is \ leader IN
financial matters on the Republican
side Of the senate, Besides, he is chair
man Of the committee on appropriations
and may thus be possessed of knowledge
going TO show that the government is
committed TO q scale Of expenditure
which will not permit of reduction OF
taxes. Anyhow, 1t would appear that
the Republican leaders have not planned
the passage ofa tax repeal bill. Spring
field Mass. Republican.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

WE hope to zee Crawford county
instruct for e. B Jett for secretary OF
state. He is gentleman Of highest
character, and his connection with the
Office for some years as deputy has
placed him in position to fiji 1t more
satisfactorily than man without any
previous experience.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LASo ovvIor At DAupAsglLg, AnK,,


March ~, 1900
Notice IL hereby given that the following
,n make % nn utoof @ s IN s,nnorl Of hs m cn and
that said proof viii be made before the County
Clerk of Crawford County ARK, at Van Durcn,
Arkansas on -
MAY ~, 1900
viz Mark l.. London, OF Remy, Indian Terri.
tory, Homestead Entry No. lg99j, FOR the South.
east quarter of the Southeast quarter. and
the Southeast quarter OF the southwest quarter,
Section L. anl thu Northeast quarter Of tho
Northeast quarter, Section ., Township i? North
Range ~, West
liz names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said lnnd viz
Lafayette Montgomery James White, Samuel
Coz, and Isaac n, Rose all Of Eads, Crawford
county, Arkansas
JOsrru II, BArreSrlELp, Register
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE Al DApDAsrLbr, ARK,
Muyph Dl Inn

LAND OFFICE At DAnDAsEiir, ARK,,(
March ~, 1900
Notice " hereby given that the following
named settler has nlcd notice o. hia intention
TO make Anal proof IN support Of his claim, and
that said proof will BE- made before tho County
Clerk Of Crawford County NJ Van Bnrcn,
Arkansas, on
MAY ~, 1900
viz Lewis r. l,cll, Of Celaryille Arkans us,
Homestead Entry No, 209l7, for the Northeast
quarter Of the Southeast quarter, Section D.
Township TO- North, Range a. West,
lie names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon nnd cultivation OF
said land, VIZ,
", II, Buckles Ezra Rogers, W, Coin, Of
Codarvillc, Arkansas and q, g. MounUoy, of
Rudy, Arkansas
JosEpm II, BATTESflnLp, Register
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
DO the Trusts Hit YOui
FROM A LUMBER DEALER.

MY DEAR SIR:--As per your request
of the 10th, have made out and herein
inclose price list on some of the leading
stocks of whitei pine, showing diff.
ference Of price as between 1898 and
1900.
Some of the price lists will vary little
from this, but 1t is In the main accurate.
Sincerely yours,
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

ORGANIZED labor was one Of the causes
that cut down Mr.. McFarlane 8 vote to
such small proportions In his home
county. He ran u mine with scab labor
at Greenwood, we have been told, some
seven or eight years ago, and the union
miners remembered him at the polls.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

0. s. RIEFr has withdrawn from the
race for state auditor. The race now Is
between Capt. T. G. Monroe and Nv.
McFarlane.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

punishment of crimes against women
be improved? What is the effect OF
lynching, as a remedy, on the pu0lic
mind-of the whites-of the blacksf has
the increased severity of mob penalties
tended to the greater security OF the
homer
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

HENcEFoRTH no one will be permitted
to vote In Delaware who cannot read the
constitution Of the state and write his
name.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
County Primaries.

Democratic primaries, for the various
State offices, will be held in the several
townships of Crawford county on Sat
urday, June O., 1900.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
FROM A WHOLESALE HARDWARE DEALER

DEAR SIR:-Below I hand you prices
ruling on the same line of goods in
December, 1898, and the same class of
goods in 1899. The articles named here
and all controlled by a combination.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
Low Rates 10 Eureka.

From now until Nov, ist the usual sm't"Ip ~, N" d
Excursion rates to Eureka springs WV ,oupi
effect Zach Saturday r, N. the Inle l4iIIovIn. l4I
trip will be $500. limited 70 Monday ionVh"t All
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28

EIGHTY ODD cases Of small -pox are
reported from Jonesboro, Ark.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
Via Mo. Pacific.

Reduced ;opo way second class rntes 70 ..oNi"f NM
forna,points, Portland Oregon, seatlie Wa'"li lrCi
ton and Intermediate points Sa'I w
Mountain R'y Ticket oi'icc' v.s Act
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

| Jno. London, was up from Alma
Thursday. He represents a syndicate
of northern capitalists who are engaged
in building long distance telephone
line from Harrison and Eureka Springs
in the direction of Van Buren and Fort
Smith. He states 100 miles of poles are
already SET