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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-30
A ROBBERS ROMANCE
Interesting Chapter in the Life of
Burglar Prince, Killed at
Quincy.
Fell in Love and Married the
Wife Of His Pal in
Crime.
Lived Luxurious Life and Had an
Apparently Happy Home in
Des MOines.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-30

Philadelphia. Jan. sOThe American
Association of Base Ball Clubs. rival
of the National League. was organized
here today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-30
CORN.

The Glucose Scgai Refining Com
pany quotes price o. = cents per
aushei for corn OF y Grade and bet-
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
MA N r E.

oSpo' o'
D1ED-Mrs. Olof Hoglund, at her
home in Minneapolis, on Sunday, Aug.
26, at O'Clock p. m. This sad COM
munication reached her parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Holmgren Sr.,
on Monday, Aug. u. It was sudden
blow to her relatives, as she had been
staying with her parents here all sum-
mer, and left for her home in Minnea-
polls only week before her death,
and was then apparently in the best of
health. Elizabeth Hoglund was born
in Eksharads f0rsamling, Vermland,
Sweden, Oct. %. 1860, and was thus at
her death 80 years, 10 months, and 4
days old. In company with her par
ents she came to this country in 1880.
In 1888 she was married to Olof Hog
lund of Minneapolis. She leaves to
mourn her departure a husband, two
children, three step-children, parents,
five brothers and three sisters, numer-
Gus other relatives, and a large circle
of friends. The remains arrived here
on the noon train, Tuesday, Aug. 28,
accompanied by the sorrowing hus-
band and children, and the funeral
took place at 4 O'Clock p. m. the same
day, at the East Salem cemetery, Rev.
N. Frykman performing the last sad
rites. We join with the entire COM
munity in extending our heartfelt SYM
pathies to the bereaved relatives.
They mourn, but not like those who
have no. hope, for they know she is
waiting for them on the other shore.
.....Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Berglund of
Minneapolis visited their daughter,
Mrs. John Ostlund, last Sunday.
They will now make their home in
Pennock, where Mr.. Berglund is en-
gagged in hardware business. John
Newman of Waverly, Minn.. canvassed
this neighborhood for book last
week. IA social gathering was held
at the so-called Swennils house last
Sunday evening. OF course we all
had very enjoyable time. go. John
Ostlund and P. M. Johnson were DEL
egates to the peoples county conven-
ton at Willmar last Thursday. We
hope William J. Bryan will be our
next president. i. The Hedlund young
people of the town of Hayes visited at
J. A. Erlandson's Sunday. Otis and
Allan Sather of Willmar spent Sun
day at L. Ostlund g. 80. Miss Lydia
Erlandson returned home Monday,
after several weeks stay at Hedlund' 8
of Hayes. Carl Danielson made a
business trip to Willmar Friday.
NEWSBOY.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
NEST LAKE.
Sept. 3.
IGNORAMUS.

0OPV' -
Thanks to the editor of the TRIBUNE
for the Bryan calender received from
him. ...... Miss Mary Johnson, o1
Duluth, who has been visiting friends
here a week, returned to her home
Monday by way of Minneapolis,
where she will meet her sisters, Misses
Ruth and Ida Johnson. Joe G.
Hanson, our butter-maker, went to
Rosendale Saturday to visit his par.
ents, returning Sunday. ...P. J. Mel,
son and N. B. johnson visited a,
Willmar, Thursday. >. Rev. J. John
son went to Strout Friday. Wallie
Hendrickson, of Spicer, was down
hunting on his fathers farm here Sat
urday. .....J. G. Hanson, of the Hut
creamery, sent butter to the state fair.
We don't know whether he will get a
prize, but we do know that Joe is a
6rst-clasS butter-maker. >. Misses
Josie and Siverena Anderson of Greer
Lake, passed through here Wednes.
day for New London Wallie and
Bennie Hendrickson, of Spicer, and q
friend from Minneapolis, and thei,
cousin, Herbert Stark, who is secretary
of railroad at Vermont, camped a,
Nest Lake a couple of days.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
III ~ l.fLl ,!t.
IRVING.
Sept. g

"May the Hanna party die this fall
forever, On the banks of Potomac far
away. -" :. The ice cream affair at
I. J. Anderson's, Saturday night, was
decided success, considering the price
of each dish. Over fourteen dollars
were received. .Layman J. Samuel
son, of Minneapolis spoke in the Luth-
eran church Sunday. Mr.. E. E. L6-
beck is billed to speak in our Lutheran
church next Sunday at IL o'clock a. m.
He never fails to interest the audience,
being one of the greatest expounders
of the temperance cause in the U. S.
:. Paul Paulson and others were
in Willmar last Saturday. Mr..
Fosse is in S. D. this week. He will
enter upon his last year at the Augs-
bury Seminary the 10th inst. 80. 1t is
surprising to watch how many G. o. p's
are anxious for the opportunity OF
getting defeated at election this fall in
our county. What profiteth it a
man if he gaineth the unanimous Re-
publican nomination, when he is de-
feated on election day.
IGNORAMUS.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
KAN plYonI.


Mr.. J. M. Burns was taken very sick
last week ...... Miss Lydia Norman
spent last week with her sister, Mrs. A.
Isaacson. Rev. J. A. Wagner called
on friends in the locality last week. .
Misses Esther and Hilma Norman
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
H. Dahl's of Harrison. . :. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Enblom went to the cities for a
visit, Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Wicklund entertained number of
their friends at watermelon party
last Sunday. Alfred Bloomquist
was kicked by a horse last week. {. il.
Miss Anna Enblom was guest at G.
Glader's few days last week. Mrs.
O. Isaacson entertained a number OF
her lady friends at a birthday party
last Wednesday. Rev. E. A. Wal
quist and family, P. Norman, A. Bro
man and Mrs. H. Broman visited al
F. E. Broman's, Thursday afternoon
. ...Messrs. G. F. Jones and Lewis
Norman drove out to Lake Elizabeth,
Saturday evening and attended a
party at Rosenquist's. Miss Amanda
Lindquist returned to Minneapolis
Friday after a few weeks visit at her
home here. She was accompanied by
her nephew, Arthur Graaf. =. "A very
pleasant surprise was rendered Miss
Anna Anderson at her home, Tuesday
evening of last week by large com
pany of her friends of the Immediate
vicinity. A good time was reported
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
RoSELAND.


Time is money: that's why Pat is
slow in reporting nowadays. >. .Thresh-
ing is in full blast here now. The yield
is said to be about thirteen bushels of
wheat to the acre; flax will average
about ten bushels per acre .....A fire
water social and fisticuff entertain
ment took place in granary on the
main road to Willmar. It is too bad
that some people can never meet for a
social time without renewing their
pledge of fealty to King Alcohol. .....
The game birds are running great
risks nowadays. Some OF our farm
ers are busy cutting their corn. .....
Everything is about two weeks earlier
this year than last year, except the
state fair. REV. Ekstrom conducted
meeting for men only at the Rose
lillian schoolhouse last Sunday. $500.
The voice of the stump speaker will
soon be beard in the land. We shall
undoubtedly have our share of them.
PAT.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
FAnLuh.


News is not as plentiful this week as
duck shooting. Bang! goes the guns
1.-THE Misses Hattie Parson, Almeda
johnson and Esther Jones left for
Minneapolis last Saturday to attend
the state fair. Fred w. Segerstrom
and Arthur Olson, of Willmar, are
enjoying a weeks hunting near Big
Kandiyohi Lake, etc. AN ice cream
and watermelon social was held at
Norstrom's Sunday afternoon. The
Svea Brass Band furnished the music.
A large crowd of young folks was
present and reported a most sociable
time. Mr.. N. B. Nelson, of Mime
apolis, a former music teacher in this
community, Sundayed at Elias John
sons. Mr.. Nelson will visit relatives
in Lake Lillian, and enjoy a few days
hunt at Lakes Lillian and Kandiyohi
..... Miss Mary Mold, of Kandiyohi,
has been engaged to teach the coming
term of school in Dist. &c.. 49,. Some
OF the young folks of Kleberg's, E.
Johnson and VIM. Jones were very
Hospitality entertained at the home OF
Jno. Wickluhd of Kandiyohi, last
Sunday. Rev. E. A. Wahlquist is
attending the yearly conference of the
Sw. M. E. church this week. . . Mrs.
G. j. Peterson of Atwater, visited at
G. A. Broman's last week. Mr..
Strecker of Willmar, was seen in this
neighborhood last Tuesday. go. .Clar-
ence johnson and Richard Freedholm,
of Kandiyohi, Sundayed at the form.
er's home. ....... Mr.. Aug. Klint and
daughters, Miriam and Alice,s droye
out to Green Lake last Thursday
Mr.. L. J. Boudette will sell out a,
auction this month and expects to re-
move to Canada. i. .Threshing, pillow.
ing, duck-shooting and watermelon
eating seem to be the order of the day
at present.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05

Atwater Village-Not represented.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report, which was adopt
ed unanimously. 49,
The peoples party of Kandiyohi county de-
stres to express its earnest and heartfelt be-
lief that the present campaign is one OF the
most mOment0us ones in the history of this
nation. The result in November win deter
mine not only the economic policy of our
country, but the far more important question
whether our nation shall continue In the path
OF peaceful progress, or shall enter the danger
GUS path of territorial aggrandizement by
means Of war and conquest; whether our glori-
GUS stars and stripes shall continue to be a
token Of hope to the downtrodden Of every
cline, or shall become an object Of terror and
hatred to people struggling for liberty;
whether the liberty that was won for us by
the heroes of '76. defended again by. the war
riors Of 1912; and confirmed and extended to
Its fullest scope by the boys Ii blue In the war
OF 81, shall be preserved to us and to our post
erlty, or shall be bartered away for the vain
glory Of empire; whether as hitherto we shall
rely on the patriotic volunteer SOLDIER to de-
TEND our country II times Of danger, or shall
raise an army Of mercenary hirelnes to desc
late foreign lands; snd whether the Declare
tion 81 Independence 4 : glorious truth or !
IglitteEing lie. . this supreme hour IS destiny
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05

Sent. g


Politics from now on until Novem-
ber. Miss Hattie Hall returned last
Friday from months visit with
friends in Clara City. Mrs. Stene
and daughter Ruby departed Saturday
to take in the state fair and visit rel
atives and friends in the cities S.
j. Swanson has accepted position
in an elevator in the northern part of
the state. and left for his new field of
work last Wednesday....S. E. Peter
son departed Monday for the cities on
a business and pleasure trip. A band
of gypsies have been staying on the
outskirts of the village during the past
week. Fortune telling and trading
horses seem to be their occupation. :. .
Mrs. Rearick and Miss Mary Daniel
son came up from Grove City Satur-
day to spend a few days visiting rel
atives and friends southeast of town.
......About so young people of the
Swedish Lutheran church gave their
pastor, Rev. Swan, pleasant sur
prise last Wednesday evening, at his
home near Grove City. Games and
refreshments were the order of the
evening, and all report a pleasant
time. The yield Of wheat per acre
in this vicinity will be from five to ff-
teen bushels per acre 80. Ere the sun
rose Saturday morning the sportiye
element Of our town had made a gen.
eral exodus to the adjoining country,
and were bagging the prairie hens by
the dozen "A number of people from
town attended the republican rally at
Willmar Saturday evening.
MD-ROADER.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
SVEA.


Miss Annie Hegstrom visited with
Mrs. J. Carney, a few days last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Sam Nelson have
returned from Willmar and are now
located in the Anderson residence. . :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Anderson have
moved into their new dwelling house,
which is now completed. Miss
Emma Williamson is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever. Her many friends hope
for her speedy recovery. "A good
many from here attended the ice cream
social which was made up by the
''Fahlun queens" at Nordstrom's last
Sunday. They reported having had
an excellent time. {. :. Mrs. A. Nelson
of Willmar, is at present staying at
G. Williamson's. Miss Minnie
Williamson, had a runaway one day
last week, but escaped with only slight
bruises. The Svea band furnished
music at the ice cream social in Fab.
lun last Sunday. :. Everybody should
attend the ball-game that will be play.
ed at the Svea baseball grounds mex,
Sunday, between the Fahlun and North
White6eld teams, as it may be the labt
game this season. :. Art Sjoberg Of
Tripolis was seen hiking in this local.
lity last Friday j. The well-known
Roseland Gazette reporter, .Pal,'
says it was shame of the Pops tc
speak about Towne as their candidate
for Yice-president and then not nomi.
nate him. = He must indeed be shal
low-minded politician If be has no more
knowledge about the affair. But, Mr.
Pal, WAS not that just what the cops
did with Davis, for after blowing and
ibragging about him for . long time
lthey gave him up as being no good
and nominated R oosevelt. For wha
reason? Because they knew very vel
they must seizure 8 ms Tor that plac,
-
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
ARcTANDER.
Aug. %.

..- ~. H. Aug. 20.
Stacking is now done and threshing
has begun. .... .Gustaf Nordin has re-
placed his old Duplex windmill with
an Aermotor. Liars Isaacson from
Iowa has been visiting with his sister,
Mrs. Aug. Olson. Rev. Fjelstad
has returned from his trip to Norway.
.Knute Hande and Ole Rustad have
gone to Dakota to work at threshing.
Miss Ida Walby is back from the
summer school which she has been at
tending. The infant child OF Mr..
and Mrs. Filing Ellingson died yester-
day. Their many friends extend their
sympathy to the bereayed parents
Peter Lundemoe, who has been staying
in Willmar tor about q year, is now
firing for Edman s. Ed berg threshing
rigg Chas Bergqlist Has had his
grain threshed, and q fair yield is5re-
ported azs2 s3,s2
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
Auction.

I will sell at public auction on Sat
urday, the 18th day Of September, 1900,
the following described property on
my farm at New London, one mile
north of the village:
2 horses, COW. l wagon, (brand
new), platform buggy (new), l top
buggy, l binder, l harrow, plow 16-
inch), corn cultivator, I pair bob
sleds, seeder, and other farm imple.
ments, parlor set, bureau, bookcase,
bedsteads, springs, sofa and other
household goods too numerous to
mention. '.= s... ... ss.. ~.s.-<:-
Sale to begin at II o'clock m.
Terms: All amounts under $5, cash;
amounts of IS or over, time on ap.
proved notes to Dec. l, 1900; and to
those desiring, time will be given on
one half the amount to Oct. !, 1901.
= ...sss'.e MRS. G. NJ. L1NGREN.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-05
that would create enthusiaum for the

that would create enthusiaum for the
second man on the ticket, as they were
we'll aware that McKinley's = name was
only deadening to the American peo-
pie. And they imagined that the Col
onel would be their ablest man. Hence
his nomination. For your own sake,
Pal, don't accuse the Pops of indulging
in things in which your own party is
more guilty. -
lover Minnesota like wind,
Sweep once more shall honest John Lind,
And Van SAINT like Eustis will drop.
Down to the bottom in one great flop.
That is las sure as pop"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
THE GERRY SOCIETY
VIII Take Charge of a Boy Over
Whom There Has Been Much Liti-


VIII Take Charge of Boy Over
Whom There Has Been Much Liti-
cation.
NEW YORK, May lin the Su-
preme Court to-day Justice Leventritt
awarded the custody of Conrad Benja-
min Fecker to the Gerry Society.
The child is the one who, it was al
legged, had been Kidnapped by Charles
Fecker and taken to Europe Fecker
is the husband of Mrs Amber Cannon
Fecker, the alleged adopted mother of
Conrad. She asserts that she took the
youngster from the Milwaukee indus
trial home several years ago. When
Fecker and the boy returned from
Europe Mrs. Fecker began habeas cor
pus proceedings to get possession of
Conrad, and the matter since then has
been in the Supreme Court. Pending
the proceedings, the Gerry Society re-
ceived power of attorney from the Mil
waukee institution, with instructions
to take the child.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

MUNCIE, Ind, May 17.-One of the
government detectives who has been
here working on the Muncie end of the
Cuban postoffice embezzlement cases,
made the statement to-day that the real
steal has been the sale of counterfeit
stamps which, it is alleged, have been
printed in the Office of a printing COM
pany in this city. Thousands of dol
lars worth of the bogus stamps are
said to have been issued and distri-
buted to Cuban postmasters, a number
of whom, it is alleged, shared in the
profits The printing Office is said 10
have been searched from garnet to Gel
lar for the material used. Heretofore
the search here was supposed to be for
an alleged printing of money. 1t is as
serted that almost two million dollars
worth of bogus stamps have been
printed in Muncie and sent for distri-
button to Cuban postoffices. The sys-
tenn was to distribute these stamps in
numbers that would not cause suspi-
zion to officers who furnished the regu-
lar consignments.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE one hun
dred and twelfth annual session OF the
Presbyterian General Assembly, the
law-making body of that church. be-
gan to-day at the Washington and
Compton Avenue church Nearly l.
900 commissioners and delegates are
in attendance
Matters of great Importance are TO
be considered, and it will probably be
two weeks before the final adjourn
ment.
Rev. VIM. E. Echols, of Middleport
O., commissioner. dropped dead at
10:30 a. m. in the church He was at
tackled with heart disease.
After the singing of the doxology,
Rev. Frank w. Sneed. pastor of the
Washington and Camptan Avenue
church, introduced Rev. John NJ Wor-
rail-. of Danyille, KY, WAC delivered
the opening prayer
Rev. DR.. Craig. of Mccormick Theo-
logical Seminary, read the scripture
lesson. and was followed by DR.. Nassau,
a missionary from China. who deliv-
cred the formal invocation.
Rev. DR.. R. F. Sample, the retiring
moderator then delivered his sermon.
AT the afternoon session Rev. Chas
A. Dickey, of Philadelphia; Rev Daniel
Webster Fisher and Rev. Dr. William
McKibben, Of Cincinnati, were nom
mated as candidates for Moderator.
The Rev. Charles A. Dickey said to-
day, when asked for his views on re-
vision OF the confession OF faith The
Westminster confession is now and
has always been merely a system of
doctrine, and as such is subscribed to
by every minister of the church when
he takes his ordination vows. There
are many things in the confession or
faith that are not subscribed to by
ministers at the time Of taking their
vows. and the various Presbyteries
have allowed great latitude of indivld-
ual thought and ordained many men
entertaining views apparently at vari-
ance with the logical significance of
certain clauses, yet in perfect accord
with the general doctrinal system It
reveals"
The election Of a moderator to succeed
Rev. Robert f. Sample after a spirited
contest, resulted in the choosing of/Rey.
Charles A. Dickey. OF Philadelphias pres
ident Of the Presbyterian hospltak
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

LONDON, May 18.-3: 80 a. m.-Eng-
land still waits with intense and al
most breathless interest for news of
the relief OF Mafeking. A crowd re-
markable for the number of men in
evening dress and including many
ladies fingered around the war Office
even after midnight. hoping for some
announcement. Only reluctantly did
the people dispense when the Hobbies
of the war office were finally cleared
with the word that nothing had been
received.
One thing seems clear The town
still holds out. Were it otherwise the
Boer wires laid to the camps of the
beleaguers would have flashed the
news.
Skeleton messages from Lorenzo
Marques, based upon information that
leaked out at the Pretoria war Office,
show that the Boer stormers Saturday
fell into trap. Col Baden-P Powell
permitted them to seize one fort, and
he then surrounded and oyerbore them
before the large forces near at hand
| perceived the strategem. 1t was thus
that Sarel Eloff, President kruger's
grandson, and part of his commando
were taken and fifty Beers killed.
President Steyn, according to one
dispatch, has gone to Pretoria. An
other sage he is a fugitive at Lindley.
The Free Staters are surrendering on
all sides. A dispatch from Cape Town
says that proclamations are being
printed there, to be published on the
Queens birthday, May "a, annexing the
Free State.