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Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

The Lac qui Parle Vidette of Daw-
son suggests the adoption of the dis
pensary plan for it's village as the most
practical way to deal with the. liquor
evil. It says, 'we see no reason why
the village corporation cannot as we'll
sell liquor as it can build halls, side
walks or bridges, or improve roads. !"
The Vidette says large majority of
the people in Dawson are opposed to
the saloons but that the blindpig nuis
ance has become unbearable, hence
suggests the compromise. If the ma
jority cannot enforce it's policy
against aagrant blindpiggers, it will
be equally helpless to maintain a pub
lie dispensary that would please blind
pig customers. The result of the plan
in such village would probably be
that blindpigs would flourish just the
same and would be more secure be-
cause in a measure protected by the
sales of the dispensary, and that the.
majority would feel displeased at act
ually being engaged in the business
Of selling liquor. The person who
open salo IONS III order to
suppress blind pigs 81 % s,lss VeryI
bald excuse ID loon.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

Here is the St. Paul Broad-Ax ver-
sion. We commend it TO our readers.
"Bryan is like a doctor who is called
in and is very popular when the fami-
ly is sick, but passes out and is we'll
nigh forgotten when the sickness is
thought to be over. In his case this
comparison with the doctor is extreme
ly appropriate. The family (the
American people were suffering from
poor blood and bad circulation due in
large measuse to bad air, corruption
in politics, legislature and courts }
bad sewerage English ideas, imperial
ism, injustice to one another and to
weaker peoples }, etc. Col. Bryan,
the doctor, advised better ventilation,
better sewerage, ETC., but the people
accepted the advice of another doctor
who told them to burn sulphur (war),
throw chloride of lime into the cess
pool (protection), introduce the gold
standard deodorizer, etc., and
smother the bad smells without max
ing radical changes. This had a cer-
tain temporary effect which deadened
the odor for while and allowed the
patients to crawl about. So Col.
Bryan was thrown out and denounced
as quack." "
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

G. j. Bender, a saloon-keeper at
Fergus Falls, writes a letter to the
Journal of his city in which he COM
plains that the blind pigs and drug
stores of Fergus are. doing all the
business and that the saloon men who
pay for protection are not receiving
it. He invites anyone who thinks
the saloon business is snap to try it
and see. Of course Mr.. Bender does
not expect to vote the temperance
ticket and start drug store. He is
only arguing against raising the Ii
cense fee to 1000 a year, which cit
izen of that town has proposed that
the town should do. But it would not
be surprising if Fergus would go
"dry" next spring. The temperance
people made large gains last year. 1t
would be a windfall to the poor abused
saloon men who would thus be at lib
erty to engage in a more lucrative
business.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

~
Hush boys! Don't be so free In de-
nouncing the ship.subsidy bill. Do
you not remember what Jacx-an-apes
you made Of yourselves in denoun-
cling the Porto Rican bill? Charley
Mitchell says: ''The bill is merely
the principle OF protection applied to
ship building, is distinctively repub-
lican in principle and deserves a
united republican support" That
being the case you must support it of
course. You would support any
measure just SO it is labeled republi-
can. On our side OF the fence we are
glad to have secured so good def
nition of what republican protection
now means.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26
SOME CHRISTMAS GIFTS
By Elisa Armstrong

tt WA71 HEN you give a Christmas pres
M ent there is everything in having
ENQl it suitable" remarked Mrs. Will
der. "You agree with me in that, don't you.
Tom?"
'M'hm," replied Mr.. Wilder, who had
been married 20 years. He did not for one
instant detach his mind from his paper, as
he gave this positive assurance.
eyes, indeed; when 60 selecting Christ
mas presents 1 put my whole mind upon
it. No hapbazard, indiscriminate present
buying for me! select something which
is sure to please the recipient, because it is
something which she really wants. Now,
there is Laura; she is near-sighted, you
know, and I bought her lovely pair of
opera glasses. She will be so pleased with
them that she will send me something even
more expensive in return"
@@M'hm," replied Mr.. Wilder, without
looking up from his paper.
"I thought you would agree with me.
Then there is Suzanne. I have sent her a
lovely set of kitchen aprons, with pockets
enough to delight the heart of any house
keeper. AS for Effe, have, after much
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

A bill is before congress to create a
court for the settlement of disputes in
the Philippines with judges to draw
$4,000 each in yearly salaries. The
judges of ihe several state supreme
courts, than the average ability of
whom the Philippine judges to be ap-
pointed would not be apt to exceed,
manage to maintain their dignity at
from $1,000 to $4,000 year. But per:
haps our colonial judges would be
expected to maintain establishments
that would serve to impress upon our
wards the grandeur and power of the
empire?
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

thought, selected her beautiful umbrella
with a handle which will exactly suit her
TASTE I shall expect something very nice
from both of them, if only in return for my
thoughtfulness."
'H'hm," replied Mr.. Wilder, as he turned
.RR1ge: .
. great deal over her present. As she is a
settled old maid and lives alone, it was hard
to find something sure to please her. Final
" thought of a cat and got her lovely
Angora; wasn't it thoughtful of me? Of
course, she will never marry and cat is al
most as good as man about the house
both of them are difficult to please about
their eating and so hard to keep in the house
at night"
"M'hm," replied Mr.. Wilder, as he ran
his eye up a column.
eyes, and I sent them all out by mes
senger boy an hour ago. Here he comes back
with lot of notes, full of gratitude, know,
because each gift was so suitable. O., Tom,
listen!
"'Dear Maria: Thank you so much for
the lovely opera glasses you so thought
fully sent me. They will no doubt be ex-
ceedingly useful when we no longer live
in a suburb which, is inaccessible after
LAURA
"Well, that is merely an accident, and the
rest of my presents are so suitable that
oh, Toni"
"'Dear Aunt: It was lovely of you to
send me those beautiful kitchen aprons.
They are the admiration of every woman
in the boarding house where live:
'SUZANNE.'
"Oh, dear, I quite forgot that she is
boarding; but the rest-Tom!
"Dear Maria: It was very kind Of you
to send me such lovely umbrella. shall
no doubt find it extremely useful as rainy
day companion when have sufficiently re-
covered from the rheumatism to venture
out when there is cloud in the sky.
"'EFFIE'
"Oh, my goodness, but there is Helen
left. Surely her present-listen:
"'My Dear Maria: I appreciate your
kindness in sending me such a lovely cat,
but as I am about to marry a widower
with seven children fear that shall not
very we'll know what to do with it. Yours,
lovingly.
ooh, Tom, isn't it aw-look here, Tom
Wilder, I don't believe you have heard a
single word of what have been saying!"
"M'hm," replied Mr.. Wilder, without
looking up from his paper.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

The railroad commission in it's an
nual report recommends government
ownership and operation of railroads
as the only solution Of the question OF
securing impartial and just treatment
of all interests. The corporation
press is pooh hoo oh-ing the report,
but If ever public sentiment becomes
strong enough SO that there is danger
to the party opposing government
ownership, the officeho olders controll-
ing the cop party vii all at once be-
come the original disco overers OF the
idea ait and see. II
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

'"The development of South Africa
will be simply repetition of the de-
velopment of North Amerlca," says
W. Stamps Cherry, the African ex-
plorer. He says it is destined to be
one of the richest countries in the
world. People ordinarily, he says,
do not dream of the immense natural
resources awaiting civilization there.
While the natives, he believes, will
eventually share the fate CT the
American Indian, their resistance will
be far more determined and will ex-
tend through generations.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

The Minneapolis Tribune believes
the men in the state grain department
ought to be placed on the merit sys-
tem-''a 'after the department has been
restored to it's former efficiency" so
that no fusion governor in the future
would be able to make any changes.
The elevator men all agree on this, it
says. Civil service and merit systems
are always great things when the cops
are in. When they are out, there is
no such thing as civil service. don't
cherknOw
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

McKinley's first elector received
1850 more votes than Bryan's first
elector in Minnesota out of total of
3l6,371 votes cast, according to the
official count. The prohibition elector
received 1855 votes, the social demo-
crat, 3,065 and the socialist labor,
1899. Van SAINTS plurality is 2,24,
or 1896 less than McKinley's. Hau-
gan, (pro. received 5,430 votes; Fair
child, (midroader) 1853; Lucas, (social
demOcrat) 1856; Kriz, (sOcialist
labor) 8S6.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

reply that the boys had ttthe same
temptations at home" "You regard
the canteen as a temperance and
moral measure. Would you, if
sent as missionary, establish it as
an aid to your work for morality and
Temperament" mo SIR" was the re-
ply. "That will do,,' said the senator
with a wave of the hand, and the
visitors present broke into applause.
Mrs. Ellis thanked the, committee for
their courtesy in granting this second
hearing, and the white ribboners with
drew.-Union Signal.
~
The Prohibitionists of the state
more than doubled their vote since
four years ago. They held a great
jubilee meeting Dec. 18th, and exchang-
ed congratulations over their victory
and swapped grief that they did not
this time sweep the saloons from the
land.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

Old Grover Cleveland is out advis-
ing the reorganization OF democracy
along old lines. In other. words he
would have it become q cheap imita.
tion Of the republican party. There
is no doubt that the goldbugs and pri-
vate monopolists would favor such. a
move and even help it along by Civ
ing it victory or two, but the people
would drop it like q hot potato and
another party take it's place.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

The warden of the state prison may
now be happy that he has supply OF
raw material on hand. The prices
are going right up. Do you remem-
Der what a row. the paid republican
howlers made because there was sup.
ply of sisal and MANILA on hand for
the prisoners to work at, and that the
market had dropped q few cents?
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

During the last twelve months 152
new schoolhouses were built in Mime
sofa at a cost of nearly 100000, an
average cost OF $3.50, and repairs
amounting to 100000 more. Nearly
81 1000, 900 were paid in wages to teach
ers and 400,0 children attended the
schools.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

Under the plan 10 be presented by
the committee on census Minnesota
will secure one additional congress
sional district. If the total number
of congressman is TO be increased it is
certain that Minnesota will gain two
members.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

The Northwestern College is a new
institution of learning which will open
up for work at Fergus Falls with the
beginning of the new century. The
college is controlled by members OF the
Swedish Lutheran Augustana church.
A. G. Youpgdal is principal of the
school.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

W. R. Dobbyn, the renegade popu-
list who spent so much time in Kandi-
yohi county in the interests of Van
Sant and the gop ticket in general, is
candidate for registrar in the grain
department.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

Editor Joubert of the Litch6eld
News-Ledger will be appointed post
master of his town. Twill be better
than trying to infuse ginger and spice
into a newspaper on a squash and
pumpkin diet.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

Over million dollars were found
in letters sent to the dead letter Office
last year. People will neglect to place
"a return" on The envelopes they use,
even on letters containing money.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

The Minneapolis Journal is author
ity for the statement that Governor
elect Van SAINT has slowed away in
his letter lles tn the neighborhood of
5000 applications for positions. That
accounts for the frenzy of some of the
republican campaign workers.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

The Duluth Herald remarks that the
ship subsidy means that the Standard
Oil Company will draw about $40O-,
600 a year from the national treasury
for hauling it's own oil in its own
ships from its own wharves to its own
markets.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

Three negroes were lynched in Indi-
ana recently for the murder of one
man. Lynchings are becoming so
common, even in northern states, as
to cause but little comment. It is only
when the crime perpetrated is pecul-
ilarly atrocious or when studied at
tempts at torture of the criminal is
made that they secure more than a
passing notice of the public.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26
Towne is the fourteenth man to be

-Towne is the fourteenth man to be
selected United States senator from
Minnesota. Here they are in order
named: James Shields, Henry M.
Rice. Morton s. Wilkinson, Alexan-
der Ramsey. Daniel S. Norton, Will
lam Window three periods), O. P.
Stearns, s.. J. r. Mcmillan, A. j.
Edgerton, D. M. Sabin, w. D..
Washburn, G. K. Davis and Knute
Nelson. .s.%1o .:.z
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

In the southern part of the state the
prevalent epidemic, is known as the
Cuban itch and is declared to be
legacy of the Cuban war. WinOna is
said to have thousand cases, not
one of which has proven fatal.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

It is estimated that four counties in
the Arkansas valley in Kansas and
Oklahoma will produce twenty million
bushels of winter wheat.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26, 1900
NOSE AND B0p

NOSE AND BOB.
Nose and Bob went up the hill.
Charles seat someone must fill.
Bob slipped back and Nose p'r'sps will
If Jim doubts he'll oil the bill.
But can Moses gain he Hill
And Bob take ground Louvre still,
Then Sioux paint and warwhoops shrill
With Northern lights mingle will.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26
OFFICE IN TRIBUNE BUILDING.
206 Fourth Street.

Ente red at the postofflce at Wi1lmar, Minn.,
as second class mail matter.1
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

A special dispatch to The Chicago
Tlmes-Herald of December 7 says:
Down goes the army canteen, and
the 1900 VIZ T. U. women now in
Washington are celebrating their
great victory. Evidently the women
have not swarmed in the corridors of
the capitol for nothing. Their raid in
force upon the hills of Congress has
brought them great and unexpected
triumph.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26
Dian1OndS-

we always have hand and the year
larger and better than Speak quick We the
ting to order.
Gold JeWe1ry-=-
is mans pride We have just what will please him. Cuff
ana Collar Buttons, Shirt Studs and will also
find plenty to please them here
@'7ln Go!d Rings made to order with firm
name stamped IN them and
just exactly represented Get your in early and
make your wife or sweetheart a handsome gift.
dod Pens and Pencils and Very Best Fountain Pens
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-26

"Before passing the army recorgan-
ization bill this afternoon the house
of representatives, by vote of 156 to
81, placed in it an amendment which
absolutely prohibits the sale of in
toxicatlng liquors by anyone to
soldiers of the United States upon
government premises or ships.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
NEWSITEMS FROM ISLAND CITY
LABOR DAY COLONIZATION rs TO BE
EvENTFUL.
Hon. y. w. Bailey VIII he the Orator
of the Occasional Decom-
posed Body Found.

Galveston, Texas, July 20.-The commit
tee that has charge OF the Labor day cele-
bration Is going to make gala day OF
September 3. In addition to having the
usual labor organizations in the parade,
each organization will have a float dis
playing the workings of their various
trades. Besides the trades display floats
the committee will invite the merchants
IN Galveston TO enter decorated fi0ats and
will give a prize to the firm that has the
best decorated vehicle,
AS heretofore. the picnic will take place
at WOODLANDS lake. Part of the exercises
will consist of addresses by Hon. j. W.
Bailey who will come all the way from
his campaign trip In Illinois especially 10
address the laboring men here, and Hon.
X. NJ Hall OF Vernon, Texas. This latter
gentleman is the one who made such a
hit In nominating State Treasurer Robbins
at the last State democratic convention
held here.
Labor day viii be great day and IT
will be celebrated with all the splendor
that the cause inspires.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21

powerful factor in Southern politics and gov.
eminent, and there might be a renewal OF
the race collisions which occurred so IRE.
quently during the reconstruction period ana
subsequently. with National administration
In full sympathy with their political aspira :
tons the negro voters OF the south would
become as dangerous and aggressive an ole
ment as they were few years ago, THIS
movement is Endorsed by the republican lead
Iers, and its purpose Is TO humliate the south
and to weaken 1t as factor In the National
government, or else to force negro suffrage
upon that section without the restrictions
now imposed upon the franchise by the state
governments Those who have invested capt
tai In the South should think twice before
intends TO put the negro on top" In the
South. or else cut down the Souths repre-
sentatlon In congress and reduce It's cleo
toral strength. In either event the South
will suffer, and the result may prove dis
astrous to those who have substantial interests
in that section.
The above Is In complete REPUTATION OF
the clever appeal but recently submitted
to the voters OF the South and Texas by
a Texas republican congressman. There
may be some sincerity, but certainly there
can be neither wisdom nor statesmanship
behind a plea that. II successful, must
open up the way for reduction in the cleo
toral vote OF the South. the restoration Of
the negro as a dominant force with white
republicans In the South, and revival
OF all the Misrepresentation and SANDER
which so long defeated and delayed the
commercial and industrial growth of this
undaunted section.
Let the people OF the South beware
lest they welcome the proselytes and bend
the knee to false gods.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
DEATH or A STRANGER.

The body of Emil RAFT, formerly a
merchant at Pretoria. capital of Trans
vaal. was discovered In the edge OF the
surf. six miles down the beach this morn
ing by a boy The fact was reported TO
the county authorities and the body was
brought to the city and Inferred in pot
ters field" RAFT was about 80 years of
age and came here from Austin last March
when the North Atlantic squadron was
here. On the 23d of March In returning
from the squadron In one of the late
boats he fell overheard in the bay and
narrowly escaped drowning. He remained
here and attempted to exc out living at
anything that he could find TO do. Being
ignorant of the English language, this
was a difficult matter and being too proud
to beg he fell Ill for the want OF proper
nourishment and was sent by the city
authorities to the Sealy hospital. Re-
covering from his Illness, weak and dis
pirlted, with nowhere to go. he was dis
charged from the hospital a few days ago
and was lost sight of until his body was
found this morning Whether he died
from hunger and restitution or decided to
bring his checkered career to close by
drowning Is question the searcher Of
all hearts alone can answer,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
FREMONT ARRIVALS.

A. r. Prescott, Dallas; Lucian Minor.
city; T. II Brown. Houston; w, B. Du-
Zap Beaumont; Charles d. Golding Hous-
MuskoZee, l. T.; william j. Pike, Wash
ington; Robert Holmes, St. Louis; Cecil
Porter, Nashville; Il. c. Carroll, Fremont,
Ohio; f c. Zepp. Baltimore; f. Chapman,
city; George c. Bushnell, Muskogee, |. T..
Moses Levy, Victoria; II. Gaul, City Of
Mexico; b. NJ. Goldwater. Arizona; J. H.
Parker and wife Denver; J. w. Bailey,
Gainesville; G. X. Rhoads. Waco; w. r.
Young, New York; II. c. Archer, Doggy
Tank r Mcdonald. Houston; C. R. Cum
mings, Houston; Frank Sopper, Beaumont;
+. 3. Williams. Patterson; w. H. Snow
Denver; A. E. Wilkinson, Austin; Ed
Barton, New Orleans; D. X. Abbott. Bos-
ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
TAYLOR'S FLOUR MILL.
Steam Turned On and the Plant Is In
OperntiOn.


Taylor. Texas, July 2O.-Yesterday after
noon few minutes before o'clock
steam was turned on the machinery of
the Taylor -four mill for the first time.
A large crowd of citizens went down to
the plant to witness the first starting OF
the mill, When everything was in readi-
ness little Lucille, the S-year-old daughter
OF j. Thompson, placed her hands on
the throttle and steam was applied tba
driving wheel Of the big Corliss engine
moving smoothly and quietly. Just as the
engine got under full Roadway the whistle
gave long loud blast, announcing TO rhe
city that another important enterprise was
formally launched on the commercial
Dody or Taylor The betting will be ad-
)usted and the machinery for grinding
wheas and corn win be set In motion next
Tuesday. '''
Ino new grain and feed warehouse Of
~ D. Armheld is nearly completed and
business VIII be opened up shortly.
Mr. Walter Garrett has zone to marker
and VIII purchase a stock OF merchandise
Tor new Arm that will open dp as soon
as fall begins Messrs. Garrett and Don
MOBILES viii be the leading members of
the new Arm.
The Murphy G. Allison brick buildings
on main street are receiving she plaster
lug and having the floors laid end viii
be completed early In August. Both
buildings will be occupied with stocks of
merchandise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
RETURNED FROM CAPE NOME.
Three Texans Are Much Wiser, hui
No WeaIthier.

Henrietta, Texas. July 1S.--N. Swearly,
A. P, Miller and NJ. j. Flanagan, who
went to Cape Nome. Alaska, two months
ago, returned home today wiser, but not
any Weather. They report that the
beach mines at Nome have all played out
and that on account OF no snow last win
ter and no rain this spring there is not
sufficient water 10 work interior claims.
Nothing, they say, can be done at min
ing until next spring, and not then I'M
less there Is water. Nome has q popu-
lation Of 10000 people, three fourths OF
whom are busted" OF the party who
went from here, eighteen In number, three
were In the smallpox detention camp
three (above named) have returned and
the others are hoping for something to
happen or prospecting for a means of
transportation home.