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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Raymond.

Feb. 15.-The waterworks question
will probably come up at the village
election. Mr.. and Mrs. M Olson
are happy over the arrival of bounc-
ing baby boy at their home Sunday,
Feb. TO-. Henry Johnson, of the
firm of Johnson Bros, Wil]mar, was
in town Friday looking after his bus
mess interests REV. D T. Booth,
the Episcopal minister from Willmar,
held services in the public school
building Tuesday evening. F. C.
Thompson, the new creamery man,
came down from New Paynesville
Tuesday. He informs the writer that
the Raymond creamery will start up
in about ten days. PETER Nelson
was taken to his bed very unexpected
ly last week with lung trouble which
later proved to be lung fever. His
many fl lends wish him speedy re-
covery... G. Henning, residing two
miles west of town, who was hooked
in the abdomen by a COW about one
year ago, went to Chicago some time
ago to receive medical treatment and
last week underwent very difficult
operation. He will probably recover.
RAYMOND News,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Gas Mad m a Hatter.0

Probably very few persons who fire.
Quently use the expression LAS mad as
a hatter' have any idea as to what it
means or why halter is necessarily
any more subject to fits of anger than
plumber, blacksmith or a carpen
ter. The expression is said to have
come into use half century ago, when
the manufacture of hats was done
wholly by hand. The most striking
thing about the process was that Of thu
beating up of the felt. The halter first
dipped the mass of wool and hair fire.
quently into hot water; then, Selling a
stick in each hand, he belabored the
mass most vigorously, stopping nov
and then to get his breath, until thu
material was matted together in a
rough sort of felt. The lively beating
administered to the felt, as if the work.
man were actually incensed, gave rise
to the familiar smile.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
"HEAP SMELL"
che Indian Knew What He Wanted
and Where to Get 1t,

Che Indian Knew What He Wanted
and Where to Get 1t.
Some Indians from Buffalo Bills
Wild West. arrayed in bright colored
blankets and an exceptional amount
OF face paint. were taking in the sights
OF the city one afternoon. They stroll
ed down Walnut street, single file, and,
headed by buck who now and then
gave grnnt Of satisfaction when some
thing that pleased him caught his eye,
they halted in front of drug store and
gazed at the window display for q
moment. Then the band filed into the
establishment and began to look
around.
The clerk thought the place was CO.
Ing to be besieged and that he was like
~ to lose his scalp, but when the ''big
chief who acted as spokesman, ad-
dressed him with the customary Indian
greeting Of ''How!' the clerk regained
his composure enough to ask the Indi-
an what he wanted.
Heap SMELL" was the reply.
Directed by the Indians finger to a
--o '>e'o>' IAS SACAh d UdI VI
soap. The brave took it gingerly, re-
moved the wrapper, smelled it and bit
into the toothsome looking article.
With a deep grunt of displeasure he
handed it back to the drug clerk. With
Disguised look he remarked, Heap
smell!'
The clerk began to tremble, and the
Indian pointed to a perfume bottle in
the showcase. The bottle of perfume
was handed to him. The Indian held
it in both hands for moment, closely
scrutinizing it. He slowly removed
the stopper, closely watching it as if
he expected it to explode, and took a
long sniff at the bottle, gave a grunt of
satisfaction, handed the clerk some
money and led his band Of braves out
OF the store. to the delight of the fright
ened clerk. who had not been in the
practice Of waiting on real Indians
Kansas City Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
ANECDOTES OF FORREST.

Why the Confederate Leader Declin-
ed to Correct His Spelling.
General Forrest Of the Confederate
army" said an ex-Confederate officer,
was military genius of the first
rank. Without previous training or any
developed taste in that direction he
went into the army from place as
overseer and attained commanding
rank absolutely by merit. Rough and
uncouth at first, he became in later life
a courtly gentleman whom it was a
pleasure to meet and to know. l re-
member on one occasion some time aft
er the war coming up the Potomac
with him l wanted to introduce q
young woman who was under my es.
cort He said he was f1attered by the
request, but that he could not meet
her unless she knew perfectly we'll who
he was and that he was not held in
high esteem by the northern people
chiefly on account of the Fort Pillow
affair. l assured him that she was full
ly apprised Of his record, and then he
went with me to meet her, and she told
me later she had never met a more at
tractive man.
Earlier in his career - that is, be-
fore he had learned to spell-he was
asked by young lady to put his auto
graph in her album. He wrote his name
as requested and under it his title. ma
jor general Of calvary, as he spelled it.
The lady called his attention to it in q
very delicate way, and he looked at it
a moment. and with full conscious
ness that he was lacking in that regard
and with beautiful and scarcely to be
expected humility he said, Let it stand
to show how ignorant General Forrest
is.' There are not many men who
would have done that, l imagine, and
it was the little things that showed
the mans true greatness" New York
Sum-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Wennerl11nd.
JEWELER and OPTIClAN.

ened by disease he had to give up
farming and went south to regain his
health. In 1896 he started store in
Prinsburg VIII 'ch in 1899 he was CON-
PEELED 10 give up, as advancing di-
sease untitled him for any kind of
work. Mr.. Kingma has been a shin
ing example of Christian fortitude,
for those that had the grace to per-
ceive it. Throughout all the years OF
suffering and reverses he kept an even
and unruf1ied temper; while at the
same time he possessed the rare virtue
OF moral courage and love of truth,
which distinguished him and lifted
him above the mass of mere followers.
He faced death in calm, peaceful
way; had an abiding faith in Christ
and as a sincere Christian his life has
not been in vain among us. The be-
reaved family has the sympathy of the
community. A FRIEND,
Prinsburg, MIMI, Feb. IL, 1901.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
John J. kingms.

On Friday morning, Feb. Is, this
community was shocked to hear of the
death of J. J. Kingma. Not that his
death came unexpected, for he had
been suffering for years with an in
durable chronic disease, but because
the deceased was respected and loved
by a large circle of friends and neigh
bors. .55.s ....% >.-.;. s. ...
John Kingma was only 30 years Of
age. He came with his mother to
America in 1872 and settled In. Michi-
gan. In 1885 they moved to Kandi-
yohi county and were among the first
settlers OF Holland township. In 1883
he married Miss NJ Kleinhuisen and
for five years he worked what is
known IS the Kingma farm. Weak
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Annie Mary custrud.-

Mrs. Annie Mary H. Gustrud died
on Monday at p. M, at her home in
the town of Dovre, aged IS years and
II months. Deceased was taken i'll
with the lagrippe and her death was
very sudden She was among the ear
ly settlers of the county, coming here
in 1870. She had been a widow for
nine years. Six children are left to
mourn the loss Of their mother. Ttey
are as follows: A. II. Christian and
Hilda Gustrud of Dovre; Ole Gus
trud of Spicer, Mrs. John Sundby and
Bertha Gustrud of Minneapolis.
The funeral will be held on Sunday.
Brief services will be held at the resi-
dence at 10 O'Clock and the funeral
sermon will be preached at the Long
Lake Lutheran church at IL o'clock.
Rev. Hanson of Spicer will of6ciate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
METHODS OF SUICIDE.
How Desperate Persons ADOPT Pre-
vatlfng Styles of Destruction.

How Desperate Persons Adopt Pre-.
vatlfnE Styles of Destruction.
1.-The remarkable methods several sui
c1des have adopted in this city recently
call attention to the fact that methods
OF sell destruction are largely matters
OF suggestion" said a doctor. when
a man gets in that condition where he
wants to die, he has little inventive
ability and adopts the method that has
Deen brought to his mind. You will no.
tlce that after one person kills himself
with acid there follows long list of
acid suicides. 1t is the same with any
unusual method. One person gets up
an original way, and that inspires the
next one to try his hand until we have
a whole series of such grewsome nov
elites.
Il have proved this theory. Several
years ago was discussing this feature
OF suicide with several friends, includ-
Ing the coroner. They ridiculed my
theory. l offered to prove it. It hap
pened that shooting and hanging were
popular just then. l wrote an article
for a newspaper on the horrors of
strangulation and pistol wounds and
explained the ease with which one
could kill himself with prussic acid.
Death from prussic acid, you know, is
absolutely instantaneous and, many be-
Heve, painless. There had not been a
suicide with this acid for more than a
year. but within a week after the arti-
Gle was published there were four, and
one Of the unfortunates had clippings
OF my article in his pocket.
'Of course l was accused Of killing
these four by suggestion, but I was
never arrested and do not feel guilty,
for when once person has decided to
kill himself the method is slight mat
ter. No person in his right mind will
commit suicide. We all know in our
sane moments of easy ways to end life.
but when in the suicidal frame Of mind
nature seems to rob us of our reason in
this direction. as if in desperate hope
Of preventing the sacrifice. New York
Mail and Express.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Clara CITY.

Jacob Keehner, better known as
"Big Jake'', was found dead in his
room Tuesday night. Ee lived all
alone in the shanty back of the Clara
City hotel. It was evident that he
had been dead for twenty-four hours
when found. The coroner was noti-
fed and came over the next day but
thought an inquest was not necessary.
The cause of death was the excessive
use of strong drink. He only had
81. Is in his pockets and this was used
in part to pay the funeral expenses,
the county paying the balance. 1t is
not known that he had any relatives
in this vicinity. From what we
have heard the Great Northern will
put on night passenger service the 18th
of March in addition to the day SER
vice. Trains will only stop at night
at Clara City, Granite Falls, Hanley
Falls, Marshall and other large towns.
.Rumor has it that the New Lon
don Milling Co. will start lumber
yard in Clara City next spring. They
have started one in Raymond and if
there is room for three there there is
surely room for three here.-Chippe-
wa Co. Herald (Clara City,.
DR.. G. E. Gerretson, dentist. Office
in MikkelsOn block. Wilmar. 22t1
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
An Uneven CONTEXT,


'.They had lively boxing match at
Splinter's the other night"
"How was that?'
Splinter came home late, and as be
passed through the hall his wife's tall.
est palm touched him on the cheek
Splinter was in an excited condition
and thought it was somebody's fingers.
So he struck out wildly with both fists
and succeeded in knocking over two
palAs and severely humping his own
head"
But why do you call it boxing
match2"
Because Splinter put up his knuc-
kles against his wife's> palms. Sleeve
land Plain Dealer. - -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
HOUSES son "MADE"
The Reason They Teen With Mala-
ria and Noxioux Gases.

The Reason They Teen With Mala-
ria and Noxious Gases.
Good gravel has so largely come into
request that many suburban lands
with that valuable substratum are
quarried to a considerable depth be-
fore being sold on building leases. But
it is essential to restore level surface,
as even the most speculative builder
would hesitate to run up meat villa
residences in deep holes. The owner
frequently gets over this difficulty by
allowing urban refuse to be shot into
the excavation; in many cases he even
exacts small sum for every load tilted
on his ground. The surface being thus
leveled, a year or two are allowed fol-
the soil to sink and become compact.
Occasionally grass is sown to give q
natural appearance to the spot.
All is now in readiness for the build
er, who proceeds to lay the foundatio.
for his terraces" avenues" and gar.
dens," which he subsequently adver.
tises as ION gravel SOIL" So they are,
but between their ground floors and the
gravel lies thick stratum of partially
decomposed rubbish, teaming with
malaria, and not for many years will
the deposits cease to give of noxioua
gases.
But the tenant, coming from a diff.
ferent locality, knows nothing of the
making process to which the plot
has been subjected. When, therefore,
i'll health dogs his family, he puts it
down to defective drainage or some
other structural deficiency and spends
money freely on remedial measures
without the least benefit All this
misery might be prevented If it were
legally prohibited to build human habi.
tations on decomposed refuse until the
soil had acquired a wholesome char.
acter.-LOndOn Globe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Railroad Earnings.

Statements of earnings for the cal
endar year ending Dec. 3d. 1900 have
been filed with the state railroad COM
mission. The Great Northern gave
last year earnings as SS,697, 1921 or
$3.50, 1888 less than in 1899. The
state tax is s260,9l8, .O9, or Ss,O67. 81
less than one year ago.
The Eastern Minnesota earned 49,
2o7, 1926 in 1900, an increase of $780,
455 81 over the previous year. The
state tax amounts to 500, PA q, an in
crease of Sl4, 1885,.
The Wil]mar & Sioux Falls reported
earnings for 1900 as 800, 623.6s, a de-
crease of S6l, 237.6S. The tax amounts
to S2l 1851, a decrease of 81, 837.l3.
The Minneapolis Western, switch
ing line, reported earning of $685.
SO, deere ase of S3,614.5O. The tax
amouts to sl,2l9.63, or s72, 2s less than
the year previous.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
O BTU A RY.
Andrew Hedin.

Another member of the fast thinning
ranks of the pioneers of this state nd
county has fallen out of the lines and
laid down to his eternal rest. An
drew Hedin of this city passed away
at the residence of his son, J. A. He
din, last Wednesday at 1920 p. NJ, at
the advanc, d age of so years, 2months
and 10 days. He had been in fairly
good health until about two weeks ago,
when he was attacked by. the grip.
He had not vitality enough left to re-
sist thas disease, and death came as a
welcome relief from his sutferings.
Andrew Hedin was born in Ran
satter, Vermland, Sweden, Dec. 3,
1920. When the tide of Swedish emil
grafton to America commenced in the
middle of the last century he was
among the first to brave the terrors
and hardships of the long voyage
over the Atlantic by sail ships. He
came to America in 1854. After work
ing for short periods in Canada, Chi
cago and Rockford, he came to St..
Paul in 1856. The following spring
he settled on a farm in Dakota county,
near Northfeld. In 1865 he removed
to this county and settled on a farm
in Arctander, where he remained un-
til about seven years ago, when he
disposed of his farm and made his
home with his only surviving son, J.
A. Hedin of Willmar.
In 1914 he was united in marriage to
Maria Elizabeth Bergstrom. Four
children wee born to them, two of
which died in infancy, and one died
rs years ago at the age of "a. His
wife passed away a few years later.
Since that time he lived a retired,
quiet life, and was therefore little
known to the younger generations
But the early settlers in the vicinity
of his home will always remember him,
as an earnest, upright intelligent man,
a true friend, kind and genial neigh.
Dor. Peace to his ashes.
The funeral took place last Monday.
The remains were laid at rest IN the
East Norway Lake cemetery, Rev. N.
Frykman officiating.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Current Topics.

Specially prepared articles on Cur
rent Topics, explanatory and instruct
i've, are often just what the newspaper
reader wants. Readers of The Mime
apolis Journal are to have this ad-
vantage. February 18th and the spe-
cial mail edition for February 18th
there appears in that paper the first of
series of articles under the general
title of
the CURRENT TOPICS. CLUB.
Among the subjects to be treated are
"coIonisI Governments Of Today"
with reference to the colonial ques-
tions that confront our own country.
1.-THE Opportunity and tho Man.
which will show whether the opportu-
mites are all gone.
"Ths Art Of Living Hundred Years."
not whimsical notion but a matter
of scientific as we'll as popular inter-
est at this time.
''Amsriesn Life Century Ago." in
teresting and instructive comparisons
and contrasts with the present.
1.-THE Woman's Club Movement" and
what it is really accomplishing, and
''whst the Government Doe. for the
People," a valuable and instructive
insight into q matter about which the
most OF us have rather vague notions.
These articles will aDDear dailv in
The Minneapolis Journal for at least
four months. Back numbers may be
obtained for q reasonable time. The
Journal containing these articles for
three months and fine map Of Min
nesota and map Of the world for
90
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
One Coming.

"Could you tell me the meaning Of
the word 'cataclysmY ?" he asked Of the
street car passenger who was folding
up his newspaper.
. "Are you going to ride two or three
blocks farther| was queried In reply.
Eyes, SIR"
"Then you'll see one. The conductor
has carried that sharp nosed woman
two streets past where she wanted
to get of already, and she'll wake up
soon and start a cataclysm that'll prob
ably jump the car of the trackg'-
WASHINGTON Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
How They Treated Washinxton.

AS an example of the progress of
medicine during the last century The
Medical Record cites the case of Wash
ington's last illness. He died of laryn-
geal diphtheria, and the treatment was,
1t would seem, for an old man sick
with a disease, very exhausting to the
vitality. 1t consisted in the abstrac-
ton of between two and three quarts
of blood, the administration of about
20 grains of calomel and grains of
tartar emetic and an injection, with ex-
ternal application of blister. And yet
so strong was Washington's constitu-
ton that he survived this treatment for
"A hours.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Reversed.

8. Blackburn - Judge Snyder made 4
rule some time ago that all women
should remove their hats in his court
but see that the order is not enforced.
. Whitehead-No The women folks ap-
pealed to the judges wife, and she rem
dered 4 dissenting opinion. = Denver
News. .=ss{-~ ~. 81 II.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Called to an Easier Field.

We wonder If any men with white
skins are called to the ministry after
the fashion described by Booker r.
Washington in his autobiography. He
says: "A colored man in Alabama, one
hot day in July, while he was at work
in cotton field, suddenly stopped ard
looking toward the skies said, 20 lawd,
de cotton am SO grassy, de work am so
hard, and de sun. am not so hot dat
b'lieve dis d4ky am called to preachv :"
Chicago Standard.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20

There are reports that the Great
Northern will soon put on a new fast
coast train which will leave St. Paul
and come via Willmar to connect
with the Great Northern Flyer at
Fargo. This fast train will stop on
ly at the larger places. The reason
for this Few train is said to be the
fact that the poor connections of this
division at Fargo has turned much
business to the Northern Pacifc's
Coast Limited.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20

All who have had the pleasure OF
hearing Col. Sawton will no doubt be
glad to know of the opportunity of
again hearing this consecrated man
next Tuesday evening, Feb. 26, at the
Salvation Army hall. The small ad-
mission fee of 10 cents will be charged
to help defray the expenses of carry
ing on the work of the Army in this
place. #,s%,s s@.-5 ..5.1s5s4s, >.~..A- a..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20

The TRIBUNE acknowledges receipt
OF 9 copy Of ''Bart's Cartoons from
the Minneapolis Journal, comprising
the best cartoons published BY the
Journal during 1900. It is titled "a
World of Trouble and constitutes q
sort OF pictorial history OF the past
year. It is sold by newsdealers or
will be sent by nail for Is cents.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
HI. Fervent Hope,

Mrs. Sleepyize- Henry, the alarm
clock just went OF.
Mr.. Sleepyize Thank goodness! i
hope the thing'll never come back
Ohio State Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
why His Life Was q Failure.

why His Life Was = Failure.
Eyes, consider my life failure"
"Oh, Henry, how. sad! Why should
you say thatT' ~. s,. g.
/ II spent all my time making money
enough to buy food and clothes, and
the food disagrees with me, and my
clothes don't f1t."-Life. = = :
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20

Genuine Rocky Mountain Tea is
never sold in bulk by peddlers or less
than 35c. Don be fooled, get the tea
made famous by the Madison Medi-
cine Go. A. 2. N osberg.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Dovro.

Feb. 18.-No smallpox in Dovre. %.
The Dovre debating society met at K.
T. Rykkep's place last Friday evening
Miss Ellen Nygren opened term OF
school last Monday in Dist. No. 81.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
TERMS-PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.

No travelling canvassers are employed
Terms for local agents will be sent upon ap-
plication. All money should be sent by P. O.
order, Express order, or by bank draft on New
York or Chicago Do not send individual
checks or stamps
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Seeds.

We bought carload of seeds, such
as corn, timothy. clover and all kinds
of garden and field seeds, before the
rise and can give you right prices.
We warrant all seeds we sell. Call
early and be sure and get what you
want.
p. r. SLETTEN & Co.,
1tf Successors to G. A. EricksO on.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
Farm for Sal,

320 acres unimproved land in Red
River Valley, three miles from Red
River, Richland county, North Dakota.
Will sell for SIS per acre, or exchange
for city property. Inquire of
MRS. MARY LARKIN,
lift Kandiyoh MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20

Have you tried "Suuberg's Blend
Coffee. If not, give it trial. Only
zoe pound. 5lt1
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20

DR.. G. E. Gerretson, dentist. Office
in Mikkelson block. Willmar. 22tf