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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
The MEASURE OF PARTY SUCCESS

The St. Paul Dispatch of last Satur-
day contains the following, which in
the main is we'll said:
lit is not necessary for a minority
party to get power to have it's policies
affect the legislation of The country
The prohibition party has never sue
ceeded in holding for long the control
OF the states wherein it made headway,
and still it has been influential in
shaping the policies of dominant par
ties. The pOpulists have come and
practically vanished, but they have
affected both of the other political
parties, the democratic the more ex-
tensively. Strongly socialistic in
their first declaration of purpose, they
have compelled a readjustment of pop-
ular opinion of socialism, and no man
nowadays shivers at the name.''
Such an admission, coming from an
inveterate foe of true popular govern
ment as expressed in the principles of
the Peoples party, ought to be some
what of an encouragement to the hum
dreds of honest farmers and citizens
who have spent time and money in I'M
selfish efforts to build up a reform
party. They may not have been sue
cessful in securing lot of positions
for men who may have protested to
believe as they did, but they have ad-
vanced and strengthened the cause for
which they labored. After all, is not
that the greatest achievement? Is it
not possible that in the defeat of their
party at the polls many good and true
men have been saved for nobler and
grander purpose than to become mere
officeholders? In a majority of cases
ofticehold reduces the independent
thinking citizen to Q dependent slave
Of policy. It has been proven beyond
the peradventure of a doubt that as
the whole mass of citizens becomes
leavened with a reform idea, the Office
holding class trims it's sails to catch
the fav orable breeze. Who would sac
rifce his position in the vanguard OF
true progress, as q thinking man OF
principle, for place in the tagging
commissary wagon, for the sake of be-
ing near the provender? Let us rather
remain free and Independent on the
scouting line 0f progressive popular
governments Let " hear no more re-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
the WORK OF the LEcIS-
lATuRE

AAAS A"AAAAAOoOoU ASS AoAeSONA0 ASso ILL
ished it's work and gone home. It
has accomplished some very import
ant work, whether for good or evil re-
mains to be seen. The most import
ant bill enected into law were the re-
apportionment bill, the gross earnings
bill, the board of control bill, and
the primary election bill.
The reapportionment was the work
of politicians skirmishing for place.
The only objects seemed to be to cut
out safely republican districts and
leave the present congressman undis-
turbed as far as possible. However,
Kandiyohi has no cause for complaint,
as it was placed in more compact
district, composed of counties with
the same interests as it's own. Red
wood comfy is the only one that kicks
on beiog placed in the seventh dist
riot, and these kicks seem to come
mostly from politicians who have got
into the habit of addressing McCleary
when praying for their daily bread.
The gross earnings bill passed in
spite of the fact that the majority of
the legislators were opposed to it.
Jacobson's master stroke of soaring
the members whom he believed to
have been improperly liked" did the
business. The people will now have
chance to vote on this reform for
which John Lind labored so zealously.
The board of control bill is one of
those dubious measures that will re-
quire time toshow whether good or evil
will result. Its workings will of
course depend materially on the per-
sonnet of the board. If the members
are capable, honest, and free from
partisan prejudices they certainly
have the power to materially lessen
the expenses and increase the efficien-
cy of the public institutions of the
state. If they will make personal fit
ness the only consideration in making
appointments, and quality
and price the only consideration in
making purchases they can do good
work. But they are placed in posi-
ton that offers great temptations.
They can use those institutions to
build up stronger political machine
than has hitherto operated in the
state. They can secure immense
''rake offs" by giving contracts to
favored parties. One thing is certain;
a board with such powers ought to be
subject to the will of the people. They
ought to be elected instead of appoint
ed. No matter how dissatisfied people
may become with the board as now
constituted they would have to carry
the gubernatOrial election twice before
the majority on the board could be
changed. Thefactthat the same legisla-
ture that created this centralizing bill
refused to give the people the power
of nominating state officers by direct
vote shows that the intention was to
strengthen the republican machine.
The board consists of two republicans
and one assistant republican "labeled
democrat. Thus there is nothing to
hinder this board from becoming the
real head of the government in Min
nesota, and to use their power. Let
us hope that the board will disap
point the politicians and do it's duty
in an honest, business like way.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

The Cuban constitutional conven-
tion has turned down the, Plat amend
ment and voted to send commission
to Washington to try to make ar
rangements for getting recognition
for 9 constitution without the Plat
proyisos.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

Now they say that J. Pierpont
Morgan is at work to unite all the de-
partment houses and supply houses
into one trust. When that is done the
retailer can begin to look around for
some other occupation. With the sup
ply houses and the railroad syndicate
managed by the same man the retailer
would stand no show. Wonder if the
business men begin to realize what
they voted for last fall.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
Anderson Bros.
jewelers. and Opticians,
WILLMAR, MINI
WILLMAR,

grets for sacrifices made for the sake
OF principle. Had not such sacrifices
been made by patriotic men before US
we~would have had no form of popular
government to defend. Do not meas
ure the success of your party move
ment by the number of offices it has
filed. There is higher and nobler
of true citizenship.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. s. Land Office at Marshall, MIMI,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
az US. Land Office at Ma rshall, Mimi,
April 4th, 1901.
setter Sas notce Of his
ton to make final proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Clerk of the DISTRICT Court az Will
soren Thomson. Homestead Entry No l2.743
for the SEX ONE ii, Sec. e. I. 1lSN.. Il. SO W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
tion Of said land. viz: Ole Osli, Thomas II.
Olson, Abraham Thorson, and Anton john
son, all OF Raymond. MINI. @e,'
0-6W Up. SHEPARD, Register,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

The change in the attorney generals
Office was very appropriate. Griggs
represented the trusts in a general
way. Now that is to absorb all the
other trusts it is meet and proper
that the able attorney of the steel
trust be placed in the cabinet to pro-:
tect his masters right to do wrong.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
An Excellent Easter Number,

The Willmar Tribune appeared last
week as an excellent Easter number
with beautiful colored covers enclos-
ing "a pages of attractive ads, half
tone cuts of prominent citizens and
word pictures of the beauties and ad-
vantagess of the enterprising city of
Willmar. Great credit is due to the
Willmar Tribune Printing Company.
.-Waverly Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
Temperance COMMENT.

- Edited by the Press Supt. of the w. G.
L. U. of Wilmar.l
Mrs. ScOvell, of the State W. c.. T.
u. has organized six new unions and
taken in some one hundred members
during the past six or seven weeks.
*x*
The W. G. T. U. of Manila has GER
tainly a large field of labor. Since
Americas gentle and refining influence
has been brought to bear upon that
city, the number of saloons has in
creased from less than half a dozen
to five hundred.
~
Philadelphia, Mar. H. Special
correspondence The British steam
ship Morven recently arrived in this
port with a cargo of hemp from the
Philippines. Captain J. F. Norrie, in
conversation with a Philadelphia
newspaper man said:
81 was in Manila four years ago.
Then there was only one grogshop.
Now there are 500, all run on the
American plan, with American drinks,
American bartenders, American
pumps, and they manufacture Ameri-
can"jags." If things go on as they
are now, in another year Manila will
be the most immoral place on EARTH"
~
On the occasion of the funeral of
Queen Victoria, no liquor was sold in
the city of Glasgow from Friday night
until Monday morning, and the papers
have reported it as fact that on
Monday morning there were only
one third as many cases as usual in
the police courts.
~
The bill to re- submit the prohibit
DRY amendment in Maine was defeated
by "a to "a. ~. h..
Suppose we carry to it's logical con-
clusion the following line of reason
ing: =: Z. ..=.5
First. A gentleman passes along
q dark street at night. He hears com
motion and excited voices as he APP
Eproaches 9 residene 8. The window
shades are up, permitting him to get
+ n y Z
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
Lots of Dollars Invested

The Easter edition of the Willmar
Tribune would have been a credit to
Minneapolis. Lots of dollars invest
ed in the edition. -Battle Lake Re-
view.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

The Willmar Tribune makes the
recurrence of Easter the occasion
for issuing of a special edition of that
paper. The cover is done in colors
while the inside pages are filled with
interesting reading matter as we'll as
half-tones of different citizens, cuts of
buildings, etc.-Grove City Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

1t begins to look as if the only way
to solve the Chinese question would
be to resort to the rules of trigger
nOmetry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17
Was a Aeautv-

The Easter number of the Willmar
Tribune was a beauty-the finest we
have ever seen published in a country
offce.-Belgrade Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

The house committee killed the text
book bill. The united opposition of
the state proved too much for the
"grafters.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

Entered at the postofice at Wi1lmar, Mimi.
as second class mail matter.1
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

MARTIN f. TEW,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-17

Edited by the Press Supt. of the w.
7. U. of Wilmar.l
Evening star., 1901-11-16

thing people mourned here was that he
was one of the finest golfers" he once
drove $40 yards. Even after death golf ce-
lebrity is remembered. On the tombs in
the old cemetery there are several epitaphs.
one would hardly believe, unless one had
seen them One is on the grave of Allan
Robertson. a former champion, a pair of
clubs crossed and the motto Far and
sure" underneath, and on another after
the name and date and a tribute to the
character, came the words He was a good
golfer" Tomme Morris monument is
very fine, standing statue of him cut in
white stone, taking an approach shot
Sixty golf clubs subscribed to erect it, He
was old Toms son, and a great man on the
links.
Golf for Everybody.
There are loads of instructors here, and
they are kept busy. The lessons are very
cheap:
One gray-haired old lady we saw playing
this afternoon is almost eighty, and yet
plays her thirty-six holes a day, one round
in the morning and the other in the after
noon. like the men. / couldn't have believ-
ed this unless i had seen her myself.
Even he railroad time tables in this la nd
are published with the names of all the
places that have golf courses on their line.
and hundreds of them there seem to be.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

pulled" after the different drives. One
can always rest assured that there are
many eyes watching from the hotels and
adjoining houses.
The best caddieS are quite old men, who
take the game as seriously as profess
sion. Great is their interest in a match
and never a smile or frivolous remark is
permitted.
A funny story is told of a newcomer,
who, after playing about sixteen holes, and
playing very badly. asked his caddie How
long is it round the course anyway
WELL" answered the man. "the way An
drew Kirkcaldy goes, it is three miles and a
half, but the way you have been going
it is fifteen" Andrew Kirkcaldy, needless
to say, is the local champion and great
man. His brother Jack has just come back
from Windsor, where he was summoned to
lay out course for the king, and to give
lessons to Queen Alexandra. He came
home with a beautiful diamond brooch and
the proudest man in ST. Andrews.
Travis, our American amateur champion,
was beaten all round when he was here
recently, although some of these hard head
ed old Scotchmen acknowledged he could
play fairly WELL
The barber and the grocer come out as
soon as the shops close for their rounds
and as the twilight lasts almost till mid
night, one sees many weary enthusiasts re-
turning as late as $50 pm. After o'clock
Evening star., 1901-11-16
THE HOME OF GOLF
Where the Game Has Been Played for
Over Three Hundred Years.
TIE FAMOUS ST. ANDREWS LINKS
Players Are Started Every Four
Minutes During the Gay
ETIQUETTE OF THE GAME

The following extracts from a letter of
a Washingtonian who enjoyed playing golf
last summer on the famous st. Andrews
golf links in Scotland will doubtless be
read with interest by local golf enthu-
siasts.
This place should be called golf land. It
is most unusual to meet any one who has
not a club of some sort in hand, and 1
don't believe any one would dare admit
that he doesn't like golf. Our hotel is
directly on the links and has a superb
view over the sea- it is opposite the Royal
and Ancient Golf Club" the oldest institu-
tion of it's kind in the three kingdoms. The
links are three hundred years old, and are
as they were in the days of Mary, Queen
of Scots, who played over them, it is said
when she lived here. They are the prop
erty of the townspeople, who jealousy
guard their rights to play, free, over them
at all times. 1t is the longest of the cham
pionship courses, and is really the longest
course in the world, 63,23O yards.
Four Regular Courses.
There are four eighteen-hole courses. the
"old," where the ground is as near perfec-
ton as age and care can make it, and
where every one tries to play; the new"
which is almost as good, and perhaps a
trifie more difficult, and where one shilling
a day for strangers is the rule. Then there
Is the ladies golf course" consisting of
eighteen holes for putting, and a fascinat-
ing course it is, and the Jubilee course
for the children.
Most golfers prefer the "old." and
there are so many who use it that one
must apply the day before for hour, The
names being balloted at the club.
Often when the list is published at night
one does not even find ones name down.
when unusually crowded. Generally, how
ever, you can get time pretty near the
hour you asked for.
A Start Every, Four Minutes.
The starter sits in little box at the first
tee and calls out the names of the coupl as
every four minutes. and very embarrassing
1t is, too, as he calls them in stentorian
tones, and one must start the second
away sounds There are usually crowds
standing about. knowing ones, who are
heard murmumring Sliced" topped" or
Evening star., 1901-11-16

From the. Chicago Daily News

From the Chicago Daily News
inspector General Breckinridge advocates SUD.
plying the soldiers with pajamas and thinks to- do
so Will improve the health of the men, Press
dispatch.
It's sort o. nuts fer soldiers who useter dub around
Assimilatin' alkali an pork an beans an tack
A-turnn in at taps with jest his blankets on the
ground,
Without a boomin' nightie to his back,
health these days; ~ !
Proyidn him with luxures an censorin' his
joys,
But this seems like the beatinest Of all their
funny plays
The issue of pajamas to the boys.
When we rode out with Harvey an with Custer
We made evenin' toilet without pullin' on
boots:
We got our faces sunburned and we certainly did
look
A set of ornery plain unwashed gaIoots.
But now we gettin' civilized an have to part
hair
An the mornin tooth brush, which I don't
claim isn't right;
Still none of us anticipated that we'd get to wear
Pajamas when the bugle called at night.
Inspector General Brecknridge the first thing that
know,
Will give us vi'let water an a manicurin' set,
Well be the sweetest lot o. ducks that faced
foe
When he gets through reformn' us. you bet
It's the one thing that we've wanted-to sleep
conf table at night
It's as welcome as the buddin' fow'rs In May.
You may picture, II you're good at it, our wonder
! When they serve out pajamas some hne day.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

All the people who won't or can't golf
play at the ladies' putting course every
day devotedly. and generally In the after
noon one has to walt for ones turn there
for long time. All the ladies put IN
pretty sight.
Golf even gets into the pulpit. for one OF
the old Scotch Presbyterian ministers. in
his sermon exhorted his flock to Keep the
dell playing two more" IL Is hardly a
sport here. IL Is as much part of the daily
life of most men as to eat and sleep.
This is such pretty seashore place and
there are so many things to do besides
golhng-swimming in the pool or the surf,
riding. cycling on fine roads. picnicklng and
driving. and the ruins of the towers and
gates are most interesting to explore.
The schools OF St. Andrews have been
celebrated oenters OF learning since ll20,
and the university Is the Sfdest In Scotland
yet now, withal, st. Andrews is famous all
the world over only as the Mecca Of golf %
Evening star., 1901-11-16

any one can play on either course without
paying or securing time.
Old Tom Morris is a great parsonage here.
He is over eighty and still plays every
day, and very strong game, too. He is
the green keeper and is to be met with
continually speaking genially to all.
The king is a member of the club, and
when he was Prince of Wales he was the
captain" or as we call it at home, the
president"
don't think women are much encouraged
on the links here. although some of them
play far better than some men / have
seen.
Such is the contempt for women golfers
that the club members voted against hav-
ing the ladies' championship tournament
played here. The towns people naturally
wanted it (as did the ladies' as 1t would
bring money and people to the little old
town, hence the citizens Immediately called
a meeting of the common council. voted
unanimously for the match, notified the
club and sent an invitation to the ladies.
1t was then, however, too late, they had
accepted and arranged to go to Deal, En-
gland.
One feels about this ancient walled
town, that it is really an old place, with
Evening star., 1901-11-16
Getting the Old Mans Consent.

From the Detroit Free Press
1T was settled some time ago that he was
to marry my daughter" said the father Of
a girl of the period, ''but it yet remained
for the young man to get my consent. 1t
was merely a formalfty, however, as l had
cut no figure whatever during the cam
paign, my girl arranging matters to suit
herself without consulting me or my wishes
Now, / remember with what trepida-
ton l had approached my wifes father
when [ asked him for her hand, and made
up my mind that when that young man
showed up to ask me for my daughters 8
hand l would have revenge, not only for
what had to pass through when l urged
my suit, but for being showed to the back
ground during the present proceedings
We'll, he called at my office yesterday,
and l told my Office boy to admit him and
leave us alone and see that we were not
disturbed.
Just dropped in said he. easily, de-
clining to take a seat, to tell you that l
am going to marry your daughter the mid
die of next month. 1t will be an informal
affair, SO you may consider yourself in
Vited without further notice. Good-day'
Before l could catch my breath he was
gone, and when 1 complained to my daugh-
ter about his treatment of me, all the COM
fort l got was that L could consider myself
fortunate in getting an invitation, as it
was to be an exclusive affair"
Evening star., 1901-11-16

no new buildings or modern innovation of
any kind. The air is like champagne and
it is not rainy or overcast all the time.
1t has hardly rained since we came now
three weeks ago. The deep blue of the sea
and the heather-covered fields and moors
are beautiful.
1 suppose nowhere is the etiquette of golf
so strictly observed, and in America but a
feeble imitation of it is practised The
photographer told me that at the last May
meeting he was taking shots of the match
and of the thousands following and his
camera made swapping sound he was re-
quested to desist There is such complete
silence maintained among the crowds of
onlookers that one can hear the clicking of
the balls.
In March a young soldier in the Black
Watch. Lieut.. Freddy TAFT, was killed, and
although he was a splendid fellow the chief
Evening star., 1901-11-16
THE IVY GREEN.
Rare Old Plant Taking Hold Of New
York Buildings.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Some day." said the man who walks
about little. New York will be the green
walled city. Possibly ii will not be in
our time, but the youngsters. who will be
where we are now fifty years hence, will
see it. Within four years L have noticed a
rapid growth of green and every summer
adds materially to the prospect.
"I don't mean trees, for New York will
never be an arboreal city, but L refer to the
growth of ivy and creepers of various kinds
on the houses all over town, in residence
streets and upon the churches. In Madison
avenue there are houses so covered from
foundation to cornice that the observer
cannot distinguish the material of their
construction. And with very many
churches. the vines climbing high up the
steeples and still reaching skyward. Far
downtown there are some old houses green
in their attire, but the greatest number are
among the newer houses uptown.
Along West End avenue and through the
streets crossing 1T there are masses OF
green extending not over one house. but al
most over half a block. At one place in
West End avenue there are three houses,
with pointed gables covered to the tips
with an ivy or creeper, and as far as L
could see there was but one stem at start
ing. This grew from an open place In the
sidewalk. against the foundation, not two
feet square. What bad effect the gas and
electricity through the soil of the streets
may have on trees / cannot say, but there
does not appear to be any of ii upon the
vines, and their growth is as strong and
green as can be found in any country
churchyard. In many houses the windows
look like mouths of caves through the clus-
tering vines, and there are hundreds of
windowless walls of newer houses built out
to the street alongside of old houses sitting
back that are solid green. The effect is
pleasing, and in summer is vast improve
ment over blistering sun-refiecting surfaces.
THE old superstition that vines on walls
rotted them or made the interiors damp has
been exploded, and it is shown that the ef-
feet is the opposite, the vines absorbing the
moisture and really protecting the walls.
Insects are possibly attracted by the vines,
but we can stand few bugs for so much
beauty. and every house owner on the is
land should do what he can to encourage
vine growing, and if We cannot have shade
trees among us, have the next best thing
n them