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Evening star., 1901-02-18


Oh. de white folks fix up figgers, an dey
hangs 'em on de wall.
Bout springtime an bout summer an
bout winter-tirne an fall,
Dey makes dah cackle- e-ation. an IL by any
chance
You differ FUN EN-, you jes' shows yoh
low-down ignorance.
But ain hyud de white folks tell in story
an in song
About de Jacks dey use to b'lieve dat turned
out to be wrong?
An now when south-winds whisper softly
to de noddin tree,
Dey says it's Feb b'uary-but dey can't
fool
me!
Dey says it's Feb 'uary-but de grass Is
green and bright,
An de yaller dandelion comes a-blinkin' at
de light;
And though de scene may change to howlin'
winter in day,
De ahticle Is genuine; it's honest, smilin'
May.
Oar ain no use for educated folks to scowl
an snort
Cause May comes in all sizes: some Is long
an some Is short
An Is thankful foh small favors; jes' as
thankful as kin be-
Dey say it's February, but dey can't
Evening star., 1901-02-18

Drawback to Our Greatness.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
In view OF the persistent revival Of the
Sampson-Schley fight this country is ready
to wish 1t had never started out to be q
world-power.
Evening star., 1901-02-18
Sectional Plate.

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makes the pieces wear as well as IL
frinla nj tod oil nyor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
WINDOW.

T Fl. Clark and wife, of Los Angeles,
Cal former residents of Window, are at
present visiting with their daughter, MIS-.
L. D. Smith, and will soon return 10
California. They have spent the summer
in Window, Minneapolis and Taylor
Falls.
The First National bank is spending
about 81, $50 in putting a new front IN
their banking house, with tile moor III
the lobby, etc.
c. A. Baxter and wife think Oh spenuihs
the winter in California.
n g. huntington, wife and daughters
the Reporter people, will go to Georgia IN
the course of couple of weeks, TO speno
the next six months on account OF the
illness of one of the girls. Inc oloer
daughter recently went to Atlanta, Where
go 10 holding position in Clark uni
versity.
Howard Cess and wife will go 10
Hawaii TO spend the winter. They have
ma rried daughter there, whose nuspahd
;s in the government employ. Ihey may
,amain q wear. Mr.. GosS is retired
farmer. who has made a good thing IN
holding his real estate for thirty years.
Dr. G. A. Greene and wife Intend speha-
ing the winter in Atlanta.
Ole lvrum has brought carload VI
Hereford young cattle from sioux lily
70 stock his farm near NiiiNOiAA
Bert clements and wife, of Minneapolis,
are visiting in the city.
DR.. Bridgman, of Hamline univelsl.s y
was in the city the other day, and al
dressed the school.
The new Methodist church, costing
about $4,000, will be completed about the
first of December. +. Z. Norulanoer,
of St Paul, has the contract.
The Episcopal church has undergone a
thorough overhauling and enlargement.
Rev. Lofstrom is proving very popu-
lar pastor, and his congregations are
growing.
A son of c. w. Slayton, formerly of
st. Paul, committed suicide few miles
west from Window day or two ago.
No cause is known for the act.
Ed Zuel, formerly of this place, is 10
be married at LIE Sueur in few days.
3. w May is visiting in New York
Mrs Judge Perkins entertained num-
Der of her lady friends in honor of Mrs.
Espey. of Washington. D. c. Mrs. Espey
is an old resident of Window. having
located here in 1871, and Mr.. Espey aleo
here O. dozen years ago.
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live in this locality. The yarn was a
fake.
Mrs. F. w. Frink of Faribault, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Frink.
Miss Harriet Woodruff, of Minneapolis,
is the new teacher of Latin, music, and
drawing in the Hutchinson high school.
This addition of fifth teacher to the force
of the local high school was necessitat-
ed by the exceptionally large enrolment
of that school, which is well known as
one of the best in Minnesota. Supt I'll.
L. Merrill is now enabled to give proper
time to experimenting the work in the
grades.
Mrs. A. H. Ames was the guest of Mrs.
r. c. Phillips, in Mortified, Sunday and
Monday.
The Women's Guild of st. Johns
church held a very successful and well
attended thimble bee at the home of Mrs.
Dorothea5 Kiesler Thursday,
The Fortnightly club-which is a travel
club this year and is allied with the Min
nesota Federation of Women's clubs
meets Tuesday evening with Miss Amy
Wakefield. Their study this fall is of
italian subjects
The F. Brabecs are preparing to occupv
their beautiful new home, erected this
season.
The Day-Hawlik Land company, just
Incorporated, is. opening offices in the
Micka building on North Main street,
The company is made up of Burt w.
Day. F. H. Hawlik and Frank Ella, of
Hutchinson, and S. A. Hoyt. of st. Paul.
The senior and junior classes of the
high school held asreception Friday even
ing for the lower classes in the school
The reception was held in the high school
assembly room and recitation rooms and
was very well managed affair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
SHAKOPEE.

A merry party of ST Paul people came
up the river by boat last Wednesday
and visited here during the evening. In
the party were Daniel B. Lawler, James
R. Hickey, John J. O'Connor, st Paul
chief of police. and Geo. T. Harris, of
Fort Smelling.
The county commissioners meet in spe-
cial session next Thursday. the 7th
A costume party was given at the home
of Miss Fannie Johnson last night in
honor of the hostess sixteenth birthday.
Ben Romer returned to his home in
st. Louis, Mo-, after spending the sum-
mer with his cousin, o. Dierberger, of
this city
William Duffy and bride returned from
their wedding trip to the Pan-Amerlcan
exposition last Wednesday, and on their
arrival were given tin shower by their
Degree of Honor friends.
Mrs. George D Wilder is visiting friends
at Lake City this week.
The Schubert Symphony club and Lady
quartette, of Chicago, will give high
Gloss entertainment at the opera mousse
next Saturday evening, under the auspl-
ces of the Shakopee High school.
A church fair and bazaar to last a week
is to be held the last week in November,
for the benefit of st. Mary's Cathohc
church.
Joseph F. Blelen arrived last IueSody
from Goodwin, S. D., to enjoy a snort
vacation. He was absent about three
years.
Shakopee's electric light plant is about
comnleted. and will be in operation IN
about two months. There will be thirty
two arc lights, which will give the city
plenty of light. The Mcbride Electro
Co. of st. Paul, is installing the plant.
James Lord, of Winnipeg, Man, can
ada. is the guest of Shakopee friends Tor
a few days. g.
The October term of district court nm
ished it's work Wednesday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
LIE sEUER.

This week was record-breaker IN the
live stock market. Over LOCO hogs were
marketed here, necessitating ten cars 20
convey them to South st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. F. Weis will hold q
linen shower for Miss Bertha Poehler,
who is soon to wed.
Arrangements are now in progress for
the annual firemen's ball to be held here
New Years eve.
Mrs c. Durrenberger was surprised to
a party of twenty-five old ladies whose
average age was seventy-two years.
The Cosgrove company, purchased 90O
sfeep this week. They will winter about
1850
The Omaha railroad company is talk
ing of placing a Waterman at the depot
to protect their property against the un-
lawful trespass of the younger element
The city schools were closed Friday to
enable the teachers to take part in the
meeting of the Southern Minnesota
Teachers association.
Flick & Johnson, of Mankato, have
been awarded the contract to grade the
proposed route of the Pennington branch
of the Milwaukee road from LIE Sueur
Center to Mankato.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
ALEXANDRIA.

A movement has been started during
the past week to either amend the pres
ent village charter or to incorporate as
city. At the last meeting of the viii
lage council a committee of nine was
appointed to consider the matter
Mrs. j. III. Wettleson and children have
returned from their visit in Iowa.
Mrs. c. II. Hicks went this week to
CEillicothe, Ohio,,t to visit her parents be-
fore joining Mr.. Hicks in Washington
the latter part of next month.
James Dent was up from St. Paul this
week to see his sister, Mrs. Edward Gill
lette, of Santa Barbara, Cal, who is Wis
iting her parents here.
Mr.. C. S. Wheaton, of Elk River, spent
last Sunday here visiting his daughter,
Miss Maud, a teacher in the schools.
DR.. and Mrs. Buell. returned from their
wedding trip last Monday. Mrs. Buell.
was formerly Miss Vera Blanchard, OF
Chicago.
Miss Jane McArdell, who has been Wis
ting relatives here for the past two
months, returned to Minneapolis yester-
day. Miss McArdeH gained quite a rep
utation as fisherman while here.
T. A. Brennan, of Duluth, has been Wis
iting friends her this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Colby and e. b.
Iangdon have gone to California to spend
the winter
Mrs. George S. spauiding is visiting
friends in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Anna NJ WEIGH, of st. Paul, chief
lady commander of the Maccabees, Will
be here next Monday evening
Mr.. Herman T. Thompson and Miss
Amanda M Stoppell were married III
Minneapolis last Monday.
Mr.. Homer E. Cook and Miss Emma
Iangdon were marrid last Monday.
MI and Mrs. Richard Dent will ceie7
brate their golden wedding Nov. IL. In
yitations wer issued Friday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
ADA.

Miss Clio. Mott returned last week rom
a tive weeks visit with relatives at ross
ton and Crookston.
Theo Bradley and family expect tic
leave for California in few days, wnere
they will make their future home. Inc
Bradleys were among the early settlers
here.
Dr.. Dunsmcre was called here from Mil
neapelis last Tuesday in consultation as
regards the illness of Mrs. Ed Farley,
who is suffering from serious attack OIL
rheumatism.
Mrs. N. n. yygaard who spent several
DAYS with relatives here the past week.
left last Wednesday evening for Dalton,
Otter Tail county, where she will spend
a week before returning to her nome at
Travis, Mimi.
Mrs w. c. Patterson is visiting al
Gretna and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Ada and Crookston high SCHOOLS
will debate at the latter place on Dec.
IA The subject token for the debate is
"Resolved, That Capital Punishment
Should Be Abolished in the United
States Crookston will debate the neg
alive and Ada the affirmative. side OF the
question.
During the past week real estate has
been changing hands rapidly in this city.
Among the transfers noted are the sale
of the N. N. Woodbury. residence to An
drew Remark; also the sale of the Q. y.
Johnson residence to Louis Hanson.
Miss Anna Dalrey will have charge OF
the local telephone exchange as soon as
the line is completed in this city. The
company expects to have the line IN
or.eration inside of two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Worry are making
arrangements to spend the winter in
Florida.
A profile social" was given by the
Erworth League at Gilbertson's hail
Friday evening.
Mrs. May Waterman is recovering from
a recent Illness.
Mrs. Joseph strety is visiting relatives
at Appleton
Mrs. Seegrant, of Prescott, Wis, is here
visiting her daughter, Miss Jessie See
grant.
r A. Olson, merchant doing business
at Halstad, neighboring village, has
filed petition in bankruptcy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04


fields, said he was without money and
hungry and so broke into the car. He
is about nineteen years of age.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Grimes,
October 3Oth, a son.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Sprandel, October q, son.
Ernest Merrick is now employed in the
Great Northern offices at st. Paul
Carl Aperbey and Miss Annie Peterson
were married by Rev. S. K. Thollehamg
Wednesday evening.
News was received here Of the death Of
Mrs. Annie Allen at Chealis, Wash. Mrs.
Allen formerly lived at Flensburg, this
county.
Harry Meyers received the sad news
of the death of his mother at Tonawanda,
N. Y. His brother died only week ago.
Charles Lakin has gone to AitkIn.
l.. Myatt, who has been at Walker, is
with Fred German, the barber, agatn.
John Bul1owski lost the first finger of
his right hand in the back machine at the
pulp mill Monday.
The second football team of the Brain
erd high school defeated the second team
of the Little Falls high school by a score
of Is to 2. The Brainerd boys are good
deal the heavier.
George Harting, of this city, has the
position of assistant instructor in the
Minneapolis school of fine arts. He was a
former student of the school.
]. S. Roeheleau has gone to Duluth,
where he will handle farm produce, retail
and wholesale.
L. H. Penore has traded his farm in
Parker for Duncan McGregor's livery barn
on Second street. Mr.. Penore has been
in the livery business before.
Miss Bessie Jolly, who has been visit
ing here for some time, has returned to
Chicago. Miss Adelaide Farmer accom-
panied her.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
NEW PAYNFsvILLE.

Mrs G. E. Putney, of this village, &C
companied by her daughter, Mrs. George
Fowler, Of Kansas City, who has been
visiting here foe the past five weeks, in
tending going Monday afternoon, to
Royalton, the former home of these Ia
dies, where they will be the guests of
friends for week, from thence going to
Minneapolis for short stay.
w. A Huntington, H. III. Rape, A. L.
Fox and J. H. Drakenberg made UP
party of hunters who started, Saturday
afternoon, for Burbank, where they will
hunt ducks for few days.
c. T. Wendlandt has received his COM
mission as postmaster at Paynesyllle,
and has taken possession of the office.
Commencing Nov. 8, there will be
a mission held at st. Louis church in
this village, continuing for four days.
The meetings will be in charge of Father
Pfeiffer, of Eden Valley, assisted by a
Passionist Father, of Milwaukee.
J. H. Boylan, ST., E r. Phipps and
Sam Kroonblad, of this Village, are per-
fecting arrangements for shipping Two
or more carloads Of cattle to~a ranch
near Braddock, N D., in which these
gentlemen are interested The cattle will
be in charge of John C. Boylan. and Will
be shipped the early part of next week.
A game of football between the high
school teams of this village and of At
water is being played this afternoon up
on the local grounds These same teams
met at Atwater last Saturday, the score
being 5 to 2, in favor Of the New Paynes-
vile team.
A. M. Porter has disposed Of a large
interest in his farm at Lake Koronls to
two gentlemen from Nebraska, who, 1t
is stated, will make many improvements
upon the farm during the coming season.
The Calumet club, of Pipestone, is
letting the contracts for the building or
q arge hotel upon its property at Lake
koronis
Hon. H. A. Wells is still confined to
his room with an attack of fever
The new Paynesville school VIII re-
ceiye s41O7O as it's share CT the OCTOBER
apportionment of the state funds.
a. H. Hanson cashier of the Bank OF
Pavnesville, went to Minneapolis Satur-
dav afternoon upon business matters
Judge Searle, of the district court
fled a decision denying writ of man
damus to S. P. Roach, of this place. MI.
Roach sought to have the county aualtof
of this county spread the sums voted ZOE
road and bridge taxes at the annual TOWN
meetings upon the property included
within the villages of Paynesvlile ana
New Paynesville, such villages BENG
within the township Of PaynesVllie senu
q mart thereof. Judge Searle holds that
the property within the villages cahnos
he made to pay township ROAD anu
bridge taxes.
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winter. but their permanent home will be

winter, but their permanent home will be
in Owatonna
The city of Albert Lea has begun In
junction and mandamus proceedings
against N. ]. and Fred L. Davis to COM
pei them to desist from interfering with
the drain that carries the water from
what was Spring lake into Fountain lake
and to further compel them to remove a
fence and other Instructions from
street There will be a hearing in the
matter the Stu inst.
The annex to Hotel Albert is approach
ing completion and will be ready for oc-
cupancy in about two weeks The big
hosiery will then have room enough to
accommodate the demands made upon it.
Peter Johanson, aged eighty-four years.
and Mrs. Lien, aged seventy years, both
of Albert Lea township, and Olaf Amund
son, twenty years of age. of Freeman
township, are three who have been called
by death the past week.
Mrs. j. l.. HartZ entertained the ladies
of the Episcopal church at dinner Thurs
day evening and on the same date the
vested choir was entertained at the G.
D. Edwards home on Grace street
Mrs. W. HI. May has been at Roches-
ter for week to submit to an operation
for liberation of the stomach and is re-
ported as making rapid progress toward
recovery,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
cRooKsT0N.

The report of the treasurer OF the
crookston bank shows that $l,l3a-A mas
been spent in it's maintenance during the
past six months.
Rev. T. H. Towilson. of Eau
Claire, Wis, is making this city
his headquarters while delivering temper
ance lectures in the vicinity. KEY. TO
wilson is president of the Total Apstl-
nence Association of Wisconsin.
PRINCIPAL Yeager and some of the
teachers of the Fosston schools have
been visiting the city schools this Week
Mrs Ida Aultman has secured dl-
,,orce from her husband, Charles Ault-
man. Aultman left here two years ago
claiming that he had invented miro
glvcerine jar, in which agents OF the Ger,
man government We're intefeseeo, anu
Rev. and Mrs. F. w. Fraser have iett
fcr jackson. Mich, where Mr.. Fraser mas
become pastor of the First fresoy'erlail
church a society of some 400 members.
nudge ira B. Mills, of the railroad ana
warehouse commission, has been mere IN
specting the new passenger seiVe %
tn Thief River Falls line
w H. Collins and family, who have
lived lust east of the city for many years
have left for Walla Walla, Wash, where
they will live in the fuAure
The new St Anne's church is compiete.
and q Jubilee reception was held III lhe
building last week, at when atmei
Grandchamp, the resident priest, oenV-
cred an address on Liberty. scolnis
the Socialists and the press. ne ~ -. -,
end father was particularly severe III MS
sTra ienment of Tom Lucas, candidate OF
the Sociai-Democraey for governor year
ago claiming that Lucas was teacnlhg
anarchy.
ELIAS STEVENSON has received word OF
the burning of a sawmil and LUMBER
yard north of Bemidji in which he Is
interested Mr.. Steenerson's personal loss
will be close to $4,000.
+ G. Webster has resigned his position
with the First National bank. OF TINS
city. and has gone with his family TO
Walhalla, N. D., where he Will engage
in the real estate business
w. B. Sheffield, superintendent or the
ST Anthony and Dakota elevator system
for this district, has removed his fanny
to Ada for the winter.
Supt. Hoverstad, of the Crookston eX-
detrimental station, will have charge OF
the farmers Institutes for North Dakota
This winter. and will begin work the sec
end week in December.
Mrs. Conrad Short, who has home
stead at lilo postoffice, has just returned
from Postal, Wash. where she went TO
meet her husband, who has been III the
Klondike seven years. MRS. snort iosl
ali trace of her husband and. believing
him dead, secured a divorce. Recently.
through the postmaster at Postal, the two
learned of each others whereabouts and
were remarked at Postal Oct. ~. MI.
Short struck it rich in Alaska, and will
return thither in February.
Joseph Smith has recently received
word of the death of his mother in Boise,
Idaho, at the age of seventyfour. Mr..
William Smith was formerly receiver OF
the Crookston land sofiice.
A notable D0cial event of tn past week
was the Halloween party given by Mr..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
LITTLE FALLS.

Anthony Bednar, of Pierz Morri on
county, died at st. Gabriel's hospital
Wednesday night from the effects of a
gun7shot wound received Friday last
week while hunting. Bednar and friend
John Wampa, were out duck hunting
and Wampa's gun was accidentally dis
charged the ball striking Bednar in the
back of the hip. Blood poisoning had
so far developed when he was brought to
the city that nothing could be done for
the young man. He was twenty-five
years of age.
Chas. Meyers, who claims as his resi-
dence Milwaukee, is in Jail here on the
charge of forgery. Last week Meyers
cashed several checks around town with
the signature of Mike Erles attached,
who he claimed to be his brother-in-law,
Meyers giving his name as Karl Mailer.
One was passed on Viktor Bros, and an
other on S. Wacharowicz. Meyers was
caught in st. Cloud by Deputy Sheriff
McNally, where he was trying to buy
Schmidts butcher shop. He had blank
checks of both Little Falls banks in his
possession. Meyers appeared before JUS
tice Sheldon and was bound over to the
grand jury in $500 bonds
A farewell reception was given Monday
to Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Sumner at the
Congregational church. Fl. N. Harding,
on behalf of the congregation, presented
Rev. and Mrs. Sumner each valuable
gold timepiece. Mr. and Mrs Sumner
left Tuesday for Minneapolis, where Mr.
Sumner has received a call to the Pill
grim Congregational church.
The grade teachers held regular meet
ing at the Central school last Monday.
Composition" was discussed
The ladies of the French Catholic
church viii hold their annual fair at
Gross opera house, Nov 18th, 18th and
18th.
The Baptist C. E. society gave a very
pleasant alloween social at the home of
Mrs j. A Foss Friday evening.
Geo. Morrison, of Butte, Mont, is at
ST. Gabriels hospital, and is being treat
ed for epilepsy.
Little Fred Richie, son of E. Richie,
of the German-American bank, was ope-
rated Oh Tuesday morning for fractur-
ed leg. 1t was necessary to open the leg,
remove bone fragments, drill and tie the
bones, sew muscles and encase the leg in
plaster.
Ed. Wilson. who was caught Tuesday
evening stealing apples from freight
car. was bound over to the grand jury in
$500 bail He claims to be from ST. Louis
and had been working in the harvest