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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
Tomorrow's N. E. Services 8.

Xmas services at the M. E. church
at 1920 q. m. and 1880 p. m. @s
Rev. J. B. Hingely of Minneapolis
will be present and will preach morn
ing and evening. Sermon appropri-
ate to the occasion. Every one ought
to hear him. It is not often that the
people have such a rare opportunity
to hear one of such marked ability.
Mrs. George Robbins whose must
cal ability is we'll known in Willma ar
will preside at the organ and will rem.
der instrumental, selections that will
add much to the enjoyment of the SER
vices. Mrs. f.. I. Cairns, Who has SO
often delighted the people OF this Vi
cinity, will contributes vocal selections.
You cannot afford to miss hearing her
on this OCCASION. s
The: chorus choir which always is q
marked feature at the Sunday evening
song service, will give their usual as
sistance. All are most cordially in.
vited to attend. 81.
.5 JOSEPH HoGG, Pastor.
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Fink Heard From.

Acting Co. Supt. of Schools Omlie
received q letter yesterday from Co.
Supt. Fink. The letter was under
date Of Dec. Is, and conveyed the in
formation that Mr.. and Mrs. Fink had
arrived in Dallas, Texas. OF course
they were having q delightful trip.
On Wednesday the court house Off
cials were remembered with q present
in the way OF piece of sugar cane,
which was forwarded to County Au-
ditor Johnson. It contained the in
scription, Sugar Cane for The
Gang, from Southwestern Louisiana,
from E. F. Fink
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Fuel dealers in the city this week
received q consignment, of coke, which
will take the place of hard" coal and
will no doubt be substituted largely
In the absence of the anthracite article
until that commodity begins to arrive
here. A large number of orders for
hard coal have already been replaced
with orders for coke. The new substi-
tute Is largely in the experimental
state; especially among householders
In this city, but it is said to possess
some advantage over the other fuel
now being used in hard coal stoves.
Two strong points in it's, favor are
that 1t is as smokeless as hard coal
and much cleaner to handle than other
fuels. 1t gives an intense heat and re-
quires less draft. $40 per ton is the
price being asked for it by local deal
ers. While there is q large amount of
coal mined, yet the demand in the
east is so great that shipments further
west consequently suffer, and the lack
of shipping facilities also plays q
prominent part.
Hard maple wood is selling here now
for $500 per cord and up to this date
has been very scarce article. Local
dealers have experienced much trouble
In getting the hard wood forwarded
here from the big woods, and when q
consignment would arrive the demand
would be SO great that all orders
would be impossible to fill. The
mixed variety has been plentiful.
Several householders in the city
have been experimenting with soft
coal in self-feeder stoves and natural
~ find it very unsatisfactory, to say
the least.
A late report contains the statement
that the coal stringency is very serious
aud that there is no hope of relief this
winter. It was impossible to buy coal
in one ton lots in Chicago yesterday.
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AFct1ndor.

Dec. 16.-Cbristmas Is drawing near
and as we have got plenty of snow
now we think Santa Claus has no ex-
cuse to be delayed as home this year
on account of bad roads. Hope he
wont forget Snowflake and Uncle Ed,
If he intends to show up at all in Arc
lander .....A baby girl made her
appearance at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Edman last week. Now
don't forget to pass the cigars, Her.
man. But also remember that we
girls like candy: The little baby
girl OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. Olson was
baptized at the Norway Lake church
last Sunday........We have learned
that the families of P. Lem and G..
Kallevig are all sick with the measles.
Miss Bertha Kallevig is reported quite
Ill, but we all hope for her splendid
recovery. o.. Miss Selma johnson of
Willmar is visiting with the family of
Chas. Edman. 1--WE have learned
that q certain old widower from one
OF our neighboring towns is making
frequent calls to certain place here
in Arctander. If such should be the
case, Snowflake would advise the
young men OF Arctander to be more
on their. lookout, try to keep outsiders
at q distance and not let them take
all your pretty girls, o. Miss Ida
Walby, one Of our jolly school
ma'ams, was married at ST. Paul last
week to Mr.. Aug: Bartz, young bust
ness man from Appleton, MINI. We
extend our heartiest congratulations to
the young couple. SNOWFLAKE,
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Wedding in kandiyohi.

a wedding took place Wednesday
noon at the r: Q. Mattson home in
the town OF Kandiyohi, the contract
ing parties being Martin sMattson and
Miss Annie Larson. The event was q
quiet home aft air and was Witnessed
by only relatives. w II lmar y friends
Will join others in the county in &,
tending congratulations Willmar
relatives present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Frid lund The groom is q
brother Of the Mesd ames johnson ana
.Frid lund. 80,
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4 Rare Treat.

"Ben Hur" is the topic of the hour!
Throughout the entire state tie stu
pendous production of Gen. Lew WAL
lace's popular story is the chief topic
of conversation and interest. It is
without doubt the greatest attraction
ever offered by theatres in this part OF
the country for the holiday weeks, and
thousands from st. Paul, Minneapolis
and all sections of the state will wit
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ness the great spectacle during the two
weeks which Manager Scott has ar
ranged for. 800. - ssS s

ness the great spectacle during the two
weeks which Manager Scott has ar
ranged for. s.
AS has already been ANNOUNCED
"Ben Hur" will be at the Metropol-
1tan opera house, St. Paul, Christmas
week, commencing Monday evening,
Dec. %, with matinees Wednesday.
Christmas Day and Saturday. The
seats for this week are now on sale at
the box office of that theatre.
On Wednesday of next week the sale,
will open at the Lyceum Theatre, Min
neapolis, where the big spectacle will.
De presented New Years week, COM
mencing Monday, Dec. 81. with matt
nees on Wednesday, New Years Day
ana Saturday,, The reason for plav--z
ing the Lyceum theatre in Minneapolis
Is that the production REQUIRES an nm
usual amount of stage room, and it is
announced that this stage will ASSURE
an adequate and complete production
in every way.
The management is doing every
thing possible for the convenience of
out-of-town patrons and all mail Or
DER, addressed to the Lyceum Theatre.
Minneapolis, accompanied by remit
tances, will be filled in the order in
which they are received. All roads
are Offering special reduced fare dur
ing this engagement and wherever
necessary the officials have agreed to-
add special train service to accommo-
date the crowds.
The curtain rises promptly at eight.
O'Clock in the evening and two O'Clock
N the afternoon, and as the entire
theatre is darkened for the beautifu1
prelude, 'The Star of Bethlehem ),
no late-comer can be seated until the
close OF the act For this reason pa
irons are requested to be in their seats
p.unctually, at the hours above men
toned.
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Pleads For Public Access to Lakes
Spicer, MIMI, Dec. l8. ]

spicer, MIMI, Dec. Is, 1902. !.
Now that the subject Of good roads
is being discussed, would like to saw
few words concerning public high
ways around our beautiful lakes.
Land is being bought up around those
lakes and laid out into lots reaching
to the water line, the roads are moved
away from the shore and the lots are
fenced down to the water. Thus a
person can neither walk or drive down
to the shore unless he buys a lot. In
this way nearly all of our beautiful
Green Lake has been shut off from the
public. 1t pains me every time I
drive to New London, to see the self
ish interests thus disregard the inter-
ests OF the public. Look at Spicer,
for instance. The only beautiful thing
about it is the lake. If there were a
walk along the shore there every
strank or coming to the town would en-
JOY taking a walk there. But now
you can't go there. The shore is
fenced eff for chickens, pigs and COWS.
The houses face up the hill away from
the lake. Just think how nice it would
be If there were a fine road along the
shore. Peasons unable to walk could
drive along there and breathe the fresh
air from the lake: If houses were
built there they could face the lake and
have fine fences along the road. Even
If farmer should once In while
drive along there it would hurt neither
the road nor the people living along
there. If the road is put where it is
now laid out all the shore will be
fenced Off from the public. It will be
no credit either to the town or the
county. I think our fine lakes are the
property of the county, and steps
ought to be taken to the end that they
remain public property. There are
many here who entertain the same
sentiments as do on this subject.
F. o. SWANSON.
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S0RENS0N REPORTS,
An Encouraging Letter from the Black
: Bay Mine Received In NilImar This
Week-Crow's Narrow Escane-


The following is an extract from a.
letter under date of Dec. IL, received,
at the Willmar Office of the Black Bav
Mining Company, which we publish
for the interest of q number of our
readers:
TO the Directors of the Black Bay
Mining Co.
GENTLEMEN:-Will send in nv
report for the month of November.
We are now at the so foot level and
the rock is looking fine We have.
samples here with copper in it, from the
size OF pins head to that of a horse
bean. The ore is getting better right
along. We have just got through
what is called the ''Iron Hat ore Cos
zen The rock we are into now is a,
mixture OF copper, red and black
oxide of copper, and vertz greas.
green and blue carbonate of copper.
Below that we expect to find the COD.
per. It all signs don't fail, we have
as good mine as there is this side of
the Lakes. [ wish could send you a.
few samples, but cannot do it before
Christmas, as they don't take any ex-
press at Pearl river. will be in
Port Arthur Christmas, and will send
you some samples from there.
We have had bad luck as we'll as
good luck. We had to go to Pearl
river to send the last samples that
you got Going back we were caught
in bad storm on the lake. The boat
was filled with water twice, and finally
we were caught in the drift ice and
driven in on the rocks. The boat.
smashed up and we had q hard job
saving ourselves, SO had to go back
to Pearl river and take the train to-
Port Arthur. There we had a hard
job to get q tug to take us out, as.
they were all afraid of getting caught.
in the ice. AT last we got one to take.
us out and got here just in time. The.
next morning the bay was frozen
solid. think the captain had hard
job of getting into Port Arthur. The
ice Is strong enough. now to carry, so.
we can get across.
Respectfully yours,
MARTIN SORENSON.
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Misses Julia and NJ annie Mikkelson
are home from their studies il Min
neapolis, TO spend the holidays. Miss
julia is pursuing . musical course
there, while Miss Mamie il taking a
course in shorthand and typewriting.
Cards announce the approaching
marriage of.Mr. Ernest Schedeen, the
stalwart young Dovre citizen, to Miss
Annie Sophia Rykken, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. K. T. Rykken of Dovre,
to occur on Wednesday afternoon,
Dec. 81, at the home of the BRIDES
parents. ~, - -. =.
The oratorio 1.-THE Messiah - will
be sung on Christmas night at the
Swedish Tabernacle in Minneapolis
Gustav Ho]mquist, the noted Scandi-
navian singer, appears in the presen-
tation, and it is likely that several
Willmarites will plan to be present.
Willie Carlson, the twelve-year-old
son of Charles Johnson, who lives on
First street, was hooked. in the eye by
q COW which he was leading, barely
missing the eye ball. The wound,
fortunately, did not prove serious.
It was sewed up by DR.. Riches Thurs
day morning.
Ole Tanjem has bought Chas. Strom-
berg's residence in the Second ward
for consideration Of 81, 400. The
deal was made through Anderson &
Lonn, the real estate dealers. Mr..
Stromberg has obtained q position in
the railroad shops in Minneapolis
and will move his family to that city
with his family in the near future.
A lodge of the Modern Samaritans
will be instituted next Tuesday eve
ming in the Bonde Hall by Col. Yolton
OF st. Paul, and it is expected that q
degree team from the cities will be
here to exemplify the work. It may
be interesting to know that this is
only the twentieth secret order organ
lied IN this city. Surely Willmar
does not lack in this line.
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Christmas S srvios 5 ].

At the First Presbyt eriau church to-
morrow Sunday the services will be
appropriate for the Christina season,
and an xcellents usical program viii
be rendered by the mixed aaiiartettas.
5M I hnebel oprAno, Misss gberR,
ssl.o, - rs.y once y. teno and Mr. Kill
gore nass; Mr.. (otos, cornetist and
Mrs. andy organist. Rev q. Har-
mon 90 g ohnson,the regular pastor, who
9 home again, will conduct the Ger
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Commercial club'. Now Home.

ssS:I The Wtllmar Commercial Club will
soon be at home in the new quarters
IN the Barnstad Block. The apart
ments are certainly among the finest
to be seen for any organization of the
Kind and the new quarters are highly
admired by all visitors. The rooms
are all In dark hardwood finish and
the furniture to be used in furnis hing
them has been selected to match, be
ing dark oak. All the appointments
are most modern and when everything
is installed the place will present quite
a metropolitan appearance. The
highest decorative work is seen
thr ouehout the different rooms, and
in nearly all French imported wall
paper in the latest designs is used.
The credit for this part of the work il
due to O. A. Jacobson and his as
sistants.
The heating plant installed by the
J. II. Virgins Co. adds much to the
comfort of the place. The finishing
touches In the decorative line are be.
ing put on the radiators by Mr.. Hess.
Gus. Goetten, q representative of
the Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co.,
from Minneapolis, was at work yester.
day getting the billiard and pool
tables in readiness.
AS yet there have been no definite
arrangements made for any opening.
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Respectfully yours,
MARTIN SORENSON.
RETREAT THE BRI11sH ARMY FROM CONCORD
md Lord PePc

Of
retreat The battle ct Paul
nihta5 stores e hat place More arriving
b net begun e During the the
be bullets g the heat the
prisoner reached Boston
s#a - 80 -
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For Suffering Sweden.

The following is list of contribu-
tions received by J. Ed Nelson for the
famine sufferers in northern Sweden
from members of the Swedish Luther
an SVea chnrch -
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O. 3I j Engine.

Two second hand rebuilt gasoline
engines In good order, !, one 4 horse
and one 5 horse power illmar en-
gine. Will be sold cheap II taken 81
once as we have limited store room.
WnLMAR GAsoLINE ENG1NEWoRKs
tf45b
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kAnDlYoHi COUNTY RELIEF
for sweden and Morway
CROP FAILURE SuFFERER rs
Solicitors appointed in each township
and village. a. IS
Receipts 20 Date

:. DISTRICT. SOLICITOR. AMT
First Ward. Willmar. - J. L: johnson. .se77s
Village OF Spicer, ........ m Orred Isl 81
81 OF Whitefeld, ...... II. q. Freeberg.. is IS
Part OF Edwards, ....... John H. Stull IL IS
Nluage OF Atwater,. Martin Olson, .14O Is
S Nortneastern Eahiun John Elmquist.. IS 50
M0rtn,eastern burbank. Geo. Johnson. II IS
esq aall OF Harr1son,.t .Chas. MOberg.. 50 81
! Eourtn Mard, Wliimar,. j. BjorDberg IS IS
EaSt hAiI q Haff1sOn -. John Feig 81 20
AAn9ly0M STATION :.!as. Sanderson IA rs
NOrtn han OF Wmteheld. VIM. Englund.E. 12 %
Soutnern Col1ax. August Lundgren Al 80
western Fahlun.. .......C. L. Englund.. % So
Eastern Mamre .,... A. " .Bergstrom So rs
Southern Winmar Twp John Olson. ~. 20 IS
WesGer9 norway Lake. John N Hystad. 81 90
Fart OF Lake Elizabeth. ..Chas. E.Johnson % IS
Total to date .-..-........... ..S765 50
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Local and County News,
ego. :. JOHNSON. City Editor.

The Wednesday edition Of the TwICE-A-
WEEK TRIBUNE is more exclusively devoted
70 local matters.
Local reading advertisements win be ac-
Oopted for this page when SO ordered at the
usual rates. Charges for display advertise
Dents, however, win be based ON total circu-
1AeOe. Is ~ ts,.. ( ~ 'i%,i ,tgs5s-=
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Sioux City, enroute to Havre, Mont,
Tor a visit withsfriends over the Holt
days. After brief visit in Willmar
with relatives theyEleft on their western
trip. = .S.
A cleverly'. arranged show window
may be seen at the store Of Peterson
& Wellip. It represents home
in which Santa Claus is on his
mission of filing the Christmas stock
Ing, and is greatly admired by the
young people especially.
There are two places in Willmar
where business these days IS espec-
Tally lively, and they are presided over
byP Postmaster Birch and w alter Del a.
Hunt, the Great Northern exposes
agent. Christmas packages by mail
and Christmas packages by express
Will continue to come Ia large NUM-
4bers from now on through Xmasweek,
sand the happy faces Of the senders
sand receivers are very much Ia evil
sdonce:
The Knights ef the Maccabees have
aslected the fol flowing officers TO pre-
1lde over the Tent the ensuing term:
{ ". Powell, scomm ander;; q G. 8
Jones; ;; Acob Nelson, II 9. !;
g Ekander, REQ ord keeper; Otto
!. nnerInd, finance keeper; William
johnson, sergeant; w liam Paulso n,
{ u. ~ zA DR.. Ilstrup, n. M Of G
Nels8 Knudson, CT; DR..
Mel ughlin sician.
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To Use Coke for Fuel.

Total to date .s765 SC
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How 20 Lie when sleeping.

The correct posture for sleep is to lie
on the right side. with the limbs stretch
ed out to their full length and the arms
either straight down by the body or in
any comfortable position provided they
are not raised above the head. The
mouth should be closed. and all the
muscles OF the body should be relaxed.
The lungs work with greater deliber-
alton during the hours Of sleep, and IL
the arms are raised above the head at
this time and for any period the ac-
ton Of the heart drives the blood away
from the arms and sends 1t to the head.
frequently making one very restless
when it does not prevent sleep entirely.
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The Charm of the Suburbs.

The suburbanite cannot get every
thing. but he takes what he can get.
Even as things are he can get a good
deal. Half an hours railway Journey
an hour spent in the train out of the
day of twenty-four-brings him down
to road of gardens instead of a road
of houses. The gardens are small, no
doubt. as the houses are small. but the
gardens are there. Within the next
few years the engineer will run his
electric railways and tramways to pass
within n hundred yards of his door.
and he will be transported quietly.
quickly and clearly from his suburban
garden. his trees and his pure air to
the telephones of the office. and quiet
ly. quickly and clearly back again. 1t
is only the lack of facilities of trans
port which prevents him even now
from enjoying to the full all that the
out of town dweller enjoys. When
these facilities increase. as they will
increase. the word suburb" will. of
course. mean more. But meanwhile he
is in the right place. He should not be
afraid of the word "suburban."-Lon-
don Spectator.
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M. First Dress Suit.

He was very youthful looking man
and wore a natty opera hat ana
lengthy raglan which caused him Ia
be the cynosure OF all eyes in the Arch
street trolley car. II was probably the
first time that he had ever worn a
dress suit. and as he walked into the
car his painful embarrassment was no
ticeable. Many smiles fitted across
the passengers features. and the young
fellow noticed each one and blushed
deeply.
But more trouble was in store. Al
Seventeenth street two red faced serv'
ant girls boarded the car. They crowd
ed into a seat and began to talk volu'
bly,.
"Yis." said one. 9TH misthress give
me a ould wrapper. an sh"-
She paused here as her wandering
eye rested on the conspicuous young
man In the corner.
"Say, Ellen" she said loudly and
with a giggle, how would you like
that for fellerT
The young man left the car hurried.
~ before II had reached the street
where he wished salight-Philadel'
phia Telegraph.
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The chimes were still ringing as I'm
Hastings sat down in the half darlSSs
of the little church. lie had strosd
in hoping for temporary release I'm
his bitter thoughts, but the quiebf
the place only seemed to rouse is
brain to greater activity. Yet he cod
not think of his story, the story J.
ready due at the publishers. Instd
he saw only girls face, now swt
and gracious as ii had been before le
quarrel, now cold and repellent as le
past two weeks had shown II.
A strain of music broke the silen.
The choir was filing in. Hasti!s
glanced carelessly at the white rod
procession. The face of the first ly
caught his attention for moment. =
rious. spiritual. framed in an aureolef
golden hair. an ideal face for a chr
boy.
But again his thoughts ran backn
the old channels to the quarrel and s
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The English Peerage.

Not one representative in the male
line of any one Of the barons who sign
I'd Magma Charta now sits In the house
Of lords. while. although many of the
earliest knights of the Garter were
subjects Of the English king as feudal
lords in his possessions in the south of
France. not a single title In the peer
age is taken from any place south Of
the Loire. and two French duchies,
three principalities of the holy Roman
empire. one or two imperial countships
and the Spa nish. Portuguese and Meth
erlands titles held by the Dukes of Wei
lington and Portland and Lords Abe
marie and Clancarty probably all but
exhaust the list of foreign honors held
by any persons In the British peerage.
Our monarchs. as Queen Elizabeth
once said. have always preferred to
decorate their own dogs with their own
collv's. and perhaps the results are to
be commended. After all. as Talley-
rand remarked. Lord Castlereigh, who
was undecorated, looked the most dis
tinguished man at the congress Of VI
enna.-Notes and Queries.