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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11
DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
he"driek Qvam Passes to the Great
Beyond Early Sunday Morning at
His Willmar Homo,

Hendrick P. Qvam, one of the old
residents of this city, and who is quite
we'll known to many of the early set
tiers, passed away early last Sunday
morning at his home on First street.
The exact cause of death is not known,
but it is thought to be due to heart
failure.
Death came suddenly and was un-
expected. 1t was about three O'Clock
in the morning when the old gentle
man awoke and complained of not
feeling we'll. He experienced severe
pains in his breast and his wife came
to his assistance with some medicine,
which seemed to relieve the sufferer,
and the two again retired and fell to
sleep. It proved, however, to be the
last earthly sleep for the ailing GENTLE
man, for when his wife went to the
room later in the morning she found
him asleep in death. Little knowing
that her life companion was so near,
deaths door, she had arisen at the
usual time to prepare breakfast and
also make the necessary preparations
for attending the Sunday morning
church service. It was about eight
O'Clock when she first called him for
breakfast, but met with no response.
Later, upon approaching his bedside,
she noticed that his condition was un-
natural, but did not entertain any
thought of death. The aged couple:
was alone in the house, and fearing
that all was not we'll Mrs. Guam called
upon Rev. Gynild, the next door neigh
Dor. When they entered the room
they were Mortified to find him cold in
death.
It is not known at what time he
breathed his last, for the end came so
quietly. 1t proved great shock to
the family, for although he had been
in feeble health for many years, his
condition at no time had been con-
sidered serious.
Deceased was past 80 years at the
time CT his death, having reached the
eightieth milestone the 20th of last
April. He had been a resident of
Willmar for % years, coming here
from Carver county. About that time
he had an attack of dropsy and during
his residence in this city he had been
in delicate health greater part
Of the time. Besides the widow two
sons and daughter survive him.
They are Andrew P. and John P.
Qvam and Miss Petra Qvam. Besides
the family there are number of other
relatives residing in the city.
The funeral takes place this AFTER
noon at two O'Clock from the Lutheran
Free church. Rev. E. E. Gynild will
officiate and conduct the last sad rites.
The interment will be in the church
cemetery west of the city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11
Willmar Couple to We'd.

On Thursday, Nov. 10, at the home
OF MIR and Mrs. Per Johnson, 414
Tenth street, will occur the marriage
OF their daughter, Miss Hannah, to
Mr.. Nels Anderson, of this city. The
ceremony will be performed at $50
O'Clock, Rev. J. o. Lundberg of the
Swedish Lutheran church at Svea off,
ciating. A wedding dinner will be
served at the Minneapolis Restaurant
after the ceremony. About one hum
dred invitations are issued for the
wedding and the affair promises to be
one Of the big nuptial events of the
year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11
First Entertainment Of tho Year.

There was fair-sized audience at
the Seminary chapel last Saturday
evening to witness the first entertain
ment of the present chool year, given
by the Osseo Literary Society. The
members who took part in the initial
entertainment acquitted themselves
quite creditably and pleasing pro-
gram was given. The farce, "Must
Be Dreaming," proved quite laugha-
BILE, and considering the fact that
some of the members of the cast made
their appearance on the stage that
evening for the first time, they gave a
good amateur performance. Misses
Gilger, Granga rd ar d Boyd ably as
sisted the society by furnishing some
fine piano duets. The following was
the program rendered.:
Piano Duet. .....
Misses Ella Boyd and Stella Gilger,
Address. ................Pro Solum
Piano Duet.
Misses Boyd and Grangaard.
Recitation-"TheB Bridal Wine Cup'
Miss Brown.
Dialogue-''Must be Dreaming".
Misses Amelia Arneson and Hilda
Erickson, Messrs. Ludwig Dale and
Carl Goulson.
Recitation-'Legend of Bregenz"..
Miss Carlson.
Piano Duet.
Misses Nora BOyd and Ipga Granpard
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11
Will Shoot Big Game.

According to the following Kandi-
yohi county will be quite we'll repre-
sented among the hunters for big
game in the northern part of the state
during the season for shooting moose,
caribou and deer, Nov. 10 to 30.
County Auditor Johnson has issued
licenses to hunt to the following.
parties:
Oct. 12-Torkel Torkelson, Burbank
: Oct. 30-H. Van Worst, Irving.
Oct. 31-Oliver Larson, Green Lake.
Nov. 3-F. Latterell, Raymond.
Nov. 4-Olof Westlund, Fahlun;
Peter Hegstrom, Fahlun; r. E. Abbott,
Harrison. '... -s.~ ...
Nov. 3D. D. Henderson, Green
Lake; Jack Brenizer, Green Lake.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

Mrs. C.. F. Mcdonald, of St. Cloud,
was in the city last Saturday enroute
to Litchfeld, where she had been called
On account of the illness of her sister.
Mrs. Mcdonald, who is the wife of
Editor Mcdonald of the St. Cloud
Times, was former teacher in the
Willmar public schools, and will be
remembered by old Willmarites as
Miss Millie Campbell. The writer
was one of her pupils and recalls
many pleasant "reminiscences incident
al to school life in the days of the old
frame school building in Willmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11
DID NOT SWALLOW POISON
Ole Nelson Victim Of Epileptic Attack
and Case Mistaken for One
Of Poisoning.

= What proved to be an epi]ept
attack was at first thought to be
case of poisoning, at the Ole Nelson
home on Litch6eld avenue. The COM
munity was startled on Monday AFTER
noon by the rumor that Mr.. Nelson
had taken dose of poison, and the
ugly rumor that it had been taken
with suicidal intent had also been
widely spread. The fact of the matter
was that he had been seized with
epilepsy and the circumstances at the
time gave rise to the rumor that q
dose of poison had been swallowed.
A bottle of corn remedy was found
in the room, and as part of the con-
tents had been used it was thought
that this had been taken internally.
In the excitement ugly rumors were
soon spread. Physicians were sum-
moned by phone and DR.. J. r. Peter
son, who responded to the call, pro-
nounced the case an epileptic attack.
Mr.. Nelson is one of the proprie-
tors of the Heald & Nelson restau-
rant on Pacific avenue. It was about
two O'Clock on Monday afternoon
when he left for his home, and he was
apparently in good health at the time.
1t was stated by the family that soon
after his arrival he was taken sudden
ly i'll. Nelson, it is stated, had been
subject to similar attacks previous to
his coming to this city. A second
visit at 1880 that evening by the
physician found his, patient in an i'm
proved condition and doing nicely, in
spite of another rumor that had been
circulated to the effect that he was
dead.
Yesterday morning Nelson was
rapidly recovering and It was expected
that he would soon be himself again
and able to be about attending to his
usual duties. It is to be greatly re-
GREETED that the suicide story should
have gained the circulation that it did
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11
DAhIELS0N BADLY INJURED
"or'hern Brakeman Experiences
Close Call from Being Crushed to
Death Between Cars.

L. W. Danielson, the we'll known
brakeman on the Willmar & Sioux
Fails line, is confined to his room in
th1s city as the result of an accident
at Hanley Falls yesterday morning,
which nearly cost him his life. He
was squeezed between couple of cars
and sustained a fractured collar bone
and shoulder blade, as we'll as at least
one broken rib. The sufferer is under
the care of Drs. E. S. and Harold
Frost and at this writing is resting
easily.
Danielson at the time of the acci-
dent was employed on an extra
freight, No. 344, which left Willmar
yesterday morning at 4 O 'clock bound
Tor Marshall. The train was in charge
OF Conductor Lacey, and was made up
OF empty cars which were to be re-
turned loaded with wheat. 1t was due
to arrive in Willmar in the evening
at = O'Clock. Before reaching Mar
shall it was necessary to do more, or
less switching at the stations in drop
ping off cars along the line. At Han.
ley Falls q car was switched onto the
side track, but did not 20 in far
enough to clear the main line. The
train backed up slowly and Danielson
secured an angle bar to use in getting
the car in the clear. In placing the
bar In position it slipped from the
point where he intended to place it
and was driven through the box car.
At the same time he was wedged in
between the two cars and would have
been squeezed to death but for the
timely notice of Conductor Lacey,
who immediately gave the engineer
the proper signal to slack up. AS it
was, Danielson's body was SO badly
squeezed that his collar bone as we'll
as his shoulder blade and a rib were
broker. Besides these injuries he
naturally sustained other bruises
about the body.
The accident happened q little be-
fore eleven. The injured man was re-
moved to where temporary relief
could be given him by a physician
until the arrival of No. IL, the pas
senger due in Willmar at l:45. He
was placed on cot and put on board
the tram for this point. Drs. Frost
had been summoned in the meantime
and he was taken charge of upon his
arrival here by DR.. Harold Frost.
He was suffering intensely when
brought to his room in the Ruble
block. An examination revealed the
extent of his injuries as mentioned
above, and he was given the necessary
attention by the attending physicians.
Danielson certainly experienced a
very narrow escape from being
crushed to death, and his friends are
glad that the accident did not result
fatally. 1t will be several weeks be-
fore his condition is such as to war;
want him leaving his room.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

The next entertainment in the Will
mar lecture course will be furnished
by the Dixie Jubilee Singers. This
splendid aggregation of colored art
lists will probably appear here early
in December.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

Frank Lisecki, who lies at his home
in the town of Green Lake suffering
from severe injuries received in run.
away accident last week, is reported
at this writing as doing nicely under
tho circumstances. Mr.. Lisecki suffer-
ed the fracture of one rib and had q
hip dislocated, besides sustaining
several minor bruises on other parts
of the body. He was attended by
Drs. Frost of this city. =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

A fair delegation of Litchfeld young
people accompanied the football
team to this city to witness last Sat-
urday's game, and naturally returned
home in the best of spirits when the
.honors were carried off by It's own
segregation of players. The visitors
were entertained the early part Of the
evening at the Bonde Hall, where an.
informal hop was given. ~ @&* 4
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

After long stay on the property
of the Black Bay Mining Company as
manager of the mine, Martin Sorenson
returned home last Friday night, and
will now remain in this city with his
family. At present the company has
no representative at the mine from the
Willmar Office. The interests of the
company will for q time remain in
charge of other competent hands, at
least until the work of drilling with
the new diamond drill is we'll under
waV.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

DR.. Rains visited Raymond last
Saturday on professional business.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

Z Miss Helen Sather-spe Sunday at
Pennock. S~E.~,.- .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-11

AoAO DuCo'. ...'...
Misses Nora Boyd and Inga Grangard
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
1.-THE CITY
BEAUTIFUL"
Twenty-Five Cities Will
Spend 100000
Y PRODUCING A MODEL STREET
in Model City, Where All Exhibits
Will OutcIass Anything Attempt
ed Since the Chicago Fair.
\ PRODUCING A MODEL STREET

st. Louis, Oct. 22.-Months OF
thought, discussion, planning and
preparation have this week resulted
in a definite announcement of what
the proposed model street at the
Worlds Fair next year will be. This
Ideal thoroughfare, 100 feet wide and
nearly half a mile long, will illus
trate the American ideal of what a
city should be.
1t will be a gigantic object lesson
In modern city making, participated
in by the leading twenty-five Ameri-
can municipalities under the auspr
ces OF the greatest universal exposi-
ton ever contemplated. The exhibit
will require an outlay of 5000, 900, each
city appropriating an average sum
of 100000, while the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition will expend $4,000,
As its quota.
This assembling of the best fea-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
GIVEN POISON BY STRANGERS.
Man, Dragged and Robbed, Dies ~
La Grande.

Ia Grande. Ore. Oct. PA coro-
ner,s inauest was held at Perry over
The body of Otto Henning, and II
was decided that he died of carbolic
acid poisoning administered in Wills
XIV by parties unknown. Hennlne
was a blacksmith for the Grande
Ronde Lumber company, and mao
lived in Perry for several years.
On the night Of October 9 he was
returning home from this city, four
mile walk, and was overtaken by Two
men in a buggy who gave him ride
Exchanged drinks and finally left him
on the platform at Perry, where ne
was found incoherent and in great
agony. He did not recover enough to
tell who the men were. The attend
ant physician, De. Willard Smith,
performed an autopsy and found
death due to carboiic acid poisoning.
Hennfng had been gambling in the
city before starting home, and had
won a little money and had probably
$40. but had been robbed before no
was left at Perry. What effort the
police officers will make in the case
is not known.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22

lures of the leading cities in the
world is an absolutely new departure
in exposition building Nothing like
it was ever attempted. It's scope is
SO broad that it contains the choices,
| of everything. 1t will be almost like
paying a personal visit to each city
that participates in the exhibit In
some ways it will be better, for the
exhibits will be side by side, and sat
isfactory comparisons may be made
New York will show the street clean.
| ing service. Other cities will show
theirs. and the best system may be
readily determined. Detroit's park
system will be exploited, and so on
through the list, each city showing
the best features, and the whole
making up a section of a truly ideal
city.
On entering the exposition at the
main gateway, almost the first sight
that will confront the visitor will be
the model street. which stretches
east and west on the north side of the
ulduuOIu pdldC0 OF manufacturers.
This community will not BE- a hete-
rogenous collection of diverse build
ings, for each will conform to the
civic scheme without detracting from
the individuality Of other features.
While all the improvements in the
ideal city will be under the direction
of Mr.. Albert Kelsey, the superintend-
ent Of the municipal improvement
exhibit, each city will design it's own
exhibit and install it where it does
not conflict with the general plan.
Duplication will be carefully guarded
against
The paving will represent the mod
ern approved material used in good
street making Thus one section will
be made of asphalt. Another will be
of vitrified bricks; another of btu
minOus macadam. Wooden blocks.
treated with the latest preserving
processes, will constitute another sec
ton Telford will be shown in one
section while granite blocks, for
heavy hauling, will also be shown.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
DIES BEFORE HIS SWEETHEART
Carbolc Acid Used by Young Pa
louise Farmer.

i
| Colfax, Wash-In the presence OF
the girl he was engaged to marry,
Lawrence Johnson, a farmer % years
old. took carbolic acid and died in a
few minutes while his betrothed and
her mother worked to save his life.
| The suicide occurred at the farm of
Mrs. J. C. Dickinson in Pleasant Val
ley. IS miles from Colfax, Sunday.
Johnson has Mrs Dickinson's farm
rented and has lived with Mrs. Dick
iuson and her daughter. Minnie Rem
shaw. more than a year. He was en-
gagged to marry the latter, who is IS
years of age and had announced sew
eral dates for the marriage, but the
young people are reported to have
auarreled and made up" frequently,
and the wedding had been postponed
several times. It is reported they
quarreled recently, and this is sup
posed to be the cause of tn suicide.
Came Down to Die.
Johnson asked Miss Renshaw to
accompany him to Sunday school.
She said she would rather wait until
evening and go to the Christian En-
ieavor meeting. Johnson went up
to his room upstairs, wrote some let
tiers and returned and lay down on
the sofa. Miss Renshaw noticed a
change in his expression and asked if
he were i'll. He made no reply. Going
closer to him his sweetheart smelled
carbolic acid and noticed his lips
we're burned She called her mother
and they telephoned to Thornton for
a physician, but he told them John
sou would be dead before he could
reach the place and told what rene
dies to use.
The two women began to work with
frenzy, but Johnson went INTO con-
vu1sions and died in a short time. A
letter left in his room addressed to
his mother gave directions as to the
disposal of his property and told of
$40 being in bis trousers pocket. He
babe her goodby, told her to kiss the
baby for him.
Spoke of His Debts
Lawrence Johnson was the oldest
son of John Bunyan Johnson, a rio-
neer farmer living 10 miles from Gel
fax, and was born and reared N this
county. He was a hard working
young man of excellent hIbits and
bore a SPLENDID reputation Sunday
morning he remarked: "A man had
as well be in hell with his bach
broke as in the Palouse country and
in debt
1t is said he had no money debts
and Mrs. Dickinson had told him
yesterday to not worry about his &
nancfal condition, that she would ad-
vance him all the money needed to
farm her ranch another year. Miss
Renshaw is Frustrated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22

work, had been in the habit OF
working his men nine hours per day
notwithstanding the fact that city
ordinance requires that on city work
the workmen shall not be employed
for more than eight hours in any one
day.
This provision was placed in con-
tract which Mr. Broad was expected
to- sign, but he refused, and he was ar
rested for violating the ordinance.
He appealed to the superior court for
a writ of habeas corpus, on the ground
that the law was unconstitutional
and therefore he was unjustly de-
prived of his liberty. The case was
heard before Judge Richardson, who
held the law to be constitutional and
denied the writ The case will now
go to the supreme court. In the mean
time all city contracts will be held
up awaiting the decision in this case
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22

before this land it represents was
reckoned as The greatest nation on
earth.
The loop for the intramural railway
is at the main entrance to the idea
city, and visitors may enter or de-
part through the model railway sta
ton. It's accessibility, its striking
features, and the lessons 1t Will lncul-
cate, and its general attractiveness,
all combine to make the Ideal city
one of the strong exposition features.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-22
EIGHT HOURS VILE STAND.
Washington Superior Court Sustain'
the Labor Law.

Spokane, Wash.-The CITY and state
eight-hour law has been sustain
ed by the superior court Of this state.
A certain contractor on municipal
The Alaska prospector., 1903-11-26
THIRD or MILLION
DOLLARS IS THE PRESENT
 VALUE OF
b5e55ab|e pTopdty
In Valdez. Tax Rate Will Prob ably Be Set At One And A
 Half Per Cent.

The assessment for 1903 has been completed and was turned over to the council Monday evening
 The assessment is very conserv- ative and equitable one. but owing to the large .smsunt of improve ments during the past year, is nearly double what it was in 1902.
 The real estate valuation is $l15.. 750; improvements, sill .630; aad personal property is $94,l51, mak- ing total of assessable property in town of *32i ,551, nearly a third of q millisn dollars.
 At the next meeting of the eo,rn- cil the rate of taxation will be fixed It is more than probable that d one and onc-half per cent. leve will he made. The board of equalization will meet at the city hall on the l4th and 2lst December 10 equsaize assessments, and anyone wishine to protest must do so al that time
 At one and one halt per cent. the taxes this year will amount tC about $4.SOO.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-11-26
Court News.

The application for new trial in case of Alexander Watts was de- nied Saturday, and a sentence of 20 years at McNeill's island was imposed on Watts.
 Isaac Banta was committed to the insane asylum at Salem, Ore The commitnent states that he is a dangerous lnnatic and should not be allowed to run at large.
 Ermia Balam0t6f was committed Saturday to the Salem insane asy. lum- The court stated in tine com. mitment that Balamatoff is a dan. gero,is lunatic, with homocidal ten deneies, and that it is unsafe fo, him to be at large.
 Cecil H. Klegg, has resigned hi: position as commissioner at Nusha. gak, and Saturday received the ap. pointment as collector of license, in the Third Division.
 Tuesday the case of Lilly B Levy vs D. B. Waldron for title te a portion of town lot, was heard by the court, and a verdict render. ed in favor of plaintiff.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-11-26
Portland Enthused.

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 3.-Capt. Richard Chilcott, a well known Alaskan promoter. addressed the Board ef Trade last evening relat- ing to the pnoposed Valdez, Copper River x Tanana Roilroad.
 He stated that it is the intention of the company to construct a rail- road from Valdez to Eagle City, q distance of 430 miles. In addition to the railroad line, the plan con templates the operation of steam ship line from Portland to the southern terminus of the road at Valdez.
 The run by steamer fnoM Port land to Valdez can be made by the outside passase in foar sdayss as against eight days reauiced at pres e@t fram Seattle by the inside pas sage. With the completion of the road, Portland wiN he hronsRt with in ten days of Dawsoa.
 Capt Chile0tt's plaa is to put the steamer liae into service at as early a date as possible for the pur- pose of transporting materials and lahorers to Valdez for the eOnstrue- tiSn ef tie road.