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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-23
Alexander.
Nav FL.


We have plenty Of wind and rain
this spring.
The creamery is running four days
a week now.
Helgeson and Reigstad are drillir e
a tubular we'll on the John Gielhough
farm.
Miss Angina Hough is again making
her home in Willmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G.. Kambestad ef
1hokio visited relatives and friends
here last week and one evening some
OF their many friends took the oppor-
tunity and rendered them a pleas ant
surprise. Albert S. Nelson made q
speech and explained why they had
come, after which he handed them g.
handsome purse of money as token
of their esteem.
1t is our sad duty to announce the
death of one If our most prominent
young ladies, Miss Hannah Reigstad,
which occurred Wednesday of last
week. The cause of death was cor
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The Farm Colonies or The
Salvation Army


unoer scorching sun. But the pio-
neers were of the right sort, not a
tramp or an idler among them; all
workmen, if workmen who had not
oeen successful in gathering to them
serves goods. With will they went to
WORK; feeling confidence, because
oach OF them was the power and the
wonderful organization of the Saliva
taon Army. That beginning was in
1923 only five years ago.
mere were 70 people at the start.
II families. To bring out and estab-
llsh each family costs the army about
Sooo' and to engineer the whole enter
prise represented considerable capital
but the army was able to secure the
money, and at once set the laborers at
work to win their way and to pay back
what they had had to borrow. The
men were given work with wages of
two dollars day. They built houses,
put up fences, worked on the roads and
o1tches. A man received dollar day
IN cash, and the other dollar was ap-
pied on his debt to the army. Thus
they got good start and were able to
have about them little ready money.
One colonist paid off his entire debt,
OF nearly thousand dollars, in little
over three years; and during that time
supported family of five and built
himself nice stone cottage. But he
was an experienced farmer. The Fort
Amlty colonists have already paid over
fourth of their Indebtedness to the
army, and all could dispose of their
holdings at considerab bic profit. Beet
sugar and canteloupes have contrib
uted very considerably to their pros
perity. Of the 40 original colonists,
only three have left. Which would sug-
gest that Fort Amity is not inappro-
priately named
In the United States there are still
vast tracts of uncultivated land, land
that would richly repay cultivation;
and in the cities of this country there
are many thousands of people for
whom the city has no work to offer,
who are unsuccessful there and wretch
ed. 1t seems that The Salvation Army
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haWick.
May 20.


Joe Pelkey celebrated two days at
Brooten last week. There were shows,
ball games, balloon ascensions and
other kinds of sport, together with
Norwegian Independence festivities.
He said he enjoyed himself.
Martin Christenson's team took
run last Friday here, being frightened
by the passenger train. They ran
against an old mower and upset that
and against liver Hoaas' wagon and
broke the front axle. They were
caught little way out of town, but
were scratched up little.
N. P. Nelson's father was here visit
ing yesterday.
A few of the Hawick boys witnessed
the ball game between New London
and Ringvi)le, Sunday. The score
stood in favor of New London, al.
though the game was not played to
finish, owing to accidents. John Hal
vorson had his nose fractured and
Sam Shipstead had his hand split.
Hope you will not be so unfortunate
another time, boys.
All those who are interested in form
ing q nine here will meet next Satur-
day night the 23d of May.
Mrs. J. O. Nyberg, who has been for
a three weeks visit in Norfolk, Va,
returned last Friday morning. She
was accompanied by her brother John.
Ed. Smithson returned yesterday
from few weeks trip in North d.
kota.
H. A. Hanson's sister and her hus-
band and child arrived from Norway
They had been q month
on the trip and had considerable
stormy weather on the ocean.
Mirve Welch went to Diamond Lake
today to visit G.. O. Kirby.
Gilbert Nelson sold Chicago Cot
tage organ to Mrs Bidwell last week.
Geo. Harris and his son-in-law,
Frank Pond and families leave today
for Madison, Mimi, where they intend
TO make their homes.
The skimming station opened. up
yesterday again, after being shut dow
for three weeks.
0. Christofferson of Norway Lake
visited friends here the first of the
week. 9 JUNIUs.
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NAV Is

"dy TO-
Corn planting is the order of the
day.
Peter Norman made business trip
to Atwater last Friday.
The creamery shipped 30 tubs of but
ter last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Lundquist returnedlhome
from Graceville last Thursday, where
she had been staying during the win
ter.
Albert Emblom returned home from
Minneapolis Saturday. he is looking
as we'll as can be expected, as he has
been very sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Lundberg spent few days last
week visiting with friends in Atwater.
The basket social given by the M.
w. A. last Friday evening was we'll
attended, A fine program was rend-
cred and q sum of S52 was raised from
the sale of the baskets. MIKE.
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Fad of a Famous Jackdaxv

The Brixton jackdaw, which was
found dead recently in the bar of the
Angel Arms at Brixton, London, was
a great celebrity in his own way. All
jackdaws have fads of their own, and
the favorite fad of this particular bird
was to travel all over London on omni-
buses, trains and cabs. He was thor
oughly well known to every 'busman
in the Brixton district; he used to
take his seat on bus beside the driver.
and would chatter most volubly till
the journey to the city or elsewhere
was accomplished, when he would tly
back to his Bri xton home. He was a
bird of strong likes and dislikes, and
when any of his masters customers
failed to find favor in his sight he
would ~assah them with most embar-
RAISING aow of language.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-23
Pyg1mies of the Long Aro.

A German anthropologist. Herr Thil-
enius, has recently shown that pygmies
now only found in the interior of Al
RIGA, were, during prehistoric times,
spread over parts of Europe. Numer-
GUS skeletons found in Silesia show
that the stature of the men they rep
resent was not much above four and
one-half feet. There were pygmie,
in Switzerland and in Alsacealso. These
dwarf races were in no wise degen-
erat es. They appear to have persist
ed up to e comparatively recent times.
The pygnies Of silesia, for instance,
were contemp orary with the Romans,
and they continued up to the tenth
century At present there IS no yes
tige OF such q race, but th cir skeletons
sremain to prove heir existence. .
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vate those acres as profitable as posi-
BILE. Ten years are allowed the colonist
in which to pay his debt. He pays in
terest for his land and on what ever
else has been provided him, teams, COWS,
implements; and pays the principal in
annual installments. On the whole,
the results have been highly satisfac-
tory: a number of the colonists becom-
ing so prosperous and thrifty as to
make payments before they were due,
thus lessening the interest.
When announcement is made of the
army's plan for the establishment of
a land colony, hundreds of needy city
dwellers put in application, but not all
the applications are granted; for the
applicants are carefully examined with
reference to the possession of the
qualifications necessary for good pio-
neers. Among the applicants there
are always a few that have learned
trades in the past; it goes without say
ing that the services of the skilled
workmen come in we'll in the building
up of the new communities.
It is not only members of the Saliva
ton Army that are eligible to become
colonists, others being accepted and
welcomed. Since the farms are of small
area, the farmers are not isolated like
those living on large, scattered tracts
of land. There is much opportunity
for social life, and the children enjoy
good school advantages. At Fort Am
ity, the army has placed it's Cherry Tree
orphanage, where about a hundred
children from crowded city slums can
enjoy the blessings of the country; and
can grow up farmers instead of tene-
ment house folk.
In looking about for suitable loca
tions for their colonists, the army de-
cided to try arid lands where irriga-
ton has to be employed to make them
fruitful. The valuable cooperation of
railroad and irrigation company Of
Gals was obtained, and lands secured
in large tracts and on advantageous
terms. With the new methods of agri-
culture in operation Oh irrigated lands,
the inexperienced farmers were drilled,
and an oversight Of their work was
kept up. The success Of the colonists
has been very gratify ing to those whose
Judgment led to the choice 81 tho new
lands. Improved methods Of irriga-
ton will add still farther to the value
of the holdings, and no doubt the Sal
vation Army farmers generally will
have good cause to bless the day they
gave up city for country life.
+. Fort Amity Is the Oldest of the colo
MES and can be said to have left behind
its experimental stage. An article IN:
the April number Of Country Life in
America gives interesting information.
concerning his col ny.s. Fort Amity is.
situated near Pue Bio, Col. When the:
first eolonists handed on the spot where.
nov stands their prosperous little vii.
.lage. there was little TO gladde the eve;
seemfngl barren land stretching ont.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-23
HE Salvation Army is help
ing solve the problem of
! overcrowded centers of
population, by making
country life possible, profit
able and attractive for the

!. ~ able and attractive for the
families that have got push
ed to the wall in the city. Three farm
colonies the army has esta blished in
the United States, three colonies that
have proven of inestima BILE value to the
co1onists; one, called Fort Herrick, in
northern Ohio; one named Fort Rooney,
in CALIFORNIA;; and one,> Fort Amity, in
(, Colorado.
The colonists do not consider them
selves objects of charity by any means,
and there is no reason why they should.
They buy their land at an advance on
what the army pays for it, and they
pay interest on loans providing them
with stock and general equipments.
But the army puts heart into the pros
pective farmer, encourages him to be-
ieve that in time he may become sole
owner of his acres; not only provide
for his family as the seasons pass, but
lay by enough to wi pc out his debt. In
addition to giving a man hope of in
dependence, the army's colony enter
prises are run, as all modern business
must be, as well-systematized organ
izations; and thus the individual is
able to enjoy the advantages attendant
upon organized effort.
Before colony is established by the
army, conditions are very carefully
studied, and before the colonists are
called to begin agricultural life ar
engagements are well perfected. In
tensive farming, on small farms of
about 20 acres each, is the rule. After
the first year the land is not held in
common, but each farmer is spurred to
do the most he can with his own acres.
In the beginning, to provide the neces-
saries of life. provision is made for the
whole society, and the work is some
what on the order followed where prop
erty is held in common; but soon each
farmer is given credit for 20 or Is acres
of land, and he sets to work to cult
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AI!PpENlNG IN THE COUNT
!. AsO Observed and Related BY Regular
correspondents to the Tribune.
Nam 70.

M4mR0
sz.5 8. 2s COPE. S. z:..~ May %.
0 Some on OF the young folks from here
\ e'1sended= the 18th of May celebration
e 20 floren grove, town of Dovre, last
Monday.
3. Mrs. Carrie Nelson, formerly a res.
B. 5sio ''e' OF Mamre but now Of Kerkhoven,
Is at present visiting at J. A. Erland-
= son, s.. Mrs. Nelson, although over
:oo years old, is still hale and hearty.
Miss Esther Ostlund is home again,
amer two months stay in Pennock.
Butt 81 Tuveson began taking
milk every day, this week.
5Holger- Elkjer went to Pennock
B wednesday, where he takes position
as assistant butter-maker at the PEN
mock creamery.
Fer Akeson, our Jack-of all-trades,
cid some mason work at Carl Carl.
sons the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nils J. Stjernlof gave
a "kalas'' to a gathering of friends
last Thursday afternoon.
oonA l. = hlnuO efg Went TO Mime
apolis Wednesday for several days
visit with old friends.
Sheriff Ole Lundquist was in Mamre
Thursday, notifying J. P. E'kjer and
Lars Ostlund that they b ad been drawn
as jurymen in the next June term of
court. The former will be a member
OF the grand jury, while the latter will
serve in the petit jury.
There is some talk of organizing
string band in Mamre, and if carried
out will no doubt be hailed with de-
light by the younger generation. A
similar organization was in progress
several years ago, and while it lasted
met with good success. NEWsBOY.
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sumption. Deceased was fl her best
years, being only about 20 years Of
age. The funeral took place Monday
at the East Norway Lake cemetery,
Rev. B. Sund officiating.
Herjum & Huseby are drilling we'll
for Mr.. Void near Sunburgh.
Mrs. S. Mattson of Kerkhoven is
visiting relatives and friends here this
week.
We are informed that New Star has
left US and gone to other parts. We
regret that she would leave us as she
was the only star Arctander had,
we wish her success in
her new surroundings.
T. Reese of Sunburgh isl selling
maps with great success.
UNCLE ED.
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Lake Lillian.
Nav IL.

Corn planting is the order of tha
day and will be finished this week.
Mrs. Ed Flann, who has been very
ill, is now able to be up again.
Emil Hanson and August Mattson
of Fahiun traded horses in this viei---
nifty last week. They say business iss
brisk.
Our assessor, VIM. Johnson, will
start on his rounds this week, not last,
week, "a the Roselillian correspond
ent of the Gazette had it.
Mr.. and Mrs Lars Erickson spent
Sunday with relatives in Willmar.
The young people enjoyed social
hops at two places last, Saturd ay even-~-
ing. The southern element had theffa
at fuckers, while the northerneFs
swung around at Wards place. Ak
say they enjoyed good time.
Hemming Nelson and Frank Matt
son pass through our town last Sun
day returning to their respective homea
in Fahiun.
A very young man came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. johnson Lass.
Monday morning and applied for per-
mission to stay there for, the greateR-
part of the next quarter century. VII
lie has already passed the cigars In
honor of the stranger. - -: - S. s.
1t would be q good idea for The
stOckmen, who have dead horses on
cattle lying around on the prairie tqs
take . day off and bury the carcasaes,.
for the warm weather makes sueh=
Landmarks" very offensive. -
There will be q picnic at the Nor
wegian Lutheran church next Sataar~
day. A short prog. am will be ran
dered, after, which dinner will be eer-
we'd. In the afternoon there will Ia.
an auction Of fancy articles made by
the ladies sewing society. 10
! Az. q. 4. MULLHAN.
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The Reasons for Race Suicide
BY DARLINGTON BOOTH.

The fact that the conditions exist to the
results of which President Roosevelt has ap-~
piled the term trace suicide is so we'll known
that no words need be wasted in discussing
either the justice or necessity of his observ>-
tions and the existence of those conditions must
be matter of deep regret to every true 1oveT~
of this republic and of the principles upon
which it is founded
The causes, however, of the present social
state are varied in character, and some of them,
at least, may be removed through the enlight-
enment of certain persons and the notifications
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coIfax.

Mrs. L E. Mas and Miss Engeborg
Olson left last Tuesday for Kenmare,
N. D. -,s........~ -
At the special town meeting, held in
our town the 9th of May, it was decid.
Cd to issue bonds for town-hall
building: Only 10 votes were cast.
Miss Heline Mas visited friends at
Brooten, last Friday. .-
Gilbert Open, Jr., will close . two
months term OF Norwegian school In
Dist. 81 tomorrow, Wednesday,.
Herman Johnson attended the Street
fair in. Brooten, Saturday ! y.
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Lake Elizabeth.

May %.
Remember your real estate tax next
week.
We notice our teacher in Dist. 80,
Miss Hilma Norman, has come to the
front in the contest. Keep yourself
there, ailma.
George Bowman sold eight small
pigs and SOW for S35. 90 Thursday.
We are just ia the fencing season and
quite a few have fenced in their whole
farms, so cattle can run on the fields
while pastures are picking up.
There will be q mission meeting in
the Methodist church commencing
Wednesday night, May q, and con-
tinuing over Sunday. Bishop Joyce
of Minneapolis is expected to be pres
ent May 30 at O'Clock p. m.
A church social was given for the
benefit of the Methodist church
Wednesday evening at Aug. Broman's
place. It was a great success.
Emil Edmund's team INDUCED in a
lively runaway Wednesday when in
Atwater, but no serious damage was
done.
Before this reaches our readers here
the congregation of the Baptist church
will have surprised their old deacon
and leader for the building of the
church, Mr.. P. E. Edmund, and the
prospect is good for worthy acknowl-
edgement of what he has done for the
church. PEN.
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OF certain principles upon they actions
WISE patriotic and only pointed
TO them the which they
community and then the nation; after which they will wa
IN TINS way Themselves but will by teaching example, induce 9TH
ers to follow their footsteps Auon
Inc erroneous idea that happiness life always be found
gratifying the desires for Social intellectual scientific pleasure
and that the duties responsibilities of panood will Interfere with
plans looking to such enjoyment
e. False conceptions of life WHOLE variety
Among them may be named novels of types many and
the general views and lives apparently very
else than to themselves.
g. Exaggerated ideas of the burdn really
nome This is especially true where the individuals are
possessed of fairly good incomes.
Such persons will that they children
while they will spend enough money
suitable STYLE too!
The ignoring of the claims of God religion upon
dividua and upon world
To bring child teach him to live a.
upright and noble fe the parents
themselves but the comforting blessing upon world,
at large.
determination everything in life to the graft
hcation of the passing desire of the hour
fond of horses travel or science &C.
work of kind.
He makes his mind that nothing likely to in
terfere with his indulgence these directions any
woman lives for pleasure, society perhaps for
In order that ties be formed duties that haa
hamper her in these pursuits of the deepest of which the
human heart capable are passed by on the other SIDE"
But the
Are they serious the individuals any attempt
improve upon some would say Goods pnwavs se
For be remembered there humane
character that parenthood alone bring
The "love of mother" provebaly proportons
and who will deny that lovethe greatest attribute
self-ony reaches its supreme height in motherhood?
father mother of large family who could easily
with of them permanneven though the child likely
be greatly benefited hereby-woud upob
an abnormal being.
And striking proof of the depth and reality
be found
where the ercest battle is often fought children
cdess person might imagine possession
OF them.
All this is from the family standpoint.
But there another p1asehe
but be patent to all who students of city life that those
Of city where the residences Of the educated the
ericans be found the children while
where the Ignorant the the hress
be found the fairly with children.
And the children of
When the thousands of the sums against the
residential sections, where
will the municipality be? ~ q =
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
NUGGETS OF NEWS

The leading locomotive firms of Scot
land have formed a combination, with
a capital of $4,000, 900,
Crown Prince Frederick William, Of
Germany. left Berlin yesterday for st.
Petersburg. TO visit the Gar.
Governor Jefferson Davis. Of Arkan-
sas. was inaugursted yesterday for his
second term of two years.
The superior court of Pennsylvania
held its opening session at Scranton
yesterday. with four of the seven
judges present
Congressman Sulzer. OF New York,
yesterday introduced a bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for a statue to Samuel ],
Tilden, TO be erected in Washington.
Fire at Christiansburg Va, yester-
day destroyed Charles Gardner's print
Ing onNe and Johnson G. Janney's
wholesale grocery store. Loss, S75. 900
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
MURPHY PLEASEs
SUGAR MAGNATE
Reference Made by New Jer-
sey's Governor to Liking
of Havemeyer

Jersey City. N. j.. Jan. 15.-The an
rual meeting of the American Sugar
Refining Company yesterday after
noon was even livelier than had been
anticipated. The features of the meet
ing was President II. S. Havemeyer's
yelled criticisms of President Roose-
welt and the legislators who are clam
oring in Washington for antitrust leg
islation. President Havemeyer's en-
thusiastic commendation of Governor
Murphy, of New Jersey, for his trust
utterances in his annual message, AID
sharp demand for larger dividends
made by a stockholder who refused
to give his name.
The Sugar Trust, as the refining
company is familiarly called, set at
rest all talk about the possible en-
trance of Standard Oil interests into
the board Of directors by re-electing
the three members whose terms ex-
pire, namely, H. S. Havemeyer, Ar
thur Donner and John Meyer. There
is not the slightest change in the con-
troll Of the company.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
FOR TINE souriI

Southern Railway. Express 6.46 p. M.
daily. slecpers NO Charleston, Port Tampa,
Augusta Memphis and New Orleans; 736
y. m. daily, sleepers to New Orleans. Ma
con, Memphis, Nashville. via Ashevillo
and Hot Springs. The Southcrn's Palm
Limited 3 go y. m. week days. Pullman
Drawing room and Compartments Sleeping
Cars. Observation and Dining Cars. 10 st.
Augustine Pullman Drawing room Sleep
Ing Cars TO Augusta (via Aikcn).
. Atlantic Coast lime. --ENpross LOO
noon daily slcepcrs 10 Charleston. Jack
sonvillo Macon. Thomasville ANA Port
Tampa; 1856 a. M. daily sleepers 10
Richmond and jacksonville. Florida spe-
cial.f 5..l p. M. week days. Pullman
Drawing room ana Compartment Sleeping
Cars, Observation ana Dining Cars 10 ST.
Augustine.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.-S.li D.
m. daily, dining car and sleepers 10 Gin.
Clnnnu. $3.50 anIll
sehboard Air Zine Rail way. Mail $50 a
m. daily, slecprrs TO New Orleans nnt
Jacksonville. Express 5.25 b. m. week
days. sleeper 10 Atlanta. "seaboard Flor
ida Limited 100 p. m. daily Pullman
Drawdng-room and Compartment Sleeping
Cars Observation and Dining Cars 10 ST
Augustine.
Evening journal., 1903-01-15
COAL COMBINE IN OHIO
State Files Suits to AnnuI Charter Of
Six BIC Companies.

state Files Suits to Annul Charter Of
Six BIC Companies.
Columbus, o.. JAN 15.-The quiet
investigation that Governor Nash has
been making of the coal situation for
several days ripened into fruit yes
terday, when Attorney General Sheets
filed in the Supreme Court ono war.
rento suits against six big cosl com
panies to oust them from their char
ters. The companies against which
suits are brought are: The New Pitts
burg Coal Company, the Sunday Creek
Coal Company. the General Hooking
Fuel Company, the Congo Coal Com
pany, the Interstate Coal Company
and the Hooking Coal and Iron Com
pany.
It is further charged that they have
Disseminated in favor of Columbus
and against other cities of the state,
selling coal at about dollar and a
quarter cheaper here than else
where. The suits are brought under
the Valentine antitrust act