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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-17
REUNION OF OLD SETTLERS

ll hllt-uNlOn Of OLD SETTLERS
sssssst Tsndsrsd BY Commercial Club
-Spsseh-msking and Music
IN Enjoyable Day.
a perfect success. That is the
unanimous verdict of all who had the
pleas ure of taking part in the annual
meeting of the Old Settlers Asso-
c1ation in Willmar yesterday. The
Gay was perfect; one of those ra;e
summer days, clear and bright, just
warm enough for comfort everywhere
: The business meeting of the asso-
citation was held in the courthouse in
the forenoon. President Nord1n call
ed the meeting to order and introduced
Mayor Qvale, who gave the address
OF welcome. In short but eloquent
speech the mayor reviewed the great
services the pioneers had done to the
county and contrasted present con-
ditions with what they were half q
century ago. The reports of the Sec
retary and treasurer were then present.
ed and adopted. The following
officers for the ensuing year were
elected: President, P. Il. Parsons:
first vice president, John Burns;
second vice president, C. P. Quist;
secretary, A. 0 Forsberg; treasurer,
Rev. E. P. Wicklund. Forty-three
new members were added to the roll.
At 1870 the association met at
Bonde Hall to partake of the banquet
arranged by the Commercial club,
and put up AID served by tie ladies'
committee appointed by the club. The
ladies certainly were fully equal to
the work given them. Tables had
been set for two hundred guests. The
tables were beautifully decorated
with cut flowers and presented very
inviting appearance. The feast pro-
vided was delicious, and the guests
did ample justice to it. The asso
citation gave a vote of thanks to their
entertainers. At two O'Clock the
band commenced to discourse music
at the park, which was soon filed
with visitors. After several select
ions OF music President Nordin in
troduc=d Sen. M. E Clapp, who
spoke on the old settler and his
achievements. The speaker reviewed
what the pioneers had done for the
country everywhere, not only in
material Development, but also in
establishing and maintaining free in
stitutions. Mr. G. A. Birch read a
paper on the educational difficulties
in the pioneer days, showing how
little chance there was for obtaining
book learning, but also calling
attention to how the environments
were calculated to develop spirit OF
self-reiance and independence.
A. o. Forsberg spoke on the de-
velopment of Kandiyohi county,
showing the factors that had helped
develop it to the present high steNe,
and also dive ling on the dif1cult..s >
the pioneers had to overcome.
Between the speeches the band
rendered several selections. The pro-
gram closed with the song "America'
sung by the entire audience.
After this program some OF the
visitors went to the Athletic Park to
witness the ball game, while the rest
left for home, everyone feeling that
Willmar had showed in a splendid
manner its appreciation for the work
done by the old settler.
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JohnSon.SWanS0n. .

Johnson-Swanson.
The wedding bells rang merrily at
Svea church last Monday afternoon
when Mr.. Andrew P. johnson. OF
Whitefeld, and Miss Hilda Swanson,
of Wi1lmar, took the VOWS that united
their lives in the holy bonds of matri-
mony. The bridal party entered the
church At 1:3O p. NJ to the tune of a
wedding march played by Prof. Albert
Hegstrom- First came the maid of
honor, Miss Ellen Swanson, sister of
the bride, and the ring boy, Lawrence
w. Johnson Next came the ribbon
girls, Ella Peterson and Zylpha Mel
son. The bride and groom came next,
followed by the bridesmaids, Misses
Hannah Johnson and Emma Swanson,
and the groomsmen, Messrs. Emil
Johnson and Nels Anderson. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J..
0. Lundberg, who also gave q speech
full of valuable counsel to the welded
couple. The bridal procession then
returned to the home of the groom,
where the guests offered their con-
gratulattons. Then the guests were
summoned to large tent where de-
lcious wedding dinner was served to
about 250 people. Light refreshments
were also served throughout the after
noon.
The newly welded couple we're the
recipients of large number OF beau
tiful and VARIABLE presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will make
their home On the groom's fine farm
in White6eld. Their numerous friends
extend to them their best wishes for a
long and happy life in which wishes
the Tribune heartily joins.
Among guests from a distance were
Martin Peterson and family from near
Hallock, Kittson county, J. W. Mel.
son and family from Litchfeld, and
Martin Swanson from B0wbells, n. D.
Engagement Announced.
The Daily R=pu ublican OF Red Wing
contains the following. which will be
interesting reading to the many Will
mar friends of the groom-elec ''Mr.
aud Mrs. John 9uayle announce the
of their daughter, Miss
Rose, to Chas. E. Berg, of Grand
Forks, N. Do The Daily Plain
dealer of Grand Forks says: "Miss
Quayle has recently resigned her
situation in the public schools Of this
city, which action is now fully ex-
planned Mr.. Berg is one OF our lead
ing young business men, being secre-
tary of the Commercial Mutual Insur-
ance Co. The Plaindealer unites with
their friends in offering most hearty
The date of the COM
ing nuptials has not been set.'
Mr.. Berg and the bride elect visited
over Sunday in Willmar at the home
of Mr.. Berg's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. E. Berg. Miss Quayle has gone to
her home at Red Wing to prepare
for the coming nuptia!s, which will be
awaited with much pleasure by the
many friends of the contr acting part
les. Mr.. Berg is a young man Of
excellent qualities and his Wiilmar
friends are glad to hear of his double
success, that of winning a bride as
we'll as being a prosperous business
man in the city of Grand Forks.
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Nore1us, who for eleven years has
oeen the president of the Synod preach
eo sne sermon A we'll rendered chorus
Come and Worship the Lord" was
sung by the choir with Miss Emelie
Johnson soloist. DR.. E. P. OLSON
welcomed the Synod to Paxton in an
address full OF thought and history.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-25
SUNKEN SPANISH TREASURE.
Romantic Material in Search Prose-
cuteI by Duke of Argyll Near
Island of Null.

There is material for a romance in the
search for treasure trove being prose-
cuted by the duke of Argyll. off the shore
of the island of Null, says a London
paper. The duke hopes to recover from
the wreck of the Spanish galleon Flor
ida a portion of the treasure sunk with
her when she met her fate with the i'll
starred Armada feet. The Florida was
reported to have been the richest gal
leon in the Spanish fleet. The duke
located the site of the wreck and en-
ployed a wrecking tug and divers TO
prosecute the search for the sunken
treasure. Already the ancient ships
umbers, cannon balls, coins, skulls and
swords have been rescued. The sea
divers hope o to find the reasure
chests. The duke of Argyll's ancestors
began the search for the ~treasur in
1912, and now the present duke. aided
by modern appliances. has renewed the
search with better success. The Florida
was sunk by a Scottish chieftain whom
the Spanish commander abducted from
the Isle of Null. The chieftain. discov-
erlng himself to be a prisoner aboard
the ship, thrust a torch into the maya
zine, blowing up and sinking the treas
galleon. If the duke ecovers
The treasure he will have to give the
IONS share TO the treasury under the
ancient law of tre~asure-trove.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-25
ANOTHER OPINION OF
RECTOR ST. PAVING.

Editor Evening News: T.
Will you allow me to answer Mr..
Garretson on the Rector street pave
ment? When l started to look up the
pavement question l asked him what
position he would take, his answer
was: Il do not want a curb laid and
will fight against it.. l Will fight n
pavement except a strip of macadam
in the middle of the street."
The City Surveyor informs me that
Mr.. Garretson's sidewalk e~ncroaches
upon the street nearly three feet, that
seems to the curb question, 1t
hits Mr.. Garrretson and he is fighting
it and fighting the pavement.
. Like a great many others it seems
from his conversation that he would
like to see the streets paved, provided
you do it on some other street and
don't assess his property. AS to the
quality of the Warren pavement we
have statement after statement in its
favor, and one from Harrisburg. Pa,
where we were told it was a failure.
| wrote for information and the Com
missioner of Streets and Highways
writes me that it was criticized sharp
ly the first few months. but has won
out and proven good. The Warren
people laid it with great. care and did
their work well.
The following gentlemen testify in
its favor, not after a casual lnvestiga-
tion but a careful one: Prof. Shull,
for Presbyterian church.: Rev. J. L.
Lancaster, Patrick Convery, J. l..
Kearny, S. J. Mason, Adam Eckert,
W. A. Belcher, Charles R. Fletcher,
superintendent of the Emery Mills,
and yours,
F. A. SEAMAN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-25
AMONG THE ALPS.
One of the Finest PanOramic Views
lis in the Very Heart of
NitZerland

The city of Lucerne, on the north
west arm of the lake, is one of the
largest and most important cities of
Switzerland. Southwest of the city
rises the gigantic peak of Pilatus, from
whose summit is secured one of the
finest panoramic views of the Alps, for
the lake of Lucerne is in the very heart
of Switzerland, writes Guy Morrison
Walker, in Four-Track News. From
most other points the views are in one
or two directions. but from the peaks
around the Waldstatter sea the wild
Alpine SUBMITS rise round you in every
direction.
East of Lucerne. across the lake.
stands the rival peak of Rigi. from
whose summit can be obtained a view
rivaling ever that from Ptlatus, since
it commands a better view of Lake Luz
cerne itself, and also a magnificent view
OF the Lake of Zug, to the north and
west. At the foot of Rigi, at the head
OF the north arm of the lake, nestles
the valley of Kussnacht, where the
tyrant Gesler built his famous castle
called Urls Menace" which was de-
stroyed after the Swiss had overthrow
the power of Austria in the fourteenth
century.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-25
Treatment of LockIaw,

AS to lockjaw, the Pasteur labora-
tories send out a steady supply of
anti-toxine serum that will prevent
the outbreak of this disease very
much as hydrophobia. In both cases,
it is true, the treatment is only pre-.
ventive, not curative. but this is usu-
ally sufficient, since the danger is
plainly indicated in advance. If by
some sad oversight hydrophobia does
break out it always has killed; but
with lockjaw there is still a chance of
saving life, even after an outbreak.
by inoculating lockjaw anti-toxine di-
rectly into the brain. The record of
recovery is 40 per cent.-Cleveland
Moffet, in McClure's.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-25

Eyes. ma'am," said the peddler. this
here hair-tonic will raise hair on a bill
lard ball"
But will it raise hair on a pump
kin?' asked the lady of the house.
well, / should say SOL"
I'll take a bottle and get my hus-
hand to trA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-25
Cause of the Delay.

Husband (Gmpatiently) - Where's
your mistress? She said she'd be
ready in a minute, and I've waited
half an hour"
Maid-She'll be down in a second.
sir. She's changing her complexion
to match Ter new gown. Chicago
Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-25
Budding Sentiment s~queIched.

Sentiment SqueIched.
Il think Il teacher of composition
is charming, don't you, Emily?"
Bertha! that heartless monster9
Captivated by his blue eyes the other
day, slipped a little affectionate note
in my copy-book!"
And what did ne do?"
H gave it to me back with all the
spelling mistakes corrected in red
ink."-Stray Stories.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-10
I OUR
I COUNTRY e
Z CORRESPONDENCE.
East somers

Fall blowing is the main occupation
here at present.
Anthony keenan, is preparing to re-
shingle his buildings.
Apples will not be plentiful in this
locality and cider will scarcely be
heard of the coming winter,
John zuidweg is reported to have
sold his property on our main avenue
for over two thousand dollars. John
intends to move away from Wise onsin
in the near future.
Mrs. Gus Kohlman, of Somers,
called on old neighbors in this vicin-
ity Saturday.
Hunters are far more plentiful than
game and as consequence, many
tame doves were shot Sunday.
That predicted wedding failed to
materialize last week. The source of
information on which the report was
published seemed thoroughly reliable
but, of course, delays cannot be
avoided.
Frank Triple, who spent his vaca-
ton here, has returned to Chicago.
The telephone men paid a second
visit to our burg last week. Evident
iy it takes considerable energy to
arouse enthusiasm on the "he11o sys-
tenn
District schools in this vicinity will
open for business Monday, Sept. IA.
The buildings have been we'll cleaned
and are in good condition to receive
the children.
Mr.. Shearer had three sheep killed
one night last week by dogs. Some
residents would do well to treat their
useless ours to a good dose of shotgun
medicine.
Mr.. Eppers, of Brighton, spent Mon
day with relatives in this locality.
Mrs. Drew and daughter, Florence,
of Racine, visited friends in the neigh
borhood last week.
The Woodmen picnic was attended
by large number from this vicinity.
Everyone present express themselves
highly pleased with the gathering and
the treatment accorded them by the
people of Somers,
Miss Elga Shearer, who is attending
the Milwaukee Normal, spent Labor
Day with relatives in this vicinity.
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Drink Fruit Champagne.
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Pleasant Prairie.

The Liberty Cemetery Helpers So
ciety will be entertained by Miss Car
RE Hoysradt and Mrs. Strang, at the
home of the latter, Tuesday evening,
Sept. Is. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all.
MRS. GEO. FALKNER, Sec'y.
John Hartung, of Kenosha, was the
guest of Willie Barter last week.
Mrs. M. E. Rockwell and daughter,
Ida, have returned from a visit to
friends in Chicago.
Mrs. ]. B. Maloney and daughter
spent Sunday at H. A. Kings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hockney, of
Silver Lake, spent Sunday as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Barter.
JOHN Pedley and son, Earl, visited
Chicago friends during the past week.
w. A. Spencer, of Kenosha, spent
Sunday at M. H. Lieber's.
Miss Grace Andrews, of Portage,
Wis, is visiting relatives and friends
at the Prairie.
Ruth Lieber entertained her little
friends at a tea party on last Thurs
day afternoon. Under the care of Miss
Addie Barter the little people had a
very enjoyable afternoon. Mrs. Lieber
and Mrs. F. D. Barter served three
course luncheon to the little guests.
Those present from out Of town were
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ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER.

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining uncalled for in the
Kenosha postofice, Kenosha county,
Wis, for week ending September 9th,
1908, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks, unless called for:
GENTS LIST.
Chas Armstrong, r Deming, Ellis z Erb,
r A McComb Nome, Montana, New Mexico
Mining Co, Fl L Norton Fred N Newell F
Simpson, Frank Scheme.
LADIES LIST.
Mrs Jennie Beck, Mrs. j. Strauss.
To obtain any of the above mail
matter, the applicant must give the
date of this list.
CHAs. FRANTz, P. M.
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The salaries of the grade teachers
average from $50 to $40 a month.
The principal of the high school re-
ceives salary of 81, 500 annually.
The report Of the high school shows
that the average daily attendance for
the year was 17O.57. The English
branches have been exceedingly popu-
lar and few students have been en-
tered in the regular classical courses.
But one of the high school students
took the Greek course during the past
year. There have been 1875 gradu-
ates since the opening of the free
school.
The number of nonresident pupils
during the past year was 81, and they
paid tuition to the amount of 1886.
The attendtnce in the high school
by grades during the year was: 1st
year, rs; End year, SIS; 3rd year, SO; 4th
year, %.
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Marion Maloney and Marjorie Miller
Of Kenosha.
Henry Tourtelotte visited friends in
Chicago during the week.
Miss May Newell, of Russell, visited
at Fred Barter's on Thursday.
The Rev. S. R. Williams has been
asked to return for another year by a
unanimous vote Of the quarterly con-
ference. Rev. Williams has done ex-
cellent service as pastor at the Prairie
and Wesley chapel, and his return will
be pleasing to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haber, Of Milwaukee,
are guests of Miss Addie Mcneil.
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School Census by Wards.

There are five private schools in the
city which, during the year, according
to the census, have had an attendance
of 813 students
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The Kenosha Greys and the Kal.
Klein Reliance of Racine, played ala
inning game at the Holderness dia-
mond Sunday, the score being nine to
nine when the game was called on
account of darkness.
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The INVESTOR

country has never been equa1ed by any 1an(
hundred thousand settlers will go into these
nficent condition and the crop yield will be
treble IN value, and the advance will be very
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,one years ago I
was almost a help
less victim Of that
dread diseasecon-
SUMPTION writes
Mr.. Chas. Fross,
P. NJ, of Sitka,
White Co. Ind. III
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Bristol.

Clarence Curtis of Kenosha spent
Sunday and Monday with his parents.
Frank and Lulu Rowbottom are
visiting friends at Peru, III.
Jas. M. Eddy attended the annual
sG. A. f. picnic at Racine Monday last.
Mrs. Hattie Porter was the guest
of her father Mr.. ]. Lacey over Sun
day.
Mrs. Bloss of Salem spent few
days of this week with her brother
Jas. Bryant.
Miss Edith Murdoch left last week
for Oshkosh where she will attend
school the coming year.
Miss Emma Lacey of Jefferson and
gentlemen friend, were visiting at the
home of Mrs. Ellis over Sunday.
Clarence Jackson, of Kenosha, spent
Sunday with his mother.
Mr.. Geo. Curtis was elected lay dele
gate to the annual conference at Green
Bay in September. Mrs. F. E. Stevens
alternate.
Mesdames c. H. Murdoch and C. II.
Whitcher and Misses Bessie and Myra
Whitcher visited friends in Paris this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steinbach of Pleasant
Prairie were visiting their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Pike and daughter
Hazel left Saturday evening for
Superior, Wis, to visit their mother
Mrs. Packet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perrigo visited friends
in Rockford this week.
Mr.. W. r. Turner was visiting his
daughter Mrs. Kittie Moore of Chicago
over Sunday.
Miss Daisy Lane of Kenosha has
been spending few days with her
sister Mrs. c. E. Williams.
Miss Jessie Shum way, of Chicago,
was the guest of her sister Mrs. VIM.
Foulke Sunday and Monday last.
Monday evening party of young
people gave surprise to Miss Lydia
Curtis. 1t was complete success and
all who were present enjoyed a
pleasant evening.
Mrs. c. ]. Lavey is visiting relatives
in Rockefeller.
Mrs. Ellis returned home from Ogon-
quit, Me, on Friday last where she
has been spending the last month.
Mrs. Eta Rice, after spending
couple of weeks with her father Mr..
Jas. Bryant returned to her. home at
Mt Carol, ILL.,, on Monday.
A party of Bristolites visited the Zoo
at Lincoln Park on Thursday last.
Last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. M.
Eddy visited their aged aunt Mrs.
Laura Francis of Lake Villa, it being
her 93rd birthday.
Mrs. Gordon Brown and daughter
who has been visiting at the home of
Geo. Willett the past week returned to
A-~A AAOA0S ~ OAASoSO dCNOLl pdu1GQ Dy
her mother Mrs. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon and daughter
Mary accompanied by Miss Emma
Castle attended the Libertyville fair
one day last week.
Little Allen Gray who has been very
low with typhoid fever the past month
is slowly improving.
Mesdames J. Kinghman, c. Jackson,
r. Shotliff and F. Stevens and Misses
Elsie Gray, Mary Bacon, Jennie Haw-
kins and Elsie Dixon were Kenosha
visitors last week.
Mrs. c. M. Bishop and son Ray
visited her daughter Mrs. Bennett at
Benton this week.
The corn6eld belonging to Will
Bryant is in a dilapidated condition on
account of a game of hide and seek
played by Ex-Sherif Whitcher and n
unknown pedestrian, who broke into
the house occupied by Geo. Shumway.
Although it was an exciting game our
worthy Ex-Sherif, who prides himself
on his muscle rather than speed, had
to abandon the chase.
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A GOOD ADVANCE,
Annual School Census Forwarded to
the State Superintendent Shows
that Schools are Prosperous.
BIG INCREASE IN THIRD WARD.
Large Influx of New Pupils Shows That
There is a Great Demand for a New
Building In the City.

Norman L. Baker has forwarded to
the State Superintendent his annual
report of the school census for Kenosha
and it shows rapid growth of the
schools in the city during the past
year The report shows that the NUM-
Der of school children in the city has
been increased by two hundred, the
largest increase being in the third
ward. The statistics show that there
is great demand for new building
in that part of the city.
The figures speak themselves Of the
work the schools are doing, and the
following brief report of the census
will be very interesting to school
patrons:
Male Female. TIL
Number of children between
and 20................21 33 2l2l 1854
Mum Der of children in public
schools ........... ...... 919 935 1858
Number of children in pri-
vate schools. ............. 8l3
Average daily attendance for year in pub
lie schools. Observation-Disclosures. 1888
Number of pupils accommo dated by pres
ent buildings. ............ 1900
Cash value OF all schools and school
sites in the city ........ ........ $4,000 90
Cost of schools (per capital
High SchOOl. ............. ............ S26 81
GRADES. ........... ........... os
Total cost for capita including all charges for
support of schools on average daily attend
ance-
High school. ...........,.... ..........S38 ;8
Grades. ........ 18 10
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The funeral of the late John O'Neill
was held this afternoon and the re-
mains we're inferred in the Soldiers
lot at the city cemetery.
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Excursion Rates to the Centennial CeIebra.
ton at Chicago.

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at reduced
rates September %, % and130, limited
to return until October 2, inclusive.
For further particulars's apply to
Agents Chicago & North Western
R'y. woo
Evening journal., 1903-06-22
CHARTER QUESTION MAY
Be TAKEN UP TONIGHT
The Outcome a Puzzle
Coal Bids Will Also Be
Received

What action the Board of Education
contemplates taking at it's regular
meeting tonight with reference to the
charter matter is as much a puzzle to
the members as to the outside. Bids
will be received for supplying the pub
lie schools with coal and wood until
July, 1904. This complicates matters
more than ever, and if the contracts
are awarded it is likely that the ques-
ton of the legality of the proceeding
will arise, but as stated i'm the Evening
Journal on Saturday. routine business
of this kind i'm view of the board being
without a charter could be winked at.
The Board Of Education needs about
l,600 tons of coal, and fifty cords of
wood TO heat the public schools in this
city every year. OF the 1900 tons of
coal used, about $50 tons is bituminous.
All the fuel must be delivered by Sep
tember 1, this year, and i'm the event
Of the supply falling short, the sue
cessful bidders must furnish any ad-
ditional fuel needed at the contract
price.