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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

Miss Minnie Thompson, of the
Willmar High School Senior class,
delightfully."- entertained the members
of her class last Monday evening at
her home on south Fifth street. The
occasion was the first class party Of
the year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

c. II. Olson, who for some time
officiated as janitor of the CONNER
cial Club rooms, left last week for
Hayana, N. D., where he expects to
remain for some time. Mr.. Olson will
probably accept olerkship in q
clothing store at that place, having
had quite little experience 40 Sales
man during his stay in Willmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

The Ladies' Parish Guild will meet
with Mrs. H. J. .Rsmsett Thursday
afternoon, Feb.25 at2 O'Clock for work.
The "Reliable Recipe" Cook Book 10
now ready and all orders for same
can be promptly alled. I :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

The school in district No. 4, town of
Harrison, closed last Friday for a
six weeks vacation. Miss Ellen
skutle, OF this city, who has been
the instructor in charge, will not re-
turn for the spring term, having re-
sigued the position. Miss Skutle ia
at present enjoying her vacation at
her Willmar homo.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24
Ia Honor Of Rev. and Mrs. HALL.

A few friends we're very pleasantly
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ekdahl last Monday afternoon,
in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Hall, who
have been their guests since their
arrival in this city. Rev. Hall is the
new pastor OF the Swedish Baptist
church, and together with his wife are
highly esteemed by their many friends.
They moved into the parson ge on
Tuesday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

again may turn our footsteps to the
lovely Roselilltan and listen to those
amateur comedians, in such excellent
comedies. The basket party, after the
performance, netted the neat sum of
9l2 and some cents.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24
WINTER WORK FINISHED
District Court Closed its Sessions
Last Friday and Adjourned
Until April Il.

Inc WINTER term OF Ql6trlCt court
came to close last Friday afternoon,
when Judge Qvale announced that an
adjournment would be taken until
April IL. Unless some settlement is
effected before that time, the principal
case to be tried will be that of City of
W1llmar vs.. Samuel Osmundson, A.
J. Ekander and Ole Barnstad. It is
reported that overtures have been
made by the defendants toward q
settlement out of court.
The most important case that came
up for trial at last weeks session, at
least the one to which much local in
terest was attached, was that of W.
q. Donaldson vs.. City of Willmar.
The suit was brought by Mr.. Donald
son to recover balance due for SER
vices as expert accountant, and many
OF our readers are already familiar
with the nature Of the case. After be-
ing on trial Feb. IL and 10, it was
submitted, and the courts decision is
now being anxiously awaited. b. D.
Irwin Of Minneapolis most ably car
ried out his part as the attorney for
MIR. Donaldson.
Two cases which involved some
dispute over real estate were those en-
titled Gustaf Swanson vs.. C. O. Malm-
quist ct al, and Jacob Hanna vs..
Charles c. Reed. The former was
tried On the 18th and 10th inst. SUBJ
mitted to the court and taken under
advisement. The latter case was
settled without trial.
The case of Lars g. Larson vs.
Martha Larson was tried Wednesday
afternoon and submitted. This was
an appeal from a decision made ln
probate court, the Judge OF probate
having refused to allow the admitting
Of q certain will to probate.
Two divorce cases were disposed of
at the last term. That Of Andrea o.
son vs. Erland Olson was tried Feb.
| 8, the decision to be rendered later.
| A case not on the printed calendar
was one In which Bertha Katon prayed
for the severing of her ties to Herbert
! Katon. The suit was brought on the
ground OF desertion. The defendant
has been in unknown parts for the
last three years. The case was heard
on the 9Th inst. "A divorce was
granted and the plaintiff. was allowed
70 resume her msidep nano, Bertha
! Nordahl. Olson & Johnson were the
q, attorneys ir The case.
| IL sne criminal calendar, No. 2l,
State OF Minnesota VS.. Benjamin
Waterman, was agreed upon as case
that will be tried out of term.
| No. 22, State of Minnesota VS.. B.
F. Miller, was tried on Friday by
Judge Qvale on question of law. The
judgment of Judge Cramer in justice
court was reversed and the defendant
was discharged.
Lessee ana Bud Tier and Charley
Olson were made the defendants In
proceedings brought for contempt of
court. The two former were made to
answer to charges of non-appearance
as witnesses when wanted in the case
of City of Willmar vs.. Charley Olson
and the latter to answer to the charge
Of being responsible for their actions.
All three were found guilty of con-
tempt of court. The Judge imposed q
jail sentence of thirty days each for
the Ilers and In the case of Olson it
was decided that sixty days would be
about the right length Of time for him
eO aarve
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

County Surveyor Day has been
quite poorly Of late and has been
spending some time at his home near
Raymond.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24
A LEAP YEAR PLATFORM
Popular Young Man Of st. hliaire, Can.
dtdsts for Mayor. to Use Novel
Campaign Methods.

Nels G. Bitterness, of St. Hilaire, is
a candidate for mayor of his home
town at the coming spring election
and the St. Hilaire Spectator is
authority for the statement that he
will advocate the enacting of village
ordinance reading as follows, and
while it is not thought that any
Young lady will be punished by its
enforcement because she didn't ''pop"
to the mayor, nevertheless his friends
believe he intends taking the proven.
bal "stitch in time." Here is the
proposed ordinance, according to the
Spectator:
Whereas, the past few years have
been q season of unexampled pros
perity, in which the only uptoward
feature in this community has been
the dearth of 1narriages-the Hymneal
altar having been but too seldom
approached by fond and trusting
hearts, desirous of being welded in
happiness by the heat Of the domestic
hearth-thus debarring many from OK.
periencing the pleasures of connubial
bliss at their own freside; deprivinR
the business interests of the increased
trade, concommitant on the establish.
ment of new households, and cutting
short the revenue Of dominic and JUS
tice; and, whereas, there is in this
vicinity large surplus crop of avail
able bachelors, which we believe is
not altogether their fault, but rather
tho result of th9 9ir timorous disposi-
tions, extreme bashfulness and ex-
cessiye meekness; now, therefore,
Be it ordained, by the village coun.
Gil of the Incorporated village of st.
Hilaire, Nina, inasmuch as the pres
ent year entailsupon the ladies the leap
year privileges, and that it is their
own fault II they don't exercise it; that
all spinsters, bachelor maids and old
maids be hereby directed to seek and
secure their hearts delight, souls
affinity, conjugal mate or household
provider, ere the fret day of January,
1905, under the pains and penalties
hereinafter provided. Be it further
provided,
That the preachers and justices OF
the peace in this said village OF St.
Hilaire, be hereby instructed to per-
form the marriage service free of
charge for all ladies who proceed un-
der this act.
That after January l, 1905, all
spinsters, grass widows, bachelor
maids, or old maids, between the ages
OF 20 and 30 years shall pay an annual
tax of $40. Between 20 and 40 years
an annual tax of $40, and over 40
years s5 per annum until they assume
the matrimonial state except that any
spinster, bachelor maid, grass'widow,
or old maid, who can prove by an
affidavit, filed with the village record
er, that she has proposed unsucces 8
fully to three different eligible parties,
within the year 1904, shall be exempt
from the penalties of this act.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24
GETS SIXTY DAYS
That i, the Length Of Time Which
Charley Olson Will Serve for
"Bucking" the Law.


tice and escape trial on q "blind pig -
charge, Charley Olson has at last
come to grief. By his own act uf fol-
ly he has piled up q larger amount of
time against himself than he had
reckoned on, and for. at least three
score days will have time for most
serious reflection on the pending dis.
trict court trial. O.son was convicted
OF contempt Of court last Thursday
and given a Jail sentence Of sixty
days by His Honor, Judge Qvale.
The case was on trial Wednesday and
Thursday and was the one Immediate
ly following that of the Her brothers,
who are now doing time under q SEN
tence Of thirty days each on SINH
lar charge. Attorney Olson appeared
for the state and A. F. Nordin for IL Q
defense.
The cases in which the Tiers were to
appear were set tor trial at the term
of district court just closed. They
were the Witnesses in the blind pig
prosecutions OF Charley Olson and
Benz amin Waterman, and subpe mas
had been issued for the brothers. ap-
pearance. They failed to show up
when the cases were called. Tne much
wanted witnesses left on the 9th Of
January and did not return before
Feb. I.
They we're arrested and their hear
ing was had last week in the district
court. When questioned by the Judge
their own testimony showed that Char
ley Olson was responsible for their
sudden departure from the city. He
had hired q rig from the livery barn
of Downs Bros. and had taken 1t
south. At the Barney Leary place he
picked up Lessee Iler and near the
Ellingson farm they were joined by
Bud Iler. The start was made under
cover OF darkness, about seven In the
evening. 1t was claimed that the men
who had thus been spirited away
whiled away the time in Atwater and
vicinity and later left for the twin
cities. The only defense put up for
their action was q claim that they had
been informed by Chief OF Police
Bonde on the day of their departure
that they were not needed yet. While
they claimed that they had approached
him, they admitted to the Judge that
they had not seen the county attorney,
his assist ant or the clerk OF court re-
garding their non-appearance. The
pris oners put up very weak defense,
and the Judge after summing up all
the evidence given by the witnesses in
the case vas salts fed of their guilt.
1t did not take long to convict o.
son after such damaging evidence had
already been given during the trial OF
the Hers. It was plainly to be seen
that he had induced the Witnesses to
remain out OF the city until after the
court was over, and for the active
part he took in defyinR the law q
double portion was meted out TO him.
1t is the general opinion that these
cases will serve rs examples for Others
who are inclined to disregard the
law and that there is likely to be less
trouble in the future along these lines
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

"Why I Vote No.License'' will be
the subject for the discourse at the
Methodist church next Sunday even
ing. A large attendance of men 10
desired.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

Rev. r. G. Manly Of Raymond,
lectured to small audience at the NJ.
E. church Tuesday evening of last
week, on the subject Of "Graee, Grit
and Gumptiou." Mr.. Manly display
ed the Irish traits of his personality
upon the platform and his talk Va,
enjoyed by those present.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

The Osseo Society pleased q good
sized audience at the Seminary Hall
last Saturday evening, the occasion
being the anniversary entertainment
OF that well-known organization. The
excellent program consisted OF reci-
tations, piano music selections by the
band and orchestra, and two laugh
able dislogs, entitled ''Her Neighbor's
Creed" and "The Burglar.''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

A. N, Gilbertson, secretary for the
local league of Socialists, went to
Minneapolis last Friday morning to
be present at the state convention OF
that party and also to spend q few
days with his brother. The convention
was held on Monday of this week In
Holcomb Hall In chat city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Swe-
dish Lutheran church will meet in the
old postof]ce quarters on Thursdsy
1t 2:30 CLOCK p. m. Lunch and coffee
will be served until seven O'Clock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

Benson citizens held IN election
last evening to vote for bonds for ;
pa, 900 high school building. ..-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-24

Additional county news on nth aad last pages.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-28

Liverpool prices, the accumulation OF
cotton at interior towns, the sluggish
spot market and the rather unfaNOr-
able trade reports from New England
It is small wonder that the induce
ments TO buy were not strong. Wee
It not for the fact that the frost QueS-
ton has still to be decided and that
prices have already declined about
half cent, IT is doubtful whether the
market would have held as well as II
did. There appeared to be consider
able demand for cotton below 1Otsc,
and while this was mainly from the
short interest, the buying was suih-
cient to hold the market. The feature
of the day was the weekly weather re-
port, which could hardly be termed
favorable, though it eXerted very little
influence on prices. Some construed the
statement from Texas that boil weevil
were doing no damage owing to the
advanced stage of cotton as beariSh.
To many ii seemed as though this in
dicated no great top crop and therefore
a moderate yield. Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
ri, Tennessee, Arkansas and South
Carolina, all reported moderate yields,
with very little top crop. If these state
ments. can be accepted as reliable, there
is not likely to be any overproduction
of cotton this season. The movement
is so heavy that traders will not be
surprised at a slightly lower range of
prices. On breaks from this point cot
ton should be a purchase.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-28
j. $. BACHE & co.'s
Daily Cotton Letter, to Hayward,
Wick q Co.

New York. Sept. 27.-Everything
considered the market this morning
has shown surprising stability. The
news was certainly against 1t with
the exception of crop accounts. There
were increasing indications that the
big movement was easing the spot sit
uation down. Liverpool followed up
recent declines with another loss of %
points for spot cotton and heavy ar
rivals were reported with private ca
bles indicating sales against cotton as
a cause for the decline in futures. The
weather was good and it was thought
the weekly report would be better
than last weeks. The weekly as is
sued indicated an improvement over
that of week ago, and was not as
good as expected and did not serve
to stimulate offerings.
Tremendous exports are expected for
the next few days. 1t is impossible
to avoid the conclusion that the crop
does not promise well. Our private re-
ports received during the past few
days from correspondents in whose
judgment we have confidence are sur
prisingly bad. and while we are not
prepared as yet to take any radical
position on the market we can hardly
entertain bearish views. 1t may be
that the easier spot situation reflected
In Liverpool will become a factor on
this side and lead TO some further de-
cline. but on any break II seems to us
the market is a purchase.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-28
DAILY COTTON MARkET.

Galveston-Easy; middling, 10 1-16c;
Net receipts, 40,1s4; gross, 40, 1884; sales,
1885; stock, 129,379.
Norfolk Net receipts. $500; gross,
$500; stock 25.015.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 10.75c i;
gross receipts. 500; stock. 2.75S.
Boston-Quiet; middling lie; net re-
ceipts. S.; gross, 1926.
Wilmington - Steady: middling,
10 5-16c; net receipts, S.115; gross, 3,115;
stock, 1899.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 11.15c;
net receipts. 81; gross, 81; stock, 1863.
Savannah-Easy; middling, 10 5-16c;
net receipts, 24,5S9; gross. 245s9; sales,
1880; stock, 1o6,607. Exports-Coast-
wise, 1876.
New Orleans-Easy: middling, 1880;
net receipts, 1919; gross. 1919; sales,
1880 stock, 43,17S. Export-Csreat
Britain, 22.0S1; continent, IL, 100.
Mobile-Easy; middling. 10Ac; net
receipts, 1884; gross. 1884; sales, $50;
stock, 1920. Exports-Coastwise, 1850.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 10%c;
net receipts, 1.731; gross, LISA; sales,
$50; stock, 1910.
'Augusta-Steady; middling, 10Ac ;:
net receipts, 5.4O0; gross. 1858: sales,
1873; stock. 21.065.
Charleston-Quiet; middling. 10 3-16c;
net receipts, l,Joos gross, 1895, stock,
l.6lS. Exports-Coastwise, 1883.
.Cincinnati-Net receipts, 1896; gross,
1876; stock, 1895.
@Cincinnati-Firm; middling, Ike.
'St. Louis-Quiet; middling, iONc;
stock. 1889.
'Houston-ouiet; middling. 1O%c;
net receipts. 1850; gross, 81, $780, sales
$500; stock. 47.675.
New York-Quiet; middling, 10. 90c:
gross receipts. ASA: sales, 20; stock
SOl50 Exports-Great Britain, 1856
continent, 1.342.
Brunswick-Net receipts. 6,2i2: gross
e.2l2; stock. II. Exports-Great Britain
6.2l2.
San Francisco-Net receipts, $3.50;
gross. $3.50. Export-Japan, $3.50.
Total to-day, at all Seaports-Net
1o24Ss; Great Britain. 2S. 62s continent
1882; Japan, $3.50; stock. s2.sOs.
Consolidated, AT all Seaports-Net
2S0.624; Great Britain, 72,2s2: France
6,l42; continent. 46,O32; Japan, $3.50.
Total since Sept. L. at all Seaports-
Net S51l43; Great Britain. 976.494
France, 52,42s; continent. 1886; ia
pan, 1850; Mexico. 1000
Not included In totals
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-28
FREE SELLING INDUCED
BY LIVERPOOL'S OPENING.

New Orleans. Sept. Election flu
lures barely steady; September, 10.21@
1023c; October, 10.14@1015c; Novem-
Der, 10.20@10.22c; December, 10.25@
l0.26c; January, 10.34q10.35c; Febru-
airy, 1044G10. Acc; March, 10.55610.56c.
Spot cotton quiet and weak; sales,
1850 bales, including 1900 to arrive
and 400 f. o. b. Quotations &c lower.
The future market opened steady at
a decline of to 13 points. Liverpool
was lower than expected and induced
free selling orders at the opening of
the American markets. Bearish SEN
timent grew after the opening on re-
ports of estimated receipts of over
100000 bales at all ports to-day. About
IL o'clock, when the government bu-
reau report was read it proved to be
even more bullish than the bulls ex-
pected, but failed to have any great
effect ON prices, sending them up tenn
porarily only about 6 points. This
was probably due to heavy selling or
ders from New York, which prevented
any scare among shorts over the bull
ish report.
In the trading October opened 10
points lower at 10.22c, sold up to 10.29c
and finally down to 10.14c. The market
closed weak at the lowest level of the
day with net losses of 81 points on Sep
TENDER and q to % points on the
other months.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-28

| New York, Sept. 27.-Flour' market
firmly held with business light.
Rye -four. firm.
Corn meal, steady.
Rye, nominal.
Wheat, spot, firm; No. 2 red, s1.16A.
Options opened easy under foreign
selling and weak cables. Later they
rallied and IN the afternoon turned
very strong, closing y to 13sc net
higher; May, $1.14& Sept, $1.16B;
Dec $1.15A.
Corn. spot, barely steady; No. 2.
SIC. Option market was quiet, being
easy at first with late rally follow
ing wheat and the close s to Ac net
higher; May, 54Bc; Sept, 57Ac; Dec,
SIC
Oats, spot, steady; mixed, 26@32
pounds, 34@35Ac. Optional, nominal.
Beef. steady.
Cut meats, steady; picked Shout
ders, 7A@71ac; picked hams, 1OA@
10Ac.
Lard. firm; Western steamed, $3.50;
September closed $3.50, nominal. Re-
fined, firm; continent $780, compound,
6@6Ac.
New York, Sept. 27.-Rosin, quiet;
turpentine, steady, 5612@57c.
= Rice, steady.
Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining, 3%c;
centrifugal s6 test, 5-16c; molasses
sugar, SlAc. Refined. firm.
Coffee, spot Rio, steady; No. Z in
voice, SIC; mild, steady; Cordova,
1O613.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices to a de-
cline OF points. and was finally
steady, unchanged to points lower.
Sales, 41.75O bags.
Potatoes, firm; Long Island, $500
1.SI; Jersey and Southern, 81. 1901. 65;
Jersey sweets, 81. O0@2. rs.
Peanuts, weak.
Cabbage, dull; per 100, red, 81 .OO@
3.00 per barrel, 50@75c.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, is.
Butter firm; Western factory COM
mon to choice, 11k@14c.
Cheese strong; Skins full to light
choice, 2@S1ac.
Eggs weak; unchanged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-28

Walton: Cotton opening rapidly,
yield will fall considerably short OF
early expectations, small bolls drop
| ping fast, some large ones rotting.
Whitfield: Cotton opening prema-
turely; rain badly needed.
Baldwin-Cotton opened very rapidly,
the staple is being rushed to market as
fast as picked.
Columbia-Picking rushed rapidly,
being marketed as fast as picked
nearly all open.
Standardization opening and being
picked very fast, the staple being mar
keted as fast as gathered.
Douglas-Cotton opening rapidly and
picking progressing favorably.
Effingham-FavOrable for picking;
the crop is maturing earIy-most of it
has been gathered and sold; yield good.
Houston-Cotton about all open in
most fields, the greater portion of the
crop picked in many sections; staple
being placed on the market as fast as
gathered.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for picking and
hay making: no rain-dayS warm and
nights cool.
Macon-Cotton opening rapidly.
Morgan-Most cotton late, crop will
be short.
Muscogee-Cotton nearly all open on
the upland, crop fair; will soon be
gathered under favorable conditions.
Schley-Cotton opening very rapidly,
about three-fourths of crop already
open-more than half has been picked
and sold.
Screven-About two-thirds of the cot
ton crop picked and on the market.
Wsshington-Picking nearly COM
pleted.
Wilkinson-Cotton opening fast and
picking progressing as rapidly as la
Dor can be secured for the purpose;
considerable complaint of scarcity of
labor.
Bullock-Cotton nearly all open,
picking being pushed as fast as posi-
BILE; staple being ginned and marketed
as rapidly as picked; the yield will be
better than was expected.
Carroll-Cotton opening more rapid
ly than it can be gathered on account
of scarcity of labor; being ginned and
marketed as fast as gathered.