Willmar tribune., 1904-11-16
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+ Almost every paper on our ex.
change list last week cor timed the
heading, "Roosevelt Sweeps the
Country" No wonder the dust and
snow vel 9 "A! ing aroul d the day after
election when the ''strenuous" Roose-
velt undertook the Job.
The new village we'll being dug at
Atwster seems strangely CROUCH to
be decidedly df y air. They have
now gone down about 44O feet and
chances are they will have to add
auo,her 440 feet before they get at
WATER" Which goes to prove that it
isn't al in q name.''
Andrew J. Dahl, a wellknown and
respected resident of Langhei, near
Starbuck, disappeared in a most mys-
terious manner Thursday, Nov. 3.
On that day he returned from St. Paul,
where he had disposed of q carload OF
cattle, and after having purchased
stry ychnine, to be used, he said, for ex-
terminating rats, he started for home
This was the last seen of him and in
spite Of 6iligent search no one has
been able to ascertain anything re-
sarding his where abouts. As there is
no apparent reason for his committing
suicide, except that he lost some money
on his cattle, some of his friends are
inclined to think that he was murdered
and robbed and his body disposed of.
Mrs. George Barnhoft, a lady liv.
ing near Plpestone, attempted to com.
nit suicide twenty times one day last
week while in state of temporary
derangement Each time she was res
cued in the nick of time by her
l6 year old son John. At the nine.
teenth attempt John became so ex.
hauste. that he tainted away and
while be was in this condition the
twentieth attempt was made. AS soor
as the boy regained con :ciousness he
commenced search for his mother
and he finally discovered her in the
cellar, where the poor woman had
hanged herself. Also this time he
came just in time to save her life. Al
this junc,ure help arrived and the boy
was given a much needed rest after
his faithful and strenuous work.
The afternoon passenger last
Wednesday met with an accident
about two miles east of town which
G 4used q delay of abL ut two hours
The side rod on the engine broke, dis
abling the same and tearing the cal
up in pretty bad shape. Engineer Kel
ley and Fireman Norsen had q marrow
escape from receiving serious IL jury
The accident h happened on the fire
mans side, but luckily he was not OF
the seat box at the time and thus es
capped any injury and possibly death
Conductor Dick Butler came to towl
and notified the agent and an engio'
was sent for to proceed with the train
A freight in charge of Conductor
Nethway was on the side track her
and the engine was taken and the pas
senger train and crippled engine wer'
brought to town. The engine sent TO
from Willmar soon arrived and th
train sped on as though nothing ha'
happened. The evening freight pulle'
the dead erglne in to Willmar-Ray
mond News.
The members OF the Swedish Lu
theran Ladies Society had planned t.
give "surprise'' to Mrs. c. M. Law
son for her twelve years continuou
service in the capacity of treasurer TO
the society. The day selected for th
event was Nov. 8 yesterday, the Git
anniversary of Mrs. Lawson's birth
day. Despite the stormy weather som
thirty ladies marched in a body to tn
Lawson home, bringing with them as
token of their esteem a fine fur acket
Rev. Almen, who chancad to be pres
ent, vas appointed temporary spokef
man. 1t is needless to say that the Ia
dies brought with them an abundanc
of good things to eat to which fact th
writer, thanks to his lucky star, ca
heartily testify. Rev. L. G.. A
men, Of Balaton, who was foI merl
Swedish Lutheran pastor at this place
is visitor at New London this weel
Rev. Almen is q member of the boar
Of directors for the Gustavus Adolpi
US College of st. Peter and has bee
appointed special solicitor for thu
school. This growing institution
now erecting a third building in orde
to partially meet the demands of th
, day Mrs. Johanna Siam, wife {
Carl Siam and one of the Oldest sc
tiers of the town of New London, die
at her home in this township last Tue'
day morning, Nov. 8, 1904, at an ae
of "A years. The funeral took plae
at 2 O'Clock p. m. at the Swedish L,
theran church, of which congrex alto
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