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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
SUNDAY IS MOVING DAY
Postmaster Birch Preparing for Re-
movsl So - to be In New loos.
tion BY Feb. ISt.

Next Monday is the first OF Febru-
ary and ON that day the Willmar post
Office expects to be ready to open busi'
ness in its new location, the Geo. W.
Johnson building. Postmaster Birch
and force of clerks will effect the re-
movsl of Uncle Sans mails early in
the week and the change will be made
at this time so as not to interfere with
the service for the patrons.
The work on the new office has been
vigorously pushed and everything
will be in excellent shape. The new
quarters will be among the finest in
the Northwest. Among the many con.
veniences to be experienced in the new
location is In the arrangement OF the
main entrance, which will be provided
with double doors swinging both in
and out. Patrons will be served with
over 700 lock boxes to the exclusion
of all call boxes. Regular mail car.
rier service will be established from
the trains to the Office and can COW be
performed without in any way inter.
fertng with the workmen in the Office.
The department allotted to the rural
mail delivery service will be large
enough to accommodate q fourth mail
route, which is soon to be established
aud which will result in the closing OF
the Grue postofdce.
Postoflce Inspector Drake was In
the city last week aad expressed him.
self as highly pleased with the new
quarters, While here he made . trip
of inspection to: the Svea postodlce
and otherwise looked up. matters OF
an official nature.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
lsko Ell10b0th,


Quite few reports OF sickness now
s-days.
Alice Peterson called ON DR.. Cassel
in Litchdeld Monday.
Bennet Anderson OF Elbow Lake was
In our burgh last week.
Albert Wicklund OF Willmar called
on friends here tho middle OF last week
Hilmer Stenberg made Willmar q
brief call last Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Ole Larson hss been out west con.
Quoting meetings. At this writing he
has not returned.
The mission meeting at Boom's last
Thursday was we'll sttended and re-
ported very interesting.
Forty bslow zero Sunday was . lit.
tic colder than We used to have, and
only few came to church.
Ernest stenberg returned from Litch.
aeld Monday, where he has been TAX
ing treatment under DR.. Cassel.
Saturday WAS Z rather cold day to
market hogs and cattle, still some had
to deliver a. Atwater according to
agreement.
The telephone wire WAS broken down
between hero and Atwater Monday, 90
parties wanting Atwater had to 60 BY
Svea and Kandiyohi.
s. stenberg cold = U. s. separator
to Hemming Anderson the first part o1
this week and received another ahip'
ment OF four machines this week.
Mrs. Erickson OF Artichoke and Mr.,
and Mrs. Johnson Of Louisburgh have
been visiting relatives and friend.
here, ana returned home Tuesday.
Andrew Norine hauled 1 load o.
eggs to Atwstsr Monday. It was cor
ftstnly cold enough not to hstch out
chickens, ~ Andrew froze his face 20
ing TO town. In suoh cold weaths,
you should not b surpriled II every
thing freezes up, including
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
fahtun.
8 party WAS given :at PA. sandin'.

A party WAS given q PA. sandin's
sast Sunday .s3 81 = p:
Thirty.three degrses below sero las.
Sunday morning.
1t 10 reported that wolves have been
seen In this vicinity.
A fierce blizzard swept over our
prairie last Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Christine Granqutst WAS dress.
making at Erick Moline 3 last week.
Clarence Lindblad spent q few days
at Willmar last week visiting rels.
tives.
Our farmers attended the annual
meeting OF the Sves creamery last Sat
urday:
A looking glass IL something like
this world, II you smile and look sunny
1t smiles In response.
Phil Do Pop put up . good recipe
for . republican campaign cake in hia
items OF tho 11th inst.
School opens today (Monday} In
Dist. 60 with Miss Cora Peterson o1
Kandiyohi 40 instructor.
Tho wheat market goes up and down
but there has been . gain In prices
with prospect of = further rise.
The ice hauling for the Svea cream.
cry is now finished. The work hsa
been done by Swedberg & Lindblsd.
The mail carrier ON Willmar Route
No. 2 did not travel his route but two
times last week and the patron are some
what disappointed.
The price On wheat and other grain
is quito high now but tho roads sre
good for neither wagon nor sleigh
which makes it difficult to haul.
The TRIBUNE differs to . great ex.
tent from the other county organ, /,
does not devote half of its space ii
telling how good the other half is.
Politely say, "No" but ssy 1t firmly
when an .eens ,S tsies to sell you good;
only requiring . small amount dowl
to bind this unparalleled bargain
Reports say that they are operating
all over tho United States. Poe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

A>4msll D,sze.


:. The FIRE department was called out
LAST Thursday afternoon to extinguish
9 blaze in the old Bergeson building
now owned by the Willmar JobbinR
and. Manufacturing Co. The exact
origin Of the fire 10 not known, but /,
was thought to have been caused by
too close contact of inflammable ma.
terial with y stove on tho lower floor.
The fire WAS extinRuished before II
had gained much headway. A hole
was burned through the floor and the
dense smoke caused some damage Ia
the improvements which had been
made preparatory to the removal OF
the candy factory. Beyond this no
serious damages resulted.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
BOY INSTANTLY KILLED
Train Runs Over Farmer and Team
at Atwater Today, Killing
Them OUTRIGHT.

The awful news Foaehos vs. ~ vo 70
70 press Of On accident In the village Of
Atwatsr this noon. 10 which Eimse
lund, ths ls.yssr-eld sen Of Erie lund.
WAS killed Instantly. hs was driving .
milk wagon and In crossing the tracks
failed 70 see the eneoming tssla from
the east. Both hs and the horses
were killed. and the wagon was smash
Cd to kIndilng wood.
luad 10 . farmer residing about 7
miles south Of the village.
Further particulars In our next issue.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

AZ Z result Of tho recent change In
the management of the .sandbo. Ca1e
end Park Hotel, tho combined bust
nsas will hereafter IS conducted sby
Messrs. Linn and Murphy under tho
name, The Park European Hotel
and Cate. ''s. The propristors - both
hustlsrs fortths patr onsgsof the trayel-
ing pablic and will 40 doubt build ~
: vsryssuoosssfnl business under the
psopess plsa. q u. 81 II
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
WILL OPEN IN FEBRUARY !.
wsrk "a Carnegie library Dsing vigor
j.. essly Pushed ssd Next nonth* :
. Will See It, Completion. \

toe OpeoAuR OI tno C8rueg1e LIBRARY III
that It will be ready for the reading
public by Feb. Is. It had been ex>
pected that the work would be: CON
pleted so - to have the building: in
readiness by the first OF February, but
owing to unavoidable delays this! IL
now an 'impossibility. The work 10 ..
present progressing - rapidly ae
possible and when the doors are thrown
open to the public willmar: wifi
certainly have library that she oan
feel proud Of. The interior will CON-
pare favorsbly with that OF any hb->
rary In the state. While there is a,
diversity OF opinion as to the style o.
architecture, viewing the building
from the outside, none will venture t,}
criticize the arrangement OF the In.
terror. From An artistic standpoint.
1t will be = model of beauty, and the,
extra time taken to complete the finish
ing work will rebound to the credit Of
tho library board as we'll as the work.
men who ore now engaged on It,.
Olson & Skoolheim, the contractors.
who have had charge OF the building
work, have been busy of late putting
In the flreplaces, OF which there are;
three. Two will be installed In the
reading rooms and one In the lecture
room, which 10 in the basement. The
two mantels for the reading rooms
arrived last week and these are iul
light oak finish with heavy plate
mirrors. The entire construction Of
the ono In the lower room is of brick,
In mural decorations the building
will not lack in truly artistic work.
This part of the decorating Is being
done by r. T. Greene, the well.known
Sauk Centre house decorator, and his
assistant, Mr.. Capser. In the delivery;
room especially, into which the visit,
or 10 ushered from the vestibule, the
eye is at once attracted by the fine
mural decorations In the ceiling
known % tree hand relief work. It. is
tho first piece Of work Of the kind done
In this city and is considered among
tho best In . highly decorative lire in
the Northwest. The other rooms will
be done In water colors and dat deco
ra&ions. -
The carpets arrived some time ago
andswil be laid As soon - the other
work d flnishsd. The. book staokn
Srs Stso here ana the flrst installmen,t:
OF books u due to arrive thiS week.
Both will be in place at an early
date. It 10 expected that all the furlni-
sure will havesszrived here by the end
ofthe present; week. >'....:
~:sInthszmeautime plans are being for
mnla*ed Tor IN informal opening, at
time It 10 expected that all OF
our citizens will turn out to inspect
the new library, many OF whom will
zee the Interior for the first time. A
benefit supper will be given, the pro-
oeeas Of which will be used In the
stocking of the library with books.
Members Of tho Monday Afternoon
Club viii assist the lady members of
tho library committee In making the
affair the decided success that 1t is
hoped to be.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
WILL DEBATE ON FRIDAY
Above Date Chosen for the literary
Contest Dotw0on the Doasoa
aad Wilimar Nigh 8eheoi
Teams.

Next Friday evening has been de-
cided upon as the date aud the Bonde
Hall as the place for holding the de-.
bate between the intersoholsstio league
teams Of the Benson and tho Willmsr
high schools. The contest viii open
at eight O'Clock. An, admission of Is
cents for adults and Is cents for chill
dren Will be- charged to dsfray nee
[essar4 expenscs, Any surplya-e ever
and above expenses will 30 sused to
wards procuring school house flag.
This is the announcement made By
Supt. .Tonning re1a tddipg tho acont.e
debate, In which. no much inAorsst =
being manifested. :;
That the patrons win swttness m in.
teresting ind exciting soutest h IN
assured fact, for both teams have been
putting In sn the spgre time possible
from their studies in gathering needed
information and In otherwise pre-
pairing themselves for this occasion.
The question for debate is: Ere
solved, that American Municipslities
Should Own and Operate Their Public
Utilities. The Affirmative side will
be upheld by Willmar, while supt.
Hilleboe's Benson team Of debaters
will maintain the negative. The stu.
dents chosen to represent tho Wil!msr
high school are Albert N. Gilbertson.
Victor S. Knutson and Wallace 81.
Martin, with Maurice Jenness 40 alter
nate. The Renson team 10 composed
Of Hugh McCune, Leon Smith and
Wylie Stone. Tho opening srgumen,
and the closing rebuttal Of the debate
will be presented BY Mr.. Gilbertson.
The Benson team retains two old
members who helped the school win
the district championship In the series
of contests held last year. 1t 10 gen.
orally known that the winner Of the
final round In the series Of debates
will receive the prize, which 10 . hand
some silver cup presented by the MINI.
eapolis journal, and which has been
the subject Of competition for several
years.
/ The first contest In this the Seventh
district was held at Dawson last Sat
urday evening, when the high school
team of that village debated with the
Montevideo team. The result was ,
victory for the former, who had th(
affirmative side OF the question. The
affirmative was also . winner In thu
first debate in the series Of the Fourth
Congressional district held at St. Paul
between the Central and Cleveland
high schools. Four previous debates,
however, Two in Minneapolis, one q
Fergus Falls and one at .Fsirmont-
were decided in favor Of the negative
Many excellent points have beer
brought out by tho young debaters or
both sides Of tho question. -
The prospects are that there will b@
: large audience st the Bonds Hsll OF
Friday evening to wltness the debate
This being Willmar's fiest year in thl
Minnesota High School Debating
League the young speakers, should
receive al the encouragement possibl,
In their efforts to uphold tho banne,
Tor their home institution, ana friends
Of the school can best msnifest thei,
fappreciation BY 8 large atts1denoe
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
PASSENGERS ARE SHAKEN
Sleeping Oar kells Over 40 Result oi
osrsIiment and Occupants
are eDlQ1O1.

OotANmouS AnO Oo00p10IS
are injorsd.
An accident to the Winnipeg train
from the west Monday morning nearly
caused the death OF six passengers
and resulted In delay Of several
hours, No. 10 not arriving here before
noon. The accident happened near
Benson shortly before ton O'Clock and
was due to broken rail. The train
passed safely over with the exception
Of the last car, the sleeper, which was
derailed and rolled completely over
down the steep grade. The oil lamps
caught fire and the imprisoned pass
engers might have been burned had
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Crushed nls Jaw..

Last Saturday morning Willie Dahl
man WAS seriously injured, being
kicked in the head BY: : horse. The
upper Jaw bone was& crushed. DR..
Dowswsll .;of Kerkhoven was sum
monsd and he dressed the wound. AT
this writing he has not improved any.
-Mamre Correspondent. ~ ":>$
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

:Ss The Ladies Aid soolsty Of ths .M.
i. church viii mset With Mrs. Al
Crawford Wed 81 aftsrnoon, Fsb.
3,at : . o'olook Ats pollock : lo oenf
lunch viii s ssrysd, . rhioh m ~
cord fdially tpytt 3ss ls4.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

A masquerade ball Is announced TO,
Ray ymond next Friday evening.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29
THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Brief Notes and Items Of Interest
ond Importn nee.

Sec the large quarter page space
on front page of next weeks issue for
plan Of a special prize contest to be
given by some of the prominent bust
ness firms OF Grants Pass.
Tho holiday vacation OF the Grants
Pass schools will terminate next Tues.
day when school will again resume.
The diphtheria epidemic has ceased
and no further danger from that dis.
ease is apprehended.
W. W. Wilson. who resides near
Hugo, had his house broken into one
day last week by two hobos, who car
ried off fine rife aud all Of Mr..
Wilson's clothing and a number of
other articles. Neighbors saw the
hobos but did not know that they
had been stealing and fairly gooi
description Of the men was given.
The officers have been unable to find
them.
Herman Luethye, u miner OF tho
Althouse district, was In Grants Pass
Tuesday. Mr.. Lnetbye is owner of
tho Gipsy Queen mine in that dis
trict, and which has produced some
very rich ore. II contains some free
milling ore, but II Is a base ore prop.
osition, the base showing even at the
surface. Mr.. Luethyo has done con
siderable surface work and he has now
begun tunnel TO reach tho ore on o
lower level. He has the tunnel In
1876 feet. For tho present he il doing
no work on his mine, but will take
1t up again early next spring. Mr.
Luothye Is at work on the claim Of
John scballhorn Of Grants Pass, ant
which sdjoins the Gipsy Queen. Mr.
Schallhorn has three tunnels on hil
ledge, ono OF 10 feet one Of GO feet ant
one Of 30 feet Tho latter is to be ex
tended 60 feet by Mr.. Luethye thil
winter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29
BORN.
BATLY-At Jones Greek. Thursday,
Docomber 30, 1901 to Mr. and Mrs.
B. Batly, "A daughter.
MARRIED.

MESSENGER -DUNLAP-At the
aWostern Hotel, Grants Pass, Satur-
day, December 81. 1904, Herman
Messenger and Matte Dunlap, Rev.
@. b. Bristow. officiating.
STEvENS-M -McCORD-At the Presby.
torian parsonage. Woodville, Satur-
day, December 81. 1904. II. X. Stew
ems aud Miss Lulu McOord, Rev. Il.
Tweed officiating.
DAVIS-RYAN-At tho NJ. Il. par.
sonage In Grants Pass. on Satur-
day, December "a, 1904, Edward B.
Davis and Miss Charlotte Ryan,
Rev. ID. Il. Summerville officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis are residents Of
Greenback, she being tho daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. Il. b. Davis and he Is
an employo OF tho Groenback Com.
pany In their blacksmith shop.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29
Wonder Doinss.

Mr. Ramsey is sick this week.
f. II. Leolair went to Grants Pass
yesterday.
Our teacher is spending the holi-
days with home folks in Ashland.
Mr.. Ritter thinks he has discovered
a rich quartz ledge; hope it proves to
be.
We are beginning to get lonesome
out here; havn't seen any hobos for a
week.
There are several small parcels of
very fine black loan on Slate creek
that awaits settlement. All of it
can be irrigated.
The Wonder people had an enjoy
able tine at the school house last
Friday night Quite an interesting
program was rendered.
We are going to use the proceeds Of
the entertainments for the puI pose of
papering the school room aud buy
ing school furniture and more charts,
if we decide that they are needed
"Agree with thine adversary
quickly while thou art in the way
with him." Wonder how many
will let the old year pass out without
being reconciled to their enemies?
And now comes Mr.. Ramsey with
the startling announcement that he
has fonnd tin ore in the Buckeye
group. The Buckeye group is not
situated between Slate creek and
Cheney creek as has been said, neither
between Slate and Deer creeks, but on
the dividing mountain between the
heads of Slate, Limpy, Shan, Dutchy
and Clear creeks. Get on the bridge,
look west dowan the river, see bald
looking mountain with lone, tall fir
standing as a sentinel. That lone tree
is right in the midst of the Buckeye
mines. When you are on the Crescent
City road between Wonder and Loves
S tation, the copper, gold and nickel
mines arc to your right as you 20
westward.
Our people como and go too often
to mention. Daisy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29

Get Clauss Shears aud always have
a sharp pair Sold by Cramor Bros.
If you have any secondhand furni.
ture to sell, notify NJ. e. Moore,
Sixth street
rrimDle & Cook now carry stock
Of buggy and hack wheels In all
grades The prices are right
Suzanne Of Kerbyville Is dono
with sure, firm hand, and is a
powerful story. New York Boho.
mian. For sale at the bookstores
Writing in Sight means uNDER-
WOOD TYPEWRITER, and that
means BEST TYPEWRITER MADE.
Agency at So Front ST.. Portland,
Don't forget can Evening in Old
Virginia, at the Odd Fellows hall,
Jan. 20, to be given by High school
studets for the benefit Of tho school
library fund.
There is more Catarrh In this SEQ.
tion Of the country than all other di.
seasos pat together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur.
able. For great many years doot ors
pronounced 10 local disease and pre-.
scribod local remedies and by con
stantly failing TO cure with local
treatment, pronounced 10 inuurable.
Science has proyn catarrh 20 De con-
stiiutional disease and thoi ofore re-
quires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catafrh Ouro manuiaoturd by
r. J. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio, ~
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 10 Is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a toaspoonful.
It acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the sytsem. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails 10 cure. send tor circular,
and testimonials.
Address: II. j. CHEENBY & Co.
Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
pation
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29

a slight snow fell here last Wednes-
day, the first of the season, but melted
as it fell.
a Christmas tree was held at the
school and an enjoyable time was had
by the children.
Fred Milton Of Placer, and Ed Light
Of this place were visitors at Grants
Pass for a day this week.
Your correspondent took a trip to
Mediord and found that town buried
in fog that rolled down from the the
Siskiyou mountains.
The railroad company is cutting
down on the price Of wood aud are
making no new contracts. II is likely
that the company will cease to use
wood on their locomotives as both
coal and oil are becoming cheaper than
wood fuel.
Wide AwaEe.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29
SERVICES TO BE RESUMED
Preashins In All tho Churches
Next Sunday.

The preaching services will be re-.
sumed Sunday at all the churches
In the city. Only the regular morning
and evening preaching services will
DO hold fol. this Sabbath. tho Sunday
Schools and young peoples meetings
being omitted as precaution against
THO further spread Of diphtheria. As
tho epidemic has been completely
checked aud no further danger is up.
pretended II isquite certain that Sun
day week all the Sunday schools and
other meetings will be resumed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29
Coming Events.

Jan. ., Last day on which school dis.
triots can fle their tax levy certifi.
Gates with tho county clerks.
Jan. 3, Tuetday-Grants Pass schools
reopen after holidays
Jan. 4, Wednesday-Oounty court for
Josephine county meets.
Jan. 10, Monday--Cirouit court for
Josephine county oonyenes
Jan 90, Fflday-High School
scholars gives IAN Evening In Old
VirginiA" Al Odd Fellows hall for
benefit Of school library.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29

O. b. Hanson, now superintendent
OF the opp mill, bat late Of the Green.
back, came down from Jack sonville
Tuesday and remained over ia Grants
Pass, guest at the Josephine. until
Wednesday when no returned 10 iho
opp mine. Mr.. Hanson stated that
the new 10 stamp millat tho OPP mine,
which was first put In operation one
weok ago, is working in hne shape
and ore is being handled at good
date. The amalgamatoTa are Frank
Hale, Of Grants Pass, and J. If. Ers-
kline recently Of tho Grecnback mill.
The general supervision Of tho mine
is by j. W. Opp, who with Dr. j, H..
Beddy aud +. 4. Perry, arc owners
Of the mine.
+. l., Willett, who had charge Of
the construction work Of the new 10
stamp mill at tho opp mins returned
Friday to Grants Pass from Jackson
vile. Mr. Willett states that the mill.
though in operation bat one week, il
working perfectly IN every part. The
three electric motors, with current
from Gold Ray station. ono each for
the crusher. the STAMPS aud the anal.
gamators, are giving satisfactory SER
vice. Ore Is going through the stamps
at over four ton each and tho amalga.
mators are plating in a manner highly
satisfactory TO the owEers Of the mine.
The oonceutrators are Of tho pende
make and being the first to bo put 10
use in Southern Oregon, mining men
are much interested IN their working.
So we'll pleased aro Messrs OPP, Red.
dy & Perry with tho values that the
ore Of their mine is producing that
they are considering the adyisability,
40 Nj. Willett states. Of at once in
stalling the other 10 stamps. TO
which the building has space for,
The mess house Is Ia charge OF Mr.. and
Mrs Al. Allen
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29
Look! Read!! Investigate ! |! !

=. No. 29l-s25O0 buys 10 acres Of the
very best river bottom orchard. Near
ly all in Newtown Pippins aud Spitz.
cnberg apples. Trees ~ years old and
in good, healthy condition. Good
house and barn and out buildings.
Within miles from center Of town.
II not sold before February lst, will
be withdrawn from market Terms
very easy.
No. 292-sl450 buys irstclas ssaw
mill Of 1900 feet capacity per day,
complete and ready 70 rnn. Every
thing bought new and run only about
eight months 40 h.p boiler, % h. p.
engine. Within five miles Of X. h. and
all down hill haul A great bargain
No. 273-sl6OO will buy four acres
Of excellent river bottom land, IN
the edge OF town. two acres Of which
are in choice fruit. Has a now house
Of six rooms. cellar, woodshed, etc.
all we'll painted, three first -cl lac.
chicken houses and parks, good well
and windmill with 1900 gallon tank.
Lot piped. An ideal chicken farm.
Must be sold soon.
27l-sl25O obtains a neat Groom
plastered cottage. only two block.
from Post Office. Will rent for siC
per month. Terms easy.
Residence lots IN any part Of til