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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
SEES IRON A PRECIOUS METAL.
Exhaustion of Present Ore Fields Pre-
dicted by Scientist.

Iron as a precious metal Is pos
sibility indicated by Prof. Tornebaum
of the Swedish geological survey He
predicts that the ore fields of the
present large producing countries
namely: North America. Great Brit
ain, and Germany-will be exhausted
within one or two centuries and the
high grade ores much earlier. The
future center of the iron industry will
as now, be located where natural fuel
abounds, since the ore travels to the
coal. and not vice versa. As con-
sequence Great Britain, where the coal
supply, it is estimated, will be ex-
hausted in $50 years, will thereupon
cease to be an iron producing country.
while in the United States and Ger
many, with their much larger coal
areas, the iron industry will continue,
although being dependent upon i'm
ported ores. For the same reason
north China, where coal and iron are
found associated, is regarded as
promising iron center. Prof Sjogren
of the same survey declares that a
great iron industry depends on other
factors as important as the fuel ques-
ton. OF these factors are the ex-
tent, richness. and purity of the ores,
freight charges for ores, coal, and iron
products, traffic regulations, etc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
Th. mt.,

\ soulbre grey enshroudlng mist
Bots out the heather hill
Whore late the golden sun had kisses;
The deep pink bells Mt Will.
Anc creeping down the grassy steer.
II gains the stony shore:
Whrre plow the pillows OF the deep
With suIlcn hostile roar.
/ witch this brooding presence. as
IT works its icy will.
Still ever forging on ahead.
With penetrating chill.
Like every despair ii casts about
A spreading humid blight.
Embodied silence. shutting out
Earth's beauties from my sight.
Come here, my friend. draw near al,
see,
All brightness disappear
How close IL looms. surrounding me,
This dread curtain OF tears.
Mine eyes the mists OF sorrow blind
Fierce rolls the angry main,
Clasp firm my hand. and help me nnd
The sunlight once again.
Annie Oddiet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
DUST is ouR FRIEND.
Catches and oiffuses Light. Gives us
Hs'ndrops, snowfiakes, Clouds, Cor
aeous Sunsets and Sunrises.


Ha'ndrops, snowfiakes, Clouds, Cor
seous Sunsets and sunrises.
While dust contains many of our
mortal enemies. 1t is one of our very
best friends, says the Sunday School
Times. and the finer it is the more we
owe to it. If there We're no dust the
sky would not be blue, there would be
no raindrops. no snowflalSes, no hail
storms no clouds, no gorgeous sun
sets. 10 beautiful sunrises.
The instant the sun passed out OF
sight we should be in darkness. The
instant it rose It would be sharp cir
Gle OF light in black sky. There would
be no evening glow to chat or think
in, no lovely dawn with bird song and
cattle low at natures awakening. The
dome of the sky would be as dark as
1t is on bright moonlight night. The
moon and the stars would shine by day
in all their brightness. Tho whole
earth would be in deep, dark shadow
excepting where the suns rays fell dr.
rectly upon it in one great binding
circle.
Rays OF sunlight or any other kind
of light go straight through all kinds
OF gases no matter OF what they are
made. In passing through them. II
they contain no dust the rays cannot
De seen-they are invisible. You
have often seen the sunlight enter a
darkened room through partly opened
shutters or Il crack or a knothole. You
have noticed that the rays were full
of dust moving about in every direc-
tion. The air is made of gases mixed.
You did not see the rays of light; you
saw the light in the sun reflected by
the particles of dust. Millions of these
particles were too small for you to see,
but not too small for such searching
thing as light to miss.
Each cubic inch of air contains an
enormous number of dust particles.
The number is beyond our con-
ceptlon. John AitlSin of Falllirk. Scot
land. was the first TO count these dust
particles. He counted them by lit
tie machine he carried in his pocket
and in a very simple way. He has
been able to count 100000 dust par
ticles in a cubic inch of the ordinary
air of Glasgow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
KNEW THEY WE'RE NOT GHOSTS
Words the Old Lady Overheard Settled
That Matter.

During the trials of the James gang
in Independence. Mo-. in 1881" said
the Missouri man. "an old woman tes-
titled for the state that she saw the
prisoner. one of the notorious James
brothers, the night before the robbery
and heard him talking about this rob-
berry TO her husband. Wher counsel
for the defense took the witness for
cross-examination he began as fol-
lows:
Now. Mrs. Blank. tell us again
how 1t happened that you saw the
prisoner that night
"'Well. he came to the house along
airly in the evening. and asked me
where was my old man. l said out
coors somewheres, and he went out to
find him. After while l reckoned I'd
better go out and see IL he found him.
l heard voices in the cornpatch and
went along and looked through the
fence and saw EN-.
Mrs. Blank. want to know If you
believe in ghosts-in spooks?'
81 don't know as it's any of your
business whether | do or not
You must answer the question
"'Well, then-I do
They've been seen around your
house, haven't they?'
eyes, sir. they hev; I've seen 'em
myself.
Ghosts have been seen walking
about outside by you and members of
your family. haven't they?
Yes, sir, they hev.'
Well. Mrs. Blank. want to know
how can you swear it wasn't ghosts
you saw in the cornfeld that night.
How do you know it wasn't ghosts?'
"'Cause they war a-cussin'.' said
the old woman"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
Rich Mans odd Fancy.

Most extraordinary was the little
luxury of Mr.. Skidmore. who ac-
cumulated a goodly pile in the pro-
vision trade. He engaged two Wallets,
one to tickle the crown of his head
and the other the soles of his feet.
He said he liked the sensation i'm
mensely. and when demonstrated with
by his doctor declared 1t to be ever
so much better than massage the
case was recorded in the medical
Journals of the time as an example OF
a strange development Of a we'll rec
ognized physical liking.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because it
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains sixteen ounces
one full pound-while all other Cold
Water Starches are put up in three
Guarter-pound packages, and the price
is the same. 10 cents. Then again be-
cause Defiance Starch is free from all
injurious chemicals. II your grocer
tries to sell you twelve-ounce pack
age It Is because he has stock on
hand which he wishes to dispose of be.
fore he puts in Defiance. He knows
that Defiance Starch has printed on
every package In large letters and fig
ures "lG ounces" Demand Defiance
and save much time and money and
the annoyance of the iron sticking. De-
fiance never sticks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14

San Antonio is an ideal place to
spend the winter Half foreign, wholly
unique II is altogether one of the in
teresting places. Its perfect climate.
semi tropical vegetation and numerous
plazas asob-s and missions make 1t
more like an old Spanish city than any
American town.
The round "trip rate to San Antonio
via Colorado ~ Southern Is S4l.10. Com
plete Information may be had from Mr..
y. a. cooper, C. p. A., 18th and Curtis
SITS.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
COLLEGE CRIMINALS.


ciety nitiations.-Student Tied to
the Track and Killed by a Train
Lives of Railway Passengers I'm
periled.
Some clew to the real cause of foot
ball casualties may be found in recent
news items quite removed from the
field of college sports. In an Ohio col
lege there Is a grave suspicion that n
student was bound and tied upon Il
railroad track where he was killed by
4 train. The supposition is that this
was done as part of an initiation
ceremony by college fraternity, or
secret society. and conclusive evi-
dence has already been supplied or
other acts of torture and violence re
suting from this absurd and savage
practice.
In a New York college town. an cleo
trio railway company has offered a
large reward for the person, supposed
to be college student, who soaped
the tracks at n dangerous curve and
grade. and who imperiled the lives OF
number of passengers that were only
saved by the prompt and sliillful act
OF an expert motorman.
In Chicago the guests OF large
hotel were disturbed by the entrance
of riotous party of college stu
dents, who conducted two blindfolded
youths that were set to fighting while
on their hands and knees upon the
floor. This act is also supposed to be
an example of college frat" initia-
tions.
These three news items, taken from
single days press report. show
clearly the need for instruction to
some American college students OF
what constitutes crime.
Murder, theft, arson. assault with
intent to do bodily harm, malicious
destruction of property, public in
decency and other crimes, cannot be
excused upon the pretense OF sport, =
or the exuberance of youthful spirits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
coIorndnn,r winter Re.ort.

Opportunity is the milk. action tho
cream.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14

One Of the most absorbing things In
the world is a sponge.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-14
TEA

The law prohibits the sale OF liquor
- minors. put miner can buy all tho
booze" he wants II he isn't minor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
Diphtheria Remove, Fourth Mem.
..=5 bef OF Olson Family

Again It 10 our duty to announce .
visit Of the Angel Of Death ct the sore
" afflicted home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Msgnus Olson In town of Dovre. This
time he removed their Is year old
daughter Karen, whose demise oc-
CURED last Thursdsy evening at about
ten O'Clock. She had been ailiDg for
about two weeks and the attending
physician felt assured that she was on
the way TO recovery, when IN unex-.
pected turn for the worse occurred
and she was finally obliged TO give up
in the struggle with that dread dis:
ease, diphtheris. The funeral took
place the following day, her remains
being taken to the Free Lutheran
church cemetery st Esgle Lake for In.
terment.
OF . happy family of II children
four boys and three girls now remain,
three girls and one boy having sue
cumbed to attacks of the disease men
toned above almost within month.
None of those remaining are i'll at the
present time and it is sincerely to be
hoped that they will oil be spared.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
WilImar Mill improvements.

improvements will be made at the
Willmsr mill this month that will in
volve IN expenditure of 5000. New
machinery will be installed and the
property will undergo . change that
will give the Willmar Milling Co. bet-
ter facilities for handling it's rapidly
increasing business. While the work
IL in progress 1t will be necessary to
close the mill. It is expected, how.
ever, that everything will be com pleted
so as to start up again the first part
of June.
The contract for installing the new
machinery hss been let to the we'll
known mill furnishing house of the
Nordyke & Marmon Co. OF Indiana
polls, Ind, and their Northwestern
representative, James Pye, will have
charge OF the work. "
When the Willmar mill ts again ia
running order 1t will be In q condition
that will be strictly up-to-date and
make it strong competitor for the
milling trade in this section. ~:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
Rose1and

May !.
Roseland will have . baseball nine.
|. Mr.. s1nd Mira. C. E: Erickson visitsa
at VIM. L'ndquist's home sundsy.
Misses Esther and Phebe Lindquist
are home from tie cities for = visit. z: :.
A. o. Renstrom had the misfortune
of losing . valuable horse Wednes:
day.
Miss Carrie Peterson made 4 short
visit to her home in this town last
week.
Per Peterson of Long Lake conduct
ed services at the Free Baptist church
Sunday.
VIM. Bede of Olivia rendered vete-
rinary services at o. Tatting's place
last Friday.
Chas. Ostman has commenced his
Sunday school again., after . few
months vacation.
A social was held at the Christine
church Friday evening. A good and
enjoyable time is reported.
The ground 10 now being prepared
for fax and corn, but the weather has
turned cold again, 20 do not be in too
much of hurry putting in these crops
or they may be short like my crop OF
news.
1t ia our sad duty to report the
death OF Mrs. Frank Lindquist, which
occurred Monday, April "a. Mrs.
LlndQuist was born In Meeker county,
Minn,, Nov. 20, 1875, but has been 4
resident OF this county since early
childhood. Her mortal remains were
Inferred in the cemetery OF Christine
church, Rev. F. Nordquist on'ctating.
A loving husband and three small
children, IN aged father, A. TattinR,
and brother, Q. Tattine, are left to
mourn her death. May We be found
ready when the angel of death calls US.
MIKE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
Trtpo'':l|is

AOoS 81
Next Sunday 1t 10 o'clock, i M, :
class Of l6 young persons will be con-
firmed In the Lutheran church.
Mr.. 81: H. Vogelpohl, of the firm of
Vogelpohl & Spaeth of New Ulm,
spent a couple of days last week in
the Lutheran church, tuning and look
Ing over the pipe organ. The organ
is now in tirst-class shape. Il
This week there IL 4 rush in and
around the church. Beside the many
children who are attending school,
there are number Of carpenters and
painters working. A storeroom 10 to
be erected, and the floor In the church
is to be given : fresh coat of paint.
On May 10, at 2 p. N. : special meet
iug Of the church will be held to take
action on petition from members In
and around Kandiohi for erecting I
chapel In the village. AZ there 10
much interest manifested for this pro-
:ject, and It 10 indeed desirable 70 have
9 meeting ghouse. at Kandiyohi, II 10
expected that the church will grant
tho pstition. s=...
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03

Messrs. Boyd and Hennings. have
been busy the last few days planting
trees, shrubbery and plants on the
court house grounds. The planting
was done in accordance with Z plat
made by the Jewell Nursery Co., OF
Lake City, which also furnished I'll
the stock needed. Among the trees
planted are evergreens, Norway
spruce, Colorado blue spruce, balsam
frs, white spruce, Arbor VitB sndl
L. l.. w. birches, and more than 20
kinds Of Towering shrubs have been
put In. The arrangement Of the differ
ent plants is most artistic and re fleets
much credit upon the maker Of the
plat, and when everything will be in
bloom! the appearance OF the court
house yard will be like that of Z veri.
table flower garden. In oil more than
230 plants have been placed and Boyd
and Hennings feel quite confident that
sll OF them will grow and thrive.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
Notice Of Hearing Petition to Va.
cate Street. f.

I Whereas, . petition has been fled
with the City Clerk by William J.
Pinney and others praying for the
abandonment and vacation of that
certain street lying and being adiacen,
TO the east boundary line Of Block
four az, Of Paulson &! Sunde's' Sub
division Of Lot I'D" in Eastern Addi.
tion to Willmsr, and being between
the south boundary line OF Benson
avenue and the north boundary line
Of Litchfield avenue and being sixty
feet wide; f.. s.. x$ &. 3. ST.. p
Now, therefore, pursuant to a reso.
luton adopted by the City Council Of
the City Of Willmar April "a, 1906,
notice is hereby given that the, said
petition will be heard and determined
on Monday evening, May e., 1905, 8,
8 8o'clock p. m, in the Couacil Cham:
bers in the Library Building i and all
persons interested are hereby notified
TO appear at said time and place and
give reasons II any, why such petit.
tion should not be granted. ...1
Given under my hand this Oath day
OF April, 1906. IL /. :5. @s.: 5ss E :s= 81.
(ssel. .=ss J. T. Oros,
lis ll,3 =sz I. s=..sz= City Clark. q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
WILIMAR, MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, NAY 8 1905 "
Another Silver Medal Contest. .

another 9llver Medal Contest.
The w. G. T. q. has now completed
arrangements for another silver medal
contest to be given at the Free Lu.
theran church on Friday evening,
May r. This time six young ladie s
will contest for the honors snd we
feel sure that their many friends will
enjoy to be present and listen to their
orations. The usual admission fee OF
ten cents will be charged. The pro-
gram In full Is printed below. =. 81.
Piano Solo-Selccted.... Amy Hanscom
Introductory Remarks....Prof. H. S. Hilleboe
Oration-'Old Soapy". .......Peark Ives
Vocal Solo-''My lame in Mothers Prayer
Mr. r. w. Howe, piano accompaniment
by Miss Incz Howe
Oration-"The Old Violin" ..
Miss Barbara Williams
Vocal Solo-''M others Som.
Miss Florence Porter
Piano accompaniment by Miss Amy H anscom
Oration-"A Terrible Charge"
Gertrude Hiheboe
Violin Solo-Selected.. Mr. r. b. Treat
Piano accompaniment by Miss E. Dahlhei1n
Oration-"The Ballot. .........
............................M Hannah Peterson
Vocal Solo-Selected.. .Miss Millie Rasmussen
Piano accompaniment by Miss Helen sather
Oration-"College Oil Cans"
......... ..........."|.....Miss Jeanette Ives
Vocal Duet-"Rock of Ages"
Mrs: F. W. Dobbyn and Ludwig Dale
Plano accompaniment by Miss Amy Hauscom
Oration-"One More ..... Miss Gladys Birch
Vocal Solo-"Somebody's Boy" F. ". Howe
Piano accompaniment by Miss Inez Howe
Judges retire.
Recitation-Selected. Miss Ethel STYLES
instrumental Music.
Closing remarks and presentation of medal
by Rev. H. c. Buell.
Song by the eAudience-America;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
Seniors are Entertained,

Prof. and Mrs. P. G. Tonnirg very
pleasantly entertained the members Of
the senior class and the high school
faculty at their home Saturday even
ing. The rooms had been tastefully
decorated for the occasion with strines
OF autumn leaves tinted In, brown and
red, the class colors and the figures
'05, also In the class colors, were
hung across the bay window in the
parlor. Among other interesting
pastlmes OF the evening Was = ''Poesy .
contest, each one present being re-
quired to wrtte an original poem
about one OF the many articles found
about the room. The poem written by
Prof. J. Harold Powers about q
garden fork proved the best and he
was accordingly declared the "poet
laureate''.of the evening. Delicious
refreshments were served by Mrs.
sTonninR, assisted by Misses Foster
and Randall. The guests took their
departure 1t = late hour, voting the
host and hostess most royal enter-
tainers. - = - =: i: -. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
Lake .xJjxaboth

{. LIB. s..:= ri May 2.
Enoch Gunner made his weekly trip
here Monday: ==.:=-. -.s ..2 =ss 5
Andrew spor IL 1t present working
for Albert Olson. j. ..s :
e. Engberg made : flying trip to the
cities last Thursday. ,z
w. F., Gratz of Willmar made his
regular call at the store Fridsy.
Remember to attend The farmers
meeting In Dist. No. 58 on May 6, ct
three O'Clock, p. IN. -
Albert Bjur's hired man had two
runaways in one day last week. A
broken pole was the only damage.
Frank Johnson, our buttermsker,
has enjoyed visit from relatives a&
Cokato~ for nearly two weeks. -,
Bert NJ. Ruse of St. Paul, represen-
tative for the M. ID. T. Co., shook
hands with old friends here last Fri
day, +,
E. j.. Bomsta 10 home again from
Minneapolis, where he has been con.
sulting physician. he 10 somewhat
improved.
The nice showers we had last week
gave = green color to fields and mead
ows, and everything looks favorable
for a good crop. s
A. T. Blur has been circulating .
subscription list for his father. in. law,
Andrew Parson of Atwater, who has
had the misfortune Of being Obliged
to have one of his legs amputated.
Rev. Nilsson preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday. Tue church was
filed to its utmost capacity, there be.
Ing visitors from Willmar, Kandiyo-
hi, Atwater, Grove City, Lake Lillian
and FAhlun.
Last Wednesday Mail Route In.
spector 81. M. Lawrence of Minneapo.
lis inspected the proposed new route
to start from our store. The route ID
24& miles long. We do not know wha,
the report will be, but If it IL favor.
able the route will be opened about
July l.
Hilmer Stenberg went to Harrison
Friday to take charge of the cream.
cry, as Fred Stenberg was taken sick
and had to 60 home to receive care
from his parents. PEN.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
Will Observe Memorial Dav.

The Commercial Club has taken
the initiative in making preparations
for an observance of Memorial Day,
on Tuesday, May 30. President Wellin
announces the appointment OF a
Memorial Day committee consisting
Of the following members: G. A.
Birch, chairman, L. O. Thorpe and
Russell Spicer.
As quite q sentiment seems to have
developed that Memorial Day exer-
cises be held in our city, with this
committee in charge of the general
arrangements, the officers of the Com
mercial Club will endeavor to have
the business men of our city close
their places of business on that day,
ard will raise q fund for the enter
tainment of out-of-town G.. A. r.
members, who may visit the city. The
committee 10 hopeful that all veterans
In the county will make it a point to
be present. Arrangements will be
made for good speakers and also the
necessary music during the day. 1t
Is probable that the Juvenile Band OF
Willmar will be engaged for the occa-
sion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-03
STREET T. FAIR !! ! [ FOR 1906 [ |
y Wlllmar Al|''' Will Again Put Forth II,
Best Efforts to Entertain
Carnival Visitors, II

The question of holding street
lair IN 1905 was considered by mum.
Dor OF our citizens at a meeting held
last Wednesday, evening At the Com.
mercial Club rooms. The sentiment
Wa strongly In favor OF the project
and We are now assured that our peo.
ple. will have the pleasure of partici-
Ming tn another big carnival. 1 e
4 8 While the attendance was not large,
yet those present were enthusiastic in
fayoring another. street fair. The
meeting was presided over by Presi.
dent RUSSELL Spicer of the Willmar
Street Fair Association and Peter
Hong acted as the secretary. It was
shown that the Association has q neat
little sum In the treasury with: which
to begin work and commence tie nee.
essary preparations. The meeting
voted to hold the fair In Septembe
and the matter of deciding on the ex.
adt q ates and making other necessary
arrangements was left in the hands o1
the following gentlemen, who were
elected % the board of directors: E.
C.1*Wellin, o. R. Berkness, Ole Ro.
gen, Alton Crosby, Peter Bonde, Peter
Hong, Russell Spicer, E. T. Sandbo
ana Ernest Person. This board ar.
ranged for meeting to be held this
Wednesday, evening at the CONNER
ciAl Club rooms for the purpose oi
electing officers and attending to the
necessary details in making the pro.
per start for holding the carnival.
It 10 the intention of the Associa
tion to make the street fair and carni.
val OF 1905 bigger and grander than
ever. A program OF attractions off.
ferent from preceding years will o1
course be arranged for. With an en-
terprising and energetic set of officers
to manage affairs, backed by the
hearty support Of our citizens as we'll
@ those of the entire county, there is
no reason Why the coming carnival
should not be grand success. Let
ns I'll take hold and help in arrang.
ing for street fair that will draw the
biggest crowd that, has ever visited
our city.