Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-15

portance Of tho county In populstaon
and wealth that determines the vslts
OF the history. Il Il the faithful poF~
traysl Of the development of the conn
munity from earliest times, which
will be lyrical Of the development o.
the MinnsseEa fronttsr and m in
dex to present conditions The first
question asked by =. librarian regard
ing q local history Is usually: rs
it to be . machine-made history?''
Usually some enterprising publishing
house will put crew into county
hurriedly: gather information of tn
local history, secure - many biogra-
phies - possible, writing them in o.
Of several stereotyped forms-usua1ly
more intent upon dsttering the -
irons vanity than recording faots,
ell out the book with general irreas-
want matter, deliver the work and ool-
lect the money. Such books may have
their value, but they do not appeal .
tho seeker OF knowledge - does. =
work whore the first desire 10 TO n&1e
it authentic, original and unique q
its kind and the money part i . go
ondary condensation
The proper recording Of the history
of 4, coaa1anity 10 much ~ aid % oa&-
ture and progress - other educar
tional agencies. TO say tha& II u Q
needless expense 10 - 1oolish q .
say that schQols arc , needless On
spepse, There are some people No
| iiiio say such things, but they arc -
lin Kandiyohi county. -. 1.:> ! ;,~.4-..:z !
The work will be the best advertise.
ment Of the county possible. Il viii
prove beyond question thst tho county
ha. = wide-awake, progressive class -
people. Anyone desiring information-
of local conditions of Minnesota viii
1t once Be referred to the K.odiyohb
county history . giving intorma&ton
along lines found in no other work
Will it not bes:wortth sonlething 10
Kandiyohi county to haveSthe -
and most reliable publisher looa1
history g be found4. This " s. srss,'
ing to produce 2 .1 *:: . *5;.
Every patron to whom - .ye
shown Whist il being done has inye
ably.4si l,,.Ts4e What tina ron -
to finish The work. . They have 49,.
lized thatS nlonth 81, tine $500
added 8 the .utheat4qity ~ v.lne q;
the work s :s.s,s5.:sE s. \. =..
81 IS: FL : great many Gases patrons have
added g their original contributes,
Wishing 80 odd perhaps he likeness o.
parents, IS other fea&ores which tasy
6,s1iillalfa. aorthy 81 commepoeas3oe
year u have received
more orders than during either OF tn
previous years since the work beeaa-
Several ex-residents Of the county
have sent their cash-in- ADVANCE con
tributions simply on The strength Of.
what, information was given 10 {
(tsiza1a4 circular enclosed with al
quiry. .. II ]. i: % sss
The cost of producing thiss1nfk q
it will be done 10 enormo(i ID: There
will be very lttls.: profit ia sell>
[1ng the books j . ten dollars. The
cost Of Publishing is born By -
generous and philosophical tizena
who become patrons of the work, and.
who will receiyedue credit for same
in the townshiPE6 histories The pub
fishers cannot al ord to have large
supply printed for any possible future
demand >.:~s%% &[s-=...
The size of the edition 70 be printed
must be decided very soon Any citt-
zen who desires = copy for his own
home or to send TO friends outside o1
the county sho Id order at onoe>
Those who desire copy of the wo h,
h,,% ,,rnfor ~ unit %hink;1r <hop <ho-