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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-10

.zkirs. Charlotte Swain, wife OF Olof
q. Swalin, died last Monday morn.
ing at 7:45 O'Clock at her home in the
southwest part Of the city. Death was
due 20 dropsy,* from which she had
bsen su6sfel Tor me III ss1f Des
ceased was % years 81 age. ~. s.. =. Y
Mrs. Swalin's health began to- fail
several years ago, but up to recently
no serious developments we're expect
ed. The only surviving member OF
the family is her hus band as no chill
dren had blessed their union. They
had been married four years. De-
ceased was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mats Dokken, of Solomon Lake,
both of whom survive her. A brother,
Agaton Dokken, resides in Dovre,
and sister, Mrs. Andrew WISE. lives
In this city. "
The funeral takes place next Friday
at one O'Clock p. NJ. from the, family
residence. The remains will be taken
to the old home at Solomon Lake for
burial and the interment will be in the
Synod church cemetery. Rev. Ander-
son Of this city will officiate at the fu-
neral services.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-10

Next Sunday Rev. Osterholm will
conduct services q Spicer in the
mornhg, At New London In the after-
noon sad q CeRAx II the evening,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-10
SV9a

.. May l. /;
: Charley sandberg of Willmar is ct
present engaged in doing mason work
for Eric Hegstrom Jr. Miss Emma
Williamson returned home from Mis-.
neapolis last week. .... Otto Trulson
has been enjoying q visit from his
cousin Albert Lindahl OF Strandburg,
s. OAK, the past two weeks. MIR.
Lindahl was en- route home from Aus
tin, where he recently graduated from
the Southern Minnesota Normal Col
lege. ...... p. Lindgren is building q
large barn. Chas. Anderson of Will
mar 10 the contractor in charge.
Confirmation services will be held in
the svea Lutheran church ON Sunday,
May II, when class of sixteen men,
bers will be confirmed. j. Galiford
had phone put into his residence
last Saturday,. 80. .Anders Jonson of
Wtllmar il at present wishing with
his son-in law Eric Moline. George,
the IA year old son of J. Galiford,
was severely kicked by q horse last
week, and 10 1T present in WilImar
under medical treatment. Reports
are that he 10 getting along nicely.
Victor Knutson of the Willmar High
school spent Sunday at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis johnson of
Willmar visited at Ole .Granqulst's
home Sunday. "A number of our
youdk rsopiez atsedded the party given
ct Nels Carlson's place In Whitefeld
Sunday evening. A good time was
had, q the Carlson young people arc
poysl entertainers, ... Miss Matte
Lien closed . very successful six
tsrn of school in Dist. No.
IS last Friday. Her work - teacher
has been greatly appreciated. -:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-10
.Blanche'Cla

Examinations will also be held Ia
.Wlllmar, Atw ater, New London and
Raymond and Is the CO. supt's oflce.
ID the court house.
F. W ], DoBBYN, CO. supt. 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-10

Last Sunday morning occurred the
death Of Mrs. Elizabeth Bower, at the
farm home Of Mr., and Mrs. Tom Les.
lie near Pennock. Death was due
to gene1 al breaking down of the y :
m consequent upon old age. "
s The funeral took place yesterday
forenoon atlO o 'clock, Rev. Augur of
Kerkhoven officiating. The interment
was m ade in the Fairview cemetery.
& Elizabeth Weise was horn in V ourkz.
burg, Germany, July 26, 1926, being
Ct the time of her death 7S years, 8
months and II days of age. She was
married to Francis Bower, Sept. s.,
1853. Five children were. born to
them, two sons and. three daughters.
Her husband died Feb. 4, 1885, She
came to Minnesota from Ringgold
Go Iowa, In March 1901, with her
daughter, Mrs. T.. G.. Leslie with whom
she has made her home during the
last q years. The children left to
mourn are: Frank Bower, Hillsboro,
Oregon; Mart Bower, Randolph, Neb. !;
Mrs. Mary Baker, Cottage Grove,
Oregon, and Mrs. Annie Leslie, Pen
mock, MINI. Another daughter, Min
ME stergus, died April 3, 1856. ! - =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-10
Teacher in Charge

Teacher in Charge
Mabel Seavey.
Minnie Whitcomb.
Albert Nelson. ::
A Albin lindquist.
Minnie S chultz. 4.
Evaline Horne. = :
Frank w ebber
Edith Tait. Z.
r c.. Slet,en. y. Z. +.
Matilda Ramstad
Es ther An dersOn. !
Lena Slattum. N:
Elizabeth Coyne.
Albert johnson.
Edith Quist. :. !.
Carrie Larson. !. /.
VIM. Phare. / .
EllAFAAInAa 3:.-;:s +; 81,
Belle SOlseth.
RlancheClark,.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-10

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
ELECTRIC FISH CATCHER.
When Current Stuns Them They
Are Gathered In.

The accompanying illustrations show
a device for catching fish by the aid
Of electricity. Judged from the stand
ard Of craftsmanship, the apparatus
is Objectionable, but as a proposed ap-
plication of electricity it is Of some in
terest, although it may be doubted
whether it will ever be put to extern
sive practical use.
This electrical fish catcher or killer
was recently patented by Michael
Ward, of Pittsburg, Pa. In carrying
the invention into effect a suitable
boat Is provided with an electrical bat
terry on board. Suspended from the
sides of the vessel is a netting COM
posed partly of electric conductors,
which are placed in circuit with the
battery, so that the fish coming in con-
tact with the netting will be submit
ted to shock Of electricity, which will
have the effect of stunning them and
causing them to float on the top of
the water where they may be gath
cred in hand-nets.
One of the accompanying views. re-
produced from the Western Electrician,
shows, in transverse section. a boat
provided with the device. The second
is diagrammatic view illustrating
the peculiar construction of one Of the
nets which are employed, the net in
this figure being in several separable
sections.
On each side Of the boat is mounted
spar or boom, extending out literally
from the boat to any desired distance.
The source Of energy is so connected to
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
HIS AID WAS NOT APPRECIATED

Young Mans Efforts to Prompt Hae
Disastrous Ending.
DR.. Woodrow Wilson of Princeton
was talking with some young mer
about cheating in examinations.
aside from moral grounds" DR.
Wilson said, Cheating is bad on ma
ter1al grounds. The cheat is very apt
you know, to be found out.
I'm Virginia, in my boyhood, there
was a case of cheating that had :
disastrous ending.
An elderly minister appeared be
fore board to be examined for some
post or other The examination was
public, and the first branch to be
taken up was Latin.
What is the Latin for goose?' the
examiner said.
And the poor old minister at the
start was stumped. He could not
remember. 1t was pitiful to see him.
and a young man seated near coulo
not resist helping him out.
Anser,' whispered the young
man.
But the minister continued silent.
rolling his eyes, racking his brain.
Anser,' whispered the young man
In a louder tone.
The minister now turned his head
and looked at his prompter oddly.
" Poor old chap! He almost heard.
fte wants me to try again., the young
man thought, and, louder than ever,
he repeated:
"'Anser.'
AT this the minister turned and
shook his forefnger at the youth.
Answer yourself, you young jack.
anapes,' he shouted"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
What They Strive For.

AT dinner that w. D. Howells gave
at kittery in Henry James honor the
talk turned to biographies.
Nothing is more difficult" said Mr.
James, than to write modestly the
biography of contemporary. The
standard life of Dickens illustrates
this fact well.
1T is a fact we'll illustrated, too,
by story that has of late been trav,
cling over London.
Zone publisher said to another:
when are the Blanks going ia
bring out that life of Whistler which
Jones, the art critic, has been work.
ing on?'
Well said the second publisher
Jones is pegging away diligently, but
he is not satisfied with what he has
done
"'That is odd,' laughed the first
publisher. Jones usually is well
pleased with his own work.
81 know was the reply, but in
this biography of Whistler he finds it
very difficult to make himself out 9
greater man than his hero"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

white Of his face offsetting the bril-
liancy of his eyes to an almost un
canny degree. When his strength
came back, he moved mechanically
over to chair and dropped heavil,
into it, ninging out his arms across
a table in the abandonment of despair
Presently, the touch Of something
small and soft and tremulous on his
hair, brought him back to conscious
ness. He started up, half-dazedly. Hi
wife stood looking down at him will
light in her eyes that thrilled hin
through and through.
Edgar" she said, in little weak
pitiful voice, Il forgot something
I had to come back"
"You-forgot something. I don't
can | help your" he blundered out
struggling to his feet, and wondering
stupidity whether he were still asleep
What did you forget?" he asked
battling for self-control.
"I-why-why it vast was you
Edgar!" she sobbed, yielding hersel
Historically to his outstretched arms
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

are bare or uncovered wires, will con-
stitute terminals of conductors leading
from the source Vertical strands OF
the net are alternately connected TO
the positive and to the negative poles
of the battery, the wires leading from
the positive pole of the battery ana
those leading from the negative pole
Of the battery being insulated one from
the other. The vertical strands OF the
net are united by cross-strands at SUIT
able intervals, these cross-strands De-
ing composed Of suitable insulating ma
terial. SO that the vertical metallic
strands of the net are electrically IN
sulated from one another. The bottom
of the net is provided with weights,
which assist in sinking the net ana
maintaining it in vertical position IN
the water.
In carrying the invention into erect
the boat is brought to narrow portion
Of a stream or body of water and the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
How Fog Strains the Eyes.

Many of the officers of steamships
running In this port are afflicted with
new disease. which for want Of bet
ter name some of them call the fog
EYE" It Is an Inflammation caused by
beering into the fog, and while painful
1t soon passes away.
Captain Higgins and the officers Of
the United States Fruit Company's
passenger and mail steamer Admiral
Sampson. which arrived at Long
Wharf. this morning after good run
from Jamaican ports, were among
those whose eyes were affected by the
fog. Running through fog and trying
to distinguish objects when it is al
most impossible to see vessels length
away is heavy strain on the eyes, and
the fog, combined with the heat, pro.
duces smarting sensation. - Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

It would be good idea for every
city, town, village and hamlet along
the line Of any railroad to put up a
sign or two somewhere in proximity
to the railroad station setting forth
the name Of the town and whatever
claim it has for historic, residential
and industrial interest. Travellers
often wonder, when train comes to Q
stop, what the town is that spreads
out before them and wherein lies It's
excuse for being. True, the railroads
are doing great deal to exploit and
advertise the attractions, scenic and
commercial, of most of the more impor.
tant places, but it wouldn't be an al
together bad idea for the towns to dd
a little something themselves, if only
to se3 up a bulletin Of facts for the ens
Hghtenment of the passing trayele7sl
-Four Track News
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

III the dpdnQonment OF Despair
insultingly, there might have been a
better chance Of learning the truth
Her manner, belligerent enough at
first, had gradually grown to impress
him with an undeniable sense of his
own shortcoming and her rightful
claim to consideration. Still, she had
blamed him for lack of faith, while
most positively exhibiting it herself!
A clock somewhere striking nine,
reused him from his reflections. He
rose abruptly and turned out the gas.
Afterward, he saw that the front door
was securely bolted, and then went
slowly upstairs to his apartments. At
the door of his wife's bedroom, he
paused a moment and listened There
was not sound, SO he supposed she
must have retired. He moved away
a few steps, then, impelled by some
unexplainable motive, he turned and
went back again, tapping softly against
the panel of the door. There was no
response, and he pushed it open slight
ly and glanced about the Swallowed
apartment; no one was there. With
terrible sense Of foreboding, he
entered noiselessly. The drawers and
closets had all been ransacked, and
general air of desertion prevailed.
Hollister sank down in the nearest
chair, and buried his face in his
hands and groaned. Once he looked
up and about him in sudden fright;
the miserable emptiness of the room
terrified him beyond measure. Now
that she was gone, a thousand differ
ent solutions of what he had taken as
incontestible proofs of her guilt, fash
ed into his brain. He started up from
his chair, as though under lash, and
Lighted three of the five .gasjets.
The first thing that met his glance,
was tiny white note, pinned to the
cushion on her dressingltable. He
unfastened it with shaking fingers,
and smoothed out the paper.
Dear Edgar:
con the eve of my departure, and
after thinking over everything, I have
decided that after all, probably owe
you some sort Of explanation of the
other night. The man was my father.
He escaped from prison last week
and appealed to me for help. Not
withstanding the circumstances, l did
not-could not refuse. He has gone
away now, and l never expect to see
him again. When you confronted me
with your terrible accusation, the only
thought had then was fear for my
father. / had promised him under
solemn oath to tell no one-not even
you-of his escape. Poor old man.
His life has been a fearful one, and /
am afraid he has been far more
sinned against than SHINING.
you cannot blame me now, Edgar?
Your lack of trust has wounded me
beyond description; it has driven me,
broken hearted from your home. Ii
you had only trusted me little while
things might have been SO different!
| But by your own request, am pass
ing out of your homeland life-for-
ever Beatrice.
The note slipped from HOLSTERS
hand and fell, UNDECIDED, on the floor.
For a long time he stood straight
and motionless as statue. the dead
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
She Was.

A Boston woman, after selecting
some embroidery in one of the big de
partment stores, discovered that she
had not money enough with her ia
pay for it. She had never opened an
account in this particular shop, and
it was therefore agreed that the clerk
should put the goods aside until the
next day, when the purchaser should
come for it with cash in hand.
When the woman returned the day
following to get her embroidery she
could not remember which of the
saleswomen had waited upon her
After puzzling over the matter for q
moment, however, she approached one
who looked vaguely familiar and ask
ed, Gam the woman who bough,
some embroidery here yesterday"
"Yes'm," replied the girl, stolidly
and turned to get it.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

They collided, and stuck fast in the
gate.
The train pulled out and left them,
just as they wrenched themselves
loose.
Then the big copper turned on the
boy.
you dad burned, Insignificant
little"
Jaw, wot's bitin YEP interrupted
the boy, raising his hand warningly.
"Skiddoo! You work fur de city, an
work fur de United States -ment.
Git away FIN mer'
The officer, who probably had read
in his little book that he could not
arrest carrier on duty, gnawed his
mustache refectively and walked to
the other end of the platform.
WhereupOn a man who owns an
automobile relieved his feelings by
clapping the boy enthusiastically on
the shoulder and giving him a fifty
cent piece.-Chicago Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Keepinu in Step.

edo you know German?" she whis
pered, getting as close as possible tc
the ear of her bureau of information
"A little" said the librarian, eau.
tious from long experience.
do you know how to spell owl
sowfwe' began the girl, and then
stopped.
II think you must meau 'aufweider-
sehen,'" the librarian said, pleasant
ly, and she spelled it slowly while the
girl copied it on slip of paper.
20, thank you'll" she said, as she
carefully bestowed the paper in her
bag. 'You see, have a particular
friend-Tm really engaged to him
and he's in Germany; and thought
if he realized that I was making an
effort to keep right along with him
in the language he'd be so gratifed!
Goodby! Youths Companion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Fna meier.

nets are spread transversely across the
water, so as to cut off a considerable
space Of water on each side of the
boat. The fish upon being frightened
VIII naturally take to flight and en-.
deavor to leave the narrow place, and
IN SO doing they will come into contact
with the nets. AS soon as a fish
touches any two of the vertical strands
or the net 1T will establish a circuit
between the strands, and as these
strands are alternately connected with
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

suspicion or distrust until yesterday.
And that she had given him no small
cause on that occasion, he could not
doubt. There was the evidence of his
own eyes to damn her-and she had
denied nothing. She had only as
serted her innocence of wrong, abso-
lutely and emphatically, but in the
very face of contrary proofs He had
seen the man put his arm about her
and kiss her; he had heard the en-
dearing words he used, and those
spoken in reply. That was all, but
certainly it was enough to justify the
course he had pursued. But perhaps,
after all, had he a rhe1~~- cd ha- less
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Need for Hindoo Women Nurses.

The only doctors admitted to the
rooms of sick Hindoo women are the
women Of low caste, who are the most
ignorant of nurses. and the result is
seen in the appalling number of Grip
pied, manned and distorted children
in India. English women have opened
hospital in north India, where forty
Hindoo women are being taught to be
physicians, nurses and surgeons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Autumn all our sorrow doubles.
p IT'S the season of despair,

Autumn all our sorrow doubles,
Ills the season of despair,
But I'd stand the other troubles
Were it not for football hair.
81 notice they've got some insurance
men on the stand in New York"
Looks more like they've got 'em on
the runp'-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
Bob-"Miss Subbubs has asked me to
call tonight Dick-"YesY Bob
Eyes. What shall wearY Dick (who
has been there)-" Ware of the dogg'-
Philadelphia Ledger.
"a man always gets on easier by tak4
ing his wife's advice" EYES," an.
swered Mr.. Meekton. when things
turn out badly there isn't so much
said."-Washington Star.
The chap who's on some jury, nfI
Receiving two per day,
Meier bursteth forth in fury ;,
4, About the laws delays
'Do you think it is honest for man
to accept money for a campaign fund.-"
"Why, yes," answered Senator Sor-
ghum, eff he really turns it over to the
fund" Star.
Sox-"Has your young brother made
up his mind what he wants to do?'
Fox-'Not yet; but think he would
like the position of special adviser to
O lady's golf ub."-Judge.
Edith-"Papa is immensely pleased
to hear you are a poet" Ferdy-"Is
he? Edith-"Oh, very-the last of my
lovers he tried to lick was a football
player."-Chicago Daily News.
SingIeton-"Have you decided what
you are going to call the baby, old
mana? MISUNDERSTANDING. I'm
going to call him whatever my wife
names him."-Chicago Daily News.
Mrs. De Fashion lat q children's
party)-"Mariew Nurse Girl - Eyes,
ma'am." Mrs. De Fashion-'It's time
for US to go home. Which Of these
children Is miner '-New York Weekly.
Burglar-"Here's a bill from a sum-
mer hotel" His Pal - "ReceiptedTh
Burglar-"Yep." His Pal-"Den were
too late. Leave nickel on de bureaus
fer de poor guy, and We'll skidoo.%
Puck.
Nurse Bridget, come here, and see
q French baby born in Dublin"
Bridget Poor little darlint! It's q
great perplexity you'll be to yourself.
I'm thinkin', when you begin shpeak-
in'!'-Punch.
s "Remember," said the serious friend,
''that you are a servant of the people"
Eyes" answered Senator Sorghum.
ttAThe trouble is that nowadays you are
expected to serve the people without
accepting any tips" -Washington Star;
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Convinced.

Convinced
wouldn't his father let him play
football?'
mo. He said it was too rough.
"Didn't George want to play?"
Eyes, and he went all the way home
to try to convince his father that 1t
wasn't as rough as he considered it.
He persuaded the old man to come out
on the lawn while he showed him how
to tackle low. And / guess George
must have miscalculated and tackled
1 little too fierce"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Copyright. 1905. by Daily Story Pub. Coz


HOLSTER controlled himself by a
powerful effort. His face looked al
most blue in it's deathly pallor, and
his lips seemed stretched in a taut
line across his teeth. There were
black. indented circles under his eyes,
doubly accentuating the tense, un-
yielding bitterness that broke through
their studied restraint He was stand
ing with one elbow, pressed against
the sharp edge of the mantel-shelf;
IN this position, he had been staring
nxedly at his wife's perfectly impas-
sive face for fully half an hour.
us your decision final?" he asked at
last.
81 have said So" 8fHt
"You, then, in so many words, give
me carte blanche to hunt this fellow
down and"
She interrupted him with an en-
phatic nod.
Hadn't you better reconsider? You
know what I mean when I say that
will"
II perfectly understand, Edgar. But
my mind is unalterable."
HOLSTER sneered "Of course. Your
attitude is thoroughly transparent to
me. You feel confident enough of
your ability to protect this scoundrel
and yourself"
The look on his wife's face stopped
him. cit is unnecessary to prolong
this" she said, rising, you have ia
ken your attitude, which you assert
is final, and II have done the same.
Just one last word: If you ever find
out that you have made a grave mis-
take, the time will be too late. l
shall not ask you to honor me with
your trust again; once is sufficient
nay, superfuous-as has been demon
strated. Had you seen fit to listen to
me for one moment in reason and
faith-everything might have been diff
ferent. But when, on the other hand,
you chose to insult me (from the be-
gfnning), and unheard, why then-we
must both submit to the inevitable"
She swept past him as she finished
speaking, and laid her hand on the
door-knob
But Hollister intercepted her, TAX
ing her roughly by the arm. 81 will
give you one more chance to prove
and establish your innocence in my
eyes, he said quiveringly. who was
the man, Beatrice?"
The woman's face did not change a
fraction, except perhaps, to grow
shade whittier and a shade more deter
mined. 81 cannot tell you," she said.
"You will not tell me-"
Every well, then, if that is more
agreeable to you; | will not"
81 saw his face once, remember, and
the day will come when both you and
he will regret most bitterly that"
1--WE ever lived? Doubtless. The
day is already here" She shook OF
= his hand and pulled open the door.
Hollister followed her out into the
corridor. There's one thing MORE"
he insisted, II have held this back till
the last, hoping that you might come
to your senses without 80 violent an
incentive, but"
''Well?"
eff you still persist in your present
course, by this time tomorrow, shall
have to ask you to-leave my roof"
Beatrice HOLSTER seemed to sway,
almost imperceptibly for an instant,
and a strange light flashed in her