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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31
Telephone Meetings.

The Harrison Union Telephone Co.
met last week at the school house OF
Dist. No. 4, town of Harrison, and
elected the following officers:
President, S. M. Dahl; vice presi-
dent, VIM. Nelson; secretary, J. A.
Masters; treasurer, E. E. Feig; direct
ors, Moses DeFoe, F. o. Swanson,
Hugh McRae, j. o. Kloster, CLAUS
Anderson. An assessment of $500
per share was levied to pay the ex-
penses of the coming year.
The Harrison Union is one of the
most extensive and best built farmer
lines in the county and all the affairs
of the company are in a most salts
factory condition.
The Lake Andrew and Dovre Tele-
phone Company held it's annual meet
ing at the school house in Dist. Is on
Jan. q. The following officers were
elected: President, T. G. Rykken;
vice president, Matthias Rustad; Sec
rotary, Peter Skoglund; treasurer,
Lewis Nelson; director for three years,
John Nelson. The company intend
if possible to extend their line into
Dovre and connect with the Willmar-
Spicer line.-Green Lake Breeze.
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Grow River Ditch.

Engineer Geo. A. Ralph and assist
ants were busy the first of the week
making survey of the proposed Grow
River ditch. The proposed ditch be-
gins at point about seventy rods
from the outlet of Green Lake and
ends at the Meeker county line, a dist
ance of about six miles.
If this ditch is put through it will
be the means of retaining hundreds
of acres Of choice land along Crow
River. This land has been rendered
almost valueless the past few years by
high water and its drainage means
much to the owners. BY putting in
the ditch the distance the water will
have to travel will be reduced about
one-half, making the fall great enough
so that all the land along it's course
can be successfully drained.
Mr.. Ralph, the engineer who had
charge of the survey, is hustler and
did the work in an incredibly short
time. He let here for Willmar last
Thursday and expected to 60 to Lake
Lillian to survey ditch along the
south fork of the Crow River.-Green
Lake Breeze.
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kAllplvol / cvLLlaeS.

.tE
KANDIYOHI, Jan. 80 The farm
ers are all busy hauling wood.
George and Anna Engvall spent q
few days last week visiting with
friends in New London. -~.'%'
A mistake appeared in, our. items
last week in which it read. "Rev. s.
A. Lindholm"; it should have been
Grey. Lindstrom.' -" J..
Willie Clauson visited with friends
in Priam few days last week.
The ice is now being hauled for the
creamery. r
Ed. Hallstrom, the tonsarial artist,
was in Grove City one day last week.
c. F.. Anderson was an Atwater
caller last Thursday. -,
Mr.. Youngren was mentioned in the
last weeks TRIBUNE as having rented
the John A: johnson farm. But latter
we understand that he has not rented
the same but will stay on the Stanford
farm the coming year.
Alfred Blomquist is handling stone
for Nels Norell. Mr.. Norell will
erect q new residence the coming
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harris OF
Spicer spent last week at the home OF
P. M. Bruins.
DR.. Frost of Willmar made q pro,
fessional call here Saturday.
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Tho Elks' PARTY,

A grand social success is the report
which reaches US regarding the, first
annual ball of the local lodge of Elks,
given in the Bonde hall last Thurs.
day evening. There was a large at
tendance and most excellent music was
furnished by Hegstrom's full orches-
ira. Many visiting Elks and their
ladies from out-of-town points we're
present to partake of the hospitality
of the Willmar lodge. The hall was
beautifully decorated in the colors of
the order, white and purple, and many
colored electric lights furnished bril-
liant illumination. The dining room
which had been transformed into a
drawing room, was handsomely
furnished for the comfort of the guests.
The lights were shaded with Japanese
lanterns. Cut flowers and potted
plants were used in profusion and
altogether the appointments were very
pretty. Refreshments were served and
the affair thruout was one of the most
enjoyable social events held this sea-
son.
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go up there"
Baxter accepted the suggestion, and
we set out at once, reaching the house
precisely in the nick Of time Billy
Stern was in the very act of delivering
letter to Miss Davenport at the gate
Baxter, out of breath with walking,
merely extended his hand for the letter,
and Miss Davenport gave it to him.
The detective tore open the envelope
and drew forth sheet of blank paper.
This is too much for me-" said he.
I'll be hanged If understand
He was interrupted by sudden and
surprising occurrence. Without the
slightest warning Graham sprang up
on Stern, the carrier, and the two men
came heavily to the ground. Graham
was much the stronger. He seized
Stern's right wrist and wrenched his
hand open. A crumpled paper wes dis
closed. Baxter stopped and seized it,
and saw as he held it up that it bore
a letter written in Aliens cipher.
Graham rose, pulled Stern up after
him; then he faced Baxter.
''Why, man." he cried, chow could We
doubt who was at the bottom Of this
business? Did We really believe that
these letters were opened after Miss
Davenport received them?"
DO you mean that this fellow Stern
has opened them," demanded Baxter,
"that they were intended for his eyes,
that the whole plot was between Stern
and Allen"
beyond doubt" answered Graham.
"Stern's description Of the second rob-
Der was an obvious lie intended to
throw dust in your eyes and cast sus-
picion upon an innocent man-young
Farnsworth. Stern saw no robber but
Allen until he came to looking glass
and saw himself. He's trusted man
in the Office. He'd have far better
chance than the postmaster's son to
know of the large sum in the safe. Did
ye not think Of that?''
Baxter slowly shook his head.
Il guess you're right he said. 81
remember trying to find Stern on the
evening of the fourth day after the
robbery, and on that same evening AL
len got away from my watchers for
couple of hours. But l never thought
that there was any connection between
the two occurrences. They must have
| met"
"And on the next day Miss Daven-
port got the note from Allen asking her
to receive the letters" said Graham
that he was watched. He dared not
mail letters to Stern or even to a bogus
name, for he knew you would trace
them-fn short, they had to be deliv-
cred to somebody. If they had been
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TO A NEW v.

Clean, crisp, innocent V,
Fresh from the mint,
Sent forth in this hard world
To do your stint,
It makes me rather sad
To see you go,
For soon your name will be
"Tainted," know.
You'll pass through divers ways
And crooked deals,
And wicked avarice
Will dog your heels.
Likely enough twill be
Your wretched fate
With graft besmirched notes to
Associate.
You may be held in some
Trust pirates thrall
Till there is left you no
Honor at all.
Then you'll be ostracized
BY people good;
Condemned for others sins,
Misunderstood.
You could not even be
Given away
For service with the just:
You'd have to stay
With outcast cash, End all
Your days be spent
Under a ban, despite
Your good intent.
-Life
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F. visitor had an excellent
q" counterfeit Of frank de-
- meanor,' yet observed that
.he desired strict privacy for
our Interview and that he was inter-
ested In the question whether the sound
OF: our voices would penetrate the thin
partition which separated my modest
sanctum from the composing room of
the newspaper. He drew q chair very
close to mine and laid a clipping on the
desk.
Gould you tell me-" said he, "who
wrote that article?''
1t was labored disquisition on the
reading Of cryptograms and had been
printed In last weeks Saturday supple
ment with small hope on my part that
1t would amuse anybody in our town.
Certainly" said l. 1T was written
by David Graham, foreman Of my CON-
posing room."
Gould I see Mr.. Graham" he asked.
"You may send him your card" said
/; "the real one, not the one you sent
to me-"
He eyed me with mild surprise.
"What makes you Think he began.
but cut in upon him.
1T don't think; I know. You are a
postotfice detective, and your name is
Charles Baxter. You are in this town
to Investigate the robbery here last
week. I'm Investigating it also as a
part Of my business. and that's how
happen to know YOU"
fright" said he. 'But as for the
card''-
1--WE shall not need itanow. I'll send
for Mr.. Graham"
My foreman was a tall. thin. long
faced Scot with hard mouth and a
mild eye. The intellectual upper half
Of his head seemed to take broad
view and to enjoy the problems of this
world, but from the bridge Of his nose
to the point of his chin he was the pic
ture Of narrow precision.
Il want you to help me in the matter
Of this postoft1ce robbery" said he, land
this Is the special point: The job was
done by two men, and we know one of
them, but it's the other who has the
plumber. The fellow we've got our eyes
on hasn't cent of it, and he is keep
ing away from it and from his pal
He's as smooth an article as I've en-
countered in many day. We could
arrest him any minute; but, though we
have moral certainty that he's guilty,
l couldn't bank SO high on the legal ev-
idence. And, anyhow, we should lose
the pal and the swag, for it's sure
thing that our man wouldn't squeal.
He hasn't been near this town since
the night Of the robbery He's living in
boarding house in Stanhope, twenty
miles west Of us, and his patience
seems to be about as long suffering as
ours. His only mistake is that he
writes letters, and we've trapped one
Of them. He started to mail it yester-
day afternoon and dropped it on the
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WhoeIor-John&on,

The marriage of Dennis Wheeler,
son of William Wheeler; residing
north of the village, and Miss Jennie
Johnson of Harrison, took place at
the home of the groom Wednesday
forenoon at IL o'clock. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father Nal,
10y Of Willmar. The wedding was
attended by only the relatives and a
few close friends of the contracting
parties. Following the ceremony all
present partook of the splendid we'd
ding dinner, and the afternoon was
spent socially. In the evening the
young people amused themselves in
dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler will take up
their residence at once at the Frank
licensing farm which the groom has
rented. -Atwater Republican-Press.
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P'RlnsBURc. ITEMS / | | / 4
Mrs. Hsslink Very III. Meeting TO Con-
slider School Matters. The lit
oSary Society's Debate.

~
PR1NSBURG, Jan. 27.-Word has
been received here by the relatives of
Mrs. Ben Heslink that she is very low,
and her brother, Isaac Van Akkeren,
left at once to 60 to her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Heslink left this place last fall to
make their home in Wisconsin.
A special school meeting has been
called in the Prinsburg district to dis
cuss the matter of making it q semi
graded school and charging the
building so as to accommodate two
departments:
The debate at the last meeting of the
literary society was the best one of
the year, so far, The subject was:
"Resolyed that the Rocky mountains
produce more wealth than the Appa-
lachian mountains" Peter Huisinga
led the debate for the affirmative and
Miss Cora Fischer for the negative.
The neg alive won by ten points.
A number of young people from here
attended the wedding of Mr.. Gerret
Hoogheim and Miss Jennie Van Horn.
Ralph Wieberdink is studying
music under the instruction of Miss
Fischer, teacher in the Prinsburg
school.
Miss Cora Fischer spent Saturday
with Mrs. Sam Roelofs.
Some of the young people of Rose
land attended the meeting at Mrs.
Huisinga's place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van den Einde spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bosch.
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street. One of my men, who was shad~
owing him, nabbed it in holy second,
and here it isl
Baxter laid an envelope on the leaf
Of my desk between Graham and me-.
We saw that it was addressed to Miss
Annie Davenport, young woman
much admired in our town and Of un-
blemished reputation. I was amazed
and distressed that her name should be
brought into such an affair.
"1t's open," said the detective to
Graham. "See what you can make Of
it."
II am not SO clear as to that" an
swered Graham. 1T would appear to
me that might like the young lady's
permission
Upon this Baxter made quite dow-
cry argument; speaking Of the interests
Of justice and other lofty considera-
lions, but Graham and I were not i'm
pressed.
'''Who wrote this?" I asked when the
detective paused for breath.
you'll know the name," said he.
''Walter Allen"
did indeed know the name and the
man. Allen was the sole survivor Of a
family that had once been prominent In
our town. He himself had been a wild
youth, and his reputation had not i'm
proved with added years. He had in
herited small property from his ia
Their and was supposed to have squan-
dered it. The homestead had been
sold in foreclosure proceedings within
4. year, and little had been seen Of Al
len in Stockton since then: 1 knew,
however, that he had once been very
attentive to Annie Davenport, but had
been supplanted in her affections, If,
indeed, he ever had share In them,
by much better man, to whom she
was now said by, the gossips to be en-.
gagged. This was Stuart Farnsworth
son of our postmaster and himself q
new fedged lawyer not, without clients
# ION the night Of the. robbery" said
the detective. "Allen was seen and pos.
itively recognized within fifty yards Of
the postof11ce just after the safe was
blown, and he was d running away.
That's-hoW, sure we are of him. The
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destroyed or held in the postoff1ce you'd
have known that the other thief must

destroyed or held in the postoff1ce you'd
have known that the other thief must
be there"
He turned suddenly and seized the
pale and trembling postman by the
arm with grip that made him vince
"You'd just opened this last letter,
eh?' said he. "And you had the in
closure in your pocket? OF course.
And when you saw Mr.. Baxter open
the envelope you were afraid and tried
to crumple the slip in your hand and
toss it over the fence, but l nabbed you
In time. Am right?'
Stern tried to answer, but his throat
was too dry. His face was picture Of
guilt
"Well, I guess he's the man, sure
enough" said Baxter.
The rest was easy. Before the even
ing was over the two thieves were In
custody and their plumber unearthed
from the hiding place where Stern had
bestowed 1t.
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Still Had n Little Pride.

''What is this man charged with?''
asked the police Justice.
'Stealing dog, your honor" said the
officer.
"Well, sir, what have you got to say
for yourself?"
''Your HONOR" answered the prisoner,
drawing grimy coat sleeve across his
nose, IF you'll make it embezzlement
I'll plead guilty. I may be thief, but
I've got feelings" -Chicago Tribune.
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Homeseekors' Excursions via tho Chi
cago Great Western Railway
To points in Alabama, Arkansas, Ar
iona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico,
New Mexico, North and South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Only one fare plus $500 for the round
trip. Tickets on sale first and third
Tuesdays of each month until April
II. For further. information apply to
J: P. Elmer, G. P. A., st. Paul, MINI.
4813
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.:.HoRTICuL.T I ] :
Extract from Secretary SeIvIg's Report
Of First Annual Meeting Of the
kandiyohi County Society.

kandiyohi County Society.
The Horticultural society of Kandi-
yohi county held it's annual meeting
at Bonde hall in this city on Tuesday,
Jan. %. The session began at II
O'Clock a. M, with President Frye in
the chair. The reports of the secre-
tary and treasurer we're read and &C.
copied. John Wicklund, delegate to
the state horticultural society, made a
verbal report of the proceedings of the
meeting of said society. Among other
things of interest he said that the
blight which struck so many apple trees
last summer was reported to have
beeo caused by an over supply of sap
in the month of June, and that the
blight may be cured by making deep
cut with a sharp knife thru the affected
parts from sound bark to sound bark.
The society then adjourned to the
banquet room, where bountiful lunch
was served by Mrs. P. Fl. Frye, as
sisted by Miss Hattie Selvig.
The meeting was again called to Or
der at one o'clock. The time of the
annual meeting was changed to the
last Saturday of November. All the
old officers were reelected. G. c..
Selvig was elected delegate to the state
meeting and A. Fl. Sperry alternate.
The society instructed the executive
committee to ascertain what arrange
ments could be made for marketing
fruit and obtaining packages for the
same. Messrs. Selvig, Ahlstrom and
Wicklund were appointed committee
to prepare a list of the most desirable
fruits to be grown in this county.
Samples Of Minnesota grown apples
were then displayed, A. Fl. Sperry ex-
hibitiHg the Malinda, B. F. Jenness,
a Seeding, name unknown, and P Fl.
Frye, the Wealthy. The Seeding ex-
hibited by Mr.. Jenness seems to be
a valuable addition to the apples pro-
duced in the county, both in the char
acteristics of the tree, which is perfect
ly hardy, free from blight and good
annual bearer, and the fruit, which is
sub-acid, of a bright red color, and
marketable from November till March
without cold storage. John Ahlstrom
submitted the following recipe for dis
injecting seed potatoes, whichhas been
successfully used by him: Dissolve
one-half pint of formaldehyde in twen-
ty gallons of water in barrel. Put
the potatoes in sacks and soak in the
mixture for 80 minutes, after which
spread them out to dry. AS the mix
ture is poisonous care should be taken
that no animals get at the potatoes
after they have been soaked.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
The society is in fourishing con-
dition. Thirty two members have been
enrolled to date and several others
have signified their intention of join
mo
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Message from
the Far West
Lake Andrew Scribb1ef" Tells of the
Interesting Sights on His Journey.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 20, 1906
After travelling 3,l00 miles a person
will look for rest, and I am enjoying
it immensely. eat fruit to my hearts
content, and otherwise live like COW
in cabbage patch, while visiting
relatives and old acquaintance
eat well, sleep we'll, and feel we'll
something I could not brag of when
left the East. Have had some expert
ence with boating. A man thought
lessly leaving boat on the shore here
will pay for his carelessness, as the
tide rises from II to Is feet twice every
"a hours, and it plays havoc with
everything loose. Logs 20 to 40 feet
long drift to the shore like lead pen
ellis.
On the shore near T. Blom's place
saw for the first time in my life fer
tilizer factory. Fish is paid for at the
rate of five dollars ton. It is first
boiled, then it goes thru drying
process and then thru grinder. The
ground stuff is then shipped to Japan
and other points, where it is sold as
fertilizer, with good profit. I saw one
fish there that tipped the scale at 304
pounds.
Have visited farmers meeting and
Ladies Aid society. The Scandi-
navians here pull in one direction in
perfect harmony. They have an in
dependent congregation in charge of
Rev. Adrianson, minister of the
Hauge Synod. That peculiar ''wild
rose," church troubles, does not grow
here, maybe because the climate is
too moist. It seems to thrive best
where the weather is too hot in summer
and too cold in winter.
Tacoma has population of $4,000,
while her rival sister, Seattle, boasts
of her 100000. Seattle is a more
booming business place, but Tacoma
is by far the prettiest and cleanest, a
place where the traveller will feel the
most at home. But there is an i'm
mense business done at both places,
and it gives stranger strong i'm
preston of wealth and prosperity.
The steamboat "'The Flyer makes
four trips a day between the cities, at
fifty cents for return ticket. Icounted
$50 people coming off the boat once.
The Interurban and the N. p. railroad
also run between the two places. The
click-click of the horses hoofs, the
whining of the cables on the street car
and the lnterurban, the whistle of the
locomotives, steamships, -four mills,
and saw mills and a thousand and one
other noises make a person believe he
is in one of the busiest places in the
world; not only that, but also the
prettiest and most healthy. In my
next paper I shall invite the reader
for q one day stroll thru the business
streets of Tacoma.
Great Tacoma, grand Seattle,
Both claim mountain white with snow.
Whether Rainier, or Tacoma"
We shall call, we don't know.
Neither city should be jealous;
Both are reaching out so fast
That they'll soon be grown together,
And be just one town at last.
Ships of commerce from all nations
Sail the harbors of the sea
In this Puget Sound great country,
Which is good enough for me.
LAKE ANDREW SCR1BBLER.
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Notice is hereby given that there
will be a special meeting of the legal
voters of Independent School District
No. Al, County of Kandiyohi, Mime
sofa, to be held in the High School
room of the Central High School
building in said district on Monday,
Feb. 5, 1906, at o'clock p. M, for
the purpose of authorizing the issue
of bonds of the said district by the
board of education thereof to the
amount that will be necessary, in
addition to the money now available,
for the erection of a High School
building, and to transact such other
and further business in connection
Herewith as may be necessary.
By order of the Board of Education.
P G. PETERSON, Clerk.
Dated at Willmar, Jan. "a, 1905. 492
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An Ashantee Belle.

On the Ashanti Gold Coast the cos
tune Of reigning belle Is less a mat
ter Of we'll fitting clothes than Of we'll
spiked hair The hair Is first divided
into a half dozen braids; then these
braids are stiffened with wax and tar
until they are as hard as kindling
wood and stick out straight from the
head In semicircle like the spokes of
a wheel. Thus coiffured the belle Is
ready to conquer all hearts.
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CoLFAX COLLECTION.

= .COLFAX, Jan. 26.-Gilbert Open
is serving as jury man this week and
consequently the school children are
having a vacation.
Part of the Women's Sewing society
met with Mrs. Knud Olson last W ednes-
Day.
4 The recent cold weather must have
been hard on the telephone lines, if
we thould judge from the Warner line,
where the wire broke in some twelve
or thirteen places.
A joint meeting of representatives
from the telephone lines running into
Belgrade is planned for Saturday,
Feb. 3.
Miss Anna Olson has been helping
Mrs. SEVERN Olson with sewing :~, !
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A rural mail carriers examination
was held in this city last Saturday
morning, the applicant being Wallace
Van Worst of Lintonville, who has ap-
piled for the service on Route No. l
running north from Lintonville. The
present carrier is Ben Gray, who has
resigned the position.
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We are now prepared. to handle
poultry and will buy large or small
lots, paying the highest cash market
price on day of delivery. = 4
33f JOHN B. AGEN co.
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Wooden .Suitlnrs.

I have on hand lot of wooden suit
ings, both light and heavy, all good
quality, that wish to dispose of.
Will sell very, cheap in order to clear
out the whole stock. Call at my home
in New London, one block north of
depot. AxEL WALQU1sT. 504