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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
In Good. Shape,

st. Paul-1n his biennial report to
the governor, Public Examiner p. M.
Kerst reports the state institutions and
departments, county offices and the
state bank generally in a very favor
able condition. Some criticism Of
methods and practices now pertaining
are made, but the general tone of>the
report is favorable so far as these Of
flces are concerned. With reference to
the gross earnings taxes imposed upon
the railroad, express and telephone
companies, and the methods by which
the correctness Of; the reports Of such
companies must be, checked up, the
examiner recommends some changes.
J. An extended examination has been
made of the records. Of. the board Ct
control audit was found that in all
cases the contracts let by the board
were let to the lowest bidders, and all
payments made under the contracts
we're within the limits Of the appro-
priations: s:zss -; 81 o. -,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
+ News Notes. +.

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St. Paul-on his: retirement from,
the state treasurer'so ONCE Jan. 1, Julius
III. q Block will become general agent
Tor: 4 the Commercial Life. Insurance
company OF Chicago, H. In the terri
tory Of Minnesota North Dakota and
South Dakota i. s s.: # s.:
:s:. Mankato has been learned that
Rev. L4sO. Fossun1, wife and daughter,
.of Pipestone were not murdered :: At
UTmina, Persia, as reported two OF
three weeks age The family once lived
In Minneapolis and went as mission
aries Is Persia. 81 IS: . 81 /: \ y
* Sz= Minneapolis rank Varrney. .deliv-
Eeryman for q depart ment Il ore: was
held up and robbed By three y,otuth,ful
Ehighwnymen near Ninth avenue south
and Nineteenth B street. 49,. !:
81. Paul oV. j ohns on announced q,
! the reappointm At OF frank .A Day
Us private secretary. and Harvey Grim
mer as sexecuti clerk, ffor, the next
Adinneapo lille on his way down ,1r,1 i
town SIS. Small, 233 OakGroyes street,
suddenly dropped Ito the sidewalk Is
He was crossing icol let 3 avenue n ~
EFtfteenth street and D before medical
help: could Be. surnmoned he expired
The cause Of death So supposed to have.
been heart failure. q
Cloud Three-year-o Nora
Meyer, 81 st,
sWendel isS cad Sc be result So eat.
Ing sugarscoated pilla hich she
SthouKht vas and b:
Crosse Electric Gomez s1dnlllte
betWeen=ssI.as H Grosse,a md
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
For the Capitol.

St. Paul-The large bronze quad
riga to be erected over the south en-
trance to the new capitol has been
shipped from New York and will be
put in place soon. The. quadriga Ais
the work Of two sculptors, Daniel &C.
French and E. c. Potter. It has been
on exhibition at the bronze works Of
John Williams, Incorporated, New
York. where 1t has been viewed by
many architects and sculptors.
The group is of colossal proportions.
The base measures 81 feet by Is feet
and the height over all is Is feet. Tn
like the reproductions Of most of sthe
work OF present day sculptors. ii IS
Of hammered sheet copper instead Of
being cast in bronze.
The method Of making statuesaand
other ornamental: pieces in this man
ner has come down to- us from the
'ancients, and as they had fun knowl-
edge OF the casting processes for dupli-
eating pieces of this Sort, the greater
part Of their: work being Of cast bronze
We must conclude that with: them. the
same reasons hold good tor making the
work in sheet hammered metal:pstead
Of casting as now exist: S3asssss -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
The prixea Farms

Ia .-isa .s4i%
Minneap polls Thirty seven prize
winners are announced. in the famous
contest ainaugurated by James J. Hill
for determining the best.managed and
best titled farms in the Northwest. The
prizes. which will be. paid in cash, ag-
gregate about $1,000. Professor Thorn
as Shaw, one OF the editoSs Of the
Orange Judd Farmer, and Professor r:
A. Hoverstad Of the experimental farm
at Crookston,- were the judges, and
they put in an immense amount, Of time
and Investigation, as they had to =x-
anime no less than 500 farms scattered
over three big states. 49,
The prize winners are as follows:
.. ~. MINNESOTA.
Congressional Districts Nos. l and 5,
fourteen contestants)- prize, J..
J.. Furlong, Austin; $780,; second prize,
w. J.. Landon, .Winona, $3.50; third
prize, A.. B. Lyman, Excelsior, SIS.
Congressional District No. q; (eight
contestants)-First prize, IA. N.sRobip-
son. Marshall. 5000. second prize.
George Moore & Son, worthington,
$3.50; third prize. H. J. Nicholson. Min
neota, $75. s..*
NO1A64CS 1S4Sk14CSS NUS 4 anu .,
Zone contestant FIRST prize, E. l.. Ell
kingston, Station F, Route s, Bloom
ington, $500.
Congressional Districts No. G. {four
contestants)-First prize, Thomas
Harbour, st. Cloud, $500: second prize.
Peter Palleson, Osakis, $3.50; third
prize, F. C. Croxen, Monticello, $75
Congressional District No. Z, eleven
contestants)-First prize, D. N. Tall
man, Willmar, $500; second prize, 7.
r. Hansen, Elbow Lake, $3.50: third
prize, p. P. Eddy & Sons, Willmar, $75
Congressional District No. 8, Gone
contestant)-First prize, J. F. Plant,
Mora, $500.
Congressional District No. 9, Twelve
coatestants)-First prize, Ole Carlson,
Erskine, $500; second prize, Henry
Gunderson. .Flom, $3.50: third prize,
Joseph Lourent, Terre Bonne, SIS. ;.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26

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sra,h;aa, $500. hsa.y ~ S.uonal s8eo:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
SWEDEN.

The weather was so mild most Of
the time in Sweden during the fall and
early winter that many persons have
be.>n longing for a really cold snap.
1T the Sorgenfri nursery, near NAL
mo, a kind Of Indian corn has been
developed during the past few years
which ripens in all parts Of southern
Sweden.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26

+ Fred Ring, aged Il, well known
capitalist, retired railway Official and
grand treasurer Of the Masonic Lodge
Of Wisconsin, dropped : dead at his
home In La Crosse, wis. s: +.:s III: II z >z::
=: The WIN of Otto Young, ct Chicago.
made: zbequests Of $3.50, 900, ia. charity
and left most Of the $40, 200, 900 estate
IN trust to his grandchildren. .s*= :
Commander II. M: G.: Brown u. s.
n, retired, q survivor Of the Samoan
hurric ane, sswhic h destroyed the Amer rv.dr:
lean fleet In 1888, died III wv ashington.
The Montana supreme court held
the eight.hour statute zof the state 70
be constitutional. IS. 81: *:s/ ss> "a Isl
hearing In LOS Angeles, Cal, has
develope the fact that many eli have
been ruthlesslys killed IA Yellowstone
park tor their teeth and horn @.s Hill.
81 e. dor 3 that commission
men pay s.. advance all frei ght rates
on perishable goods has started .
tight which may. i involve ! the. whole
Central Freight FRANZ asso ciati ion: S.
William% Heron, Tor 81 years
president Of the Peoria Savings. bank.
died at the age of e. YEAR,.
|a::!S Yanderbi lille speeding
Ibis big racing sautomo bile along tie
shore Of Lake Success, Long Island:
WAS hurled into the Ice coated lake,zEbly
the snappings the front axle at the
E.mach chine, but escaped without serious
injury
5 The female 81 fragists or London
made nother attempt hold meet
ling Withinsth zpirecinc tia house
ofscomnaons,sa and 81 sIresult i've 10
M Is
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

awheel and with horse or auto show
their appreciation of the beauty Of the
place. The grounds embrace five hum
dred acres of billy or gently rolling
land and fine vistas of the city and its
enyirons may be had.
During the year a new administra-
ton building has been constructed, and
large addition to the hospital has
been made. A new mess hall Is pro-
iected. The plans for the new han
call for an imposing building OF white
marble. rock-faced. to conform in style
OF architecture with the Scott building.
According to last report Of Gen. Fl.
Hawkins, governor of the Home, there
were 1901 permanent inmates on June
80. Some of them were actually In
the grounds, some of them receiving
out-of- door relief. some being in the
government hospital for the insane
some absent on furlough and some IL
the general hospital at Fort Bayard
New Mexico.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23
THE BEGGAR TRUST.
REGULARITY ORGANIZED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF MULCTINC THE
PUBLIC.

Ingenious Make-Ups and Cruel Devil
ces Practiced-Arrest Made and the
Principals Sent to Prison.-F amous
Orient Beggar.
As old as is civilization, so old Is the
history of the beggar kingdom, for
wherever have been found any collec-
ton of men, the beggars there played
their business despite indifference and
the scorn of the majority, yet always
reaping their harvest from the philan-
thropie. The nearer one draws to the
warmer countries more and more nu-
merous one finds the professional beg
gar. Egypt, India and Italy are the
worst examples. In countries which
boast of their higher civilization beg
gary fiourishes not through want or
privation, but through class OF peo-
sion and who have made a fine art OF
the methods of reaching the soft
hearted. And beggars of this class do
not seem to stop at criminality.
A recent case was noted in press
dispatches OF unusual brutality prac-
ticed by beggar upon three children
In Austria who had been kidnapped
from their parents. The children told
terrible tale of suffering at the hands
of the beggar who had broken their
legs in two places and then twisted
the limbs out Of shape, SO that in
knitting together tire bones would not
set straight. The man sent the chill
dren out to beg for him and their pitt
ful condition made compa ssionate peo-
pie give large sums because Of their
apparent misery.
Fake Defofmities.
While q number Of the beggars
found in large --Sies are really de-
formed-blind, lame, MANNED, crippled
or deaf and dumb, yet It is known
fact to the police authorities that there
are establishments where idle, worth
less and lazy persons are readily man
ufactured into objects OF charity. The
theme of one of the best of the Sher-
lock Holmes stories is a wonderfully
"made-up" beggar who fools the police
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23
By TclcDhOnc.

This is the residence of ]. Pierponi
Morgan. The house is on fire. Send
an engine at once. This is Herbert l.,
Satterlee, Mr.. Mergan's son-in-law,
talking"
There was unusual excitement at fire
headquarters recently when tho tele
phone rang and the foregoing words
came over the wire.
The engine was sent, and no team
ever made a quicker run. When the
firemen arrived at 219 Madison avenue
the home of the multi-millionaire, they
found Mr.. Satterlee in the doorway
The only sign of fire was a slender
sheet OF fame shooting out of the
chimney.
For heavens sake, do not use any
water" Mr.. Satterlee begged. "You
will ruin irreplaceable paintings if you
do. The fire is in the chimney. But
please be quick"
The firemen yielded to Mr.. Satter.
lees request, and used hand grenades
instead of the hose. They found Po-
liceman Daniel Kelleher on the roof.
He had almost extinguished the fire
by throwing salt down the chimney.
The fire caused no damage.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

Arrangements are being made for
the construction Of a great military
rifle factory in China.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

The proper distance between the
eyes is the width of one eye.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23
OLD VETERANS HOME.
TWELVE HUNDRED OLD SOL
DIERSA ARE CARED FOR IN COM.
FORT AND PLENTY,
Maintenance of Great Institution
Through Compulsory Contributors
Of Men Of the Regular Army.-HaS
Beautiful Grounds.

Through Compulsory Contributions
of Men Of the Regular Army. Has
Beautiful Grounds.
The National Soldiers Home in the
| District of Columbia is the only insti-
tuition of its kind in the United States.
The home was founded March 8, 1851
The idea of the establishment is said
to have originated with General Win
field Scott, after whom the main build
ing of the Home is named, and Of
whom there is a fine bronze statue in
the grounds. During the occupation OF
Mexico General Scott exacted sum Of
money from that country. The money
was paid to him, and he asked Con-
gress that it be set aside for the estab-
lishment at Washington of home for
disabled enlisted men of the regular
navy and army. This was done. The
Home is maintained by exacting from
every enlisted man and officer II 10
cents from each months pay. Fines
from court martial and money due
deserters is turned into this fund. I'm
proyements at the Home are contem-
plated, which call for the expenditure
Of over one million dollars. The Home
has on deposit in the Treasury Of the
United States fund OF more than two
million dollars. 1t should be borne IN
mind that the Government OF the
United States does not contribute one
dollar to the support of this great in
tuition.
No women are employed at the
Home excepting those in the corps of
trained nurses in the Home hospital.
Much of the work at the home, farm
work. dairying, gardening. road main
tenanee, Homework. cooking, waiting
on table, etc, is done by the inmates,
who are paid for their services out Of
the Home fund
There are about 1900 veterans in the
institution Many Of them are civil
war soldiers, some were disabled in
the West Indies, others in the Philip
pines, some in the Indian campaigns,
and some were discharged from the
service for disability incurred in camp
and garrison. Many Of the Home
! inmates are mere youths. Every hon.
orably discharged soldier or sailor,
who needs shelter. finds it at the Ma
| tional Soldiers Home
Scott Hall stands in the center OF
Washingten's finest park. 1t is glori-
pus in summer and majestic in winter.
| Washingtonians know this, and in fair
weather a throng of persons afoot,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

found to possess many possibilities of
happiness. which the markings spoiled
for passing on.
Inspired with this idea of sending
out remembrances that might be null
tiplied four-fold a new set of cards
was given to Mrs Alden by the Re-
corder's staff and these cards were at
once sent out. The thanks received
for them were so pretty that an item
was made of them in the New York
Recorder. This caused further CORE
spondence and resulted in club for
the exchange of friendly greetings
The name of Chat was at first
chosen for the column, but in time the
membership grew so large that the
mo 10 Good Cheer" was adopted and
In 1896 the name of the society was
changed to the Sunshine" Society,
and it's active members were to inclade
all who were desiross of Frightening
life by word, thought or deed.
The growth of the Society has been
almost phenomenal. From the parent
society branches have sprung up until
every State in the Union is represent
ed with regularly enrolled presidents
and organizers.
When State has ten branches, each
one consisting of at least ten members,
it becomes entitled to State presi-
dent. Besides the thousands of men,
bers in the United States, there are
fiourishing branches in England, ia
pan, India, France and Germany.
The Society Motto.
The competition to furnish the So
ciety's motto ran for three months and
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23
One Of the Historic landmarks Of the Civil War.

was here that the sanguinary battle of
1861 began-Tyler's division of the
Union army on the east side or the
right of the picture. and the Evans
brigade of the Confederate army on
the west or left hand side of the pic
ture. There was fighting in the neigh
borhood Of the bridge in 1862, and a
man standing on this old bridge could
have heard the guns of a score Of fights
In the Civil War
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

About this bridge clines Some Of the
heroic history of the United States-the
old Bull Run bridge, and Bull Run. the
little stream flowing under its arches.
In the South a creek is called a run,
and this stream in the North would be
called Bull Creek The bridge marks
where the Warrenton turnpike. the
war-worn road across Northern Vir-
pinia between the Potomac and the
Rappahannock crosses the stream. 1t
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

The human hair forms a profitable
crop. Five tons are annually import
ed by the merchants of London. The
Partisan harvest is upwards of 100000
lbs, equal in value to 100000. per
annum.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23
Quickly Disposed OF

A certain colonel is an authority on
all military matters, and he is often
besieged by .cranks with pneumatic
rapid firing guns, rifles, dirigible war
balloons, and other martial inventions.
On one occasion he was sitting in
his private room at the barracks with
friend when a servant brought in a
card.
"Oh, send him in." said NJ. His
business won't take more than min
ute or two"
There was shown in wild-eyed
long-haired man, twisting his soft hat
nervously in both hands.
Colonel" he said, Il have here
and he took out a small parcel-"s
bullet-proof army coat. If the govern
} ment would adopt this"
! Put it on. Put it on" said the sol
der, and he rang the bell. The ser
want appeared as the inventor was get
ting into the coat.
Zones" said his master. ''tell Ser
geant Brown to order one Of his mer
to load his rifle with ball and cartridge
and"
Excuse me, sir, forgot something
interrupted the inventor, and with Q
hunted look he disappeared.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

and the regular detectives and in fact
everybody but the astute Sherlock. Yet
old hands in the detective force state
that this principal situation is in no
way overdrawn as applied to actual
conditions.
A Close Corporation Suit.
Following the example Of large cor.
pora tons which form combines for
mutual protection and profit, there
was recently established in New York
''beggar trust" through the efforts OF
one-legged youth who had left a
comfortable home to engage deliber-
ately in begging. His remarkable IN
sight into business methods would
probably have reaped him a grea ter
reward than was derived through beg
gary. Organizing community of in
terest among the mendicants of Park
Row, he picked out favorable points
throughout the city to which were as
signed certain men. A lame youth
would be placed at one point, q blind
one there and badly-scaldcd mendi-
cant at another. That these beggars
might not be molested in their work,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-23

generous public. These earnings were
placed in large pool, part Of which
was used in payment for legal repre-
sentation when one OF the trust
might be arrested. At one time there
were thirty men in the corporation,
but the police of New York gradually
got one by one of the members into
the tolls of the law and the trust
was broken ND.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
christmas gifts. Buy it at Boyce's.
Elks' Memorial Day.

In accordance with the regulations of
the order, Mount Holly Lodge, No. S48,
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
held its third annual sacred session in the
Opera House on Sunday afternoon at 8. 80
O'Clock
H. Colby Budd, the Exalted Ruler, pre-
sided. Following the opening ceremonies
solos were rendered by Mrs. John S. Gil
bert and Stacy B. Lippincott, their selee-
tions being highly appreciated.
The most interesting feature of the oc-
casion was the address delivered by
Franklin Spencer Edmonds, Esq, of the
Philadelphia bar, and a member of the
Board of Education, and of Phila-
delphia. In gifted language and beauti-
full thoughts the speaker dwelt upon the
virtues of the order, and made touching
reference to the departed members His
theme was ''Brotherly Love"
One of the most solemn and impressive
features of the service was when secretary
Harry L. Walters called the roll of the
deceased members.
AS the last name was called, the reply
came, "They answer not" The mem
bers bowed their heads and stood
with their faces covered by one hand,
while distant bell tolled the hour OF
eleven. The roll of the deceased mem
hers is as follows.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
DIED.

ADAMs.-November 9th, at Edgewater
Park, Robert Williams, son of Herbert l.. and
Isabelle G. Adams. aged months and days.
BARRY.-November 18th, in Philadelphia,
Sue Reba, wife of william A. Barry and
daughter OF Allen and the late Susan Apple
gate, aged % years.
Observation-Disclosures Both Ridgway j.
Bowker, formerly of Moorestown, aged 81
years
CLYDE.-November sd, at Florence, Mar
garet d. wife OF Mathew Clyde and daughter
OF the late James and Jane Dougherty
CULLEN.-November 18th, in Philadelphia
James E. Cullen. aged 81 years.
DoRoN.-November 18th, in Camden. Robert
Lung, son of Dr. John 6. Boron, in his 18th
year.
EvANs.-November 18th, near Marlton Han
nah B., wife of George w. Evans, aged years
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LIST, at Trenton, Mar
garet Kashner, widow of late George l. Kash
ner, in the 18th year of her age.
| LIPPINCoTT- LIST, at Hainesport
Charles E. A. Lippineott, in his seth year.
| Observation-Disclosures %. at Mount Holly
Harvey S. Quicksall, son of Mary and lat,
Henry B. Quicksall, aged "A years.
| vANDEGRIFT.-Novem 9th, in Phila
| delphia, Mary G. A., widow of William r
| Vandegrift, formerly of Burlington, in he
| 67th year.
acknowledgements 18th, at Rancocas, Ell
ther Ann. widow of Daniel Zulker in her ~
year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
Attennted Ashanti

A bold highwaymau made a daring at
tempt to criminally assault the person O
Emily Bluhm, a woman of German de
/ scent. about 2 30 o'clock Sunday after
noon. Screaming from fear the woman
ran to the residence of Charles Yoost, who
lives back from the Hainesport road a
short distance from Mount Holly, and
reaching there she fell unconscious to the
floor.
The unfortunate lady is housekeeper
for Adam Griefsu. 1t was after she left
home to visit the Yoost house that she
was attacked in piece of woods on the
road leading to the forks of the Rancocas
creek
Meeting man with whom she was not
acquainted, Mrs Bluhm answered polite
ly to a question. In return she was struck
with club, receiving blow on her right
temple and one on the chin. The fact
that her head was covered with four folds
of her shawl probably saved her life The
man forced his knee against her back,
threw her to the ground and choked her
Although stunned from the blows she re-
ceived and nearly unconscious from strang-
ulation, Mrs. Bluhm was still able to put
up fight. While this was going on she
caught hold of fence, and when pulled
away the nail on the little finger of her
left hand was nearly torn off. Her cries
for help brought assistance to the scene,
and the fellow became scared, running
toward the creek without accomplishing
his purpose.
The matter was reported at once, and
Adam Griefsu FASTENED to Mount Holly
for medical assistance and to notify the
authorities. In short time officers and
citizens were ON the scene hunting for the
woman's assailant, who is described as
being tall white man, wearing soft
gray hat and dark overcoat and having
light curly hair
AS soon as possible Mrs. Bluhm was re
moved to her home in hysterical condi-
ton, but she has since improved.
AS soon as Detective Parker and Con-
stable Throckmorton could interview the
lady. they came to Mount Holly and no
titled the authorities between Trenton and
Philadelphia on both sides of the river
The club used by the stranger was
handed to Prosecutor Atkinson yesterday.