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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17
"A MAN - BHTTKR DEAD THAN BANKRUPT?

deny it. But the best thing you've done
for it by long odds was worrying your
old, Incompetent father into his grave"
I can imagine Roberts amazement
and righteous indignation He never
was able to believe that any person
was sincere in accusing him Of wrong.
His rectitude was in his own eyes the
fundamental certainty which must be
Obvious to all men. It could not be
questioned except from dishonest mo-
Hves or mere spite, as in the present
instance.
Robert would never argue with dis
honest man nor deign to defend him
self from the assaults Of malice, and
Of course it was beneath his dignity to
quarrel with discharged employee.
Therefore to the charge that he had
killed his father he replied with cold
statement of general truth, as was
bis custom in such cases.
"A man is better dead than bank
rupt," said he and turned his back upon
the old cashier.
Though he loved money, Robert was
no miser. He lived in fine style and
would pay the price Of anything that
he desired. He bought shrewdly, but
never grudgingly, and he knew how to
make a pound worth two by having it
ready at moments notice. A prompt
loan to a man Of exalted station paved
the way to knighthood, and the banker
BECAME Sir Robert when he was about
thirty years old.
In Sir Roberts. house there dwelt
somewhat less than dozen poor rela-
lions. They were part Of the young
mans Inheritance from his father, and
the only portion which decreased as
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17
Subscription price, $50 . year.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II, 1906.

The labor unions in Alabama
have formed United Labor Lea
que, and will have candidates in
the field for all public positions
at the next election.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17

Hearst's Boston American
claims two thirds of each branch
of the hub council for munich
pal lighting plant. The newly
elected mayor is pledged in writ
ing to approve a, public plant.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17

Now comes the dismal wall
from Wall Street that there is
something radically wrong with
our national system of finance.
We have heard that wall before
and then Wall Street denounced
it as dangerously anarchistic.
Wilkins Co. Gazette.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17

Mayor Cullum of Duluth said
recently in an address: II be-
lieve the city should own every
public utility. No law should be
passed by the legislature grant,
ing franchise in the streets of
any city without the consent of
that city,"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17
Ir1rsL puUHcaCIOH Dec. 20
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS, ETC.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, t.s
County of KandiyOhi 30

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS, ETC.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, Lao
County of Kandiyohi. 3D.
In Probate Court Dec 26. 1905.
In the matter Of the estate OF Christen Aren-
son. deceased.
Onreading and fling the petit ion OF Johan Ed
vart Anderson, executor OF the estate of Chris
ten Arenson, deceased, representing among
other things, that he has fully administered
said estate. aad praying that a time aud place
be fixed for examining and allowing the &C.
count of his administration. and for the as
signment Of the residue OF said estate to the
parties enti tled thereto by law:
: 1t is Ordered, That said account be exam
ined. and petition and application be heard, by
this Court, on Tuesday the 23rd day of January
1905, A. D.. at 10 O'Clock a. M, at the probate
office in Willmar in said county
And it is Further Ordered, That notice there
OF be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing this order once In each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing
In the illmaE Tribune, q weekly newspaper
printed and published at Willmar in said coun
ty.
"A. D. 1905.
= BY the Court:
(sEAI.1 -.@,.. = A. f. NORDlN,
a 80 '& Judge of Probate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17

Any person interested in find
ing the cause for the rise and fall
of parties demanding an increase
of the money volume can find
some light shed on the subject
by studying the statistical ab-
stracts furnished by the govern
ment. For the benefit of those
who have not the time or oppor-
tunity of digging out these things
we present some statistics for
the years 1873, 1873, 1890, 1896
and 1904. The first year is taken
because it was the year Of the re-
peal of the silver coinage act and
marks the beginning of a decline
in the per capita of money vol
ume; 1878 was the year of the
passage of the Bland silver coin
age law and marks the low tide
in per capita, steady rise fol-
lowing from that year until 1890;
then the substitution of the Sher-
man law for the Bland law mark
ed the beginning of another de-
cline in the per capita, greatly
accelerated by the ending of all
silver purchasing in 1898; 1896
marks the low tide again in per
capita; then commenced the rapid
increase of the money volume and
the rise in prices. If the guam
titative theory of money iscorrect
we may expect the years showing
the highestrecord in that respect
to show higher average prices
and greater misunderstanding than
the years marking low tide in the
money volume. Study these
statistics and see whether the
theory is borne out by facts:
Money volume per capitalists, s18.-
So; 1878, $3.50; 1890, s26.9l; 1896, $685.
g.; 1904, 1914. 20.
Bank clearings-1873, 1876, 461, O52,-
826; 1878, $22, sos, 438, 442; 1890, $751;
$50, 686, 572; 1896, s29, $50, 1874, 1884; 1904,
$59,672, 1861
Value of one bushel each of wheat,
corn, oats, barley and rye on Dec. l
of each year-1873, S3.42; 1878, S2.44;
1890, $3.12; 1895, s1.86; 1904, $2.78:
Foreign commerce imports and ex-
ports combined) -1S73, $1,l64, GIG, 1872;
1878, 81, l3l, 81, 29S; 1890, 81, $751;, 139, o93;
1896, 81, 1872, 331 ,612; 1904, 50, 451, el4, 642.
Railroad earnings per mile 1873,
$1,000; 1878, 5000; 1890, Sc, 875; 1896,
1922; 1908, SO, 300. Figures for 1904
not at hand: r.. .>..
1t may be remarked by some
one that the per capita of money
in 1873 was much lower than in
1896. True, but the demand for
the use of money has far out
grown the population during the
past thirty years. The rapid
process Of specialization. of in
dustry compels each person to
buy far more than was the case
in the early seventies. Increased
use of machinery demands more
money. 1T did not take so much
money to supply the farmers
with cradles and handrakes as
it does to supply them with bind
ers, mowers, cultivators, drills,
threshing rigs, and all other
machinery too, numerous to emu
merate here. Then, too, the
rapid growth Of cities has vastly
incre ased the class & 81 persons
who must buy every 4 cessity Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17
The Cardinal,

The cardinal, lady's cloak, became
popular in 17GO. 1t took its name from
the fact that it resembled a cape worn
~ the princes Of the church. &
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17

The Mole.
The mole is an excellent civil engi-
neer. He always secures his own safe
V by having several entrances to his
dwelling.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17
First publication Dec. 27.1

J. T. UTOS,
City Clerk of the City ofWillmar, Minnesota.
472
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
ZION ON THE MARKET
Receiver HatIey Of Zion City,
Offers Property For. Sale
Without Restriction


The long promised opening of Zion
City to the world came on Monday,
when Receiver John C. Hatley, of
Chicago, sent out thousands Of cir.
cu1ar letters to different parts of the
country offering the property of Zion
City to investors. There are no
strings on the offer, there are no
leases Of a hundred years, but the
property is to be sold outright, and it
is understood that already several
large tracts have been sold to manu-
featuring concerns which will locate
at Zion. Voliva's attitude in dec1ar-
ing that Zion was through with fool
ishness has opened the doors Of the
city to physicians, and in the near
future it is expected that drug store
will be opened in one of the rooms of
the general store founded by Dowie,
and physicians will be allowed to open
offices in the city and practice their
profession. The law against smok-
ing will not prevail when the prop
erty now on the market is sold, and it
is to go without restriction. The let
ter of Receiver Hatley, which is self
explanatory, is as follows:
by order of the court am offering
for sale, at very low prices, to 20
acre tracts of very attractive land ad-
jacent to the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric Railway and the subdivided
lands Of Zion City. Much of this
land was plated to be disposed of at
prices many times those at which It
is now being offered. Zion City is a
clean, healthful and DELIGHTFULLY."- stu.
ated, prohibition city, having no sa-4
looms or gambling houses within miles
of its borders. You are invited to
come and inspect thisland or address
the land department. for particulars.
JOHN G. HArLEY, Receiver
It is understood thai all lands in.
Zion are to be offered for sale and the
receiver hopes in this way to cancel
at least portion of the great debt of
the city. The land lies in the most
fertile portion of Lake county and
extends north almost tothe Wisconsin
line
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
WOULD HONOR PIONEERS
PIap to Name City Streets After Early
Settlers Meets With Favor

There is an effort being made to in
duce the city fathers and the residents
OF kenosha to name her streets for
pioneers and men to whom she owes
debt of gratitude. That Kenosha
may rediscover and honor such names
is the earnest wish of at least a few
of her citizens.
A streets name answers more pur-
poses than one. 1t may serve the
stranger in finding his way, provided
there are not too many streets in
divers parts of the city of the same
name. When the thermometer strikes
ten below, there is inhospitality in
thecity fathers allowing the stranger
to wander through two wards Of the
city, among five Park something's to
find the house he is seeking. A
streets name also serves another pur-
pose, that of making a good appear
ance on calling card or stationery.
There is still another purpose a
streets name may serve. 1t may
stand for something. When a boy is
uan1ed for his father, or grandfather,
oNgreat grandfather it stands for a
great deal, for honor and respect and
FOR the family life. When street is
named for a man who deserves his
eonntry's best honor or for a man
who has denied himself that he may
give to his town, land, or monument,
or museum, or library, or for a man
no has endured hardships in found
ing and settling the town, it too
stands for a great deal, for honor and
respect and gratitude and the life of
nation and city. The new conner may
say as the English said in the Trans
vaal, Away with your fossil ideas.
We too have rights!" Even the old
resident may say, ''what is the use Of
nrning things topsy turvey, remain
ing streets just to remember a few
pioneers, whose names are quite for
gotten. =
Yes! Buried under years of forget
fnlness. That is the sad part Of it!
"A"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
GARDINER TO BUILD
Well Known Automobile Expert to
Erect Big Automobile Garage

Well Known Automobile Expert to
Erect Big Automobile Garage
Arthur Gardiner, the we'll known
auto expert of the Thomas B. Jeffrey
company has purchased the property
at the corner of Exchange and South
streets and as soon as the papers have
been signed will begin the erection of
an automobile garage. The garage
will be seventy-six feet square and
will be of concrete construction and
fire proof. AT the rear of the main
building will be another building
which will be used for heating plant
and for the storage of oils and gaso-
line. The garage will be of the most
modern construction. Mr.. Gardiner
plans to have it ready by the 1st of
January if possible. It will be for
the storage. repair and sale of auto
mobiles. Mr.. Gardiner will be per-
sonal1y In charge of the garage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
Officials Of Kenosha County to
Aid Racine Officials in Boost
ing the Racine Asylum
MAY TRANSFER ITS PATIENTS
Plan to Bring all Insane Patients From
This County to Racine is Now
Being Agitated in the
Two Counties

An effort is being made by the Off
Gals of Racine and Kenosha counties
to have all the insane patients who
are wards of this county transferred
from the different asy1ums in the
state to the asylum in Racine county.
It was generally supposed that a
large number of the insane patients
from this county were in the Racine
hospital, but an investigation has re-
vealed the fact that Notwithstanding
the fact that the Racine hospital is
within ten miles of the county seat of
Kenosha county there are at the
present time but two Kenosha pa
tients cared for at the asylum. The
other ffty-one patients from the
county are being cared for in asyIums
in remote counties Of the state.
The officials state that there is
some doubt as to whether the Board of
Control would issue general order
for the transfer of all Kenosha county
patients to the Racine institution, but
the members of the Board have noti-
fed The trustees of the Racine asylum
that transfers will be made in all
cases where the transfer is requested
by the relatives or legal guardians IF
the parties.
AT the present time t1e greater
number of the Kenosha patients are
confined in the Northern State hos
pita1 at Winnebago, but as fast as it
is found that they are incurable they
are sent to asylums in the different
counties in the state. Before the fire
which destroyed the Racine asylum
two years ago, nearly all of the Ke-
nosha patients had been taken care of
there, but since the building of the
rev asylum no effort has been made
to get them together again and as a
result Kenosha county is paying bills
to nearly every county asylum in the
state.
The Racine asylum is in a way di-
rectly under the supervision of the
Kenosha County Board and if the
present plan is carried out it will be
ar easy matter for the officials of this
county to keep tab ca the care of the
insane. 1t would also be an improved
condition for the friends and relatives
of the patients, as they would be
closer to home and it would be easier
for their friends to visit them. A gen.
eral crusade will be started to have
the people interested ask for the
transfer of all Kenosha county pa
tients to the Racine hospital. It is
thought that this work can be carried
out so that ali of the patients will be
transferred before a year has passed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
CIR rs DERAILED
Passengers on Street Car
Get Shaking up Sunday

Get a Shaking up Sunday
Twenty-Five assengers on one OF
the cars Of the Kenosha Electric Rail
way company were given bad scare
just before ~ O'Clock Sunday when
the car left the tracks,at the Y NJ. G..
"A. corner. Fortuna tely no one was
injured but the traffic of the company
was tied up for more than an hour be-
fore the car was placed on the track
again. The accident was caused by a
broken f1ange on one of the car
wheels.
The car had left Market square just
before II o'clock and was running
at good rate Of speed when the ac-
cident occurred. The car whirled
from the track and for minute it
looked as if it would run straight
east through the feed store. The
passengers were thrown from their
seats by the sudden lurch of the car
and many women shouted out in their
fright. For a time it was thought
that the car would completely
over bat the conductor managed to
get the passengers out without any
further accident. This is the second
accident of this sort that has occurred
at this turn and it is certainly a
fortunate thing for the railway com
pany that no one has been hurt in
either accident.
The wreckingo was sent to the
scene of the accident as soon as pos
sible but the company was forced to
lose its business Tor more than an
hour and many people who were on
their way home to dinner we're forced
to walk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
RAISE IN PAY
NV. Railway Company Decides to
Increase Pay of Employees

NV. Railway Company Decides to
Increase Pay of Employees
The North Western Railway COM
pany has joined the ranks of corpora
tons increasing the pay of their en-
ployes, and Saturday afternoon it was
announced that on December first a
general increase in wages would be
granted to agents and telegraph oper-
ators employed by the company. The
change will effect many men en-
ployed in Kenosha county. 1t is
stated that the wages will be in
creased from $47 so, the present wage,
to $3.50 The superintendent of the
road states that it will cost the COM
pany more than $4,000 annually to
make the change.
The American Express company
has also announced an increase in
pay for all employees, and the dozen
employees of the company in Kenosha
will be affected by the increase.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
County Superintendent J. J. Ker.
win Makes Report Of Condi-
ton Of County Schools
URGES BETTER BUILDINGS
Supervisor of Assessments Harrison
Addresses the Board in Regard
to His Annual Report and
County Treasurer Reports

A strong plea for better sanitary
conditions ia the schools of the
county and more care to the grounds
about the schools is made by County
Superintendent John ]. Kerwin ia his
annual report to the County Board Of
Supervisors, which was presented to
the board Monday. The superinten-
dent calls attention of the board to the
fact that many of the school houses
in the county are poorly ventilated
and that little care is given to the
grounds surrounding them. Mr. Ker-
win is strong believer ia fresh air
and good blood, and he states in his
report that be believes one of the first
things that the schools Of the county
should teach is healthful living. He
declared that the schools In some
parts of the county were unsanitary
and urged that the board take imme-
date steps to bring about changes.
The report of Mr.. Aerwin makes
decidedly good showing for the
schools of the county, and the schools
IN their present condition will com
pare favorably with those in any
other county in the state.
The report shows that during the
year the total amount received for
school purposes in the county was
$48, 036. 68, and the expenditures were
S39, 900. 16, leaving a balance on hand
to start the new year of So, 376.52.
The bulk of the money expended
was for the payment of teachers
salaries. The sixty-eight female
teachers in the county received dur.
ing the year just closed SO, 956.5O,
while the six male teachers received
during the same period $4,235. At
the last meeting of the board Supt.
Kerwin spoke in favor of increasing
the salaries of the teachers, and in
many instances this has been done.
There are in the county outside of
the city of Kenosha 1872 children of
school age, and during the past year
1850 of these children we're enrolled
in the public schools of the county,
while 252 we're in private schools.
AT the graduation exercises held at
Paddock's Lake last June there were
"a young men and women graduated
from the. county schools, and nearly
all Of these graduates have entered
high schools at Wilmot or at Kenosha.
TWO new buildings were built dur
ing the year, one at Somers and one
in the town of Bristol.
Library books to the value of $329.1G
have been ordered by the superinten-
tendent and will be placed in the diff
ferent schools when received.
AT the meeting of the board Monday
morning Supervisor of Assessments
w. Il. Harrison appeared before the
board and spoke of his annual report.
He supplemented the report with
statement of the efforts that had been
made to increase the assessments
both in the city and in the towns of
the county and urged that the board
take some action to instruct the Of
ficials as to the taxing of credits. He
spoke of the increases that had been
made in the assessment of the factor
les in Kenosha and urged that these
should vet be increased,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22

Young Racine Girl Who Worked
in Kenosha is Arrested on
a Charge of Larceny
FATHER MAKES LOSS GOOD

Kate Dastrnp, aged II years,
comedy girl who had been employed
at the Eagle Laundry for few days
last week, was arrested at her home
in Racine on Sunday afternoon by
Chief of Police O'Hare on a charge of
grand larceny. The young woman
was charged with stealing $35 from
Frank O'Hare, who resides at the cor
ner of South and Exchange streets.
After the girl was arrested she cried
as if her heart would break, but finally
broke down and admitted that she had
taken the money. The parents of the
girl, who are we'll known people of
Racine, pleaded with the officers not to
send the girl to jail, and she was left
in the custody of her father and an
officer pending the disposal of the
case.
The young woman came to Kenosha
only short time ago and accepted a
position at the laundry. She was
rooming at the O'Hare residence and
last Thursday she went to the room of
O'Hare and took SIS from a purse
there. The girl then left for Racine
and was at her home when found by
the chief of police. To the officer she
stated that all of the money had been
spent for jewelry and dresses, and
when she was taken into custody she
had but cents of the money left.
She had purchased gold watch and
several dresses and other finery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
LIMIT rs REACHED
Walter L. Houser Announces Himself
as a Candidate for U. S. Senator

Walter L. Houser Announces Himself
as Candidate for U. S. Senator
The limit has been reached in Wis.,
cousin politics, for Monday it was
announced that Walter L. Houser,
at present secretary of state and
participant at the pie counter in the
state for many years, had announced
himself as a candidate for United
States senator to succeed John c..
Spooner. The announcement OF Mr..
Houser's candidacy was given out by
him through the Milwaukee organ of
the LaFollette wing of the party Mon
day morning and in the announce
ment it was stated that Houser would
go before the primary election as the
candidate of the farmers for United
States senator. The candidacy of
Houser came as a surprise to even his
closest political friends.
Most of the politicians of the state
believed that Houser would prove
dead one after his recent trial, but it
seems that he has taken a liberal
dose of elixir of life and is out again
looking for office.
As the primary to elect d senator
will not be held for two years yet it is
evident that Houser will have plenty
of time in which to advance his can
didacy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
INDEPENDENTS LOSE

The Kenosha Indendents lost to the
Racine high school in their annual
game played at Racine on Saturday
afternoon by score of 5 to O. The
game was the best Of the year for the
KeDosha boys and it was a chance
play that gave Racine the victory.
The two teams had shown that they
were evenly matched and il looked like
drawn battle but during the last five
minutes of play, one of the speedy
backs Of the RACING team secured the
ball within few feet of the Racine
goal and ran the length of the field
for touchdown.
The Kenosha boys were given rare
good treatment at Racin. and the Ra-
cine Highs will be invited to, play a
return game in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
PASSENGER FARES REDUCED

Over the Nickel Plate road. Effec-
tive Nov. 1st, 1906. and until other
wise advised, the local passenger
fares between all stations on the
Nickel Plate road are reduced from
former rates charged. The REDUCED
fares from Chicago to principal
points are as follows:
Chicago to Buffalo, first class,
$10.50; Erie, $8.55; Cleveland, So. rs;
Bellevue, $6.35; Fostoria, $50; Find
lay, $3.50; Fort Wayne, 1915.
Second-class, Chicago to Buffalo,
$3.50. Corresponding reductions apply
to all other intermediate points, in
GLIDING points on connecting lines,
as also to many points beyond Buffalo
reached by our through car lines.
City Ticket Office, 107 Adams street,
Auditorium Annex, Chicago, and
stations at LaSalle street, 31st street,
Englewood and Grand Crossing. w30