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Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
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IRVING ITEMS.

IRVING, May 2l.-Hazel Lester,
who has been attending the Atwater
high school, came home to visit with
her parents over Sunday.
Lars Gregorson and his mother
have moved into Buttertown. Mr..
Gregorson has purchased the house
formerly owned by the late Joe Mix
kelson.
Hogan johnson with his family has
left Buttertown and moved to his farm
in Union Grove, where he intends to
stay this summer.
Michael Peterson left last week for
Webster, Sd, for visit with rela-
tives and friends. = : = Il
:. Andreas Jacobson died last Friday.
The interment took place at the Nord-
land cemetery Sunday.
Corn planting has been very much
delayed by the wet weather.
The church fair conducted at the
Nordland church May II proved a
success, in spite of the threatening
weather in the morning. A very in
teresting program was rendered.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Viewers Complete Work.

! Messrs. o. A. Grangaard of Will
mar, A. j. Smithson of Hawick: and
O. II. Halvorson of Litchfeld, finished
their work as viewers of Judicial
Ditch No..4 last the 18th inst. and filed
their report with the clerk of court
that day. The gentlemen had been
at work on this ditch since March %
and have accomplished vast amount
of labor. This is the ditch which has
its source in Lake Lillian and termi-
mates at Cosmos in Meeker: county,
and is commonly known as the Lake
Lillian ditch. The state appropriated
the amount of $1,000 for its construc-
tion. According to the report the cost
of construction will amount to about
$4,000 and the benefits to be derived
from it amount to about $36, 900. The
time for the final hearing was decided
upon by Judge Qvale last Wednesday,
and has been set for Friday, June %,
at 2 o clock D. m.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
MAMRE MATTERS.

MAMRE, May 21.-Miss Carlina
Nara, who has been working for E. F..
Lindgren, left for her home at Kerk-
hove last Thursday.
Misses Helga Sorenson and Lydia
Carlberg have returned home from
Willmar, where they have finished a
course in dressmaking.
c. F. Akerson and c. G. Akerson
left last Monday for Clarkfeld, MINI.
A party was given at the home OF
c. G. Akerson last Saturday evening.
We were all royalty entertained.
A number of Mamre people are in
terested in Canada and expect to leave
soon to look over King Edwards do
main. - - + W. m =. = !"
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Leslie were guests
at the home of P Nj. Lundin over
Sunday. -,
Mamre and Solomon Lake mines
played ball last Sunday. The score
was greatly in favor of Mamre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Larson visited
at the home of E. Nicholson last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Lind visited at
the home of John Berglund Sunday.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Again Launch into Business.

Jonas Lundquist and VIM. O. John
son, both we'll known in the city as
former business men here, have de-
cided to again cast their interests in
the business field of Willmar, and last
week completed a deal whereby they
became partners in the Willmar Hard
ware Co. They have bought the in
terest of A. G. johnson, who retires
from the business at this well-known
establishment.
The two new members of the firm
assume the business management. AL
bert Lund will continue to act in the
capacity of travelling salesman for a
wholesale hardware house of Duluth
and will devote only a part of his
time to the Willmar business. E. K.
Lund will continue to assist in the per.
sonal management of the store.
The newly organized firm, with its
added energy and additional capital,
hopes to reach out for more business,
which it will no doubt secure in this
large territory.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Republican County Convention.

The Republican County Convention
for the purpose of electing thirteen
delegates to the State Convention
which convenes at Duluth June 18th
will be held at the courthouse at Will
mar two weeks from today, Wednes-
day, June 6, at 2 o'clock p. m. The
call issued by Alton Crosby, the coun-
ty chairman, provides for a conven-
tion of :113 delegates, which are ap-
portioned thruout the precincts of the
county as follows: Arctander, S; Bur.
bank, 2; Colfax, 3; Dovre, 3; Ed
wards, S; East Lake Lillian, 4; Fab
lun, 3; Gennessee, 4; Green Lake, 3;
Harrison, 4; Holland, 8; Irving, 3;
Kandiyohi, S; Lake Andrew, 3; Lake
Elizabeth, 3; Lake Lillian, 3; Mamre,
4; New London, S; Norway Lake 4:
Roseland, 3; Roseville, 3; st. Johns,
3; White6eld, 3; .Willmar, 3; Village
OF Atwater, 5; Village of Spicer, 3:
City of Willmar, First ward, S; Sec.
ond ward, 6; Third ward, 6; Fourth
ward, 4.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
RlNcvlLLE REPORTS.
RINGvILLE, May ALI farmers

RINGvILLE, May 21.-All farmers
are busy planting their corn.
Jorgen Olson completed a job of
paper hanging at shipstead's last
week and also the schoolhouse in
Shipstead District.
Paul Peterson, former Ringville
boy, asgone into the hardware bust
ness in New London, We::wish him
success. u. /
The Aurora Young Peoples society
meets at Mike Mikkelson's place in
Belgrade May q. IN. s. >~
y. p. L. Peterson Of New London
passed thru here for. Brooten? last
Thursday, where he will start tele-
phone work. Pete was accompanied
by Eng. Evenson and Martin Torger-
son, who will assist him with his work.
A class of II young boys and girls
were confirmed at Grow River May 13.
Rev. Tolo delivered very good and
instructive farewell sermon to his
class. A collection for the mission
was taken up which amounted to $68.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
LAKE ANDREW ITEMS.

LAKE ANDREW, May 2l.-Miss
Cora Stene, who has been sick for a
long time, was taken very i'll again
last Saturday, and DR.. Petersen OF
Willmar was summoned. On his ar
rival he found the patient in very
low condition and there is little if any
hope for her recovery.
Confirmation services will be con-
Quoted in the Synod church next Sun
day by Rev. D. G. Jordahl.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Dengerud were
very pleasantly surprised last Satur-
day evening by number of their rel
atives and friends. Refreshments
were served and various kinds of
~ games and amusements made the time
pass very enjoy ably till late hour.
A neat sum of money was left with the
host and hostess as memento of the
occasion.
Lightning struck the steeple of the
Synod church during the thunder
storm last Saturday evening. The
vane was twisted out of shape and
some shingles were torn off but no
other damage was done.
Miss Eta Davenport, teacher in
Dist. So, will give an entertainment
next Wednesday evening. Miss Dav-
export is an able teacher, and will no
doubt give an interesting entertain
ment.
Mrs. G. Stene returned home last
Monday from the home of Ole Stene,
where she has been assisting in caring
for their daughter Cora, whose illness
is mentioned above.
Martin Gunderson and David Ed
man left some time ago for MooseJ J aw,
Canada, where they will look over the
land. FARMER Boy.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Sells Out Photographic Interests.

J. c. Forsberg has severed his con-
nection with the Baklund photograph
gallery and will hereafter devote his
time to agency work. He has secured
the agency in Minnesota and the two
Dakotas for the Fortune soda fountain,
which J. G. claims to be veritable
gold mine both for the seller and the
buyer. He has already disposed of
four of the fountains in the city and
is starting out canvassers into his
territory. The fountain is a very
simple contrivance and is sold for
only S20. 1t is worked with compressed
air and no deleterious chemicals are
used in producing the carbonic acid
gas. John says it is no longer neces-
sary for man to invest in marble
slabs in order to get a soda fountain;
the investment in marble can be left
to his heirs. He has also taken the
agency for gold letter signs, manu-
factured by the Johnston Co. ofQuincy,
ILL.,, and is doing rushing business
in that line in town.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Nigh School Com N en- ement.

The teachers and pupils of the High
School are busy arranging for the
graduating exercises, which will take
place at the opera house on Friday
evening, June l. The class of gradu-
ates comprises the following members
of the Senior class:
Latin Course-Elsie Roberts, Con-
stance Larson, Ella Lorentzen, Emma
Nelson, Allene Sherwood, Esther
Peterson, Anna Olson, Victor Knut-
son, Wallace Martin and Robert
Dram.
Modern Language Course-Hedvig
Lindholm. -
The following is the program for
the evening: >. -
Music. High School Orchestra
Invocation
Declamation.......... Boat Race
Elsie L. Roberts
Grafton. When Ambition Ceases to be Virtue
Constance Larson
Declam atton Legend of Bregenz
C""d " NGlSOu
Music. .......................H. S. Girls Chorus
The Spoliation of Niagara
Robert G. Dram
Declam atlOn Riel
Ella Lorentzen
Oration... Value of Mistakes
Victor S. Knutson T..
Piano Selected
Hedvig E. Lindholm -,
Declama .Nydia's Sacrifice
Anna H. Olson -
Oration....... .....................:Heroic Deeds
Allene M. Sherwood s.
Defamation. Relenting Moh
T. Esther v. Peterson :.
Orati tion..................The Value of Character
Wallace G. Martin 3....,~.
Presentation of Diplomas
Benediction< - -,.s ~.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Feels Very Much Pleased.

J. M. Spicer, the largest local hold
er OF stock in the Willmar Telephone
Exchange and who has before ex-
pressed himself in favor of city owner
ship, stated to a TRIBUNE representa-
tive yesterday that he was very glad
that the company had made public it's
estimate of the value of. the plant at
the present time, and he authorized
the statement that if the company
would agree to sell to the city on the
basis mentioned in the Gazette, he
would donate his interests to the city. J..
So much for the insinu alton that cer-
tain holders of stock were favoring
city ownership in order to sell to the
city at a fictitious value.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Will Go East.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Crosby are
planning on leaving in the early part
of June for an Eastern trip and will
spend part of the summer in Boston
and vicinity. They Will also enjoy a
visit at Mr.. Crosby's old home in the
Cape Cod country. During Mr.. Cros-
by's absence his place as manager of
the local Office of the Wisconsin Grain
and Stock Co. (formerly5 Edwards,
Wood & Coz will be- filled by his
brother, H. M. Crosby, who with his
wife arrived here last Thursday even
ing from Minneapolis. They will oc-
cupy the w. L. Crosby residence here
during the summer. ta
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Now Serving Sentence.

Ole E., John and Eric Pleton,
brothers residing at Norway Lake..
were in municipafcourt last Wednes-:
day to answer to the charge OF drunk.
enness, having been arrested for Great.
ing disturbance at . school meeting
held in that township. The case
against the latter was dismissed on
motion Of the county attorney, there
not being enough evidence against
him. The others were found guilty
and sentenced to pay 9 fine of ten
dollars and costs or be committed to
the county jail for ten. days. They
chose the latter and are now serving
their time. 81 st z5: 4: s ss...s &: z J ...=5 #
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Employees Annual Outing.

The Great Northern shop employees
of st. Cloud will hold their annual
picnic at Spicer on Saturday, June
%. The committees having the affair
in charge have arranged a good pro-
gram of sports and the big crowd OF
visitors to Green Lake will no doubt
have a very enjoyable outing.
This will make two big picnics that
will be held at Green Lake the same
week, the Old Settlers Association OF
the county having its annual outing
on Tuesday, June I9.e T.. ~
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Arrested for Rafting.

Bert Hegener, of Minneapolis, was
arrested here Wednesday morning
upon a charge of conducting lottery,
having disposed of some chances on a
harp he was rafting. He was brought
before Justice Archer, entered a plea
OF guilty and was fined $500 and
costs, amounting in all to $3.50. AL
though not generally known, the new
code makes it a misdemeanor for any
one to conduct a rattle. Don't get up
one unless you are willing to take
chances on being prosecuted ERIK
hOven Banner.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Swedish Baptist Church.

Evangelistic meetings will be held
in the Swedish Baptist church this
week, commencing Thursday evening
8 O'Clock, when Rev. O. S. Lindberg
of >Cokato will preach. It will con-
tinue over Friday, Saturday and
Sunday with sessions forenoons, af-
ternoons and evenings. Friday night
will be Young Peoples evening, when
the sermon will be held in English. r..
Revs. o. S. Lindberg, Cokato; P.
O. Ekstrom, St. Cloud; F. A. Peter
son, Milaca; Anton Nelson, Lake
Elizabeth; Peter Lovene, Maynard;
and M. Berglund, Cambridge, will be
present. T.. = !. ~
All are cordially invited, ~ =
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Delegates to Convention,

The Willmar fire department has
elected the following members as dele
gates to the convention of the State
Firemen's Associatiwn to be held at
LeSueurS June IL and 13: From Hook
and Ladder COMO. I'LL. Ekander
and VIM. Lundberg; alternates, An
drew Olson and Algot Peterson. From
Hose Co. No. 2-Ben Benson and Ole
Johnson; alternates, NJ: D. Manning
and j. C. Freese. .,....:,., ...s.e..
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
. Organ Recital.

: An organ recital will be given by
Miss sans-souci Of St. Paul at the
Episcopal church on Friday evening,
May rs. Miss Sans-Souci will be as
sisted by Mrs. r. L. Knebel, Philip
Gates and others. The recital is un-
der the auspices Of St. Agnes Guild.
No tickets will be sold at the door,
but can be secured before the recital
from members Of the Guild and others.
The price Of tickets is: IS cents. ri
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23

The business men Of Benson show
their enterprise by advertising a.mar-
ket day to be held next Saturday and
offer valuable prizes to the farmers.
The farmers will have . good time as
guests of the business: mon. A free
aucti ioneer will be furnished to sell
anything that they wishsSto sell and
the Benson band will furnish music. 1
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Appointed judges Of Election.

At the adjourned meeting of the city
council last Monday evening the fol-
lowing were appointed judges for the
special election to be held in the city
on Tuesday, June II:
First ward-W. D. Frederickson, J.
A. Johnson and G.. G. Haines.
Second ward-T. H. Olson, c.. A..
Nelson and A. G.. Crawford.
Third ward-H. Shipstead, V. f.
Lawson and I. c.. Olson.
Fourth ward-C. Freeberg, G.. J.
Bjornberg and j. A. Hedin.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
the. DITCH D! APPEAL, |: !.
Resolution Passed BY City Council Re-
= seinding the Motion for Appssl 4 (
q. I. from viswsrs' Action. E@':.@ n

AT the meeting of the city council a
week ago last Monday the city attor-:
ney was authorized to take an appeal
from the action of the viewers in
raising the city's assessment for the
Grass lake ditch. The citizens inter-
ested in the establishment of the ditch
called a meeting at the opera house
last Friday evening to discuss the
matter. The meeting was we'll attend
ed and the best of feeling prevailed.
Alderman Holt was present and ex-
planned that the action was taken by
the council, not because they were
opposed to the ditch but because they.
had been given no reason for the raise
in assessment 1t was brought out by
the discussion that the viewers, in
making the first assessment, were not
aware that the entire ditch shad been
made wider and deeper than would
have been necessary had it not been
decided to take the ditch into the city
and provide drainage for the city.
Mr.. A ton Crosby introduced resolu-
tions asking the city council to rescind
the motion for appeal and the resolu-
tions were carried unanimously. The
chairman, c. w. Odell, appointed s.
E. Stansberry, J. F. Millard and A.
o. Forsberg as committee to present
the resolutions to the council. The
committee appeared before the council
Monday evening of this week and pre-
sented the resolutions. Several other
citizens were present and spoke in
favor of resembling the action. The
only one opposed to such action was
Sam Porter. After some discussion
Alderman Holt offered a resolution
resembling the motion for appeal, and
in doing so explained again that the
council did not know at the time the
motion was passed the true reason for
the raise, and that he was now salts
fed that the raised assessment was
just and proper. Mayor Qvale spoke
in similar strain. The resolution
was passed unanimously.
T.. The council took it's first step iarthis
matter to protect the city treasury
against what was represented to them
as an arbitrary and unjust assessment,
and on the assurance by the city attor-
ney that such appeal would not in any
way interfere with Il the establ il shment
of the ditch. Having learned that the
first premise was not: true and that
there was considerable ground for,
doubling the second, they showed
true manly spirit by speedily rectify-
ing the error, for which action the
citizens of Willmar will give them due
credit.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
DECO !. |; TON DAY / ! !.
sm Of Exercises to Be. Carried:
q pt i. l. This city Next Wedne. : S.
5:=. day. aaay So =.=s .:s II.

It Wednesday is Memorial Day
ans is expected that our city will be
inns g attire and do honors to- the
SD R. veterans. The day will be
dnlsA observed as holiday. The
coy pittee il charge Of arrangements
haN 1 & labored faithfully in preparing a
prt Fam for the day and the veterans
viii be well entertained + @ n :. .5: ~
. forenoon will be taken up by
thsa tl1 g. A. r. Post of this city in pay
in3thefr respects to their deceased
cotkades at the different cemeteries.
|<kAlto kAlt oon all the: old soldiers who are
guSl IS in the city will be entertained
atl Inner at the Elks club rooms. A
car will be located in the Great
Noher park on Pacific avenue for
the Neterans' bivouac. Exercises will
; be;Aeld at the City park during the .af-
teri bon. 81
PROGRAM. ,s - - =. l..
le parade will start from the High
:Sc9pol building at 2:3O p. m. Line of
malch- from High School north on
Fo4rth street 10 Pacific avenue; west
onM Paci6c avenue to- Fifth street;
south on Fifth street to Litchtield
avenue; west on 1Litchfeld avenue to
thgpark. - 80. -. -
QFder of parade:
Willmar Band.
Spanish War Veterans.
Willmar Fire Department. >.
Pupils OF City Schools, compris-
in& Central, Lincoln, Lafayette and
Garfield schools. -. -.
&, Seminary Band.
Seminary Students. .-.=>. e..
G. A. r.: escorted by Spanish
|WeI veterans between two lines of the
parade from Camp .Willmar, corner
of Fourth street and Pacific avenue,
to5park. -.
The veterans bivouac will be
located at Great Northern park west
of Fourth street. ~: -.
~ -: PR oGRAM AT PARK.
Introductory Remarks .....:....
s; Hon. L. O. Thorpe
|Inxocation. Rev. Horatio Gates
-Sokg, ''Tenting Tonight. ....... r..
=5 Seminary and Public Schools
MuSic.. ;. :. ..r. Band
||ReA1fng, 'Lincoln's Gettysburg
'.:..:S$ ~. !. ~. Albert Porter
Sou The Vacant Chair ). J.. 55s.z.z:
Seinfn nary and Public Schools
Address: ). Hon. j James "A. Peterson
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
(. E pvvorth loA9ua Social.

The Epworth League Of the Swedish
M. p. church will give q social at the
home of J.J. Swenson on Third street,
Friday ev ening, May Is, beginning at
8 o'clock. "a program will be ron.
dared and refreshments will be served
AHfree collection will be taken. All
are cordially invited :sS.:
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
ExPERlME TIN c WITH CORN
Extension Corn Experim ont Work Gar.
''et @ nere Under Au.picss 81 the
9lnnes sots Exp porimon Station.


! Cooperating with farmers IN diner
ent parts Of the state, the Minnesota
Experiment Station at st. Anthony
Park has begun 3 series of expert
ments in the testing and breeding of
corn suited to the local conditions in
the communities in which the tests are
made. Among the stations established
for this extension corn experiment
work are the farms of A. n. Sperry
and =. O. Thorpe, the latter being the
farm rented by w. H. Bixby just
north of Willmar. r. :.
The Experiment. Station in it's con-
tract with the farmer asks that he fur
nish the land required, usually from
an acre to an acre and q half, ordin-
nary labor connected with the plant
ing, growing and harvesting of the
crop, keeping the land free from weeds,
keeping notes as may be required by
the Station, storing ears that may be
selected for seed where they will cure
properly, and if so desired he shall
board at reasonable figure the repre-
sentative of the Station while aiding
in carrying on the work; the Expert
ment Station for its part of the con-
tract agrees. to furnish all seed,> to
supervise and assist in planting, har-
vesting and selecting the seed corn,
to give the necessary directions for
the carrying on of the work and to
pay the sum of ten dollars for land,
labor and caring for seed. The crop,
with the exception of seed corn which.
is selected, will be the property of the
grower. The contract is made for
period of two years, with the under
standing that at the expiration of that
time it may be continued for an in
definite time-if the Station so desires.
r Q: l.. Titrud, a representative from
the Experiment Station, was here last
week attending to the preliminary
part of the work, the planting, and
spent Wednesday at the Sperry place
and Thursday on the Thorpe farm.
On the Sperry farm he planted thir-
teen different varieties of corn, includ-
ing, "sperry's White Cap Dent"
There are two different plots, one for
breeding purposes and the other for:
variety test to see which variety does
the best in certain localities Some
q nursery planting Wsss also DONE the
object being to. .impro oves some variety
that has grown in the locality. -
Besides the trial stations established
in Willmar, two have also been estab-
lished at Cokato. From here Mr.. Tit
rud left for Morris to establish one at
that point and expected also to estab-
lish stations at the following places:
Osakis, Frazee, Erskine, LaPrairie,
Wenshall, Aitkin and Billings. These
are all in the northern section of the
state, which is Mr.. Titrud's territory
for the work, while another representa-
tive has charge of the work in south
ern Minnesota.
. The results of this experiment work
will be awaited with much interest by
farmers and will prove of great value
to all corn planters.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
All are cordial Y invited.
The Annual Bscesisure,ts Service.

The Baccalaureate sermon to. the
High School graduating class will be
preached in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday evening at 7:45, by the
pastor. The subject will be: Given
tieth Century Opportunities Of Hero
ism" IA. -. . ~ Nv y ~ u. !. 2s:.s-*
At 1880 O.: m: the Monthly Chill
dren's service will be held, the pastor
preaching to boys and girls on the
subject: ,''Nos Room For Jesus.'' 4 A
cordial invitation IS extended to ali to
attend these services. s s:z 5= z5 5sl225#
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
1NNEsoTA WHI 0EsDAY NAY % 1906 I .
The Law and The Gazette.

The Tribune has been preaching city ownership long
me but through its ignorance public
was not of the fact that the city pur
chase the plant under existing laws Cities in Willmars
class would require special legislation in order
the telephone business which is
Republican Gazette.
REVISED LAWS OF MINNESOTA OF 1905
Sec. 2843 MUNICIPALITY MAY PURCHASE
council Of any city village. at the end Of any period
OF five years from the granting Of franchise for the
operation Of any street railway, telephone water.
works, gas works. any electric light heat or power
works, when authorized to do so by two.thrds ma.
jority Of the votes cast upon the question, may &C.
qure and thereafter operate the same. upon paying
to the corporation person owning the franchise the
value OF such property to be ascertained in the man.
ner provided by law for acquiring property under the
right Of eminent domain, upon petition Of its govern.
ing body Such vote shall be taken at special eIec-
ton called for that purpose. and held within three
months next preceding the expiration Of said five year
period The consideration for such works or proper
ty shall be first applied to the payment Of any ncu-
brances thereon, and the remainder if any, shall be
paid to the owner of said franchise.
TO show our ignorance will now kindly
prevent the city from avang itself of the power given by
the above law?