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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-06

While coasting with her sister ano
another little girl, Grace Peterson, the
eight-year-old daughter of@Charles Pc
terson of the town of Union, RocF
county, ran into a fence post and re
ceived such injuries that she died hve
hours later. Her sister was slightly
bruised. The children were using a
sled for the first time which had been
a Christmas present.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-28

IyOung man. lie was picked up by
Russian sealer and landed at a ST.
berian port. He found his way to
Australia and roughed it as sheep
herder. There, through some mad
fancy, he changed his name. He was
no longer Arthur Holt, he was Henry
| Harlan. He became trader and pros
pered; he proseperd greatly. Finally
he made his residence in New York.
He lived there twenty years. He died
there seven months ago."
The lady, strange look in her eyes,
stirred suddenly.
''And that man was my brother?''
eyes"
She sighed "My poor brother"
The young man leaned forward
"Oh,' he said, 1--WE have searched for
you in so many places! The head of
Our firm was your brothers attorney
and one Of the executors of the estate.
The matter of finding the heirs was
placed in my hands. have travelled
many miles on false clews; I have ad-
vertlsed in many sections-and now,
to stumble on you like this!''
''Then we are heirs to his property?'
said the lady.
"He died without a will You and
Clare are his only living kin
docs that mean we are rich?"
Every, very rich.'
They we're both silent for moment
or two. Then the lady sighed.
''That comes little late for me"
she softly said, but it will be beautiful
for Clare"
A troubled look crossed the young
mans face.
"Clare," he murmured. 'This
changes everything
"What do you mean?"
Don't you see? Clare is now a
great heiress. A new world opens be-
fore her. She can choose where she
will"
"True,' said the lady.
1T puts me in painful, false po-
sition. Why, even you might believe
that knew her relationship to Henry
Harlan before I asked her to be my
wife"
"True,' said the lady again.
"Such a suspicion is shameful" he
went on. s'The one manly thing for
me to do is to release Clare from her
promise
The lady arose and went to the win
dow. 1t was plain that she was agi-
tated by his startling news.
Presently she beckoned to him.
Here she said. do you see that
young woman coming up the roadway!
That is the great heiress. And she's
something much better than that.
lShes a sweet and lovable girl whose
woman1y heart can't be spoiled by any
amount of money. [ know her better
than any other living person, Richard
Barclay, and tell you you have no.
thing to fear" She turned and looked
at him and laid slender hand on his
shoulder. Besides she began.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-28

OF Ken1IeW, hceHe q DdIHley, dllu L
will be admitted to partnership in
the firm the first of January"
"There is nothing very startling
about that" said the lady "Perhaps
in time you will get tround to the bust
ness that brought you here"
'Yes, madam You have niece"
ooh, it's my niece you want to see?'
''No, madam, my business is with
YOU"
'You are the strangest young man
for beating around the bush I ever met.
Why don't you say what you want,
and be done with it?''
Madam, I want your permission to
marry your niece"
There was little silence, during
which the lady regarded the young man
with steady gaze.
II knew" she presently said, "that
[ was taking great chances when
Clare made that visit in New York with
Louise Humphrey"
The young man wisely waited, but
the lady relapsed into silence
81 haven't much to offer her. he
said; "at least at present. I'm young
and I'm making my way, and my
chances seem good. I can give Clare
a modest home in a nice neighborhood,
home in which there will always be
room for you, dear madam"
The lady slightly shifted.
"You are getting ahead little too
fast, young man. I've no thought Of
moving just at present. Does Clare
know about this-this delightful ar
rangement?''
eyes, madam -
cts all settled, then?'
mo, madam. It all depends on
YOU"
Again the lady slightly shifted
MY niece was in New York just a
month. During that month you con-
trived to persuade yourself that she
was the only girl in all the world you
could ever care for. Did you, or did
you not?"
II did, madam
Seems nonsensica1 doesn't it?''
mo, madam
She shook her head at him reprov-
ing1y.
"You look like fairly sensible
young man. Does my niece reciprocate
this-this fanciful attachment?''
"Yes, madam"
"And she sent you to me?"
eyes, madam
'But why come to me if you both
agreed?'
'Clare owes you too much, madam,
to do anything contrary to your ap-
prevail"
'Hoity-toity! And suppose I re-
fuse?'
1--WE can wait, madam"
"That's just what you should do.
How silly this seems. You have met
my niece twenty times We'll say, and
no doubt think her the one perfect
flower of all girlhood Do I use the
right expression?''
yes, madam
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-28
A Lawyer in the Family >*>s'>*

It was a remarkably cool and pleas
ant room. A gentle breeze futtered
the white muslin curtains, and the
roses on their tall bushes nodded
across the window stills at the caller.
The caller smiled back at them and
drew a long breath of the delicately
perfumed air.
He was a young man who liked
roses and green fields and the charm OF
the countryside And he liked the
restful quiet of the little sitting room.
He arose quickly as lady entered
the room.
Good morning, madam"
GOOD morning"
She was a slender lady of perhaps
sixty, a gray haired lady Of an old
fashioned type, lady Of much dignity
Of movement, and yet with a quick
manner that at times suggested the
sprightliness of bird.
She pressed her gold-rimnned glas-
fully surveyed the young man.
81 trust you are quite we'll, MADAME
"Quite we'll"
She drew her thin lips together.
IF it's books" she said, there isn't
any use Of your staying a minute
longer
Tho ro11or cr,oi1ad
Il am not book agent" he told her.
SIS it apple corers?'
SIM not peddler.''
81 bought an apple corer Of young
man who was something of your build,
most three years ago. 1t broke on the
second greening. He was a mite
stouter perhaps She paused and
again regarded him attentively IF
you are neither a book agent nor an
apple corer,' she said, ''you may take
a chair
THANK you, madam
He had been instructed how to
backed chair she pointed out and then
luS lduy lOOh lllC 1OShC1, pIdSllS ASA
self where she could study the young
mans face.
is this business call?"
Yes, madam
He had been instructed how to
meet the ladys advances. He was to
remain strictly on the defensive and
let her cross-examine at her leisure.
wait It isn't Tightening rods?"
mo, madam"
''Nor windmills?'
He suddenly smiled, and there was
no doubt his smile added to his agree
able appearance.
That's a little nearer the truth,
madam
She looked at him sharply with her
gray head on one side
What do you mean by that?'
II only mean that I am lawyer,
madam
He was glad to see that she caught
the point of the mild witticism at once.
She even laughed softly.
"A lawyer" she echoed. "Then I
scent trouble.
Il assure you I am quite harmless,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-28

you that L am CledH anu HOIltSl, dIu
have a good profession
"That is what you say Then her
eyes suddenly twink1ed behind her
glasses. "I'll admit that I'm a little
prejudiced in your favor although you
certainly are not as good looking as
Clare would have me believe And I
like your letters"
did Clare show them to your?
"How else could I have seen them?
They were not nearly as slushy as
might have been expected"
THANK YOU"
"That one that told about the Italian
child in the police court was as good
as a book. I'll admit that Clare and
I both cried over it," She paused and
drew a long breath. ''It's very silly in
me, know, but never having had any
love affair of my own it is natural I
should feel an extra interest in
Clare's.'
She took off her glasses and again
wiped them with much care. He look
ed at her curiously.
II begin to have suspicion" he
said.
"Of what?"
"That you knew me all the time"
The lady laughed softly.
81 wasn't particularly startled by
your appearance"
"And you didn't really take me for
book agent?''
mo"
AUNT Lucy" said the young man,
you certainly are very clever w.
man."
*'Aunt Lucy! Hoity-toity! You are
taking a good deal for granted, Rich
ard Barclay. But here; let's be frank
and straightforward. I promise you
nothing You will stay and take din
ner with us and then we three will talk
this all over. We are going to be
perfectly independent on Our side, you
understand. We may be poor, or at
least very far from rich, but we are
proud. We come by it naturally.
That's my fathers picture up there,
Jethro Holt. He was as proud as a
lord"
The young man looked up quickly.
''What did you call his name?"
'Jethro Holt.''
The young mans eyes sparkled.
"Jethro Holt, of Petunia, Me. Born
there in 1915; died in 1863"
''Why, yes. He was my father"
The young man drew narrow book
from his pocket and rapidly 1eafed it
over
''Jethro Holt left three children, a
boy and two girls, Arthur, Lucy and
Emily
''Yes. am Lucy Mellen Holt
commonly called Aunt Lucy Mellen.
At least that's what Clare has called
me ever since she could talk. Emily
was Clare's mother. She died when
Clare was a baby, and Clare's father
died the year after"
The young man stared hard at her.
"Can you prove this relationship?
'Why, yes, of course. I have the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23

Patterns Nos 5000 and 5382-The
new Elton suits for girls are very pop
ular, and exceedingly stylish. The
one shown in the illustration was
made of white linen trimmed with
eyelet embroidery. The jacket is SIM
ply shaped by shoulder and under
arm seams, and the sleeves may
terminate at the elbow or be full
length, the lower part tucked to fit
the arm. The skirt is a five-gore
model made with a deep-pleated
f1ounce. It will be found very de-
sirable for the washable as we'll as
the wooden fabrics, such as challis,
albatross and henrietta. The medi-
um size will require one and three
quarter yards of 44-inch material for
the jacket and three and three-quar-
ter yards for the skirt. Ladies' or
Misses Bolero Jacket No. 5000: Sizes
for 30, "a, 3S and AZ inches bust meas
ure. Misses Pleated Flounce Skirt
No. 1882: Sizes for l3, IA, Is, 16
and II years. The above illustration
calls for two separate patterns. The
price is ten cents for the jacket and
ten cents for the skirt.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
DEN MARK.

The Copenhagen Freeport had mar
row escape from destruction by fire
due to spontaneous combustion of cot
ton waste in a shed belonging to the
East Asia company, which was Quilted.
The damage, done amounted to nearly
100000.
The Tagliche .Rundschau published
"A report of an accident at Reyjavik,
Iceland, resulting in the loss of three
cutters, the Ingvar, the Emelia and
the Sophie Wh1stley. The nationality
of the vessels and the date of the dis
aster We're not reported.
In 1867 Denmark exported eggs to
England for $4,000, and in 1904 the ex-
port to the same country was $8O00,-
600. Great Britain takes 81 per cent
of all eggs exported from Denmark.
One Of the reasons why the Danes are
succeeding so we'll in this trade is, that
they are past masters in preparing and
preserving the goods for the market.
Most of the eggs are exported fresh,
but the export Of pressed eggs is also
important. Denmark imports eggs from
Russia for home consumption. but part
Of the Russian eggs are exported again.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
NEWS OF A. week
TERSELY OUTLINED
A 0UNNARY OF THE MOST I'M.
PoRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD. 81. ..
TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM
Complete Review Of happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts
Of tho Globe-Ths Latest Foreign
Information, = H. : g.,
RATE BILL CONTROVERSY.

RATE BILL CONTROVERSY.
Documentary charges by Senator
Tillman that President Roosevelt has
betrayed the Democratic friends of ef-
fective rate legislation by surrender
to railroad influence and a statement
from President Roosevelt branding as
deliberate falsehood a portion OF
these charges brought the sensations
Of the present session of congress to a
climax.
A lengthy statement bearing on the
rate bill incident in the senate was is
sued by the White House. The pres
ldent says that his own opinion that
Mr.. Allison's amendment in no way
Changed the scope of the court review
MS provided in the original Hepburn
bill is also the opinion of Attorney
General Moody and Secretaries Root
and Taft He adds that as to none Of
the amendments did he say to Mr..
Chandler or anyone else that he should
insist upon having them in the bill as
q condition of his approval.
Senator Tillman in the senate took
issue with the president in the Chand-
Ter controversy, declaring that he felt
under obligations to defend ex-senator
Chandler and place him right on the
record. Mr.. Tillman refuted the state
ment made by the president that he
did not send for Mr.. Chandler. Mr..
Tillman said the letter from Mr.. Loeb
10 Mr.. Chandler invited the latter to
visit the president.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
NEW o. minnesota IS
Eagle.

Sa i Fl
NH 5 .sNashwauk--As hungry young eagle
frantically attacking a COW, two chill
dren and a dog, and only defeated aft:
ter a desperate battle with the mother
OF the children, lis the gistTof a story
which reaches here from Turtle Lake
postofhce, the terminus OF the Min
:nesota & Rainy River railway.in Itas-
ca county. :45. # 4 NJ y : 81 81
Mrs. Thomas Goodhue and her two
small children went out into a sort OF
cut-over meadow to look for the cows.
AS they approa ched the woman discov-
cred that one of the COWS was engaged
In battle with an eagle. The bird
would alight on the animals back and,
inserting its talons, would claw. the
poor creature numerically, tearing bits
Of hide and flesh from it's back. The
cow was driven almost frantic, but all
it could do was to toss its head around
and temporarily drive the bird away 4
/ Mrs. Goodhue, timid at first, but Civ
en- courage by the pitiful bellowings Of
the suffering animal, attacked the bird,
which then left the cow and attempted
to seize one of the small children.
With a club Mrs. Goodhue again drova
the enraged bird away. Then it. es-
pied the family dog and, leaving the
children, bounced upon it, Mrs. Good
hue again brought her club into re-
QUESTION and, after a desperate strug-
gle in which she was severely clawed
by the eagle, succeeded in knocking it
senseless. Then with her club she beat
its life out. The bird was a young
eagle, but of great size, it's wings
spreading nearly six feet from tip to
tip.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23

y. EE. >. 49,.
>FINlAND.

Z ,:.z<s sS&$ ~FINLAND, 49,
&. The one hundredth anniversary Of
the birth OF Johann Snellman, who de-
voted his life to advancing the cause
OF the Finnish language was the occa-
sion OF a unique celebration in Hell
singfors May IL. OF the 5000, 900 in
habitants of Finland 100000 speak
/ Finnish and 100000 Swedish, yet the
latter are descendants of the Swedish
conquerors who occupied the country
"a century previous to Russian rule and
form the aristocratic educated class,
keeping the native Firms and theil
language in a secondary place. SHELL
man started a crusade for the use Of
Finnish in the universities and schools
which resulted in a revival Of Finnish
literature. The Finnish national spirit
was further stimulated by the new po
htical conditions and Snellman's men,
DRY was feted throughout the land Of
lakes ,Thirty-five thousand persons
are said to have honored the occasion
by dropping names of Swedish origin
and assuming those purely Finnish.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
Life Insurance..

st. PAULA preliminary report of
he condition of the life insurance
companies doing business in Minne-
sofa was made public by Insurance
Commissioner T. D. O'Brien. The re-
port shows an increase in the assets
and business Of the companies during
the year, although in the Minnesota
business they have not written as many
policies as they did the previous year.
The report on Minnesota business
shows 1902 policies written in the
state during 1905, against 1920 in
1904. The amount written in 1905 was
$32,005,S59, against 33,439,414 in 1904
The nunbe of policies in force in the
state on Dec. 81 last was 164,461, and
year previous 1904. The amount
in force in the state last year was $751;
551,91S, against $1S7,673,93S a year be-
fore. The losses incurred during 1905
were $2,074,133, and in 1904 were ST.
777,922. The premiums received in the
state last year were. $7,O65,4 O3, and in
1904 were $6,SIO,929.
The report shows that during the
year the actual mortality losses were
81 per cent of the expected losses, or
>$1Q3, 3S3,194 actual, and 1927, 0SO,0S ex-
pected. In 1904 the actual mortality
loss was SO per cent of the expected,
the actual loss being $1O0,314,516. Full
reserved, surrendered and lapsed poll
cies amounted to $63,054,984, and the
actual values paid SAT, 506,773, or IS per
cent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
A Close Call.

Grand Rapids.-With his foot firmly
caught in a frog, in the Swan river
yards, Joseph Devine, brakeman, saw
an engine. bearing down upon him, yes
terday.
I'm a goner, boys" he shouted to
his companions, as he made a last des-
perate effort to wrench his foot loose.
The engine was shunting string of
cars backward and the engineer did
not see the man on the track His last
violent struggle, however, tore the laces
from his shoe and he was enabled to
slip his foot out just as the first of the
cars struck the place where he had
been held as in a wise. Beyond a
sprained ankle he suffered no injury.
Railroad men say it was one of the
narroWest escapes ever seen here.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
HONESTY OF THE CHINESE
That They Possess This Trait Tray
sler in Their Country Gives
Evidence.

The route lay directly through the
heart of the "Hung-hutze" county.
which was at that time in a state OF
disorder. AS l had no passport to-
travel In that locality, writes T. F.
Millard, in the Far New East, I was
forced to conceal myself in one Of
those instruments OF torture known as
Picking cart, my luggage occupying
another. The arrangements were
made by Christian friend of mine IL
Mukden, who committed me to the
care of an Old carter, with instructions
for him to get me across the bor:ier.
We left Mukden just before the dawn
one morning, and travelled for two
days, finally arriving safely in neutral
territory. Two nights I slept in vii
lagos infested by Hung hutzes." It
would have been a simple matter for
them to have made away with me ana
seized my effects, and my carriers could
have easily betrayed me without tea:
OF detection. But such was my. ccnn--
dence In the integrity of the Chinese
that I did not feel the slightest un-
easiness, although I was entirely I'M
armed. During. the entire trip I was
compelled to trust absolutely to the
old carter, not being able to hold am
communication with him, as he did net
understand q word of English or any
other foreign language, and l cannot
speak Chinese. He showed great ciev--
erness in getting me across the Lilac.
river, past the Cossack border guards,
without being detected; and when we
arrived at Sin-min-tin he seemed even.
more pleased than myself, and refused
to accept any remuneration in excess:
OF the sum agreed upon. .s.sz !.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
|RAGIIG ! f|IR||S
SWEEP MANY TOWNS
GREAT 4 TRACTS LAID WASTE
# :. IN MICHIGAN AND WIS: .:5
81: e.. e ! CONSyN. 81. .s.:.5
THOUSANDS ARE.HoMEuEs,s
Strip Of Land Fifty Miles Square. ST. is
Swept Clean BY Roaring Flames
Famed by 9 Heavy Gale, the.
: Fire is Still Spreading. ~5

:. Escanaba, Mich, May 19,-Driven
by sudden gale of wind, one of the
most destructive forest fires in the his
tory of this district yesterday after
noon laid waste q tract of land so miles
square and at a late hour last night
was still spreading. At 9 o'clock last
night it was definitely known that the
following cities and villages have been
completely wiped out: Ell. !.
Quinnesec, population 2, 900.
Shafer, population 600. z,..- .
Ralphs, population 400. .--~ 9.
Salvoie, population 200 9 r. =.
Cornell, population 500.
Woodlawn, population 200
{, Talbot, population 40os III y . IS .*s:s
At the north, and at several other
points on the line Of the Escanaba d
Lake Superior road at 6 O'clock, when
all communication was cut of, fire had
reached the outskirts of villages and
no hope for saving any of the property
was offered. .~ ..> 4. 4
Thousands of people are homeless
and being brought into Escanaba as
fast as trains can be sent to the burned
district.
In addition to the loss of several
saw mills aud other buildings, millions
of feet Of cut timber was destroyed.
So far as can be learned no lives
have been lost, although the families
of several homesteaders living in the
burned district are missing.
the Northwestern mill started a fire
yesterday afternoon and the most Sc
we're contlagration Stanley has ever
witnessed burned fierce]y all afternoon
but at 8 o'clock was under control.
A high~wind from the west saved the
mill and lumber, but carried the fire
six blocks east, burning everything in
it's path.
About 100 houses burned and dozen
business places
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
Bread and Butter.

Minneapolis.-The state dairy and
food department will pass out thou
sands of slices of bread and butter
manufactured in this state at the BIZ
ennial meeting of the federation of
women's clubs to be held in st. Paul
early in June.
During the week that the biennial
is held the department will conduct
it's butter scoring contest and the prize
butter given out on slices of bread
made from Minneapolis flour to all the
women who call for it at the old cap
ftol.
In connection with this the dairy and
food department will have on exhibit
ton hundreds of samples Of food prod
ucts as well as patent medicines sold
in this state
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
RATE BILL IS PASSED.
After 20 Days Debate, Senate Ap.
proves Measure-Vote Stood
~ to 8.

Washington, May 19--Tlaa railway
rate bill passed the senate yesterday
by vote of II to 3. The only votes
cast against it were those of Senators
Foraker of Ohio and Morgan and Pet
tus of Alabama
The bill now goes to conference be-
tween the committees of the two
houses. The general opinion is that
the agreement of the conference COM
mittee will sustain the bill in practi-
cally the form that it passed the senate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
Almost ,Scalped.

Dodge Center, Mimi. bring
ing q cow home from pasture, Myron
Shaw met with an accident which re-
suited in tearing off almost his entire
scalp. He was leading the cow by a
rope, and when he opened the barn
yard gate the animal made dash for
the barn door, which was standing
open: Myron c!ung to the rope and
was dragged to the ground and step
ped upon. It was necessary to put a
number of stitches in his scalp, but
it Is believed that he will recover from
his injuries 81 ,:@ Ezs== ..@| = q.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-23
Suicide

T. Winona Minn.-David Suffer, insane
and about thirty years old, blew OF
the top Of his head while on the banks
Of Lake Winona usinga gun stolen
from the residence Of William Rohwed-
err at Sugar Loaf. s " s B, E.$=
Suffers home was at Pierre, S. 5,
and he came here only Z short time
ago Recently he was taken 81. his
mother to Y ank ton 70 be placed s.
the state asylnm, but the institution
was full, and s. So transportation ~ q,
furnished him and hts mother to WI.
nona where AZ had been slast5 runner III nor:
Nooause Is know for the deed.