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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

American Tourists and Their Ways.
English people, as a rule, try to en-
ter hotel drawing room or any other
public place as quietly as possible and
endeavor not to interfere with the
other occupants of the room more than
they can help. A party of French or
Germans will never dream Of stopping
to consider whether their piercing
voices are deafening their neighbors,
while Americans have a particularly
maddening habit Of reading their cor
1espondence aloud in public without
the slightest regard to other people
who are reading or conversing In the
same room. It is no doubt part Of the
same lack of breeding which leads
them to hold conversations at the, top
of their very penetrating voices not
only in public picture galleries, but
also in continental churches, without
paying any attention to the fact that
a solemn service may be going on
within a few yards of them.-London
Modern Society.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08


Inebrlety and the Eating Of Fruit.
There Is but one sure cure for the
drinking disease or habit, and that Is
the simplest Of all. The cure consists
In eating fruits. That will cure the
worst case Of inebriety that ever at
dicted person. It will entirely de-
stroy the taste for intoxicants and will
make the drunkard return to the
thoughts and tastes of his childhood
No person ever saw man or woman
who liked fruit and who had an ap-
petite for drink. No person ever saw
a man or woman with an appetite for
drink who liked fruit. The two tastes
are at deadly enmity with each other,
and there is no room for both Of them
In the same human constitution. One
will surely destroy the other.-What to
Eat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
First publication July IL, 1867
Order Of Hearing on Petition for Deter
mination of Descent of Land.

Estate OF Hendrix Hendrikson, also known
as Hendrix Hendriksen.
State Of Minnesota, County OF Kandiyohi In
Probate Court:
In the matter of the estate of Hendrix Hen
drikSOn also known as Hendrix Hendrksen
decedent.
On reading and filing the petition of Ole Hen
driksOn praying that this court determine the
descent Of certain lands described therein as
belonging to the above named decedent in his
life time, who died more than five years prior
to the date hereof:
1t is Ordered, that said petition be heard,
and that all persons interested in the estate of
the above named decedent be and appear be-
fore this court on the 9th dav OF August 1906
at O'Clock p. NJ, at the probate court rooms
in the court house at Willmar in said county,
and then and there, OR as soon thereafter as
said matter can be heard, show cause, ii any
there be, why said petition should not be
granted.
Let notice OF said hearing be given by the
publication of this order in the Willmar Tri-
bune, according to law.
Dated July 10th, 1906.
IF. NORDIN,
SEAL. Judge Of Probate
GEO. H. BITTERNESS, Attorney,
Willmar, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
A Curious Coincidence.

The story of queer coincidence is
told by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. While
travelling upon the continent he visited
a certain mountain inn, which was in
winter, he learned, occupied only by
two men. These men, prisoned in a
waste Of snow and ice, had for all that
period no communication with the
world below. Here was a situation for
a novelist! And the novelist accord
ingly began to let his Imagination play
about the possibilities of tragedy sur
rounding the two men on their noun
tain height. But the story was never
written, for, happening to come upon
volume Of Guy. de Maupassant, which
was new to him, he found therein, i'm
der the title Of "L'Auberge," the very
story he had meant to write.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

Sixty ThOusand Seeds to the Plant.
The common purslane is one Of the
wonders Of botany as far as seeds are
concerned. A single seed Of this plant
will produce about twenty seed pods
In season. The average number OF
seeds in each Of these, by actual count
is 5000, making 10000 in all. AS far
as we have been able to learn there is
no instance Of similar fruitfulness' il
any plant found growing in this codn:
try. A single plant Of either the James.
town weed ('jimson'), the butterweed
the ragweed and some of the vervines
produce an enormous number of seeds
but it is doubtful If any one Of them
produces one-fourth as many in a year
as the purslane does.-St. Louis Re
public
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
A Quick Start.

O. w. Nickerson and !. s. Baker were
residents Of Harw1ck. Captain Nicker-
son, as he was called, was a man of
means and very shrewd. Joe was less
fortunate. One day the captain met
Joe and said, "Come over tonight"
Joe did SO, and as soon as he entered
the captains home the captain took
him into a distant room, closed all the
windows and doors securely and said:
"Now, Joe, l will tell you the secret
OF getting rich and you can pay me
$25. Be saving, Of course, and when
you do make bargain with any one
be sure that no one hears you, and then
II you get the worst Of it or want to
back out you can. Now hand me the
$25."
Joe thought second and then said,
did any one hear us make this bar
gain, captainT'
mot a SOUL" replied the captain.
"Well, then," Joe said, II guess I'll
begin on you."-Boston Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
Business Locals and Wants.

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
for gentlemen E. Litchtield Ave.
25f
FOR RENT-One furnished room.
Inquire at 4l2 Jessie street south.
252p
FOR RENT-Four desirable living
rooms. Inquire at APO Eighth St. S. [l8f
FOR RENT-Several good farms,
by Crawford & Leslie. 24tf
GET PRICES of Monuments from
Il. L. Olson. Residence telephone 1853.
want your young pigs and young
! cattle. See me before selling. B. L
Byam. o
WANTED-Girl for general house
work-small family. Inquire of Mrs.
0. A. jacobson.
WANTED-Competent girl for
general housework. Inquire at resi-
dence of Mrs. S. B. Qvale "a If
FOR RFNT-Four rooms upstairs
in my residence, AS First street.
City water. E. A. ERICKSON. 25tf
ROOMS FOR RENT-Furnishe or
unfurnlshed. Inquire at lis Becker
Ave. East Or at Bank of Willmar [25f
LOST-A gauntlet buckskin glove
Finder please leave same with DR..
Mclaughlin, who will give liberal
reward for it's return.
| FOR SALE New Schiller piano,
Cabinet grand size. Owner leaving
city and will sell cheap. Inquire OF
| Mrs. G. A. Green, 824 Fifth street,
| Willmar, MINI. l9l
FOR SALE-Two lots near Green
Lake, about a quarter of a mile east
of Tepeetonka Hotel. Fine beach,
Cheap if taken at once. Inquire oil
0. A. Jacobson, Willmar, MINI. 231
! STRAYED OR STOLEN-From my
place in Barnstad's addition, city Of
| Wlllmar, gray mare, weighing abou,
| 100 pounds. Had wire cut on front
right hoof. Any information leading
to recovery of animal will be literally
paid for. OTTO TVETEN 23
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
4 30 True Test of Oyntsrsi.|

yheHTruos Test OF Oynter rs
tsrhe5 best oyster experts that Il know
8. said the cap "a of an oyster boat
fudge an oyster by tie tifl instead
Of by the taste. There ii some thing
about, the smell Of any oyster that H.
odicates its condition to me much plain
.er than does the taste. People buy
them and eat them probably on &C
count Of their taste. So: also do they
buy tea, coffee and the various grades
Of whisky and brandy for their taste,
but all experts on those things pass
upon them entirely by their smell. The
professional tea faster Or whisky tast-
err, so called, never tastes them, BUT
simply arrives at. their taste by their
peculiarities Of flavor OF, Is. speak
plainly, smell. can tell What price
a load Of oysters will be rated atswhen
they arrive at the wharf here by open
ing up the hold Of the boat and smell
ing. In eight cases out Of ten T. am
right. It strikes oystermen as strange
when they see persons going about
from boat to boat, as. they lie at the
wharf, tasting oysters before they con-
clude to buy. Taste is all right. but
If they don't smell right they will never
taste right" -Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

ss0Id Bullion'i" Arrogance.

>N01d Bullfon'sn Arrogance.
'.Thomas III. Benton was a most re-
markable man." said the late Colonel
6witzler, in some respects the most
remarkable I have ever known, but he
could not begin career at this time.
The people would not tolerate him. He
would impress even stranger by his
appearance. He walked as If he owned
the earth. With head raised at an angle
Of As degrees and hands behind his
back he would stalk with measured
tread down the street, looking neither to
the right nor to the left, recognizing no
one. If he had an appointment to speak
at O'Clock, promptly at 2 o'clock he
would arrive. He would come In his
carriage unattended. He would permit
no one to Introduce him, but, passing
through the crowd, he would make his
way to the rostrum and begin, 'Citi-
zens.' Never did he say Fellow citi-
zens.' Those before him were no fell
lows of his. And when he had conclud-
ed he would make his way back to the
hotel without personally addressing a
soul in the audience. No one dared in
terrupt him in his speech. He refused
to recognize the right Of any constitu-
ent to ask him how he stood on any
subject Columbia Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
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DESTROYING Money.

Paper money is nothing but prom,
ise to pay so much coin. III you: de
:l sttroy q five dollar note, for instance,
you simply release the government Of
T the bank which issued the note from
the payment Of the IS ii gold which
the note called sfor: or course, there;
fore, You are not punishable In any
manner e la a. for destroying the note IL it
y: g your own. There Is no penalty Tor
mut1tilatin gold Or silver coin lie you
keep # 1inyolalrr own possession, but al
you have thereby destroy IA consider
able part 81 *its value you must not
53tr g passa1it 6 par 4 ter tie 5mluttla-
Ton :=55
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

A Human Nose Two Feet I'm Length.
Elephantiasis is a peculiar form of
leprosy In which the limbs and features
swell to horrible proportions and out
Of all semblance to the legs, arms and
faces Of human beings Cases are
known where the legs have become so
swollen that they measured ~ feet
In circumference. The ears of the same
victim, Walter Brisbane, an English
sailor, were eighteen inches in length,
and his nose elongated to upward of
two feet when in the last stages Of the
horrible malady.-London Telegraph.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
A French Verdict.

All juries have way Of tempering
Justice with mercy and strict logic
with good or bad sense. French juries
excel in these practices. A Nine. Ca
naby Of Bordeaux was accused Of hav-
Ing forged two prescriptions and Of
having thereby obtained large quanti-
ties Of poison, some Of which she ad-
ministered to her husband, who nearly
died and was only saved by his doctor,
who suspected something wrong and
took him away. The evidence was
overwhelming, for the prisoner COM
pletely failed to give any plausible ex-
PLANTATION as to why she wanted the
poison enough, as the chemist said, to
kill two regiments. Nevertheless the
jury found Nine. Canaby guilty of
forging the prescriptions, but not guilty
Of attempting to poison her husband.
Perhaps the jury thought the husband
Imprisoned was punishment enough in
himself for one crime
Recalling a Mailed Letter.
Many times people would like to re-
call a letter after it has been mailed
This can be done even If the letter has
reached the postofice Of its destina-
ton. At every postoff1ce there are what
are called withdrawal blanks" On
application they will be furnished, and
when deposit is made to cover the
expense the postmaster will telegraph
to the postmaster at the letters desti-
nation asking that it be promptly re-
turned. The applicant first signs this
agreement: 1T is hereby agreed that,
II the letter Is returned to me, I will
protect you from any and all claims
made against you for such return and
will fully indemnify you for any loss
you may sustain by reason Of such &C.
ton. And l herewith deposit s. to
cover all expenses incurred and will
deliver to you the envelope of the let
ter returned" In many cases persons
have made remittances to fraudulent
parties or irresponsible firms, not learn
ing their true character until after the
letter had gone, and have succeeded in
recalling them.-Boston Transcript.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
A Peculiar Tree.

A singular maple tiee on the left
bank of the Oder, in Germany, Is at
least century old and has been twist
ed and cut into kind Of circular house
Of two stories. A firm, leafy floor has
been formed by causing the branches
to become: gradually woven together.
Above this is smaller second floor
similarly formed, and the ends of the
branches have been woven, into solid
walls, In which eight windows on each
story have been cut.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
Commerce and Literature.

do you think that a commercial ca
reer is to be compared to literary
career?' asked the high browed and
melancholy youth. :s~: !.
my boy" said Mr.. Cumrox, "in
business you can write your name on
q piece of paper no bigger than "a
postal card and make it worth thou
sands Of dollars. In literature you can
write up reams of paper without max
Ing It. worth SO cents. Washington
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

Marriage by the clergy was first posi-
lively forbidden In the year 1914 by
Pope Gregory VII. The controversy,
however, which had been going on for
centuries on that subject was not alto
gether settled by Gregory decree. The
council Of Trent in 1893 was the &C.
clesiastical body which, formally pro-
hibited priests from forming marriage
alliances. That permanently settled
the matter. ~. %> -. :.T
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
Feminine LOgic.

1.-THE female SEX" said NJ, Calino
lately, lis the most illogical in the
world"
"What new proof have you Of the
want Of devotion of women to the
canons Of LOGGER he was asked.
"Why, take my wife," answered NJ.
Calino. II had all the trouble in the
world to get her to enter her thirties,
and now, dozen years later, can't
get her out Of them" 15~-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
False pretense.

mo, madam" said Bridget, -ttPN not
fave widout two weeks notice. That
was the contract an I'll how'd .yez
to it." - :. ..
"But," replied Mrs. Hiram Often,
you broke the contract In the first
place by representing yourself as a
COOK Philadelphia Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
/. A Horrible5sC Custom,

Writing from Abyssinia, CORE
spondent says "Quaint customs pre-
vail in these parts. When a father is
getting on In years the son. bids him
climb into q tree and jump down from
the branches. II the old man staggers
on landing the son spears him on the
spot: his usef ulness Is over. Z 's <:1@ s5sS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
stWho Is Cole7"

Granite Falls Journal, (Rep.): It
is greatly to be regretted, but the fact
is the question stands out in bold let
ters: "Who is Cole?" 1t is being
asked from one end of the state to the
other, and is fact that cannot be
sidetracked.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
inn and RarF,arann

ian and Barbarian.
err once wrote, a letter to
7or Prince stating that he
o visit Boston and asking
!, 0 tell him 9 good place to
> mayor replied, 'Just be-
Boston Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
HWheFo the Tpeasure r.,s EH+o

Where the Treasure IT," Etc.
Harold" said the heiress, II have
been thinking"
thinking Of me, preclousT' asked
Harold. ;. i
Indirectly, yes. have been think
Ing that were you to marry me every
body would say you only did SO In or
der to get my money" y
what care I for the unthinking
WorldY i
.'But, oh, Harold, win marry your
e: my own dar'''- = = !. 49, g,
And I win not have people say un.
kind things about you, so I have ar:
ranged to give all my fortune to the
missio naries. ! Why, Harold, where are
you going n .ss 4 & u :$. e. /. :. !. III
4 Harold paused long enough on bis
way To- the door TO- look back and NUT.
tar,> I'm going to be 9 missile nary r r. q
1ud9e. l <. t S 4 f.. IS h M ! !: ST
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
Licenses to Med.

Aug. 1.Robert Nj. Bomstad and Esther
I>und.
trud.
Aug. 1-Charles Emil NJ ickel and Jennie
'Evenson.
Aug 6-Gustav S. O1stad and Karine F.
Newgard.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

The Metropolitan barber shop, Bank
of Willmar building, B. T.. Otos, pro-
prietor, is the shop to get a shave,
hair cut or bath. 22f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

Leave your orders for ice cream at
Ol0f SandbO's. Off
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

DR.. G. E. Gerretson, dentist. Off,
in New Ruble block, Willmar. %
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

FREE TUITION to those who enroll
Sept. 3. Address Mankato CONNER
cial College.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

Ohsberg, Selvig & Co. sell the high
est grade of separator and machine
oil. l4tf
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

Conceit.
IT wife is a mighty sensi-
isn't she? ~. -
rel! She married me.-Som.
~ ~.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08
8 vljlLL.ln Ar N ARKET5

= x G DIRECTED AugustIrs, 1906.
t,r1ces on creamery butter, Hour, bran, shorts
and apples are dealers selling prices, all other
are prices paid to producers,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
for conference.-the E. Litchfeld Ave.
25f
FOR RENT-One furnished room.
Inquire at Alp Jessie street south,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-18
UNIVERSITY TITLE DISPUTED
Challenge Made 20 Ownership of Part
site of Byrne-Hammer
Company,

The title Of Creighton university to a
part OF the property donated to Il by Count
John A. Creighton last fall Is attacked in
a petition filed in district court by Thadeus
J. Wren, a minor. who appears by his
mother, Patty G, Wren The property in
volved is a part, OF that upon which the
Byrne- Hammer Dry Goods company build
ing stands between Eighth and Ninth
streets on Howard and consists OF the east
half OF lot in block II. Wren claims a
nfth interest in the half lot
The property formerly belonged to Wren 9
father, Thadeus ]. Wren, ST. He died May
Q, 1883, about a month before the birth Of
the plaintiff in the suit. BY the will the
property was left TO the widow, Patty c.
Wren, no mention being made OF the pos
thumous SON Mrs. Wren mortgaged the
land and during the hard times 1t was sold
to pay the mortgage. Since then it has
been transferred several times Last fall
It was bought with the adjoining lots by
Count Creighton and given to the univer-
sity.
Mr.. Wren contends that as he was born
after the will was made his right to a
share in the property could not be affected
by the will or the administration Of the
estate under IT, The petition was filed by
J. w. Eller, who says there Is no dispute
among the claimants as to his clients
rights the suit being necessary TO fulfill
certain legal requirements TO hold the
former owners, who have given warranty
deeds for the property. Under the law the
half lot will have to be sold and a fifth OF
the money awarded to the plaintiff.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-18
DIRECTORS OF THE MEETING
Committees In Charge OF Mems Con-
vention Announced for
First Time.

Plans are rapidly taking shape for the
national foreign missionary convention Of
the men OF the Presbyterian church, which
will open in Omaha February 10. The local
committee in charge OF the arrangements Is
as follows: Rev. DR.. Thomas X. Hunter.
chairman; Rev. ]. c. Wilson, secretary;
Rev. DR.. Edwin Hart jerks place of meet
ing; Rev. DR.. Walter II. Reynolds, assign
ment; Rev. r. l. Purdy, registration; Rev.
r. T. Bell, reception; Rev. DR.. A. S. c.
Clarke, educational and book room; Rev.
DIR. J. 3. Cherry, decoration; Rev. J. c.
Wilson, postohice; Rev. Newman II. Bur
dick publicity; Rev. DR.. Charles Heron,
student representation and entertainment;
Robert Dempster, finance.
The advisory committee consists Of DR..
A. w. Halsey. Robert Speer, DR.. Arthur J.
Brown. Dwight H. Day, Dr. T. H. p. Sailer
David McConaughy and j. NJ. Patterson.
The executive committee is as follows
Charles Edwin Bradt chairman; b. NJ
Brown, secretary and treasurer; w. s.
Marquis, intersynodical representative
Edwin Hart jerks, Omaha representative
The members of the advisory committed
and the executive committee are nearly all
eastern men.
The intersynodical committee is as fol.
lows: w. s. Marquis, Illinois; ]. w
Laughlin, Wisconsin; w. c. Atwood. Mis-
souri,; B. NJ. Long Nebraska; Edwin Nc
Mutt, Texas; Edward Baech, Indiana
Charles F. Hubbard, Minnesota; r. H
Myers North Dakota; S. s. Estey, Kan.
sas; c. r. Brodhead, New Mexico; F. w
Lewis, Michigan; S. w McFadden, Iowa
d. T. Kuhn, South Dakota; w f. Graham
Oklahoma, and o. S. Baum, Colorado.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-18
LAWS OF MARRIAGE IGNORED
Man Induces Mother to Put Children
in Asylum and Join
Him.

c. p. Bertelsen, z5O6 Burt street. was ar
rested early Monday morning on the charge
of living with Ehie stoughton, aged 80
years, without going through the formality
of procuring a marriage license Tne ar
rest was made after p. T. VanWinkle, 1911
Cass street, father of the woman in the
case, had sworn out complaint against
Bertelsen before the county attorney.
1t is alleged in the complaint that Bertel~
sen deserted his wife and three children
September 25, 1903, for which offense he
was arrested and sentenced to nine months
in the county Jail. After being released Il
Is alleged Bertelsen induced Mrs. Slough
| ton, who is a widow. to live with him,
since which time the father Of the woman
has constantly endeavored 20 arrest Ber-
telsen. but could never locate him before
Mr.. VanWinkle said his daughter had four
| children by her marriage 10 Mr. Stoughton
and placed the children In public asylum
/ in order 10 go with Bertelsen. on account
OF her action the children were taken
| from her custody by legal action and she
| has since had one child
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-18
BOY MAYOR COMES TO OMAHA
sheFBurne Merrill Becker of Mil
waukee VIII Address Nc
KinIey club.

Sherburne Merrill Becker, mayor of Mil
waukee, will be the principal speaker at
the Omaha Mckinley club annual banquet
January %. Word was received to this
effect Monday morning. Members Of the
committee arranging for the banquet are
elated over the prospects of securing Mayor
Becker. 1t was through the offices of
Colonel Jack Ryder. a personal acquaint-
ance of THE Boy Mayor" that the Badger
state executive was secured.
Mayor Becker is 30 years of age and the
youngest mayor of any metropolitan city
in the United States. He ran on the re-
publican ticket as young mems candidate
and against the regular republican nominee
| and David Rose, leading democrat and
several times mayor Of Milwaukee.
! Mayor Becker's kindly feeling toward
Omaha was shown last August at the time
OF the annual Eagle convention, at which
time he took his automobile and became
the central figure in n parade to work ur
interest in Omaha's behalf in the matter OF
! securing the 1907 convention.
| During the Milwaukee mayoralty cam
paign David Rose said Becker was born
with silver spoon in his mouth"
That is true" replied the kid mayor,
but 1 was not born with a tin horn in my
, mouth"
J Efforts to secure Senators Beveridge OF
| Clapp for the banquet failed on account o.
pressure of business at this time at Wash
/ ington. In letter just received by Colone
Ryder, Senator Clapp wrote that consider
| able legislation Is on the tapis at thii
session. which is the short session"
!