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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
ENGLISH GHOST STORY.
A Vision That Saved Life on the
Yorkshire Dalcs.

~ N'SIOH nat OdNeu Lie on tHe
Yorkshire Dalcs.
1t is not often that we hear of a
ghost saving a mans life. There is,
however, an instance. and it seems to
be tolerably well authenticated, and
materialists will hardly know how to
| account for it. Here is the story 1t
is of the Yorkshire dales and of good
many years ago A clergyman whose
duty lay in that wild country, where
a strong race of men and women lived
principally on bacon and oat"ake and
knew not save rarely butchers meat,
used to ride or walk TO visit The people.
He had been raising subscription in
Il time of scarcity and had to be out
late at night. One evening Oh his out
ward journey he suddenly became
aware of figure moving beside him,
anG in the cleaning he recognized his
brother. who had died some time be-
fore. He was too awestruck for
words and after Keeping by his side
for some distance over the lonely moor
the figure disappeared He noted the
time and the vision, but nothing oc-
cnrred to throw any light upon 1t.
However, some years after he had
taken the duty ut a Jail In another part
Of the country one OF the prisoners ly-
ing under sentence desired to make a
confession. After telling him of lot
of crimes he said Il wor very near
once taking your life, sir. II was in
that bad year, and / heerd as how you
went carrying money about in those
lonesome dales. hid be! al the big
bowlders of the brown moor saw
you coming up and waited I'll you
should be near enough, bot that night
you were not alone" This is star
Ting tale and lie stronger because
the vision or whatc' "r 1t was was seen
by two people The anecdote occurs In
an article twenty years ago in Mac
millan's Magazine ly Lady Verney.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
Sense OF Smell.

The olfactory nerves are wonderfully
sensitive. Much has yet to be investi-
gated with regard to the differentia-
tion of the points in these nerves so
that they may discriminate with such
apparently miraculous accuracy, yet
even the results in the scent Of dogs
show how wonderfully fine is their
discriminating power. Our sense Of
smell, unless in the trained chemist, is
not even so acute rs that of the semi
savage. Much haze we gained by civi-
lization, but not without some loss to
our bodily energies aud senses Mans
re- operative power after an injury is
said frequently to be in inverse ratio
to his social advancement. Similarly
he seems to become less acute and del
icate in the sense of smell as he fares
better and lives more comfortably.-St
Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
Something More Interesting.

The old darky was having his eyes
tested for glasses. After the oculist
had put up several cards of Roman
letters. which the negro vainly en-
deavored to call off correctly, he looked
over at the oculist and asked. with
some disgust:
"Whar's de use in lookin' at dem
fngs?"
'With them I'm trying to find out
how far you can see distinctly" re-
turned the eye specialist.
"Waal," declared the old darky, un-
satisfied "dey amt wuth tryin' t
make out. Put up er watermllionP'-
Bohemian.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
The Origin of the Holy Stone.

At the reformation, when the Church
of St Nicholas at Yarmouth was de-
the monuments, both in the church and
outside in the graveyard. were shipped
off, some to Newcastle to be turned
into grindstones and some on board
the ships Of the royal navy Of the day
to be used in securing the decks.
whence, 1t is interesting to know, the
seamen's term "holystoning the deck"
takes its origln.-London Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
MoIes as Mesmerists.

Like the squirrel and some other an
imals, the mole lays up store Of food
during the autumn months. A curl
Gus and interesting feature In relation
to this storage is that the mole does
not kill the worms it collects. but stu
pefies them In such manner that they
do not attempt to escape. = Country
Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
Houses and Homes.

There have been and there are today
in the various lands of the earth many
people who have no houses and moth
ing that you could call furniture even
of the antique variety. But there can
be no doubt that they are far happier
than many who are comfortably housed
in mansions which contain everything
that money can buy.-Uncle Remus'
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
Talking and Thinking.

The Man - A learned scientist ad-
vances the theory that severed head
is capable Of thinking. although 1t is
unable to speak. The Woman-That's
queer. It is SO much easier to talk
than 1t is to think!
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
An Intsrsstina Animal.

Higgins My wet" was greatly
pleased with that horse you sold me.
yiggins-What pleased him about the
aimal? Higgins-Why. he discovered
twelve new diseases he never suspect
ed before.-Illustrated Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
Call Money.

Nell - What is call money, dear7
Belief guess it's the kind you call up
your husband on the telephone for to
ell him you must have II right away.
Baltimore American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
The E..v Part.

He-This shopping business is an aw-
full nuIsancel she-Why. Henry, you
have no reason to complain. I've done
all the shopping. ALI you do is to car
~ the parcefsl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
Or. A. w. Chase's
kidney-Liver Pills

Mr.. 8. B. Holden. No. 2s4n Cass Ave
Grand Rapids. Mich, says:-"I have fol
years been subject to sluggishness Of the
liver and constipation. the kidneys were also
inactive and caused me a great deal Of pain
eoross my leins. ! got some Of DR.. A. W.
Chsse's Kidney Liver Pills and they cured
he Inactivity Of the organs rapidly and
easily. would not be without them" &c
9 boy 1t all fenlers. Write for free sample
Dr. A. w. Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo. n. i.
For sale by Stoke & Fsicht Drug Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11

He is wise to no purpose who is not
wise to himseIf.-Latin Proverb.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-11
KIDNEY, LIVER
AND BOWELS

Sickness is next to impossible IL you keep
the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels In perfect
working order with an occasional dose Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
Society Gambling Prohibited.

Mellette, S. D., May L.
Aroused over the spread of the
bridge whist craze among women,
the council has by unanimous vote
adopted an ordinance making it a
criminal offense to play cards in
the privacy of the home or else
where for prizes. The ordinance
provides that anyone convicted of
violating it's provisions shall be
fined not less than 81 nor more
than $500 and imprisoned in the
Jail for thirty days.
The town marshal, fearful of the
wrath of the women, has resigned.
8 His successor, who has been ap-
pointed by the council, declares
that he will promptly place under
arrest any person of either sex
whom he may find playing cards
for prizes. The ordinance also for
bids the selling Of chances on any
article. A church fair at which
chances were to be sold has been
given up on account of the ordi-
nance. -Minneapolis Journal.
If the honorable city council of
Willmar wishes to strike at the
most prolific root of card gambling
let them follow the example of the
Mellette fathers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
Call and Pay City Bills.

The Water and Light board has
promulgated an order that all con-
+sumers Of water and light must call
and pay or remit the amount Of
their monthly bills to the secretary
Of the commission lin the Bank Of
Willmar building on or before the
twentieth of each month or. a pen
atty Of ten per cent will be added
and the water and light may be
shut off without notice. The
amount Of the bill will be mailed
to each patron on or about the first
day Of each month. Secretary
.Fridlund is an exceedingly busy
man ii caring for the multiplicity
of details the new order imposes
on him, but he is doing his
best, is cheerful, and the kicks of
patrons who. islike the trouble the
new order makes them harms him
no more than pouling water on the.
back Of a duck He has adopted.
the following hours when he may
be found 81 the patrons off the city
AZ his. office for the purpose of re
eeiving payment. ofs bills: g tto
n, and a tos p.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
The Liquor LeqiO rs Panic.

Panic has seized the saloon forces
in Indiana, and that panic is likely
to spread to other states if the In
diana Interpretation of the consti-
tutional law crosses the state border
and is upheld at Washington.
When Judge Artman declared two
months ago that the saloon had no
inherent right to existence, even tho
it was covered by a license, his de-
cision was 80 exceptional that many
people gave it scant consideration.
The liquor forces, however, were
too shrewd to risk an appeal, for
if that remarkable decision were
challenged in the Supreme Court
and should stand, the pillars of
the licensed gin-mill all over the
land would crumble like clay wall
in the path of a spring freshet.
They did not appeal, but another
Indiana court hastens to record a
decision almost parallel with that
of Judge Artman. The ruling was
rendered April 10 in the county
circuit court at Noblesville, by
Judge Ira w. Christian, and is in
effect that it is not legal to run a
saloon in Indiana. In the course
of his ruling, Judge Christian says:
1.-The saloon, which has been re-
peatedly held to be the prime source
of all crime, has no right to exist
at common law, and the license
which grants it the privilege is not
a restrictive measure, but it is the
granting of a right which did not
heretofore exist. l am therefore
of the opinion that a law creating a
business dangerous to public NOR
ais, to public safety, to public
health, is not within the police
power of the state. The liquor
business, <legalized by statute, as
shown by long line of decisions
already cited, subverts justice, Gre
ates disorder, and destroys liberty.
Il have arrived at the conclusion
that the license law is unconstitu-
tional, as being in contravention of
the purpose and spirit of the consti-
tuition of Indiana.
If the Noblesville case is appeal
ed, the state of Indiana now be-
comes the plaintiff, and the prose-
cutting attorney must prosecute,
and if appealed to the Supreme
Court, the attorney-gener of the
state will have to appear for those
prosecuting. Herald
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
(First Publication, May 10, 1900
MORTGAGE Sale.

Default having been made in the payment
OF the sum OF two hundred sixty-twO and
100 dollars which became due as interest
upon those certain promissory notes secured
by that certain mortgage given by 7. R.
Orth. mortgagor to Rutland Savings Bank,
nd dated rtedr the i7th III daX Of June A.
lister OF deed in and for the county of Kan
diyohi and state of Minnesota on the 9Th
day of July, A. ID. 1908. in Book 81 of Mort
cages on page 1+9 and, WHEREAS 1t is
stipulated in said mortgage that in case of
default in the payment of the promissory
notes thereby secured or any part thereof or
the interest thereon or any part thereof at
the time and the manner specified, then and
in such case the whole of said principal and
interest secured by said mortgage should be-
come due and payable at the option of said
mortgage and WHEREAS, said MORTGAGE
has elected and does hereby elect to declare
the whole of said principal and interest Sc
for the purpose Of foreclosure and WHEREAS
there is claimed to be due and is due upon
said mortgage and the notes thereby secured
the sum of five thousand, five hundred six
teen and 900 dollars and that no action
or proceedings has been instituted at law to
recover the debt secured by said mortgage
or any part thereof,
Now, THEREFORE, Notice is hereby given
that the said mort gage will be forecosed bv
sale of the premises therein described, to-
VII: The southeast quarter IS. E. W and
u: 70 OF N. E.. "a OF section ten 1O). town
ship one hundred eighteen G1s). north of
range thirty-six (36) west Of the Fifth Prin-
cipal M eridian in X andiyoh county, Mime.
sofa, which sale will be made by the sheriff
of said X andiyohi county at the front door
of the Court H ouse in the city of Willm ar in
said county and state. on the goth day OF
June. A. d. 1907. at three O'Clock D. M OF
said day at public vendue to the highest bid
der tor cash to pay said debt and interest
and the costs and expenses of said sale in
Guiding one hundred dollars ($1OO.OO) at
torneys fees as stipulated in said mortgage,
subject to redemption at any time within
one year from the date Of sale AS provided
by law.
Dated this Goth day of April, A. u. 1907.
RUTLAND SAVINGS BANK.
M ortgagee
DAILY & BARNARD,
Attorneys for Mortg7gee
1877 RenVille, NJ inneSOta
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
VICTOR e. LAWSON, Editor and Manage
WEDNESDAY, MAY Is, 1907.

Under the careful attention of
the Water and Light commission
Of Willmar the city's fine plant is
rapidly being placed on strictly
business basis. For years some
abuses have been tolerated, simply
because those in whose charge the
business lay were content to let
matters slip along in the old rut,
with an occasional filling of the rut.
After the meter system becomes
general, on or before Aug. l, every
patron will pay for the water that
runs thru his faucets, and he will
be at liberty to give away as much
as he chooses to his neighbors.
The latest order requiring patrons
to call at or send to the commission
the amount of their monthly bills
before the Goth of each month, I'M
der penalty Of ten per cent in
crease after that time, also carries
with it the provision making the
landlords responsible for the light
furnished tenants. Thru careful
business management the plant will
continue to prosper, and a strict
policy will hasten the time when a
reduction of rates may be made.
Carping critics who have long
been advocating the sale of the
municipal plant to private parties
have been silenced by the record the
plant has made during the last year
or two.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
Answers 10 Puzzles of May 1.
No. $50. c.. Hart.
No. 14-B. A. Plummer.
No. 15-Mark Piper.
No. 16-N. w. White.
No. 17-Job Burdick.
No. Isl. H. Brown.

Solutions of these puzzles were
RECEIVED from the following:
Ruth Lundquist, New London.
Marion E. Carlson, Willmar.
Victor Swenson, R. 2, Spicer.
Grace Sperry, Willmar.
Mildred Lawson, New London.
Ernest Knight, New London.
William johnson, Willmar.
Edith Almen, St. Peter.
Myrtle Vettling, Arctander.
Ella Swenson, Willmar.
Elmer Anderson, Atwater, R. 3.
Stense Lindgren, Irving.
Arthur Erickson, R. 3, Willmar
Walter K. De La Hunt, Willmar
Charles Anderson, Pennock, R. /.
Ethel A. Carlson, Willmar.
The prize for the best solution
of these puzzles was awarded to
Mildred Lawson of New London.
All the contestants had done real
we'll and with one or two exceptions
had the right solutions. Some ex-
press themselves as having found
many interesting things that they
had not seen before in the county
history.
The following references will en-
able anyone to look up any of these
characters in the book:
No. 13-O. C. Hart Up. 1917. Ear
ly settler at Lake Lillian. Was at
tracted to that region by the rank
grass that grew on the prairies by
the lakes. Built first houses of
concrete and hauled shingles from
Minneapolis (page 1881.
No. 14-B. A. Plummer page
42). was elected county auditor in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15

This week our Uncle Silas has
found some extinct geographical
names of the county for our folks
to look up. All the township and
railroad stations have not always
had their present names. The So
lutions for these puzzles may be
learned by looking up the early
history of the town and village gov
eminent in the county history.
This is a comparatively easy INSTALL
ment, that will not prove so diff
cult as some that our good friend
has given US before. A prize will
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
CREAMERY PATRONS CORNER

Someone has said that "a COW is
partly born and partly made and
that will appeal to everyone as be-
ing exactly true. We hear a good
deal about feeding and we hear a
good deal about breeding, and the
advocates of each claim for them
about all the virtues that are dis
coverable. The fact is, however,
that it is combination of the two
that will produce the kind of cow
we must have. 1t is the combina-
ton of the two that has produced
the cow we now have, whether she
be good or bad. A naturally poor
dairy COW, badly fed, will prove
continuously Improbable. A poor
dairy COW, well fed, may yield a
small revenue. A good dairy cow,
badly fed, will produce only a little
revenue, and it is probable that she
will never have her full capacity
developed. One of the things that
has been. brought out by good feed
ing is that many cows that were
supposed to be poor cows were sim
ply cows that had been always SO
poorly fed that they had never had
their full capacities developed.
The man that IS bright enough to
study breeding till he can get q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15

No move has been made by the
telephone company for a renewal
of the franchise under which it has
been operating during the past ten
years. AS near as the Tribune can
learn, the ten years franchise ex-
pired last Saturday. Last Monday
night would seem to have been a
late but opportune time for the
company to have made application
for a renewal of their franchise.
The delay is unfortunate, for it
would tend to corroborate rumors
quite freely circulated and published
that the company intended to oper-
ate without any other franchise but
it's long distance permits.
A move has now been placed on
foot for the organization of local
company that will ask for fran
chise at an early meeting of the
council. 1t will be composed of
prominent local men and the prop
osition they will make as to rates
and connections will be such that
no doubt the council as we'll as the
people at large in the city will well
come the opportunity it will present
to place the telephone service of
Willmar on an independent basis.
The people of Willmar will not
permit themselves to be imposed up
on by any claims of vested rights"
based on flimsy technicalties. An
independent company that will
make the proper concessions to the
city in the matter of rates and SER
vice we are confident would meet
with a hearty welcome, as a relief
from the absolute control by the
Bell trust. Without exclusive con-
troll and without the good will of
the people telephone system would
be ,strung-out heap of junk, moth
ing more. ~ r., .e-.,- =. >
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
1860, but is said to have refused the
honor. The delinquent tax list
for that wear. containing % descrin-

1860, but is said to haye refused the
honor. The delinquent tax list
for that year, containing % descrip-
tions, was published in the Glencoe
Register, April %, 1860, over his
signature, however. He was a
brothe rof H. C. Plummer, who held
a claim in Lake Elizabeth and was
an early sheriff. Som einteresting
correspondence with Gov. Ramsey
on the subject of the Indians is
found on page Is.
No. 15-Mark Piper (page 1897.
Was the leading character and
might be called the father of the
early original Kandiyohi county.
He performed the clerical duties of
nearly all the early officials and he
saved the county records from de-
struction during the Indian out
break. See pages Al, AZ, so, 1874
and 100.
No: 16-Noah Webster White
(page 1877. One of the very first
settlers of Fahlun (page 1857. Was
single man before the outbreak,
but afterwards courted one of the
first public school teachers to come
to : Fahluns and the result of HE
buggy rides" behind team of
oxen was one of the first romances
of the neighborhood (page 1872.
No 17.-Job Burdick (page 2l9).
Early Green Lake settler. Located
first at the inlet but traded claims
with Oliver Taylor, giving a hoe
ito boot Was prominent in Mo-
nongalia and Kandiyohi political
life, and served as county commits
sioner and clerk of court, being a
resident of Willmar from 1870 until
his death in 1892.
No. l8-John H. Brown (P. 117.
First editor in the county (page 49,.
Became early county attorney and
was later elected Judge of the Dis
trict Court, in which capacity he
served for fifteen years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
The Boy Mines.

The Tribune received report of
a ball game played May II between
the East Enders'' and the "South
End" mines, in which it is alleged
that the latter won the game by a
score of 13 to FL. Also a report
that the South End nine defeated
the Seventh Grade nine by score
of 8 to 81. The report was not
signed by the writer. The Tribune
will be glad to publish reports of
amateur athletics, but must insist
that the writer's give their names
to the publishers as evidence of
their good faith.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
First publication May1l
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.

ESTATE OF JOHN f. F ERICKSON.
State Of Minnesota, County OF Kandiyohi, In
Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF John E. F.
Erickson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all persons inter-
ested in the final account and distribution of
the estate Of said decedent: The representa-
tive OF the above named decedent, having
I'll. in this Court his final account OF the ad-
ministratinn OF the estate Of said decedent, to-
gether with his petition PRAYING for the ad-
justment and allowance OF Said final account
and for distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto entitled:
therefore, You. and each of You, are hereby
cited and required to shoE cause, if any you
have, before this Court at the Probate Court
Rooms In the Court House in the city of Will
mar in the County of Kandiyohi, State Of Min
nesots. on the 9th day OF May, 1917, at 10
O'Clock q. m. why said petition should not be
grantt d.
Witness, The Judge of said Court, and the
Seal of said Court, this 24th day Of April 1907
A. F. NORDIN,
tsEALJ Probate Judge.
TO. GILBERT,
Attorney for Petitioner,
Willmar MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15
Young Peoples Department

be awarded for the best solution of
these puzzles to reach our office by
Saturday evening, May Is, and the
list Of solvers will be published
with the answers in our issue Of
NAV ~, = " r ~ r - Z =
The solver making the best av-
erage during the whole series of the
Kandiyohi county history puzzles
will receive a grand prize of a
choice bit of Kandiyohi county
scenery in oil or color, the
subject to be chosen by the win.
ner.