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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
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Ringville, Dec. l6.-Amanda Pc
derson of Georgeville, who is work.
ing in Glenwood, spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home.
Rev. and Mrs. Tolo visited at A.
O. Sonstegard's place last Sunday
afternoon.
Julia Thompson entertained a
number of her young friends last
Sunday evening. After bountiful
supper was served, the young peo-
pie enjoyed themselves until laie
hour, when all departed for their
homes, feeling that they had spent
a most enjoyable evening.
Pete jacobson and Mrs. John
Bergslien from New London visited
with Halvor Peterson one day last
week, and also called on Mrs. A. O.
Sonstegard at the same time.
The committee for the Christmas
tree in Grow river church met in
Belgrade last Saturday and did all
the buying for the tree. The COM
mittee for the Gausdahl church met
in Belgrade Monday for the same
purpose.
SEVERN Christopherson made a
business trip to Willmar last week.
Emil Olson, who went to Minnea-
polls some time ago, is now with
US again. We understand that
Emil has given up his Norway trip
this year and intends to spend the
winter around here.
Miss Branley, teacher in George
vile, will give a Christmas tree for
her pupils on Friday, the last day
of school before the vacation;
Miss Branley will leave on Satur-
day for her home in Litchfeld,
where she will spend the holiday
vacation.
The Ladies Aid society meets with
Mrs. johnson Jan. 3.
Minnie Sonstegard Of Brooten is
at present staying at Sonstegard's
place and will remain there during
her grandmother's illness.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
Spencer Gets Frantic.

Spencer, the scurrilous editor,
frantically cries, Liar, Liar, Liar, -
in reply to our criticism Of his con-
duct of his Office Of theater inspec-
tor. Spencer "roasted'' the Will
mar Opera House continually, in
order to get recognition, but the
management knew better than most
people that Spencer so-called news
paper was simply fake and stu
pendous bluff as far as circulation
is concerned, and paid no attention
to his rantings until he was ap-
pointed theater Inspector. Then he
began getting complimentary e S.
Spencer obligingly tells how the
matter was arranged, and even
drags in the Attorney General by
quoting a letter from him to the
effect that if the management would
remove enough seats to reduce the
seating capacity to 600 or less, the
law compelling a fire curtain would
not apply. If the house was fire
trap and unsafe before, the removal
Of a few chairs from the gallery
would not help the safety any.
Does anyone believe that our pres
ent attorney general would counte-
nance such an evasion of the law,
particularly if the inspector made
a true report? But has the capa-
city been reduced? The January,
1905, number Of the Opera House
Guide, just received, gives the ca
pacity of the Willmar Opera House
at 625, which is the basis on which
contracts are still made with per-
formers. Spencer's attempts to
prove that he has secured any i'm
provement Of conditions are pitt
able. Either he was simply rant
ing for Matchmaking purposes when
he roasted the conditions of the
Opera House in the first place, or
he has now used his position Of pub
lie trust to secure favors for him
self at the expense Of public safety.
We do not care on which horn of
the dilemma he chooses to impale
himself.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
The laomance of Mistletoe.

The lsomance of Mistletoe.
BY the Teutons mistletoe was held
sacred to Baldur, the sun god, the son
Of Freya, the Scandinavian Venus. In
Baldur all that was beautiful, elo~
quent, wise and good was honored,
and he was the spirit Of activity, OF
Joy and Of light Predicting his own
approaching death, his mother, Freya,
exacted an oath from animals, planets
and minerals not to injure him. The
mistletoe among the plants had been
forgotten. When this was discovered
by the treacherous Hoeder, the blind
god Of brute strength, he took wand
of it, and, being directed how to aim
1t, the mistletoe pierced Baldur through
the heart, and he fell dead to the
ground Traveller. J;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
Caught Santa on the Street.

Caught Santa on the Street.
A Santa Claus from the Salvation
Army was ringing his bell beside his
iron pot in Fourteenth street, says the
New York Mail and Express, when
suddenly a little girl broke away from
her mother in the passing throng and,
rushing up to the pseudo Santa, grab
bed him by his gown and began rapid
ly to tell her wants. First she gave
him her full name and address, with
many injunctions not to forget. Then
she ratified off list Of things she
wanted, regardless Of the attempts Of
her mother to induce her to come
away and not bother Santa. The lit
tie girl was persistent, the crowd gath"
cred around to hear her little invoca-
ton, and for awhile she blocked traffic
on that side Of the street.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25

How a Girl May Become Irresistible.
The girl who makes herself a crown
of holly and wears it at Christmas
dinner weaves a charm which makes
her Irresistible both then and there
after. The ancients believed it pos
sessed a charm to drive sorrows away.
1t is so very becoming that it is a
wonder all girls do not make and wear
holly wreaths at Christmas dinners.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
H0w's. This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh, Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm. , ,
=. sWALDING, K1NNAN & MARVIN, IT,. I.
~ 5., Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. d"
H Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces aOf the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. ss6 B HI q Hall .. 8
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
paLahunt's Parcel Delivery.

Trunks, parcels, packages, letters,
etc., called for and delivered to any
part of the city. Prompt service
Charges moderate. Office Greet
Northern Express. Telephone No o..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilner's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail Address, Dr. Kill
mer & Co., Bingha1nton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kil1ner's Swamp Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25

A dozen Of Elkjer's photos fin
ished in an attractive manner-just
the thing for Xmas presents. Have
some made now. AZ
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
DR.. B. P. WennerberQ,
ChirOpractOr,

Specialist in Spinal
and Nervous Diseases.
Swedish Massage Treatments Given.
Rooms | and z, Postoffice Block,
WiIlmar, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
fuRS! FuRS

We must have 10000 rats to fill
our contracts before the holidays
and will pay you zoe fat for No
1 rats; all other furs at value.
Will be at Lundquist's hard
ware store every day until Xmas.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
Martin Forsberg
MANUFACTURER OF
Window and Porch Window and Door
screens Frames

All kinds of Window Glass
Turning and Scroll Work and all
kinds of repairing done. Salts
faction guaranteed.
South Fifth Street. Wi11mar. Phone z92
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

Is because so deCep-
tive. NIanv sudden
deaths are caused
by it-lleart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowedtoadva
the kidney-poison-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25

Win all cuul COo vi I1lC ouUJCCI
liking Oscar and His People,"
which we take pleasure in herewith
reproducing in full:
Il kvall sta Moder Svea och hennes
barn vid den aflidne konung Oscar
den andres graf och s0rja for hen
mes bortgange konung. ty hans like
far hon aldrig Sc igen.
"Vi har f0rsamlade deltaga den
ma sorg. vi ha Stamina moder, fast
J skilda fran henne at den breda At
lantens b0ljor, och hafva derf0re
motifs har i kvall for att falla en-
tar at sympati for var och deras
gemensamma f0rlust och att kort-
het Sc tillbaka pa den aflidne kon-
ungens lif och regering. och hans
godhet och valvilja for sina under
satar.
4 bet finnes EFT ordsprak som be-
gagnas ALA spak, nemligen, '*blod.
. ct ar tjockare an vattnet," och intet
sannare fnnes till.
M De aldre at oss som hafva korsat
Atlantens b0ljor for att har Amer
ika bygga vara hem, kunna likval
aldrig gl0mma hembygden der var
= vagga stod, och ofta hafva vi lang.
!. tat alter till Diet land der vara 0gon
f0rst 0ppnandes till dagens illus; Diet
land der midnattssolen helsar jor-
]. den; der vara vaggvisor voro nakter
galens sang och g0kens toner; del
wi ins0po frihet nordens frisks
luft; der vi vid en- alskad moders
kna f0rst larde att stamina vart
Fader var, du som ar himmelen
helgat varde dit namn,'' och, DE-
solen sjonk till hvila sin sang
!. vester, den CANAL valbekanta psalm.
en-, Sa gar en- dag an fran var It'd,
och kommer icke mer, = och vi lar
Il de var skyldighet. till gud och va,
sky dighet till var nasta der Vi lektf
III som barn pa gr0nskande angar
ibland blommornas doft och val
mkt; der vi horde foglarnes sang
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
From Joliet TO a New World

IRECEIVED letter about nine wears ago from
man IN Joliet thanking me for the message OF
new hope | had brought t. his heart He told IN
simple straightforward way that he had been one 81
the piven-up men for whom one thought there
could beanvhop He old in the criminal life; had
made his living from from boyhood; had been SIN
times in prison; and serving sixteen wears
sentence The letter almost IllegIble through
the vagares in spelling and the poor penrna nsh1p;
vet through those crooked and Snudged lines
breathcd an earnest courage and spirit OF deter
rlinaton TO rise OF the miserable lower level OF
the past into the sunshine of future success.
When next | visited Joliet, talked with this
friend and was convinced of his sincerity He told
me plainly that there no one else IN the world
who believed he could be honest and make a success
of life When | spoke to him OF his Savior, his
face was transtgured with happiness, and he told
me how the whole aspect OF his prison hte had
changed for him since his conversion. Il do not
mind my term at all. Little Mother. he said;
II am happy and contented And | can never
tell the difference the presence OF my dear
Savior has made in my prison cell
l have told YOU he old man; but when he
became inspired with this new hope, he was hled
with desire TO improve himself and make the most
of what remained in life. He went 70 the prison
night school and began at the very beginning labor
ing form his letters and to spell the simplest words
He had no one the outside who cared 70 hear from
him,-he was utterly alone IN the word,-so of
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
CoE+EaeG cn vcgs II

country's gates to foreigners offering them ~ 0di
of Inducements and helping them with E,--.I -on-
CessiOnS. But above all he concentrated - .--. rs
III fostering railway communication 0--- ne
national territory. and with other polr-~ --- tie
transportation of passengers and freight
The Mexican treasury has spent over one .-,.-ed
and fifty million pesos IN railway SutS,,-.- pi'.
this outlay has been amply repaid with the " -e,~ej
business facilities. the development ot t-a..- md
the enormous advantage the country has g. .-ecA
any revolutionary attempts IN any pa-- 81 f. mere
to-day twelve thousand nVe huu,--- .---es
of railroads in full operation and the NeN,-. tfov-
ernment has a definite control over All the .-, p
least the main portion OF them This mean --aI
the railroad companies cannot increase fre--- er
Passages cannot impose upon the public, e. s. In
illicit gain As the public administration = eEtr redy
Interfere IN order To prevent such iueCa! 4 e-t-
tons. The Mexican Government has adoTtcl -'-1
mean course between the absolute freedom Of 81 \
holders and construction by the State. aS ..-1
methods are fraught with difficulties and n
phCatiOnS.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25

course his letters were written 20 ne; and -0o-h
after month. year after wear had the Joy Of eens
the growth of this soul IN faith and purpose
The long wears passed and at last this spring cane
the much hoped for day Of liberty He had for
wears turned toward our Hope Hall IN thou- IS
home. and 10 1t he fastened on the day lis
discharge.
Here his letter to when ne started IN life N
the dav of freedom:
DEAR LITTLE NOTHER--As YOU Will see, have. -t-er
of waiting, arrived At Hope tta. ter
serving eleven wears, three months, and four DAYS -
/ thought | should write and let You know hoT get
ting And the very first thing / wish to irp- Eou
with IS the fact that passed by many saloons Wax
the depot the home. You VIII reuler--s :
old offender. this last time beng my sixth ana "I
also recall that the cursed whisky was the cause NJ
downfall each and every instance. have - ever
touch another drop, and a have 1vet- w1tr ter
twelve intend with Gods help % i've VIZ -- Il
for the remainder of lIfe
Well. Little Mother, | cannot think Of much F-Ite
about, excepting that | determined 70 do md
make good. and ! wish to impress You wlt1 e. act
that it yourself and your teachings that o ne
10 the light. and present happy are - t1-e
with the world and God
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25

II how the man came to me. carefully leaving out
his name: then / read The letter OF his employer,
then his own, and found that the point about the
watch brought down the house
Then when the applause had ceased. leaned over
the platform and asked, Boys, shall tell you his
ralue:'
There was breathlcsS silence-that silence Of eX-
,ectancy in whic, YOU could hear the provcrbla PIN
drop.
Then | whispered the name or rather the nick
name everyone knew well. The effect was cleo
trica1; to me- stunning for had never dreamed OF
the impression i would make. There was an intake
Il breath and then the audience broke INTO one
mighty shout of laughter and they laughed and
laughed until impossible to call them to order.
AftcrXard learned why it had seemed to them 50
:rreprcsshv funny An officer said to me, in speak
irlg Of the event Mrs Booth cannot believe YOU
have got hold Of that and made him do honest
work Why everybody here said he was born lazy
Ii is quite true. he never did honest work on the
outside; he was a born thief and confirmed crook.
While he was here he would steal all the time when
he got the chance. Just To keep his hand IN, and we
had him in punishment almost all the time be-
cause he just would not work. Why, they cannot
think OF his having turned over new leaf. 1t
simply seems mpossibe," And then he added,
Il wonder how long 1t Will last"
II has lasted ten years already This man has
worked we'll and faithfully, has the highest recon-
mendatons from every place where ne has been en-
lloyed, and IS to-day IN position of trust in New
York city.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25

WTITHOUT the slightest fear of errng, II may
w be asserted positively that the example of
the Mexico of to-day should be cassed among the
strongest proofs show what the will and ntelli-
genCe OF one man can accomplish when supported
by the good will and determination of a group of
who do not hesitate to follow their leader. The
ideal of alchemy in the Middle Ages was to change
the called base metals into precious metals, by
the application of mechanical methods. But that
which considered Chimerical and impossible to
realize a purely material sphere has been accom-
Illshed III the most successful and fullest possible
manner in the realm of government, due to the
skill of great statesman
Within the short space of thirty wears Mexico has
changed from thoroughly disheartened, demoral-
ized, disorganzed country, without probability of
redemption, into of the most self respecting of
the American nations, offering the greatest prob
abilities of a sound orderly existence
Mexico scarcely of the disorder produced
by the French invasion and the struggle against the
empire OF MaXimilian, when Daz became the chief
executive of the country. Publications of the time
show that travel was insecure in the neighboring
country, that there peace in the Interior no
capital tor the development of business organized
army; IN word, that the sentiment of discomfort
and restlessness universal in Mexico But in
that space OF thirty years everything has changed
until Mexico stands this day the living example
Of the regeneration OF country, the most potent
argument against those who claim that the Latin
peoples not capable of acquiring that sober
thought and steadfastnesS of purpose necessary to
become nation worthy of taking its place in the
universal concert.
AT the end OF the fiscal year I9o6-o7 Mexico had
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
One of His Greatest Works

0NE of the greatest works Of The present =
" tive of Mexico was opening 10 the public -
Tehuantepec railway. the route To the Far East.
The efforts of DIaZ and his friends had partly ttti
due TO an unforeseen CITCuTnSt inC6. the Con~ett
of which could have been prevented.-thS del re-
citation of the value of silver. due 10 well known h
cia factors Diaz. however. did not lose heart even
IN the presence of such eNtraOTCIuart. ,UC e. t q.
pearances inevitable, obstacles Win tAc eUUI~e ~
lose Ives LimantOur. his Secretary ot the lrc,-l'
of universal reputation IS hndntl. q.
itv Diaz succeeded in establishing The h>to Soiu
value of the Mexican peso, IN view Of tie Ieitils
prepared by several financial Conl-ilS~ioi-- "-oI
were appointed to study plan to arrive t t-e s'lu
ton of the question. in harmony WITH tAt l'-'''-
interests and the requirements OF a modern N'"l-'
having great commercial activity .,
Under this sound policy. imports winch Sc'IttIt
exceeded eighteen million pesos IN 1S1 Q are 81 -
present moment two hundred millions, eN
ports have increased from twentv-Seven mlil'nS %
over two hundred and thirty millions; mining
yielded in 1870 some twenty million pesos ]nj j
last year hundred and nifty Tlilh"iIS,' -
agriculture. which then scarcely Prog ..II;CJ,
million pesos now has over three --nul1u ''''
pesos 10 Its credit. .,-
In keeping with this unparalleled deVei -
population has increased from nine 1r1lo1lS '' -
teen milIions a large number of foreigners among,
them Public education which Is OphSdtorH' -
been extended to the fartheSt village, SO thtt ''
number of those who can neither read nor Wrlte u
steadily on the decrease In works OF Pubnc uth'y
in the, education of the masses IN all the DrscIS
aJrn;nSt ration the hand of a strong man, i Just
and wise administrator, Is telt-
Porfirio Diaz reached his seventy-sIXth year III
September last and keeps IN excellent Physlc'ii
and intellectual condition. being still fuIl oi ensrEy
and eniovinq good health. As he Is a man OF orderly
habits he NAV vet see his country in the fullest glory
of its regeneration and prosperity
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
How He Did Ii

WHAr were the methods used by Diaz to ac-
W Complsh all this His only. his main,
method was the application to his country of modern
administrative systems.
Until DiaZS time, the invariabe rule in Mexico
had been to endeavOr to keep aoOf from the
tries which it was supposed might do harm to
Mexico or impair her territory Between the
weak and the strong, desert" Is the phrase in
which great Mexican statesman had Crvstallized
his fears of possible invasion the part of the
United States.
Dlaz understood that the way further to debilitate
a country already weak by isolation from other
peoples which might better it's conditions have
radical influence IN its development. Knowing that
IN the present state of civilization of the world there
was no nation, nor could II exist if there any,
which could live within itself, Daz opened wide his
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
Tragedies Within Prison Walls

THERE are tragedies within the grim 7.a --at
are sad enough to arouse the most -r'-l....-1t
to pity. / received letter only the other day Ing
of the of a prison or -tr-z'-. tt- 5
to come out on the first daV OF OCtvte-. .-- I'll
come into the world homeless. friendless, --- It
Con-caed cr ycgs II
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25

a surplus of twenty million pesos which has been
deposited IN the general treasury, increase the
reserve fund OF the country, now amounting to
seventy-two million pesos Should we compare
this present state OF Mexico with that of few wears
back, cannot but feel surprised at the changes
that have taken place. Then the constant dis
crepancy between the revenues and the expenditures
was enormous, plainly showing the hand the
squanderlng of money by dishonest officials who
scrupulously used the public revenues and on the
other the poverty of the people and of the inferior
employees. This the of all revolutions. al
ways caused by the unbalanced financial conditions,
the lack of foresight, and complete ignorance of
the art of governing But at the present time all
this has disappeared, and we have instead order,
foresight, accuracy, and stability.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-01
Your Attention

should be given 90 investigating
the workings % tho German say
ings. ngildlng and Lean aEsoeia.
ton. ~ you are a vide awake bust
nesa person.
OWing 20 the wise and conaerfa.
tive Investments made - the asso
citation. all ita members are enabled
70 enjoy fine returns on their
money. II will pay you 70 talk
thih subject over vith Chaa osner.
secretary. ale Bailey Bldg .ss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-01
STATE CLUBS WILL
HELP C. {. SOCIETY

will give Seattle a test Of her hos
pitallty and ability to handle 10000
visitors. II the city passes the test
we'll IL will be an immense boost
for the 1908 exposition,
The plan of the state clubs IL
that each club shall entertain the
delegates from ita state. Thus New
York delegates "a the &. ~ con
ventiou will visit New York people
In Seattle. Minneaatana will stop
with people from their home state
tho Nebraska club viii handle Ne.
braakana. etc.
The state clubs have solved the
problem of entertainment for the
q. E society. Nothing remains but
a prompt response from scaitleH
people. who have never failed In
such a case 10 exhibit their innate
hospitality. the Seattle spirit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-01

Pettihons cases for two reasons
The mandate from the supreme
court. giving The lower court iufia-
eiction IN the case has not been ~
caived
II IL also believed that the case
will be sent 70 Boise on a change
Of venue.
II the case comes up here "a u
seems certain. the first term OF
court does not convene until
April l.