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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

Mrs. Olson proposes to Senator
Thorpe that the state flight fire with
fire. or, in other words, enter into the
manufacture of flax straw binding
Irvine at the prison in addition to the
present manufacture of hemp Irvine.
She has forwarded to Senator Thorpe
samples of binding Irvine which she
herself has made out of fax straw,
having mixed with it small percent
age of hemp to give it additional
strength. The flax Irvine, for all prac-
tical purposes, seems as good as the
hemp Irvine. Senator Thorpe is quite
taken with the idea and is going to re-
quest a meeting of the prison committee
of the senate in order to get the indorse-
ment of that committee for bill he
contemplates introducing, providing
that the board of control may intro
duce the manufacture of flax Irvine at
the penitentiary and thus once again
be able to compete on an even plane
with the binding Irvine trust, which al
ready has a flax Irvine factory going
full blast in this state.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

An effort will probably be
made in the legislature to pass a
distance tariff law, to prevent the
railroads from discriminating in
favor of the big cities. Under
such a law it would be possible
to establish jobbing and dis:
tributing enterprises in the small.
Ter cities thruout the state that
have the proper railroad facili
ties. Willmar, for instance, with
roads leading in four directions,
would be very favorably situated
for such enterprises, but the
cheaper rates given the big cities
at present prevent such under
takings. There is very little
prospect of passing such a law
at this session, but the discus.
sion of the subject may lead to a
movement in that direction that
may in the future become strong
enough. to overcome the influence
of the big cities.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

Even New Jersey, the home OF
the trusts, has become weary OF
the doings of some of her crea
lures. Sen. Dryden, of the Pru
dental life insurance company,
had to withdraw from the sena
torial race because enough of the
republican members of the legis.
lature refused to vote for him
and made his election impossible.
Dryden alleges the state of his
health as the cause for his with,
drawal, but the real reason was
the healthy signs of awakening
political conscience in New Jer-
sey. If this goes on even Rhode
Island and Delaware may some
day elect senators who will rep
resent the people.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
COUNTY WOMAN
MAKES A GOOD SUGGESTION
Mrs. Martin Olson, of AtWater. Proposes that
the State Meet Competition of Flax
Binding TWine

Minneapolis Journal, January 3D.
Mrs. Martin Olson of Atwater, wife of
a merchant of that town, is the origi-
nator of an idea for fighting the
binding Irvine trust, which idea Sen
ator Thorpe of Willmar intends to
present to the state prison committee
of the senate with the proposal that it
be embodied in a bill.
Mrs. Olson is woman of unusual
enterprise and is much interested in
public questions. Some time ago she
began an investigation of the binding
Irvine question. She investigated the
manufacture of hemp Irvine as carried
on for the benefit of the farmers at the
state prison. She investigated the
more modern method now instituted
in this state by the binding Irvine trust
of manufacturing binding Irvine out of
fax straw, which method. is much
cheaper than using the imported hemp.
For this reason the trust is attempting
once more to get back the trade of
Minnesota farmers and to cut down
and out if possible-the manufacture
of binding Irvine at the state prison.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

If the ante election promises
of the legislators count for any
thing the reciprocal demurrage
bill will pass at this session.
Shippers all over the state are
loudly demanding the passage
of such a law. It would be of
especial value to Farmers eleva-
tors, as it would compelthe rail
road companies to cease their
discrimination against them in
the way of furnishing cars. The
railroads and allied interests
will, however, put up stubborn
fight against it, and may defeat
it in spite of the promises made
by the legislators.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

A bartender in one of the Will
mar saloons was convicted yes
terday for selling whiskey on a
Sunday evening in grooming
house" conducted by himself.
Other cases of selling liquors to
minors, of running djsorderly
houses, ETC., are being tried be-
fore the court. More liquor is
being sold illegally now at Will
mar than during the recent no.
license period, not to mention the
great amount sold at the stands
authorized and established by
the city administration. The
boasted "regulation'' and icon
troll" of the traffic under license
has proven a stupendous farce.
It remains to be seen what our
city administration will do with
the offending saloons.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

One of the the meritorious bills
before the legislature is the one
designed to give free coal mar
kets. The coal monopoly is per-
haps the most completely organ
lied octopus in the country. IT
has absolute control from the
time the coal is mined till it
reaches the consumers bin. It
completes the monopoly at the
local yards by absolutely refus-
ing to sell in carload lots to any
but coal dealers. It is this fea-
ture that the bills aims to rem
edy by making such refusal to
sell a criminal offense. With
such law it might perhaps be
possible for the Willmar school
district, for instance, to get com
petitive bids, instead of getting
a number of bids identically the
same. AS long as the wholesal-
ers can refuse coal to anyone the
local dealers dare not break pri-
ces for fear of being refused coal
in the future; and then, too, it is
not in human nature to have a
complete monopoly without MAX
ing use Of it to some extent. No
one objects to the dealers max
ing fair profit on the products
handled, but people want a free
market in order to feel sure that
only fair profits are charged.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
RAMWILL kRONIkA.
Monde Dragnageln.

Monde Dragnageln
ia nu, nina gubbakamrader, ska a
tala ON DIN rittit sannf;irdig historic
ON hur Janna Jack han stall sajs tum
a en- dubbel b0ssepiba fra Erick Pa
laboa. Daj va sd ad jaime Jack 4
Finn skulle I'D DIN s0nda maran ii
skytta, men som jaime ente hade nan
b0ssa sd matte han lana DIN. Men
han va mock sa stor pa dali for han
velle ha DIN bra a fin DIN. A ;itte
som Erick Palaboa hade DIN pa S55
varde, sa den kunne va mock sd bra,
men som Erick ente sail va hemma sd
va da jaime 60 te ma maed tiggane
ON full ansvarighed te fl den, So te
sist feck han lama den uda dr;ingen
Sa ma b0ssan pa nacken 4 tlaskan i
lomman bar daj i val. Sa flick da
Jack a Finn lana DIN Tin ny bad som
velle gerna vagga Tide. Men daj bar
i val upp I'D elfven ALA fall. Finn
rodde a Jack glodde, attic nanting tie
skuda f0rstas. 4 som han solder mi
b0ssan fullt fariger i mynningen udom
badakanten sa far han DIN hast syn
pa nanting som rycke ryggen p,
Jack ungefar som mar katten far syn
pa DIN mus. Maj, q mai; baden vag-
&c tie sizes bossan doppa nojr van
net oft stoke. a sd small daj ma daj
Stamina, a DIN piba va da sajs tum
kortare an den anra. Men d. kan nj
tro ad herr Finn begynde fina Il BILE
najstan tvaf;llad. Men den arme
Jack han va fariger te 4 skrana, for
int kunne han betala b0ssan. Mer
lar han kom hem FAINT han pa 4
skara a b6ssan X sla jta ten den mock
sa bra a feck nytt sejte pa, q derm;
stack han den sacken a satte den pa
sin plass. Hande sd oft par dar atte-
pa sa kom Erick attic sin b0ssa, for
han skulle skytta prajrih0ns western.
Men nir Erick va rojster da va daj
Jack som begynde flina, for han vesste
ad trangborringen va borte pa b0s-
san. Ude western va m0ed ma hons,
d som Erick vesste ad b0ssan brugte
skuda tajtt sa lad han h0nsen hya Tide
fra s;ij, for han va radder for a CORA
hackemad uda dem. Men daj va vesst
ente farlit for b0ssan sk0d nd 0fver
oft holt t0nnelann, sa witt str0dde
den. Da BILE Erick rasanne Il tajnte
ad da va han sail som gl0mt Il skuda,
a Sd by tie han bort den stackars b0s-
san 4 feck bra betalt for den. Men
daj tog EFT par ar imam han fam I'D
hur daj dara hade gaed te.
ia tanker ad ON vi int tanka Tide
for SIS sala, vi som ska r0sta a skat-
ia, sd kanske dar bier naen som skar
at sajs tum uda var pangapung, a ia
tror bestamt daj ha bled gjort iblann,
indirekt f0rstas, 4 di majste ha ente
fatt syn paed annu. A sd gar daj
som di bruga STA, mar sm;t barn !; to-
singa komma te marknas sd far kra-
mare penga, 4 daj tror ASA
FILLEJ UNkE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

The net earnings of the North
ern Pacific railway last year
amounted to $32,0O0,00O, which
is fifteen and three fourths per
cent on the capital stock. Be
sides this the road received
100000 as it's share of the
earnings of the Burlington road,
making the total earnings twenty
per cent of the capital stock. 1t
does not look as if a little reduc.
ton in rates would be "con.
fscatory."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

The railroads do not take kind
" to the attempt of the attorney
general to interfere with their
'vested right Of issuing
watered stock. The CONNER
:cial West, a recognized mouth.
piece Of corporations, referring
to this matter says. III :s...5 .>.
IF the railways are to report
to a body for permission to pro.
mote their business they should
never. be called upon to make re-.
quests Of three com mission
elected BY the people, but rather
permission should come from .
Edignified natl nal bod not de.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

S. A. Langum, editor of Pres,
ton Times and chief clerk of the
senate, reads his republican
brethren in the house a severe
lecture for their attempt to com
pei the governor to give his views
on the county option matter,
characterizing it as an attempt
to "put the governor in a hole, -
and then adds:
The dignitied, fair and open way for
the House would have been to pass
the county option bill, and if a SINH
lar action were taken by the senate,
it would then be up to the governor to
give his approval or withhold it; if
the latter he would then be responsible
to the people, the final tribunal to
pass upon the official acts of those
whom they have selected to serve them
in whatever capacity. AS it is, poor
attempt has been made at playing pol
itics and the republican party has
been placed in a ridiculous position
by asking man to define his position
on a question on which it is itself far
from agreed.
The fact is, of course, that the
were seeking some
plausible way out of voting for
the bill. If Johnson had strong
ly recommended it they could
have called it a democratic"
measure and lined up the repub-
licans against it on that excuse.
If he had opposed it they could
have said that there was no use
in passing a bill, as it would be
vetoed anyway. Johnson's an
swer has left the responsibility
where it belongs at present
with the legislature, and if the
republicans wish to prove their
sincerely in the matter they will
have to pass the bill up to the
governor in the proper shape.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
A REPLY TO J.G: Us DEFENSE
OF THE MAIL ORDER HOUSES

The Paynesville Press of last week
contains the following answer to the
letter of J. G. J. in a recent issue of
the TRIBUNE:
We never saw defender of the mail
order house who did not start his argu-
ment with the statement, II am no pat
ronizer of the mail order houses"
which shows that no man cares to be
known to the world at large as a pa
iron of these institutions.
If the catalogue house restraints the
home merchants from charging their
customers three prices for certain
article, then they are a good thing,
and J. G. J. should not be ashamed to
patrOniZe them nor to sign his full
name to the articles he writes-but we
want to whisper to j G. j. that retail
stores were in business several decades
before the catalogue honses, and al
though there were not half as many of
them and competition was not half as
keen as at the present time, our grand
fathers were not heard to complain
that they were compelled to pay three
or four prices for any thing they had
to buy. .
AS to the statement concerning the
wash boiler and it's price, it is appar-
ent to anyone who stops to think that
J. G. j. misrepresents, not only the
Paynesville hardware merchants but
the catalogue houses as we'll. In the
first place a nine-pound thirteen inch
copper boiler can not be Obtained Of
a catalogue house for 50 50, at least
there are none listed as cheap as tn at,
and if it could be purchased at that
price it would hardly be worth carry
ing home. The cheapest copper boiler
the mail order houses list costs 81 Is
plus freight, which would be the 60
cent rate from Chicago. This boiler
is 81 184 and weighs 6A pounds,
about large enough for q foot bath.
There is only one boiler made that
retails by the Paynesville merchants
or the merchants of any other town
for $3.50 This boiler. is l3a inches
high, full steel braced, has patent
hand les and is ID AIDE Of Is ounce cop
per, heavier material than any cata-
5fogue house puts in any boiler. No
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
A Hotel Experience.

A Hotel Experience.
One fashionable hotel on Fifth ave.
nue. refuses to give any receipt for
jewelry deposited in its safe or hold
Itself responsible for greater amount
than $3.50. Its explanation Of this rule
is based on an experience which seems
excuse enough. Two guests of the
hotel kept their valuables and money
In the safe. They left them there
when they went abroad, sometimes to
stay for six months. Once the wife
came back alone and drew out all the
money and valuables. AS she had Of
ten done so before the clerks gave the
box to her as matter Of course. It
was not until her husband had return
ed and wanted the same valuables that
the hotel knew of their divorce. The
husband brought suit and recovered
all he claimed. Since that result of it's
confidence in its guests the hotel has
limited its responsibility to $250.-New
York Sun.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

merchant ever attempted to charge
any man $3.50 for any other boiler.
AS to steel ranges, it is only nee
essary to call attention to the fact
that every progressive hardware mer-
chant has on his floor one or more
samples of catalogue house steel
ranges and offers them for sale at the
regular catalogue price, but there is
not a case on record of one of them
being sold, for the very simple reason
that no one will buy them AFTER seeing
them.
In closing it is we'll to remark for
the information of j. G.. j. that while
there is a certain amount of patriot
ism and 10y atty to home industry in
the fight OF the home merchant against
the encro achment of the mail order
concerns, the home merchant asks for
no particular consideration on that
account. He asks for the business of
the buying public on the ground that
his goods are as cheap or cheaper than
those offered by the catalogue house
and is there any reason on earth why
he can not do this? Goods, like horses,
are bought on the open market and
the retailer can buy just as cheap as
anyone and his running expenses are
but a very small fraction proportion
ately, of the catalogue house. OF
course he cannot handle as cheap a
grade of goods as the catalogue house
because nothing will ruin the business
of a merchant quicker than the sale of
cheap goods, but on goods of the same
quality every progressive merchant
invites the clos st scrutiny and com
-parison of prices.
The hardware merchants of Paynes-
vile invite j. G.. j. to visit their stores
and agree that they will not consume
over thirty minutes of his valuable
time in convincing him that they have
the catalogue house skinned a mile,
not only on wash boilers, but on every
other article they handle. Bring your
catalogue along. Dr. -. - - = =. ?,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
CREAMERY PATRONS CORNER
BY F. t. JOHNSON,
BY F. r. JOHNSON, Butte

: One thing impresses US more and
more as the'days go by; it is the prev
alence of carelessness. Carelessness
is everywhere; it is in almost every
family; it is to some extent in almost
every individual. Farmers do not
have the habit any worse than any
other individuals perhaps-no, I'll
take that back. There is a reason
why they should have it worse. Far
mers are their own bosses; they are
free. Everybody else works for some
one or is subject to strict business
rules and principles. These have a
tendency to make the young men toe
the mark in city life. The farmer has
no set time and particular way of do
ing things, as a general rule. In the
city offices you see such signs as "Be
brief; this is my busy day. "Time is
money!" or Business first-visit
after Office hours" No farmer would
insult person by such a hint. So
say the farmer has everything his
own way and develops the habit of
carelessness.
*x*
Why do some fail to skim as close
with II hand separator as the creamery
does? Simply because they are care
less about speed or something else.
They can and should skim closer than
the creamery can. They lose money
by carelessness.
Why do some get poor results from
feeding skim milk to calves while
others get good results? Carelessness
is at the bottom of it all, if the milk is
sweet when it leaves the creamery.
*x*
Why do some get poor results from
seeding alfalfa? They read just how
to do it, but we're careless in the do,
ing.
TX
Why do some get IS bushels of corr
per acre while neighbor gets but 30:
Difference in land? No. One has
paid attention to the little things thai
work for big results, and the othe,
did not.
~
Some folks can't keep a wagon il
running condition. Some men are
too careless to be worth their boarc
as hired help.
~
Carelessness is the greatest enemy
to the dairy business. 1t causes loss
from start to finish. It will nav an,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

man to mediate on this and see if it
is responsible for any leak in the farm
purse. g
= Xxx
Water which the dairy COW takes
into her system has to be warmed.
II you warm it with wood the COW will
not have to use up part of the feed to
do it with. Which is the more eco
nomical, to split up a little stick of
wood which will possibly cost you one
cent to heat the small tank of water
with, or to let the COW heat it with ten
or fifteen cents worth of feed? It
simply resolves itself into this propo-
sition. And this is not the only ad-
vantage. When the water is warmed
to temperature of about 70 degrees
the COW and all kinds of live stock
will drink much more freely and with
much more relish than when the water
is colder. Then there is another ad-
vantage: with the warm water taken
into the stomach of the COW, digestion
begins in very short time and there
is no interruption in the assimil alton,
while with ice cold water it will be
quite length of time before the water
which the animal has drunk will be
heated to blood heat, and therefore
digestion is retarded. In other words,
the machinery is stopped until the
water is warmed to blood heat. It is
as necessary to warm the water before
the COW takes her daily drink as it is
for the water in the boiler to be raised
to PIP degrees before the opening OF
the throttle will set the engine in mo.
ton.
*x*
The corn fodder will keep in the
stock possibly until April. Better try
and have it pretty we'll used up by
that time.
Don't overfeed the young calf
Two quarts of skim milk is enough
for young calf. Keep him dry anG
clean, giving him a handful of whole
oats at each meal and plenty of goo6
hay.
TX
1t is always bad pc icy to permit
the poultry to have the run of anc
roost in the horse and COW barn
The fowls infest the stock with lice
befoul the managers, and while robbine
the horses and COWS of their grain ge
too much for themselves. Poultry
should be always kept separate from
! other domestic animals.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

pendent upon the possibly mis-
taken idea of voters =. =
In other words, the railroads
should be above and beyond the
reach of the people. In that
case it would be cheaper to let
the railroads manage their affairs
without: taxing the people for the
support of any "dignified body"
not responsible to the people for
their doings.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1907
Notice of Dis solution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
consisting Of Victor E. Lawson and J.
Emil Nelson, who have heretofore
been doing business at the City of Will
mar, County of Kandiyohi and State
of Minnesota under the firm name and
style of Tribune Printing Company,
has this day been dissolved. The
business will be continued by Victor
E. Lawson under the aforesaid firm
name of Tribune Printing Company
All accounts due the above firm are
payable to Victor E. Lawson.
Dated January II, 1907.
VICTOR E. LAWSON.
J. EMIL NELSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
Furs! FurS! FurS!

No matter what the other fellows
pay, we will pay more for your furs.
We will be at S. E. Stansberry's i'm
plement office every Saturday during
the fur season. Come and bring your
furs. If you have a large lot, send us
a card and we will be with you.
NELSON BROS. co.,
oOt Willmar, MINI.