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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
Jim Bi1kin's Yarn

"Speakin' about poll taxi re-
marked Jim Bilkins, sucking medi-
tatively on his Missouri meer-
schaum pipe, reminds me of a lit
tie squabble that we had concern
ing that same pesky question down
in Jackson township, Posey county,
Indiana, and which shows plainly
that mind is superior to matter, no
matter what the matter is about.
"You see, we had always been in
the habit of having two days. poll
tax, which was supposed to be
worked out. l amt carele S
enough about the truth to claim
that it always was worked out, but
any way each man spent that much
time playing that he was improv-
ing the roads the heft of the time
bein' spent in swapping yarns and
jack-knives. Howsumever, it ain t
in human nature to do anything
joyously that he amt paid for and
that he is obliged to do. There
came time when there was a lot
Of US young chaps what hadn't any
partickler interest in the roads no.
how, bein' merely workin, for
wages and sometimes gittin' locked
by our bosses for the time spent by
us in improving their roads. AS
Bill Haskins said, the roads was
plenty good enough for him to drive
on with Shank's ponies when he
went to see his girl, and we all felt
the same way. A lot of the old
farmers that was usin' the road
purity much every day was over the
age for workin' poll tax, and it
griped us to think we was dom
their work free graft, for nothin' ,
and gittin' locked for it. Howsum-
ever, just to show we wasn't born
in hogpen, we was willin' to work
one day, but that didn't suit the
old fellers, who looked upon what
had been the custom in their early
days as somethin' that couldn't be
changed without tumbling down
the whole framework of civiliza-
ton, and they beat US a couple of
times by the mere superiority of
numbers.
"But pride goeth before a fall,
and the old dodgers was gittin' so
proud of their success in maxim us
work poll tax that they was due for
a tumble. Bill Haskins was the
boy who laid the stumbling block
in the path of the landed gentry in
that partickeler township. Bill
had been away to school for spell
and among other plumber he had
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
WEDNESDAY, JULY "a, 1907.

The ultra-republican Duluth
Skandinav, whose editor sits up
nights in order to get more time
to hate the democratic party, never
theless has the following good
words to say concerning Gov. John
A. Johnson:
"A new rising sun has appeared
in the democratic heavens, and if
any democrat should be able to be
elected president in this country af-
ter the sad experience we had with
the last democratic president in the
years 1898 to 1897, Grover Cleve-
land, it will not be the already
twice beaten Bryan, but the man
who after being tried for two years
in the strongly republican state of
Minnesota, which gave Roosevelt a
majority Of 161, 000, upended the
big republican majority and was re-
elected by majority of over 60, 900.
And there was no split in the re-
publican party that time, either, as
there was in 1904 when johnson
was elected governor by barely
1000 majority. These facts speak
for themselves, spoke so strongly of
the popular will that the almost
solidly republican legislature Of
Minnesota followed about all the
recommendations of the democratic
governor. And this not from any
love for democrats, either.
"Gov. johnson is today probably
the most popular man in Minnesota.
IF the people will have a demo-
cratic president, then rather Min
nesota's governor, John A. johnson,
than either Bryan or any other
man,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
OPENING CONCERT
The Green Lake Chautauqua viii
Open with a Grand Concert.
Special Willmar Train.
INTERESTING CHAUTAUQUA >.
NOTES AND PlCK-UPS

A leading event of the, Chautau-
qua session will be the grand open
ing concert on the evening of Satu-
day, Aug. 3. The entire musical
talent of the Chautauqua will ap-
pear at the time-Misses Swenson
of St. Cloud, Smith of Benson and
Watson of Sioux City; Messrs.
Smith of Minneapolis and Heath of
St. Paul, and the Arpi Quartet of
G. A. College. Miss Eleanor Mil
Ter will give number of her ia
nous readings. The distinguished
visitors and speakers of the Chau-
tauqua who are present at the
time, such as Pres. Mattson, Atty.
Gen. Young, Lieut.. Tew and others
will be introduced and make short
speeches. A special train to the
concert will leave Willmar at 7:3O
in the evening, returning after the
concert. This should mean that
throngs of people from Willmar and
surrounding country, as we'll as Wis
itors from afar, should go to the
Chautauqua that evening. This
will, however, be but a sample of
the good things in store for the
eight whole days. The Willmar
band will go up on the! train and
give an Introductory open air con-
cert on the Chautauqua grounds.
Make arrangements to go to Spice1
that evening. You can't afford to
miss this esthetic and intellectual
feast.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

-
a. Pollock Of Fargo, N. D. father
of the prohibition law Of North Da-
kota, and the man who has stood
in the forefront for it's enforce
ment. A comparison between
Moorhead and Fargo is a feature of
many temperance lecture, and
our people will now have an oppor-
tunity to see and hear the eminent
jurist whose work as citizen has
done more than any one thing else
to make Fargo the favorite illustra-
ton of the contention that "prohi-
bition does prohibit when there
are men like Judge Pollock behind
the law.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

stored away in the attic of his
headpiece was knowledge of what
they call parliamentary law, which
the same in plain Hosier talk means
the rules for public gatherings.
Old Tom Bunker, who had been
chairman of our township purity
much all the time since the stone
age, had only one rule and that
was to let the people make as many
motions on any question as they felt
like, and then he would take them
up in the order they was made.
If the first one was voted down he
took up the second, and so on until
one was carried. He wouldn' t
have known an amendment or a
substitute from doctors prescrip-
ton for worms. When we insur-
gents met for a consultation we
told Bill to be sure to make the mo-
ton for one days poll tax, being
that he was the most limber-jawed
fellow in our crowd, and it being
further more a WellknoWn fact
that the fellows who haven't quite
made up their minds-or haven t
any to be made up always vote
yes, and we was anxious to get that
hoatingvote on our side. But Bill
gave us few pointers regardin'
the new wrinkle he had learnd, and
gave out the parts in the melo.
drama he had fixd up.
well, when Bunker mentioned
the poll tax matter our side was
mum, and it didn't take the other
side over two and half seconds tt
make motion for two days. tax.
Then Bill arose and in most sol.
emn manner said: I move tc
amend the motion by striking out
the word two and inserting the
word three Gee, whiz! but il
was worth two days. work on the
toughest kinds of a road to see the
looks of establishment and wonder
that spread over the physiognomies
Of our opponents. They were left
totally in the dark as to the mean.
ing of this motion. Then the one
who had been assigned the job anc
had carefully learned his lessor
moved to amend the amendment by
striking out the word three anc
putting in the word one. That
was the finishing stroke. Bunker
got so fiabergasted that he swol
lowed his chaw of tobacco and came
near giving up the ghost. HI
finally managed to gurgle out ;
question as to what he was expected
to do with the mess that had beer
dished up to him. Bill informed
him that according to parliament
airy rule he would have to put the
amendment to the amendment first
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

their trials and tribulations and
defeats of the past year. The re-
port deals separately with the con-
ditions in each state. The intro
duction of the report, in part,
stated:
1T is only too apparent that the
enemies of our industry have more
than held their own in the strug-
giles Of the past year. Emboldened
by their victories in the south
victories conditioned by a wave of
fanaticism cheered by their ad-
vances in the west and not discour-
aged by their setbacks in the east,
they are planning greater conquest
in the near. future. Their resour-
ces are without limit and they re-
fuse to acknowledge defeat. They
are pledged to war of extermina-
tion. The friends of personal lib
erty, of the square deal,' of just
and equal government, could not
ask fairer warning than this afford
ed by the history of the past year. I"
The lid is on, days, nights and
Sundays, in Kansas. Even the city
of Leavenworth is dry, for the first
time in eighteen years. The joint
keepers were recently driven out
and the joint-wagons were ousted.
A decision has just been rendered
allowing these wagons to be oper-
ated under the guise Of interstate
commerce. The Topeka Capital
comments on the plan as follows:
1.-The plan is to have the wagons
loaded in Missouri, just across the
river, with kegs, cases and bottles
Of beer, and for it to be peddled
through the city the same as milk
or fruit. The driver, if questions
are asked, is to say that it was or
dered by telephone. There will be
no way to determine whether it
was ordered or not Since this
gang of law-breakers cannot be pro-
hibited from breaking at least the
spirit of the law, it will now doubt
less be suggested by some whisky
statesman that Kansas ought to
sell out her honor to them.
Judge Artman, who rendered the
famous Indiana decision that the
saloon is unconstitutional, is to
speak in Minneapolis July 81. He
has visited the leading cities Of the
northwestern states. Governor
Folk presided at his meeting in St..
Louis, and Governor Buchtel. in
Denver.
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Real Estate Transfers.

TOWN OF EAST LAKE LILLIAN.
July 16-Harry Henton to J. F.
Luman 81, Sd Of ne4, sec. "a, 400 a.
$4,000.
TOWN OF LAKE ELIZABETH.
July 18-A. P. Quist to Henry
Rasmussen Sd, of unsurveyed island
sec. 81 81.
TOWN OF LAKE ANDREW.
July 13-Probate Court to Delbert
C. Frederickson guardian for AL
lene Cordelia Frederickson ne4 of
nw1 Of ne4 sec., goa.
TOWN OF ARCTANDER.
July 13-Probate court to Del
bert C. Frederickson, 81 of sci sec.
80; nh of ne4, sec. 81, 1904
VILLAGE OF KANDIYoHI.
July 16-Mathew Cody to John
Melander, lots /, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bl.
13 and e3 of lots 81, "a, Is and 26,
bl. IA, $225O.
VILLAGE OF NEW LONDON.
July 16-M. M. Midthun to FIRE.
drick Monson, lots 8 and IL, bl.
IL, Larson's, Adams and Sperry's
add $780,.
CITY OF WILLMAR.
July 18-Peter Swanson to Olof
Ferring, e3 Of lot 2 and lot 3, bl.
2, Ferring's add, $500.
July 19-Olof Ferring to st. P.
M. & M. Ry. CO, all of bl. 2, Fer
rings add, and all Of bl. B, :un-
plated parts, $4,000.
July 19-Olof Ferring to William
Thompson, lots l, 2, 3, 4, and S,
bl. II, Ferring's add, $3.50.
+. DR.. c. e. Gerretson. dentist.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

At the last annual meeting of the
Dovre & Mamre Fire Insurance
Company the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That after this date
this company will" assume risks
caused by steam thrashers on prop
erty now insured or hereafter to be
insured, not to exceed one-half of
amount insured, nor to exceed seven
hundred dollars ($700) for any
single risk or fire; provided, the en-
CINE causing the damage is equipped
with a South Bend spark arrester
or one Of similar style and eff
ciency'' K. T. Rykken,
Secretary.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
WILL GIVE BANQUET.

The Chautauqua management has
decided to give banquet at Spicer
on the evening Of Friday, Aug. 9,
in honor of Senaor Clapp, Attor-
ney General Young and the other
distinguished visitors. The follow
ing were appointed a committee on
arrangement: D. N. Tallman and
V. E. Lawson, Willmar; John TAFT,
Jr., Spicer; N. Guam, New Lon
don, and L. E. Covell, Atwater.
Senator Thorpe will act as toast
master. It is hoped that a large
number of our citizens will attend
the banquet and spend a pleasant
social hour with the distinguished
gentlemen who will favor the Chau-
tauqua with their presence and SER
vices.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
PROHIBITION PRESS BULLETIN,

Hoke Smith, governor of Georgia,
will probably have signed a bill for
ever prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors in
that state before his reaches the
eyes of our readers. To quote the
Minneapolis Journal, Thus rolls
the Prohibition wave over another
southern state.''
1t will cost Governor Smith
$60,00 in rents to sign the bill,
but it will save the citizens of the
state that he has sworn to serve
tens of millions. of dollars.
The prohibitionists of this state
announce the inauguration of a
"YOUNG MEMS MOVEMENT.
Mr.. Harley H. Gill, one of the rep
resentatives Of the movement, re-
Gently addressed company of
young people at St. Cloud and found
l63 ready to join actively in this
work. The purpose Of the move
ment is to redeem the government
from the control of the trusts and
special Interests" and put it back
into the hands of the people to
whom it belongs. S. S. Mcclure,
publisher of McClure's Magazine,
says:
''The greatest civic problem of
the next three or four years is the
effort to crush the saloon with the
tributary vicious business. This
alliance between the saloon and its.
interests has got to go. When that
is destroyed, all the rest is de-
stroyed. Destroy that and you de-
stroy the disease.
In addition to the 1913 workers
who volunteered, those interested
in the movement subscribed 1899 for
the prosecution Of the work.
1t is bon mot old enough to have
whiskers, that when a governor of
North Carolina was introduced to
a governor of South Carolina, his
first remark was, 1t seems to me,
Governor, that it's a long time be-
tween drinks" The progress of
the prohibition sentiment in the
South has been marvellous in the
past few years. So much so, that
when Governor Ansell of South
Carolina met Governor Glenn of
North Carolina at Jamestown re-
Gently, both declared themselves
emphatically to be total abstainers
and in favor of the entire prohibit
ton of the liquor traffic.
-: =:
The Prohibition League of Augs-
burg Seminary has eight young men
devoted to the work of agitation
and education along prohibition
lines in the Seventh Congressional
district in this state. They are
among the brightest and most cap
able men of that institution, sever.
al OF them having declined more re-
munerative work in order to de-
vote their energies to the reform.
= =: -
The beer makers, in the 47th an
nual convention of the United
States Brewers Association, despite.
the Increasing sales Of beer, in a
report presented by their vigil
ance committee" unanimously.
adopted by the convention, use
more than 10, 600 words describing
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
WHAT THEY SAY

VI HID ClSd1lOI M1ll0I, IcducI
at Green Lake Chautauqua:
DR.. Geo. H. Bridgeman, presi-
dent of Hamline University-"Miss
Eleanor Miller is an elocutionist of
remarkable ability. She has a
thoro appreciation of the authors
whose productions she reads and
never fail to give pleasure to her
hearers
DR.. Henry S. Baker, principal of
Humboldt High School, St. Paul
miss Miller is a reader whose art
has become invisible in her natural
ness. She portrays the highest
spiritual emotions and the most sa-
cred feelings of the human heart,
be they sad or joyous, with an abil-
it have never seen equalled.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
Testing His Flies.

Donald, who was fisher, started to
dress his own fly hooks. He was met
Dy crony one day, who said:
near we've begun to dress yer ain
hooks moo. Donap. Is that true?"
ITS a. that" answered Donald.
AN can ye put them up anything
nateral-lke?' inquired the crony.
i dlnna ken for that" replied Don
a'd' but spider ran AVA wi two o.
them yesterday"
The truest mark Of being born with
great qualities Is being born without
envy.-ROchefoucau
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

A carload of Saltwater Irvine has
been received at Stansberry Imple-
ment Co. s warehouse, and farmers
wishing to secure some of it may
call there to obtain it. 22f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

A number of singers and must
clans from Willmar, the Twin
Cities, and other places, will be at
the Chautauqua, besides those given
in the published program and sever
al of them will be heard at various
times in the daily musical enter
tainments.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
HON. J. ADAM BEDE.

The famous statesman and orator,
said: Miss Miller gives a new
interest to everything she reads
thru a vivid Interpretation and
magnetic eloquence. She is at
home alike in sacred readings, pa
thetic numbers, and in the lighter
veins. Her readings are. an educa-
ton in themselves.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

and he did, but neither Tom nor
his side knew where they was at.
Bill called for rising vote and
Bunker put it that way, but for a
few seconds nobody riz. You see,
Bill-had told US to sit still till he
got up and he had furthermore
gathered us all on one side of the
room. Seem we wasn't goin' to
vote yes some of the other fellows
thought it was the motion they
wanted and I'll be dodbuttered
if there wasn't more than a dozen
of them who riz and was counted.
Just as Bunker had finished Bill got
up and we all jined in the move
ment, and we had a good majority.
1t wouldn't have helped us though,
If Bills knowledge Of parliament
airy law hadn't suddenly petered
out. AS understand it now, the
vote wasn't final, merely changing
the amendment, needing another
vote on Bills amendment and then
on the orr ginal motion as amended.
We would probably have been laid
out on one Of them motions, but
just then Bill got into a dispute
with another Teller about the best
make of bicycles and didn't watch
the proceedings any further.
Bunker thought the whole thing
was settled, and it was entered on
the records. Time has winged it's
flight for a quarter of a century
since then, but the amendment and
the orr ginal motion haven't been
put to vote yet. But we didn't
work more than one days poll tax
in Jackson township that year, and
understand it has been the rule
there ever since. Which moves
me to make the remark that if the
majority isn't up to snuff they are
liable at any time to vote contrary
wise to what they really want to
do, and could pint to some things
that have happened outside of Jack
son township to prove that makes
a good guess in this.''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
NIGHTS OF UNREST
No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace for
the Sufferer from Kidney
Troubles.

No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from morn to
night.
Get up with lame back.
Twines of backache bother you
all day.
Dull aching breaks your rest at
night.
Urinary disorders add to your
misery.
Get at the cause-cure the kid
neys.
Doan's Kidney Pills will work
the cure.
They're for the kidneys only
L. H. Desentell, carpenter, en-
ployed at the Pillsbury Mill and
living at 905 Twenty-frst Ave. S.,
Minneapolis, MIMI, says: ''In the
fall of 1899 after using Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured at a drug store,
l felt warranted in recommending
this remedy to sufferers from kid
ney troubles and backache. l had
kidney complaint for years and the
irregularity Of the kidney secre-
lions often caused me to lose my
nights rest. | tried a number Of
different remedies without effect,
but when l began using Doan's
Kidney pills l felt better from the
beginning and few boxes COM
pletely rid me Of all symptoms of
my trouble. This led me to give a
testimonial endorsing Doan's Kid
ney Pills and | have been recon-
mending them ever since.''
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffa-
10, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan s.
and take no other.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
We Are. in the Market
for Young Men

doesn't particularly matter to US whether
1 you are tWenty-One years old or sixty years
Voung-the vital Thing is that you're thorough
ly ALIVE.
You must be alive to REAL OPPORTUNITY
for making GOOD MONEY
We've got business that's growing so fast
it keeps Us busy turning out the goods-Oliver
TypeWriterS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
AN EXCELLENT SINGER.

The veteran journalist Alvah
Eastman, editor of the Daily Jour-
nal Press, St. Cloud, was in Will
mar this week. He spoke in the
highest terms of the musical ability
of Miss Irene Swenson, of St.
Cloud, and said that the Chautau-
qua had been singularly fortunate
in securing her as soprano soloist
thruout the session. 1t is probable
that large numbers Of people from
St. Cloud and neighboring towns
will come to Green Lake for the
Chautauqua.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
J. G. Monsoon,
Licensed AuCtiOnee]

IIOOIIoOO 7UClIOIIS6T
Wishes to have the public know that
he is prepared to conduct sales. May
be reached by phone, or will meet any
inquirer at Willmar by appointment.
Address ROUTE 2, WILLMAR, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

The busiest man on the shores of
Green Lake these days is the genial
Spicer real estate man, William OF:
son, superintendent of the grounds
of the Chautauqua management.
He will see to that things are done
decently and in order both before
and during the big gathering.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

A distinguished visitor at the
Chautauqua will be Judge Charles
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

Delsnunt's Parcel Delivery.
Trunks, parcels, packages, letters,
etc., called for and delivered to any.
part OF the city. Prompt service.
Charges moderate. Office Great
Northern Express. Telephone No. 90.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
!. Q. OLSON,
ON0ERTAkE En-
Licensed EmbaImor.
DeLsnunt's Parcel Delivery

Office 800 Litchfeld Avenue w. Phone PIT
Residence 81. First Street. Phone 11S.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

If you are properly qualified for this work,
we will ust DRAW LINE around your terri
tive of the Oliver Typewriter IN THAT FIELD,
II you are already employed we will permit
you to handle our business ION the side" in
which case you ought to add at least $500 a
year to your present salary and at the same
time receive free course in the Oliver School
of Practical Salesmanship.
Or, II yoa are in position to give us your
whole time. you can. il you will, make $500 a
month or more-S3600 a year or better
That sounds good, doesn't it,
The proof that these figures are cOnserya-
tive is furnished by the experience of hun
dreds OF those who are now selling Oliver
TypeWriters in exclusive territory.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24
OLIVER
Typewriter

The Standard Visible Writer
IS compact, swift, durable, versatile. It is
VISIBLE writer. Its ALIGNMENT is perfect,
us MAN1FoLDING power is ENORMOUS.
It's the machine for speed for accuracy, for
oeausl1ul, perfect work. It's masterpiece of
mechanical construction.
Applications for territory are pouring into
our office rapidly from every section Of the
united States: and II you wish to become To-
cal agent forthe Oliver it is IMPERATIVE that
you write AT ONCE
by the FIRST MAIL
Every tick OF the clock lessons YOUR chan
ces.
Address
the OLIVER TYPEWRITER ca,
30 Second Ave. South,
Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-24

In order to han
die this great and
rapidly growing
business to the
best posi- BILE
advantage We are
building up a
SALES ORGANI.
z ALTON cover
ing every section
OF the Unite d
States.
Now here's orr