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The Ward County independent., 1907-11-28
Reasons Therefore
Why Farmers Patronize Catalogue
Houses.

NJ We often notice in the local pa
pers articles referring to farmeri
patronizing catalogue houses and in.
deed it seems a shame to treat your
home merchants like this, but we all
know there are two sides to-a story
and we seldom pick up paper but
what there are some merchants COM
planning of farmers patronizing cata-
slogue houses. Now this seems to me
as though it needs some explanation.
We heard of farmer who sent to q
catalogue house for some groceries
and not having the money borrowed
sufficient from his home merchant TO
pay the freight. Now we all know
that this is not square deal and
then again farmer may haul in pro
duce, the merchant expects you to
trade it out in his store, that's all
well enough but it won't pay your
taxes interest, or blacksmith's bill.
We know of a farmer who hauled
load Of potatoes to his home town and
Mr.. Merchant offered forty-five cents
(45c) per bushel and if he did not
take that he, Mr.. Merchant, could
ship them in at 3Sc per bushel, he at
the same time was selling his spuds
at COO per bushel. Now do you won.
der why farmers patronize catalogue
houses. I, myself, am not in the habit
of patronizing them, so am not TAX
ing up the catalogue house side. The
main argument of the merchant is
that he trusts you when you need it.
Perhaps that may be so, but never.
theless you will see no good sized
letters (Cash Store), ETC., so if a
merchant can beat a farmer down on
the price of his produce when the
market is more, and then want all
cash for his groceries while Mr..
Farmer takes trade for his produce
and have Mr.. Merchant tell you he
is your friend, we fail to see it. ],
myself, believe in, live and let live,
and as long as the merchant fails 20
encourage the farmer, they may pos
sibly have a good chance of shipping
in what can be produced at home. It
is very discouragirg at least to haul
in produce and have a merchant beat
/. you down on market price, which
they quote themselves. What would
a merchant think Of a farmer if he
came into his store and tried to set
a price on his goods, the merchant
would likely ask Mr.. Farmer VINO
was running; his store. We read in a
local paper q few weeks ago the ten
commandments, and the 10th com.
mandment read, Thou shalt give
every man a square deal. That is all
the farmer expects and If he can't
get that at ;home he naturally does
the best thing, SO we think if the
merchants would be more considerate
and treat the farmer as his friend,
and as he would like to be treated
himself, catalogue houses would not
flourish as well as they do, and as
long as thei merchant fails to meet
the farmer half way he is just ad.
rertising mail order houses. We could
4scite a good! many instances where
farmers have taken eggs and butter
10 town only to be beat down under
threats that the merchant could get
produce shipped in from the east far
cheaper. Now in conclusion would
Say if the merchant would welcome
the farmer, and encourage him
don't think fthere would be any oc
casion for 4 farmer sending to cata
logue house4 for goods, or merchant
Shipping in tprodnce that is produced
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The Ward County independent., 1907-11-28
Shin Little Liqnite.

Ship Little Ignite.
Recently one afternoon at 3 o'clock,
eighty farmers with their teams were
lined up at the Mcclure coal mine at
The Ward County independent., 1907-11-28

Atty for the Estate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
Narrowly Esoapo "a b sath.

Is Edward Borgan, section hand
was thesyic tim of al accident IN the
east end of the yards yesterd ay after
noon ia which he, had y miraculous
escapesfrom fatal injuries and posi-
bly, instant death. He got out of the
way for No. Ii, the west-bound pas,
senger, only to step in front OF q
switch engine on another track, which
struck him. The engineers presence
Of mind in instantly putting on the
emergency brakes saved the man from
being run over . When picked up he
was found under the foot board with
his head near the hange of the wheel
and another turn ofgthe wheel would
have resulted in crushing his head.
His ear was badly cut and the side OF
his head badly cut and bruised as well
as other parts of his body He was
taken into. the ~ in the baggage car
OF No. l3 and hpyed to his home in
the Ferring ad Elton, where his in.
|juries were PROPERTY attended to. II
is not Thought he has any internal in.
juries, altho he suffers much pain
from the severe shock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
THE TELEPHONE ISSUE.


The telephone question is one
of the greatest Importance to the
people, of the city this spring.
Aside from any direct financial
returns to the treasury to which
the city would identified by rea-
son of the value of the franchise,
the principle of the RIGHT OF
CONTROL by the city of it's OWN
STREETS is at stake. And yet
more important is it that the
means of communication that the
city has with the surrounding
country not be left absolutely to
the dictates of a grasping mono
poly, whose methods in dealing
with independent lines are too
we'll known to necessitate repeti-
ton here, The RIGHT of the CITY
to- CONTROL it's own means of
communication with the sur
rounding country by adequate
REGULATION must be conceded.
All the rural lines in the county
are owned by independent farm
ers' companies who will not
surrender neutrality-suspicious. to
assimilation and ABSORPTION into
the Bell system. It is to the in.
terest of the City that the integ-
rity and independence of these
lines be assured, as well as that
they be given the greatest posi-
BILE freedom of connection with
it's own system. If necessary to
guarantee this, the City should
be prepared to take and operate
the local exchange or else grant
a franchise to a competing com
pany of it's own citizens.
It appears that the interests
that have made fortunes by do
ing the work and preparing the
way for the telephone trust has
kindly provided a ticket for the
people to elect, without even the
formality Of caucus. It is. very
probable that Of the persons
named some are not expected to
do the work of the telephone
company (which under the cir:
cumstances will be simply to Do
NoTH1NG) but such men can hard.
ly afford to make the run with
such a brand. Let the citizens
of Willmar elect a mayor and al.
dermen of their own choosing
and who, are not predisposed te
favor the telephone company.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
Daouerre's Process.

The Photographic process devised by
Daguerre was substantially as follows:
A sheet Of planish "copper", plated with
silver and we'll cleaned by treating
with diluted nitric acid and washing
with water, was exposed to the action
Of the vapors Of iodine. By this expo
sure thin film of iodide of silver was
formed on the surface, certain mechan-
ical precautions being taken to insure
that it should be- uniform in all parts.
The sheet thus prepared was then rlac-
ed in a camera substantially the same
in principle. as the Photographic cam
era in use today and was exposed to
the object for from eight to ten min
utes. The plate was then covered and
removed from the camera to a dark
room, where it was exposed to the ac-
ton Of the vapor Of mercury, aided by
the application Of gentle heat, by
which the image, was developed. 1t
was then fixed by immersion in solu-
ton OF hyposulphite of soda, which dis
solved out all the unchanged silver
;odide:: Washing with water followed,
and the finished picture was protected
by cover Of glass and suitably in
closed in a frame, one that could be
closed, to protect it from fading under
the action of the sunlight
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
The First Actresses,


According to the best authorities
available, the first actresses to appear
in public, were three Frenchwomen
who played at the Blackfriars theater.
in London, about $780, They WERE
however. badly received and were so
harshly criticised that they quickly
abandoned their engagement. The
first English actress to appear on the
stage was Mrs. Ann Marshall. who
played Desdemona about 1860 She
was unmarried, but in those days it
was considered a terrible breach of
propriety for an actress to use the
title of miss. Previous to Mrs. Mar
shalls appearance female roles were
always taken by males. On one occa-
sion King Charles II: arrived at his
favorite playhouse rather earlier than
usual, and, becoming impatient for the
performance to begin, he sent a mes
sage to the players commanding them
to hasten. The manager appeared at
the kings box a few minutes later to
crave his 'majesty's indulgence, as the
heroine had not finished shaving.
Among the actresses contemporaneous
with Mrs. Marshall were Mrs. Cole
man, Mrs. Betterton. the Davenport
sisters, Moll Davis and Nell Gwynn.-
Scrap Book.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
Costly Statues Of the Ancients..


The famous Colossus Of Rhodes cost
300 talents" sum equal to about
$375,OOO in United States currency
This sum is a trifle, however, when
compared to the price paid for a colos-
sal statue Of Mercury which was made
for the Gaulish city of Averni by Zeno-
dorus. The artist was engaged upon
this great work for ten long years, and
the total cost to the city would equal
$1,775,OO0. What the gold and ivory
statue Of Athena, in the Parthenon. or
the celebrated Olympian Zeus, both Of
which were made by Phidias, cost is
not stated by any Of the ancient or
modern authorities, but that It. was
enormous may be inferred from state
ments made below: Athena was; array
ed in drapery made of pure hammered
gold weighing forty talents. The coin
value of this wonderful drapery at
the United States mint; today would
approximate $5sO,OOO. OF the Olym-
plan Zeus it has been said that lit was
} monster idol of gold and ivory worth
more than the cash assets of many
modern kingdoms" The head Of this
great image was covered with locks OF
pure gold, each weighing six minae. o.
about the value Of $50, 900 in modern
gold coin. 49,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
South American Oil Birds,

In certain restricted parts Of north
ern and western South America occurs
what is known as the guacharo or oil
bird. One Of the best known haunts of
the guacharo is the island of Monos,
off Trinidad, and here the bird breeds
in the rocky caves. On the mainland
it also inhabits caves, on the lodges of
which it constructs a curious circular
nest Of mud and lays four white eggs
Emerging from their recesses in the
twilight, the guacharos fly aro';nd the
nectandra trees and in full career
snatch the fruit from the boughs. The
name of oil bird is given because the
nestlings become prodigiously fat. At
the season when the young are Matched
the natives take numbers of the young,
melt their fat in clay pots and call the
result "guachafo butter" The caves
which contain the oil birds nests are
in some places accessible only from the
sea, and to reach them is often a mat
ter of difficulty and danger. In some
of the caves in the Peruvian mountains
the nests are placed at height of fifty
or sixty feet, and the procuring Of the
young by the Indians is matter of
much risk. 1t. is usual to scare the
birds off the nests by firing a gum
PearsOn'S Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
The Willmar Saloons.

7. FAHLUN, Mimi, March 4, 1907.
EDITOR TRIBUNE:
1t is a shame that some people who
claim to be respectable men and even
|christians dare openly defend the Ii
.censed saloon; yet the writer has met
some such persons. in this locality.
I The saloon is the greatest evil of
our times, and how can we expect to
kill it when the christian people, who
ought to- be the greatest force in the
fight against it, are divided on the
question? Nevertheless, the saloon
is in harder pinch at the present
time than ever before, and it remain S
for US to help the good work along in
every possible way '''"<." =
AS an example Of the work of the,
saloon we can just. take a look at the
once clean and nice county seat of
ours. What a contrast to what it was
before the licensed saloons, were per-
mitted to do their deadly work. We
hope, however, that the respectable
citizens of Willmar will wake up and
vote out these nests Of iniquity.
Re. W, f,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
I Shaved With I pen.

An amusing story was told by q con-
victgafter his release from Parkhurst
prison, England, OF how he managed
to have q clean shave every day. to.
the establishment OF the governor and
warders. Surprise visits were paid to
the man in his cell, but the secret$of
the shave remained an impenetrable
mystery until after his release. It APP
pears that when employed in the tin
smiths shop Of the Jail lie secreted an.
ordinary steel pen nib. By dint Of
weeks Of work he attened the. NIB out
and put on double edge equal to the
best zors. In the cell he secreted
1t on the wall BY covering with a
5flattened out piece of soap which hap
pened to1be of the same curiously drab
color as the wal b
aills sof tho ncients.
Water mills were used 81 the time of
Julius Caesar In Roman times slaves
were condemned to the corn Mills
which were propelle ~ treads. 6
erwards cattle we're z,lsed. third
an ceeniturie here were ~
many a. s(llE cattls 81 nc q |I I1s1
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
The Mosquito at Business.

The little insect drops gently and
daintily down on to the spot it has Sc
lected for it's attack, and the descent
Of so light and airy being is likely
to leave the victim unconscious of it's
presence unless he has actually seen it
settle. Then the proboscis is pointed
downward and the tiny lips that form
it's tip pressed against the flesh. The
bristles within the gutterlike sheath
being then pressed together into one
solid boring implement, their common
tip is forced down on the flesh, and as
they enter the wound the trough in
which they We're lying separates from
them in the middle and becomes bent
toward the insects breast, the two lit
tie lips all the while holding on tight
The greater part of the length of the
stilettos is then plunged into the vic
TINS flesh, and the blood is drawn up
the fine interstices of the composite
bOrer -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
Declared Insane.

John Weber, of the town of Ed
wards, was examined in probate court
last Thursday as to his sanity. He
was declared insane and committed to
the hospital at Fergus Falls, to which
place he was taken on Saturday by
Sheriff Bonde. Weber is :laboring
under the hallucination that he is a
partner with the Great Northern Rail.
way Co.. in a wireless telegraph sys.
tenn and this delusion seem to be. the
main one IN his mental arrangement
The unfortunate man is 36years ole
and has a wife and five children:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
: 2. !,
Foot Badly Injured.

Conductor Ferd Danielson is con-
fined to his room in the, Bubble block:
suffering from badly injured foot as
the result of an accident with which
he met at Jasper Sunday night. Ferd
is conductor of freight train on the
Willmar g. Sioux Falls line: While
assisting in the switching in the yards
there he slipped on the track and was
unable to get away in time to: prevent
the car from striking him. The car
wheel struck him on the heel in such a
manner as to double UP the foot, bad
ly wrenching it, but luckily he escaped
from having the wheel run over it..
The injury proved very painful and
will leave him in a crippled condition
for some time. He is being cared for
by the railroad company's physicians.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
The Average Mans Head.

The average adult head has circum.
ference of fully twenty-five inches.
The average adult hat is fully six and
three-quarters size. The sizes of mems
hats are six and three-quarters and six
and seven-eighths generally. Seven
hats are common in Aberdeen, and the
professors Of our colleges generally
wear seven and one-eighth to eight
sizes. Heads wearing hats Of the sizes
six and three-eighths and small or
being less than twenty-one inches in
circumference can never be powerful:
Between nineteen and twenty. inches
In circumference heads are invariabl
very weak andSdecording to this au-
thority no lad should think Of mar
ryinggs q man eetf q head less than
twenty inches inll inference PEG.
pie with heads under nineteen inches
are mentally deficient and with heads
under eighteen inches invariably idiot.
Il. london Young Woman
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
Swedish Lutheran Bethel Church,

Services next Sunday morning and
evening. The March social of the
Ladies Society takes place Thursday
afternoon and early evening at the
church basement. Mesdames G. B.
Carlson and Peter Lundberg will
serve coffee and lunch, and all friends
of the church are most cordially invi.
ted. q. The Y. P. S. meeting last
Wednesday proved a success in spite
of bad weather, and SIG, 60 was netted.
The division of the Pacific Mission
district was ratified by the Conference
and the mission meeting to be held al
Svea March 1920 will be the last with
all the pastors of the old district pres.
ent,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13

DR.. Rea has had As years of actual expert
ence in the treatment and cure of all durable
medical and surgical diseases of the Eye Ear,
Nose and Throat, ing Diseases. Early Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Bronchial Catarrh,
Constitutiona1Cata Nasal Catarrh, Dys-
pepsia, Sick Headache, Stomach and Bowel
Troubles, Appendicitis, Rheum atism, Neural
iga, Seiatica, Bright's disease, Diabetes. Kid:
Ney. Liver, Bladder Troubles Prostate and
Fem ale Diseases, Dizziness, Nervousness, In
digestion, Obesity: interrupted Nutrition,
Slow Growth in Children, and all wasting
diseases in adults. Many cases of Deafness,
Rfngtpg In the Ears, Loss of Eyesight, Cat
aract, Cross Eyes, ETC., that have been i'm
properly treated can be easily restored: De-
formities, Club Feet, Curvature of the Spine,
Diseases of the Brain, Paralysis. Heart Dis
ease, Dropsy, Swelling of the Limbs, Stric-
ture, Open Sores, Pain in the Bones, and all
long standing. diseases properly treated.
Blo9d and Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Hair
Failing, Swellings, Sore Throat, Ulcers.
cancers, Tumors, Geitre, Fistula, Piles,
Rupture and enlarged glands treated success
fully with the hypodermic injection method
This IS really one of the most scientific and
surely effective plans Of the goth century.
No incurab1e cases taken with a guarantee
to cure. Consultation and examination to
those interested. 81 90
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
DEATH CAME SUDDEN (.
ssvsrt ]. Besson. sr... = Summoned. %
7 HIS Long Rest which Knows No
D. u Awakening IA this v1orlU

Seyert John Benson, father Of Ben
Benson, the well-known plumber Of
this city, died early last Saturday.
morning at his home, 7O2 Second
street south. Death came suddenly
and Was the result OF q stroke of par
alysis which the deceased suffered
some time ago. The end came at 5:45
O'Clock. =, -. !.
Seized with a stroke of paralysis
last November, from which deceased
never fully recovered, his heart was
left in q weak condition. His sudden
death, however, came as great shock
to the family, who had not realized
that the end was so near. The aged
gentleman was alone in his room and
the household was awakened by q loud
call from him. When the members
reached his bedside he was in an al
most Unconscious condition. He' was
ablesto speak a few words and babe
them all good bye 81 s@s> ~ : -
Severt John Benson was born in
saugen, Norway, July u, 1888, and
so was 68 years, months and q days
of age when the final summons came.
He came to Blue Earth county in 1880
and seven years ago *removed to Will
mar, residing on farm west of the
city until the fall of 1905, when the
family removed into the city. He was
a faithful and devout member of the
Lutheran Free church, ever ready to
do his part in the Christianlife.
A wife and eight children survive
the deceased. The children are. Ben
nard' and Severt, both residing in the
city; Nettie, a teacher in the Grand
Forks schools; Anna, stenographer
in Minneapolis; and Margaret, John,
Julia and Alma, all living at home.
He also leaves brother, Benjamin J.
Benson, residing at Provincetown,
Mass.
The members of the family were all
present at the funeral, which occurred
~ ooooAu "y aAVoiAOOu' Dilel SefVlceS
were held at the family residence at
,one o'clock and the funeral sermon
was preached at the Lutheran Free
church, where the services were held
at two O'Clock. Rev. Michaelson Of
ticiated and the interment was in the
church cemetery west of the city, to
which a large number of friends fol-
lowed the remains to their last resting
place.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
COMMERCIAL Club Moo Inr

There WIS 4 very good attenda nce
atthe regu1a 81 NEE hing 81 Ithe e o,mlmder
cial Club held on Tuesd evening St
last week. With the adj 81 two
new members the membership is 40 now
increased to forty-eight. The prin-
,cipal question discussed at the meet
ing was that of holding q. street fair
the coming fall. The general opinion
was that If q fair was to be held it
should be along the same lines as the
previous fairs, only that newer and
better amusement features should be
added. An agricultural or horticul-
tural exhibit alone without some
amusement program was not sufficient
TO attract the largest crowds, as was
evidenced when the horticultural ex-
hibit was given last fall After a full
discussion by those present, Sc was
finally decided TO call q mass meeting
some time in thetnear future, when il
will be definitely decided just 4wha,
should be done. ::>G ?. 3 s,>s.::
President Wellin appointed S.. E.
Stansberry, o. r. Berkness and Erick
Holt as Good Roads committee, and
these gentlemen will take action at an
early date in an effort to: improve the
roads entering the city by the west and
also other roads will be properly at.
tended to. Thepresident also appointed
the following standing committees:
Local approximately A. F. Man.
tor, DR.. J. M. Rains and Hans Gund.
erson. Il 81
/ Prospective Industries-Hon. f. o,
Thorpe, Messrs. Russell Spicef and
W. J. Pinney.
Membership. O. Gilbert, o. r.
Berkness and G.. O. Sand,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13

Az the pened grain Is gatila-
cred sin the harvest time, tie
ruthless hand of Death III pluck
ing out the earl p j GERS his
comfy BY tWos and ttlhlrees The
pioneer period deYelop ped charac,)
ter and broug on inliYziidl atty
TN nose thar IS resent ttiinles.
Nj ea1e ~ hefoes pfs the