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Quarantine Cure
- For Pauperisr,1

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. g.
That pauperism is a disease and
that paupers should be segregated
to, cure them, is the startling
theory advocated by Marcus c.
Fagg, secretary of the Associated
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WASHINGTON.

Something different from the Or
binary run of bicycle tricks is on
the bill this week in the act of
Armstrong and lowering. One of
the team performs on the unicycle
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"The Transgressors" by the Cur
tiss Co.
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now he felt that the days would
be shorter.
Diana, grille, you are the candy.
If l do say it myself.
(Continued)
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AUDITORIUM
COLUM BlA

Camille" by the Shirley Co.
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Opportunities
FOR SALE

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FOR SALE-LOTS %, "a, BLOCK
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II. Lidgerwood, SITS.
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Die foI9enben beliebten Romane ton.
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Der 6mnb IN 0aDlertile !. 85s
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SeF wstDet Enbeu bob bic Maortn pon btitey 0ua'
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
AA,1ISo 49, ls-'+';l-''' < '~'---:&& ---~~--
~ ~ 'HAWlCk NK

. Hawick, Aug. 1.-THE light
rain Monday evening was appreci-
ated by everyone except the thresh-
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lory of Paynesville
were visitors at the Benton and
Reamer homes this week.
Jackson Welch came near losing
his house by fire Friday. The
children had been "monkeying''
with the oil stove, and when noticed
the entire inside Of the kitchen was
burning. Mr.. Erickson brought
over a fire extinguisher from the
lumber yard and soon had the
flames put out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. McLouth
visited at C. j. Payne's place Sun
day.
Grace Caldwell was working for
Mrs. VIM. Jones last week.
We understand that John Hood
is getting out bills for a sale on
Sept. 10.
Mr.. Townsend came out four
birds ahead of the other members
Of the gun club last Saturday.
Eric Wall has gone to Dakota to
work in the harvest fields.
A. J. Smithson was in Willma1
the first of the week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12

which it was decided to locate the
Fair on Pacific avenue. The COM
mercial booths will be placed along
the railroad park facing south and
it is hoped that the exhibits by the
different merchants will be made
as interesting as possible. The
Fair association authorized the pur-
chase of a number of tents for
booth purposes which can. be used
for fair purposes year after year.
A sample Of this tent has been
erected on the lot west Of the Trib-
une building. The rental for the
four days of the fair for a booth IL
feet wide and 8 feet deep will be
three dollars for home parties and
five dollars for transients. A con-
tract was entered with the Cash
Carnival Co. of St. Paul to furnish
five of their best free street per-
formances to be given twice daily
Afternoon and evening. These
acts will be given during the four
days of the Fair, beginning on the
18th. There will be six tented
shows. for which admission will be
charged.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12

The ladies Of the Housekeepers
Club will hold a Flower Show at
the Library building on August rs
and 20. The following committees
have been appointed:
Observation-Disclosures Bake,
English, Bigham, Bingham, j. r
Peterson, H. P. Hanson and G. w
Tyler.
! Committee on Bouquets-Mes
danes Hanscom, Thomas and H
Peterson.
Committee on Lemonade-Mes
danes A. Larson and Neuberger
Refreshment Committee, Aug. q
-Mesdames Cramer, Minnie Lar
son, Skoolheim, Boyd and Sandven
Aug. 29-Mesdames J. Persley
A. Adams, Carruthers, Hodgson
Somerville.
Three prizes are to be given t<
the ladies for pansies, asters an(
the best arranged bouquet.
Children's prizes will be awarded
for nasturtiums and sweet peas.
All ladies are requested to bring
as many cut flowers as possible fo]
decorating and also bouquets.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
~ ARc7ASRR4 zRnizk !

Arctander, Aug. 10.-The har-
vest is just about finished in this
locality and stacking will be in full
progress this week.
Services were conducted in the
East Norway Lake church last Sun.
day.
Harold Johnson of Minneapolis
who has for the past few years beer
spending his summer vacation al
Ytterboe's place, has again arrived
to enjoy the pleasant and refresh.
ing environments of the country
life.
Mrs. l.. johnson returned home
last Saturday after an extended
visit with relatives and friends II
Chicago, Milwaukee and Other
places.
Mrs. G. o. Kambestad of New
London is renewing old acquaint
ances in Arctander these days.
Clarence Jacobson is assisting
JACOB JACOBSON during the DuSS
season.
Oliver Skindelien made the bun
dies fly on the O.. A. Boe farm last
Saturday..
August Lundquist of Kandiyoh
was around here last week making
acquaintances and expressing hi
desire of having an TX" placed op
posite his name on the primary bal
lot for county treasurer.
The Ladies Aid society of thu
East Norway Lake church meets a
! at the Foshager home on Thursda!
| Aug. 20.
Miss Clara Ellingson is working
at the Foshager Bros. place at pre-
sent.
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Kandiyohi, Aug. 10.-Mrs. An
drew Aultman o. minneapolis is
spending few days visiting at the
home of Jonas EnbIom.
Mrs. Willie kroona is on the sick
list.
Henry Isaacson attended to busi-
ness matters in AtWater Thursday.
Mrs. John HendIickson and sen
Waiter returned to Batavia, H.,
last Monday after having spent a
few days visiting at the home Of
John Anderson.
Mrs. Andrew Anderson is visit
ing at the home Of her parents in
New London.
Mrs. Peter Olson and Edwin and
Albert Olson left on Monday for
North Dakota, where they will
visit with relatives and friends for
sometime.
Anderson and Olson did some car
penter work at Frank Broman's
place last week.
Harry and Charley Anderson were
in Willmar last Sunday.
Harvest is now in full blast and
everybody is busy. Oats will prove
a very light crop, and some Of it
will not be cut; wheat will make
fair crop, and barley, fax and rye
are good.
The dime social given at the
home Of Peter Norman last Satur-
day afternoon and evening was we'll
attended.
Miss Almeda Berg Of Gennessee
is dressmaking this week at the
August Klint home.
Last Sunday afternoon at three
O'Clock, at the Swedish M. E.
church, occurred the marriage Of
Miss Cora Peterson, daughter Of
Nh. and Mrs John Peterson, to Mr..
Arthur Anderson Of Atwater.
Rev. Anderson performed the cere-
mony. A reception was given at
the brides home after the cere-
mony, only relatives being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson will go to
housekeeping in Atwater. We
join their many friends in wishing
them a happy married life.
Mrs. Embertson of Minneapolis
is spending few days visiting at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Lundquist.
Rev. Father Malloy Of Willmar
visited at the neFoc place OF Sun
day.
Miss HiIn,a Norman returned
home last week from Minneapolis,
where she had attended the univer-
sity summer school.
Mrs. A. Lind Of St. Paul is visit
ing with friends here. She also at
tended the Peterson-Anderson we'd
ding.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
INSPECTOR HERE
Government Post Office Official
Inspects Sites for New
Building.

Fred Bracket, site agent for the
treasury department. at Washing
ton, D. c., was in the city Thurs
day and Friday looking over the
sites offered for sale for the new
government building to be erected
here. As the Tallman lot on corner
Litchfield avenue and Fourth street
proved to be the only one that fuf-
filled all the conditions of the de-
partment, it will most likely be the
one selected. tho the decision will
not be published before 80 days
after the inspection report is hand
ed in. 1t is not likely that the new
building will be erected for a cou-
pie of years at the least.
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!! ;:is :; IRVING INDEX
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Irving, Aug. 10.-Harvest is
nearly done, and few Of our pro-
gressive farmers have even finished
stacking.
Miss Emma Olson is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Ole Earthfeld from St. Paul
is visiting with her sister, Mrs.
M. A. Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Mortenson are
spending a week in St. Paul,
visiting with friends.
Miss Ida Mortenson, who has
spent a couple Of months as the
guest Of her mother, Mrs. J. Gran
str0m, returned to Minneapolis
last Wednesday.
Miss Laura Peterson has been en-
gagged to teach the school in Dist.
66 for the coming term.
There is some talk Of building
another room to the schoolhouse
in Dist. "a and have a semi-graded
school with two teachers.
Emma Hendrickson, the popular
saleslady at the Wendtland store,
is enjoying a weeks vacation.
Nicoll Paulson came up from the
cities Saturday for a short visit at
his parental home.
Rev. L0kkensgaard and his two
boys were the guests of Torger
Ditmarson from Saturday till Mon
day.
The temperance meeting held in
the Nordland church Sunday eve
ming was we'll attended and good
program was rendered. Nine new
members were admitted into the
society.
Services were held in Zion church
Sunday, and 1ngvald Langseth's
baby girl was baptized.
Farmer Boy.
Mrs. B. Johnson, who had been
staying with her daughter, Mrs.
Alf. Nelson, in Colfax, left last
Friday for Beaver, S. D.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
OUTING
Members of Fire Department
Make Merry at Eagle Lake
Last Sunday.

The members of the Willmar Vol
unteer Fire Department held their
first picnic since their organization
20 years ago, last Sunday at Eagle
Lake, in and about the cottage of
the chief, C. C. Selvig. They left
here shortly after O'Clock, about
40 strong, most Of them logged out
in their new uniforms with shiny
brass buttons and with rebel l-style
caps and "pump' Oxfords. All
wives and other encumbrances were
left at home, and the entire outing
was ''make-believe' bachelor
affair. AS soon as the company had
arrived at their destination, M. D.
Manning, Chas. Jorgenson, Andrew
Olson and P. O. Anderson, acting
as committee on refreshments,
got busy and prepared the victuals.
The bread and the sandwiches were
slashed open and trimmed with
huge ham insertion cut on the bias
and caught up with a carving fork,
and soon the table looked like a
sandwich counter at the State Fair.
Meanwhile the chief and his assist
ant chief cooked coffee like mother
in-law used to make, while the rest
Of the brigade chased around in the
woods, stirring up their appetites
and anxiously waiting for the time
when they might devour. At last
the fire whistle blew and they de-
scended upon the cold sandwiches
as they are won't to descend upon
''hot blazes, - with the only differ
ence that where the hot blazes are
put out the cold sandwiches were
all put in. And they kept descend
ing, the chief says, from then on
till evening, taking no heed Of the
dietary commandment, ''T hre c
meals shalt thou eat at times regu.
larly appointed theretn,'' and car
ing not for the morrow or the seri.
GUS consequences this violation OF
law might carry with it. The
mother-in-law coffee proved sur.
prisingly popular, perhaps because
namesake was not there. At any
rate, no less than so quarts disap
peared all to quench that fiery
thirst.
Between sandwiches they rar
races in the water and swan or
the beach-or something like that
and they also had a real Indian tug
of-war, in which eight picked me1
competed, representing on the one
side the Hook and Ladder company
and on the other the Hose Battalion
After several most exciting
rounds the former "hooked' the
victory. The rest of the day wa:
spent in lounging and lying-tha
is reclining-about the source O:
food supplies, after the complete
consumption Of which they departed
for home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
Wears the Paternal Smile.

Oscar Sattergren, the genial
drayman and dispenser Of Rookie
feller extracts, looks three inches
taller nowadays and wears smile
that can be seen around a corner.
Yes, you guessed right; it is a boy
"a big eleven-pounder; came last
Friday. Mother and child are do
ing nicely, and Oscar is handing
out the smoke sticks literally.
Here is hoping that the youngster
may grow up to be the pride of his
parents, and be as industrious and
good-natured as they are.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
E}{a Z MA!/NRE
1(%3 ;(&zs9 ~ MaOE5

Mamre, Aug. 10.-Gustaf John
son. who is working for Charley
Bergren in Dovre, spent Sunday
at the Peter johnson place in this
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Beckman of
West Lake spent Sunday at Gust
Danielson's home.
Mrs. Gustaf Hedman and Miss
Annie Erickson, Of Minneapolis,
have been visiting at the John
Berg(und home for some time.
A. j. Anderson has put up new
windmill.
Fred Bergren left few days ago
for South Dakota.
Oscar Nelson, who has been work
ing for the Mamre Creamery Co.
for some time, is now working fo1
G. A. Erlandson.
Mrs. Emil E. Ecklund is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aug
Linn of La Bolt, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis HedlunC
went to Kerkhoven Monday. Mr.
Hedlund started threshing in thai
neighborhood yesterday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12

A number of the many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Nicholson went
out to Eagle Lake Tuesday evening
of last week to help them ''break
camp" Judging from reports they
all had perfectly glorious time.
They all returned home about
we'll, they all returned home. The
following were in the party: Amy
Olson, Annie Nicholson, Barbara
and Rosie Slukz. Lizzie Stangl,
Harry Lansing, Carl Knutson, C.
D. Halstad, Joe Henry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12

now is double residence, and Pat
took him to see L. 0. Thorpe, who
handed him the key and told him
to go and look it over. He did so,
and liked it so we'll he decided to
stay.
The next thing was to furnish
the home. Pat again knew where
to go. First he took him to Obs
berg, Selvig & Co.,. where the
necessary hardware and kitchen
utensils were purchased, and from
there to Andrew Peterson's store,
where appropriate sets of furniture
were secured. The bill at Ohsberg,
Selvig & Co. was $40, and as pay
ment James handed Mr.. Ohsberg a
check for SIS, receiving five dollars
in cash to balance. The SIS check
was signed by Samuel Harris in
favor of James Thomas and drawn
on the Pipestone State Bank. At
Peterson's store the bill was $285.
so. in payment of which James pre-
sented a check for $500, drawn by
A. B. Warning on the same bank,
in favor Of James Thomas. To
cover the balance, $14.50, Mr..
Peterson gave James a check signed
by Berkness & Peterson. This
check James cashed at''The Pro-
gress' Saturday evening. And
then, with the $3.50 in cash, he
disappeared.
The checks both came back pro-
tested last Thursday, the one on $500
thru the Bank of Willmar and the
! one for SIS thru Kandiyohi Co.
Bank, and with them letters stat.
| ing that "We have no such accounts
on our books and from all indica-
tions the checks are bogus"
The Bank of Willmar at once no.
titled F. E. Holton, secretary OF
Protective Association of Banks, at
Minneapolis. The following de.
scription was forwarded: "About
55 years old, nearly 6 feet tall,
weighing about 1876 pounds; medi.
um or light complexion, carried 8
cane and seemed little hard o1
hearing kilograms were also
sent to the police in various cities
but so far, James is still at large
and no doubt preparing to settle
all over again.
The mans age and general ap.
pearance was in his favor and as he
besides told a favorable story it il
not to be wondered at that he sue
ceeded in "transacting little bust
ness It was one of the cleverest
swindles ever perpetrated in this
neighborhood. Fortunately, he was
not in position to take all hi:
purchased goods with him, anc
they are now all back again in thei1
proper places awaiting some "rea
settlers
1t has developed later tha,
Thomas has practiced the same
swindle in St. Cloud as we'll as Al
points in Iowa, and that the author
tiles are hot on his trail.
| In order to lend additional colol
to his story of desiring to lccat,
here he looked up F. Magnuson, tn,
milkman and engaged him to sup
ply him with milk and cream ever,
morning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
CLEVER SWINDLE
Stranger Passes Two Worthless
Checks for $375. Secures $40
in Cash and Disappears.

He come to town
An he turn aroun'
An he walk right out again.
He make that whole trip in less
hours
Than it takes to count to ten.
He never tell the reason why
He never stop to say goodby.
He come to town
An he turn aroun'
An he walk right out again"
The above terse descriptive bal
lad, familiar to all, aptly character
ICES the genesis and exodus of one
James Thomas, who came here a
week ago Saturday from somewhere
and left on the same day for any
where. Incidentally he left a
couple Of worthless checks, one for
$500 with Andrew Peterson and an
other with Ohsberg, Selvig & Co.
for SIS. But this was only the be-
ginning of the end.
James Thomas, or Thomas James.
whichever you please, arrived here
early Satudary morning from the
west. Most of the early hours he
must have spent quietly getting
1.-THE lay of the land," for it was
not before about dinner time that
he began to figure in the local
tragedy. Then at the hardware
store of Ohsberg and Selvig he fell
in with Patrick Gallagher, and it
wasn't long before they discovered
that they knew many of the same
places in Ireland. Now Patrick is
a good Irishmap and so he natural
ly liked to chat with a man who
had seen the haunts of his youth
About dinner time Patrick, in &C.
cordance with true Irish hospital.
ity, invited James to have dinner,
and the invitation was accepted.
The dinner ''loosened up" James
and he commenced to talk freely
about himself and his affairs. He
was married, had nine children, ali
married. His youngest daughter
had married an engineer who was
run over and killed six days afte,
the wedding. He was 65 years ole
and hale and hearty, etc., etc. He
had come to Willmar to put in {
bell protection system to prevent
wrecks for the Great Northern anc
he expected to make this city hi:
headquarters for at least a couple
of years. Naturally he was anxi
Gus to get settled, and Patrick wa!
just as anxious to help him settle
So he took his friend" aroun(
town, showing him the sights a
we'll as the likely looking place.
which were for rent. James a
last became interested in the for
mer Synod church building whicl