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Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
JUST A CHEAP ONE.
Campaign Spe'lbinder Could Have
Done Much Better for $25.

He had made fair speech in favor
of his political candidate for governor
and against the other, and when he
had finished friend stepped forward
and shook hands with him and said:
II want to compliment you on your
effort. 1t was great"
"Then you liked my remarks, eh?"
"They were bang-up. didn't know
it was in you to crate the way you
did,
20, I did fairly we'll, guess. But
you must remember at the same time
that this was only a cheap speech.
The regular orator failed them, and
they rung me in for SIS. OF course, I
could not spread myself for that. Say.
l wish I had been making regular
$25 speech. If I had been should
have called the opposition candidate
q liar"
Il should have shown his utter un.
fitness for offise.
Il should have proved that his elec-
tion would ruin the country.
II should have advanced statistics
to chill the blood.
Il should have appealed to my hear
ers not to bring about a state of an.
archy and bankruptcy.
Il should have summoned every
patriot in the audience to go to the
polls early and die for American lib.
erty.
Il should have trotted out Bunker
Hill, the American eagle and the star
spangled banner and waved them
around until men would have busted q
lung in cheering for them.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
ROUND THE CAPITAL.
Information and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There In Washinfton.
Squanders $4,000,000 in Five Year,

WASHINGTON.- Julia w.
w l.. Seckendorf. the dashing beauty
who rose from lady's maid to mistress
of millions of dollars, through which
she ran in five years, declares that
she had no regrets because her for.
tune has been squandered.
The countess is now said to be at
least 100000 in dept, and was forced
to undergo the humiliation of seeing
the last Of her property sold at debt
sale.
Il spent it when had it," the beau
tiful countess is reported to have re-
marked to friend.
Il haven't any regrets now that it is
gone. Some people have money, but
they won't spend It, Frankly, I can
not see what good it does them"
The career of the countess, who IL
an American girl, is as romantically
interesting as that of any woman in
the world.
Once the lavish entertainer of cabi-
net members, ambassadors, senators
and social lights in Washington, the
Countess Seckendorf, who five years
ago fell heir to the $4,000,00O estate
of her second spouse, gained reputa-
tion as a spender, tearfully watched
her last possessions passing into the
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
BANKER KIDNAPPED.
Washington Banker Is Made Prisoner.
but Escapes.

Mount Vernon, WASH, Oct. IT,
While driving to Mount Vernon last
night from his lumber camp, about fif-
teen miles from here, Edward English
q wealthy lumberman of Mount Ver-
non, was held UP and kidnapped by a
lone robber about three miles from
town. The robber forced English to
make note payable at Mount Ver-
non bank for $4,000 and write the fol-
lowing letter to his wife.
Mrs. English: Dear Wife-I am
held up and kidnapped for $4,000 and
[ am threatened with having my ears
cut off if the money is not forthcom-
ing by tomorrow noon. For Gods sake
make all haste. Show this to Mr.. Han
nay and solicit this sum.-Ed Eng
lish.'
Hannay is connected with a Mount
Vernon bank.
The robber, within two miles of
town, handed the note and letter to a
passing traveller, telling him that Eng
lish had been injured in a runaway
and to take the missives to Mrs. Eng
lish. This the stranger did.
Meanwhile the bandit left his VIC
tim tied to tree, evidently intending
to return to him in the morning to
see if the ransom was forthcoming.
English, however, managed to break
loose from the ropes which bound him
and made his way to the home of Hen.
ry Day, about two miles from Mount
Vernon, where he telephoned his wife
and Sheriff Harmon of Skagit county.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

Plans for Early's future care and
treatment have been discussed by
Health Officer Woodward and DR.. Will
liam Fowler, chief of the contagious
disease service. 1t is settled between
them that the strict isolation of the af-
flicted man is to be broken.
It is considered likely that some old
building belonging to the district will
be turned over to the leper and his
family for habitation and he will be in
structed to provide for himself and
keep his own quarantine.
In the event that this building cannot
be procured it may be that Early will
be permitted to live in the house near
the asylum grounds now occupied by
his wife and child. On the other
hand, it may be suggested to him
that he buy a small place in the sub.
urbs.
Physicians in charge of Early are
considering plan to inoculate him
with the leprosy bacilli, which consti-
tutes the recently discovered Nastin
cure of the malady. This method is
said to have cured the disease in sew
eral instances, when used while the
disease was in its early stage, as in
the case of Early.
Early clings to the faint belief that
his disease is not leprosy, and that
the physicians have made mistake
in diagnosing his case. He does not
favor this new treatment.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
news OF minnesota.
Yegort,sn.

Duluth-That well organized and
desperate gang of professional bank
thieves are operating around the lakes
is no longer a matter of doubt. Within
the past two months three attempts
at bank robbery have been made in
the different places.
The first was at Barnum, where.
when the robbers were discovered in
the principal bank attempting ia blow
open the safe, they stood off a num-
Der of citizens with shotguns.
The second attempt was at Biwabik,
where they shot a passerby whom
they believed had discovered them
looting the bank, while the third was
at Lake Nebagamon, where three
charges of nitroglycerin were used to
force the safe.
So far as known, the only haul the
burglars have made was at Lake Ne
bagamon, where they secured $1,7O0.
Those experienced in the working
of crooks of this kind believe that it
Is being done by an organized gang
that has come into this part of the
Northwest to loot banks where pro-
lection is not sufficient.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

hands Of others to the accompaniment
of the droning voices of auctioneers.
It is said that the countess owes
about 100000, although the figure has
not been authoritatively announced.
Some years ago Miss Julia Davidson,
the present countess, entered the EN-.
ploy of Mrs. John o. Donner as maid.
The Donners had daughter named
Elsie. and Miss Davidson cared for the
child.
About six years ago Mrs. Donner
died and Donner married Miss David
son. Immediately the house became
the center of social life amcng the
wealthy people of the district. Serv-
ants seemed everywhere, and tho new
Mrs. Donner began to enjoy life to the
utmost.
Her millionaire husband was devot-
ed to her and his affection was re-
turned. Elsie, Donner's daughter, still
lived on the estate.
After Donner's death five years ago
Mrs. Bonner came into the great for
tune She went to Washington and
mingled with the fashionable set there,
meeting the count, who captured her
heart. She soon squandered her
money.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
news 0ESCANDINAVlh.
DEN MARK.

According to a plebiscite ordered
by the althing the voters Of Ice.
land cast 4,271 in favor Of, and 2,611
against the adoption Of q law pro-
htbiting the importation and sale of
spirttuous drinks. The manufacture
OF such drinks has been prohibited
Tor many years, and now the new al.
thing is expected to pass~a full fed.
ged prohibition law.
Since the first Of October all stores
have been closed at eight o'clock in
Copenhagen. The change had strik.
Ing eject. At first there was great
rush of clerks to the play houses
where they wanted to celebrate their
emancipation from night work. But
half an hour later the streets were
rs quiet as they used to be at mid.
night.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Welsh Singers Refuse Presidents Wine

EGrET thee behind me, Satan," is
" what Is husky Welshmen
thought when offered some of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's sherry at the con-
clusion of a White House concert the
other evening. What each really said
was:
mo, thank you; none for me-"
The Welshmen gave a private con-
cert for the edification of the White
House family. The event slid along
like a hunk of tallow on a hot stove
pipe. The president nearly blistered
his hands applauding the Men of Har-
lech" Mrs. Roosevelts face was suf-
fused with pleasurable enjoyment at
the rendition of "Old Black joe"
The bad guess and it's consequences
came as the last words of the final
chorus drifted out of an open win
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
MAD FRANKS
OF CRAZY Man
NEW YORK IMMIGRATION OFFlC.
lAlS GET HELP OF THE
JACK TARS.
A Crazy Hungarian Tenor Goes vio-
lently Insane on Board Ship in
Mid Ocean and Makes Trouble
Until Arrival.

New York, Oct. 29.-Richard LEM,
a Herculean framed tenor who went
insane on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm
while she was in mid ocean, fought
six immigration officials in the first
cabin saloon of the liner at quaran-
tine yesterday till they were exhaust
ed.
1t was only when reinforcements
arrived in the shape of several husky
members of the crew that he was sub
dued.
The strength of the maniac was
such that he picked up men as if they
were featherweights and hurled them
about the cabin while the women
screamed and male passengers looked
on in stupefied amazement.
The battle with the tenor came as
an exciting climax to his exploits on
the voyage over.
When he boarded the ship he
seemed peaceable enough, and his
gentle manners and huge frame at
tracted much friendly attention. The
ship was only two days out when in
sanity blazed out in a startling way.
Capt. Nierich was on the hridee
when he suddenly felt a tap on his
shoulder. He turned and saw Lenz.
"Let me take the ship awhile" he
said. "You are tired and need rest.
You know I am Emperor William,
and Pm as good at sea as I am
ashore"
The captain managed, by diploma
cy, to get him off the bridge, telling
him that it would be beneath his dig
nifty to pilot liner.
Lenz agreed with him, and for the
remainder of the voyage he was kept
quiet by friend, Ferdinand Fritz,
who, the passengers said, seemed to
exert a remarkable influence over
him. When LEM learned today, how
ever, that he was to be deported, his
insanity took a violent form.
Lenz sang here at the German the
ater some years ago. He was on his
way to join Cincinnati opera COM
pany.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

Paris Pattern No. 2603, All Seams
Allowed. - Crimson broadcloth has
been used in the development of this
all-over coat for the small girl. The
box-paited front is a new feature which
is distinctly stylish, and the but
tons are of cloth-covered variety.
The pointed cape, which has the ap-
pearance of bretelles in the front, is
trimmed with wide black silk military
braid, the turn-down collar and turn
back cuffs being trimmed to match.
The coat is adaptable to any of the
new autumn and winter materials,
and if desired the collar and cuffs
may be made of fur. The pattern is
in four sizes-one to seven years. For
a child of five years the coat requires
Az yards of material 20 inches wide,
2H. yards 36 inches wide, 21s yards AZ
inches wide, or 1% yard 81 inches
wide; 3A yards of braid.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

VIESPASIAN WARNER, commission
er of pensions, told President
Roosevelt the other day of a remark
able case of stricken conscience. Some
time ago the commissioner received a
letter from a pensioner of the civil
war surrendering his certificate and
enclosing two $500 coupon bonds of
the United States and a draft for $172,
thereby making full restitution to the
government Of all money he had re-
ceived on account Of the certificate Of
pensions.
Commissioner Warner refused ta
give the name of the soldier and de-
clared he had not disclosed it to the
treasurer of the United States, to
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

dow. An attendant came into the
room niftily juggling an enormous
tray containing rs glasses Of sherry.
He rendered a glass to the first man
at the end of the line with black
clothes and white choker. He de.
clined with thanks.
The next three men also refused
The other 21 had their mouths open
ready to make similar announcement
The waiter likewise opened his
mouth, but in astonishment. He rea
lized that an awful blunder had been
made somewhere. In a dazed manner
he waved the tray until it was again
waving around his head and hastily
plunged from the room. Every mem
ber of tho Mountain Ash choir is q
total abstainer.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Her Summer Studio in England.

Her Summer Studio in England.
One of the American women who
have a studio abroad besides one in
New York is Miss Alethea Hill Plat.
It is in Chagford, Devonshire, Eng.
land that Miss Platt has the studio
during the season of the year when
artists like to work out of doors.
Chagford is small village on the edge
of Dartmoor.
Miss Platt is interested in painting
the old thatched farmhouses with
roses over the doorways and Dart
moor in the distance. This season, &C.
cording to word received here by
friends of Miss Platt, she also contem-
plated visit to Germany to paint
some interiors. For that purpose she
will visit Gutachbei- -Hornberg in tho
Black forest.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Civil War Veteran Returns Pension

whom was turned over the conscience
money.
When the conscience contribution
first arrived the commissioner caused
an examination to be made of the rec
ords in the case. On the showing the
veteran was entitled to his pension
beyond question. A special exam
iner was sent out to make an investi'
cation on the theory that the soldier
might be mentally irresponsible.
The conscience-stricken man was
found to be in excellent health and
of sound mind. Thereupon the ac-
count with conscience was declared
closed and the bonds and money
were turned into the miscellaneous
receipts of the treasury department.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
SWEDEN.

An almanac for the year 1909 has
been published at Upsala.
The medical society of Sweden will
soon celebrate it's Tooth anniversary.
Over 100000 votes were cast at the
recent elections, as compared with
100000 at the elections of 1905. In
Stockholm the vote rose from 10000
to 10000.
The department of war has asked
for bids for the manufacture of $4,000
pairs of marching boots, $4,000 pairs
of shoes, and 5000 pairs OF boots for
the cavalry. The amount of the or
der will be about $250,000.
Over 1900 pounds of reserve
bread" kept by the Skane huzzar reg
iment was so badly damaged by bugs
that it could not be used as human
food, and the commissary department
gave instructions to sell the bread.
A man who went into the woods to
select some trees for fuel at Jark-
vitsle, Liden, was assaulted by an
angry moose buck, and he barely es-
capped the fury of the animal by climb
ing up into tree, where he remained
a long while.
The receipts of the post Office de-
partment for the year 1907 were $5,-
3O5,790, and when all expenses were
paid there was a surplus of $5S5,593.
The number of items carried was 1885,
904,317, which was an increase of 1
per cent in one year.
The Vende artillery regiment asked
for an appropriation for exterminating
the rats in the barracks. But the de-
partment of war must have thought
that the men might take a turn at
the rodent and no money will be
spent for that purpose.
Miss Ellen Key, a noted author and
public lecturer, has provided in her
will that the cottage which is being
built at her expense at Bastad, shall
be turned into home for poor fac
tory women after her own death.
There will be room for 25 women.
The Swedish anti-tuberculosis socie-
ty received four gold medals and one
silver medal from the tuberculosis
congress held in Washington. This
means that the Swedes carried Oft the
highest honors.
The rikskag committee on defences
has reported that the proposed new
naval station will cost about 100000
600; but SO far the location for the
new station has not been selected.
No less than 400 out of the 1000
soldiers garrisoned at Ljungbyhed
were on the sick list at the same
time.
The strike of the men employed in
the different departments of the city
government of Malmo resulted in a
failure so fiat that even the leaders
Of the labor unions frankly admit
their complete discontinue.
If houses were built on the vacant
tracts of land within the city of
Stockholm there would be plenty of
room for 100000 persons in addition
to the preSent population.
The telegraph wires along the rail-
road between Malmo and Hesleholm
will be put under the ground at an
early date. There are about so wires.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Butter and Cheese,

Mankato.-There were S7,O44,S17
pounds of butter produced in Mime
sofa creameries in 1907, according to
figures just compiled by the state dali
ry and food commission. The whole
sale value of the product is estimated
at $23,502,1O There were 851 cream.
cries in operation and 71,769 farmers
supplied them, receiving $17,912,O43
for their milk and cream, from SAG, COS
COWS. The running expenses of the
creameries were $2,187,373. They used
855, 1866, ,470 pounds of milk and l6,819,.
SGT of cream. Seventy-four cheese
factories operated in the state made
4,266,77S pounds of cheese, which at
the average wholesale price of IL
cents brought $512,013. Less than
half of the COWS in the state worked
for the creameries, so considerably
over million contributed to the state
milk and cream supply. The value Of
the milk and cream sold to the people
In the cities and towns last year is
estimated at $19,000,OOO.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
NORWAY.

Johannes Reitan, of Kristiania, has
been connected with the telegraph
service for so years.
Musical entertainments are given
at most of the Kristiana playhouses
during the dreary fall season.
The city council of Kristiania voted
$4,000 to be used in preventing
cholera from entering the city.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson must stay in
bed for about two weeks on account
OF Inflammation of the blood vessels.
A paper mill at Bon, railway sta,
ton not far from Kristiania, was com.
pletely burnt down. It was insured
for $150,000 in foreign companies.
Curl Bjornaasen, of Bergen, Viker-
sund, is 100 years old. But she walks
about without aid, and, the strangest
Of all, she can read without glasses.
Nils Collet Vogt, perhaps the great,
est lyric poet in Norway at the pres.
ent time, has written a magnificent
hymn to the month of September. The
best composers are busy setting it to
music.
The Norwegian newspapers tell the
people that it is still difficult to get
work in America, and that no great
improvement is expected after the
presidential election. Don't 20 to
America!" says a great daily in dis.
cussing this important question.
Bjornson's rs years are telling ON
him, and he must use a cane even
when he walks only a few steps. A
few days ago he spoke at the students
union against the language reformers.
This subject keeps him in fighting
mood, but he kept his seat through
out his long address.
A landslide at Gudvangen covered
the shore at the landing place for a
distance of fifty yards. The noise
which the dirt and rocks made in
rushing down the mountain side was
tndescribable, and the current of air
set in motion was very violent. For
tunately, no person happened to be
in the course of the avalanche.
A statute of Niels Henrick Abel,
the greatest mathematical genius of
Scandinavia, was unveiled at the uni.
versity, Oct. IL, in the presence of
the king and a great number of other
prominent men. A special cantata
written by Bjornson and set to music
by Sinding was performed by a large
orchestra and chorus, and addresses
were made by Prof. Morgenstierne
and Prof. Brogger.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
BULGARIAN SITUATION.

Tied Burton, under arrest at Reel
nation he gave led to the murder of
Capt. Quentin Rankin and implicated
many persons in the night rider out
RACES there.
A. H. Curtis, co-defendant with
Charles w. Morse, the New York
tinancier accused of violating the ma
tional banking laws, took the stand
in his own defense, promising to re-
veal everything.
Edward Cook &, Co., soap.makers,
obtained libel judgment of $4,000
against certain English newspapers
owned by Lord Northcliffe, which
charged that the company was at
tempting to form trust.
The Bulgarian government decided
TO agree to pay compensation to Tur-
key and discharged 10000 reserVists.
T. G. Jones, prominent merchant
of Holland, Va, was shot from ambush
and killed.
Maj. Harry Benson has been ap.
pointed superintendent of Yellowstone
park, to succeed Gen. S. M. Young.
Speaker Cannon was specifically
condemned in clause in the resolu
tions which were passed at the f1na]
days session of the Illinois State Fed
Grafton of Labor at Peoria.
Two men were killed and five In
jured, one fatally, in a wreck of q
gasoline speeder on the Newton &
Northwestern road near Gowrie, Ia.
Maj. Edward Murphy Robinson
prominent at the bar and in politics in
Mobile, Ala, committed suicide by
blowing out his brains.
Cracksmen raided the state bank al
Heartwell, Kearney county, Nebraska
and secured $3,4O0.
The series of brilliant function.
which characterized Japan's reception
of the American battleship fleet came
to a close at Yokohama with dinner
Oh board the battleship Fuji.
Two sisters, aged ~ and six years
are accused of long series of rob
berries at Beverly. Mass.
A magnificent hospital, built by thl
Japanese government, was formal,
opened in Seoul, Korea. 1t is one O
the finest institutions in the far cas-
and includes school Of medicine.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

"As said, this was only a cheap
effort-a few remarks for SIS, but ii
they have pleased you and strength.
ened your belief in our cause, why
why"
And they drank together and fig
ured out that the country was saved
again.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
SIZE.
Long Record Of Good Service.


The Rev. DR.. Hiram Bingham is in
America for the third time since he
left the country in 1853 with his wife
as a missionary to the Gilbert islands,
and each of his visits has been a
short one. For more than so years
he has labored among the people of
the islands, and to his efforts, and to
those of his wife, now dead, the civil
lization of the savages is due. The
monument which DR.. Bingham has
raised to himself is a translation of
the Scriptures from Hebrew to Gil
bertese and complete dictionary of
the island language. He was So years
old when he began his task of trans
lation. The manuscript of his die
tionary was accidentally lost when
complete and the work had to be done
over again from the first page.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
At 8 a, m.

New York, Oct. 2S.-For the first
time in their history, at such an hour,
the gray walls of the city hall were
lighted up with red fire at 9 a. m. yes
terday, wien William J. Bryan, bare.
headed and smiling, was introduced
from the steps of the building to big
crowd of night workers gathered there
to greet him and to hear him speak
on the issues of the campaign.
The crowd was composed principal
ly of employees in the big newspaper
Offices on Park Row, the telegraph of.
fees and the general postoff1ce
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Be True to Your Own ,de,,..

I would rather live on the most
desolate crag-shivering, with all the
warm wraps of falsehood stripped of
gazing after unbound truth than sit
comfortably on more inhabited spots,
where others are warm in a faith
which is true to them, but which is
false to me-. W. Robertson.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Will Protect Farmers.

Lexington, KY, Oct. 27.-"I will fur
nish soldiers for the protection of any
farmer anywhere in Kentucky who
wants to raise tobacco next year, if
he fears night riders, and I will see
that the law is upheld, and that MUIR
der and night riding is stopped, if
have to borrow $1.OOO,0OO to do it,
Governor August E. Wilson.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Wiped Out by Flames.

Salisbury Beach, Mass, Oct., 2S.-
The fire which swept the summer set
tlement here early today was control.
led about a. M, after more than 100
cottages had been destroyed. The to.
tai damage is estimated at about
100000. There were no lives lost.