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Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
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Kandiyohi, Oct. 27.-E. R. Ras-
muson of Whitefeld and Elmer
Johnson were around last week re-
pairing the telephone line.
Mrs. Conrad Starlund and son
George returned home from Min
neapolis last Tuesday after a visit
with relatives and friends. She al
so visited relatives at Red Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clint returned
to their home in Minneapolis last
Friday, after having spent several
days visiting with relatives and
friends here.
Mrs. Oscar Ringstrom spent last
week visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Tulin.
G. G. Lundquist of South Bend,
WASH. is spending some time visit
ing with relatives and friends here.
|. George Peterson made a business
trip tOWillmar on Friday.
A. P. Solmonson attended to busi-
ness in the city a few days last
week.
Some repairing is being done at
the creamery this week. Cement
blocks are being put under the east
wall and some work is also done on
the interior. The carpenter work
is being done by Peter Tulin and
the mason work by Cornelius Aune.
Mrs. Conrad Starlund spent few
days last week with friends at Pen
mock.
Fred Hallberg and Martin Me.
lander are assisting Anderson & OF.
son with carpenter work. They are
now busy on the Jones barn in Fab
lun.
! Mr.. and Mrs. N. C. Sorenson
visited with relatives in Gennessee
on Sunday.
| Miss Tina Enblom returned home
last Friday from Minneapolis,
where she had spent a few weeks
with relatives and friends.
Some repairing will be done on
the Farmers elevator this week.
The engine room will be made
larger.
Chas. Anderson went to Atwate,
Monday to attend the High schoo
there during the winter.
| Mrs. Carlson of Svea spent few
days last week visiting at the Johr
! Melander home, returning home OF
Monday.
John Lundquist returned home
Monday from Minneapolis, where
he spent last week visiting relatives
and friends.
John S. Carlson returned from
Dassel Monday. He is busy NOV
ing to that town, where he and hi
family will make their futur'
home.
A dime social was given at tn
home of Henry Broman last Thurs
day afternoon for the benefit of tn
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
CRICKET TALKS
POLITICS.

When a man haint got no good
weppen to ews in a fite he will
grab ennything he kan lay his
hands on, if it amt nothing better
than bent pin. That is abowt the
kondishun in which the anty-John-
son men find themselvs in this stait,
and thay ar now bizzy ez beas jab-
bing away at John with thare little
bent rusty pins. 1t don't amownt
to ennything. but it seams to
amews the jabbers and keap them
fl ON fawilng into an akewt attack
of mellonkolly over the unhappy
sitewashun.
Yu kan pritty mulch size up a
fellers mental kalliber by the wep-
pens he eWses, and when a man re-
sorts to bent pins yu feal that that
is abowt his size.
Hear ar sum little runts running
arownd and trying to get the stoar-
keepers to voat agenst johnson be-
kaws he vetoed bill to license
peddlers. Just ez if the falt of the
stait depended on BRUSHING owt a
few poor peddlers just to Civ the
stoarkeaper in town chans to sell
a paper of pins. three cents wurth
Of lace and a pare of five cent solid
gold kuff buttons woar once in
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

three weaks. What wonderful
inkreas in traid and prosperity
thare wood be if this konstant drain
of the farmers monny had bin stopt
by the licens bill.
Then thay holler abowt third
turns. Yea, verify, fellers hoo
hav held publick offiss sins jest af-
ter the fludd ar wurking themselvs
into histericks abowt the danger of
letting a demmokrat hold the offiss
of governor three terms-it having
bin demonstrated that a republik-
an kan do so without kawsing eath-
er an urthkwaik or fudd. Thay
hav to acknowledge that Johnson
has in the name bin good COVER
nor dooring the two turns. Now,
kan emmy man show emmy reezen
why a third turn shood change him
into a bad governor?
Once in a while sum feller will
spit oWt the trooth and show the
real reezen of the opposishun of the
pollytishens to John. A surkewla1
ishood by a Swedish republican
klub in St. Pawl hits the male on
the he'd. Ola Maintaining kindly
translated for me the one sentens
in the hoal thing that hit the point
It says: "Swedish Americans, don't
forget that when democratic gov.
ernor is voted out several hundred
democratic place-holders are voted
out and when we vote in republic.
an governor several hundred repub.
lican p'ace-holders are voted in. .
To emfasize this CRATE trooth, one
Of the signers of the surkewlar is 3
feller hoo just let 60 Of his furs1
scars of food supply in this wurlc
to reech for the politikal pap-bot.
tel, and has bin sucking it most o1
the time sins then. I don't; no just
what he has bin doing while John
son has bin governor, but from his
toan shood Judge that he is awful
ly hungry.
1t is awful to kontemplait thi.
hoard of hungry pollytishens lick
ing thare chops at the site of thu
pie, aint it. To think that dem
ocrat shood be purmitted. to hole
sum little appointiv offiss is trooly
enuff to bring on an attack of ap
pendisytis. We hav had eksampel.
of the awful results of this rite
hear in this kownty. When John
son furst kahn in our friend Sten
son was dethroned from his posts
hun as oil Inspector and a demokra
; put in his plais. A tremor swep
J over the land, Illuminating in tn
terribel urthkwaik at San Fran
2 cisco. But the peepel needed no
the warning; thay elekted johnson
z land then ] got the plais sand onl
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
M. E. church, and $6.15 was taken
in from the sale of coffee.

M. E. church, and $6.15 was taken
in from the sale of coffee.
Miss Katherine TAFT returned
home from St. Paul on Monday for
a visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert TAFT.
Oscar Hallin left yesterday for
Minneapolis, where he will remain
during the coming winter.
John Carlson did some mason
work at the Rev. Walters place last
week.
Fred Hallberg, Axel Melander
and Harry Anderson were in Will
mar between trains yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burns re-
turned last week from Mitchell, S.
D., where they spent some time
visiting at the home of their son
Robert.
Sheriff Bonde was in the village
yesterday in the interest of his can
didacy. We hope that the people
will put a cross after his name on
the ballot next Tuesday. Don't try
to defeat a man whom you know to
be friend of law and order.
M. A. Anderson of Gennessee Was
in our village on business yester-
day.
Chas. Hanson, who has charge of
the P. V. elevator here, went to At
water yesterday for visit with his
family.
Emmett Defoe, who is attending
school in Atwater, spent Saturday
and Sunday at his home.
Don't forget to vote for John
Wicklund for county commissioner
for the Fifth district. We feel
sure that he will prove valuable
man on the county board.
Miss Ella Haines spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home in Will.
mar.
Miss Edith Erickson spent Sun.
day in AtWater at the home Of hel
parents.
S. Lundquist was in Willmar be.
tween trains yesterday. Pat.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
AUCTION SALE

Having decided to discontinue
farming, l will sell at public auc-
tion on my farm in Section IS.
town of Dovre, on Monday, Nov.
16, 1908, beginning at 10 a. m..
the following described property:
One black horse, z years old; one
bay mare, 4 years old; one bay
horse, 10 years old; one dark bay
mare, Is years old; one roam mare,
l3 years old; 10 cows-one fresh,
the others coming in as follows:
4 in Nov, and Dec, 2 in Jan. and
3 in spring; 4 heifers, % years,
coming in in the spring; heifers,
II years old;.3 3 steers, II year old;
4 calves, 8 months old; one bull, II
year old; % pigs and shoats; a lot
of chickens, turkeys and geese; one
Deering binder, 7-ft. cut, new; one
Mccormick mower, wide cut; one
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

Van Brunt 2O-disc drill; one Moline
disc corn planter; one F. & j. har-
row; one 4-horse and one 8 horse
drag; 2 riding corn cultivators; l
John Deere l4-lnch gang plow; l
walking plow, 16 inch; 2 lumber
wagons; ! two-seated buggy; ! top
buggy; one manure wagon box;
two hay racks; one r.
& j. hay rake; l De Laval cream
separator i. incubator and bro0der
one telephone instrument; gaso-
line stove; Peoria kitchen range;
l ice box; washing machine; !
iron bed and spring; grindstone
3 sets double harness; single bug
gy harness; 2 horse blankets; about
70 tons Of hay and some feed.
Terms: Sums of $500 or under,
cash; OH sums over that amount
time will be given until Nov. /,
1909, on bankable notes, bearing
seven per cent interest.
Free lunch at noon.
And. Gust Erickson, Owner.
A. C. Crawford, Auctioneer.
J. F. Millard. Clerk.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
EQUALIZATION OF TAXES.

When he was inaugnrated into Office
Governor Johnson promised the peo-
pie of the state that he would equalize
the burdens of taxation. That he has
done this is acknowledged even by his
opponents. Take, for instance, the
taxes of the great Steel Trust of the
Iron Range country. In 1901, under
the Van SAINT administration, the prop
critics Of the Trust in St. Louis and
ltasca counties were assessed at S24,-
G10,639 In 1904, still under the Van
SAINT administration, the assessment
OF the Trust was, in round numbers,
44,0O0oOo. Under Governor Johnson's
administration this assessment value
has been Increased to $195,00O.O00.
The burden OF taxation has been re-
moved from the shoulders of the farm
ers and placed upon the great Trust
Of the iron ranges
Az an Illustration Of just what this
means to the taxpayers Of the state
we would call attention to the fact
that during the ten years preceding
Governor Johnson's Inauguration as
governor the iron range country paid
into the state treasury in taxes the
sum Of s515,000; during the past year
this same territory paid into the state
treasury in taxes the sum of 100000.
II the farmers of the state appreci-
ate this service It is up to them to re-
elect Governor Johnson. II they do
not want the Steel Trust hampered by
Just taxation then they should defeat
Johnson-they should declare against
divided responsibility" and return to
the old order Of things: when CAM
raign contributions were accepted In
lieu Of taxes paid into the treasury.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
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This recommendation was made
after extended conferences with War
den Henry Wolfer, who has 50 long
successfully conducted tho twine
plant at the prison, and followed the
enlargement of the twine plant, to the
end that this year 1t produced more
than 14,500,000 pounds Of twine. The
governors recommendation to the leg
tslature brought down upon his head
the wrath of the agents of the Harves.
ter Trust, and the passage of the bill
aroused them to renewed condemna-
ton.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
-even if he had sent it to Shears.

even if he had sent it to Shears,
Sawbuck & Co.
Onnestly, l pity big. brawny
men hoo hav to 60 abowt jabbing
with those pins-just to get kon-
troal of a few appointiv ofises most
of them paying as high as $3.50 a
year. 1t must maik them feal like
krawling into the dolls he'd when
thay kome hoam at mite after spend
ing several ours telling each other
abowt theas terrible results of hav-
ing demokratick governor.
Jimminny Cricketts. /,
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

A. against Governor Johnson's
binder 1wine output Of 100000
pounds this year and promise Of
100000 to beat the twine and har-
vester trust next year, Jacobson is on
record with his official written report
to the 1905 legislature declaring 1O,-
100000 pounds enough and the limit
to which the state should go. Do the
farmers see the point as clearly as
the twine trust? Their votes on Nov.
8 will tell.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

y e r y 7" y y = + r = r = 4" + + ="
A vote for Governor Johnson is a
vote to reward a faithful public serv-
ant who was not afraid to take the
side of the people. A vote against
Governor johnson will be a vote
against the best interests of this state
and against the interests of the man
who stood by the farmers of Mime
sofa.
Governor johnson has been a con-
sistent friend of the twine industry at
the prison, as is shown by the large
increase in its output since he as
sumed the Office Of governor, in the
face of opposition where opposition
was least to be expected, and he has
shown himself friend of the farmers
in his advocacy of the harvester plant
at the prison. Not only are these
statements true, but his attitude on
these two questions has helped mate
rally to reduce to the minimum the
prison competition with the free labor
Of the North Star state.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

The highest tax which a Repub.
ncan state administration ever COM
PEELED the iron mines to pay into the
state treasury in one year was s144,-
900. The boards appointed by Gov
ernor Johnson require the iron mines
this year to pay the state $3.50, 1000,
an increase of a clear 100000. There
is no question into which campaign
fund Steel Trust contributions will go
this wear.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

Pillsbury in Minnesota, Cnmmins In
Iowa and La Toilette in Wisconsin
are among the near-at-home prece-
dents for gubernatorial third term.
The fact that most governors fail to
make a record which popularizes them
for third term should be no disquali.
fcation for the exceptional man who
Aoao
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

The last Republican state adninis-
tration raised the assessed valuation
of farm lands $120,Oo0,0O0; while
Governor Johnson's administration
mas raised iron ore values for taxa
tion $150,o00,000 Both farmers and
Steel Trust may see their duty and
do It.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

Alas, for the fate of "Jake's" argu-
ments. Scarcely had Jake" closed
his mouth after his recent claim that
Tom Shevlin and Jim Hill were sup
porting Johnson when Shevlin came
out with an interview in the columns
Of the Jacobson organs with a strong
appeal for support Of Jake" while
the announcement came from Repub-
lican headquarters in Chicago and
New York of Jim Hill's achievements
in financing the G. O. P. campaign
barrel
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

With Tom Shevltn, Jim Hill, Oar
Reese, Frank Kellogg, Bob Dunn, Joe
tors managing and financing "Jake's"
cause it Is no wonder that Jake has
such great difficulty in finding an is
sue on which to stand. Timber tres
pass, railroad rates and iron ore taxes
are cut out at one swoop.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

During four years CT Governor John.
son as chairman of the state drainage
board Northern Minnesota has Sc
cured more miles of bitches and acres
reclaimed by 100 per cent than during
the states entire former history.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

With Tom Shevlln and Frank Kel-
logg boosting him, and Jim Hill f.
nancing the G. o. p, how could you
expect Jake" to discuss timber tres
'ass. taxation Of iron mines, or re
lction Of railroad rates?
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

More taxes have been paid into the
state treasury from iron mines and
the Steel Trust during the four years
Of Governor Johnson than during all
the previous history of the state.
Does that explain why Steel Trust at
torneys are chaperouing Jacobson's
camDaign?
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

law of the land belongs to republik-
ans; l did awl / kood to stop the
pannick. Just when it lookt the
darkest l got my months pay. It
had bin a good month in the oil
bizness and got an unusually big
check $50. N.65--and / went rite owt
and recklessly spent it for SCOT of
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

The farmers Of Minnesota have the
plant, and it now remains to be seen
whether the man who was primarily
responsible for it will be made to suf-
fer political death for having braved
the threats of those whose financial
interest is to have q monopoly Of the
harvester trade In this state.
Upon making his recommendation
to the legislature Governor Johnson
followed 1t up by urging upon his
friends OF both parties in the two
houses the wisdom Of enactine his
suggestion into law. The result is
that the bill! passed both houses with
comparatively little opposition.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

Jacob F. Jacobson In the govern
or's chair would be in no danger of
being called out Of his state to ad.
dress the people Of other states and
the nation. Is that the type Of gov
ernor wanted In Minnesota?
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

eight short months after that one
Of the wurst pannicks this land Of
ours kahn along and swept repub-
likan prosperity, full dinner pales
and awl into the bottomless abiss.
But want to pleed one thing in
eckstenuashun of my krime in talk
ing this offiss that by the unritten
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

1t is only men of the Pillsbury, Cum
minis, La Toilette or Johnson caliber
who are in danger of being forced
into third term tenures Of office.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

There seems to be a feeling
upon the part of our citizens in
favor of making farm machin-
, cry at tho state prison to COM
pete With the trust: that is, the
manufacture Of such machin.
cry as 10 now not made in the
state. believe a departure
could be made along this line
which would prove to great ad-
vantage to the agricultural in
terests, and l would suggest
that the management at least
be authorized to Investigate it's
feasibility with power to act."
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

> The second reason, as stated
!. at the time of the veto, was
! that the bill was declared un-
. constitutional and void by the
: attorney genera! and could
. consequently not become an
: effective law even though ap-
. proved by the governor. The
: veto was also accompanied by
: the governors declaration that
: he would willingly sign a bill
imposing a license on peddlers
: provided it were so worded
!. that it would not inflict unneces-
: sary hardship on farmers and
: others not peddlers, and pro-
+ vided it was so drawn up as
+ to be capable Of enforcement
!. by the courts.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
that PEDDLERS'
LICENSE MATTER
Part It Is Made to P|ay:-.on
the Quiet..-in Jacobson
Campaign.

Have you received your first, sec.
ond and third letter from that hard
ware firm in Rush City yet, urging
upon you the Importance of law inl-
posing a heavy license on all ped
dlers: If you haven't, you either are
not engaged in business, or else your
name has got lost in the shuttle. If
you have received them, however,
then you have doubtless also been ap-
preached by someone you know, car
rying a package of documents to prove
that such a law was passed in the
last legislature but was killed by Gov.
ernor Johnson-some say in one way,
some in another. All this is in the
programme-thel letters from Repub-
ncan headqu-excuse us, from Rush
City, and the local Jacobson man with
the documents; first letters from
Rush City, then calls from the docu.
ment man, then more letters, then
more calls, etc. Every community
has had its share of this style of Ia
cobson campaigning, just as your
town has. Whether the bait has
been as extensively swallowed here as
elsewhere we have no means of know
ing. Those who have swallowed it
had better spew it out before it morti.
fies and becomes a stencil.
There isn't any campaign material
In the facts themselves. It is the
manner Of juggling with the facts that
is relied on for effect. The bare facts
are that bill providing for the II.
censing of peddlers was passed in the
last legislature and vetoed by the gov.
ernor, and the reasons for the veto
given to the complete satisfaction of
everybody conc erned at the time One
reason for the veto, as publicly stated
at the time, was that under It's pro.
visions a farmer who would attempt
to sell bushel of potatoes, few ears
of corn or heads of cabbages. OF q
chunk Of beat or pork, to a private
resident in town would b. liable &c
arrest and punishment unless equip
ped with a peddler's license.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
HARVESTER PLANT
IN STATE PRISON
-r
This Check on Harvester Mo-
nopo|y Result Of Governor
Johnson's Activity.
DECISIVE BLOW At THE TRUST
It Is Up to the Farmers Of the
State to Stand by the Man
= Who Stood by Them.

"f Governor johnson signs the bill
he will sign his own political death
warrant"
This was the declaration of a Chi
cago paper, the organ Of the Harves-
ter Trust, when the bill establishing
a harvester plant at the Saltwater
prison had passed the legislature and
was before Governor Johnson for his
signature. Governor johnson signed
the bill, and 1t remains to be seen
whether the Chicago prophecy is true
and that he signed his own political
death warrant.
In his message to the legislature of
1907 Governor Johnson said:
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Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

costing $9.65 and an over.
kote costing $1..00. Yessur, spent
the hoal blaimd check, and stoppt
the pannick as far as Willmar was
konsurnd. But suppoas thare
wasn't the blessing going with that
monny thare wood hav bin if a
good republican had had it to spend
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

If tired of paying rent, buy a
home on the installment plan from
the Crawford Leslie -Otos Land
Agency. 27f
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

The law on the statute books
and the plant for the manufac.
ture of harvesters Is ar estab.
lished fact It has passed the
experimental stage, and there
is nc question but that the
farmers CT Minnesota, and
their sons who will come after
them, will have the advantage
of this entering wedge into the
throats of the most gigantic
monopoly In the country.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

; The successful creation of
the harvester plant and tho
manufacture OF harvesters
, which are entirely satisfactory
} and which will be sold at re-
, duced prices to the farmers OF
Minnesota, was the culminat-
, ing blow to the Harvester
Trust in this state.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

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Wasn't this a proper course for the
governor to pursue under the circum-
stances? In what other way should
he have acted in the interest Of fair
play?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
A. p. Abbott @ CO.
ORANGE

G. E. Nelson is still critically i'll with
blood poison.
Ed. Taplii and wife of Corinth visit
ed at Frank Mills Sunday.
Mrs. Almira Curtis returned to her
home from Barre last week.
Mrs Ruth Mills, who has been quite
sick with grippe, i improving
Frank Beord avs at home from Barre
Friday and Saturday Of last week.
Mrs. Theron Perry 81 Plain6eld Ii
stopping with her mother, Mrs. Ruth
Mills, for a few days.
George Farnham. IT., OF Barnet spent
Saturday and Sunday with bis mother,
Mrs. George Farnham, 81.
Miss Emma w. Hatchu closed sue.
ctssful term OF school in No. 9 last Fri
day and has returned to her home in
Chelsea.
Atlss Nellie Tillotson, who has been
confined to the house for the past two
weeks with the grippe, Is able to be
out again.
Miss Susie Badger 81 Willamstown.
VINO has taught the Center school during
the past year gave an entertainment
and promenade at town hall at the close
of the winter term last Friday evening
A large number were present. Cake and
coffee were served and everybody re.
ported fine time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-27
Church and Clergy.

The ancient parish church of Norton
Cuckney IN Nottinghamshire, Eng.
land, has been restored through the
generosity Of the Duke Of Portland
Each Episcopal communicate during
the past year gave $20S2 to mission
work. an amount larger by SIS than
any other religious body In this coun-
try, the PresbyterIans following with
contribution of $3.50.
Probably the Oldest minister OF the
gospel in the world is the Rev. John
shaeffer who recently celebrated the
one hundred and second anniversary
of his birth at North Benton, o. For
sixty years Mr.. Shaeffer has preached
each Sunday.
A new landmark at Providence, n. l.,
viii be the FURNISHED copper dome that
is to surmount the new Christian Sci
enee church in that city. the building,
which is as near fireproof as any can
be. having been placed ia a command
Ing position on a bill.