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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19

Gothenburg exported 100000 pounds
of butter in November.
Two officers of the Swedish navy
are studying at the French shipyards
in Toulon.
Of the cities of Sweden, Stockholm
is the heaviest importer, Gathenborg
the heaviest exporter.
An Italian firm is building a sub
marine boat for the Swedish navy. 1t
will be finished some time next fall.
All the wire-nail manufacturers of
Sweden have agreed to raise the price
of wire nails because the raw ma
terials cost more.
The government has prepared q
bill which makes it possible for per-
sons belonging to the state church to
contract civil marriages.
No less than 70,505 men reported
for military service in Sweden last
year. The number of those unfit for
military duties was 4,421.
Sweden has almost 100000 acres
of bogs and marshes, large portion
of which might be drained and covered
with forests. A forest warden named
Gustafsson has proposed that money
be raised towards retaining this land
by means of national lottery.
Persons who are employed on the
state railways of Sweden are not per-
mitted to hold any other public posi-
ton. They are not even permitted
to be connected with any private bust
ness unless special permission is
granted by the higher authorities.
Princess Patricia of England, who
has been visiting at the court of
Sweden, is very fond of all sorts of
sport on the ice. She has an ice boat
which she calls Tomahawk. At first
she had an expert to run the boat
for her, but after a while she went
out sailing all alone.
The city council of Eskilstuna set
aside $4,000 for the building of
theater. The money had been given
to the city by Elon LARSON, who won
that amount at Monte Carlo. The free
churches of the city protested against
using the money for a theater, but
the provincial government sustained
the city council. Now it is said that
the churches are going to appeal the
matter to the king
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
KILLED BY AJOKE.
Funny Man Puts Cap in Fire and Dyn
amite Goes or.

Belle Fourche, S. D., Feb. 15.-"Jrst
for fun'' Charles Lavezzi, employed
on the government irrigation project
near here, threw dynamite cap into
a bonfire around which were seated
six men. The explosion set off 125
sticks of dynamite which were being
thawed nearby, instantly killing J. r.
Gullis, a teamster, and injuring all of
the others, including Lavezzi, who
may lose both sight and hearing.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
Finland.

The Novoje Vremya, the great Rus
Sian daily, is vouching for the state
ment that General Langhoff, the Sec
rotary of state of Finland, has pre-
dicted that the incorporation of Viborg
into Russia will cause a revolt in
Finland. For that reason it has been
stated in st. Petersburg that it will
be necessary to dissolve the Finnish
landtdag and declare Helsingborg to
be in a state of siege.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
To Firht Prohibition.

Mapleton, Minn.-The German-Am-
erican Central Union of Minnesota
has commenced work of organizing
Blue Earth county for the purpose Of
combating the work of the anti-sa-
loon league and the Prohibitionists.
Fred Busch delivered an address to
an invited audience and at close Of
his talk local branch society was or
ganized with twenty five members.
H. G.. Borchard was chosen president,
Henry Pagel secretary, and John
Miller treasurer. A county organise
ton will bs perfected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
SWEDEN.

Starlings were seen in southern
Sweden in the latter part OF January.
The value of the wild berries picked
in Sweden last year was about ST.
100000.
A new pamphlet on tuberculosis has
been distributed among the school
teachers of Sweden.
A man who does not want his name
published has donated $4,000 to the
Nordiska museum, Stockholm.
A Malmo mass meeting passed a
resolution against selling liquor in the
labor hall and the public park.
Representatives of the banks of
Stockholm have contracted with
French, German. Belgian, Danish and
Swedish banks for loan Of $4,000
600 to the city of Stockholm.
Rev. H. E. Hallberg, of Stockholm,
has written a public appeal to the
director of the theaters of that city,
urging him to keep immoral pieces of
the stage.
The Independent labor unions of
Sweden are enjoying rapid growth.
In some localities the Socialistic labor
unions are absorbed by the independ-
ent ones.
Mr.. Hernmark, of Kapparberg- Hof-
ors, has offered $1,000 as a gift to
Erland Nordenskjold provided the lat
ter will make an ethnographical and
archaeological expedition to South
America. This will be the fourth trip
made by Nordenskjold to that part Of
the world.
Major Lindenkrona and Capt. H.
Berglund have invented a car coupler
which is highly recommended by lead
ing railway men.
The government Of Finland will
lose about $250,000 by the failure OF
the Nordiska laundering company.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
NORWAY.

Cedorf Ebeltof, of Tromso, who died
few days ago, beQueathed $4,000 to
the city, the money to be expended
for the benefit of needy persons of the.
middle class.
The Otto Thorsesen Steamship CON-
pany has raised its capital stock from
$675,0OO to $1,0s0,0OO. The addition
to the capital stock is to be expended
for new steamers.
A course of scientific temperance
lectures was given in Trondhjem in
the early part of January. A large
number of the attendants were school
teachers, some of whom had travelled
great distances.
The comon people Of Norway are
gradually waking up to the fact that
the forests of the country must be
protected. In many settlements the
local governments are borrowing
money and buying forests belonging
to non-residents. In Osterdalen the
laws protecting the moose have been
suspended in order that large num-
UC4 VI Ll1O u1dy We h1I1Cu Uc-
cause they destroy so many young
trees.
The lagting (part Of the storting)
held session behind closed doors and
passed temporary law which pro-
vides that the purchase of timber shall
be conditioned on a government sane
ton in many cases where the owner
formerly could do as he pleased with
his timber. The law will take effect
as soon as it is sanctioned, and will
law is passed for regulating the sale of
timber land to foreigners.
John Flottum, the clairvoyant at
Singsaas, south of Trondhjem, was
thoroughly discredited few weeks
ago. He said that Gudrun Knudsen, a
girl who was lost in Kristiania, had
been abducted by gypsies. But what
was claimed to be remains of her body
were found near her home. For time
nothing was heard of Flottum, and
people began to forget him. But he
refuses to be shelved. Now he bobs
up serenely and claims that Gudrun
is still alive, and that the body found
near her home was that of another
girl. Some people have actually COM
menced to search for Gudrun again.
The local governments of eastern
Norway have applied to the national
government for loans amounting to
$28O,OOO to be used for the purchase
of seed grain where the crops failed
last year. The farmers of the other
parts of the country are able to take
care of themselves without any loans.
A young girl in Kristiania who was
coasting on a steep hill fell from her
sled and struck her head against
stone, dying on the spot.
John Anker is going to represent
Norway at an International regatta
at Cowles, England.
The total exports to the United
States In 1907 exceeded s., O00,O 900. The
leading articles were wood pulp, hides,
paper and fish products. Canned fish,
balls from Stavanger are sold at thou
sands Of grocery stores in America.
The prospects are that the Trond-
hjem cathedral cannot be completely
restored by the year 1914, the Tooth
anniversary of the independence OF
Norway. 1t is barely possible. how
ever, that the interior may be finished
by that time.
Bjornson is writing political drama
based on the events of 1905.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
Think City Deer Killed.

McKinley-The deer that made Nc
Kinley famous has disappeared and
it is believed that it has been killed.
It was a doe, captured In the woods
in the spring, together with its twin
sister, and was the property Of AID
Joseph Ahlim. The deer had great in
telligence and extraordinary pugnacity,
having attacked and bested the prize
bulldog of the town. A boy twisted
its tail, was knocked down and his
face cut by the deer's hoofs. Although
the animal has often remained out for
a day or two, it now has been gone
for ten days, and is believed to have
encountered some poacher who took
advantage of the animals tameness
A liberal reward will be paid by the
citizens of Mckinley for information
that will lead to the arrest and punish
ment of the guilty person.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
BRIEF NOTES.

COlIeSeVllle-luc CLASS OIL US gave
polyglot entertainment and musical
In honor of the Rev. Placidus Win
gerter on the occasion of his silver
jubilee of priestly life.
Morris-The city of Morris will re-
fuse to pay the tax of per cent on all
moneys received from liquor licenses,
as provided by chapter 2S8, Laws of
1907, for the purpose of securing funds
for state inebriate farm.
Biwabik - Without making an
nouncement of a find, G. A. st. Clair is
making preparations to sink shaft on
the four forties on which he has a
lease directly west and south of the
Hector mine, near Biwabik.
Bemidji-Thief River Falls and Be-
midi are to have companies in the
national guard. Both towns have good
organizations and have provided arm
DRY accommodations.
Campbell-A mass convention of the
Prohibitionists, held here, placed A.
H. Merrill of Wolverton in nomination
for the legislature.
st. Paula. H. Stem, Of st. Paul,
was appointed member of the COM
mission appointed to select the silver
service for the battleship Minnesota,
to succeed George Thompson, who re-
signed.
st. Paul-The Chicago & North
Western Railway company paid State
Treasurer Dinehart $12S,914.1S, its
gross earnings tax for 1907. The gross
earnings were $3,322,S54
Breckenridge-The Bank of Doran
this county, was incorporated and will
be called the State Bank Of Doran
The capitalization is $4,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
DENMARK.


hagen than at any time since 1890.
The grippe is responsible in a majority
Of cases.
Owing to recent heavy Withdrawals
the Copenhagen Freeholders bank has
temporarily suspended payment. The
banks capital is about $5,00O,000.
The city of Copenhagen has taken
up loan of $11,000,000, the money
having been furnished by Scandi-
navian, English and German banks.
The rate of interest is per cent.
The crown princess of Denmark,
who is consumptive. is staying at
st. Moritz, Switzerland. The weather
has permitted her to spend most of
her time in the open air. and she is
doing comparatively well.
Jorgin Madsen, of Skaasup, died
short while ago. He was supposed to
be a man of small means; but after
his death bank book was found in
an old time-piece, and this proved
that he had over $4,000 in the bank.
A Copenhagen school teacher who
attended performance of Shakes
peare's Macbeth" at the Royal theater
was so affected by the play that she
was taken from the theater raving
maniac. The doctors do not think
she will recover.
Copenhagen, Feb. "a small finan-
cial panic has arisen here on a tight
money market and extensive specula-
tons on the bourse. Two of the small
er banks have been affected and one
of these has been forced to suspend
payments. There has been run on
several of the banks. The minister of
finance today conferred with the Of
ficials of five of the principal banks
here, and it was decided that the gov
eminent in conjunction with the lead
ing banks guarantee all the risks for
the banks affected by placing the nee
essary funds at their disposal, which
will Immediately satisfy all their Dan
ISL and foreign creditors.
The first Jewish exhibition ever held
anywhere has just been opened in
Copenhagen. Among the objects most
admired is beautiful collection of
costly antique Jewish rugs, and an art
gallery containing masterpieces, all
executed by Jews in all parts of the
world. A collection of portraits of
members of famous Jewish families
numbering several hundred also at
tracts general attention. The Jews Of
Copenhagen are loud in their praise
of King Frederik and Crown Prince
Christian, who visited the exhibition
on the opening day, and spent nearly
an hour looking it over, thereby in
surfing the success of the unique fair.
Princess Marie, always the most
democratic of princesses, has Issued in
vitations to poppy festival" a great
charity affair, which is to be held in
the concert palace for three days,
April 2, 3 and 4, and to end with a
masquerade at which at least three
crowned heads are to be present, the
kings of Norway, Greece and Denmark.
Several royal princesses and all the
leading members of aristocracy will
be in charge of various booths. The
affair is to be held for the benefit of
a number of charitable institutions,
Catholic, Protestant and Jewish.
Among the specially invited guests is
the United States ambassador, DR.. M.
F. Egan, who has become exceedingly
popular in Copenhagen.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb II

Minneapolis, Feb Is.
Wheat-No. northern, $1.O3;No. 2
northern, $1,01. May $1.0119. Oats
No. 3 white, 48c; Corn-No. 3, 55c
Barley-No. 4, SIC. Rye-No. 3, 76c
Flax seed-No. 1, $1.15. Butter
Creamery, extras, SIC; firsts, 2sc.
dairy, fancy, 26c. seconds 22c;
Poultry Turkeys, 12c, chickens 100:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
South g. pou1 roh

South St. Paul, Feb. is
Cattle-Steers, $4.75 and $5,6O
cows $500 and 1915. Hogs-$4. 10
and $4.20 Sheep-Muttons, $5.25;
lambs &c. 76
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
Wins Prizes Easily,

Pine Island-Minnesota butter and
cheese makers are becoming so ac-
customed to winning prizes that they
no longer have to make an effort to
win them. George Hoefer has just
found this out
A short time ago he sent samples
of brick and limburger cheese which
he had made at the Pine Island factory
to a friend, who is an inspector in the
New York dairy and food department
A little later he read in a dairy paper
that he had won two prizes in the
cheese contest in which the best
cheesemakers of New York state par
ticipated. A letter to the New York
inspector brought the information that
he had entered the two samples sent
him and he inclosed a check for the
prizes won.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
A Small Check.

Sparta-O. H. Haehnke, justice of
the peace, has just received from the
Oliver Iron Mining company, the oper-
Rting company of the steel corporation,
q check for cents. While the Oliver
was using scrip for real money Mr..
Haehnke handled garnishee case
against an employe. The script was
in even dollars and the obligation was
all paid but the Z cents. Now the
company RENTS the balance. So far
rs known on the range this is the
smallest check ever given out by the
great steel corporation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
$4,000 Gone.


Minneapolis-A tin box, the contents
Of which are valued at $4,000, and
personal property of Daniel c. Hop
kins, vice president of the Hopkins
Land company, has disappeared from
his Office in the Metropolitan Life In
surance building, Minneapolis.
The Mill City police are trying to
solve the mystery and seem to be
baffled. They say the case is one of
the most difficult that the department
ever has attempted.
Mr.. Hopkins believes the bonds and
securities were stolen from his desk.
The papers were locked in a safe de-
post box, which was left on Mr.. Hop
kins' desk for a moment while he
stepped into a rear room. Since that
the papers have not been seen by their
owner. Mr.. Hopkins says he has alb
solutely no recollection as to whether
the box still was on the desk when he
returned.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
MINNESOTA NEWS
knferesfkng toms Gathered Il, the
Conner State
The State Wins.

Duluth-Holding that the law speci-
flying definitely the privileges granted
in permit to cut timber from state
land must be strictly adhered to by
the courts, the supreme court yester-
day held for the state in it's suit
against the Rat Portage Lumber COM
pany. reversing the st. Louis county
district court. The court holds that
the argument that Inconvenience
might result from a strict enforcement
Of the terms of the law cannot be
heard in defense when the law is
couched in definite and certain terms.
This suit was brought by the state
to recover the value of 934,O10 feet,
board measure, Of logs removed by
the company from state land, for the
cutting and removing Of which per-
NIT had been granted to the company
by the state under the timber act.
This permit had expired, however,
after the logs had been cut and some
of them removed, those involved in
this suit remaining on the land until
after the expiration of the permit. The
company claimed that its failure to re-
move the logs within the life of the
permit was due to the Indictment
weather and the difficulty of securing
experienced woodsmen for the work.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19

nouuu over on the charge OF violating
the prohibition law in issuing prescrip.
tons for alcohol.
The executive committee of the
Democratic Editorial association of
illinois issued call for a meeting Of
the organization to be held in Spring
field Friday, Feb. 81. On that day
state federation of Bryan clubs will be
formed.
The board Of trustees of the Pontiac
Gill;. reformatory ordered the immedi-
ate dismissal of Capt. Alexander J. Re.
noe and Lieut.. George Rogers, guards
at the institution who were involved
In the charges of brutality in the case
of William Hamlin, the Quincy bow
who died as result of treatment at
the reformatory.
boarding house occupied by
American miners at Santa Rosa. Sono.
"a, Mex, was blown up with dynamite
and Is men who were eating dinner
were blown through the roof. It is be.
lieved there was conspiracy to MUIR
der all the Americans at Santa Rosa.
Coquelin, Cadet, the famous French
comedian, is insane.
DR.. John K. Fowler, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, La Crosse,
Wis.,, former moderator of the Presby.
terrain Synod Of Wisconsin and one
of the most prominent clergymen Of
his denomination in the northwest,
died of peritonitis, aged IS.
Black hand" operators exploded a
stick of dynamite under the porch of
the home of Vincenzo Manelli, in
Rochester, N. T., and blew the entire
side Of the building into fragments
Several persons in the house were
hurt.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-28

drade, Healani Lloyd, Eleanor Bran
co, Evelyn Carreira, Alice Otto.
Gnomcs-First Gnomc. lie Roy
Bush; Second Gnomc, Maurice Me-
lanphy.
Others-Ezra Crane, Campbell Gro
zier, Sam Carter, Fred Carter. Duke
Rodrigues, Henry Rodrigues, Henry
White, Frances Bowers. All Han Lee.
Martin Hartman, Henry Auerbach,
Morris Stratmeycr, Stanley Show,
Rodger Simpson.
Village Children ignon, Miss
Ruth harrington; Bettina, Miss Fran
ces Harrington; Fritz, Ebert futile;
Karl, Alapaki Smith; Christina, Miss
Mary IIo: Lolita, Miss Agnes Branco; ,
4 Very Little Boy, Lee Warehouse;
A Very Little Girl, Sybil Carter.
Others-The Misses Constance Ca
mara, Pleiades Colburn, Evelyn Bi-
art, Harriet Dawson, Agnes Aylett,
Mary Sullivan, Mildred Brundage,
Frances Van Gieson, Agnes Branco,
Beulah Taylor, Fenella Miles, Eliza
beth Colburn, Malta Kamaka, Eliza
beth Aylett, Mary Adams, Lillian Bi-
art, Helen Woodward, Ruth Ho, Es.
ther Ho, Bernice Kahanamoku, and
Masters Malcolm futile and Ken
meth Wallace.
! Orchestra-First Violin: Mrs. In.
gals, Mr.. Love, Miss Hopper, DR.
Wall. Second Violin: Prof. Kahl
DR.. Moore, Mr.. James, Mr.. Brown
Viola: Dr. Marques. Cello: DR.
Straub. Bass: Mr.. Williams. Flute;
Mr.. Desky. Clarinet: Mr., Chadwick
Cornet: Mr.. Boisse, Mr.. Kruss. from
bone: Mr.. Kaaa. Tympanies: Mr.
Peck Piano: Mrs. J.. Tenney-Peck
Patronesses-Mrs. Walter Frear
Mrs S. B. Dole, Mrs. J. b. Atherton
Mrs. Elizabeth Waterhouse, Mrs. S
NJ. Damon, Mrs. w. II. Castle, Mrs
+. T., Dillingham;, Mrs, C. NJ. Cooke
Mrs. Ellen Weaver, Mrs. James !
| Castle, Mrs. l.. j. Lowrey, Mrs. "
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House to its capacity.

House to its capacity.
Mrs. Lewis Is deserving particular
praise for the artistic manner In
which she combined the duties and
hOnurs of composer, leader, and d.
rector of the whole affair. The or
chcstra under her leadership was u
perfect accompaniment for the
voices of the children and the atmO-
sphere of the play. The orchestra
was made up of the leading musi-
clans of the city, members of the
symphony Club and Mrs. Lewis prov
Cd her ability as Il leader by the life
and spirit with which she inspired
the musicians. Mrs. Lewis service
was purely II labor Of live, her time
and hard work being given without
other reward than the happiness of
helping in the Free kindergarten
cause for the benefit OF which the
operetta was given. The piece was
ygy prettlly staged and the costumes
bright and fetching. Those taking
part in the cast were:
CAST
Herr Knicker Ga miser), Mr.. Jas.
wilder.
/ His Grandchildren-Grctel, Miss
Alice Spalding; Hans, Vernon Ten
ney.
Christmas Fairics--Loye, Miss Ray
Bell; Pity, Miss Ruth McChesney;
Peace, Miss Gemma Wadman; JOY,
Miss Vera Damon; Jollity, Miss Mar
garet Restarlck; Mirth, Miss Helen
Spalding.
Attendants -- Misses Adelaide
Pratt, Florence White, Kathleen
Ruttmann, jeanette Camara, Marie
Holt, Gladys Auerbach. Dorothy Wal
dron, Florence Davis, Margaret Hills
Gladys Kruger, Pearl Hough, Doro'
thy Winter, Marie DAWSON, Violet
Swift, Alvina Blom, Dorothy ASHLEY
Miriam Oyenden, Alice Wong, Elsie
: Wong, Julia Wright, Gertrude Nc
Queen, Alice Beerman, Margaret An
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THE MIsER'S MILL
WAS GREAT SUCCESS

The CHEEKY Opcrctta THE Miser's
Mill" given Friday evening at the
Opera House, was II distinct success
from every point of view and Is
drawing Il large house for the matt
nee this afternoon.
"Thc Miser's Mill" Is play with
purpose, teaching the lesson of
Christmas-glylng and Love for the
old and young. The librctto tells
the story In an attractive style and
the music gives the light, bright, and
catchy atmosphere of childrens
Christmas joy.
The story Is simple one. An old
miser abuses his two children, whG
lack the common comforts, to say
nothing of Christmas pleasure. The
fairies and the gnomes combine to
change the heart of the miser and the
fate of the children, with the result
that the Miser spends his gold, and
brings all he children of the village
TO share the joys of Christmas cheer
and giving with his two waits.
The principal parts are taken by
James Wilder, the miser, and Vernon
Tenney and Miss Spalding, his chill
dren. Mr.. Wilder interpreted his
part to perfection. He was an ideal
miser and jolly giyer. His hearers
forgot 1t was Jim Wilder. Vernon
Tenney and Miss Spalding bore the
brunt Of leading parts with an ease
of manner and impressive presenta-
tion of the spirit of the lines that
was quite remarkable. Miss Ray
Bell as the chief of the fairies was
also one of the stars Of the occasion,
The chOruses and the minor speak
ing parts of tho fairies, gnomcs, and
children OF the village We're all we'll
done and brought out frequent and
enthusiastic applause, from fash
ionable audience that filled the Opera