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Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Always Prepared.

Bentley, the Greek scholar, always
had his pockets stuffed with editions
of the ancient classics. Once. while
travelling, he met a stranger who in
sisted on showing of his familiarity
with Greek and Latin. Presently the
man referred to a passage in Homer.
Bentley denied that such a verse ex-
listed. The stranger insisted, and Bent
ley pulled a Homer from his pocket
and asked his acquaintance to find the
disputed line. The stranger failing.
changed the topic to Euripides. Bent.
lty corrected him, and proved himself
right by consulting pocket Euripfdes.
The conversation shifting to Aeschy-
lus. Bentley produced a three-volume
Aeschylus from his overcoat pocket.
when his antagonist collapsed. Great
heavens!" he cried, whoever expect
ed to ind man with the whole Bod
letan library In his pocket1'
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
FROM AN OLD BILL OF SALE.
Interesting Inventory Of Items Of 4
Sale Of Hundred Years AGO.

A bill of sale of personal property
100 years ago was very important
item, and was recorded on the desk
books of the county with all the red
tape of a land sale. There are some
very interesting items noted among
these old sales of personal property,
and it is amusing to take up some of
the accounts and note the inventory
of items. In sale of personal prop
erty by John Eddington of Spartan
burg. to William r. Smith, also of
Spartanburg, under date of May 8,
1906. the following are a few of the
items which include a bill Of goods
that sold for $50:
Two feather beds, one straw bed,
one cattail bed, two white sheets,
three checked sheets, two dutch
blankets. two homemade blankets.
one oven and lid, one pot and hooker,
one skillet, three pewter basins, one
half dozen pewter plates, one dish,
ten pewter spoons, ten cups. two quart
bottles. one big wheel. one water pail,
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
DATE IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET.
Mrs. Lombard Certainly Had cineh
on Her Hubby's Memory.

A smile lurked at the corners Of
Mrs. Lombard's mouth as she listened
to the plant of the school friend whom
she had not seen for more than ten
years. I'm afarid, DEAR" she said,
you'll have to reconstruct some Of
your plans. You see l married for
getful man too." !
why you told me not ten minutes
ago that your husband had never yet
forgotten your birthday or your we'd
ding anniversary" cried her friend;
"and you told me you'd been married
nearly II years! That's ever since the
year after father took us all abroad"
''Yes," said Mrs. Lombard, demurely.
Il have; that's a long time, isn't it?
But you see one thing was in my favor
II was born on the Fourth of July.
Mr.. Lombard couldn't very well forget
the national holiday. And as soon as
I'd found out how forgetful he was l
decided to be married on another holi-
day
Il suppose as you were abroad von
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Cattle kino Of Australta.

OAttIe Ni09 OF AuStraUa.
Accompanied by his wife, his son
and three daughters, Sidney Kidman,
one of the most interesting personal
tiles in the empire, has arrived in Lon
don from Australia. Known as the cat
tie king of Australia, Mr.. Kidman was
born in the island continent 81 years
ago, and has never been in this coun.
try before.
At IA Mr.. Kidman, whose home is at
Kapunda, about so miles from Ade-
laide, was earning two dollars q week
where the Broken Hill mine now is.
To-day he owns or is interested in 49,.
ZIG square miles of country, the acre
age being something like 31,668,6S0.
Beginning life as a teamster he has
worked his way up till he is the largest
horse breeder and the greatest cattle
owner In Australia. He owns 1O0, 1000
head Of cattle and 10000 horses
From Q London Letter.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
PLACED IN NOMINATION
Representative Theodore Burtons Utterances on This
Occasion Call Forth Veritabke Panden,onium of
Cheers at Republican National Convention.

Chicago.-Wild cheers from thou
sands of throats greeted the placing
in nomination of Hon. William How
ard Taft of Ohio for the presidency
by Representative Theodore E. Bur
ton at the Republican national con-
vention at the Coliseum. More than
700 of the $50 delegates to the conven.
tion rose in their seats and yelled
themselves hoarse when Mr.. Burton
had concluded his speech introducing
the name of Roosevelt's right hand
man to the body of delegates gathered
to pick party representative as a
standard bearer in the fight at the
polls this fall
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
was made permanent chairman of the
convention when the organization was
completed, taking the gavel from Sen:
ator julius C. Burrows of Michigan,
who was temporary chairman previ.
GUS to Senator Lodges occupation of
the chair.
Flags, banners, bunting; in fact
everything portable which happened
to be at hand was tossed into the air,
and one enthusiastic woman advocate
of Taft's candidacy used Knox ban
ner for the purpose of expressing her
elation.
Outbursts of cheers at times during
Mr.. Burton's speech interrupted him.
but. after few moments pause he
continued. It was at the end of his
address that the real pandemonium
broke loose. Hundreds in the remote
parts of the Coliseum had not heard a
word of the speech because of the
monstrous proportions of the building,
but Mr.. Burton's resuming his seat
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
PERSONAL.

NJ. F. Bramley, president, and H. c.
Lang, superintendent Of the Cleveland
Trinidad Paving company, pleaded
guilty of bribery at Columbus, o., and
were heavily fined.
Commander John Blish, U. S. N. (re-
tired), was elected president of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, at
Boston.
Secretary Taft's daughter won a
Pennsylvania scholarship in Bryn
Mawr. .-"
President Roosevelt told the Dis.
trict OF Columbia commissioners to
order all stray dogs in Washington
muzZled for so days.
II. c. Taylor, capitalist of Seat:
tie, Wash, was robbed of $4,000 in
cash at the Union station in St. Paul,
MINI.
Mrs. Mary Grill was whirled to her
death by her hair on huge rapidly.
revolving wheel in the Mccormick In.
ternational Harvester works at Chi
cago.
Ernest P. Bicknell, superintendent
of the Chicago bureau of charities, has
been appointed national director OF
the American National Red Cross.
Gov. Hughes absolutely refused to
become a candidate for the vice-presi.
Dental nomination.
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota declared
he would not be a candidate for q
third term.
Charles E. Ullmo, formerly French
naval officer, was publicly degraded
at Toulon as traitor and spy.
Representative A. A. Wiley Of Ala
bama. member of the past four con
crosses, was reported critically i'll al
Hot Springs, Va.
Miss Annie S. Peck, we'll known
mountain climber, is going to Peru to
make a second attempt to reach the
summit Of Mount Huascaran, which she
believes is the ]oftiest peak in the
western hemisphere.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
NEWS OF A WEEK
|TEM|zED FORM
Epitome of the Most
Important Events
Gathered From All
Points of the Globe.
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CONVENTION NOTES.

CONVENTION NOTES..
At an all night session of the Gre
dentials committee of the Republican
national convention 10 contests
brought by the "allies" were cOnsid.
cred, the decisions being in favor Of
the Taft adherents. A subcommittee
CT the resolutions committee labored
over the platform, modifying many of
the planks. Gov. Cummins of Iowa
became the leading candidate for the
vice-presidential nomination, with
Fairbanks a close second.
The Republican national convention
was called to order in the Coliseum
at Chicago by Chairman New of the
national committee. Senator Burrows
of Michigan was made temporary
chairman and delivered an address,
and the other officers of the cOnven-
ton were installed. The question of
the ce-presidential nomination was
no nearer settlement than ever.
With the arrival of most of the state
delegations in Chicago, the vice-presi-
Dental nomination became the chief
topic of discussion. Many asserted
that Dolliver was certain to be on
the ticket, but the chances of Sherman
Of New York and of Vice-President
Fairbanks grew better. 1t became
evident that there would be warm
contest over the platform as many
leaders urged that the prepared reso-
liItiOnS be materially modified and the
Taft adherents insisted that they
would not permit this. Speaker Can
non made a hurried trip to Chicago to
confer concerning the anti-injunction
plank.
The Republican national committee
completed the hearings of contests in
volving 219 seats in the convention.
OF these ZIG were given to Taft and
three to Foraker
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
GENERAL NEWS,

Three men attempted to hold up and
rob New Orleans street car, and one
Of them and the motorman were
shot,
The governments suit for injunc-
tion against seven coal carrying rail-
reads that transport anthracite from
their own mines was argued in Phila-
delphia.
Three men at Enid, Okla, accused
of lynching negro, were acquitted by
jury.
After a campaign of extraordinary
bitterness the voters OF Sedalia, Mo-,
rolled up majority of 84S against
local option.
Flood conditions in Missouri and
Kansas were much improved, though
there were three drownings at Kan.
sas City.
Anthony Comstock, head of the New
York Society for the Suppression OF
Vice, says his society will fight the
sheath gown, whether worn by chorus
girls or members of the 400.
Patrick O'Hare of Pittsburg, Pa.
fatally shot his wife and child and cut
his own throat.
Two children of Fall River, Kan.
were found suffocated in a trunk in
which they had hidden.
Explosions and fire in the Morris
packing plant at Kansas City, Kan.
resulted in two deaths and the de
struction of about $350,0OO worth Of
property.
Before the brewers convention ad
journed at Milwaukee it was decided
to raise 100000 to wage war agains,
the spread of prohibition.
The Allison Glass works of Cen
tralia, ILL.,, employing 800 men, filed I:
petition in bankruptcy with the fed
eral court.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
NEWS NOTES.

New Ulm-New Ulm people gave
Gov. Johnson and staff a warm well
come to that city.
st. Paul-Supreme court holds that
place which simply offers lodging &C
commodations to public is hotel or
inn.
Winona-Frank Cutters absent
mindedness, which resulted in his be-
ing hit by street car, proved fatal,
the victim having died at the La
Crosse hospital without regaining
consciousness
misunderstanding, the newest
county in the state, is to have a suit
able court house, the state investment
board having approved an application
for loan of $4,000, to be used in the
construction of the building.
ST. Paul. am in the race to stay
and expect to be nominated" said At
torney General E. T. Young in dis
cussing his campaign for the Repub.
ncan nomination for governor.
Stillwater-The sum Of $24, ,234 will
be required to dig the proposed judi
cial ditch No. in the towns of For
est Lake and Oneka.
Rush City-Living with another
mans wife and under the other mans
name, Clayton c. Sheldon, of Salida.
Col, was arrested here, accused of
having deserted his bride of three
months.
st. Paul-The Mississippi, Hill City
& Western Railway company, South
Dakota corporation, filed a copy OF
Its articles Of Incorporation with Sec.
retary Of State Schmahl.
Hastings-A freight wreck occurred
. short distance above here, hftesn
cars loaded with merchandise of tfat3
No, IS, being ditchsd.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24

on the speakers platform was signal
enough to convey the idea that Taft's
name had been placed in nomination,
and then the demonstration broke
loose.
Burton Starts on Lincoln.
Mr.. Burton said:
"This convention enters upon the
grave responsibility of selecting a
presidential candidate with the serene
assurance that the Republican party
will continue to rule this people. 1t is
especially appropriate that this gath
ering should be held in this marvel
GUS city Of Chicago. Here it was that
the righteous uprising against slavery
and Bourbonism, sprung from the ma
tion's conscience. raised it's first tri-
umphant voice when Abraham Lincoln
was nominated. And here, again, with
notes of thunderous acclaim, en-
raptured throngs greeted the naming
of Garfield, of Blaine, of Harrison, and
of Roosevelt.
Again Ohio presents a candidate to
the national Republican convention. In
seven stubbornly contested presiden-
tial campaigns, sons of her sacred soil
have led the embattled Republican
hosts to victory. The Buckeye state
has assuredly contributed her share
of statesmen and generals for the up
building of the nation. But that of
which We are prouder still is her stall
wart citizenship-the mightiest bull
wark of the republic in every common
wealth-made up of Americas free
yeomen. ever ready to respond to the
tocsin of alarm in days of peril, or
to crush corruption whenever it
raises it's menacing head. From this
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Big Flood.

Kansas City, June 15.-The great
Kaw- Missouri flood has almosa
reached is crest. The railroad yards
have been evacuated, the packing
houses and business establishments
have vacated their lower floors; Ar
morrdale has been entirely aban.
doned by its 1900 inhabitants and
water is running ~ feet deep in it's
streets.
The Union station is still above wa
ter and will be safe even if the rise is
foot more. Trains are moving with
no little difficulty.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
OBITUARY..

"Blind Tom," the famous negro
pianist, died at Hoboken, N. ].
Louis Eppinger, manager of the
Grand hotel in Yokohama and one of
the best-known hotel men on the Pa
cific coast and in the Orient, is dead,
aged u years.
Eugene p. Murphy, who was the
representative sent to take possession
of Alaska in the name of the United
States at the time that country was
purchased from Russia, died in San
Francisco, aged 63 years.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Dog Catches Thief.

Minneapolis Colonel" a dog,
caught Peter Johnson, an alleged
thief, and held him until officers
placed the fellow under arrest. The
man is accused of having stolen gold
watch of Charles E. Leeman in the
depot. He was detected by Clarence
Wood, of Casselton, N. D., who at
tempted capture. Johnson saw
there was something wrong and start
ed to run. It was then that Colonel
got busy. He darted after the fee
ing fugitive and caught his foot so
securely that the man stumbled and
fell, and fearing a renewed attack
from the dog II he attempted to re-
sist, lay still on the sidewalk until a
policeman took him in tow. The dog
is owned by George Weeden, a cab
man.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24

one pig, two plows, two swingle trees,
two clevers, one ak, one handsaw, one
foot adze, one drawing knife, one cur
ry comb, two mems saddles, one shoe
tool, two meal bags, one sack bag, one
trunk, and the men and women wear.
Ing apparel, etc.-Spartanburg Herald
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24

didn't realize that the date of my we'd
ding was unusual-people aren't often
married on the twenty-second of Feb
ruary, I think. But you see by a lit.
tie judicious planning I've been saved
the necessity of reminding him about
our anniversary."-Yout Companion.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24

cltlzenshlp Ohio, In the supreme emer-
gency Of the civil war, sent forth more
than 200, 900 soldiers for our country q
defense, a formidable array easily sur
passing in numbers the world d-conquer.
ing legions of imperial Caesar.
Welcomes Friendly Rivalry.
I'VE welcome the friendly rivalry of
candidates from other states-from
the great Empire state, the keystone
state, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin,
forming with Ohio a broad expanse
extending In unbroken sweep from old
ocean to the uppermost bound of the
greatest Of inland seas. Each of these
presents leader among leaders whose
achievements and renown are not con-
fined to the narrow limits of single
commonwealth. To-day with fervid
earnestness we wage contest for the
prize. Tomorrow, united for the fray
and quickened by a common fiery zeal,
the champions of all the candidates
will go forth with mounting enthusi-
asm to vanquish the foe.
"The most perplexing questions of
to-day arise from the bountiful de-
velopment of our material wealth
Such development can not occur
without the creation of inequalities
and dangers to the social fabric. I
most strenuously deny that the Ameri-
can business man or the American cit
izen cherishes lower standards than
the citizens of any other country.
Pays Tribute to Roosevelt.
Against all these abuses and in the
work for restoring old ideals of hon
esty and equality, as we'll as for high
er standards of civic duty, one man
has stood. pre-eminent, and that man
is Theodore Roosevelt. Against cor
ruption in every form he has set his
face with grim determination, prompt
and fearless in action and with that
intelligent leadership which has as
sured the establishment of a better
era in which the strong and the weak
alike must submit themselves to the
impartial execution of the law. The
story of his achievements will make
up one of the brightest pages in the
history of this or any age and will
prove that to-day. as in any critical
hour of social unrest or of danger, the
man will appear who can grapple with
the emergency.
who SO fit to take up the tasks
which this wondrous generation de-
mands should be wisely and Impair
TALLY performed as his great war Sec
retary? Since the day when, in Ben
jamin Harrison's administration, these
two first met-the one as solicitor gen.
eral, the other as member of the
civil service commission-they have
been bound together by like ideals and
aims, by close ties of friendship, and
by the exchange of mutual counsel,
each with his own individuality and
characteristics keeping constantly in
view the ennobling vision of a better
and greater America. Since the day
when, less than 80 years of age, Mr..
Taft denounced, with burning words,
a member of his profession who had
been guilty of fagrantly vicious prac-
tices.
Dealt with Dependencies.
More than any other of our public
men he has had to do with our out
lying dependencies and colonial rela-
tions. 1t was he who took in charge
the prosecution of that colossal enter
prise on the isthmus, the canal unit
ing the lesser and the greater ocans,
and under his directing hand the COM
pletion Of this most stupendous of
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Is Best DRAINAGE Year.

Crookston-Capt. James A. Beard,
in charge of the immense state pro-
ject on the lower Roseau, and who
arrived in this city on business,
stated that since the opening of the
season the machines have been work
ing OH the Roseau project, steadily
excavating almost continuously 100
yards an hour. The big machine used
on this project is the largest north
west of the Illinois drainage canal,
and its dipper has a loaded capacity
of two and half yards The dredge
is at present located seven miles down
the lower Roseau from Duxby and six
miles out in one of the largest mus
kegs of the north country.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
MINNEAPOLIS.

Minneapolis, June 10.
Wheat-No. northern, $1.O9; No.9
northern, $1.07. July $1.0456. Durum
No. l, $50. Oats-No. 3 white, 46c
Barley No. 4, 55c. Rye-No 3 Tic
Corn-NO. 3 zoe. Flax-No. 1 s., %.
Butter-Creamery extra 21c; firsts
19c. Dairy, fancy, 19c; firsts II. :.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
PROCEEDINGS OF CONVENTION.

NS~ ISSUES NaSI 70 OToST-6UrroWS u
Made Temporary Chairman.
Promptly at noon Tuesday Chair
man Harry New of the Republican ma
tional committee raped smartly with
his gavel on the presiding officers
desk in the Coliseum, and the Repub-
lican national convention of 1908 came
to order.
The great building presented a
magnificent sight. Every seat was oc-
cupied and the hundreds of flags and
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24

South St. Paul, June 18,
Cattle e-6teers, $500 and $3.50.
COWS $500 and 1915. Hogs-$5. so
and $5.65. Sheep-Muttons, 1915;
lambs S.. IS.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Bad Brandy,

Crookston = Discovery was made
here that about $4,000 worth of adul-
terated and artificial blackberry bran
dy was loaded on the wholesale trade
of the Northwest last fall by travel
Ing man representing himself to be
with a manufacturing concern in Gin
cinnati. The liquor is declared un-
salable because of its impure .condi-
ton, and the total amount, together
with court costs in many impure food
convictions thruout this region will
be loss to the wholesalers.
The discovery came about thru the
prosecutions made here by Inspector
Heiberg, of the state pure food de-
partment, and prosecutions by the
pure food inspectors of North Dakota.
Violators of the pure food law were
arrested in Crookston. Greenbush,
Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls,
Warren, Ada, Fertile, East Grand
Forks and other places, for selling
impure blackberry brandy in viola
tion of the state law The merchants
handling the questionable merchan-
disc were fined all the way from IS
to $50 and costs,
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Knocks Bridge Out Aoain.

Duluth-The steamer Wilpen, of
the Shenango Steamship company,
hit the crib work supporting the
north end of the draw of the inter-
state bridge and moved the span
three-eighths of an inch Had she
moved the span one and one-half
inches it would have gone into the
channel again. This span was
knocked into the channel by the
steamer Troy two years ago. and the
bridge has been out of commission
ever since, but was approaching COM
pletion again when the accident oc-
CURED. The accident will delay the
opening of the bridge to traffic for
thirty days. The span will be lacked
back to position. The interstate
bridge is owned by the Great North
ern road,
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24
Receives ZOE Votes,
GjNix1g Hin, q Ma
jos'f9y Of 425.
Roll Gall of the Sfatos Is
Begun Amid Cheering
f01. Roosevelt,
Question, of Vice Prosi.
d6ncy Is Yet 10 he De-
ckdad Upon.

Chicago, June i9.-For President Of
the United States, William II. Taft.
Taft on the First Ballot.
Taft by 7O2 votes.
Taft is Made Unanimous Choice Of
the Convention.
Willmar tribune., 1908-06-24

l suppose as you were abroad you
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 Three divisions of government troops entrenched at the crossroads, outside the city, are being depleted by numer- ous assertions. General Simon will en- ter Port Au Prince, probably, without striking 8 blow, and it may be without causing disturbance, in the order of things, if President Alexis takes his departure before the arrival of the en- emy, but the situation will be critical If the president elects to remain.
 The cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma represent the United States here, while the French training ship Duguay Trouin is watching French interests along the coast. The British cruiser Scylla and the Italian steamer Fieramasoa are ex. pected to arrivo before the advancing army reaches the gates of the city.
 The president angrily resists the coun. sel of his ministers and the diplomatic representations which are made to him to give up the struggle. He accuses War Minister Cyriaque of treachery and threatens. if the revolutionists attack the city to blow up the palace.
 The advance guard of the revolution. ists occupied Leogane, twenty miles west of Port Au Prince, without the slightest disorder.