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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
FOR SALE BY
q. f. Pearce Drug Co.
Nov
Notice of Street Extension

To III Property OmmerS on Union, Wood omd
centre Streets, in FroAbug, No., ami all
others who may be interested:
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That
-. y application to Mayor and Councimen
of FrOstburg, Maryland, has been made for
Laying Out, Opening and Extending
Wood and Centre Streets, III said town,
from the North end of said Streets to their
junction with the Cumberland and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad near the southern end of the
tunnel; thence to Union street in said town,
as shown on the plat of the proposed I'M
provement, filed by the Town Engineer with
the said Mayor and Councimen, and at a
meeting of the Mayor and Councilmen of
trostburg, Md, to be held in the Council
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
Thirty Years Ago.


TOT Ihe WEEK corresponding WIFI heA'
IN 1873 the paragraphs below comprise
i'll part items of occurrence then new:
William Hart and family, of LonarOning ,
left that place for Iowa Monday. November
Is, 1873.
John 7. Hooking returned to his home in
MeyersdaIe Pa, from visit to Scotland.
To stop COWS running at large the ,JorR-
NAL argued that impoundng the owners
would be more effect than impounding
the cattle.
Frostburg darkey, invited to a party
upon an evening when he could not get
away from de hotel replied r. | regret dat
de circumstances rcpugnant to de acqui-
esCenCe will prevent my acceptance of de
invite
ID. q. Percy butchercl his mammoth
shoat, y months old. 1t weighed III
pounds net
Saturday, November ., 1879, John EIagar,
of Borden Mines, lost two hllren by death
from diphtheria
Frank f. Thomas, son of William
Thomas of this place left Friday, Noyem-
Der -, 1878, for Miami county, Ohio, to
learn farming with his uncle, Joseph
Kenzie.
The Luray (Va.) caverns were discovered,
it was SAID, by parties delving for rabbit
that had gone into a hole in the ground.
Some dissatisfaction among projectors of
the Georges Creek and Cumberland narrow
guage railroad cropped out. and a move
ment to make it broad guage was started.
William Warn of This nlare SeriOuSIv MI
So also Charles w Hohlitzeu
d.; -, ,,; r Lf ,, 800
,vi,Iio,,, IT p.,Iar
rho In,,r,,' oo,,,;onod ,,ood uoon,o 10
,, $50 ,rl,.;: 100 ,,: . 49,.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
How Did IL Happen?

Edward Miller, of this place, bought
last Saturday a dozen chickens, one OF
which-a hen, had on the top of her
head full-grown chickens foot, grown
into and forming a part of the head.
However that occurred is a mystery.
Ed" does not know whether the
chickens came from Burdockville or not.
Half of that town burned down some
time ago, it will be remembered, leaving
but one house i'll the entire place, and
Ed" is inclined to connect this chick
ems acquisition of headgear with the ex-
element occasioned by the first appear
ance of the fire department up there.
Fire departments he says, "scares
chickens awful
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
Along about I o'clock Saturday morn

Along about 1 o'clock Saturday morn
ing the senior violin became sleepy, the
cornet grew drowsy, tn bass viol
screcched ut the wrong tim an the
Cum berl IN cymbtl1 got S. rio'ou' that
they actually woke up the pian'.
This dem rallied he dancer, III tn y
made excuse of 1t to quit, g home and
sleep until broad daylight i'll the
morning.
A straw vote has been taken since and
the anti Halloween platform, if there is
any, didn't get ballot. Score-about
200 to 0. Which means another big
turnout a year hence
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
Monday, December Z, 1908,


The said Mayor and Councilmcn will take
take up for passage an Ordinance pro-
yiding for Laying Out, Opening and Ex-
tending said Wood and Centre Streets, in
said town from the North end of said
Streets to their junction with the Cum ber-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad, near the
southern end of the Tunnel; thence
through to Union street-at which said
meeting ALL PERSONS INTERESTED
in the Opening of said Streets will be given
an opportunity to be heard for or agaimSt
the passage of such an Ordinance
This Notice is given under and by author
ity of an Ordinance of said Mayor and
Councilmen, passed October , l9OS.
J, ;. MEr/GER,
Nov st Town Clerk
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
TOWN AND VICINITY.


The first number, dated October,
$685." of THE Search LjgM-a Monthly
Journal of School Life and Literature, y
has been issued 1t is the organ of Beall
High School, and with five editors
makes pretty good start for journal
istic prominence AS an adjunct of the
school it provides an excellent oppor-
tunity for indulgence of the pen by those
endowed with talent for writing.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
Notice Of Postponed Meeting

n Office Is HEREBY GIVEN, That at
: \ a meeting of the Mayor and Council
men of Frostburg, Md. held on Monday
evening, November ID 1905. action on the
Ordinance providing for the Opening of
Ormand street was postponed, as per the fol
lowing order:
ORDERED. That consideration of the
Ordinance for the Extension of Ormand
Street. advertised for the meeting of No
vcmber ID, 1908, be postponed to a Special
Meeting to beId in the Council Chamber
at : O'CLOCK =. NJ. on
Monday, November 9, 1908,
And that the Town Clerk give notice by
publication of said postponed meeting
Nov u J. 5. METIGER, Town Clerk
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
arrieti.

At the parsonage of Salem Reformed
Church, Sunday evening, November l.,
1908, by Rev. G. E. Metger, Miss Kath
arine Conrad, of Midlothian, to Mr.
William Sittig. of Borden Shaft.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
FIRST News.

Tuesday evening first citizen to come
in after polls closed was Lancelot
Richardson.
JOURNAL "What' 5 the news? ~
l.. R-"Blll is elected.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07

And the next day it showed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07

The regular monthly meeting Monday
evening, Mayor J. w. Shea and all
members present.
Treasurer Joseph w. Evans reported
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07

TO get Ely's Cream Balm if you are
troubled with nasal catarrh, hay fever or
cold in the head 1t is purifying and sooth-
ing to the sensitive membrane that lines the
air passages. 1t is made to overcome the
disease, not to fool the patient by short,
deceptive relief. There IS no cocaine nor
mercury in it. DO not be talked INTO taking
a substitute for Ely's Cream Balm. All
druggists sell it. Price 80 cents Mailed by
Ely Bros 50 Warren Street, New York.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
Cut This Out.

Careful mothers no longer dose
their infant children with strong
and dangerous opiates, which at one
time formed the basis of the popu-
lar soothing syrup. and were also
used exclusively as cough syrup
for children.
In the production Of our Chill
dren's Cough Syrup an effort is
made to combine the several effec-
tive agents known to the pharma
ceuticalt profession, at the same
time avoiding everything that is
harmful or dangerous to babies and
children. This syrup is distinctly
a children's medicine. 1t is as
pleasant to take as it is effective in
it's operation and it can be admin
istered in perfect safety. No home
with a baby in it should be unpre-
pared for this emergency when the
Household Children's Cough Syr-
up" may save the child's life.
Formula: Ipecac, Henbane, To.
lu, and Syrup.
Price Is cents a bottle.
For Adults-Household White
Pine Cough Syrup.
Always to be had at Elfstrum &
Co.. S Pharmacy, Fifth street. Z:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15

In the first place, the capitaliza-
ton of $32, 1O2.0O is absurdly large.
The finest up-to-date system, in
Guiding capacity for 1000 phones,
wires all cabled, and equipped with
500 phones, with ownership of the
phones, we are informed by reli-
able telephone contractors can be
erected brand new for approx
mately $25. 900. And then, in
spite Of the high capitalization of
$63.07 per phone in the present
plant, the receivers and transmit
tiers Of each instrument still remain
the property of the inside circle of
the Bell trust, to whom rental must
be paid. The Willmar system is
by no means the latest and best
there is in the market, and by no
stretch of reasoning can it be called
worth more than what it can be re-
placed for with a better system of
larger capacity.
The revenue for the eight months
is given above as being SIS, 615. 96.
There were 500 phones-17 at $3.50
per month, 80 at $500 and 40 at
|$1.0O. They yield a revenue of
$4.932 for eight months. That
leaves a balance of only $683.96 for
the revenue derived from switch
ing charges and percentage in long
! distance tolls, or a matter of $87.25
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
Sale of Ditchinq Jobs.

Notice is hereby given, That the 10th
day of April 1908, at 2 O'Clock 2. NJ. at the
County Auditors office in the City ofWillmar
in the County of kandiyohi, State of Mime
sofa, will sell the jobs of digging and con-
structing the Ditch No. 26 of kandiyol
County, established by the Board of County
Commissioners of kandiyohi County, State
of Minnesota, by their order bearing date
February Goth 1908, viz: For the work as
one job, and also for one or more sections of
100 feet each, and also for one or more ofthe
construction jobs, each OF said sections to be
known and numbered by stakes as shown by
the report of the Engineer in said matter,
commencing at the one including the outlet,
and from thence, successfully, up stream to
the one including the source, to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders, and that bids
are invited for said work; said work to be
completed within the time required in the
manner specified in said Engineers report.
And no bid will be entertained which exceeds
more than thirty (2O) per cent, over and
above the estimate cost Of the construction,
in any case. as stated in the said order; and
the successful bidder will be required to give
a satisfactory bond, to be approved by the
Auditor of said County, with two freehold
sureties, for the faithful performance and
ful61lment of his contract and to pay all
damages that may accrue by reason of his
failure to complete the job within the time
required in the contract. The said order
and estimates and profile are on file, and
may be seen at my office.
The approximate amount of work to be
done in the construction of such ditch is as
follows:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
Subs

In comparing the rates OF Will
mar with those of other towns we
are confronted with the fact that
the Willmar exchange is not
equipped with a modern selective
system, while almost all the other
cities are. With a "selective" sys-
tenn it is possible to place four par
ties on one line and number, desig
mating the phones by a letter of the
alphabet. Central can call any
phone without ringing the others
on the line. Likewise any phone
can ring central without disturbing
the other phones on the line. This
arrangement reduces the amount of
wires and lessons the size of the
switchboard. For the ordinary
residence or small business place
the party line system answers every
practical purpose of the telephone,
as testifies the fact that fully two.
thirds of the phones in use on these
systems are on party-lines. In
making comparisons with other
towns the committee has ignored
the party-line rates, because we dc
not have the party-lines at Will.
mar. This is not fair, because the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
XQEs31@s AAuN-
LIN. a6M .-HDS

Fahlun, April 13.-Spring work
is now in full swing.
Miss Hulda Freed left last Mon
day for Willmar, where she wilt
learn the dressn,aker trade.
Harry Holm is at present work.
ing for L. P. Felt.
Andrew Hegstrom has purchased
land in Aitkin county, it is said.
Ernest Freed, who is teaching
school at Brooten, Minn., spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at his home in
this town.
The baseball season opened last
Sunday in this town with a brisk
little practice in the field. The
boys seem to be in fine condition
this spring and with good work for
a month or so they ought to be able
to down any country team in the
neighborhood. Here's success to
you, boys.
Miss Anna Berg closed a seven
months term of school in Dist.
No. 68 last Friday. Miss Berg has
proven herself an excellent educator
and deserves credit for her good
work. She was highly esteemed by
her pupils as we'll as the parents.
Here is our congratulations to
the Willmar citizens. It certainly
is an honor as we'll as an exception
al advantage to keep that character
destroyer, the saloon, out Of good
progressive city like our county
seat, Willmar.
The social event of last week was
the surprise rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Fridner, who lately moved
into this town, where they are now
engaged in farming. The worthy
people were given a sum Of money
as token of esteem and a remem-
brance of the occasion. The even
ing was spent in most entertain
ing manner, which is always char
acteristic of Fahlun social gather
ings.
Miss Clraa Blomquist OF Willmar
spent a few days visiting in this
town last weke.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
OFFICIAL NOTICE
OF the Health Officer 10 the Resi-
dents of the City of
Willmar.

All persons owning, occupying or
otherwise possessing any houses,
buildings, lots or any other real
estate within the city limits of the
city of Willmar are hereby notified
that all manure, debris, animal and
vegetable material liable to decom-
position shall be removed, and that
all outhouses, barns, sheds, stables,
privy vaults, sewers, cellars, wells,
yards and premises shall be thor
oughly cleaned, moved or disinfect-
ed, and all filth or source of filth
which can or may prove injurious
to the health of the inhabitants of
said city shall be abated by the LIST
day of May, 1908.
The city shall see that all public
streets, alleys, highways, sewers
and buildings within the city be
cleaned of all filth and causes there
!! of.
Any person having knowledge of
any contagious or infectious dis
eases within the city is hereby no.
titled and required to report the
same as soon or within twenty-four
hours from the time it became
known to them, to the health officer
of the city or to any member of the
board; or any person knowing of
CHAMBERS in horses or pleuropneu-
monia in cattle within said city
shall report the same.
+. No person at any time shall burn
any rubbish, such as straw and
droppings from cattle, within the
limit of the city of Willmar, that
would in any manner impair the
health of the city, and any person
who willfully violates it shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemenaor
and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than ten dollars
for each and every offense.
Teachers and superintendent of
schools and public institutions will
see that no children having a con-
tagious or infectious disease or any
child coming from house or houses
in which said disease is said to ex-
list, be admitted into such school or
institution without first notifying
and obtaining permission from the
board Of health. All innkeepers or
keepers of public houses shall noti-
fy the board of health of any conta-
gious diseases which may be within
their houses within "a hours from
the discovery of the same.
All cases reported to this board
by any person will be properly in
vestigated as provided by law.
John M. Rains,
80 Health Officer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
how's This?

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of c atarrh that cannot be cured by
H alls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F: ].
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions, and financially able to carry out
any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN &. MARVIN,
Wholesale druggists, Toledo, o.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take H all,s Family Pills for constipation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
Her Old Favorite.

Professor" said Mrs. Gaswell to the
distinguished musician who had been
engaged at high price to entertain
her guests, what was that lovely Sc
lection you played just now?''
THAT, madam" he answered, glaring
at her. was an improvisation"
"Ah, yes, remember now. I knew
1t was an old favorite, but couldn't
think OF the name Of it to save me-
Chicago Tribune
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15


public of Willmar is not to blame
if the company will not furnish
modern equipment. In naming
only one rate the committee should
have selected the one representative
of the largest number of phones.
Had they done so they would have
reported that THE PREVAILING
RATE FOR RESIDENCE PHONES
IN THE ABOVE NAMED CITIES
is ONE DOLLAR A MONTH.
The Tribune is receiving infor-
nation by every mail from the
different cities named and others,
and will in the near future publish
table showing the rates in force
in all the cities that we shall have
heard from. Of the cities so far
heard from, Faribault, Owatonna,
Fergus Falls, Breckenridge, Hudson
Austin and Red Wing furnish resi-
dence phones at as low a rate as
800 month. At Anoka the bust
ness rate is $500 for private line
and $3.50 for party line, $500 for
private residence line and 81. so for
the party line, as we are informed
by Alderman Wilberg, chairman of
the telephone committee. A local
competing company is here a strong
probability.
At Red Wing there is home
,, company that has 1850 subscribers
who have free connections with $50
rural phones. By far the larger
number of these residence subscrib-
ers pay only $1.O0 a month. Here
is an exchange that has "more than
800 phones" that can still do bust
ness at reasonable rates.
The Interstate Telephone Co. at
Austin has 300 phones in service
with rates at $500 and 81 so for
business phones and $1.25 and 81. 90
for residences. Note the rates cit
| ed nv the committee.
At Little Falls the rates are So so
and $500 for business phones and
$3.50, $500 and $1.75 for resi-
dences, with so cents discount if
paid by the 18th of the month.
1t is needless to say that the mo-
nopoly has full sway. Compare it's
rates and total number of phones,
344, with those Of Austin, city of
about the same population, which
has a total of LOO phones on two
systems with lower rates.
The committee does not take up
the question of connections with
outside lines and the trust methods
employed to stifle competition and
prohibit the use of competing lines
to neighboring points. The North
western probably has nothing to say
on thi; point.
l In spite of this reactionary STEP
taken by the commercial club (taker
solely, we believe, because only
one side of the question had beer
presented) and in spite of the colo
water thrown by the monopoly rid
den newspapers, we believe there
is enough patriotism, civic pride
and business sense in this city moi
to submit to dictation and extor
tion from the telephone monopoly
Willmar has achieved a reputation
as progressive community in othel
: lines. When put to the test hel
citizenship will arise and settl,
this question in manner more be
coming than by an unconditional
surrender of it's rights and privi
leges as a free American city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15

Net profit $2,9l7.1G
The figures are very conservative.
being the present company's own
except those for switching and toll
charges, which are reckoned at the
same amount as they were three
years ago.
The company informs the COM
mittee that the rates are to be in
creased to $3.50 for business places,
81 so for special wire residence and
$1.25 for 2-party lines. According
to the 1907 directory there are %
2-party residence phones. The
raise will therefore give the COM
pany $239 additional monthly reve-
nue. or $685. 90 for the year.
In order to justify the increase
in rates 1.-THE committee has for
comparison ascertained the rates.
in other cities of about the size of
Willmar. Having ascertained how
grossly misleading the rates as pub.
lished are, we are inclined to ne.
lieve that the committee simply re.
produced the list as it was handed
them by the Northwestern officials.
The following is the list as pub.
lished in the committee report:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
q month. The last statement fur

a month. The last statement fur
nished the stockholders Of the Will
mar Telephone Exchange Co. shows
that in 1905 the exchange was
earning $196.64 per month for
switching and terminal charges.
No sane man believes that it has
earned any less since that time.
However, as the same company
owns the long distance lines, they
have failed to credit the exchange
with these earnings. altho they have
charged it up with general ex-
penses. Figuring these earnings
at the same as they were in 1905,
the total earnings would be $685.
~ for the eight months, instead of
$5,615.96.
In the expense column is a charge
for repairs altho ten per cent has
been deducted for depreciation,
which is manifestly unfair. Cut
ting out the charge for repairs and
instrument rental (which is paid to
the parent company, the expenses
by their own figures would be S.,
310.80. This leaves net balance
to the good Of $1,194.32, besides
the 81, 2O9.47 to be covered into the
sinking fund for depreciation after
the repairs and renewals are paid
for. This is not large profit,
about 81 per cent on $32, l02.00, but
the figures are mighty conservative.
But let US see what the city or a
local company could do with the ex.
change at present rates at a capital.
ization of $25, 10000, assuming that
it received no less than the revenue
noted above and that actual run.
ming expenses were no larger. The
revenue for year would be 50, TAI.
.48. In the expense column the
general expenses could be cut out,
because there would be no travel.
ing auditor to pay, no trips for the
manager to a distance to consult
officials. There would be no in
strument rental, for the exchange
would own it's phones. The state
ment would appear thus:
| REVENUE.
Exchange, I year at present
rates.........:: $.,3s6.oO
Switching and tolls,
| based on business
| of 1900. ......... 2,355.4S
$9,741 A
EXPENSES
Actual operating. 81, S32 OS
| FaxeS.......................... 292.2
Postage and printing 10000
Depreciation. repairs.
| etc, 10 percent 100000
$6,s2+.3
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
SEED CORN.

l have a limited amount Of good
seed corn for sale. Thoroly tested
and grows good. First come, first
served, as long as supply lasts.
81 A. H. Sperry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15
!. 7. KRAMER,
LICENSED AUCTIONEEE
Prison Irvine.

The S. E. Stansberry Implement
Co. will keep on hand supply of
Minnesota Prison Irvine. Those
who leave their orders with them
early get the precedence. If you
are figuring on getting prison
Irvine, leave your orders with
5Of S. E. Stansbery Implement Co.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15

cures made by DR..
Kilmer'S Swamp.
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad.
der remedy.
1t is the great med.
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilnler, the
eminent kidney and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-15

Abstracts of title to Kandiyohi
county lands and city property
promptly furnished by j. T. Otos,
the bonded abstracter.