Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-09
AMONG OUR
NEIGHB0RS


T. j. Anderson, the wellknowr
Belgrade merchant who ran fol
lieutenant governor on the prohibi.
ton ticket. is just recovering from
a serious attack of appendicitis.
"Green Lake Clarinet Band'' is
the name of the new Blowout" or
ganization organized at Spicer-on.
Green-Lake. 1t has a good mem.
bership and hopes to last as long as
the instruments do.
breckenridge has a "Foolisl
Club" to which only housewife:
can be admitted. Last Wednesda,
they enjoyed dainty luncheon
while their foolish husbands had t
get their own supper The clul
may be wisely named.
No less than II Of our neighbour
ing weekly newspapers gave men.
ton last week of the Anti-Canint
Crusade started here short time
ago. Without exception they al
approve of it, and exhort their owl
police authorities to "go and d.
likewise.
A merchant at Glenwood would
not allow W. G. Gorham, deputy
dairy and food Inspector, to enter
his store to get samples for testing.
Whereupon Graham had him arrest
ed and fined, the merchants DEFY
ing OF the law costing him about
$50.
The Clara City village council
has ordered all slot machines to be
removed from the saloons. You
can still put your nickel in the sa-
Ioon-keeper's till, however. The
only difference is that whereas in
the former you may win, in the lat
ter the saloonkeeper ALW AVS
wins.
| According to State Dairy and
Food Commissioner Slater, the can
ming industry of the state put up
this season 2,S24,39O cans of corn,
531 ,906 cans Of. peas and 430, 706
cans of beans; in all, 4,408, 1870 cans
II vegetables and fruits were put
up, and all without adulteration or
conservatives, bleachers, colors4 or
| filters.
| The recount OF all the ballots cast
in Douglas county, to determine the
'alidity Of the election of E. E. Lo-
b ok for representative, has been
completed, and it appears that he
vas duly ell ected over his republic
IN opponent, O. F. Olson, with a
majority of about 10. The hearing
in the contest will occur on Mon
lay, December ID.
The "Wonderland' case at Ben
son has again been postponed, and
nay now possibly, but not probab-
Iy, be heard on December 10, next
Thursday. In the meantime about
$1,000 worth of Hamm's "Guaran.
Jeed-not-to-be- Malt" is in storage
waiting to have the court decide
whether it shall go in the sewer
II help someone else go there.
Evidence of returning confidence
md prosperity is being manifested
" the railroads of the country and
he clergy are having cause fol-
thanksgiving. Application blanks
rave been sent to them for a re.
lewal of the half-fare courtesie:
which were discontinued a yea,
'go. By this privilege the mis-
,ionaries will travel at one cent pei
nile.-Paynesville Press.
! The Stevens County Creamery ha!
set aside $120 to be divided int
monthly prizes during the coming
, year. A grand annual prize is tt
: re given at the. end of the year
Realizing the Importance Of tn,
l .reamery in building up the re
p sources of the county. the villag,
merchants are subscribing funds il
m effort to double this amount
This shows commendable enterprise
and the subject is one worthy O.
serious consideration on the part O
interested parties in other counties
Candy and Granite Falls are no
on the best Of terms since Homme
the man from Granite, won tn,
election to the sheriff office by tn,
sticker process over Snortum O
Candy who defeated Homme at tn
primaries. Candy now proposes t.
get back at Granite by suppcrtin,
Clarified in an attempt to remov
the county seat from Granite t.
Clarkfeld. Han'ey Falls would no
object to have the county seat also
and at a meeting of her citizen
demands recognition as candidat,
for the location.-Clara City Her
aid.
Following the announcement b,
the Minnesota Central that afte
Ian. l business phones would b.
$50 per month and residence
1hones 81 so (the present rates ar
81 and 81 respectively. the citizen
Of Olivia held an Indignation meet
ing last Thursday and appointed