davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-15
Post Cards
kANDlYOHI COUNTY SUBJECTS.


Send for an assortment of our post cards
to have on hand for sending greetings and
brief messages to your friends.
OLD SETTLERS SERIES.
SUBJECTS:
Old Log cabin, with oxyoke, cradle rifle
traps. etc.
First Grist and Saw Mill at New London.
Four pioneer homes.
An old rail fence.
Prairie cabin in a snow drift.
The Postmy11r cabin.
Early Atwater.
LAKE VIEWS.
Big andy Obi Lake,
Lake Florida,
Eagle Lake.
Swenson Lakes,
Lake of Hefta,
Norway Lake,
Glesne Lakes,
Crook Lake,
Henderson Lake.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27

KISZPOREK. Nieszcze sliwy wy
padek zdarzy} sic PREY tutejszej
hu6tawce amerykanskiej, 5~letni
August Gruhn dosta} sig pomiedzy
czo}no a zwrotnice odni6s} tax
siezkle okaleczenia, re pc kilku mi
nutach umarK.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
2 POZNANSKIEGO.

kOBZEN1CA W. pobliskich
Dz1ekauowlcach zerwat sig " pew
nym domu ola robotnikow skutkiem
wlchru komin i zabi} 10 letnla wy
robnice, a c6rka staruszki odnios{a
ciezkie oksleczenia ma g}owie i zla-
ms}a reke i noge.;
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27

Mako. Utona} " Noteoi
,Asiazkowy Jonas pracujacy we fir
ME H. Fleck. Przy p~rzejazdzce To-
dzia po Noteci .spad} mu gfowy
kapelusz i schYlajac sic pc n'ego
7. wpad} do woody. Zw}ok dotyoh
GAS 1eszcze ME o~dnaleziono. ,.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
napastowaly coraz 6minlei. '

napastowaly coraz 6mielej. VIE
dniak, zm'ssczony. jtu4 odpedsaniem
willow, zd~ecydowa} sic rzucic
dzieeko wilkom. Lesz ku wielkiel
mu przerateniuzrodz1c6w, Wiki
wcale ME zwr6ciiysu wagii ma die
oko i dalej prowadzi}y. atak. Wre-
e. sae i ' gdy w y aka. opusoity : SLY ''':j, i
przestaf sic opedzsc, wilki-vyciq~
::ef :. .#...s:. t;.i:..sf.s ~
gns}y go "a rekaw>z w6zka. Co sic
d.i.lo dAlej, kobiets ME wiedzia4s,
gdyz straci{a przytomno5d: Ockne-
IA sic dopiero pod vista, dokad
koh s2loszany i zmeozony zda1a}
dotrzec, ratujac sig. pred wilkami.
Natychmiast sasiedzl udali sig
grenada ma poszukiwanla. Ma
drodze znalezii okr wawione strzepy
odziezY i buty, zktdrych ~stercza}y
ogrYzlone ko6ci n6g, a de- lei je-
szcze - dziecko* zdrowe i Gale,
Wiki dzlecka ME tkne}y.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
z POD MOSKAL.A.

DZIENNIKI ROSYJSK1E OPT.
suja wypadek pazarcla przez wiki
W niezwyk}yoh okolicznosciaoh z
Piirog6vk' do Bo4ohuny " gu CUB.
astraohahskiej) jechai wieaniak :
5ona j ma}em dzieckiem. Kiedy
dzieli{o .ich cd domu jeszcze 5
Worst, spostrzegli : przera4eniem,
re pedza "a mimi cztery wiki. Vie
dniak ME mia4 PREY sobie 5adnejj
broni, poczaf wiec poganiac ko-
MIA. Wiki Y !. bty}Y jul b'isko- Jul "a ?
ose}y skakac ma VOC. Wystraszona
kpbieta. zaproponowala metowi.
<abyrsucN gsodnym bestjom dsiecko
,.tym sposobem ocalic sic. MAJ
sprzeoiwia} sic temu. Lecs wiki
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
Me CARDIFF d1obrym PREY
jacielem.

"skoro tylko zapotrzebuje le-
karstwa "a kaszel, WIEN gdzle 60
destaG," twierdzl PAM A. l..
Alley Z Beals, Me-, %poniewaz, pc
zuzyciu dziesieciu butelek ORA
King'a New Discovery i widzac
znakomity rezultat we w}asnej fa&
milal.i innych, jestem przekona-
na, ze- to jest najlepsze ]ekarstwo
robione ma kaszel, z%aziebienie i
choroby p}uc." Kazdy, kto 60
spr6buje my6li tax samo. Pomoc
nastepuje razem a predkie wyIe.
genie zadziwl was. Ma krtanio-
wosG, astme, krwotok, koklusz,
La Grippe, chorobe gard}a. bull "
p,ersiach lub p}ucach ma pierw-
SENSITIVE. EGc 1900 Butelkl ma.
probe Darmo. Gwarantowa przez
M. J. Kowalewskiego, aptekarz&.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
z GALICYI

=. LWOWSKA ,,Gazeta Narodo-
wa, w~yrazajao w1elkie. zado wole~
ME z powodu, re ME dosz}o do woj-
ny Austrji 2 Rosie, ktdra,czas jaEi6
"a nieunikniona nleomaf .uwazac
-by}o MONA, pisze: ,Wojna z Ro-
5sja dalaby niewatpliwie Prusom
pow6d do wkroczenia j zajecla
kraju az pc levy brzeg WHISKY. Ma
wypadek przegranej a%ust1jackiej,
satrzyma}yby potem Pruay te Geese
Kr6)estwa, gdyz Austria ME zdo'
{afaby, a Rosia ME chcia!aby temu
przeszkodzl6, pozby&aby sig BOWEN
duzej ilodci Palakow, . ~terytorjal~
- ~ = - "a,
n,e odszkodowaiyb by ZIG przez ga.
jec'e vsohodn,, Galieji z i ludnozciae
pr1ewaznie ruskae. Ne vypadek zas
wygra:'ej aus racket, zatrzyma-
t,by mole Prusy ts cze5d Krdlestwa
tytufem h]ouorowego daru'' cd
wdziecz ego atlanta. :Za)ecie pole
wy Krdlestwa pre-, P. usy q Galiojii
wschodniej prsez .Rosie przedsta-
wialcbY SIC zas z narodowego sta
nowiska jake mozebnie najwieksza
norodowa kleska = Polacy galicYi-
soy, ograniczeni do zacbodniej Ga
llcjl, staliby sig " pahstwie czyn-
nikiem mniej znaczacym, be- os}a'
bieni o Gala te ich ilc6c, jaka mie-
ska cd sanu az do Podwo}oczysk
i Z~aleszozyk,> l.olacy zas W "by}ej
Gal,cji wachodniej pc lewym
d. . "'' --r $780, - -
brzegu Wis}Y ~skazau'by zostali ma
narodo%a eksterminacja W Prusach
/. W Rosii Gdyby zn6w " razit
wygranej Rosja musia}a oddsc Al,
strji pc 1na czesc Wotynla l Podc-
la, a Prusom levy brzeg WIsly,
przem'eni}aby SIG Gaiic]a W kraj q
ludnodci znaoznle wiecej ruskiej,
nit polskiej, albo tel ~zrobionoby z
aiej wtedy dwie prowincje:: zacho-
dnia polska - a wschodaia ruska:
wiec prawdopodo5n
kIombinaoje wypad}yby tylko ma
aasza wielka niekorzysd.
' l. . j. ". ~. '~.. . a
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
WIEsCI z. OJCZYZNY
z PRuS POLSKICH.

LUBONIA, pow. cz}uchowski,
Cha}upnlk Jak6b sprzedaf dnia Is
:. m. ma jarmarku W Ii ienlcach
konia. Zamiast wr6ci6 do domu, po'
szedf do karczmy gdzie zalewa} sig
g~orzalka.. By} juz e6zny wiecz6r,
gdy cheat wr6clG do domu. Mic
mogac jakos zna]e66. drogi w}asci~
wei, b}aka} sic pc polach ] tam "a
small, bo dopiero ~trzeciego dnia po
tenn znaleziono go sk~ostnla}ego. j
zg}odnia}ego, X. pc kilku minutach
umAr},, lyon jego op}akuje wdowa
j piecioro ma}Ych dziatek. Liczy}
dop1ero 38 lat. OF, do czego to do
prowadza ia przekleta gorza}a
ka!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
WEI. jedna albo dwie

WEI jedna albo dw1e
seyery piguiki ma: Waetrobs pa noe,
jetell mas1 zatwardsenie, a przeko~
mas. SIC, e g take jst osfa "a"
my. Jest TO nspepszy }agodny pre-
parat rozvalnisjecy, pomoony "
kataym przypaiddlk;u 'zatwardze1,a
ME powodujacy: zadnycb rozdrsz
men .ni sfYcch na.tepstw. skutsk
lego jestzupeinie pewny Ma ooie~
ialad6 watroby, zatwatdzenie, "a
wr6t giowyitp. niezr6wnlany.
oena as .csntdvs "a sloio.et. u
xpzYsttioh .aptekarzy. - W.T.. Sc.
Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa !.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27

re SLASKA.
a ss. s=.:ss s=5#.s=s:s
STRZELCE. Jedenastoletnl sy-
( #E:44s. i:t:.:.:#: a3
mex peewnego ursednika poslanY 20
siss.5 -F,:aaSs$ S
stall do miasta po sprawunki. w
4 fts5.sssfss E3s|x1Es::H s"* sssfH;,
drodseI : powrotem naradto 90
dw6ch m}odocianych rabusi6w, Is
letnI Leopold Gawlik j 10 letu, Jd.
zef z =M 1 q po1aliwssy 60 naa
ziempe, odebrali mu go fen, "a
kt6re kuplll sobie nastepnie slody~
oz5.
RAoIB6Rz;.,. ! Sal prr,z'ysiis@gtych
skaza{ robotnika. A. Kurznierza z
Adamowic ma I lat domu karnego
"a napa66 y leslie. ma kob'ete Pau
line Kokotowa z Adamow'o'
z. DW0CH LIP Sobieskiego
pred gimnazyum W Gliwicach u
leg}a jedna 6cieoiu, DO groz'fa ru-
nieciem z pcwodu uszkodzenia jej
przez ostatuie wichry::, Lipa we
wnatrz by1a caiklem wyprdchnia}a
Jak wiadomo, kr6l Jan Sobieskl,
idac z wojskiem pod Wiedeh prze~
civ Turkom, tam one dwie Ii.
Ply zasadzi}:
Z.GL1W1C. Jaka6 szajka }ajda'
k6w W tyoh dniach pr6bowa}a wy
music cd probosscza parafii 6w.
Piotra i Paw}a, Wiel4 ks. Jag}y,
znaczniejsza SUNG pien,edxy, gro
z9c, Re W razie ME zfozenia rzeczo-
nej sunny bedzie ks. proboszcz "a.
sztyletowany, a p%robostwo bedzie
dYnamitem W pow,etrze wysadzoo
ne. Ksiadz proboszcz odda} list 2
p%ogrdzkami policyi, kt6ra stara sig
~wy6ledzld: wymuszaczy. Je6li ich
wy6ledzq, wiezienie ME kr6tkie icb
~. ~.
OPOLE w roku blezacym wy
zmala}o W tuteJszym POI
wiecie znacznie. Dotychczas wy
chodz'}o z tutejszego powiatu okor
10 10: os6b do robot " Niemczech"
Tam widoczn,e nadzie]e wielkich
zarobk6w sie ME zl6ci}y, ze re bot+
nioy JUL VIOLA pozostad ma miejscu,
gdsie plaza mnlej wlecej ia sauna,
a roboty jest take dosyd DUO. W
Kr6l Nowejwsi wszedf jaki6 wyro.
sick do koscio}a i zabra} Z niego
z}ote naozynle z olejem do chrztu
Zlodzlej uda} siewprz6d 40 Pic,
DO szcza, kt6rego jedpak ME by}o W
domu. Gospodyn, data z}odziejow,
jaka5 drobne monete, poczem uds}
sic do kodclo4a, gdzie pope}olt k,a,
dz,ez.
KARB POP BYToMIEM, No
Wy kosoi61 katolioki jest tn jul ma
zewnatrz nie4nal ca}y wykonosony.
Obecnie ;gi6wna praca toczy6 sie
oko&o wewnetrsnego jego u
rzadzeniar
z POD MOSKALA.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27

we WlecDOrKu. "
KISlELICE. Dn,a % b. m.
spall}a sic stodola kupca Prange'-
20. Og,eh powsta} najprawdopo~
dobniej aku.kiem uderzen mia, pIoru1-
nu. sskody pokrywa zabezpiecze~
ME. -:
-..-. .::.&~+=: :. ~~.n"
--~~
z POZNANSKIEGO.
kOBZENICA W pobliskich
Dz1ekauowlcach zerwat sic " pew
nym domu ola r%obotnikow skutkiem
w1chru komin i zabi} 10 letnla wy
robnice, a c6rka staruszki odnios{a
ciezkie oksleczenia ma g}owie i zla-
ms}a reke i noge.;
KEPNO. w Klerznie pod Ke-
pnem jakis robotnik dominialhy "
dziwry spos6b leczy} swego syna
ma boil zoladka. Oto "a porada So
siadek kazal mu stana6 " kole, O.
kreslonem s}omianym wiehcem,
kt6re wewnatrz by@o wysypane
prochem. Proch ten, eksplodo-
wal i poranit ich, lie tax ojclec
jak i syn odnlesIl bolesne poparze-
b. .'. .~< -
Otto skutki ciemnoty!
C6reczka ogro-
dnika Grudmannna o:rzymsfa tytke
karmelk6w: kako me dziecko, wziefo
kilka naras " usta, plzycsem jeden
wslizgnaf sig W rurke oddecho va i
spowodowa} 6mler6 dzlecka.
: SZAMVClN. Syu gospodarza
Woelera W J6zefowle pod .Szamooi-
neIn znalaz} W %gniazdzle boclaniem,
znajdu;acem sic ma topoli, portmo-
netke z Is markami. A vice W
prusash juz nawet booiany wyw1a-
szczaja. .
Mako. Uton4} W Noteci
,Asiazkowy Jonas pracujacy We fir
ME H. Fleck. PrzY przejazdzce 10"
dzia po Noteci .spad} mu z gfowy
kapelusz i schYlajac SIG po n'ego
!. wpad1 do woody. Zw}ok dotyoh
czas ]eszcze ME odnaleziono. ~@
.POZNAN. Zmari :tu %opa,rzony
sakramentami swleteml Stauis|aw
Janta. P6iczynski, Ego b. No., "
dzle6 skohcsonych 81 lat. iJest to
ojo:ec pos}a kartusk o-puoko. wei he
rowskiego. Cia}o przewiezionem
z~osianie do Rac,aza pod Tuchola,
gdzie spo ::zn:e W gro bowcu rodzinn
nym.
bYDGo5zCZ. w pewnym hote-
lu t~utejszym. zastrs ella ll-letnia
siostre swa 10 ,letnia c6rka pos}u*
gacza Nowackiego z Torunia, pc:
czem sama odebra}a soble zycie.
Pow6d strssznego czynu ~niezua~
ny.
KOSTRz YN, Gospodarz Niemir
wypadl z woza, PREY kt6rym. ROBBIE
ely sic konie j ssbi3 s'e ma miejjso !.
Piorun uderzy{ W stodo}e
snodv%o,o C;knrv v1niooil nn1ar
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27

KISlELICE. Dnla % b. m.
spallla sig stodola kupca Prange'-
20. Ogleh powsta} najprawdopo~
dobniei aku.kiem uderzenia ploru.
nu. sskody p~okrywa zabezpiecze"
ME. -:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27

tenn znaleziono go sk~ostnla}ego. j
zg}odnia}ego, X. pc kilku minutach
umAr},> Zgon jego op}akuje wdowa
j piecioro ma}ych dziatek.2 Liczy}
dop,ero 3s lat. OF. do czego to do
prowadza ia przekleta gorza}a
ka!
POkWIES. Zle dzie]e sig " wio
zee naszej pod wzgledem carodo~
wynn i to JUL cd lat kilku. Do ro-
ku 1904 by} ca}y sarzad gminy ma
szej polsko-katollcki. Dopiero W r.
1904, kiedy odby}y sig wybory
do rady gminnej, wybrano W tree
ciej klasie W miejsce Polaka Mem
ca~lutra. Uwazali niekt6rzy, ze
Nlemiec W ,ecej bedzie m6gl zazia~
lac. Gdy tymczasem teraz przeko-
nall sig . wrecz przeclwnych skut@
kach, chcieliby 60 sic pozbyc, lecz
teraz juz ~zap6zno. Dalei W tym o
ku odby}y sig wybory do dozoru
ssk6lego, Wybrano Folaka, kt6re-
go jelnak ME potwlerdzcno a przy-
s}aa ultra jake komisaryusza. o.
toz tax smutne panuja obecnie u
mai stosunki. Gmina nasza liczY
900 dusz, a tylko trzech lutr6w.
Mimo to, podobne rzeczy So tn MOI
live. Nlechaj to bedzie przestroga
ola druglch. Wybierajmy wszedzie
tylko naszych polskich obywateli
doch6dzmy spraw naszych wszel-
kiemi 6rodkami i przez wszystkle
instYtucye.
KISZPOREK. Nieszczesliwy wy
padek zdarzy} sig przy tutejszej
hustawce amerykanskiej, 5~letni
August Gruhn dosta} sig pomiedzy
czo}no a zw%rotnice odni6sl tax
ciezkle okaleczenia, re pc kilku mi
nutsch umar{.
RY VALID, pow. grudziadzki
Gospodarz p. Wawrzyniec Linda
sprzeda} swe gospodarstwo "a lO,-
500 m. Polakowi p, Badalewskie.
mu. Chociaz mu innowierca znacz
na sumo wiecej dawa}, to jednak
p. Linda swego gospodarstwa W OBJ
ce rece ME zaprzepa6ci}. szcze6c
mu Boze!
PACZEWO. Znowu jedep sprze
dawczyk wiecej. Otto p. W. jamie
XII sprzeda} swa l6.morgowa posia.
dfo66 Niemcowi. Gdy mu taxa
sprzedaz odradzali, powiedzia}, lie
to ME jest gretchen. Me by}o "
Paczewie iuz dosy6 d}ugo Niem4
ca, i teraz znalaz} sig Polak, kt6ry
go tn sprowadzi}: Czego spodziewa
sic p. Janicki "a to? Rodacy beda
sic mieli ma baczno6ci, zw}aszcza
" " Sk6rczu, dotad podobno 6w
sprzedawczYk sic wyprowadsi,
Pred mnlej wiecej dwoma laty da-
wall Polacy p. J. bez ma}a te SANG
cene, a ME sprzeda}, teraz za6 Wy
budowa} nowy dom dosta} $50 mr..
wiece]. Wyszed{ vice ma tenn, jak'
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27
ma mydle i stall sic SPREE

--s.-T as. 44#s
.SEP0LNO. Wrao ,jac z zabawy
tanecsnej pok}6cili sie e soba mu~
rarz Kruger z robotnikiem Kowal-
KEN i murarzem Mullerem. Is,
w%vstrzelil z rewoiweru. Kula ngo"
dzi}a Krugera " reke. Ciezko ram
nego odwieziono do domu ohorych
We Wiecborku.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-05-27

RAo1B6Rz;. ]! Sal przysisgtlychl
skazal robotnika. A. Kurznierza z
Adamowic ma Z lat domu karneg"
"a napa6d y leslie. ma kob'ete Pau
line Kokotowa z Adamow'o'
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-14
WATER DRINKERS.
Bishop Lawrence Compares Social
customs of England and America.

The bishop of Massachusetts, was In.
reviewed by the representative of
Inc Treasury, an English monthly
magazine, while he was in London,
and was asked to express his views
upon number of topics.
The reporter represented him az
saying that while he did not favor
prohibition, II am in favor of all
national legislation tending to the dis.
couragement of the drinking habit.
With Whatever faults my own country
may be charged, Americans are a tenn
perate people, In my country hospi.
tallty can be dispensed and appreciat-
ed where no alcoholic liquor is offered;
In yours we Americans have the ut
most difficulty in getting any water to
drink at your hospitable tables. Every
kind of substitute for It, spirituous
and non-spirituous, is put before us.
but TO offer or accept nothing but
water seems to be considered outside
your scheme of hospitable entertain.
ment"
This utterance of the bishop will
probably be much objected to by those
who regard dinner as very incom.
plete without the use of some alcoholic
drinks, says Temperance, and who
make concession to what they re-
gard as the foolish objections of some
of their guests by Offering some substi.
tute, but they never think of offering
water. They regard water at a dinner
as being as much out of place as cat.
nip tea.
While the bishop cannot be quoted
as the antagonist of all spirituous
drinks, he can be quoted as making a
plea for people who do not want to
use them or the substitutes sometimes
offered. In the judgment of some il
is far better TO offer guests the bottled
mineral waters and the like than in.
toxicants, but there are many who pre-
fer water. Why should they not have
it? One reason why it has not been
offered is the dread of appearing to be
mean, and another is the notion that
digestion is improved by draughts Of
wines and the like,
Bishop Lawrence has settled one
point, viz: that it is good form" to
provide a guest drinking water at
dinner If the guest prefers 1t, and the
doctors tell us that too much liquid
is taken now by most people at meals.
and that all would be better off, even
water drinkers, if less fluids of any
kind were taken at dinner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-14
THE ONLY SAFE GROUND.
Total Abstainer Alone Certain He viii
Not Become Drunkard.

DR.. Samuel Johnson, one of the
wisest men that ever lived, though
his writings Except his dictionary
were so unimportant, never uttered a
more universal truth than when he
affirmed of himself: II can refrain en-
tirely, but | cannot be moderate" II
is probably at least ten times as hard
to be moderate drinker" as to main
tain total abstinence.
We are wont TO lament the awful
prevalence of intemperance, and ii is
indeed appalling; but it is not as bad
now as when presidents and cabinet
members habitually drank to excess,
as some OF them did even no further
back than In the sixties of the last
century. Within the memory of men
and women now living, ministers of
the Gospel were sometimes seen
abroad in state Of intoxication, and
were thought no worse of for 1t. That
could not be today.
Still, it Is melancholy state of
things when in our foremost clubs, In
whose membership are included pro-
fessional men of high standing, even
clergymen, spirituous liquors figure
prominently on the table. Apparently
there is a widespread feeling among
an excellent class of our citizens that
1t Is narrow" and "bigoted" to re-
frain entirely from wine and whisky.
But 1t is hard for some of us to un-
derstand how such men can free them
selves from a feeling of awful guilt
when they see the drunkard Keeling
through the street and hear the ag-
onized cries of his wife and children,
declares the Christian Herald Most
men cannot go forth and give temper.
ance lectures. Usually the most that
they can do is to set strenuous ex.
ample-which should be one of total
abstinence. God help us all to stamp
out from our beloved land this awful
curse of rum!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-14
Phone, 1877
Bedding, Mich.
VIRGINIA CITY BUT A MEMORY.
The Gold Seekers Have Gone and the
Town Is DiIapdated.

Virginia City is indeed a strange
town-a living skeleton. In the height
of its opulence it boosted a popula-
ton of 10000. To-day there are less
than one-tenth that many. Dilaplda-
ton and ruin are seen on every hand
The chief streets terrace along q
great hillside Further up the slope
are wastes of sagebrush growing In
stunted clumps that half hide the
earth with their gray twigs and foil
age. Down below is a valley where
the mines have dumped vast heaps OF
waste.
The entire region is a wild upheaval
of hills and around the horizon are
seen ranges of snowy topped noun
tains. The only trees are an occa-
sional gnarled scrub pine or dwarf
cedar a few feet high.
The town streets are rough and
dirty and as walked about ! was con-
stantly encountering old tin cans and
getting my feet tangled up in wires
from the baled hay. Buildings in good
repair are rarities. There are totter-
ing fences and ragged walls and bro
ken roofs and smashed glass and
many windows and doors are boarded
up.
The search for gold has resulted in
tearing the country all TO pieces
Everywhere the hills are dotted with
prospectors' holes From any height
you can see dozens-perhaps hun
dreds. They suggest the burrowine
of woodchucks or prairie dogs. The
region along the Comstock lode
abounds too in deserted shafts.-Out
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-14
Banner Want Ads Bring Results

Those who use the Banner want ad
column regularly have proven over and
over its value as an advertising medium
OF course there are times when the de-
sired results are brought about a little
more quickly than others, but instances
are rare when the ad fails in its intent
1t was last week Monday when A. j.
McCauley decided to place an ad annoupc
ing his house for sale. As he was going
home from this office he met WILDER Locke
and in little conversation told him of his
intentions and of the ad he placed in our
columns. Mr.. Locke asked his price
which was placed at SLIGO. A bargain
was made at once and the papers prop
erly made out the same day, and even
before the Banner was out that week
Mr.. McCauley had paid for the advertls-
ing and was much pleased over the result
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-14
The Prohibition Flood

The political protection Of the saloon
says Harris Dickson in the January CIRCLE
Magazine, gradually aroused public senti-
ment and arrayed against the saloon
thousands OF men who had no prejudice
against the moderate use Of liquor.
Patriotic citizens regarded the whole sys-
tenn as the greatest stumbling block in
the path Of honest government No mat :
ter what plan might be proposed for the
reform and advancement of the city, the
allied liquor and criminal elements stood
beside the machine politicians, musket in
hand, to defend the old system. Liberal
minded men came to believe that the
saloon. as social and political institution,
must be wiped from the face OF the earth
before anything whatsoever could be ac-
oomplshed. After the saloon is DESTROYED
1t will he easy to uproot the weaker evils
which have found shelter behind it
Thousands Of gentlemen say they had
rather see the liquor business in the hands
OF few confessed outlaws, lodging from
house to house and hiding in the alleys,
than to see it controlled by political tyrants
who boss the town They cannot under
stand why the liquor business should 90
hand in hand with every form Of vice and
crime. The hardware trade and the gro
Gerry stores do not find it necessary to
enter into such partnerships The dry
goods trade does not continually fight the
law II this antagonsm TO law and de-
cency be necessary for the success of the
liquor business, then there must be some
inherent wrong in the trade itself, ard
that trade should be stopped.
Snch reasons as these have drawn into
prohibition ranks thousands of reluctant
recruits; originally they did not want to
be prohibitionsts, but are none the less
enlisted for the war and mean to fight it
out to the last ditch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-14
Something Had Him Pinned.

Hang 1t, Verna, let him stop that rub
bing and limping. The other side has
him spotted, already"
The girl looked at her father mute
ly. In his day Stewart Shirley had
borne high name on the gridiron, in
fact had captained for two seasons the
eleven OF Newbert's university. or
course, he must be right in his con-
lectures.
Timidly she took the glasses from
her irate parents frightened fist to
view sorrowfully the soiled figure of her
dilapidated lover, who seemed to be
making mighty efforts in pulling him.
self together, and her sight blurred.
To-night-after dinner, Olney was
10 speak-to ask her fathers consent
for a future coming to the house as a
prospective son-in-law. Vern had pic
tured him a confident, triumphant win
ner, fresh from the field of battle,
wearing his laurels proudly, and quite
unconquerable.
Alas, this joyful dream had faded.
Surprise was planned for Stewart Shir-
ley's part-that and pleased ac-
quiescence. Now, he would get sur
prise, but what would poor Olney get?
Well, the girl knew her fathers mood
after a losing game In which he had
been interested In the losers. On such
occasions he never agreed to any
thing. And his criticisms were apt to
be blunt and unsparing. To give his
only daughter to a man who had made
a fool of himself on the football field
"a highway robber would stand bet
ter show A tear stole down the bright
cheek as she listened to the gruff COM
ments at her ear.
The umpire's whistle sounded shril-
ly--a blast to awaken thousands of
anxious throats.
Up sailed the ball from Hartland's
line-a long, straight kick-off, and as
the opposing full-back caught II neat
ly his eye covered the field, and he
grinned at nod from his captain.
A pretty, easy punt was that--and
well directed. 1t fell into Newbert's
arms as he stepped back a pace, half
stumbling. Like arrows eight figures
darted toward the huddled bunch
drawn up to Newbert, the very second
Of the sounding thud. All except Hur-
WITT, who jumped back. the right
tackle, Gossett, who sauntered to the
right, and MoDowd, the speedy little
quarterback, who stood tensely In his
position.