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Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
FOUR THOUSAND CONSERVATIVES
STARVE. YEARLY.
Many INDECENT Dying Cases are Being
Sent to Southwest.

Cruel and inhuman practices are
alleged in "a statement given out
today by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis against the eastern
doctors who persist in sending dy-
ing cases of consumption to the
Southwest.
Fully 7,18O persons hopelessly
diseased with tuberculosis annually
come to die in the states of Cali.
fornia, Arizona, New Mexico, Tex.
as and Colorado, most of them by
order Of their physicians. The
statement, which is based upon the
testimony of well-known experts,
and all available statistics, shows
that at least so per cent of those
who 60 to the Southwest every year
for their health are so far advanced
in their disease that they cannot
hope for a cure in any climate, un-
der any circumstances. More than
this, at least sixty per cent of these
advanced cases are so poor that they
have not sufficient means to provide
for the proper necessaries of life
which means that 4,315 consump.
tives are either starved to death, OF
forced to accept charitable relief
every year.
It is not an uncommon thing, the
National Association declares, fol
whole families, who can hardly exc
out a living in the East, to migrate
to the West in the hope of saving
the life of some member of the
family. In most instances, the ab
|ject poverty Of such cases force:
them to beg, or to live on a very
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

low level. Often consumptives who
cannot afford the proper travelling
accommodations are found dead on
the trains before reaching their
destination. The resources Of al
most every charitable organization
in the Southwest are ordained every
year to care for cases which would
be self-supporting in their Eastern
homes.
It cost, on an average, at least
$50 per month for the support of a
consumptive in the Southwest. in
cluding some medical attention.
The National Association strongly
urges no one to 60 to this section
who has not sufficient funds to care
for himself at least one year, in ad-
dition to what his family might re-
quire of him during this time. 1t
is also urged that no persons who
are far advanced with tuberculosis
go to so distant climate.
Consumption can be cured, or ar
rested in any section of the United
States, and the percentage of cures
in the East and West is nearly the
same. Any physician, therefore.
who sends a person to the South
west without sufficient funds, or in
an advanced stage of the disease,
is guilty of cruelty to his patient.
Renewed efforts are being made
to stop this practice, and to encour-
age the building of small local hos
pitfalls in every city and town of the
country. Attempts are also being
made in Southern California and in
Texas to exclude INDECENT consump.
tives or to send them back to the
East.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

Miss Frances Reeves of North
hampton, Mass, was a weekend
guest of Miss Allene Sherwood.
Miss Alyda Danens has gone to
Lake Preston to spend some time
with her sister and attend school.
Miss Laura Ames will leave on
Thursday for Minneapolis, where
she is student at the state univer-
sity.
Mrs. George Sanderson enter
tained a small company of ladies
very pleasantly on Saturday after
noon.
Miss Ella Feig has gone to Buell.,
where she will be one of the in
structors in the schools of that
place.
Misses Ellen and Emma Syse are
at home, after spending three weeks
in North Dakota and the Twin
cities.
Misses Ruth and Edna Sanderson
came home Saturday from week s
visit with relatives and friends in
Atwater.
Miss Agnes Haines, who will
teach in the Beardsley schools the
coming year, left for that place on
Saturday.
Judge and Mrs. C. L. Brown and
daughter Margaret arrived on Fri
day for an over Sunday visit with
Willmar relatives.
Miss Julia Booth was in Willmal
Monday, returning to St. Cloud
where she is a member of the Nor.
NAL school faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry &. Meye,
were weekend guests of Mr.. anG
Mrs. Alton Crosby at their summer
home at Crescent Beach.
Mrs. C.. J. Christianson and three
sons left for their home in Mime
apolis on Thursday, after visiting
relatives here and at Pennock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Olson o1
Atwater, who had just returned
from an extended western trip, Wis
tied Willmar friends last week.
Miss Hattie Carlson left OF
Wednesday morning for Minneapo
lis, where she will take a course a
the Minnesota Business College.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Knox O.
Boise, Idaho, left for the East OF
Thursday, after a ten days. visit a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H
Knox.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Peterson
went to Kerkhoven Friday, wher
they will spend Mr.. Peterson's tw
weeks vacation from his duties a
the Willmar post Office.
! Mrs. George R. Lawrence o
Litchfield was a guest of Mrs. F
w. Minton Saturday, on her way
Miles City, where she is supervise
of primary work in the schools.
MIR. and Mrs. John Feig and lit
tie daughter Adeline went to Lon
Prairie Saturday, where they wer
the guests of Mrs. Feig's sisters
Mesdames Henry Goldhahn an
Fred Maynard. for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Tallman an
: Miss Mata O'Neil are enjoying tn
! week in the cities and at the stat
fair, making the trip in the Tai
I man touring car.
; Mason Spicer left Willmar MOI
day on a business trip to Burlinl
ton and other points in Iowa ar
later in the week will continue h
: journey to his home in Denve
Colorado.
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Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Real Estate Transfers.

Town OF Burbank.
Aug. 31-George johnson to Ras-
mus Olson, e. 4 a. of sw4 of nw4 ,
sec. 13, $125.
Village of Spicer.
Aug. SIS. P. johnson to Albert
Lund, lot l, bl. 2, Lake Frotn add,
$500.
City of Willmar.
Aug .30--Lewis A. Ekdahl to Ole
H. Ekdahl, lots 13 and IA, bl. 6,
Glarum' add, $500.
Aug. 30-Emil A. Broberg to
Frank G. Handy, lots 3, 4, S and 81
of lot 2, bl. H, Booths add, $64OO.
Sept. Peter Parsons to John
H. Parsons, a strip 12 #. wide
along north boundary line of lot 6,
bl. C, Sd add, for road, 81.
Sept. 1.-Axel T. Nelson to Franl
J. Bigham, lot z, bl. 3, Spicer''
add, $2745.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
STATE BOARD REPORTS REGARD.
ing SEWER SYSTEM FOR WILLMAR
Full Text Of Prof. Bass Report to the
City Council of Willmar.

all of which are estimated to cost
$4,000.
In beginning the construction it
would of course be necessary to
start at the outlet and gradually
radiate to the outermost districts.
In the combined system this would
entail very heavy expense in the
initial stages as the first pipes to be
laid would be in the southerly dis
trict "a in. in diameter. Three
blocks Of this sewer would cost not
far from $4,000, whereas if the
separate system were used Is in.
pipe would be the largest necessary
and would cost not to exceed $500
for the same distance. This COM
parison while not meant to be pre-
else indicates that the adoption of
the combined system will delay,
and the adoption of the separate
system will hasten the day when
Willmar will receive the benefit of
sewerage.
To make a beginning, using the
separate system l would Judge that
an initial expense of from $4,000
to $4,000 would be advantageous.
The proposed outlet for the
southerly drainage district is unde-
sirably near the limit of the popu-
lated district and indications are
that in the near future the imme-
diate neighborhcod will be built up
In the plan suggested for separate
sanitary sewers with small lifts or
pumping stations this outlet could
be removed to the southerly limit
of the city. A percolating filter as
we'll as a septic tank should be pro-
vided for here as the effluent would
often in dry summer months stand
in the drain ditch and become often
sive. A percolating filter would
prevent such a nuisance.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

cult problem before it in the plan
ming of its sewerage system. The
difficulty is largely caused by the
topography of the site, but also by
the lack of sufficient natural drain
age at the city limits.
The central or business district
of Willmar is situated on the higher
land at an elevation of approximate
ly 10000 Willmar datum. The
highest land lies to the northeast
and the lowest to the south. The
highest elevation is 216.7 and the
lowest 1888. The average slope of
the ground is about 6 feet per 1000.
The natural drainage is then to
the south, but on account of the
proximity of Foot Lake, sewers
have from time to time been con-
structed draining to the north into
the lake. There is a settling basin
on the south shore of Foot Lake in
to which the sewage is at present
run. It IS of brick construction,
in delapidated condition, and per.
haps Is #. in diameter.
A sewer has recently been con.
structed in Ella Avenue in the
northwesterly part of the city.
This drains directly into the lake.
The total length Of sewers in the
business portion at present is about
1000 #. The size and grade OF
these is not shown on the map pre-.
pared by Mr.. Claussen, and Mr..
Day, the county surveyor, is uncer-
tain about them. They are used as
combined sewers.
The system which Mr.. Clausser
has laid out for Willmar is the
combined storm and sanitary type
also continuing the present sewer
building policy. It divides the
city into two principal drainage
districts which is on account of the
flat topography advisable if moi
necessary. The pipe sizes range
from IL in. to AZ in.; the sewer
slopes from 3 per cent to OILS pei
cent. This latter slope, which OBJ
tains frequently and other slopes O:
O.4 per cent and less are of doubt
full desirability without means 70,
frequent and easy flushing. Flush
ing in the large pipes of a combined
system is of very little utility, de
pendence being upon the uncertain
ties of the rainfall. l believe tina
greater slopes should be used fo
the prevention of deposits. 1hi
would however necessitate a con
siderably greater expense than i
now contemplated, and as the sys
tenn shown by Mr.. Claussen's pla1
would cost something over $3.50 90
l would recommend that the City o
Willmar ask Mr.. Claussen to fur
ther study the situation with
view of planning for a system o
separate sewers.
l made special inquiry while i
Willmar in regard to trouble fror
storm water and Mr.. Peterson, tn
Mayor, assured me that only in tn
heaviest downpours was any incon
venience caused, and never any cor
siderable damage.
For sanitary sewers, by restrict
ing slightly the drainage area i
the southern portion of the city
the total ultimate cost would be
the neighborhood of $4,000, les
than half that of the combined sy:
TEN. This approximate estimat
includes a septic tank at Foot Lake
a septic tank and percolating filte
at the outlet of the southerly di!
trict, and three pumping station:
l
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
DON'T WALK ON NAILS.

DON'T WALK ON NAILS.
The neatest job of Halfsoling is
done at Erickson's Shoe Store with
a New Electric Stitcher and Polish
er.
You can have the soles sewed on
for the same price as nailed, so
don't walk on nails.
The New Shoe Store.
27f G. A. Erickson, Prop.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
DON'T LET IT
GET AWAY

from you that this is
the BEST photo
graph studio in
town. Take any
example of work
from the numerous
ones that are scat
tered everyw here
among your friends,
and find any flaw in
our work, IF YOU
CAN.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

Go 10 the Saratoga for your
meals and lunches. Everything
The best. We aim 10 please.
!24f E. I. Sanlbo.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

Don't put off having your pict-
ures taken. - Do it now and at
Elkjer's Up-to- Date Studio. 29f
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
POSING

is given special at
tention, as well as de-
veloping and mount
ing. All members of
the family from the
baby up, are prOmis-
ed fine likeness, at
moderate price. We
do handsome enlarg-
ing of pictures from
small photos. Visit
ors welcome.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

TIE argument advanced was that chip
= ping Of tie hard oateI dishes used in prep
. uratiCn Of meals allowed minute but dan
gcrons particles of foreign matter to become
u mixed with the food. These are taken into
n the stomach. where the cancerous growth is
T. caused hy abrasions which they make in the
V walls of the organ.
Clipping from PhHn1c7phid North
4me,icun, sept. l., 1906.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
EATS HIS WAY TO FAME.
Er-AHerman Detzler Surprises Fat
Mems Club and Wins Bonus.

Residents and pedestrians In East I'd street vere
thrown state of consternation late yester-
day afternoon when what looked like huge black
drifted Of the door OF No. PA and covered
the street with a blanket Of gloom Some said it
was the forerunner of earthquake. but all specu-
latIon was terminated when twenty-five members
OF the Fat Mems Club fled out Of the door and
down the street Then # seen that the gloom
proceeded from their usually beaming counte-
The cause Of the fat mems sorrow was later ex-
planned when a message was received from Wire
less Louis 2eltner, who explained that the oiscon-
solate club members had Just been compelled to
watch three of their number eat the entire LAY
OUT that had provided to stay the hunger OF
the twenty-five members of the club. Not only had
they eaten all the provisions. explained Wireless
Louis but by doing of the number. eX-
Alderman Frank ] Detzer. who ate the greatest
amount won a $50 bonus from his clubmates All
the other members went away from the meetlns
hungry but with srrong appetites- val scnrep-
fer who acted as walter said that be never was so
tired in all his life According to Zeltner the fol-
lowing IS the individual score:
Er-Aldernnau Frank J Detzler weighs $50 pounds
27S oysters sIs pounds Of steak. II rolls II cups or
coffee ard 3 large pies o,o- -...-.
Tsck C;ossman who weighs BIS pounds. 21o oysters
nslnds Of steak rolls cups Of cofee and : pies
JACK Probst who weighs 520 pounds 100 oysters IA
pounds of steak 10 rolls 6 cups Of coffee.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
THREE KILLED IN FEUD
T7cO Women and Nan AmbuscGded
Babe Escapes Unhurt.

An1ite City La. Jan. 4.-As a result Of an
ambuscade, growing out of family feud, two
women and man are dead one Of the alleged
assassins is being held here under a heavy guard
and the country is being searched for another
man alleged to be implicated in the murders.
It is alleged that as Mr.. and Mrs BENJAMIN
Rreland and Mrs. Joseph Everitt were making
their way homeward along one Of the parish
roads last night Avery Blount and Garfield
Kfnchen fired on them. Mrs. Everitt fell with
her baby her head blown almost off Mrs. Bre-
land was badly mangled by one Of the volleys,
and Breland himself fell at the first fire. Avery
Blount was captured. and says Kinchen killed
IRELAND but will not say who killed the women,
Mrs Everitts husband was killed by Ben
Kinchen. a brother of Garfield. several days
ago. and the widow was making her home with
the Rrelands Mrs. Evertt's infant, which she
carried in her arms, unhurt.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
DRYDOCK GIVING WAY
TROUBLE At NAVY YARD.
QuicIcsond and Pressure of Earth Put
Nezc Dock an Bad Shape.

The Williams Engineering and Contracting Com
pany, contractors for drydock No. in the navy
yard in Brooklyn. is in danger Of serious loss
through the giving way OF the southern end OF
the trench on the western side of the excavation.
A short time ago the northern end of the trench
gave way, and with the idea of saving part Of the
work they drove line OF heavy sheet piling across
the excavation digging from the southern end and
dumping the earth excavated into the northern
section Their plan was TO get 10 the bottom level
of the dock and put in bed of concrete four or
five feet thick 10 stop the flow of quicksand This
plan has failed, and at present the quicksaHd is
flowing into the hole faster than the FIRMS scoops
can dredge it out
Quicksand is pouring in between the line OF heavy
sheet piling which the contractors have driven and
the iron channel piling left in place by the George
B. Spearin firm. the first contractors. to such an
extent that the inside line of twelve-inch pilins is
bulstng toward the centre of the dock space. and
the present plant of the contractors is entirely in
adequate to cope with the emergency. Engineers
who are not connected with the contract but who
have kept a careful watch the progress of the
work and familiar with the difficulties to be
overcome not at all sure that 1t will not be
necessary for the governments engineers to avail
themselves of the clause i'm the building contract
which permits the naval officers taking control or
the work and carrying it through This would in
voive serious loss to the firm. 1t is doubtful IL
the appraisement for the work done would even ap-
proach the amount Of money which has been ex-
pended in accomplishing 1t
The history of drydocks Nos and is being
repeated In the case of dock No. 1. and while it
may be possible that a more extensive plant bet
ter facilities and more expert handling at the
start would have averted the present unfortunate
condition the present contractors must be credited
with doing the best they could under the circum-
stances.
There will be unusual occurrence at the yard
to-day when all three of the drydocks will be out
of commission. No. is still awaiting the compile
ton of the pile work which will shut off the leak
that made Il to keep II full Of water,
and No l. the stone dock. will be flooded to admit
the caisson of No g. the gaskets of which have
given way under the and tear Of use, and re-
quire replacing. All three docks will be unavail-
able until the disabled caisson is ready for re-
placement. but It is expected that it will require
only few days to ft II for
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
GOLDEN RULE'' PLAN WORKED WE'LL
Cut Down Cleveland Arrests 66 Per Cent in
a Year. with Fewer Grimes.

Cleveland Jan 24-The so-called Golden Rule
policy put in practice by Chief Of Police Koher Of
this city about year ago. with view to mtniH1-
izing the number Of arrests consistent with law
and order. continues to attract the attention OF
police authorities not only IN this country but IN
Europe Inquiries concerning the plan have been
received bv Chief Koher from nearly all sections
of the civilized world Chief KohIer. discussing the
subject to-day. said.
The common so termed Golden RuIe
policy in making arrests, inaugurated by me on
January / 1905 has obtained results beyond all eX-
nc,1ations and the effect has been so great FOR
good that the old and general custom OF making
arrests will soon. and should be- IN my Judgment
a thing of the past
The total number Of arrests for the year 1907
was ao4s under the old custom For 1908 the total
arrests were 1OCs5. under the Golden Rule policy,
a decrease Of IS per cent. There was less crime
and less property stolen in Cleveland In 1908 tnan
during the previous year
First and minor offenders are not given prison
recoris disgraced and Inundated, but are allowed
10 go 10 their work without being detained IN
prison and thus the necessities Of life are not
taken from their families. About the only COM
plant we receive against this common sense policy
comes from police court attorneys" who desire 10
obtain fees from unfortunates-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
TO SERVE WINE AT LINCOLN DINNER.
Nonan's Christian Temperance Union De-
clares 1t IAN Insult to His Memory

Springfield. Ill. Jan. z.-Considerable feeling has
oeen ensendered over the fact that wine will be
served az the Lincoln centenary dinner here on
February p which addresses are to be deliv-
ereo oy Ambassadors Jusserand and Bryce. Rob
ert T. Lincoln. william J. Bryan. Senator J. P.
Doiirer. Speaker Joseph c. Cannon. Senator Shell
~ N Cuom, General John W. Noble and others.
iDespite protests by the Local option Law En-
Iofcement League and the Woman's Christian
temperance Union in which they declare that
AoTaham Lincoln refused TO permit wine TO be
served when he was informed of his Presidential
hetnination and that wine at his centen-
MAJ would be an insult his memory the COM
nttee empowered 10 decide this question met last
a4sht and ignored the protests.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
TRANSFERS DISCUSS TRAFFIC.
Strike Ordered Against One Firm, to Take
Effect TODAY

Many meetings of different locals Of the Interna-
tonal Brotherhood of Teamsters were held on the
lower West Side yesterday to act the recent ar
rests for violation of the traffic regulations. The
principal meetings at CoyIes Hall. Hudson
and West 10th streets the Utah House, at 25th
street and Eighth avenue. and in hall at Barrow
and Bedford streets There strike talk. II
was decided leave everything in the hands of the
committee appointed last week by the New. York
District Council Of the international Brotherhood
of Teamsters take charge of the matter.
A strike viii GO into effect to-day against Rankin
& Co boss truck drivers. West and Charles streets
because of alleged rule of the firm requiring
their truckmen TO take off their union buttons
ube, driving 1t viii affect nfty drivers. II has
nothing to 10 with the complaints against the
ira ffc regulations
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
PRIEST BELIEVES IN cLAIRvoYANcE
Tells Congregation Of Visit to Medium Who
Related Occurrence Miles Away.

C-Iatrvoyance and clairaudience were admitted to
he possible by the Rev Thomas Walsh who
nreached the sermon at the. high mass IN the
church Of St Paul the Apostle yesterday morn
ing He said:
CIairyovance and clairaudienCe are scofed at as
impossfhflitieS and many refuse 10 grant that any
ierSon nossasses the power objects not vts-
HE TO the eye they cannot understand how per,
son may project the faculties of sight ana s3une
10 a distance. | had my skeptcism removed oy d
,-er,. striking illustration Of these powers
went with friend to visit clalrvoyant ana
n. ,, olyed 10 put her 10 test tie was str;iIkeI
70 the city-lived mere than two hundred ana MY III
miles AWAY in fact As soon as we entered IRe
room the woman declared that she could I.I zen my
friend of his home. She then went on 10 oesCIl vt
IN tha rniuutest detail all the persons ana ooJet ;
in the room She told how they looked dil1
seemed "a be looking straight at the thlnss she
Il can see them just as plainly as If were were right I
or,on1 them she said. Just now tney nave
hroLen n crucifix and trying TO mehd II; Inc
base Of the crucfx smashed in tne iSii anu
tbev are trying to glue il 10 the cross
"a fn,nrzssad wers that we wrote nome anu
in tv-o weeks we received answer tnat ~ the
avarT time we had zen with the ciairVoyant tne
-11tCi6x had been broken and they nad tried 10
,,,e3d II in the way we had heard
s.II - tbis roes 10 n-ove that If ordinary mortas
have this power haw great must be the power OF
Cod miracle may become a lact through
suspension Of the laws Of the universe
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
REFUSED TO TAKE HER TO HOSPITAL
Magistrate Criticises Hudson Street Doctor
for Treatment of Injured Woman.

Patrolr1an Dougherty. Of the Church street sta
ton. standing Battery Place and Green
wich street yesterday afternoon. when young
woman with numerous bruises about her face and
both eyes discoored approached him. She told
Dougnerty she WAS Mrs. Madeline O'Connell, of No
ISL East SD street. She said she had been at
tackled by two Third avenue and SD street
and beaten by them.
Dougherty took her the Church street station
and DR.. La Mont called from the Hudson
Street Hospital. He dressed her wounds. and, the
police say, told them that the drunk
The woman taken to the night court and
raigned before Magistrate House, charged with in
toxication.
1T is outrage said Magistrate House. re
fusing take with injuries like hers to
any hospital. Send St Vincents Hospital at
once for ambulance and let her be taken there"
An ambulance called and DR.. Murphy u.
the woman St Vincents She was discharged
on the ntoxiCa tion charge