Willmar tribune., 1909-06-23
Among Our Neighb0rs.
SiftCd out by Ludwig s. Dale.

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Sam Brown, one of Litchfelds |
prominent citizens. died from heart
failure last Thursday evening.
Willmar is after the telephone
monopoly with a long stick. Let
us hope that it will be successful in
poking it out Of that town.-Inter
Lake Tribune, Browns Valley.
Commandments are now over,
and if he doesn't take an overdose
of the advice dished out by the
graduates, Old World will probably
be able to wriggle on for another
year.
Browns Valley is planning mon
ster Mid Summer celebration for
next Friday. There will be horse
races, driving races and foot races,
all with good prizes, and the public
will be invited to free base ball
game.
Breckenridge will soon vote on
bonds for a filtration water plant.
1t is estimated that the plant will
cost about $35, 900. Breckenridge
has suffered a good deal from ty-
phoid fever on account Of impure
water. 1t is expected that the pro-
position will not meet with any op-
position.
The Boston Globe wants agricul-
tural departments of state universi-
ties to confer upon their graduates
the degree D. F.-doctor of farm
ing. With a slight change in the
context the same degree might we'll
be conferred upon some Of the grad
yates of other departments also.
At any rate, D. F. is suggestive.
Last year out of 5,46O injuries
due to the Fourth" celebration,
108 resulted in deaths, SO lost an
eye each, 81 lost either a leg. arm
or hand, and 1874 lost one or more
fingers. Cannon crackers, firearms
and toy cannons were responsible for
a big percentage of the accidents.
And in spite of all the warnings
issued, the death-yield shows a
healthy increase each year. The
American people seem to be willing
to take a few chances in order to
be able to hold the worlds record
for senseIess and barbaric display Of
the Esprit of '76."
both Sides, the official organ
for the liquor dealers, is urging the
Minneapolis city council to extend
the patrol limits because the pre-
sent ordinance is keeping the sa-
looms out of some. choice residence
districts. That is the real reason,
but both Sides claims they want
the limits extended because 1.-THE
present policy has centered the sa-
looms, and has caused 200 blind pigs
to flourish. What a brigth idea!
First we must have saloons to
keep out the blind pigs, and then
we must have more saloons to keep
out more blind pigs. The editors
of both Sides must be getting
down to the dregs in their thinking
tanks.
Arthur Drake. tenant on the
Walter Gregory farm on the shores
Of Collinwood lake, disappeared on
Thursday of last week. To deceive
his family and the public, he went
to the lake filled a boat half full of
water, threw in his hat and gave
the boat shove. This done, he in
duced the hired man to take him to
Smith Lake, where he took the
train for the cities, where he was
seen on the following day. He had
been at Cokato to raise money on
farm purchase and had been par
italy successful. AS there had
been no family trouble Mrs. Drake
is prostrated. The lake was
dragged for time, until the hired
man gave the truth away. Finan-
cial troubles seem to be responsible
for the disappearance. -Litchfeld
Saturday Review.
Because he had been placed on