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Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
NORWAY.

The humane society Of Kristiania
has Just celebrated its semi-centennial.
The cornerstone of new church
at Pipervicken. Kristiania. was laid
Nov. 3.
A recitation given by Bjorn Bjorn-
son in Hamburg, Germany, was re-
ceived with vigorous applause.
The socialists of Kristiania have
gone on record against the establish
ment Of a colony Of workingmen who
we're to bs enabled to buy their homes.
Among the many strange notions
agitating the city people in Norway 10
proposition to give "illegitimate"
children the same rights of inheri.
tance a. children born in wedlock.
The department Of commerce has
raised tho tax on the Borregaard dis
tillery from $3.50 for 1909 to $500
for 1910. because the voting out of tho
saloons in the neighboring Fredrik-
stad Is expected to increase the sales
In proportion.
At an exposition at Shepherd
Bush. England. the highest prizes
were awarded to the Norwegian salt
peter factories. and the hydro-electric
nitrogen factories. This means that
the fertilizers produced by these fac.
tories simply cannot be beaten.
Hotel Fonix, at Narvik. was badly
damaged by hre. and its contents were
partly destroyed by water: One Of
the guests lost $27o in cash and .
gold watch. There was IN insurance
Of $1s. 900 on the building. and the loss
on the furniture and tho goods was
fully covered by insurance.
Golden weddings have been celebrat.
ed by Modal johnson and wife, nee
Rynning. Of Kristiania; Lars Reiersen
Holland and wife. nee Grostad. Of
Vaale. Jarlsberg, and Tredrick 1ver.
sen Kongsvik and wife, Kristiane. Of
Overland. near Hvalstad.
Hares are very numerous this fan
in Nordmarken. . tract Of wild for
ests 4 short distance from Kristiania.
Az an instance Of tho abundance OF
this game It u mentioned that q small
boy from Kristiania shot seven hares
in q little while at Lille Aaklungen.
There are some vigorous old people
In tho Norwegian capital Barbara
JohAnsen, aA S9-year-old woman. has
been digging potatoes on farm II
Aksr this fall: and Johan Syendsen.
at Mysen station. who IL 100 years
old this fall, takes walk Qf tourtee1
milo1 tWtco= q W0pk.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
Davidson Look. Over harbor.

Davidson Looks Over Harbor.
Duluth. = James A. Davidson. O,
Wisconsin, congressman and mem
ber Of the rivers and harbors com.
mittee, made tour of the Duluth
and Superior harbor. The trip was
made in the launch Vidette, and Con.
gressman Davidson was accompanied
by Lieut.. Col. Graham D. Fitch. in
charge Of the government work in the
harbor. A number Of Duluth citizens
were in q party. The need of further
appropriations for the carrying on Of
work Of harbor Improvement was
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17

The dispute about the boundary line
between Sweden and Norway where
lts southern terminus runs into the
sea. has been definitely settled by a
special court Of arbitration appointed
BY tho two countries. Both parties
claimed some valuable lobster banks
known % Grisebaderna (swedish), or
Grfsebaaerne (Norwegian). Accord
ing to a recent telegram the court has
decided that the lobster banks belong
to Sweden. This result was, Of
course. highly gratifying to the
Swedes. and the Norwegians are tax.
Ing their medicine philosophically, ex-
planning that they are satisfied with
the findings Of the august court Of ar
elbitration.
The public highways Of the scandi-
navtan countries are receiving much
favorable attention In tho United
States at the present time. The great
datlies have column upon column Of
extracts from reports made BY ex-
perts who have travelled through
Scandinavia Tor the special purpose
Of studying the roads. George W.
Cooley, state highway commissioner
of Minnesota. recently published such
q report, and part Of it reads as fol.
lows: II have Just finished an ex-
animation Of nearly 1000 miles Of
country roads in Norway. Sweden and
Denmark. Over all this 1000 miles.
and presumably over. several thou
sand more. may be seen little piles
OF sand. gravel or broken stone de-.
posted there at intervals during the
summer. to be used for necessary re-
pairs in tho rainy season Of the fall
Nearly all repair work is done at this
time. AZ the condition of the roadway
is such that the new material more
readily unites with the old. The
bitches have already been cleaned out
and suitable waterways provided for
drainage. asked one of the road
members what would be the condition
OF his section in the spring. The an
swer was: Just the same as it is
now The bitches are so far below
the surface level that no water stands
In them less than about 20 inches be-
low the road. and this is generally
exceeded. No water stands on the
surface. the road is generally smoothed
before freezing up and tho result is
that they have no trouble with wet or
muddy roads while the frost is going
out"
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
FOUR CENTS ON DOLLAR.

Minneapolis. = Jesse Van Valken.
burg, executor of the estate of the
late John G.. Lund, fled his report
in the probate court, showing that
only $21, 1880 is available to meet
debts amounting to more than $780,
600. This is about cents on the
dollar.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
6jornson In Paris.

Paris, France.-Bjornstjerne B1orn.
son, the Norwegian novelist. arrived
here for special medical treatment.
During a portion of the journey from
Christfania the novelist travelled with
the king of Denmark in the kings pri-
vate car.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
MOTHER AND FIVE PERISH.
Husband and Father Builds Fire With
Gasoline at Warroad,

Warroad.-Mrs. Neil Jensen and five
children lost their lives, and Jensen,
the husband and father, probably will
die as the result Of injuries sustained
In a fire caused by gasoline explo-
sion. Jensen was starting fire with
gasoline. His wife was upstairs sick
with week-old baby and these, with
four other children, had no chance to
escape.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
WHEATON is GRAND OFFICER.
Minneapolis Man, Keeper Of Record:
and Seals OF K. of p.

Cleburne, Texas. - TO fill the va
cancy caused by the death of r. l..
G. White. of Nashville, Tenn. Henry
c. Brown, supreme chancellor of the
Order of Knights of Pythias, has ap.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
MISS ELLINGTON GETS DIVORCE.
Final Hearing In Case Occupies Only
Is Minutes.

Reno, New, Nov. 12.-Margarett H.
lington Frohman, wife of Daniel Froh-
man, the New York theatrical man-
ager, was granted an absolute decree
Of divorce by District Judge Pike.
The hearing occupied only rs min
utes. The grounds were non.support.
A document accepting service and
waving all rights to answer, sworn
to by Daniel Frohman, was read.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17

are arriving and martial law is in
force.
Will James. the negro, the murderer
OF Miss Annie Pelley, was the first vic.
tim of the mob. James was strung up
to the public arch, the rope breaking
and at least 500 shots were poured in
to his body. He made partial con.
fession and implicated another negro,
Arthur Alexander.
Women present, were the first to
pull the rope. When it broke the
frenzy of the mob was uncomfortable
and they fired volley after volley into
his body, shooting him to pieces. The
mob then dragged the body over the
streets for more than mile to Twenty
sixth and Elm streets in All alley and
burned it where the murder was COM
mitted.
James was found with Sheriff Davis
between Karnak, Ill.,, and Belknap, by
the Cairo crowd who went up from
here.
Taken from Officers.
The crowd overpowered the officers
and took the negro from them and
after conference it was decided to
bring the negro back to this city and
lynch him here.
Fully 1000 people went up to help
find the negro and when they arrived
In Cairo they were met by a bowling
mob of at least 5000 more. They
marched direct to the arch, sweeping
everything before them. Many women
were out to help do the work.
The mob after the negro grew so
large that it took in the entire coun-
try from Karnak to Venice, ILL.,, dis
tance of about 16 miles.
He said before being lynched that
the assault had been committed on the
girl before being murdered and that
Arthur Alexander helped him with the
crime.
Relatives of the murdered girl help
ed with the lynching and they were
backed up by big crowd of women.
Story Of the Crime.
Miss Pelly was an orphan girl, %
years old. She was employed as a
saleswoman.
On Monday evening it was raining
and to avoid muddy stretch of side.
walk, she left her car at Twenty-eighth
and Elm streets instead Of at Sycamore
street, as was her custom.
Katherine Boren, year-old-daughter
Of w. c. Boren, came upon the body
Tuesday morning. Miss Pelley's cloth
ing was almost completely torn from
her body. The deep prints of the
fingers that had throttled her were on
her throat. Beside her was her hat
and her broken umbrella. Not far
away was found her book of street car
tickets. Some postcards she had been
carrying in her hand were torn in
two. Her handbag and dress pattern
she had purchased were gone.
Mob Long Thwarted.
That the Frog" as James was
known did not hang from the Hust
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17
bulletin.

bulletin.
chlcaeo.-Governor Deneen re-
ee!ved = message from the sheriff
at Cairo, saying troops were nee.
sssary.
"They are stormine the jail
now and tearing down the shut.
tiers called for volunteers to
help stop the rlotino, but not 4
soul would help me. must have
troops"
Governor Deneen issued orders
BY telegraph to the following
state troops:
Company D, At carbondals, Cap.
tain caIbraith; Company 6, At Ef.
finsham, Captain Austin; Com.
pany N, at Champaign, Captain
Smith; Company A, At Casey,
Captain Sarner; Company D, at
Newton, Captain Mcktnnon.
Governor oenssn was appealed
% . second time by Sheriff Davis
after the mob had succeeded In
lie furious vengeance and dragged
salznsr, from the jail. Davis de-
clared that conditions were impos.
slble for him to cope with and that
he feared Wholesale murder.
The governor Immediately 10.
sued an order to five more troops
Of the illinois National Guard to
rush to Cairo. Eleven companies
In all were ordered to Cairo at
midnight.
~ have directed General Wells
Of Decatur to take charge Of tho
troops and he leaves Decatur In a
special train at once,' said Gov
ernor Oeneen at midnight. Usher
IF Davis reported to me that the
mob had broken into the jail.'
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17

lue uISL u DedT Tue QeaQ OF the QrSt
president Of the republic.
The supreme court of the United
States has decided against the com.
plainants in the case of $4,000 Choc.
taw and Chickasaw Indians excluded
from the citizenship rolls by Secretary
Hitchcock of the interior department
March 4, 1907. The Indians had asked
for redress.
The Chicago police are searching
for E. J. Goshorn, a prominent bust.
ness man of Charleston, w. Va, who
disappeared from his home on Octo.
Der 20 with about $4,000 in his pos.
session. On the day he vanished
Goshorn wrote letters to his wife and
several confidential acquaintances
stating that he ..ad left home never to
return.
United States Senator Albert 3.
Cummins of Iowa, addressing the Mar.
quette club of Chicago. vigorously de.
Tended himself and the other 'insur.
gent" senators against the attacks of
Speaker Cannon.
The Central Conference of Ameri.
can Rabbis began an eight days ses
sion in New York. Rabbi David Phil
ipson of Cincinnati is president.
-Four persons, at least, went through
an open draw of bridge at Chicago in
an automobile and were drowned. One
man lost his life in attempting to save
his female companion.
Problems of city management and
betterment were taken up by the
American Society Of Municipal I'm.
provements which began its sixteenth
annual meeting In Little Rock. Ark.
James Owen of Montclair. N. j., pre-
siding.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-17

That the Frog" as James was
known did not hang from the Hust-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
ANp pEARY. roo. scALEs zee POLE

There is confusion and bad temper
among the numerous explorers of to-
day in the claim as to who first reach
% the frozen regions of the north and
planted the stars and stripes on the
pole. Cook has been the hero for a
week. Now comes Peary claiming the
honor Yesterdays papers contained
dispatches from Peary. One reads;
"1ndian Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. F.,
Sept. 6, Stars and stripes nailed to
North Pole. PEARY."
Commander Robert E. Peary, who
reports he has reached the north pole,
has won fame as an explorer and has
made several efforts to reach the north
pole. His last expedition for the north
left New York in July, 1908, and the
last WORMS received from him were that
prospects were good.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
Good Samples.

Mr.. Hepworth had been married Eve
times and happily every time" az he
often said. His first marriage had oc-
Cured when he was nineteen and his
last at the age OF seventy. His last
wife was sensible woman, SOME
years his Junior, who survived him
when he died at the age of seventy
nine
During his last illness Mr. Hepworth
made various plans fpr his wife's re-
naming years and talked them over
with her in a matter of fact way
You'll have plenty o money to trav-
ell. Ellen" he said one day. ''and you
like it, which / never did why don't
you take trip down into Connecticut?
There are good folks there. and you'd
enjoy yourself l never went"
How do you know about the folks
when you've never been there?" in
quired Mrs. Hepworth mildly.
islands to reason said her hus-
band. THE heft O. my wives come
from Connecticut-three of 'em, all fine
women. If business hadn't KEEP me In
Massac husetts. Ellen. ! don't doubt my
last choice would We been made down
there, though haven't got a single re-
gret, ind your Youths Companion.
Hou wife Why don't you work?
Trama-rm an honest man. mum.
an can't find any business that isn't
full of graft. Puck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
A psripatetic Restaurant.

The ealing stall is quite an institu-
ton in China says writer in the
Wide Wurld Magazine, and the aver
age Chinaman thinks nothing of stop
ping and having feed at street
restaurant. The proprietor carries the
whole OF his stock in trade on his
shoulders. The stall itself consists of
two cylindrical boxes attached to a
yoke or pole. One Of these boxes
usually contains fire. on which John
cooks weird dainties into the corlpo-
sition of which it Is unwise to in.
quire, for the Chinaman has sCien-
tific appt lite is to say, he viii
eat anything that in any way focms
food. S,ueamishness is a sensation
unknown TO him. The keepers of these
street stalls sell good fruit. excellent
pastries and simply delicious sweets
at price so low that it would aston
ish even the proprietor of an Italian
restaurant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
OLIVER o. MUNsoN. EdItor and Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY,, sEpTEMBER 5, 1903
ArRuE EsrIMArE Of WISCONSIN

The Marinette Eagle-Star talks by
the card when it reminds badger citi-
zens, who are growing restless, that no
greater state than Wisconsin exists in
the Union. It's possibilities and it's
natural resources are just as goss as
those of Washington, Oregon or any Of
the westerns states. There is good
deal of bunk" to put it plainly, in
this western fever talk. People go to
the coast and find that it takes money
and lots of it to begin business there or
engage in any enterprise. Waiting for
the soft people from the east are a lot
of clever, far seeing land, timber and
other sharpers with strong penchant
for the mazuma that come from the
land of rising sun. There are no cheap
er, and for the money, no better farm
ing lands in the coun try than in north
ern Wisconsin. The possibilities for
manufacturing enterprises were never
better. The state possesses many spled-
did water powers. For the average
man there is work everywhere and at
just as good wages as in the west
where the cost of living is much higher.
In climate, resources and opportunities
Wisconsin is rich and the Pacific coast
possesses no opportunities that are bet
ter Wisconsin people should think
twice before pulling up stakes and NOV
ing westward. Aswe said before, there
has been and is much hot air travelling
from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast
and the waters of Balboa's sea wash
the shores Of no Ell Dorado. Men and
women there must work and work hard
to live just as they Go in Wisconsin.
People from this state who have gone
west have already learned this lesson
and many of them, if wishes could
transport them, would be back in the
good old Badger state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
lFrom the YioIa InteIligeneerl

Ray Ames went to Whitewater to
continue his studies at the normal school.
DIR. Esch of La Fargo was down in
his new White steamer automobile.
It's danGy.
Rev. George E. Barber took his de-
parture for Boston, to renew his min
isterial labors.
Eugene Wilson of Kickapoo has been
engaged to teach the upper department
of the Stoddard schools and has moved
his family to that village.
Rev. C. ID. Shoemaker of Brimfeld,
Illinois, has been called to take charge
of Congregational churches in the Viola
circuit and will be here soon to take up
the work
H. G. Willard formerly postmaster at
La Fargo, who has been spending the
past two years abroad mostly in New
Zealand, has returned to the United
States, having arrived in New York a
few days ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
fFrom the Hnlshoco sentrxl

John A. Stager, a former resident of
Greenwood township died at La Crosse
August Is, aged 81 years.
Dogs got into flock of sheep owned
by Mrs. Title Stelting of Forest town
ship, ore night last week, and killed
twenty-three.
Oily Bohemian band will give pic
mic in Wopat's grove at billy on Sep
TENDER II. Everybody invited to come.
On September l, at the home of the
bride near Mauston, was solemnized
the marriage of Miss Lena Severson
and John johnson of Greenwood town
ship. Both the young people are well
known in this vicinity, and have the
best wishes of their many friends.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
tFrom the bal Farce Enterpriae.l

Plans are being made for an Advent
school at this place this year; an Adj
vent teacher has been engaged and
school will begin in the near future in
the Advent church in North La Fargo.
Fred Householder departed for Rice
Lake, where he has a position as prin-
cipal of the high school for the coming
year.
The street committee have crew
of men building wing-dam in the
Kickapoo, opposite the creamery, the
object of the wing-dam is to change
the current and save the present road
between the creamery and bridge.
Not very often do you see live bear
running lose on the streets of any city,
but such was the case here Monday,
when the bear belonging at the Central
Hotel got out of its cage. Nearly every
one in town with all kinds of weapons
were in pusuit of the animal, and after
good deal of excitement and maneu-
vering around the bear was headed into
fence corner and lasooed and placed
back into captivity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
WHAT OUR NEIGHBoRs ARE DOING
Cuttings From the Press Of SURROUNDING
Towns


Mrs A. H. Dahl arrived in the vii
lage to be present at the Halvorsen-
Villand wedding.
p T. Paulson went to. the hospital
with his son Irwin, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis. The boy is
getting along nicely.
Oliver Mockrud of this place and Miss
Sara Lee of Coon Valley were married
Tuesday at Coon Valley. The parties
have host of friends here who offer
best wishes for their future happiness
and success.
Jack Ingham had the misfortune of
breaking his leg above the knee. He
was riding quite fast on horseback
when the animal threw him and caused
the accident The patient is getting
along nicely.
Thron, son of C. t. Lindevig met
with an accident which will lay him up
for while. He was scraping for G..
y Lund AID in some way cut portion
of his big toe off, necessitating the SER
vices of a physician.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
The BRIGHT Side.

A certain lady prides herself upon
always looking at the bright side of
things.
MY dear moaned her husband one
day recently as he tossed restlessly on
his bed us the doctor I'm thinking
Of What a bill his viii ber
"Ncver mlad. Joseph" said his wife.
You know there's the Insurance mon.
er"-i.euion Answers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

Five men from the University Of
Wisconsin, including members of the
faculty and former students in the de-
rartments of economies, are engaged
in planning the methods of collecting
statistics relating to agriculture and
manufactures for the next census.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

State Journal; The governor of Ala
bama has signed all of the prohibition
bills passed by the legislature, including
the rnlmer law, which permits the
raidng of all suspicious places. Other
laws bid the use or distribution of
liquors in clubs, apply to foreign cor
porations doing business in the state,
provide for the impeachment of sheriff
who fail to execute the laws, prevent
the use of screens by soft drink places
and prevent the use of barred doors in
any public place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

William ]. Bryan, the perennial, has
been telling President Taft how he
should run the country, Bryan has had
habit of volunteering to the American
public like advice for a whole lot of
years past, but apparently his recon-
mended stunts are not considered seri-
ously.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

Cook, the North Pole discoverer, is
now a bigger man than was George
Dewey, commander of the fleet that
operated so successfully at Manila Bay
on May day eleven years ago. An
the children Of the day will be given a
Cook cognomen,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08
TAKES THE RIGHT VIEW

Congressman Kopp's views on the
parcels post system strike the average
man as being fair and liberal, remarks
the Platteyille Witness. AS whole
sale system to be applied without re-
striction, he is not in favor of it, but
he is in favor of bill that will provide
that rural carriers be permitted to
carry purchases made in town from
which they travel Were the system
to be applied without restriction, thou
sands of persons would be compelled to
close their places of business, a condi-
tons which would not only hurt the
smaller cities, but the farming com
munities that depend upon them for a
market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

Mabel Sihyl doesn't know thing
about whist. Why. the other day she
was my partner at tournament. and
she trumped my ace!
Chorus-How meant
Mabel--Yes, but paid her back. She
led an ace next round. and isumped
it!-Loudon King.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

All Wisconsin postmasters may take
next week for vacation if they so de-
sire in order to be able to attend the
state convention of postmasters which
will be held in Milwaukee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

General Fred Grant. son of the famous
warrior and President Ulysses S. Grant,
was distinguished visitor to the ma
tional military post located near Sparta,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

The frost of last week practically
ruined the cranberry crop of Wisconsin.
Growers were not prepared for the
sudden change of weather.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

The old historic state capitol dome is
no more, the work of dismantling hav-
ing commenced few days ago. 1t is
being removed to make place for a
much larger and more modern struc ture
to surmont the new state house. The
old dome will be placed on the main
building of the state university group.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

University OF
the Badger State well may be proud Nor win they be criticised for the
friends
higher coincdent with
three
scholarship foundation
in