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Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
Arct0nder Arrows.

Arctander, June 14.-1t takes no
weather prophet to predict weather
conditions nowadays say rain. and
you are safe.
Miss Clara Hauge is assisting her
sister, Mrs. Ole Mos, these days.
Services will be conducted at the
East Norway Lake church Sunday,
June q.
Edward Reigstad put up wind
mills at the Hauge Bros and M.
Aasen's places last week.
Misses Emma and Selma Kambe-
stad of New London enjoyed a
weeks visit with friends here re-
Gently.
Otto Christopherson arrived home
last week after a years work in the
commercial department at the Will
mar Seminary.
Thru the dim. misty, moisture
laden air of the magic days of June
come the sweet, thrilling chimes of
the wedding bells.
Esther Hedeen, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis this
spring, has again resumed her work
as teacher in Dist. 81.
The steamers ''Henjum" and
''Lesteberga," loaded to their Ut
most capacity, plowed the waters of
the Henjum lake Friday evening.
Frank Baden, buttermaker at the
West Lake creamery, has resigned
his position and will leave for his
home in Litchfeld in about month,
where he has accepted a position as
buttermaker.
Miss Annie Loberg, who has been
keeping house at A. o. Henjum's
place this past year, resigned from
her duties last week, and will leave
for S. D. in the near future for a
few weeks visit with relatives.
Her sister. Germina, is her substi-
tute during her absence.
Messrs. Sam Renjum and John
Foshager left for Minneapolis last
Wednesday to witness the gradua-
tion exercises of the Medical De-
partment of the University on
Thursday, the latter's brother,
Henry, being member of the
graduating class.
The work on County Ditch No. 27
is progressing very nicely now after
some substitutions were made in
the crew. The dredge is now at
work cutting thru the ridge near
Myhre's place, where several teams
have been at work scraping off part
of the ridge in order to allow the
dredge to pass thru.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
An Urgent Case of Need.

The death of Nels Benson, whose
biography is given in another place
in this paper. leaves his widow
with eight small children without
any support. For years Mr.. and
Mrs. Benson struggled along, most
of the time under adverse circum-
stances, but the best they could do
was to live from day to day. Now
Mrs. Benson is alone, and she needs
help. Friends and neighbors have
been helping her for some time, but
as the wants are naturally many
and varied, they have decided to
appeal to Willmar people generally
in an effort to raise a fund so that
the family may be provided with
the necessities of life. We feel
sure that there will be a generous
response to the appeal. The COM
mittee which is soliciting the
funds is composed of business men,
and as they have only a limited
amount of time to spare they will
probably not have time to see all
who might wish to contribute. For
that reason it has been decided that
contributions may be left at or sent
to either the Tribune or the Ga
zette, and credit for the amounts
subscribed will be given in both pa.
pers. The subscriptions received
so far amount to about $50.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
Annual Meeting of Free Church.

Rev. E. E. Gynild was elected
president of the Lutheran Free
church at the annual meeting Of
the church held in Montevideo last
week. This is the third time Rev.
Gynild is elected to hold the posi-
tion. Rev. M. B. Michaelson was
chosen a member of the board of
directors of the Augsburg semi
nary. The conference resolved to
raise an endowment fund of at least
100000 for Augsburg, but only
the interest accruing from this
amount is to be used.
All the various branches of the
church had encouraging reports.
Rev. Gynild reported that 43 child
rem and three aged persons are
cared for at the Bethesda Home at
Eagle Lake, and that the institu-
tion paid all expenses and 81. 800 on
old debts. The receipts of the Free
Church Book Concern during the
year were about SIG, 900. and the
surplus about 5000.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
Alumni Banquet A Success.

The Willmar High School Alumni
Banquet held last Friday evening
was the best attended and most en-
joyable ever held by the association.
No less than 80 graduates were pre-
sent to renew acquaintances and
talk over "old times.'' MIR. STAN
ford made an ideal postmaster, and
the toasts delivered by John Styles,
Victor Knutson and Miss Marguer-
ite Young were all good. Mr..
Styles displayed a broad knowledge
Of his subject. ''The Banquet. "
Mr.. Knutson gave an inspiring talk
on "Undercurrents," and Miss
Young created q good deal of mer-
riment by her witty and we'll d.
rected hits at various members
of the graduating class. The en-
joyment Of the evening was further
enhanced by a paper on "Side
Lights" sent in by Wallace Martin,
and giving interesting facts regard.
ing University life; also a piano so.
10, splendidly played by Frank C.
Palm, and a fine vocal solo by Mis-
Helen Sather, with violin obligatt
played by Edgar Sather.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

seats, and Kandiyohi furnished
enough to compel some to stand up
for lack of seats. And then there
were great crowds that came in by
team from north and south, east
and west, a number of Meeker
county old settlers joining in.
A few minutes after the secretary
had taken his seat in the upper
room of the town hall the building
was packed, and the way they
crowded around the table to pay
dues or membership fees and obtain
badges nearly drove the secretary
frantic. A supply Of fifty badges
was turned over to C. A. Birch, and
it WAS not long before the whole
supply was gone, and still the call
for more continued. Some twenty
more could have been sold if there
had been that many on hand.
When it is known that since the
first meeting where badges were
sold. the greatest sale at any meet
ing has been 80, one can get some
idea of how the Atwater meeting
compared with former ones. Fin
ally halt had to be called and the
business meeting called to order.
President Harold Swenson made a
few Introductory remarks. Hon.
Henry Feig, on behalf of the vii
lage authorities and the people of
Atwater, made an address of well
come. The minutes of the previous
meeting and the financial reports
of the secretary and treasurer were
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

cussion sprang up regarding the
place where those two pioneers
were killed. It seems that son of
Mr.. Backlund had been up there a
few years ago and made an effort to
find some of the remains of his
father but had failed. MIR. Sperry
suggested that probably the old
rifle pit thrown up by the refugees
in their fight with the savages had
been mistaken for the graves,
which were some distance west of
the said pit. 1t was his opinion
that while the pit was in Meeker
county, the graves could be found
just across the line in Kandiyohi
county. Mr.. Aslak Olson, a Meek
er county pioneer, now residing in
Wisconsin. was present and told
about the burial of the two men.
He was positive that the graves
were across the line in Meeker
county, tho he agreed with Mr..
Sperry that they were some dis
tance east of the rifle pit. Mr..
Evenson, another Meeker county
pioneer, agreed with Mr.. Olson.
A number of questions regarding
events of the Action massacre and
battles near Atwater, asked by Mr..
Saterlee thru the Atwater Press,
were read and interesting details
given by Olson, Evenson, Sperry
and others.
The meeting. then adjourned tt
the lower floor, where the ladies o1
Atwater served a delicious and
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
H4's MANNRE.
'.1f(&%2 z MaOn5

Mamre, June 14.-Mrs. F. E.
Norman went to Willmar Saturday
to visit for a few days with her
sister Mrs. Christ Birkeland.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Emil Ecklund and daughter Gladys.
Miss Alvina Swenson returned
home last week after long stay in
Willmar.
Miss Olga Olson Of Dovre was
dress making for Mrs. Emil Lofven
last week.
Elmer johnson intends to leave
for North Dakota on Wednesday
this week.
Iver Reigstad of town of Arctan-
der called on Mamre friends Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Pit Lind and children of
Pennock visited with Mamre friends
last Sunday.
C. F. Birkemeyer of Pennock
painted the C. G. Akerson's resi-
dence last week.
Loo Carlson and Carl Norman
leave tomorrow for Bowman county
| N. D. to look for land.
Lynn Anderson the Pennock ma
chine-man called on several of his
farmer friends here last week.
Mrs. N. J. Stjernlof went to Min
neapolis last week to visit with
her daughter Mrs. Zell Campbell.
August johnson and Gust Ryden
went to Minneapolis last Monday
morning to make two days stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Soderholm
came up from Minneapolis recently
to visit relatives and friends here
for a short time.
Miss Anna Swanson returned to
Litchfeld, MINI. on Saturdayof last
week after a two weeks stay at her
parental home here.
The Mamre and Dovre Telephone
company held special meeting
last Thursday afternoon at the
Lundby school-house.
/ Miss Laura Abrahamson has late.
ly gone to Strandberg, S. D. to vi.
sit for some time at the homes o1
he uncles, John and Matt Abraham.
son.
Miss Selma Linn of La Bolt, S
D. who has been staying for some
time at Emil Eklunds home in Pen
mock spent Sunday with Mamrt
friends.
James and Henry Abrahamsor
leave today for Minneapolis. AT
ter a few days James will go to
| Washington to make a long sta!
? and Henry will 60 to N. D.
On account of rain the Cyclone
Club did not have their ice cream
social last Saturday evening. Th'
/. social has been postponed unit
/, Thursday evening this week Jun
$ II, land will be held at the sam
e place-in the beautiful Cyclon
: park on south side of he Mamr
n Lake. All are cordially invited t
lattend. Buster Brown.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
The ISSUE IS CLEAR FOR NEXT
TUESDAYS ELECTION

The question in nutshell this: Shall the way be
cleared for municipal exchange which will give the peo.
pie fair rates. give all lines entering the city TO
central. and which will give the City the benefit Of the
profits Of the business with no risk to the taxpayers?
This solution is the correct one the ideal way the be.
method Of permanently settling the telephone question at
wIlmar The good citizen and the progressive citizen
who wants to see the city grow and develop will vote
'Yes' on the ordinance submitted.
The defeat Of the ordinance would block fair settle.
ment Of the question: give temporary comfort to the trust
that now holding up the people Of the city, lead to TEL
ephone with the inevitable result that every person
must have two phones in order to be in communication
with the community and outside neishborhoods.
If YOU ARE IN DOUBT, GET THE FACTS Don't be
mised by the whspernss Of persons who helping the
trust pull its chestnuts out Of the fire.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW OR CARE FOR THE FACTS
and feel that you can't give yourself and your city
the benefit Of the doubt DON'T VOTE AT ALL.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
FROST.ADAMS.

On Wednesday June 9th 1909, st
8 P. M. in the Crypt of the Cathe-
dral of St. John, The Divine, New
York City, Marion Emma Agnes, Sc
cond daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Spur Frost, to Elmer Ellis
worth Adams Of Seattle, Washington
the Rev. Dean Gates of Willmar
MINI. officiating.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

Postmaster Crosby is in St. Paul
attending the postmasters' conven-
tion which meets today, tomorrow
and Friday.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
1AkE1llllAA
-- LETTER

T. G7{S LEI Tx
Lake Lillian, June A. Hello!
here comes your old reporter again.
Don't be bashful to tell me the news
and they will be in the up-to-date
Willmar Tribune.
Mr.. S. Seastedt is back here after
a weeks stay in Chicago.
Mrs. Joe Magnuson IS visiting at
her parental home after a years
absence.
MIR. Sam Aspaas attended the
wedding of Lena Olson at Dassel
last week.
Mr.A. M. Hedin has been drawn
on the jury at the District court
the 28th of June.
Miss Annie Lett who is working
in Minneapolis made brief call
at her home Sunday.
Mr.. w. M. Lindquist had the
honor of having his mother as vi
sitor one day last week.
Road work is going on between
the rain showers. Never mind the
rain, we are used to it now.
Mrs. Andrew Fridlund of Will
mar is visiting at Walners place
last week and part of this week.
Mr.. Gilbert and Miss Ester Hog
lund took a two days lay-off and at
tended the circus at Olivia Satur-
day.
Miss Amanda johnson who has
been at Crookston for the past two
years is now visiting at her paren-
tai home here.
Mr.. Ole Olson is visiting rela-
tions and friends here. Mr.. Olson
was an old resident here, but now
resides at Dassel MINI.
Mr.. Chas. Forsman of Kandiyohi
was a Sunday visitor here, and also
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aspaas of Svea
were seen here Sunday.
Miss Josephine Eastman and sis
ter visited here Sunday and today
with relatives and friends.
They will return home to Minnea-
polls the first of the week.
Mr.. Hedin had a shingling bee
on his big barn roof Friday and
Saturday. he will soon have his
barn completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Nelson and
children. of Niobe, N. D. are here
visiting relatives. Mr.. Nelson will
soon leave for N. D. while Mrs.
Nelson and children will remain at
Willmar.
Mr.. J. E. Johnson made flying
trip to Minneapolis last Monday and
Tuesday. He was at the Swedish
hospital to see his father who has
gone thru an operation for appen-
dicitis. Mrs. P. S johnson after
couple of weeks stay down there
returned with him.
Sunday Mission meeting was
held at the Baptist church here. On
Saturday there was sale on some
fancy articles and everything sold
at a good price. Therewere five
ministers one Missionary from Min
neapolis conducting the meeting
on Sunday afternoon. The church
was filled to it's utmost capacity
with eager listeners.
Don't forget to attend the Kandi-
yohi telephone meeting next Satur-
day in Willmar as there will be
very important things coming up
before the meeting. 1t is rumored
that some of the stock holders are
in for raising the rent for renters
of phones. The renters will kick
their boots after the company and
kick the phone out doors too they
say. We must be on the lookout.
The Christine congregation will
have its annual mid summer festi-
val at the home of John E. Johnson
section 18 town Of Lake Lillian,
June "a. A program will be rem
dered by the children of the paro.
chial school and also speeches by
some professional men. A good
dinner will be served at a fair
price, come one and all and take 8
day picnicking with the congrega-
tion that day.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

For Ice Cream and Strawberries
90 to the Saratoga. l8f
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

Weather permitting. a preaching
service will be held in Priam chapel
next Sunday afternoon.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
LOCAL BREVllIES

IuSI611 xIS0 SIIOASu VA Auu1Sudy
evening, June "a, under the auspi-
ces of Bethania Young Peoples So
ciety. Admission, adults Is cents,
children Is cents.
Miss Lillian Shelgren returned to
Minneapolis Friday after couple
of days. visit here with Miss Myr-
tie Frye. Bennie Halvorson of
Norway Lake and Theodore Frye of
CAMPBELL were also visitors at the
Frye home a few days last week.
The Ladies society of the Lu-
theran Free church of Willmar will
have their annual picnic at Andrew
Johnson's place on Thursday June 3.
A program will be given, begin
ming at II o'clock. Lunch will be
served at noon and in the afternoon,
All are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Adams
visited with Willmar friends and
relatives from Monday till this
morning, when they left for their
future home at Seattle, Wash. The
Tribune joins their many Willmar
friends in wishing them happiness
and prosperity in their new home.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Miss Mary Elizabeth Carver.
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Samuel
Carver, to Roy Alonzo Bingham.
The happy event will be solemnized
at the home of the brides parents,
at 402 Fourth street, on Wednes-
day, June 80. at IL o'clock noon.
The Dovre Ladies society will
have its summer festival at c., C.
Birkelands' place Friday, June 18.
The Country Ladies society of Will
mar congregation will have their
summer festival Wednesday, June
%, at Anders Johnson's place. You
are cordially invited to attend these
festivals.
Misses Ida and Betsy Boe left
Friday morning for a six weeks
trip in the west, including the
Alaska Y u k o n-Pacific exposition.
They were accompanied by Mrs. In
grid Markhus, who will spend some
time at the exposition, and also vi
sit her son, Olof Markhus, at Boise,
Idaho, before returning home.
j. L. johnson and P. P. Alvig
have been in Glenwood the past
week as delegates from the local
and the Vik0r Synod churches to
the meeting of the Minnesota dis
trict of the Lutheran Synod church.
Other Willmar people who attended
were Mr.. and Mrs. M. O. Thorpe
and Mrs. l.. o. Thorpe.
Maurice Jenness is the new re-
porter for the Gazette, having taken
the place of Dwight Gates, who
will now devote his time to learn
ing the moving picture business
with the view to become an opera
tor. Mr.. Jenness intends to work
at the newspaper business only dur
ing the summer months, as he will
return to the university Law Sch Dol
in the fall to resume his studies.
The Dovre Ladies Aid society of
the Lutheran Free church will hold
q "missions-fest'' at the home of
&c. C. Birkeland miles north of
Willmar next Friday, June 18.
Dinner will be served at noon, and
lunch thruout the afternoon. There
will also be an interesting program,
including speeches by Rev. Michael
son and Rev. Gynild. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
Plan to spend your vacation at
Spicer-on-G Green-Lake when the
Chautauqua is held-July 3-11
inclusive. Green lake offers splen-
did opportunities for boating, bath
ing and fishing. and in addition
you will have the privilege to be
entertained by the Chautauqua tal-
ent and listen to such men as Gov.
John A. johnson and Ex- Governor
Joseph w. Folk.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

selves proud and deserve unstlnted
praise. especially the ladies, who
had to do the hardest part of the
work. The resolution of thanks
passed at the afternoon session was
no mere empty form; it represented
the thoughts Of every guest of the
Atwater people present.
The afternoon session was held
under an awning on the east side of
the hall, where plank seats had
been provided, and platform with
more comfortable seats had been
erected for the speakers, officers
and older members of the associa-
tion.
The program opened with the an
nual address of President Swenson,
in which he reviewed his remini-
SCIENCES from the early days. The
newly elected president, Martin o.
son, responded in a brief speech,
thanking the association for the
honor conferred and pledging his
best efforts for the success of the
association during the coming year.
Senator Garfield of Luverne was
the principal speaker of the day,
and he certainly made good" He
spoke of the achievements of the
pioneers, tracing the work done for
the material, moral and intellectual
uplifting of humanity from the pio-
neers on the coast of Massachusetts
to the present day. He called at
tention to the fact that the pioneer
is especially fitted for the work Of
progress, because it is only the
strong, the brave and the progress
sive that are willing to leave the
old places to carve out their for
tunes in the wilderness. He showed
how the blending of the various ma
tionalities was producing a new and
strong American race capable of
continuing the march of progress
begun by the pioneers. One of the
most impressive parts of the speech
was when he showed by statistics
that big armies and navies and vast
expenditures did not make a strong
nation, but that education and de-
velopment of the people of the ma
tion was the one thing that could
make a nation really strong. He
spoke of some of the problems con-
fronting us now or liable to come
up in the near future. When he
predicted that in ten years land in
this vicinity would be worth $50
an acre a gasp of surprise was
heard thruout the audience; but
the speaker based his estimate on
the fact that the United States will
soon have such a large population
that intensive farming, with small
farms. must take the place of thu
present slipshod method, in ordel
to provide food for the nation, ant
that the land could be made to pro
duce three times as much as nov
and would then be worth thre,
times as much. He also spoke O.
the dangers that threaten the ma
tion from the two extremes Of alb
solutism, represented in this coun
try by predatory wealth, and tn
other extreme of anarchism, ant
said that unless the present ten
dency towards the control Of tn
wealth of the nation by a few wer
checked the nation would 60 to tn
other extreme in the inevitable re
volution. He looked on the far1
ers as the middle class that woul
have to work out the middle cours
between these two extremes, b<
cause the predatory rich would nc
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

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Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

abundant dinner to the immense
crowd, and then had enough over
to serve lunch to a large number
just before the train returned to
New London. That the dinner was
excellent was shown by one Incl
dent. it being remembered that
factions speak louder than words. {"
tho there was no lack of words of
appreciation from all who partook.
Senator Garfield, the orator of
the day. had taken dinner at the
hotel before he knew of the feast
provided at the hall. He, however,
agreed to sit down at the table to
keep company with friends; but
when the delicious dishes COM
menced to make their rounds he
could not resist the temptation to
taste them. and before he knew it
he had eaten another substantial
dinner. That the viands were pre-
pared by good cooks and agreed
with the inner man was shown by
the fact that in spite of this double
dose, the senator was able to deli
yer a powerful speech out doors an
hour later, and by lunch time was
in condition as to do full justice to
the spread once more.
During the forenoon session frap-
pc and waters was served in the
ante room of the upper hall and when
the crowd came downstairs they
found Mr.. Feig on the stage ladling
out good lemonade from a jar big
enough to serve as a we'll for an or
binary household. The jar must
have been descendant of the fa-
nous cruise of oil. for in spite of
the constant ladling we found it
as full as ever a couple of hours la
ter. and the ladling process still
continuing, with another presiding
genius handling the ladle.
And Martin Olson was walking
around with boxes of Havanas for
the men. In short, if there was
lacking to make the guests
and happy it entirely
escaped the writer's notice. The
Atwater people certainly did them
selves proud and deserve unstinted
praise. especially the ladies, who
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SATAN'S BROTHER. lN.LAW.

An exchange tells this amusing in
stance of the efforts oil a Dover wo-
man to reform her too bibulous hus-
band, who was coming home evenings
in a condition that could not possibly
have escaped the attention of Tom Hill.
lery's jag guardians and moral suasion
was exhausted. She sent for her maid
en- sister, and they perfected plan for
soaring him out of his cups. They pro-
cured from a costumer a uniform of
the devil with horns, tail and phos-
phosesent finger tips The sister got
behind the lounge and the wife in full
Satanic uniform squatted on the floor
ofthe darkened sitting room to which
hubby always repaired before retiring.
The head of the family floated home in
due time, good naturedly drunk, and
as he entered the room he became
maudlingly conscious of the apparition
on the floor which gradually arose to
its full Satanic height with burning
fingers pointed at him. "What is this"
he thickly muttered; land in deep, gut
teral tones came the answer, II am the
devil come after you" SHOW that's
all right. Never met you before, old
man, but we ought to be better &C
quainted. married one Of your sis
tiers" Tableau.