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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
FIGHTER CT GRAF TIERS.
Incidents In the Career Ct Governor {

Incidents In the Career Ct Governor G
L. Lilley of Come cticut.
When Governor George Leavens Lii.
ley Of Connecticut was fourteen his
parents moved into Oxford. Mass.
leaving him behind to run his unyle's
farm. The Lilleys next went to Mid
dleboro. and there the boy peddled
meat from cart for his father, who
occasionally sent him to Boston to buy
supplies. On one of these trips the
lad, who was not eighteen. learned
that there was II shortage of potatoes
in New England and that there was
an abundance Of them In Nova Scotia.
He induced Boston merchant whom
he knew to lend him $1,000. with which
he went to Nova Scotia. chartered a
$; hooner and brought cargo Of pota-
tees to Boston. where he sold them at
a handsome profit.
His entry into politics in 1900 was
spectacular. He entered Il town meet
ing ut Waterbury. Conn, which was
packed with adherents Of controlling
ring of grafters and denounced its ex-
travagancc. \ road repairing contract
was about to be awarded for $50, 600,
and he offered to do the work and live
up to all Its specifications for $500.
He was not only howied down, but
was threatened with personal violence.
That experience determined his fu-
ture course in life. He announced him
self as Republican candidate for the
legislature and as a foe to all grafters,
large or small. He was overwhelm-
ingly elected and made good from the
day of his election. He served Sec
ond term and was then sent to con-
gress. where before he was hardly
warm in his chair he defeated an at
tempt to extend an electric light COM
pany's franchise in Hawaii upon terms
that were oppressive to consumers. 1t
was hard fight. for he was up against
seasoned congressman. but he won out
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04

Barker. vino now took upon himself
the credit Of Polly's triumph.
And what a triumph it was!
Polly danced as serenely on Bingo's
back as she might have done on the
concert boards. She swayed grace
fully with the music. Her tiny san
dals twinllled as she stood first upon
one foot and then upon the other.
Uncle Toby forgot to use many of
his tricks that night, and Jim left the
loading Of the wagons to take care Of
itself while he lowered near the en-
trance, anxious and GREATNESS The
performers crowded around the girl
with outstretched hands and congrat-
ulations as she came out of the ring
to cheers and applause.
But big Jim" stood apart. He was
thinking Of the buttons that his clum-
sy fingers used to force into the stiff,
starchy holes too small fol them and
of the pigtails so stubborn at the ends,
and Toby was remembering the little
shoes that had once needed to be
laced in the cold. dark mornings and
the strings that were always swapping.
Something had gone.
They were not philosophers to rea-
son. like Emerson. that for everything
we lose we gain something. They were
simple souls. these two; they could
only feel.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04

MIS- head from side to side, watching
the singing clown. who rolled up the
painted carcass and long neck of the
Imitation giraffe from which two prop.
erty men had just slipped. their legs
still incased in stripes.
Ambitious canvasmen and prooms
were exercising, feet in air In the
hope of some day getting into the per.
formers ring. Property men stole a
minutes sleep in the soft warm grass
while they waited for more tackle to
load In the wagons. Children of the
performers We're swinging on the tent
ropes. Chattering monkeys sat astride
the Shetland ponies, awaiting their en-.
trance to the ring. The shrieks of the
hyenas in the distant animal tent. the
roaring Of the lions and the trumpet-
ing of the elephants mingled with the
incessant clamor Of the band. And
back Of all this, pointing upward In
mute protest. rose solemn church
spire, white and majestic against a
vast panorama Of blue, moonlit hills
that encircled the whole lurid picture
Jim's eyes turned absently toward the
church as he sat fumbling with the
lock Of the little brown satchel.
He had gone from store to store in
the various towns where they had
played looking for something to in
spire wonder in the heart of miss
newly arrived at her sixteenth wear.
Only the desperation of a last moment
had forced him to decide upon the imi-
tation alligator bag. which he now
held in his hand
1t looked small and mean to him as
the moment of presentation approach
ed, and he was glad that the saleswo-
man in the little country store had
suggested the addition of ribbons and
laces. which he now drew from tie
pocket of his corduroys He placed
his red and blue treasures very care
fully in the bottom Of the satchel and
remembered with regret the strand of
coral beads which he had SO nearly
bought to go with them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
BARS TO SIGNALING MARS.
Messages Mechanically ImpracticabIe,
Thinks Professor Mitchell.

Messages Mechanically Impracticable,
Thinks Professor Mitchell
Professor William H. Pickering OF
Harvard university will have to over
come some very real difficulties before
he can hold conversations with the in
habitants of Mars. So Professor s. AL
fred Mitchell OF Columbia university
said the other afternoon. The most
puZZling of these difficulties, in Pro-
fessor Mitchells opinion, will lie the
mere construction of the gigantic mir
rors by which means Professor Picker
ing purposes to throw a beam of con-
centrated light in the direction of Mars
in such Il way that signals can be
transmitted
The mirrors, DR.. Mitchell says, would
have to be about thousand yards In
length. and their cost would be stu
pencous. 1t il extremely doubtful If
the whole scheme Is not mechanically
tmpracticable. according to DR.. Mitch
ell. because Of the very delicate ma
chinery that would have to be made to
keep the mirrors in adjustment
After the mirrors have been con-
structed Dr. Pickering will have to
worry about the code by means Of
which he Will talk with the Martians
ut is very unlikely" said Dr. Mitch
ell. that the people on Mars are con-
versant with the Morse code. and it
will take at least five years for Dr.
Pickering to teach it to them, If he is
able to do 1t at all. Life on Mars is
supposed to be much older than on the
earth. and there is no reason why We
should not believe The Martians have
been signaling to us for years, while
we in cur imbecility have been unable
to decipher the messages or even de-
tect the signals"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
Woman,s cake eskino ch.lt.nn.

Mrs. Il. L. Wilson Of Nashville,
Tenn. is out with challenge to any
woman in the United States for o
cake baking contest. The cakes made
by Mrs. Wilson have carried her name
over several southern states She Is Il
clubwomun, and her cakes are served
at almost every society gathering In
Nashville. She says she has no secret
for making cakes; that success IN bak.
ing depends simply on knack for the
work. She first found her skill in
baking to please her husband and first
won general praise for her baking by
200 individual cakes which she served
to as many guests at Dutch lunch
con.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04

He opened the large property trunI
by his side and took from it laundry
box which held little tan coat thai
was to be Toby's contribution to thu
birthday surprise. He was big hearted
enough to be glad that Toby's gif
seemed fine and more useful than his.
1t was only when the leap Of death
act preceding Polly's turn was an
nounced that the big fellow gave W
feasting his eyes on the satchel and
coat and hid them away In the biz
property trunk. She would be out IL
minute, and these wonders were moi
to be revealed to her until the clos.
Of the nights performance.
Jim put down the lid of the trunl
and sat upon it, feeling like a crimina'
because he was hiding something
from Polly.
His consciousness of guilt was in
creased as he recalled how often she
had forbidden Toby and himself tt
rush into reckless e4travagances fol
her sake and how she had been more
nearly angry than he had ever seer
her when they had put their months
salaries together to buy her the span
gled dress for her first appearance. Ii
had taken great many apologies and
promises as to their future behavior
to calm her, and now they had again
disobeyed her. 1t would be. great re
lief when tonight's ordeal was over.
Jim watched Polly uneasily as she
came from the dressing tent and stop.
ped to gaze at the nearby church stee-
pie The incongruity of the slang that
soon came from her delicately formed
lips was lost upon him as she turned
her eyes toward him.
Say, JIM" she said, with western
drawl, "them's funny lot of guys
what goes to them church places, amt
they?"
Most everybody has got some kind
of a bug" Jim assented. II guess they
don't do much HARM"
Member the time you took me into
one Of them places to get me outa the
rain. the Sunday our wagon broke
down? Well, that bunch we butted
into wouldn't a. give Sells Bros. no
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
CuApI r. /.

"I HE band of the Great American
Circus" WAS playing noisily.
The peri finance was in full
~ swing.
Beside IL shabby trunk in the wo.
mems dressing tent sat young, visit
full faced girl, chin in hand, unheedine
the chatter of the women about her
or the picturesque disarray of the sur
rounding objects. Her eyes had been
so long accustomed to the glitter and
tinsel of circus fineries that she saw
nothing unusual in a picture that
might have held painter spellbound.
Circling the inside of the tent and
forming double line down the center
were partially unpacked trunks belch.
ing forth impudent masses of satins,
laces, artificial hair, paper flowers and
paste jewels. The scent Of moist
earth mingled oddly with the perfumed
odors of the garments heaped ON the
grass. Here and there high circles of
lights threw a strong, steady glare
upon the half clad figure of robust
acrobat or the thin, dropping shoulders
of less stalwart sister. Temporary
ropes stretched from one pole to an
other We're laden with bright coIored
stockings, gaudy. spangled gowns or
dusty street clothes discarded by the
performers before slipping into their
circus attire. There were no nails or
hooks, SO hats and wells were pinned
to the canvas walls.
The furniture was limited to one
camp chair In front Of each trunk. the
till of which served as tray for the
paints. powders and other essentials
Of makeup.
A pail Of water stood by the side of
each chair, SO that the performers
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04

acistfnl faced girl.
might wash the delicately shaded
tights, handkerchiefs and other small
articles not to be intrusted to the
slow, careless process Of the village
laundry. Some Of these had been
washed tonight and hung to dry on the
lines between the dusty street gar
ments.
Women whose turns" came late sat
about, half clothed. reading. crocheting
or sewing, while others added pen
ciled eyebrows, powder or rouge to
their already exaggerated makeups.
Here and there a child was putting
her sawdust baby to sleep in the till
Of her trunk before beginning her part
in the evenings entertainment. Young
and old went about their duties with q
systematic, busincsslike air. and even
the little knot of excited women near
Polly-it seemed that one of the men
had upset circus tradition-kept q
sharp lookout for their turns.
what do you think about it, PollyY
asked a handsome brunette as she sur
veyed herself in the costume Of
Roman charioteer.
about whatY' asked Polly vacantly,
Leave Poll alone! She's in one OF
her frances" called motherly, good
natured woman whose trunk stood
next to Polly's and whose business
was to support son and three daugh'
tiers upon stalwart shoulders, both fig.
Aratively and literally.
Well, amt in any trance" answer.
60 the dark girl, land think It's pref.
y tough for him to take up with q
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
Ito be continued)
Seen from the Train,

As the New York Central train was
passing Woodlawn the other day q
passenger noticed the name of the
station in large letters upon the bank
OF the cemetery opposite. The letters
wore fianked on each side by large
floral anchor. Turning to his friend.
he asked: Il wonder why they have
an anchor upon their cemetery"
"Oh, suppose" the other answered.
ito indicate that they have got good
holding ground"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
Killed In Election Floht.

Lexington, KY, Apr. 27.-In a gen.
eral fight at Pikeville over a primary
election in the mountains of Pike
county, Anthony Taylor, a Republican
worker, was shot three times and
instantly killed and three other men
were dubbed SO severely 1t Is be-
lieved they will die.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
object Of Hyeienic School Car,

Object OF Hysienic School Cars Trip.
Professor Snow of the Stanford uni
versity recently left San Francisco on
a campaign Of sanitary education.
Professor Snow is travelling in a pri-
vate car equipped by the state. and he
expects to spend several months In the
rural districts. The car is filed with
models showing farmers how to care
for their homes. barns. food. water
drainage and general hygiene. This
Is the first time in history such work
has been undertaken so thoroughly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
Kills To Stop The Fiend.

The worst foe for IL years of John
Deye, of Gladwin, Mich, was a running
ulcer. He paid doctors over $500 with
out benefit. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve killed the ulcer and cured him.
Cures Feyer-Sores, Boils, Felons, Ecze-
ma, Salt Rheume. Infallible for Piles,
Burns, scalds, Cuts, Corns. 25c at P.
A. Clemmer's. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
TO ABOLISH DARKNESS.
Hoosier Inventor Has a Devise to
Make 1t Always Daytime.

Hoosier Inventor Has a Devise to
Make 1t Always Daytime.
After ten years of work David r.
Nicely Of Petersburg. Ind. has per-
fected an arrangement by which he be-
lieves that daylight can be made to
continue through the twenty four
hours lie has applied for patents.
He has made Il system CT lenses and
retlectors of great size. which he pro-
poses to put on towers IL thousand feet
high ii hundred miles apart. and with
these he expects to carry daylight
back many hours after night has fall
en-.
In order to keep the lenses and re-
Electors at focus uockw nppara.
tus is to be provided. and with the
lenses so moved he expects to give
daylight all the time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
Murder in Front of Church.

Chicago, Apr. 23.-James Campbell,
IS years old. 352 West Fourteenth
street, a machinist, was found dead
with his skull fractured and his peck
cts turned inside out on the sidewalk
in front of the Western Avenue Bap-
fist church. Warren and Western ave
nues, yesterday. The police believe
he was murdered by robbers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
While Wheat Scars.

must not throw upon the floor
The crust | do not eat,
For many hungry millionaire
Would think 1t quite treat.
Eheu! Our tears fall thick and fast.
They dim our eyes for old times sake.
NO more we know. except In dreams,
The biscuits mother used to make!
One a penny. two penny.
Hot cross buns.
Each one costs dollar straight.
Now the rhyming runs.
Ella A. Tanning In New York World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
CHAPTER II.

lrlYD HILE Polly sat in the dressing
m tent listening indifferently to
V the chatter about the "leap Of
~ death" girl Jim waited In the
lot outside. opening and shutting
small leather bag which he had bought
for her that day. He was as blind to
the picturesque outdoor life as she to
her indoor surroundings, for he, too,
had been with the circus since his
earliest recollection
The grass Enclosure where he waited
was shut in by a circle of tents and
wagons. The great red property vans
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04

If you haven't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will pre-
vent constipation. They induce mild,
easy, healthful action of the bowels
without gripping. Ask your druggist
for them, 25c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
Former Wisconsin Governor Dead.

New York, Apr. 23-Edward Salo.
mon, former governor of Wisconsin,
died yesterday at Frankfort Main,
according to a special cable dispatch
received here. He was elected lieut.
ant governor of the state in 1861 and
succeeded Gov. Hardy the following
year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
NO TC0THACAE AFTER 10 A. NJ.

Request For Leave Must Be Filed
Early on Day of Game.
Owing to the opening of the baseball
season in Norfolk. Va. Postmaster
Carney caused the following notice to
be conspicuously posted In the office:
"All requests for leave Of absence on
account CT toothache. severe colds and
minor physical ailments and on ac-
count Of funerals, picnics. church So
cables and the like must be handed to
the superintendent of your division be-
fore 10 a. m. on the morning Of the
game"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04

with a crack of her whip she was
away on Bingo's back
Its the spirit of the dead one that's
got into her." Jim mumbed as he turn
ed away. still seeing the f1anl in the
departing girls eyes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04
Body 10 Identified.

Louisville. KY. APR. 27.-The body
Of well-dressed man found in the
Ohio was identified yesterday az Da-
vid Epstein of New York city.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-04

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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-07-21
Hustler wins Head Prize.

George Brogren, the hustling
local agent for the Saturday Even
ing Post, last Wednesday received
notice that he is the winner Of the
$25 Waltham gold watch offered by
the president of the Post company
to the boy having the best average
sales record in Minnesota from De.
cember. 1908. to July, 1909. Ac'
cording to the reports. George
headed the list every month but
one. The watch will be here in {
couple of weeks. It will have twt
inscriptions, as follows: "For un
usual services rendered the Satur
day Evening Post as it's representa-
tive" and Presented to Georg'
Brogren by Cyrus Curtis, presi
dent
This prize comes asa fitting tri
butte to the..pluck and energy of tn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-07-21

rived here last week and assisted A.
E. Dahl few days in haying.
Rev. F. Westerkampf Of Cleve-
land. Ohio, delivered the morning
services at the German. church last
Sunday.
Rev. F. w. Bartz of Cleveland,
Ohio, is visiting with friends in
this locality.
B. NJ. johnson has purchased q
hay loader, and is now busy using
the same to good advantage. as q
person saves half the labor in hand
ling hay.
The state dairy inspector was in
this locality last Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Brase is the guest Of
her sister, Mrs. Edw. Feig, this
week.
Several from this vicinity attend.
ed the Y. P. S. at the Green Lake
Lutheran church last Sunday even.
ing. They listened to a very inter.
esting program and a speech by
Rev. Johanson.
liver Rasmussen visited with
friends near Willmar over Sunday
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-07-21
&&'* MeAhRE.
e. Ma0ol6

Mamre, July 19.-John G. Asp
land was a Dovre visitor Sunday.
John Nelson of Lake Florida
called on Mamre friends last week.
John Edberg of Willmar is visit
ing at Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Nelson's
home.
Louis Nyquist of Kerkhoven call
ed at the Peter Rodman home Sun
day.
Clarence Peterson of Minneapolis
is starving at the P. NJ. Lundiu
home at present.
Miss Hannah Linn of La Bolt, SD.
arrived here last Monday for q
short visit.
| Mrs. Jonas Johnson is entertain
ing lady friend from New London
this week.
Miss Hannah Dahlman spent
three days of last week with her
sister Ida, of Pennock.
! Mrs. Gustaf Frykman and three
children Of Minneapolis are here
for short visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.Norman en-
} tertained a number of friends from
town Of Pillsbury, of Swift county
last Sunday.
Miss Ida Dahlman of Pennocl
was in this town last Thursda,
evening and visited with Miss Hill
ma Lindberg.
Mrs. Minnie Fransen and sol
Roy came up last week from Min
, neapolis to visit for some time Will
the formers mother, Mrs. job,
Berglund.
Mrs. Minnie Nelson and her thre,
children returned today to theil
home in Graceville. MIMI, after .
short visit with relatives ant
friends here.
Mrs. Anderson and daughter
Ethel, who have for some time beer
Visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Edlund, returned last
week to their home in Minneapo.
lis.
Mrs. Emil Eklund and daughter
Gladys, of Pennock, are visiting al
the O. P. Eklund home. They have
lately made a trip to the former
parental home in La Bolt, S. D.
| Andrew Olson of Dovre is erect.
ing a dwelling house which is said
to be one Of the most imposing re.
sidences in this vicinity. The
work is being done by P. Chris.
tenson and Emil Ecklund, Of Pen.
mock, and Alex Glassman of Ray.
mond.
Buster Brown.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-07-21

ESTATE OF CARL GUSTAV CARLSON, al
so known as CARL G. CARLSON. c. G.
CARLSON and c. J. CARLSON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of K andiyohi, In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the estate of Carl Gustaf
Carlson also known as Carl G. CARLSON,
c. G. Carlson, and G. ]. Carlson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all persons inter-
ested in the final account and distribution of
said decedent: The representative of the
above named decedent, having filed in this
court his final account of the administration
of the estate of said decedent, together with
his petition praying tor the adjustment and
allowance of said final account and for distri-
button of the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled; therefore, you,
and each of you, are hereby cited and requir-
ed to show cause, ifany you have, before this
court at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House, in the City of Willmar in the
County Of andiyohi State minnesota, on
| the 9th day fully 1909, at one O'Clock
p. NJ, why said petition should not be grant
ed.
Witness, the Judge of said court. and the
Seal of said Court, this Goth day OF June
1909.
| JCOURTt AT NORDIN
! SEAL Probate Judge.
X. w. STANFORD,
| Attorney for Petitioner.
! Willmar MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-07-21
Harrison News.

Harrison, July 19.-Misses Olga
Olson and Alma Peterson, of Irving,
acted as chief cooks in the culinary
department on the G. A. Kullberg
dredge boat the past week, but left
for home on Sunday morning.
County Engineer Day of Willmar
was in this vicinity last Thursday
to examine the dredge ditch. From
here he left for town of Irving,
where Mr.. Kullberg has a smaller
dredge which is run by a gasoline
engine and takes two men to man.
age.
The Phil Haley grading crew fin
ished big job of grading a couple
of miles north of here and left on
Saturday morning for Willmar.