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Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
ATTRACTIONSAT
WILLMAR'S FAIR
A Trained Animal Circus will
Be Included Among Amuse-
mentS at Street Fair.

The Street Fair Association last
Friday closed contract with the
St. Paul Carnival Company to furn-
ish a number Of attractions for the
Street Fair to be held at Willmar
Sept. % to 25. The free attrac-
tions will be things that have not
been seen at previous street fairs
and will include monkey balloon
ascensions. acrobatic feats, trapeze
performances, etc. A contract was
also closed the same day with the
Western Vaudeville Association of
Chicago for two performances daily
during the four days of Rice's
Pony, Dog and Monkey Circus.
Rice was the originator of the
trained animal circuses in this
country, and the troupe which he
will direct at Willmar will consist
of fifteen trained ponies, ten dogs
and several monkeys. This is a
feature that will be enjoyed by
everyone who comes TO the fair.
Last years fair did much to estab-
lish the Willmar Street Fair as the
great event of Central Minnesota,
and the Association hopes to secure
the cooperation Of the people of
Willmar to make this years event
one that will attract visitors from
a radius of a hundred miles or
more. While the amusement feat
ures are necessary, however, the
character and number of exhibits
are the real test of the success of
fair. Liberal cash prizes will be
offered for exhibits of the products
of Kandiyohi county, and every in
dustry and business house of Will
mar should plan to be represented
on the fair street with the best of
their wares.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Can Progressive Citizens Consis-
tently Line Up With the Trust?

A study of the telephone situation in the cit
les OF Minnesota forces the conclusion that any
city in which the trust has full SWAY the tele-
phone system will not attain any great develop
ment Apparently the trust prefers small sys-
TEN with prices boosted to the limit than to en-
courage the largest possible use of the conven-
lence at reasonable price. 1t can make more
money out of a small exchange with rates high
than out of large exchange with low rates.
10 prove this turn to any city where the
Northwestern has full sway and compare it
with other communities of the same size where
there are independent exchanges.
Little Falls has one exchange owned by the
of the population with rates from $500 to $3.50.
Compare this with Austin, where an indepen-
dent exchange has 1900 phones at rates of $1.oo
to $500, with one phone to each six inhabitants.
Brainerd with 5000 population has only 312
trust phones with rates ranging from $I.75 to
$780,, while Farbault with about the same pop
ulation and an independent exchange has five
times the number of phones G,55o) with rates
from $1oo to $780,
DO not fancy that the trust will take to heart
the matter of losing few subscribers at Will
mar if it can only fool the people of the city to
let it alone and have it's own way. 1t will present
ly give the rates another boost and make more
popular price.
No one with a progressive spirit or who de-
sires Willmar to come to the front in develop
ment will go to the polls une 22nd and line up
our city with mossback communities where a
telephone is luxury for the few instead of
convenience to the many.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
WILLMAR BEATS
DE GRAFT TEAM
Heavy Clouting by Blue Sox
Wins Game. Score II TO 5.

For seven innings the fans who
attended the first home game for
the Willmar team last Monday were
treated to as exciting contest as
they could wish to see. De Graft
was the opponent, and for while it
looked as if the boys from the little
wet burg on the west were going
to scalp the blue sox. During a
temporary let up in his otherwise
steady pitching, Glarum passed two
men in the second and allowed three
hits, all of which resulted in three
runs, but right there Luddy put the
lid on, and it never threatened to
blow off except for few minutes
in the eighth, when base on balls
and a couple of bingles put two
more Graffers over the pan. That
ended the scoring for the visitors,
however, and as Willmar already by
some heavy sticking had registered
six runs, nobody got very nervous.
But in the last half Of the eighth
Radde, the Graft pitcher, took a
trip in the airship, and before he
could land again five more blue sox
had cantered around the circuit,
making the score II to S. 1t staid
there, for the visitors proved easy
outs in the ninth.
The features of the game were a
triple play by De Graft and the ter
rifle beating given the ball by
"Ossie" Grangaard, the blue Sex
catcher. Ossie was at bat five
times, and he registered a single,
two doubles and a triple, and scored
three runs, which is going some.
Besides he played a heady game be.
hind the bat, once even succeeding
in catching a usually wide-awake
CRATER mapping off first base.
Glarum and Odell also got couple
Of hits each, and the latter played
a cool, steady game at first. The
rest of the team also gave the
pitcher steady support.
The Willmar team has already
proven that it is worthy of the sup.
port of the fans. and it is to. be
hoped they will get it all thru the
season. Another thing to be con.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

sidered is the erection of some kind
of grand stand. It is exceeding
ly wearisome, especially for the
la'lies, TO be obliged to stand thru
out the game, and we trust arrange
ments can be made soon so this may
not be necessary.
This was the second game for
Wil]mar, the locals winning game
from Kandiyohi at Spicer Sunday
by score of 6 to 4. Next Sunday
they will 20 to Dassel.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
On a Siqht-Seelnq Trlp

Next Friday o. A. Anderson
will take the boys selected some
time ago on an excursion to the
Twin cities. Friday evening they
will attend a vaudeville perform
ance at the Orpheum theater and
Saturday they will spend sight-see-
ing. They will return home Satur-
day evening. The party will in
clude the following: William Pin
ney, William Gratz. Donald Minton,
George Brogren and Joe Chaseo
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Commencement at Seminary.


The commencement exercises of
the Willmar Seminary will be held
next Saturday evening in the Semi
nary chapel. Miss Marie Hilleboe
will deliver the salutatory, and
Miss Emam johnson will be vale
dictorian. The following will re-
ceive diplomas:
Teachers course-Marie E..
Hilleboe, Emma A. Johnson, Cor
nelia E. Otterness.
Cmmercial course-E. Clarence
Alsaker, Carl E. Amenrud, John w.
Canton, Simon Dykema, Helmar R.
Mattson, Gerhard G. Landmark. J..
Albert Peterson, Ole M. Sletten.
Stenographers' course-Florence
M. Couling, Carey E. Elftsrum,
Estelle E. Hoglund, Mabel F. Hol-
mdahl, Hazel V. Nelson, Huldah V.
Moline.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

EXERCISES
Students Of Local High School
will Receive DIPLOMAS.

The twenty-seventh annual COM
mencement of the Willmar High
school will be held at the opera
house next Friday evening. The
salutatory will be delivered by Os-
wald F. Grangaard. and the vale.
dictory by Miss Esther E. johnson.
The program in detail is as follows
Overture, Melody in F, Ruben
stein, H. S. Orchestra.
Invocation, Rev. Crawford Grays.
Grafton and Salutatory, 1.-The
Education of the Negro" Oswald
F. Grangaard.
Essay, ''Variations,' Caroline
Hodgson.
Chorus, "King of the Forest Am
l." High School Chorus.
Grafton, "America, the Friend of
Mankind," William N. Linn.
Piano Solo "Gondola Festival, "
FranZ-Bendel, frank u. Palm.
Essay, Heroes of Music" Mar
guerite Young.
Grafton, Peaceful Arbitration
Edwin T. Sletten.
Chorus, Bridal Chorus from
Rose Maiden," High School Chorus.
Glass Prophecy, Lille M. John.
son.
Essay and Valedictory, 'The Val.
ue of Character" Esther E. John.
son.
Class Song, Glass of 'O9.
Presentation Of Diplomas, Mr..
Russell Spicer.
Benediction.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Open For Business In A
Few Days.

The old Ole Barnstad building on
front street is again to be opened
up for BUSINESS, this time by an old
standby and one that knows his
business and can be depended on,
having proved his ability during
the many years he has been in busi-
ness here before. He will carry a
line of woolens that will be new
and up-to-date, and his work will
also be up-to-date and of the latest
style, so that any work entrusted to
him will be we'll taken care of.
He will also put in a first-class
cleaning and repairing establish
ment so as to meet the wants of his
patrons. This department is need
ed for one and all, and in order to
get good job you must want to be
sure too call on J. J. Ekander, just
east Of the Merchants Hotel.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

The closing exercises of the
Eighth grade of the Willmar public
schools will take place Thursday
evening, June 3, at the opera house.
An unusually interesting program
has been prepared and something
good may be expected. The admis-
sion will be Is cents for reserved
seats, gallery 10 cents. The pro.
ceeds will go toward paying for a
piano purchased last year. A gen.
erous patronage is solicited. Fol-
lowing is the program:
Song, "The Garden Lily and the
Meadow Flowers" School.
Reading, can Afternoon in a
Hotel Room,'' Clarence Thompson.
Song, "A Moonlight Boatride,"
Chorus.
Cantata, "A Day in the Woods. "
Cast of Characters:
Grandma, Constance Grangaard.
Flossie, the Queen, Olga Qvale.
Tottie, Myrtle Porter.
Nora, Ellie Anderson.
Dolly, Ida Hoglund.
Nellie, Elvira Swenson.
Maude, Esther Wolberg.
Ida, Martina Berg.
May, Mildred Severinson.
Gipsy Girl, Helen Lawler.
Frank, Alloys Branton.
Sam. Homer Chase.
Joe, Sophus Larson.
Planets, Venus, Esther Anderson.
Moon, Ethel Styles.
Earth, Hazel Hawkins.
Uranus, Esther Somerville.
Jupiter, Earl Neuberger.
Neptune, Arthur johnson.
Saturn, Arthur Thompson.
Mercury, Clarence Otos.
Mars, Max Somerville.
Other Boys and Girls.
Sleepy Children, Nora Thyden
Elroy Brown, Beatrice Armstrong
Pianist, Miss Marie Lohren.
Violinist, Victor Fridlund.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

Mrs. w. B. Hanson enjoyed a
visit the first Of the week from her
cousin, Miss Edna Peterson, who
was on her way from Candy to Bel
grade.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

The Church Of England bishoprlc Of
Mackenzie River, In British North
America, is five times as large as the
United Kingdom.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
ATTENTION TO
CIVIC MATTERS
Work OF Commercial Club Be
ing Pushed All Along
The Line.

The Commercial Club last night
voted to extend an invitation to
Judge Orr Of St. Paul to come to
Willmar in the near future and ad-
dress a public meeting on the SUBJ
ject of Juvenile Courts. Under
law passed during the last session
of the legislature the probate Judge
of each county is constituted the
Juvenile Court for such county, and
the law for such courts has been
extended to cover the whole state.
The action of the Club was taken
at the suggestion of Judge Nordin,
and no doubt Judge Orr will be
greeted by a large number of our
citizens on the occasion of his ap-
pearance at Willmar, who will wish
to learn about the workings of this
law by such an eminent authority.
A communication from interested
parties who wish to establish a gas
plant at Willmar was read and af-
ter some discussion was referred to
the committee on prospective in
dustries with request that the mat
ter be investigated and more infor-
nation secured.
Various committees reported pro-
gress. The good roads committee
reported that difficulty is being en-
countered in finding the gravel ne
cessary for top dressing the roads,
and expressed the opinion that
where beds Of suitable gravel be
found adjoining the roads the coun-
ty or towns take the necessary ac-
tion for acquiring them and max
ing their contents available for
road making. The following do
nations to the good road fund we're
repOated:
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

Mrs. G. S. Stewart and daughters
Ruth and Helen will leave Saturday
morning for a weeks visit in Mi
not, N. D.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Deal in kandiyohl Co. Dirt.

A deal was closed yesterday
whereby Mr.. Osterberg of Ford
county. Illinois, became the owner
Of the G. Henrings farm three
miles east of the city. The consi-
deration was $54 per acre, which
makes a total of $8640. The deal
was closed thru the Anderson Land
company. The Osterberg family
will move here next spring.
Mr.. Osterberg came up with j.
A. Johnson of the Anderson Land
company a week ago. He was very
favorably impressed with the land
in this part of the county. He re-
turned to his home yesterday, ac-
companied by Mr.. johnson. who
will bring up some more land buy
ers in the near future.
The Anderson Land company is
to be commended for their persis-
tent and successful efforts to bring
new settlers into the county. The
company is spending good deal
of time and money in bringing the
fine real estate of this county to the
attention of people looking for new
locations, and thus they are aiding
materially in the upbuilding and
improving Of the community.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

The matter of the Foot Lake park
shows still lacking about ninety
dollars to make up the necessary
$3.50 required to purchase the pro-
perty. 1t is hoped that this bal
ance can be- raised during the COM
ing week so that the property
may be turned over to the city
at the next council meeting, and
the necessary improvements made
upon the same to accommodate the
public during the coming season.
Several Of the lately admitted
members of the club were called
upon for remarks and pledged their
cooperation in the work of the
Club of pushing matters of general
benefit to the city.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Wil1mar High VS.. Renvllle.

Next Saturday afternoon the To-
cal high school baseball team will
play their last game of the season,
with Renville. A fast game is as
sured, for both teams have great
record, ,Renville having won all and
Willmar all but one game this sea-
son. Renvllle beat Olivia, the only
team that succeeded in humbling
the locals, and if the boys can
trounce Renville they will wind up
with the greatest record ever held
by a local high school team. A
good many people are looking for
ward to Saturdays game, and the
attendance will no doubt be the
best Of the season.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13
Racing Under Ant: Betting Law.

NEW YORK, May 13.-The first
stakes offered for New York racing
since the enactment of the Hart-Ag-
new anti betting law last June, are
icing contended for today at the in
augural meeting Ct the New York turf
year at the Westchester Racing asso-
cations Belmont Park course, which
opens today.
1t is practically settled that at the
same time as the Belmont Park stakes
are closed lists oe stakes for the meet
ings to follow on the Brooklyn Jock
ev Clubs Gravesent course and the
ConeN Island Jockey Clubs Sleeps
head Bay course will be announced
The stakes for tho Empire City Jockey
clubs summer meeting on the Yonk-
e"S track and for the Saratoga summer
meeting also have been planned, but it
it likely that the announcement of the
conditions will not be made until rae
ing in New York has progressed far
enough to give racing officials definite
knowledge of the class and number OF
horses that racing is to be provided
for.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13
Presbyterian Training School.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 13.-The mem
bers of the board of trustees and of
the advisory board of the Presbyterian
hospital of this city, are holding a
meeting today, at which they are per-
fecting plans for the reorganization of
the institution.
Among the improvements in the hos
pital which has aroused discussion is
the addition of a training school for
medicinal missionaries.
The six presbyteries of the synod of
Georgia have adopted the Presbyterian
hospital and the future of the institu
ton is now assured. The presbyteries
have elected trustees and members of
the advisory board. the former to con-
sist of Sc laymen and the latter of SO
ministers representing every section of
the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13
"The Gingerbread Man,

No shows this year have pleased
as much as did ''The Gingerbread
Man" at the Keyior Grand last night
1t is not a new presentation here, but
it was we'll remembered from last year
and there were many who were will
ing to listen to the play the second
time. It's music is far above the aver
age of the comic opera standard and
such songs as Beautiful Isle of Bon
Bon" Maize Queen of My Dreams"
and the male quartet were good
enough to please anywhere. The first
named is one of the prettiest songs
ever written in musical comedy and
as sung in duet on the second encore
last night by Misses May Bouton and
Adele Archer was simply great.
In fact the play was well rendered
all through. Some of the characters
were rather weak, and some, of the
jokes were rather old but a few good
leading voices and a uniformly good
chorus made the play go off nicely.
The comedy is not uproarous, but it is
pleasing and a good natured smile en-
veloped the audience all evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13

manned in Washington, except in 1867
when he went abroad for his health
and again in 1875, being sent then tC
study the constitution and government
of European armies. He was regent
of the Smithsonian Institute and mem
Der of the National Academy OF
Sciences Upon mis- retirement he said
that during the war the quartermas-
ter's department had expended 1890
100000, with less waste from accident
and fraud than ever attended the eX-
penditure of such a treasure"
After his retirement he was the ar
chitect of the pension burean at Wash
ington. Congress, upon making the
appropriation for this building, stipu-
lated that it should be erected unoeI
the supervision of General Meigs. He
married in 1912 to Louisa Rodgers
daughter of Colonel John Rodgers, and
had two sons and two daughters. The
general died in Washington, d. c..
January 2, 1892.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13
MEACRAM MANAGER
OF PUBLICITY MOVE
Alfalfa Man is Chosen by the Directors
of the Commercial Club to
Advertise the WaIIa Walla
Valley.

Larned E. Meacham, the Man from
Alfalfa Familiarity known among the
Walla Walla bosters as the Little Red
Hen" man, has accepted the position of
publicity manager for the Commercial
club, the appointment having been
made at the adjourned session of the
board of directors held yesterday at
ternoon at O'Clock. Mr.. Meacham has
been instrumental in the exploitation
of the Alfalfa district, but has been
in Seattle for the past several weeks.
He did not solicit the position as Mr..
Souther's successor, but was cOmmuni-
Gated with by officers of the club who
recognized in him a publicity man of
exceptional qualification.
When interviewed last night as to
his plans, Mr.. Meacham said:
Tell the town l am here and am
mere to hustle and that l shall have
nothing else on hand for some time to
come but the spreading of Walla
Walla's fame
"And tell them, too that I believe in
Walla Walla and in the surrounding
ountry and can boost, therefore, with
all the fervOr of a zealot
Having roamed around quite a bit
On the outside l know something of the
appetite that is growing on the part of
1astern people for the things and
conditions that this valley affords and
l am firmly convinced that it is only a
matter of short time until there will
be a general recognition of Walla
Walla's one Of the really choice spots
on the map"
MIR. Meacham is SO years of age and
has been connected, since his boyhood,
in, on, near or around publicity work
He says he likes it and the way he
says it evidences the truth of the
statement.
He migrated" from Chicago to
Seattle two years ago in response to |
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13
Condemn Right of Way.

.CHEHALIS, May 1S.-The Oregon
& Washington line commenced con-
demnation proceedings here yesterday
for fourteen acres of right-o way
through the lands of Mrs. Margaret z.
Somerville, between the cities of Che
balls and Centralia, parallel with the
Northern Pacific main line and adjoin-
ing it on the east side. The proceed
ings call for a strip of 100 feet in
Width. and the distance covered is
about a mile long The Somervilles
are about to close a deal with the
Southwestern Washington State Fair
association for thirty acres of land for
fair site at $500 per acre. Last We'd
nesday right-of-way agents of the
Union Pacific's auxiliary approached
them with a proposition to take over
such right-of-way as that company
would need at price supposedly on
the same basis.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13
The Texas Cotton Crop.

NEW YORK, May 13.-Baily &,
Montgomery say in regard to the crop
situation outside of Texas, we note the
most satisfactory conditions according
to the large majority of advices, and
it is now a question how far these will
offset what Texas may have lost. On
the whole, we judge the crop to be
doing we'll, but there is a possibility
of some important setbacks, in which
case it would not require much to
bring about a higher level of prices
as sentiment is generally quite favor
able. There is an impression that the
original longs are pretty we'll out of
the market and are working for some
decline
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13

Tonight the popular Curtiss Come
dy company will resume their stock
engagement in one of the strongest
sensational comedy dramas yet pre-
scented here, entitled The Man of
Mystery" AS may be easily mag
ined the plot has to do with man
who, although he holds a high posi-
ton in church and society is not con-
tent with his surroundings and con-
sorts with the lowest oe criminals and
thieves. For years h" is leader Of a
gang Of robbers by HON he is known
as THE Shadow" Through the cf-
forts Of Ned Archer, professionally
known as Lucifer, dete ctive, he is at
last run to earth. The east required
for the production is 4 large one and
there is plot and cOunterplOt to add
TO the already Interesting story The
play will be Produced tonight and
tomorrow night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13

Billings a large bronze tablet is being
placed on the site Of old Fort Tyron
under the auspices of the American
Scenic and Historic Preservation sOcic-
ty as a fitting permanent memorial of
the Hudson Fulton celebration 1t will
be unveiled during the celebration next
fall as a part of the official program
The tablet is II feet three inches in
height and seven feet three inches
wide. 1t is mounted on dark black,
highly polished granite and bOlted Sc
curely and permanently to the living
rock on the exact site which is a prom
inent landmark on Mr.. Billings prop
erty. 1t bears this inscription: con
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-13
Quaker Oats Griddle Cakes
Try them todayl

The family that hasn't eaten Quaker
Oats griddle cakes has delightful sur.
prise coming TO it. Besides the delic-
ious flavor, there is the pleasure of
knowing you can eat all you want, and
the more you eat the better for you.
The best of all foods for anyone
wanting more strength and vigor.
Hundreds of thousands of packages
of Quaker Oats are consumed in Ger
many annually and almost all of It's
eaten in the form of Quaker Oats
griddle cakes. In the New York
cereal restaurant of the Quaker Oats
Company these griddle cakes are very
popular
Here's the best recipe for making
them:
cups Quaker Oats trncosked): ~ crp
Abur: teaspoonful salt teaspoonful soda
dissolve in two tablespoonfuls hct water.
1teaspoonful baking powder (mix in flour) az
cups sour milk or buttermilk; eggs beaten
lightly; Tablespoonful sugar: or table
spoonfuls melted butter according to richness
of milk.
Process: Soak Quaker Oats over night in
milk. In the morning mix and Sift -four. soda
sugar and salt add this to Quaker Oats
mixture and quantity of melted butter: add
eggs beaten lightly-beat thoroughly and cook
as griddle cakes-they make your mouth
water for more.