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Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

ten, Martin A. johnson, Minneapo
lis Tribune, Chas. Nelson. Geo. l.
Engh.
Rev. C. C. Rollitt. General Secre
tary of the Sixth Missionary dis
trict. was guest of Rev. H. Gate:
on Wednesday.
The local Modern Woodmen caml
will give smoke social and lunch
for the members next Wednesday
evening, Sept. Is.
Mrs. F. E. Ackerman and little
daughter Lorraine are guests o1
friends in St. Paul. They went tt
the cities on Wednesday to remair
a couple of weeks.
The Sunday school of the Synod
church will open again next Sun
day at 1910, with classes in Nor.
wegian and English. The teachers
and former pupils are requested tt
be present.
Miss Lucy Knapp, formerly cash.
ier and bookkeeper with the Singer
Sewing Machine agency. has gone
to St. Paul. where she has a posi-.
tion. Her place here has been taker
by Miss j. Marion Ives.
The meeting of the Ladies AID
Society of the Swedish Lutheran
church which should have been held
tomorrow, Thursday, has been
postponed until next Thursday af.
ternoon, Sept. 16.
Miss Thelma Boyd and her broth.
er and sister, who had spent the
summer in Indianapolis and Wash.
ington, D. c., returned to Willma1
last week. They were accompanied
by their aunt, Miss Mary Boyd,
who will be their guest for time.
Frank Zell, who has had posi-
tion in the Great Northern offices
in this city for number of years,
has accepted a more advanced posi-
tion with the Omaha road.
He and Mrs. Zell will leave Will.
mar soon for their new home al
lSt. James, Mimi.
Mr.. O. B. Glarum is recovering
from an accident which befell him
some time ago and which has neces'
STATED him to carry a hand in 6
|splint. In jumping from hay
rack while it was in motion, he fel
to the hard ground with the result
that one of the bones in his hanc
was fractured.
John Bergquist, the we'll known
citizen of Third ward, was obliged
to 60 to St. Paul last Monday nigh
to seek relief for inflammation O.
an eye, which set in after an opera
tion for cataract. He is at th'
Bethesda Hospital, and the proba
bility is that he will lose the eye
He has had a most painful expert
ence, and we hope he gets speed!
relief.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
OBITUARY.
Continued from first page)

him a kind and loving mate, the
children a good father.
Joe Stenbakken was born in Os-
terdalen, Norway, March 10. 1888,
and died Sept. 2, 1909, at the age
of Il years. He came to America
in 1872 to cast his lot among those
who looked to this land as one full
of promise. On the same place
where now are found handsome
buildings, he built his first simple
home. Shortly after his arrival
here he married Elizabeth Chris
Jefferson, and three girls and four
boys blessed their union.
The funeral occurred last Satur-
day afternoon. A large crowd of
neighbors and friends were present
to pay their respects to the de-
ceased. In the home the officiating
Clergyman, Rev. C. E. Nordberg,
spoke few words of comfort to
the bereaved, choosing the text
Isaiah 38:17: Behold, for peace l
had great bitterness; but Thou hast
in love to my soul delivered it from
the pit of corruption; for Thou hast
cast all my sins behind my back" ;"
In the church he chose these
words from the same prophet:
: Comfort ye, comfort ye my
people. saith your God.'' His
words were full of beauty and so.
lace. After the service all were
given the opportunity to view the
remains, and the dead was carried
to his last resting place an d sur
rendered to his mother earth.
All the children were present ex-
cept the oldest boy, who could not
be reached in time.
Those left to mourn him in
his immediate family are his wife
Elizabeth; his four sons, julius,
John, Anton and Carl. and his
daughters, Carrie, Mrs. Lena Hess
and Sina.
The pail bearers were the follow
ing of the old friends of the de-
ceased: Geo. johnson, T. z. New
cord, T. Iverslie, Almond Chris
Jefferson, X. Kraabel and Gunder
Ringen.
The whole neighborhood extend
their heartfelt sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

home town and helps to build it up.
HE WAS A DESIRABLE CITIZEN.
The mail order houses couldn't do
business with him unless they were
located in his own town, for he
knows that, as far as he was con.
cerned, Jones' Siding was the center
Of the earth.
Think it over and see if we can't
work up some of that Jones' Siding
spirit right here!
LET US GET TOGETHER AND
MAKE THINGS BOOM.
Every letter that is posted here
should be an advertisement for the
town, even the love letters, for we
want the right kind Of people to
come here and settle.
Let's advertise ourselves, our home
industries and our good prospects
IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Bio Rush at State Fair.

Two hundred thirty EIGHT tickets
to Minneapolis and thirty-four tick
cts to St. Paul is the record made
at the local ticket office since Mon
day morning. A returning visitor
from the Fair advises fair visitors
to make St. Paul the headquarters.
There are far less people who dc
this and hence the St. Paul hotels
and street cars are not so crowded.
This man paid $1.50 for the priv
ilege of sleeping on a very poor cot
in hotel parlor in Minneapolis last
Monday night, with about hun.
dred people crowded into the same
room. There is always plenty OF
room on the returning train wher
one gets on at St. Paul.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
STEPHEN HALVORSON.

Again deaths angel has been in
our neighborhood. This time it
was not one who, weary of life's
race, answered the summons and
was glad to go, but a fair child,
just budding into boyhood. On
Sept. 2, just as the day was break
ing, little Stephen HaIvorson, aged
ten years and twenty-six days, the
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Halverson, was beckoned to come
back to his heavenly home, leaving
behind forever the home where he
always was the households idol,
his parents joy and the delight of
sister. brothers and friends. A
brief but fierce illness cut short the
young life. Medical aid all seemed
in vain-and the grief stricken.
family. bowling to Gods will, gave
up their dear one.
The last rites were performed
last Sunday afternoon, when friends
and neighbors gathered from far
and near to accompany the little
boy to his last resting place. In
the home Rev. ~Nordberg spoke
briefly, choosing the words from
Cor. Is chapter. In the church he
spoke from Samuel l Chap. IS:
"And they brought the message to
the king that his son was dead"
The discourse of Rev. Nordberg
will long be remembered. In his
touching, earnest, sympathetic way
he spoke of the little boys life as
a light and a star among all, and
the beauty of the child's death and
the message it was to those who re-
mained, and how beautiful was the
lesson taught by these words of the
child as he felt in a way we cannot
understand that he was passing
away; seeing his brother cry, he
put his arms around him and said: /:
''Do not cry, we shall meet again
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
AN UNFAIR COMPARISON.

Enemies of the municipal telephone idea
in the city cite the rate charged Breckenridge
for electric current by Fergus Falls, four cents
per watt, as proof that Willmar charges are too
high. They forget to state that the Fergus cur
rent is generated by water power, while Willmar
must use coal with heavy freight rate added.
1t is manifestly fair that in quoting prices
charged for current the cost of coal be taken into
consideration. If this is done Willmars rates
will be found to be very reasonable.
Besides the above rate is the price charged
the city in bulk; Breckenridge distributing the
current and taking all the chances of leakage
and expense incident thereto
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
He Did His Part Thorouohlv.

In order to avoid an argument with
woman suffragisr on the subject OF
her hobby happy bachelor gallantly
acQuiesced in the truth Of her asser.
tions.
but, sir" sternly remarked the
spinster, your admission is anything
but creditable to you. What, for in.
stance, have you ever done for the
emar Epation of woman?"
Madam" responded the gentleman
with polite smile and bow, Il have
at least remained bachelor!'
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
!


Bert Grono of the Litchfeld In
dependent force was in Willmar
Tuesday.
Rev. Buell. will conduct services
in the Priam chapel next Sunday
afternoon.
Sheriff Bertelson of Litchfield,
was in Willmar Tuesday on his way
to St. Cloud.
Arthur Anderson has gone to
Minneapolis to resume his studies
at the University.
John M. Downs was here from
Minneapolis on Monday. He ex-
poets to take his family to Spokane
to make their home.
Mrs. Horatio Gates, who has
spent the past summer at Hodgen-
vile, Kentucky, and Milwaukee,
returned home on Tuesday.
A Gipsy camp lucnheon was given
by a few of the ladies at Homewood
park on Tuesday. Miss Mayme
Booth was the honor guest.
Miss Edith Frost was hostess and
Maiss Mayme Booth the guest of
honor at a luncheon on Wednesday.
Covers were placed for six.
Mrs. w. M. Chase is entertaining
her cousin, Mrs. H. L. Chase, and
little daughter, from Cedar Falls,
Iowa. who arrived last week.
Judge G. E. and Mrs. Qvale and
children have, closed their summer
home at Eagle Lake Beach and re-
turned to Willmar on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Taylor went
to Sioux Falls Saturday evening to
he present at the wedding of the
latter's brother, Herbert Craswell.
H. G. Ruud left for the cities this
morning to take in the sight. Mr..
Ruud states that this is the first time
that he visits the Minnesota State
Fair.
M. u. Manning went to St. Paul
on Monday to be with his brother,
who was operated on at one of the
St. Paul hospitals the first of the
week.
Mrs. George Thomas entertained
a small group of ladies very de.
lightfully on Tuesday afternoon, in
honor of Miss Mary Boyd of Indian.
apolis.
Mrs. Mason Spicer and little
daughter Dorothy, after month
visit with Willmar relatives, will
leave for their home in Denver or
Thursday.
The following have paid subscrip
tion to the Tribune since last publ
cation: o. Peterson, S. J. Fleck.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

The Willmar public schools
opened Monday with an enrolment
of nearly 900. New pupils are
coming in every day. Last years
enrolment lacked just seven of one
thousand. and it is likely that this
number will be passed this year.
There are very few, if any, outside
pupils in the grades, the abundance
of the home product in the district
making it undesirable for the school
authorities to cater to outside pu-
pills.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

Sept. License issued to Nicho.
las r. Gabrielson and Augusta
Storch. Married by Judge Geo. F.
Gage at Renville, Sept. 2, in the
presence of Ida Lenz and Peter
Storch.
Sept. 3-License issued to David
W. Gustafson and Esther Heglund.
Sept. 4-License issued to Robert
Hauser and Emma Myers.
Sept. 6-License issued to Fred
erick O. Olson of Renville county
and Miss Edith Lindquist. Mar.
ried same day by Judge Nordin in
the presence of Peter C. Olson and
Amy Ostman.
Sept. License issued to Henry
P. Winterhalter of Ramsey county
and Sadie Sila of Atwater. Mar.
ried at once by Judge Nordin at the
Kandiyohi County courthouse in the
presence of Ida T. Sanderson and
Ella Barron.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend to all who so
kindly helped US in the recent loss
of our husband and father our
grateful thanks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stenbakken.
julius Stenbakken.
Carrie Stenbakken.
Mrs. Lena Hess.
Sena Stenbakken.
John Stenbakken.
Anton Stenbakken.
Carl Stenbakken.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

Willmar will be we'll represented
at the St. Cloud Normal school this
year. Misses Marion Minton, Ida
Lorentzen, Mile Rasmussen, Sadie
Barrett, Elsie Hoglund, Lillian
Johnson, Caroline Hodgson and
Bertha Ramsett are all students al
that institutions; the three first
named will finish the advanced
course this year.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
DON'T WALK ON NAILS

DON'T WALK ON NAILS.
The neatest job of Halfsoling is
done at Erickson's Shoe Store with
a New Electric Stitcher and Pol
isher.
You can have the soles sewed on
for the same price as nailed. 50
don't walk on nails.
The New Shoe Store.
30f G.. A. Erickson, Prop.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

The Albert Nelson family of Pen
mock has had severe trial during
the last few days. The unexpected
death of Mrs. Nelson's brother,
Emil Ostlund, proved a great shock
to her. She became i'll and yester.
day baby boy was born, who how.
ever, was dead. The mother is ir
very critical condition, but hopes
are entertained that she will recov
er.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Rumm8Qe Sale.

The Ladies Social Union of the
Presbyterian church will hold a
rummage sale on Thursday and FRI
day of Street Fair week, September
"a and Is, in the Ames Block.
Mrs. Tonning and Mrs. Thomas
will collect the rummage and any,
one having articles to donate will
please notify the ladies on or before
Tuesday of next week.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Scanned All Riuht.

Mamma, why don't you want me to
play with that Kudger boy?"
Because, dear. know the family.
He hasn't good blood in him."
"Why, mamma. he's been vaccinated
twice, and it wouldn't take either
time."-Ladies' Home Journal.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Making and Earning Money.

what is the difference between
making money and earning money!"
asked the youth.
Sometimes the difference is q trip
to the penitentiary for counterfeiting." "
answered the home grown philoso
pher.-Chicago News.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Town Booming
Helps
Nv. Rah! Rah! Rah!

T ! = 81
Two Americans meeting in Eu.
rope, one Of them said, II am from
Jones' Siding"
"And l." said the other, throwing
out his chest, "am from Chicago"
"Seems to me I've heard of that
place. About how far is it from
Jones' Siding?"
The Jones' Siding spirit is the
kind that helps a town. This man
considered his own home THE FIN
EST PLACE IN THE WORLD. II
there are many more there like him
Jones' Siding will some day be
crowding other places of the map.
He was the kind Of man who
spends his money at home, who pat.
ronizes home industries, talks up his
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Enliahtsnine Rollo

enIl0htontn9 HoIIos
Father" said little Rollo. "what IL
IN egotistT'
'An egotist, my son, IL burnt match
that thinks 1t was the whole 6re-
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

It is the little pleasures which make
life sweet. as the little displeasures
may do more than Affections can to
make it bitter.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08

Conhde a secret to dumb man and
It will make him speak.-Livonian.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
Taking 1t Easy.

oN''S Lazy.
Gosh. ] guess those CITY folks
meant what they said when they told
us that they came up here to get a
good rest"
'"They're taking it easy, eh?"
Taking it easy! l should say they
are. Would you believe it, not q one
of 'em has got out Of bed before 6
O'clock any morning since they've been
here."-Detroit Free Press.
II will soon lie with my forefathers. -
exclaimed a blatant orator.
YES interrupted an auditor, "and
give them points at it to0."
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to thrive on 1t as well a. o. clover
hay or corn fodder. Be sure to save
some clover hay until Landing time,
as the ewes will give more milk for
the lambs on clover than anything
else. For q grain ration q mixture of
shelled corn. oats and bran makes an
excellent feed ration. Do not neglect
the bran part, as that keeps the sys-
tenn in good condition and aids digss-
ton. Commence feeding grain 10 the
ewes in time, SO they will not run
down and get poor before lambing
time. A poor eve cannot take proper
care Of her lamb, for she has nothing
to draw on.
II you have comfortable quarters,
30 you can take care of the early
lambs. you will ind that March lambs
are the best for market or breeding
purposes, - they get more size BY
fall and are ready to eat grass when
1t comes. the cheapest feed on the
farm.
Use q good. pure bred ram on u
flock, a. the improvement in qualitJ,
size and feeding capacity of the lambs
will more than repay the extra e1-
pense and you are getting a better
flock instead of running them down,
az with = scrub.
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The early French settlers in Canada
came principally from the provinces
Of Normandy and Brittany in France,
which lie near the Channel islands.
the home of the Jerseys and Guern-
seys. The cattle Of the mainland and
Of the islands were of the same blood,
and those which the colonists brought
to Quebec. and from which the pres
emit French Canadian cattle are de-
scended, were those very closely re-
lated to the Channel island breeds,
says q writer In the Rural New York
or. Even now the resemblance ia SO
close that many . light-colored, pure
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brown, with sometimes fawn-col.
ored stripe down the back, and the
muzzle may or may not be fawn. or
orange-colored, like that of Jersey.
The general appearance ia one OF
alertness and vigor. The head is in
telligent, showing an active DISPOSE
ton, which IL at the same time re-
markedly docile. The udder is car
ried close to the body. teats are Of
good size, and we'll placed. Ribs are
we'll sprung. barrel roomy and chest
remarkably deep. tuberculosis Ia
claimed to be unknown in this breed,
except when contracted by direct con-
tact with animals of other origin. The
Canadians surpass all other breeds
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vas to enable him to earn , comfort
able income for himself and family
straight through the glass mont SEQ
ton of the letter boxes. His hama
darted to his hip pocket and bullet
sang through the money-order window
before the mocking laugh had died on
McAdoo's lips.
McAdoo fell, his blood dyeing the
Bear Creek mail sack: women
screamed, and the young lady clerk q
the general merchandise store tainted
stotts, with the face Of . mailman.
dashed through the dazed crowd and
sprang on his horse. He arrived
breathless at his taxpayer house and
sat down to wait for the sheriff.
The sheriff's face was grave a. he
handcuffed stotts to the pommel Of
stotts' own saddle and rode ahead
leading his horse. The sherih saie
that, owing to the enormity Of his OF
Tense, and to the fact that 1t was sucf
an open-and-shut case, Stotts would
be tried by jury Of his peers Do
fore the justice Of the peace.
Stotts did not protest. 1t made nj
difference to him whether he was sen
fenced by Judge or Justice OF th'
peace, though he did wonder vaguely
which one of the rival lumber yard
would get the contract for buildini
his gallows. and which one Of hi
friends would Jerk the rope.
The night In the calaboose passet
| .Iovlv-the longest he had eve
known. No one came near him; u
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Oiled His Gun.
he realized that his disgrace was deep
indeed. He prayed that they would
try, sentence, and hang him all In one
day His prayers. he thought grimly.
had fair chance of being answered.
as they did things quick and thorough
ly in the Basin.
At ten the next morning, the sheriff
led him, handcuffed-an unnecessary
indignity Stotts thought wearily-into
the cramped quarters occupied by the
Justice of the peace. who was also the
local real estate and insurance agent.
Peace. new attorney in town. read
the warrant aloud. but Stotts buried
listen; he was wondering II the
young lady clerk would take holiday
and come to see him hung. He thought
bitterly that probably the public
school would close on that festal oc-
casion.
Peace opened the case for the
prosecution. He was a pompous per-
son who invested his most common
place statements with great dramatic
intensity. stotts eyed him In disdain.
Stotts felt that his last chance was
| gone when he saw that one Hobbs
had been appointed to defend him. To
stotts' certain knowledge. Hobbs had
not won case in three years in which
he had been practicing in the Basin.
And. to make matters worse, Hobbs,
at ten O'Clock in the morning. was un-
! deniably drunk.
| Hobbs looked at the prisoner. at
the Judge. at the Jury. and burst into
tears. He had been drinking gin
sours-Hobbs always wept when he
drank gin sours. Punctuating his SEN
fences with sobs, he began:
"G'nelmen; thish pris'ner ish guilty
he says 10 himself. But there wash
'stenuatin' circumstances. There wash
a crowd. he wash excited. the gun
had not been ushed In any manner
shape-or-form for some years. G'nel-
men, he done hish best. What more, F."
demanded Hobbs. wiping his stream
ing eyes, what more can any man
do than hish best?'
stotts, writhins in his chair. could
stand it no longer. He had listened
dazed at first; now he sprang to his
feet, his eyes and face flaming. and.
waving his handcuffed hands, he
shouted: stop him! Hang me If you
want to-I don't mind that; but don't
torture me first!"
The sheriff pushed stotts into his
seat.
DO you find the prisoner guilty OF
not guilty." asked the Judge solemnly
of the Jury.
Guilty" replied the foreman. rising
after q brief consultation. I'VE recon-
mend that a fne Of SIS be imposed
upon Samuel stotts for failing to kill
Bill McAdoo at seven PAGES, q
i. CHARGED In the warrant. Such shootin
In \ disgrace to Wyoming"
And, although Samuel Stotts had nc
more sense of humor than . chip
munk. he realized, from the roar which
went up, that he had been the victim
Of . practical Joke, and he chesrfully
raid the Ans Of SIS fos his bad marin
! manship.
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bred Canadian COW can almost pass
- . dark Jersey. They have. In fact,
been called the first cousins Of these
other breeds. but their residence for
$50 years in the province Of Quebec.
whore in the past. especially In
pioneer days, they were scantily fed
and poorly sheltered. has developed
constitution of iron.
For size they rank with the Jersey;
cows averaging from 100 to 800
pounds, and bulls correspondingly
heavier. The color is black or dark
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In other words, COW Of great capact
ty is not necessarily a profitable ant
NAL. 1t all depends upon her abilits
to transform food into milk with the
least waste of material. The follow
ingigures, which are the average for
the best three French Canadian cows
will show what this breed is capable
OF doing: Amount of milk. 5.252.S;
pounds; per cent. Of fat, 4.19; value
OF butter at rs cents per pound.
1886; cost of food. 1884: profit on
butter. $40.22; weight of COW at entry.
1858 pounds; gain in weight, 81
pounds; percentage Of profit to value
of food, lit.
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ssThird
Decree
As a Battle
of Wits
D hsssessr Js.ss s. Mec.ffsrty
CID d Nsv Ysst Dssscsivs Bsssss

v inury no confinement dark fouy smelling cells
the suspect to confess 1t is nothing but
merce. persistent insistent questioning nepersed with cefu
ments that long the be guilty rarely fail to
plish their purpose.
Whatever third degree employed department
eploy myself alone Office the
most policeman There display of dazzling
impress him; instead, are usually in civilian Dress
Seated opposite usually study him for time
absolutely necessary know with what have to contend the
man be sury methods different from those
nae If he he quick alert 1t for first of all to learn
What the pcues what his individuality
If there any third degree detective bureau to-day that
simply ping stronger will against weaker one We
do however the of lies and deceit with
which Themselves and find pound
At it until they break down and confess.
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pretty counterfeit their way Which is mis-
take However excellent man may be, he essentially
is human and for him the sweetest fruit is that which
hangs high.
The woman who wishes to attract man must be
lust little out of reach Not too far the thing may
be overdone If he climb slightly she is there
It no longer is enough that should be pretty
the woman who to-day would marry must know how to
vim a lover must combine the charm of the serpent
with the gentleness Of the dove