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Amador ledger., 1909-12-24

The Prospect says of Mrs William
Potter, who died at West Point, at the
advanced age of 81 years, and was
buried in the cemetery Of the smountain
town on the 22d November
She was born in England. Life
to the child reared in luxury was
far from congenial, on the island con-
tinent, and she took passage on a vessel
crossing the Pacific and came to San
Francisco. For many years she lived
in Suffer Greek, Amador county, having
married man by the name Of Gray.
From this union three children we're
born, Mrs Chas Werele of San Fran
cisco, but formerly Of Mokelumne Hill,
Mrs Thos. Porteous OF West Point and
Willie Gray, who was drowned in the
Calaveras river when about the age OF
10.
The two days hearing OF stockmen
who feed their stock on forest reserve
land during the summer months came to
close Saturday night. The meeting of
the forest reserve officials in Placerville
has been a great convenience to the
hundred or more owners of herds and
focks who rent range of Uncle Sam in
the Tahoe reserve. Heretofore these
stockmen have been compelled to make
their applications elsewhere, and this
has entailed needless and heavy cx-
pense upon them, while the results have
not been altogether satisfactory to either
the stockmen or the agents representing
the government Among those who
registered applications for grazing per-
mts the coming season there were from
Amador county: Mess brothers, OF
May; Geo. A. Kirkwood and J. v.
Belluomini of Jackson Henry Greylch
of Drytown; G. E. Allen of Suffer
Creek; John A. Matuilck and Antoine
Vaira, Drytown. Nugget.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-24
rom Our Exchanges.

There was a scene in the Diamond
Saturday morning, also several
sdenes on the busy main thoroughfare
Of that lively little town Earl Gafney
And A. Cornell we're driving a male
Bovine through town, when the animal
Z went on the rampage and chased every
body off the street, finally following one
person into the postoffice. The fleeing
pedestrian made his escape through a
rear door and climbed a tree. Not so
with the Infatuated bull, which found
itself wedged into the very narrow room
in such manner that it could not go for
ward, nor turn around to 20 out the way
it came in. Postmaster lsohn took re-
fuge on the roof, with a copy of the
printed rules and regulations governing
commodities admissible to the mails,
and finally decided that live stock in
general is not malable, but he was will
ing to make an exception in the present
case If sufficient number Of red cross
stamps we're attached to the bull and he
was tagged for the nearest slaughter
house. Nugget.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Clark came home
Monday and we're greeted by a shower
of rice at the depot, They will make
their home at Lancha Plana for the
present. Prospect.
There is decided revival Of mining
interest about Mokelumne Hill this
winter and the prospect of extensive
operations with the opening of spring
are most promising. The parties who
now have the old Boston mine in charge
have paid off the Indebtedness, to the
Water Co. and the money due Schrag
They propose to do all work on a cash
basis and expect to operate on a large
scale in the spring. Prospect.
Beef CATTLE for butchers are getting
mighty scarce. Four to five cents, live
weight is being offered, and hardly
enough coming in to supply the local
market Echo.
Still climbing up. Hogs are worth
eight cents pound in the lone market,
with prospect Of still further raise.
Pork will be at a prohibitive price if
this keeps up.-Echo.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-24
The Migratory Sense.

The migration of birds, unlike the
migration of human beings, is a very
mysterious thing. Flying. as most Of
the song-birds do by night, coming and
going in great flocks, and changing their
locality for no one reason, but for many,
the problem of these tidal waves in
bird life is wholly fascinating. Mr. D.
LANCE, in the Atlantic Monthly, in dis
Amador ledger., 1909-12-24

cussing some phases of it, speaks as fol-
lows concerning the birds sense Of
direction
How do birds find their way? There
is no doubt that they are often guided
by sight along coasts, lakes, rivers and
valleys, which are plainly visible for a
great distance from the height at which
birds travel.
In other cases, old birds which have
been over the route lead the way and
the young birds follow their calls and
their leadership.
What wonderful stories these winged
travellers could tell If they could talk to
us What fascinating teachers Of
geography they would make for our chill
dren 1t has, however, been shown
lately beyond all reasonable doubt that
in addition to keen sight, acute hearing,
individual experience and race instinct,
birds possess what must seem to us a
kind Of sixth sense, the sense of orienta-
ton.
The Hartman Alaska Expedition
found hocks of INJURIES, which are sea-
birds, flying straight for their homes on
lonely rock island thirty miles away,
through fog so thick that everything a
hundred yards off was absolutely hid
| den from view. What human brain
could guide ship thirty miles through
dense fog without compass?
Still more conclusive demonstration
of this sense of direction in birds has
recently been furnished by Prof. John
B. Watson He caught and marked
fifteen sooty terms and noddies on the
Dry Tortugas, in the Gulf of Mexico,
and took them out to sea. Some of the
birds we're carried as far as Cape Hat
teras, eight hundred and fifty miles
north OF the Tortugas, before they were
set free
The sooty terms and the noodles are
southern birds, which seldom range
farther north than the southern coast OF
Flori da, and it is not likely that any Of
those experimental on had ever beer
farther north but none the less, thirteen
out of fifteen found their way back tc
the Tortugas Islands.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
J Q a 8 TO RIA
Amador ledger., 1909-12-24
Looking Ones Best.

It's woman's delight to look her
best but pimples, skin eruptons, sores
and boils rob life of Joy. Listen |
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them
makes the skin soft and velvety. II
glories the face. Cures pimples, sore
eyes, colds Sores cracked lips, chapp ed
hands. Try it. Infallible for Piles,
25c at Spagnolis Drug Store.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-24

For your Xmas box of choice candy or
glace fruit go to the Acme Candy
Parlor.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-24
Stunu For Is Years.

by Indigestion's pangs-trying many
doctors and $4,000 worth of medicine
in vain. B. F. Ayscue, of lngleside,
N. c., at last used DR.. Kings New
Life Pills and writes they wholly cured
him. They cure constipation, bilious
ness, sick headache, stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowel troubles. 25c at
Spagnoli's Drug Store.
Miller's Best Flour is 81 per cent
natural Flour-thats why its the best.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
Subscriptions Paid.

The following have paid sub
scriptions to the Willmar Tribune
during the past week: James L.
Abrams. H. Segubson, Albert En-
blom, S. A. Anderson, S. Kindlund. .
J. G. Kloster. N. B. johnson, L. C.
Nelson. w. H McCullum, E. H.
Larson. Peter Sherman, Mrs. Erick
Hegstrom, Martin Halvorson. Oscar
Anderson, Carl Bratberg, Andrew
O. Sather. C. S. N. Peterson, Iver
Aspaas, G. G. Moore, G. Ytterboe,
c. A. Hoglund. Annie Larson, Josie
Sjorley, N. E. Nelson, Casper Ol.
son, Thea Tollefson, S. Carver. An.
drew Fridlund, B. Schanbachler,
Ludwig Rykken, Ida Carlson, Rev.
H. C. Buell.. P. C. Tonning, Elias
johnson, Rev. A. N. Osterholm,
John B. Swenson, A. M. Renstrom
John Stenerson, Christ. Aasen. Lars
Dahlman. Julius Skaalerud, Mrs.
Hilda Broman. A. J. Syse, L. A.
Vik, Ed. Sunde, Axel Westlund.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
PLEASED WITH
The RALLY
Renvflle, AtWater and New Lon.
don Papers Commend Will
mars Publicity Rally.

Last Friday evening in response
to an invitation by the Willmar
Commercial club the following busi-
ness and professional men of our
town went up to Willmar by auto
E. H. Helms, Rev. E. A. Cooke, j.
R. Buffers, Geo. Torgerson, Prof.
J. 3. Hagen, A. A. Bennett, M. l..
Hassinger, H. J. Dale, L. E..
Lambert and N. L. johnson.
They all report fine time and
praise the Willmar boys for their
hospitality. The trip going was
made in one hour and forty-fve
minutes and the return trip on &C.
count of the heavy fall of snow in
two hours. .
Geo. Welch of the State Immi-
grafton Commission addressed the
commercial clubs explaining what
the commission was doing in the
line of advertising the state for the
settlement of our vacant lands and
for the improvement and increase
of our cultivation by looking up
buyers and renters for some of our
untitled lands. He gave glowing
report of the vast agricultural
wealth of southwestern Minnesota
and especially of the big crops of
corn raised in this section in the
past few years and stated that in a
short time it would lead all others
in that respect.
Dave Neill, the Red Wing sage
and president of commercial
clubs and civic federation, ad-
dressed the clubs on matters of
local. town and city improve
ments, manufactures etc. He
made the statement that concerted
action by all the business men and
citizens Of a community was the
secret of success in all lines of i'm.
provements. He advised to "kill"
the knockers first by converting
them, then all together with a
mighty push and boost, push and
boost. Both speakers proved cap.
able men and handled their subjects
perfectly. They are both of the
boosting kind and they are doing
great things for the state of Mime
sofa. The; Willmar boys are great
entertainers, they had their brass
band playing several good pieces
before the meeting and served their
guests with refreshments to wind
up with.
The Renville delegtion extend
their thanks to our neighbors and
expect to return the compliment at
some future date. R. c.. c..
|-Renville Star Farmer.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
OBITUARY.
MATTHIAS WAGNER.

Last Thursday afternoon, Nov. II,
at three o'clock occurred the death
of Matthias Wagner at the venerable
age of 81 years Z months and 2l
days. Mr.. Wagner was a native of
the German principality of Luxem-
burg and was born on the 18th day
Of March 1918. As early as 1876 he
settled on a homestead in the town
of Edwards and was one of the old
est settlers of Western Kandiyohi
County. Leading the honest and
industrious life of a farmer he be-
came we'll acquainted with the hard
ships Of Pioneer days. He had
been in robust health all his life
until about a month ago, when
vitality began to fail and he was
stricken with senile pneumonia and
after two weeks of intense suffer-
ing he passed away. His only liv-
ing daughter, Mrs. Harry Bietz,
arrived Wednesday week ago from
Butte, Montana, and was at his
bedside together with his grand
children when the end came. Mr..
Wagner has spent the declining
years Of his life with his grandson
John Wagner and family, where he
received all the comforts and care
that he desired. He leaves to
mourn his departure one daughter,
three grandchildren and thirteen
great grandchildren. Funeral SER
vices were held Saturday afternoon
at 2:3O at the Catholic chun,h, of
which the deceased was an earnest
and faithful member. and he was
laid at rest in Fairview Cemetery
east Of own.-Raymond News.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
FACTORY MAY
LOCATE HERE
Messrs. Bondy and Johnson o.
Zenith Company Inspect
Sites Offered by City.

At special meeting of the WILL
mar Commercial Club held last week
it was decided to give a suitable
site at Willmar to the Zenith Fuel
Saver Mfg. Company if it should
see fit to locate its plant at Will
mar. The company was offered its
choice of a half dozen different 10.
cations, the amount of land needed
being about five acres. The COM
mittee on Manufactures had made
an investigation of the Zenith COM
pany and made favorable report.
Mr.. C. C. Selvig had been sent to
make personal investigation of
the plant and the appliances manu-
factured by the company. He
found that the products had been
manufactured on limited scale for
some time. and also interviewed par
ties who had used the ovens and
fuel saver continuously for six years
and who were pleased with the SER
vice received from the same. Mr..
Selvig thot that Willmar is quite
advantageously located for the
manufacture of the goods made by
this firm as the main market will
be to the west. The freight rates
for the raw materials will be about
the same to Willmar in car lots
from Duluth as to the twin cities.
Messrs. Bondy and johnson of the
Zenith company were in the city
Monday looking over the town and
the different sites that are avail
able. A number of the local peo-
pie of the city and county are al
ready financially interested in this
concern and should it he found ex-
pedient to move the factory to Will
mar there is no doubt that the pro-
moters would receive the encour-
agement necessary to insure a
steady growth and development OF
their plant.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24

rendered and sale OF 0lnefent ar
ticles held a delicious lunch was
served. The proceeds amounted to
Sal. The Norwegian Lutheran con-
Rregation feels thankful to all who
showed their goodwill and helped
to make the social a success.
Mrs. B. Hendrickson and Miss
Mamie Hendrickson were in Will
mar last Tuesday between trains.
Quite few Of the Spicer people
attended a turkey shoot held at G.
Monson's place last Friday after
noon.
Albert Thorvig and Oscar john
son spent a couple Of days in the
cities last week.
Mrs. Chas. Thompson came back
last Thursday from visit with her
daughter, Mrs. J. Anderson in, Min
neapolis.
Miss Hattie Thompson is visiting
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Thompson.
Miss Esther Gustrud is staying
with Mrs. G. Bratberg this week.
| Miss Adella Olson visited with
Miss Minnie Thompson last Monday
and Tuesday.
Misses Josie jacobson and Tillie
Pladson went to Willmar last Fri
day to attend the young peoples
convention at the Free Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Muller enter
tained a few of their Spicer friends
last Sunday.
Mrs. Levander of Grove City is
visiting with her daughter Mrs.
Healy this week.
Ole Moe is visiting with his Sis
ter Caroline Moe, who is making
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. K.
Kloster.
B. Hendrickson went to the cities
last Friday for few days stay.
Mrs. Ida Jacobson went to Will
mar last Saturday for a few days.
visit there and at Eagle Lake.
Torrance Harris of Atwater is en-
joying a visit with his uncle F..
Harris this week.
Miss Esther Boreen is assisting
Miss McRae in dressmaking this
week.
Miss Sarah TAFT went to her home
Saturday to remain for. some time.
Miss Edith Parsons visited with
her aunt Mrs. P. Henderson last
Saturday.
Miss Clara Kloster spent Sunday
at her parental home.
7 Rev. Johanson spent a few days
Of last week at St. Paul and also at
eds the meeting held at Sacred
Heart.
Miss Ellen Monson visited with
friends in Willmar last week.
| Mrs. Mary Downs made a pleas.
ant visit with her two sons here last
week.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
Awarded Place on State All. Star
Team.

Awarded Place on State All. Star
Team.
The following letter from Frank
G. Lewis of the Carleton College
Press Club will be of interest to the
many Willmar friends If Carl ia
cobson, a member of the high
school class of 'O7: ~-
North6eld. Mimi, Nov. l8, 'O9.
Editor Willmar Tribune,
Willmar MINI.
Dear SIR
Among those awarded the covet-
ed &C" for their work in football at
Carleton was Carl Jacobson of your
town. Jake" played star posi-
tion at end last year and made the
all-star team for his brilliant work
in that position. He was shifted
to the full-back position this year
and his splendid line-plunging
made him even more efficient as a
ground-gainer. Indeed it was ia
cobson's work that helped a great
deal to give Carleton the state
championship. He has again been
awarded position on the all-star
team of the state.
| Yours very truly.
Frank G.. Lewis.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24

federationlof Commercial Clubs. Mr..
Welch dwelt quite largely upon the
soil of the state of Minnesota,
showing up its productiveness, and
the necessity of farm improvement.
Mr.. NeiIl's talk, like that of his
predecessor, was very interesting
and instructive. Following the ad-
dresses spendid lunch was served
by the Commercial Club in the din
ing room adjoining the hall. There
were large delegations present from
neighboring towns. Those who at
tended the meeting from New Lon
don were very much pleased with
the treatment they received, and
the New London Commercial Club
will appreciate any invitation in
the future to be present at any
meeting which the WilImar Com
mercial Club may arrange for
New London Times.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
,j]&SSz5ZEG!lIN,!6!;E[RSC<
TN RAllXXY WRDs

Albert Gorwell is again working
nights as switchman in the Willmar,
yards.
Ed. Walsh has taken Conductor
Nethaway's car while Nethaway is
on the Watertown line.
Engineer Roy Bingham went to
the Cities Saturday with his wife
returning on the late train.
Conductor Nethaway went up to
Benson Monday to take Conductor
Griffin's car, as Griffin is laying off
for couple of weeks.
Maurice Nordstrom, who has
been working as station helper at
Campbell. resigned his position and
returned to Willmar this week.
Trainmaster r. w. Kinkerter is
back on his passenger run this week
on Nos. 13 and IA. He has been
trainmaster all fall on the terminal
division.
Engineer Andrew Patchell had
the first snow train this fall. An
dy had the Superintendent with
him to Huron and Browns Valley
with the snow dozer.
Brakeman Harry G. Green re-
signed his position with the Great
Northern Saturday to accept a posi-
tion with the Palace Clothing Com
pany of Minneapolis.
Relief Agent Mapes left Willmar
Monday for Huron where he will
attend to business and will return
shortly to relieve Cashier Sletten
who is going to take a vacation.
Engineer Fred D. McNaughton,
who has been working on the Breck.
enridge division this fall returned
to the Willmar division Monday,
and will run out of Willmar on the
west end.
Dispatcher Frank Skullt took :
trip to St. Paul Monday and from
there he went to Breckenridge, hi.
home, to take his position as CHIEF
operator on the Breckenridge divi
sion. Skullt has been dispatchinl
this fall during the busy season.
The Order of the O. R. C. had .
very successful meeting Sunday
taking in new members and insti
tuting Willmar lodge. Conduct
ors Putney and John West wer,
. made members and several NOR,
conductors woud have joined ha'
> they oeen able to attend. but the,
were on the road.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
0. R.C. DIVISION
AT WILLMAR
Railway Conductors Institute q
Local Lodge With Fifty
Charter Members.

A division of the Order Railway
Conductors, to be known as the
Willmar Division, No. 563, was or
ganized here last Sunday. This
was the elimination of the work
done by T. F. Richardson of St.
Paul, general chairman of the
board of adjustment for the con-
ductors of the Great Northern sys-
TEN. The division will affiliate
with the National order, an organ
ization comprising about $4,000
conductors. Its aim is to establish
a closer fellowship among conduct
ors. as we'll as to effect a sympa-
thetic understanding between them
and the various railways in whose
service they are employed. The To-
cal division starts out with about
fifty charter members, drawn from
the territory between Breckenridge
and st. Paul. At the first business
meeting held at the Carlson hall J.
I. Carruthers was elected Chief
Conductor; C. E. Miller. Assistant
Chief, and E. H. LeSeure secretary
and treasurer. Other offices are
filled by j. B. Fitzgerald, H. v.
Wright, J. c. Dale, and E. c..
Walsh. Meetings will be held on
the first and third Sunday in each
month. but the lodge quarters have
not as yet been decided upon.
After the business sessions were
over the conductors wives invited
their travelling halves to the dining
room adjoining the hall. and here
most delicious supper was served.
Besides the conductors, the follow
ing invited guests were present:
Superintendent Stewart, Chief Dis
patcher Hornbeck, Master Mechanic
Winney, Chief Clerk Frogner, Dis
patcher Taylor. Fireman Rasmussen,
together with Mayor Peterson, re-
presenting the city and Editor Cros-
by Of the Gazette and Foreman H.
G. Meyer of the Tribune represent.
ing the press. Mr.. Carruthers act
ed as toastmaster and a good many
responded to his call for toasts.
Later the men retired to the lodge
rooms where they enjoyed a social
smoker until a late hour.
The ladies who assisted in max.
ing the banquet such a successful
affair were Mesdames Carruthers
Cleary, F. Kemp, w. Kemp, Nc
Cabe. Burnett, Rodenbur. Miller
Costello, Galliford. Mourer, Griffin
Boudette, Strawn, Hackett, Larson
: Nethaway. Andrus, Douris. Dale
. Wright, and Hanson.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24

very fine and testified to the high
regard in which the deceased was
held.
The pall-bearers were Martin
Lundquist (New London) Ben Ben
son, W. L. Geer, Peter Bonde, Mar
tin E. Tew and Victor E. Lawson.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24

The Carlson Hall, where the rally
took place, was the scene of a most
enthusiastic gathering. and the
Willmar Commercial Club took
good care of the many out-of-t town
visitors. The Willmar Band furnish
ed music before the meeting opened
and at its close refreshments were
served by the club.
The speakers of the evening we're
George Welch. state commissioner
of immigration, of St. Paul, and D.
M. Neill, state president of the
Federation Of Commercial Clubs, of
Red Wing. Both Of these gentle
men gave excellent talks that were
full of good points as to how to in
duce more settlers to take up per-
manent residence in our state and
especially in Kandiyohi county
There was good sound advice to
the commercial clubs and business
men in general in both addresses
and the farmers present were also
given something of profit to them.
Time and space prevent us from
publishing the many helpful things
that were said, but we are sure that
if all communities put into practice
what was recommended at this meet
ing they would be far more pro
gressive. The address of MIR. Neil
especially was one that should prove
of great profit to all business me1
and inspire commercial clubs tt
greater activity.-Atwater Repub
lican Press.
Willmar tribune., 1909-11-24
Fire at Spicer--Other News

Spicer-on- -Green-Lake, Nov. o.
The building used for manufact-
uring cement blocks and owned by
Geer and Larson was burned down
last Thursday morning about three
o'clock. The origin Of the fire is
unknown, but is supposed to have
caught in some way from the stove.
The loss including the stock of ce.
ment and blocks that were ruined
will amount to about 800.
Rev. Walters from Tripolis will
conduct services here in the Swed.
ish Lutheran church next Sunda,
afternoon at three o'clock, Nov
28th.
The social and sale given in tn,
hall last Wednesday was a grea