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the duty of people to keep the tenn
pie clean, not only physically, but
morally. as we'll. He censured the
church members who on coming here
failed to put their letters at once
into some church If they did not
find a church here of their own de
nomination then they should join
some other, so long as it was
church OF God
Speaking of users OF tobacco and
snuff. he said if he was woman he
would as soon go out into the back
lot and kiss an old billygoat as
man that chewed tobacco. and on the
other hand, if he had wife that
dipped snuff. he would rather kiss
a heifer calf.
\ man who could conquer him
self, he said, had in him the max
ing of a great man NapOlean coli
Quered empires but could not con-
quer himself He once asked a ply
sician if the inmates of an insane
asylum had forgotten everything
they had ever known, and the ply
stefan replied that there was ore
thing they never forgot and hat was
to dance, that dancing was one thing
that required no brains He also
paid his respects to bull fights, Say
ing that church members VINO at
tended these things in company
with saloon men, gamblers. etc,
were not as good as their conFan-
ions. The saloon men and g"mb-
lers at least were not hypOcrites.
Mr.. Mulkey closed his remarks by
requesting those who wanted TO &c
cupy greater fields of usefulness in
life TO come forward anG give him
their hand Many responded to this
invitation He announced that ser
vices tonight would be opened at
the usual hour, 1880 o'clock
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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER, 80, 1909.


"A little over one year ago, /
couId not induce a merchant TO open
a 5000 stock of goods at Mission. A
fe wdays ago a shoe dealer disposed
Of over $4,000 worth of shoes in the
town. said J. W. Holt OF Mission
Yesterday. while on a short visit to
Brownsville. On glancing over the
columns OF Missions new paper, the
AIissionite. and seeing its many ads
of various mercantile houses, Mr..
Hoit's statement is easily believed
Mission is prosperous and
growing little town. Less than two
years ago, there was no Mission, not
even a hint OF town on the spot
Nothing but cactus and brush was
was there. The only inhabitants
we're the natural denizens of the
native Rio Grande thickets- coy
ote and the jack-rabbit Now, there
IS the town, and all around the town,
the former thickets are fast disap-
pearing. while scores OF pretty
farms have been opened, and nice
fields of sugar-cane, truck gardens,
ana citrus fruit groves, have APP
peared almost as if by magic This
is only one instance of the many
wonders of development that are in
evidence on every hand in this Nile
Valley of America.
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Rhode Island Poultry.

Providence, R. J., Nov. go
Rhode Island reds, Rhode Island
turkeys and other breeds OF poultry
which have made the little state
famous are on exhibition today at
Infantry Hall. The show opened
today is the twenty fourth annual
affair of the Rhode Island Poultry
Association. This State is known
throughout the country as the center
of scientific poultry breeding, and
fanciers of many States are expected
to view the display during the week.
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y murderer who killed SIX pers-
ons was sentenced to death III Vir-
ginia today. According to the old
bible code OF an eye for an eye, a
tooth for a tooth. a life for a life,
the debt which this man owes to So
ciety will be underpaid, since ne
can die but once But perhaps there
NAV be some chance of Satan col
Iecting the balance due.
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SOS, describing his experiences. in
Some Rambling Notes OF an Idle
Excursion" and has since made fire.
quent visits to the little island col
ony. His last visit to the isles of
enchantment" was in 1908, when the
late H. H. Rogers, the Standard Oil
magnate, was his companion
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TACK. Joke on Urcla
Petronchkar' be cried. How the old
fellow viii cross himself and wonder
to sec me here before him.
Then IT occurred to Jack to give the
telecque driver a surprise, and. step
ping into a little wood OF pine and
birch. he crourhed down in the grass
to await Petronchka's coming.
Bit the first wayfarers to pass along
the quiet road came from the opposite
direction-that In which Moscow lay.
Peeriny out Of his hiding place, Jack
Langdon saw that these travellers were
three In number, that they j~ourneyed
afoot and that each carried upon his
hack a heavy pack.
'sThis is the grove. Anton" aaid one
or them as they came near the place
where Jack lay. Il remember tia
trees. Let US set down q packs and
wait Cor the peasant"
"Let them down ligTltly.r cautioned
another as be deposited bis burden
WITH extraordinary care Cd the scft.
grassy hank aAsytnszS stks : sxx
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hight send us all to;,tbe blessed hand

might send US all tostbe blessed hand
above
where there arehnoi cars and NJ
governor generals adkled the third,
with a little laugh. Then all three set
down their packs nnd sat cautiously
beside them.
THE peasant is late" said the last
speaker after a pause. 81 hope, MI
chael D~imitrovitch, that you have not
scared him away"
ION the contrary" SaH the man ad-
dressed, y thiuk l have scared him
hlther. told him frankly that unless
he came the band would cut his throat
as he slept"
You did not let him suspect what
the packs contain. I hopeT' asked the
one called Auton.
Certainly not. He thinks we are
simply smuggling r Swiss clocks
into V. The packs Loaded into his
~telccoue, he VIII return to the farm
house. Tomorrow he las n license to
haa. I load os rcSctI5!cs from the
market garden OF THIS Yankee mill
owner, Langdop, into this city. He
will carry the packs uENer his vegeta-
blcs and deposit them unsupported in
Michaelovitch, the tavern keeper. Once
in Fcodor's hands the rust IS easy"
Michael Dimitrovitch slapped his
knee joyously.
Aha he said. at Is easy indeed
down the cellar stairs of Feeders inn
and thence through the mine to the
palace vaults. HO, no! 1t will be a sad
day for the grand duke, the Fourth of
July. Those three little boxes Of dyna-
mite will blow the record chamber into
atoms. All the discriminating docu-
ments will be destroyed-those docu-
ments which the grand duke has spent
so many years gathering together. Per
haps even his excellency himself and
a few of his officers may But let US
hope for the best!"
The other two nihilists laughed In
chorus as their companion boosted of
the coming destruction of the grand
dukes record room, wherein SO many
manuscripts dangerous to the existence
of their brotherhood were stored. AS
for Jack Langdon, young as he was, he
could not help but understand the ma
ture of the plot which had %unraveled
itself before him, and he shuddered
involuntarily as he glanced at the three
heavy packs, which he now knew to
contain dynamite. All his bitter re-
sentiment against the grand duke was
now forgotten, and, barfowiRg deeper
into The deep grass, he waited develop
ments, while bordering with all his
might over some ear Of preventing
the threatened outrage.
Presently along the road came the
rumble Of Uncle Petronchka's t~elecque.
Jack saw the three conspirators lift
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Celebration.
A Story OF Russia, Grand
Dukes, Bombs and
Fireworks.
By GERALD

81 don't care if be is a grand duke
he has spoiled my Fourth Of JULY
And Jack Langdon shook his small
brown fist after the ~rCtreatinG carriage
Of his cxcclrcury the governor Of y.
Jack Langdou's father was n or
the growing number Of Americans
who have taken up business iii NUS
gia. lie owacd the iron works Of '.
nnd was respected both by foreigners
and natives throughout the province
governed by the Grand Duke Alexis
AIeyaDdrovitch. Relying on this re-
| SDcrt and the favor with which the
! authorities regarded him, Mr.. Lang
don had ventured to wayiay the grand
! duke on one Of his morning drives for
the purpose Of asking certain pEiyi-
Iegrs The reply Of the governor was
polite. but none the less decided. He
said: you ask, my dear NJ. LanEdon,
that your son be permitted to celebrate
your national holiday, the Fourth Of
July. by the letting off Of certain OK
DIosivcs. | regret to have to inform
vOu that such methods Of j~ubilatiOn.
while common in America. could not
be allowed in Russia. FreCrackers
and bombs are too closely related"
but. surely" protested Mr.. Lang.
don. "a tiny demonstration in honor
Of the birth Of a friendly nation
The grand duke raised his hano
deprecatingly.
81 cannot help it." he said, but such
is the law. Your son will have to fore.
60 his cannon crackers, l fear. this
Fourth Of July"
And then. signaling to his o~utriderS,
the governor drove on, leaving Mr..
Langdon rather annoyed and little Jack
very angry indeed.
Il think it's a shame" soliloquized
Jack. stalking moodily away, land If
ever | get to be president of the United
States III remember this to Russia"
Despite his fathers remonstrances
Jack refused to be consoled. 1t was
his first Fourth away from home, and
he yearncd with a mighty yearning for
the "bang-bang'' OF the periodically
exploded cracker. And the more he
thought it over the more he hated the
Russian government in general and the
province Of V. in particular.
Brooding over his rebuff, Jack saun-
tered along the roadway until he en-
countered the familiar telecque driven
by Uncle Petronchka. a neighboring
peasant, with whom he had picked up
some sort of acquaintance. To Jacks
surprise, Uncle Petronchka did not
seem so friendly as usual. In fact, the
old farmer acknowledged the boys
salute only by a gruff inclination Of
his head aud shook his mares rein to
urge her to a faster pace.
"Hellor' exclaimed Jack. what a
be the matter with Uncle P~etronchka?
This is not fair day at ", so he can.
not have taken too much vodka. |
have done nothing to offend him, and
/ can't understand why he should act
like this. Hello. Uncle Petronchka!
What has happened to make you SO
grumpy"
But ~Petronchka, answering only by a
grunt, whipped up hts shaggy mare.
and the teiecque disappeared round q
corner.
Jacks curiosity was aroused. and
for the nonce he forgot all about the
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CITY NEWS EN BRIEF


g.. ~ m -,
for your fruits
rrTo,.J Willard d.oortoJ tli.
u~,orniro far Door I.nIga Mont
,.horo no ovro.t - r,oroL;. rptrro
hanna N,. Willard will rnnain
, e., 4;,.
i. c. Arens ALWAYS has Old
StvIc Lager ON draught. John
Gund% Peerless. Golden Grain.
Belt or Old Style Lager by the
bottle or ease. Gases will be deliv-
cred if requested. tf2G
WANTED-To Pasture Horses.
After April LIST | will he prepared
to pasture a limited number of
horses at 81 a head per month
IL. q. jacobson, two miles east
Of Mobridge.
J. G.. Arens always has Old Style
Lager Beer on draught. John
Gumd's Peerless, Golden Grain,
Belt and old Style Lager by the
bottle or case. Cases will be deliv-
cred if requested. tf2G
on.ao, mill u;4,oss
GOOD poso Rail ooro if tbo woo-
the,; nermits BowdIe and Mo-
bridGo Get out 70 this game
BowdIe has . strono team and tbe
came will no q GOOD one
rho r,ro uorola nil, ho,ooftor
ho Lnorrn o. Tho 1ora Pon,,hlio
Tho ohoa~, r,aJo tooao
81 4,,o foot +ho+ hath cornon
and an English paper are publish
ed there by that name.
.Judge w II. Burr. wife and
dauobter Miss Bertha, Mrs !. G
ScbeIlenper and Mrs, Fl. r. de
MaIlipan All Of SeIbv snent the
time between trains Monday in
this city, on their way TO Glenham
70 attend TIE 7 O q = hanonet
at that place Monday evening.
Ne n.o.La. .a,4a:.aa
tha Wb;at r,,h - hor hona 81
,U;saaaa;a Anoao raaaaau ae4ox
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AOA ANhaS
al to his petit
tion. At this
point the road
took a sort Of
long loop so as
to touch at a GER
tain n~eighboring
village, SO that
1t was possible
for Jack by cut
ting s sharply
across country
TO come out ahead
of Petronchka's
numbering farm
w a tw o
verSts farther
on. Across coun-
try went Jack.
Swimming the
borders OF the
forest and en-
c0untermg NOW
ing being until
he once moro
leaped into the
hard. white road
way On ao op.
positn aide cf
tho loop.
This IS great
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PETRONCHKA WAS HOR
iaIllhouseo the RIFIED TO PERCEIVE
old farmer, drag THEREIN II GRAND
ged him out OF DUKE.
bed and captured the packs Of dyna-
mite. Dragged by torchlight TO the
steps of a carriage near by, Petronchka
was Mortified to perceive therein the
Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch
seated beside his little acquaintance.
Jack Langdon. When he learned that
what be thought packages Of
struggled clocks really contained dead
ly explosives, Petronchka broke down
utterly and told the whole story, Civ.
ing descriptions OF the three consplra-
tors, which afterward led to their cap
ture, and completely verifying the &C.
count conveyed to the grand duke by
little Jack Lanednn
Jack had saddled his own pony and
ridden at fuu gallop into ", where
he found the governor at a brilliant
banquet. The news Of a nihilistic con.
spiracy, however, secured him an audi
ence, with the result that Petronch-
ka's house was surrounded, the dyna-
mite captured and the state records
saved.
AND now, my little hero" said the
governor when all was over, what
rewards can i confer upon you for
your great service to Russia r.
Jack thought a moment anil then an
swered, First, I should like poor old
Petronchka to get Off. and, second, /
want leave to explode f~irecrackers on
the Fourth OF July"
With an amused smile, the grand
duke wrote the following order and
handed it to the petitioner:
For the reason tina Ivan ~Ivanovftoh
LsangdoE has placad the empire under an
o~biigaton II is hereby ordained
First--That the prisoner. Petronchka.
DO renanded indefinitely In the custody
or thl said WAR ~Ivarlovitch.
6~econd-That tho said Ivan ~Ivanovitch
be permitted on the 4th day OF July nexk
ensuing to explode ~firecrackers and sQuibs
"a such quantities AZ he thinks NJ ~
i.aa6E Of ais native country: md.
Third.-That tbs municipality es ". be
ordered 20 SUPPLY the sail 4v1a Ivano-
witch with one ton OF the very best fire.
crackers which tts merchants can i'm
port across the frontier at the expense az
the government.
Given under my hand ana seal
ALEXIS INSTRUMENTATION.
-chtczxo rnter ocean
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And don't forget the big store
4. 5, SwalIoy has gone futhc'
west.
Fresh vegetables at the Dewey
Cigar Co.
Don't forget the Spring hats at
Dykeman's.
J. w. Harris left Thursday for
Minneapolis,
See the wall paper samples at
he drug store,
Sheriff doven, Of Selby was in
town Wednesday.
Extra large oranges Sc each at
the Dewey Cigar Co.
Onions and lettuce at the Dewey
t'igar Co, j cts. a bunch.
Nice line of Spring Dry Goods
Just arrived at Dykeman's.
Miss Gertrude Parker is again
holding cases in this office.
Fres1 Vegetables n Dykeman's
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
August SCHUYLER has been laid
up this week with an attack of
infueasa.
Miss Fox expects to move Il
small house to town and fix same
mp for rent.
Cell at the Harris Hardware c..
and examine the shipment of Blue
Flame Coil Oil Stoves. e..
Blood Oranges the finest in the
market, five cents each at the
Dewey Cigar Co.
If you try a wanous Shampoo
bag, you will be satisfied at Red
Cross Drug Co, l0cts.
Building operations are opening
UP nicely. Four residences are in
course of construction at this time.
m. L. Nelson has purchased
1 lot on the vest side of Main st.
and Will erect a residence thereon.
Dir. n TX Current has made
several visits to the Herbert Welsh
home this week attending a sick
child.
II. o. Hampton. left on No. 6
Thursday for Manchester Wis.
where he had shipped q bunch
Of horses.
Fred Shaw, the Glenham paint
er who has done considerable
work and is we'll known here, is
very sick.
E. w. Fargo, the Oldest con-
ductor on the road, has returned
from a three months visit in Sam
Ia Cruise California.
l9nita n number from this place
attended the /. o. o. F. banque
at Glenham Monday night and re
port a very good time.
Don't forget your dog tax if
your dog is a gadabont. After
May first it will uncomfortable for
az dogs caught without tax tags,
James Wrigley, who was
recently Injured by a fall ut the
lumber yard Is improving nicely
but still confined to the house.
The we'll diggers have completed
i well for w J, Perry at his resi-
dence in the acre addition. Water
was obtained at a depth Of thirty
two feet.
Those desiring to lease ii of
the lands belonging to the Grand
Crossing Land and Improvement
co. will see J. w. Harris at the
Mobridge State Bank. tf23
q G, Arens always has Old
Style Lager on draught. John
Gunds Pseless, Colder Grain.
Belt Or old Style Lager bS the
bottle Of ease. Cases will be deliv-
cred II REQUESTED. tf26
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up their packs
and go TO meet
the old peasant.
The perilou s
boxes G load
ed into the wag-
on. he saw mon
e change hands.
and then Unck
Pc C h K a
drove off toward
his farm, while
the three men
passed the little
wood once more,
walking at a
quick pace to-
ward the north.
Hardly were
they out of sight
{ h a u ] a C k
sprang to his
feet and set Off
along the road
In the wake of
Uncle Petronch-
ka.
Late
n 0 of police
surrounded the
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-csicaso Inter oceaH-
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-17
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Ruth Leavitt, daughter of Will
liam Jennings Bryan, obtained a de-
cree of divorce from her husband at
Lincoln, Neb.
William 3. Severe, chief of the mail.
bag repair shop of the post-office de.
partment, has resigned after IL years
service
Lieut.. Arnold of the Belgian army,
who was at one time denounced by the
missionaries for burning and pillaging
villages and committing assassinatiOns
and other atrocities in the Congo, has
been found guilty and sentenced to i'm.
prisonment for IL years.
Charles e. Brown, 2 lawye. of Dan.
vile, ILL.,, was placed on trial in the
federal court on a charge of counter.
feiting.
John w. Fisher, formerly prominent
as a lawyer and politician Of Buffalo,
N. Y, was sentenced to Auburn prison
on his plea of guilty to grand larceny
in the first degree. The indictment
charged the theft of $4,000 from the
town OF Cheektowaga.
Former Vice-President Fairbanks re-
turned to his home in Indianapolis and
was greeted by many friends.
Theodore Roosevelt has announced
that he will leave New York on the
steamship Hamburg, March %, for his
African hunt and visit to European
capitals.
Isaac Stephenson, after deadlock
lasting several weeks, was elected
United States senator from Wisconsin,
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-17
CAPT. TAPER DEAD.

VillarG-Captain John Taper, pio-
neer ferryman of Minneapolis, is
dead. After a long illness the end
came yesterday at the home of his
son, Frank Taper. The infrmities
of old age led to his gradual decline
in health. a decay which was marked.
ly noticeable in the last year At va
rious times since he retired from ac-
tive work Captain Taper has been
in Minneapolis for extended visits.
Connected so closely with the early
days of the city, both as a ferryman
and toll keeper on the old suspension
bridge, he has been a familiar ac-
quaintance of all the old settlers.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-17
NEWS OF minnesota.
FIRE At woRrHINoroN.

Worthington The Worthington
Real Estate company's building, the
first brick building erected in this
place, was burned, the fire starting
from an overheated stove in the shoe
store Of Loren Clark. The Workmen
had lodge rooms on the second floor
and lost all their fixtures and para
phernalia. Clark's loss on his goods
was $4,000 and he had insurance Of
$4,000. Nelson's restaurant was dam.
aged to the extent of $1,000, the in
surance being $500 The insurance on
the building was but $4,000 and the
total loss caused by the fire is esti-
mated at close to $4,000. The burn
ed structure will be replaced with a
bigger and better building.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-17
MINNESOTA S0LONS
ST. PAUL'S ANTl.ARMOuR PETl-
TlON PRESENTED.
House Makes a General Cleanup Of
Business Passing Big Batch
Of Bills.

st. Paul, Minn., March 6.-The
house received and Immediately pass.
ed bill for $4,000 additional money
for legislative expense today. The
bill was presented by w. H. Putnam,
chairman of the house appropriations
committee. w. A. Nolan explained
the measure. Gentlemen, unless this
bill passes, some of us are liable to
go hungry he said with smile, land
therefore move the rules be suspend
ed and the bill placed on its final
passage" There wasn't dissenting
vote. The original legislative expense
bill appropriated $4,000 With this
bill, the expense of the entire session
totals 100000, practically the same
as former sessions.
That petite and saapely chorus girls
must not appear II Minnesota thea
ters in red, white and blue tights is
the provision of bill introduced in
the house today by Mr.. Sawyer, first
as a joke, and later taken in serious
vein.
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-17
CELEBRATES 1ooTH BIRTHDAY.

Winona-James Hogan, who makes
his home with his son, James Hogan
Jr., Of Homer Ridge, celebrated the
Tooth anniversary Of his birth. Mr.
Hogan has been a cripple from rheu-
matism for the past 20 years, and his
sight and hearing are impaired. As
a result of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hogan 1S children were born, OF
whom four are now living. these be-
Ing Mrs. Kate Green of Homer Mrs.
Anna Num- of st. Paul, Thomas Ho.
gan OF South Dakota. and James Ho-
gan, Jr., Of Homer Ridge. Twenty.
whom seven have died. There are 80
great-granGchildre
Willmar tribune., 1909-03-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FOR THE BUSY MAN
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM,
ROUND ABOUT HEWORLD
Complete Review Of Happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts Of
the GIobe-Latest Home and For.
eign Items.
WASHINGTON NOTES,

President Taft has been drawn into
the fight being waged by the insur.
gents against the rules of the house.
He held conferences with both sides
but declined to announce how he
stands.
The new tariff bill, part of which
mas been sent to the printer, is under.
stood to cut the duty on lumber one.
half and place hides on the free list
1t is expected to provide $35O,OO0,000
additional revenue, despite these
changes.
According to report in Washington
the senate may Investigate charges
That Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
bought his election.
While the house is wrestling with
the tariff bill, it is believed the senate
may take up other important matters.
The senate confirmed, without op-
position, the cabinet appointments of
president Taft. All of the members
except Secretaries MacVeagh and
Dickinson have taken the oath of Of
fee.
Consideration of President Taft's
cabinet nominations began in the
United States senate. The house has
adjourned until March Is.