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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12
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Svea. May 10.-Mrs. Peter Mon
son has been sick the past week.
Miss Emma Matson has been
dressmaking at the A. A. johnson
home the past week.
Oscar Linman returned home
from the Twin cities last Monday.
Mrs. Linman remained for a longer
stay.
Paul Swenson made a business
trip to Lake Lillian last Saturday.
Eric Moline and family were vi
sitors at the county seat Satu1 day.
Charles Lindberg's family were
guests at John Swenson's place
Sunday.
A two months term Of parochial
school commenced at Svea last Tues
day, with Miss Hilda Rasmussen as
teacher.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12
j. Ed Nelson and family were
Willmar guests Sunday.

j. Ed Nelson and family were
Willmar guests Sunday.
August johnson and family went
to Lake Lillian Sunday to visit at
Mrs. Johnson's parental home. Her
father, P. S. J. johnson, was taken
i'll again on Saturday evening, DR..
Branton being called on Sunday.
Miss Pernilla Stephens returned
to Willmar last Tuesday after an
extended stay at Oscar Linman's
home.
Misses Alvina Barker and Clara
Anderson, who have been teaching
in Roseland the past school term,
returned to their respective homes
on Friday.
Rev. J. O. Lundberg returned
home last Thursday from Cosmos,
where he had attended the mission
meeting held at that place.
The board of directors of the Svea
Cooperative store had business
meeting at Svea last Wednesday
evening.
The Ladies society Of the North
west district will meet next
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12

At the meeting of the County
Commissioners to be held on the
18th of May, there will likely be
propositions made to have the State
road so far designated between
Willmar and New London by way
of Green Lake and Spicer extended
south of Willmar to the county
boundary. To our mind the road
to the south will be of far greater
utility as far as business to Will
mar is concerned than the stretch
to the north, which is admittedly
Ole that will be used largely by
pleasure seekers at the lakes. 1t
is also said that petitions for desig-
mating a state road thru the county
from the east to the west boundar-
les will be presented. The Tribune
is of the opinion that the county
could we'll afford to meet the re-
quirements of the State so as to
draw every cent available for this
county. According to a statement
of a member of the State Highway
Commission made not long ago,
this county has lost over 81, 900 of
state money since the Commission
was established by the failure to
designate roads and contribute its
share of the funds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12
WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1909.
TIME TO SETTLE 1T.

It appears that the time for the
solution of the telephone question
at Willmar is here. AS long as
matters drifted along in the old way
but very few of the citizens cared
very much about the abstract ques-
ton of the rights of the city. But
when the company proceeds to use
the taxing power which it has
usurped and taxes every phone in
the city some Sc a year additional,
and by that simple means adds over
three thousand dollars to its yearly
revenue, some who have not be-
lieved that there was any telephone
question at Willmar are beginning
to sit up and take notice. Even
the committee which a year ago in
vestigated the matter and advocat-
ed an unconditional surrender to the
trust as the best solution. now We.
hemently declare that they knew
nothing about whether the new
rates are just or unjust.
The Tribune believes that the
+r,,o colrt;on of thu unoctiOn al
Willmar is city ownership, and il
is glad that some action has beer
taken to have the question submit
ted to the voters of the city. W.
shall have ample opportunity before
such election is held to fully state
the reasons why we believe that cit,
ownership of the telephone at Will
mar is the correct solution.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12

would have had no effect. but it
might have hastened the day when
the truth Of the above assertion
made by Mr.. Smith would have
been recognized, and the American
people, instead of making futile
attempts to check an inevitable eco
nomic law, would have recognized
it and taken steps towards applying
this economic law in such a way as
to give the people the advantage Of
the saving made by concentration
and elimination of the waste of
competition.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12

While monopoly is private and
the profits go into the hands of a
few men, people will prefer compe-
tition without reasoning as to its
cost. Yet no sane man who has de-
voted any thought to the subject
will deny that competition is ex-
pensive and that it is wasteful.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12
Harrison Hits.


Harrison, May lO.-Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. johnson of Atwater spent
Sunday at Edw. Pagel's home.
Andrew Skoglund of Spicer is do
ing some painting and paperhang-
ing at E. Feig's home this week.
Misses Berglund and Nc Rae the
hustIing dressmakers of Spicer- on
Green-L axe, spent Sunday at their
respective homes in this vicinity,
returning to Spicer Sunday evening.
The Harrison Red Socks crossed
bats with the East Harrison Sunday
afternoon. The scores numbered
all around the diamond. The Red
Socks have arranged to play the
Grove City team next Sunday.
Henry Stene of Atwater was in
this locality last Saturday.
Richard Olson made a trip to At
water Saturday evening, and his
friends are wondering what the at
traction is.
Miss Euphemia Dalzell is assist
ing Mrs. j. c. Hanson.
Mesdames w. Rieff and Geo.
Feig, of Atwater, called on rela-
tives here last Saturday.
Peddlers have been quite numer-
Gus in this Locality the past week.
Miss Lottie Halvorson spent q
few days last week with friends in
AtWater. -
Misses Ella and Dora Upheber en-.
tertained number of their friends
at their home last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nordberg and
family spent Sunday with F. Uphe.
Der.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12
SALE AND COFFEE.

The Ladies Guild of St. Luke's
church will hold their "Spring
Sale" on Friday, May IA, at the
Guild hall. The sale will open at
$3.50 p. m. and coffee will be served
from 3 to 6 p. m.
The sale will include line of
fancy and kitchen aprons, laundry
bags and shoe bags of different
styles and shapes, also a new assert
ment of rag rugs designed and
made especially for this sale.
There will also be novel and at
tractive line of cottage, porch and
hammock pillows; something en-
tirely new.
Anyone desiring summer furnish
ings in this line can i'll afford to
miss this sale. Everyone is cordial
ly invited to come and look over
the many attractions offered this
time. Secretary Ladies Guild.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12

individual. The same man has no
scruples Of making use Of the u.
S. mail system, forgetting that that
is another socialistic venture the
government having crowded pri-
vate concerns out of the way, Civ
ing the people the service at actual
cost. In this instance part of the
cost is taken out of some of the
Their sources of income to the gov
renment, the system being run at a
loss directly, but you must see that
in some way or other the people
pay just what it costs to carry the
mails and distribute them not a
cent more or less. You haven't the
least objection to letting the people
of a township build roads and
bridges for your convenience; yet
that is applied socialism, a COM
munity doing something that it can
do better than the individual.
II
My friend, you are not afraid of
real socialism; what you are suffer-
ing from is fear of the triumph of
certain loud-mouthed presons who
rail about class consciousness, So
cial revolution, etc. Some of these
are really socialists; some are in
reality nearer to anarchism than to
socialism, and it is really the anar-
chists that you are worrying about,
and also certain communistic prin.
ciples of "dividing up" that really
have few adherents anywhere.
Don't worry any longer. What
ever of increase in the application
of the socialist principle we may
get will be a gradual growth de.
manded by an overwhelming major.
ity of the people, and not thru the
ascendancy of the so-called socialis.
tic party. If you don't believe ir
socialism at all, you should take
your children out of the public
schools and hire your own teache,
for them; cut out the city water
supply and dig your own we'll; take
your lantern along when you go ou
evenings and pay no attention tt
the street lights; but unfortunatel!
it will be absolutely impossible fo'
you to walk down town without US
ing the public streets, so to tina
extent you must remain a socialist
If you are sensible. you will dro]
names and examine facts; not de
eide against a thing because j
flavors of socialism, but determine
for yourself if it would be a goo'
thing for society. Just paste thi
statement into your hat: We can
fight an inevitable economic law
we must either make use of it 70
the benefit Of all the people, or lie
some shrewd people make use of
for their own benefit. Which shal
it be?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12
Among Our NeighbOrS.
Sifted out by Ludwig S. Dale.

SlfteQ out Dy
Renville this year has a poll tax
of So perhaps.
Litchfeld will soon have an all
day and night electric power SER
vice.
Little Falls business men have
donated 1000 towards starting a
shue factory.
The Glenwood Farmers elevator
has just closed its first season, re-
porting a most successful business
and a surplus on hand.
Morris will have a general
cleaning up day" May %, when
everybody will pitch in and pick
up and cart away the stuff that un-
der ordinary circumstances it is no.
body's business to touch.
In spite of the fact that a placard
containing the notice ''This safe is
Open" was hung on the safe of the
Olivia Roller Mills, burglars
wrecked it, but of course they
found no cash. After this they
will probably take more stock in
signs.
Editor Mooers of the Brainerd
Arena and Miss Florence Du Bots
of Montevideo were married last
Wednesday, and they are now work
ing together in the Arena. Here's
hoping their Arena will be alto
gether different from most Of their
namesakes.
The Benson Boosters had a great
banquet one day last week. Among
the items on the bill Of fare we no.
tice Jambon De Mayence Bordixed
Aux Pirsil, A La Crevette and A
La Demidoff, Potatoes A La Ritz
and Fruit a La Gelee. Benson
must have gone "wet'!
Comedy-Drama at Madison. Sa-
looms open. Saloons close. Coun-
Gil tied, three to three. Mayor
says Saloons and signs licenses.
Saloons open. Big doings. Tele-
phone. Atty. General Simpson
Nothing Doing: shut up Sa-
looms shut up. Next!
When Editor Hoard of the Mon
tevideo Leader saw all the young
ladies coming out in their new
spring gowns. he too got the fever,
and last week he sent out his &c
year young paper-baby dressed in a
new and attractive fluffy-ruffles
type-gown. It is needless to say
that the baby looks too cute fol
anything in its new creation.
When a tramp comes to Faribault
and asks for bread they give him a
stone, nay several in fact. That is,
they put him on the "rock pile. .
Then when he has broken a certain
quantity Of stone he is invited tc
break bread with the city. The in.
stitution did a crushing bushes
until its ends and methods were ex.
posed. Since then it has looked a.
forsaken as the proverbial flea il
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12

the desert. They haven't been able
to find a single Son-of- the-Ro
within a radius of 80 miles of Fari-
bait during the past week, and
grave fears are entertained that the
species of Rowing American Free
Men will soon become extinct in
that vicinity.
lone fact brought out by the re-
cent investigation of the affairs of
school district No. 9 was the fact
that during all the years certain
]. Esbjornson was treasurer, he ne
yer drew cent of the salary to
which he was entitled under the
law. '-Iitchfiield Independent.
What a discouraging thought it
must be for investigators to
come to the bottom and actually
find a decent, unselfish man!
"Outlandish, hideous, unseemly,
obstructive, impudent, self-asser-
tive, loud, dominant, aiders and
abettors of the DEVIL" are some of
the words of emphasis employed
by the Western Christian Advocate
in speaking of the new styles of
women's hats. Bet 80 cents the
editor had just received .wifey's
millinery bill. Probably, consider
ing the provocation, he ought to be
congratulated upon not indulging
in less polite profanity.
The Scientific American says that
after exhaustive experiments in po-
tato planting, the United States De-
partment of Agriculture has decid-
ed that there is absolutely nothing
to the old theory that tubers must
be planted in the dark of the moon.
They may be put in any time, and
with any kind of ancestry and fav-
orable environment they will grow
up and become respectable men,
bers of botanical society. Poor old
moon! Slowly but surely the
greedy scientists are shearing him
of his old-time powers. Pretty
soon the only thing he will have left
to do will be to play with the tide
and peep at the love-sick by the RI
yer banks. But the first is such
hard work and the latter so fright
fully common that there is really
very little excitement to it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12

Money to loan at a very low rate
of interest on farm land. Borrow
ers may pay 500 or all he wants to
pay at any interest pay date. A.
P. Adams. 35f
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11

the interests of Wenatche with cond
lions existing along the Wenachee Mansfield branch of the Great
Northern result of the opening of this road traffic. the Daily
World has special representative into that locality As result
of this investigation definite information may be obtained
building activity the growth of the of traffic
commercial possibilities of this district 1t is the purpose
of the Daily World the growth OF extensive and
friendly relations between the business interests of Wenahee
and the communities sprnging along this branch line
At the last meeting of the commercial club suggested that
of representing the different lines of business here make
the along the route This excellent idea
and should be acted speedily possible Wenachee has flour
mills which will good share of the wheat there
In the flour should find market the locality in which the
grown There articles of merchandise which
should stock by merchants the
negbn In other words Wenatchee must become jobbg
1t should not be depend Seattle Spokane
jobers for merchandise of kinds The activity along the
branch railroad clearly foreshdows the Importance of We
distributing for North Central Washington
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11
BIG FRUIT TRAIN
GOES EAST
TWENTY-FOUR CARS OF APPLES
WE'RE SHIPPED OUT OF HERE
TUESDAY, MOST OF WHICH GO
TO THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD.

Twenty-four cars of apple went
out of here Tuesday, most of which
will go to the far east. This is the
regular fruit train, which for the
past month has been leaving here
three times a week. Agent Piper
states that so far there have been
shipped out of here between 200
and 225 cars of apples. He expects
the total shipments from here will
reach 400 and with the Malaga,
Leavenworth and Peshastin ship
ments that there will be fully 500
cars sent out of here this year. Dur
ing the month of October there were
1874 cars shipped east and "a west.
The picking and packing season
in this valley is almost over and
large percentage of the apples are
already hauled. Entiat and OrOn-
do have sent down most of the ship
ments for this year and another ten
Gay will finish up most of the ship
ments for this year.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11
Praise for Choirmaster.

Judson w. Mather. the pipe organ
list and choirmaster who will hold a
recital Friday night at the Presby-
terrain church, was this week the sub
ject of a great deal Of praise from
musical critics in Spokane on re-
cital which he gave in the Falls City.
The Spokesman-Review has the fol-
lowing to say of Prof. Mather's per-
formance:
"Judson w. Mather. organist and
choirmaster, who came to Spokane
recently to take charge of the choir
of the First Presbyterian church,
gave an organ recital last evening in
the piano rooms of Sherman, Clay &
Co. Mr.. Mather was assisted by H.
w. Newton, the tenor.
Last nights concert served to in
troduce formally the organist to nu-
sic lovers Of the city, AMI, although
restricted somewhat by the size of
the instrument upon which he played
Mr. Mather was able to demonstrate
his excellent musicianship His finger
and pedal technique is noticeably
good, and his interpretations last
night were virile and yet tinged with
sufficient sentiment to make them
warmly appealing. The program
played was chiefly modern and in
cluded one Of Mr.. Mather's own COM
positions, a charming little "Impro-
visation." An interesting number,
beautifully played, was the Largo"
from Dvorak's "New World" SYM
phony, Transcribed by Mr.. Mather
Other numbers played included Du-
bois' suite. "Messe de Marriage" an
dantino in D fiat by Lemare. and a
march by Best.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11
The Value of Good
Digestion

Il easy to figure If you know what your stomach
Is worth. Kodol keeps the stomach at par value,
by insuring good digestion. Kodol cures Dyspepsia
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11

The publication of the CLAWS charges against Secretary Banger
will the of directing the attention conditions
existing Alaska Because the territory Alaska from
Wasngton that why interests should not be ntel
gently considered 1t rich and these need de-
veopn but that why the American people should permit
these be monopod and exploited by powerful
tons Competition should be permitted to be stfd HarbOr ia
c should not be made the exclusive property railroad
There doubt but that transportation the
needs for the development of Alaska but big price give
the transportation companies monopoly of the rich coal and dis
order promote their building If the United States
should build road of its into of these rich districts
the coal and abbes would get busy and they would their
roads without asking further than they
The transportation problem Alaska would be speedily solved by the
government making beginning.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11

cational activities of the nation. In
this event a representative delegation
may be sent to Washington in the in
terest of an appropriation to accom-
plish these ends.
1t is also purposed to launch a
campaign urging the people of the
open country to work together, not
merely with the view toward forward
competing with those who are Or
ganized, but to develop themselves
and to establish a real neighborly
interest and effective community
spirit.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11
WILL TEACH YOUTHS
FARMING
PLAN TO INSTRUCT
COUNTRY BOYS HOW TO MAKE
LIVING OFF SOIL TO BE DIS
CUSSED AT APPLE SHOW.

Spokane. Nov. 11.-Necessity of
fundamentally redirecting the rural
schools of the United States, to de-
velop them as expressive of the best
cooperation of all the social and eco
nomic forces that make for the well
fare of the communities, will be en-
phasized at the Country Life conven-
ton in connection with the second
| National Apple Show in Spokane, the
week of November Is.
Speakers, representing various
parts of the United States, will show
that everywhere there is a demand
for education which has relation to
living, also that the schols should ex-
press the daily life and that in the
rural districts they should educate by
means of agriculture and country life
subjects. 1t is believed that the farm
ing population is ready and willing
to support better schools as soon as
the people can be assured that the
educational system will be changed
in such a way as to impart practical
knowledge.
The keynote of the convention is
that the best defense against misfor-
tune is to give every child in the
country such education that it will
be able to make it's own living on a
piece of land, if necessary, when it
reaches it's majority. To accomplish
this it is expected the government
will be urged to establish a nation
wide extension work, in some way
cooperative with the various states
to reach the mature person as well
as the youth.
1t is likely that the views of the
convention will be embodied in a
memorial to congress for the enlarge
ment of the bureau of education so
that it will become clearing house
in gathering and distributing knowl-
edge of benefit to the farmers, and
investigating conditions, also urging
it to be supported in such a way that
it will adequately represent the edu-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-11
G|vESDUMAS HARD
ROAST
THE FRUIT MANS GUIDE PUB
LISHED IN NEW YORK SAYS NO
ONE LONGER WONDERS WHY
HE OPPOSED LAFEAN BILL.

]. l.. Dumas, president Of the State
Horticultural association, is one OF
the bitterest opponents of the Lafean
bill box measure. He has fought 1t
very bitterly. The Fruit Mans Guide,
journal of the fruit and produce
trade published in New York City,
in it's last issue has the following
to say regarding two carload ship
ments by Mr.. Dumas to New York:
when the Lafean bill, the sub
stitute for the original Porter bill,
came up for discussion in Washing
ton and apple shippers from all over
the country gathered at the national
capitol to thresh out the measure
clause by clause the one man to OPP
pose it tooth and nail was J. L. Du-
mas, of Dayton, Wash. Mr.. Dumas
could not see the merits of the Lafean
bill through a spyglass and raised
bitter cutlery against it.
New York apple men do not Won
der today why Mr.. Dumas was so We
hement in opposing the bill that dealt
with the packing of apples. They had
an object lesson in two of his cars
that came this week on the New York
docks. One car consisted of a variety
lynnWn tho nh md tho
other consisted of JOnathans. More
carelessly or badly packed cars of
from the northwest in New York.
The fruit was under grade, poorly
assorted, and light colored and high
colored apples were put into immedi-
ate juxtaposition.
to 81 and the second at from 81 to
$2.25. If the cars had been properly
packed and the fruit properly graded
there should have been no difficulty
in realizing from $3.50 to So for
them, but the color was so irregular,
the fruit so i'll assorted and the pack
so generally negligent, and, to put
it plainly, culpable, that the men
looking for fancy northwestern fruit
and willing to pay good price for
it would have no truck with these
two cars.
"Mr Dumas is president of the
Washington State Horticultural So
ciety. He is also one of the directors
Of the Spokane Apple Show He has
had trouble with his pack before
and it has had black eye The ir-.
regular pack during the past two
seasons was recently explained away
by the fact that the fruit had been
packed by other parties and that Mr..
Dumas himself had had nothing to
do with it. 1t was stated on Mr. Du-
mas behalf that this year the en-
tire pack would be under his per-
sonal supervision and, occupying the
prominent position he did in the
northwest apple growing sections. he
would turn out a pack that would
be credit to the state of Washing
ton. AS a matter of fact, the two
cars coming in this week would be
a disgrace to any section. 1t can
easily be understood why a man who
puts up fruit in such style should so
strenuously object to any legislation
that would tend to standardize ap-
pie packing"