Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-08-11
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Arctander. Aug. 9.-Harvest is
we'll under way in this locality. All
the small grain looks we'll, except
ing barley, which does not seem to
produce as good yield as last year.
According to the report of the old
settlers, the crop looks better this
year than any other previous year
within their recollection; so if the
present market prices prevail the
farmer would do we'll to invest in
rip-proof pocketbooks.
Misses Vera Lesteberg and Annie
loberg returned home from an ex-
tended stay in Watertown, S. D..
a week ago last Saturday. Miss
Lesteberg will enjoy a brief stay at
home, after which she will leave
for Velva, N. D.. where she will
stay with her sister, Mrs. Leste-
berg, during the summer and fall.
Miss Selma Henjum. who has
been attending the summer school
in Willmar, returned home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7. Olson of
Willmar enjoyed few days. visit
at the Foshager Bros. home last
week. Bernice accompanied them
home for short stay.
Services were conducted at the
West Lake church last Sunday.
Miss Alma Larson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson, of North Da-
kota, arrived here yesterday for a
visit with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Georgeson.
Ole Myhre, who has been staying
near Bemidji for the last nine
months, returned home some time
ago.
Lewis Myhre is collecting cream
for the West Lake creamery this
summer.
The dredging crew has been lying
idle for the last two weeks, owing
to a breaking of the bucket arm.
AS an attendance mountaineering
meeting Of Young Peoples society.
we refer you to that at Hans
Aasen's place a week ago Sunday.
at which the proceeds amounted to
about sixteen dollars. The talks
given by Prof. Westvig and Mr..
Rotnem on the work. aim and pur.
pose of young peoples societies
were rich in information and full
of good thots and valuable sugges.
tions.
Now that the special session oil
congress has come to an end and the
Payne-Aldrich bill has become .
law, it would be we'll to draw {
comparison between it and the
pledge for downward revision made
by President Taft for the Republi
can party in the presidential cam
lpaign last fall. Tariff revision j.
one of the most difficult problem.
to deal with for a congressional
body, and in these five months
struggle for this revision many
means have been resorted to which
seem to have no place in the gov
erning body of a country. One o!
these is that of having star cham
Der sessions by congressional lead
ers to discuss public affairs. 1
seems that no public officer has
right to transact public bushes
which interests the entire people
in private. Public officers are tn
servants of the people. They ar
elected by the people to transact tn
business of the people. Many pub
lie officers get the swell-hea'
and imagine that they are the gov
eminent. No public official has
right to discuss public affairs be
hind closed doors. It is not hi
business he is conducting, but tn
business of the people, and the,
have a right to know what is goin,
on. Thieves and grafters conduc
their business in private. Whe1
public officials conduct the affair
of the people in secret it is tim
to get suspicious. Public bushes
that is conducted on the square doe
not have to be conducted benin
; closed doors. When a public off
> cial has to close the pantry door
look out for the marmalade.