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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
GREAT BOOM IN new YORK
MORE THAN $100.OOo,00O IN
VESTED IN SIX MONTHS.

Washington las not been alone in en-
Toying a remarkable building boom sine.
the beginning of the current year. as
several other cities In the country are In
the midst of booms. which are OF great
satisfaction alike to the building trades
and to the real estate operators Re
ports from New York indicate that the
metropolis has shared in the era of pres
perity. all records for building operations
I'm that city having been smashed during
the six months just ended.
The amount az money invested since
January | in Manhattan and the Bronx
alone for new buildings has been more
than 500 100000 In Brooklyn plans have
buildings since the beginning of the year
and i'm Queens building operations repre-
senting an investment OF SSJG,Wp for
construction work alone have been placed
on the city records. Richmond has also
fell, the boom and Is Boosting Of more
construction work than In any other six
months in it's history.
Even the most optimistic real estate. ex-
perts had little idea that 1909 would make
a record of S135 100000 at mfdyear. Men
who are well posted on conditions pre-
dcted that this would be two-hundred-
million dollar year in city construction
work bat. the manner in which money
has been invested, particularly in Man
haitian and the Bronx, has astonished
even the veterans.
Normal Prices for Materials.
One of the remarkable conditions OF
the present year is that. despite the rec
ord breaking pace at which construction
work has been going on, the price OF
building material has been below nor
NAL. For short time this spring brick
prices scared. but the supply has ALWAYS
been equal to the demand and July 1
found an abundance of brick in the mar
ket, selling at about SO per 900 in
cargo lots. This is only trifle more
than 80 per cent of the figures at which
brick sold during the building boone OF
1905 'O6 and OF. In the first half OF
1905. plans for new build ngs costing
about $s0.OO0.0O0 We're placed on record.
During the first half of the following
year $90,OO0,OOO worth of construction
work was undertaken. This was the
high-water mark. and 1t was freely pre-
dfcted at that time that New York would
never again see such boom. Those
who were familiar with realty conditions
declared that the city was being over
built and that there would follow "A long
period of stagnat.on. The six months
record of this year, however, has shat
tered all other records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
Primeval Woods Still Standing.

The friendship of Abraham Lincoln for
Richard Lloyd is claimed 10 have borne
one very great advantage for the Virginia
surrounding country was occupied by
marching and camping and drilling armies
In the civil war times. and while the bot
tom land was parade ground almost
from the beginning of hostilities Lloyd
succeeded In getting an order from Pres
fdent Lincoln which prevented the de-
strucdop OF the fine timber on the estate
And as. result the property which is
now owned by the Prosises is the only
one In radius OF miles which bears even
q portion OF the primeval woods. In the
original surveyors description of the
metes and bounds of the Lloyd land yari-
GUS corners are fixed by "a large poplar
tree standing In depression near the
junction OF the Federal Spring road and
Lloyd lane. "a STOPPING pin oak tree
etc. and these veterans of the forest are
yet standing.
Federal spring is just within the gates
or the Prosfse place and within the
shadow OF the boundary marking large
poplar tree. and, just as in the days of
the FORMER owners, the gates always are
open to every pedestrian or traveller or
resident OF the neighborhood to enter and
take as much Of the clear water as his
needs may demand.
The entrance to the property during the
Lloyd regime was commanded by a great
lodge gate swinging between command
tanned quarters for the lodgekeeper, but
these long since fell into decay and gave
way 10 q modern wire and iron gate. The
Federal spring was always covered by
an arched vault. and when the Original
vault recently was on the verge OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24

crumbling to ruin Mr.. Prosise had new
covering built from the bricks of the old
lpdca
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
THERESA OLSON.

Mrs. Theresa Olson, wife Of John
Olson, died Monday morning on
the 0. B. Olson farm in Dovre, af-
ter having been afflicted since last
winter with dropsy and Brights'
disease. The funeral will be held
Saturday, funeral services being
conducted at IL o'clock at the resi-
dence and at two o'clock at the
Florida Mission church.
Theresa Benson Olson was born
January 81, 1875, and she was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Benson, town of Lake Andrew.
She became the wife of John o.
son on June l, 1900, and they made
their home in this county, except
for brief period when they lived
on claim near Driscoll, N. D.
The deceased leaves to mourn he1
death, besides her husband, one son
and one daughter, her parents,
three sisters, Mrs. Wolf of Valley
City, Minn., Mrs. Stenson of Ken.
sal, N. D., and Mrs. Carl Bergrer
of Dovre, and two brothers, Laur.
ence Benson of Kensal, N. D., anG
Albin Benson Of Lake Andrew.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
FIFTlETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FIRST CHURCH ORGANlZA.
TION IN THE COUNTY.

In the archives of the Swedish
Lutheran Lebanon church at New
London are four old, faded books
containing the records of the early
churches as written by Rev. And
rev Jackson, the pioneer pastor,
before the Indian Massacre. These
books not only contain the minutes
of the meetings of the church held
in 1859, 1861 and 1862, but also a
register of POI persons, with names
of birthplace, date of birth, date of
arrival in America, etc. These
carefully kept records have a great
historical value and furnish much
information in reference to those
earliest settlements of the county.
The Swedish and Norwegian peo-
pie who preempted and squatted
upon choice claims in Monongalia
county in 1857, '58 and SO carried
with them from the fatherland those
deep religious convictions charac-
teristic of the people of the North
land. They welcomed the OCCASION
al visits from travelling missionar-
les and very soon after getting SET
tleed on their claims became con-
cerned about making permanent
provisions for the spiritual needs of
their settlements.
The first church organization was
made at a meeting of the pioneers
at the home of Andrew Peterson
near Eagle Lake on July %, 1859,
fifty years ago next month. The
Peterson cabin stood not far from
the present location of the Luther
an Free Church Bethesda Orphan
age. Rev. Peter Carlson of the
Union Settlement of Carver count,
presided and opened the meeting
with devotional exercises, using a
text for his discourse St. Johl
14:6. Swedes and Norwegians un
tied in the organization of thi
church, but the name chosen wa
NEW SWEDEN. The first dea
cons elected were Andrew jackson
John Backlund and Erick Peterson
The minutes of this meeting wer
read and ratified at a meeting he'll
the following Sunday. July "a, an
were signed by Rev. Carlson, An
|! drew Peterson and Andreas Lorent
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

course had no team work and that
showed plainly in the playing. At
first Kandiyohi seemed to have a
slight advantage, but along about
the middle of the game-by innings
the Kandiyohi pitcher went on
an astronomical excursion and the
rest of the team hung on to his
coat tails. The Monongalia war
riors nearly developed heart failure
from running around the bases,
little dinky hits would go cavorting
thru the hands of almost the entire
Kandiyohi team and get away from
them all. and the spectators wept.
A feeling of sympathy prevents US
from giving further details or men,
tioning the score.
The Atwater band furnished a
great deal of music thruout the
day. They welcomed the guests
when the train came in, and the
last thing heard when the train
pulled out in the evening was Sc
lection by the band.
Yes, if anybody should ask you
about it, you can safely say that
the Thirteenth Annual Reunion of
the Kandiyohi County Old Settlers
Association was a monumental sue.
cess, and that the Atwater people
are entitled to the grand cross of
the Legion of Honor as entertain.
erS,
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
q OBITUARY..
NELS BENSON.

Nels Benson, whose serious ill.,
ness was mentioned in last weeks
Tribune, died Thursday night Short
ly after IL o'clock. He was strick.
en- with paralysis, following the
rupture of a blood vessel in his head,
on Monday morning while peeling
ties for the Great Northern in the
local yards, and since then he stead
lily grew worse, until at last Death
came and relieved him from all
further suffering.
The funeral was held Monday af-
ternoon, services being conducted
by Rev. M. B. Michaelson at the
house at two o'clock, and at the
Lutheran Free church at three
o'clock. Interment was made at
the Free church cemetery.
Nels Benson was born April 3,
1859, in Skane, Sweden, and he was
thus little over so years of age at
the time of death. He came to
this country about 20 years ago,
and after having spent three years
in Minneapolis he came to this
county, where he resided ever since,
first on the old Washurn farm and
later on the Peter Nelson farm in
Whitefeld. The next eight years
were spent on the so-called McMil-
len farm in town of Edwards. The
last two years he resided in Spicer
and in March last moved to Will
mar, where he worked for the Great
Northern, and he and his family
made their home at 213 Pacific
avenue.
In 1896 Mr.. Benson married Mrs.
Johannes Roalkvam, nee Bertha
Vinterhus, who came from Norway
about II years ago. Four girls and
three boys were born to them, all
Of whom are living and staying at
home, the oldest being about IL and
the youngest little over year
old. Mrs. Benson had one son and
three daughters by her first hus-
band, the son working as fireman
out of Waseca, land one daughter hav-
ing been adopted by a family in
Wisconsin. Of the other two, one
is Mrs. James Wilson of Spicer,
and the other Miss Josie, at present
staying at home.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
OLD SETTLERS REUNION AT At
WATER SPLENDID SUCCESS.
Continued from page ~

do it, and the laborers of the cities
with their large percentage of ig-
norant people from southern Europe
were incapable of doing it.
Editor V. E. Lawson read an his.
torical sketch of the first church Or
ganization in the county. The pa
per is published in this issue of the
Tribune.
President Swenson read a letter
from E. T. Woodcock, the first
white settler of the county, regret
ting that on account of the state of
his wife's health, he was unable tu
be present at this meeting, and
sending greetings to the old set
tiers.
Mrs. Jane E. Clark, one of the
first teachers of the county, was
called on and gave some interesting
"reminiscences of a school held in
this county fifty years ago.
Mr.. B. G.. Covell gave an address
on education, mainly devoted to the
development of the idea of teaching
practical agriculture in the schools
Of the state.
Judge A. F. Nordin delivered the
memorial address of the day, ar
eloquent tribute to the three mem.
bers of the association who since
the last meeting had passed the
"great divide John Elmquist, oil
FahIun, Henry Wilson of Gennessee
and w. H. Clark of Irving.
After the program the races anC
contests took place on the streets
and furnished a good deal of amuse
ment to the spectators.
Two games of baseball were
played during the day. In the
forenoon Willmar and Atwater con.
tested for the supremacy. It was {
good contest in all but one inning
when the Willmarites played
"three old cat' and Atwater played
baseball, giving the latter fou1
scores. The final score was five t.
one in favor of Atwater. In th'
afternoon composite teams repre-
senting Monongalia and Kandiyoh
counties played. The players being
picked from various localities O
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
WIN Celebrate 4oth Annivers.r,

Will Celebrate 4Oth Anniversary
The Fortieth Anniversary of the
Mamrelund church will be fittingly
observed next week on June q and
"a, beginning Wednesday evening,
and continuing thruout the follow
ing day. All the old pastors who
have served the church in the past,
and other clergymen of the district,
have promised to be present. The
choir of the Willmar Bethel church
and the Pennock Cornet Band will
be present and intersperse music in
the program. A free dinner will
be served on Thursday, and the
Young Peoples society will serve
refreshments thrulout the day.
Rev. Peterson has arranged a very
interesting program, and extends a
cordial invitation to one and all to
come and help. the church celebrate
its fortieth year of existence.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
THE WILLhIAR GAZETTE and THE
TELEPHONE QUESTION

The Gazette says that comparison of Little Falls
and Brainerd with Austin and Faribault has little to
40 with the question of municipal ownership, all
these companies privately owned AS usual it dod
ges the point The Gazette contended that large ex
change COULD NOT BE RUN at popular prices
and thereby left the inference that the Trust ust
fed in raising rates at Willmar We showed that the
large independent exchanges of the two last named cit
ARE not charging more than Willmar was before the
iase, ath9 they have many more phones The same
IS true of Redwng with 400 Phoqes Albert Lea with
only $1.25 for the common residence phones
This proves that exchanges much larger than Will
Gazette';S defense Of the Trusts hold-up at Wimar
higher than kite.
Wlmar do.
The only municipal telephone exchange in Minneso-
ia nov is in the City of gainesville year ago it had
IS cents and the city cleaned up about $4,000 during
the year. city official has offered to come down and
tell about the great success of their system if Wmar
people want him to come.
The reason there are so few municipal exchanges is
that they are such bonanza money makers that private
people rush in and gobble up the concessions every
where before the people realize their value
The intimation that the Tribune is working for the
lr:State company is an unworthy one lfthat compa-
know of it: twould no doubt much prefer exclusive
connections with popular local exchange in oppos-
ton to the Northwestern. But municipal exchange
would be absolutely independent and would grant
nections to all lines entering the City fair terms
1t might be we'll to remember tho that the TriState
is paying the City 500 year for simply it's long dis
tance franchise, while the Trust has paid cent
its much larger concession and has plainly said that
it will never pay a cent.
The idea that the municipal exchange would in any
manner interfere with building system is sim
ply an attempt to confuse issues AS no bonds would
be issued for the telephone plant the cys credit would
not be affected unless it might enhance it. At present
rates city exchange would clean up enough profit in
five years to build the kind of sewer system needed
We would be willing to submit to high rates if the pro-
fits were used for such purpose but will never cease
protesting against excessive rates to enrich Boston mil
lonares
! AS for guarantee that the money be raised the
council need never submit the proposition until the
qured amount of Telephone certificates" have been sub
scribed The vote next Tuesday does not commit the
City to acquire build telephone plant 1t will Sim
ply give the necessary authority for the council to make
proposition: 1t will give the people opportunity
! to see what they do.
If the Trust thot the money could not be raised and
the project would die aborning, would not require the
stad old Gazette and it's snoty little neighbor get
out their hammers and pound so hard.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
LAWN SOCIAL.

The ladies connected with the
English Methodist Church are ar
ranging to hold an open-air Social
on the lawn of Mr.. N. B. Carlson,
opposite Willmar hospital, on
Wednesday evening. June %, COM
mencing at 1870. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
cabin became the first church build
ing in The county.

cabin became the first church build
ing in the county.
At q second annual meeting of
the New Sweden parish held May
%, 1862. it was found expedient to
divide this parish. which extended
for a distance of more than twelve
miles. The dividing line was drawn
east and west between the farms Of
Jonas johnson and Johannes Sven
son. The south part was called the
Eagle Lake congregation and the
north part the Nest Lake congrega-
tion.
Three marriages were solemnized
and a large number of christenings
are recorded during this early Pc
riod.
In August of 1862 the settlements
were dispersed by the Indian up
rising. The Norway Lake and
Eagle Lake parishes suffered most
severely at the hands of the savages.
fourteen members of the Norway
Lake parish and six of the Eagle
Lake parish being murdered in the
massacre. 1t was returning from a
meeting held by the pastor, Rev.
Jackson, at the home of Andreas
Lundborg that the West Lake peo-
pie were attacked. In neither of
the two parishes last mentioned did
a sufficient number of the original
families return to make reorgani-
zation possible, but the Nest Lake
congregation was reorganized in
July of 1865 and with it were in
cluded the original Swedish fami.
lies of Colfax or the Lake Prairie
settlement. The name of the Nest
Lake church was later changed tc
Lebanon and it may rightfully
claim to be the oldest church organ
ization in the county, and will at
tain the jubilee anniversary o1
its first organization on July 22nd
1909. Thus l have briefly sketchet
the humble beginnings of the Luth
eran church of the county. Among
the first Swedish families in tn,
Lake Elizabeth and Kandiyoh
settlements the Swedish Methods
were active. Rev. P. M. johnson
the father Of our present repre-
sentative, began preaching at tn
small gatherings in the homes il
1859. Rev. Erick Sjogren organ
lied a church of 16 persons there a
a meeting in grove in 1860.
In the county where half a cen
tury ago the scattered settlement
struggled along with all the hard
ships of the frontier. meeting j,
the little cabins here and there t
worship and pay homage to tn
Good Heavenly Father who had le
them into the far wilderness +
make their homes. and whose fait
and zeal were baptizid in the bloc
shed in the irreconcilable conflic
between civilization and savagrey
there are now no less than "a lu
theran churches with fine churc
, edifces, thousands of communi cant
and seventeen resident pastors,
| which also may be added larg
number of other denomination
, that have developed and grown.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16
OLD LADY DlESON
WAY DOWN TOWN
Violent Attack OF HeIn0rrhaue of
Lungs Causes Sudden Death
Of Mrs. Martin 0. Berg.


wife Of Martin o. Berg. while she
was on her way down town Monday
afternoon about two o'clock. She
had come as far as the J. B. Boyd
residence on Seventh street north
when she was seized with a violent
attack of hemorrhage of the lungs,
and a few minutes later died. with
out having uttered a word. Mrs.
Fred Paulson, 3O2 Seventh street
north, saw Mrs. Berg standing on
the boulevard, and feeling that
something was wrong she hurried
out to see what was the matter.
Mrs. Paulson was joined by Mrs.
Boyd and Miss Ella Boyd, who had
been called by a girl passing by,
and they started to assist Mrs. Berg
to the Boyd residence, but they had
only walked a few steps when she
died in their arms. Her body was
taken into the house and the rela-
tives and a physician summoned.
but all the latter could do was to
pronounce the cause of death. Af-
ter that the remains were removed
to the Berg residence at 536 Nelson
avenue.
The funeral will be held Thurs
day afternoon, services being con.
Quoted at the residence at two
o'clock by Rev. M. B. Michaelson.
Interment will be made at the Lu'
theran Free church cemetery.
Mrs. Lisa Berg was born in Faa
berg. Gulbrandsdalen, Norway
September 10, 1914, and she wa
thus not quite 65 years old at tn,
time of death. She and her hus
band came to Willmar from the olt
country about q years ago, ant
they made their home here eve
since. The deceased leaves beside
her husband and one son, Lyde
Berg, two sisters. Mrs. M. Ander
son of Newhurg, NJ, D., and Mis-
Johanna Jorstad of Christiania
Norway, and three brothers, Han
and Christian Jorstad of Drammen
Norway, and S. L. Jorstad of thi
city. Mrs. Berg was of a quiet an
retiring disposition, but BY her kind
ness and helpfulness she won a cir
Gle of good, sincere friends, all Q
whom join with the members of tn
family in mourning her sudden &c
ing away. She had not been stron
for some time. but it was onl
during the last three weeks ths
she had complained Of not feelin
we'll. Monday morning she fe
better than she had for some time
and shortly after dinner she decic
ed to go down town and buy pre-
sent for her little granddaughter
Mabel Berg. AS it was, deaf
) overlook her before she reached he
destination.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-16

For Ice Cream and Strawberries
60 to the Saratoga. 18f.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
DOCTORS WILL
/. FIX RAKEOFF

Spokane doctors are going to or
ganize on a marriage examination
scale, labor union fashion. The
new law hands them a rakeoff on
every couple that commits matri-
mony by requiring a medical exam
ination certificate from each of the
parties.
Doctors are now charging from
$3.50 to IS per examination. The
Spokane County Medical associa-
ton at its next meeting will take
up the question and fix scale OF
fees which they will all charge.
That makes the thing uniform, and
it will also be beneficial to the
prospective bride and groom, as 1t
will save them the trouble Of los
ing time running around trying to
get lowest bids on examinations.
The object of the law is to pre-
vent the mating of people likely to
transmit disease to children, but
what will be done In cases of peo-
pie determined to marry and yet
denied permission is problem
Representative Edge. author of the
law, neglected to figure out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Third near Stevens-Morning
prayer, 1920; preaching, II.
theme: "The Day of Gods Wrath. 4"
Sunday school, 1915; Baptist
young peoples meeting. p. m. At
8 the annual mems meeting will
be held under the auspices Of the
progressive young colored citizens
of Spokane. and musical and lit
erary program will be rendered. o.
D. Claiborne will preside and At
torney J. Harry Harris will deliver
an address on the topic, "Be True
to Thine Own Self" Rev. ]. Cor
don Mcpherson will preach the an
nual sermon, taking as subject,
THE Force that Wins" The pub
lie is cordially invited to come and
learn of the progress the negro
race is making in this country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
JUNGLE BEASTS
IN RING CENTER

In the early portion OF the Ha-
genbeck-W Wallace performance the
center ring is enclosed with q tall
iron fence and In this -steeled arena
the exhibition of the trained wild
beasts take place. and in spite Of
the frequent and furious battles
between the beasts or the men and
the beasts that have occurred
within this iron cage, never has a
spectator of the show been harm
ed in the slightest. After the wild
beasts have performed the iron
fence is removed and the usual cir
Gus ring is left for the remainder
of the performance, domestic ami
mails, highly trained. being exhibit
ed within the open ring. where a
few moments before appeared their
cousins from the African and
Asiatic jungles.
The combined Hagenbeck-Wal-
lace show will exhibit in Spokane
June 1929.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
COLLECTORS ARE
SWINDLERS

Look out for a couple of wom-
en-, one fat, the other lean, collect
ing funds for the Hillyard Catholic
church. They ore frauds" said
Chief of Police Sullivan today.
The police got trace of them
working through Brownies addition
just after noon today. They were
doing a rushing business in char
ity" work without credentials at
that time, but when a policeman
got to that locality neither of them
were in evidence.
The search for them is continu-
ing this afternoon. Today is their
first day in the city. The only de-
scription the police have of them
so far is that one is fleshy, the
other Is slender.