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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
WHAT OVR BATTLESHiP FLEET
HAS DONE.

Nor that Uncle Sans Meet Of bat
Neshi2s han returned from its famous
trip around the world, it Is timely
10 consider some Of the fruits OF the
experiment already apparent, though
only actual hostilities Will serve to
demonstrate all Of the advantages
thereof.
The disastrous results of tho at
tempt On the part Of the Russian gov
ernment to send great fleet to the
other side of the world during the
war with Japan tended TO create the
Impression that It would be a pracu-
cal impossibiiity for the United states
TO afford naval protection for It's
Asiatic possessions in case Of war
with any power in tho Far East The
success Of the trip Of our battleships
has evidently convinced even our Jap
anese friends that 1t would be a COM
parativeiy easy matter foc the United
States TO send a fleet of fourteen or
very gates of Japan Itself, II 1t were
absolutely necessary,
The trip Of our feet not only demon
strated that It was possible to send
battleships arounS the world ready for
battle, but IL also gave vis!hls proof
to the leading nations that I'VE have
the ships: we have the men; we have
the money too" If one of tho ways
to preserve peace Ia to be prepared
rourse tina. It is useless to be pre-
pared for war. from, this point o
view. unless we let our neighbour
know it, Tho world now knows tina
We can send q great feet to any po'n
of the globe ready for conflict, AM
the wonderful records made in large
practice In the Philippines proved tina
ye have the right kind Of men be
IND the guns
Another important object Lesson re
Hitlng from the trip OF our fec
round the world Is the proof AFFORD
ID that II is possible 10 keep warsh!p
IN good repair without the necessit
,f resorting 70 n naval yard. TIL
hattlcships have returned from thei
voyage Of l2,So3 miles In better con
ntion IN some instances than pre-
yalled when the voyage began.
One Of the most important result
pr the trip Is the development on II
part Of tho battleships OF what
familiar TO base ball men as tea
work" The feet started as so mar
separate craft They return 10 US
veritable hghting unit. Every so
Of evolution that would he used
hctual strife has been performed ov
Ind over again. Every precautiC
was exercised night rs well "a da
In point Of fact the feet would pro
ably not enforce conditions and pra
tice much different from those tn
WerF enforced II actual ho.tlliti
with Japan or any other Asiatic pow
we're In progress.
The net result Of the trip Is to p
the United States in the very fro
rank Of naval powers OF the wor
according to the opinion OF foreme
naval exDerts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
A GOOD CHARACTER.

They were trying an lri'hnan, charged
With petty off"ns-. IN IN oRlahofna
town, when the Judge asked.
Have You any on" IN court VINO Will
vouch for your good charaoter'
Wis. your honor" quickly responded
the Crlt: there's the snerirf mere
Wher.upon the sheriff evinced signs OF
great anazment
why, your honor" No declared, Il
don't even know tho man
Observe, your honor said the lrish-
man triumphantly, "oh'ervA That re
lived IN tho county FOR over twelve Yesr'
an the sheriff doesn't know re VIZ
Amt that character FOR v-F-kansa'
star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25

It looks as though the surest and
pccdiest way to dissipata the war
clouds hanging over Japan and the
Cnifed states would be 10 kill OF
jome of the yellow correspondents
uho are continually sending the most
sensational stuff from San Francisco
20 the Japanese papers calculated to
fomert anti.American sentiment IN
the Mikado's domains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
IN DANCER OF DISCOVERY.

Twenty-Five yesra ago man named
Dooley. Col. Dooi.v, ran paper at
Liberty In ntgom~rv county. called the
Review. The colonel was great Wit A.
one time his once was upstairs ard the
stairway was In the alley in the rear.
One day the colonel get mad and moved
out. and when asked why he moved,
replied dryiy: II WAS afraid some one
might wander ZIP that stairway some day
and claim my ONCE by right Of dis
covery."-Osawatonin (Kan) Globe
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A DIVIDED COUNTY FALLS.
(Ern,1 the RrattinborO Phoenix

Addison county. through the Versonncs
Enterprise and Nernonter, complains at
being turned down again and the Ben.
rineton Banner promptly points out thu
trouble--Addi.on county has not learned
20 pull together. n Addison county had
not hs.n divided against itself last sum
mar Willard r. Barnes would now be
lieutenant governor Of Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25

When YOU want anything, advertise IN
the new special column Of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which Il will pay you TO read
about. SEQ page two. This paper has
NOR. than 5000 readers every week
and one cent word will reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
WORSE AND WORSE.

~ tell you. mamma" cried Freddie
81 don't Ike that Doctors medicine.
But thi. /. rniment, my dear" coaXed
his mother.
We'll" replied Freddie. very douhNul
ly. isn't that rubbing It !n'-Harrer'
Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
ANTFp1LUNIAN.

Little four-year-old Allen had been
siven a "Eoah's Ark" on his birthday
one day he put the animals ell In, shut
he door and sat silent Tor somo time
what are You waiting for, Allen
asked his mother,
waiting for it to rain he rephed'-
Chicago Meas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
JIN'S PERIL.

Yorkshire Farmer (burstins TITO vii
lare inn,-What do you think, Silas' The
bone. Of prehistoric rrn have been
discovered on Jim Whites farm.
Innke-per Great Gosh ho7e poor
Jinlll he able to clear hisseif at the cor
cner's inquest Tit Bits
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
TAKING HIM DOWN.

Jack fond Of putting It on litt'e)-l
dined At my friend. the Duchess or
Pudboros last week, ana would you be-
l!eve tive had no FISH.
Nellie-Ah. well. suppose theY ave IL
all upstalr. .-Tits-Rits
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HE DorH PROTEST TOO MUCH,

Gerald-My love for you Ia like 'ne
beundlen ocean.
Geraldine Exactly the way take IT,
Gerald-What 10 you mean
Gernld'ne--With a good many grams VI
salt.--Philadelphia Inquirer.
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The Knox cabinet tanGle seems to
be more difficult to solve than chi
nesc puzzle.
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Terms--sI 90 Year. In Advance
DAILY by mail $500 year in advance.
RATE ~ CANADA.
DAyLY.... 1900 year In advance.
WEEKI,Y $40 n yenr IN advance.
FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
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THE HOUSE RULES.

few weeks ago the republican lead
ers were hit concerned over the
strength shown by the insurgents for the
amendment Of tho House rules. 1t de-
yeloped that there were two groups In
the insrgent camp. Tie radicals. led
~ Representatives. Gardner OF Massa-
chu.ett. ana Cooper OF Wisconsin. laid
down . fundamental proposition that
70 modification Of the rules would be
saluta-y unless the speaker were strip
yed OF his power to appoint committees.
In the other group were representatives.
who wanted some relaxation OF the rules
SC as to permit moro freedom OF initia-
| tive In calling up legislation for consd-
Grafton.
| Sneaker Cannon has come to an agree
nent With tho members Of this second
group A. a result Of thi. agreement.
one day week. probably Tuesday. will
be set aside to he known as calendar
day, upon which day the order Of bust
nes. shall be The consideration o! bills
on the calendar as they are reached
This order Ia 10 have precedence over
oil other business, and Is not to be dis
placed except by majority vote. In
other words. there Is to be . calendar
have a vested right. not dependent upon
the favor Of the committee on rules.
The republican leaders now feel GER
thin that the alignment Of this group
with the "orsanization' mean. the GER
tnin defeat Of the plan to tako from, the
sneaker the power OF naming commit
tees Mr. Cannon has brought into the
fold a sufficient number OF COMPLAINTS
rep,lblicans to reduce the numerical
strength Of the insurgents to point
where even the threat OF an alliance
with the democrats can be viewed with
eouaninity. As a matter % fact. there
arc a dozen or more democrats who are
opposed to taking from the speaker thu
power to appoint committees rhey arr
fearful that any new plan might no
htneht them
Under the present arrangement the mi
pority members OF committees are hp
rointed by the speaker on the recon-
u>ndation Of the minority leader. Tw
years ago Speaker Cannon made onl
ono change in the list submitted to HIN
ey John Sharp Williams lie decline
20 follow Mr.. Nilliamss recommenda
ton that Representative Gambler q
n Mississippi he appointed 10 monlbersh'
n on the committee on agriculture. Cand
lAy served on this committee In the pre-
=, ceding Congress and supported every az
". propriation measure urged by the az
- partment Mr.. Cannon thought Candie
- vns too prodgal In the expenditure
rublic funds and refused to reappodr
Il. Inn on tho committee on agriculture.
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BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, FFB. .
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
DR.. Johnson Gives a Straight
Talk on Telephone Ques-
ton at Wi11mar.

A simple statement of the actual
telephone situation here in WilImar
ought to be all that is necessary to
induce any intelligent patriotic cit
izen to vote for city ownership.
The first point l wish to empha-
size is that the Northwestern Tele-
phone Exchange Co. cannot from
the nature Of the corporation satis-
factorily operate a local telephone
exchange. The corporation is es-
sential]y a long distance telephone
company and its local exchanges
are operated as feeders to the long
distance business, and not operated
with view to the best interest of
the locality.
If there is any Northwestern ex-
change that is giving satisfaction
anywhere in the state of Minnesota,
| have on diligent inquiry failed to
find such one. To mention neigh
boring towns, there is Litchfield,
Granite Falls, Olivia, Bird Island
all kicking like steers at the treat
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
N. D. Bachelor Boy Writes.

Rhame, N. D., May 23.-The
many readers of the Tribune in this
locality extend to Editor Lawson
and the lady of his choice hearty
congratulations, and wish them a
long and happy voyage On the sea
of matrimony, and may their days
be many and happy.
Bowman county felt the tremble
of the earthquake which visited the
neighboring states last Saturday
evening at 9:30 o'clock. but as we
had a hard windstorm at the time
it was thought that our shanties
were shaken by the wind and no.
thing more was thought about it
until the Bowman paper stated that
we had been visited by earthquake
Then it finally dawned upon us,
family men as we'll as bachelors,
that our shacks had been tossed
around by a more serious element
than the wind; but as yet no dam
age has been reported. The earth
quake was felt between the Mis-.
souri, river and the Rocky noun
tains, and we see from the paper
that the tremble was felt as far east
as Little Falls, Mimi. but as to the
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

ment of the N. w. Telephone COM
pany-and almost all of them have
had to install another exchange to
save their citizens from oppression.
One telephone exchange in any
city is from the nature of the case
an absolute monopoly. A telephone
must have a connection with the
central to be of use. A water
plant, or a light plant is not mo-
nopoly. People in this country can
dig tubular wells and secure good
water in their yards anywhere. and
they can burn kerosene or gasoline.
But a telephone central is, as have
said, an absolute monopoly. And
every user of a phone is at the ab-
solute mercy of that one central.
1t is true that the telephone is in
law a common carrier, and in theo-
ry it ought to serve all its custo-
mers impartially. But in practice,
as human nature is constituted now,
it does not do so. Railroads build
up one town at the expense of an
other, law or no law to the con-
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Telephone System May be Acquired
Without Bonds and Without
Risk to Taxpayers.

trary. All monopolies are operated
to make money out of the public
for nonresident stockholders and
all the traffic will bear-and they
have their local supporters every
where whom they favor at the ex-
pense of the public at large. And
all effort to regulate these corpora
tions by law has failed, especially
so in this state.
Take the N. w. Telephone Ex-
change Co. as an example. In
towns where it has competition its
rates are low, or nothing at all as l
am told, in order to hold a footing.
In towns like Willmar, where it has
no competition, it charges enough
more than reasonable rates to make
up for its losses elsewhere. It re-
fuses to comply with the charter of
the city-the organic law which all
ordinary citizens and taxpayers
must obey. The citizens of Will
mar have fixed up their streets and
boulevards at great expense and
now this autocratic telephone mo-
nopoly mutilates and mars our bou-
levards and shade trees and plants
its poles in front of our doors with
out as much as If you please. :"
When our city council sends a COM
mittee down to inquire what all
this means, the company simply an
swers the familiar, "What are you
going to do about it,"
But that is only the prelude.
There is blood in the Willmar tur-
nip and it must be squeezed. And
so SO cents per phone per month is
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
ruth Of that we do not know.

truth of that we do not know.
We are sorry to learn from the
Norway Lake Nibbles'' in last
weeks Tribune that Mrs. Henry
Swenson had to be take to St. Paul
to undergo an operation. Her
many friends here sincerely hope
that she may pass safely thru the
operation and speedily recover her
health. Mr.. Swenson has had a
heavy burden resting on him the
past winter during his wife's ill.,
ness, and his many friends here
wish to extend their sympathy to
him.
Oscar Odland and Alex Anderson
have been busy for a week or more
removing fence for q rancher in
our neighborhood, but now have
the job completed and they say they
will not tackle a similar job again,
as they found that digging holes
for the posts was something else
than fun.
Oscar Edberg has his sod barn
completed, and it reflects great
credit on Mr.. Edberg's ability as
an architect, being one Of the best
as we'll as neatest sod barns in this
locality.
N. D. Bachelor Boy.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
DR.. c. johnson.

Joseph Pelkey, sci of ne4, sec. 16,
40 a., $40. ..-
Town of Colfax.
May 26-Martin H. En9en to An
dreas M. Engen, WI of SET, lots 2
and 3, sec. %, 146.77 a., $4,000.
City of Willmar.
May 27-Olof A. Ferring to
Martha Stalland, lots 13 and IA, bl.
8, Ferring's add, $500.
May 29-Peter H. Grindheim to
John johnson, part of nw4 of sw4,
sec. IA, unplattd parts, $2650.
Nelson's Beach, Town of Harri-
son.
May ga. P. Nelson to Nels
Nelson, lots 9 and 10 and II, sec.
16, $50.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Real Estate Transfers.
Town of Lake Lillian.

Town OF Lake Lillian.
May 28-Anna A. A. J. De Ward
and Rimiera M. A. Prins to Olof
Hoglund, nj Of nw}, sec. 20, 81 a. !,
$500.
Town of Lake Elizabeth.
May 24.-Mary Brown ct al to
August L. Boom, nj of nw4, sec.
II, 80 a., $2400.
Town of Whitefield.
May 26-Anderson Land Co. to
F. o. Grain, nj of nw4, sec. 3, 80
a., $500.
Town of St. Johns.
May 26--Martha Anderson to
Geo. H. Bitterness, sw4 of set, sec.
Is, 40 g., 81.
May 26-Geo. H. Bitterness to
Johan E. Anderson, sw4 of set, sec.
Is, 40 H., 81.
Town Of Lake Andrew.
May M-Probate Court to Johan-
ma c. Larson, set, sec. 18; und. ]
Of WI of lot 6. sec. s; und. / of WI
Of sw@, sec. II; and part of lot 4,
sec. "a. 263.88 a.
Town Of Roseville.
May 25-Winslow. Homes to
Mrs. Lille J. Payne, WI Of sw4,
sec. 21. 80 a.. $1,000.
May 26- Bank of Paynesville to
Chas. A. Chisholm, ,::se} of net, sec.
16, 40 a., $235.
May 26-Chas. A. Chisholm to
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
But who will buy the telephone
certificates to furnish capital to
build or acquire aplant? Why, the
R:QN.@EENlAe
E3lzzsEsSX1<

Spicer-on- Green-Lake, May 81.
Mrs. A. J. Anderson will enter
tain the Ladies Aid society of the
Swedish Lutheran church on Thurs
day, June 10, in the afternoon and
evening.
There will be no services in the
Swedish Lutheran church before
June q, as Rev. Seastrand is going
away.
Nels Boreen left for Galvard Fri
day, returning Wednesday. He
was accompanied by his mother.
who intends to stay with them for
some time.
Victor Norsten left last Monday
for Minneapolis, where he expects
to stay during the summer. He
has been employed as street car
conductor.
A band concert was given in the
auditorium Sunday afternoon by
the Spicer and Kandiyohi bands.
Some excellent music was furn-
ished.
Miss Elsie Monson returned home
on Thursday from Willmar, where
she had been visiting for some
time.
An entertainment and ice cream
social will be given at the Nest
Lake schoolhouse, Dist. 9, on Fri
day evening, June 4. Everybody
welcome.
Ben Hendrickson transacted bust
ness at New London Friday.
Alma Swanson returned home on
Saturday from the G. A. college
st. Peter, where she has been study
ing music the past winter.
Mrs. Mary Downs of Willmar vi
sited with her son and daughter-in.
law Mr.. and Mrs. P. Downs, this
week.
Mrs. Levander of Grove City was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J.
A. Healy. last week.
| Mrs. Albert Anderson leaves to.
day for New London, where she
will stay with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. J. A. Anderson, for a + few
days.
Dan Downs has been appointed
assistant mail carrier on route 2.
Maude Howard, who has been
teaching in South Dakota, and
Stella Holt. who has attended the
Normal at St. Cloud, came home
Saturday for their summer vaca.
tion.
Henry O. Thorvig returned home
last week from St. Paul, where he
has been employed in the light and
power plant for some time. He
will visit with his parents for 8
short time and then return to take
up the engineering course in THE
State Agricultural school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Anderson
had pleasant visit from Mr.. An
derson's parents. from Kandiyohi
last Saturday.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dancer
Gus for Willmar People
10 NeuleCf.

The great danger of kidney trou-
bles is that they get q firm hold be-
fore the sufferer recognizes them.
Health is gradually undermined.
Backache, headache. nervousness,
lameness, soreness, lumbags. urinary
trouobles, dropsy, diabetes. and
Rright's disease follow in merciless
succession. Don't neglect your
kidneys. Cure the kidneys with
the certain and safe remedy, Doan's 8
Kidney Pills, which has cured peo-
ople right here in this locality.
Mrs. Mary Olson, Swift Ave.,
Litchfield, Minn., says: 1T gives
me great pleasure to tell others Of
the merits of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For four years I suffered from
kidney complaint. A dull, grind.
ing pain across my kidneys was
with me constantly and any stoop.
ing aggravated the trouble. The
kidney secretions were so irregular
as to cause me great deal of an.
noyance. I became tired and worr
out easily and was so weak at times
that l could hardly move. finally
began using Doan's Kidney Pills
and received the greatest relief. >
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffa
10, New York, sole agents for tn,
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- =
and take no other.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
Friday from Willmar to visit for
several days at the F. N. Anderson

Friday from Willmar to visit for
several days at the F. N. Anderson
home.
Miss Annie Swanson came up
from Minneapolis Saturday to make
a short. ..stay at her home here.
Rev. c. V. Bjorklund of St. Cloud
called at the J. o. Hagman home last
Thursday. He left on Friday for
Murdock for brief stay.
Services will be conducted next
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
at Lundby Mission church by Nat
Franklin of Elgin, Ill.
James Abrahamson returned last
Wednesday from Minneapolis. He
has made a several months stay in
that city.
Mrs. F. O. Carlson went to Min
neapolis last Thursday for weeks
visit. She will also make a days
stay with friends in Delano while
on her way home.
Peter Swedberg, clerk at the
Mamre Store, made a trip to Will
mar last Friday. He was accom-
panied by his cousin, Miss Anna
johnson.
Sven Swenson lost a valuable
horse last Wednesday night.
DR.. 1lstrup of Willmar drove thru
here one day last week.
Miss Hannah Nelson of Pennock
is staying st the home of G. G..
Akerson.
Miss Alma Odell of Willmar was
a guest over Sunday at the Jonas
johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Dahlsten of west
Salem were visitors at the Rodman
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Hokanson of
Swift county, spent Saturday and
Sunday at Gust Danielson's.
Dave Rodman went to Kerkhoven
last Saturday, returning Sunday.
Miss Alice Soderholm came ur
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
X4$ MAN\RE.
1f@G MaONE5

Mamre. May 31.-A great ice
cream social will be given by the
Cyclone Club on Saturday evening.
June II, on the south shore of
Mamre Lake, near o. P. Ecklunds'
place. The evening will be spent
in various kinds of amusements,
such as playing games, boat riding,
etc., etc. l case of bad weather.
the social will be held the follow
ing evening. A very good time is
expected and all are cordially invit-
ed to attend.
Mrs. Eva Norman arrived last
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

The Second Industrial School for
Teachers will be open at University
Farm, St. Anthony Park, St. Paul,
June 21st to July 10th, 1909.
The great interest awakened in
industrial education everywhere
makes it imperative that teachers
prepare themselves in agriculture,
home economics, and kindred SUBJ
jects. This school is designed to
meet the needs Of superintendent,
principals, teachers, and others in
terested.
Among its advantages are:
Beautiful campus; U. S. Expert
ment Station: one fare to either
city; Board and Room $3.50 per
week.; Shops and Garden, Green
house, Faculty of Specialists Indus
trial Pedagogy.
For further information address
j. M. Drew, Registrar, or ]. w.
Olsen, Dean, University Farm, St.
Paul, MINI.