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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
WEDNESDAY IS "DERRY pAY.~
One and One-Eighth Mile Running
Race for $500 at State Fair,

One and one-Eighth Mile Running
Race for 500 at State Fair.
Minneapolis.-A contest of the thor
oughbreds, with purse large enough
to entice the best Of them to take a
chance, Is offered as the big feature
of the running race program at this
years State Fair.
The event will be held on Wednes-
day, and some good sport is assured.
Aside from the derby there is a ~
mile dash for purse Of 5000, to be
raced on Wednesday.
The harness horse events for Wed.
nesday are also of particular interest,
there being three big races scheduled
as follows:
Free for all trot, the Grand Chal-
lenge, 2 in 3, purse. $4,000
2:12 class trot, in 5, purse. . .. 1000
2:17 pace, 3 in 5, purse. ....... 1000
The 2:17 pace will be raced on the
half-mile track giving those horses &C.
customed to the short route a good
opportunity.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
WHEATON HEADS X. OF p.
Duluth Man Elected At Annual Con.
vention.

Minneapolis. - With the initiation
Of sixty candidates into the mystic
rious Of the dramatic order, knights
Of the Khorassan, in the Elks' hall,
the first day Of the annual convention
of the Minnesota grand lodge, Knights
of Pythias, came to an end.
While the Elks' hall was being made
the scene of mirth and good cheer for
those taking the side degree, the old
Knights of Columbus hall was filed
with more than 100 members of the
Pythian Sisters, the auxiliary order OF
the Pythians. This latter organization
held it's memorial service and, in ad.
ditfon, did much exemplif1catfon work.
The service In memory of departed
sisters was conducted by Myrtle TEN.
pie, No. 2, Of st. Paul, and the ritual.
istfc work was carried through by
the officers of Weaver temple, No. @
and staff Of Hope temple, No. 80.
Grand lodge officers elected are:
James A. Wharton, of Duluth, grand
chancellor; A. l.. Sperry, of Ovation.
ma, grand vice chancellor; Rev. Fred.
erick S. Atwood, Of Sleepy Eye, grand
prelate; P. w. McAlister, Of Mime.
apolis, grand keeper Of records and
seal; Charles W. Farwell, Of Mime
apolis, grand master of exchequer; J.
P. Peterson, of Albert Lea, grand mas
ter-at-arms; A. J. Bishop, of st. Paul
grand inner guard; o. J.. Davidson
of Wheaton, grand outer guard; R. J.
Angus, OF Fergus Falls, grand trustee
The latter was elected for three years
The new officers Of the grand TEN
pie of Pythian Sisters elected are:
Past grand chief, Lelah Pease, OF
Redwood Falls; grand chief, Margaret
B. Greeley, Of Pine City; grand senior
Florence Erase, of Fairmont; grand
Junior, Mae Cutliff, Of Duluth; grand
manager, Efie Adsit, of Owatonna
grand mistress Of records and seal
Alta Watson, Of Melrose; grand mis-
tress of finance, Hilda Borglin, of Min.
neapolis; grand protector Of temple
Alice Holmes, of Minneapolis; grand
outer guard, Jessie Bauer, Of Winona
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
EP|T0ME
Of A
WEEKS NEWS
Most Important Happen
ings Told in Brief.
PERSONAL.

Rev. William A. WATSON has re-
signed as rector of Grace Episcopal
church, Riverhead, L. l., to devote
himself to fighting what he calls the
Temperance curse"
Max Lansburgh of Washington sug-
Eests that all boys born on the day
Theodore Roosevelt returns to New
York be named after Mr.. Roosevelt.
James Hedley, noted English loco
motive engineer, who hauled King
Edward on his honeymoon, and father
of Frank Hedley, former Chicagoan,
as dead in New York city Of old age.
Representative Lincoln Dixon was
renominated for congress by the Dem
pcrats Of the Fourth congressional dis
trict of Indiana.
I James Wallace Van Cleave, former
president of the National Association
OF Manufacturers, relentless foe OF the
labor boycott, died at home In St.
Louis from heart affection.
} Eben Plympton, the Shakespearean
and character actor, who once sup
ported Booth and Barrett, is seriously
i'll in Roosevelt hospital, New York.
! Paymaster George Percival Aud OF
the United States marine corps, who
came to public notice for having
knocked dow1 DR.. E. S. Cowles at a
navy dance last December, is to marry
Miss Madeline Swift, daughter of
Rear-Admiral William Swift, U. S. N.
retired, next month. at Washington,
b. c.
In the marriage at Stamford, Conn.,,
of Miss Emily Brown, school teach
|er, to Norman Provost, ends court
ship which began before the Civil war,
the two being sweethearts when Pro-
vost enlisted in the union army.
Reports published in Paris and else.
where that Princess Juliana, "Hol.
lands baby" was seriously i'll, are dis.
puted by the fact that the mother.
Queen Wilhelmina, took the little one
for drive last Tuesday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25

County optionlsts Speak at Window.
Windom.-Sunday was a big day
for the county optionists Of this To-
cality. Superintendent P. J. Young
dahl, Donald Mackenzie, of Mankota,
and Rev. w. H. Miller, Of Minneapolis,
were the principal speakers. Each Of
these men spoke in the various church
es in the forenoon and in the evening
mass meeting was held In the opera
house, at which Superintendent Young
dahl was the principal speaker. Mr..
.'Youngdahl urges every voter to work
for county option candidate, regard
less of party.
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WORLD GATHERS
At !. KINGS S BIER
'-.-.~e ~ ii ..S1
Funeral Ceremonies of Edward
VII. Attended by Representa-
tives of All Nations.
THOUSANDS GAZE ON COFFIN
For Three Days Subjects Of the Late
Monarch View Remains Lying In
state-FinaI observances at
Royal Palace Of Windsor.

London, Eng.-With all the nomn
and formal observances beftting the
obsequ1es of the ruler of a great na-
tlon' King Edwards funeral pageant
on May 20 is classed as the most i'm
posing ceremonial in the history of
Great Britain's capital.
The streets through which tho nro.
cess1on passed were lined with upward
OF $4,000 picked troops of the British
army, and among the mourners were
the rulers of every country in Europe,
or their representatives. In this as
sembly ex-President Roosevelt rode az
the special envoy of the United States.
every honor being accorded Americas
distinguished representative.
Alta conservative estimate 100000
persons passed through Westminster
hall to look upon the coffin of the king
lying In state. Barriers were built. by
means OF which the people were
ushered through in four lines at the
rate OF $4,000 an hour. The body of
the late king was not exposed to view.
The mourners saw only the coffin,
with the official regalia and heaps of
flowers.
Queen Mother Chose Hymns.
The hymns sung at the service at
Windsor were all Of the queen moth
er's choice. They were my God, My
Father, While I Stray Nov the La
borer's Task Is O'er," and II Heard a
Voice From Heaven"
Scotland yard had all its detectives
on duty, and these were reinforced by
a hundred more from continental
cities. All visitors were watched, but
there was little real fear of anarchistic
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Corkscrew Fires a Barn

Corkscrew Fires a Barn.
Fergus Falls.-The barn of M. Wall
was set on fire in a very curious man
ner. Mr.. WALKS son left coat hang
ing on a nail with some matches and
heavy corkscrew in one OF the pock-
cts. The coat fell to the floor and the
corkscrew came down on top Of the
matches. The coat began to burn, to-
gether with the straw about it, but Mr..
Wall came In in time to extinguish the
fire. Had he not arrived the barn
would have burned and no one would
ever have known how the fire origin
ated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, May Market
steady to shade lower; beeves, $3.50
'@8.60; western steers, $51O@7.30;
stockers and feeders, $4.00@6.60; cows
and heifers, $2.75@725; calves, $3.50
@7.50.
Hogs-Market strong to shade high
err; light, $9.45@9.75; mixed, $1,000
$50; heavy, $9.35@9.75; rough, 1896
@9.55; good to choice heavy, $3.50
9.75; pigs, $9.15@9.65; bulks of sales,
$9.65@9.75.
Sheep-Market weak to 10c lower;
native, $4.00@6.90; yearlings, $1,000
100; lambs, native, $5.90@S.90; west.
ern, $6.50@8.90.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
BURY FIRE VICTIMS.
Faribault, Mlnn., Funeral Attended
by Record-breaking Crowd.

Faribault.-The funeral Of the five
victims of Fridays f1re-Mrs. kellogg,
A. H. Sperry and three ch1ldren-was
held from the Methodist church. Hun
dreds Of people could not gain admit
lance. It was one Of the largest fu-
nerals ever held in Faribault. The
bodies were placed in three caskets,
those Of the children together.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
would have been able to enter. The
chapel was draped with violet hang

would have been able to enter. The
chapel was draped with violet hang
ings. 81.
Violet was the predominant tone Of
all the funeral drapings and public
decorations, it being we'll known that
King Edward greatly disliked the
gloom given by black draperies.
The service held in Westminster
abbey did not form any part Of the
royal funeral. 1t was q memorial
service held especially for those mem
bers of the house of lords and house
of commons. who were unable to 20
to Windsor. 3
Electric standards were fixed around
the place in Westminster hall where
the catafalque stood. The public was
admitted until ten o'clock at night.
The. catafalque occupied the spot on
which Gladstone's catafalQue stood.
The Court at Windsor.
The court removed to Windsor the
day before the funeral. The arch
bishop of Canterbury, assisted by
Canon Wilberforce, conducted q short
service at Westminster hall on the ar
rival Of the body on May II. The
members Of both houses of parliament
attended this service.
Neither M. Loubet, M. Delcasse nor
NJ. Clemenceau formed part of the
French mission to attend the funeral
of King Edward. Premier Briand in
tended to go, but also gave up the
idea, owing to the fact that Emperor
William was there. Under these cir
cumstances the mission was purely
formal. It consisted Of M. Pichon,
minister of foreign affairs; General
Dalstein, military governor Of Paris;
Admiral Marquis and an attache rep
resenting President Fallieres.
Roosevelt Among the Monarchs.
Ex-President Roosevelt, who was
named as special envoy of the United
States to attend the funeral Of King
Edward, was presented to King George
soon after his arrival in London. Mr..
Roosevelt occupied place with the
visiting monarchs in the funeral pro-
cession and attended the burial at
Windsor.
tackles Drew Carriage.
King George being so closely
identified with the navy, the naval con.
tingents took a prominent part in the
ceremonies. Bluejackets drew the
gun carriage to Windsor, as they did
the carriage which bore the body Of
Victoria, although on that occasion
they did so because the horses be-
came FESTIVE.
Soldiers from the kings company,
grenadier guards. kept sentry watch
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
shipper, Demand Concessions.

Chicago, Ill. - The president OF
every railroad system in the official
classification territory has received a
letter from the committee Of II ap-
pointed at the shippers convention Of
protest against increased freight rates
held here, demanding q suspension OF
the proposed advance and asking that
the question be settled by federal al.
bitration. Unless the carriers accept
arbitration by the, interstate con-
merce commission, an injunction, wi5
be asked by. the shippers, restrainin
the increase.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
PROBING ST. PAuL's RECORD.
French Bankers Satisfying Them.
selves as to Bonds Soundness.

New York.-1t has been learned
that the French syndicate of bankers
that was negotiating for $50,000,00o
Of st. Paul debentures had agreed up
on the price, but that the deal was
not likely to be closed for several
days. The delay is caused by the
time required to furnish the detailed
information requested by the Paris
bankers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Twin Citv Markets,

Minneapolis, May 19.-Wheat, July,
$1.07k; Sept, 99hc; No. northern,
s1.10%; No. 2 northern, $1.09%; No.
Durum, soc. No. corn, SIC. No.
white oats, 407sc; barley, Gle. No.
2 rye, 73c; No. fax, $2.11.
Duluth, May 19.-Wheat, July,
$1.08A: Sept, 99Ac; No. l northern,
$1.09M.
South st. Paul, May 19.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.25@6.50; cows, fair, $500
$500; calves, $5.O0@6.00. Hogs.
$9.35@9.50; sheep, yearlings, 5000
8.25; lambs, $7.00@8.5O.
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attempts, because it was known that
every one under surveillance would be
deported from England If any trouble
were caused on this occasion, and it
was not likely that the persons of the
anarchist type would give up volun-
tarily their safest refuge in Europe.
The procession to Westminster hall
May II for the lying in state was al
most on as great scale as the fu-
neral procession. The cortege included
King George and all the foreign SOW
ere1gns on horseback, and the queen
mother and the royal ladies in car
riages.
When the funeral procession started
every street car in London came to a
standstill for quarter of an hour. All
the public houses in London were
closed while the procession was pass
ing.
No Distinction Shown.
There was no distinction as to per-
son nor were there any ticket privi-
leges for the lying in state in West
minister hall. All had to take their
turn in line.
At st. Georges chapel, at Windsor,
from whence the body was carried to
its final resting place the carved
stalls were removed in order to give
place to timber seating. Otherwise
not tenth of those entitled to attend
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
TO EXAMINE COAL FIELDS.
v. S. Geological Survey Officials
Leave For Alaska.

Seattle, Wash. - G. E. Martin,
Theodore Chaplin and F. J. Katz, of
the United States geological survey,
arrived in Seattle on their way from
Washington, D. c., to Alaska, where
they will spend the summer making
an examination of the Matanuska coal
fields, which Alaskans say contain the
richest coal deposits in the North.
The Matanuska fields will be tapped
by the Alaska Northern railway when
the land is released by the govern
ment.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Tragedies Of the Sea.

Tra9ed1es OF the Sea.
AS vessels starting from ports thou
sands OF miles apart pass close to each
other in the naked breadth of the
ocean, nay. sometimes even touch, In
the dark, with a crack of ttmbers, a
eurgltng Of water. a cry of startled
sleepers-a cry mysteriously echoed in
warning dreams. as the wife Of some
Gloucester fisherman. with coasting
skipper, wakes with a shrek. calls the
name of her husband, and sinks back
to uneasy slumbers upon her lonely
pillow widow.-Doctor Holmes.
Professor at the Breakfast Table"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Just a Little Exercfse

The elevator conductor Of a tall OF.
nee building. noticing that the colored
3anitor had ridden up with him sew.
eral times that morning, remarked:
SAM this Is the fifth time have
taken you up, but you have not come
down with me-" "Well,~ you see"
sam replied, "Ah been washin' win.
dows on de leventh floor, and everv
now and agfn' All misses nah hold
and falls out. success Magazine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
$4,000 Bet AGAINST FIGHT.

New York, N. Y. - Three months
ago a prominent sporting man of this
city wagered $500 against $4,000
with another follower of pugilism that
the Jeffries-Johnson fight would not
take place on July 4. On Monday
night these men doubled the wager
after the money had been posted in
the hands of a stakeholder and a long
discussion over the proposed battle on
the coast ensued. The man who will
take down $4,000 If there is no fight
on July is banking on several OBJ
stacles.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Soldiers Will Meet.

St. Paul. - The survivors of the
Second Minnesota will hold reunion
at the old state capitol on June IA.
It is expected that about 100 of the
old soldiers will be present. Members
of this regiment are now residents of
IS different states.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
GENERAL NEWS.

Th1rty-six negro convicts lost their
lives when the stockade of the Red
Feather Coal company at Lucille mines,
Bibb county, Alabama, about Is miles
north Of Centerville, was destroyed by
a fire set by one of the prisoners in
an effort to gain his freedom.
Former Attorney General of Ohio
James M. Sheets and Attorney H. J.
Booth, both of Columbus, were appoint
ed receivers of the Hooking Valley
Railway company by Judge E. B. Kin
kead of the court of common pleas of
Franklin county, Ohio
After an exceedingly stormy discus
sion, in which Jack Johnson and Sam
Berger were the principals, Tex Rick
ard was mutually agreed upon as ref
cree of the Johnson-J effries boxing
match next Fourth of July.
Representative Michael S. Link of
Mitchell was purged of his contempt
of court when he went before the
Sangamon county grand jury at
Springfield and answered the ques.
lions put to him by States Attorney
Edmund Burke in the legislative
bribery scandal. He did this after be.
ing ordered to do so by Judge Robert
B. Shirley.
The trial of Lee O'Neil Browne,
Democratic leader in the lower house
Of the Illinois legislature, on a charge
of bribery in connection with the cleo.
ton of United States Senator Lorimer
at Chicago was postponed in the Grim.
inal court until May "a.
A Lake Shore switch engine backed
into circus wagon at South Bend,
Ind, and as result three circus EN-.
ployes, Louis Houdghon, Cincinnati,
O.; George D. Hutchinson, Danyille,
Va, and Charles Schauefele, Canton,
o., are in hospital seriously injured.
Not one midshipman in the class
which was graduated from the United
State Naval academy in 1908 passed
the recent tough" examination for
promotion to the grade of ensign. &C.
cording to statement published in
New York.
U. G. Walker, former president of
the defunct South Cleveland Banking
company, was sentenced to five years
in the Ohio penitentiary. Walker
was found guilty of perjury in making
false statements to the state exam.
liner.
DR.. B. c. Hyde was found guilty. q,
murder In the first degree and his pun.
lshment was fixed at life imprison.
ment. That he poisoned his wife's
uncle, Col. Thomas H. swope, the Kan.
Bas City millionaire, was the verdict
reached by tkc jury after three nights
and two days of deliberation.
A bullet fired at thieves in phi,.da,
ph1a by a policeman struck a trolley
pole, glanced off and killed John Cal
lion, forty-six years old.
The seventh annual session NJ Tn
National Conference on Education n
Backward, Truant, Delinquent and 10
pendent Children began In st. Louis
After six years Of American effort
on the Isthmus of Panama II ia ahow,,
by figures that 165.3Ss.672 cubic yards
<,pf earth and rock have been removed
Cotton and corn crops in Georaia
were damaged by hail-and.wind
storm. At Culverton several houses
were blown from their supports.
Taking from the shoulders Of secro
.tary Ballinger all the blame for thu
''clear listing" Of the CUNNINGHAM
Alaska coal claims, H. H. Schwartz
chief Of the field service in the gen
eral land Office, took the entire respon
sibility of the transaction before til,
congressional inquiry committee.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
The Lady or the Baseball.

VUS 6AOy VT UTE oAo0Oa1ts
Oxford, Mississippi. = Rather than
lose his f1ance, Robert Mitchell, re.
garded by many as the best college
pitcher ever developed in the South,
will abandon the idea of starring in
the professional fields. Mitchell had
accepted terms from Manager Chance
for trial with the Chicago Nationals
and was to report before June l. His
sweetheart, however, delivered an u1ti-
matum and Mitchell has forwarded his
letter of explanation to Chance. tell
ing that his days in baseball are end.
ed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
West VIRGINIA sn.lc. cro,

The snake crop in Cabell county IA
SAID to be unusually good this year.
and farmers report it. is no unusual
thing to kill nine or ten in the course
OF ploughing a field. They are prin.
c1pally OF the black snake variety and
have not been so numerous In manv
years.-Huntington Correspondence =,
Wheeling 1ntelligencer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
That Depends.

Miss A-Does your husband consid-
er you necessity or luxury?
Mrs. Bit depends, my dear, on
whether I'm cooking his dinner or
asking him for a new dress.-Boston
Transcript.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Job for St. Paul Man,

Washington, D. G. - Abel l.. Brown.
rigg, of st. Paul, is appointed
fourth assistant examiner in the pat
ent at salary Of $1,000 a year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Not Worthy Of Notice.

T. mo. we have decided not to have
anything more to do with her. She
roally isn't In our set. ;, When she
started for Europe last fall she never
resolved single steamer letter."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Kaiser Leaves For Funeral,

Berlin, Germ. 49, The German en-
peror left here for London to attend
the funeral of King Edward. He will
cross to England from Flushing, Hol-
land, on board the imperial yacht Ho-
henzollern.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
Farmer Killed Bv Fall

Winona. - Fred Drenckhahn, aged
thirty-six years, plunged from the top
OF 50-foot windmill tower, where he
had gone to make repairs on his farm,
four miles northeast of Rolling Stone.
He died an hour after the accident.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-25
The Wav Of Manklna

The Way OF Mankind.
DE world said uncle Eben. "ia
sumpin like a baseball game. Some 3.
de men dat make de mos fus 1s 1ea.
rootin' an not doin' a bit O. de real
work" 49,. 8,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
A TOMBSTONE PERGOL
Transformation OF an Old
Bur,Snw Ground.

The town graveyard in the early settle
msnts was placed full half mile out
in the country. but in time villages grew
to towns and towns - cities. until many
of these old burying grounds are now IN
the heart of the place
Moet right minded persons like these.
oases Of quiet and psac.. IN the midst of
the hurry burly hut not everybody is
built that way Gods Acre seems to get
on their nerves and they turn II into a
park A. in the case Of Lincoln Park
Chicago and East side Park in Lansing
Mich Or they make IL into ground
an IN Wabash, Ind
But il remained for the citizens of
Gait. Ont. TO play an essentially
twentieth century prank with the tomb
stones OF their ancestors They too
transformed the hurying ground into a
park Then they looked at the heap Of
headstons- which remained To them. and
being evidently Of frugal turn OF mind
they asked themselves what use they
could make Of these memorials. And they
made them into q pergola.
At intervals they mounted one stone
upon another To make the post effects.
and between these double TERED posts
formed a solid wall the height OF a single
stone Just why they forbors to pave the
pergola with ether stones isn't explained
Probably the supply gave out. At any
rate they put in concrete floor. IL
ghosts walk the one time cemetery OF
Gait is would be interesting To know how
they pronounce the name OF that enter
prising town. whether with or without
the final letter