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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-31

barbarians handled my chronometers and
watches. Hearing them tick, they
thought they were possessed of life, and
they thl ew them about in order to kill
them: When they ceased to tick they
were pronounced dead My other in
struments were examined and when it
was found that they had no tick they
were declared never to have lived, or to
have died of fright.
,"Our rifles were shown great respect,
for our captors thought that they might
go off at any inmate and blow them all
into eternity. Wishing to make things
as easy as possible for us and showing
that we, after all, were only harmless
travellers. ] told them that the rifles
were unloaded and would hurt no one.
mot satisfied with their exhibition Of
childish brutality, they tied the ropes
that were around our necks to the POM
mels of their saddles and dragged us
around the country over the rough
ground Every moment l thought |
would be choked or have my neck
broken. The skin was torn from my
hands and face on the bushes, and at
every yard some OF my clothing was
torn off. | knew that it was only a
matter of time when the rough usage
would leave me naked, and then my bare
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-31

most throtted me. The tent fans
opened and a huge, brutal looking sol
dier entered, saying with evident an
ticipations of pleasure on his counte-
nance, They are going to cut off his
head They are going to cut off his
headP He looked at me with a sneer
and drew his crooked finger significantly
across his throat. thought OF my poor
servants. They were going to behead
one of them. Cut off whose head?'
cried, almost losing my composure.
Yours said the soldier. This was
hardly good news, acted as best |
could keeping all evidence of fear sup
pressed. All right | answered, as
though losing my head was a daily oc-
currence. 1t must not be forgotten that
a Thibetan under the same circumstances
would have fallen on his knees and with
tears and sobs appealed for his life.
My answer was a surprise to the
soldier. He did not know what to make
of me. His gleeful face took on a look
of disappointment and he led me into
the open air with expressions of dis
gust
Whilst | was in my prison. a huge
white tent with blue ornaments had been
pitched in front of the mudhouse, which
was surrounded by hundreds of pic
turesque villagers and soldiers. The SOL
diers halted when they were about TWEEN
ty PAGES from the tent, which had with
in 1t number Of red, shaven-headed
Lamas. I was then taken away and
placed behind rude dwelling, which
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-31

skin would be rubbing on the ground.
AS the horses galloped | bounced from
knoll to knoll, and heard through the
dizziness that filled my head the bang
ing of the matchbox and the cries of
the horsemen as they dragged us, torn
and bleeding, into their village.
"As soon as we got to the village |
saw that we were to be separated, and
| gave my servants orders that no mat
ter what happened they were not to show
the least fear, and if they were injured
or cruelty treated not to exhibit any
evidence of pain If they could help it,
They promised to obey me. And they
did We were placed in different tents
and soldiers mounted guard over us,
At first they were inclined to be sulky,
but on my answering their commands
and questions with the same poiteness
that would an inquiry from a lady in
my own land they showed some signs
Of friendship. / had on previous ocea-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-31

bound hand and foot. Then every man
amongst our captors came and kicked
us with his heavily booted feet.
when they had finished this amuse-
ment, one of them gave a shrill whistle
and then about four hundred Thibetan
soldiers, who had been ambushed around
us, sprang as though out of the earth
and advanced, making a circle around
us and covering us with their match
locks. Then half dozen men, at the
order of the Lamas, who had the pre-
vious night professed friendship to us.
searched our pockets and rihed them Of
everything.
"I could not hello feeling supreme con-
tempt for these Thibetans, who had to
resort to abject treachery to arrest a
half-starved Englishman and his two
servants and to use five hundred men to
accomplish their deed. Even a pris-
oner as was and In a serious position,
! | could not help smiling at the way these
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-31

sions found that Asatics were deeply
impressed by ones maintenance of com
posure under all circumstances, and
knew that if we were ever to get out
of our predicament it would be by pre-
tending perfect passive demeanor in
face of any happening good bad, or in
different
"As the tent was closed I couio not
see what was happening outside, but
from the noisy commands, sounds of
marching feet and galoping horses, !
knew that the place was in a tumultu-
ous uproar and that some unusual event
was taking place or was to take place.
had great fears for Chanden Sing and
Mansing, of whom | had not heard since
our separation. The ropes were cutting
into my swelling flesh and my neck was
getting sore and stiff. The thckening
of the bruised muscles of my throat al
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17
Non
Tubercular. Tubercular

The non-tubercular patients include
many diseases, paralysis, asthma, can
Ger, ulcers, general debility, etc. AS
rule the non-tubercular patients adj
mitted are those who are practically
hopeless cases, and are put in the
home in order that they might be
treated while at the same time enjoy
ing whatever comforts they can still
extract from life. Many of the pa
tients are brought to the home too
late to be improved by the treatment
followed, and in a great measure this
accounts for the high death rate given
above.
The home is indebted to a host of
generous friends who have at one time
or another aided financially or other
wise. Mrs. G. M. Cooke, Mrs. S. M.
Damon, Mr.. George R. Carter, Mr.. G.
N. Wilcox, of Kauai; Bishop Willis
and Theo. H. Davies, are but a few
names which occur to the mind at the
moment, but there are many, many
others.
The home is absolutely non-secta-
rian. Services are held in the home
by ministers of all denominations at
various times, and among those who
visit the home at regular intervals
must be mentioned Father ValenLin,
one of the homes best friends. Mr..
George Davies is another constant Wis
itor, who helps the home along in va
rious ways. Without this outside help
the home could not do half the good
it does, and with increased assistance
from the public the utility of the home
would further advance.
The staff includes twenty persons,
chief among whom are: DR.. A. N Sim
clair, Medical Superintendent; Mr.. H.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17

known generally as the home for in
curables has initiated against It's sue.
cess to quite an appreciate extent. IL
is not a home for incurables, as will
be seen from the figures here append
ed. During the present year there
have been So admissions to the home
and "a discharges, deaths totaling Al.
OF the admissions 65 were tubercular
and 20 non-tubercular; of the dis
charges 30 were tubercular and 4 non
tubercular; of the deaths 81 were tn-
bercular and 10 non-tubercular. The
following table shows the results at
tanned in the cases of the discharged
patients during the year:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17

about equally divided between tuber-
cular and non-tubercular patients.
Among the many Of all naiionalities
and of all creeds who gave time, la
Dor and money in the endeayor to in
crease the utility of the hospital, two
names stand out prominently, viz, the
late Alexander Young and the late s..
f.. Damon. Mr.. Young gave sum
of money sufficient TO ensure the hos
pital becoming an accomplished fact
and others, as generous and as large
hearted as he himself was, encourage
ed no doubt by his example, came for
ward and assisted the project to the
best of their ability. Mr.. Damon
Eddie" as he was most affectionately
termed by all classes in the commun-
ity of that day-might well be called
the executive officer Of the Board of
Trustees, for it was he who by rigid
economies performed wonders with
the small funds available. 1t was Ed
die Damon who was one of the NOV
ing spirits in the planning, opening
and managing of the Leahi Home,
which took the place of the Victoria
Home, when the finances of the last
mentioned institution had flourished
to a degree warranting the change.
The Victoria Hospital was closed on
September Ord, 1902, and the Leahi
Home opened the same day. By many
people then, as now, the change in the
name was deeply regretted. 1t was,
indeed, a pity that the new home was
not named after it's predecessor and
thus have perpetuated the name of the
brave little institution that fought so
CALAMITY for existence in the begin
ming when the way was hard and
thorny. The new name LEAH Home"
was not an improvement-aIm any
other name would have been quite as
good. 1t is a hard name for the mali
hinis to pronounce and to them it
conveys nothing.
When The Leahi Home was started
in 1902 the funds in hand amounted to
about 100000. To construct, equip
and furnish the new home required
an expenditure of about $4,000, and
the remainder was turned into an en-
dowment fund, the interest thereon
being sufficient 10 support from twelve
to fourteen patients. But the home
has grown with the years and the in
terest on the endowment fund does not
nearly meet the expenses necessary
for the upkeep of the institution,
though the greatest economy is prac-
tised. The Victoria Hospital could
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17

lII.1.1.I.St PICTURESQUE RAM.
bling group of red
a colored buildings, on
~ rise between the Waia.
lac car line and Fort
IyRJsJaJN,1 Ruger, is the Leahi
Home for Incurables,
an institution which takes the place
and does the work of dozen inslitu-
tions usually found i'm large cities. The
home is a hospital in every sense of
the word but it is not simply hos
pital for incurables, for there are many
who enter the doors of the home lost
to all hope and who later on emerge,
if not entirely cured, yet so improved
in health as to be able to follow their
ordinary vocations in varied walks of
life.
The home takes the place of an
aims house, of a county hospital, of a
home for the aged and decrepit, and
of sanatorium for cases of tubercu-
losis. The institution is not a self
supporting one by any manner of
means; on the contrary, were it not
for the financial assistance rendered
by the government, by the Board of
Health, by the Board of Supervisors,
and the interest received from the
endowment fund the home would
close it's hospitable doors in very
short space of time.
The present home is the outcome
of an institution started thirteen years
ago, when several cases of destitute
consumptives were refused admission
in certain boarding and rooming
houses, and were even turned away
from the hospitals. These consump-
tives, together with some others who
had very little money and were de-
pendent on the charity of their friends,
were constant source of. danger to
the community at large and a move
ment was started at the celebration
of Queen Victorias Dimond Ju-
bilee to afford them relief. The
movement succeeded, insofar that
the Victoria Hospital establish
ed in an old kerosene ware
house in Kakaako, where for sew
eral years it struggled along doing a
noble work with but little money. But
the location of the hospital was
enough to condemn it from the very
outset, though even amid the most in
sanitary conditions which then pre-
vailed it did good work, accommodate
ing from fifteen to twenty patients,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-17

A. Taylor, Assistant Medical suporiu-
tendent; Mrs. Taylor, Matron, and Mr..
+. Anderson, pharmacist and nurse.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
-. e lAXE llILLAN
[|.%-1 ~ ASz;:#z:z LETTER

Lake Lillian, Dec. 12-Peter
Erickson and John A. johnson at
tended the reception given in honor
Of Victor Lawson last Thursday
evening.
Albert and John 0. Erickson and
Emil Jonson were Fahlun visitors
last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Norling and
Peter Blomgren visited in White
field Sunday.
Miss Ella Swedin is now home
again from Thorpe where she has
been staying for some time.
Rev. Edpren conducted meeting
at O. Hoglund's place last Friday
evening.
The spoon social at Flann's school
house last Saturday evening was a
grand success. The proceeds of
sales amounted to $780,.
Edner Erickson was out trying
the auto last week.
There was meeting at Andrew
Lett's place Sunday evening con.
Quoted by Rev. Edgren.
Several of the farmers marketed
turkeys at Olivia Monday.
Hello, sister, if you think we
are taking your news, wouldn't it
be we'll for you to let US know what
news you have. If you want tc
keep on and do so, this will con.
clude our writing.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
RED CROSS SOCIETY
DOING GOOD WORK

The Willmar Red Cross society
held their December meeting at the
Commercial Club rooms Tuesday
afternoon. Several bills were read
and allowed. The visiting nurse
reported many visits made and help
extended where needed.
Capt. De La Hunt, Capt. Curran
and Scout Qvale, representing the
First Minnesota troop Of scouts. ap-
peared before the society and brief
Iy made known the object Of their
visit; stating that the scouts of
Willmar desired to make a happy
Christmas for the children of our
city who might not have one other
wise; in fact they wished to make
''good fellows" Of themselves and
scatter Christmas sunshine and
cheer, earning the money for the
purpose, and asked the Red Cross
society to furnish them list of the
homes where their gifts would be
acceptable. The request was pre-
sented in an exceedingly pleasing
and manly way and the members of
the society granted it with pleasure,
and the president appointed a COM
mittee of two from the society to
meet with the scouts and assist
them in selecting and preparing the
gifts which they will have the
pleasure of delivering Christmas
Eve.
Resuming the business of the
meeting DR.. Rains announced that
part of the proceeds of two even
ings at '*Dreamland'' would be do
mated to the cause, Dec 20 and 81,
and asked each member to assist in
getting large attendance at the
opera house on those evenings.
Tuesday. Jan. 10, will be the an
nual business meeting with election
of officers and reports of secretary
and treasurer. A plea was also
made to urge everyone to purchase
Red Cross Christmas seals.
There are many demands now on
the funds of the society and will
undoubtedly be more as the season
advances and remembering this all
interested in the good cause will
surely be willing to assist materi-
| allv.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
Concert at SVea.

The Skoglund Orchestra assisted
by Miss Anna Fridlund, will give a
musical program at Svea Lutheran
church, Dec. Is Thursday evening
at o'clock. The following pro-
gram will be given:
Orchestra-Overture, "Golden Bell"
Vocal SOLO" when Song is Sweet"
Hulda Skoglund.
Orchestra-Overture chancellor. -
Clarionet Solo-Overture "Cava-
lier' Walter Skoglund.
Orchestra-Waltz Sweetheart.
Speech-Luther E. Falk.
Orchestra-March ''Blue Streak.'
Vocal Duet-"Across the Bar" Ell
len and Walter Skoglund.
Orchestra-Overture THE Belle"
Clarionet Solo-'Ienth Air Varie'
Walter Skoglund.
Orchestra-March "Devolto.''
Orchestra-Serenade "Hazel'.
Admission of 25 cents will be
charged for the program. A lunch
will be served by the Y. P. S. after
the program.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
EXPENSE ACCOUNTS OF COUNTY CANDIDATES

Z. Q. Gilbert, $4,000, Peter Bon
de, $35. 90 G. E. Qvale, expenses in
entire district. $542. 81, John Feig,
$50, B. j. Branton $47 so, W. D.
Frederickson $4,000, C. w. Odell
l69. .23, N. O. Nelson. $4,000, c.: E..
johnson $60.00, O. S.. Reigstad
$27 so. Alo Abrahamson $500,
Geo. H. Bitterness $4,000, Olof H.
Dale $4,000. Samuel Nelson, who
ran alone for the office of court
commissioner, went in with colors
flying and with his pocket book in
tact. He received nothing and
paid out nothing. so he is just even.
The statement of the Republican
county committee appears else
where.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14

Miss Alice Smith is expected
home from Menominee. Wis.,, on
Saturday to remain for the holiday
vacation.
Miss Myrtle Vandervoort of
Olivia, was the guest of her sister,
Miss Celia. Vandervoort Thursday
and Friday.
4 Christmas program and neck
tie social will be given at the Mon
roe school house in Fahlun, Dist.
80. Friday evening, Dec. 16, at 8
o'clock. Lunch will be served by
the school,.
Don't forget the Shadow Social
in Dist. 63. q miles west of Will
mar, next Friday evening. The
program begins at 8 o'clock. La
dies are requested to bring lunch
for two.
Mrs. Thomas Hagen arrived from
Duluth Friday evening to visit her
sister Mrs. F. E. Ackerman. Mrs.
Hagen's arrival is always hailed
with pleasure by her many friends
in Wi}lmar.
Miss Alma Sawyer, of Minneapo-
lis, who has been one of the high
school teachers during Miss Dunn S
absence, has handed in her resigna-
tion and will not return to Willmar
after the holiday vacation.
A number of new and interesting
books have been received at the IL
|brary and. will be placed on the
| shelves the latter part of next week.
The cDiap1ete list WILDE published
ii our next issue.
Supt. G. A. Foster has purchased
the Skoolheim bungalo on West
Litchfeld Ave. and with Mrs. Foster
and their little daughter will be at
home in the pretty new residence
soon after the 18th of the present
month. /
Miss >sKatheryn Mossberg is ex-
pected from St. Paul the last of the
week. She will visit her mother.
Mrs. Anna Mossberg, for a few
days before going to Denver te
spend Christmas with Attorney and
Mrs. Mason Spicer.
''Mr. Bobs'' the play to be pre-
sented by the Sophomore class al
the high school auditorium Friday
evening means an evening of fun
and no one should miss it and tht
pleasing specialties to be given b,
members of the class. Admission
Csc, students 15c.
The Busy Bees were the guest
of Mrs. Isaac Jorstad Monday even
ing and were very pleasantly enter
tained. Dainty refreshments wer'
served. Mrs. Clifford Peters, VIII,
leaves soon for her western home
was the honor guest.
| The marriage of Mrs. Annie Mari;
Anderson and Mr.. Peter Erickson
which took place at the parsonag'
of the Swedish Mission churcl
Thursday afternoon, Dec. 8, wa
a quiet affair attended only Rev
and Mrs. Theodore Paulson and Mr
and Mrs. John Appelgren. Rev
Paulson performed the ceremony.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
BAND CONCERT WAS
WELL PATRONlZED

Willmar upheld it's reputation for
splendid home talent entertainment
last evening when the Military band
directed by Prof: o. A. Olson, gave
it's first concert Of the season at the
opera house. A full house greeted
the boys when the curtain went up,
and from the first to the last num-
ber the program proved one Of mer-
it and enjoyment. The band played
with a good deal of zest, being es-
pecialIy good in such marches as
Rosenkrans' Colonel Miner and
Halls Norembega: Of the over
lures, the Golden Crescent and I'M
promtu were probably given the
best rendition.
The band was assisted by Miss
Ethel E. Reed, of St. Paul. who
played a group of piano numbers in
a pleasing and thoroly acceptable
manner. In response to call for
an encore she played Grieg's beau
tiful and melodic "Butterf1ies" {.
Miss Karen Hansen was in splendid
voice and she was also obliged to
give an encore. Mr.. Chauncey
Frye sang "Sweet Girl of My
Dreams with feeling and he made
such hit with the encore which
followed that he was obliged to re-
turn second time and repeat the
chorus. Other enjoyable features
were the mandolin trio numbers
and Won Suppee's <'Poet and Peas
anti, creditably played by Misses
Ethel Govig and Bernice Severin-
son. The last number Of the pro-
gram was an original interpreta-
tion of "The Hayseed Band", and
it was put thru with such aptness
and spirit that the curtain went
down with the heartiest applause of
the evening.
The gross receipts were about
$120, which, when the expenses,
amounting to $40 are deducted,
leaves a balance of about $50. Ma
turally the boys are pleased with
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14

In accordance with the law the
candidates for office in this county
have filed their statements showing
receipts and disbursements. The
receipts column looks lonesome,
only one.. V. E. Lawson. having
anything to report. Mr.. lawson
states that his receipts were $95. 90,
contributions from personal friends,
and that his expenses were $202. SO.
STA 90 Of which is auto hire for
personal canvass. The report closes
with the statement that to the best
Of his knowledge no political COM
mittee or any other persons ex--
pended any money in his behalf.
The list of candidates and the
amounts they spent follows: /
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
b 6 -; : : 1'SNA SlElNGx

Svea, Dec. 12-By the way, it is
time to get the "Lutfsk" ready.
Mr.. J. A. Jacobson. of the Right
Relationship League, was a caller
at the Svea store one Saturday.
Messrs. j. P, P. P. and A. P.
johnson and their families attended
a birthday party in Willmar last
Saturday, the occasion being the
S0th anniversary of grandpa John
sons birth.
Cashier c.. Berg, of the Svea State
Bank, spent Sunday with shis par
ents in Willmar.
Mildred Westerberg is on the
sick list at present.
A large number of Svea people
attended the reception given in
honor of Editor Lawson on Thurs
day evening of last week.
Miss Jennie Erickson, of Will
mar, is visiting with her sister,
Mrs. P. 0. Nelson.
A merry load of Svea young peo-
pie enjoyed visit at the hospitable
home of P. J. Gibson on Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Clara Anderson visited at
the Lindhlad home on Saturday and
Sunday.
A number of Svea people, who at
tended the program given by the
z. L. S. in District 65. report a
most enjoyable evening.
Do you know there are l72 teach
ers endeavoring to educate ''young
Americans in Kandiyohi County
They need your cooperation.
What are you doing to- help them ?
Mr.. and Mrs. Eastlund were en-
tertained at dinner at the P. N. o.
son home on Sunday.
Lem says: t@Most any chump can
brave victory and success, but it
takes real man to bear defeat and
failure.''
"After all is said and done there
is not much difference between pub
lie and private morality.' Idem.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14
Election of SYNOD Y, P..S.

The Y. P. S. Of the Synod church
held their annual business meeting
and election of officers Monday
evening. Miss Edith Thorpe was
elected president; Miss Alma John
vice president; Miss Leonora Boyd,
secretary and Miss Sophy Tallakson.
treasurer. 16 new members were
added to the society. 1t was decid.
ed to have a social gathering of
the members between Christmas and
New Years. The date to be an
nounced later.