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WORK ON CAPITOL
State Officials Expect to Occupy New
Quarters March l..

Pierre-While it will be midsummer
before III last of the workmen are
out or the new capitol of this state.
many of the state officials will be To-
Gated in their new quarters before the
final finishing touches are put upon
Interior work in some parts of the
building. In fact, the officials expect
to begin moving into the building by
the first of March, n the city, which
has purchased the old building has
orders to get off the grounds April
/, as it is expected everything will
be moved out by that time.
The work yet to be done Is the
completion of h marble ~finishings.
the final closing up of the interior
decorations, and a small amount of
carpenter work.
Mr.. w. G.. Andrews, the contractor.
on the decorative work, says he IL
fully rs per cent done with that part
of the work, and can complete all but
the mural work in a little more than
thirty days. Mr.. Andrews has just re-
turned from a trip east, in which he
found the mural work, which is be-
ing done by f.. II. Blanshfield and
Edward Simmons, both of New York
and Charles Holloway, of Chicago, is
well along. and he thinks he can have
the paintings in place before the first
Of June, but this work will not in
the least delay the occupancy of the
building. The marble work is well
along, all h pillars having been plac-
ed. Most of the wainscoting is in
place and the placing of tn ebalusters
and stair treads is being pushed.
The work on the grounds also Is
being pushed, but with the present
appropriation at the command of the
commission about all which can be
done in that way is in the grading
and leveling. The commission has
begun the preliminary steps toward
securing a number of lots along the
eastern end of the grounds by con-
demnation, to give the required space
for the lake to be located on the east
ern end of the grounds.
Contractor Olson has pushed the
work from the start, and will be ready
to turn over the completed building
to the commission under the contract
time, regardless of the fac that num-
erous changes which extend his time
nave been asked for in the progress
Of the work. The people are to have
a fine building, absolutely without
taxation for that purpose, funds hay
ing been provided by sales of state
lands.
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Ranchmen Lose Sheep

Acknowledgement Agent r. r.
BENJAMIN of the Chicago & Northwes-
tern Railway Company who has just
returnd from the Casper and Lander
division where the company has been
experiencing the most trouble with its
lines, gives an estimate of sheep loss
es at these points, based upon the re-
ports furnished the railway officials.
These losses he says are: Harrison 5
per cent; Lusk Is per cent to 90 per
cent; Manville Is per cent: Douglas
Is to 20 per cent; all points west Of
Casper from 20 to so per cent with
the average losses in the vicinitf of
Lander. Feed is now being hauled
to the ranges of the growers from
Casper, distances of so miles or more
on improvised sleds and 1t is hoped
In this way to IA many sheep that
have thus far escaped death.
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"She Says She'll Marry Him Whether
Give Myself Up or Not"

"You didn't know what you thought.
You were stunned"
That's no excused" he cried, and l
could see how he had been lashing
himself.
"Oh. yes. it isl She can be very
persuasive, and she meant you to
yield to her."
Yes, she meant IL all right. But
It's all off now. I've come back to
give myself up. If Ankony wants to,
he may put me behind the bars. I'm
not anxious TO have that happen, as
I've got a lot to make good, you know.
II he gives me the chance, Twining, /
swear I'll do it; but if he don't-well,
I'd rather be in prison than see her
married to him."
nodded.
i've been thinking" he began hes
itatingly, that maybe you fellows
who have been so good to me would
put enough faith in me-rag of a man
that / am-to lend me the three thou
sand to pay Ankony back. Would
your"
1--WE must find another way, Dan"
| said. %dreading to tell him that ! had
already tried that way: but the fact
of the matter is that Ankony refused
to accept my offer to make good. |
asked him to give me that privilege in
the beginning. But there must be an
other way, and we'll find It,"
when did you see him9" he asked.
Before there was anything said to
you. On. don't make a fuss about it!
1t was little enough to do, goodness
knows! Any one OF half a hundred
fellows and twice that many women
would have done it If they'd known.
But Ank.-y wa3 stubborn"
He tramped up and down my little
sitting room in a fury of impotent re-
sentiment.
Then you don't think he'll take the
money and let me go?" be asked after
a little.
I'm afraid not, unless he yields to
her persuasions."
lie saoox AIS fsa6 hopeiessiy.
He wouldn't listen to them before.
He set his price and made her pay it."
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bed, a lighted candle in his hand, fits
rays over his ruddy face and ruddier
pajamas.
"Mr. Hemingway" I repeated in
sleepy amazement.
"Mr. Dan Hemingway; yes, sir"
what time is it?"
"A little past two. Mr.. Hemingway
just came in by train, / think"
Bless me! Well, go to bed, Kim
mems. / won't need you. III go right
in, tell Mr.. Hemingway"
Kimmens went with dignity and
luttering garments.
As / hurried in Dan looked up at
me from a chair in which he had sunk
in an odd heap.
Sick, DAM" | asked.
sick to desth-at heart" he
groaned.
What's the matter?"
He wheeled on me sharply.
You know all about 1t, don't you
what | did, you known"
| stopped to light the gas in my
CRATE.
Yes, I know, old fellow"
There was an instant's silence.
did Ankony tell your"
Eyes"
He made Barbara believe no one
knew"
HE told me before that. I'm sure
he hasn't told any n else. You may
depend on that, think. He wanted"
HE wanted you to prosecute; l
know. I'm q nice sort, amt /? What
do you think of me?" he sneered.
Il think you may have been a bit
weak, but that there's a bully lot of
strength in you yet and that it's going
to assert itself. That's what | think"
and | stretched out my hand.
He gripped it absently. do you
know what made Ankony change his
mind about the prosecution? he
asked.
I've imagined"
Then you know that I'm a cad as
well as thief. | let myself be saved
by accepting Barbara's bondage. You
know as well as | do how she hates
him. 1t was you who told me how she
him the night before at the
opera. She didn't change. You know
that. She simply took him to save
me, and / let her. Good Lord, Tom, /
let her!"
IL know how hard 1t would have
been to resist her pleading" | said.
Il was so sick didn't know what |
did. She's more to me than anybody
on earth, and yet | let her sell herself
for me; but, thank heaven, the sacri-
flee isn't consummated yet, and I've
come to myself in time to stop it."
Il knew you would! | was sure of
It," l exclaimed.
Were you?" he asked wonderingly.
did you have that much faith in
me? 1t was more than | had in my.
self. l thought | meant to let it go
on. l went away thinking | did"
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with a scene at a box
party. Miss Henrietta Winstanley, sis
ter OF Bishop Winsta nley overheard
BANKER Ankony propose TO Barbara Hem
ingray, whose brother Dan was in his
employ. Dan was one OF the towns pop
ular young men. He shove some nery-
business when Attorney Tom Twining told
him Barbara refused Ankony. Ankony
the following day, summoning Twining,
accused Dan OF looting the bank. Twin
Ing refused 10 prosecute. Barbara per-
suaded Ankony TO postpone starting
prosecution, Twining learned of the en-
gagement OF Ankony and Barbara. He
congratulated both. He visited Miss
Hemingway and found her almost in
tears. He told her he had loved her, but
feared prematurely announcing his af-
lection. BY actions alone she told him
she reciprocated. Mrs. Arson Dimes,
wealthy widow, proposed a marriage by
proxy with Bishop Winstanley. The lat
bad been paying attentions to Miss
Streeter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-10
Deep Snow and Bad 'sIedin'

Belle Fourche-Reports from the
country northwest of Belle Fourche.
along the line between this state and
Montana indicate very heavy snow.
Hay is quoted at $50 a ton, and hard
to get at that price. The delivery of
the hay Is what costs. and only a few
miles a day can be made with a load.
often requiring several re-loadings
within a few miles, as the loads are
leable to turn turtle at any time when
they strike drifts. or slide off the
narrowtr1ils which have been packed
i'll the deep snow. South n Belle
FoureSs. iAere .ls"ysss.sD MACH snow.
and conditions are better. ".....,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-10
What the Doctor Did.

Gustave Ullyatt has a little daugh'
ter who hasn't been well recently. The
other day a physician was called to
the Ullyatt home to see her. He ex,
amined the child with the aid of a
stethoscope. When her father came
home hat evening he asked what the
doctor had said.
"Nothin'," replied the little girl.
What did he do?" asked Mr.. Ull.
yatt.
He just telephoned me all over"
was the child's reply.-Denver Post.
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Rather Sharn.

The pretty girl wore one of those
hats that resemble the blade Of a buzz
saw. As she passed the young man
in the narrow doorway the rough
edge Of the hat skinned his cheek.
"Ah. there. Percy!" she called vi
vaciously. Just tell them that you
saw me-"
The young man felt his singing
cheek.
NO, Sis, ne said sfiMiy, guess
I'd better tell them that you Sswed
me-"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-10
Got Fire Damages

Huron-A jury n the case of Ed
win Keim VS.. C. w. Rand. TO ecove
damages in thes UNI of $10,750, on
trial here before Judge Boucher, of
the sixth circuit, returned a verdict
awarding the plaintiff $1,75O damages
The suit resulted from damages sus-
tanned by the plaintiff in a prairie
fire claimed to have been set by Mr..
Rand in April, 1908.
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CHAPTER v.-continued.

But could such a thing be done,
Mr.. Twining?"
The marriage suggested?"I asked.
Certainly. sir. 1t would be as bind
Ing as one o yourself would per-
form, with the parties kneeling at
your own chancel and all the usual
and fashionable formulate employed"
Then there is no reason why the
arrangement suggested by Mrs. Dimes
might not be carried out?" he asked.
There is nom offered by the law,
Bishop Winstanley," l replied.
Upon my soul, / wish you could
have appraised me of some technical
objection, Mr.. Twining; l do indeed"
he exclaimed.
| lifted my brows.
Because there is a very good rea-
son outside the law, why no such
absurd arrangement should be entered
into"
II should be interested to hear Il
II you feel disposed to speak of it."
said politely. | was In reality CON
sumed TO know what Ii was.
81 believe you legal men are con-
sidered deep wells into which all sorts
of trouble and embarrassment may be
safely poured" he remarked.
THE reason will be safe with me IL
you care to intrust 1t to me, sir"
He smiled a charming smile.
1T is very simple" he said; II do
not wish to marry the lady"
Then why on earth do you consid.
er it?" | cried.
BLESS you soul, do not" he
chuckled.
But | thought"
II may have given you the impress.
sion. Frankly. | nm somewhat dis.
turbed to know just the way out of
the absurd position in which the lady,
encouraged doubtless by my sister.
has put me. 1t is not an easy thing
to decline even such an alliance as
she suggests, sir, ] dare say you have
had no apprehension which you
may thank your stars 1t Is only fair,
perhaps, TO admit that the ladies have
some grounds for thinking | would not
be entirely unwilling to enter into
such IN astonishing plan. To begin
with, | am 10 years old-old enough
to have thought of matrimony If ]
ever expected to. Perhaps the fact
that have not thought of it has en-
couraged my sister and Mrs. Dimes
to assume that ! do not mea to do so
Hence they have frankly suggested IL
to me. Then | have always been an
admirer of Mrs. Dimes. who, as | have
told you, is an admirable woman, and
is years my senior, and they have
probably considered my admiration to
be devoid of reverence, which is not
the case. There are besides these
reasons others which | need not men.
ton to you. not to speak OF the fnan'
cial one, which, in her zeal for her
charities, ny sister has not over
looked. Blu | cannot consider any of
them. | sent for you hoping you
would tell me hat the illegality OF
such a step would pat 1t out OF the
question. But since you cannot help
me, | must find a way of my own"
/ smiled and held out my hand.
Il am more sorry than | can tell
to have failed you," / said; but ]
haven't a doubt that. left to your own
devices. you win get delicately and
safely out of the matter"
He smiled back at me. retaining my
hand.
did o yer have an elder sister.
Mr.. Twining?" he inquired.
/ regretted that / had never been so
blessed.
"Ah," said he, that accounts for
your not being an attorney general
or a chief Justice" and he smilingly
bowed me out.
CHAPTER VI.
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Dan was awake and leaving the
next morning when | awoke and, hear
ing him, looked out on the apartment.
Stay for breakfast, can't your" /
called.
mo, thank you; I've got to get
home, but I'll come back after I've
seen Barbara, and tell you what's to
be done; but" with a queer settling
of his face, Il guess there's only one
thing to do"
Don't do 1t till you've seen me-"
| said hastily; 81 haven't given up
hope yet. Come to me before you go
to Ankony. I'll turn heaven and earth
to find something"
Don't bother. It's no use. Honest
ly, l believe that. But she shan't mar
ry him"
He went, leaving me to reflect anew
on how much easier 1t is to tangle
things than to ~untangle them.
l had scarcely reached the Office be-
fore he came. He looked bewildered
and uncertain, and, sitting down on
the other side of the table in my priv
ate room, stretched out his arms
across it and leaned over to me. she
says she loves him." he said.
"Of course she says that!" l ex-
claimed.
Then you don't believe it,"
do your"
Il don't know what to believe. I
didn't think 1t possible before, and
| can't conceive it now; but she
swears she does, and she looks-she
actually looks as il she means it. Do
you think she's pretending so as to
make it easier for me-"
Don't ask me, Hemingway"
IT'S just what you might expect her
to do, isn't it? l accused her of 1t,
but she only laughed at me and said
| vas silly to imagine such a thing.
She says she refused him the night
before because she was piqued at
something he did and wanted to make
him suffer, but that she has cared for
him all the time. You can make
what you like out of it,"
| drummed on the table. I had
nothing to say. Things were dim and
vague and hateful to me in that acute
moment. / did mo- know what | be-
lieved-what l wanted to believe. l
was remembering all that had passed
between her and me pertaining to her
engagement. trying to make some
thing definite and convincing out of it,
but | decided that much OF what | had
deemed convincing had been based
merely on my W conclusions and
not upon anything she had actually
said or conveyed.
She says she'll marry him whether
[ give myself up or not" he went on;
that it won't make a particle of diff
ference except that it will stir up an
unnecessary fuss. Ankony won't do
anything, of course, when she's going
to marry him, and she says she is GO
ing to-"
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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CHAPTER VI.

"Mr. Hemingway is in the sitting
room, sir. and wishes to see you at
ooce."
blinked up into the rsposeful Eodl
tenance of my faithful and imperturb-
able Kimmcns. who stood above my
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-10

Sometimes a man is as badly fright
ened by an imaginary snake as
woman is by a real mouse.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-10

Few men put off until tomorrow
the they can do to-day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-10

PILES CURED IN 9 TO II DAYS.
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-10

"Te-he! l amt coming out-Tm
committing suicide!" (Sinks with a
bubbling grin. )-Life.
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the Law,

Man on Shore-Tm going ter have
you arrested when YOU come outer
thar!
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Here's the Proof.

Nj. L. ROLAND, Bishop of Scran-
ton, Pa. says:-"On the 9TH Of
this present month, as / was leaving
the building at noon for lunch. I
slipped and fell, spraining my wrist.
i returned in the afternoon, and at
four o'clock 1 could not hold a PEN
Gil in my hand. 1 returned home
later and purchased a bottle of
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and he shivered uncontrollably and

and he shivered uncontrollably and
threw himself down on the couch.
I'VE can't do anything tonight" ]
said. You must GO to bed. You're
undone and won't be fit for anything
tomorrow unless you get some rest.
I'll see If have a bed ready"
Don't bother. / can't sleep. | hated
to get you out at this time Of night,
but | hoped we might settle upon
something before morning"
Il wish to the Lord we could" /
~fervently calculated.
You can't think of any other way?"
mot now. But We must. The trou-
BILE is, there's nothing to appeal to in
Ankony, and nothing that l can get
hold of to frighten him into decency.
| wouldn't give a rap for his morals,
but his discretion is unassailable."
I've heard things limited" he reflected,
but nothing openly suggested. He'd
take precious good care of that. No,
| don't believe we can reach him that
way"
I'm afaid not"
I'm not worth all this trouble" he
groaned.
Shut up and come along to bed"
II tell you | can't sleep"
you must. Come along"
He followed me patiently.
Have your man wake me at seven"
he said; Il must get home early"
When | had seen him in bed, | went
out into the dimly Lighted sitting
room and sat down to try once more
to find some way out of the pressing
diff culties
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remedy for sprains and bruises.
1t quiets the pain at once, and
can be applied to the tenderest
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doesn't need to be rubbed all
you have to do is to lay it on
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relieves any Inflammation and con-
gestion, and reduces the swelling.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-03
Sale of Ditchinq Jobs.

Notice is hereby given. that on
the 30th. day of July 1910, at 2
O'Clock p. m. at the Town Clerks
Office in the village of Pennock,
State of Minnesota.
will sell the jobs of digging
and constructing Town Ditch No.
One ~, Town of st. Johns, estab-
lished Ivy the Town Board of the
Town Of St. JOHNS, of Kandiyohi
County, State Of Minnesota, by their
order bearing date 18th day of July
1910 viz: For the work as job, and
also for one or more divisions of
such work. viz: 581O.1 yards of
scraper ditch; about 740 rods of
cable ditch, to the lowest respons-
ibIe bidder or bidders, and that
bids are invited for said work; said
work to be completed within the
required time, and in the manner
specified, in said order Of said
Board.
And no bid will be entertained
which exceeds more than thirty
(3O) per cent, over and above the
estimated cost of the construction,
in any case, as stated in said order ;
and the successful bidder will be
required to give a satisfactory
bond, to be approved by the Town
Clerk of said Town, with two free
hold sureties, for the faithful per-
formance and fulflment of his
contract, and to pay all damages
that may accrue by reason of his
failure to complete the said job
within the time required in the
contract. The said oder and esti-
mates and profile are on file, and
may be seen at my office.
The approximate amount of work
to be done in the construction of
such ditch is as follows:
The estimated total cost Of the
work is $1679.50.
The right to reject any or all
bids is hereby reserved.
Dated July 18th, 1910.
Lynn Andersen, Town Clerk,
Town Of St. Johns,
County of Kandiyohi,
233 State Of Minnesota.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-03

~ ~ ~ ~ "a
May, 1910. Upon ard after due in
vestigation made by the County Board
of Equalization, it was decided that
the request of Mr.. Havlorson be not
granted ~ @@
All the change made in the returns
Of the several assessors of the towns,
villages and the city of Willmar were
as appears in the table in which the
increase or decrease Of values from
the assessors returns are indicated
by the rate per cent increase or de-
crease as the case may be, and the
said table is made u part of the pro-
ceedings of the Board of Equalization.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-03
REPORT or COUNTY BOARD or EQUALIZATION.

Monday. the 18th day Of July, A. D.
1910. for the purpose of equalizing
the assessments returned by the as
SCISSORS of the several, assessment DIS
trits of the said Kandiyohi County.
The following members were pres
ent: Commissioners Thos. H. Olson,
N. b. johnson, J. 0. Kloster, .. A.
Syverson and C. ]. Sweneon and
County Auditor John Feig.
The members each took and sub.
scribed to the oath as required by
law, whereupon the Board organized
by electing Thos. H. Olson Chairman
of the Board.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-03

Tn e Boa I'd then proceeded to equal
ize said assessments and to hear
grievances. ~s a@
Lars Halvorson of the City of
Wiilmar appeared before tie Board
and requested that $3.50, which
amount was added to his personal
prof. erty assessment and entered by
the City Board of review under class
5 B be deducted from his assess
ment. Mr.. Halvorson claimed to be
entitled to a reduction asked for. as
the property SO added and entered by
the said Board of Review was not his
property until after the first day Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-03
Board Meets In
Adj Ourned Session

State of Minnesota,
County of Kandiyohi,
County Auditors Office, WiIlmar,
Minnesota, July FL, 1910.
The Board of County Commission
ers of the said Kandiyohi County,
convened in adjourned regular
session this date at o'clock p. M,
pursuant to adjournment. The fol-
lowing members were present: Olson,
johnson, Kloster, Syverson and
Swenson.
Absent: None.
Commissioner S. A. Syverson
offered the following resolution which
was adopted by full vote: