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RECORDS MADE BY
 AMERICAN CROOKS ABROAD

their two accomplices, George and Austin Bidwell were run down, tried and sen fenced to penal servitude for life.
 The brothers were extraordinary men. Both were polished. able and ingratiatins and easily made friends. Though Ameri- cans. both late in life spoke with marked English accent. This, however, was &C., quired for the most part in English pris- ons. Not the least remarkable feature of their sordidly sensational storys was the fact that sister, Henrietta Bidwell, who shared her brothers gifts without their obliquity, procured. the shortening Of their sentences and brought them back to the United States. George Bidwell emerged first from the living death of Woking prison. Four years later, in 1892. the younger, Austin, put Chatham jail behind.
 Famous Express RObebr
 Ed Guerin, @ notorious western crimi- nal who later transferred his activities to Paris, was hardly less celebrated in international crookdon than the Rid we'll brothers. Tn 1901 he robbed the American Express company in Paris of seo 00O. Previously the Bank of Lyons had yielded s50,OoO to his skill and daring. He was convicted of both crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devils island, the French penal station off the coast of Guiana, which harbored the un- fortunate Dreyfus.
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On May l, 1905, he made a sensational escape from the island, and after untold hardships in Dutch Guiana and else where, found his way back to New York. The same man who acted as intermediary between Adam Worth and the owners of the famous Gainsborough was thought to have been instrumental in aiding Guerin's escape.
 Guerin grew careless after his return. He went to London and lived under an assumed name. Discovered by represent atives of the French government he was saved from extradition and rebanishment to Devils island solely by the refusal of England's chief justice to surrender a man who had proved himself to be a British subject.
 In daring and intellectual capacity the handsome and fine-mannered' Guerin was the peer of Worth, his nefarious prede- cessor. Three years ago he abandoned the old ways for an experiment in hon. esty. He disclaimed having had any any experience of inward light He was sin ply exhausted. he said,- and needed to change.
 The Maybricl Case
 Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American woman who was convicted in England of poisoning her husband and sentenced to life imprisonment. was thought by perhaps nine persons out of ten the world over to have been martyr to the blind zeal of British law. In 1880 she married James Maybrick, an English cotton brok- CT, living at Norfolk. Vs He acquired the habit while ill of using arsenic as tonic. The two had previously quarrel over a man named Brierly. On the day of her husbands death Mrs. Maybrick sent a letter to Brierly which was surreptitious,
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ly read by servant. The murder trail followed and a sentence of hanging im- posed, which was later commuted to life Imprisonment. She served 141a years be- fore a fight, undertaken by those who saw in her trial hideous miscarriage of justice, led to her release. Lord Russell of Kilowen was one of the many En- glishmen of eminence who challenged the courts ruling and joined in the petitions which ultimately set her free. In July 1904, after six months of retirement at Cornwall, she returned to this country Once here she passed into almost totai obscurity.
 The name of William Marcy Tweed would have to be included in the most casual enumeratons of Americans or> American residents whose evil has had recognition abroad as we'll as here The corrupt boss fled to Spain following his release from Blackwelis S island on a technicalty and his subsequent escape Herom Ludlow street jail. He was caught sert the Spanish coast and brought back to the jail in 1878 and died there two years later
 E One census of world rascals runs as far back as Captain John Scott of the Dutct. days on Long Island in the 11th century,, The picturesque old. scoundrel forged a little page to one of the Montauk Indian hymn books prepared by the Puritan di vines of the day, making his own name appear as the authors. Presenting this witness to his pious zeal to the British sovereign, he got himself appointed gov ernor of the British possessions in Long Island, a post he held with no abate- ment of his initial nerve.
 American criminal exploration of the old world is no recent thing.
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Cocoanut Fiber Cignrs

When some time ago a Mime. Levillain was arrested in Paris for making and selling cocoa cigars and cigarettes great was the outcry against the stupidity of the government, tobacco monopoly, for the newspapers jumped to the con clusion that madame was making cocoa or chocolate cigars for children. The case has now been tried and madame has been fined s30O0 for making cigars and cigar cites of cocoanut fiber
 It was proved that she employed b women and that her output in year was nearly 100000 cigars, 3500.000 cigarettes and some 25,000 pounds of tobacco" Madame's defense was that her goods were not an imitation of tobacco, but were meant for children. that they were difficult to smoke, were execrable to the taste and ought to be considered as toys rather than cigars and cigarettes.
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busted a fiddle string. Maybe the floor manager saunters around that way to see who busted the dish, but that's all; the orchestra keeps right on playing, and do you know like 1t? I certainly do. I may have no ear for music, my staccato friend says l haven't and he says also that I've got a deprared taste. whatever that is, but all the same l like to hear in the place where I go to eat the slam bang music of the dish orchestra"
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GROUND SQUIRREL
 CAUSES TROUBLE Little Animal Causes Annual
 Loss of $10,000,000 TO AGRICULTURALISTS Such Is Substance of Report Just Is- sued by C. Hart Merriam, Con- suIting Biologist of Agricul-
 turaI Department
AGRICULTURALISTS
By RoDERIck CLIFFORD

Washington, December 10.-(Special.) J. One of the most intresting experiments conducted by the Department of Agricul- ture is described in the report of c. Hart Merriam, consulting biologist of the de- partment which treats of the distruc- tiveness of ground squirrels. These lit tie animals are causing a loss to agri- culture each year of nearly $l0,000,000.
 Some of the western states, the report says. are overrun by the naimals. There are three genera and a dozen species. the most important in It's yelation to man being the large gray squirrel, known as the California digger" or Beechey ground squirrel.
 'Tt is about the size of an eastern gray tree squirrel" says Mr. Merriam, and has upright ears and long bushy tail. It has two relatives. the Douglas ground squirrel and the Rocky mountain or Plateau ground squirrel.
 ',The Beechey squirrel" continues MT. Merriam, "inhabits the open plains of the great interior valley of California, the grassy chaperral slopes of the foothills, the rocky walls of canyons, and, in places. the more open parts of the yellow pine forests of the mountains. It lives in underground burrows, which usually are grouped in colonies The colonies may be located on bare open plains, on the slopes of foothills, or about the roots of trees, particularly the great valley oaks with hollows in their trunks and limbs. The burrows vary in number from few to hundreds, and by union of con tiguous colonies sometimes reach a total of thousands, covering hundreds of acres In places they are so near together as to honeycomb the ground. Well beaten paths two or three inches broad, lead from burrow to burrow, and radiate to adjacent feeding grounds. Many of them extend for considerable distances, and by intersecting, from a network. The earth brought up from each burrow is depos- ited at its mouth to form a gradually enlarging hilloek, and colonies on the plain may be recognized at a distance by the mounds
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The secret of Iife- long youth may be summed up in one
 word--vitality. If you have this great nat ural power in abund- ance years count for nothing. I u e no drugs. I recommend none. Just the Health Belt. No privations, no dieting and no re- strictions. excepting that all dissipation must cease. Put the health belt on nights when you so to bed; let 1t send its power into your nerves, or gans and blood while you are sleeping. 1t gives y O U a great flow of soft, gentle, galvano-vital electric ity during the entire night. One applica- tion and you are like a new being: it takes all the pain and weak ness out of your back; It makes you answer the morning greeting v 1 t h Tin feeling fine" It is a great strength builder: 1t oyercomes the results of earlier mistakes and indiscretions; it gives you a compel ling power. so that you are attractive to nll women and men with whom you come in contact. T h r e e months use is suffi- .Romery. Ala writes. CT
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Geftina Ns Education

Has your son earned much since he went to college?" asked the new minister
 Nav" replied Farmer Oatcake, but hey, by heni
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: !ssss pepPmsn Ed soutnsrn od
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This Man Is Young
 at 55 Years

He Health youth in h like giant of lhe-be Heath Belt Man" makes of it takes all the coward out of m of this abundant vitality, nothing ever
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-19

Miss Tina Markus has been on
the sick list with very obstinate
cold.
Three new members were added
to the list of the Christian Re-
formed church membership last
Sunday.
Carrot Brink and John DeVries
of Raymond, spent Sunday at Prins-
burg.
Miss Matte Wykstra returned
Thursday from three weeks visit
viii her sister at Granville, Iowa.
MIR. and Mrs. Klass Wiser went
to Clara City Monday to spend a
few days with relatives there.
Tom Decker is making his home
with Evert Roelofs Jr. this winter.
H. J. Roelofs and son Evert de-
livered a mich cow at Raymond
Saturday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-19

riage to Mr.. Christian Lee of Ben
son, Mimi. Congratulations.
Conrad Sundee left last Thurs
day for Minneapolis, where he will
resume his studies at Augsburg.
John Brosheim came home from
Sask., Canada, last Friday.
The annual meeting of the Irving
Creamery Association was held last
Saturday at the school-house in dis
trict "a. The following board was
elected; I. J. Anderson, president;
Thomas Nelson, treasurer; Sam
Larson, secretary and directors,
Peter Hoganson, A. M. Anderson,
Erick Vermeline, Anton Ziehl, and
Sigurd Whittier. Another meeting
will be held at the old Hagen store
the IS, where it will be considered
to make a peaceable settlement of
the patrons who want to Withdraw
and start a creamery at Hawick. o..
Let Us not forget the old and SEN
sible motto, "ln Union there is
strength. p
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~>-PRINTS

Prinsbu~g, Jan. 17-Mrs. Albert
Boersma has returned from a
weeks visit at Pipestone, MIMI.
with her Brother and family. She
left her 81 ,ter-in-law quite i'll.
Nick Molenaar spent week with
his brother John and family, eight
miles north of Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Decker and Mr..
and Mrs. G. Damhof and children
visited here with H. J. Roelofs and
family last Wednesday.
E. J. Roelofs ST., has been quite
i'll. but is improving.
J. Kragt and family from Ray
mond spent Sunday with L. Brink
and wife.
J. Kamstra. who has been here
with his son Albert and family for
some time, returned to the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. .Swartz, near
Alvorde, Iowa, last Thursday.
Albert Kleinhuizen, one Of Prins-
lburg's promising young men bought
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+ IRVING INDEX
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Irving, Jan. 10.-Laura Peterson
Is on the sick list. and has had her
school postponed for an indefinite
time.
Mrs. Jonas Christianson from
Kenmare, N. D. is here visiting
old friends. She speaks very high
ly of "North Dakota.
Miss lnga Peterson. one of the
prominent young ladies Of irving.
was last Thursday united in mar
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-19
Druglsss Treatment Proves Revelation
in Treatment Of Many Diseases.

One Robinson Thermal or Turkish Bath tor
those of weakened vitality will do more good
in half hour than three months vacation
farm-infinite1y more than can be ex-
peeted from any drug IN the world.
Many startling results have been produced
by the use of the Robinson Thermal Bath
It is revolutionizing the treatment ofdisease
Prominent physicians are abandoning drugs
In many cases for this new treatment. Those
" no have tried them, are astonished at the
Change in their condition.
The intense exquisite feeling of happiness,
strength and mental clearness which results
ais impossible to express In words.
Open up the pores and the change seems al
most miraculous; nerves are strengthened at
orce, kidneys get we'll; eczema, pimples and
skim diseases vanish; bad colds, 1umbago
rheum atism, dyspepsia, throat and lung
trouble, insomnia and constipation diSap-
pear as though some wonderful force had
lifted them away.
ir.'on Thermal Bath at home, at a cost of
but a few CENTS and without trouble.
This can be done only by the Robinson Their
m II Bath Cabinet which is q model of ingen-
uity. No matter what the size ofyour purse,
you can have one of these cabinets.
The Robinson Thermal Bath Cabinets are
now being exhibited, and are on sale In WILL
m ar at Carlson Bros. & Frost.
Ask the dealer also for that great book,
The Philosophy of Health and Beauty"
The regular price Is $500, but you can get
Don't pass another day without seeing
these cabinets. If you cannot go yourself,
just send your name and address today to
the ROBINSON MFG. CO.. Suite IS, Snow
fake Bldg, Toledo, Ohio, for full illustrated
Information, free.
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Kandiyohi, Jan. 17.-John Ga;
brielson was in Minneapolis the lat.
ter part of last week attending I'd
business affairs. I :. ..@..#
Harold Cederstrom returned I'd
Minneapolis last Monday, after d
few weeks stay at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Isaacson en-
tertained a few of their friends
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Benson
returned from Minneapolis las.
Wednesday evening. i
Miss Ruth Sampson, of Litchfield|
has been guest at the home of heI
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. V. Lund for a few days.
Miss Minnie Klint went to ST.
Paul Friday.
Miss Mabel Norell went to Min
neapolis last Wednesday for a visit
with friends.
Chas. Chalberg and Miss Hanna
Carlson went up to Willmar today
to visit with relatives for q few
days. ..~~. e..
Chas. Frans and son Russell left
last Wednesday for Chisago City
where they will visit with relatives
for some time. <@s' ~. = +.
TIE c. Gabrielsoni family entea
tanned a number of friends at theil
home Sunday.
"Tony The Convict" is the name
of the play that will be presented
at Kandiyohi on Thursday evening
Jan. 81. by home talent.
! Mrs. Edward Magnuson, Of Fab
lun will entertain the south distric
of the ladies mission society of tn,
Tripolis church on Friday, Jan. 81
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tennessee, Jan. II. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Bengtson visited at the
Chas. Blomquist home last Monday.
The Erick Engvall family and
Mrs. Tracy Wilkins, of Fairmont,
were entertained at the A. y. Mar
verud home last Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Peterson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs A. 0. Narve-
rud and family. and Mrs. G. D.
Nelson and family were pleasantly
entertained at the A. Lee home
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. c. D. Nelson entertained a
number of her friends last Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Peterson Of
N. D., have been visiting at the
Hjalmer Peterson and Andrew
Quist homes the past week.
Miss Judith Peterson visited
friends in Atwater a few days last
week.
Jan, 10.-Messrs. O. H. Peterson
and Olof Johnson went to Willmar
Wednesday evening to attend the
supper given by the M. w. A.
lodge.
John Narverud returned home
Wednesday evening after a couple
of weeks visit in Minneapolis.
Emil Anderson was busy shred
ding corn last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mr.. Ed. Peterson went to May
nard last Wednesday to visit rela-
tives and friends for few days.
Mrs. J. P. Lundquist visited
friends at Grove City Sunday.
A few from this vicinity attended
the lectures given by Prof. c. E.
Brown and Mrs. Margret J. Rlair.
at the high school last Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Peterson en-
tertained number of their rela-
tives and friends at supper Friday
evening.
| K. P. Anderson will hold an auc-
tion sale next Tuesday Jan. 18, on
the John G. Porter farm, in section
%, commencing at ten O'Clock a.
m.
Miss Edith Flygare went to WILL
mar last Monday, where she will
learn the dressmaking trade.
George Engvall accompanied his
sister, Mrs. Tracy Wilkins to her
home at Fairmont last Monday,
where he will visit for sometime.
The Atwater Creamery Co. held
their annual meeting at the Gen.
nessee town hall on Tuesday Accord
ing to the reports of the officers the
company has had very prosperous
year the total number of pounds of
milk received during the year was
2,116, 301, of cream 217,883, total
butter fat from both, 123, $3.50, the
total amount of cash received was
500, 1867 so and the amount paid out
was $35, 069. 62. the balance on hand
was 81 ,298.37. Meme.
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A CONSERVATION CONGRESS-.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT has issued his
call for a minnesota Conservation
and Agricultural Development Con-
eress" to convene at the St. Paul
auditorium on March 18th to 10.
In his proclamation the governor
says:
"lhat an era of new and complex
development is opening in Mime
sofa there is no doubt. The soil
and climate of the state are second
to none. There exist within the
borders of this state untold oppor-
tunities for the development of
farms, mines, forests. waterpower,
reclamation of swamp lands and
construction of country roads as
we'll as the necessity for more rail-
road lines.
To determine by a congress of
representative men, interested in
all lines Of business and social en-
deavor, what the resources of this
state are and how the rapid and in
telligent development of Minnesota
may hest be assisted, will contrib
ut greatly to the advancement of
this commonwealth to the front rank
of the states.
The development of unused lands:
conservation of soil fertility of
lands now under cultivation; in
crease of production per acre on the
farms; careful handling of mineral
resources to eliminate waste; preser-
walton of land; perpetuation Of the
forests; scientific drainage Of
swamp lands; improvement Of pub
lie roads; extension Of industrial
and agricultural education; study oil
the practicability of water power
and the continuance of the best
sanitary conditions to insure publ.
health; are all subjects which must
be considered and agitated in order
to give force to state wide move
ment for the development of Mime
sota.''
! The impractical idea. of taking
q boy from the farm to teach hin
farming. is now overcome by incor
rorating in the courses of the rura
schools, the elements Of practical
scientific agriculture and with tn
study goes industrial training fol
the logs and domestic science AM
art for the girls of the farm. Tn
; extension of these studies and how
the system can be best fostered b!
consolidation of these schools, is ,
subject of the most vital importanc,
and worthy the most earnest con
sideration. Experience has shown
that farmers institutes, the 81
called "short courses" and similar
meetings have had wide influence
adding not only millions to tn
value of production, but improving
the conditions of life. That tn
J citizens of Minnesota should join il
such a movement for conservation
and agricultural development
seems fitting when the government
of earth have come to deem expen
ditures of time and money for re
search, discussion and agitation
looking toward the creation of ,
strong public sentiment for bette
living, more important than an!
other line of work."
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out the firm of Mcmahon & Sher-
wood, druggists of Raymond, and
hopes to begin business the list. Of
Feb. Here's success to you Albert.
Rev. Beld of Bunde was visitor
at the parsonage here Friday. BY
the way, a phone has been installed
in the parsonage and the inhabit-
ants can be talked to over the the
lines.
Ben and Harry Sikkink and Ed.
Fisher, who is a step-son of Rev.
P. DeGroot, wellknown to many of
US, is visiting at the H. Sikkink
home.
Wiser, J. Bonnema and Char
lie Wiersum are enjoying them
selves in the Windy City for a few
weeks. =
A. J. Plowman has bought two
acres of land of B. Terpstra, the
consideration being $3.50 per acre.
He will move his newly built house
upon the land and expects with his
wife to become inhabitants Of.
Prinsburg. = ..:z=: .:.=:..2
y Gertie Flynn is spending the win
ter in Iowa. 81
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VICTOR 3. LAWSON, Editor and Manager
LUDWIG s. DALE, City Editor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-19
WOOdmen Eat LutfiSk.

The Woodmen enjoyed their annual
"lut-fisk" supper last Wednesday
evening, more than eighty of them
being seated around the festive
board. A. o. Forsberg was called
upon to direct the flow of the ora
tory which followed the feast, and
he had quite a task, as everybody
seemed to have something on his
mind, but he bravely stuck by his
job until everybody was 'al' in"
Another proof of the success of the
gathering was the fact that all the
''lut-fsk" was disposed of.
T1co TsRTRITNE nOStca rdS
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DON'T WALK ON NAILS. e.

The neatest job of Halfsoling is
done at Erickson's Shoe Store with
New Electric Stitcher and Polish
er.
You can have the soles sewed on
for the same price as nailed, so
don't walk on nails. 49, g ..z
The New Shoe Store. .<.=a
27f G. A. Erickson, Prop.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-19

cannot bowels constipated The best laxative
e Ak your doctor be agrees with Do as he says
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-19

Use TRIBUNE postcards.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-01-19

70 Grocery Specials Saturday
See II. Original Pack. Grocery.
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Be well besstrong. You
Ayers Pills, all vegetable.
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Guaranteed Circulation, 400.

[Entered December s, 1902, a. Willmar
Minnesota, as second class matter, unde
act OF March 8, 1921
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-29
RECESS APPOINTMENTS
Announced by Taft Yesterdsy--For
NAL Papers will be Signed BY
Him at Beverly.

Washington, June 2s.-Taft today
made the following recess appoint
ments to federal posts In Illinois:
Assistant United States treasurer
At Chicago, Len Small OF Kankakee:
collector of customs at Chicago, John
.C. Ames$ collector of internal reve-
nue. at Chicago, $. NJ. Fitch; surveyor
.of customs at Peoria, julius s. Starr
The appointment Of Small was
urged BY Speaker Cannon in whose
district Small resides. He was also
recommended by Senators Cullom and
Lorimer. Boldenwack retipse at his
own request
The official papers relating to federal
appointments failed to reach Taft be
fore he left for Beverly. He will
sign them as soon as they reach him