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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
State Librarians Meet.

The.S State Librarians Association
held their 1910 meeting at Fair
mont last week.
The; fifty delegates were enter
tanned with auto rides, boat rides,
a delightful banquet and later at
the library the program closed
with review of the late books,
participated in by about dozen of
the talented visitors. It was one
of the best meetings in the history
of the association.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

brewery interests say-that the
people of the county don't know
enough to vote fer themselves on
what they want to do with the liq-
uor question:
Say, Malindy, do you know that
way back in 1865, Abraham Lincoln
says, says he, After reconstruction
the next great question will be the
overthrow of the liquor traffic?
Now / low most of Old Abe's pro-
fessed followers has been a mighty
long time takin' up the question,
but it seems to me, Malindy, as
tho it's gettin' so now that a lot Of
these political hens has either got
to drop their little egg or get off
the nest.'
"Do you know, Malindy, l was
amused when Jack Wise, who had
been over to Willmar yesterday.
comes down to the mill this morn
IN and told me and Zeke Dusty to
vote 'er straight this fall, especial
ly on senator. / didn't say much,
| l jest winked at a bluejay as was
1sittin 'on limb and lowed I'd
vote Straight on senator alright.
But Zeke just opened up on Wise
and told him to 60 back home.
| us folks up this way, says Zeke.
is goin' to vote fer the man as
has been a plantin', waterin', y
cultivatin' and doin' the hard work
all these years and not fer a Teller
as has been sittin' on the fence all
summer a whittlin' at nothin but
now wants to get on the vegetable
wagon when the cabbages are to be
hauled to town. And I guess even
Josh Wise must have thought Zeke
was about right Qeuse he gave his
old nag q lick and drove On. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Rev. D. B. Spencer is at home
from meeting of the St. Cloud
Presbytery at Spring Grove and
from the Presbyterian Synod of
Minnesota at St. Peter, where he
made the Sunday evening address
taking for his subject "The Call to
the Ministry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
NORW. SYNOD.

Next Sunday confirmation SER
vices-Norwegian and English
at 1890 a. M. An offering for
Missions will be taken. No Sun
day school or evening services.
The Confirmation Alumni meets
next Monday evening at six O'Clock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Prof. and Mrs. H. M. Stanford
and children spent last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Stanford while
enroute from Moorhead to Evans
ton, ILL.,, for an extended stay.
Prof. Stanford, who has held the
position of Science teacher in the
Moorhead Normal school for some-
time, has been granted a years
leave of absence.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
History Club Meets.

The Wi'lmar History Club held
their first meeting Of the season
with Mrs. A. P. Adams on Monday
October 10th. The course of study
chosen was a continuation of the
Grecian and Italian section of the
Bayview course. The following
officers were elected: President,
Mrs. VIM. Hengstler; vice presi.
dent, Mrs. J. H. Martin; Secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. VIM. Chase
The club will meet with Mrs. Chase
on Monday October oath.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
C.R.V. Medical Soc. Recoantzed,

At the annual meeting of the
State Medical association in Minne-
apolis DR.. J. w. Robertson, of
Litchtield was elected president and
DR.. F. w. Schofield. of Benson,
second vice president. The secre-
tary and treasurer are st. Paul and
Minneapolis physicians. All four
OF these officers are members of the
Grow River Valley Medical society
and their selection out of fourteen
hundred members is fine recogni-
tion for them and for the society.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

A civil service examination for
Railway Mail Clerk will be held on
Nov. IL, at Crookston. Duluth,
Mankato, and Minneapolis. For
information apply to Secretary,
Room IS. 428 Grand Ave-, Milwau-
kee. Wis.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Crosby, Miss
Ella Gould and Will Carr returned
Monday evening from an auto trip
to Morris, Hancock and several
other points in that vicinity. AT
Hancock they were guests at q
house warming at the new home Of
DR.. and Mrs. M. L. Ransom.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
Friends ssTurn the Tables"

Mrs "A. H. Sperry was hostess at
a delightful gathering of few of
her intimate friends at her home
Wednesday afternoon. The time
was spent informally and deli
cious menu was served. Attrac-
lively arranged nasturtiums and
ferns decorated the table on which
II covers were placed. Mrs. Sper-
ry surprised her guests by inform
ing them that it was the 25th an
niversary of her marriage. The
following day the tables were turn
ed by the ladies, who were invited
to enjoy her hospitality on this
pleasant occasion, presenting, Mrs.
Sperrv with some beautiful table,
spoons.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

On account of the absence from
town of Mrs. L. F. Hodgson, who
was to have been hostess to the
members of the w. C. T. u.
on Tuesday, the meeting was held
with Mrs. l., Rodlun.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
PrespyterIan Church supper.

The Ladies' Social Union of the
Presbyterian church will hold their
regular work meeting in the lecture
room of the church on Friday after
noon, October 21. They will also
serve light refreshments in the
basement until five O'Clock and af-
terward from 5:30 during the re-
mainder of the evening they will
Cater to the Community with a C
supper. Everyone cordially invited
to Convene on said occasion.
Menu.
c.
Cautious Catering Company
Cafe
Cold Carved Creature-5 cents
Chopped Commandments cents
Cereal Compound with Churned
Cream-5 cents
Country Cousins Comforts-2 cents
Cooks Curious Compound-5 cents
Cream Curd
Codiments
Cordial Cheer-5 cents
Cold Clear Crystal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
SALVATION ARMY.

Regular meetings Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday evenings at
8 o'clock. Sunday, Sunday School
at 2 .. m. and evening meeting at
7:45 o'clock. Coffee social next
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
Rev. Nelson of the Swedish M. E.
church will speak.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

The car containing the fruit
shipped in from Turlock, Cal., by
o. H. Myhren, is now here, and is
stored in the Fair Furniture Store
where it will be for sale at reason
able prices.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
Boy Badly Scalded.

Harold, the nine year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Algot J. Peterson,
met with a severe accident last
Wednesday. He was playing with
his brother and upset a kettle OF
boiling water over his face and one
of his arms scalding himself severe.
ly. 1t was painful accident. but
we are glad to report the little fel.
low is doing nicely and no serious
results are anticipated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Wallace Bond, of Iowa, who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Sam
uel Carver Of Diamond Lake, spent
Sunday with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sperry of this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

DR.. and Mrs. A. E. Hawkinson,
Of Iitchfeld, were guests of DR..
and Mrs. C. E. Gerretson Sunday
They made the trip from Litch6eld
in their auto.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

While away on their auto trip
last week, Dr.. and Mrs. Harold
Frast Were. guests. of: Rev. T. G..
Crump at Cannon Falls for a day.
Rev: Mr.. Crump expects:.to come to
Willmar soon to visit his old
friends and parlshioners.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Miss Amy Fridlund attended a
meeting of the Y p. S. at Tripolis
church Friday evening and was a
guest at the pleasant farm home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles johnson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

The correspondents to the Will
mar Tribune are requested to sign
their names to the letters they send
in, otherwise proper credit can not
be given.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Mrs. Hjalmar Anderson. of Rush
City, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. G. Peterson
and left for her home Monday
morning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Mrs. l.. F. Hodgson was called
to Eureka, ILL.,. last week by tele-
gram announcing the serious illness
Of her mother, Mrs. Baird.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Are you looking for a dainty
handmade handkerchief? The
Christian Endeavorers are making
them for their sale. Inquire of
Miss Lillian Sanderson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
SWEDISH MISSION.

Services Sunday morning at II
o'clock; Y. P. meeting, 6:15 D..
m. and evening service at 7:30.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

test' says I, and slapped my wet
sock across the oven door so hard
that Malindy's ginger cake fell in.
Malindy didn't say nothin' either,
cause I reckon she felt that the oc-
casion justified the heavy emphasis
| had made. and she probably knew
I'D eat the cake anyway even it it
was a mite heavy.
There is one thing l can't get
clear in my head" says l and
swung my feet up on the hearth,
land that is, why Gov. Eberhart
can say that he will recommend
and urge the legislature to pass
certain other measures like reap.
portionment, good roads legislation,
and effective child labor laws etc.,
and then say that it would be die.
tatorial and unjust to recommend q
county option law. If he hasn't q
r1ght to recommend the one thing,
why has he the other
And another thing l can't squeeze
into my understandin', Malindy, -
says l, and swung my feet back or
to the floor again. lis how these
politicians in different parts of the
state-and, it seems, mostly from
these dye-in-the-cotton democratic
localities-can say things like this
The people up our way don't want
county option Our people got
no time fer county option, and thu
like. Isn't that jest the same as tt
say in other words that their peo
pie don't want to run their owl
business, or don't dare to trus
themselves to decide their owl
questions? And that is just exact
! " what the legislature says every
time it has refused to pass q coun
.lty option law. and that is what th'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

The Royal Neighbors will hold
their regular meeting at the Carl
son hall next Tuesday evening. Af-
ter the business meeting there will
be a program and lunch will be
served. All members are request
ed to be present.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
SWED. M. E..

Regular services Sunday morning
at II o'clock. Evening service at
7:30; Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Rev. Andrew Nelson, Pastor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Henry Sletten expects to leave
later in the week for Summit, S.
D., and from there will go to Chi
cago for a short stay.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19

Mrs. Charlie Nyberg and chill
dren left for Norfolk, Virginia, on
Tuesday to remain for sometime. .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
Licenses to Wed.

Oct. 12-Mabe Mingo to Lucy
Mingo.
Oct. l2-Harry W. Berg to Min
ME E. Peterson.
Oct. l5-Ole A. Dengerud to
Hannah Stale.
Oct. 17-August Holmgren to
Pearl Westlund.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-19
I'm the Churches
LUTHERAN FREE.

PRAYER meeting Thursday even
ing. No morning service next
Sunday, but Sunday school at 1915
and evening service at 7:45. Morn
ing service with holy communion
at St. Johns church next Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06
FREEWATER NEWS NOTES.

F'REENATER, Ore, Jan. s.
Especial. Mrs. David Clark return
ed home on Saturday from Imbler
Ore, where she has been attending
the wedding of her son, Leo Clark
to Miss Edna Berry, of that place.
Rev. Father Nory has returned
from his trip to Union, Ore.
Mrs. j. Richards Of Ferndale, has
gone to Hover, Wash, to attend a
family reunion at the home of her
parents.
A team of horses belonging to Mrs.
Owenby ran away from the cannery
grounds yesterday afternoon. They
made things pretty lively before they
were captured. Mr.. Owenby had his
foot injured.
Mrs. Viola Miller of Walla Walla
has been here during the past week
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Martha
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06

Ringer. Mrs. Miller has just pur-
chased a house and lot in wara
Walla.
7. Jenkins has returned home after
spending two years at Lone Creek,
Ore.
Amos Bills has gone to Fossil. Ore.
to visit his mother. Before he left
he was the guest of honor at an oys-
ter supper given by friends.
A. NJ Spencer of HALEY, Idaho. has
been visiting with friends at Sunny
side
Mrs. Nancy Patterson is visiting
with friends in North Yakima.
Mrs. Myra Clark of Portland is
home on a visit with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tellotson of
Sunnyside have ben spending a few
days with friends at Pilot Rock.
Miss Warner. principal of the
Pleasant View school. has returned
from Pilot Rock, where she spent her
holidays with friends.
The children of the Pleasant View
school sent large box consisting of
clothing, fruit, honey, vegetables, etc,
to the Orphans Home in Portland
Mr.. julius Jensen has purchased a
house and lot in Walla Walla.
Jesse c. Davis has purchased 50
acres of land on the Yellow Hawk
creek from Mr.. Beaker, for $4,000
The authorities of the Braden
school house has purchased a piano
for the use of the school and Sabbath
school.
Colonel T. M. Hanger of Dayton
has invested in 26 acres Of land on
what is known as the "Old Rorke
Place." near the Braden school house
and will start a nursery.
John Braden and Joseph Braden are
preparing TO leave for California in
a few days. thinking the milder eli
mate may be beneficial to them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06
BolerO and Eaton Tendency

ments we've been accustomed to, will
lend the touch of elegance in ample
measure to the lapels, the cuffs, the
girdle or even the decorative buttons
of this coming custome.
The afternoon house dress also
shows the new tendency. A most sim
pie gown to make, it's slightly gath
cred skirt being fastened to it's crush
ed girdle and the bodice with short
ened Elton effect, being buttoned over
the birdie by several tabs correspond
ing to an ornamental tab at the front
and on each sleeve. This little gown
is made of mole-colored silk cashmere
with old yellow lace.
A vest of old gold satin is worn
with the last, a custume of dark blue
serge. 1t is after a model on the
Place Vendome, the home of many
beautiful creations sought by Ameri-
cans. Cream lace appears as a yoke
and dull gold buttons are used on the
vest. This, like the others, shows but
the tendency, not the straight Elton
of a few seasons ago. 1t is, of course,
to be supposed that with the profici-
ency most dressmakers have gained
there will not be an immediate rever-
sion to the very simple old Elton out
lines. hut that most of these costumes
will show some striking though small
variation in cut and ornamentation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06

When you look at anything for the
first time-a friends new gown, piece
of embroidery, newly furnished
room-wnat 90 you see, the generally
good effect or the one flaw?
BECAUSE if You see that flaw it is time
YOU went to mental or maybe a
moral oculist.
1t is an excellent thing to be observ-
ing to a certain degree. fine to be crit
ical to a certain extent, but Wh.n you
get beyond that degree and extent it
is one of the greatest misfortunes that
can befall any one.
There was a girl in one of the musi
courses that L took at college who wa
what the music professor called tone
perfect"
That means that if any one struck
a note anywhere at all on the piano
she could instantly tell exactly what
that note was.
That is a faculty few musical peo-
pie can cultivate even by great effort.
1t is simply an Unborn ability, and a
very rare one. But the professor told
the girl, instead of guarding it, to try
to get rid of it.
Because you possess that faculty
YOU will be conscious of flaws that
other people hardly notice." he said,
land you will get more discomfort
than pleasure out of it in the long run. ="
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06
WIN the -; = 20: zs=:::
::::.SmQu Farmer
Preparing Birds For the Show

allowed to strike them or you may
have bunch of roupy birds on your
hands. If any OF your birds show
any scaley leg this must be attended
to in the beginning. Soak the legs
first in warm soap suds for several
minutes, then grease well with kero-
sene. Repeat every few days. The
legs will come out smooth and nice in
about 10 days, unless they are very
bad
A nice exhibition coop may be made
from inch mesh wire netting with a
wood frame of inch square strips.
Make the floor of thin wood. In cold
weather muslin may be tackled over
all, but the front should be provided
with a curtain to let down at night.
A drinking vessel of some kind may
be provided with a metl clamp to
slip over the wire meshes. Birds may
safely be shipped in such coop for
many miles. There must be little
door or wicket in the front of the
coop through which feed and water
can be passed. This would also be
needed so the judges may remove a
bird for close inspection. Remember
there will likely be coops on all sides
Of your coop and on top, so your gate
must be in front.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06
EVEN ING
'CHI1-CHAI
By...
Ruth
Cameron

derry that is perfect to other people
shows flaws to you, you will miss the
beauty that other people enjoy, be-
cause you will be looking at the flaws
Your ability to see the flaw may
show that you have great powers of
discrimination, but powers THAT you
will be happier if you get rid of, for
in life as in musical performances,
few things are perfect.
Have you telephone in your home
If so, have you also a perfectly
the numbers that you use the most
often?
present of such a list to the family,
or to that member OF it who uses the
telephone the most?
Arrange it alphabetically, and make
it inclusive of all the numbers that you
use at all frequently, have it clearly
written, typewriter, if possible, paste
it on a good stiff cardboard and you
will find that after they have used it a
month or so your family will tell you
that they enjoy it quite as much as
any of the more expensive gifts they
received.
One of the latest and to me one of
the most worth while acts of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's clubs-an
organization including most of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06

The bolero and and the Elton are
prophesied as coming coats for the
late winter and early spring. Our in
between season is usually cold, and
as an afternoon costume the Elton
gown will be worn with the scarflike
fur stole, which is a good-sized gar
ment and much warmer than ar ordi-
nary reckpiece.
While these ,customes with short
ened coats appear to be a girdled gar
ment cut separately, they are in Paris
at the present moment made in one,
or more correctly speaking, joined to-
gether to form what is, in truth,
street custome.
Persian women are wearing them
now as an afternoon calling gown and
opposed to the plain tailored suit.
which is frequently reserved for morn
ing The dressy costume with Elton
to become popular after the long coats
OF the winter and of several seasons
past There usually is a reaction
against each successive fashion, and
the abbreviated Elton may quite ma
turally follow in the wake of the semi
fitted longer coat
Delightful contemplation, this, for
the home dressmdker Some exquisite
bit If brocade, satin, velvet, embroid-
cry or lace, that would hardly be
worth considering for the huge gar
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06

of college work for some bright girl
in the neighborhood, who. but for this
help, might not be able to have the
educational advantages she deserves.
Self-culture is very fine thing, OF
course, but it is possible for people
even when they are seeking such fine
thing, to become too self-centered, and
an outside interest such as this might
serve to keep an organization on a
higher level.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06

Womens clubs in the United States
was to institute a $500 scholarship
for a years graduate work at Oxford
or Cambridge to be awarded To ali
American girl
Does your woman's club do anything
like that?
OF course / don't mean anything AS
big as that, but does it do anything
similar, such as making possible year
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06
Gas Explosions Damage Barge.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-The oil
barge Santa Paula, of the Union Oh
company, was badly damaged anu
Captain A Pelle and Deckhand Thorn
as Hansen was burned badly today
when two gas explosions occurred in
the cabin of the craft which lay at
the company's wharf at Point Pinole
The barge took fire but was saved from
destruction by the prompt action OF
the crew.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-06
REALTY TRANSFERS..

Walla WalIa Irrigation Co. to G. F..
Lowell, deed, Nov 20, 1909, 81, lot 26S
of Gardena Contoured tracts.
Viretta Bryant to Jacob S. Walch,
deed, Jan. 5, 1910, 81, tract in Pack
Street Garden addition.
Josephine Corliss to Josephine Pres
ton, deed, an 4, 1910, 81, lot 1, blk 2,
Green's annex.
Green Investment Co. to Josephine
Corliss, deed, Jan. 4, 1910, $500, lott
blk. 2, Green's annex.
Shaffer D. Gardenour to Nellie Gar
denour, @. C. deed, Jan. 4, 1910, 81