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Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31

ions, he and l, always enjoying to-
gether the little excursions and fetes
which the guests had planned.
This beautiful green country nest
ling close to the bills with it's great
blue lake sparkling in the sunshine or
silvering in the moonlight was to me
new and enchanted land, while the
dull and crowded city. so lately left
behind, seemed but a memory. and
David with his grave and kindly face
had grown to be--a part Of the mem
ory.
May the best man win." my uncle
had said. "The best man, l repeated
wonderingly, then, looking up, saw Da-
vid himself standing before me.
You" l exclaimed. and my tone
expressed only CONSERVATION. for Cyril
was to take me in his motorboat that
> very afternoon to yacht race-why.
| was wearing the launch club colors
in honor of the occasion-and it seemed
rather inconsiderate of David to thus
appear without one line Of announce
ment
YES" he answered quietly, lit is l.
You do not seem pleased to see me.
Polly?'
IF I had known that you were CON-
Ing" answered fippantly. II would
have met you with brass band. AS
it is''-
David's face grew very stern. "Yes,"
he said questionfngly. las it is?''
Il have made another engagement
for this afternoon" / finished.
David studied me reprovingly:
Then. Polly he said slowly, II will
not stay to interrupt your plans."
His glance followed mine down the
roadway, where Cyril Marsden came
swinging along looking very handsome
In his yachting fannels
David barely acknowledged the in
PRODUCTION as presented the two men.
but Cyril was charming and gracious
as ever. and thoughtfully invited
David to accompany us on our pleas.
ure. trip-an invitation which was
curtly refused. -.
"Goodby. Polly" David said in a
low voice. Il think that understand
everything now
That summer upon the lake shore
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Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31
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(|1@azz=@SUNBEAMS.

Sunburg, Aug. 25-One of our
pioneer settlers, Johan M. Peterson,
died at the home of his son, on the
18th Of this month at the ripe age
of SO years. His wife. who was
nearly of the same age, died about
two years ago. Two children are
left by the aged couple, viz. John
]. Peterson, who lives on the cid
homestead, and Mrs. Christine SAITH
er, living in the state Of Washing
ton.
Confirmation service will be held
at the West Norway Lake church
on Sunday, Sept. 4. In the after
noon on the same day Rev. Soten-
dahl will go to Brooten and take
part in the dedication of the church
at that place.
Rev. C. B. Ingebrigtson and fam
lily stopped few days at E. O.
Glesne's on their way from Roches-
ter, Minn., to North Dakota, where
the Reverend has accepted a pastor
ate.
Ole Glesne and family came a
few days ago from Belgrade in their
splendid automobile to visit the
''old folks at home.''
Ed. Schagel from Minneapolis
handles the pitchfork Ikea good
country boy, while he helps Grand
pa Ligarden stacking hay.
Mrs. C. O. Pladsen is on the sick
list this week.
One of the finest boats floating
on our western lakes is owned by
E. S. Void. 1t bears the proud
name of "Kr0dreen' and is built
uy Wilhelm Fine.
More than half of the population
of Sundburg visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gandrud last
Sunday.
A fine girl (brunette, of course }
entered the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Gafkjen last Sunday night
and requested place as naid-of-
all-work. AS the Gafkjen family
was just through with harvest, hay
ing and threshing, Hans saw no use
in hiring a girl just then; but as
| the little maiden pleaded SO earn
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31
THE BEST man.
It Was a Thrilling Episode That
Enabled Polly to Decide.
BY AGNES G. BRoGAN.


copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.I
shall never forget that summer.
the most important season Of my life
David was then twenty-five. tall and
straight as an arrow. cool of disposi-
ton. never flustered. while l was not
only full of whims. but impulsive and
never certain Of doing the right thing
at the right time.
l had known him since was little
girl and had always looked up to him
as something too far above such a
chit as |. Cyril Marston l did not
meet till that eventful summer, but as
soon as he saw me it was plain that
l had made an impression.
My uncle-my dear uncle who loved
me as his own child-was with me,
or. rather, was under his care, and I
knew he was watching me, knowing
that had two strings to my bow.
tried to get out of him which was his
choice, but he would not tell me.
have since known that he preferred
to leave it to me to choose instinctively
the better man.
My uncle bade me goodby as stood
on the steps of the summer hotel
"Have good time, Polly" he said at
parting. land may the best man win"
laughed, but my face flushed hotly.
and when uncle had gone l sat there
upon the veranda thinking things over
You see. David had been asking me to
marry him both in and out of season
for a long time. but why hurry to de-
eide so important question. for Da.
vid would always be waiting patient
and faithful, immovable as the sphinx
So through this one long summer
vacation at least determined to think
no more of the vexing question of
marrying or giving in marriage. and
then Cyril Marsden appeared on the
scene:~
1t was very gratifying. must ad-
nit. to be the one chosen above all
others by man so greatly admired
and we were soon jolly good compan-
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31
A State Mechanic Arts School

Prof. Haynes proposition is that
the State shall establish a practical
polytechnic school, that shall hear
the same relation to the engineer
ing college that the agricultural
school bears to the agricultural
college. The agricultural college
teaches the theory Of agriculture
but does not teach or train in
actual farming. The agricultural
school does the latter. So the
engineering college teaches the
theory Of engineering-th higher
mathematics. phyiscs and chemistry
but does not, as Prof. Haynes
says, make engineers.
What Prof. Haynes wants is a
school that will teach the young
man how to apply the science of
engineering to the actual problems
of life-in other words practical
engineering and mechanic arts
school. A school that will take the
average boy from the high school
OR from any of the grades be-
tween the Sth and the 18th and give
him practical training in the
running of a steam plant, an elec-
tric plant, a machine shop or foun-
dry or do the actual work of any
of the practical professions, with
! out requiring of such a boy the
higher university studies in science
and languages.
For instance we need a civil
engineer in this county. A man
who can survey bitches, and land,
and superintend road construction
etc. But there does not seem to be
any to be had. To be sure civil
engineers are educated at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, but young
man who has spent 5 of the best
years of his life and several thou
sand dollars on his education does
not condescend to survey bitches.
He wants to build Panama canal
or a $l0,000,000 irrigation project.
Now what we want, either as a
branch of the State University or
else separate from it, is practical
polytechnic school which will train
the ordinary average bright boy to
perform for us our practical prof
fessions and trades. That is, do
| for the economic trades and
mechanic arts what the farm
school is now doing for the prospec-
tive farmers. Such a practical
polytechnic school is the only solu-
tion Of our industrial educational
problem.
| want our prospective senator
and representative to go on record
in regard to this matter. The leg
islators from the country must push
this plan. We are now spending
millions of dollars for higher edu-
cation, for the children of the
wealthy classes. With the excep-
tion of the farm school, children of
parents in ordinary circumstances
cannot attend the university. The
u. Of M. is closing it's door tighter
and tighter, and making the courses
longer and longer to compete with
the great institutions endowed
with steel and oil money. This
policy is Wrong-wrong to the mas
ses of the taxpayers of the state.
| want our senator and repre-
sentative to 20 down to St. Paul
and step to the front in this battle
for some right for the average boy
to share in the privileges Of the
state university. There are men
at the university like Prof. Haynes
who are anxious to open the doors
of the U. to the ordinary boy, but
there are others who would oppose
such move. But let the move for
this urgent reform of our educa.
tional system begin right here in
Kandiyohi county.
DR.. Christian johnson.
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31
The Lay Of the Bird.

"Oh. Nlr. Jones, do please tell me
which Of the song birds you are most
fond of?'
Il prefer the ben. Miss Dorothy"
But the hen isn't singing bird"
"Well. it's the only bird whose lay
care for.' ..5,s =,
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31
An Easy Com parison.

An Easy Comparison.
Uncle Ethan W;ls III Il cautious frame
or mind. "Which,' somebody asked
him, do you think is the worst, a
tiocd or drought?"
Uncle Ethan scratched his head.
1T always depends" he replied. II
should say that flood was a great
deas worse, providing, of course, that
there was a food."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31

a Short and Concise Yarn.
Z Two girls went for tramp in the
woods The tramp had a rough time.
Judges Library. . ==.=
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-31

estly, and had such excellent refer
ences she was employed at once,
regardless of wages. Judging from
the happy smile Hans is wearing,
he must be quite satisfied with the
bargain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
DUCK HUNTERS Open
SEASON PROP|T|0USLY
MANY WEBFOOTERs
FALL BEFORE NIMRODS
General Exodus OF Hunters Yester-
day-Lower Umatilla Scene of Big
Slaughter-Ducks Are Plentiful.

The duck hunting season in Una
tilla county was successfully opened
yesterday along the lower Umatilla
river. During the early morning there
was a veritable cannonade from
Echo to Umatilla along the river and
north and east of Hermiston on the
seepage lakes.
Hundreds OF ducks were hatched
on the Hermiston lakes and along the
river this year so that the shooting
was probably the best for this early
in the season that was ever enjoyed
in that vicinity. Apparently every
man, woman and boy who owned a
gun was out yesterday and it is
doubtful IL there is q home in Her
miston in which duck is not included
on the bill Of fare for one or more
meals today. Even boys armed with
22 rifles were successful hunters yes
terday.
While members of the Hermiston
gun club who have the most of the
seepage lakes leased and in a private
reserve. enjoyed the best sport, those
who were not members and knew
where to go, enjoyed a good days
shooting.
The open season for ducks in this
county is from September 1 to April
1 and the limit for one person is 35
in any seven consecutive days
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
GRIDIRON GAMES WILL
BEGIN EARLY IN EAST

New York, Sept. 2.-Some such
sage saying as that regarding a GER
tain early bird and a worm appears
to have been adopted as motto by
ali the football sharps of the big east
ern universities. With September
less than two days gone, the call for
the assemblage of the football candi-
dates has gone forth, and on many
gridirons and vacant lots the aspir-
ants to fame are now limbering up
their legs in preparation for the grill
ling work ahead of them.
The new rules are responsible for
this early activity. The coaches re-
alize that they must be up and doing
fore the opening of the season late
this month.
Ordinarily Yale, Harvard and other
coaches call out their men about the
middle of September. This year the
Ellis will have an early start, assembl-
ing next week at Lakeville, Conn, for
rudimentary rule drill. Meantime, the
candidates are wrestling hard with
the rules. Coach Haughton, of Har-
ward. will take about thirty of his men
to Oceanville, Me-, there to spend
three weeks in hammering the new
rules into them.
Annapolis men will have little pre-
liminary training as they will not re-
port until Sept. %, and will play their
first game on Oct. l. Princeton will
get into the training game earlier, as
will Pennsylvania and Cornell.
Football experts predict that this
year will be a poor one for the foot
ball fans. So many radical changes
have been made in the rules that the
players will be very much handicap
ped, and the play is likely to be list
less and uninteresting. 1t will take a,
least this season for the players to
discover just what is allowable and
how far they can go without infring-
ing on the new regulations of the
game.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

| by show at your fair, the great event
to take place on the afternoon of Oc-
tober first Fitz, I will be there if /
remain alive and able to navigate and
negotiate the ties of the o. R. & N.
will have to walk, for this man Nc
Murray, who is a booster for towns
| and cities, and runs the passenger
department OF the great o. R. & N,
will give me nothing better than a
tie pass. But that will be sufficient,
for am nimble footed in spite of my
65 years
So you can issue this proclamation:
To the people of Umatilla and Morrow
counties SIS. and to whit:
Wearas it is wei knone that there
are in the two counties of Morrow
and Umatilla, in the stait of Oregon,
more handsum babies than elsewear
in the hull world, accordion to popu-
lation, and
Weares. it is we'll that we shood
tel the peepul of this, and show thease
babies to the peepul aforesaid, and
others, therefore be it
Dissolved, that on the afternoon of
Saturday, October the one, in the year
of Taft the two, Annie Domino 10
hundred and ten, at of the clock, all
and singular the mothers of babies in
said baleawick, or wimmin owning.
controlling or harboring babies, shall
produce sed babies at the state of the
Pavilion at the bower so specifyed,
TO have sed babies judged as to their
merits, their beauty and attractive.
ness, to the end that three of sed ba-
bies may be awarded ribbons and
pryzes, in accordance with their wor-
thiness, there to be pryzes, first,
End and third.
And at sed baby show there will be
a upright judge, a oncontamminated
judge, a judge for whom the smiles
and Establishments of the mothers
will avale not, nor viii the skowls and
snears of the fathers cause him to
sidestep in the hover of dooty. But
he will judge sed babies on their mer-
rits, and eaven their rayment viii cut
no ice.
Given under my hand and seel
this the first day of September, in
the year aforesed and aforementioned
and sot down.
OLD MAN BENNETT,
Uprite and Expert Judge Of Babies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
MAN BUYS VILLAGE
FOR SUM OF $4,000

Chicago.-Auctioneer are willing
to tackle anything. They'll sell any
kind OF property, from second hand
carpet tacks UP to ocean liners and
now one has sold a village.
What am I bid for the village OF
Clyde? Five thousand dollars I hear
-going-going. sold to the gen.
tleman who bid $4,000"
Thus were the buildings of an old
Chicago suburb. the entire real estate
Of which was purchased recently by
the Burlington railroad, sold under
the hammer. The structures auc-
toned off include a town hall, the
headquarters Of the police and fire
department several business blocks
and 40 residences.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
SHORTAGE OF APPLES
EXCEPT IN NORTHWEST

New York, Sept. New York fruit
commission houses have received re-
ports from their buyers indicating
that apples will be very high in price
this fall and winter. 1t is said that
the apple crop all over the country,
with the exception of the Pacific
northwest, is very light this year The
Ozark country, "the land of the big
red apple" in Missouri and Arkan-
sas, will produce but a small fraction
of normal crop. Michigan, Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota show a decline. The
crop in New York, Delaware and
Ohio will be about equal to last year,
and Pennsylvania is expected to fall
short. Some sections of the south
will show an increase, but the guam
tity of apples grown in those sections
is negligible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
SOME AWFUL NEWS
FROG CROP Is SHORT

Minneapolis Mimi, Sept. 2.-Epi-
cures all over the country will be
panied and grieved to learn that the
frog crop this year is short and of a
poor quality. Minneapolis is the ma
tion's frog center and shipments OF
the hind legs of the Minnesota night
ingales are sent from here to cities all
over the land. This year the drought
has played havoc with the froggies,
and they are neither as plump nor as
plentiful as in former years.
There are many men in the vicinity
of Minneapolis who devote their en-
tire time and talents to frog culture,
one man supplying from forty to 100
dozens a day. One commission mer-
chant buys and ships an average OF
1000 dozen frogs day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
"UPR|TE" JUDGE FOR
FAIR BABY SHOW
OLD MAN BENNETT
WILL AWARD HONoRS
Sage of Rabbitville in Characteristic
Letter Accepts Duty Once More and
Makes Formal Proclamation Re-
garliRs the Baby Show-Is "On-
contaminated and, Peerless,

Addison Bennett, sage of Rabbit
vile and member of the district fair
commission. will again be the judge of
the baby show at the fair this year
and this fact assures that the show
will be feature of interest
In the following letter to Mr.. Ben
nett Judge Fitz Gerald, secretary of
the fair board, recently asked him
TO serve as judge:
=. Pendleton, Ore, Aug. 27. 1910.
Hon. Addison Bennett
Irrigon, Oregon.
Ny Dear Mr.. Bennett:
The time for the third district fair
is at hama. Your illustrious name
still adorns our letterheads and sta
tionery as one Of the able and eff
cient directors of the fair. AS you
are well aware one of the principal
features of our exhibition is the "ba-
by show" over the destinies of which
you presided so illustriously and eff
cheney two years ago. Last year the
mothers and babes came trustingly
and expectantly with the hope and
trust that the illustrious light Of
your benign countenance would shine
upon them once more. And when
they learned that owing to unfortu-
nate circumstances and the exigencies
Of cold hearted business your august
presence was denied them, they lift
ed up their voices and wept in uni
son and like Rachel of old they would
not be comforted, because their wise
and beneficent judge was not. In or
der to repair that awful catastrophe
and to pacify and soothe their in
jured feelings and to assure peace and
contentment, the management Of the
district fair earnestly, prayfully and
tearfully invites and solicits your at
tendance as judge of the baby show at
the third district fair on October /,
1910 Herein do not fail US, oh wise
judge. Within the munificence OF
your generous nature and spirit ac-
cept the proffered honor and relieve
US of our many anxieties in that be-
half
Hopefully and trustfully awaiting
a favorable reply, 1 have the honor
TO remain,
Your humble servant,
THOS. FITZ GERALD.
Secretary.
The following characteristic reply
was received by Secretary Fitz Gerald
yesterday:
Irrigon, Ore, Sept. l, 1910.
Hon. Thomas Fitz Gerald,
Secretary Third District Fair,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Dear Mr.. Fitz Gerald:
Your letter of the 27th of August
has reached me, and l infer from its
tenor that you have designs upon my
life, for you ask me to judge the ba-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
LABOR CONGRESS IN FLIGHT.
Power of International Body Is Los
When Quarrel Comes.

Copenhagen.-After a number of ex-
citing incidents the International
Transport Labor Congress has ended
in an open fight between the Ameri-
can and English delegates on the one
hand and the Germans on the other
Merr Mueller of Germany and Mr
Wilson of England used the strongest
language in addressing each other
The former said that Wilson would
isolate the English and American
unions and that the English proposal
for an international strike was insan-
ity.
Wilson then accused Mueller of be-
ing the shipowners' man and said;
Herr Mueller surely can get 1000
pounds (s5,oOo) from the English
ship owners for every speech he
makess. He thinks he is the whole
show, but we Americans and English
men do not like Emperors and will not
be treated like boys by German
schoolmasters."
The general opinion is that after
this quarrel the congress will have
practically lost its Importance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
T. r.. TALKS OF PANAMA CANAL
Continued from page ~
Two Features Of Canal.


The work has two great features:
The Culebra Cut, which have been
considering, and the great dam at
Gatun. The latter is to imprison the
waters of the Chagres and other
streams into lake with an area of
1874 square miles. This work is ad-
vancing steadily, and just as success
fully as the work on the Culebra
Cut. The water which Is ultimately
to fill the lock is now flowing through
the concrete spillway in the center Of
the dam, the Charges having been d.
verted from its bed and placed under
complete control. The construction
of the dam has advanced sufficiently
to convince the engineers in charge
Of the work of its absolute stability
and imperviousness. The concrete
work on the lock is advancing so
rapidly that the first double-set at
Gatum will be completed this COM
ing November, and the engineer In
charge has announced that all the
concrete in all the locks will be In
place two years hence. The date Of
final completion and formal opening
of the canal to the commerce Of the
world will be determined by the time
consumed in placing the great steel
gates. emergency dams, and all appli-
ances for operating the docks. But
those in charge of the work announce
| without hesitation that everything
will be finished we'll in advance of
January l, 1910.
This is a stupendous record of
! achievement. AS a people we are
rather fond of criticising ourselves,
and sometimes with very great Jus
tice but even the most pessimlstic
critic should sometimes think Of
what is to our credit Among our
assets of the past ten years will be
placed the extraordinary ability, in
tegrity and success with which we
have handled all the problems in
herted as the result of the Spanish
war; the way we have handled our
iselves in the Philippines, in Cuba.
in Porto Rico, in San Domingo, and
in Panama. The cruise Of the battle
fleet around the world was a striking
proof that we have made good with
the navy; and what we have done at
Panama represents the accomplish
ment of one of the great feats Of the
ages. 1t Is a feat which ,deflects the
highest honor upon our country, and
our gratitude is due to every man
who has taken an honorable part in
any capacity in bringing about its
performance.
Firtify the Canal.
We now have further duty to
perform in connection with it, and
that is to fortify it. We are in honor
bound to fortify 1t ourselves, and
only by so doing can we effectively
guarantee its neutrality. and more-
over, effectively guarantee that il
shall not be used against us. The
chief materil advantage certainly
one of the chief material advantages
which We shall gain by its con-
struction is the way in which 1t will,
for defensive purposes, double the
power Of the United States navy. To
refuse to fortify it, and, above all,
to consider for moment such an act
of utter weakness and folly as to in
vite other nations to step in and
guarantee the neutrality Of this pure
ly American work and thereby re-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

ally to make 1t certain that in the
event of war we should find the ca
nal used against US, as our fleets
would be forbidden to pass through It.,
or else our opponents fleets permit
ted to, would be to incur, and quite
rightfully, the contempt of the world; !;
1t would mean the complete abandon
ment of the Monroe Doctrine; 1t
would be a wicked blow to our pres
tige on the Pacific; and. moreover, it
would be in its essence treason to the
destiny of the Republic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
HaDpy Thought.

A New York policeman arrested a
man for singing "Annie Laurie" in a
manner that was offensive to the Of
ficial ear.
This at once suggests the formation
of a Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Tuneful Old Favorites,'
with the kind-hearted policeman as a
charter member.