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Willmar tribune., 1910-08-24
CORN SHOW AT
STREET FAIR
Interesting Items Regarding the
Exhibits and Prizes Offered
For County'S Big Event.

One of the features of the Will
mar Street Fair this year will be :
special corn show. $10O in casf
prizes will be given for the best
exhibit, and these liberal prizes
ought to bring in the corn. $25
will be paid in prizes for the best
ear Of corn of any variety grown ir
the county. divided into four prizes
of $40, $3.50, S. 90 and $3.50.
Handsome prizes will be paid fo1
the best ten ears of either white OF
yellow dent, and for the best and
largest display of corn made at the
fair. All these prizes will be
worth going after.
The fair premium book will be
mailed to every taxpayer in the
county during the coming week.
1t will be we'll worth careful con-
sideration by all members of the
family. In spite Of the off season
in some lines the exhibits at the
coming fair promise to be very
good. The exhibits will be placed
in tents on the streets this year.
The exhibits Of corn, grain, butter,
fruit, vegetables, etc., will be
placed between Benson and Litch-
field avenues. The center of the
tent will be decorated with a fine
fountain, around which will be
placed a flower show. Liberal
prizes are listed for nasturtiums,
pansies, sweet peas, table bouquets
and wild flowers, as we'll as tor COL
lections of potted plants. This tent
will be in charge of F. w. Powell
and Peter Bonde.
The ladies' exhibit including art,
dometsic science, needle work, etc.
will also be housed in large tent,
and the premium list has been en-
larged considerably over last year.
The superintendent will be Mes
danes Sanderson and M. I. Sandbo
The poultry exhibit will be placed
in tent at the west end of the
fair street, and great deal of in
terest is being manifested already
for this show. F. W. Powell is the
superintendent with Harold Hen
nings as assistant.
The prizes offered for butter ag-
gregate $100. There are only two
classes entered, creamery and dairy
butter. The money for each class
has been divided into four prizes
of $40, SIS, $40 and S.. A refrig-
orator with glass sides is being
built for the fair in which the but
tre will be cared for.
Experts in the different lines
will be provided for judging and
scoring the exhibits. The import
ance of these annual exhibitions to
the county can hardly be estimated.
The State recognizes this fact and
refunds to the Fair association a
portion of the money paid out as
premiums each year. This year
being considered an off year gener.
ally thruout the west, it is import
ant that the Kandiyohi county ex-
hibit be made the best possible.
All loyal citizens should contribute
to this end.
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-24

Friday morning the fire depart
ment was called out and made a
quick run to the first ward, where
a woodhouse belonging to Mrs.
Gjems was on fire and was burning
fiercely by the time the fire laddies
arrived, hut with the promptness
and system for which. they are
noted they soon conquered the fire
and saved the building, tho in a
somewhat damaged condition.
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-24
Licenses to Wed

Aug. 16-Earl P. Bristol to Ma
bel C. Reeves.
Aug. 18-Edward Sluka to Selma
Freda Stuhr.
Herbert w. Mcdonald to Helga
Ruude.
Aug. 19-Albert Kamstra to
Tryntje Dykstra.
Aug. 22-Norman 0. Nelson to
Ida M. Haramon,
Peter Edward Rose to Myrtle L.
Hudson.
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-24
Band Social at Pennock.

The Pennock Band will give a
Basket social Saturday evening,
Aug: 27 at the school house
grounds. Ladies please bring bask-
let's.
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-24

{ Miss Katherine Mossberg re-
turned to St. Paul. Monday morn
ing. AZ
Willmar tribune., 1910-08-24

Mrs. Edward Woodcock, Miss
Bessie Woodcock and Miss Anne
Louise Woodcock returned to Min
neapolis Monday after spending two
weeks at the Crosby Cottage at
| Crescent Beach. "a -"
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
POWELL FORD.

Wheat, oats and grass are look
ing fine. Corn planting is delayed
on account of so much rain.
Several attended services at
Sun Rise last Sunday, if they did
have to go through the rain.
Miss Annie Bledsoe, of Mexico,
spent Sunday with Miss Pauline
Powell.
Misses Mary, COrdelia and
Eleanor Mason spent last week
with their aunts, Misses Hattie
and Carrie Kennan of Mexico.
This community was saddel ell
at the sudden death of Mrs. B P.
Doan, one of the oldest men
around here, and one who was
loved by all. We wish to extend
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Earl Carter shipped nice load
of cattle to st. Louis last Monday,
Misses Mabel Cook and Pauline
Powell spent part of last week
with friends in Mexico and at
tended the High School exercises
Master John RenOlds who has
spent several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith and family left
last Sunday for his home in Sc
dalia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
BEAVER DAM.
An Old Colored Man Wanders
Away From Home-other
Happenings.

Mesdames Weidler and billiard
visited their sister, Mrs. Alb. Dill
lard, the first part of last week
and attended the graduating ex-
ercises at Laddonia. Their niece,
Miss Laura billiard, was one of
the graduates.
j. I. Crews was on the st. Louis
market last Wednesday with a
load of hogs which brought him
1910 per hundred.
j. w. Wayne delivered 9 fat
hogs to j. T. Crews last Tuesday
at SO per hundred.
Doc and Henry Crews and VIM.
Dodd sold hogs to the same party
at SO.
j. D. Harding delivered hogs to
the same party at $7.75. These
were contracted some time ago.
Miss Myrtle Duncan closed a
nine months school in Fox district
Friday.
Mat Bailey, an old colored man,
working for McElroy, south of
here, left his team standing in the
field Thursday afternoon and
nothing has been heard of him
since. About so men were out
hunting for him Friday. They
think he must have lost his mind
and wandered away.
j. D. Harding spent part of last
week in st. Louis.
Oats are looking fine. Wheat
looks much better than we expect
ed. but the farmers are having
quite a time getting their corn
planted. A good deal of what has
been planted, has to be planted
over.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
ST. LOUIS ELKs.
Big Delegation Uoming-We Il
Meet En- Ten Miles Out.

Last Friday the st. Louis Re.
public contained the following: I:
st. Louis Lodge No. 0, B. P. o.
Elks will endeavor to make a
Sthowing TO DE remembered al
the State Convention to be held
at Mexico, Mo-, june 16 to II.
Plans are well under way to make
the trip to the Audrain County
capital in automobiles.
Fred A. Morris, exalted ruler
of the Mexico Lodge, and Dan
Dudley, a member of the Enter
tainment Committee, were in tn,
city yesterday to learn how many
representatives the st. Louis
Lodge would send TO the conven-
tion.
He was well pleased to learn
that the st. Louis crowd would
be well represented at the meet
ing and promised to send out a
delegation ten miles from Mexico
to escort the st. Louis contingent
to the convention.
Mexico entertained the Missouri
Drummers' Association last year.
but the welcome in store for the
Elks is said to be even greater
than that for the drummers. as
there will be many more present
at the Elk3' convention.
Mardi Gras parades. receptions,
band concerts, minstrel shows,
merchants carnival and other
features have been arranged
for the entertainment of the Wis
itOrs. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 1000 and 1900 Elke will be
on hand to "tear up" things in
Mexico.
Mayor Willard Potts of Mexico
has issued a command to all Ells
to enter Mexico on June 16 to II.
and those who fail will be liable
to prosecution the next time they
come within Che jurisdiction Of
that city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
Negro School Closing.

Garfield negro school of this
city closed with exercises held at
the opera house last Thursday
night. There was a large audi
ence, many white people being in
attendance. There were eight
graduates. DIR. j. H. Rachels, resi-.
dent negro physician of this city
made an address before the
graduates. He urged the gradu-
ates that they must not be afraid
of work if they would succeed IN
life. Honesty, uprightness and
industry would secure for The
negro respect from the white peo.
pie. The evenings program was
a very enjoyable one.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
Engagement Announced.

The coming marriage of Mr..
Elliott Mason, of Pittsburg, Pa,
and Miss Ellen D. Walker, of
Monroe City, Mo-, is announced.
The groom to be is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Mason of this city
and has the position of superin-
tendent of a steel construction
company at Pittsburg. He is a
graduate in the Engineering De-
partment of the Missouri Univer-
sity. Mr. Mason is young man
of energy and promise of sus-
cess. Miss Walker has visited in
Mexico and is well and favorably
known here. Here's best wishes
extended them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
Put Him OFF"

The Sturgeon Leader last week
commented as follows:
A drunken man tried to get
aboard the Wabash accommoda.
ton train at Mexico one night
last week on which train the
editor of the Leader was a passe Il.
ger. The conductor said to him
My friend, you are drunk and
i cannot allow You to ride on
this train. Another train follows
us in two hours. If you will gel
sober perhaps you can ride with
the next conductor. The drum
ken man protested that he had a
ticket and was entitled to ride
but the train man said: "We arc
not allowed to carry drunken
men. If we find a passenger ear
ries a bottle of whiskey and dis
plays same we are instructed tt
put him off" Another good Law
has been passed by our legisla
ture.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
Records Skinned a Block. ;

They have Clark Moody beat
en-. The Message stated that he
had attended Washington school
six years without missing a day.
Then comes the Iladdonia Herald
and says that Darline Bellamy,
of that city, has attended school
eight years without missing a
day, and lastly comes the Martins
burg Oracle which says that Miss
Maud Watkins, of that city, had
attended school nine years with
out missing a day. Mexico Mes
sage.
Bowling Green has these re-
cords skinned a block ~ A
number of boys here have not
been in school a whole day al
Zone sitting for ten years They
are preparing for the aims houses
and rock pile. Bowling Green
Times.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
Gets a Parole.

The Wellsville Star contained
the following mention last week
Ed Riley Of near Martinsburg,
who was arrested in this city a
few weeks ago for forgery, plead
guilty in the circuit court at
Montgomery City Monday and was
sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. On account of his
age and other conditions Judge
Barnett granted him a parole on
the condition that he stay away
from the saloons aud give 5000
bond for his good behavior, In
case he violated any of the con.
ditionsof the parole he win be sent
to the "pen" to serve out his sea-.
tence. JEFF Cunningham of Mont,
gomery City signed the bond fol
5000 and he was Immediately re.
leased.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26

Prof. T. J. Rodhouse, of the
School of Engineering in the Mis-
souri, University, who is a son of
Henry Rodhouse of Mexico, IS
making survey and observations
of some valuable farm lands near
Glasgow, Mo-, which have been
greatly damaged by Overiows of
late, caused, it is said, by river
improvements in that locality.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
Offer $2b Reward.

Citizens have offered $25 re-
ward for the finding of Matt.
Bailey, colored, dead or alive, who
mysteriously disappeared from
his home last Thursday in the
south part of the county. He is
known to have had some money
and it is feared that he has been
murdered.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26

Prof. +. d. Lee, of this city,
closed his years work last week
as superintendent of the New
London public schools. He goes
back to the same work again next
fall but he says he will not go
alone next time; he is to be mar
ried soon to Miss Bennetta Bark
ley of Mexico. Mr.. Lee will spend
the summer in Oklahoma hustling
for Hardin College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
THE ELECTRIC R. R.
A Statement-The Work is Pro-
crossing Nicely.

Judge w. w. Bolts, represent
ing the Mexico, Santa Fe & Perry
Traction Co., gives the Message
the following interview:
For the purpose of answering
the many questions that are be-
ing asked, we make the follow
ing statement:
On Jan. % we broke grou4d
for the power plant, on March
we commenced track work. We
pow have a well equipped power
plant which works beautifully
jand with the addition of one more
junit the plant will be of sufficient
capacity for 40 miles of road.
Il We have completed two miles
of road, one and one-half miles
of which is the most tedious aul
most expensive to build that we
will have on the whole line. We
are now at work on the third
mile and have the material on
the ground or on the way.
We have accomplished this
much with green labor and in
spite of six weeks of miserable
weather and many exasperating
delays. Still, our friends are i'm
patient.
If they will recall a few years
ago they will remember that 1t
was two years after the old sta
tion burned that new stations
were built here. It took the
great Burlington railroad < two
years to build their terminals at
Francis.
We have not commenced on
the subway because we need
miles of road in the country
worse than we need the subway
If our friends will read the trust
deed, recorded at the court house
to secure the bonds they are pay
ing on they will see that we
cannot issue bonds except as miles
Of road are completed and that
only 100000 in bonds have been
issued. Thirty thousand dollars
of these bonds, are deposited in
our banks for the benefit of our
subscribers while they have not
paid in more than $1,000. The
other $4,000 is all the security
available for the $4,000 that have
Been contributed by the other
allows.
0ur bonds are the security
that we can offer and we can I
get any more bonds Nuntil at
least five miles of road have been
built and then only $4,000 to
The mile.
This shows the necessity for
building more miles of road b.,
fore we begin on the subway
and before we spend money for
paving and the like. 1t shows, too
that we have right to expect tn,
bond subscriptions to be paid
promptly.
We have a long stretch Of
country ahead of us where tn
cost of construction viii be very
low and we can soon accumulate
surplus with which to pave
street and build the subway. AL
we ask is continued friendship o
the people and we win get along
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
Teacbers Elected.

All the late teachers in the Mex
leo public schools have been re-
elected except Prof. Millett.
English instructor in the High
School, and Miss Winnie Harri-
son, of the North Side School,
who resigned. Miss Frances
Mason will take the place Of the
former and Miss Bessie Tucker
the place Of Miss Harrison.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26

w. R. Flemke. of Moberly, a
Russian jew, preached at the
Christian church in Mexico lass
Sunday morning and leetured at
the Baptist church Monday night.
Mr.. Flemke served several years
in the Russian army and lost two
fingers from his right hand and
has several sears in his face and
back of his head from fighting in
war.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
work. He employes six hands.

work. He employees six hands
An editor up north thus champ
ions the King road drag: "Don Z
stick up your nose at the King
drag. 1t will make sour road
look sweet in less time than any
other device known to man.
The only objection to 1t is that i5
is too darned simple. 1t ought to
have three or four fywheels, fifty
or sixty cOgs and few hundred
coil springs attached to it. Then
| if $285 f. o. b. Chicago were
charged for it, it might come in
to general use. AS it is, it is har-
dicapped by cheapness. Nobody
wants a road drag that costs only
few boards off the back fence.
bolt or two from the wind mill
and a fistfull of skinned knuc-
kles.
The Stock Reporter says:
Chas. p. Arnold, one of Audrain
county, Mo. s. most prominent
stOckmen and feeders, was on the
market yesterday with load nf
sheep. Charley was dressed up
freshly groOmed, but neverthe-
less he was walking a bit short
gated and appeared to the writer
to be a bit stiff in the hook. When
questioned about his apparent
stiffness which the writer was
sure did not belong to him, Char
ley explained thusly. 81 was in
tiated in the Elk's Lodge at Mex
leo last night before | started
down here with my sheep, and
riding the goat without any sad
die was rather strenuous PROPOSE
tion for me. Although I'm a bit
short gated today, | will come
sound within a few days and will
be in readiness for the Elks Stale
Convention which is to be held in
"Optimistic Mexico, in June. We
are making great preparations
for the entertainment of the El!ls
and their families during the tw1
days of the convention and | am
sure that each Elk will leave Mex
leo declaring it to be the best
town of its size in the state
lSpeaking of the general crop
prospects in and around Audraiu.
Mr.. Arnold said: "A great deal of
1.-THE corn will have to be replanted
owing to the cold wet weather
we have experienced lately. The
oat crop promises to be good, but
wheat is not looking very well.
The frost killed almost all of our
small fruit, but with all the draw
backs of the season Old Audrai1
will get by yet. Watch her"
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26

Miss Anna Scanned, Of Martins
burg, goes to Muskogee, Okla, to
accept the position Of bookkeeper
with the Peoples lee & Transfer
Co. Judge ]. w. Smith, late of
this county, is connected with this
firm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26

Anderson Gibbs, 0-S.
Josephine Evans, 2-L.
Leopold Barth, 0-S.
Lille Boeger, Is.
Minerva Pearson, O-S.
Geraldine Livington, Is.
Guy Fairchild, 0-S.
Parke Sellard, 0-S.
Stanley Pearson, O-S. (certi-
ficate.)
The graduating exercises of the
graded schools were held Satur-
day night. The valedictorians
were; Mildred Pearl, south side
Anna Caldwell, north side. The
following essays and orations
which, were interspersed with
music, were given:
"Halley's Comet. Leonard
Coatsworth; "Boy Achieve
ments, " Morris Dry; "Suffer Yet
and Suffragette," Miriam Clan
don; "The Experiences of two
Circulating Library Books, "
Mabel Threlkeld; Missouri, .
Orlando Worrell; "The Schools
of Other Lands" Mildred Pearl
"Burgoyne's Campaign" Wal
lace Mathews.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
THE KING ROAD DRAG.
Harry Householder, Planter
H. Scott and His Pig Prop
erty.


has mare which gave berth to
twin colts a couple of weeks
slIce.
i l.. G.. Craig of st. Louis was here
this week and bought fine sad
die horse from B. r. Middleton,
paying 1915.
The LaddOnia Herald says that
Chris Marburg has a mule foot
hog. 1t was in a bunch of hogs
he bought.
John H. Scott, north of MARI
insburg, has over 100 head Of
young pigs-a good property to
have at this time
j. T. johnson, the auctioneer.
had 78 head of hogs on the s..
Louis market a few days ago
They averaged 267 pounds and
brought $3.50.
G. W. Lewis of this county had
20 beeves on the st. Louis market
a few days ago which averaged
1455 pounds each and brought
$3.50.
DR.. II. G.. Shobe has sold his
Ipractice at Paris, Monroe county.
to DIR. Cooper of Rowena. this
county. DR.. Shobe is a brother Of
Prof. J. L. Shobe, County School
Superintendent of Audrain Co.
Twenty-six lots were sold last
Saturday in Mexico Heights Ad-
dition, northwest part of the city.
i The sale aggregated 2,340. The
ground was the property of the
/ Electric R. r. Co. The "a acres.
north of the power house. was bid
off by w. w. Mundy, at $40 an
acre. Only six lots of the T. j.
Bates property were offered fer
sale.
!, j. II. Swindler, the Chicken
Supply store man, showed the
Message editor so little Chinese
pheasants which he had taken
from one of his incubatorS last
Friday. They look like young
quail and make a noise some
thing like a young turkey. The
little birds will be given out to
farmers over the county who Will
feed them and care for them and
protect them with the hopes of
adding another game bird to the
cOunty's game resources.
j. G. Ford, the auctiOneer, con
ditiOned the c. w. Lewis cattle
sold on the st. Louis market This
week. The Stock Reporter thus
refers to these cattle: They were
well fed all winter on plenty of
, good old corn and hay and Were
given as a finish cotton seed cal;".
the stuff that makes the marke,
topping kind. While we have II
figures to dispute the claim OF a
, record these cattle netted a goo
sum for their owner. The twenty
head brought him $2422.s4.
Charles C. Perry, who owned
the Henry Hirth 120 acre farm
two miles southeast Of Rush Hill
, sold the same last week tC
I Theodore Blank of Illinois at $50
q an acre. Mr.. Blank is a brother.
p in-law of Joe Wagner of the Rusf
, Hill neighborhOod Mr.. Perry
I thinks he will locate in SOmC
4 other State. He parted with 1
{ mighty good farm but he got ,
' good price. Sorry to lose him from
q Audrain, but he viii remair
where he is until next spring,
The Sturgeon Leader says
Harry Householder is one of Au
$ drain county's largest planters,
= He plants 975 acres of corn this
! season, of which part is under
e his direct charge, the balance be
: ing on crop share basis. In adj
1 dition to the corn he has abou
J, 800 acres of oats that is lookinl
!, good. This acreage is divideC
a between the $40 acre farm neal
u Skinner, owned by Mr.. House
holder, the GAO acre Clark farm
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26

State Bee Inspector. NJ. Il,
of Springfield, was here
first of the week, the guest Of j,
w. Rouse.
Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-26
THE BEST EVER.
That Was the Verdict as to the
Senior Glass Play.

ed to the walls last Wednesday
night by those who wished 10
hear the Senior Glass play of the
Mcmillan High School. The play
was entitled, "The Kingdom OF
Hearts Content. 1t was the fin
est play ever given by the school.
it is said.
1t was participated in by the
following: Monimia Taylor, Mi
nerva Pearson, Ruth Crews, Zella
Brown, Alma Brown, Beulah
Griffin, Geraldine Livingston.
Josephine Evans, Effie Wentz
Addie Cunningham, Eva Miller
Sadie Winn, Charles Liebler, Roy
Wright, Leopold Barth, Maurice
Barth, Stanley Pearson, Pool
Harrison.
Each actor showed himself per-
fectly at home on the stage-each
played his part well. Mcmillan
Cornet Band, the only high school
band in the State, furnished the
music.
The stage furniture was the ad-
mlration Of everybody; it was
manufactured in the Manual
Training Department. The same
was shown in the Manual Train
ing and Art Exhibits-work done
by the pupils this year-Friday
and Saturday.
The Manual Training work IF
the school is deserving of special
mention here. The prejudice
against manual training of sever
al years ago has disappeared and
there is nothing now but admira-
tion for the work.
Each boy must furnish his own
material to work with. He make,
his estimates of what he wants
and then goes to the lumber yard
and buys.
The workmanship this year
was excellent. For the most part
the furniture is in mission and
early English oak, patterned
after the latest models to be OBJ
tanned in any furniture store.
Some Of the exhibits were by the
following: Parlor set, Frank
Sullivan and Austin Lewis; lib
rary set, Clifton Blattner; bed
room set, Nesbit Livingston ;
electrolier, Henry Howell; screen,
Henry Kunkel; Morris chair.
Renfro Gibbs and Clifton Blats-
ner; shaving stand and mirror.
Henry Kunkel.
The class in Domestic Science
also made fine showing. There
are ten girls in the class and each
had exhibits of needlework. The
members of the class are: Misses
Mildred Wallace, Nan Cauthorn
Anna O'Brien, Mary Dearing 3
Helen Graham, Esther Hardine
Ellen Carter, Efie Wentz, Bessie
Scobee and Stella Murphy.
Miss Eva Miller was chosen
IvaledictOrian of the school this
year, close second being
Miss Ruth Crews, who is saluta.
torian. The subject of Miss Mil,
ler's graduating essay is "The
War on Tuberculosis. " The paper
is said to be a very fine produe.
tion, showing that the author had
given her subject a thoro study
There are "a graduates this
year, as follows, the figures after
each name indicating the number
of distinctions won by the pupi
and the letter indicating the Lat
in or Science course taken;
Eva Miller, SIS.
Ruth Crews, 2-L.
j Addie Cunningham, 4-L
Efie Wentz, As.
/ Pool Harrison, S--L.
\ zella Brown, 2-S.
Sudie Winn, 4v-S.
Chas. @. Liebler, SIS.
Beulah Griffin, is.
Z. Maurice Barth, LIS.