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Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
The financial statement of the ci.

The financial statement of the ci-
ty is published in this issue of the
Tribune. 1t shows the finances to
be in good shape. Enough money
has been accumulated during the
last ten years to paw off the fund.
ing bonds issued to take up out
standing village orders at the end
of the saloon regime. The city
plant continues to make good and
certainly proves the wisdom OF
municipal ownership.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29

Miss Mary Allen, who will have
a solo part in the concert to be
given at the opera house this even
lug, has met with wonderful sue
cess as an accompanist. She will
appear again in Willmar, on the
Chautauqua program as accompan.
ist for Mrs. Eleanor Nesbitt Poeh.
Ter, during three days of the com.
ing session.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29

The marriage ceremony of Mrs.
Eva Norman and Anders Rydin
will be performed this afternoon at
four O'Clock by Rev. G. Peterson of
the Swedish Bethel church. The
contracting parties are we'll known
and have large circle of friends
who will extend to them their kind
est wishes.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
TELEPHONE Or
DINANCE PASSED
The City Conncil Would Stand
For No Delay in The Passing
of the Franchise Bill.

The telephone ordinance passed
the city council last Monday night
by a vote of S to 8. Those voting
in favor of the same were Fredrick-
son, Erickson. Sperry, Freeberg and
Dahlheim. Those voting no were
johnson, Anderson and Kent. The
meeting was one of the most inter-
esting in the history of the city.
The special committee appointed
to investigate Mr.. Bowe. thru it's
chairman. Mr.. Kent, reported that
it had been hindered from working
by reason of poor roads and ill.,
health and asked for further time.
Mr.. Fredrickson the minority
member Of the committee. had been
active. however, and submitted
letters from number Of the lead
ing citizens of Bird Island and
Olivia in favor of MIR. Bowe's ca
pacity as a telephone man. When
the ordinance was placed on it's
final passage, Alderman Anderson
offered several amendments, each
of which was voted down. five to
three. Finally the ordinance was
adopted as a whole by the above
vote. When Mayor Peterson de-
clared the ordinance passed, Samuel
Porter, the city attorney. objected.
saying that it required a three
fourths vote to pass the ordinance.
After reading the section in the
city charter which Mr.. Porter based
his claim upon, the mayor repeated
with emphasis. 1.-The ordinance has
passed." The section was the one
in which it is provided that the
council cannot sell any city proper
ty without a three-fourths concur
renee by the council, and the mayor
holds that in-as-much as this ordi-
nance is to be submitted to the peo-
p'e, the charter provision does not
apply. The ordinance was signed
by the mayor and is officially pub
lished in this ISSUE. -,
Messrs. Kent. Anderson and John
son handed in a two-column article
for publication this morning giving
their reasons for voting against the
ordinance, which we are sorry that
our lack of space prevents us from
publishing this week. They con-
tend that the rights of the city are
not sufficiently guarded in the or
dinance as passed.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
Housekeepers Club

The April meeting Of the House.
keepers Club will be held next
Saturday afternoon. The following
program will be given:
Piano Duet Misses Grace Sperry
and Thelma Boyd
Recitation-Elsa and Carl Skoog
Vocal Solo Constance Grangaard !.
Reading Mrs. II. ]. Ramsett.
The members are requested to
respond to roll call with items Of
interest to housekeepers. .
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
RlNGALLE
S; szRIN gers
ZN - IS

Ringville, Mar. 27-Ida Quisberg
who has been attending a business
college at Minneapolis this winter,
had to give up her studies and
come home last Friday on account
Of sickness.
Geo. johnson made a business
trip to Brooten between trains last
Thursday.
Carl Stenbakken from Pipestone,
Minn., arrived here last Thursday
for short stay at his old home.
Carl Restad has recently invested
in new top buggy. We will just
see Carl go some this summer.
Services were conducted in the
Georgeville school house by Rev.
Tolo last Tuesday.
John johnson of Manfred, N. D.,
a son-in-law of Nels Iverson, arriv-
ed here last Thursday morning, and
will stay, and assist MIR. Iverson
making preparations for moving to
North Dakota.
Edw. Mork returned home last
week from the School of Agricul.
ture at Minneapolis.
Albert Amundson assisted John
Larson at Riverside a few days last
week.
The Georgeville T. A. society
will meet on Tuesday evening,
April 9TH. ii. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Jalmar Nelson o1
Maddox, N. D., arrived here Wed.
nesday morning last week. Mrs.
Nelson was at once taken to the
Pillon hospital at Paynesville where
she underwent an operation for an
pendicitis last Friday. While she
is at the hospital her husband j.
staying with his her-in-law, Mil
1verson. .s ..'...a $.
The ''Fremtidens Hsab" Y. P.S
will meet for the first time thi.
season at the home of MIR. and Mrs
Ole Larson of Goergeville after ser
vices on second day of Easter.
Oscar Stenerson and ALFRED
Amundson from Willmar Seminar.
are spending weeks vacation a
their homes here. .
The entertainment and baske
social in Dist. II last Friday eve
ming was very we'll attended. 1h,
program rendered was good ant
the net proceeds of sale of basket
amounted to about $27 which goe
to improvements in the schoo
house.
Fred Simars loaded his car a
Georgeville last Saturday and, &C
companied by his father, left fo
North Dakota on Sunday morning
where he intends to make his fu
ture home. His father will return
in short time.
!. The Georgeville store has recent
ly put ,uD a, new line of sprin,
goods. Everybody should look
: over before they 60 elsewhere an
buy.
Everybody felt happy last Sun
, day over the rain and snow tbs
came; but it was not enough, fo
8 the following day the dust was see
flying in the air again.
Mabel lveraon visited with h<
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
SALVATION ARMY.

Grand festival next Monday even
ing, led by Staff Captain Holstein
from Chicago. Good program.
Coffee and cake will be served.
Admission free, but an offering will
be taken. Capt. Holstein will also
lead meeting TUESDAY, evening at
7:45 o'clock. All welcome.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
SWED. M. F..

Sunday School at 10 o'clock;
morning service, II o'clock; Y. P.
S. at p. M; evening service at 8
O'Clock; midweek service Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
Personal and Otherwise

- q
The skylight in the Olson block
for the new Baklund gallery is
completed. ~-.s
Editor I. M. Kalnes, the fight.
ing editor of the Starbuck Times,
was in the city today on his way to
Granite Falls.
The Bethel congregation at a spe-
cial meeting last night decided to
rebuild the concrete stems at the
entrance Of the church. ].
+ 1hhe case :against Saloon.keeper
DeLange Of Raymond was dismissed.
yesterday, for the reason that the
complaining witness failed to show
up. ~, 49,.
G. A. Erickson has sold the build
ing in which he is located with his
shoe business. A closing out sale
will begin Saturday. See the adv.
elsewhere in this: issue. .s..
Martin Ulvestad. the wellknown
Norwegian author. was Willmar
visitor during the past week. He
lis preparing another volume on the
subject of Norwegians in America.
j. G. Jones, the wellknown FORM
ier Willmar business man. is at
Willmar conducting the big shoe
sale at the Bitterness Shoe Store.
This sale is advertised on page Z
of this issue.
Twenty -four Of the friends of
Harold Carlson were invited by
Mrs. S. B. Carlson to surprise
party given in honor of his 9th
birthday anniversary Tuesday even
ing. jolly games and delicious re-
freshments were provided for the
entertainment of the guests. The
birthday gift was airing. ,
An excellent company, pretty
costumes, attractive scenery and
new and up-to-date features COM
bined to make "The Burgomaster'
an exceptionally pleasing show
Willmar theater goers were given
a treat at the opera house Monday
evening. The only disappointed
ones were those who stayed at home.
l Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Lewis, who
60 to St. Paul today to celebrate
their Both wedding anniversary
with their son and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Lewis, will at.
tend the spring music festival OF
) the St. Paul Symphony Orchestra
accompanied by MIR. and Mrs. Lew.
is. Mrs. Mabel Crosby and Miss
Muriel Tappan. ....-
= Mrs. W. B. MacNees was given 8
! very agreeable surprise Thursday
by a company Of her many friends
numbering nearly 20. The time
passed informally and pleasantly,
delicious refreshments were served
and q beautiful palm was pre-.
sented Mrs. MacNees by her unbid:
den but welcome guests. "
The treasury of the Red Gross
} Society was enriched by the sum o1
{ $3.50 which was turned over tt
them by Mayor Peterson on Thur.
day. That amount was left of the
money donated to the fire sufferer.
{ last fall and the mavor decided j,
2 could not 60 to q worthier cause
! than Red Cross work.
! The Madison game was at
tended by large crowd from
! Madison, among them Prof. an.
Mrs. Dobbyn and Mrs. Jacob Jacob
4 son and daughter. Prof. Dobbyl
was formerly Superintendent 0
/. Kandiyohi County schools and h
!. and Mrs. Dobbyn were cordiall
e greteed by their Willmar friend
Ell who were delighted to see then
again.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
I'm the Churches
SWEDISH MISSION.

Next Sunday services at Colfax
at 1890 a. m and at the Sw. Mis-.
sion church at New London at 300
O'Clock in the afternoon. No
preaching services at our church at
Willmar next Sunday.
Theo. J. Paulson, pastor.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCI
ENLIST,
Services Sunday. 10:45 a. m.
Every Wednesday evening at
o'clock. All are welcome to these
services.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
RST CHURCH OF
ENLIST.
PRESBYTERIAN.

The service next Sunday morning
will be Sacramental one with q
short address upon "Faithfulness. "
In the evening the sermon subject
will be "Living According to Ones
Light The Sunday School will be
at the noon hour and Y. P. S. C. E..
at 6:45 p. m. In the afternoon Mr..
Spencer will hold service at the
Whitefield School house at o CLOCK.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
$;j|s }{4}GH
T. 'is%'l3.%!g 5e41pR

Rev. aMalmberg of Gustavus
Adolphus College spoke to the High
School Wednesday morning on The
Value of an Education.
Tests are being given this week.
Everybody is "plugging.''
The High School Chorus will
practice every evening after this,
in preparation for their concert,
which will be given Friday evening
Katherine Barret has been ap-
pointed to take the names of all
those who communicate during the
second period in the morning. She
has found none as yet.
Two essays and two recitations
were given during the first twenty
minutes last Friday. ...-
Mr.. Harold Raining of Benson
visited school Friday afternoon af-
ter school was dismissed. He dis.
tributed a few pictures among the
scholars. -
Oh, you Test Papers! r.
The 'La-vin-der Twins made
their debut last week. They were
followed by the "Checkered Twins''
who appeared on the scene this
week.
The Sophomore-Senior reception
was held Friday evening at Carl.
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Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29

"A0s NAO"CA OA AAuAOus ~ l.. {,
was entertained by Mrs. S. Il. Qvale
a few days last week. =. :.
The Hub hotel building has pass
ed into the hands of G. A. Erick-
son in real estate trade.
Anders Rydin. a prominent resi-
dent of Mamre, has recently pur-
chased a house in Willmar and will
become a resident of this city.
To celebrate his 18th birthday
anniversary Marcus P Pinney enter
tained a number Of his boy friends
at six O'Clock dinner on Friday
Helen, the baby daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Martin of Harri.
son died on Monday. March 20,
after an illness of five days with
pneumonia.
Harrison Sherwood enjoyed Sun.
day at his home in Willmar. He
will spend the spring vacation OF
Carleton College touring the North.
west with the Carleton Glee Club.
St. Agnes Guild presents Miss
Kathleen Hart Of Mankato and
Miss Mary Allen of Minneapolis in
an attractive musical program al
the Opera House this evening.
Rev. Lacey Of Litchfield conduct.
ed the funeral services on Tuesday
and the little body was laid in Oak
side cemetery. Many friends
sincerely sympathize with the be-
reaved parents.
On Monday Judge Qvale filed al
order appointing D. F. McDermott
of Clontarf to take the place of Johr
McShane. who resigned, as one o1
the viewers of assessments and dam
ages on the raising of Foot Lake.
The cottage belonging to Mrs
20. S. Holm which stood on tn,
corner of Trott Ave. and First St
has been moved to the adjoining lo
in order to make room for a nev
residence to be erected by Mrs
Holm this spring. --
Editor c. Berghuis of the Clar,
City Herald favored the Tribun,
with pleasant call on Monday. H,
and Mrs. Berghuis came up to SCI
the Burgomaster at the opera hous
Monday evening. II #
E. P. Bjornberg will gu to Mar
shall next Monday to take charg
of the Palace Grocery at that plac
for couple of months. Mr.. B]om
quist, now at Marshall, will return
to Willmar for that length of time
| Miss Gena Berg expects to leav
for Minneapolis in a few days t
study music during the spring tern
at the johnson School of Music
During her absence her position i
the office of the Anderson Land Ca
will be filled by Mr.. Dykema.
Rev. c. A. Hultkrans, the diree
tor of the Bethesda Hospital at 81
Paul. will arrive at Willmar Sat
urday and will spend Sunday wit
Rev. Peterson. in the morning q
Mamre and at WiIlmar in the eve
ming. ''f
:, P. c. Williams was in Wilma
last week shipping the remainde
Of his furniture to St.. Paul H
, has changed his plans about goin
West and has accepted positio
, with a st. Paul clothing firm. H
left for the city Saturday morning
Palms Ideal Bakery has change
hands. The deal was closed q
. Monday and the new owners. Ere
t Schmidt and Fred Hasten, Of S
: Paul. took immediate possessio,
!. Mr.. Palms plans for the future a,
2 quite unsettled tho he thinks
will probably remain in Willmar.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
FIRST METHODIST

Preaching 1890 a. m. and 800 D.
m. Sunday School II AS a. m. Ep-
worth League, 700 p. m. :; Junior
League Friday 90 p. m. All well
come.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
More Railroad TAX.


With the opening of spring the
talk of an extentions of the c. M. &
St. Paul road out of Hutchinson il
revived. The Leader of that city
says: # :.,"..
The latest news to the effect that
the Hutchinson line will be ex.
tended is contained in the follow.
ing special from Fargo to the St.
Paul DISPATCH dated March 13, that
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway will this spring begin
actual construction on their sur.
veyed line from Hutchinson, Minn.,
through to this city and then on tc
Winnipeg, was the positive state.
ment made yesterday by a man in.
terested in the projection Of tht
road and whose business transac,
tions with them gives him inside
information. He said that in gen
eral the survey Of the road as made
last fall, would be followed up tt
this point, where it joins the St.
Paul road in this city. but that ,
new survey would have to be mad.
from Fargo north to Winnipeg, til,
objective point Of the road. Thu
survey as made last fall by the crew
under the direction of Chief Engi
neer Swartout, extended in ,
straight line from Hutchinso,
through Fergus Falls. through Moor
head and Fargo directly to St. Pau
depot in this city. In Moorhead
corner of the state Normal schou
campus was cut off and the line wa
run through the heart Of the resi-
Dental and business portion o
both. .-Olivia Times.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
SWED. BETHEL.

Rev. C. A. Hultkrans of St. Paul
will preach at the regular services
next Sunday. in the forenoon at
Mamre and at Willmar in the even
ing. Lenten services next Thurs
day evening at the usual hour.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
Minnesota s. S. Assn.

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul F. Dietrick Of
St. Paul field workers Of the State
Sunday School ' Assoc citation. will be
ia Willmar on Friday. April 7th, to
hold q Sunday School institute.
Place Of meeting announced next
week. 5....
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29

jacobson and Miss Elva jacobson.
~. w. johnson. H. B. Hurd. T. O.
Berg. s. WILTON, R. w. LaDu,
II. "a. Peterson. Lyle Hajelle, A.
IN. Stronsmoe and N. NJ. Oppe-
|gaard. Madison based her claims
TO represent Southern Minnesota on
her victories over New Ulm, SO to
|l9. which had defeated Mankato
and other south-central cities. and
Zumbrota. AZ to II. which team had
defeated Faribault. which team in
turn had defeated the crack teams
of the twin city high schools and
other high schools in south eastern
Minnesota. The ! last game they
played before Saturday 8 game was
with Olivia's N. G. Co. H.. team,
which they defeated 40 to 10. In
all they had played nine match
games this season. " ..-.
Prof. A. M. Mueller was the
g coach for the Ada team. The play
ers including substitutes were c..
Moen H. Olson. J. Sjoidal. M.
Gerber, A. Rolfe, H. Rolfe and G.
:Brattland.5 This team has played
ten match games. including two
with Fargo teams. They defeated
Bagley 81 to l9. which team had
previously defeated Crookston.
.Bemidji, and others. They de-
=feated Warren 80 to 2, and Detroit
was played three times. one game
being lost and two won.
The door receipts here were S37
out Of which each team was given
SIS AS their combined expenses
were nearly $120. the glory Of de-
Gliding the championship cost each
team some 40 odd dollars.
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
PROGRAM.


Grand Galop Brilliant. Selected
Agnes Dalen, Amanda Johnson
Ethel Peterson
Spring Song. Thorn as Facer
Chorus
The Drummer Selected
Margaret Stockwel1
Boys of the Old rigade...............J. A. Parks
Boys Glee Club
Blanche McNees
Flight of Ages............. Frederic Vedan
GOSSIP PantOmime... nary
Rest..........-....... from Melody in F
Chorus
W Wandering Jew. w........"..............
Ethel Govig, Bernice Severinson
Lullabye. ye......................W. H. Niedlinger
Girls Glee Club
Edith Glad
ddy................ ..............A. H. Behrend
Constance Grangaard
Carmena w altZ.... tZ......................H.L. L. Wilson
Chorus
Give Me My Own Native Isle.....C. A. White
Boys Glee Club
Good Night Beloved.......Arr. by Geo. Wilson
Chorus
Willmar tribune., 1911-03-29
High School Musical.

The High School Glee Clubs and
Chorus will give a musical at the
High School auditorium, Friday
evening, March 81. Admission 10
and Is CENTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-06
CANAL DEFEHSES
Fertilization Advocates Argue
Lack of Guns Might Cause
Building Nation Huge
Damage In Case
of War.
By JAMES 4. EDGERTON.

/" HE completion Of the Panama
canal at our doors is brought
a startlingiy pear by the designa-
ton Of San Francisco as the
city in which TO hold the canal exposi-
ton and by the discussion as 70 fortl-
flying the big ditch. Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt says that fortification Is op-
posed by some worthy ladies' of both
sexes
Among these worthy ladies'" are for
mer Secretary of State Richard Olney.
William Dean Howells. President Jor-
dan Of Stanford university and Presi-
dent Faunce of Brown. United States
District Judge Hot. Bishop Anderson
Of the Episcopal church. Jane Adams
of Hull House. Governor Baldwin OF
Connecticut. Genera J. Warren Refer,
General Sherwood. another representa-
tive Methodist ministers in Cincinnati
and elsewhere. 100000 Quakers. more
or less: various peace societies. two or
three New York newspapers and
number of senator's and representa-
tiyes. but just how many nobody
seems 70 know.
On the side Of Qualifications are ar
rayed President Taft, Colonel Roose-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-06
WEArHER CONDITIONS.

An area of relatively low pressure
that is central over northern Virginia
has been attended rain or snow
from North Carolina to New En-
gland and over the territory as far
westward as the upper Mississippi
valley. Another low that is over
western Oregon is causing precipita-
ton on the Pacific coast and in the
southern portion of the Rocky noun
tain region. The air pressure is high
est from the northern portion of the
lake region to northern New England.
No severely low temperatures are re
ported. Because of the low pressures
TO the westward, cloudy. and probably
threatening conditions are indicated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-06

welt. W. r. Hearst and 4 vast army Of
American newspapers, public officials.
members of both houses OF congress
and American citizens Of the plain
voting variety. nobody knowing just
how many there are Of these either.
Both sides claim public sentiment
after the manner Of factions I'm this
land of the free Tie division is not II
partisan one. since the minority lender
Of the senate introduced the resolution
favoring forti6cations- Neither is it
sectarian. as many ministers oppose
building t. Is and Others just as stout
~ favor it Nor is IT n division be
tween those who are for peace and
those against il. since President Taft
is something OF peace advocate. and
Andrew Carnegie. who IS for peace
with his whole heais and SI0OGO.oOU,
IS q believer in fortifyjr- the canal.
Foreign Opinion Divided.
Foreigners are quite as much divided
on the question as ourselves Those in
responsible positions have. Of course.
refrained from comment but others
have not been under like restraint OF
these a number hold that il is our
right ana duty to project our own
property. Others insist that our best
method OF guarding the great water
way would he through international
agreement. leaving the canal itself
o1eD "a the whole word. Possibly they
think we should carry our magnanim-
ity a point further and not charge tolls.
on the same principle u farmer
should not put up fences. but should
depend on q naiEihorhood agreement
10 keep the cattle out ~ his corn and
II he had any crop left should give IL
away. The great argument against
terrifying the Panama canal is that
England has not fortified the Suez
canal Yet England has amply forti-
fed Gibraltar. which guards the en-
trance TO the Mediterranean sea and
thus commands the approach 70 the
canal
Another argument against fOrtfCa-
tons i that If Is physically impossible
70 protect the Panama canal by such
means Some guns now have 4 range
of nearly twenty miles and the canal
locks are in such m exposed position
that they can be shot at from far out
NJ sea and from several points along
the coast. Ships could thus keen cut
OF sight OF the forts and still do execu-
ton against the canal Even Il sight
ed they would be in motion. thus being
difficult TO hit. while the canal locks
would cfrer STATIONARY target This
line OF reasoning would imply TINT
where there cannot be complete pro
lection there should be none at all
Advocates of Notifications insist that