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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06

Howard Jeffries bankers SON under
the evil influence of Robert Underwood.
eellow-student at Yale. leads life of dis
s.pation, marries the daughter of a gam
bier who died in prison, and is disowned
by his father. He is out of work and in
desperate straits Underwood, who had
once been engaged to Howard's step
mother, Alicia, is apparently in prosper
pus circumstances Taking advantage of
his intimacy with Alicia, he becomes
sort of social hishwayman. Discovering
house. He sends her note threatening
suicide Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner, demand an accounting,
He cannot make good. Howard calls at
his apartments in an intoxicated condi-
ton to request loan of $1,000 to enable
him to take up a business pre- osition.
Howard drinks himself into maadiin
condition and goes to sleep on dlvan;
A caller is announced and Underwood
draws a screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands
take his life. He refuses unless she VII
renew her patronage. This she refuses
and takes her leave. Underwood kills
lens Howard. He finds Underwood dead
Howard is turned over to the police
Capt Clinton. notorious for his brutal
through the third degree. and finally gets
an alleged confession from the harassed
man. Annie. Howard's wife. declares her
belief in her husbands innocence. and
unless she will consent to divorce TO
save Howard she consents, but when she
finds that the elder Jeffries does not In
tend to stand by his son, except imam
to Judge Brewster, attorney for JeFries
ST. to talye Towards case He declines
1t is reported that Annie is going on. the
stage. The banker and his wife call on
Judge Brewster to find some way to pre-
vent it. Annie again pleads with Brew
ster to defend Howard. He consents
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
Dust and Tuberculosis.
restraint.

AS result Of the dangers from con,
sumption to those exposed to various
forms of dust, and at the request of
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis. the
United States government has recently
appointed commission to work in CO.
operation with state authorities in
making an investigation into the con-
ditions of the metal mining industries
in the United States. with special ref.
erence to diseases OF the lungs. The
work of the commission engaged in
this special task will follow lines
somewhat similar to those worked out
by the Royal Commission of Australia.
whose report was recently received In
this country.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
A LADY LECTURER
Feeds Nerves and Brains Scientifically.


A lady lecturer writes from PhiladeI-
phia concerning the use of right food
and how she is enabled to withstand
the strain and wear and tear Of her
arduous occupation. She says:
Through improper food, imperfecN
ly digested, my health was complete.
ly wrecked, and attribute my recov.
cry entirely to the regular use OF
Grape-Nuts food. 1t has. assure you.
proven an inestimable boon to me.
Almost Immediately after beginning
the use of Grape-Nuts found graft
tying change in my condition. The ter.
Eble weakness that formerly pros
trated me after few hours Of work
was perceptibly lessened and is now
only a memory-it never returns.
Ten days after beginning on Grape
Nuts experienced a wonderful in
crease in mental vigor and physical
energy, and continued use has entire
ly freed me from the miserable in
somnia and nervousness from which
| used to suffer so much.
Il find Grape-Nuts very palatabla
and would not be without the crisp.
delicious food for even day on any
consideration. Indeed, always carry
It with me ON my lecture tours"
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a reason. ;.
Ever read the above letter. A nevv
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, aud full Of human
interest.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
Hatpin eouees Mans Eye.

San Francisco.-Th turn of wom-
ans head may cost Daniel Mack his
eyesight. Mack attempted to make his
way through dense crowd A wom-
an beside him turned her head The
long steel pin projecting from her hat
passed through Maek's right eyelid,
through his nose and into his left eye.
''You brute, how dare you touch my
hat!" the woman cried as she felt the
tug on her headgear.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
EARS LIKE BANANAS ON CORN
Freak Crop of Maize Grows in the Gar
den of an Arkansas
Farmer.

Hermitage, Ark.-W. G. Pierson of
this place had two short rows of corn
In his garden that developed more ears
to the stalk than ever heard of before
in this country.
The corn was planted February Is,
and at first the usual number of ears
developed. Then came an extra sup
ply until some OF the stalks looked
like banana trees. The small ears were
pulled off when partly developed and
fed to the stock. AS fast as the stalks
We're trimmed Of their crop of small
ears another lcr came on. Some of
the small ears grew in clusters like
bananas.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06

The clerk retired and the banker,
completely ignoring the presence of
his daughter-in-law, turned to his wife
and said:
Il regret, my dear, that you should
be- subjected to these family annoy
ances."
Judge Brewster came forward and
cleared his throat as If preliminary to
something important he had to say.
Addressing the banker, he said bold
ly.
Mr. Jeefries, have decided to I'M
| dertake Towards defense
His aristocratic client was taken
completely by surprise. For a mo-
ment he could say nothing. but sim
ply stared at the lawyer as if I'M
able to believe his ears. With an eff
| fort, he at last exclaimed:
fIndeed -then you will please con-
| slider our business relations to have
ceased from this moment"
The lawyer bowed.
| AS you please" he said suavely.
! The banker turned to his wife.
"Alicia-come
| He offered his arm and turned to-
| ward the door. Alicia, in distress,
looked back at Annie, who nodded
reassuringly to her. Judge Brewster
+! rose and going to the door, opened
it. The banker bowed stiff1y and said:
pray don't trouble. Good morning,
SIR
As Alicia followed her husband out,
she turned and whispered to Annie:
Come and see me at my home.'
When she had disappeared the
judge came back into the room and
sat down at his desk
well, that's done!" he exclaimed
with sigh of relief. Rummaging for
a moment among his papers, he
looked up and said with an encoura-
ging smile:
Now, If you please, we will go over
that evidence-bit by Bit
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
Unique Endorsement OF Check
= 2 " ? y .
(TOS BE CONTINUED.)

Perhaps the greatest curiosity the
Bank OF England possesses is note
of $1,000. the sum Lord Cochrane
paid as a. fine for his connection
with a fraud on the public, with
which he really had nothing to do.
He Endorsed the note thus: my
health having suffered by long and
close confinement and my oppressors
having resolved to deprive me OF
property or life. submit to robbery
to protect myself from murder, in the
hope that shall live to bring the de,
linquents to Justice Cochrane." He
wrote from the grated chamber o
Kings Bench prison
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06

B.
In seeing her suffer little of what
she had been made to suffer
They'll say that God knows
what they'll say" went OH Alicia dis
tractedly my husband will be
dragged through the mtee of another
public scandal-his social prestige will
oh dare not think OF I'll know
my duty is to that unfortunate boy |
mustn't think of myself.
Have you the letter that Mr.. I'm
derwood wrote your" csmanded her
companion.
"Yes-Ive never beea able to de-
stroy it. / don't know -Shy | kept it,
but thank God | have IT. Moaning,
She went on:
"The disgrace. the 1isgrace!-it s
uin-degradation! It's the end OF
everything the end or everything!''
Annie regarded with contempt this
poor, weak, wailing creature who
lacked the moral courage to do what
was merely right. Her voice was not
unkind as she said:
Il don't want to disgrace you-or
ruin you But what arn | to do-tell
me, what am to do?"
Il don't know" moaned her com.
panion helplessly.
Howard must be saved"
yes"
will you tell Judge Brewster or
shall ~"
Judge Brewster! Why should he
know?" cried Alicia. startled. More
composedly and as If resigned to the
inevitable, she went on: Eyes, sup
pose he must know sooner or later,
bur e.
Size broke down again and burst In
to teas. Annie watched her in si-
lel.cn.
Its tough-isn't its' she said sym
patheti.;tlly
Yes sobbed Alicia through her
tears, ".'s-it's fought kissing, she
dried hes eyes and said hastily: Don't
say anything now. Give me few
hours. Then / can think What is best
to be done"
Annie was about to repaJ when the
office door suddenly opened and Judge
Brewster entered. Addressing Alicia,
he said:
Pardon me, Mrs. Jeffries, hope
haven't kept you waiting" Noticing
her agitation and traces OF tears, he
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
CHAPTER xvi.-continued.


"Ah! begin to understand. You
knew Robert Underwood? Howard
knows your voice-he heard you-talk
ing to him Oh, Mrs. Jeffries! Are
you the woman who visited his apart
ments that night?'
The bankers wife bowed her head
and collapsed on chair.
Yes" she murmured in low tone.
Annie looked at her In amazement.
why didn't you come forward at
once?" she cried Think of the pain
which you might have spared u.s."
Alicia covered her face with her
handkerchief. She was crying now.
THE disgrace-the disgrace!" she
moaned
"Disgrace!" echoed Annie, stupe-
fed. Indignantly, she went on: Dis
grace-to you? But what of me and
Howard?'
Cant you realize what it means to
be associated with such a crime?" she
walled
"Disgrace," cried Annie contemptu-
ously. What is disgrace when hu
man lie is at STAKE
1T seemed so useless" moaned AL
icia-"a useless sacrifice in the face
of Towards confession. Of course
If I'd known-if I'd suspected what
you tell me-Td have come forward
and told everything matter at
what cost" Tearfully she added:
Surely you realize the position it
puts me in?'
A new light shone in Annie's eyes.
What was this woman's misery to
her? Her duty was to the poor fell
low who was counting the hours until
she could set him free. His stepmoth-
er deserved no mercy. Utterly self
ish, devoid of spark of humanity,
she would have left them both to
perish in order to protect herself from
shame and ridicule. Her face was set
and determined as she said calmly:
1T must be done now"
YES" murmured Alicia in low
tone that sounded like a sob, cit must
he done now! oh, If I'd only done 1t
before-if I'D only told Mr. Jeffries
the whole truth! You speak of How
ards sufferings. If he didn't do 1t,
he has at least the consciousness of
his own innocence, but 1.-The con-
slant fear of being found out is worse
than any hell the imagination can con-
jure up. / dreaded It'll dread it now
lit means disgrace-socia ostracism
my husband must know-the whole
world will know"
Annie was not listening. Still be-
wildered, she gazed with the utmost
establishment at her companion. To
think that this mysterious woman
they had been seeking was Howard's
stepmother.
$50 you're the missing witness we
have all been hunting fort" she. said;
Il can't believe it even now. How
did it happen?"
"He and I were once engaged. 1
broke II eff when I found him out.
After | married Mr.. Jeffries met I'm
derwood again. Foolishly. l allowed
the old intimacy to be renewed. He
took advantage and preyed on my
friends. | forbade him my house.
He wrote me a letter in which he
threatened to kill himself. l was
afraid he meant It'll wanted to pre-
vent him. ] went to his rooms that
night. didn't tell Mr.. Jeffries.
When the truth is known and ac-
knowledge that / visited this man
can you see what it means?--what a
fuss therell be. Everybody viii put
the worst construction on it."
Trust them sor that" said Annie
grizzly. She was sorry for the wom-
ans distress. yet, being only human,
she felt car;AsR sense of satisfaction
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
THE BRUTE.

ANNUAL OUTPUT 10000. 900 BARRELS
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
Menanhones In Oil

Robert Henri, the painter. was dis
cussing in New York very mediocre
"old master" for which Chicago pro-
moter had paid an exorbitant sum-.
1.-THE man is content with his bar
gain" said Mr.. Henri. I'm sure Of
that. To millionaire of that type,
you know, an old master is merely a
megaphone for his money to talk
through"
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06
CHAPTER XVI.

The news that Judge Brewster
would appear for the defendant at the
approaching trial of Howard Jeffries
went through the town like wildfire,
and caused an immediate revival in
tia public interest, which was begin
ming to slacken for want of hourly
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-10-06

The Babes in the Woods were lost.
There is no hope" they cried,
they will try to find us by fling
system"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19
CITY COUNCIL /
PROC I ! ); ) ] : \ I |;
Council Chambers.
Library Building,
Willmar. Minnesota.

Willmar. Minnesota,
April 10th. 1911.
Regular meeting Of the City
Council with Mayor Peterson in
the chair. On roll call there were
present: Mayor Peterson. Alder
men Johnson. Fredrickson. Kent,
Anderson, Sperry. Erickson. Free
berg and Dahlheim. 9; absent,
none. -
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held March 9th. 1911, were
read and the same were approved
as read, except that it was ordered
that the vote by Ayes and
''Noes'' on the sewer Ordinance,
being Ordinance No. lis. and the
resolution ordering an election tc
be held to vote on the aforesaid
ordinance. both passed at said
meeting, be shown in full in the
minutes. towit: ayes. Alder.
men johnson. Fredrickson, Kent
Anderson. Sperry. Erickson Free
berg and Dahlheim, 8; 'Noes"
none.
The minutes Of the meeting helc
April 9Th, 1911, were read and the
same were approved as read.
The following bills were. or
motion. referred to the finance com
mittee: ... ~.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19

The vote on the above poll tax
resolution was as follows: "Ayes''
Aldermen johnson. Fredrickson.
Kent, Anderson. Sperry, Freeberg
and Dahlheim,7; "Noes', Alder
man Erickson, /.
The Mayor declared the resolution
carried.
A report from the city auditor
was read on his examination of the
City Ireasurer's, City Clerks and
Secretary of the Water and Light
Commissions books for quarter
ending March 18th. 1911, which
report was accepted and ordered
placed on file.
Requisitison from the Water and
Light Commission were presented
and read and the clerk was in
structed to order the supplies.
The Committee appointed to con-
fer with the Water and Light Com
mission about adjusting rates pre-
scented written report stating that
rates would be lowerd. On motion
the report was accepted and placed
on file. .-..,s
On motion the council adjourned.
H. S. Peterson, Mayor.
Attest:
Fl. Gunderson. CITY Clerk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19

was read requesting the Council to
order the Western Union Telegraph
pole outside of his store at No. JOG
Fourth Street removed. The clerk
was instructed to order the
Telegraph Company to have said
pole removed within ten days and
also the telegraph pole outside of
their old Office at No. PIP Fourth
street.
An application from Andrew
Biorsell was read asking to connect
the new Post Office building on
lots Is and IA of block ID with the
Fourth street sewer. The appli-
cation was granted subject to the
sewer ordinance.
A communication from the Water
and Light Commission was read
asking the council to advertise for
coal bids. The clerk was instruct
ed to advertise for such bids to be
received at meeting to be held April
"a, 1911, also for bids for hauling
coal from cars in railroad yards.
The clerk was also instructed to
advertise for bids for surety bonds
for city officers to be received April
13, 1911. and for bids for street
sprinkling to be received April "a,
1911. ...
The matter of levying poll tax for
year of A. D. 1911 was brought
up. Alderman johnson introduced
the following resolutions. .
"Resolved that two days work
upon the public streets, highways
and public improvements of the
City of Willmar be and the same
is hereby assessed against each and
every male inhabitant of the sale
city between the the ages of twenty.
one years and fifty years, except
such as are by law exempt, as {
poll tax for the current year of A
D. 1911, and that the same may be
committed by the payment of one
dollar for each of said days work
as provided by the charter of the
said city, ..-.~..... .e
The vote on the above resolution
vas as follows: Ayes. Aldermen
johnson. Frederickson, Kent,
Anderson AMI Sperry. 5; "Noes'
Aldermen Erickson, Freeberg ano
Dahlheim, 3. The resolution wa:
declared lost.
Alderman Fredrickson moved tt
reconsider the poll tax resolution,
which motion was seconded by
Aldermen Sperry and johnson. The
motion was carried.
Alderman johnson re-introduced
the following poll tax resolution,
previously voted on at this meeting
-'|Resolved that two days work
upon the public streets. highways
and public improvements of the
city of Willmar be and the same
is hereby assessed against each and
everv male inhabltant of the said
city between the ages of tewnty.
one years and fifty years, except
such as are by law exempt, as q
poll tax for the current year of A.
D. 1911, a-d that the same may be
committed by the payment of one
dollar for each Of said days work
as provided by the charter of the
said city," -s III"
Approved April 18th, 1911.
H. S. Peterson, Mayor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19
H. Gunderson, City Clerk.
Council Chambers.
Library Building,


Willmar. Minnesota,
h.. s.--5 April 18th. 1911.
Meeting of the old City Council
with Mayor Peterson in the chair.
The following members Of the
council were present on roll call:
Mayor Peterson, Aldermen John
son. Frederlckson. Kent, Anderson
Sperry, Erickson. Freeberg and
Dahlheim, 9: absent. none.
The minutes Of the last regular
meeting held April 10th. 1911 were
read and the same were approved.
City Attorney Porter extended to
the Council his thanks for courtesies
extended him during his term of
office.
Mayor Peterson and Alderman
Freeberg also addressed the Council
and expressed their gratitude for
courtesies shown them.
On motion the Council adjourned
sine die.
H. S. Peterson, Mayor.
Attest:
H. Gunderson, City Clerk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19

PERM. IMP. REvOLV. FUND.
Tribune Printing Co., publishing...... $50
The finance committee reported
the foregoing bills back approved
aid the report was accepted.
Alderman Anderson offered the
following resolution which was
unanimously adopted.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the city council
of the CITY Of Willmar that the
clerk be and he hereby is authorized
to issue warrants against the re-
spective funds in payment of the
foregoing approved bills.
Approved April 18th. 1911.
H. S. Peterson, Mayor.
Pursuant to the notice of hearing
on the petition of Anna Hennings
rhrond j. Alvig and others for the
grading of all of Olaf avenue in
the City of Willmar the hearing on
the said petition was taken upon at
this time.
The matter was then considered
by the Council. There being no
objections filed against the granting
of the said petition and no one
appearing objecting to it the hear
ing was on motion declared closed.
Alderman Kent presented the
following resolution which was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes, Aldermen johnson, Fredrick-
son, Kent. Anderson, Sperry. Erick-
son, Freeberg and DahIheim, s.;
Noes, none.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas on the 18th day of
March A. D. 1911, the City Council
of the City of Willmar, Minnesota,
did by resolution, declare its pur-
pose and intention to cause all of
Olaf avenue within the said City to
be graded as prayed for in the
petition duly presented to the city
council by Anna Hennings and
others, And Whereas the said
petition was duly heard by and
before the City Council of the said
city at a meeting thereof held at
the Council Chambers in the Library
Building III said City on the 10th
day of April 1911. pursuant to a
| notice of such hearing duly had
and given as by the Charter of the
| said city provided and no one hav-
| ing appeared in opposition to the
granting of the prayer of the said
| petition, 1t Is Therefore Ordered
that the said Olaf avenue be by the
said City graded to the grade thereof
heretofore established by the said
City, and that plan and survey
Of the said proposed work and
Improvement be made forthwith by
IL. A. Rowat and when completed
that the same be filed in the office
of the clerk Of the said city and
that such plan and survey show the
nature and extent of said improve
ment, and also show the parcels of
land that may be benefited by the
said improvement. together with the
names of the owners of each parcel
Of said lands so benefited as the same
appears on the last assessment roll
Of the said city in the Office of the
County Auditor of Kandiyohi
County, Minnesota.
Approved April 18th, 1911.
H. S. Peterson, Mayor.
A communication from w. Gilger
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19
H. Gunderson, City Clerk.

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Large dressing rooms. Rembrandt
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19

Census Figures Of Incorporated
Cities and Villages.
49,. b..
MANY SHOW LARGE GAINS
Statistics Reciting Number Of Resi-.
dents in 1910 as Compared With
Ten Years Previous.

The following statistics, furnished
by the director Of the census, E. Dana
Durand, show the population Of the
incorporated cities, villages and Dor.
oughs of Minnesota for 1910, as com.
pared with 1900:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19

SIGNS-'tFor Rent, !" For Rent,
Furnished ROOM For Sale, "
"Dressmaking printed on card
board, for sale at the Tribune Office
at 10 cents each.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19

DR.. C. E. Gerretson, dentist.
Office in new Ruble block. Willmar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-08

President TAFT sent $50 gold coin OF
the new St. Gaudens design in an ivory
case. Theodore Roosevelt sent solid
gold loving cup and there was gold
loving cup from Emperor William. A
magnificent loving cup was received
from citizens Of Pasadena.
The wedding feast took place last
night at The Blossoms, the Busch win
ter home. The floral decorations are
valued at $50, 900.
In honor of the golden wedding Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus Busch, the
5000 employees Of Mr.. Busch in st,
Louis enjoyed holiday. They and
their families we're the guests OF Mr..
Busch at the Coliseum last night.
Adolphus Busch, 1t was announced
in New York Yesterday donated on the
occasion OF the celebration Of his golden
| wedding $1,000 each to the German
ChiIdren's Hospital, in New York, and
the German Seamen's 5 Home, at Hobo
ken, n. j.
To observe the golden wedding anni-
versary OF Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus
Busch, Yesterday, the employees OF the
Washington branch OF the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing CompanyIwere the gu' ST
Of Mr. Augustus Brill, Washington
manager, yesterday. The plant vas
closed and q general holiday declared.
4 ride over the city in sightseeing auto
mobiles, dinner, and later 4 theater
party was given the employees, Mr..
Brill is a brother OF Alderman Jacob
Brill OF Alexandria.