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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
sIAllss Ess MEtsTs lttcREAsE
rem Million. Added s. the stats Board,

st. Paul. An. increase OF about ton
millions In the assessed valuation Of
personal property In the state, exclu.
sive Of moneys and credits, will be
effected. accordingsto preMminary6re-
port issued BY the state tax commits
sion. The complete figures cannot be
given, as the reassessmentsordere by
the commission on the personal prop
erty in South st. Paul has not been
completed. With this single exception
returns from every assessment district
In the state have been equalized by the
commission.
The total valuation win be in the
neighborhood Of $206. 000,o00 The to-
tai for 1910, excluding moneys and
credits. which henceforth will be as
sessed separately, was $196. 117.473.
Members Of the commission give as
surance that the total for the missing
city Of South st. Paul will be fully
as high as the last year. which was 81.
>036;412. Leaving. South st. Paul out
Of the computation, it Is found that
the total valuation is 1904. $40 ,o09, as
compared with $195,021, 061. This
shows an increase OF 1928, 948.
The counties Of Hennepin, Ramsey
and st. Louis produced $7,021 ,461. or
approximately 20 per cent. OF the re-
manning eighty-three counties twenty
made returns lower than the valuation
of year ago. The equalization did
not raise the totals above last years
figures, and these twenty counties
show decreases in personal property
assessments. The counties in this
list are Chisago. Dodge, Houston. Ohm
ssted. Otter TAIL: Pennington, Pine,
Polk, Pope, Redwood, Scott. Traverse.
5Watonwan, Wilkin and Winona.
J. G..2Armstrong, asmember Of the
gives as one. of the ex-
plantations for the decreases the losses
entailed in the agricultural sections by
the drouth. Scarcity Of pasture, he
says. compelled the farmers to dispose
of more of their livestock than they
ordinarily would, have done, and as q
consequence there is less livestock on
the books than there was a year ago.
Summary by Counties.
Following Is summary by counties
OF the valuation Of personal property
in Minnesota, exclusive of moneys and
credits, for the years 1910 and 1911:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11

stances. One 81 'em said, ana tns
woman corroboratea II. that you wrote
an acknowledgment with your own
hand. sayin' that you shot up the man.
and you left It In the cabin. Maybe
we can turn that up. too. It's al %
clear % / day. don't really know
why stay here talkin' about it any
longer. except rather enjoy seein'
you sQuirm.''
"Have you seen me squirm any yet.
chief?'
mo. not yet: but can imagine how
you're fealin' beneath that iron com.
iposure Of yours. I've had to deal With
too many Safeguards and criminals
not to know that. Well" the man
threw up his hands. laid down his
cigar ana yswnsds prodtgiously. tits
gittin' late. I'll take that Withdrawal
and 60"
Wouldn't its1be better for mo Ia
have my secretary here?" said CORN.
ly. "and dictate what I have tossay!
Let him make q number of carbon
copies Eof It. 20 that we could send II
to all the papers"
well. II you want to let your sec;
rotary in on this game, don't see
(! that I've got any objections" said the
chief. -
oormly stepped to the door.
mt. Chaloner," he said, '"willi you
bring your notebook and pencils here!
MI. Chaloner, this IL the chief OF pc.
nce, Mr.. .Connell," he continued. az
the young man entered tho room.
PLEASED to know you." said Con.
FELL grimly.
Chaloner bowed without saying any.
thing. g.
"Will you be seated. Mr.. Chaloner.
and take a statement from my dicta.
ton! BY the way" he pushed but.
ton on the desk, and the door into
the hall opened instantly. with suspi.
cious promptness. It might have been
thought. had any Of tho party given 1t
any attention, "Somes." said Gormly.
II want YOU" The servant stepped
into the room. Lock the door,
please. so that may be sure We are
not interrupted"
Now" said Gormly. this gentle.
man. as you know. is the chief of po.
lice"
Eyes, sir" said Somes.
"He has asked me to dictate q Ger.
tain statement to the people Of the
city Of New York. and I'd like to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11

showed you that the Gotham Freight
Traction company is all right and that
the Sachem society is equally honor
able and virtuous. You'll know how
to put 1t. give you the substance.
Fancy 1t up in your own language.
You can sling words good and plenty
as has been proved in this campaign.
That's all you got to do"
And If I do this" asked Gormly,
what do I get?"
You'll get silence as to your do
ings twenty-five years ago."
Would you mind telling me what
my doings were twenty-five years
ago."
Certainly not" said the chief. mo
reason for |concealment between you
and me, that can see. You ran away
with q miners wife out at Camp Kill
Devil, Wyo., in the midst of howlin'
blizzard. With the wife you took the
mans pile, product of his 3hard.work-
in, toflsome life for worthless WON
an and you. And before you left, you
put a bullet into the mans breast,
There's three counts against you:
theft, 'dultery, murder. You'll make a
hell of reform mayor, won't you?
How'd the people enjoy that?"
why are you Offering me anything.
II sou possess this power and are con-
fident as to your information? Why
don't you publish this stuff and knock
me out without giving me any chance
to withdraw" "'% ,..
"see here, Gormly, it amt for you
to question! It's for you to do what
you're told. We've decided that this
is the way this scheme is goin' to be
worked, that's all there is to it. II
we have our reasons for not publishin'
the stuff, why they're ours; they're
not yours. 4
why, man, all I've got to do is to
60 down to the district attorney and
swear out warrant to have you ar.
rested for murder. We've got our
fingers on the woman you run away
with-and pretty lookin' old bag she
Ia now, too. She don't want to be
mixed up in 1t; but we've got hold OF
her, and II necessary she'll swear that
you done It. We've located several
people that used to live In Camp XIII
J Devil who remember the circum.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
A Qualification.

- AONusuC0tS00.
Rastus was honest and industriousi
but. in the opinion Of the new minis4
ter, unsociable. .
Neighborliness, my dear friend,n
said the dominic, ''is brotherliness. Do
you take the trouble to see much az
your neighbors?"
"Ao reckon ah sees as much %
them % dey sees Of me-" Rastus ~
piled IS.
: Perhaps" said the clergyman, ..bua
do you love your neighbor % you're
self? 2.
All reckon III does. pahson.' : Raj
tus replied. hut you know, suh. I ain.1
p'tic' larly stuck on mahself neithos.a
Success Magazine. =s.sz..:s3:9
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
At the Fire.

Somebody: took the rope of the bell
In the fine engine house to use for
clothes line. and now, when there is
q fire, the constable has to climb up
into the tower and ring the bell with
a hammer. Somebody took the ham
mer the other day, and, when Hank
Pudry's corncrib caught IRE. the
constable had to hurry down to Hill
ker's store to borrow a hammer. Hill
liker had lent his hammer to Deacon
Renfrew, who lives four miles out in
the country. and by the time the con-
stable had got there and hunted
around in the barn for the hammer
and got back to the engine house the
angry elements had done their worst
and Hanks corncrib was a mass Of
smoldering ruins.-Basswood Bulletin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
sAuERkRAuT DAY NAMED.
Springfield Will Have Street Fair and
Serve Free Dinner.

Springfeld.-Tuseday, Oct 10, is to
be "sauerkraut day" in Springfield. A
street fair will be held, and a free
sauerkraut dinner served the farmers
and others out-of-town guests. Lib
eral premiums on grain, poultry, fruit
and other farm products will be offer.
ed. The merchants have freely sub
scribed funds with which to meet the
expenses Of the fair.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
STATE sPUSAlA6 Qua IS ClS1
FOUR WITNESSES PLACED ON
STAND FOR STATE.
cass Lake Constable Tells Of Open.
Ing Cafe Holding pyna-
mite.
Following q merciless

Bemidti. Following merciless
griMng by Freeman p. Lane, the
Minneapolis attorney. Of Robert E.
Smythe. the young man who declares
he led DR.. Dumas into the trap, that
caused his arrest after the attempt Of
Nike Davis and Martin Behan to burn
and rob the store at Puposky on the
night OF Juno 16 last. three other wit
nessss were put on by the state.
Charles Lydick. . clerk ID q Cass
Lake store, swore that he was with
the Cass Lake ball team at Hibbing
on june IT. when DR.. Dumas was ar
rested, and said that the doctor had
q check for $500 which the doctor had
said had been given him by a ''home-
steader patient" The state contended
that this was the check given by
symthe to Dumas in part payment for
burning the Puposky building.
Miss Hazel Bower, Bemidji tele-
phone operator, told Of calls put in by
DR.. Dumas In his alleged plans to Sc.
cure the men to burn the Puposky
building.
Bell Boy Is Witness.
Clarence Stone, bellboy in the
Mckay hotel Duluth. the last witness
of the day, said he had been in a
telephone booth in the Mckay where
Smythe was a guest, and had heard
him talk to someone he called DOC
tor" Smythe had testified that he
had called DR.. Dumas up from Du-
luth on June Is and asked him "if
things were going all right
On cross-examination Smythe, in the
afternoon. explained that heswassman-
ager Of the store at Puposky which
was owned by A. E. Smythe. He ad-
mitted that he was interested in sa-
loon at Nebish and that he had told
Mike Davis that he wished the books
at the Puposky store destroyed at the
time of fire in May, II days after
additional insurance had been put on
the store.
As to Watch Quest.
In telling of the saloon meeting
Smythe testified that Mike Davis had
told DR.. Dumas he wanted to get a
watch he had planted at the rear Of
the Endion hotel.
In redirect examination Mr.. Nc
Donald brought out that smythe had
known at the time that he attended
the yegg meeting and planned with
Davis and Behan and Dumas that the
state fire mashals Office knew Of the
plan and that the plan had, in fact,
been first suggested to him by Sam
Fullerton, the deputy state fire. mar
shall.
Mack Kennedy, constable at Cass
Lake, testified to opening the Doctors
safe the Sunday following the Puposky
affair and finding six sticks Of ~dyna-
mite and cap in the safe, also in
searching the doctors Office the morn
ing after the Faposky mix-up and iden-
titled several letters, offered by the
state as having been found in the doc
tors Office. The contents of these let.
ters was not divulged.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
ORE SHIPMENTS DECREASE.

Head Of Lakes Handles 6,s17,6so Tons
Less Than In 1910.
Duluth. - Ore shipments for Sep
TENDER from the docks at the Head of
the Lakes, including those of Two
Harbors, show decrease of 1927
tons against September, 1910, while
for the season up to October / the de-
crease amounts to 6,817, 900 tons.
The entire shipments for September
this year were 3,827,441 tons against
4,560,71S tons for September, 1910.
For the season the shipments aggre-
gated 1S;456;938 tons against 1924, 1928
tons last year. 1~y. i
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11

Our illustration shows sweet littlo
frock on the Mother Hubbard orderJ
It is provided with a square yoke,
which extends in little tab few
inches below the straight edge in the
center of the front The skirts of the
dress are gathered at the top and at
tached to the yoke. For very little chill
sdren there is nothing just as nice al
white, but this soils so easily It. in
often possible to find pretty ginghams.
in the pale colors, and also in plaids
and checks ofsdelicate tone which are
more serviceable than white and
which make very dainty dresses for
everyday wear.
The pattern (5095) is cut in sizes 1,
3 and years. To make the dress in
the 3-year size will require ~ yards
OF material ~ inches wide, or IL
yards 36 inches or TX yards a inches
in width.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
I to Pattern Department" Of this paner.
Write name and address plainly, and b
sure to give size and n,ember Of pattern
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
Freedom Hutner Killed.

Albert lean. J. Creegan, promt.
nent farmer Of Newry township, was
,accidently shot and killed while out
hunting. He and some neighbors met
in the wood near his house, and all
sat down for visit, the firearms ~.
ing about on the ground. In some
manner one Of the guns was discharg-
ed and the load from each barrel
struck Mr.. Cregan in the head and
killed him instantly. He was young
man and is survived by a widow and
four children.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
STATE SCHOOL MAN RESIGNS.

Maetzold Charged At Late Hearing
With Having Beaten Wards.
:. Red Wing.-E. F. Maetzold, manager
OF Family D and bandmaster at the
state training school, has resigned.
Carl c. Brown has been appointed to
fill the vacancy. Mr.. Brown has acted
as supernumerary at the school for
several months. Mr.. Maetzold has
been in the school seven years. He
was one Of the subordinates charged
In the evidence in the Whittier hear
ings with having beaten inmates of
the school.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11

have you hear what have to say and
witness all that occurs"
Eyes, sir"
Are you ready, Mr.. Chaloner?"
"Quite ready, SIR"
Tonight at half after eleven
O'clock" began Gormly, 1.-THE chief of
police Of the city Of New York"
"You needn't bring me into it!"
roared Cornell, sitting up.
'Will you have the goodness to be
silent, sir?" cried Gormly. Il am die.
tating this statement, not you!"
well, you're going to dictate what
I say" Numbered the chief, slammine
his big hand down on the desk. ':or
Ill"
Keep back there. somes," said
Gormly~ sharply as the man stepped
forward, his face aflame II can deal
with the man. Connell," he contin.
ued, "you are going to sit right there
until I've finished with you. Now.
Somes." he said. you: stand right be-
hind him, and If he attempts to get
out OF his chair keep him down."
You're assaulting an officer of the
iaw!" roared the chief, swapping his
fingers.
''You ought to be man enough ito
know that the games against you 10
far" said 0ormly, "and keep quiet >un.
til get through. Then Ill give you
chance to: talk. Are you ready now.
Mr.. Chaloner?' :.
Quite ready, sir" was the imper.
-urbabl., answer Of that most excel:
lent young man.
"l'll begin again:
Tonight at half after. eleven o'clock
Ben Cornell, the chief Of police Of the
city Of New York, called at my apart.
ment. He came unaccompinied and
wearing plain clothes. The object Of
his visit was to demand Of me that I
should withdraw as a candidate for
the mayor Of New York that I should
request the people who had honored
me with their support to vote for
Warren: that should 'declareamy@be.
lief In the integrity of the Gotham
Freight Traction company and the
purity of4the: sachems society, Of which
he is an honored member. The means
BY which he sought to induce me to
take this course were promise Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
Personal Property Increased.

st. Paul. Minnesota state tax
commission has made Its final return
on Minnesota personal property, fix
ing the totax valuation at $204, 810, 009.
This figure does not include South
st. Paul, which is being reassessed.
The increase over 1910 is $9.728,948.
The valuation Of Hennepin county per-
sonal property was fixed at So. 435. 639,
as compared with $49,364,46 year
ago. Personal property valuation in
Ramsey county was fixed ct @17.254.-
es5.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
WINDOW HUNTER DROWNED

Wades for Shore In Shallow Water.
Which Grows Deeper.
Windom.---While hunting on String
lakes. five miles west Of here. Mike
Beverson was drowned. He and his
partner were out in a boat and It
sunk In about four feet Of water.
Rather than wait for help, Beverson
started out FOR shore, but struck deep
or water. and being exhausted and
cold was drowned before reaching
shore. q widow and four children
survive. s..5s .S:5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
Pythians Going to Red WING.

Fyen'ans GOING 70 Red Wing.
Red Wfng-The committee of the
Knights of Pythias have all arrange
ments completed for holding the dis.
trict convention in this city on the
evening Of October 5 at Odd Fellows
hall. Grand Chancellor Atwood of
the domain Of Minnesota will give the
principal address OF the evening. Mr..
Atwood is known as the blind orator
and his lecture on Happiness" CIV
en- here some time ago, is still fresh
In the memories of local Pythians.
Either the first or third rank will be
exemplified. A. big entertainment and
banquet will be provided for the
delegates.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
NEW DEPOT FOR LuvERNE.

Poor Crops Reason Railroad 10 Given
Year to Build. i
1uverne.-According to an order
issued by the railroad and warehouse
commission, the Omaha road must
build modern and up-to-date depot
at Luverne, within year. The COM
mission finds that new station is
needed now, but as crops there were
somewhat short this year, it decided
to give the road twelve months in
which to make the expenditure for q
new station.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
The liqhts Eternal.

Inc It9hT8 EteFh4J. =
Minneapolis Considerable interest
will no doubt attach to the engage.
ment at the Bijou, Minneapolis, the
week Of October 9Th, Of the powerful
drama, "The Life Eternal" an adapta-
ton Of Cardinal Wiseman's FAMOUS
historical novel, "Fabiola."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
Not 90 had % INST

Not So bad % That.
This little boy was making his ars
struggle. with natural history. obsesvlji
Ing for the flrst time & very 1u6yl
silky spaniel. he remarked: ~soln1
.aogs have feathsrs. and othsr dor
stnst slt1.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
INVERSION DRAWS BIGGEST WAR
RANT IN STATES HISTORY
TO Paw ocToeERsAPPoR- 4,
TloNMENT. "
RATES. 8 . DOLLARS PER Pupil
BIC Distribution Wilt Also, BE Made In
aMareh-@1;4t2 900 More TO be i
Distributed This .@:
Month. f

St; Paul. Estate auditor Iverson
drew the biggest warrant ever drawn
bysa Minnesota Official In drawing one
fol- 41,197,398 to pay the October APP
sporttonment Of the. current school
fund.
A statement issued. by C.. G. Schulz,
state superintendent, shows that
schools containing 399. 1872 pupils are
entitled to share in the apportionment
at the rate Of 80 a7pupil. This is the
.nrst Of the semi.annual apportionments
for the fiscal year ending July 81, 1872.
and 10 based ON the enrolment of the
last achool year. The next distribu-
ton will be on the first Monday in
March, and it is estimated the rate
then will be about 81 to each pupil.
Superint endent Schulz will also award
this month special state aid to public
schools. . The amount to be distributed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
: with Timber Scarce

- WIFI q Sup9T scarce.
Weggs (2009)-The Richleighs are
very lavish entertainers. s
Boggs-Yes. At the close Of their
banquet last evening each guest was
presented with solid wooden tooth.
pick.-Puck
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
SHELL NOT AFTER OFFICE.
Worthington Man Says He Does Not
Desire Board Of Control Job.

"OTIUIu9SOU WAN Gays NC O0e8 NOT
Desire Board Of Control Job,
Brainerd.-Former Senator Dan
Shell of Worthington says he will not
accept a position on the State Board
of Control it offered by Governor Eber-
hart. Mr.. Shell says he would not &C.
cept any Office by appointment, al
though he is favorable to Governor
Eberhart and anxious for his future
success. While deeply interested in
state politics, Mr.. Shell has no appetite
for honors not earned in q fight.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11

This skirt has an upper or yoke soe
ton cut with I'VE ceres. At about
the knee depth there 10 q band, circu.
lar IN cut which IL attached to tho mp
per part. At the back of the skirt
the band IL broken BY the box plait
which continues from the belt to the
edge OF the skirt The closing may be
arranged under this plait or ct one Of
the side front seams. This skirt may
b made Of serge. cheviot. panama or
Of linen. bingham. pongee or foulard
silk.
The pattern (51o0):. is cut in sizes
q to 81 inches, waist measure. Ne
dunn size requires ~ yards q IS
inches wide, with ~ yards Of a inch
contrasting goods.
10 procure this pattern send 10 CENTS
20 Pattern Department" Of this paper
Write name ana addTess plainly, and b
sure 70 Give size and number Of pattern
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-11
Totals
ais .....+$195,OS1,0 s$204.S1o. oo9

Exclusive Of city of South st. Paul,
now being re aI d. South st. Paul
The evening world., 1911-09-06
HOLDING UP A TRAIN

The young woman flushed up as II she
had been caught doing something dis
honest. Some other m down the
line cali>d out:
The mean thing"
! never knew whether she meant tho
other lady or me.
When We finished our Job We ordered
everybody back to bed, told 'em good
night very politely at the door and left.
We rode forty miles before daylight and
then divided the stun. Each one of us
got $l.,5,.S In money. We Jumped the
lewelry round Then We scattered,
each man for himself,
That was my first train robbery and
I, was about as easily done as any OF
tho ones that followed, But that was
the last n only time ! ever went
through tho passengers. don like
that part OF the business. Afterward ]
stuck strictly TO the express car. Dur
ing the next eight years l handled a
good deal OF money,
The best haul | made was Just seven
years after the frst one. We found put
about n train that was going to bring
out a lot OF money to pay off the sol
diers at a Government post. We stuck
that train up In broad daylight. Five
Of us lay in the sand hills near a little
station.
Ten soldiers were guarding the UlonsS
on the train, but they might just aa
well have been at home On a furlough'
We didn't even allow them "a stick their
heads out OF the windows to see the
fun. We had no trouble at all in get
ting the money. which was all In gold,
OF course, a big howl was raised at the
time about the robbery. It was Gov
ernment stun, and the Government go
sarcastic and wanted to know what the
convoy OF soldiers went along Tor
The only excuse given was that no
body was expecting an attack arnona
those bare sand hills In daytime,
don't know what tho Government
thought about the excuse, but | know
that II was O good one.
The surprise-that Is the keynote Of
the tra%in-robbing business. The papers
published all kinds of stories about th'
loss, finally agreeing hat II was be
tween 1850 and $4,000, The Govern
ment WED wood. Here are the cor
rect figures, printed for the first tint
SIS, 900. II anybody will take the trou
bic TO look over Uncle Sans private &C
counts for that little dc5.t to prott anC
loss, he viii find that | am right to a
cent,
BY that time We were expert enouyl
to know what TO do, We rode due ives
twenty males, making a trail that
Broadway policeman could have fol
lowed, aud then we doubled back, hid