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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18
but suppose | pay this bill's---

PAY it.? You really mean that
"Certainly mean it.. Duncan pro
duced the wad Of bills which Kellogg
had furnished him the night before
his departure from New York Thus
far he had broken only one of the $500
gold certificates and Of that one he
had the greater part left. Living is
anything but expensive in Radvil)e.
'T'm beginning to understand that
was cut out for an actor" he told him
self as he thumbed the roll with a
serious air and an assumed indifler
ence, which permitted Sperry to est
mate it's size pretty accurately.
'"That's quite stack OF chips you're
carrying" Sperry observed.
Duncan's hand airily waited the re
mark into the limbo of the negligible
"a trifle-- Il mere trifle." he said casu
ally. 81 don't generally carry mucl
cash about me. Haven't for 6v'
years." he added irrepressibly. He ex
tracted fifty dollar certificate frou
the sheaf and handed it over. III
take a receipt; but you needn't mention
this to MIR. Graham just now
mo. certainly not" Sperry scrawIe,
his signature to- the bill.
And about that line of credit?'
| well. with this paid guess vol
could have what you needed in model
alton. OF course
"My name is Duncan-Nathanie
| Duncan"
| Sperry made memorandum of it O.
the back of an envelope, ANY TO,
mer business connections?
"None that care to speak about.
Duncan confessed glumly.
Sperry's face heightened mo re-
erences?'
1t took thought and after though
courage. but Duncan hit upon the sc
luton at length. DO you know l.. .
Bartlett & Co., the brokers?''
dol know J. Pierpont Mor%an:"
Then that's all right. Tell you
people to inquire of Harry Kellos!
the Junior partner. He knows Il
about me-
Noting the name, Sperry put ava
the envelope. THAT'S enough. If h
says you're all right you can hav
anything you want" lie consu!te
his watch. "H-m-m! Train to catcI
But let's see. What do you nee
here?"
| Duncan reviewed the empty shelves
his face glowing. pills" be sait
with il laugh-"all kinds of pills Al!
everything for regular. sure enoug
drug store Mr.. Sperry. everytllin
Sothern & Lee carry and lot Of 4,
tractive things they don t-slnall lot
you know, until | see what we ca
SELL"
Il see. You leave it to me. / prob:
bly, know VIVA; you need better tina
you do. III make out a list this afte
noon and mail it tonight with instru'
tons to ship it ut the earliest possib
moment"
"Splcndid" Duncan told him. "Yo
do that and don't worry about OF
making good. I'm going to put all N
time and energy into this propositio
and
"'Thcn you'll make good all right
Sperry assured him. ,"All anybody
got to DO is look 1T you to see you're
good business man." He returne
Duncan's pressure and picked up h
sample case "S'long.'' said he ar
left briskly. leaving Duncan speec
less
) AS if to assure himself of his SAINT
he put hand to his brow and stroke
it cautiously. "Heavens," he said al
sought the support of the counte
"that's twice today Pve been told TIL
in the same placer
| ITS funny" he said. half daZed.
never could have pulled that off f
myself"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

travelling for Gresham & Jones, Il
years than can remember Ills
friendship for Sam Graham. contract
ed during the days when Graham's
was the drug store Of Radville. has
survived the decay Of the business
He's a square. decen, man. Sperry. and
has wasted many an hour trying to
persuade sam to pay little more at
tention 10 the business
"Anything 1 can do for you?" chirp-
ed Duncan chcerfully, dropping Off the
counter us Sperry entered.
Moo" amazedly. Il just wanted to
see old Sam. Is he upstairs?'' 49,. d.
mo; Mr.. Grallam's not in at pres
ent." duncan told him civilly.
Sperry Awrinklcd his brows over this
problem. "You working here:" he
asked.
"Well. I'll be hsuged!"
LET us hope not" said Duncan
PLEASANTLY. He waited moment. ;
| little irritatcd. Sure there's nothing
| can do for you:"
Moo" said Sperry slowly. strug
| Cling to comprehend. THANK you jus
! the same"
| "Not at all" Duncan turned away
! 'You see Sperry pursued. II don
buy from drug stores; | sell TO 'em,"
| Duncan, faced about with new utter
esl in the man. "Yes:" he said on
coura@ing!y.
"Aly card" volunteered Sperry, fish
ing the slip ct pasteooard from hi:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

waiStcu,t pocket He dropped his
sample cast beside the stove and
pumped down in The chair. to the peril
OF its existence. II don't make this
town very Often" he pursued. while
Duncan studied his card. "SUt,n'rn &
Lee are iii" only people | sell to here.
but never miss chance to chin
awhile will old sam. So. having half
an hour before train time, thought
I'd drop i'll
Mr. Ora nam doesn't order from
your house, them"
doesn't order from anybody. does
hep
Il don't know. Eve just come here.
He'll be sorry to have missed you
though He's just stepped out to wire
your house, gather from the fact that
it's in Elmira: he mentioned that town
not the firm nanrfor some sirups"
You don't mean it," S>erry gaspetl.
"What's struck him all of sudden?
lie amt put in any new stock for ten
years. | reckcn.'
y
artfully, 1--WE persuaded him in Il way
to try to make something out of the
business here. We're going to do
what we cam Of course. in small way
at first"
Sperry waGyed dubious head II
dunno" he considered SANS nice
old duffer. but he amt got no business
sense and never had You can see for
yourself how he's let everything run to
seed here. SotHern 4 Lee took all his
trade years ago
Eyes. know That's why he needs
me- said Duncan brazen|y. In his
soul he remarked. oh. Lord" in a
tone OF awe His colossal inpudence
daZed even himself But don't You
| think be could get back some of tho
| trade if the store was stocked up?''
NO doubt about that at ALL" Sperry
averred: he'd got the biggest part OF
| It,"
You think so?
Sure of it. You SEQ, everybody
ronnd here likes Sam. and Sothern
Lee have always been outsiders. The,
| would swing II this shop in a minute
| just on account of that. Fact is.
wasted Il lot of talk on our firm 6
couple Of years ago trying to make oU1
people give him some credit. but they
| couldn't see it. He owed them a bill
then that was SO old it had grow
| whiskers."
| And still owes it. presume?''
"You bet he still owes it. Away:
will It's SO small that it amt wortl
while suing for
Look here. Mr. Sperry. how much j!
this bill with the whiskers?'
About $40. | think said the travel
ing man. fumbing for his wallet. I'm
supposed TO ask for payment every
| time | strike town. you know. so
always have it With me, but ! haven
| had the heart to say Il word to San
for a good long time. Here it is"
Duncan studied carefully the memo
randum: "To Nase. az per bill rem
dered $A7Sl" Il wonder'- he muir
mured
En-" said Sl'ovry
II was wondering Suppose YOU wrr,
to tell your people that there's Il youn:
fellow here who'd like to give thi!
store q boom. Say he wants Il LITTLE
credit hecause- because Mr. Ora ha 7,
won't let him put in any c:lsh"
Not Il bit of use" Sperry neyatiret|
Il ~wonld myself, tut the liou:c no
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18
(COnainued next week.
A II ST; Iz{EEK1|}f |,,,S' SEMINARY sI%421

The Osseo Literary society had
a business meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon when different committees
were elected to make arrangements
for the annual reception which is
given Feb. q.
On Saturday evening the Osseo
gave short public program.
Quite few students were on the
sick list last week.
A social was given by the old stu.
dents Saturday evening, January Z.
for the benefit Of the new ones. A
very enjoyable evening was had.
A bunch of 18 students had q
sleigh ride party Thursday evening.
and incidentally had narrow
escape from being run down by the
Willmar fire department.
The Willmar Seminary basket
ball team played the Grove CITY
team Saturday evening. ano
trimmed them to the tune of II tc
"a.
E. ". Stenson has been elected
blythe students to act as snow shov:
cling captain for the winter term.
The old tables in the Business
room were replaced by a brand new
set last week.
Herman Wegner spent Sunday al
his home near Raymond.
The attendance at the Seminary
is so large that it has been neces.
sary to secure two more teachers.
Henry Peterson. who instructs the
beginners in book keeping and Miss
Jonette Thorpe in the teacher :
course. "-
Bernhard Holm and Conrad
Tompson took in a surprise party
in Grue Saturday evening.
Albert Sanvik. last years grad.
uate, visited at the Seminary Satur.
day.
A class in Antagonistic Exercises
was organized last Friday. M. r
Simons has been engaged to instruc,
the class once a week.
! Julius Abramson enrolled in the
Commercial course last week.
Freshman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18
SYNOPSIS
Copyright. 1910. by Winchell Smith
and Louis Joseph Vance

Nat Duncan, discharged for incompe'
tency by his employer. goes to the hon1e
of his friend Kellogg. who has helped MN
in the past.
Kellogg sympathiZcs with Duncan VINO
meets some OF his old time acqualhtances
at the home of his friend.
Kellogg wants to help Duncan. VINO Is
discouraged. and outlines novel sche1'e
whereby Duncan can repair his shattered
fortunes.
The scheme is that Duncan should go TO
a country town. dress well. so 10 ch"Icn'
work steadily and thus attract ana marry
the wealthiest girl in the town
Duncan decides to follow kellogg suS-
gestion and with an array of newly made
city clothes departs for and arrives az
Radvile
Old Sam Graham runs dllapldateo'
out Of date little drug store in RadVllie.
He has for years wasted his time on vari-
Gus inventions.
Betty Graham. the old mans pretty but
careworn daughter works in the store.
Mr. Littlejohn. the Radvile editor. be-
comes acquainted with Duncan.
"Blinky" Lockwood is the richest man
in the village, and Duncan is interested
to learn that the old mser has daugh-
ter. .Iosie
Duncan obtains a position in old Ora
hams drug store without pay. for he
learns that the village girls. including
wealthy Josie Lockwood, are very fond OF
soda water
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18
CONTINUED
CHAPTER VIII.

~HE thought infused new life
into the younger mans wan
ing purpose. Mr. Graham. |
wish you'd let me come in
here for awhile. | don't care about
wages"
Graham lifted his shoulders resign
edly. well. my boy. it don't seem
right but if you really want to work
here for nothing III be glad to have
be glad to pay you"
Abruptly he found his hand grasped
and pumped gratefully.
''That's mighty good of you, Mr..
Graham. When can start?''
why. whenever you like
In Il twinkling Duncan's hat and
gloves were off. I'D like to now" he
said. Where can we set more sirups?"
"Unfortunately I'll have to buy
them"
How muchy" Duncan's hand was
in his pocket in an instant.
"Oh, no: you mustn't do that" Sam
backed away in alarm. Il couldn't al
low it. my boy. It's good Of you.
but
Either" Nat told himself. I'm
asleep or some ones refusing to take
money from me- He grinued cheer
fully. "Oh. that's all right" be con
tended aloud "I'll draw it down rs
soon as we begin to sell Soda. lie
selected bill from his slender store
"Will 81 be enough"
'Oh. yes. but it wouldn't be right for
me to-
But by this time Duncan was press
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

be insisted. How can We build mp
trade without sirup?'
'But-but"-
land how can ! learn the business
without trade?" He closed Grallan m .
unwilling fingers over the money and
skipped away.
Signing. Graham gave over the I'm.
equal argument. We'll. if you're sat.
isfied, my boy l;,t III have to write
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18
Dr..C. w. Riches,
(MedicaI and osteopsthie)
2R32 zED AVE. So. MIME aPOllS

Has made special preparation tor the
successful treatment Of all long standing,
difficult chronic diseases, such as sciatica,
rteum atisn. goitre, stomach, kidney and
liver troubles, ailments of women, cancerous
growths ett :, etc. Free consultation by mail
invited. If cannot help you l will tell you
SO. x =.....l =
A large, pleasant home tor patients. Take
First Ave SO. car to Nicollet and 2Sth st.
and walk three blocks east aud half block
south.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18
Farmers Attention!

The Kandis obi Farmers Union
Elevator Co. at Kandiyohi will re-
ceive orders for Saltwater Irvine.
Leave YOUR orders for Irvine at
Farmer 'selevator CIR creamery be-
fore February 10. IS 4S2
A full line of Bakery Goods at
Joe Dale's Grocery. 1910
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

NOTICE.
The Olson barber shop has now
been moved from the Hub Hotel
building to my former location,
next to the J. E. Maloney stand on
Third St. Charlie Olson. 41f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

Section 4. The holders of said preferred
stock shall not he entitled to vote at stock
holders meetings of the corporation nor to
participate in profits beyond its fixed annual
dividend of six per cent.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability Of which this corporation shall at
any time be subject shall be Fifty Thousand
$3.50, OOO) Dollars
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here
Of January, 1911.
J. EMIL NELSON, (SEAL)
JACOB JOHNSON, tSEAL)
E. J. VAIL, SEAL
LEWIS JOHNSON, 'SEAL)
IN THE PRESENCE OF
7. A. GIANTVALLEY,
ANDREW NORDLOEF.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of K andiyohi.
Filed for record the 18th day of anu.
airy, A. D. 1911, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and re.
! corded in Book r OF Miscel., On Pages 341.
342.
(SEAL) OLOF H. DALE,
Register of Deeds
By Esther v. Nicholson, Deputy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

STATE OF MINNESOTA, tss
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN. 90
On this 18th day of January.
1911, before me, a Notary Public, within
and for the County of Ramsey, personally
appeared J. Emil Nelson, Jacob Johnson, Z.
J. VAIL, and Lewis Johnson, to me knOwn to
be the persons described in and who execut-
ed the foregoing certificate of incorporation
and each acknOwledg ed that they executed
the same as their free act and deed.
]. A. GIANTVALLEY,
(SEAL) Notary Public,
Ramsey County, Minnesota.
My commission expires December IL, 1912.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

Estate OF MINNESOTA,
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
| hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 18th
day Of January, A. D. 1911 at O'Clock P.
M, and was duly recorded in Book r 3, OF
| INCORPORAT1ONS.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary of State.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18

~HE thought infused new life
into the younger mans wan-
III ing purpose. MIR. Graham.
wish World lot mo come in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the
MINNESOTA SlL0 COMPANY.

We, the undersigned, do hereby associate
ourselves for the purpose of forming a cor
poration uoder the laws. of the State of
Minnesota. and to that end do certify and
declare as follows:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06
NURSERYMEN'S ANNUAL
CONVENTION
Idaho State Meeting to be Held
in Emmett July
Is

The second annual convention OF
The Idaho Nurseymen's Association
will be held in Emmett July IS and
promises tC be one of unusual in
terest not only TO the nurseymen of
the state. but also to orchardists
The association, though only a
ear old includes in its member
ship nearly every nurseryman in the
state. Charles T. Hawkes. of Cald-
ae is president and Carl E.
Wright Ct Kimberly, secretary.
Among features of the program
will be an address by E. F. Stephens
cf Crete, Neb, ex-pres:dent o the
i;ebrasIt state Horticultural socie-
ty and noted expert on horticul-
tural matters.
according to the Statesman, The
coming convention is to be a "get
together affair, not only for
the pu: pose OF good fellowship, but
principally to raise the standards
OF the business in this state. There
is fe Ling among the nurseymen
themselves that if one of their num-
ter is d;shonorabln or shady in his
dealings with the public, it reacts
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06
VIII Pay Off at Nampa.

Really, we hate to throw dis
cordant note in the song of pro-
gress that is being sung all along
The valley. But when we read the
following in the Nampa Record our
vocal chords wouldn't track:
"Nampa will be the pay station
for the construction company. Time
checks will be given at the works
ard these must be presentd at the
Nampa office for payment. The Ida.
no Northern will afford free trans
portation from the works to Nampa
and return to all workmen. This
means that about $500 men will
come to Nampa every month to re-
ceive their pay checks.
That doesn't sound good to us,
and seems to be a plan to beat the
towns along the route out of the
trade of the laborers and throw it
all to Nampa. To call it an outrage
would be expressing it mildly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06
FIRST NATIONAL IN
CREASES CAPITAL
From 5000 to 50,OC0-Emmett
People Buy Big Block
of Stock

Doubling the capital stock, in
creasing the surplus by $4,000 and
selling ticcks of stock to Walter
Laid aw, the Durham brothers, Wal
ter Knox, n B. Barnes, B. c.
Bowers, W. W. Hopes and Charles
Hartley, is the result of meeting
of the directors OF the First Ma
tional bank today.
The meeting was attended by DR..
Isham, George Smell and Miss Is
haIn from Caldwell and the local di-
rectors. The stock of Howard Sc
bree of California, T. C. Eggleston
of Denver, Ed Hedden of Caldwell
and Robert Noble of Boise was pur-
chased by the Emmett people above
named thus giving TO the local
stockholders a controlling interest
in the bank. Another meeting will
be held in couple of weeks, when
Mist Isham will resgin as director
and an Emmett man elected in her
place. thus giving three of the five
directors to home people.
The capital stock is increased
from s25,O0O to $4,000, fully paid
and the surplus is increased from
10000 TO $4,000, making it one of
the strongest banking institutions in
his section of the state. The new
are among the most
citizens of the commu-
lity and men who have great faith
and confidence in the future growth
Of this section and realize the con-
;tantly increasing need of capital
% carry on the business of the ON
nunity
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06

struction camps along the route OF
the new road. Just who is back
of the deal is as ct unknown here
but it is stated that it is their in
tention to follow the construction
camps from place to place with a
supply of intoxicants.
The management of the Idaho
Northern is very much opposed to
the opening of saloons along the
extension and will do everything
possible to defeat the scheme. The
rumor reached the headquarters
of the Utah Construction company
the firm thas has the contract for
building the road, and one of the
Watts brothers Immediately wrote
to Idaho Northern officials to an
prise them of the scheme and to
request that they use every in
fluence to keep the saloons out.
The contractors have had forty
years experience in railroad build
ing and they understand fully the
trouble that results from having
liquor vendors in construction camps
LeaderHerald.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06
"The Fall OF Troy

Friday night, July Z, one night
only, at the Electric, $4,000 pro-
duction in two reels, giving a re-
production of the Trojan war-20OO
armored gladiators engaged in dead
ly conflict--spectacu attack on
the city-settings dazzling with
ur-awe-inspiring conflagra-
tion, showing the giant wooden
horse captured by the Trojans, and
the sortie in the dead of night by
the soldiers concealed in the ami
NAL, who set fire to the city; the
terror of lovely Helen as her hus-
band, at the head of the avenging
Greeks, destroy the Trojans with
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06
WILL CALL BOND ELECTION
$4,000 Needed to Take Up School
Indebtedness

At a meeting of the school board
last night, preliminary steps were
taken to call an election to vote up
on the issuance of bonds in the
sum OF 100000. This amount is
needed to take up the Indebtedness
against the district Upon this debt
the district now pays 10 per ent.
By issuing bonds, which can be
sold at per cent, the disrtict will
save $500 yearly.
Two new teachers were employed
to fill vacancies caused by resigna-
tions. They are Miss Luella Black
stone of Tekamah, Neb., and Miss
Ruth Clark of Centralia, ILL.,, both
normal schoo' graduates and hold
ers of state certificates.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06

fire and sword and kill Paris, her
lover, and a multitude of amazing
incidents. Beautiful women, dash
ing chariots, artistic statuary, mas
sive palaces, regal costumes, all
depicted in exquisite photography,
tinted and toned beyond compare.
This film causes any other subject
heretofore produced by any manu-
facturer in the world to pale iato
insignificance. Other reels will be
shown.
AS many people have wondered
how picture looks run backwards
one film viii be run that way TO
crafty their curiosity. No advance
in price-10 cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-06
p. & G. Traffic Agreement,

The Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
company has filed amended articles
of Incorporation with the secretary
CT state where it assumes authority
to Duild two connecting spurs with
the Oregon Short Line railroad at
Armstead and at Dillon, one spur
to be a half mile long and the other
10 be two and two-thirds miles
long. The amended articles con-
firm the traffic lease agreement be-
tween the Gilmore G. Pittsburg and
the Oregon Short Line for use OF
the Short Line between Armstead
and Dillon for a period of 10 years.