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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

The annual meeting of Hook and
Ladder Company No. l will be held
on Friday evening and the Relief
Association and Hose Company No.
2 have set Monday evening. Deem
Der 9th, for the date of their an
nual meetings.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
Kandiyohi County Boy Honored.

Elias johnson. youngest son of
George johnson of Burbank, was
elected Senator of the North Dako-
ia legislature in the fall election.
He was placed on the Democratic
ticket in Sheridan county without
any expectation of election on his
part. He made no campaign and
did not spend a cent. but was never
theless elected with all except one
of his ticket in what was considered
a strong Republican district.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

Oswald Graveyard left Thursday
evening for Rogers, N. D., for a
short stay and from there will re-
turn to Portland. N. D.. where
he is one of the instructors in a
business college.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

Commissioner Nels johnson from
New London, who had been the
guest of his brother at Litch6eld,
returned to Willmar on Monday for
the January session of the Board.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
IMPRISONED JOYS.

Keep your faith in all beautiful
things in the sun when ills hid
den, in the spring when it is gone
and then you will find that duly
and service and sacrifice, all the
old ogres and bugbears Of life,
have joys imprisoned in their deep
est dungeons. And it is for you to
set them free-the immortal lows
that no one, no living soul OF fate
or circumstance, can rob you Of
once you have released them.
Roy Rolfe Gibson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
SWED. M. E..

Regular services Sunday morning
at II O'Clock. Evening service at
1880; Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Rev. Andrew Nelson. Pastor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
LIES PURPOSES.

Lite $ purposes are the attainment
OF personal perfection and to help
IN the whole life Of the world. Men
are re-. gwen their lives and the posi-
b'l'ty of dying natural deaths onlv
on n condition that they serve the life
OF the whole world. whereas the
suicide exploits life as long as il is
agreeable and refuses to serve the
lie of the world as soon as it be-
comes unpleasant, ignoring the
likely tact that hi. service began
only at that moment when his life
became burdensome. Every work
Is at hrst unpleasant Tolstoy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

0. A. Graveyard last week re-
turned from Violin. s. D., where he
had been to attend the funeral of
his sister.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
Promotions on the C.. PR.

Divisional Superintendent j. G.
Taylor, of Medicine Hat, has been
promoted to the general superin-
tendency Of the Lake Superior Dr.
vision with head quarters at North
Bay. Superintendent ]. N. Came
ron Of Moose Jaw will succeed him at
Medicine Hat. E. w. Duval, train
master at Calgary succeeds Cam
eron at Moose Jaw.-Toronto Mail.
The news of Mr.. Taylor's promo
tion will be of interest to his
friends in Willmar, where he was
located for sometime in early days.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

The Willmar Red Cross society
will hold their annual meeting at
the Commercial Club rooms Tues
day afternoon, January 10. All
members are requested to be pres
ent as officers are to be elected and
work planned for the coming year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

The funeral services for the late
N. P. Larson will be held on Sun
day afternoon, January 8, at 2::30
o'clock at St. Luke's church. The
services at the grave will be con.
Quoted by the Masonic Orders of
which deceased was a member.
Private services will be held at the
residence at 2 o'clock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

c. j. Danielson, a prosperous
farmer from the vicinity of Este-
van, Canada, is here to spend the
holidays and to visit his father,
Andrew Dsn ielson, of Lake An
drew, who h, 5 not been good health
for sometime. He expects to re-
turn to his Canadian home in the
early part of the present month.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

The second annual show of the
Renville County Poultry Association
will be held in the village hall at
Bird Island. Jan. IS. 10 and 20.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

Miss Alice Smith left for Menom-
inee, Wisconsin, Monday to con-
tinue her work at the Strout In
dustrial school.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
Personal Mention.
sssssssssssssssss % . - sssss,.,

Edgar Sather left for Minneapo-
lis on Monday.
Miss Bertha Thorpe returns to
Red Wing today.
Charles Hillstrom of Minneapolis
visited Willmar friends New Years
day.
Mrs. L. w. Porter went to Min
neapolis on Tuesday for few days.
stay.
Peter Miller returned Monday
evening from two days. stay in
St. Paul.
Miss Muriel Tappan is in Min
neapolis the guest of Mrs. Mabel
Crosby.
C. W. Odell left for St. Paul
Monday morning to take up his
senatorial duties.
Mrs. Frank Spaeth and Miss DEL
la Spaeth Of Raymond were in
Wlllmar on Saturday.
Miss Emma Swenson returned to
her studies at the State Agricultur-
al College on Monday.
J. H. Lindsey, of Montevideo,
was here for the holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Gerstle.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. J. Ahlstrom are
at home from Milaca, where they
went to visit relatives.
H. A. Seybold was here from
Breckenridge Sunday for New
Year visit with friends.
Arthur Elmquist, of Aitkin, spent
a day last week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Eimquist.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. F. johnson came
in from Mamre and were New Year
guests Of Willmar relatives.
Miss Hattie Ho1mdahl returned
on Tuesday from a holiday visit at
her home at Norway Lake.
r. M. Whitmus came home Wed
nesday from visit at the home of
Mrs. j. H. Parsons in Irving.
Miss Ruth Spicer left on Tuesday
for the cities and from there will
go to Denver for few weeks.
Hon. R. B. Brewer was in Will,
mar Monday enroute from Litch
field to his home in St. Cloud.
Misses Emma and Esther johnson
returned to their schools at Prins
burg and Roseland on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Butler and Ra,
Butler returned from Nashua ant
Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Saturday night
Miss Florence Surratt will arriv,
from Fergus Falls on Thursday t.
be the guest of Miss Daisy Sander
son.
Miss Mary Allen. who had beer
a holiday guest at the J. M. Spice
home, returned to Minneapolis o.
Monday.
Miss Ida Lorentzen, who teache
at Wells, Minnesota, is enjoyin
the holiday vacation at her home i
Willmar.
Fern, Florence and Ruth Mag
nuson are visiting with their aunt
Mrs. N. Mikkelson, at Minneapolis
this week.
Miss Annie Englestad, who ha
been spending the holidays with he
parents. returned to Minneapol
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Winney an
Miss Muriel Winney came hon
Tuesday from their holiday Wis
at Crookston.
Mrs. John Williams and hi
guest Miss Ida Mcclellan went
the Cities Thursday and returne
Tuesday evening.
Miss Ida Pearson will be Il
guest of Minneapolis friends for
couple of weeks. She went to tt
City on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Johns'
returned last week from sho
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Geor,
Wagner at Benson.
Misses Nora and Ella Boyd r
turned on Monday from Bens
where they were entertained
friends over Sunday.
John Fladeboe and Miss Alma {
son attended the marriage of M
Olson's brother at Litchville.
Dak., on Christmas day.
Misses Ella Odell and Clara A
ness, after enjoying the holiday '
cation at their homes, left for v
ey City Monday evening.
Mesdames L. J. Larson, M.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
SALVATION ARMY

Meetings Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock Sun
day, Sunday school two O'Clock, Sal
walton meeting 7:45.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
OAK PARK M. f..

Services Sunday morning at II
o'clock. preceded by S. S. begin
ming at 1000. Evening service
eight o'clock p. m.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
I'm the Churches
LUTH. FREE.

Midweek services Thursday even
ing. Regular services next Sunday
at 1880 a.. m. and 7:45 p. m. Sum-
day School and Bible class at IL m.
:, sWED BETHEL. =
Next Sunday services at 1870 q.
m. The annual business meeting
of the church takes place Tuesday,
Jan. 10, at 1000 a. m.
Weekday services Friday night.
Services at Mamre Sunday morn
ing at 1890. The Ladies society
at Mamre meets Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. Jonas johnson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

VIM. Brandt, of Louriston, as
sisted at Peterson & Wellin's dur
ing the holiday rush.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04

Russell Peterson has resumed his
studies at Manchester College. He
left for St. Paul on Monday,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCI
ENLIST.

Services Sunday. l0:45 a. m.
Next Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock. All are welcome to these
services.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-04
N. P.LARS0N, FIREMAN
DEAD. BRIEF ILLNESS

The sad news of the death of N.
P. Larson reaches US too late for
an extended obituary. which will
be given in our next issue,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-31

First Kentucky district, the bos-
ON friend of Champ Clark and
William jennings Bryan and
one OF the for emost Democrats
and public men of the day.
He is an orator whose services
are in demand from one extreme
Of the nation to the other and
whose eloquent utterances and
scathing denunciations have been
as widely quoted and commented
upon as any national figure of
this or any other period.
Everybody is familiar with Mr..
James public life. So this article
is not intended TO rehash any Of
the familiar lore: but, on the
other hand. comparatively few
are acquainted with his home life
his boyhood. his early manhood
and the relation he now bears
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-31
OLLIE JAMES
Continued from first page.

Now. Whitley" is not his real
name. Oh no. In fact he is
known by that appellation very
slightly. But when he was a
boy. a jolly fat boy as the prom
Use of the great big man. intellect
ually and physically that he is
now. this autonom1sia was so
generally employed that many
people were ignorant of his real
name. This nickname was given
him because of his white hair Che
has mt anv at all now.) his white
eye brows and lashes and his
white skin.
His real name is Ollie NJ. James
the big congressman from the
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-31
about the sorghum molasses.

about the sorghum molasses.
There is a man named Conger
who lives near Marion and whose
homemade sorghum molasses
is declared to be the best ever"
by people who like that sort of
sweetness. Mr.. James is very
fond of the molasses and so last
fall when at home, the notion
struck him that his friend and
colleague Clark would like it too.
When he was ready to leave, he
bought him a bright, new tin
bucket, put a gallon of the mo-
lasses in it. and logged it in his
hand all the way to Washington
in order to be sure that it got there
safely.
Mr.. James is appreciated by
everybody. but if you want to
see the real, genuine article in
appreciation, the kind that is all
wool and a yard wide. is guaran-
teed not to fade, rip, tear or run
down at the heel, you should just
go to Marion sometime and see
him among his town people.
The Democrats and Republicans
there are about evenly divided in
number every time an election is
to be held, they fight each other
with all the determination and
say all the mean, hateful things
about each other that Democrats
and Republicans generally do on
these pleasant occasions. At
such times and under such heat
ed conditions, Mr.. James comes
in for his full share of the lam
basting, he being as it were, put
in effigy as one of the hated op-
position. But aside from politics
there was never a more popular
man in his home town than Ollie
M. James. The Republicans
there are as proud of his high
portion in public life as are the
Democrats and they do not mind
saying so. Every body feels that
in producing a man such as he is
the town itself shares to a large
extent his reflected glory.
Everybody knows him and to
the majority of the people he
goes BY the name of Ollie. He
is as well known throughout the
country as he is in town and
these rural friends and acquaint-
ances yell their greetings to him
as far as they can see him and
the recipient of these attentions
never fails to stop for a friendly
chat and to ask about the health
of the family, the state of the
crops and matters in general on
the farm. But even to this good
day, some of the older general
ion occasionally halls him with
the boyhood nom de guerre of
Whitley" and that he has not
forgotten it is shown by the
alacrity with which the answer
is returned. What the future
holds for the eloquent statesman
can not be foretold, though now
it seems to be rich in promise
of higher honors than he has yet
attained. But whatever may be
his lot, the people of Marion will
ever be found true to Ollie James
and interested in his welfare and
ready to do what they can to help
him along. That he too will con-
tinue to cherish his love for his
native town and to feel an inter-
est in all its doings. is assured,
4 and the name of Mr.. James and
of Marion will continue to be
linked together in coming years
as they have in the past.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-31


to this, she almost succeeded in
talking him into the notion of
going west to travel as agent for
a patent churn or some other
household contrivances. But
just when it seemed this plan
was the accepted one, Mr.. James
decided to study law and enter
ed his fathers office for that
purpose.
Having once decided to be a
lawyer, he made quick work of
it. In a comparatively short
time, he passed the required
examination and was admitted to
the bar and taken into full part
nership with his father, the firm
name being James & James.
But all this time he had kept his
finger on the political pulse and
he soon began to voice his opin-
ion in the curbstone discussions
and it was natural that he should
drift into public speaking.
In his first real political debate
his opponent was E. T. Franks.
a citizen of Marion and rip
roaring Republican who has since
attained a prominent place in the
state leadership of his party and
was one of the three candidates
!, recently for the Republican NOM
ination for governor. Mr.. Franks
was an older man and a more
seasoned campaigner and the
youthful orator of the House of
James came out second best, but
with great credit to himself and
an undaunted spirit.
In 1887 Mr.. James made his
first step out in real political life.
That year he was elected page
in the lower house of the state
legislature then at Frankfort.
The following session he was
cloakroom keeper in the senate.
J The daily association with poll
ticians during this time and the
mere being in the vortex of ex-
; element that always reigns at
; the capitol during a session of
the Legislature, gave the incipient
statesman much valuable train
| ing and a keen insight into the
game in which he was destined
to play such an important part.
Unlike so many others, Mr..
James did not climb by slow
steps upward to a prominent
place in politics. He never held
any county offices or minor dis
trict or state positions. He con-
! sidered carefully before asking
! for anything at the hands of the
: people and not until 1903, did he
decide that the time had come.
; In that year, he announced as a
candidate for representative in
congress, his claim for the place
! being backed up with a record OF
: years of faithful service to his
party during which he had es.
{ tablished a widespread reputat.
ion as an orator and campaigner.
{ His opponent was Sam Grassland
: of Mayfeld, and Mr.. James won
by large majority. The First
District is the Gibraltar De mo-
] cratic district of Kentucky anC
. so we'll pleased were his support
e ers with his services that he was
, reelected to congress four times
: This year he decided that it was
: time that he was promoted anC
: so asked for the Democrat,
!. nomination for United State.
4 senator over Thomas H. Paynter
/. the incumbent. These race be
J., tween these two attracted mucl
: attention because of the bitter
: ness injected into it. Just a few
d days before the primary election
= was held on July LIST to decid
a the matter as to who would b
In -
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-31

time in Washington with her
husband where she is a general
favorite.
In religious life Mr.. James is
as ardent and enthusiastic as Re
is in politics. He comes of staunch
Methodist stock and has not de-
parted from the ways in which
he was reared. He is one of the
pillars of the Methodist Church
at Marion; one of the kind that
gives literally of his means and
attends upon all the ordinances.
This summer this congregatio n
is engaged in building a new
house of worship and Mr.. James
was one of the first and most
liberal contributors.
Practically all of his spare time
Mr.. James spends at Marion.
During these vacations he sits
about his beautiful home, loafs
in the stores. puts in some time
in his law office or the courtroom
and mingles generally with the
people. He takes a deep interest
in the affairs of his home town
and is always ready and willing
to give aid in any way he can.
If it is to help out some local
candidate for office he answers
the call promptly and carries
CONSERVATION into the opposing
forces with the vigor and power
of the speeches he delivers.
If it is to raise money for some
worthy enterprise or charitable
object he subscribes literally and
without delay. In this respect,
he is looked upon almost as a
patron saint and when help is
needed he is one of the first
thought of.
Marion is an enthusiastic base
ball town and when Mr.. James
is at home he never misses a ball
game. He is king of rooters row
and is worth several times the
price of admission to see this
massive man who always sways
multitudes by his magic words
seize his hat in his hand and
tear up and down and yell and
howl as only dyed in the WOO
baseball fans do. In this pose
as rooter in chief, one would
hardly recognize him as the dig.
nified, eloquent and profound
Ollie M. James, M. c.
While he enjoys his home to
the fullest extent, he is not q
bit stingy about it and is always
anxious to give his less fortunate
fellows taste of it. Many OF
the most prominent men of the
country are frequent visitors a
his house. But in addition t
this, he very often takes or sends
some reminder back to his fel
low lawmakers. Champ Clarl
is especially favored in this re
gard and receives a large shar,
of the gifts the big Kentuckiar
bestows. The hefty congress
man thinks no one can cure ;
ham like his father doesit. Mr.
James fattens and butchers his
own hogs each winter and per
sonally superintends the curini
of the meat. In the smoking
process, he burns nothing blu
sassatras wood which he claim
gives the meat a peculiarly de
licate and aromatic taste. On
time Ollie took Champ one o
the hams and the Missourian like
, it so we'll and expressed such en-
thusiam over it, that now he get
one frequently. But perhaps
the best of these stories is tina
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-31

1911 on Il IdrI1 seven lillleS lTOlil
Marion. From the first the baby
was neiqhborhood curiosity by
reason of his great size and the
peculiar whiteness of his skin
and hair, and almost before he
was given a surname, he was
called Whitley" 1t was not
long after the birth of the boy
that the family moved to Marion
where they have lived ever
since and where Mr.. l.. II. James
the father has engaged in the
practice of law.
The boys education was Sc
cured in the public schools at
Marion and it must be admitted
that as a pupil he never took any
prizes. He had a confirmed hab-
it of strolling into the schoolroom
sometime after the tardy bell had
rung and barely managed to
scrape through with passing
grades on most of his studies.
But what he may have lacked in
studiousness he made up in his
penchant for get ting into mis-
chef. That his poor recitations
did not indicate a dull or slowly
working mind was shown by the
nimbleness of his wits and his
resourcefulness in planning es-
capades for himself and his COM
panions. Second only to this
propensity was his ability in ex-
Treating himself and companions.
his success generally being due
to his responsiveness in arguing
with his teacher or accuser, fore
runner of the eloquence and pow
er in debate which have played
such an important part in his later
career.
Mr.. James might be truly term
ed a born politician" From
infancy almost he evidenced an
interest in politics and as he grew
older this waxed stronger. He
would go any distance or brave
any hardship to hear a political
speech; he haunted the polling
places on election days, his chief
pleasure in reading was to pore
over the columns of daily papers
given to reporting and discussing
public affairs. AS early as nine
years of age he formed the habit
of reading the papers aloud to
his father, who suffered much
from rheumatism. Mr.. James,
Sr, encouraged this interest and
would discuss the matters read
thus impressing them upon the
youthful brain. With a marvel.
ously retentive mind for facts
and figures, the embryo states.
man early became a local auth
ority upon political matters and
when called upon, he rarely fail.
ed to have the desired informal
ion. 1t is told on Mr.. James al
Marion that as one man express
ed it. until he was a right smart
chunk of a boy" he was a rep
ublican. Mr.. James emphatic
ally denies this.
But if there was one specia
line of endeavor in which Mr.,
James might be said to have
excelled his boyish companions
it was in his ability and willing
ness to carry water for any pur
pose. He was almost looked up
,,on as the town water-carrier
and he was always ready anC
willing to undertake a job
Whenever a circus struck town
Whitley" always paid his ad
mission to the big tent by carry
ing water to the elephants anC
among the most cherished pos
sessions of his wife today is ;
photograph of the sturdy DO!
which was made by an itinertan
photographer as payment TO
water brought.
To look at him now no on,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-07

bag. After shaping sew it to-
5ether on the edges, trace the ac-
companying design either on the
bag itself or on thin tissue paper.
If the latter, it is basted to the
bag and'torn away as soon as the
linen is outlined.
The heavy lines in the cut indi-
cate the outline.
{ It is suggested that the flower
be- worked in pink with a dull
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-07

against the window pane with
cloth over the clipping.
The light will bring out the de-
sign underneath so that you can
trace it with apencil on the cloth.
Or, if you, prefer, place your
cloth on a smooth table, then a
sheet of carbon paper and the
clipping on top. Trace the lines
of the drawing with a pencil with
blunt point. Carbon paper can
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-04-13
ELECTION FRAUDS IN ASHEVILLE
Twelve Reputable Citizens Have Sign
ed Statement Charging Perjury
and Fraud i'm the City Election.

Asheville, N. c., April 9.-The per-
sistent rumors of fraudulent voting
in the fifth precinct of this city,
which have been heard since the re-
cent commission government election
here, took definite shape to-day when
ten reputable citizens OF that pre-
cinct affixed their signatures to doc
ument in which charges of perjury
and fraud are openly made.
The matter is not to rest here,
however. but will be carried before
the grand jury with evidence and af-
fidavits which, these citizens claim,
will convict nine men Of perjury and
will show that fourteen men voted
fraudulently in the commission gov
eminent election held March 21st.
The alleged illegal votes we're all
cast against the commission form OF
government, which lost by only
eleven votes.