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The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
IS TOO TICKLlSH FOR ARMY
ono Farmer Almost Went Into Hvs. ter'es When Being Measured-sent
 Back to Calm Nerves.

Coiunous' o.-He was too ticklish" ana therefore could not join the army
 such was the plight of Christian Johnson. a young farmer of twenty. two years, who came to Columbus and went to the recruiting station to ba enlisted as soldier. He looked good 10 the officers and all went well i'll 1t came time to measure him. Every time the officers hand touched the young man he almost went into hvs. terics, laughing, squirming and gig. gling ad infinitum.
 Whats the matter?" he was asked
 I'm so ticklish!" was the answer ana II proved 30 true that 1t was i'm. possible to complete the measure mehts and he was sent back to the ancestral farm, three miles north o, columbus, with instructions to calm his nerves ere he tries 10 break into military service.
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25

them It's crafty eyes were sparkling with intelligence. It's calm, calculat- ing survey of the curious ones who gathered to do 1t honor. was majestic. regal Its swaying trunk. yitally rest less. ra3sed itself above them occa. sienally as if delivering a benison.
 A tinkiing cadence of girlsh laugh ter from behind the youth again caused thS cratic heart vibrations in his breast. responsive to only one maid. and Erickson turned. His face flushed as he gazed at her. She was with an elderly person-evidently her father. Her nearness caused the youth to fear for himself. It seemed to him that he must turn and crush her in his arms.
 70. what a great beast" The girl turned to her father. T wonder if she is cruss?"
 The elderly person looked inquiring, Ny toward a keeper who stood at some little distance.
 Not at ail." answered the attend ant. Aildest hammered animal in captivity. and the largest. Bess here knows morn some folks. she does. The girl steppNi daintily forward. a smile cirsing her red lips. and the pert little nose of hers wrinkled in amusement
 I'm going to feed her" she said. The elephant graciously accepted an absurdiy small bon bon. and seemed to wink a knowing eye at Erickson. who glared enYiously.
 The tiger Is out!" hoarse voice raised the cry and in an instant the tent was mob mad. Women screamed and fainted. Children walled and men cnrsed- To add to the pandemon. fum. the gasoline lights f1ickered des- perately in the wind created by the panic-stTicken crowd-and went out A feline scream rose above the noise and an animal chorus quickly respond ed Elephants trumpeted Lions roared The cameas lifted their voices in un- canny shrieks, and excitement was the order of the moment.
 Erickson, stricken dumb. suddenly recovered himself and reached out blind arms for the girl. Ills first thoughts were Of her She must be rescued al all hazards
 IGst 2s his satisfied hands came in
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25

 be caught are. according to MT. Cor pus:
 They make noise like cats on the tiles and disturb people
 They walk through the flower beds in the park and destroy the flowers.
 They have been promised a bird fancier. who wants them as soon as possible.
 But it is my belief we shall not catch them for another fortnight" he added pessimistically.
 They know us all by sight now and We don't seem to stand much chance with them until they have forgotten us.
 Personally l should like to catch them. because they spoil my flowers Strangely enough, they have ceased to be noisy since We caught and penned up two of the cocks Generally they are only continually rowdy in the breeding season, which is from the middle of June until the middle of July.
 The only method of catching pea cocks that l know of Is by the hand, and that, considering that we have 28 acres in this park. Is almost i'm possible. as We are finding out. "
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Bolt Not Only Strikes Hlm Once, But Twice, Rendering Him Uncon-
 scious Both Times.

Salem, Mass.-It isn't very often that man Is struck. or rather stunned. by lightning twice, in two different places. in the same storm. who says that no matter where he ran thaniel Lowe, Jr.. of Ipswich, Iowa. who says that no mater where he can or hid during that storm the lightning followed him. When he would bol, the lightning would bolt. too. which was not the joke 1t sounds.
 Lowe. with two companions. was camping in cottage on Tapioca Isl. and, Ipswich. when the storm broke. When the clouds grew black and the lightning flared and flashed. his com. panions grew frightened and made for the city. leaving Lowe. who said he wasn't afraid. in the cottage. Hard. ly had his friends left him alone when lightning struck the building and tore it's way through a bed from which Lowe had just leaped The lightning rendered Lowe unconscious and left tue interior of the cottage a wreck. Lowe says that when he regained con- sciousness he was scared and fled from the house. Out through the storm he bolted, heading blindly to- ward his home. three miles away. But the storm grew fiercer and the light ming snapped and cracked around him until the young man fled for shelter into the barn of a neighbor.
 The moment he crouched down into a dark corner and took his first long breath. lightning ripped through the barn. damaging but not burning t. Ns9iH vas Lowe shocked into uncon-
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
By ROYALN. GREEN

Fred Erickson was keart-keen to the fact that he loved the girl. but. as yet he had said nothing 10 her about IL In fact he had never spoken to her They were not acquainted with each other
 IL was what Is called love at first sight-that is, as far as Fred was concerned The first time he saw her she was sitting opposite him on a belt line car going from Albany 10 Troy. and his susceptible heart had gone pif-a-pat. Chance thrust them together often after that. but without Hn opportunity to become acquainted.
 Erickson, q young lawyer located in Albany. should have been giving his whole attention to the theories of a praetice that was yet to come. In- stead. he dreamed the long office hours through, and all his dreams were of the fair unknown.
 This fascinating girl was. in points of beauty. maid to marvel at. Her syes were dusky wells of midnight with long. dark lashes that half hid the depths of them. and the black of these coHtrasted strangely with the white of her satiny skin. All in all, she was. from her daintily arranged hair to the tips of her tiny shoes, the sweetest girl creation that had ever come to the ken of Fred Erickson. He ionged to meet her
 Here romance stepped in.
 If Helen Landen-this was her name had ever cast calculating eye over the tall. serious faced youth who ap- peared SD frequently to her, she did so without due knowledge of what Fates had in store.
 Kingdoms circus, mighty army of tents, opened in Albany to play two dates. afternoon and evening, with all the pOmp and ceremony of that digni- fled institution. Erickson attended the evening performance. Spangled per formers crowded the three rings in marvellous act after act. An army of clowns capered to queer pranks. and as always, the circus was a pulsatlng success-a gaudY, glittering success.
 After the concert. Erickson and a friend found themselves leisurely strolliBg through the menagerie tent mighty elephant. almost the peer of the famous Jumbo in size. interested
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
All the Eloquence of 8ridegroom-Elect Could Not Induce Maiden to Ap-
 pear at Ceremony.

New York.-Armed with all the le- gal machinery necessary to forge to- gether the matrimonial chain that was to bind Charles Schultz. Of No 63 St Mary's avenue Rosebank. Staten Island. and Miss Mary Kaufman. of the adjoining house, Alderman Dan iel I. Cornell. of Clifton. had to wan der away without officiating because the bride was too Dashful to submit to the service" All the eloquence Of Schultz could not induce the girl to leave he home to go to his home for the ceremony. The alderman agreed 10 go to her apartment. but she still remained reluctant
 Thus at the very hour that Schultz
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Bashful Girl Won't Marry

expected to be the happicst man fin Staten Island he was the saddest He has nice marriage license. which he Is holding as a souvenir of the oc- casion and with the belief that he may still be able to utilize 1t. He Is toirtE-e1ght years old and Miss Kauff- man twenty-five.
 Alderman Cornell was called to the Schultz home from his residence by Schultz. Schultz informed the alder man that he wanted him to marry him. The alderman took along a Bible and sped to the home. Schultz was waiting So were some friends and the best man. In fact. everybody was ready but the bride
 Schultz left, saving he would hring her In. He returned alone and sad faced
 She won't come She Is too bash, ful"
 Alderman Cornell was incredulops Ills belief that q woman rushes into nairimony with the joy that duck ta&e3 10 water faded away at that in. ftent He advised Schultz to make an7ther try.
 be eloquent Tell her of your love ana al! that was the encouraging ad- wee O. the alderman But in ten min utes Schultz returned with the same sad look
 It's no use; she won't get married. She's too bashful."
 Schultz made taird visit to the bride saving that the alderman wonld "eo tncm Tn her apartment. It was no use, so the alderman went homa
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Tuberculoisls Patients Neol.c,.a


 Out of more than 225 public bos. pitals for the insane, with a popula. ton of fully 10000, only TO. or less than one-third, make any provision for for their tuberculous inmates, and this. too. in spite of the fact that the percentage of deaths from this disease Is very high among this class of peo pie. Such is the substance of a state ment made recently by the National Association for the Study and Proven. ton of Tuberculosis. Seventy hos pitals in 2S states, providing all told about 3,350 beds for tubercplous in sane patients, sums up the provision made for this class of sufferers, al though the percentage of deathr from tuberculosis among the insane ranges from 50 to 200 per cent. higher than among the general population.
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Little Pitcher.

Lady Visitor-I am coming to your mammals company tomorrow, Tom. my.
 Tommy-Well, you won't get good supper.
 Tommy's Papa-Tommy, what do you mean, talking like that?
 Tommy-Well, you know, pa, you told ma you'd have to get some chicken feed for her old hen party tomorrow.
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Advice.

Now that you've heard my daugH ter sing, what would you advise ne to do?"
 Well" the music master replied q hardly know, Don't you suppose you could get her interested in setue ment work or horseback riding @ something like that?'
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
To Be Longest Canal Lock.

The longest canal lock in the world is under construction by the federal government at St Mary's falls a, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich This longesl lock in the world is in process to measure 1,350xS0 feet. with low water clearance of twenty-five feet.
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25

pall' my nerves are stronger and [ IgIo caO do my own work. Lydia F. Pintboeea,n ean Vegetable Compound cured a.aal ma af..s everything else had failed and fr" a,.er ommend 1t to other suffering wonan ,sS, -MRs. W M. SEALS 605 ". Howard .. Creston, Iowa.
 Thousands of unsolicited and ca,. inc testimonials like the above sross srnu, the efficiency of Lydia F. Pinkbpswy,ss bp,Uys Vegetable Compound, which iInls is maas exclusively from roots and herbs "N'
 Women who suffer from tbo.a 4, tressing ills should not lose eJ sisbt V. os these facts or doubt the abilityof I vdia G, E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compounidr irta ta restore their health.
 If you want special advice vrit. to Mrs. Pink ham, at Lynn. Mass She will treat your letter as strictly confidential. For 20 years she has been helping sick women in this way, free of charge, Don't hesitate-write at once.
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Lightning Follows a Man

seiousness. He says that when he recovered his senses fright took en. tire possession of him and he tore through the storm all the way to his home where it was long time before he could tell anything about what had happened to him.
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Tuberculosis Among the Insane.

TubercuTosIs Among tHe ITIsaHe'
 Autopsies made in New 4ork s'A'' hospitals for the insane and else~nei' show that tuberculosis is an active uis ease in about 20 per cent of the eases as compared with about half that ps'' centage in the normal population
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25

1lAtil, paine In n my side, sirj' sics headaches and rIsA nsr. Vousness. Ihad {.
 ken so many meSi ii eines q. that I was wss .alscoura ged and thought would IS never get well. 4 friend told me q; S Lydia E. PinkhanT',, ', etGble Com pound and it re. stored me to health tS
 hava
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
Where Tls Kent

T would like to see more bloom and freshness among our girls.
 The why con: you look h tsei5 vanity t2ss?"
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25

When girl starts out to Kill lilu' she doesn't point her tees ki'ensD ward.
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
DNFLAM=
 NATION
 AND PAIN
Cured by Lydia E. pinkh,n,, Vegetable Compound.

Creston, Iowa. was tronb,od T.. a long time with ..ouoled Tor
The Forrest City times., 1911-08-25
WE HAVE AGENTS

faaklng kIUIU5 10 k3UOOO month, selIpg KIngs
 bury Kidney and Liver Ierbs For agency xgii. kiNGsBU Rk & PRICK, Oswego, kan,as
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
WlLLMAR MINNESOTA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL Il. 1911.
ATTACKS CREDIT OF CITY OF WllLhdAR

used the money to pay this years
bills. The city owes various small
bills amounting to ST ,69l.26.
'Thus it has run behind in pay
ing its bills for running expenses
to date and has unsecured bills out
standing Of $2l ,378.47.
"And every one of these bills are
due and payable right now Except
$1,000 certificates Of indebtedness
on which few months time has
been securely the city has only
S., 9l6. II cents in the treasury which
can be applied on their payment.
with such a showing surely
there is need for better business
management of the city s affairs.
There should be some effort
made to get out of debt and being
able to pay bills as they are created
day by day before there is any
thought of going still deeper in
debt for more improvements.
1.-The city should at least raise
taxes 50 that it can pay for its
street lights.
"What the city needs is good
business management.
And about the onlv way for the
city to do is to either repudiate its
bills. go into bankruptcy or try the
commission form of government.
Then read the following extract
from letter received from a citi-
zen at Benson:
"Spencer claimed that the City
of Willmar owes S164 900. that the
tax rate must be increased. etc.
This article of Spencer's was used
with deadly effect here last Tues.
day. People were called in from
the street to see the awful condi.
tion Of Willmar. The claim was
made that the statement must be
true, because no one would DARE
to publish any such things if they
were not true. The effect has been
particularly severe on me, because
I have used Willmar as an illustra.
tion of a town that could get along
very we'll without license money
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
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E5A9s 80! - lH1USKIN6S

Harrison, April l0--F. C. Wat
kins left on Saturday for Roseland
to visit over Sunday with friends
and relatives.
Miss Elisa Masters. who is keep
ing house at Louis Dahl's spent
Sunday at her home. "
Miss Sadie Horne. who is teaching
in Roseland, came home on Thurs
day for a couple of days visit with
her folks.
Thomas Ross. who has been quite
sick with pneumonia and pleurisy
is getting better.
A. E. Dahl and wife spent Sum-
day at the formers brother.
Miss Elisa Monson went to At.
water on Thursday to do some sew
ing for Defoe's. .......-
Hugh McRae sold bunch of
young sheep to A. E. Dahl.
l. Roy Wilson is at present staying
in Atwater.
Rev. Farris had services in the
Harrison church yesterday at 800
o'clock. w..
Misses Elma and Ruby Johnson
visited at A. E Dahl's Sunday
evening. r
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
! ~
l6AkING66

Lake Elizabeth. Apr. 1O-Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Winberg and
little girl came up from Minnea-
polls last Monday to visit with
friends and relatives.
S. P. Carlson's entertained some
of their friends last Sunday after
noon.
Arthur Rossell of tennessee and
Miss Amanda Blur were pleasant
callers at r. S. Danielson's Sunday
afternoon.
Irving Forsberg spent Sunday at
John Forsberg's.
Andrew Blur and Adolph Win
berg and their respective families
called at the F. E. Dainleson home
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Louis Peterson left for
Minneapolis last Friday to consult
medical aid for her eyes, which
seem to bother her very much.
Sam Gronberg of Atwater is now
working for John A. Johnson.
Rev. A. G. Hultgren and daughter
Hilda of Atwater were very plea
sanity entertained at A. T. Bjurs'
Tuesday evening.
A birthday party was given, at
| Albert Bjurs last Sunday in honor
Of little Walter Blur. The few
relatives present were pleasantly
entertained. II
Another birthday party was given
last Saturday at NJ. E. Jackson s
the occasion being the birthday
anniversary of 4-year-old Grant
Jackson.
Mrs. John B. Anderson of Rosen-
dale was a week end visitor in Lake
Elizabeth last week.
Andrew and Theo. Bjurs and
Adolph Winbergs were visitors at
Axel Bjur's Sunday.
Oscar Jennings entertained few
of their friends Sunday afternoon
and evening.
Rev. Anderson held services in
the Swedish Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12

C. F. Spencer S sheet is still at
work slandering the city. Those
who are responsible for his contin-
ued existence here should feel proud
of the work they are doing. Its
a bad bird that befouls his own
nest." but that is exactly what
everyone does who assists this dirty
libel on the newspaper fraternity in
sending out broadcast to the world
willful and malicious mis-represen-
tations of their home town each
week. Read the following from
the Litch6eld News-Ledger:
So much has been said in this
city during the past year in regard
to the financial condition of the
city of Willmar. that the following
editorial from the Wi]lmar Journal
based on the figures furnished by
the published financial statement,
will be read with interest. 1t
shows that that city is running be-
hind at the rate of from S., 900 to
$4,000 a year.
1.-The net debt of the city will
MARI has increased S. $685. during
the past year.
"And you have noticed that YOUR
taxes have made a big jump up al.
so. Don't you begin to feel that
you have been played for a sucker
long enough, Mr.. taxpayer?
Don't you feel that it is about
time that you and your interests
were being looked after a little.
rather than that the gang be kept
in power to rifle things to suit
themselves.
1.-The city's total liability this
year is $l64. 1887. Last year il
was $154, 124.36. Of this liability
the city owes $4,000 in bonds anc
has a sinking fund to meet same oil
500. 30O.81.
1.-The city owes 17,187.2l TO,
street lights. 1t has borrowed
$1,000 on certificates of indebted
ness against next years taxes ant
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12

VIM "a g 60 M ton
u over 81. 900. 900. hardly looks like.
bankruptcy. The net bonded in
debtedness is less than two percent
Of the assessed valuation. In other.
words. a tax Of less than 20 mills
would pay off every dollar Of
bonded city debt If it should be
necessary to pay it all at once.
which will never be the case.
The city has over $500 in cash
in its various funds outside of the
sinking fund with which to meet
all current expenses and bills.
which are the only obligations it
owes anyone but itself outside of
the bonds mentioned above. It. is
in better financial shape than it has
ever been before. It is paying off
its bonded Indebtedness at the rate
r ! =
Of So, 600 per year. In the face Of
all this these absurd stories are be-
ing manufactured and used by the
booze element in order to hurt the
no-license cause in neighbor cities.
The only bankruptcy noticeable
in this matter is the utter lack of
decency and manhood in the indi:
vidual who would barter the good
name and credit of the town which
feeds him for the dirty support
loffered him by the liquor interests
who have discovered in him a sue.
cessor to the ill-famed Judas Iscar.
lot. ~~' III.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
PRIAN

Priam. Apr. 10-Martin Trond-
gard was a visitor at Louis
Forcier's Saturday evening. ..
Nick Debouse made a trip to
Raymond Saturday on business.
0. H. Heimbach made his round
trip last Friday.
Nick Dubouse and family were
visitors at E. Erickson's Monday
evening.
The school in Dist. No. 80 closed
last Thursday and a good program
was given.
Mrs. L. Preble will leave for
Illinois on Thursday for a three
months stay.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
The synod Young People.


The Young Peoples Society of
the SYNOD church will meet in the
church parlors on Monday evening,
April 18th. at 8:15. All are cordi.
ally invited. The following pro.
gram will be given:
Piano Duet-Marie Botnen and En-
ma Rykken
Reading Bertha Thorpe
Vocal Duet-Anna and Sophie Tai
lakson
Trombone Solo-Prof. C. A. Peder-
son
Talk-Prof. A. C. Peterson
Piano Duet-Clara Skoolheim and
Agnes Dalen
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12

MIR. and Mrs. Even Erickson were
visiting at Martin Sanderson.
Josie Thompson is on the sick list
and is not improving very fast.
There was quite crowd attended
the dance at H. Prable's Saturday
evening and a very good time is re-
ported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trongarden were
visitors at E. r. Olsen's Friday.
Peter Larson was in Willmar on
business Saturday.
A. B. Thorson was at Raymond
Saturday to take out a new gasoline
engine which he had ordered.
Newsboy.
Tribune Wants will help you.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12

Miss Winnifred Sherwood comes
today from Mortified to spend the
Easter vacation of Carleton College
at her home in Willmar.