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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

4 PARTY GOWN FOR STATE OCCASIONS
fashionable center like Philadelphia
made her change her mind, and ar
engagements were made by which Josie
was able TO 80 Betty one better A
young ladies' seminary in New York
city itself received Josie. She left us
bereaveu about Il week after Betty
vanished from our ken. but promised
to be back for the Christmas holidays.
Betty was happy. she protested in
every communication. aud wholly con-
tent She was getting along The
other girls liked her, and she liked
them, these statements being made in
the order OF their relative Importance.
Lots OF them. Of course. were fright
fully swell Betty annexed "frightful-
ly' at school. by the Bye and had all
sorts of clothes. The drug store, not to
be outdone, supplied her with party
gown for state occasions.
Josie kept her promise and came
home for Christmas. She was reticent
as to her impressions Of the New York
seminary. but seemed extremely glad
to be home, Notwithstanding the fact
that Nat had apparently contracted no
disturbing alliances with the other
bellies Of our village. And Roland re-
manned true-a reliable second string
to Josie's bow. Roland was working
hard at the bank. with an application
that earned Blinky Lockwood's regard
and outspoken appreciation. and his
Christmas raiment proved the sensa-
ton of the season.
In passing I should mention that
Betty didn't come home once through
out the entire school term. The Christ
mas and Easter holidays she spent
with a girl friend at her Philadelphia
home.
Meanwhile life in our town sim
mered gently. Duncan continued to
make progress. For one thing l re-
call that he put in hot soda with whip
ped cream, which helped lot to hold
the trade regained in the summer from
Sothern & Lee.
Occasionally Duncan visited some of
the towns in the county to develop the
mail order business which he had sue
cessfully inaugurated and which in
creased materially the profits Of the
firm.
There was certain night along to-
ward the 1st of January when trade
was dull, as it always is after Christ
mas. and there was nobody in the
store save Nat and Tracey. Each had
+ho;r tocl- vvhotovor If NAV hovo hoo,,
and each was busted with it. but of the
two Tracey seemed the more restless
Duncan broke a long silence in the
store "What's the trouble. Tracey?"
Tracey pulled up with stare of con-
fusion. IL dunno, Mr.. Duncan: |
was thinkin'. | guess"
"Anything gone wrong?"
mot yet
"Somebody been demonstrating that
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nOthin': said she had Il headache an
was goin' home. Roland went with
her, but she didn't want him to. You
just missed seem her,
Heavens, what a blown
But Rolands takin' her home
needn't upset you none"
THANK you for those kind words.
Tracey" Nat sighed and passed
troubled hand across his brow. You're
true friend"
I'm tryin' to be. Nat. same's you
are to me-" Tracey thought this over.
But you amt foolin' me. are you?" be
asked presently. II mean bout bein'
a true friend?"
why should II"
"Ah. dunno. You're so Gurus
sometimes. l amt never sure whether
you mean what you're sayin' or not"
''Oh, don't say that
"Well. l amt the only one. Every
body in town says they don't under
stand you half the time"
Duncan moved over to Tracey. His
face was entirely serious. Tracey"
he said. dropping a hand on the boys
shoulder. do you know. nothing in
life is harder to bear than not to be
understood?'
Tracey wrestled with this for mo-
ment. but it was beyond him.
Then why the dickens don't you talk
SOS folks III know what it's about? ?" he
demanded heatedly.
"Recausehm!' Duncan hesitated.
with his enigmatic smile. well, be-
| cause the rules don't require it.
"What d you mean by that?" Tracey
exploded
Nat couldn't explain. so he counter
ed neatly. This is one Of your An.
| gle evenings. isn't it. Tracey:'
Yep. but
well. you hurry along. I'll close up
the shop"
To Duncan. now seated on the edge
Of an upturued. box in a corner Of the
store. came an idea. He drew roll of
bills from his pocket and stripped Off
the top one.
Here's So he said to Tracey
Girls can usually be captured by
judicious expenditures wish you
luck"
"Ah. thanks. Mr. Duncan"
But. Tracey
The boy paused at the door,
"What?"
Remember what I told you. Don't
you make too much love- Let Angie
do that"
Gosh. that II be the hardest rule of
all for me- ~ shadow clouded Ira
cey's honest eyes. But got to do it
that way. anyway. l can't ask her to
marry me yit. I can't afford to get
married.
Its contrary world, Tracey, a con-
trary world" sighed Nat in tone Of
deepest melancholy.
What makes you say that? You
kin git married s soon s you want to-"
You think so. Tracey?"
"An you got to do s ask JOSIE
Pm almost afraid you're right"
why? Don't you want to git mar
ried?'
"Welp'-Nat smiled-"no. Don't be-
iieve do, not just now. at any rate"
well. you don't have to If you don't
want to. Cd night
Yes. l do" Nat told Tracey's back
"The rules say so. If the girl asks me
] must"
He grimaced ruefully beneath his
wisp of mustache. Anyhow. I've
got few months left"
| - Z
So the winter wore away. and as
spring drew nigh upon our valley Dun
can seemed to grow perturbed. even
rs he had been in the autumn before
Betty went away.
Duncan urged Sam to move his house
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THOUGHT I'D DROP OFF FOR 4. NIGHT"
holding min at arms length and look
ing him over. What in thuadera-
ton are you doing here?"
"On my way to Cincinnati on bust
ness. Thought I'd drop off for night
and size you up. How are your"
. ME? Look at me-picture of health
Harry. you've made a new man of
me-" Duncan pranced round his friend
in mild frenzy. mo booze. no
smokes. no swears-work! | feel like
a two-year-old. could do Marathon
without turning a hair. Watch me
kick up my heels and neigh! And
listen" Nat crowed. I'm a business
man. Didn't you believe it? Pipe my
shop"
Kellogg turned to obey the admoni-
ton Of Duncan's gesticulations and
took long look round the store
Cad" said be- I'm bowed If it
isn't true: 1t was hard to credit your
letters. But it's great. old man. |
congratulate you with all my heart
Just wait and I'll tell you all about
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For FIRE INSURANCE see
lG4 Lewis johnson.
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II WAS ONLY TH1NK1N' ABOUT ANGIE"
loggs rules at length. adapting them
to Traceys circumstances. of course,
and throughout maintained the gray
ity OF craven image. You try and
you'll see if I'm not right" he conclud-
ed
Gosh, | b'lieve you are" Tracey
cried admiringly I'm Just goin' to
see how it works.
do, it you'd favor me. Tracey
Say. Mist-Nat, you've treated me
s0methin' immense"
Your mistake, Tracey. haven't
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church this winter. spent Sunday
at her parental home.
/ Otto Christopherson took in the
Osseo anniversary reception which
was given at the Willmar Seminary
Feb. %.
AUCTION SALE!

Having sold my farm. will sell
at public auction on my farm in
Section IS, Town of Fahlun, 3 miles
east of Svea, on
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

Having sold my farm. will sell
at public auction on my farm in
Section IS, Town of Fahlun, 3 miles
east of Svea, on
Tuesday, March 21st,
the following described property:
One white horse, 10 years old;
one mare, bay, Is years; one black
mare. four years; one black horse,
6 years; one yearling colt; IL mich
cows. many fresh, others coming
in soon; five 2-year old heifers;
two bulls, 2-year-old: three year
ling calves; two calves. months;
about so chickens: one new Deere
sulky pillow; one riding corn Guilt
vator; one walking corn cultivator;
one Deering grain binder; one
corn binder; two lumber wag-
ons; two pair of bob-sleighs; one
cCormick mower; one hay rake:
one drill; one platform buggy. with
top; one top buggy; one drag;
three hayracks; two pair working
harnesses; one Owens tanning mill;
one milk tank; S dozen grain sacks;
one set dump planks for wagon; one
hay bucker; some barley and oats;
one sewing machine; one wood
heater; one cook stove; some house
hold goods and other articles too
numerous to mention.
Sale commences at 10 o'clock.
Free lunch at noon.
TERMS:-All sums of S. and
under. cash. Above that amount.
time will be given till Nov. l, 1911.
on bankable notes bearing Z per
cent interest. No property to be
removed until settled for.
Ole GRANQUIST, Owner.
w. N. Davis, Auctioneer.
N. S.. Swenson, Clerk. 3-3
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oh, KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, NAT"
on and do what you like with. Don't
let this chance slip-not on your lifew
But" Nat argued feebly. think of
the injustice to the girl From the
way I've behaved since l struck this
burg she thinks I'm closely related to
the saints"
Very well, then; I'll concede point.
II you really think you're taking a
mean advantage of her, when she pro-
poses to you tell her all about yourself
just the sort of chap you've been.
You needn't mention our agreement.
however Then if she wants to drop
you I'll have nothing to say"
THANK you for nothing" said Dun
can bitterly. "A bargains "a bargain.
gave you my word of honor I'd go
through with this thing. and I'll stick
to it. But l tell you don't like it,
''Oh. know how you feel. Nat. But
know that some day you'll come to
me and say. Harry. if you had let me
back out I'd never have forgiven
you"
"AlI right" said Nat impatiently
Il presume you know best" 49,.
CONTINUED Next Week)
My plan Of selling monuments
gives my customers great advantage
in quality and price. Let me talk
it over with you.
H. T. Olson,
ST 734 A Street. Willmar.
The Metropolitan barber shop,
Bank Of Willmar building, B. +.
Otos, proprietor, is the shop to get
q shave. hair cut or bath.
For FIRE INSURANCE see
~ Lewis johnson.
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hold from over the store to house. He
pointed out that a separate residence
distinctly bef1tted the dignity of man
who was ut once prominent inventor
and one Of kadviiIes leading mer-
chants wide personal" In the late
issue Of the Kadville Citizen), to say
nothing Of the social position of his
daughter-meaning Betty. And the
house Duncan had his metaphorical
eye upon was large enough to shelter
Nat himself III addition to the Ora
ham family
. Graham fell in with the scheme with
out murmur OF dubiety or dissent.
Whatever Nat proposed in Sans un-
Outstanding was right and feasible,
and even il it wasn't really so Nat
would make it so. They engaged the
house and moved. Miss Ann Sophron-
siba Whitmarsh. maiden lady of for
ty-five or Whereabouts, popularity known
as "Phrony." had been coming in by the
day to do for" old Sam in the rooms
above the shop. She was engaged as
resident housekeeper for the new es-
adjustment and entered upon her du-
ties with all the discreet joy of one
whose maternal instincts have been
suppressed throughout her life. She
mothered Sam, and she mothered Nat.
and she painted in expectation of the
day when she would have Betty to
uothers
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lCoNTINUEnl

A. wv AoNAAAS CNCA gave
II rise to more comment in Rad
vile than Betty Graham's de-
parture to spend the winter ut
boarding school near Philadelphia
Hardly any one knew anything about
it-in fact. the rumor Of it was just
being noised about and contemptuous-
" diScredited on al hands when Ira
cey galloped down Main street Monday
morning with the news that she had
left on the early train.
Radville was ut first stupefed. then
cl0morous. but there was little mfor-
nation to be got out Of old Sam.
Duncan himself refused to be inter
viewed. He told everybody who had
the impudence to mention the matter
to him that it was Mr.. Graham's at
fair. Mr.. Graham was substantial
business man. he said, and if he chose
to send his daughter away to school
he had perfect right to do 50.
One direct result of it all was to
hasten Josies own leave taking. 1t
would never do to let the Grahams
eclipse the Lockwoods. you see Josie
had been talking Of going to a school
In Maryland. but Betty's move to q
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treated anybody since I've been here
Pm on the wagon"
Il mean just now. when we was
talkin' bout me an Angie. ibid
like to help you the same way If
could"
You wouid?" Duncan eyed the bov
apprehensively. wondering what was
coming.
Yes. indeedy. would An p'rhaps
l kin tell you somethin that will"
''Speak. beg"
"You-er-you're tryin' to court Josie
Lockwood. amt you?"
oh" said Nat so that was it.!
That's secret, Tracey he averred.
"All right. Only if you are she's
your'n."
"Just how do you figure that out?''
"Oh. kin tell. She was in here to-
night with Roland"
'"ronight?'
Yes. just afore you come home from
prayer meetin. She was lookin' for
you. an when she seen you wasn't
here she wouldn't wait for no soda nor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-31
INDIANA HARBOR.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church of Indiana Harbor will hold
it's monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. William Evans. 1924 Grapevine
street The meeting will be called at
2:30 o'clock AL 1.-The members are in
Wted to be present.
Miss Ellie Fox. 1924 Grapevine street,
left last Saturday for Joliet. ILL.,, where
she will visit friends and relatives.
The meeting of the Christian Culture
club at the Baptist church last night
was well attended and the program
highly appreciated. DIR. Alexander
Monroe, pastor of the Congregational
church of East Chicago. delivered an
address on Patriotism" which was
pronounced fine by those who heard it,
and the instrumental and vocal selec-
tions of Miss Edith Collier and Mrs.
George H. Summers confirmed, if that
were necessary, the high estimation in
which these two talented artists are
held. The next meeting of the club
will take place a week from next Fri
day night. and will be the last meeting
of the season. 1t will be both musical
and social and will be held in the Bap-
fist church, as usual.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society will
meet toInoIToW afternoon at the -noiIle
! of Mrs. T. A. Flickinger, 1915 Fir
street, at 2:30 o'clock, and will be the
| regular monthly social and business
meeting.
/ Mrs c. P. Burdick has been suffer
| ing for the past few days with throat
! trouble, but is now improving.
| There was time when Indiana Har-
| Dor could call herself good sport and
| take pride in the loyalty with which
| they supported any institution repre-
/ senting the town. but judging from
| the way the people have turned out
| TO see the last two ball games the day
/ seems to ahve departed and the towr
is fast losing the prestige 1t had es
| tablished for itself in the whole Calu.
| net region.
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Visitors Overcome by Fierce
Bombardment;; Stallman
Big Factor in Victory.
standing of the Clubs.
Especial to TIE TINES. }

Indiana Harbor. May 31.-The Ham
mond A. A. team made its initial ap-
pearance before a small Indiana Har-
Dor audience yesterday. and while the
members of the team performed cred
itably they were unable to overcome
the fierce onslaught of hits with which
the Harbor batters bombarded their
pitchers. Second Baseman Stallman
was the chief cannonader, making a
home run, a two-bagger and two sim
giles in four times at bat. Other sharp
shooters who were content with pick
ing off doubles were Faulkner. O'Brien
and Immekus. Both teams fielded we'll.
Rhode getting the only error, although
there were some petty misdemeanors
on both sides which did not affect the
result. Lugan started in to pitch for
Hammond, but Fowler decided to re-
place him with Walker after three
hits. including one double, had been
made off of him in the third and two
| runs had been scored. The change
made little difference to the locals
| however. as yesterday seemed to be
their day for smuggling, and Walker re-
ceived even harsher treatment than his
predecessor. The final score was to !
Harbor way.
|
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plished it without the aid of mechani-
clan. Instead of the human companion
whose duty it is to warn of approach
ing danger from behind, Harroun had a
small mirror mounted just over the
tank of his car in frotn of his face
Thus it is that he can boast that he has
travelled 500 miles at a greater speed
than any living man.
But the race did not go to the swift
alone. Harround is winner of the
greatest automobile race ever run be-
cause he proved himself to be as cool
as a cucumber under trying circum-
stances, able to think and act within a
fraction of a second, and the possessor
of a sound Judgment that kept him
away from the deadly, oil-soaked skids
and the equally fatal '.clumps" of rae
ers that proved the undoing of so many
of his companions.
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ENGLISH DERBY
TO BE RUN TODAY

EPSON Downs. England, May 81
With twenty -seven probable starters
he field of todays Derby. England S
'lassic turf event, will be the largest
ince Hermit gained his memorable
rictory over twenty-nine opponents in
S67. Only twice within the last thir-
y-one years have there been more than
L score of starters. One of these occa-
sions was in 1901, when the late Will
lam c. Whitney captured the prize
with Volodyovski. beating twenty-four
other starters. His son, Harry p.
Whitney. has starter in the race to-
lay, All Gold. but a repetition of the
victory of 1901 would be more than a
surprise to racegoers here. John Mad l.
lens Adam Bede, which is running un-
Ter the colors of Louis Winan and
which earlier was highly thought of as
the probable winner. has dropped out
Of the betting. having since been beat
en- by his two stable companions in
trial. J. B. JoePs Sunstar remains the
favorite at to A. King George saw
Sunspot win the Epson plate race yes
terday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-31
EAST CHICAGO
IND. HARBOR
EAST CHICAGO.

C L Kirk attended the automobile
races in Indianapolis yesterday.
Miss Grace Spencer spent yesterday
with friends in Glen Ellyn.
Mrs. B. F. kaufman and her two
grandchildren, VIM Palmer and Sina
Evans, visited Oakwoods cemetery on
Memorial day.
Dr. Raleigh Hale has moved his office
from Schlieker's drug store to the
Emery building. corner Forsythe and
Chicago avenues.
Miss Nellie Fultz and zua Coulter
spent esterday at the White City in
Chicago.
Mrs Cena Palmer left Monday for
Indianapolis to take in the automobile
races.
For some time the boys from East
Chicago attending the high school,
have been nagging the Indiana Harbor
boys of the school on East Chicago's
superior ability to play ball and on
Monday the Harborites challenged the
East Chica goans to a game. to be
played yesterday morning, on the old
won by a score of to 5, thus raising
themselves to the highest pinnacle OF
joy and casting the defeated ones into
the depths of misery. The batteries
were Dresser and Saunders for East
Chicago and Levin and Gardner fol-
Indiana Harbor.
A private meeting of the Alumni as
ISOLATION will be held at Mr.. Canine
office at the city hall tonight. AL
members please attend.
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Pittsburg. Pa. May s1--Chicago's
circuit girdling tourists lest both
games of yesterdays holiday bill and
the leadership of the league which was
theirs for few hours. They mean to
get back the leadership and hope to
get back the morning game which was
finished under protest by Manager
Chance. The score of post breakfast
affair was / to 0, and of the matinee
function, 4 to /.
The managers protest against the
morning defeat was based on the COM
mon law of horse sense that ball
player cannot be called out by one UNI
pire for obeying the orders of the UNI
pire even when he knows said orders
are wrong. If it does nothing else
Chances protest may help rid the game
of farcical umpiring
The Cubs really had no chance to
win the morning battle which was
wholly a combat between Richie and
Adams on the slab. and a swell COM
bat too. They don't object to the de-
feat so much as to being made the
goat when a pair of justices of the SUI
preme court differ in their interpreta-
ton of the law.
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Games Today.
New York at Washington.


An even break on the days pastim-
ing at Comiskey park was the lot of
the White Sox yesterday. the Browns
landing the morning contest. to 1,
while the Sox took the afternoon COM
bat at record speed, 2 to 0. Good
pitching by Barney Petty won the first
for st. Louis. Better pitching by
young Cy Young won the second for the
Sox.
As soon as the afternoon game was
over the Sox changed their clothes and
were hauled by bus to the Thirty first
street station, where they grabbed a
$50 train for Boston.
The afternoon game was probably
the fastest game played this year. 1t
took only an hour and seventeen min
utes for the Sox to turn the trick They
were on the jump all the time as II
they had heard the train whistle.
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NAVY FIGHTER MEETS
HARD TEST TONIGHT

Phil Schlossberg gets the big tryout
as light heavyweight tonight. The
kingpin of the navy fighters is going
to face Tim ONeil In the arena of the
Hammond A c. in bout carded to go
ten rounds and must win if he hopes
TO remain a factor in the recently re-
vived division.
1t will be a severe test for the tar.
but Manager Nate Lewis is predicting
in a confident tone that Steamboat
Phil'' surely will make good. Lewis
and his fighter are anxious to hand a
defeat to O'Neil because Schlossberg
wants to get on with Johnny Thomp-
son and Sam Langford. And If O'Neil
should happen to hand Phil a licking
there will be no chance for the sailor
to get on with any of the really good
fighters.
If condition counts for anything,
Schlossberg certainly has the edge
there. Not that O'Neil has been care
less in his training at all. but the navy
man has been working for six weeks
and is in condition for this battle. Phil
says he will have no excuses to offer
if the Irondale man should happen to
whale him. Schlossberg has trained
daily at O'Connells for weeks and is at
MS best right now. And IT Phil shows
as much as did the night he knocked
all the fight out of Bill Mckinnon he
ought to finish winner on the bit
O'Neil is big and tough, a hard man
TO stop, but is not a fast starter.
Schlossberg probably has it on him in
boxing skill and really looks the bet
ter of the pair in half hour fight. But
O'Neil packs kick that will stop any
body his size, and If he should slip it
over there will be woe among the boys
on UNCLE Sans battleships.
There has been a lot of betting on
this bout, which has stirred up inter
est all over Chicago. The steel work
ers at South Chicago are stringing
their coin on O'Neil. while the fellows
in the naval recruiting offices and sta
lions are backing Schlos sberg to the
limit.
Prospects are fine for dandy
crowd. Nate Lewis is taking special
train out to the Hoosier town tonight
at o'clock from the LaSalle street de-
pot.
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BALL PLAYER HURT
In Game Between Kindel
Colts and South Deering.

The Kindel Colts played the South
Deering Centers at South Deering yes
terday afternoon and defeated them by
q score of to g.
The Colts made all of their four runs
in the second inning and came near los
ing the hard fought game on account
of an error by the center fielder.
An accident happened to Ruiz in the
first inning when he attempted to make
a sacrifice hit with two men on bases.
The ball glanced off his bat and
struck him in tho cheek, which render
ed him unconscious for nearly ten min
utes. A doctor was called and medi-
cal attendance was given him.
The Kindel Colts wish to praise the
South Deering team for the clean game
played. and also the crowd who was
orderly and give praise to the Colts.