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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27
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! Detective Work !
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By EDITH D. MARTIN
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

+ + + + + + i. + - II.
A gay winter house party was as
sembled in the country home of Ed
ward Giddings. A couple Of dozen
young people spent their time there
during the day. some sleighing-for
there was snow on the ground-some
skating, while others in the house
were fitting before the great open
freplaces, of which there were sew
eral. In the evening there was bridge
whist and five hundred" and dancing.
There were three young persons
present whose relations were natural
~ somewhat strained-George Chace.
Edna billiard and Sarah Tucker.
Chace had been engaged to Sarah
Tucker, but had broken with her to-
engage himself to Edna billiard. Miss
Tucker did not appear to be much
troubled over her fitting and was car.
rying on mild affair with Evan Walk
er. Some of our party-for was
guest-thought it was George who had
been Tilted instead Of Sarah. At any
rate, Of the three concerned in the
transition from one girl to another. he
seemed the most uneasy. l had known
him from boyhood, he often having
carried my books for me to and from
school, and had shown me other at.
tentions. Edna billiard knew slight
ly and thought very we'll of her. AS
to Sarah Tucker disliked her.
1t seemed to me that George was
between two fires. He was just one
Of those fellows to get into trouble
with girls and very likely to make a
misalliance-good natured. impulsive
reckless. There had been times when
I could have drawn a proposal from
him, but l was not sure but that he
would be sorry the next day for what
he had done. Nevertheless despite his
faults. I admit that l was very fond
of.him.
One evening we were playing romp-
ing game in the drawing room-blind
mans ~bufr-and one of the girls. Cecile
Stanford, who was blindfolded. caught
George Chace. and the handkerchief
was transferred from her eyes to his.
l noticed soon after this that his old
fame, Sarah Tucker. was capering
about in front Of him. occasionally, by
sounds permitting him to know her To-
cation. In this way he followed her,
or she drew him-1 didn't know which
into q corner formed by q projecting
fireplace, where for q moment they dis
appeared from our view. Sarah was
caught. and they reappeared. George
pulling the handkerchief from his eyes.
While Sarah was blindfolded Cecile
Stanford noticed that her watch that
had been clasped to her corsage was
missing. The game was stopped. and
we all proceeded to hunt for the lost
timepiece 1t was not found. Giddings
looked very much put out. He shut
the doors and said:
Something is wrong here would
gladly buy Miss Stanford another
watch if it would obliterate the mat
ter, but it wouldn't. That have
thief among my friends is painfully ev
ident. Some one in this room has the
watch. Garner and Miss Ellsworth
are in the billiard room playing
game and consequently cannot be sus-
pected. propose that they be brought
in and asked to search every one Of
u.s."
The plan was carried out, The watch
was not found. but valuable scarf
pin belonging to one Of the men was
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

The Ladies' Society of the Synod
church will meet next Friday. Re-
freshments will be served at the
church basement by Mesdames M. O.
Thorpe, J. Skoolheim and M. T.
Sandbo. All friends of the society
are invited.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

John Olson is back from Califor-
MIA where he has spent the winter.
He called on Willmar friends yester-
day and went to Herman today to
spend few days.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27
HE WILLMAR TRIBUNE
Collection Of
OLD FAv0RlT: SONGS

includes ffty-three Of the best
that have ever been written.
How many times have You
wished you had the music and
words for some Of the old fav-
orltes but have been unable to
find them when you wanted
them the most9 Here is a list !
OF the songs, all complete with
) words and music:
} coNTENTs:
J America. I,
4 Annie Laurie. =.
Auid Lang Syne.
Battle Hymn Of the Republic
Catch the Sunshine.
2 Columbia, the Gem Of the Ocean.
} GG0 onf.;. With Thy Lutte.
Darling Nellie Gray.
Dixie Land
Flag Of the Free.
} E EtoW ; ;Gently; Sweet Alton.
Hail, Columbia
How .v,t Can Leave Thee.
} Just 1:t{ Before tn. Battle. Mother.
Lilly Dale.
Long Ago.
Marching Throueh Georr1a
Massa's In the Cold Ground.
: Stars Of the Summer NiSht
sWanee River.
sweet and Low.
me Blue Bells Of Scotland
The Dearest Spot.
The Evening Bell.
The Last Rose Of Summer
The Old Oaken, Bucket.
The Soldiers FAreWell
The Star Spansled Banner.
Inc Vacant Chair.
There's Music in the Air.
those Evening Bells.
} T Tnree Blind Mice (Round.)
I u Uncle Ned TGramp' Tramp!
We're Tentins Tonikht.
Nv Bonnie -'1A. -
NY Old Kentucky Home.
z; ,W srt Thou in the Cauld Blast.
Olo Folks ut Home.
Rocked in the Cradie AZ IN. n..r
Robin Adair. - >A.o A,s
scotland's Burning (Round.)
J w na1n2sae :sssss s.a see - I
months OF more, may lave ~
o. those son9.boo6 49, I
2ue nna9 Il whom the snhseE3ption /
Any old subser1ber ~.v 49,
9o2Y ~ paying 1p tho4r o1S.z
j. ETY. vsao" 1oe one yoaR q Cd ?
., s! yea x..a for : ...,.r q /
= school OF any oehe1 Ssa1erS11.
eau Ga OF write g - 1ee anes6S3 I
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27
MIR. MERCHANT
Success depends more on the
system used in conducting your
business than any other one,
thing HIGlNBOTHAM.


YOU should be of getting all the money for the
goods you sell as your customers of getting
the goods they pay for. -.~.
Whether you do or not depends entirely the system
you use in conducting business You make yourself
deal fairly and carefully with others but you always
make others deal fairly and carefully with YOU
You have no right to expect your employees never to
make mistakes. You have made mistakes yourself.
Its necessary therefore, to have way of getting positive
Information about the transactions that your business
especially those that you do not handle personally
National Cash Register will give you this informa
tion and in addition, will STOP MISTAKES STOP LOSSES
REMOVE TEMPTATION INCREASE YOUR TRADE AND
INCREASE YOUR PROFITS.
LACK of enthusiasm idea is not always mark
of wisdom, it is often only lazness"
"Look at proposition to see how you it, not
how you get along without it."
E. K. WILCOX and J. A. CHALMERS
REPRESENTATIVES
Commercial Hotel Wiumar
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

A Little Different.
Plaintiff Cn lawsuit)-So you think
I will get the money? His COUNSEL
think we will get lt.-Puck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27
CHlLDREN'S
PROGRAM
To he Given at The Parish House
of the 81. Luke'S Church
Tomorrow Evening.

St. Agnes Guild will give child
ren's program at the Parish House
Thursday evening, March 2Sth at 8
o'clock. Everybody welcome. Pro-
ceeds for piano fund. Admission 10
cents.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Agnes Nelson went to Kan
diyohi yesterday for couple of
days. visit.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

Live Volcanoes. ~.
There are from 800 TO $50 volcanoes
on the globe. This estimate includes
merely live volcanoes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

Of conspiracy. I need not accuse the
real culprit, who Is my guest, to ex-
onerate Chace."
Then he went t., Cecile and handed
her her watch
When l met George he threw his
arms around me In his impulsive way.
saying: sssssszss
what a dolt I've ibeen to ct mixed
up with either 'of those girls: You're
worth thousand Of them"
forgave him..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27
His Mature

His Nature.
''That informer is q pigr'
(which explains how he. came to
0queal ?-Baldmore American.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

cents.
Piano solo Theodore Johnson
Recitation ...... Jane Carlson
Recitation ......... .Meryl Winney
Vocal solo ....... Alton Baldwin
Recitation ...... Charles Frost
Recitation ...........I lone Carlson
Vocal duet
Fern Magnuson and Florence Mag
nuSOn.
headlng ...............
Gertrude Tallman, Evelyn Roden-
bur, Florence Paulson and Ethel
Rasmussen.
Recitation ..... Betty Spicer
Quartette -.
Blanch McNees, Esther Larson,
Sophus Larson, John Feig.
Borghild Sand, Bernice SEVERN
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27

what to do" said Mrs. Smith quietly.
And for awhile the other woman was
!silenced. Presently she spoke again:
knowing about the foreclosure. of
course was sure Estelle wouldn't feel
as though she could afford to receive
tomorrow"
And so you took it upon yourself
to leave her name out Of the paper
and to tell Tom. Dick and Harry that
they needn't call on Estelle Freeman
tomorrow because she can't afford to
entertain. Humph! guess Free
mans can hold their own with any
body in Lanelea." averred Mrs. Smith
loyalty.
"Well. l declare!'' cried Mrs. Skinner
angrily. and without further parley
she whisked around corner and went
toward her own neat. white painted.
glaringly furnished. unmortgaged
home.
Mrs. Smith stared after her for an
instant and then appeared to forget
the existence Of Mrs. Eddy Skinner.
Her kindly eyes were turned back
ward over the way they had come,
where the line Of neatly painted pick
ct fences was broken by length of
overgrown, unkempt privet hedge that
surrounded the Freeman place.
Suddenly she wheeled about and re-
traced her steps until she came to the
ragged hedge, where she pushed her
bulky form through the narrow gate
way. Instead of going around to the
side door that Estelle always used in
winter. Ellen Smith marched up the
broad front steps and rang a peal
through the empty rooms.
Estelle opened the door. her fair.
sweet face betraying surprise at tn,
sight Of Ellen Smith at her front door
Ellen Smith was an old friend WIZ
was privileged to enter the Freeman
house at any intimate door without
knocking.
"Well, Estelle, can I come in?" Ell
len was inside the great. cold hall al
she asked the question.
Come into the library. I've got 6
nice fire there" said Estelle, leadine
the way down the hall to q door IL
the south wing.
Mrs. Smith sank heavily into The
rocker and loosened the veil tied ovel
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07

Daylight cast about for trail, and
found one leading down the side
opposite to his ascent. Circling the
base of the knoll, he picked up with
his horse and rode on to the farm
house. Smoke was rising from the
chimney, and he was quickly In con-
versation with a nervous, slender
young man. who. he learned, was only
tenant on the ranch. How large
was It? A matter of one hundred and
eighty acres, though it seemed much
larger. This was because it was so
irregularly shaped. Yes, it included
the clay-pit and all the knolls. and its
boundary that ran along the big can
yon was over a mile long. Oh, yes.
he and his wife managed to scratch
living without working too hard.
They didn't have to pay much rent.
Hillard, the owner, depended on the
income from the clay-pit. Hillard was
well off and had big ranches and vine
yards down on the fiat of the valley
The brickyard paid ten cents a cubic
yard for the clay. AS for the rest of the
ranch. the land was good in patches,
where 1t was cleared, like the vege-
table garden and the vineyard, but the
rest of it was too much up-and-down.
You're not farmer" Daylight
said.
The young man laughed and shook
his head.
mo; I'm a telegraph operator. But
the wife and l decided to take two
years' vacation and hero wa
are. But the times about up. I'm
going back into the office this fall
after get the grapes on"
AS Daylight listened there came to
him a sudden envy of this young fell
low living right in the midst of all
this which Daylight had travelled
through the last few hours.
What in thunder are you going
back to the telegraph office for?" he
demanded.
The young man smiled with cer-
tain wistfulness.
Because We can't get ahead here.
Che hesitated an instant).
and because there are added ex-
penses coming. The rent. small as It
is, counts: and besides. I'm not strong
enough to effectually farm the place.
II | owned 1t. or II l were real
husky like you. I'd ask nothing better.
Nor would the wife" Again the wist-
ful smile lowered on his face you
see, we're country born. and after
bucking with cities for few years.
we kind of feel we like the country
best. We've planned to get ahead.
though. and then some day we'll buy
patch OF land and stay with It."
tTo BE CONTINUED)
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
CHAPTER XII.

Daylight was in the thick of his
spectacular and intensely bitter fight
with the Coastwise Steam Navigation
Company. and the Hawaiian, Mica
raguan. and Pacific Mexican Steam
ship Company. He stirred up a big
ger muss than he had anticipated.
and even he was astounded at the
wide ramifications of the struggle and
at the unexpected and incongruous In
terests that were drawn into 1t. Every
newspaper In San Francisco turned
upon him. 1t was true, one or two Of
them had first intimated that they
were open to subsidization, but Day
lights judgment was that the situa-
ton did not warrant such expenditure.
Up to this time the press had been
amusingly tolerant and good-naturedly
sensational about him, but now he was
to learn what virulent scurrilousness
an antagonized press was capable Of.
Every episode of his life was resur-
rected to serve as foundations for ma
licious fabrications. Daylight was
frankly amazed at the new interpre-
tation put upon all that he had ac-
complished and the deeds he had
done. From an Alaskan hero he was
metamorphosed into an Alaskan
bully. liar. desperate. and all-around
bad man." The whole affair sank to
the deeper deeps OF rancor and savage
ness. The poor woman who had killed
herself was dragged out of her grave
and paraded on thousands of reams
of paper as a martyr and a victim to
Daylight's ferocious brutality.
He was like a big bear raiding a
beehive. and. regardless of the stings.
he obstinately persisted in paving for
the honey. He gritted his teeth and
struck back. Beginning with a raid on
two steamship companies. it develop
ed into a pitched battle with a city.
state and continental coast line. AL
lied with him. on splendid salary.
with princely pickings thrown in, was
a lawyer. Larry Hogan. young Irish
man with reputation to make. and
whose peculiar genius had been un-
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07

recognized until Daylight. had picked
up with him. 1t was Hogan who guided
Daylight through the !ntricacies of
modern politics. labor organization,
and commercial and corporation law.
1t was Hogan. prolific OF resource and
suggestion. who opened Daylight's
eyes to undreamed-of possibilities in
twentieth-century warfare; and It was
Daylight. rejecting. accepting. and
celebrating. who planned the cam.
paigns and prosecuted them. with the
Pacific coast. from Puget Sound to
Panama. buzzing and humming. and
with San Francisco furiously about his
ears. the two big steamship companies
had all the appearance of winning. II
looked as II Burning Daylight was be-
ing beaten slowly to his knees. And
then he struck--at the steamship com.
panies. at San Francisco. at the whole
pacinc coast.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
SYNOPSIS.

Elan Harnish, known all through Alas
ka as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
80th birthday with a crowd of miners at
the Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
to heavy gambling. in which over 100000
Is staked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
sledge. telling his friends that he will be
in the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
Burning Daylight makes sensationally
rapid run across country with the mail,
appears at the Tivoli and Is now ready
to join his friends in dash to the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
found in the up-river district Harnish
buys two tons of flour. which he declares
will be worth its weight in gold. but
when he arrives with his flour he finds
the big fiat desolate. A comrade discov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps a rich har-
vest. He goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in the Klondike
and defeats q combination of capitalists
in vast mining deal. He returns to
civilization. and. amid the bewildering
complications OF high finance. Daylight
finds that he has been led to invest his
eleven millions in manipulated scheme.
He goes to New York. and confronting
his disloyal partners with a revolver. he
threatens to kill them II his moneysis not
returned. They cowed return their
stealngs and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco. where he meets his fate In
Dede Mason. pretty stenographer.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
A WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick to See That Coffee Poison
Was Doing the Mischief.

A lady tells of bad case Of coffee
poisoning. and tells 1t in a way so sim.
pie and Straightforward that literary
skill could not improve it.
II had neuralgia headaches for 12
years." she says, "and have suffered
untold agony. When / first began to
have them l weighed 14O pounds. but
they brought me down to 11O.
II went to many doctors and they
gave me only temporary relief. So I
suffered on. till one day. a woman
doctor advised me to drink Postum.
She said l looked like l was coffee
poisoned.
80 I'began to drink Postum, and
gained is pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining. but not so
fast as at first. My headaches began
to leave me after had used Postum
about two weeks-long enough, l ex.
pect. to get the coffee poison out OF
my system.
Now that few months have pass
ed since began to use Postum. l can
gladly say that l never know what a
neuralgia headache is like any more,
and 1t was nothing but Postum that
relieved me.
Before I used Postum I never
went out alone; would get bewilder.
ed and would not know which way to
turn. Now l go alone and my head
Is as clear as bell. My brain and
nerves are stronger than they have
been for years." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
There's q reason" and It Is explain.
ed In the little book. "The Road to
Wellville." In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. trues and full OF hunal
interest.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
A Beautiful Decline.

Ollie James, the gigantic and genial
Kentucky, was in conversation the
other day with Washingtonian when
the latter made certain inquiries with
reference to a mutual friend from he
had not seen for number Of years.
And how does Colonel Prescott
spend his declining years?" he asked.
Beautifully, sir; beautifully" an
swered James. He has a fine farm
sir. A string of trotters, sir. And a
barrel Of whisky 16 years old-and a
wife of the same age. sir!"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
ExcusabIe Mistake,

The irascible old gentleman had or
dered a chicken, but when he got IL
he wasn't satisfied-some people
never are.
Waiter" he yelled, "bring a charge
of dynamite and a hatchet and an ex-
ira double steam power coke hammer.
This chickens got to be carved, even
If it is made of dreadnought steel"
The waiter was desolate. VERY
sorry, SIR" he said, but that always
was a peculiar bird. 1t even object
ed to be killed, though we do every
thing with the greatest of kindness.
But this bird, sir, actually flew away.
and we had to shoot it, sir-yes, shoot
tit flew on to the top Of a house
and"
Say no more" said the old gentle
man. 81 see it all now. You shot at
it and brought down the weathercock
by mistake. John. it is all forgiven"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
Attend ant Was Wise

Jones had just run over to see II
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank would go to the
theater with them. Mrs. Blank was
sorry, but unfortunately, Blank was
out. Probably he vas at the club.
She would telephone. The following
conversation ensued:
"Halloa, Is this the-club? Is
my husband there? Halloa! Not
there? Sure? Well, all right, then;
but, hold on, how do you know?
haven't even told you my name"
There amt anybody's husband
here-never." was the wise attendants
reply.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
The Careful Valentine.

There is a young man in this town
who likes the ladies, but who doesn't
wish to be captured. Consequently his
attentions are rather timorous. He
went to poetical friend recently. and
spoke thusly:
Say, old man, you are something
Of a poet"
what of it?"
81 want you to help me get up val
entine for young lady"
What do you want to say?"
well, | want to say something sort
of tender, don't you know, but at the
same time | don't want to commit N.Y.
self, understand
But you don't want a poet to draw
up your valentine. What you want is
a lawyer"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07

threaded its way among the knolls.
Here he found no passage out for
his horse, and leading the animal, he
forced his way up the hillside. On
the crest he came through an amazing
thicket of velvet-trunked young ma
dronos, and emerged on an open hill
side that led down into tiny valley.
The sunshine was at first dazzling in
its brightness, and he paused and
rested, for he was painting from the
exertion. Not of old had he known
shortness of breath such as this, and
muscles that so easily tired at stiff
climb. A tiny stream ran down the
tiny valley through a tiny meadow
that was carpeted knee-high with
grass and blue and white nemophila.
Crossing .he stream. Daylight fol-
lowed faint cattle trail over low
rocky hill and through a winewooded
forest of manzanita, and emerged
upon another tiny valley. down which
filtered another springfield. meadow
bordered streamlet.
1T sure beats country places and
bungalows at Menlo Park" he com.
muned aloud; "and II ever | get the
hankering for country life, it's me for
this every time"
An old wood-road led him to a clear
ing. where a dozen acres of grapes
grew on wine-red soil. A cow-path, more
trees and thickets, and he dropped
down a hillside to the southeast en-
posure. Here. poised above big for.
ested canyon, and looking out upon
Sonoma Valley, was small farm.
house. With It's barn and outhouses
1t snuggled into a nook in the hill
side. which protected 1t from the west
and north. 1t was the erosion from
this hillside, he judged, that had
formed the little level stretch of vege-
table garden. The soil was fat and
black. and there was water in plenty.
for he saw several faucets running
wide open. Forgotten was the brick
yard. Nobody was at home, but Day
light dismounted and ranged the vege-
table garden. eating strawberries and
green peas. inspecting the old adobe
barn and rusty plow and harrow. and
rolling and smoking cigarettes while
hN NatshNu the autiCs vi SeNtTdl
broods of young chicks and the moth.
er hens.
Nothing could satisfy his holiday spir-
It now but the ascent of Sonoma Noun.
tain. And here on the crest, three
hours afterward. he emerged, tired and
sweaty. garments torn and face and
hands scratched, but with sparkling
eyes and an unwonted usefulness of
expression He felt the Illicit pleas.
ure OF schoolboy playing truant. The
big gaming table OF San Francisco
seemed very far away. But there was
more than Illicit pleasure in his mood
II was as though he were going
through sort OF cleansing bath. No
room here for I'll the sordidness
meanness and viciousness that filled
the dirty pool Of city existence. He
was loath to depart. and II was not
for an hour that he was able to tear
himself away and take the descent of
the mountain. Working out a new
route just for the fun OF 1t. late after.
noon vas upon him when be arrived
back nt the wooded knolls.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
Work Begets Work.

George W. Perkins, the New York
financier, was talking about the scar
city Of the $4,000 a year mantle
man actually worth a $4,000 salary.
THE advantage of the $4,000 a
year man." he said, SIS not alone that
he works splendidly-it is also that
under him everybody else works
splendidly. There's a Chinese pro-
verb" he said. "that expresses exactly
what l mean:
IF a farmer is diligent the soil
will not be lazy"