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The Washington times., 1912-08-27
MUSICAL NUMBERS
FEATURES OF BILL
At CHASE THEATER
Zelda Sears and Lasky
Conception Also Win
Favor.

For the second week in the new the
ater the management of Chase's has ar
ranged a well-balanced bill and one just
suitable for an audience to enjoy during
the heated spell. There are several acts
that have never before been presented to
a Capital audience and others which
have appeared in the old home.
Meeting particular favor with the au-
dlences of the opening performances
were the Nine Bells, pretentious mu-
sical production in which songs, dances,
and scores at fiesta in romantic Old
Mexico are portrayed The classical
numbers on various novel instruments
won their round after round of ap-
plaue, as did the dancers. On repeated
encores the popular ragtime numbers
were added. A dimnutive musical direc-
tor occupied point of vantage in the
orchestra stall for the closing and
welded his baton In true Sousa style.
Zelda Sears and a competent company
appear in a sketch, depicting stage life
behind the scenes, entitled The Ward
robe Woman" by Edgar Allan Woolf.
In the leading role Miss Sears furnishes
ample comedy to carry the sketch 20
delightful fms.
Baby Helen is one of the bright little
entertainers who rever fails to win her
audience by the delightful manner in
which she sings songs and tells stories.
Her parody on Roses was eXcellently
done.
Jesse L. Lasky presents a charming
number in his "Visions dart" beau
nful young woman poses upon pedeS-
tai and in front of a screen and the
reproduction of some famous paintings is
done through stereopticon views. 1t is
an artistic novelty worthy the name OF
the producer.
Dorothy Brenner and Joseph Ratliff
present talking and singing sketch
AT the Flower Stand,' in which Miss
Brenner's songs a la Irene Franklin are
fea lures.
Patsy Doyle, comedian without a
smile, tells some new stories and sings
Some new songs, while the Josetty
Brothers. a high-grade acrobatic act,
complete the bill
The animated pictures of the weeks $
news add to the program.
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
Julia Murdock Says "7he Wolf"
Is Columbia Players Best Effort

drama of the sort which prints por-
traits of people who are interesting be-
cause we know so little about them.
II belongs to the new school OF melo-
drama, however, melodrama of the sort
which gives photographically realistic
pictures of people and places In which
nothing is left to the imagination.
Walters uses strong dramatic language
in many places, and he focuses the spot
light upon real life as it Is lived In the
primitive regions; its tragedies OF ele-
mental love, of lust, and of deceit.
The play has been successful because
the men in 1t are real men, and the
one woman in It Is real woman, In
spite of the fact that she has never
touched the great outside world, except
through the pages of magazines that
have drifted northward to her fathers
cabin.
Climax of Play
Tragic and Real
The seamy and unseemly side OF life
Is depicted in all OF It's unattractiveness
vet at no time Is 'The Wolf coarse
or even suggestive. though 1t Is bru-
tai frequently and the climax Is tre-
mendouslv tragic and real. 1t fasci-
mates for it's very horror-the sending
out into eternity the soul of man so
totally unprepared as McDonald's. but
the play ends as one would have 1t, and
the cry, "Hal-loo- Batiste" of Beaubien.
as the curtain falls. tells the audience.
tense with excitement. that Hilda, the
golden-haired girl, hated of her father,
has found love and protection and peace
at last, In the arms of the man who has
saved her from the awful fate OF other
victims of Mcdonald.
The play is beautifully mounted: real
| nine trees send their fragrance across
the footlights. transporting the audience
| to the land of the far Northwest. and
| the howls Of the loup-garou. as they
| lie in wait for McDonald's body, atter
| Beaubien has finished with 1t, add a
! realistic touch to the play.
| The management Is to be congratula.
| ted upon securing for the last week but
one of the columbia Players season, q
production as absorbing and eNcene"'
| as The Wolf nnocu
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
LYCEUM

Miners The Americans ushered in
the season at the New Lyceum last
night, and those who attended fully
enjoyed every minute of the musical
comedy.
Besides the show being a new one to
Washington, the costumes were splen-
did, and In addition to capable leading
characters the chorus as a whole was
one OF the finest ever seen In this city.
Miss Margaret Flavln played the
leading role. She took the part OF
Nellie Geezer," an heiress whose par
ents are anxious for her to marry into
the nobility.
George Alexander proved a favorite
as Russell Grub. a wanderer. His i'm
personation of a Scotch nobleman was
laughable, and Charles Mac, as Spider,
Grub's pal, was clever.
Chester Nelson, as Luke Warm, the
local sheriff, deserves special mention
for his work.
Some new songs were sung including
"Everybody's Gettin' It." and Daddy
Did the Same Things Fifty Years Ago"
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
COSMOS

Each number of La Beregier, billed as
the Partisan Venus. was enthusiastical-
ly greeted at the Cosmos Theater yes
terday. Not only We're her limitations
of famous statues charming, but her
portrayal of Diana, the Huntress,"
showed an artistic finish and Npprecia-
ton. On an equal plane of merit was
the, comedy sketch of J. G. Termainle
Visiting Venice" is a laughable
sketch in which Lew Orth shows nat
ural drollery. and Lillian does a bit
of artistic dancing. Dilks and Wade
whirl through a minstrel musical skit.
An extra number that is pleasing is the
song and dance sketch of Jordan and
Jordan, the "Bingville Rubes.'
To complete the bill there are some
picture plays and Pathe's Weekly,
showing, among other current events.
the results of the JOY ride of some
freight cars through the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad office in this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

dents during the time that Gustaf
Vasa was hiding from the Danish in
vaders and trying to arouse the pat
riotism of the Swedes to resist. His
escape thru the loyalty of the lady
Of this house reads like romance.
The house was dedicated as histor-
ic spot by one Of the subsequent
owners of the property. one Jacob
Brandberg, who gathered: the relics
and made the inscriptions for the
same in 1853. He also wrote the his
tory of several of the interesting ar
ticles in the form of rhymes and in
scribed the same un tablets, which
may be seen here. One Of these in
scriptions close with these words
use, Svea, Wasas, spar, som dig pa
f0ttren static; Guds- Guds red
skap var, G0t-Staf var G0ters Hjelte.
My companions, L. E. Englund and
E. Englund, join with me in greetings
to all the readers of the Tribune.
C. L. ENGLUND,
Kvista, Sweden.
Note: Publication of this commun-
ication was delayed. We hope to
publish some further interesting notes
from the old home locality Of so
many of Kandiyohi County's popula-
tion.-Editor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
A MILD WINTER IN SWEDEN
SAYS A LETTER FROM DAI.ARllE

there is some ice along the roads so
that the sleds are being used.
On January End we made little
trip by team thru Gustavs and Tor
sang parishes. Torsang church is
undoubtedly the oldest structure Of
its kind in Dalarna. The building was
begun in the year 1852 and it was
complet d five years later. 1t was in
jured by lightning in 1868. In 1860
the Dial river rose to such unprece-
denied height that the water flowed
into the church. From this interest
ing spot We drove to Ornas where We
visited the celebrated "Ornasstugan."
This old house was originally built in
1897. Old Corporal Blom is the
guard and keeper Of this historic cab
in, and he showed us great many
old relics from the days of Gustaf
Vasa, Including old portraits an
weapons and old armor from those
days. This house received it's fame
in one of the most interesting Incl
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

but the boat was more fitted for car
rying cattle than people. We arriv-
ed in Malm0 and stopped there one
day. Then we took the train up to
Dalarna. There was no snow in
southern Sweden and we saw none
until we were near our journeys end,
where the ground was white. We
stepped off the train at Safer in per-
feet. health and feeling good. We
went by team to Adolph Englund's
home in Stora Skedvi. The folks
here were very much surprised to re-
ceive company from America.
Christmas is celebrated in the old
way. We were at Stora Skedv;
church on the Julotta services where
a very large number Of people gath
cred. Services were conducted by
Kominister Beckman and DR.. Sande-
Illus. The church is an old struct-
ure. having been built in the 18th Gen.
fury. On the interior. of the church
are many oil paintings, among them a
portrait Of one Of the pastors and
painted in 1861. The altar painting
was donated to the church in 1876
by J. SHREDDER.
The weather has been fine all the
time. On New Years day it rained
SO that the snow disappeared. But
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
COUNTY FAIR Meeting MAR. IS
Meeting to Effect the Organization of
County Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation Will be Called.

The committee appointed by the
late Farmers Short Course of Will
mar to confer with the Street Fair
Board met in conjunction with the
latter at the Commercial Club rooms
last Thursday afternoon. The pro-
position was discussed from a num-
Der Of different view points and it
was finally decided that this commit
tee will call general meeting Of the
people interested Of the county to
be held at the Court House at Will
mar Saturday, March 10th, at two
o'clock p. M, for the purpose of ef-
fecting an organization of a Kandi-
yohi County Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation. Every member Of the COM
mittee was present except Mr.. Haley,
who was unable to be there on &C.
count of disability. The committee
will report to the mass meeting in
favor Of electing a number Of direc-
tors to act jointly with the Street
Fair Association under the new name
in putting on the next county fair at
the Assembly grounds. It is to be
hoped that there will be r presen-
tative gathering present on March
10th. Notice of the meeting will be
sent to each one of the town meet
ings to be held March 18th asking
that the proposition be discussed to
the end that some persons from each
town would become interested to at
tend the meeting.
Those attending the above confer
i ence were Messrs. P. NJ. Burns, AL
bert Norling, P. H. Frye, C.. O. Berg
quist, A. H. Sperry and John ALL
tstrom Of the Short Course Commit
tee and E. c.. Wellin, o. R. Berkness,
Ed Benson, VIM. O. johnson, C. L.
McNelly and V. E. Lawson of the
McNelly, Peter Bonde and V. E.
Lawson Of the Street Fair Board.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
BUGBE
OPTOAlETR IST and
NEUROLOG1ST
or mpusKAPoIls
WILL BE AT HOTEL
WHLMAR, MINI.
Saturday, March Ind.

Dr.. BUGDEE Relieves al eye strain
that, causes cataract, blindness, red,
sore and inAamed eyes, headaches,
dixsyness, black and Hosting spots,
nervousness, ETC.. without drugs or
pain. Unexcelled by Ocular or. Medi-
cal science. All cases thoroly examin-
cd under Bugbee's Skiascopy, reveal-
ing the slightest errors of refraction
% we'll as any diseased or abnormal
condition of the eyes. (Glasses msde
that WILL BIT) New lenses put in.
old frames if desired. Replaces lenses
from prescription or from pieces sent
by mail. A complete record kept Of
every case and . guarantee and pres
cription number given with every pair
of glasses fitted. ARTIFICIAL EYES.
Special attention to relief of ner-
vous troubles which come from irrita-
ton Of the vital nerve and brain
centers caused from uncorrected eye
strain and the wearing of properly
fitted glasses will relieve these condi-
tiOns.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
ROSELAND.
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Roseland, Feb. 26-Mr. and Mrs.
Vim. Strootman and children spent
last Thursday and Friday with Mr..
and Mrs. N. Knott in Danube.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gort, Jr.,
spent Sunday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stob.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Nanko Voss last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dragt and
family spent last Friday with Mr..
and Mrs. Van Egmond.
The Misses Sadie Horne and Abbie
Damhof were callers at the home of
Elsie Reetz last Sunday evening.
Miss Marie Kohrs, clerk at the
Roseland store, met with a very pain
full accident last Thursday evening.
As she was leaving the store she did
not notice box in the way and fell
over it. Her shoulder was dislocat-
ed. DR.. Mcmahon was called and
she is doing nicely at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Lieptze were
Sunday callers at the C. Stob home.
Miss Julia Stob visited with Angie
Knoll last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Nick Knott and Nellie Nyp
spent a very pleasant afternoon with
the formers aunt, Mrs. John Phief-
er, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Nick Douma called on Mrs.
e. Kohrs last Friday.
Mr.. NJ. Bruins from Raymond spent
last Sunday evening at D. Dekker's.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Damhof and
children were visitors at the A. Plow-
man home last Sunday evening.
Mrs. A. B. Abbenga left for her
home in Chicago last Monday after
having spent nearly four months with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. S. Dykema.
Miss Bertha DeJager is dressmak-
ing for Mrs. John Zuidema.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
MUCH SOUGHT AS A STAR
Marcus KeIlerman, Baritone SoIoist,
Will Appear at WiIImar with St.
Paul Symphony Orchestra.

Marcus kellerman, baritone SOLO
list with the St. Paul Symphony Or
chestra which will start on it's 1000
mile Spring trip on a special Great
Northern train March "a, will be one
of the principals with the Metropol-
itan Opera Company next season.
Gatti- Casazza, general manager Of
the big New York company has tried
to get Kellerman as one Of his stars
for number Of years, but the artist
chose to remain in concert work,
travelling with the Damrosch Orches-
ira.
Kellerman, in spite Of his German
name, is decidedly an American. He
has great confidence in the Ameri.-
cans future in the music world and
thinks that the great singers and
composers of the next ten years will
be Americans.
"The idea that grand operas cam
not be sung in English is absolute
IOC, od1U NIL 1Acl1cIWctu, lucy CdlI
be sung in English as we'll as in Ger
man, French or Italian. Victor Her.
bert has proven this with his Ma
toma.' The American composer has
not been given chance. His work
is just beginning to be recognized
The New York and Chicago opera
companies have more Americans OF
their lists of singers than any othe,
nationality and the list is constantly
growing"
Kellerman is a protege Of Charles
P. Taft, brother of the president. L
was Mr.. Taft who heard Kellerma1
sing when he was a youngster in Gin.
cinnati and immediately furnished
money to send him abroad for study
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
County Fair Meeting, Saturday,
March 9Th.


We hereby issue call for gener-
al meeting to be held at the Court
House in Willmar at 1:3O p. M, on
March 9th, Of all persons who are
interested ina Kandiyohi County
Fair. !.
In accordance with instructions
given us at the organization meeting
Of the Farmers Short Course. We
have held conference with the
Street Fair Association Board Of
Managers. At this conference the
Street Fair Association offered to
enlarge its scope and to change its
name to the Kandiyohi County Fair
Association. In order to form q
county fair in fact as well as in name
it was decided to add nine (9) new
members to the Board Of Managers.
Said members to be elected at large
by the farmers Of the county and to
hold Office as follows: three (3) for
three years, three (3) Tor two years
and three "a for one year. Il IS
Tor the purpose Of electinR these
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
Win at Delan0.

At Delano the following evening
conditions were just the opposite.
Getting back on a floor where they
were able to stand up without Slip
ping all over, the boys played one of
their best games of the season. Their
teamwork almost turnout the game
was about the best they have shown
this year, altho at times, especially in
the first half the shooting was lit
tie below standard. The game during
most Of the second half was one of
the toughest Of the season, the home
team trying to start roughhouse,
but it didn't materialize as the Wis
iting team was plenty able to do a
little 'roughing" of it's own if neces-
sary, and Mr.. Cosgrove who was re-
fereeing, soon put stop to it. 1t
was something unusual for Delano
team to trough it, as all other games
played with teams from that place
have been unusually clean and fast.
Part Of it was probably due to the
fact that the team was crippled by
the loss Of Wood, their biz center and
captain, around whom most of the
team work was built.
Delano was the first to score, on
foul in the first minute Of play,
Sandberg throwing the basket. Will
mars teamwork soon started tho and
successive baskets by Carlson, Tay-
lor, johnson and Nordstrom and also
three fouls by the latter raised WILL
mars total up to II for the first
half. The close guarding of the
Willmar team kept Delano from scor-
ing by a field basket until late in
the half, when RAIDER and Fake each
secured basket, while Sandberg got
four fouls during the first half. The
score at the end Of the period was
17-8. H."
| At the start of the last half Will.
mar tore in harder than ever and
soon piled up safe lead.
Taylor with four field baskets an1d
"Hank" johnson with. two and Nord.
strom with four fouls did the scor.
ing for Willmar. After Fake had Sc
cured basket early in the half thu
lWillmar team played 50 well defens.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
Agricultural Department
Ear Test the Seed Corn.
willmar Annotated schools,

Many farmers lose hundreds of
dollars yearly by failing to do the
right thing at the right time. Do not
be among that class of farmers. Now
is the time to make preparations for
next summers crop. If the seed corn
has not yet been ear tested, do it
now. The greater part of the corn
saved for seed last fall was not pick
ed early enough and will not grow.
There is a great scarcity of good
seed corn all over the country and
it is already selling for from four to
five dollars per bushel. It is good
business to find out whether the corn
will grow so that we can order seed
at once if it fails to germinate.
With good seed a good stand will
be secured and big yield should re-
suit. With poor seed a poor stand
is bound to follow and that means a
low yield. Life is too short to mon
key with a poor stand of corn and
no good farmer will do it. It will
cost about two cents per acre. Of
time to make the ear test. It may re-
turn ten dollars per acre in crop.
Start that ear test of the seed corn
today. We cannot afford to be slip
shod farmers. We must use up-to-
date methods.
If any farmer does not know or
does not have the time to make the
ear test of corn, the Agricultural
School at Willmar will be glad to
show him how or to do it for him.
c.. L. McNELLY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
Notes of the Trip.

After the game at Litchfeld the
visiting team were guests at r..
ception given them in the high
school. The entertainment consisted
Of playing games, short program,
and a general good time, after which
refreshments were served.
One of the pleasing incidents Of
the game at Litchfeld was the fact
that "Abbie" Nordstrom connected
for two baskets.
Madsen and Chef Peterson got
their deadly work in in the last half
when the Willmar team went all to
pieces for a time.
Nelson covered Taylor more close
ly than he did in the game played at
:Willmar, holding him to one basket,
whereas in the game here I'D. l." got
z.
Swenson had hard luck in his bas-
ket shooting at both: places, but he
secured the tip off large majority
of the time in both games.
The only regrettable thing about
the De}ano game was the fact that
Charley Wood, the star center wasn't
in the game altho it is doubtful if the
result would have been changed ma
terially.
Again at Delano a reception was
given to the visiting team in the hall
there, and every one had fine time.
Carlson kept up his good record on
the trip, getting four baskets in the
two games and holding Peterson to
one and Sandberg scoreless. In only
one game this year has his opponent
secured more than one basket off
him, Way getting S, and in every
game he has secured more than the
man he played against.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
Kvista, Sweden, Jan. 4, 1912.
Editor Willmar Tribune:

AsAsta, OWeOeIl, Jan. 4, 1vlG.
Editor Willmar Tribune:
After securing our tickets we left
Minneapolis on our journey to Swed-
en-. We had plenty Of time before the
steamer left so We stopped off at Chi
cago and Niagara Falls. Anyone who
has not visited these places before
will find many interesting sights. At
New York We were met at the depot
by the steamship agent and had two
days time for sightseeing in that
large city. We left New York on the
9Th Of December by the White Star
line steamer Olympic, which was fill
ed to the limit with passengers. We
had beautiful weather all the way so
that We had no touch of the sea sick
ness. We landed in Southampton.
England, December Is. In England
the fields were green and the weather
fine. The farmers were blowing in
their fields. Over the North Sea we
also were favored with fine weather
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28
VALUABLE FRUIT TREE3


/ ~
SIX VALUABLE APPLE TREES
Three Hibernal or Virginia, 2 years
old; one Delicious, one King David,
one Lowland Raspberry, all ! year
old.
This lot of trees will be given to
any new member Of the society or
any one securing a new member.
The Hibernal and Virginia are both
hardy varieties and produce valuable
fruit, but are being sent out in this
connection to give opportunity to our
members for a demonstration in top.
grating. The hardness Of at least
two Of the three other varieties Of
fered has not been fully tested and is
still in question, but if top grated on
the Hibernal or Virginia the probable
tiles Of success are greatly increased,
as there is no question that top
grating any variety on hardy var
iety makes it harder. Even the
Wealthy, hardy as it is, will do much
better top-grafted on either the Hib-
ernal or Virginia.
The nurserymen do not offer top
grated trees, and the only way to
secure them is for the planter to have
the top-grafting done himself. Every
planter in this state should have at
least a few top grated apple trees,
which will be found to survive severe
winters when apple trees grown in the
ordinary root-grafted way succumb.
The three two-year old Hibernal or
Virginia trees sent out should be
trimmed to straight whip with no
branches and cut off at a point 2 #.
above the ground when they are
planted. Plant six inches deeper than
the tree stood in the nursery, and
leave a little hollow, two or three
inches deep, around them. When
these trees commence to grow all but
three or four Of the strongest branch
es, located as near the top as poss-
ible, should be rubbed off, and then
the whole strength of the tree will
go into these three or four branches,
which should be large enough to graft
onto the next spring.
Full directions for doing this
grating (and we are prepared to fur
nish a first class grating knife also
if desired at 25c postpaid) will be
furnished to any member Of the So
ciety upon application to the secre-
tary. Don't fail to take part in this
most interesting and valuable expert
ment. - s..-.--..
As these trees must go by express,
remit thirty-fve cents express charg-
es with the annual membership fee of
$1.O0-or such charges can be paid
when the bundle Of trees is received
if preferred.
If you are not fully posted as to
what constitutes membership in the
society and its large advantages, full
information can be had Of the secre-,
tary.
Address, A. w. Latham, Sec'y.
MINI. State Hort. Society.
2O7 Kasota Blk, Minneapolis MINI.