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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-10
Personal andnO Otherwise

Miss Nettie johnson left for Min
neapolis last week for q visit with
her sister, Mrs. Arthur Monson.
Miss Margaret Martin returned to
her home at Willmar last Thursday
evening, after a week 81 visit at the
C. O. Peterson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Maonuson
from Willmar attended the Fourth
Of July celebration at. .Tmpolis. They
returned home in the evening.
The Misses Hannah and Amy Re-
dig, teachers of the Swedish paroch-
ial school, nicely entertained the
school children last Saturday after
noon at their home.
Miss Lena Botnen, saleslady at
the Willmar Coop. Mere. store, is
enjoying a two weeks vacation, and
is the guest Of friends and relatives
at Pennock and Minneapolis.
Mr.. Christian Winjar Of Minnea-
polls spent yesterday with Gilbert
o. Sand Of this city. Mr.. Winjar is
in the shoe business at Minneapolis
and is relative Of Mr.. Sand, -
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, who un-
derwent an operation at the Willma1
Hospital for appendicitis, returned
to her home at Raymond Friday ac-
companied by her friend, Miss Mary
Parmeter, who will visit with hel
for a couple Of weeks. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-10

joyed by all his former parishioners.
Rev. Gynild not only reviewed the
history Of the church but also the
conditions in the city Of Willmar, in
the improvement Of which this con-
gregation has been a vital element.
Rev. Hegge made an address in Eng
lish comparing the city Of Willmar Of
TWENTY-FIVE years ago to the pres
ent, as he found it. Rev. Jens
Strand Of Minneapolis, who had been
brought up in this community. being
identified with the now defunct Har-
danger church Of Whitefield, also
made an address. The afternoon
services closed with communion.
On Monday night a festival was
given by the young people. The pro-
gram was given in the church, at
which Revs. Hegge, Strand and H.
0. Lee, the latter Of Eddy, S. D.,
spoke. A number of selections, were
given by the splendid church choir
and at the close refreshments were
served by the Young Peoples Soci-
ETY. in the basement of the church.
The meetings were attended by a
large number Of people outside Of the
local congregation. There were some
here from Duluth and Minneapolis,
and quite a number motored in from
neighboring congregations.
The Norwegian Danish Evangelical
Lutheran church was organized in
1872 thru the efforts Of Rev. T. H
Dahl. The first church building was
erected in 1874. The fine new solid
brick church edifce was built in
1908. The first resident pastor was
Rev. Ole Paulson, who served from
1873 to 1885, when he was succeeded
by Rev.M. H. Hegge. In 1890 Rev
Gynld became the pastor ant
served the congregation for sixteel
years, when Rev. M. B. Michaelson
the present pastor, succeeded him
, In 1877 the congregations joined tn
"Conference.", In 1889 the congre
cation joined with the United Luth
r eran church, the conference" beinI
one of the church bodies to form tha
Organization. When the trouble aros
+ regarding the disposition Of tht
Augsburg Seminary, the Wilma
congregation voted to stand b,
5 Augsburg. This action has bee
consistently followed since that tim
and the church is now affiliated wit
the Lutheran Free church of Amer
lea.
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Present Ground for a Park.

Hon. A. E. Rice and Hon. N. o.
Nelson have made the city a present
Of half a block Of ground in Fourth
Ward to be used for park purposes.
This handsome gift was accepted by
the council last Monday night. With
the completion Of the sewer this plot
Of ground can be made beautiful
spot, which will be much appreciated
by the residents Of Fourth ward and
that neighborhood. 1t is the inten-
ton to make provision for pavil-
ion on the ground that will be ser
viceable at social gatherings of
church and societies, and it is to be
hoped that the plans will be carried
out as expected. The city cannot
have too many parks and play
grounds if they are properly cared
for, and it is not more than right
that every part Of the citv should
have it's share Of good things. The
Tribune is confident that the public
spirit Of these gentlemen will be
very much appreciated by the peo.
pie Of Fourth Ward especially.
Joseph Isaacson's called at Ernest
Johnson's Sunday afternoon.
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Scandinavian Languages.

A petition signed by about sixty
representative citizens has been re-
ceived by the Board Of Education,
asking that the Scandinavian Ian
guages be taught In the public
schools. The following is the body
Of the petition: -
"We respectfully petition your
Honorable Body to cause to be sub
mitted at the coming annual school
meeting to the voters Of the District
the question Of whether or not to
add the Scandinavian languages to
the subjects taught in the Willmar
High School and in the grades Of the
Willmar Public Schools, as soon as
the teaching forces can be re-adjust-
red so that there need be little if any
additional expense to the taxpayers
by reason of adding such classes.
"More than seventy-five per cent
of the population of the city and
district is of Scandinavian extrac-
ton, and we believe that the children
are making great losses culturally
by reason of the failure to properly
learn the languages which they in.
herit and hear in daily use, e,hence We
are in favor Of giving them the full.
lest possible benefit in this respect
as permitted under the State Schoo
laws"
The school meeting occurs Satur.
day, July 20, and all interested il
this language question should be or
hand to vote for it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-10
PASSES \ Ii
MILESTONE
Lutheran Free Church Of Wtllmar
Celebrated Important Anni-
versary Sunday.


81 The exercises at the Lutheran
Free church last Sunday and Mon
day, arranged in commemoration Of
the fortieth anniversary Of the foun-
ding Of the church, proved very
interesting occasion to all who at
tended. w.
Sunday morning the church proved
too small to house the large congre-
cation that assembled. Rev. M. H
Hegge of Stoughton, Wis, forme,
pastor of the church, preached the
morning sermon usinp as his text
John 1856 :52 His subject was "Come
and See." In the afternoon Rev. E
E. Gynild Of Fargo, N. D., another
former pastor of the church deliv-
cred an historical address Of the
congregation. This was very much
to the point and was thoroly en-.
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HiQh Finance.

A correspondent calls our atten-
tion to the fact that when the Pana-
ma Canal bonds were sold to the
bankers in New York, that the pur-
chasers were required to put up only
25 per cent Of the amount of their
bid. The bonds were then turned
over to the bankers who in turn de-
posted the bonds with the treasurer
Of the United States as security for
an issue of national bank notes in
an amount equal to the face value
of the bonds. In other words, the
bankers Of the United States put up
twenty-five cents for a bond worth
81; deposit the 81 bond with the
treasurer who obligingly handed tc
the banker a 81 national bank note
out of which the banker takes sew.
enty-five cents and pays to the gov
ernment in full for the bonds. ~.
The banker is now the owner Of th&
bond on which the American peol'!t
must pay yearly interest charge o1
| 2 per cent. Talk about the sub.
treasury plan for the old populis1
party being wildcat banking, wha1
would you call this' You can be<::i1
to understand why the bankers tax,
such fatherly- interest in who i:
elected to congress and to the senate
Without their friends in power the!
could not possibly pull off such {
colossal eal.-Park Region Echo.
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WEST LAKE NEWS

West Lake, July 8-The congrega-
tions of East Norway Lake Synod
and United churches held joint re-
jligious services in the Norway Lake
church Sunday, Rev. Sotendahl Of
ficiating. Rev. Jordahl also made
a few remarks.
The neighbors Of the Hauge broth
ers met at their place and celebrated
the 4th in quiet manner. Speeches
were made by Edward Kambestad,
Elmer Hauge and others. P. j. Vt
terboe made an address Of welcome
and introduced the several speakers
The program was enjoyed by all and
they went home well satisfied: with
the days entertainment. .+5:.sss. -.
Miss Theoline Poverud is visiting
with the Skindelien families at pres:
ef1t. s
Ole stene and B. O. bitterness
made a trip to Pope County last
week.
Everybody has started cutting
hay in this vicinity.
TheYoung Peoples Society of the
Synod church met at John Halvor.
sons place Sunday. :. II
Mrs. Ole To, seth and family o1
Hayes visited with Mrs. "A. Rood las
Sunday. .-- 3:
Mrs. NJ. H. Aasen is staying will
her son W. L. Aasen at present.
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Tax League Organized.

The call Of a meeting Of citizens
of Willmar to organize a tax league
drew a crowd of about seventy-five
to Carlson Hall last Friday night.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. G, johnson who stated the
object Of the meeting and the neces-
sity Of an organization to look af-
ter the interests s.sof the taxpayers.
City Attorney Stanford addressed
the meeting telling. Of the conditions
as found by the board Of equaliza-
ton. He gave as his opinion that
with all property listed as it should
be, the rate would be materially les:
sened. Criticisms of the. Board of
Education brought President Russell
Spicer to his feet, and he made a
statement regarding the purchase
Of land for the Agricultural Depart
ment substantially as stated in the
communication from A. A, Ander-
son in another column, and he also
maintained that the buying Of land
and erection Of building had secured
over 1000 annual State aid, which
otherwise could. not have been Sc
cured. He defended the employment
Of a clerk for the principal as good
business policy, saying that it didn't
pay to have a 5000 man spend his
time with work that could be done
by a $40 clerk. He concluded with
saying that Willmar gets more fol
it's school money than any of. tht
neighboring cities. DR.. Johnson ther
followed with an impassioned speecl
in which he condemned the Indus.
trial and agricultural departments
Of the school. This led to some
pointed question and answers. Thost
present were then asked to sign tht
roll which everybody did. Th'
League then proceeded to elect off
GERS. DR.. C. Johnson was elected
president, Hon. A. E. Rice, vice pres
ident, DR.. J.. C. Jacobs, secretary ant
Hon. T. O. Gilbert, treasurer. Th'
president then appointed a commit
tee, headed by the notorious G. F
Spencer, to draft constitution ant
bylaws. The gathering was a de-
cidedly mixed meeting, different mo-
tives actuating the participants.
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lewis Johnson's from Willmar
were Sunday visitors at Olof Matt
sons.
Victor II Holmberg and Miss
|Hilmia Thnin of i zandiy yohi 81 ent last
fday evening with friends at
Willmar.
isses Mildred and Ebba and Mr..
Rndolp Lundquist returned to their
home at Kandiyohi last Friday
morning, after several days visit
with their aunt, Mrs. Anna Nelson.
Miss Caroline Hodgson is attend
ing the National Educational Assoc
ciation meeting at Chicago this week.
She will sojourn among friends and
neighbors near Peoria, ILL.,, about a
month before returning to her home
here.
Miss Mata. O'Neil is enjoying a
mouths vacation from her duties at
thesaD. n. Tallman office. She left
hast week for an outing at Crescent
Beach, being a guest at the Samuel
Porter cottage.
Mst Sunday morning at the First
NJ. E. church Of this city, seven new
menbers We're united with the
'chufch. At the evening services
Rev H. G. Mucklenburg Of St. Paul,
whd is spending his vacation in Will
maf preached a very interesting
sermon.
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viIlmar Loses Two.

Last Thursday, the 4th Of July,
the local base ball park was the
scene Of the closest and most hard
fought struggle Witnessed here in
several years, when after Is innings
Of desperate combat, the Kandiyohi
base ball team defeated Willmar BY
score Of 4-3. The game was a
close pitchers battle from start to
finish, with Joe Holmberg, of Kan
ldiyohi, pitching one Of the best
games Of his career, having shade
over Nelly johnson Of the locals.
Holmberg allowed Willmar but a lit
tie hits in all the Is innings and
struck out 19 Of our local sluggers.
Johnson was found for 10 softies
but succeeded in keeping them very
we'll scattered in all but the 9th and
18th innings. Both teams played
good baseball, Kandiyohi especially
backing up Holmberg in faultless
style, while Willmar, altho greatly
weakened by the absence from the
game Of the regular out field, never
the-less gave NELLY" good support.
Willmar scored first in the opening
frame when a pass, an error and a
slashing two bagger by NJ. Johnson,
which came when it was most need
ed, netted the locals runs. They
scored one run again in the End and
that ended the run getting for Will
mar.. Kandiyohi scored one in the
9th and tied up the score in the 9th
on clean hits. From this time OF
until the 18th, neither. team could
score, but in that last inning, the vis-
itors with 3 clean hits sent man
across the plate and broke up the
game. Altho Willmar was defeated
the large holiday crowd that was
present were satisfied with the good
Showing made by the home team.
The Sunday following the Fourth
i Willmar went to Belgrade and were
defeated there by a score of Al
The Willmar team out hit Belgrade
rs and except for one bad inning
played fine ball. In that unlucky
frame 2 errors, base on balls and
2 hits gave Belgrade all their 4 runs
and with them the game. Wil1mal
scored their only run on a single
a stolen base and long fly which
two Belgrade fielders dropped be-
tween them. Belgrade plays re-
turn game here next Sunday and al
who care to see good game, and al
the same time help the boys along
EshOuld attend. zsss.lss.;ss -
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Willmar Amusement Park Trans.
- ferred.

G. Scheffer has transferred his
lease of the Willmar Assembly Park
to c. J. Frelander, formerly of At
water. Mr.. Frelander takes charge
at once and expects to make some
radical changes in the conduct OF. the
park. One Of these is that there will
be absolutely free admission to the
park. The eating pavilion will be
open for everybody bringing their
own lunch. Coffee and ice cream will
be served to those who order it.
There will be music at the pavilion
from 2 to 3 and from z to 9 Sunday
evenings. s.. .5s
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.LOCA BREVI1IES

. . 80.
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M. naney OF montana spent
Ilav,a =
~
MSS Gatner,ne Tart OF diamond
LAKE e v1sifng her s.ste, Mn
f1aley -
M. e. Aailef zo1 cmcago, M A.
lsistant Clam Agent OF the g. n. BY.
spent friday IN this city,
q. @. Sand has nurchased tbrn IN.
Handy & Lewis Mo4or T..-n,,..,v
me ~ horse power Mitchell touring
car.
MI. and Mra s. Z Ranton and
children returned Nnnd.v f,c,n
visit with Mr.. Benton,s narenta s q
nawlek.
Miss Maxaret Svanson v;ll Law.
this week for Minneapol;e to snend
the remainder of the summer vith
| her amt.
Clarence Cramer Albert Ana.rsno
Ole Knutsnn and W;ll;a Iohn.on h..s
accepted nos;t;nna at tha a N
Freight Office
MSS florence Magnns0n returned
Crescent Reach ! onas+ AZ ~. AZ
hin Carlson cotta oa :.
n0inan =. opone returned 20 nus
lon'e ~ o'. fam Monday, after
severn oays WISH at Inc nome OF nus
=; =; o. rros. ana II. and ms.
1n ,I1loiu : rost ana Iamly VISITED last
"eMesuay wlun mr. ana Mrs. Rob-
ert la1t at D1amond Lake.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-10

and friends at Willmar, visited at the
OliHer Blomquist home last week 4
Mrs. i. d. Nelson visited a few
days last week at the J. Elmquist
home.
Mr. Harold Walters returned to St.
PaM last Friday, after a weeks visit
with his brother, Rev. B. E. Walters.
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THREE ED
AIT GROVE CITY
A Great korlhern Rassenlel
Train Hits Auto he q
Cr9sslng

Three persons were instantly
killed, a fourth probably fatally in-
jured, while two others had q mira
culous escape from death when
Great Northern train No. east
bound, struck the automobile in
which they were riding at q crossing
near Grove City Sunday night. This
is the train that left Willmar at z go
that evening.
The dead are Mrs. Swan Hawkin-
son, Grove City, Rosella Hawknson,
5 years old, her granddaughter; Nels
Nelson, Grove City farmer, owner
and driver Of the automobile. The
injured is Mrs. N. E. Hawkinson, Of
Grove City, who is seriously bruised
and probably fatally injured.
The Hawhnson family had been
out riding with Nelson, and were on
their way home in Grove City when
the fatal accident occurred. The
auto party saw the train coming, and
stopped. But believing there was
plenty sof time to cross, the attempt
was made. Unfortunately the engine
in the auto died leaving the car on
the track at the mercy Of the on
rushing train.
N. E. Hawkinson and his young
son had a miraculous escape from
sharing the fate of the others in the
machine. When Mr.. Hawkinson saw
the engine approaching, he seized
the boy and jumped from the auto
mobile out Of path Of the engine.
Both he and the boy escaped unin-
jured.
The engineer of the Great North
arn train said hat he did not see the
automobile and it's occupants un-
til within 80 feet of them. Then
he did everything in his power to
stop the engine but was unable to do
so until after the fatal crash, he
said.
Many persons hurried to the scene
of the accident and the injured
form Of the younger Mrs. Hawkinson
was placed on the train and hurriel
to the hospital.
The Litchdeld Independent gives
the following particulars:
There had been a party or gather
ing at the Nels P. Nelson home on
the day Of the accident. The Haw-
kinson family with others attended.
In the evening it was arranged that
Mr.. Nelson was to take them home
in his car. They live south Of track
in Grove City village. He ran the
car into town and was about to cross
the track at the CROSSING just east
Of the depot, when the smoke Of the
rapidly coming thru train which does
not stop at Grove City, was noticed
by Mr.. Hawkinson, who remarked
to the driver of the car that train
was coming. Nelson replied that he
thought he could make the crossing
in time and went on. As he came to
the rails, he either attempted tc
stop the car before he went over, OF
he became excited and lost his head
for he stopped the machine just as
it was on the track. Mr.. Hawkin.
son, sitting in the front seat ant
holding his little son, saw the i'm.
pending crash and got out secont
CONTINUED on page ~
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TRIP0LIS NEWS.

Tripoais, July 9--Services will be
held Sunday, July IA, at IL o'clock
"a. m. Sunday School at ten. -
The East Route Of the Ladies' Aid
will be entertained at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Elmquist on
Wednesday, July 10th. ~,
The Y. P. S. will meet Friday eve
ming, July 18th.
Miss Hilma Johnson came up from
Minneapolis last week for visit at
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lovander and child
rem and Miss Edith Dahl from Du-
luth, who are visiting with relatives
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Ice Cream Social.

The Ladies' Aid Of St. .Mary's
Catholic church will give an ice
cream social on the church grounds
next Tuesday evening, July Is. All
are cordially invited. o.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-10

Joseph Isaacson's called at Ernest
Johnson's Sunday afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news., 1912-08-27
j. R. TALLY ASKED
To CAMPAIGN FOR
TICKET

Hon. John r. Tally is in receipt of
a letter from the Campaign Speakers
Bureau of the Democratic National
Headquarters, asking If he would ac-
cept assignment as campaign speak
er. in behalf of Wilson and Marshall,
and asking that the committee be per-
mitted to name the territory to be
assigned him. Mr.. Tally at once re-
piled that beginning with the last
week in September he would gladly
devote every day to the campaign up
to the day of the election, going to
any and every place the committee as
signs him, prepared to preach with all
his powers the doctrines of pure de-
mocracy.
The Hattiesburg news., 1912-08-27
FOREIGN SERVICE MEN.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 26-Veter-
ans of Foreign Service, composed of
soldiers and sailors who have seen
actual service under the American
flag in foreign lands, began the
twelfth annual encampment of their
association here today. A big parade
will be the leading spectacular fea-
ture of the encampment. About 2O,-
900 members are in attendance,
some from as far away as Panama.
The convention opens formally at Lu
Lu Temple with reception of Com
mander-in-chief Robert c. Whiteside,
Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania and
Mayor Blankenberg, of Philadelphia,
and prominent officers in the United
States Army service will be among
the speakers,
The Hattiesburg news., 1912-08-27
SHIPPERS MEET STATE
RAILROAD COMMISSION

Louisville, KY, Aug. 26,-To discuss
the recent amendments to demurrage
and car service rules adopted by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, a
meeting of the State Railroad Com
mission with the shippers and manu-
facturers of this city was held here
today at the Seelbach. The principal
changes in the code are notifications
of the rule covering the punching of
cars" a slight change in the manner
OF giving notice to shippers of the
arrival of carload lots, the extension
of time on cars for unloading and re-
consigning and modification of the
rule regulating debts and credits COW
ering the average agreement" sys-
TEN.
The Hattiesburg news., 1912-08-27
Benefits Derived From
Building Good Roads

actually had to go without oil for
their lamps for week at the time
because they couldn't get it, If these
conditions are not heavier tax on
the people than paying for the con
struction of roads then l am a bad
Judge and a bad mathematician"
The above commendation of good
roads is only few opinions that have
been gathered from residents along
these roads. 1t is impossible to get a
separate opinion from every person
residing on the roads, but they are
without a single exception as enthusi
astic over the improved conditions
given them by good roads as the par
ties quoted above.
Lauderdale county has five trunk
lines of good roads leading from Me
ridian and without exception there is
hardly a person found who has travel
led the good roads, or lives on them
that does not praise them to the
skies.
Opinion in general holds that good
road building should continue as 1t is
of incalculable benefit to the section
through which it runs and is one of
the greatest blessings ever devised for
the rural resident.
The Hattiesburg news., 1912-08-27
ELIMINATION TRIALS
FOR Big TROPHY

New York, Aug. 26.-Six of the
fastest hydroplanes ever built in the
United States will shoot away when
the signal is given for the first Of
the series of trial races on Hunting
ton Bay, L. I. this afternoon to select
a team of three boats to defend the
British International Trophy for mo
tor boats against the English chal'
lengers.
The trials are conducted by the
Motor Boat Club of America and the
boats include such famous crafts as
the Baby Reliance I'LL, owned by Rear
Commodore J. Styart Blackton, of the
Motor Boat Club of America; Bullet.
Albert f. Smith; Disturber ILL.,, Com
modore James A. Pugh, of Dubuque,
Ia; Restless Ill, Thomas Chesebor-
ough and the Columbia. With the eX-
ception of the last named craft Ill
of the boats have shown more than
As miles an hour. Commodore II. II.
Melville and Pliny Fisk, chairman
of the race committee have been un-
officially advised that three flyers
will be added at the last minute.
The owners of the unnamed craft
want to send them to the line as
dark horses. The British Interna-
tional trophy, otherwise known as
the Harmsworth Cup, will be contest
ed for next Saturday and Labor Day.