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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

Contractor Skoolheim promised to
have the German Lutheran church
ready for services by Nov. 10.
Will Digman came up from Will
mar for a few days. visit with his
parents south Of town.
Miss Ella Swenson returned to
:Willmar Saturday after a three
weeks visit at her parental home.
B. E. Bruins and VIM. Behrends
contemplate to build new residences
and become citizens Of Raymond.
O. O. Haugland has bought the
C. B. Connick residence south of the
track for a consideration Of 5000.
Dick Wubbles and Miss Lena Nieu-
wenhuis were married last week.
The couple left for Mahnomen coun-
ty, where they will make their future
home.
Mr.. Rusten is doing some thing
this fall, that is what the low land
needs. Town Of St. Johns should
have many more such farmers as
Mr.. Rusten.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

where she will work for some time.
Mrs. Edgar Lindblad assisted her
mother, Mrs. Ostrom during thresh-
ing.
The auction sale at Anderson's
last Tuesday was we'll attended, and
everything was sold at a reasonable
price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin johnson and
daughter Ruby, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Lindblad were entertained
for dinner at the Andrew Ostrom
home east of Svea last Sunday.
Miss Mary Mack of Raymond Wis
tied with her cousin, Anna Strafelda
last Sunday.
Mrs. J. Toupal and family visited
at the Lewis Vejtruba home last
Sunday.
Miss Minnie Soderberg is assist
ing with housework at the Aug. New
berg home in Whitefeld.
Miss O'tillie Holechek was WILL
mar visitor last Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Flore &c Christensen visit
ed. at the Fred Anderson home last
Tuesday evening. j. .:
Mrs Otto Granberg is On the sick
list. All her many friends wish her
a speedy recovery.
s Miss Irene Lindblad is staying at
the A. J. Ryden home in 6vea.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23
GEORGEVlLLE.

Georgeville. Oct. Oh Alfred
Amundson Of Willmar spent Sunday
at his parental home.
There is music in the air. Can it
be the wedding bells that are ring
ing?
Mrs. c. O. johnson has left for
Minneapolis, enroute to Washington
after an extended visit with Matt
Thompson and family.
Mrs. Hans \Amundson and family
visited at the Olaf Berg place Sun
day.
Miss Elite Sonstegard, who has
been working for Mrs. J. Y. Kramer
this summer, came home Saturday.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Halvorson and
Miss Hannah Chelmen were New
London visitors Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Lar
son of Minneapolis, Oct. 13, a boy.
Rev. T. o. Tolo left for Mortified,
Mimi, where he is to speak today.
Tonight he will speak at Minneap-
oils.
Mrs. E. H. jacobson and P. 0. w.
erson of New London visited with
friends in this neighborhood Thurs
day.
Miss Agnes Hultberg and Rudolph
]. Anderson were united in MARRIAGE
at the home Of the brides parents,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

Roseland, Oct. 21-Miss Minnie
Holtz was dressmaking for Mrs.
VIM. Van Buren, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gort spent last
Wednesday night and Thursday with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gort, Jr.
Mrs. Ed. Sluka assisted her moth
or, Mrs. E. F. Stuhr with the work
during threshing.
Miss Tracy Buikema did some
sewing for her sister, Mrs. Jno. Vie
berdink at Prinsburg last Friday and
Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Brummel visited
with Mrs. D. Decker last Wednes-
day afternoon.
A surprise party was rendered on
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. 6tob last Tues
day evening and an enjoyable eve
ming was spent.
While putting fire to his stubble
field, Mr.. Van Ordt had the misfor-
tune Of letting the fire get beyond his
control, which burned one of his hay
stacks, while he saved some others
by ploughing.
Mrs. Nype and daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Stob, Mrs. Jno Wieberdink and
children, Misses Ella Campbell and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23
New London Times.

P. A. Brogren has added a dry
cleaning department to his tailoring
business.
Aug. Anderson, Roy Davis and
Otto Nelson left for Appleton on
Monday, where they will work on
large building which is being erect
ed. -e...-.... &
VIM. Rose has accepted a position
with Mackmay & Co., of Minneapolis,
as buyer Of hides and fur. He
will commence work Oct. %, and will
make his headquarters at Little
Falls.
The John Buchanan family left
Monday for Appleton, where they
will make their future home. Mr..
Buchanan has a position in a grain
elevator at that place.
DR.. Oppegaard was called to Bel
grade yesterday where it was found
necessary to operate at once upon
Coleman Anderson, son of 7. j. An
derson Of that place, for large alb
cess of the appendix.
The Pete Rose family viii move
into the village in the near future.
and will occupy the rooms in the
Emil johnson building which will
soon be vacated by the c. B. Me-
Dougal family. Pete will assist his.
father in the meat businsss.-Nsv
London Times. S.,
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Flora Dykema spent very pleasant
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
Buikema last Friday.

Flora Dykema spent very pleasant
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
Buikema last Friday.
Miss Elsie Reetz assisted Mrs. G..
Wieberdink during threshing last
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. John Dykema and sister Flora
spent a very pleasant afternoon at
the home Of Albert Lundgren near
Svea last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Damhof and chill
dren and Mrs. D. Decker called on
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brouwer last Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Dykema and
children were Sunday evening callers
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Bruggers and family.
Mr.. Jno. Brouwer and Misses
Marie Kohrs and Abbie Damhof were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Kohrs
last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Tracy Buikema intends to
leave today (Monday) to keep house
for her brother Peter, who is plough
ing on the farm near Raymond which
they have rented.
Mr.. Peter Nype and sister Grace,
and Miss Bertha DeJager suppered
at Jno. Buikema's last Sunday eve
ming. .. - .~..~... :.
Roseland, Oct. 21-Miss Lillian
Strafelda has gone to Renville,
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Raymond News.
October .18.)

Lee Somerville came up from Will
mar Wednesday,.
A baby boy arrived at the A.
Wisse home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Martens are
the proud parents of a baby girl born
last Friday. r: =. ,: : :
Mrs. Mary Hagen of Willmar is
visiting at the home Of j. L.. John
son this week. ..--@@
Miss Hedvig Swenson went to
Willmar Saturday for a weeks visit
with her grandparents.
School opened in Dist No. 80 Mon
day with Miss Wheeler of Willmar
at the helm. II
Otto Trulson, one of the Priam
wheat buyers, spent Sunday at Will
mar. 81.
Dave Bergstressar has rented the
old Markovitz farm near Priam and
will take possession at once.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

Mr.. Gilbert Stuhr made his usual
call at the Fred Anderson home last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Feifarek were
Willmar visitors last Friday. They
were accompanied home by their
daughter, Mrs. Randall, who will WIS.,
it here for some time.
Miss Minnie Nelson Of Willmar
spent the past week visiting with
relatives and friends here and at
SVea.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hultberg,
Wednesday. After short honey
moon trip the newly-weds will be at
home after Nov. LIST, at Belgrade,
where Mr.: Anderson has charge of
the Farmers creamery.
Edw. and Knute Mork and P.
Quisberg were Belgrade callers be-
tween trains Saturday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

Those old pictures Of father and
mother are very dear TO you. Price
less In fact. Just bear Ii mind that
your children would cherish lust sucl,
pictures Of you. Olson Bros.
vertisement.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23
Young Man, Try This.

Some one who is an expert at "fg-
gering" has found out that if a
young man at twenty years Of age
will put twenty dollars at interest
instead Of expanding it for tobacco,
then at the beginning of the next
year repeat, it and include also the
principal and interest of the preced-
ing year, and thus continue to do
from year to year until he shall have
reached the age Of seventy, the am
cunt he would realize would exceed
thirty thousand dollars. How many
Of our young men will try it.-Madi-
son Western Guard. "
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IT.. Even More 50.
"Corns frequently affect persons
gait. - z..5.
1 Rye oo."-Boston Transcript.
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Roseland, Oct. 21-Miss Lillian
Strafelda has gone to Renville,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09
CHAPTER XII Continued.


Daylight could not persuade MIN
self to keep to the Travelled ROADS
that day, and another cut across coun-
try to Glen Ellen brought him upon
canyon that SO blocked his way that
ne was glad to follow friendly cow
path. This led him to small frame
cabin. The doors and windows were
open, and cat was nursing litter
Of Kittens il the doorway, but no one
seemed at home. He descended me
trail that evidently crossed the can.
yon. Part way down, ne met an oid
man coming up through the sunset.
ID his hand he carried pail Of foamy
milk He wore no hat, and IA MS
face. framed with snow white hair and
beard, was the rudy glow and con.
tent Of the passing summer day
Daylight thought that he had never
seen 80 contented looking being.
How cd are you. daddy 2 he Quer-
led.
"Eighty-four,r was the reply. Yes,
STREE eighty-four. and spryer than
most
.You must a. taken good care Of
yourself, Daylight suggested.
# don't know about that. ! amt
loafed none. walked across the
plains with an OK team and fit Injuns
"a 81. and I was family man with
seven youngsters reckon ! was as
old then as you are now. or pretty
nigh on TO It.
Don't you find 1t lonely here?"
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Destruction Of Rats.

An East Africa publication contains
a description OF method OF destroy
ing rats. followed in Java. in which
carbon bisulphate in employed In
carrying out the method small guam.
tity. usually about half teaspoonful
Of the carbon hisulphide Is poured IN.
60 the rat hole and after waiting
few moments to let the liquid eyap-
crate. the mixture of air and vapor IL.
lighted. q small explosion resulting and
filing the hole with poisonous gas.
killing the rats instantly. Such pro.
cess practiced openly might be objec-
tionabie under some circumstances be-
cause Of danger from fire resulting
from the explosion and field for in
vention appears to oifer itself to pro.
vide some form Of fre-proof gun or
explosion chamber suitably formed to
be inserted in the mouth OF the rat
hole and adapted 10 enclose the ex-
piosion and discharge the resulting
noxious gas into the hole. Scientific
American.
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strain. OF course my body went back
on me and my mind, too, for that mat
atr. It had to be bolstered up with
whisky. which wasn't good for 1t any
more than was the living In clubs
and hotels good for my stomach and
tie rest Of me. So / quit, quit every
thing. absolutely. and came to live in
the Valley Of the Moon-that's the
Indian name, you know. for Sonoma
Valley. l lived In the lean-to the first
year; then / built the cabin and sent
for my books. never knew what hap
piness was before. nor health, Look
at me now and dare to tell me that
look forty-seven."
Il wouldn't give day over forty"
Daylight confessed.
yet the day came here looked
nearer sixty. and that was fifteen
years ago.
They talked along. and Daylight
looked at the world from new angles.
Here was man. neither bitter nor
cynical, who laughed at the city-dwelI-
era and called them lunatics; man
who did not care for money. and 10
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mouth. Here were several large oaks.
evidencing richer SOIL The erosion
of ages from the hillside had slowly
formed this deposit Of fat earth. I'm
der the oaks, almost buried in them.
stood rough. implanted cabin. the
wide veranda OF which. with chairs
and. hammocks. advertised an out-of-
doors bedchamber Daylight's keen
eyes took in everything The clearing
was irregular, following the patches
of the best soil, and every fruit tree
and berry bush. and even each vege-
table plant. had the water personally
conducted to It. The tiny irrigation
channels were everywhere. and along
some Of them the water was running
Ferguson looked eagerly Into his
visitors face for signs OF. appreciation
what do you think Of it. eh2"
"Hand-reared and manicured. every
blessed tree. Daylight laughed. but
the joy and satisfaction that shone in
his eyes contented the little man.
Why. dye know. know every one
OF those trees as Il they were sons Of
mine ] planted them, nnrsed them.
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4IlIHElP 0f M CHI G<sZ7zE NH
1Jszs5ZE fHNG" 1l.sS4Rzzvk DkN .L7l:

fed them. and brought them up Come
on and peep at the spring
TITS sure hummer" was .Daylight's
verdict. after due Inspection and sam
pling. as they turned back for the
house.
The interior was a surprise. The
cooking being done In the small. lean.
to kitchen. the whole cabin formed q
large iiving-room. great table In
the middle was comfortably Uttered
with books and magazines. All the
available wall space. from wan to cell
ing. was occupied BY filed book
shelves II seemed to. Daylight that
he had never seen so many books as
sembled In one place. skins Of wild.
cat. coon and deer lay about on the
pine-board floor.
Daylight found himself charmed and
made curious by the little man. why
was he hiding away here IN the chap
arral. be and his books? So It was.
when between them they had washed
and wiped the dishes and put them
away. and had settled down to a com
Portable smoke. that Daylight put his
question.
Look here. Ferguson. Every since
we got together. I've been casting
about to find out what's wrong with
you. to locate screw loose some
where, but I'll be DANCED IL I've sue
ceeded What are you doing here.
anyway"
Ferguson frankly showed his pleas
ure at the questions.
First Of all, he began. .the doctors
wound up by losing all hope for me.
Gave me few months at best. and
that. after course in sanitariums
and a trip to Europe and another to
Hawaii. They tried electricity and
forced feeding and fasting. 4 was a
graduate of about everything in the
curriculum. They kept me poor with
their bills, while I went from bad to
worse The trouble with me was two
fold; first was born weakling; and
next, / was living unnaturally too
much work. and responsibility and
strain. | was managing editor OF
the Times Tribune In San Francisco.
and ] wasn't strong enough for the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09

He was q little man. in patched
overaIls; bareheaded. with cotton
shirt open at the throat and down the
chest The sun was rudy brown In
his face. and by 1t his sandy hair was
bleached on the ends to peroxide
blonde. He signed to Daylight to
halt, and held up letter.
III you're going to town, I'd be
obliged II you mail this be said.
T sure will" Daylight put 1t into
his coat pocket DO you live here
abouts. stranger"
But the little man did not answer.
He was gazing at Daylight IN sur
prised and steadfast fashion.
II know you the little man an
nounced You're Elan Harnish--
Burning Daylight. the papers call you.
Am right"
Daylight nodded. &
We'll. I'm glad wrote that letter
this afternoon, the little man went
on, "or else I'd have missed seeing
you. I've seen your photo Ii the pa
pers many time, and I've good
memory for faces recognized you
at once. MY names Ferguson"
do you live hereabouts?@ DayY ght
repeated his query.
4 "Oh, yes. I've got little shack
back here In the bush hundred yards
and a pretty spring. and q few fruit
trees and berry bushes. Come in and
take a look. And that spring Is q
dandy You never tasted water like
it. Come In and try It.
Walking and leading his horse. Day
light followed the qnick-stepping,
eager little man through the green
tunnel and emerged abruptly upon the
clearing, II clearing it might be called.
where wild nature and mans earth
scratching were inextricably blended.
It was a tiny nook in the hills. pro-
tected by the steep walls Of q canyon
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09
cAAPTER XII.

Instead of returning to the city on
Monday, Daylight rented the butchers
horse for another day and crossed the
bed Of the valley to its eastern hills.
As on the previous day, just for the
Joy Of 1t. he followed cattle-trails at
.haphazard and worked his way up to-
ward the SUBMITS. Coming out upon
q wagon road that led upward. he fol-
lowed 1t for several miles, emerging
IN small. mountain-encircled valley:
where half a dozen poor ranchers
farmed the wine-grapes on the steep
slopes. Beyond. the road pitched up
ward. Dense chaparral covered the
exposed hillsides. but In the creases
Of the canyons huge spruce trees
grew. and wild oats and flowers.
Late In the afternoon he broke
through. and followed a weIl-defined
trail down dry canyon. The dry
canyon gave place to one with slen-
der ribbon Of running water The
trail ran into a wood-road. and the
,wc1d-road emerged across small nat
upon slightly Travelled country road.
There were no farms in this immedi-
ate section, and no houses. The soil
was meager. the bedrock either close
to the surface or constituting the sur
face itself. Manzanita and scrub-oak,
however. fourished and walled the
road on either side with jungle
growth And out runway through
this growth man suddenly scnttled
in way that reminded Daylight Of 8
rabbit
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Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
chiId,s Reasoning.

II can't tell you anything about my
grandpa" said solemn little Enstace.
questioned by happier comrade as to
his more recent ancestor, because |
never had any. All my grandparents
died before was born
"But you had grandparents just the
same. DEAR" interpolated a listening
ndult "The fact that they died before
you were born doesn't alter the fact
that they were your grandparents"
But II our father and mothers had
died before we were born they
wouldn't have been our fathers and
mothers. would they?" the wondering
child questioned. 80 don't see how
what you say can be true"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09


Elan Harnish. known all through Alas
ka as Burning Daylight celebrates his
10Th birthday with crowd Of miners ct
the. Circle city Tivoli. The dance leads
to heavy gambling, In which over S100,000
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 a dash to the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold win 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 be arrives with his -four he fnds
the big fiat desoiate. A comrade discov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps rich har-
vest He goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in the Klondike
and defeats 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 a manipulated scheme
He goes to New York, and confronting
his disloyal partners with q revolver. he
threatens to kill them If his money is not
\ returned They are cowed. return their
steailngs and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his rate IN
Dede Mason. q pretty stenogfapher he
makes large Investments and gets into the
political ring. For rest he goes to the
country
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Wy DWeheFe anu Sdtteu tHcm
lunatics.
intending to live on IT. His game was
In San Francisco. But he liked the
ranch. and as soon as he got back to
the Office he would open UP negotia-
tions with billiard.
The time passed, and he played on
at the game. San Francisco's atti-
tude toward Daylight had undergone
q change. While he. with his slashing
buccaneer methods. was a distinct
menace to the more orthodox fnan.
cial gamblers, he was nevertheless so
grave . menace that they were glad
enough to let him alone. He had al
ready taught them the excellence Of
letting sleeping dog lie.
n Dede Mason was still In the ONCE.
He had made no more overtures, dis
cussed no more books. He had no
active interest In her, and she was to
him q pleasant memory of what had
never happened, a joy. which. by his
essential nature, he was barred from
ever knowing. Yet. while his interest
had gone to sleep and his energy was
consumed In the endless battles he
waged, he knew every trick of the
light on her hair. every quick definite
mannerism Of movement, every line of
her figure as expounded by her tailor
made gowns. Several times. six
months or So apart. he had increased
her salary. until now she was receiv-
ing ninety dollars a month. Beyond
this he dared not 60. though he got
around 1t by making the work easier.
This he had accomplished after her
return from vacation. by retaining
her substitute as an assistant. Also,
he had changed his Office suite, SO that
now the two girls had room by them
selves. The more he saw of her. and
the more he thought he knew Of her,
the more unapproachable did she
seem to him. But since he had no in
tention Of approaching her. this was
anything but an unsatisfactory fact.
He was glad he had her in his ONCE.
and hoped she'd stay. and that was
about ali
Daylight did not improve with the
passing years. The life was not good
for him. He was growing stout and
soft. and there was unwonted flabbi-
ness in his muscles. The more be
drank cocktails. the more he was COM
PEELED to drink In order to get the de-
sired result, the inhibitions that eased
him down from the concert pitch Of
his operations. And with this went
wine, too. at meals, and the long
drinks after dinner Of Scotch and soda
at the Riverside. Then. too. his body
suffered from lack of exercise; and.
from lack Of decent human associa-
tons. his moral fibers were weaken
ing. Never man to hide anything.
some Of his escapades became public.
such as speeding. and Of joy-rides in
his big red motor car down to San
Jose with companions distinctly sporty
incidents that were narrated as
good fun ana comicaliy in the news
papers.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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whom the lust for power had long
since died.
It was not until ten o'clock that
Daylight parted from Ferguson. AS
he rode along through the starlight. the
idea came TO him OF buying the ranch
on the other side Of the valley. There
was no thought in his mind Of ever
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09
Rinh4 II iIer Lire.

Gillet-The people in the fat above
us are constantly lighting.
Perry Doesn't your wife object?
Gillet-No. She likes to have fuss
made over her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09

II leap year girl has money to
burn 1t isn't difficult for her to find
young man willing to furnish match.
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Nor = Brass Band.

Booth What is the difference be-
tween charity and philanthropy?
RUDE Charity doesn't hire q press
agent. n
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PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS
Your druggist will refund money IL PAZ0 ONT.
0ENT fails 70 cure any case Of Itching, Blind.
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It is the easiest thing in the world
for man to believe as ne hopes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09

ITCH. ITCH relieved in 80 minutes BY
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. At Druggists.
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In planning for the future don't
overlook the present.