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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
ORNAMENTAL Street
LIGHTS ARE LIGHTED
Electric Current Turned On
Night on White Ways on.
Third aud Fifth.

Willmar City put on metropolitan
airs last night, when the new orna-
mental street lights on Third and
Fifth streets were lighted for the first
time. Fifth street, especially, with
it's full quota of light posts from Pa
citic avenue to the Court House, looks
fine. These beautiful lights give an
added charm to evening ante-C Christ
mas shopping. Too bad that Fourth
street might not also have been sim
ilarly lighted at the same time. It is
to be hoped that the business men on
Fourth street will get together soon
on the proposition and complete the
system. ..%..,. -
The new lights were turned on with.
out any fuss or public doings which
have characterized similar occasions
in neighboring towns. --.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
ALICE GUSTAFSON.

Alice, the 4-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. .Axel Gustafson, 11th st. and
Ella ave-, passed away after q linger-
Ing illness Sunday evening. The child
had been i'll for about seven weeks.
A week ago pneumonia set in and
was the immediate cause of death.
Besides the parents, one sister and
five brothers mourn the loss of low
ing daughter and sister. The funeral
will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at
II o'clock a. m. at the house. Inter
ment at the Fairview cemetery, Rev.
Ostling officiating.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
-Ht----,. 80 - Ts|.
NAM

Mamre, Dec. 15-Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Sell Of Raymond were guests at the.
latter's sisters home, C. G. Nelson's s
and other relatives from Saturday un-
til Sunday. =.=. .=
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Engen and
Mrs. Lars Larson and daughter, Es-
ther, Of Lake Andrew, spent Sunday.
at George Larson's. a
Miss Emma Johnson Of Svea is do
ing some dressmaking at George
Hultin's this week. .z
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Kallevig Of Will.
mar visited at Edward sThonwald's s
Sunday. z5;.=.s5 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf Nordin Of Lake
Andrew spent Sunday afternoon at N:
Abrahamsons S. III
Gunder Emberland and family visit
ed friends and relatives in this VIC
Unity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Peterson and
Lars Ostlund were visitors at sJ. a..
Erlandson's in Willmar Sunday. Mr..
Erlandson is reported to be quite ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lofven pleasant
ly entertained a company of relatives
and friends for dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew Olson returned home
last Friday after visiting friends and
relatives in Forman and Cayuga, N.
Oak, for some time. :..# #....
Mr.. and Mrs. August Lindgren and
Mrs. A. J. Lfndgren were guests at
Albert Lindgren's In Kerkhoven Sun
day.
Mr.. Dave Ecklund came down from
Glyndon, Mimi, last week to attend
the Reigstad-E Ecklun wedding which
took place on Sunday afternoon. He
returned to Glyndon on Monday eve.
ming. s..
Mr.. Otto Tengvall and several 9th.
ers from this town, attended the Corn
and Alfalfa Exposition held in Morris
last week.
Mr.. Peter Henderson of Spicer
made a business trip to this vicinity
this week. z .5s5..]s : I
Gustaf Danielson and family and
julius Larson's attended the Reigstad.
Ecklund wedding in Arctander last
Sunday afternoon.
Anderson Bros. Of Willmar put up a
windmill at Sven Carlberg's last
Monday. ~
Mrs. Mary LOT, the aged mother OF
Mrs. J. Q. Hagman, is reported to be
quite low. z&.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Johnson were
guests at A. j. Erlandson's in Will
mar few days Of last week.
The Lundby congregation will have
la Christmas festival on the evening
Of Dec. 25th, beginning at 6 o'clock
The Salem congregation will have
their Christmas festival on the eve
ming Of Dec. 26th, beginning at O.
clock. zs==
DR. White combe, one Of the state vet
erinarians, assisted by county agricu1
ttural agent Poe, vaccinated q bunch
OF hogs for Gust Rydeen last satur
day. .....5:=
Miss Johanna Knutson, teacher ii
ESuccess school, Dist, IA, will spend
lher Christmas vacation at her home
in Douglas county. ..s..3
Amos sAbrahamson has invested II
t5a 5 h. p. Indian motorcycle
s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
JOHN HI. STAUFFER.


. The sad news was received today
that John H. Stauffer, pioneer of Bur
bank township, died at Milaca yester-
day, Dec. Is. The funeral will oc-
cur next Friday afternoon at Burbank
and will be conducted by the Masonic
fraternity. A complete obituary not
ice will be published next week. "
The deceased was born in Wayne
county, Ohio, Aug. rs, 1885; married
Ella M. Hudson, who died five or six
years ago; served in Co. A of the 47th
Ill. Inf. in the Civil war; came to Bur
bank May 20, 1865, where he lived for
many years until he retired from
farming. He might be considered as
the father of the Burbank settlement
of Eastern-born people, and was post
master at Burbank for thirty years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
Norway Lake People Wed.

Two wellknown Norway Lake
young people were married at the
Synod parsonage at Willmar yester-
day afternoon, when Mr.. Casper
Skindelien, and Miss Theoline Pave
rud were made man and wife, Rev. j.
N. Andersen reading the service. The
bride was prettily attired IN white.
The bridal pair was attended by Mel
vim Skare and Minnie Skindelien.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
OF Deacon DooIittle..
(By Eben 3. Lawson.)

It: is most q coon's age now since
ye heerd from yer Uncle ST. I don't
Know whether you keer much or not.
and I reckon wouldn't taken my
pen in hand to have writ this now
il it hadn't been fer--Well, you see
it's this way:
During the past year or so I'VE been
E"of fee" as it.were. Sort O. soured
on the world in general and discour-
aged over the holy mockery Of our
hull, SO called, civilization. I'll be
swan, was gettin' SO 4 didn't take
no stock in nothin' no how.
wouldn't attend no public doins. II
didn't even attend the annual school
meetin' nor the town lection.
e Jest think on i'll "a. town mveetin'
in Coon Greek town hall without yer
uncle ST, who has held his fingers
on the pulse OF Coon Creek town at
fairs fer these forty odd years!
had resigned from the school
board, a position Of responsibility I
had held with honor fer 38 years.
n reckon Malindy worried consider
ably about my state of mind. And
when got So bad -at last that /
Wouldn't even go down to the store
to smoke my pipe and talk politics
with the boys, and when / even tried
to stop the subscription on the Fire
side Companion, magazine printed
in Augusta, Maine, which have kept
these many years, by gum, reckon
she thought things was a gettin' in
sech a bad way with me that some
thing must be done to lift me from
the slough Of :despondency.
So she set to work, like only wo.
man can, to devise ways and means
I reckon.
She would humor me and bake
some of the finest pumpkin pies ye
ever mashed agin yer molars. But
any revival condition of my spirits
arising therefrom would not last
much longer than the pies.
One day she tried to coax me over
to the Ladies' Aid coffee social over
at Dan .Whittaker's house, but
says. says I, You women folks mean
we'll enough as fer as that goes, says
|, "but l low if things has got to that
pint that the work Of the church
cant be carried on .,cept thru the
coffee and sandwich route, there must
be something radically wrong. And
| / am getting tired Of It all ''3= :..
well, whose fault is it?" says Ma.
Indy. Wasn't we in need Of new
front aisle carpet fer the church fer
years? And you pliers ~ never
done a thing toward gettin' a new
one. Not even after Deacon Doolittle
caught his foot in the tear Of the old
carpet one Sunday morning and
lunged head first into the generous
proportions Of Grandma Whittaker's
lSlap, spillin' the coppery contents Of
the contribution plate to the foul
ends Of the church edifce! No, there
WAS no new carpet bought till US la
Edies got UP q chicken dinner. Then
you men coined across with yel
quarter cause you liked roast pullet
so well. IL there is anything radical
I.ly wrong. I'll not with the coffee and
sandwich but with you old hippo.
crits aa can't shell out lest us women
tickle yer palates with somethin'
good to eat.
Is Now wasn't that pretty plain tall
fer one OF the mainstays Of the com
munity to have to take from his
wife? zG:
And, III be- hemp pecked, before
could scratch OF q gravy spot on.my
west front, she opened up agin.
''Si'', says she, you have been or
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

Prof. o. #E. Brandt from Luther
Seminary at Hamline will preach ii
Norwegian at the Solomon Lake
church next Sunday forenoon and ID
English at the Synod church at Will
mar in the evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
ossE0 SOCIETY
Public Program by Seminary Friday
: Evening, Dec. 19, s O'clock.
Married in Arizona,

The marriage of E. H. Larson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Larson of this
place, to Miss Mildred Birdno, takes
place at Phoenix, Ariz., next Tuesday,
Dec. 18. Harry is manager of an
ice, butter and cream factory at SAT-
ford, Ariz. His friends here wish him
happiness and prosperity.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
Lutfsk Supper.

# A lutfsk supper will be served in
the basement of Eagle Lake church,
Wednesday, Dec. 81. Supper will be
served from 5 o'clock until 8 o'clock
p. m. A program will then be rem
dered, after which the New Year will
be watched in. . S2
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

VIM: Eckblad Of Spicer was in
Willmar Saturday enroute for Roches-
ter from which place he will accom-
pany home his brother, Emil, who
has been confined at the hospital there
for three weeks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
Eaule Lake 4. p. S.

# The Y. p. S. Of the Eagle Lake
church will serve "ludfisk'' supper
in the church basement Wednesday,
December 81. A program will be Civ
en- after the supper. ..z Es...s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
MRS. O. A. HAGEN.

The remains Of Mrs. A. o. Hagen
who died at Minneapolis the fore
part of the week were brought here
today to the home of her parents,
Mr.: and Mrs. c. H. Johnson, just
south of town. The cause of her
death was typhoid fever. Services
will be. held from the Swedish M. E.
church, Saturday afternoon, Dec.
13th-Belgrade Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

On Dec. il the neighbors and
friends made an uninvited call on
Mrs. 0: H. Eckdahl on Second street;
the occasion being her birthday As
a token OF friendship the party left a.
nice memento for her to remember:
them by. + ,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
uNCLESIIAS Ed
FROM BAD CROUCH.
How Aunt MalIndy Manages to
lntuse 1 Is Christmas i Spirit
Into Her Man.
OLD UNCLE WAS 1OFF Feed
Had Lost interest in Public Affairs;
Resigned from School Board; Even

Cut Out the Cor
s.ner Ter Store; S cr'ilti- !
sized Church So
d Gals; Even En-
dorsed scrooge....:...
! But 81! I: MaIindy . ! Gives
Him I d I a piece Of
Her Mind, Nj. X and
Uncle Silas' PhiIo-
$sophy Comes to
His |. lis s Rlelscue.-in-
vests in Christmas
Presents which He
Hides III in H-aymow =
I. Z Writes Rhyme
With Assistance
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

az Mrs. Emma Schle cutter OF Raymond
underwent 9. serious operation zatIthe.
sWillmar hospital, sterday morning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
Mr. and Mrs Henry 4, Hanson

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hanson OF
Graceville stopped here to visit st the
p. w. Hanson home Friday and Sat
.urday on their way home from the.
Corn and Alfalfa show at Morris.
They spent Sunday with friends at
Atwater. $=. ia
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
0sseo society's E entertainment.

OsSe0 TSoctety6 y6NEnter!alnmehe..5
An entertainment will be given by
the Osseo Society Of the Willmar
Seminary, Friday evening, December
18th. The program will consist Of
two farce comedies, music, recitations
and the Osseo TWister, and will com
mence at 1880 p. m: An admission
fee of fifteen cents will be charged.
Everybody welcome,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

q. Stetzer.. of illmar, district.
chief of the NorthWe estern Telephone
Company, was here ooking after. the.
interests OF the company &C this
last saturda edwood Falls
Sun
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
RAD Ball Social:

There will be a Rag Ball social and
Christmas tree entertainment in Dist.
80, Dec. %, at 1880 sharp. Everybody
come. *s3s.==. s.S.ae ...s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

w. c.. Thompson made business
trip to Willmar on Monday afternoon.
News. f..>.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
Mabel Mckenzie, Teacher

Confirmation at Eagle Lake.
Next Sunday, Dec. 81, confirmation
services will be held in the Eagle
Lake church, commencing at 10: 80
o'clock. 6z
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

John Enander, a Mamre farmer,
sold two steers one day last week for
which he received $161.25. -. i:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

bout flfty: young people from
here attended the shadow social sc
school district SO Friday evening
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

Florence Magnuson, Stella and
Martin Hanson spent Sunday &C Kan
sdiyohi.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

Peterson went to the cities
on cuisines Thurs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

David Patten of Pipestone was
here on business Thursday. ...=
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
SWEDISH NJ. e.

Our midweek prayer service Thurs
day evening at 1880.
Next Sunday services at usual time.
Sunday school at 10, morning worship
at II, Epworth League at Z p. M, eve
ming worship at 7:45.
A week from Thursday christmas
Day. "Julotta" in the morning at 6
o'clock. In the evening the Children's
Christmas program will be rendered.
TO all our services hearty well
come.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
Is; 1x|dlff
FIRST NJ. E.
Regular services next Sunday as us.

There will be services next Sunday
at TO-: As for morning worship and 1880
evening services: Sunday school at
$3.50. ..@
Prayermeeting this evening WED
nesday) at 1880.
Lutfisk supper next Thursday eve
ming from o'clock on. Everybody
is welcome to these services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-01
WATERS STRIKE
PROVES A fIzHE

New York, Jan IA general striks
of hotel employees, swiftly SANCTIONED
yesterday afternoon by the Inferno,
tional Hotel Workers union, died VITA
the old year last night
Timed for the busiest moment Of
the year, when hotels and Restaurants
were overf1owing with the New Years
crowd, it sputtered a bit during the
early evening and finally iizzlea out
altogether.
Less than 500 men, the hotel keep
ers estimated, quit work In three fa-
nous hotels, where 10,00O persons kept
a midnight vigil, there was not the
slightest indication of strike; L. iaearly
all the Broadway and Harlem restau-
rants the usual force was working; In
a few of the. smaller pieces some
slight Inconvenience was caused, But
the total was trivial.
The crowds during the early evening
at the strikers headquarters dwindled
as the night advandtd. At 10 O'Clock
it was said that less than; 1900 men
would be affected. should al those who
heard the call 20 out
In each place, however, the strikers
officials said the employees were per-
mitted to decide Tor themselves
whether they wanted tc quit work.
Few voted to do SO.
In several instances, Union officials
said, hotel keepers grantea the demand
for higher wages. and in others re-
quested a Conference later with the
strike leaders.
So far as the annual thrnng of rev
elers was Concerned. there seemed to
be no strike at all. Broadway pre-
sented its usual New Years eve offer
ing of discord. resonnding with tin
horns and COW bells as Nell as human
voices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-01
AsrRoNklcAL EVENTS.

From noon tday TO noon tomorrow
Sun sats A rises 7:25. Evening
s+ars. Venus Saturn. Morning stars;
Mars Mercud Jupiter. January con-
e+aTla+ions visible about g p. N. as fol-
lows. Overlfad, southwestward, Per
seus: westy,rd, Andromeda; norm
,ros+vyard dsssiopeia resembling the
letter w infailky way; eastward, Au-
rioa north. f-sa Minor little Dlpper)'
Dreco HHules dow; northwest,
Canbaus Ctnus cross in Milky way,
Tvra 0owI west, Pegasus winged
borse,. sotiwegt. Aries, Cetus dow
south. EriIanus dow; south-southeast
Taurus. dnon, CAMS Major Tising)
esst-southl.st. Gemini. CAMS Minor
eost-porthe,st, Leo forming sickle, ris
Incl. northwest, Ursa MajCr Great
Dinner. BDtes partly visiblel. Brish
stars Of the month: Vega. Alpherat, Al
col. AIdebran rcd, BetelgeuX. Cas-
for Pollux Capella, ReGulus lin Leo
Sirius. Rig. Procyon. Planets in Jan
uarv: Msrury, Venus. Mars, Jupiter
Saturn. iEening stars Of the month
Venus. Saurn. Morning stars: Mars
Mercury. Jupiter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-01
CASTRO DECIDES
TO LEAVE SHORES

New York, Jan. 1.-After three de-
lpartments of the United States gov
ernment had individually and collect.
lively tod him that II there was any
on safth of keeping nimlfrom landing
1T would be employed. General Cipri-
ano Castro, former president and die
tator OF Venezuela, who got as far as
quarantine on the liner La Tournaine
in the morning, became convinced late
yesterday afternoon that he was not
wanted here.
As a consequence. just after spe-
cial board of inquiry had begun to ask
him questions he announced he would
return to Hamburg on the first, liner
he could catch, and there need be no
more trouble about it.
His announcement was received
with favor ON Ellis island and in
washington, and so until Saturday,
when the Amerika is to sail for the
German port, General Castro will have
the best the immigration bureau on
the island can supply. to say nothing
of the use of specially fitted room
The following announcement for
Castro was made this afternoon:
After a preliminary hearing this
afternoon at Ellis island General Clip
riano Castro informed Commissioners
Williams that he desired to return to
Europe forthwith
Although Mr.. Williams would not
aInplify his statement, it was general
Is known that the resolution, brief as
it was, had not been extracted from
the man who once prided himself on
being the Diaz of the Andes, until the
state department at Washington had
made certain little representations
that, no matter what the case might
be. he General Castro) was not GO
ing TO land on our otherwise hospital
Bile shores.
Early in the morning the treasury
department, operating through the
United States public health service,
had made a close examination as to
castro's physical condition. and had
failed to discover anything which
would warrant Il IN sayfng that he
was suffering from a disease which is
a bar to- entrance of an alien.
Then the department Of commerce
and labor tried it and failed, for the
general could show sufficient money
to prove be WAS not likely to become a
public charge. that he was a tourist
knew where he was going, was not a
contract laborer. had never been con-
victed Of crime involving moral tgrs
pitude. was not a fugitive from justice.
ard did not intend TO settle in this
country anyway.
That left only the state department,
which has more leeway, particularly
where neighboring friendly nation
OF the ruler Of it has lost its taste for
a former citizen.
Geaeral Castro, who has had some
little experience along the same gen
eral Inc, bowed to the Inevitable and
sent for steamship agents, through
whom he booked his passage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-01
WOMEN RECEIVE
AID FROM SULzER

Albany, Jan. 1.-The message
which the suffragist army" brought
on foot from New York to Albany was
placed in, Governor-e.eot Suffers
-hGalAa, 1es.= .cAsasAs-slsz lsz-zsesssfsE Gardiner
Jones yesterday afternoon. The gov
ernor-elect assured the pilgrims that
he would cooperate with them in get
ting equal suffrage in New York state.
"As a matter of political justice" "
said Mr.. S1lzer, q have always favor.
ed equal suffrage for men and women
and have recommended in my mes.
sage that the legislature pass, as soon
as possible, a woman suffrage amend.
ment to tae constitution of the state
of New York.
You ladies' deserve commentator
for your enthusiasm for a great cause
that ought to be respected by every.
body and receive the consideration il
merits.
Il congratulate you on the success.
ful outcome of your pilgrimage and
assure you that in the future, as in
the past ali can do for your cause
/ VIII De dGne.
The message handed Mr.. Sulzer.
who becomes governor tomorrow, fol.
lows:
THE suffrage hosts of the Empire
state send greetings ana renewed con-
gratulations to- Governor William L.
Sulzer and express the earnest hope
that his administration may be distin-
guished by the speedy passage of wo-
man suffrage amendment"
Mr.. Sulzer read the message. Thea
frOwning. he looked into the faces of
the army" assembled in front of the
executive mansion and said:
This is o. K with one exception. !
have no middle name. I'm just plain
William Sulzer"
Looks of dismay, which spread over
the faces of each officer, private and
recruit quickly vanished when the
governoreiect continued:
Nevertheless. / receive this mes
sage in the spirit in which II was
sent
Mr.. Sulzer then told about his rec
onmendations in his own message.
Afterward the pilgrims returned to
their hotel where the army disband-
ed. few viii remain in Albany for
Mr.. Suffers inauguration.
Washington. Jan- 1--Suffragists re
oeived a word of announcement from
the Army League of the United States,
which had decided that IT'S member
ship may include @aIl citizens of good
repute. both men and women The
/ o-ga nizaJion includes Theodore Roose-
.velt. Granville Dodge. Robert Bac,
on, Curtis Guild. William c. Endicoff
August Belmont and Henry A. Dupoaf
/ L is nonpoItical but seeks a strong
er regular army.