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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
WlLLMAR SEMINARY
OPENS NEXT WEEK
Glasses in Thirty-Fourth School Year
Begin Work Next Week
Wednesday.

Glasses in Thirty-Fourth School Year
Begin Work Next Week
Wednesday.
The Willmar Seminary will open
its school year next week. On Mon
day and Tuesday the time will be en-
ployed by new students registering,
finding rooming places, etc., and on
Wednesday classes for the year will
begin. It is expected that the enroll
ment for the fall term this year will
be ahead of any enrolment for the
past few years. The fall term lasts
twelve weeks, school closing for the
Christmas holidays on Wednesday, De-
cember 23rd. The winter term opens
on January 3rd.
The faculty at the Seminary this
year will remain unchanged with two
exceptions. Miss Marion Berrum will
have charge of the music department.
Miss Berrum has studied extensively
at the Northwestern Conservatory III
Minneapolis, and at the American Con-
servatory in Chicago. She will be a
valued addition to the faculty, and will
greatly strengthen the music depart
ment. The other vacancy in the fac
ulty is made thru the resignation of
A. E. Nelson, but will be filled before
the beginning of the winter term. The
other members of the faculty are Prof.
A. c. Peterson, principal; Rev. ]. N.
Andersen, Albert Struxness, S. George
Harstad and Miss E. Jonetta Thorpe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
TO TEACH FIRE PROTECTION
Schools Of Minnesota Are Asked t
Observe Fire Prevention Day,
October 9th.

October 9th.
Probably for the first time in the
history of Minnesota a proclamation
by the governor will be featured as
part of public school exercises Friday
October s.
The State Fire Marshals Depart
ment has sent to every school super
intendent in Minnesota copy of Gov
Hammond's proclamation setting aside
Saturday, October 9th, as Fire Pre-.
vention Day. Inasmuch as there is no
school on the day prescribed as the
anniversary of the great Chicago fire
in 1871, the governor has urged that
the exercises be held the day previous.
The observance will mark what is
hoped to be the beginning of an effort
to stimulate in the minds Of the thou
sands Of school children of the state
an interest in proper methods of fire
prevention.
The Fire Marshals Department has
received the sanction of C. G.. Schulz,
State Superintendent of Education, to
send to the superintendent Of all
oN1lOOAo, u1dIO1 11A AOA essays, duuIcSScS
and other exercises to be conducted in
all the schools; whether the proposed
program as adopted is left entirely to
the discretion Of the instructor.
Special efforts are being made by
tie Fire Marshals Department to car
ny out the mandate of the governor
in having the school children of the
state impressed with the responsible
ity OF taking precautions against the
dangers that Turk in matches, gaso-
line and accommodations of rubbish, and
it is believed that the lessons thus
learned will stand them in good stead
in the future.
Naturally the teacher is to be used
as the means of conveying these i'm
pressions and the governor and this
department can only hope that the CO.
operation of all instructors will be ex-
tended to make the observance of Fire
Prevention day this year the beginning
OF new era in the elimination of fire
The Fire Marshal urges that this,
the fourth annual observance of the
day in this state, be made the occas-
ion of special efforts on the part of all
municipal and state officers as we'll as
civic organizations, women's clubs
and others to conduct a real campaign
against the fire menace.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
WAS IT A
DREAM?
By WILLIAM CHANDLER

I am commercial traveller. l did
not in my youth receive much educa-
ton and am lamentably ignorant of
American history. These things
mention because they bear upon the
experience am about to relate. New
er having heard or read of the char
acters shall mention, it is impossible
that I should have conjured them up
from memory.
One autumn I left my home for a
tour in the middle west. Reaching
Pittsburgh, made it starting point
for visiting Ohio river towns between
1t and Cincinnati. The Ohio, which
the early French settlers named La
Belle Riviere beautiful river, afforded
such attractive scenery that at Mari
eta left regular modes of travel.
hired rowboat and, putting my bag
gage in it, principally trunk full of
samples, drifted-there was no need of
pulling-down the river, intending to
take in the principal towns by the way.
Shortly before nightfall came to an
island so beautiful that I was tempted
to land and inspect it. Tying my boat
to the point that formed its upper end,
l made my way through underbrush
and clearings. There was no one on
this part Of the islsnd, and was op-
pressed by feeling of loneliness. Re-
turning to my boat, I supped from the
contents Of lunch basket l had
bought for myself on the shore, wrap
ped myself in my blankets and turn
ed in.
The night was chilly, and failed to
keep warm. Rising to walk about for
a few minutes, looking southwark I
saw a large dwelling house, most of
the windows Of which were illuminate
ed. l thought it strange that had
not seen it during my walk at night
fall. Hoping to secure q warm bed,
went to the house, which was perhaps
a quarter of mile distant. AS l an
preached I saw that it was Of colonial
build, with pair Of wings. Before it
was lawn and behind it We're trees.
Knocking, was admitted by an old
darby, and on my asking If l could
get lodging for the night he called
his mistress, who came out into the
spacious hall. She was a pleasant
looking lady about thirty years old
and Of courtly manners. When l ask
ed her if could be accommodated for
the night she replied with the accent
Of an Irish lady of high degree that
would be welcome to the best her
home afforded and invited me into the
living room.
was struck at once with the furni-
ture, which had either been there for
hundred years or had been purchased
from some dealer in curios. There was
a large fireplace in the room, in which
burned cheerful blaze to take of the
chill autumn air. The lady left me to
order some refreshment, and, all being
still, I could hear voices in an ad1oin-
Ing room separated by q thin parti-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
south $50 feet, thence east so feet to
the Mace Of hnpinnjnp

south $50 feet, thence east so feet to
the place of beginning.
Commencing at point on the south
line of said lot 3, lis feet west from
the southeast corner of said lot, thence
running north $50 feet, thence run
ming west so feet, thence running
south $50 feet, thence running east SO
feet, to the place of beginning.
The west 1875 feet of said lot 3.
Also all those portions of lot 4 of
State Subdivision of northeast quar-
ter of Section Is, Township 119, Range
IS, described as follows to-wit:
The west rods of said lot 4.
Commencing at point z rods east
OF the northwest corner of said lot 4,
thence running east Z rods, thence
running south to Great Northern right
of way, thence running west along
said right of way z rods and 5 inches,
thence running north to the place of
beginning.
Commencing at point IA rods east
of the northwest corner of said lot 4,
thence running east rods, thence
running south to Great Northern right
OF way, thence running west along said
Great Northern right of way Z rods
and inches, thence running north to
place of beginning.
The east 10 rods of said lot 4.
Said property and each every part
and parcel thereof, being in the city
Of Willmar, county of Kandiyohi, and
State of Minnesota; and said property
and all thereof may be assessed for
the purpose Of paying the cost and ex-
pense of grading said portions of said
streets and highways above described,
and you and each of you, are hereby
notified to be and appear before the
said Commissioners at the time and
place aforesaid, at which time and
place you may be heard in said mat
ter.
Dated this 25th day of September,
1915.
J. F. WILLARD,
O. A. GRAVEYARD,
J. P. LARSON,
Commissioners.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
WHAT CkTkRRH IS

1t has been said that every third
person has catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
often indicates a general weakness
of the body; and local treatments in
the form of snuffs and vapors do little,
if any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat its
cause by euriching your blood with the
oil-food In Scott's Emulsion which is a
medicinal food and building-toni free
from alcohol or any harmful drugs. Tryit.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. NJ.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

ton. One was the voice Of the lady
who had left me, the other that of a
man with the same inflection-an Irish
gentleman.
II fear" he said, that the colonel Is
about to lead US all into a Wild
scheme"
1T can be no more visionary than
our coming across an ocean to build
a home on this desolate island. For
my part have great confidence in the
man and his scheme. believe he will
be able to carry it through successful
~, and we shall be very rich"
1T IS you, my DEAR" replied the
man, "who have been infatuated by
this man who they say can win any
woman. am engaged in a scheme
with one whom have never seen, but
who has won you to 1t and through
you me. Suppose some Of the persons
he has taken into his CONFIDENCE
heard no more then. Whether
dozed in the interim don't know, but
presently l heard voices again, one
the 1rishman, the other a man who
spoke In melodious tones.
I'VE must give out that the land
speculation is our real purpose" said
the latter, "and offer a hundred acres
to each and all Of our adherents."
But suppose there Is no war with
Spain?' suggested the Irishman.
I'VE must bring on war. The gen.
erar'-
Again there was an interim or 4
slumber from which l was awakened
by crash. Starting up, l went into
the hall in time to see that men with
muskets, having broken down the front
door, were pushing into the house.
Some children at the head of the main
staircase were looking down in terror.
Then followed a scene Of destruction
that I shall never forget. The SOL
diers-for such they seemed to be-
were roaring about the house, most Of
them drunk and all helping themselves
to what they wanted. Then suddenly
the Irish lady appeared and was pro-
testing, when suddenly I found my
self lying on the ground shivering. It
was coming dawn, and l saw that l
was amid ruin, the only surviving
thing being a we'll house.
Returning to my boat, I dropped
down the river and at the first landing
place told my strange experience to 4
man to whom sold bill of goods.
"Great heavens!' he exclaimed. You
must have slept on Blennerhaaaettsa IN.
land"
whats Blennerhassett's island?"
"The place where Aaron Burr's con-
spiracy of 1906 was Matched. You have
experienced or dreamed scenes that
were enacted more than a hundred
years ago. You have seen "Blanny,"
as they called him in those days, his
wife and children, and Aaron Burr him.
SELF"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
Entertain Last Week.

Mesdames G.. and F. E. Alderman
entertained at series of parties last
Thursday, Friday and Saturday after.
moons, at the formers home, in honor
of Mrs. T. H. Hagen of Duluth. Thurs.
day afternoon, bridge was played at
seven tables, honors being won by
Mrs. H. E. Garfield and Mrs. F. H
Void. Refreshments were served al
small tables. On Friday about thirty
five ladies were present and on Satur
day the guests numbered about forty
The afternoons were spent socially
and dainty refreshments were served
each afternoon at small tables.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

Walter Conway, Otto Kuntz and
Sanford Osmundson spent Saturday
afternoon at Litchfield and saw the
high school team of that place defeat
Paynesville by the overwhelming
score of 1856 to 0.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

-Dressmaking and Ladies' Tailor
ing School. Bring your sewing to
Miss Carrie Amundson. Guarantee to
fit you. I also teach the Keister Sys-
TEN. Old Postomce Building.-Adv.tf
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Larson and
children left Tuesday for their home
at Weiser, Idaho, after spending a cou
pie of months visiting with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Larson
and other relatives in this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hedin expect
to leave Friday for an extended trip to
the Pacific coast, visiting at Seattle,
Wash, and other cities in that local
ity. They expect to remain thruout
the winter months. They will leave
tomorrow, going first to Portland,
Oregon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
An Advance.

Clerk Ito head Of frm)-I wish to
ask you, sir, II you can kindly see your
way to giving me an advance Of
wages? Head Of Certainly, Nh.
Phipps, with pleasure. Mr.. Blunt
turning to the cashier), let Nh. Phippo
have sovereign on account Of his
salary and deduct it when you pay
him on saturday.-London Man :
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

Don't let your children suffer. II
they're fretful, peevish, puny or cross
give them HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea-a harmless but safe laxative for
children. 35c. Carlson Bros.-Adv
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
NEW SHOE SHOP.

Have moved to Wear-U-Well Shoe
Store, next to Ackerman's shop, where
! will do repairing. invite new, as
we'll as old customers. Will make all
old shoes look like new. Will sell a
pair Of shoes II wanted.
tt c. B. NELSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

Miss Anna Monson entertained
the clerks at the Leading Store, al
dinner, at her home three miles east
OF the city last Thursday evening. The
evening was spent socially.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29
When You Feel That Pain,

When You Feel That Palm.
In your stomach and bowels see G. D.
F'orssell, DR.. of Massage. Also most
| excellent for spine troubles. Exami.
nation free. Ruble Block, Willmar,
MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-29

Read tho 'vvant" Column.
Evening journal., 1915-01-21

by the fact that at the present time
they have twenty-five departments,
eighteen in the furniture end of the es-
tablishment and four n the clothing
end. In addition, they employ, in in-
side and outside capacities. twenty six
men and women who arc classed among
the best of Wilmington's statesmen and
saleswomen. The Mcharg store has
sixteen departments and twenty-five
employees. The two establishments rep
resent each year movement of stock
valued at approximately s3OO0OO. aud
all this is the outgrowth OF one button
hole contract and two peddlcr baskets
and the opportunity that America of
fers TO those who earnestly desire to
get along m life.
The Millcrs have proven themselves
to be not only good business men. hut
also good citizens 40 civic OF chan-
table movement of importance ever Is
started I'm this community That IT. does
not receive their hearty and liberal sup
port. They are Wilmingiouians of VIII
mingtonians, Dclawaroan- of Delaware
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ans. Dolmarvians of Delmarvians. and
Americans of Americans Having been
born and spent their carly lite beneath
the depressing influence of Russian dcs-
poiism. they know how TO value Ameri-
can liberty and free opportunity; and
with them liberty has never meant H.
cense. They came to America fully de-
termmcd 20 accept its institutions aud
its mode of living as their very own and
TO that fact they no doubt owe much
oi She sucress that they have won in
the commercial field
Their friends and noiehbors have
watched their course with sympathetic
interest and admiration. Delawar
cans generally find pleasure m ,hc fact
that they have been able not only Ga
hold THEN own through all the vicissi
iudcs of commercial strife, bat 60 reaci
out as eliminating event in theil
career. and absorb such wcll-knowI
and popular business as that which has
been built mp at ninth and King streets
| by James Mcharg
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Interesting Story of How Two Ped
dletS' Baskets and a Few Button
holes Have Grown Into a 100000
Business Which VIII Be Under the
Management of Miller Brothers,
With James Meharg AS Active
Associate.

commercial experience, it was decided
that he must put in the largest amount
of capital to offset the practical eXper-
fence that had been gained by his two
brother Further than that It was de-
creed that in order TO ht himself prop
crly for doing something more than
making buttonholes, in which the new
firm did not propose TO deal, he should
take Nathan Miller's basket and spend
several weeks seeing what he could
do in the way of selling notions to VIII
mington housewives The probation
period lasted six weeks At the
end OF that time he was taken in as
full ll-aedged and third-dcgrec member Of
ihe firm. From that day the history
OF Miller Brothers dates.
For four years they remained in that
little store ON am mimportant side
street. working for and winning the
good will and patronage OF the public.
At the end of that time they decided
that West Second street was too small
10 hold them and ihat nothing less than
Market street would do They had saw
cd and scrapcd and denied themselves
willingly. that their ambition might he
achieved.
j Nathan went out 10 look for a
place His eve was caught hv
/ the three story. brick dwelling at No
2l3 Market street. The fact that the
store ram through from Market TO Ship
! ley and that the rent demanded was Ten
! times the amount they were paying IN
West Second street would nave stag
ecred some. but it failed 10 staggcr him
He rented it forthwith and broke the
news To his brothers afterwards
/ They thought he was crazy and did
not hesitate to tell him 80. especially
IN view of the fact that their total
stock at the time was worth only 81 25C
and 1t would require a stock of from
$1,000 TO $1,000, even to cover mp the
walls of tho Market street place. How.
ever they decided to back the Judgment
of their younger brother and the move
was made. Fortunately Tor them, theil
credit was SO good that the wholesaler.
did not hesitate TO let them have al
the stock they needed In shor
time everybody i'm Market street knew
that the Miller Brothers were on thu
lower end of it and out to do big bust
ness.
Tho next thing the public heard wai
that the new firm was not only holdine
its own but that it actually had ab
sorbed the businesses of Samuel Slcs
singer at No. POO Market street and No
700 French street and consolidated then
with the business at No. 2l3 Market
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CONSOLIDATION OF MILLER BROTHERS AND MEHAGS ANNOUNCE
TODAY EXCITING MUCH INTEREST IN TE CITYS BUSINESS FEI
After Months of Negotiation One of
the Biggest Commercial Deals
Ever Attempted In Wilmington Is
Consummated, Market Street and
King Street Houses Being Merged.
Public Be-Pleased Policy Will Be
Continued and Accentuated.

ment ut Ninth and King streets al
though they will retain branch office
in the Market street store. with every
possible facility for expeditions conn
munication between the two establish
mcnts.
For the present at least, no announce
ment Of tine financial details of the
deal will he made. It is no secret, how
ever, that it runs into big money. Any
one who knows anything at all about
the nature of tho business that was
built up by James Mcharg by years of
earnest effort must appreciate that
when he sold its control to Miller
Brothers he was parting with an ex-
cecdmgly valuable asset and one thai
had become very dear TO him.
An tho changes contemplated win he
made as soon as the large household
furniture stock in the Market street
store has been disposed of. It already
mas been announced that the present
employees or Miller Brothers and Of
James Meharp will be retained and that
]
ure from the policies which
have made both the Miller Brothers
and the Meharg establishments
such wonderful successes in the
local field As matter of fact, it is
expected that blending of the very
best features of those two policies will
create policy that viii be better than
either of them ever has been heretofore,
I u.. tttnffnr Nnuu UDuN thutf tuu.r hnyn
been.
There were several reasons which inn
pcllcd Miller Brothers to buy a control
ling interest IN the Mcharg establi,h-
mcnt The chief one WIS that they had
louigrown their present quarters at No.
l2l3 Market street. lt was necessary
for them TO branch out TO find room
They realized that their clothing busi-
ness alone had grown to such a size
that the Market street store would no
more than suffice to accommodate il
90 say nothing Of their household fur
nishing business, which, for severn
years. had been crampcd for ROOM
Confronted by that situation tn
question which faced them was whcthe
they should leave Market street. whic
had been the scene of their phenomena
business success, and go elsewhere. @
separate their clothing business an
their household furnishing business am
run two places. After canvassne th
question fully they decided that IN
thing 10 do was to convert the Markc
street store into one of the largcs
clothing stores on the Delmaryia Pcnln
sula and 10 devote the other store Il
Continued on Page Six.
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After many months OF negotiation,
Miller Brothers. one of the largest fur
niturc and clothing houses In Mar
kct street. and james Meharg'- big fur
nituro and carpet store in King street.
were formally consolidated today,
Under tha terms of this consolidation
Miller nrothers purchase not only the
business but also the real estate oi
James Meharg, but Mr. Meharg' who Is
recognized as one of Wilmington's most
popular business men. win be actively
associated with the Millers in promot'
ING the interests of the big consolida-
tion.
The Miller establishment is at No. 2ld
Market street. The Mcharg establish
ment is at the northeast corner of Ninth
and King streets
Both houses will be operated under
the one management from this time for
ward. although there will be certain re'
adjustments to meet the views OF the
new owners of the King street establish
ment.
II is the plan of Miller Brothers &c
carry m their Market street store one
, of the most complete lines of mems, wo
mems and chldrens clothing ever plac
ed before the Wilmington public and &c
concentrate az Ninth and King streets
their entire household furnishing husl
ness az soon as the present stock al
/ so. 2l3 Market street has been dispos
ed of. To accelerate the disposal OF tha
stock, they already have planned Tor
great clearing sale, which Will be nee
shortly II will constitute one OF TN
bic features of the year in the loca
commercial field.
The present Offices of Miller Brother
will be transfcrrcdto the large establish
Evening journal., 1915-01-21

street. Mr.. Slcssinger, who was a big
dealer at That time. took in part pay
mont an interest in Miller Brothers
store and retained that interest until
May of last year Then his interest was
completely purchased by the Miller
Brothers Company. For eleven years
the Miller boys centered all their en-
crgy in the upbuilding of the Market
street store.
How we'll they succeeded is shown
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-27

August 1, it must work hurriedly. The
report Of the commissioners will be
coupled with their findings in the
Colorado strike troubles, where the
RockefeIlers were eVcoriated for the
tactics of their hired mine guards.
With Utah and Vermont on record
as the only Republican presidential
states it is simply gall for Ohio to
have three offerings for the nominal
ton
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-27
WALSH COMMISSION TO PROBE A
NEW JERSEY STRIKE T

NEW JERSEY STRIKE
Investigation will be Immediately
begun by the Federal Commission on
Industrial Relations into the strike
at the Standard Oil plant at Bayonne,
N. j., where three strikers have been
shot to death anr scores wounded in
battles with police and Rockefeller
guards.
As the commission, under congress
aonal order, goes out of existence