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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
Little Journeys About the County.

A hale old man is Farmer John,
Light hearted, gay and prim.
In winter cold or summer bright
The coffee cup for him.
The editor of the Incubator got
into his four-cylinder blackboard
the other day and made little
journey down to Green Lake to call
at the Elmhurst farm where little
sawed-off Goth by the name of
John Ahlstrom raises seed corn,
crab apples and fish-line beans for
the trade. There was no one in
sight so we hitched our wheel-bar-
row to bass wood tree and be-
gan a search over the premises
for the owner. First we made for
the strawberry patch but did not
find Mr.. Ahlstrom there. There
were no ripe berries either, so we
made sneak to the chicken-coop,
thinking maybe the proprietor was
picking in the hen fruit; but we
found no one there, except an in
firm old rooster sitting on a pin
too lame to be out scratching for
worms with the rest of the flock.
We exchanged greetings with his
venerable highness and then went
down to the pump house. But we
might have known John wouldn't
be pumping if he could get some
yankee contraption to do it. Next
we peeked into the door of the
green house but we didn't dare to
enter b cause the young plants
were shooting. So we took walk
over to the corn field, but found to
our surprise that Johns corn was
hardly up. And we had supposed
John was a progressive farmer!
Why, when we used to farm we had
full-grown cOrns on our toes by
the first of June! But never mind.
We then walked across the pota-
to patch. We have heard of wo-
men folks so modest they always
walk around a potato patch; but
we walked right across; and being
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

Sure, our potter McDope's CO.
coanut was sprung inwardly. We
understand that now. How could
you expect his thin shell to with
stand the tremendous pressure of
the intellectual heavy-weights
about him in this otherwise so
heavily with cerebricity laden at
mosphere.
How stupid of our potter not to
think of all those words rhyming
with "carborator." Now there is
"alligator" which even the trained
mind of our critical alienist slipped
by. Beats the band, doesn't it!
Now we can stand for our es-
teemed contemporaneous dope-ejec-
tors intimation of certain empty
spaces in our poeter's attic. Moth
ing like having little extra room
for new ideas. We can also stand
for his making fun of our spelling
of "carborator." But, by the horn
spoons, when he compares our
poetry with the dope stuff written
by the author of "'No Lights on
Fourth Street and other rhymes"
it's getting a little too near the
dead line. BY heck, we can beat
that verse tinker on the poetry
proposition any day of the week in
Guiding Fridays. Now compare this
one:
There was .bony mail clerk,
His nom de plume is REX;
He's good at sorting U. S. mail,
And does it without specs.
He thinks he is poet
And ranks with Scott and Poe.
Too bad that folks don't know it,
And give him better show.
That folks have never found it out!
1t does seem so unfair!
For his "carboratOr" is O. k
For mixing gas and air.
IN. B. We left out the word
''hot'' in the last line so as to not
disturb the meter.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
PIG CLUBS IN COAST STATES
Children Of Orchardists are Encourau-
ed to Raise Pigs, by the
Stockyards.


Stockyards.
The pig club work of the Northwest
is meeting a very enthusiastic re-
Spouse, especially in the States of
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. For
some time the Hood River country has
been noted for it's extensive orchards,
but there is now an embryonic indus
try starting, which may in time in
duce a wider Investigation in crops
Hog raising is being introduced by
children, the sons and daughters of
the orchardists. Recently carload
of brood sows was sent from the Port
land Union Stockyards to the Hood
River Valley for distribution among
the children. These are furnished on
credit to those who agree to raise
them in accordance with the prescrib-
ed instructions and to make reports
Of their efforts. The s0ws were Sc
lected from pure-bred stock, Of the
breed designated by the applicants,
and have been bred to boars that won
prizes at the big agricultural fairs
last fall. The hogs have been immu-
nized against hog cholera and are
good, healthy animals.
The boys and girls will keep an &C.
curate record of all costs in cOnnec-
ton with their work, and as the little
pigs arrive the expenses of keeping
the mother and her brood are to be
carefully enumerated. The children
will pay for the SOW by selling the
pigs, the stockyards charging 6 per
cent interest on the selling price of
the SOW. This places the transaction
on strictly business basis. The
school officials in each county will
have special supervision of the work
Among the prizes to be awarded in
each State to those who have the best
reports will be free scholarships for
the State universities.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
SAMUEL PATTON.

samuel faLtOn, CIVIL war veteran,
whose death was mentioned Thurs
day, died at the family home, AZ South
Mckenzie street, at 1855 that day
MAY 2O) of paralysis. Mr.. Patton,
who had been very active all his life
had not been about as much as usual
during the winter, and in March con-
tracted severe cold, which confined
him to the house for seven weeks.
He had recovered from this sufficient
ly to be around again when he was
stricken with paralysis, May IL, SUI
fering a second stroke Wednesday
morning last. For a day he was Meth
er able to see nor talk, but seemed
to know the family from their voices.
From Thursday morning, however, he
had been unconscious.
He was a native of Ohio, having
been born at Canaan, Marion county,
Ohio, on February 4, 1S45. He en-
listed at the outbreak of the civil war
with Company B Of the 18th Ohio
Volunteers, and served through the
war, being engaged in some of the
important engagements of the war.
After he was mustered out at the end
of the war he went to Missouri, where
he resided for a time, holding the Of
flee of sheriff of Carlton county in the
time. Later he went to Canada and
still later to Minnesota, where he re-
sided for some twenty years, and
then, wishing to spend the balance of
his life nearer his relatives in Ohio,
located here, buying the home where
death came to him and giving his at
tention to the care Of the place. For
some years he had been engaged in
railroad work, always for the operat'
ing department, but had retired from
active work. He was prominent in
the circles of Woodbury. Post, G. A.
r., Adrian lodge No. 10, F. & A. NJ,
and Adrian chapter No. 10, Order of
the Eastern Star.
During his residence in Canada he
was united in marriage with Sarah
Elizabeth Grant, who survives, the
marriage having been performed at
Whitby, Ontario, July 4, 1876. OF the
six children born to them, three sur.
vive, Walter Patton, railroad en-
ployee from St. Paul, who arrived be.
fore the death of his father; Louis
Patton of Adrian, and Samuel Patton,
Jr., residing at home. Charles, son,
was killed in a railroad accident in
1904, and twins, son and daughter,
died in 1887. Three sisters and one
brother also survive, Mrs. James Sui
Ivan Of Lima, Ohio who is at the
Patton home; Mrs. Robert Reece OF
Ada, Ohio; Mrs. N. M. Ridenour OF
Hicksville, Ohio, and Charles Patton
who visited here year ago.
The funeral services were arranged
for today at $3.50 o'clock from the res
idence and the G.. A. R. and Masons
had part in the service.-Adrian
(Mich.) Daily Telegram, May "a.
Mr.. Patton was for many ears 9
resident of Willmar, and it was while
here that his son, Charles was killed
Many of our citizens remember the
worthy old gentleman and regret tt
hear of his death.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
GRADUATING EXERCISES D
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
Class Day Exercises Friday Morning
and Graduation In the Evening.

Class Day Exercises Friday Morning
and Graduation in the Evening.
This is commencement week for
members of the senior class at the
high school. Last Sunday evening the
baccalaureate sermon was preached
by Rev. E. r. Todd, and Friday morn.
ing at 8 o'clock, in the high school as
sembly room, will occur the annual
class day exercises of the graduating
class. The following program will be
given at that time:
Piano solo Nellie Robbins
Class PrOphesy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
mildred Smith and Helen Wright
Class poem ........ Amy Severinson
Vocal solo ........... Mildred Smith
Class will NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Muriel Anderson, Vangie Nygaard
and Edna Johnson.
Class song ........ Mixed Quartette
Presentation Of Memorial.
Lars Petersen, President Glass of
1915.
| response
! President Board of Education
In the evening at the Park Assem-
bly, Auditorium the commencement
exercises will be held. DR.. Henry
Holmes will deliver the address of the
evening, using as his subject, ''The
Moral Significance of Education"
Following is the program to be Civ.
en- at these exercises:
DAY Of Glory" from Bellini's "Nor-
ma" ......... High School Chorus
Invocation %. ..... Rev. MichaelsOn
Salutatory %. 800. .Thorwald Hanson
Vocal solo, "Come, For It's June"
Esther A. Larsen
Address, "The Moral Significance of
Education" REV. Henry Holmes
Piano solo, "Grande Polka de Con
cert" by Bartlett. Nellie S. Robbins
Valedictory ....... Esther J. TallmaI
Presentation Of Diplomas. .......
..... President Board of Education
Bridal Chorus from Governs "Rose-
maiden" ..... High School Choru:
Class Motto-Viam aut invenian
aut faciam.
Glass Colors- Purple and White.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

That man Gill or Hill who broke in
Yock's store over a week ago and got
caught at Garretson, S. Dak., decided
that he would not stand trial but plead
guilty to the charge of burglary. He
was taken to Benson to make his plea
before Judge Qvale who sentenced
the man to the reformatory at St.
Cloud for an indeterminate time. The
sheriff passed through here with him
Friday on his way there.--Clara City
Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

The Great Northern is doing some
filling along it's track about mile
west of the depot, either to raise the
grade or widen it. A steam shovel
and string of dirt cars rugged with
steam unloader, are at work on the
job. This will be followed by the
laying of new rails between Willmar
and Long Lake according to reports.
-Litchfield INDEPENDENT.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

Mr.. Andrew Wicks of Willmar
Minn., former prosperous farmer OF
the Candy territory, was in the city
Saturday. Mr.. Wicks has been spend
ing a few weeks on his 24O acre farm
in Fortier, now occupied by his son
Thomas Wicks, in painting and i'm
proving the farm buildings.-Canby
News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.

Some People We Know, and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.
This is a purely local event.
1t took place in Willmar.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate it.
Asked to believe a citizens word;
To confirm a citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about
Endorsed by unknown people.
c. H. Carey, of the Carey Land Co..
TIT Becker Ave., Willmar, says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me OF
pains in my back and other kidney
troubles, finally removing these com
plants. l haven't had any sign OF
them since. 1t is long time since
I used Doan's Kidney Pills and
think very highly of them because OF
their lasting good effect"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Carey had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
advertisement
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

Get your sand, gravel or fill from
the Oisen-Nelson pit on South 9Th St.
Prompt service and good Materials
Adv.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

Buy your Paints, Oils and Brushes
at ohsberg, SeIvie 4 Co.'S Hardware
Store.-Adv.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
THE INCUBATOR.
Tom PhuIlery, Editor.

Special number dedicated to the
man with the wide straw hat and
hoe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

Which is the greatest loafing
place in town? The bakery, of
course.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

Our Puzzle Department.
Henry J. Ramsett, the answer to
last weeks puzzle bought the ice
cream for Dentist Porter all right,
all right, and for the whole Incu-
bator force too. Thanks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

Mrs. Victor Selvig and son left
for weeks visit with relatives at
New London last Thursday afternoon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

This weeks puzzle, just simple
addition and subtraction, repre-
sents the name of a we'll known
man in Kandiyohi county. He is
well we better not say any
thing or we'd give the answer
away, but he does some gardening
too. To the first person sending in
the correct answer we will present
free as the morning air a beautiful
autograph copy Of practical Car
dening," a book telling all about
educating your potato bugs; lasso-
ing cut worms; caring for the eye
sight of your potatoes and thou
sand other articles too numerous
to mention,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-19

equal" said Miss Blackstone, and
turned upon her heel.
AS she left the house, Tommy Bar
clay was on the point of entering it.
She was so angry that she cut him
dead.
He smiled, but not altogether with
amusement, for nobody really likes to
be cut by anybody, and went in to &C.
lestia.
He expected to find her as usual,
friendly, cool, well poised and aloof.
She was none of these things. Tears
were just going to overflow her eyes
and run down her face, and as for be-
ing aloof, she no sooner saw Tommy
than she ran to him, as a child runs
to it's nurse, and flung her arms
about his neck and told him that she
loved him and would marry him
right away" she said.
Poor Tommy! He held her close and
caressed her, and there was a big
lump in his throat, and never a word
that he could say until at last the
meaning of his silence was clear to
Celestia and she tore herself loose
from him.
''Now it's you," she cried, "who won't
marry me-"
och, Celestial" cried Tommy, "How
can I? I haven't a penny in the
world"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-19

ward She did not know her visitor
by name. She had never seen her be-
FORE But something told her that the
slim beautiful dark girl in the tailor
made suit was not altogether a
stranger.
SHOULD I have made an appoint
ment?" asked Miss Blackstone.
surely not. This is much simpler.
Won't you sit DOWN."
Mary was careful to choose chair
which stood with its back to the
light.
Il came" she said, upon a most
delicate Grand
Eyes"
1--WE have a mutual friend"
"Mr. Barclay?"
How did you guess?"
None of my other friends would
be at all likely to be friend of yours,
too. All my friends in this world, so
far, are either poor people or labor
ers."
"All but Mr.. Barclay?"
Celestia nodded.
'I've come to speak to you about
him. He has, as you know, great fu-
ture before him. He is the idol of his
fathers heart, and one of the best
loved young men in New York. His
friends very naturally-please don't
misunderstood me - it's nothing
against you-but we've all heard of
the melodramatic ,Octagon fire rescue,
and we all know how susceptible he is
to romance and beauty and-you are
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-19
SYNOPSIS.

Professor Stilliter, psychologist, and
Gordon Barclay, millionaire, plan to
preach to the world the gospel of eff
cheney through a young and beautiful
woman who shall believe that she is a
heaven-sent messenger. They kidnap the
of Tommy Steele, and conceal her in a
cavern, in care of a woman, to be nodded
to their plan as she grows up. Fifteen
years elapse. Tommy is adopted by Bar
clay, but loses his heirship and on a
hunting trip discovers Celestia. Stflliter
takes Celestia to New York. Tommy fol-
lows, she gets away from both of them
and her real work begins.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-19

Where do you come in?'
I'm very fond of her." said Tom
my, simply.
"Hum!"
perhaps I should put it more
strongly"
DO you mean that you are paying
her serious attentions?''
I'm so far as she will receive them.'
I'm very sorry" said Barclay.
I'm sorry, that you are sorry"
Better go away, Tommy. It will
hurt, but not for long. Why not take
few friends for cruise. TIL send
you round the world, if you like. You
can hobnob with maharajas and Malay
potentates, catch mahseer, shoot
tigers, race elephants"
Don't you think I'm old enough
to know my own mind?''
"How about her career? She seems
to be doing good in the world. Few
are. You don't want to spoil her
life"
oh, it's no use arguing" said
Tommy, rising, II must marry her
it she will have me. Even if I thought
free AGENT
How will you support herr"
''Why-"
Barclay shook his head.
you've had a great deal of money
to spend. What have you saved?"
I'm not mouse" said Tommy.
And you are not cat. You are
cutting me off, because you honestly
think it will be for my good. Well, God
knows I don't know how to make a liv-
ing, but 1 can try"
whenever you change your mind
about Celestia, or give me a definite
promise that you will not try to marry
her, I shall be more than glad to put
you once more upon your old footing"
WELL" said Tommy, we've had a
good many differences of opinion, but
we've never quarreled, have we?'
He held out his hand.
my hat off," said Barclay, "to the
best sportsman I have ever known"
But in his heart he thought that
Tommy would very soon tire of earn
ing a living, and his word went forth
to the effect that he would not look
with approval on any institution which
should offer salaried employment to
Tommy Barclay. And from one insti-
tuition to another this word spread like
rumor.
But Tommy did not at once look for
employment. OF course that, consid-
ering how difficult it is to find employ
ment, would have been a sensible thing
to do. But he did what lover would
do. He went at once to look for
Celestial
Meanwhile no less important a per-
son than Mary Blackstone had looked
for Celestia and found her. Descend
ing from a Observation-Disclosures car
of foreign make, she had rung the
front door bell of the Douglass house
and been admitted by Freddie the Fer
ret, whose chief pleasure in life it
had become to be ever as near Celes-
tia as possible, to do chores for her
and to run her errands.
you want to see herr" asked Fred
die.
"Celestia? Yes"
'FStep right in
He ushered her into a front room
where Celestia was busy at a table
covered with papers.
"High-flyer to see you,' announced
Freddie, and withdrew
Celestial rose and came shyly for
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-19

O0ouII1u1 10 you m1nQ II say tnat.
You are perfectly beautiful"
But I belong to a different station
in life than this mutual friend of ours
who is SO susceptible to romance and
beauty, and you have come to beg
OFF for him with arguments about blast
ed prospects and ruined careers and
social ostracism?''
Though Celestia spoke with great
gentleness Miss Blackstone was for
moment greatly taken aback. But
recovering she laughed good-naturedly
and said:
You are not only beautiful but clev-
er. You read me like a book. And
this being so, you must see just as
clearly as I that it wouldn't do
But suppose"
Think of his future, my dear girl
Let him off,
Suppose he doesn't want to be let
OFF,"
"Of course he won't want to be let
of-till afterward.''
"Why couldn't I make him a good
wife?''
you are too sensible to ask ques-
lions like that. You couldn't expect
his friends to-
Receive me? Perhaps not. And
yet I speak a number of languages;
I have your word for it that I have
good looks. At table my chief weapon
is a fork. I am young and healthy,
and I haven't been long enough in this
world to have past. Am SO utterly
different then from other people in So
c1ety? Is it against me that I work
life?"
Perhaps"
IF I am to let him off you must
give me a better line of reasoning than
maybes and perhapses. What if my
whole happiness was bound up in him;
his in me? If told you that we were
already married."
Good Cod" exclaimed Mary.
Don't worry" said Celestial, eve
are not. But am certainly not going
to give him up on the grounds that
am not his social equal"
"Your motives will aways be under
suspicion. Don't you know that you
are a penniless girl and that he will
be worth millions?'
"He never told me that" said c.
1estia, ''but so much the better. Hon
esty is the most useful thing in the
world, and next comes money"
But to marry for money!" Miss
Blackstone expressed contempt in
every line of her frmlycut mouth.
Celestia said nothing and looked
amusedly inscrutible.
eff he does marry you,' said Miss
Blackstone, suddenly losing control
of her temper at the look on Celestia's
face, people will say it was because
he had to. Two can't camp in the
North Woods without a chaperon and
escape malicious talk"
ct would seem so,'' said Celestia
slowly. And she started to turn very
pink and ended by turning white. And
there began to burn suddenly in her
breast a feeling of which until that
moment she had known nothing. Sweet
she was, gracious and good. She
thought she had been sent by heaven
to help everybody in the world. Never
theless those sharp burning pangs
which she was enduring were jealousy.
you love him YOURSELF she said
quickly, "and so I think I will marry
him after ALL
"One can't argue except with an
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-08-19
CHAPTER Xxx.

A dozen of the most important men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-08

ribbon and rosettes. Moreover, the
silk Of her frock-black faille-can
almost "stand alone as silk always
used to do, if it was handsome silk,
worth making :. up ). st all:
Mrs. w. A. Morton entertained the
Fillmore Street Whist club this after
noon. Those who played for absent
Mrs. Dick Alden and Mrs. Fred Cole.
Mrs. Cyrus Monroe was hostess at a
meeting of her bridge club Wednes-
day afternoon at her home in Harri
son street. Those present, besides the
members, were: Miss Beulah Searle,
Miss Lenore Monroe, Miss Helen Es-
tey, Miss Louise McNeaI and Miss
Madeline Whitney.
The club women of Topeka are
asked to take part in the Washburn
parade which is to move in procession
a week from Saturday on Topeka
streets. Mrs. Howard N. Rhodes was
asked to have charge of the work of
enlisting the cooperation of the clubs
of the town, and she announces that
the following large organizations will
have representatives in the parade:
The Topeka Federation of Women, the
Good Government club, the Daughters
of the American Revolution, the
Shawnee County Political Science club,
the College Alumnae club, and the w.
L. l..
the women will ride will be elaborate
ly decorated in the college and club
colors, uniting in the matter of adorn-
ment, the symbols of the educational
and the public spirited people of the
community.
e. - =
Judge and Mrs Oscar L. Moore will
entertain their evening bridge club
Saturday night.
j. I. !.
A, Topeka girl who has a good deal
of property in her own name, was
speaking about the amount of her
taxes. She had just had a new front
put into a building in which she has
part ownership on the avenue, and it
had raised the, assessment at a big
jump. and she had had a little house
painted, which increased her assess
ment about $500 more. She goes in
strong for culture, but" she said, 81
now hesitate even to improve myself
for fear it will hike my personal tax"
Miss Frances Dell Moore and Miss