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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24
First publication Feb. 24-4t.)

First publication Feb. 24-4t.)
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months, and for
Hearing Thereon.
Estate of Elizabeth Mankel.
State of Minnesota, County of Kan
diyohi, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Eliza.
beth Mankel, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to K. T. Rykken
and it appearing by the affidavit of
said representative that there are no
debts of said decedent;
It Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above nam
ed decedent may present claims
against her estate in this Court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
three months from and after the date
hereof; and that Monday, the 31st
day of May, 1915, at 2 o'clock p. M, in
the Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House at Willmar in said County, be,
and the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for
hearing upon and the examination, ad-
justment and allowance of such claims
as shall be presented within the time
aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Will
mar Tribune as provided by law. T.
Dated Feb. 18th, 1915. q
(SEAL) T. o. GILBERT,
.. Judge of Probate.
r. w. STANFORD, s:. f. ....s. e.
Attorney, Willmar, MINI.
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Mistaken
For a Spy
By SARAH BAXTER

When the great European war broke
out was In Berlin. Being a woman
and not brave, l concluded that l had
better remain where l was than try
to get back to America. So stuck to
my quarters in the capital. though !
displayed an American flag at my win.
dow and visited the embassy to make
sure my passport was all right
By October the lines of traffic over
the Atlantic had become safe. and hear.
ing that l could get passage at Rotter-
dam for New York concluded to ven
ture upon trip home. The only dan.
ger in my personality lay in the fact
Of my accent. We Bostonians use the
broad "a" like the English, and on this
account l was liable to be taken for an
Englishwoman.
At the time l started the allies in
the west were engaged in repulsing the
attacks of the Germans in France and
part of Belgium which was still &C.
cupied by the Belgians. Having cross
ed the Meuse l fell in with the Ger
man army in the rear of the line of
trenches which was being held as re-
serve. l was conducted to the head
quarters of the general commanding,
and my passport was examined by an
officer of his staff who spoke English,
but with the usual accent of q German.
After a few questions he left me, but
soon returned.
There is fighting on the route you
must take, and it would not be safe to
proceed just now. The general desires
that you join him at dinner, and we
will see that you have a comfortable
place to Sleep"
| was sorry for the delay, but exer.
cised patience, especially since l was
to be we'll treated. Some British prls-
oners were brought in during the day,
and l went among them, chatting with
them. I noticed that they all supposed
me to be English, several of them ask.
ing from what part Of England l hail.
ed. This troubled me, for there were
German officers and soldiers present
and was quite sure that at least one
Of the officers was listening to our con
| versati0n.
dined with the general and several
members of his staff. There was also
another woman present besides my
self, who spoke English duently. In
deed, not every one would know
whether she was English or German
though to me she betrayed her nation
ality in certain words that German
can never pronounce. For the wv
she used "v." For q "g' she usei
"sh." But 1t seemed to me that sh'
must have learned English whil'
young, for these peculiarities Of Ger
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24
AUCTION SALE

Twill sell at public auction, on what
is known as the old H. P. Jensen farm
in section 2, town of st. Johns, one
mile northeast of Pennock, and five
miles northwest of Willmar on
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 3rd, 1915.
the following described property.
SEVEN HORSESHOE bay mare,
years old, weight 1900 lbs.; one
bay mare, z years old, weight, 1900;
one bay horse, 9 years old, weight,
1900; one grey mare, years old, W.T..
1900; one bay mare, 9 years old with
foal, weight 1900; one bay mare,
years old, weight 100; one sorrel
horse, 10 years old, weight 1900.
CATTLE-One Shorthorn cow, 4
years old, fresh in June; one mich
cow was fresh in January; one heifer
years old; one calf, months old ;
two bulls, year old; nine pigs,
months old.
MACHINERY Dowagiac drill,
II shoe; one II disc drill; one three.
horse drag; one Deering mower: one
Champion rake; one wide tire wagon
and double box, nearly new; one mar.
row tire wagon and hay rack; one
corn binder, good as new; one Cham.
pion 6 #. binder; one Mccormick, s
#. cut binder with truck, new; one
P. & o. Pinch gang; one Imperial
cream separator No. 1; 3 sets good
work harness; one set buggy runners ;
one Fuller & Johnson corn planter;
one 16-in. walking plow; one 14-in.
walking plow; two riding corn cult
vators; some household goods and
other articles too numerous to men
ton.
Sale begins at II o'clock a. m.
FREE LUNCH At NOON.
Terms: All sums of $500 or under
cash. On sums over that amount
time will be given to Nov. 1, 1915, on
bankable notes, bearing per cent
interest.
| lNGvALD c. CHRISTENSEN.
w. N. Davis, Auctioneer. Owner
E. L. Thorpe, Clerk. Adv.1t
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DOVRE.

OOvhes
Dovre, Feb. 23-Mr. Leines and son
from Benson attended the sale at the
Swain home last Friday.
August Soderholm of Driscoll Wis
tied with friends here last week. He
was enroute to Minneapolis for a visit
with his father.
Wednesday evening a number Of
friends gathered at the Sletten home
to help Ingvald celebrate his birthday
anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mandius Vickse called
on L. Vickse near Willmar last SIN.
day.
About thirty friends pleasantly sur
prised Hans Jensen at the T. o. Slet-
ten home last Saturday evening. The
guests presented Mr.. Jensen with a
watch fob.
About forty young people surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole G.. Cumberland and
Ole Carlson Roe, last Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Cumberland were pre-
scented with an extension table and
Mr.. Roe was given locket Mr.. and
Mrs. Cumberland will make their fut
ure home at the G. E. Qvale farm east
of Willmar.
Monday, Mrs. Curl Skutle and sons
Peder and Herman left for Willmal
to make their future home.
John Soderholm has been visiting
with friends here for some time.
F6uin P,1h1o ~ nrico111 NJ n o%
tended the sale at the Swain home
last Friday. He also renewed old &C
quaintances from his school days.
Mrs. o. Skaftedahl and Mrs. G.. C
Birkeland called on Mrs. K. o. Axness
at Willmar last week.
Peter Olson and family called at M
Sondreson's Sunday.
Albert Hanson entertained some OF
his friends Sunday evening.
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Auction Sale

Having disposed of my farm, will
sell at public auction, Section fifteen,
Town of Edwards, miles east Of
Raymond, 6 miles north of Prinsburg,
and 10 miles southwest of Willmar, on
THURSDAY, MARCH a. 1915,
commencing at 9 O'clock a. M, sharp,
the following property:
20 HORSESHOE colts, coming l
year old; three colts. coming 2 years
old; two colts, coming 3 years old;
four geldings, coming years old;
one black mare, coming S years old,
with foal; two bay geldings, coming s
years cd; one bay mare, coming 6
years old, with foal; one sorrel horse,
coming 6 years DID,; one bay mare,
coming years old; two bay mares,
coming 9 years old, with foal; one
gray mare, 10 years old.
A HEAD OF CATTLE-Two Red
Polled bulls, coming 2 years old; 10
mich cows; two heifers, coming 2
years old; fourteen yearlings; eight
spring calves.
MACHINERY One Minneapolis
steam engine, % H. p, in good run
ming order; one Mccormick corn
shredder, used two falls; two 8-foot
cut binders, one Deering, one Cham
pion; one 22-shoe Dowagiac drill; one
disc drill, Van Brunt; two gang plows;
two sulky plows; six walking plows;
two breaking plows; one Daen hay
stacker; two hay buckers; two "a It.
wood harrows; one It. iron drag;
one two row corn cultivator; three
riding cultivators; two discs; one In
ternatiOnal manure spreader; three
| wide tire wagons with boxes; one mar
low tire wagon, with box; five wide
tire wagons with racks; three pair
bob sleighs, one pair good as new;
one it. cut Deering mower; one IL
foot cut Mccormick hay rake; one
single buggy; eight set double work
harness.; one set light double driving
harness; one single harness.; one
sulky; one bicycle; some blacksmith
tools; some household goods and
other articles too numerous to men.
ton.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Terms: All sums under $40, cash;
over that amount time will be given
until November list, 1915, on approved
notes bearing interest at the rate OF
8 per cent from date of sale. No prop
erty to be removed until settled for.
OLE OSLIE, Owner.
w. N. Davis, Auctioneer.
H. N. Ashley, Clerk. Adv q
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AUCTION SALE

AS l am going to quit farming, l
will sell at public auction on my
place in Section 1, Town of Mamre,
six miles northeast of Pennock, on
FRIDAY, FEB. 26th 1915.
the following described property:
One grey mare, 10 years old, with
foal; one grey mare, IL years old, one
grey gelding, years old; one black
years old; one black gelding, 10 years
old; one bay gelding, II years old;
one mich COW, % Hereford, nine
years old; two COWS, bred to pure
Hereford bull, will be fresh in Mar;
three Shorthorn heifers, will be fresh
in March; some turkeys; one DeLaval
cream separator; one Van Brunt drill,
one National manure spreader, one
Mccormick binder, z. #. cut; one Nc
Cormick corn binder; one SIT. Min
nesota mower; one Woods mower;
one bull rake, one disc harrow, one
26-ft. harrow, one two horse iron
drag, one galvanized steel tank, one
self dump hay rake, one Moline 16
inch sulky plow; one John Deere 16
in. walking plow, one riding corn cul-
tivator, one walking cultivator, one
grind stone, one tanning mill, one
washing machine, one stone boat, two
rolls corn cribs, two narrow tired wa
CONS, one narrow tired wagon with
box, one wide tired wagon with new
double box, two bob sleds, two hay
racks. three set work harness, one
set light harness, and other articles
too numerous to mention.
Sale begins at 10 o'clock a. m.
FREE LUNCH AT II O'CLOCK
TERMS: Time will be given on
bankable paper on sums Of $500 or
over, bearing per cent interest to
Nov. LIST, 1915.
J m. kALLEVIG, Owner.
r. G. Severeide, Auctioneer.
E. L. Thorpe, Clerk. Adv. st
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IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS,
FEVERIsH, C0NsT1PATED
Look Mother! II tongue 10 coated,
cleanse little bowels with "Cali-
fornia Syrup Of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
"California Syrup Of Figs" because In
q few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out Of the bowels, and you have
q we'll, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
Millions Of mothers keep it handy be-
cause they know its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for 50.cent bot.
tie Of "California Syrup of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups.
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lightship 4
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate

One day thirty years ago it was re
ported to the Trinity board, which has
charge of all lights on the coast OF
Great Britain, that shoal had made
In the English channel about nine
miles due east of the Lizard. At the
spot indicated there had been thirty
fathoms Of water ever since a British
ship went to sea, and the board, OF
course. argued that there had been 9
mistake. 1t was fishing craft which
had reported the shoal and found only
fourteen feet Of water over it, and q
craft was sent out at once to make an
official investigation. What had hap
pened was this: 1t was bowldel
strewn bottom, and two or three old
wrecks had drifted together and piled
up on each other until a dangerous OBJ.
struction had been formed. 1t was as
If great rock had been heaved up
from the bottom, and the board must
guard against the danger without delay
Thirty years ago the divers dress
was not what it is today, nor could
men handle explosives under water as
they can now. After two or three vain
attempts to clear away the wrecks the
work was left for a storm to accom-.
pish, and meanwhile ightship No T.
under Captain Crox, was moved
around from Mounts bay and anchored
near the spot and notice given to mari.
ners.
That night it was the captains
watch from 8 till midnight. A gale
had come up. 1t had come 10 O'Clock
when a sudden hail reached the light
ship. The captain was aft and his
mate forward, but he knew at once
that the hail came from seward. II
was not so dark but that one could
see ship 800 feet away, even though
she had no lights aboard.
As soon as port fire was ignited the
sea was lighted up for hundreds of
feet around. in CHASTITY way, and both
men looked for the craft they suppos.
ed to be near by. They looked in vain
till the signal was nearly finished,
Then ships yawl, driving right up in
the teeth Of the gale, hove into sight.
She was without a mast or sail or
oars. and the only figure in her sat In
the stern sheets, and his arms and legs
were bound around with ropes.
The man was bareheaded and dress
ed as a landsman, and as he drove past
within twenty feet of the rail they had
look square into his eyes. and the
agony on his face made them shudder.
They started to throw him rope, but
as the coil swung into the air they re.
membered that, being bound, he could
make no use Of it. The yawl and the
man went straight to windward and
in a couple Of minutes were out of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24

man Pronunciation were very slight
After dinner the men arose and said
that they would smoke outside, giving
Us two ladies an opportunity to enjoy
each others society for short time.
They had scarcely left US alone to-
gether when my companions manner
changed completely. She drew her
seat very near me and whispered:
II am not German. am English. l
have very important information of the
German forces which wish to carry
to England. But there are officers be-
tween me and the coast who know me.
and If proceed will be arrested for
spy. If you will carry bit Of paper
through the lines to General French's
headquarters you will save the lives Of
hundreds, thousands, Of our country
men,"
This speech frightened me dreadful
~. arose and attempted to leave the
woman, convinced that she was really
working upon me for some purpose
which did not know. She caught me
by the skirt and held me, looking up
at me with an expression which was
Intended for terror, but which l be-
lieved was feigned.
do not betray mer' she cried in a
smothered voice. 1T will mean death
to me!'
LET me co." retorted. II am not
English. l am American"
The woman held me, imploring me
not to betray her. told her that I
had no interest in her whatever. I
was neither German nor English, but
native and a citizen Of a neutral
country. She played her part admira-
bly,, and for a moment such was the
agony she assumed that l almost be-
neved her. But l remembered how
she had betrayed herself in her speech
and refused to credit her.
pulled myself away from her and
fed. Outside the general and the 9th
er officers who had retired from the
dinner table were seated on camp
chairs smoking. They arose as l ap-
peared aud turned toward me.
General" l said. Il wish to proceed
on my journey at once. You have set
this woman upon me to see II am
what pretend or spy. She is not
English, which You know as well as l.
She is German. though she speaks
English better than any German ever
met But when she tells me she is
not q German | know better. l am
an American bearing an American
passport, and demand to be allowed
to proceed on my journey to Rotter-
dam, where hope to find passage to
my home in America"
| The general broke into a laugh in
which the other officers Joined. The
man who had examined my passport
said to me:
"Why, If you are an American, do
you use the broad "a like the EnglishT'
because am Bostonian."
| was not only permitted to proceed
| at once, but was furnished with trans
portation and an escort. reached
Rotterdam a few days before the sail
ing of q steamer for America and &C.
cured passage In her.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24

sight. and the men found themselves
all a-tremble. Captain Crox was full
Of indignation over the crime of send
ing man af1oat In that manner and
of pity for the victim, when his mate
touched him on the arm and shouted
in his ear:
IF was ashore, captain, all the
money in England would not bride me
to set foot on this deck again.
whats the matter with your was
called in reply. Its only bit of shore
villainy that we must report"
tits nothing that's happened ashore,
sir. Did you take notice that the craft
was driving right in the teeth of the
gale? 1t wasn't live man in that
boat She was going to windward
with a ghost, and I'd give the bit I
have in the bank If I'd not seen it."
1t was agreed between them that moth
Ing be said to the other watch when
they turned out, and they went on duty
without knowing or suspecting that
anything out of the way had hap
pened.
While carrying the thing out with
pretended Indifference, Captain Crox
was, as matter of fact, pretty thor
oughly upset over 1t and on turning
In found he could not go to sleep. he
had been lying on his bunk and turn
ing the thing over In his mind for an
hour or so and the gale was still
bowling and the lightship bouncing
about when he realized from the
movement Of the watch that they had
been hailed. He was out of his bunk
and on deck just as one of them light
ed port fire, and you can Judge his
feelings when he saw the former scene
re-enacted There were the yawl and
the man, and the boat slowly forged
past them and disappeared to wind
ward.
There was no more sleep for any
body on board No. 4 that night, and
next day, when the gale broke and
the tender came alongside, all de-
manded that they be put ashore at
once. The captain was as badly rat
tied as the others. They were guyed
and ridiculed, of course, but they
stood so firm that the tender brought
OF another crew, and they were re-
lieved from duty. A new crew was
assigned, but the man and the boat ap,
peared to them twice in one night and
drove them ashore, as they did the
others.
A third crew. went out and for two
weeks began to prepare to remove the
wrecks. Some progress had been
made when three days gale set in
from the north, and there were more
wrecks than had been known for ten
years before. For two days the light
ship hung to her anchors, though hav-
ing a signal Of distress out after the
first day, but when the gale abated
she had disappeared She had been
swept down the channel and out to
sea. and week later she was passed
bottom up more than 800 miles away.
The same storm broke up and remov-
ed the wrecks, and there was no longer
need to keep q light at that SPOT.
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AUCTION SALE

We will sell at public auction on
the Severinson farm, Sec. 80, Town
Of Fahlun, 21a miles east and 2 miles
south of Svea on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915
the following described property:
FOUR HORSESHOE gray horse,
10 years old; one sorrel horse, IL
years old; one sorrel horse, 16 years
old; one bay mare, IA years old; two
sets Of working harness; ten mich
COWS, some fresh and others coming
in soon; one Shorthorn bull, 2 years
old; one heifer, year old; two
calves, three calves, z months old;
two calves, 2 months old; IA Fall pigs,
seven brood sows, to farrow in April;
one large hog; one Mccormick bind
er, 8 #. cut; one Mccormick mower,
5 It, cut good as new; one Mccormick
hay rake, 10 IT,; l 4-horse drag, 26 it.:
1 Emerson gang plow, IA in.; one Tri-
cycle sulky pillow, 16 inch; one plat
form buggy, 2 seated; two narrow
tire wagons, one hay bucker, one
grind stone, nearly new; one 2-horse
corn cultivator, one Van Brunt drill,
Is disc, nearly new; one hay rack,
about 200 bushels Of good oats, other
articles too numerous to mention.
Sale begins at 10 o'clock a. m.
FREE LUNCH At NOON
Terms: On sums over $40 time will
be given to Nov. list, 1915, on bankable
notes bearing 8 per cent interest. No
property to be removed until settled
for.
WILLIAM RENSTROM,
O. K. STEVENSON,
owners.
w. N. Davis, Auctioneer. ~ ~
N. s.. Swenson, Clerk. Adv st
To the Editor, Tribune:
Tribune NHan-Tade Rrln0 RAaallfa
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24
oauoin9 Time.

0OO0SUS 1UOs
"Have you no clock in your bed.
room?" inquired Mrs. Lexington.
NO." replied Mrs. Amsterdam. II do
not need one. always know how late
1t Is. If my husband comes in noisily
from his club l know it is nearly half
past 10 or II. If he Is very amiable
and says Good night, dar;ing,' it is be-
tween II and l. II he takes of his
shoes downstairs and creeps into bed
without turning on the light 1t Is at
least o'cl0ck."-St Louis Post-D
patch.
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MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, Feb. 20.-Wheat-
$1.5o%; July, $1.461k; Sept, $1.20%.
Cash close on track: No. hard, ST.
557s; No. Northern, $1.5ON @1.54M;
No. 2 Northern, $1.46%@l.529s; No.
3 Northern, $1.44%@1.49N. No. 3 vel.
low corn, 70A @71c; No. white oats.
55055Ac: fax, $1.86.
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MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED-To do family washing
at home, 318 Third St. 1858
SEWING WANTED-By experience
ed dressmaker at 401 9Th st. So. Will
also go out by day If desired. Prices
reasonable. 895
STRAYED OR STOLEN-Scotch
Collie dog. Notify or return for re-
ward to Jas. l.. Jarrett, Pennock,
MIMI, Box 63. 881
SEED BARLEY-Six row; clean
from mustard and wild oats; please
call at once il you want some. Nels
H. Anderson, Rt. 4, Willmar. 1872
HAIR WORK-Guaranteed hand
made switches from combings. $3.50
to 5000. Mail orders promptly filed.
Vera He'd, Svea, Mimi, Rt. 1. 8S4
SALESMAN WANTED TO look
after our interest in Kandiyohi and
adjacent. counties. Salary or commits
sion. Address, The Harvey Oil Co.,
Cleveland, o. 9O5
PIANO TO TRADE-Ha7e a new
$500 King grand upright piano taken
in q trade which I will trade for
cheap lots. May be seen at Tjosvold's
Music Store. G. A. Erickson. 600
MONEY TO LOAN-See S. L. Ben.
ton for farm loans, on the optional
payment plan. and at low interest, as
he has charge of the loaning business
while am away from home. A. p.
Adams. 81
LEARN DRESSMAKING and Lad
les Tailoring at Keister's Ladies Tail
3ring College. We teach patternmak-
ing, designing, cutting, fitting and
sewing. Old postoff1ce h Hiding, Will
mar. TT
UNITED STATES Post Office, Will
mar, MINI. Office Of Custodian, Feb.
16. 1915. Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at this building until o'clock
D. M, March 2, 1915, and then opened,
for furnishing electric current, water,
and miscellaneous supplies, removing
ashes and rubbish, and washing tow
els during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1915. Sealed proposals will also be
received until o'clock p. NJ, April 5,
1915, and then opened, for so tons an
thracite coal and 2 cords wood. The
right to reject any and all bids is re.
served by the Treasury Department.
Alton Crosby, Custodian. Adv 1t
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Feb. 20.-Wheat-May, ST..
6014; July, $1.312s. Corn-May, 76%
@76kc; July, 78c. Oats-May, 5SNc;
July, 545sc. Pork-May, $1S.22k:
July. $18.67H. Butter-Creameries
29@29kc. Eggs-2o@24c. Poultry
Springs, lac; fowls, 13@13hc.
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Unreasonable,

Star Actress-The author of this play
Is great stickler for realism. Man.
ager-1 haven't noticed it Actress
Why, he objects to my wearing dia-
mond ring when l pawn my hat to
buy food for the .childrenl