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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
K ANDIYOHI

Kandiyohi-Mrs.O o. w. Kroona has
returned from several days. visit st
Hinckley and St. Paul.
Mr.. J. A. Peterson was at Willmar
on Saturday.
Mrs. o. w. Kroona was at Willmar
on Saturday.
Miss Mckinley of Willmar visited
here on Saturday.
Prof Rosenwald was at WiNmar the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. G. Lawler visited at Willmar
the latter part Of the week.
Mr.. Peter Thulin transacted bust
ness at thu county seat on Saturday.
Mrs. Russell Davidson was an At
water visitor the forepart of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar SOrenson were
Wilmar visitors the latter part Of the
week.
Miss Florence Anderson of Pennock
spent Sunday at her parental home
here.
ions Anderson of Willmar visited
here with friends the latter part of the
week.
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Mixed Pickles"

Both skillful and amusing Is the
Christmas game of mixed pickles" Ev.
cry one knows how difficult it is to get
ones favorite piece Of pickle out of the
pickle jar, and it was this fact which
suggested the game to its inventor
The players are provided with couple
Of "pickle forks" which very much re-
semble knitting needles. Armed With
these. the competitors take their seats
around the table. in the center Of
which is the pickle jar. In front of
each player little heap Of pickles"
is placed, the said pickles" consisting
Of pieces Of smooth wood or ivory Of
various shapes and sizes. 1t Is ex
ceedingly difficult to pick up these with
the forks" and convey them into the
jar. and he or she who first sue, eeds
in so disposing of their particular heap
II "pickles" is the winner.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
! Organ Builder /
~ &H !sS4HaSSHE eS11l $544e!&4A1 eii

An interesting Christas game that Is
played by the little German children Is
called the "organ builder" One Of
the number is chosen to be the organ
builder and all the others stand In a
straight row with their hands folded.
AS the organ builder goes along the
row he says: 'These are good pipes"
and taps the hands Of the players as
he passes. and each player as his
hands are touched must give forth
long sustained sound to represent the
note of an organ. After he has heard
sound from each organ pipe the
builder is blindfolded and while this Is
being done the players all change
places. and the builder says: ALAS.
how will my organ be, now I am blind
and cannot see?" Then he taps the
hands Of player, who gives the same
sustained sound as before, and If the
builder demands, he must repeat three
times The builder then guesses the
name Of player. II he does not guess
correctly, the players all dance around
him and sing:
What builder have we here,
What wretched. wrctched ear,
Though the pipes sound out so clear.
After which they all change places and
the builder must try again. If how
'eger. his guess is right, the players
sing: " @::+s
Though theamaster have no sight,
He can tellahis pipes Alright. q
See y:ur organ with delight.
The bamdage Is then taken Oh. and the
player whose name hG has guessed
must take his place.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
=! Playing "Silence"

By all means try to keep from the
supply of Christmas novelties one lit
tie figure Of Santa Claus lit may be a
candy box or simply a figure, but the
former Is better). in order to have the
amusing game Of "silence'' form part
Of the revels.
Some one is decided upon who will
hide the Santa, and the rest are asked
to adjourn for moment to the hall
The player, instead of hiding the figure
completely, simply places it in some
rather out of the way position where it
will be visible, but will not Immediate
~ catch the eye Of the player For In
stance, it may be placed upon some
thing of approximately the same colo,
or on one end of tall shelf or book
case. Players coming in scan the room
for the figure. and the first one to per
ceive it, without mentioning the fact
to the others. quietly takes a seat
This is general signal for the players
to be seated, but in the excitement of
the search many will fail to observe
that one person is no longer standing
The last person to sit down is obliged
to pay forfeit.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
-i-1l7-.1I I'51Z -'-sil y
Lord of Misrule"
E&! IN


There Is a delightfully."- laughable
Christmas game called the lord Of mis-.
rule" Here some one. usually one Of
the larger boys or girls at FIRST. Is given
spray Of holly. Whatever the person
holding the holly does other players
must initiate exactly. No antics in
which the holly leader INDUCES must
stump his followers. They follow him
as he crawls under furniture. jumps
over stools and benches cor waitzes
round the room. They even initiate
his grimaees When the Invention Of
one holly leader has given out some
other member Of the cOmnany will vol /.
unteer for the. position. Any one who
would ike to lead the company ner
~ dance around the room should be
allowed to have Il turn ut IT, -.-,.- s..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

A number of young people took in :
the entertainment in Dist 80 Saturday
evening.
To the editor and his staff, and all
readers of The WiNmar Tribune, A
Merry Christmas.
Mr.. Emil Anderson of Milaca visit
ed here last week with his folks, Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Anderson.
Mrs. Nels Norell and little grand
daughter left on Saturday for visit
at the Swan Anderson home at New
London.
Miss Myrtle Anderson of ST. Cloud
is here to spend her Christmas vaca-
ton at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Swan Anderson.
Rev. and Mrs. Tillman very nicely
entertained the councilmen and their
wives OF the EbeneZer church at din
ner on Thursday evening, at their
home in Tripois.
Sunday school at two o'clock III the
afternoon. Services at three, at tke
Ebenezer church. The children's So
gram will be held on Tuesday eva
Dec. 26. Rev. H. Tillman, pastor. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
o B lTUAR Y
MRS. euro GUNNUFsON.

One of the early pioneer women of
Norway Lake babe farewell to the
scenes of this life last Monday, Dec.
IS, when Mrs. euro Gunnufson, the
aged widow of the late Torger Gunnuf-
son at Sunburg, passed away, at the
age of IS years, months and 20 days.
The deceased woman was born in
Tinn's Parish, Finnmarken, Norway,
July 2S, 1881. With her husband and
family she came to America In 1854,
expecting to locate in Kandiyoh1
(Monongalia) county. Owing to the
Indian uprising and resultant danger
on the frontier, the family tarried at
DEBORAH, Iowa, until in 1866, when
they came to the very OutpOsts of the
Minnesota frontier and located their
homestead where the village of Sun
burg now stands The Gunnufsons
we're located the farthest west of the
early settlers in Norway Lake town.
ship in 1866, and there were no set
tiers west Of them when they located
there. Here they lived until their
death, both Of the elder Gunnufsons,
the wife more than fifty years. The
husband died three years ago at the
advanced age of 90 years, the honored
patriarch of the neighborhood. Two
daughters have also preceded their
mother into the Great Beyond, Aase
and Gunlek. The surviving children
are Gunnuf Gunnufson, who resides Oh
the old homestead with his family,
and who has had the care of the par
ents in their old age; Gurine, now
Mrs Wagner of Minneapolis, and Sig
ma, now a Mrs. Dale who resides in
Canada There are number of grand
children.
The Gunnufsons were charter men,
bers of the Sunburg Norwegian Luth-
eran church, organized at the Gunnuf-
son home April II, 1876 by Rev. o.
PaulsOn.
The funeral will be held at the Sun
burg church next Saturday afternoon
at two o'clock, Rev. B. S. J. Sund Of
floating.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

John s. Pardee of Duluth was in the
city enr0ute for Sioux Falls Monday.
Mr. Pardee is connected with the Du-
luth Commercial Club. He believes
that it would be a great business ad-
vantage to the people along the St.
Cloud {. Willmar and the Sioux City
line to have better communications
established direct to Duluth. Now all
passenger and mail service goes via
the Twin Cities, which certainly is
fine thing for the latter, but virtually
deprives the people out, here of some
of the advantages these lines should
give them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
Playing
at Being
Snowman

to make the ANIMAL:
A large gray shawl is the outer cover
ing. Sewn upon it are two large gray
patches for ears. Two round white
cardboard eyes. The tusks are long
rolls of glazed paper.
The inside Of the elephant is formed
by two good 1atured friends, who bend
over and hold the trunk IA cane) and
the tusks. as indicated in the picture.
The first boy holds the shawl In place
while he sways the cane the way an
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
Justice is Fined,

James Bruce, justice of the peace in
the town of Lake George, charged with
failure to turn over to the county
fees collected in his official capacity,
was indicted by the grand jury in a
secret Indictment the last of the week
and on Friday afternoon he appeared
before Judge Roeser pleaded guilty
and was fined $50. Bruce also prom
Used to pay into the county treasury
the money that had been collected in
fees, amounting to about $23:-Melo
rose Beacon. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

acknowledgements. This elephant. la.
dies and gentlemen, is precisely >240
years Of age, today being his birthday.
and the register Of his birth being care
fully marked upon his offside tusk in
the best India ink. Little boys are
particularly requested not to put pins
into this noble animals legs, nor to put
into his trunk more than a peck of ap.
pies at any one time"
You then order the elephant to do all
sorts of stunts, which the boys under
the shawl carry out as best they can.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
Holiday Wedding in Canada.

On Wednesday of next week at
Westview, Sask., Canada, occurs a
wedding which will be of interest to
many friends of the groom in this
county . Mr.: Anton Carlberg, form
er Mamre boy, will then and there
wed Miss Minnie Brown, a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs: VIM. H. Brown. Mr..
Carlberg and prospective bride are
planning a wedding trip to the Coast
this winter, and after April 1 will be
at home to their friends at Estevan,
Canada, near which place his folks
have extensive landed interests.
Cashier L. E. C0Yell of New Lon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
"ThaoTaulalisintcoiri.,

Take Apenny or q dime and pace it
In the kollow Of your hand. now
with theother disengaged hand take a
clothes cor hat brush and try to dis
lodge Or move the coin from the hand
fby the action of brushing it. Try, and
try again. You will find It cannot be
Hone. Remember. you must only brush
The coin In trying to remove it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
CHRISTMAS GAMES and SPORTS
q@@<atfe4 tAS;3R
&ffs1tl|e|'toe aid Holly
%SSLet Us all be GAY
f. &and Jonv@
an English Game

TIE known In
this cOun t ~,
"snapdra g0n" Is q
div ers ion in
which in.England
old and young
p ar t &c pa t e
throughout the
Christmas season.
Apparently it is
a dangerous pas
time: really It is
harmless, and no
one ever suffers
an Geld e n t
through playing
It. Babies Of three
or four years en-
gage In it with
~ - 90 01o0 IN
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

elephant moves his trunk. You. as the
Snowman, can be arrayed in true East
Indian fashion. Here is good speech
for you to get off while exhibiting the
beast:
Boys and girls, am requested by
my particular friend, ADMINISTRATION
neutrality-suspicious. of the Feejeefo
lorum islands, to present to your notice
the famous elephant upon which this
mounted ut the celebrated siege of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

On Christmas day, Viola Dana will
be seen in "The Cossack Whip" a
powerful tale of the brutality Of the
Russian police. The story was writ
ten by James Oppenheim. It tells
fascinating story Of the life in Russia
as it was yesterday and is today. It
shows the plotting of the Nihilists, the
enervating luxury of the ruling class
es and the furious Cossack raids.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

trench periscope. The periscope is
fully explained by having the ret1ec-
tor show the action of the enemys
troops, in the surrounding trenches
and dugOuts.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

in a case before the Federal Referee
in Bankruptcy at Litchfield Monday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

"Jim Grimsby's Boy" with Frank
keenan, and Enid Marley will be the
attraction on Tuesday of next week.
keenan, has the part Of a gold miner,
whose wife dies at the birth Of her
daughter. The father, enraged that
the baby was not boy, tries to raise
her as a boy, but "girls is girls" as
the father has to learn before the pic
ture is completed.
1.-THE Men She Married." Wednes-
days attraction, presents real all
star cast of characters, with Gail
Kane, Arthur Ashley, Muriel Ostriche
and Montagu Love. 1t is a novel
story, and with the galaxy of stars
presenting it, can hardly be improved
upon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20
At THE MAJESTIC.

prudence the Pirate" with Gladys
Hulette, who made such a pronounc-
ed hit in "The Shine Girl" will be the
attraction at the Majestic on Thurs
day of this week. The story is some
thing new in motion pictures. 1t tells
of little girls lark, that nearly ends
in a tragedy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

On Friday a spectacular war pic
ture, shell 43" will be the attraction.
H. B. Warner and Enid Marley have
the leading roles. Among the most
important pieces of equipment for
modern warfare, to be shown, is a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

u F you would have
real fun at
Christmas time
be q Snowman and
ent in your
friends with the IA
nous elephant from
Feejeefolorum IS
land. This is how
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-20

Cashier L. E. Covell of New Lon
don did business at Willmar Monday.
The sun., 1916-11-15
8 HOUR SWITCHING
SYSTEM DEFENDED
Employee Gives Figures Which
Are Disputed by InterrO-
gator for Roads.

Arbitration proceedings between thlr-
teen railroads. including the New York
Central. and the switchmen's union were
continued Yesterday In the New York
state Chamber Of Commerce. s. Liberty
street, with switchmen from yards in
Inherent parts OF the country giving tcsti-
mony.
The proceedings came to a climax Just
before tho close at > o'clock. r. !. Han
iahan, a s~Nitchman for the Nickel Plate,
.ld given figures which seemed to show
that II cost less to switch ears under the
eight hour system which the men AZ.
demanding. Horace Baker. who * doing
the interrogating for the roads. had diff
.r."nt figures and wanted to know where
Mr.. Hanrahan got his compilation. Han.
flhan demurred.
"ff the official OF the Nickel Plate will
say he will not discharge the man who
compiled those figures the witness will
answer" announced :. l.. Hebcrling. i'll
tornational president OF the switchmrn'S
union Judge Charles Il. Howry, chair
man of the arbitrstors. said that ~ a
general principe Mi. Bakers puestion
vas proper. but that the board would
consider the matter ia the morning.
Peter j Finnegsn. 3Si Eas, 18TH
Htre't, inns 'ltl, Nhfd conductor Tor the
New Haven road IN its yards here. said
the eight hour system Is already In oper-
at!on ia that yard and thai i has been
since 1882. II was adopted. he said. be.
cause the company could not get men "a
stay In the yards under the ten hou, sNs-
tenn. The system was put in operation
over night. according to Ffunegan.
The hearing will be continued at IL
o'clock this morning.
The sun., 1916-11-15
BROKERS BULL"
THE DINNER MARKET
''ASSOciatiOn Of Partners of
stock Exchange Firms"
Enjoys Smoker.
4 GOOD TINE HAD BY ALI.
Greatest QuNrtette in World,
Ten Count 'Em) Sings
Tween Stems.

II one had ones own troubles at ones
own club last night in trying to get
ones waiter at say the Union club.
the Met "opolitan, the University, the
Union League and SO OH and so forth
one should emember--and THEREFORE en-
cuse-the lax attention inasmuch as
every one who is any one gave a club
dinner last night before taking ones
guests to the first annual smoker Of
listen to the wealthy titls-the Associa-
tion Of Farmers OF stock Exchange
Firms. .
The last mentioned organization grad
ually gatherd in the Aston Gallery OF
the Waldorf along toward Q o'clock last
night. Linkie Waterbury. brother OF
Larry and Monitor Larry and Monte
are brothers Of Cleveland Livingston
G.inkie) Waterbury. as the case may be
was the first TO arrive on the Job. And
then came Chick Boynton. president OF
the association, who had given n dinner
OF twenty-five covers at the Metropolis
tan club. Chicks guests trailing behind
him.
About the same time In came LITTLE
Johnny Prentiss OF Hornblowcr a
Weeks with n measiy ffty guests that
johnny had dined at the Harvard Club
Johnny Prcntlss didn't have a soul o'
Importance with him except several per
sons named Bache. some Baruchs. Q
sprinkling Of Cassatts. "a couple OF Kin
ricutts, some stacy Richmonds. one com
plete Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., Prof. Sar
gent Of Harvard's son. Chick. and Stew.
art Wortley Of the ". II. Craig & Co
firm. to mention but a few of john,
Premises guests.
Then the hig boss of the smoker
President Boynton. set himself back ~
a dinner also before the smoker began
Chick rave his dinner at the Metropoli
tan Club and he was positively alone ex
cept that twenty-five guests of Chick
dropped in. among whom were Arthur
Choate. c. =. Mitchell. who was recent.
made president OF the National CT!
Company Stewart Mcnamara. W
plunkett Stewart " Cassatt & Co. am
, Eddie Harden OF J r Colgate 4 Co.
The greatest quartette In the world
inaSmuch as there were ten in the quar-
t.tte. which was known last night n
the Princeton Quartette. sang at tn
smoker. There was a movie that was
movie also. Lions. tigers. bears. jaguar
and constructing snakes wrecked gro
%ceries. butcher shops. tonsorial parlors
furnished rooms. bar oons and tn
nerves Of the onlookers as the night pro
crossed. And there were stems an,
smokes and stems and crowded table
and stems and cigarettes and stems an
things and stun.
The sun., 1916-11-15
COAL GOES DOWN
DESPITE COLD SNAP
Anthracite Bureau Of InfOrma.
ton Says Situation Is Large
~ Psychological.

Men In the coal trade usually pray for
wlntry blasts. but the situation In the
coal market has been such that for the
past two weeks they have been praying
for a continuance of mild days and
nights. Reports that upstate counties
are being buried in snow have filled the
dealers with much anxiety and they are
wondering what the next t~wenty-four
hours will bring forth In this region.
The wholesale price of coal is from 30
cents to 81 n ton cheaper now than 1t
was last week. This has enabled the re-
taller to reduce his price considerably.
Burns Bros. sold coal yesterday AT 1870
"A ton as against $3.50 n ton on the pre-
ced'ng day, but the concern couldn't VEN
turc even a guess as to what the price
YOU be IN the immediate future.
+. W Saward. general manager OF the
Todi TRADE Journal. aid yesterday
The coal situation has quietcd "A good
deal. The price of both soft and hard
coal has gone down A great deal de-
ponds upon the next twenty-four hours
After declaring that coal probably in
excess Of 5000, 900 tons has been lifted
from the storage plants and sent To
market in addition to the coal mined
since January /. 1916. amounting to $780,
i13 tons more than for the correspond
ING ten months IN 1915. the Anthracite
Bureau Of Information at Wilkesbarre
says
"ln spite OF these facts an impression
seems To- have gained credence that the
railroad companies have been holding
back shipments, though with what posi-
bile benefit to themselves IL IL difficult
IN say. The public - assured that every
ton T. has been possible t. pr"duc" with
tho short supply of labor and the shorter
working day has been sent 10 the market
and that an additional supply from N,
storage plants is in the cellars Of con-
sumers.
The present situation Is largely
psychological. II such a term Is per
MISSILE. aggravated unques,ionably 10y
uniformed newspaper sensationalism
II customers who did not purchase earl,
IN the season will order now only sucf
anthracite as Is needed for their iinine
late wants and II those who have :
supply will rest content with what the,
have for a while there is no doubt tina
the situation will soon he relieved an,
retail prices he restored to their prorc
| lp..al 70
The sun., 1916-11-15
FLIRTS PURSUE MAN
WHO WIELDS BATON
So Asserts Orchestra Leader
in Answer to Mrs. Stcrn's
Suit for Separation.

The hidden burden ~ an orchestra
leaders job has been revealed at last.
Though the conductor may look care
free and splendid AZ he stands gracefully
waving his baton. his life has its dark
side. according to papers filed I'm the SUI
preme court Yesterday by Harold stern.
director OF the Park Avenue Hotel or
chestra. lie is constantly "A mark Tor
feminine nlrts.
This was Stern's answe to the suit FOR
separation begun by his wife, Estclle
stern. who accused him Of captivating
to the charms OF an army officers wife.
The woman mentioned In Mrs. StcrnIs
suit is Mrs. Myrtle Wickham, wife OF
capt. Frank n. Wickham. at present AZ
Nogales. Ariz, where her husband Is
breathing dust with the Twelfth lnfan-
try. II was OF a trip alone to the city.
Mrs. Stern states, that Mrs. Wickham
stopped at the Park Avenue Hotel ~
first saw her husband while he was di-
recting the orchestra.
Mrs. WiCkham's admiration according
to Mrs Stern. began with her husband :
violin playing. then took IN his long black
locks. and from there progressed by easy
stages TO his whole personality. His'lus-
,rous curls. of the regulation musical
length, are featured IN a letter WHICH
Mrs. Stern said the Captains wife wrote
to the conductor from Monterey. cal.
and which Mrs. Stern submits as PROOF
OF her husbands powers Of fascination.
In this letter the writer tells ~ giving
a dinner to friends at the bel Monte
Hotel. which fell short Of perfection be-
cause the orchestra began to play. Her
thoughts fioated far away to stern and
tn. superior way he would have
whooped things ~. the letter goes on
so that even her husband noticed her
preocCupation.
But his Interpretation OF ", the MS
slv. states. wasn't romantic ~ a0-he
thought she had rheumatism. The writer
acknowledged hat was one OF her all
ments. though she didn't So" why sh"
had II. since she was so fat and
strong" Her prescription for II was
this beloved one. II ! We're only where
I could have you hold me in your arms
nothing could hurt me"
Stern. who IL - years old. asserts
that he SHOWED the letter 10 his wife,
jus, AS he did all the sentimental out
which. according to him, constitute the
great hardship OF a conductors career.
He also denies his wife's charge that
he wrote letters to Mrs. paulin. Frank
lin. saying fatty that she Is 90 and
white haired and thus ruling her out.
Stern. who filed a bono yesterday to
pay the $50 weekly alimony awarded 20
his wife, will have his innings in a suit
for divorce he has filed. the papers Of
which are sealed.