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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09
Obsequies Of Ole M. Mattson,

Obsequies Of Ole N. Mattson.
The obsequies of the late Ole NJ.
Mattson, aged citizen Of Whitefield,
were held last Friday morning, from
the residence of the son, P. o. Matt
son, and the Svea Lutheran church.
Rev. w. E. Pearson of Willmar OFF,
ciated. The pail bearers were Messrs.
A. o. Nelson, N. Bengtson, Ernest
Swenson, J. P. Johnson, ions Swenson
and Nels Anderson. There were twea-
ty-one cars in the cortege. The de-
ceased was one of the charter mem
bers Of the Svea Lutheran church. He
was a cousin Of the late Col. Hans
Mattson, well known in Minnesota his
tory.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09
IN fA e CA URCHE E9
BETHEL LUTHERAN.
Cor. Second and Becker.

Rev. w. A. Pearson, A. NJ, Pastor.
Services next Sunday morning at
10:S0 o'clock. The Boys Society will
meet Sunday noon, after the services.
Midweek services in church base
ment, Thursday evening
The Young Peoples Society meets
this evening at lawn social to be
held at Green Lake, on the beach near
cottage occupied by Rev. and Mrs.
Pearson.
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SWEDISH BAPTIST.
Trott Ave. and Third St.
Rev. Paul Hallin, Pastor.
Sunday services will be held as fol-
lows:
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
10:45 a. m. and p. M, sermon by
Rev. G.. E. Anderson Of Alexandria.
7:15 p. M, Young Peoples meeting.
A cordial welcome extended to all
to attend.
NORW. LUTH. SYNOD.
Rev. ]. N. Andersen, Pastor.
Next Sunday, no services at the
Willmar church.
Services at the Solomon Lake
church at 1O:3O a. m
The confirmation class meets Sat-
urGay at ten o'clock a. m.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST.
Sunday service 10:45 a. m.
Subject: Soul.
Wednesday service at p. m. All
are welcome to these services.
Free reading room in church edifice
open every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from to p. m.
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PRIAM.
Rev. w. Bryn Jones will conduct
services in the Presbyterian chapel on
Sunday afternoon at p. m. A good
attendance is requested.
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PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be services both morning
and evening at the Presbyterian
church this next Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09
Fire Marshall Visits Town.

Deputy State Fire Marshall, Mr..
Jordan, made a tour of inspection
thru our city again last Thursday. In
an interview at the Tribune Office he
stated that he had found the general
conditions in Willmar quite satisfac.
tory. Most Of the clean up orders
which had been made were already
being complied with. He compli-
mented the local fire marshall, Mr.. c.
G. Selvig, on the efficient work he evi
IDENTITY is doing at Willmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09
Dental Convention at St. Cloud.

Drs. c. E. Gerretson, H. F. Porter
and A. w. Odell of this city were in
attendance last week Saturday at the
district Dental Convention at St..
Cloud. The former was president of
the association the past year. About
sixty were in attendance at the meet
ings, which were the best held since
the organization of the association.
The sessions came to a close Satur.
day evening with a banquet. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, DR.. M. F.
Cook of S.. Cloud; vice president, DR.
S. P. Winter of Paynesville; secretary
DIR. Biley Smith Of Melrose; treasurer
DR.. c. H. Nelson of Fergus Falls. DR.
c. E. Gerretson of this city was
elected delegate to the state executive
council.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09
new FRUIT HOUSE
TO Be RUSHED
Wholesale House at Foot OF
Sixth Street To Be
Ready In go Days.

E. P. Stacy and Sons Of Minneap-
oils have opened their wholesale fruit
house in Willmar, the present quar-.
ters being in the building formerly
occupied by Skoog and Anderson, on
Benson Ave-, between Fourth and
Fifth streets.
Mr.. Merrill of Minneapolis, a mem
Der of the firm was in the city Tues.
day and personally interviewed pra:.
tically all Of the dealers handling
fruit, to see what encouragement the
firm would have toward erecting the
proposed new building. He was evl.
IDENTIFY satisfied with the results Of his
interviews as he returned to Mime.
apolis this morning with the idea of
having the work on the new building
started at once.
The building will be situated on the
railroad right Of way at the foot of
Sixth street, and will be two story
brick structure, 100 by about SO feet.
It is planned to break ground with
in the next ten days and rush the
work in hurry as the building is to
be ready for occupancy within ninety
days.
For the present Fred Vorwerk has
charge of the local branch, but when
the new building is completed and the
firm is located in their own quarters,
E. NJ. Bonde who has made this terri
tory for some time past for the firm,
will be the local manager.
The building will contain an am
monia cold storage plant.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

DIR. c. E. Gerretson left last Fri
day for St. Cloud to attend to business
at the meeting of District Dental con-
vention.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

Misses Edna Kiland and Myrtle
Peterson, Carl Knutson and Edwin
Kiland autoed to Kerkhoven last We'd
nesday evening for visit at the john
Peterson home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

MIR. and Mrs. L. L. Laugeson and
two sons returned to their home at
Hutchinson last Wednesday after vis-
iting for some time with relatives in
this city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

Ia., arrived last Friday evening for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. James A.
RoWat.
Mrs. J. A. Wahlstrand and daugh-
ters left the middle of last week for
weeks visit with relatives in Min
neapolis.
Mrs. A. E. Lyseu and children ar
rived last Wednesday from Kuhn, N.
| D., for q visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Broberg.
Mrs. P. P. Fjellman and son, Al
ton returned last Wednesday after
noon from a visit with relatives at
Duluth.
Miss Bernice Johnson left last
week Friday for Fort Ripley after Wis
iting for some time with Miss Eva
johnson.
The Misses Ethel and Alice Smith
entertained the HooHgans at the
Smith cottage on Crescent Beach last
Sunday.
Carl Knutson Of Rogers, N. D.,
spent last week visiting with relatives
In this city. He returned to Rogers
last Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Dalen mot
ored to Kerkhoven last Thursday and
spent the day visiting with relatives
at that place.
Miss Elvira Wilson of Atwater
visited the latter part Of last week
and the first part Of this, with Miss
Grace Sperry.
-Mffel A. Holm returned the first
Of the week from Madison, Wis.,,
where he has been in attendance at
summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Olson and
son, Kenneth of Atwater attended the
funeral of the late o. M. Mattson last
Friday afternoon
Mrs. Leaf and children left last
Wednesday for their home at st. Paul
after visiting for some time with rela'
tives in this city.
"A. P. Bergeson and son, Erhard
returned last Thursday afternoon
from a several weeks stay on their
farm near Wadena~
Miss Ruby Peterson returned tc
her home at Kerkhoven last Sunday
evening. She had been visiting here
for a couple OF months.
John Rundberg left last Wednes
: day for St. Paul after visiting fol
d. some time at the Andrew Peterson
r home in this city.
Miss Nell Kellogg left last Thurs
: day for her home at Fort Scott, Kas.
after visiting for some time with Rev
and Mrs. E. R. Todd.
4 Mrs. G. A. Foster and daughter
: Marguerite returned last Saturday at
ternoon from an extended visit will
/ relatives at Monticello.
t Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Hadley, VIII
8 have been occupying the Tyler cot
tage on Crescent Beach moved int
9 this city Monday evening.
8 MIR. and Mrs. A. N. Erickson AM
l. two children of Mankato arrived las
Saturday evening for visit with MI
q and Mrs. H. p. Hansen.
d Miss Harriet Hilleboe arrive
), from Benson last Wednesday for
couple of days. visit before going t
It her home at Decorah, 1a-
It w. e. Scott and George Brill a,
9 toed to Minneapolis last Wednesda
afternoon, in the formers car, n
8. turning the following day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09
Pastor viii Go to Winnipeg.

Rev. A. J. Ostling, of the local Swed
ish Mission church, has accepted d
call to Winnipeg, Canada. Rev. Ost-
ling has had other calls, but conclud-
ed that the Manitoba metropolis was
to be his next chosen field Of labor,
whittier the reverend and Mrs. Ost-
ling will move in the last part Of Sep
tember. No successor has been elect
ed as yet to succeed Rev. Ostling at
the local church.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09
ANNOUNCEMENT,

am glad to be able to tell all my
friends that have been lucky enough
to get a timer from Cleveland, Ohio,
and can say he is the best timer that
has ever been in the City Of WiIlmar.
Give US trial to prove It.
AUGUST HOGLUND, Hardware.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

Miss Ethel Styles left Monday
evening for Berkely, Calf, where she
will complete her school work. She
had been spending the summer vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Styles.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

"A large surprise party was given
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. James Tor
kelson of Minneapolis at the Hanslin
Johnson home, Saturday evening, Au-
gust 5th. About one hundred and sew
enty-five people were present. Music
was furnished by the Raymond band.
Everyone present enjoyed good
+irno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
BARBER DECLINES
 TO MAKE SPEECH
Large Amount of Routine Business
 Transacted by the Commis- sion Yesterday

As forecast. the city commission was very quiet yesterday, and even Commits sioner Barber refused to make a speech, although he threatened at one time As he got up from his chair he said My colleagues, of course. you are with hor- TOT depicted all over your faces and with anguish rending your hearts anticipating my weekly effusion on things mundane, but I shall disappoint you today. For once I have nothing to say-but wait till next week.
 That placed the commission in excellent humor and with creditable dispatch an immense amount of routine business was disposed Of New construction proposed includes the following:
 Instructed the city engineer to draw ordinances for the paving of the follow ing streets with permanent pavement:
 Nineteenth street. south, from First avenue to Thirteenth avenue; Seventh avenue, north. from Fourteenth street to Nineteenth street; Twenty-fift street. north, from Eight avenue to Twelfth avenue; Twenty-first street, south. from Eighth avenue to Tenth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
NEGRO SHOOTS WIFE
 AND KILLS HIMSELF.
No Witnesses to Double Tragedy-First Negro Sui
 eide in a Number of Years

James Bolder, negro. aged 35 years, fa- tally shot his wife Emma Bolder, in the abdomen with Smith & Wesson .3S- calibre pistol, then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide last night at o'clock at their residence, 1909 First avenue, Avondale.
 Officers Pittman and Wagner answered the call and investigated. The dying woman was sent to the Hillman hos pital in the police patrol. The woman has no chance to survive, it Is said. The remains of Bolder were turned over to Echols & Strong, negro undertakers, by the police department. This is the first negro to commit suicide in Jefferson county for a number of years, it is said.
 The cause of the crime could not be learned last night by the officers that investigated, as there were no eyewit- nesses to the shooting. It is said the negroes had been living peacefully to- gether for a number of years. The trag- edy was a shock to the friends of the negroes.
 The report came to police headquarters a few minutes after the shooting, that white man had murdered his wife and committed suicide, and every white am- bulance in Birmingham and Woodlawn answered the call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01

E. D. Smith, former city attorney of Birmingham, and well known in political and legal circles throughout Alabama, is considering the advisability of making the race for national committeeman from the state. This became known last night following the announcement from B. M. Allen that he would seek a place as delegate to the national convention from the state at large, rather than offer for national committeeman.
 It has been known for sometime that friends of MT. Smith were urging him to make the race, but he has held up his decision, pending the announcement of other entries.
 T have the matter under considera- tion." said MT. Smith last night, land I will make my decision known tomorrow. I will confer with some of my friends to- morrow and if decide to offer for com mitteeman, will have my announcement in the hands of the state chairman in ample time"
 Should MT. Smith not ran for commit teeman. J. Kirk Jackson of Montgom- cry. one of the best known men in the state, will make the race, according to statements made by friends of MT. JaQk- son i'll Birmingham last night. Borden Burr is at present the only announced candidate for this position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01

to be forever remembered in connec- tion with the names of the great lead CTS of the civil war and the end of the
 Lost Cause.
 Few of the old houses are remaining in the little village. Unlike other famous battlefelds, there has been no attempt to preserve the spot that
 marked the most important event of the
 great American conflict
 Because of this condition the life like reproduction of the surrender of
 Gee Robert D. Lee to Gen. U. S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in David W.
 Griffiths The Birth of Nation" at
 the Jefferson next week, is particularly interesting and valuable. The place is hallowed ground in the story of Amer ica and it is unpleasant to learn that fire and flood, vandal hands and public indifference and want of care have
 brought desolation to the spot whose
 name so appeals to both north and south, there united in lasting peace. It is to be regretted that this place ot peace has not received the attention of those who have labored to erect monu- ments in historic spots. It Is therefore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
ESTES WILL NOT RUN FOR CONGRESS Thomas M. Rogers in Race. Judge Issues Short State
 ment on Race

George IT. Estes, who had been con of making the race for Congress from the Ninth district, announced last night that he would not make the fight.
 "I have been urged by a number of my friends to run for Congress" said Mr. Estes. "but after giving the matter care ful consideration, I have decided not tc offer for the place. I am grateful for the consideration and encouragement which my friends gave me in this mat. ter.''
 Thomas M. Rogers who was appointed several years ago as judge of the in- ferior court of Woodlawn, announced yesterday that he would make the race for Congress from this district The en- trance of Mr. Rogers in the race created considerable surprise
 Thomas J. Judge, who is conducting an active race for Congress. yesterday issued the following card to the voters "As a member of the house in 1911, and the senate in 1915, from Jefferson county, I earnestly endeavored to repre- sent the interests and reflect the views of the people of the county. If elected, shall continue the same course in Con- gross. Unlike MT. Huddleston, I shall not consider myself wiser than my expe- rienced party leaders and other demo- cratic associates in caucus assembled, and cast my first vote with and for the republicans. and thereby destroy my usefulness and impair my efficiency"
 MT. Judge, who some days ago opened his fight for the seat now held by Con- gressman Huddleston, has already be- gun an active campaign The indications point to warm fight which will grow in interest as the time for the primary approaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01

gave the Thompson candidate majority Of 1l9, but the women turned the scale with a PIT majority for the Merriam man.
 Unusual interest attached to the strug- gle, by reason of the mayors ambition tc succeed Roy o. West as republican national committeeman and curiosity as to what effect on the vote the enforce ment of the Sunday closing law against saloons by the mayor would have.
 The democratic primaries were contest ed by followers of Roger Sullivan, SOS called democratic "boss" of the state, against adherents of Governor Dunne and former Mayor Carter H. Harrison.
 Mayor Thompson, in campaign spec Ss. asserted that the fight against hirk the nine leading revolutionary wa was due to the activities of former Gov. Charles S. Deneen, who is supporting MT. West for reelection as national committeeman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01

all the more gratifying to know that MT. Griffith has preserved for posteri- ty such faithful representation of one of the most momentous scenes in Amer ican history.
 The village of Appomattox has nearly disappeared. Only three houses remain Even those are badly warped, giving promise that they too will soon rot, and that weeds, followed by scrub pine will soon hide their sites from view Two of these houses have long been abandoned. The other is occupied by the large family of a small farmer, a stranger to that part of Virginia and unfamiliar with and apparently indif- ferent to the great memories of the county in which he lives.
 At the time of the surrender the will lage had been reduced by four years of war to a ramshaclzle crossroads ham, let. A cluster of dwellings,, mostly ot wood, livery stable and a store or two were built around the sleepy courthouse square. The courthouse was burned down 20 years ago, and today the deso- late courthouse square is but place of ashes, charred plaster and shattered bricks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
SHROPSHIRE GIVES
 DODGE RELEASE

Nashville. February 29.-(Special. President Shropshire announced today that John Dodge, for the past two years regular third basemap for the Nashville team. has been allowed to become a free agent. No contract was sent Dodge. after repeated efforts to arrange trade or sale of the player had fallen through.
 Arthur Kores. who jumped from the Rochester club to the St. Louis Fed erals, has been secured to play third base this season. Manager Ellam is expected to arrive from his Pennsylya- mia home to take up several important holdout matters that confront the local club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01

laid down in the United States instruc. tiops to armed merchantmen. If a sub- marine approaches a merchant vessel it can only be with the intent to destroy it and this has been proved again and again by experience. The merchant yes sel has. therefore, by natural law, the same right to defend herself as a peace full citizen has if attacked by a gunman
 The law gives a peaceful citizen the right to fire in self-defense: and mer- chant vessels are under strict instruc- tions to use their armament solely and exclusively for this purpose. An official pledge to this effect has been given"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
BRITISH VIEW ON
 ARMING VESSELS
,continuea from Page One,


 must be ready in conjunction with another passage which makes it perfectly clear that merchant vessels must not attack unless submarine shows unmistakably hostile intentions
 Washington, February 9-From the British point of view all of the score of offenses mentioned in Count Bernstorffs S note of yesterday to Secretary Lansing, alleging that British merchantmen vio- lated international law by attacking Ger man or Austrian submarines will be shown to have been completely justified as a proper exercise of defensive power. British authorities cite decision by Chief Justice Marshall of the United States supreme court, written many years ago in the "Nereid'' case as a clear ex- position of the distinction between ship armed for defense and for offense, ap- plicable today just as it was when handed down.
 The British contention in answer to the German assertion that armed mer- chantmen really are warships, is sub. stantially as follows:
 "A merchant vessel seeks a port and ship of war seeks enemy vessels to destroy them. The distinction is clearly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
 nGRANT" LEE" M THE F5lR-TH OF A NATION

Grown up with underbrush and scrub pine is the spot that marks "the end of the war;" when General Grant and Gen. eral Lee, the opposing commanders, firmly clasped hands, and Grant said, Let us have peace" There are few of the comrades still left who remember that bright, sunshiny day at Appo- mattox Courthouse, when the two gen erals, fanked by other generals of their commands, went into the Wilmer- Mclean house and arranged the terms of surrender that meant the end of the war and the return of the citizen arm ies to their civilian occupations.
 Out of the beaten track as it is Ap- pomattox has fallen into ruin. The famous apple tree is now preserved only in memory and in the quatrain cited so memorably by Roscoe Conkling in the republican convention of 1880. The quiet little county seat of Appomattox had slumbered in obscurity until April s, 1865, when it took it's place in history,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
Negro Killed by Car

w. J. Lamar. negro Methodist minister at Weaver station. was instantly killed yesterday morning at Il o'clock at Weav- CT station, when he was struck by a North Ensley car. It is said that Lamar had just got off the car and walked in front of 1t, when he stumbled and fell. Motorman George Angel and Conductor Partridge were in charge of the car. No arrest was made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
GERMANS 75O.000 STRONG

Estimates of the number of Germans engaged in the great battle are consid- erably larger than the 300.000 men be- lieved to have been engaged in the ini- tial operations. Some authorities now declare that there are as many as 750, ,OO( troops on the German side. strong rein forcements having arrived
 The Russians are energetically con- tinuing their campaign against the Turks in Armenia. Advices from Petrograd to- day declare that the Turkish forces are hastily evacuating Trebizond. on the Black sea, and other nearby towns on the coast of the Caucasus region. Re cent dispatches have reported the Rus sians closing in on Trebizond. both from the east. along the coast. and from the direction of Erzerum. the captured Turkish stronghold.
 Casualties of the British forces in the various fighting areas published for the month of February totalled 739 officers and 17,S47 men. This was somewhat smaller than during January. when the published losses amounted to 1079 oft cers and 1864 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
ANTI-THOMPSONITES
 SCORE IN CHICAGO
Continued from Page one)

downtown district, the republican contest produced a woman candidate, Hiida John son Haskins. Of the female vote she received 36 against 107 for William P. Schrader The democrats, following inn memorial custom, renominated Alderman John Coughin, known in former years as "Bathhouse John.' He was unop- posed.
 Tn the Seventh Merriam's victory was due to the women. The men of this ward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
Rifles for Students

Cambridge, Mass, February 29-Har- yard university authorities were noti- fled by the war department today that 1050 rifles and 10000 rounds of am- intuition had been shipped here for use by the newly formed regiment of undergraduates. The rifles were part of the equipment of the regular army in the Spanish American war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01
De Chair to Assist Cecil

London. February zs.-Walter Hume Long. president of the local government board, announced in the House of Com mons today in behalf of Premier Asquith that Rear Admiral Sir Dudley De Chair had been appointed to assist Ford Rob ert Cecil as minister of war trade.