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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-09-06

family to Mount Tom big timber
wolf chased his dog over the hill and
through the circle of his children in
manner that they have never for
gotten.
Lake Andrew. has long been visited
by sportsmen from the resorts at
Green Lake, when they were in
search of good fishing. There has
never been any extensive attempts
made to co1onize summer visitors on
it's shores. There is evidence of late
that the lake will not always be per-
mitted to remain in its present appar-
emily wild condition. The beautiful
beach on the east end is located on M.
O.. Kvamsoe's farm and on lot form
erly owned by Mrs. ~Osten Larson, but
now controlled by Oscar Markell.
Mr.. Kvamsoe has soldSlots now own
ed by .Lungstrom Bros, Gustafson
Bros, and A N. Nicholson on which
cottages have been erected, to. Her
man Erickson of Hutchinson who is
now erecting q cottage or residence
on same, and tot. ]. Lawson, Or.
Newman, q. Psterson, Peter Bro
n ]
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-09-06
AN OUTING AT LAKE ANDREW

A person who has grown up in a
scenic country seldom appreciates its
beauties. 1t becomes commonplace
from the daily association. The po-
etc becomes prosaic; the idealistic
is overshadowed by the practical. To
be able to really appreciate the grove
fringed Minnesota lakes, Of which
Kandiyohi county has more than one
hundred within it's borders, one must
sojourn for a time on the treeless
prairies. First after selling or aban-
doning their birthright and moving
away do many Kandiyohians reared
in the lake sections realize the natur-
al beauties Of their old home county.
Two weeks ago the editor and wife
and nephew left all business and 9th
er worries behind and went out to
Lake Andrew to enjoy an outing, to
live the simple life and devote our en-
tire attention as far as possible, tC
Gods great outdoors. We watched
nine beautiful sunsets reflected in the
lake, each one different from the 9th
er. Wonderful color combinations
that would battle the greatest paint
ers of the human race, to initiate.
From the most delicate rose the col
ors graded to the deep brown and
steel gray. We watched the wonder
full blue sky, sometimes hecked with
racing downy white clouds and at one
time overcast and darkened by inky
black clouds, from which the great
natural fore, electricity, burned red
hot streaks thru the air creating
vacuum claps which echoed with awe
inspiring roars along the wooded
shore line and among the towering
hills. Again at night, seemingly for
our especial benefit, the aurora Dor
calls. another manifestation Of that
mysterious power which man has sue
ceeded in part to harness, but OF
= which we know so little as yet, played
upon the heavens, the wonderful
shifting corona covering practically
the entire sky and ditfusing soft
light that rivaled that Of a full moon.
All, what sky, has Minnesota! You
can't see it in town. Even II you
could, you wouldn't. But out by the
lake, when all is still, when the wat
ers mirror the blinking lights OF eter
nifty above, the sky seems nearer and
the stars shine brighter than else
where. Can the human soul become
so sordid and cramped as not to feel
the influence of the reckoning great
or spheres beyond? We roamed over
the incompatible hills north of Lake
Andrew, from the bald SUBMITS OF
which a most beautiful panorama ex
tends to the horizon all around. we
made our way thru the woods with
their thickets of hazel, plum, pr1ckly
ash, willow, wild grape, etc. Daily
we padded around on the clear wat.
ers of the lake, sometimes still and
calm but often with waves rolling
with streaks of foam from the white
caps beaten up by the strong lake
breezes. Last, but not least, we IN
cidentally visited the familiar scenes
OF our boy.hood and greeted old-time
aeighbors and other friends whose
.-s E-
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ROsELAND.

Roseland, Sept. 3-Mr. and Mrs.
Brown of Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs.
Knott of Raymond spent Thursday at
the A. Knoll home.
Mrs. A. Veenstra Of Clara City WIS.,
tied with relatives from Tuesday un-
til Friday of last week.
Mr.. Peter Nype rented the w. Van
Buren, farm for the coming year. Mr..
Van Buren, and family expect to leave
for Raymond in a few weeks to make
their home.
A number of the young folks from
here attended the show at Svea Sat
urday evening.
Sadie Stuhr visited with Anna
Knoll last Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. J. J. Dragt occupied the pull
pit here last Sunday.
Mrs. F. E. Poortinga and daughters,
Pearl and Irene of Wiltmar spent the
week end with relatives here. ="
Lora Van Den Einde is staying
with her aunt, Mrs. E.. Williams at
present.
ltrs. a. Plowraan and children
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he top of Mount Tom. Mr.. Peter

the top of Mount Tom. Mr.. Peter
Broberg Of New London is an advo-
cate of inducing the State to lay out
a State Park here and preserving
this section in it's wild and pictur-
esque state, as game reserve where
surviving specimens of game could
find a safe haven Of refuge. Senator
Gandrud has been. asked to assist in
bringing this project to the attention
Of his colleagues in the Legislature.
The sections next adjoining the lake
are unfit for agriculture, and open
spots could easily be reforested with
any variety of forest trees wanted.
Numerous cedar trees are growing
here now, and no doubt pine seedlings
would thrive there. The first high hill
with a prairie knoll at the summit is
known as Little Tom" This is cas-
lily accessible from the lake by a road
which winds from a natural meadow
near the lake thru the woods and
near the foot of the hill. A magni-
ficent view of Lake Andrew, Middle
Lake and Norway Lake may be had
from this hill. The ascent of Little
Tom involves only q quarter of a mile
stroll from the lake on passable
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-09-06
spent Wednesday and Thursday "
her mother at Prinsburg.

spent Wednesday and Thursday "
her mother at Prinsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Kohrs and fam
called at the J. Zuidema home
Friday evening.
The party at the J. Bulthuis
last Thursday was we'll ATTENDED.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Theget calle~
the J. H. Dragt home last Thurst
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Watkins a
Mr.. Simon Dykema of Willmar we
entertained for dinner at the ]. z
dema home last Sunday and for 81
per at the N. Dykema home.
John Damhof sold a car to N. KIN.
of Danube one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Croak and chi
rem spent Sunday with their moth
Mrs. S. B. Dykema.
Miss Hannah De Vries assisted
the H. Plowman home last Eak.
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ranks have thinned somewhat but
whose familiar features are reflected
In the faces of another generation of
hopeful boys and girls.
Lake Andrew Is a fine sheet Of wat
er with somewhat regular shore line,
about two miles long and mile and
quarter across at it's widest part.
It has a shoreline of from five to six
miles, with sandy and rock beaches
alternating. 1t is entirely surround
ed by woods which serve to protect
it's shores from the mud deposits brot
in the dust carried by high winds
from the cultivated fields. Andrew
Lake has a variable depth. 1t has
some shallow portions, sand bar in
the center and in some places no
doubt is as deep or deeper than any
other lake in the county. It's waters
are fed by the Swan Lake creek, the
outlet Of Swan, Games and Norway
lakes and other smaller bodies of wat
er. It's outl to Lake Florida is by
Andrew Creek, this year a raging tor
rent as it carried the surplus waters
down thru its narrow and winding
detile between the hills. Lake Andrew
is best known as a good fishing lake,
the natural home Of bass, pike, pick
erel and all the other usual varieties
of Minnesota fish. Every day we were
able, even with our limited experience
as anglers, to keep our mess supplied
with fish and secure some for other
folks. With the great spawning beds
attached to lakes above and below
and it's own adaptability for the prop
agation of the finny tribe, Lake An
drew remains, after half century of
carelessly nursing civilization on it's
shores, we'll stocked with fish,
The fish bite we'll at certain sea-
sons only. In June this year we were
told every sportsman who wished
could carry away his limit of pike
from Lake Andrew. Fish bite best
in the new of the moon, we were told.
One angler demonstrated to us by the
teeth Of pickerel he had caught that
they were In such condition that the
fish did not care to do much hunting.
This theory was sustained by our ex-
perience as our luck improved with
the advent of the new moon. When
the fish "bite" any kind of bait will
go and they eagerly snap at anything
But when they do not "bite," it's up to
the angler to use his skill to awaken
the appetite or curiosity of the want.
ed denizens Of the deep.
The country adjoining the lake on
the north and extending into Colfax
township is the toughest and widest
in our county. 1t contains some of
the finest specimens of morainic hills
in the county. Drift filed with bould-
,rs, some of large size, are piled up
into a great range of hills overlook
ing the lake. Except for evidence
here and there Of the woodsman's axe,
and few strands of barbed wire here
and there in the brush, the country is
still as wild as when. the elk and deer
were there in great numbers and In
dian bands held their pow-Wows on
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On August first, according % :
ter recently received at the ONCE
the County Auditor, the sum Of So
became available for wolf bountj
for the state OF Minnesota.
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road; and may be easily undertaken by
any visitors at the lake. A range OF
hills equally high, but all wooded
which we named as the Three Big Sis
tiers extend northeasterly towards
Mount Tom which lies over the line IN
Colfax township and is more access
ible from the Lake Prairie road which
skirts the woods on the northeast.
The top Of Mount Tom, generally con
coded to be the highest point: IN the
county, affords the greatest view TO
be obtained in this section OF the
country 1t has long been the oo1ec-
tive point for local picnics and WILL
we predict, become q favor1te rem
devious for auto parties in the nut
ure. 80
About the only wild beasts Of any
size which remain in these hill last
nesses are wolves. A glance at the
county auditors record will snow tnat
most of the wolf bounties paid during
the past few years were for wolves
killed in this section Of Lake Andrew
81 Colfax. M. O. .Kvamsoe relates that
on the occasion of % visit with MS 1
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
HereditY and EuQenics.

Only a misguided enthusiast, says
the Journal of the American Medical
Association, would venture to make
great claims at the present time for
the possible future usefulness of ap-
piled eugenics. The doctrines Of
heredity on which the new postulates
are based must first be subjected to
critical investigation. The limita-
tons of the practical aspects of eu-
genics must be clearly formulated and
emphasized. 1t is well enough to
maintain in a general way that vital
ity is partly inherited and partly ac-
CURED, and that "a sound physical and
mental inheritance is a greater asset
than the inheritance of extraneous ad-
vantages like wealth" Many individ-
uals, however, have assumed that the
new science is primarily intended to
foster a scheme of general govern
mental interference with marriage. AS
n matter of fact, the most earnest stu
dents of the subject have at best
hoped to promote the gradual estab-
lishment of standards in public opin-
ion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
"Him" Didn't Stop Screams.

John Mckinney, living in Shelby
county, was in Shelbyville recently
With friends. He became separated
from them and they went home with
out him. 1t was too far for Mckinney
to walk, so he called up cousin living
in Shelbyville and asked for some
money to pay for a nights lodging.
The cousin told Mckinney to go to his
(the cousins) home to spend the
night
John started out and found a house
which he thought was the right one.
He pounded on the door, but no one
answered. Then he tried a window.
He raised it and crawled through. He
was greeted by the shrill scream of a
woman, who was standing on bed.
John announced that she need not
scream, for it was him" Him" didn't
mean much to Miss Lulu Long. She
continued her screaming. A brother
came running into the room with a
gun and Mckinney soon had his hands
stretched far above his head Hearing
the noise, the cousin, who lived next
door to the Long home, rushed to the
rescue and the situation was soon
cleared indianapolis News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
TRAGEDY THAT
SHOCKED WORLD
Details of the Assassination OF
Abraham Lincoln by
Wilkes Booth.
April II, 1865, viii Long Be Remem'
bered as One of the Saddest Days
in American History-1ow
Murderer Of Great Presi-
dent Met His Death.

~ n April IA. 1861, the Union
flag was hauled down at
Fort Sumter, and the war
became a fact. On April a.,
1866. the man who had been the
head of the Union during the struggle
was shot by an assassin. The world
today realizes the tragedy of his as
sassination, but not so well the shock
it caused at the time.
On the afternoon of April IA, 1865,
President Lincoln, accompanied by his
wife went for a long drive. AS a recre-
alton he had planned that night to see
the famous actress, Laura keene, in
Our American Cousin" which was be
iEg played in what was then Ford 8
theater on Tenth street northwest, be-
tween Il and f streets.
General Grants Narrow Escape.
General Grant was to have been
one of the theater party and the fact
that he was Unexpectedly called away
probably saved his life, as there is
no doubt that his murder was also
contemplated.
The presidents box had been draped
with two flags, silk one borrowed
from the treasury department being
placed in the center 1t was in this
that Booths spur caught when he
leaped from the box after shooting
Lincoln. Within the box was placed
a rocking chair for the use Of the
president. At $50 Mr.. Lincoln, Major
Rathbone and Miss Harris entered the
box to witness a play Of which they
were destined never to see the end.
AS the president sat quietly in his
box for an hour and a half, John
Wilkes Booth. the assassin, was how
ering near, waiting for a favorable
opportunity to fire the fatal shot.
Booth was handsome, gay, romantic
young actor of the famous family Of
actors. Edwin Booth was his brother
and Junius Brutus Booth his father.
Ardent Southern sympathizer.
Young Wilkes Booth-he was com
monty called by his middle name
was an ardent Southern sympathzer,
and his frequent visits to Washington
brought him in contact with people
of similar sentiments, and gave him
the opportunity to put into effect the
plan which he imagined would be that
OF a patriot
For some months he had been liv-
ing in Washington, where he nad dis
tors. These plans at first looked to
the capture of the president by TAX
ing him bodily, conceaing him in one
OF the cellars OF the old Van Ness
mansion till chance offered to get
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
ZEPPELIN FALLS INTO
SEA; TWENTY-FIVE DIE
English Fishing Boat Fearing Cap
ture, Refuses Aid-Beieved Dis
abled by Dutch Shells.

London, Feb 5.-Thirty five more
deaths in British waters, resulting
from the Zeppelin raid, are reported.
twenty-five of the victims are Ger
mans. members of the crew of diri-
gible, believed to have been the Lis,
which fell into the North sea.
Thirteen men of the crew of the
collier Franz Fischer were drowned
when the collier was sent to the bot
tom in two minutes by bomb dropped
by one of the Zeppelns returning
from the raid made on England. Only
three men Of the Fischer were saved.
The story of the fate Of the wrecked
air craft is told by the crew of the
steam trawler King Stephens, Captain
Martin, which arrived at Grimsby. Aid
was refused the Germans because they
outnumbered the crew Of the trawler.
1t is considered likely that the Ger
mans have drowned by this time.
The fishermen say that early on
Wednesday morning in the North sea
their attention was attracted by
flashes of light apparently from a
ships signal lamp. They mad for the
spot and found huge mass of wreck
age
They stood by until the light i'm
proved, when it was seen that the
wreCkage was that Of the Zeppelin
Liz. The cabins and a part of the
envelope were under water, but a
large part of the envelope was float
ing.
On the platform on the top Of the
envelope seven or eight Germans were
seen These hailed the trawler in
English, calling: Save us. Save us.
We will give you plenty of money"
AS the trawler carried only nine
hands and the Germans numbered
about twenty-five, Captain Martin de-
cided that it was not safe to take so
many enemies aboard, particularly as
the trawler was unarmed. He feared
that his crew might be overpowered
by the Germans. The captain there
fore proceeded TO report the position
of the airship to the proper authori-
ties, adequate assistance being sent
afterwards. and put into Grimsby.
1t is believed that the Zeppelin was
one of those participating in the raid
of January 81. The fishermen had
been at sea several days and were not
aware of the raid.
The Zeppelin probably was disabled
by the Dutch coast artillery, which
fired on it while it was attempting to
return to Germany over Dutch terri.
tory.
Fifty shots, some of which, 1t is be-
lieved. hit, we're fired at a Zeppelin
Wednesday morning as it flew low in
a fog over the island Of Ameland, off
the coast Of Holland.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"California Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When it's little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
darrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup OF Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for So
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
ORDERED SOLDIER TO COVER
Story of Occasion When Lincoln AS
iumed His Position as Com
mander in Chief.

The man who tells this new story OF
Abraham Lincoln is a native OF San
Francisco and was a soldier in Wash
ington. He was on guard at the
White House. one cold winters day
the president started out for a walk
an alone It was bitterly cold.
The guard, who tells the story was
standing in front OF his guardhouse,
shiyering in the blast OF wind. Along
came Lincoln
The soldier brought his musket to a
salute and Lincoln returned il. Then
the president turned to him and said:
My man, why don't you stand in.
side, out of the wind?'
Cant do It, Mr.. President. It's
against orders"
"Iut you're freezing out there and
there's no sense TO IT,
IT'S the generals orders that none
Of us stay inside the guardhouse when
on duty. Mr. President
Mr.. Lincoln muttercd something
about damn fool orders" and started
off He got about fifty feet and sud.
denly wheeled about and returned to
the guard lie paused moment and,
looking the guard in the eye with a
sort OF humorous twinkle in his own,
said very slowly:
According to my understanding OF
the Constitution, in time Of war the
president Is commander in chief OF
both the army and the navy
The guard nodded perplexcdly.
We'll. then, as president of tho Uni.
ted States and as commander In chief
of the armies of the United States
countermand that order and order
you inside that guardhouse!"
The president waited rntl the
guard saluted and stepped into the
guardhouse and then stallSed ON. wag.
ging his bead.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
Now We Have Il.

The earth passed between the planet
Saturn and the sun January 4. 1t
passed between Neptune and the sun
January 7. There being no planets in
position to force the earth out from
the sun and cause cold weather after
February 16 these three planets will
repel the earth toward the sun. or
rather against the suns repulsion,
from February 16 to April 26, which
will cause spring to begin practically
about February IS, and will cause
warmer and drier weather than usual
from February 16 to April rs, 1916.
During that warm period the prin-
cipal cool changes Of weather will oc-
cur Just after the moon or any plan
cts pass between the earth and other
planets or visible stars near the
eclipse. When precipitation occurs 1t
will be near the dates Of these plan
etary. lunar and stellar conjunctions.
ID. N. Grover. in Baltimore Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-10
.LUS|TAN|A CRISIS
ENDED BY BERLIN
Germany Ends All Danger OF
Break With u. S.
MUCH YIELDED BY KAISER
Message Received by Ambassador Won
Bernstorff Makes Full Settlement
of Case Likely in Next
Few Days.

Washington, Feb. 7.-All danger OF
a rupture with Germany over the Lu-
sitania controversy has disappeared.
Count Won Bernstorff formally com
municated to Secretary Of State Ian
sing on Friday the reply OF his gov
eminent to the oral representations
made to him some days ago.
While Germany has refused TO de-
clare that the sinking of the Lustania
was illegal and contrary to lnterna'
tional law in the form desired by this
government, 1t can be stated on au-
thority that concessions have been
made which give promise of adjust
ment as a result of further ex-
changes.
Whether these concessions fully
comply with the terms of settlement
offered by President Wilson will de-
pend-from the American viewpoint
on very close study and examination
of the note.
From the German viewpoint the
communication is regarded as grant
ing substantially all that the United
States asked in the report recently
sent to his government by Count Won
Bernstorff. on the basis of his last
conversation with Secretary Lansing.
Should President Wilson not find the
conclusions wholly satisfactory 1t
seems probable that an adjustment to
make them acceptable can be reached
in informal conferences between Sec
rotary Lansing and Count Won Bern
storff during the next five days.
The concessions made by the Ger
man government are of such char
acter, it is understood, that il they
fall short of satisfying President Will
son they have so narrowed the margin
of difference in the informal negotia-
tions as not to necessitate the aban-
donment of the informal negotiations.
This danger of break in diplomatic
relations between Germany and the
United States, it Is asserted in very
high quarter, have been averted by the
new communication, and the state
ment is even made in this very respon-
sible quarter that there can now be no
break between the two countries over
the Lusitania affair.
1t is evident from the promptness
with which Germany has replied to
the presidents minimum demands
that there exists a real desire on the
part of officials in that country to set
tie all outstanding differences with
the United States.