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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-15
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Council Chambers, City Hall Building,
Willmar, Minnesota, May 10, 1918.
Regular meeting of the City Council.
Mayor Wellin called the meeting to
order.
The following members of the Council
were present on roll call: Mayor We'll
lin. Aldermen Jacobson, Olson, Berkness.
Hoaglund, Jensen, Brown, Norman and
Erickson:
Absent, None
ing held April 22nd, 1918, were read,
and the same were approved as read.
The following bills were, on motion,
referred to the Finance Committee:
General Fund:
Water and Light Commission,
street lights and light. City
Hall building, for April, rs,
and rent of water, fire hyd-
rants, three months ........$ 5681O
n. w: Sanitary Supply Co., paper 500
Ben Benson, labor and supplies 375
DIR: J: M: Rains, for postage, ex-
N. ": Tel. Elk. Co., phone rent 1870
and calls, Police Dept. ...... $40
Oman Machine Works, repairs :. 3.S5
John Freed, labor, 4th Ward park s:7S
A. o; sather, labor, 4th Ward
john Ral1 Peterson, labor i2S
Willmar Milling Co., rent lots
hay market, six months ......, 5000
Peterson Wellin, mdse. and
service flag" ............. 23.4O
Andrew Olson, labor ..... 625
Aug. Johnson, labor sewers. -. 23.75
John Peterson. labor sewers .. 21.25
Western Electric Co., mdse.,
three bills 1924
N. w. Elect. Equip. Co., mdse... 112.25
Ben Benson, labor and supplies 1874
Peterson & Wellin, mdse. ...... 1.6O
A. 0. FOrsberg, Postmaster, 500
stamped envelopes .......... 1856
Henry Johnson, labor team 49,. 1880
Arthur c.. johnson, labor ...... 1855
Aug. Sundling, labor .......... $50
Poor Fund:
DR.. J. M. Rains, professional
| service to poor .............. 1900
Mrs. c. Carlson, keeping poor
charge one month .......... 600
Peter L. Nelson, rent rooms for
poor .................. 500
man, one month ......:..... 1000
| Mrs. NJ Skoglund, Atwater, keep
ing two poor charges, one
month, and cash advanced for
mdse. ................... 1000
Street Fund:
Peter Anderson, labor 1926
Aug. Johnson, labor .......... 1880
A. A. Anderson, labor team 80. 17.4O
Aug. Sundling, labor .. 1915
Geo. ]. Gustafson, labor team >. 800
Henry Johnson, labor team 80. 1890
| o. IT. Olstad, labor team ...... 2:70
A. w. Wall. labor team $50
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Public Coffee.

The Housekeepers' club will give
a public lunch at the Rest Room OIL
Saturday afternoon, May 18th. Every
body invited to attend.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-15

r. N. A. May Party.
The Royal Neighbors will have
May party on the twenty-eightF
this month.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-15
Svea Farmers Club.

oVed dTUeTS CTQ0.
The Svea Farmers club will NEE
next Friday evening, May 18th at Dist
No. IS at Svea. A good musical pro
gram will be rendered. Refreshments
will be served after the program.
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BUYS Confectionery Store.

Andrew Jacobson, who has been EN-
ployed in the Farmers Restaurant /,
this city, has purchased the Erickso
Brothers Confectionery store at Kan
diyohi, taking possession of same o,
Tuesday morning of this week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-15

DIR. I. S. Benson made a profess
sional call in Minneapolis last Sun.
DAY. ..&ra .". H..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-15

The Finance Committee reported the
lowing resolution which was adopted
report was accepted.
Alderman Erickson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes" 8;
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the City Council Of
the City of Willmar that the City Clerk
be, and he hereby is, authorized to issue
warrants against the respective funds
in payment of the foregoing approved
bills.
Approved May 14th, 1918.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
, Mr.. c. w. Odell appeared, with re.
ference to the old 9Th street and Mon
ongalia avenue sewer, which he and
other property owners on those streets
had built ten years ago, and explained
about how each property owner had
paid for the construction of said sewer,
and that the old property Of Erick Glad
on Lot /, Block 81, First Addition, (now
owned by J. J. Barrett) had also paid
it's share towards the construction of
said storm sewer, entering into ditch
on 7th street.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried to rescind the action taken at
meeting April %, 1918, ordering a tap
ping fee to be collected for the ,afore-
said Barrett residence Lot l. Block 81,
to connect with the 9Th street sanitary
sewer, owing to said property having
paid its share for the construction Of
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lni,,rad At wr;e$

Carl Mattson of south of the city
had his left wrist badly sprained lasta
Wednesday evening when his hann
was caught between two horses.
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#WILLMAR MARKET REPORTS
a*% Wednesday Morning. May IS
WlLLMAR PRODUCE

Corn was sold Tuesday at Minneapolis
as follows: No. 3 yellow, $l.5S-1.tO;
No. 4 yellow, $l.40-1.50: prices grades
from $11O to $3.50. No prices on corn
are quoted at local grain houses.
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POULTR Y

POULTRY
FOR SALE-A few cockerels, hens
and pullets, prize winning strain,
White Wyandottes. Gilbert Ericsson,
0O3 Third St. E. 241
FOR SALE-R. c. Rhode Island Red
Matching eggs. Is eggs, $500
and $500; if not ten chicks Matched,
another setting half price. o. M,
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STOCK FOR SALE

STOCK FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Registered Ho Is 9 n
bulls, all ages. David Swenson,
Spicer. Rt. 1. $50
FOR SALE-Two work horses. IN
quire Dodge Service Station, Will
mar. 35G
FOR SALE-Two Shorthorn bull calv-
es, pedigree furnished. Arthur Klint
Willmar, MINI. Rte. 5. 80
FOR SALE-Registered Shorthorn
bulls, from to IL months. P. J.
Thorstenson, Rte. S, Willmar. 3O3
FOR SALE S. H. Bull, Wallace 442,
1877, three years old. Cannot use in
my herd any more. Might trade for
yearling. Chas. Johnson, Box IT.,
IT., 2, Willmar. 347
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RESOLUTION

"Resolved, that Section 2 of the pro-
posed ordinance. entitled IAN Ordinance
Amending Ordinance No. 149, entitled
IAN Ordinance Regulating the Running
at Large of Dogs within the limits Of
Tax Oh the same De and the same Is
hereby amended BY striking out the
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! Classified Wants !

POSITIONS WANTED
WANTED-Ry teacher in High School
some kind OF work during vacation,
can operate typewriter. Apply Tri-
bune. 34S
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Corresp,o ndence.
SANGER

% SANGER i
Rev. George Buzzelle Of Bismarck,
gave a patriotic address in the Sanger
hall Tuesday afternoon for the bene.
fit of the Red Cross. He also spoke
in Hensler that evening and in Fort
Clark Wednesday morning.
The farmers in this vicinity have
statred their spring work and in q
few days seeding will be general
throughout the county. The acreage
will be greately increased this year
over last summer.
The new firm of Johnston & Digby,
SUCCESSORS to Digby Bros. are enjoy.
ing g. splendid trade and some very
noticeable improvements have been
made to their already up-todate store.
Under the leadership of Miss Brock.
ington, principal of the Sanger school,
the scholars in the lower grades have
organized a Junior Red Cross and are
using all their spare moments to work
for this great cause.
John Anderson, one of the leading
farmers of Fort Clark. was in Sanger
Wednesday on business.
All Sangerites are planning on TAX
ing in the big Easter dance at Price,
Monday, April LIST, gwen for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross.
D. A. Ogden and Charlie Dunahey,
the two local road contractors, are
getting their outfits in readiness to
start road building near Sanger.
Special services will be held In the
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AS message from the dead came to
Mrs. Anna Gradin this morning the
last letter from her son, Lloyd Spetz,
written in an army Y. NJ. G.. A. hut
on the west front February 20, ten
days before the. Bismarck, soldier
lost his life in repulsing a German
attack on the Toul sector.
The letter, which came: this morn
ing, after ueing more than a month on
the way, follows:
American Forces lin France
February 20, 1918.
"Dear Mother:
81 received your letters the 9TH
er day and was sure glad to get
them. got the Christmas pres
ent, the check you sent me, and
thank you very much for it. The
money sure came in handy, be-
cause we have not been paid for
four months. Have not missed
the money very much because
Or there is not much to buy. Have
not received the package Of cake
and cigarettes, but 'spose will
get it, for it takes awfulIy long
to get mail here. ! bet it is aw-
fully cold in North Dakota, now,
but it has not got much on France.
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WAR GARDEN A PLEDGE.
Any Family Which Can Grow One
Doesn't, Will Fall Short. Il,

Each family that can grow a gard.
on this year, and doesn't will fall
short in the most urgent services de-
handed by the nation. a., H..
Garden products are consumed
where they are grown, thus transpor'
tation Is conserved. Gardening Is the
extra war work Of those who do It.
so no added strain is put upon the
labor supply of the country. Also ev'
erything grown in war gardens Is in
addition to, the normal food produc-
ton, hence 1t releases, pound for
pound, that much more food for AM
erica's allies. At the same time it re.
duces, dollars. worth for dollars
worth, the living expenses Of each
and all who grow gardens -money
that may very well be invested in
thrift stamps or liberty bonds. '''''
Secretary Thomas Allan Box Of the
State Council of Defense has called
upon all town and city jewellers
throughout. the state to take up gard.
ening The chairman Of each county
Executive Committee has been asked
to take the lead in his county. Such
county chairnlen have been urged to
call, meetings, organize clubs and not
only arouse the people to the need
tor gardens, but to show them how
easily gardens may be grown. .
In general, however, gardening Is a
task for the family or the individual,
and each individual, and family real
ize that the time for talking about
gardening has past, that the time for
planting is at hand. And each should
remember that war garden will be
a sort Of growing badge Of patriotism
q pledge of loyalty to the nation.
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The prompt and positive action of this
In quickly healing the infiamed or swoile5
membranes Of the throat, chest or brop.
chial tubes and breaking UP ti9lft
coughs, has caused it to be used in moro
homes than any other cough remedy.
Under its healing, soothing influence;
chest soreness goes, phleam .loosens.
breathing becomes easier, tickling II
throat stops and you Rct rood niRht'p
zestful sleep. The usual throat ana
-5est colds are conquered BY it In "a
hours or less. Nothing better for bron.
chitis, hoareeness, Group, whoopinR
cough, bronchial asthma or wintes
coughs. !
To make this splendid cough svrup.
pour, "a ounces Of Pinex l6o cents
worth J, into . pint bottle and fill tho
bottle with plain granulatcd sugar syru.
and shake thoroughly. Youp then ha1a
= full pint---a family suppl7-of . much
better cough syrup than YOU could brv
ready.made for $3.50. Keeps perfectiv
and children love its pleasant taate.
Pinex II special and highly concen.
trated compound Of genuine Norway
pine extract, and is known the vo-a
over for ito promptness, ease and cer.
tainty in overcoming stubborn coughs.
and chest colds.
= TO avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2h ounces of Pinex" with
full directions, and don't accent anv-
thing else. Guaranteed to give Absolute
satisfaction or money promptly refunded,
lhe Fanex Co.. TT Wayne, Lad.
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THE FIGHTING AMERICAN

The Germans on the western front are face to
face with different type Of fighting man from
any they have ever encountered or even dreamed
of. The American soldier who has been stalking
their patrols on No Mans Land is an unknown
quantity in the German scheme of things
Your German makes good fighting machine
With all the cogs oiled and geared and the engi.
neer on the job, the machine works smoothly
enough. But smash any part Of the machine
throw out the gears or disable the engineer and
the machine stops.
On the other hand, the American is a born
fighting man, an instructive soldier. He is a
thinker and doer he has initiative, he has pluck
he has things the German lacks things the Ger
man could never have because Of his environment
his system, his whole outlook upon life.
The Germans will learn many things from the
men with whom they are fighting. They have
already learned many things from the French
and from the English from the Italians, but ir
the American they are going to find the dash Of
the Frenchman, the bulldog tenacity of the Brit
sh the high courage Of the Italian, the endurance
and capacity for sacrifice of all three, and in add
ton the initiative, the personal element that will
take great risks to gain great ends and sense
OF Responsibility that Will make the American
solde the equal Of the troops that are fighting
their own soil to defend their homes. The meri
can realizes that he is on the battlefront to save
the world.
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POETSCORNER
10 YOUR ALL TODAY.

DO YOUR ALL TO-DAY.
On the sands of eternity we are
marching today, -
Precious moments of time that are
passing away. -,
How solemn the thought they VIII
never return.
Those who brook Of delay will
dear lesson learn.
+ II.
Are there any today who in idleness
sit?- .... w.;
Not en- in a hurry to be doing their
bit, , T.. - ~
Little noting how fast the moments
do fly; =,
Just dreaming of what they Will
do bye and bye.
. HI "r5. -.
Say Dreamer!s Take heed there are
breakers ahead, '''' s.':
That can never be crossed by the
lives you have led.
Awake! then this instant, and forth
to the fray > '.@. -
That your country is waging for
freedom today. '.:.'v. -
..:~ Nv. Z" - -. %''.- g. !
It's not enough your Dit 70 10 III
this gigantic fight; A.. s..
1t Is your all, that you must do
il right shall vanquish might. -'
When at the front mortal wounds
our brave boy they do fall, ~...
All must confess that by doing this,
I'D. they surely do their ALL
-, fi- ". = =
We must present solid front be-
tore our common foe,
Unless we fight with all our might
our cause may come to woe. -'..
so let's show all kaiser lovers and
seditionists, too 49, ..rr
That we're heartily in the struggle
that we're patriots thru and thru.
- vi. r. '.".*5 =.
The great Teutonic Caesars have
mighty legfons yet, -. =
And hosts of secret agents whose
plottings must be met a. II"
So If you'd have this menace ban.
ished forever and for aye, -
You will surely have to hustle and
do your all today. -
ARTHUR SHELTON.
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NOTHING TO 1T

It is safe to say that no one in North Dakota
read with greater surprise and less enthusiasm
than did the person referred to the following COM
ment in the Fargo Forum of last Saturday:
Walter Taylor, former insurance COM
missioner, resigned the presidency Of a life
insurance company the other day; recently
declared himself more or less favorable to
the reelection of the present state officials,
and now folks are talking about the posi-
bility of his endorsement for the insurance
commissionership to succeed S. A. Olsness.
The writer would "view with alarm" his en-.
dorsement for any office by the Nonpartisar
league or any other political organization. Five
consecutive campaigns for state office-of which
three were successful-proved quite enough
There is far more fun and excitement in running
a country newspaper than in holding office-and
the financial returns are about $3.50. The best
you can hope to do is to break even in either case
No Strings" were attached to the editorial tc
which the Forum refers. We look to see the league
win with ease in the coming campaign in this state
We believe the farmers have just cause, however
doubtful their proposed remedies may prove to be-
The farmers are in the majority, and they have
both constitutional and moral right to test the
merit and workability of their economic program
What's the use of Kicking against the pricks.
-LaMoure Chronicle-Echo.
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that pro- Germans caught at dirty work in France

that pro Germans caught at dirty work in France
be taken out and shot. ,uodsgo,dj nwoua uaw ,sos
Eor When Ambassador Gerard was having hlshtat
nous pre-war interview with The Kaiser, he stgI
gested that the U-boat ruthlessness might drive
the United States into war with Germany. The
kaiser sneered and remarked that there were 10O,-
900 German army reservists in the United States.
Whereupon, Mr. Gerard stated that there were at
least 10000 lamp-posts in the United States
which would accommodate all the German reserv-
lists who should become ugly.
We have no desire to start the blood-letting in
this country, but those lamp-posts are still avail
able and the time has come when the pro-German
prisoners, bombers and fire-bugs should be accom-
modated.
With all the bombings, incendiarisms, poison
ings and spreadings of disease germs, there hasn't
severer than slap on the wrist, comparatively.
There's no intelligent American but knows
what this condition presages - lamp-posts
adorned through the frenzy of prejudiced, ire
sponsible mobs. How long will the government
risk such horrors?
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sanger hall Tuesday evening, Arpll ..
On account of the local pastor Nhev.
Conrad, being engaged elsewhere lnt'
services are held on this date instead
of the regular day
!. During the past week the famiaes
+ Mr. S$gnss; HSarfB4 5n$ Aa3aS&see.,
where they spent ArYtTer' back 10
their farms near Sanger.
The Sanger hotel, under the man
agement of the new host r. +. smith,
is enjoying a nice patronage and Is
very popular with the commercial
travellers.
Considerable farm machinery nas al
ready been sold by the local macniho
dealers. -(,' e, ..4 .'.
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MOTHER OF MARTYRED SOLDIER
RECEIVES SONS LAST LETTER

~ am in the best Of health, and
hope you and the rest Of the
folks are the same. took out
ten thousand dollars insurance,
so if | kick the bucket you will
get $57 month for 20 years.
think ! will send some money
home as soon as we get paid.
Have been in. the trenches. Would
. like it it it were not so cold. Send
me box Of homemade candy
some time, If you have time.
was transferred to. the 18th infan- :,
try. Like it fine. About ali can
think of, so will close for this
time. Tell Esther. Hello. r
Your Son, .ts' r.,
"LoYD."
Private Lloyd 'Spetz, member o
Co. A, Bismarck's pioneer unit in tn,
First North Dakota, enlisted at Bis
marck on April 6, 1917, and was killed
in action on the west front in Franc
March 1, 1918, his death being re
ported to- Mrs. Gradin, his mother, IL
an official communication from AID
|utant General Mccain on March j
Public memorial services for Bis
marck's hero were held at the Au
litorium on Sunday, March ~.
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81 will smash the German line
in France if you will smash that
damnable Hun propaganda at
home"
GENERAL PERSH1NG
BETWEEN THE FARMER AND MRS. JONES

The story of Mrs. Jones 24-lb sack of flour,
by L. Harper Leech our Washington correspond
ent, is big with interest because, if the govern
mental policy in respect of flour is good, it must
be good in respect of all other necessaries. Mrs.
Jones paid $15l for the sack, of which the farmer
got $110. Between Mrs. Jones and the farmer
were elevator costs, commissions, freight rates,
mers' profits, etc., but all these things were con-
trolled by the government and practically, Mrs.
Jones bought of the farmer. Nor does it appear
that the parties between the producer and con-
sumner of this flour received less than fair return
for handling it in it's different stages
Under the old order Of things, this flour would
have started from the farmer at perhaps, so cents
and reached Mrs. Jones worth $780, On it's way it
would have paid fancy elevator charges, fancy
commissions, fancy dividends on watered transpor-
taton stock, etc. and Mrs. Jones would put it into
rolls, pies and doughnuts while kicking over the
high cost Of living, with justification.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-28

Hints of stupendous deeds, doings
that a master Of fiction could weave
into an enhancing tale; deeds that
exceed in fact the widest dreams Of
Jules Verne, are suggested ma letter
from Will Parsons just received 10y
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Pars-
Ons: t-.., 49,.
~.'e France, Feb. 1918. 70.
Dear Mother:
Web am going to write this letter
this time even if they declare peace.
This is the fourth time have started.
We have again changed locations and
are at the place where they are put
ting the U. S. in the air.
II censorship would permit me to
tell what is going on here you would
think was putting out hot air. When
this war is over it will not take a
dry historian to tell what the U. S. is
doing over here; but a master OF
fiction. For these parts the Yanks
are putting over just about the biggest
big things that men like Jules Verne
ever thought of.
Now | notice a letter in the Bis
marck paper from some fellow who is
in the A. S. in the states, he says
hey will work at their trades H.
France. He is right, but when you
are there are dull times in your trade
your are busy just the same. You
may be steno in the morning. and
unloading steel rails in the afternoon.
There is no getting out of 1t you are
busy. You may get out of work If
you can convince the doctor that you
are sick. And that is impossible. 1t
is just the opposite from civilian life.
You rise and shine at six bells and
you are thru with the day when the
sun goes down. Sometimes there Is a
sunday, but generally speaking you
cannot tell any, difference in the days.
Now your little Willie has done a
little work. Last week 1--WE had a
Sunday l was out on job where
there were too many Chinamen-about
ninety. When l went out was told
they had an interpreter. Eut l found
that he could only talk Chinese and
French. So told him he did not
need to bother me any more and l
went ahead with the sign language.
Now those Chinks are not the little
fellows that we see around the states
but big ones. l did not know that any
of their size was ever provided But
am thru there now.
Around here we do n,,t have very
much of this infantry ceremony as
things move fast. When the major
sends his complensnts down the line
1t compares favora5!y with Dad sen'l'
ing his grunt in the rear uho had
tangled up a coil of wire All Of the
officers are technical men. M.
Now the Yanks attte front have es.
tablished themselves and are real
"trip snorters." At one place there