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Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18
NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR
" RETURNED SOLDIER
Chester R. Nelson is Given Biz
.> lime in Philadelphia on Short
Fur)ough from Hospital.

In letter to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Nelson, Chester Nelson
writes:
Just came back from a two DAYS
stay at Philadelphia. We had the
srandest time. 1t was too great for
words to express. We left here at
1852 by train and when we arrived
and stepped off the train, there was a
committee to meet us. There were
tnlrty or US. They pinned badge on
eacn one Of us with the following
words printed on the badge: The
honorary Guests OF the Philadelphia
folce Carnival" They then took us
INTO cars waiting for us on our ar
rlval and paraded us around the streets
ana up to the hotel Walton, the best
motel In the city Thousands Of peo-
PIE stood along the streets and waved
and yelled like mad men as we passed
Dy. We were the first oversee men
TO be In the city. They then took us
10 the Hotel roof garden where we
were red from three to four O'Clock,
AMIDST cheering and orchestra play
ing. Then we were taken out riding
again, and were guests at a theatre
party. having the best seats in the
mouse. After attending the theatre
we were again taken to the roof gard
en- for good time Did not retire
until very late. We're up for break
fa& at eight o'clock and walked
around looking over the town until
twelve o'clock. Then we had dinner;
after dinner we attended the Carnival
where we paraded in front of thou
sands and thousands Of people. At
TOUR O'Clock we started home. 1t
sure was grand trip and we were
treated like kings. l am feeling fine
now. My arm is getting better but
aches at times yet. Have asked for
a furlough three times but the officers
tell me mot yet" Expect to come
home some time this fall and just
as soon as they let me go, l will
come to Willmar."
Chester Nelson is receiving treat
ment at the U. S. General Hospital at
Lakewood, New jersey IA other let
ters received by his parents, he tells
of being entertained by the Goulds
and Van Der Neers. where the sol
dier boys are asked for dinner and
very often taken out for car rides.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18

Mrs. V. E Joslin spent the week
end visiting with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Johnson. She returned to-
Luverne on Monday where she Is
teaching in the public schools.
Misses Mayme Olson, Alice Bro
man, Myrtle, Pearl and Hazel Johnson,
and Mrs. Chester Olson and son
Wayne enjoyed Sunday at Redwood
Falls. ~---~ - :
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18
PLUCKY BOY AGAIN
FIGHTING AT THE FRONT
Elmond Nelson, Severely Wounded
Once. Now in. the Game AQain.

OnCe, NOW In the tame AGAIN..
The persistent spirit of the Ameri-
can lads in France is typified In 81
mond Nelson, who after suffering seY-
ere wounds some months ago, has re-
turned pluckily to the front again.
In letter to his mother, he states
that he left the American Base Hos
pital, somewhere in Southern France
after two months of patient waiting
for the moment when he could re-
turn to begin the fight anew. His
badly wounded legs have healed NICE
ly and he Is able to walk without the
slightest noticeable limp. -:
Two chevrons have been conferred
upon him, a distinction marking him
as a soldier of one years service in
France, and another Immediately after
leaving the hospital, conferred, espe.
cfally upon the wounded.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18

If you don't get one Of those elegant
and charming, hats at The Bon Ton
Millinery, you will wish you had gone
to their place on Front Street near
the Majestic Theatre-Adv.
Mrs. Victor Vikstrom and daughter
Lucille Marion left Saturday morn
ing for their home in Duluth after
spending about six weeks visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G..
Selvig in this city.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18
There are good schools nd

There are good schools nd poor
schools Just a. there are good stores
and poor stores or good farms and
poor farms. They are not all alike.
Go where there IS plenty Of every
thing that Il up to date to work with.
The best Is tho cheapest. Send Tor
q catal0gues Of tho. Itttle Falls Bas1-
ness College A6ys ssssss:
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18
Democratic Mass Convention.

Democratic voters of Kandiyohi
County will please take notice that
mass convention will be held at the
Court House at Willmar City on Sat-
Trday morning, Sept. 21, at 10:30 a. m,
for the purpose of electing county and
precinct committees and transacting
other business that may properly
come before the meeting
p County Committee.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18

WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING
Just to get acquainted and get Gus
TONERS, l will do watch repairing at
half price. I am graduate from the
Wis. Inst. of Horology, and will guar
antee first class work. Rueben Olive,
7O2 Sec. st. E.-Adv. IT,
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18

4 Miss Lena Botnen has resigned
1 her position at the Willmar Co-opera-
3tiye store and will leave for North
dakota in the near future.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18

J Private Enoch Hoaglund arrived
Tuesday for a twelve days furlough
rom Fortress Monroe, Va. He will
s.hjoy his furlough in this city.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18

.4!-Wanted-fve or six good grocery
,,clerks at good salary. Apply at once.
fWillmar Cooperative Mercantile Co.
ADV.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18
OBITUARY
MRS. CARRIE HANSON.


After two months of patient suffer
ing Mrs. Carrie Hanson passed away
on Sept. Z, 1918, at the Norwegian
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, Mime
apolis. She met death with q glad
smile on her face and fell asleep with
the assurance she was safe in the
arms OF Jesus.
| Mrs. Hanson was born at Tromso.
Norway, Nov. 80, 1851. She was the
Oldest child OF Lars and Lorentina o.
son. At the age Of IL years she came
to this country with her parents and
sisters, where the family arrived at
81. Peter, Mlnn., In July 1862. Here
the family were among the early SET
tiers that had to fee from massacre
In the Sioux Indian uprising a few
weeks later. In 1866 the family NOV.
ed to Green Leaf, Mimi, where Car
RE was united in marriage to Emil
Hanson Sr., in November 1867. The
same fall they moved to Lake Lillian
Where they proceeded to make their
nome on section l, where they were
among the very first to settle in this
township, and consequently experh
enced many OF the hardships Of the
pioneer settlers in the county. In
1902 they moved to section 26, Fahlun.
Here her husband died Jan. 22, 1904.
The following children were born
TO bless their union: Ida, now Mrs.
l.. S. Johnson Of Litchtield; Abbie, now
Mrs. B. E. Anderson of Elbow Lake;
Laura ELSIE, deceased; Emil Hanson,
Jr, Fahlun; Walter and Willie Hanson
both OF Mcintosh, S. D.; Elvin Oscar,
deceased; Hattie, now Mrs. Chr.
Mohn, Ferndale, Wash; Evelyn and
Esther OF Atwater; Florence, now Mrs.
w. J. Larson of Chicago; Elvin, now
in the U. S. army, Camp Grant, Ill.
In 1904 Mrs. Hanson moved to At
water with the younger children. Here
they continued to reside up to the
present time.
Besides her children she is also
mourned by the following sisters:
Mrs. P. P. Olson, Renville; Mrs. Nels |
Peterson, Fisher; Mrs. J. w. Han
son, Lake Lillian; her aged mother,
Mrs. Lars Olson, and two brothers,
Lewis and Emil Olson, of Atwater |
She is also mourned by 20 grandchild-
rem and a number of relatives and !
friends.
day at the NOrw. Lutheran church at |
at one o'clock, Rev. Hoifjeld |
officiating, rendering very touching |
sermon using as his text Luke 10:42, |
"One thing is needful: for Mary hath |
chosen the good part, which shall not |
be taken away from her." Mrs. Nor
ris Nelson sang two solos, "Some day |
the Silver Cord will break" and !
Nor"
The funeral procession then pro-
ceeded to the Tromso church in Lake |
Lillian where short impressive serv.
ice was held by Rev. Hoifjeld, using
for his text Luke "a: 20, "And they
constrained him, saying, abide with !
us; for it is toward evening" A duet |
was rendered by Florence and Gladys |
Nelson. The remains we're laid to |
rest besides those of her late hus-
band in the cemetery.
Willmar tribune., 1918-09-18
ENOCH THEODORE ERICKSON.

ENOCH THEODORE ERICKSON.
Enoch Theodore Erickson died last
Wednesday morning, September 18th
at five-thirty at the home of his sister,
Mrs. John E. Murray, one mile east
of Willmar, after an illness with con-
Mr.. Erickson was born June 9Th,
1884 in the township of Green Lake,
section 80, where he grew to manhood.
He moved to Willmar two years ago
and has made his home here since
that time. He was in the employ of
the New London Milling Co. He was
married April 18th, 1911 to Miss Ella
Evensen of Colfax township, who with
two children, Lawrence age six and
Gladys, four, are left to mourn his
death. Other relatives are his mother,
Mrs. Anna Erickson, seven brothers
and three sisters. His father passed
away six years ago.
The funeral was held last Saturday
afternoon at three o'clock at the Eagle
Lake church, Rev. Larson of Eagle
Lake and Rev. Nilsson of Willmar, Of
ficiating. The pail bearers were Olof
Mattson, ]. C. Nelson, A. B. Kleven,
E. T. Gunderson, John L. Grue and
George Johnson.
The family has the sympathy Of
their friends in their loss.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
MRS. HATCHER TRIES TO DRAG W. c. T. U. INTO
 POLITICS.

Mrs Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, who made such an undignifed and absurd exhibition of herself in the primary campaign spring, is again in politics. supporting Maloney for the Delegateship nomination as Democrat Now she is out with circular letter to the voters of urging that they support Judge Wickersham. The fact is, of course, she Wick ershamite last spring, simply trying to help rig the Democratic party for her candidate
 But that Is not the point to which we want to call attention Mrs Hatcher writes her circular in the name of the w. C. T. U., that organization which, was founded by Frances Willard, of sainted memory, the only woman whose statue is in the Hall of Fame of the National Capitol
 The Empire believes that Mrs Hatcher writes without authority from the w. C. T. U. It believes that she is misrepresenting it. It believes that she speaks falsely when she the temperance women of Alaska for Judge Wickersham, and are in the campaign to aid him.
 To the temperance people of this Territory The spring from Dr. Edwin c. Dinwiddie, of Washington, D. G. head of the Anai-Saloon League of the United States and charge all prohibition legislation at Washington:
 New Orleans, La, April 25, 1918. John w. Troy
 Juneau, Alaska.
 Delegate Suzers attitude on the liquor ques- tion is satisfactory to us. He Is cooperating in gress, Sulzer favors status quo in Alaska, and is against reopening the liquor question there
 (signed) EDWIN c. DINWIDDIE.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

it would be possible to irrigate many acres for the 1919 crop. Delays caused by the war, the most serious of which was labor shortage, made it impossible to finish the great pro- ject this year, as had been expected.
 The irrigation system is being built by San Francisco contrac- tors, on land belonging to the Las Vegas grant, a tract given to the community under the terms of an old Spanish deed, hundreds of years ago. The acreage to be watered is 11,000, with 5000 acres lying near which can be put under ditch. The dam is 80 feet in height and 2,000 feet long. It will impound 30,- GOO acre feet forming a lake mile wide by three miles long. The to- tai cost will approximate $600,000. It will be operated as private en- terprise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

est regions of France, as we'll as in Switzerland and Spain. The cutting of tree in France has been, in peace times, little short of a felony and no tree could be removed until another vigorous Hapling was ready to take it's place. But the stern re- quirements of war have compelled a change in this conservation of tlte forests, and the French are yielding the trees they have so long safe guarded.
 Great as the sacrifice Is, 1t has been recognized as a war measure, since the bringing over from Amer ica of the vast amount of lumber re quired for construction purposes would be practically impossible, or if undertaken would stop the trans- port of troops. So the forests are going, and for the first time solid stone construction is giving place to the lighter and much more rapid wood construction.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
TWO AMERICAN JOBS.

Americans are being asked to do two things today.
 In France the Americans being ordered to storm machine-gun nests rush concrete oueouts charge against artillery fire and die if need be-
 In the United States Americans are being re- auested to loan their money to the Government at A per cent. interest.
 Those Americans in France not hesitating They are holding back for fear of losing their eyes, an arm a leg. Bthely and serenely they doing their duty.
 What are you going to do? Are you going to give your money until you give no more or are you going hold back for fear that expenditure at this time might embal you later that ment in order loan tke Government the money at smaller rate?
 If you hold back cent that you could give you are in the class with a soldier who will not fight and who deserts at the first shot. And re- member the soldier is being asked to give his life and you being asked to invest money at good rate cf interest.
 All of can't fight, but all of support the boys with money When you crawl out of your bed; relax in your bath, eat hearty breakfast take few minutes of to think of the undiscovered in hail of bullets grimly going to mutilation and death, in order that you might be warm and safe
 If little reflection along these lines doesn't you to grit your teeth and buy bonds then you a hopeless case.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
GOVERNMENT IS GREAT SHOW MAN
 IN NEW MEXICO

CAMP CODY, N. M., Oct. g. - The Government is the greatest show-maker in New Mexico. In the shoe repair shops at Camp Cody Is machinery and equipment for re- pairing and conserving thousands of pairs of army shoes sent there by the company and other unit sup ply officers. This great shoeshop is only part of the reclamation department of the divisional camp here. But because of it's import ance in the welfare scheme of the enlisted men, it Is given more at- tention than any other branch of the reclamation work. A poorly repaired shoe means a discontent- ed fighter, the reclamation depart ment officers say. For this reason the work is done more carefully and with better machines, tools and leather than is the repair work on civilian shoes in the large cities.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Buy One and Kill Hun

Buy One and Kill a Hun
 This is the Hun who murdered a baby in Belgium
 This is the American who started out to get the Hun who murdered a baby in Belgium.
 This is the uniform worn by the American who started out to get the Hun who murdered a baby in Bel gium.
 This is the food that fed the Amer lcan who started out to get the Hun who murdered baby in Belgium.
 This is the transport that carried the Americans who started out to get the Hun who murdered the baby in Belgium.
 This is the gun used by the Ameri can who killed the Hun who murder ed baby in Belgium.
 This is the Liberty Bond that bought the uniform. and bought the food and bought the transport that was used by the American who killed the Hun who murdered a baby in Belgium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
Luke Mcluke Says

Many a man goes around whining that the world is against him, when the fact is that he is. his own worst enemy.
 Talking about dry remarks, how about the line of talk the bum gives the barkeep when he is trying to cadge a drink?
 And If woman had perfect husband she would want a divorce because she wouldn't have anything to nag about.
 A lot of men who are not popular with themselves wonder why it is that they are not popular with oth, CTS
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
WICK BLOWS HOT AND COLD WITH LABoRING
 MEN

At Nome where the Union laboring people had become somewhat exercised the eight-hour law decision of Judge Bunnell. Judge Wickersham de- nounced Judge Bunne for "obligng the Northern Commercial Company" Wick said he was for gen. eral eight hour law, and he denounced and abused Judge Bunnell without restraint for holding the one on the statute books to be void
 But when Judge Wickersham got to Fairbanks he discovered that Judfe Bunnell popular, and it would not do to denounce him there. So he referring to the law which he had said good the Judge whom he had denounced for holding it invalid said
 He held it invalid because in violation
 of the Constitution. I think his decision
 right about it. I THINK HIS DECISION
 ENTIRELY CORRECT BECAUSE THE LAT
 TER EIGHT HOUR LAW IS IN MY JUDG-
 MENT TOO BROAD ALTOGETHER, AND
 HOW ANY BODY OF MEN WHO HAD THE
 ORDINARY INTELLIGENCE OF LAWYERS
 COULD EVER HAVE PASSED IT IS BE-
 YOND MY COMPREHENSION"
 Judge Wckersham possibly thought this Fair banks speech would not get out among the laboring Seople of the Territory Or perhaps, being at his home town, he spoke his innermost convictions
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
Rip Van Wrinkle Returns to His Old Home Town.
Fairbanks Citizen. ]


 Fairbanks is entertaining modern Rip Van Win kle in the person of J. Wckersham former oldtimer of the camp, who has felt the call of the North and returned after many moons to the of his earlier life. MT. Wickersham first came here in 1903 or 1904, as an employee of the Department of Justice, but the place looked good to him pro- ceeded to acquire property interests became one of the founders of the camp and stuck around for number of years. He time interested in mining ground on Ester creek and in the old wide open days he was the owner of the building which was conducted the famous Horseshoe saloon and gambling house, from which property he received a considerable revenue. In later years, however he
 is said to have turned his friends and as sOcates.
 There still few of the oldest inhabitants who remember him, and he is indulgng in the pleasure of an occasional reunion as he strolls around and ob serves the changes that time has made in his one time home town. His desire to "come back" ia a natural one, but also seems to be lonesome one Mir. and Mrs Wickersham are residing temporarily in the dwelling upper First occupied by Arthur Williams. Just how long a visit they will make has not been announced MT. Wickersham is a brother of Ed Wckersham. formerly a fisherman em- ployed by the Carlisle Packing Co. at Andreafsky
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

The interview contained in The Empire with Gov. Riggs, who says Alaska needs more than cooperation in her behalf at home and Washington to help her the hard places recalls the great need for keeping the fne vigorous and earnest team of Sulzer and Riggs in the harness These workers, and Alaska cannot afford to sacrifice either of them in order to give jobs to promoters of rows
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
A TIME FOR COOPERATION.

There be no questioning the statement of Gov. Riggs that Alaska needs at this time than ever before the cooperation of her citizens. those in au
 shority and with influence at Washington, and the Departments of the National Government. in order to help her the hard places. She has suffered gEsstly in the loss of power since the beginning q the Literally thousands of her best people and those whom she could lily agord to lose have
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

gone the front to serve thelr country as becomes Americans patriots, and the general restessness has taken other thousands out of the Territory. To make up for this loss requires team workco opera tion It means that Alaska will reuirqe many favors through the National government It means that those who remain 1n the Territory must work to- gether and not at purposes It is a time for eevery to put his shoulder to the wheel and help everybody else
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
BIG IRRIGATION
 SYSTEM WILL SOOON
 BE READY FOR WATER

EAST LAS VEGAS, N M, Oct. 8. Although nine months elapse be- fore the big dam of the Las Vegas irrigation project is completed, the reservoir contains many feet of wa ter, the outlet canal is finished and
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
MONUMENT PROPOSED.

MORALES, Ariz., Oct. 8.-A bill has been introduced in the Sonora state senate proposing to erect . monument in Nogales, Sonora. op- posite here, to the men who were killed during the skirmish which occurred here August 27. It is proposed to erect the memorial in the Plaza de Armas, near the cus- tom house.,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

The German note at least gave President Wilson opportunitf to land right swing that old Kaiser slogan: "I the State!" The President told His Imperial Majestys Chancellor that he would have to show Americans that he spoke for the German masses well for his Emperor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

The first thing President Wilson, who Is now striving for a democratic world, said concerning Alaska was that she should have full Territorial form of government" Judge Wickersham character zed the declaration "the only false note" in the Presidents message. There is lot of difference be- tween the Americanism of President Wilson and that of Delegate Wckersham.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

For a little chat ano . bite to eat there's no place like THE GASTI. NEAU ANY TIME, ALL THl TIME. ANY TIME. '''
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10
FRENCH FORESTS
 ARE SACRIFICED
 FOR WAR PURPOSES

TOURS, Central France, Oct. g.. Timber cutting for the use of the American army is proceeding on a vast scale in some of the great for
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

Just to prove that the defenses of the Rhine are impregnabe, doubt, residents of cities along it's Once more are the stupid Allies humiliated (Cin cnnati Enquirer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

At least President Wilson has had oppor- tunity in official way to tell the German people that he regards them humans. with the rights of free men, rather than simply food for a Kaiser and a Clown Prince
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

One man who has been over the Territory good deal this year describes Wickershams actions in the present campaign like those of wildcat in trap, splitting at everyone who within its vision
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

At no time in the history of the city have Val dezans so little to complain of Work is plentiful men scarce: wages high and living is cheaper than in the States Why should worry about hard times?-(Valdez Miner.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

It the First American Army that wiped up the St Mihiel salient. and the Germans will find the Second, Third and Fourth Armies made up of the same kind of material-(New York Worldl
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

The President of the United States proposes to make peace with the people of Germany when he makes peace-not with the Kaiser alone.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

As the cable brings recurring announcement of as- sassinations Russia the American people smile and remark: We should worry" - Cincinnati En- Quirer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

Alaska Pioneer wah-wah copa okoke: "Cumtux this Wah-wah?" "This?" Yakah Boston mans wafr- wah. Coxta mesatchee pc "Okoke?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

Headquarters for Labyrinth coal Juneau Transfer Co.,, phone AS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

Entered as second class matter November 7, 1912, at the posofce Juneau, Alaska, under the Act of March g. 1879.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

Authorized Local Agents Douglas and Treadwell Guy Smith; Thane. L. O. Peabody; Perseverance, R. o. Egeland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

Subscribers will confer favor if they will prompt ly notify the Business Office of any failure rregu- larity in the delivery of their papers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY, at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-10

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