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Evening journal., 1918-12-19
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Joe Jaebos. formerly Of Cambridge,
Md now OF this city. clinched his claim
TO the lightweight championship OF
Delaware by defesting Spike Hayden,
who claims the title. In two .ir,.lg.i
falls at the Lyric last night. in IL and
minute, respectively.
Malcolm Mccoy. the 1yweighs title
holder, in a handicap bout with Homer
Reed, OF Federalsburs, Md. easily won
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
Harlans
LOCAL HIGH TO PLAY AT CAMDEN,

The w. II. S. basketball i've VIII
meet the Camden H. S. quintet on the
local gym floor Friday afternoon. Coacn
Mullin has made a few changes In his
lineup and expects the team 10 make
an exceptionally good showing. The
game will start promptly at 3i5.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
GIRLS FIVE BEAT. SALEM HIGH.

The Wilmington High School girls
basketball team defeated the girls
team from Salem High School on ths
High School gymnasium Tuesday after
noon by the overwhelming score ol
1873.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19

been going the rounds OF the boiler
shop at Harlan's. had 1t that President
Baker OF the PILLS. had wired BIN Gal
lagher for his terms. as Successor TO
Pat Moran. The signing OF Colby Jack
Coombs sllenoed the multitude.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
ny RIIIY MACK.

weight boxer, is scheduled n appear In
the wind-up al Hog Island mex. Tues
day night. He will face FRANKIE Costa.
a lad who has made good IN Philadel-
phia rings.
Frankie has the msting OF good
boy. He Is young, game, sood ooNer
and fairly good mixer. Another as
set. is his desire 10 work In the gym.
His untlring efforts 10 show his work
before the hight fans are bound to bring
him results.
bob" Cray, former Olympia, Park
side and Browntown star, erstwhile
Dougherty who is at present going the
rounds Of Alsace-Lorraine, writes his
dad from over there he will be home
In the near future. Bob regrets that he
will be unable 10 take part In the New
Years Day game at Harlan Field.
Il can be truly said that bob" Gray
was among the best open field runners
that ever carried a pigskin' on a VIII
mington gridiron. When he was called
10 war, real football clubs missed him.
like Carlisle felt the loss OF the re-
nounced Jim Thorpe.
Tony Lynch, one OF Bill Buckley's
star checkers at the Harlan plant, says,
he is going up TO the big league next
year. Tony says there.is big profit
In selling pop and peanuts, even
though ne should fail as hand shaker
at the turnstlles.
Hickey Ruth, who claims blood rela-
tlonship with the mighty wielder Of
bludgeons Babe Ruth, has a great time
telling Eddie Hemingway that swing
ing a i6-pound maui will Improve his
Evening journal., 1918-12-19

To ambitious people the WANT ADS
are latchstriugs on the. door OF orpor-
tnnlty.-fdv.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19

Little Willie Gallagher, whom a num-
ber OF boys call the big Sissy Is
making himself known these days. VIII
lie says that inssmuch as Wilmington
Is seeing flrst-class basketball al his
con1de the interest OF his players to
playing on floors OF foreign nature.
IL would be another disgrace TO have
Wilmlngtons lrst in the cage game,
elected as a travelling club. However.
no fault can be found with Gallagher.
Notwithstanding the fact that the boys
In his neighborhood OF the boiler shop
pick him out as a winkllng.
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before US, with the flag Of our coun-
try over them, and perhaps the flag
Of the Confederacy they fought for
hanging at its side. Someone would
start singing "Dixie," and every one
would sing. Someone would start sing
ing the "Star-Spangled Banner" and
every one would sing. If there were
old men in blue sitting side by side
with the old men in gray, we would
weep. We could not help weeping. 1t
would be a night. none of US would
ever forget, because the presence Of
the old men in blue and in gray would
mean to US the union Of complete pa
triotism, North, South, East and West,
in a conservation Of this just war
against ruthless autocracy.
That would be the first night we saw
the old men in gray and the old men
in blue sitting there. Presently we
would become accustomed to seeing
them sitting there, just as we have be-
come accustomed to seeing the old
men in blue here In Flushing. We
would applaud them each time, but
we would not weep again, because that
first great sweep Of emotion would be
over. Then we would feel just what
we now feel when we see the old men
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic at
our meetings.
We would feel that they we're there
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Blue, Gray,
and Khaki
All One Color Now That
[. the Country Calls on
the Loyalty Of
Her Sons.
Dv ELLIS PARKER BUTLER
Of the VIaiIantes.

W 7 HENEVER, here in the lit
M tie town Of Flushing, on
v " Long Island, we have had
pathetic affair in cOnnec-
ton with the present great world war,
the little handful Of aged men who
are all that Is left of the Grand
Army Of the Republic here, have
had seats on the platform. In the
parades they have had their place
in line, seated in automobiles. Last
year, when these aged veterans had
their annual Memorial day parade,
they permitted the Liberty Loan COM
mittee's automobiles to occupy place
in the line.
No doubt, when these old men are
asked to the seats Of honor In affairs
having to do with the present war
only, there is a desire, on the part OF
those who invite them, to honor the
men who fought through one war and
who have lived to see another and more
enormous war. Sitting on the plat
form or in the automobiles the old
men may think, "Even in these mighty
->times we are not forgotten"
They are not forgotten. Indeed.
they are more freshly and more i'm
portantly remembered than they have
been for many years. 1t is hardly too
much to say that they are only now
being remembered. Except on the
one day-Memorial dny-set aside in
honor of their dead comrades, the old
men in blue have been fairly we'll for
gotten. They have been submerged
In the onward rush Of new times and
new interests, and not remembered ex-
cept when they put on their uniforms
graves When, to secure a few dol
lars for one purpose or another, they
held some small affair, we remem.
bered with something like surprise that
they were still alive. Then we forgot
them again.
These old men seem. as they sit on
the platform these days, rather silent
and unmoved. There is so much enthusi
astic youth and lively patriotism in
the seats facing them that by contrast
they seem stolid and unnterested
What they are thinking Of 1t all I can
not tell. They are very old men, many
= of them, and many Of them are none
too we'll, for they have the infirmities
Of age. No. cannot guess what they
are thinking. One may be thinking
that he would be more comfortable ir
bed; another may be thinking how pit
iful it is that he should have fought
and lived to see. in his last days, 8
new and greater war, as If wars were
never to end; another may be think
ing of similar meetings and similar pa
triotic fervor that leaped into beine
when Sumter was fired upon.
Sight to Arouse Patriotism.
I wish we could have, here in Flush
inx, or out yonder in Iowa. or II
Oregon, band Of the old men IL
cray to sit on the platform ut a pa
triotic meeting. as we have the old me1
In blue, sitting know how we woult
feel when we saw them seated ther'
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Il guess we're the only United States
sharply.
Il don't know why we need any
MORE" grumbled bod, az he went
away.
That very night there came Sc
we're thunderstorm. Lightning flashed
from sky to earth in javelin strokes.
The thunder roared like artillery.
Timid women heard the thunder and
quaked, believing that the Mexicans
had come at last.
The men folks laughed and turned
over and went to sleep.
In Caleb Morris house, Ann Morris
and Mrs. Grinnel chung together and
peered from the window, watching
those two soldierly forms tramping
back and forth in the rain.
Suddenly in the midst of the storms
tumult came different sound. A sharp
cracking that was not the sound of
lightning bolt or thunder peal!
Shots in the night
They meant but one thing to Dodge
vile. The Mexicans had arrived un-
der the cover Of the storm. Away to
the south barn was blazing-per-
haps the lightning had struck it-per-
haps the torch Of war had fired it; no
one ever knew.
But the flame lighted up the streets
and showed hundred horsemen in a
tangled web Of barbed wire, arranged
by the watchful sentries.
| The two old war weapons barked
and cracked alternately; from some
safe shelter Caleb Morris and Peter
Grinnel were indeed peppering the
Mexicans!
| Occasionally Caleb showed his uni
form and Peter lodged out so that the
invaders might know they were firing
on Uncle Sans soldiers.
And the flag above Caleb's gate fut-
tered in the wind and rain, while men
jumped out Of bed and blundered into
their clothing and sought their guns.
Just as dawn broke the citizens Of
Dodgeville met and formed 4 mass
Of perhaps so men.
They ran madly after tho fleeing
Mexicans, but the Medcans scarcely
saw them.
All they saw were two gaunt SOL
diers dressed In uniforms, with guns
at shoulder, and behind them a mass
Of men-probably hundreds-thou-
sands-of the Same uniformed SOL
diers!
The Medcans gained the bridge.
crossed 1t, burning it, and vanished
not to return.
Their leader was roundly scored for
leading them into a fortified town,
where they believed lived unsuspect-
ing citizens.
The men Of Dodgeville halted, and
by common accord divided and drew
up on either side Of the road.
Between them marched the towns
soldiery-Caleb Morris and Peter Grin
mel. Covered with mud and CRIME.
they passed between the lines, heads
up, eyes straight ahead, proud, CON.
Quering.
And as they passed, each citizen ~
specially saluted the two heroes.
On the afternoon of that same event
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May 21-Probate Court to Eliza ].
Stanton ct al, SEA Of SEA of NWA,
sec. 6.
Town of Arctander.
May 21-PrObate Court to Gunhild e.
Rood ct al Lot 2 of Lots 2, 3, 4, S and
of NJ Of SEA-, sec. 10.
Town Of Norway Lake.
May 21.-Probate Court to Gunhild
E. Rood ct al Lot 4 of SWA of SEA-
sec. 20.
Village of Atwater
May al. J. Johnson and wife to
l, 2, 3, and exc. row, Block II, $690.24.
Village of Hawick.
May 15.-Spicer Land Co., to Amelia
D. Hall Lots 3 and 4, Block ''B", 500.
Nelson Beach, Diamond Lake:)
Andrew E. Hanson Lot 4, VIZ Of Lot
3, $1.00. -
Village of Spicer.
! May 24.-ole J. johnson and Nife q
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FAHLUN

Fahlun, May 27th.-Miss Hulda
Soderberg was given pleasant sur
prise last Sunday afternoon by a great
number of her friends.
Carl Walquist and Anna Sonden
spent Sunday evening a week ago
at the J. A. Young home.
The hail storm Saturday evening
did quite bit of damage in this vi
cinity.
Willie Olson of Camp Dodge, who
was hcme on a furlough, spent the
first Of the week at the David Carl
son and Richard Soderberg homes.
The Red Cross Committee was busy
soliciting last Tuesday and Wednes-
day. They report good results which
we are glad to learn.
A. Lundin was busy doing carpenter
work at J. G. Bjornberg's last week.
August Lindblad and family were
entertained at the C. Christianson
home last Tuesday afternoon.
J. A. Young and son Nels we're
county seat callers Monday seeking
medical aid for the latter
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lindblad left
Thursday for Nebraska and other
points where they will visit with rela-
tives.
C. U. Peterson, the Rawleigh man,
was seen in this neighbOrhood last
Saturday.
Quite a number from here spent
Saturday at Willmar seeing the boys
| off.
Henry Forsman of Svea visited a
few days with his felix's here. Henry
was one of the boys who left Satur-
day for Camp Lewis.
Mrs. Oscar Peterson and children
Of Minneapolis, who have been visit
ing with relatives here, left for Will
mar Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Alvilda Lundin returned Wed
nesday from few days stay with
her sister, Mrs. Edner Erickson OF
Lake Lillian.
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A. M. Lunde and c. Hendrickson Lots
10 and IL, Block 4, Summit add. $1,400.
City of Willmar.
May 20-Peter Hoglund and wife to
Hildar N. Hoaglund Part of Lot Z, Block
- Booths Add. and part Of SEA of
SEA, sec. Is, Implanted Lands, $500.
May 20.-Gustaf A Erickson and wife
to Hildur N. Hoaglund and S. O. Diffen-
dorf Lots and 9. Block 10, Ericksons
Second Add. $500.
May 2O.-George Tyler and wife and
Emile B. Tyler to Edwin T. Sandbo
S& of Lot 4, Block %, $1,000.
May 22.-George H. Tyler and wife
and Emile B. Tyler and Frank G. Handy
and, wife to Richard c. Bonham and
Samuel N. Bonham Lot 8, Block so, 5000.
May 23.-Kandiyohi County Bank to
4, Lots S. and Z, Block 3. Nursery Add.
May al. Il. Coss and wife 70 Made
lima E N1naop Lot i Block LIZ a34eo =;
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Ood Halpin. ;But some folks are al.
ways getting scared stiff over these lit
tie sham battles down in Mexico.
There amt no greaser coming into
Dodgeville to fire on the American flag
bet your life. there amt"
Lawyer Grinnel cleared his throat.
''There amt any flag flying that
can recollect," he remarked. BE was
Dodgeville's other veteran.
"Don't tell me you think there amt
any flags in Dodgeville," grunted bod.
wouldn't be surprised!" shifted the
lawyer. maybe, old Caleb yonder's
got one-seems to me he flies 1t on
Memorial day, don't hep
II guess so-he's from the North"
"North, East, South or West, Me-
mortal day stands for the same idea,"
put in John Henry Smith, the store
keeper.
"That's right" agreed Lawyer Grin
mel. "Now, what do you boys say
about duty-eh?"
dozen voices.
EYES,"
The voices laughed derisively.
"Just let US glimpse greaser, that's
ALL" they threatened.
The next morning Dodgeville was
agog with excitement. It was told
from one end Of town to the other and
circled madly among the loafers on
the store veranda.
All night long old Calico Norris,
dressed in his faded blue uniform, with
his gun over his shoulder, had pa
trolled the streets of Dodgeville, watch
ing for the invaders!
1t was known that Caleb was sleep
ing that day and even the careless
small boys were particular not to make
any noise around the Morris house.
That night there were two sentries
patrolling the streets. The other was
Lawyer Grinnel in his ancient butter.
nut suit, for he had been a drummer
boy in the Confederate army. Over
his shoulder was a musket as ancient
as his suit.
He and Caleb Morris had met and
had shaken hands in the midnight
darkness of the street.
They had agreed upon a password
It was "Our Country"
Every time they met and passed
each other, they saluted. Old Caleb's
step was firm and unfaltering and his
gaunt shoulders were held erect.
Peter Grinnel was seventy-f1ve years
old, but he was small and spry and his
eye was as keen as that of hawk
Every night for week the old sen.
tries patrolled the streets and their fel.
low citizens took to treating the mat
! ter as q joke.
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~ 'SHAAS 'AAS o N"eSA, IAAS S'SA AAoIAA6
patriotism.
Too Many Lack Real Patriotism.
In a time Of great stress, such as the
present. ideas are in f1ux and each day
brings its high and low tides of pa
triotism. Each day, town, and village
has its high and low levels of patriot
ism. There are men who are all but
disloyal, and men who are like gleam-
ing beacons of loyalty. There are par
tisans who put party above country,
and shifters who change with every
breeze. There are sliders who weak
en- at every German lie and strength
en- between lies. There are fake intel
lectuals who gurgle and Groom over any
bit of unpatriotism and who scream for
world democracy but sheer at America
Each city, town, and village is just
such pool Of swaying senseless, un-
anchored feeling And on the plat
form sits the little group of old men in
blue-American once, American twice,
American now and every minute and
every hour.
That is what we see when we look
at the old men in blue on our plat
forms here in Flushing. Rather silent
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Il move we form u guard and watch
out. so we can be warned in time"
said Caleb In his cracked voice.
A broad smile went around the
group.
"You better call for volunteers, Ca.
leb," said bod good-naturedly. y
reckon we'd all rather get our Sleep
and then when the greasers come
why, We'll just turn and wipe 'em of
the earth, yes, street."
mo use laying awake watching for
trouble" yawned another.
"They might come in an airplane-
and drop a bomb" whispered the lad
fearfully.
"They might, but they WON'T" laugh
ed someone shortly.
There amt an ounce of red blood
In this hull town !" said Caleb, angrily,
as he left the store and turned toward
home. II jest wish could have seen
some Of you fellers at the battle Of
GettysburgI expect I wouldn't have
seen nothing but the tails of your coats
and your boot heels!%
As he disappeared in the distance,
the men on the veranda shifted uneas-
lily and then smiled furtively at one
another.
II wouldn't mind doing sentry duty
If thought it would be any use," said
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SVEA

rSvea, May 2Sth.-Services next Sun
dav at eleven o'clock. Rev. Sorenson
left Sunday afternoon to attend mis-
sion meeting at Beckville and Co.'S
mos.
Henry Bjelkengren of Willmar Wis
Ated with relatives at Svea, Sunday.
Mrs. Albertson of North Dakota ar
rived here last Saturday for visit
with her sister, Mrs. Rev. Sorenson.
Emma Gorans Of Bemidji is visiting
at her parental home here.
Mrs. August Johnson entertained the
Red Cross workers Tuesday after
noon.
A. P. Johnson's entertained rela
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Town of Lake Elizabeth.
May I'll Emil j. Edmund and wife
to Frank Mattson. Eh of NWA, sec. 20,
Town Of Fahlun.
May 24.-C. A. Helms and wife to
Henry Arnsdorff, Lot l.. Block 4. Of
Town of Kandiyohi.
May 21.-Probate Court to Carl F.
Larson, NJ Of SWA. 81 Of NWA
Town Of willmar.
May 24.--Minnie Weber to Joseph J,
Weber ct al 81 of SWA, NWA of SWN
sec. II, $1.00. 4"
May 24.-Madeline I. Minton to L. E.
Coss, SEA, sec. 20, $4,000.
Town Of Harrison.
May 20:-John TAFT Jr. to Thomas s.
Johnson sen Of sWA, sec. 80, $4,000
|, -. Town Of New Londan. -
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(Ftrst Publication May 20, 4t.)
CITATION FOR HEARma on PETIT.

Estate of Christine Johnson
State of Minnesota, County of Kandt-
yohi, In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Chris
tine Johnson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota To all persons
interested in the granting of admins
tratlon Of the estate Of said decendent:
The petition of Carrie Johnson having
been filed in this Court, representing
that Christine Johnson, then a resident
Of the County of Kandiyohi, State of
Minnesota. died intestate on the 4th
day of November, 1915. and praying
that letters Of ,administration Of her
estate be granted to Ole A. Larson, and
the Court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition
Therefore, You and Each of You, are
hereby cited and required to show cause.
If any you have, before this Court
at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House, in the City of willmar,
in the County of Kandiyohi, State of
Minnesota, on the Gath day of June,
1918 at two o'clock P. M, why said pc
tition should not be granted
Witness, the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal Of said Court, this 9th
day of May, 1918.
T. o. GILBERT,
Probate Judge.
Charles Johnson,
So
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-29
\0Od1.)
Charles Johnson,
Attorney for Petitioner.
(First Publication May 20, 4t.)
CITATION FOR HEARING on FINAI
ACCOUNT AND FOB DISTRHU.

(First Publication May 20, it,
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL.
ACCOUNT AND FOB DIsTRBU-
. TON.
State Of Minnesota, County of Kandi-
yohi,-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Jens
Nelson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota, To all per-
sons interested in the final account and
distribution of the estate of said de-
cedent: The representative of the above
named decedent, having filed in this
Court his final account of the admins
tration Of the estate of said decedent,
together with his petition praying for
the adjustment and allowance Of said
final account and for distribution of
the residue of said estate to the person
thereunto entitled.
Therefore, You and Each Of You. are
hereby cited and required to show cause,
if any you have, before this Court at
the Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House in the City of Willmar in the
County of Kandiyohi, State of Mime
sofa, on the oath day of June, 1918, at
two O'Clock P. NJ, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said Court, and
the Seal Of said Court, this 9th day
of May, 1918.
T. o. GILBERT,
Probate Judge.
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tives last Sunday.
A large crowd gathered at the
church Friday evening for the fare
we'll party given in honor of Oscar
Gorans and Henry Forsman who left
Saturday for camp.
The hailstorm last Saturday did
some damage to the fruit trees and
gardens in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmar Nordstrom
visited at the Otto LindQuist home,
Friday evening.
Ruth Gorans has been attending
the last month Of high school at Kerk.
hoven as Dist, No. IS is closed.
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American had lost his life defending
his home.
"They oughter called out the SOL
diers," said young lad importantly.
Caleb smiled wintry smile.
"What soldiers?" he asked sarcas-
dcally.
There was silence, for Dodgeville
and her sister towns were far from
the forts.
And there's likely to be a raid ON
Dodgeville any ume." said bod Hal.
Din.
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His wife came to the screen door
and brushed away some flies with
her apron. She was small and snowy
haired and very energetic in speech
and manner.
"Caleb," she said, "Dod Halpin's
just been over to say he hears there's
been another skirmish down at Little
Bridge. A man was shot by a Med-
can"
EYES," responded Caleb, removing
the pipe from his lips.
II thought maybe you'd 60 down to
the store and find out about it-Dod
said they were going to raid us some
night"
They'll get good and peppered If
they try that" barked Caleb, az he
shufled down to the gate.
II don't know who'd pepper m"
ed to her ironing. There amt man
in Dodgeville smart enough to put
salt on a birds tail, much less pepper
a Mexican! Humph!"
AS soon as he gained the street, Ca
leb's shuttle changed to a martial step
which rang out upon the hard pave
ment In rhythmic movement; people
in the houses nodded and remarked to
one another that Caleb Morris was 60
Ing by-they knew his step. More
than one added significantly:
"Next year, perhaps, we won't hear
even that-Caleb's eighty-one."
Caleb Morris didn't feel his eighty
one years as he made his way to the
store, the center of information and
gossip. He was wondering what would
happen in Dodgeville If the rowing
bands Of Mexicans should decide to
cross the river boundary and invade
the little town.
OF course the men would fght-but
howl Suppose the raid took them IN
| awares-at night? Who would warn
them7 How many precious lives might
be lost before the citizens could rub
their sleepy eyes, grab their weapons
and defend their wives and families
and their property
Caleb pondered all these things and
he was deep in thought by the time he
gained the porch of the store and sank
into his accustomed chair.
A dozen voices greeted him warmly.
All were eager to tell him about the
sktrmish Of the previous day, when an
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The Living Heroes.

We are not unmindful of the living
heroes. 1t is not the climax Of glory
to die on the battlefield. There are
old soldiers who walk feebly in pa
rades because Of broken health induced
by the horrors Of southern prisons and
the misasma Of southern swamps
Through the years many Of these veter-
ans have needed additional heroism to
bear up against the misfortunes direct
~ caused by the awful conflict. We
pay our tributes Of love and crown
them with honors because Of what
they did and what they endured for