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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Ninie aides SaciefN

The Vikor Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs M. o. Thorpe at her home on
Wednesday afternoon, January 7th
Everybody welcome.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
OIson.Banutson.

August Olson of Lyon County was
united in marriage to Miss Anna
Bangtson of this county on December
22nd, at the parsonage of the First
M. E. church. Rev. Luther C.. Benson
Officiated
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Returns to Cleveland,

Attorney and Mrs Willard w. Will
son returned to Cleveland, Ohio last
Saturday after spending the holidays
listing Mrs Wilson'S parents, Mr..
md Mrs D. N. Tallman.
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Home from Minr

Home from Minneapolis.
Mrs. Nels Bake returned last Mon
day from Minneapolis where she has
been staying at the Rest Hospital at
that place since last June.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31

Miss Harriet Johnson of Minnea-
polls arrived Monday from New Lon
don for visit with her cousin, Olga
Elkjer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Received Valuable Gift,

Miss Agnes Dragenberg, the only
"f employee at the local post Office,
Led a valuable Christmas gift
'Ahe post office force on Christmas
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
a. TnsH Il HA:

On Trip to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Kuntz left
today for couple of weeks visit
with Mr.. Kuntz's mother, Mrs. Anna
Kuntz at Chicago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31

-Solon Benton expects to leave
Friday for trip to California to
visit his father at San Jose.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Return from CHICAGO.

A. j. Melin returned today from a
business trip to Chicago. He left
on Friday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Here from Washington.

Axel Melander arrived Monday
morning from Davenport, Washington,
for a visit with relatives and friends
in this city. He has a position with
the electric department at that place.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Reunion This Evenine

He.unIOn MS Evening".
The Glasses of the local High School
for the years of 1918 are having
reunion at the Masonic Temple this
evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Trim To Texaa-

Emil Kulberg of Pennock left Sat.
urday for trip to the Rio Grande
Valley in the State Of Texas.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31

riage to Martha Swenson who togeth-
er with two children, William and Min
lie, both of this city, mourn the de-
parture of kind and loving husband
and father. He leaves also brother,
Jonas Strom, residing in Sweden and
cousin, Ole Sandberg Of Willmar,
besides other relatives and friends.
When coming to Willmar, Mr.. Lund-
berg affiliated with the Vinje Lutheran
church. When the Bethel congrega-
tion was organized in 1891, though not
exactly a charter member, he was one
of the first to join this congregation
He did much for the then struggling
congregation, serving also for long
time on the board of deacons.
noon, December 28th from the Bethel
Luthern church, the pastor, Rev. Jes-
per Holmquist, officiating. The church
was filled with members and friends.
The Bethel choir rendered several
selections and MIR. Samuel Nelson
sang a solo. Mr.. L. O. Thorpe in be.
half of the Vinje congregation, spoke
few words of appreciation and in be-
half of the congregation placed a
wreath on the casket
The pail bearers were, l.. 0. Thorpe,
M O. Thorpe, N. o. Nelson, Erick
Ohsberg, o. A. Norman and Isaac
Johnson.
Interment was made in the United
Lutheran Synod cemetery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Enilsta In Navv.

Harold Renstrom left this morning
for Minneapolis where he will enlist
in the u. S. Navy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
Will Sneak Here,

VIII speak Nere.
G. T. Lindsten, representative of
the B. R. T., will speak at the Odd
Fellows Hall next Saturday evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31
MRS. JOHN COSTELLO.

Mrs. John Costello passed away at
her home in this city last Monday ev-
ening at 10:45, after an illness Of
six months from stomach trouble
She had attained the age of II years.
She is mourned by her husband John
Costello, three sons, w. ]. of Mime
apolis, J. H. of Browns Valley, and
J. F. of Great Falls, Mont.
Mrs. Costello was married So years
ago last October the 22nd. The Co.'S
tello family have resided here for the
past forty years. The funeral occur
red this morning at the Catholic
church, Rev. Father Holland officiated.
The remains were shipped to st. Paul
this evening. where the burial will
take place on Friday.
J. F. Costello of Montana was not
able to be present at the funeral.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31

Positively Solves
YourWild Oats
Problem

THE Ghent Wonder Wild Oats
L Separator is positively guaranteed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31

to separate
Wild Oats
from Tame
Oats or
from barley
erany other
grain faster
q n d better
tn a n any
other sepa-
rator onthe
market.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-31

pareit with any other separator made.
See for yourself that It will do all we
claim for it-then you will know that
it is just the machine you want.
tia a "Wonder
by name and by nature" It is a thirty
inch machine that will separate 20 to
rs bushels of wild oats from tame oats
every hour. Make us prove it. Bring
in your seed oats-with wild oats in
them-and see how quickly and thor
oughly the:
"Ghent Wonder Mill"
viii completely separate ALL the wild
cats. This Demonstration is free. Put
US to the test. The Ghent Wonder
Mill will prove to you that it is the wild
oat separator in a class by ITSELF. Sold
and demonstrated by
Sold by
Farmers Coop. Elevator Co.
Willmar, MINI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
The Mirror

LIVERY morning he looked into the full
IL length mirror that stood in his room.
And when the mirror showed him conf
dent, erect bearing and smiling countenance
that betrayed puissant will and thoughts
of profundity and of far reach he was well
satisfied. The smile on his countenance be-
himself at is good to look into the mir
ror of truth for it braces one wonderfullv.n
And when the mirror showed him kindly
countenance that betrayed large heart
and an active sympathy for his fellowmen,
he was we'll satisfied. And he said. "Verily.
it is truthful mirror. 1t is not a mirror
that fatters one"
But one morning he observed that the
mirror reported sheepish manner and
simperng countenance that did not go we'll
with the puissant will and profound
thoughts that he knew himself to be pos
sessed of. "The glass has evidently deterio-
rated" he said. and he mumbled something
about distortion and refraction And he had
expert in glass come to his house to cor
rect the mirror When the expert had
tnkered for little while and FURNISHED
the mirror until it sparkled like diamond,
he collected large fee and left the owner
with the words, at is an excellent mirror
now. There is no better And the owner
was we'll pleased.
But the next morning he saw in the mir
ror the same sheepish manner and the same
simpering countenance, and in addition he
observed that the kindness that he had
been wont to see had darkened into an inn
penetrable self satisfaction. And he was
exceedingly wroth and said There is no
constancy even in mirrors. will have no
lying mirror in my room" And Herewith
he ordered his servants to take the mirror
out of his room and store it in the cellar of
the house. For he loved only the truth
Now tie name of the mirror was The
Friend. d. Sopi', ~ Che Pagan.
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sputtercd Mrs bubble. "Whcn you spend
money it's gone and done for. We spend
that $500, 1t is gone, but I have the coat!"
"And what is more" persisted Mr.. Quib
BILE, that coat would really cost 1926, be-
cause at your death your estate would still
have the original $780, and if you used
compound interest instead Of"
why, that's simply outrageous and pre-
posterous," cried his outraged spouse. "You
might just as we'll say that we rented that
dinner we ate to-day. Here let me do some
figuring." and she snatched the pencil. Al
ter period of ominous silence, broken only
by the suppressed snorts Of Mrs. bubble,
she said: you Will pay on that soup you
ate rental of half cent year for life.
And just think of it. You had the nerve to
sit there and consume big chunk Of roast
beef and obligate yourself to paying two
cents a year rent for it all the rest of
your life-you are my age, you know, with
in year or so, and that's near enough.
The vegetables and ice cream will cut your
future annual income down by another cent,
and as for those cigars you burn up every
day Why, Henry, you are doing that sort
of thing every day and three times day!
In the course of the year you are renting
an awful amount of food! You really can't
afford to eat any more, and as for smoking!
- | am glad you called my atten-
tion to the real way Of looking at our
finances. 1t is wonderful. 1 have wondered
why it was costing us more and more to
live each year"
Hold on, my dear, Hold on"
mo, you hold on!" said his wife "Think
of your golf club expenses. Wait mo-
ment," and she did some more pencil work
"You told me that your golf had cost you
only $500 year. You have been a member
ten years. In other words, ten years ago
your golf cost you $500, which represents
$40 loss of interest for forty FIVE years and
amounts to 5000. For the second wear, $500
or $40 for forty-four years. is $3.50. For
the third year, $500, then ss40, $500, $500,
$3.50. $3.50. s74o and this year $72o That
makes a total of $500. Your golf costs
you $500 this year. Henry Just think
of it'll And what is more. your estate
Mr.. bubble, with haggard eyes and ruff
fled hair, got up and went over to his
desk. Presently he came back and silently
placed n check for $500 on the table in
front of his wife, went back to his arm
chair. picked up his newspaper and re-
marked, MY dear. I wonder who the Re-
publicans will nominate for President
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under the Spreading
Chestnut Tree

nEvERYBoDYS" picks up these
IL morses under its spreading
Chestnut Tree:
Jimmy had habit Of stretching his
Imagination to great lengths when telling
anything and after his mother had rebuked
aim several times he began to watch her
for signs of anger when he had something
70 tell. One evening a visitor from the
city came, and during the evenings CON
yersation inquired of Jimmy:
And have you dog, my little man?
ooh, yes. | gotta dog" replied Jimmy
u gotta big dog. ! guess | got about the
biggest dog in this town
well. that's good" said the visitor. az
like big dogs"
Jimmy answered.: "Well, ! guess mines
big enough. He's nine feet tall-and-and
he's six feet wide and-and Just then
Jimmy caught his mothers eye and and
he's four inches long
First Professor--T am a bit puzzled.
When did the Peloponnesian War begin?
Second Professor--431 b. c.
First Professor-.Qute right, quite right
That Is the number Of my physicians tele-
phone, and was to call him and tell him
ny wife is sick.
An agent approaching house met little
boy at the gate and asked; as your mother
home? n
Yes, SIR said the boy, politely.
The agent walked across the long lawn,
and, after rapping several times without re-
eelying an answer, returned to the boy, say
Ing: Il thought you said your mother was
at home"
Yes, sir, she is," replied the boy.
But l have raped several times without
receiving an answer"
That may be, sir" said the boy. ~ don't
live there"
poor but thrifty Scots woman had been
Promised gift of new bonnet by a
seaithy sumner resident.
one morning. as the woman was about to
no'or to the city for some shopping, she
stepped at the home of the Scots woman
ana asked: Would you rather have felt
VI straw hat, Mrs. MacVean7"
"eel,' laid Mrs. Macvean, IT think mi
TAX straw one, If you please, ma'am. It'll
maybe make good mouthfui to the COW
Nnen I'm done VII TT"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
Fun in Small Doses

LlVNTHO is your favorite composer? ~
w Wagner" replied Mr.. Cumrox.
lyon must be q student Of music NO
I mention Wagner for the sake of reliev.
ing myself of conversational strain. If the
other man doesn't like Wagner he dom
want to hear me say another word" "And
If he does?" He'll wan, to do all the talk
ing himself"-fd-Bi
The lawyer was sitting at his desk, alb.
sorbed In the preparation Of brief. So
intent was he on his work that he did not
hear the door as 1t was pushed gently
open, nor see the curly head that was
thrust into his Office. A little sob attract
ed his notice, and, turning, he saw q face
that was streaked with tears and told
plainly that feelings had been hurt. well,
my little man, did you want to sec me-"
"Are you lawyer" yes. What do you
want?" 81 want"-and there was a reso-
lutte ring in his voice-"I want divorce
from my papa and mamma. '-Reedy's Miro.
rs your place within walking distance
of the cars?"
~ dunno answered Farmer Corntassel
How far kin you walk ?"-W Washington Star.
Stage Manager-Our scene shifter wants
a holiday. He says he hasn't been away
for five years. Proprietor-Weli, tell him
he cant have one. He gets change Of
scenery enough for anybody. - New York
Globe
Did some chase you" asked Will
lies mother You're all out of breath
'No-I'm not-ma," gasped the boy. "Ive
got-twice as much-bref as ! can brcave
that's all."-Boston Transcript
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Second Act: Remorse

Scene: A deserted quarter Of the city. 1t
is long past midnight
THE ERRATIC HUSBAND (enters reelng),
I have just thrown few pieces Of my
poor wife into the river. To keep up my
courage | have already consumed great
deal of alcohol. think shall go into this
cafe to drink-drink more and still more.
He reels into the cafe; two minutes later
he comes out, staggering more than ever)
Now I shall throw the remaining pieces OF
my poor wife into this manhoe AT last
my gruesome job is finished. must hasten
to my new apartment. | already feel re-
morse invading my soul and congealing my
heart--however, / suppose that is usual
under the circumstances. (He exits, still
holding the other newspaper PACKAGE
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1t r ca w
Doesn't
Matter

7 ~ ONLY consumer and it really
doesn't matter
How they crowd nc ia the street cars
till / couldn't iell be fatter.
I'm e7tiy consumer aud the strikers
may 90 striking,
For It's mine to end Diy living II IL tsn't
to my liking.
I am ouiv consumer and have no
special mission
Except to pay the damages. Niue is
queer position;
The Fates unite TO squeeze mo till 4
couldn't icoU be fatter,
But I'm only consumer, so il really
doesn't matter.
The baker Tits the price Of bread upon
the request rautor
Of damage to the wheat crop, but I'm
only cohsnmor.
So Il really doesn't matter, for thers's no
ta,g that compels me
To pay the added charges on The loaf Of
bread he selis me.
The icetian ioaree smaller piece whcm
days are 0roioitg hotter,
BIT I'm only consumer aud | do not
need iceWater.
Mn business Is TO drato the checks and
keep IN good hunaor,
And il really doesn't matter, for I'm
only a consumer!
The miIkman iOaters milk for me, there's
garlic IN mg butter,
good to mmtter.
knoU that coal is going up and beef IS
getting higher,
But I'm only consumer and hare no
need of fire,
And beefstedk is O luxury that o7tty
aceatth is needing;
I'm. only q consumer and hare no need
Of feeding.
My business is to pay the bills and Keep
IN good hunsor,
For | haze no other mission since Pm
only q consumer.
The grocer sells me added eggs, the
tailor sells me shoddg,
But I'm only q consumer, and am not
anybody.
The cobbIer pegs me paper sotes, the
dairymon shortsoeights me,
I'm o7lIy consumer and most everybody
hates me.
There's tstr'aip IN my pumpkin pic aud
ashes in my pepper,
/ The eoorlds my lazoretto and I'm 10th
ing bat q teper.
SO Iay me IN nay lonely grace and tre0
the earth doaO,i fatter--
I'm ONLY a consumer and it really doesm'
matter.
James W. Foley, from Friendly
Rhymes E. P. Dutton; reprintet
here from The Outlook.
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Better Not Start
Talking About
Interest

DELIGHTFUL little fireside tragi-
~ comedy is sketched by D. F. Dix, in
"The INDEPENDENT:
"Of course $500 is lot of money for
fur coat but I'd love to have the coat and
we can spare the $500, so why not get it,"
urged Mrs. bubble.
Mr.. bubble nervously htched in his
chair, did little figuring on the margin of
his newspaper and replied well, that coat,
as I figure it, would cost you 1925"
"Why, the idea" cried his spouse, in
dignantly, "the price is $500 | know you
are some little fgurer but how can you
figure $500 into s525. for goodness sake ?"
Easy" said Mr.. bubble. THE loss of
interest on $500 at per. cent, which Is
good general, long distance rate TO go by, is
sis a year. You spend $500 for the coat
and lose s15 year interest. In other
words, you rent the coat for SIS a year
That is over 81 month winter and sum-
mer And what is more it's renting it for
ever Or let us, to be onservative, call
it renting it for your lifetime. You are
forty years old and your expectation Of
life, according to life insurance tables, is
thirty-hve years. That is statistics go on
the assumption that you will live thirty-fve
years more. So | reckoned ut simple in
torest because, If you invested that $780, in
stcad Of spending it, you would enjoy an
income Of Si5 to spend every year as long
as you lived. And SIS year for thirty-five
years means $525. So you arc out s525 If
you buy that coat"
"Why, what horrld way OF uniting IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

II, good morning, Mrs Jones
* "a Welcome to the lnaninch
Apartments You say you
4 found the elevator quite
.r.maed and had to run II yourself. Why,
-. droll, You took the dumbwaitcr. But
s,,,s how economical of space and how
.a,,oaet all the arrangements are. True,
~. uust pass through the bathroom to
ssast the parlor, but then the architect WAS
,,n,ed And, like kiping and his fun,
.s..,s taken our baths where we found
them.
a,ys4 step In here, Mrs. Jones. This is
INA bntlers pantry also his bedroom. You
s,st opcn this cloeet door. and out folds
:. Acd That lump in the middle Of the bed
M That's the butler Mondays, Thursdays
IA SUNDAYS are his mornings for sleeping
late.
nYss. this Is the kitchen. Il Is rather
.mal and not as we'll ventilated as it might
h. But there are never any accidents, IL
,bs cook will only remember to put on her
sss mask when preparing cabbage or serv-
Inc cheese soufft True, dinner Is some.
finrs iHlFt \ Ht sFNh ss'f toNtt ftlh'thbtt
ehsther to ring twice for the led box and
three times for the stove or just the OPP
pos.e,
eYou must come and see us acme time.
Hrs, Jones This dining room Ia also the
susse room It's an idea of my husband.
Who says guest never uses his room
during ea-hours, anyway. The bed is in
tho sideboard. Ny niece was visiting us
ens time, and woke quite embarrassed one
morning 70 find the butler reaching across
her for the grape fruit spoons. Being
tsctful person, he at once set her at ease
81 serving her breakfast In bed.
AsDo we keep any pets? Well, of course,
hcte's the cook but we have no animals
You see when we first moved in here and
considered it, my husband looked around
and put his foot down--in the first avail
able space My dear he said, 'it's either
q goldfish bowl or bathtub. Choose!'
$50 glad you called, Mrs. Jones. The
stairway is to your right. That's the mail
chute to your left Goodby"
s-s Fairfax D. Downey, in life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

with fragments Of II looking glass made
OF imitation oak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

HERE is secret No wife is ever
M quite perfect She simply can't be
all things to any one man, poor dear
She must inevitably possess the defects
that are inseparable from her virtues If
your wife is beautiful, for instance, she
can't be intellectual. If she is athletic,
she can't be tender If she is from the
chorus, she can't be grammatical. If she
is artistic, she can't be tidy. If she is
rich, she can't be easily ordered about
If she is fashionable, she won't be do
mestic If she is rare and radiant to the
eye. then she will have a horde OF ar
dent admirers Yes, men are very I'M
reasonable about their wives They new
er expect dish at a dinner-party to
partake of the qualities of all the other
dishes, and yet they expect thirty entire
ly different flavors in one little wife It's
ridiculous, that's what it is, ridiculous.
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Mrs. Jones
Visits the
Inaninch

II. good morning, Mrs. Jones!
(A "a Welcome to the lnaninch
n Apartments! You say you
4 found the elevator quite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

And then there are the artistic wives
the ones who paint fruit, dead FISH. and
new tangled. right angled oublss ladies
-undressed, OF course The tragedy
with them is that the better they paint
the less they wash. and the more they
are welded to art the more they be
come divorced from nsirdressing the
home. and the care of the LITTLE ones
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the one containing the mirror in his left
and, with the icebox in the pocket of his
overcoat, he leaves the apartment