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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
PATRONS. OF .
wILLMAR tribune

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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
AEROPLANE DOES BIG
BUSINESS AT WILLMAR

G. H. Southwick, driver, and S. H.
Paulson, owner, of Britt, Iowa, en-
route for Fargo with their aeroplane,
descended at Willmar last Saturday
and were delayed here by reason of
broken strut and landing gear.
While waiting for repairs the pilot
has been taking up people for an ov-
erhead view of Willmar at $40 a trip.
and so far twentyfour people have
been taken up.
The machine is a Canadian Curtis.
for which $4,000 was paid year ago.
The machine will proceed to Fargo
On Thursday. 1t has made it's head
quarters at Bonham's place in the
west part of the CITY,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
Auqustson Graduates

Oscar B. Augustson was a member
OF the graduating class of Gustavus
Adolphus College this year. During
the four years at College he has
spent his vacation at Willmar work
ing on the Tribune Staff. He will ar
rive shortly to take the position of
assistant editor. Mr.. Augustson was
editor-in-chief of the College Breezes
during his senior year. He is a ma
tive of Ishpeming, Mich, and gradu-
ate of the high school at that place.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
Protest Street. SprinkIino

The people on the south end of First
street have filed a petition protesting
against the evening street sprinking
contract let by the former council, on
the grounds of entailing' additional
expense that they do not care to as
sumo. The petition will be heard be-
fore the city council next Monday ev-
enlng. There are many other parts
OF the city that seem to desire sprink-
ling, and this may give them an op-
portunlty to get some service this year
II they are willing to pay for it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Anderson and
family of Benson motored here Sun
day afternoon and called on Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Anderberg. They were &C.
companied by Miss Josephine Knut-
son of La Crosse, Wis, who remained
for visit,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
NEW STATE PARK
TO BE DEDICATED
Saturday, June 26, Day Set For
Big Event. Legislators
To Be There

The new Sibley State Park on the
north shore OF Lake Andrew will be
officially dedicated on Saturday, June
26. The annual reunion Of the Kandi-
yohi County Old Settlers Association
will be held at the park in connection
with the Park Dedication exercises.
This was decided last Monday when
Senator Gandrud, Representative
WicNlund and Postmaster Forsberg
met in conference at Willmar.
The exercises will he held at Cedar
Hill, on the shore of Lake Andrew.
The forenoon will be devoted to the
Ola Settlers business session, and the
memorial address.
At noon a picnic dinner will be en-
joyed. Everybody is urged to bring
lunch baskets.
There will be several bands in at
tendance. Neighboring villages of
New London, Belgrade and Brooten
will observe Dedication Day at the
park as a holiday, and will send big
delegations. Other towns are re-
quested to do the same.
The afternoon session will begin at
one o'clock, with Hon. John Wicklund,
who IS also prsident Of the Old Sett-
lers Association, giving the speech of
welcome. Hon. Theo. Christianson of
Dawson will make an address to the
Ola Settlers. Senator Gandrud will
have charge of the Dedicatorv exer-
clses. Commissioner Carlos Averv. Of
the Game and Fish Commission will
make the dedication address, to be
/ followed with speeches by Senator ].
ID. Sullivan of St. Cloud, Senator Hen
~ n. Benson Of St. Peter, Senator J.
\. jackson Of St. Paul, and others.
The session will close with the
singing Of America.
The following COMMITTEES were an
pointed to have charge Of arranging
details for the celebration at a recent
meeting Of the Park Board,
Progranl-Hon. P. A. Gandrud, Hon.
John Wicklund, and Chairman N. B..
Johnson of the County Board.
Publicity-The editors of all neigh
boring newspapers.
observation-disclosures Johnson, E. R..
kambestad and E! F. Fink.
Platform-V. E. Holm, ]. M. Mon
son and Carl Johnson.
Receptions. L. Benton, S. B.
Qvale and Amin Nicholson.
Decorations-Eben E. Lawson and
S. l.. Benton.
Drinking Water-Paul G. Nordin.
Pollce-For assisting in properly
parking cars, etc.-L. z. Covell, An
| fin Nicholson, Gerhard Nordli and as
sistants.
The building of roads~thru the park
as authorized by the County Board is
! progressing nicely under the direction
OF {. a. Geer who expects to have
such roads in good passable shape
for the Dedication. One road extends
from the north near Mount Tom to
| the lake, and another thru the park
along the lake shore. There is plenty
of road material in the park and the
roads are being gravelled after grad
ing.
All the church organizations of the
neighborhood are being invited to ,es
tablish booths ana sell coffee and
lunch and thus assist in caring fo1
the visitors who will come from fa1
| and near
This will be an event of State i'm
portance and it is to be hoped that
people Of this community will all dc
their full share to make it memor
able OCCASION
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09

Miss Ruth Erickson of Lake Lii
liam returned from an extended visit
at Minneapolis this afternoon.
TMiss Ellen Blomgren of Lake Lii
liam returned this afternoon from a
visit at st. Paul and Minneapolis
%. O. Bergstrom returned to Min
neapolis after visit in this city and
Pennock fsince last Friday.
Roy Borg and Albin Norling of
Svea returned today from St. Paul
where they have attended the Bethel
Academy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
TOWNLEY WILL SPEAK AT
LAKE LILLIAN JUNE 18TH

A. c. Townley, President of the Far
mers' Nonpartisan League, and Mr..
Cook. will speak in Swenson's grove
on the northeast shore of Lake Lillian
on Tuesday June 18th. They will ar
rive by aeroplane, but at what time
our informant did not know.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
Ao, For a Big Clearing Bee!

The Sibley Park Board has issued a
call for the assistance of the public
at big clearing bee, to be held at the
Park on Wednesday and Thursday,
June l6 and II, when the assistance of
all who can come is solicited for putt
ing the grounds in shape for the big
celebration. All will be welcome. If
a few fans turn out they can easily
put fine baseball diamond into
shape. The pNnic grounds on Cedar
Hill has much underbrush that must
came out, and the lake beach could
easily be improved for bathing. Ev-
erybody lend a hand, and have a lot
of fun while doing it,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
Opens News Stand on Corner

Opens News Stand on Corner
Victor Johnson has moved his news
stand to the Central Hotel building
where he occupies room jointly with
the Great Northern Express Company.
He has also improvised a nifty NOV
able newsstand on the outside. He
now keeps supply Of cigars, gun,
etc. for sale, and the Tribune bespeaks
for him a good patronage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
Another Landmark Goino

Another Landmark Going
The work of taking down the old
Spicer buildings on the corner of Fifth
ST. and Litchfield Ave. is under way.
The purpose is to make room for the
new building for the First National
Bank, the contract for the construc-
tion of which was let some time ago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
FLAG Pole Up

The new flag pole for the court
house grounds is now in place ready
to hold "Old Glory" to the breeze at
all festive occasions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
Marriage Licenses

"dTTId9e Licenses
June 8.-James Nieuwanhius to
Bertha Roelofs.
June 9.-Louis Anderson of Yellow
Medicine county to Flossie Elizabeth
Smithson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09

Willing Workers Thursday Evening
The Willing Workers uI ;he SWed-
ish Mission church Will ht tNltrtaln-
ed at the G. .\,!aNsor home east OF
the State Farm tomorrow Thursday,
evening Every body cordially invited
to attend
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
F. II. Oehler. pastor.

Holy communion at S a. m. Sunday
Prayer and sermon at 1880 a. III.
Sunday school at l. O'clock
There will be no evening services.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
Band Concert

The N'il,nlar Eunu Will give a band
concert next Saturday evening com
mencing 1T o'clock at the court
house grounds
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09
FIRST LADY AIR PASSENGER
PLANE MAKES HIGH ALTITUDE

Miss Ida Halvorson is the first
Willmar lady to take a ride over the
city in all aeroplane. She mounted
in the Paulson machine today. Har-
Ian Preble was the passenger this af-
ternoon when the machine rose to
an altitude of $500 feet and disap-
peared in a cloud Among others who
have "gone up" is P. j. Haley. who
declares the experience was well
worth the money. The machine will
go to Alexandria tomorrow and will
be at Atwater Sunday It is then like
ly to be back at Willmar again.
The Aske Halvorson family who
live on Fifteenth Street west are ac-
quaintances of the owner and driver
of the aeroplane, and were former
neighbors to them in Iowa.
FitzgeraId-O'Brien
The marriage Of Miss Anna
Fitzgerald, one of our public school
teachers, to Mr.. George l.. O'Brien, a
banker of washington Springs, S. D.,
took place at St. Mary's church at
Willmar last Wednesday morning at
five o'clock a. M, Rev. Father Holland
officiating.
uC VI 1uC "Olc d ldu
dOvatone suit, shoes and gloves to
match and white hat She was at
tended by Miss Florence Butler, who
wore blue suit with white shoes and
hat The groom was attended by a
cousin, Mr.. Michael Cochin, of Bloom
ing Prairie. After the ceremony the
bridal party and immediate relatives
were given a very prettily appointed
wedding breakfast at the home of
Mrs. Ahlstrom. The newlyweds board
ed the> morning train for a trip to the
Cities and southern Minnesota. They
were both former resident of Bloom
ing Prairie. They will reside at Wes-
sington, S. D., where the groom is the
cashier of the First National Bank. He
served in World War for two years.
The bride taught school at Willmar
during the past year, and friends ex-
tend their congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner Hildahl and
children from Estevan, Can, arrived
yesterday to spend the summer at
Wiflmar. Mr.. Hildahl is recuperating
from very severe illness and is do
ing nicely.
carroll SWensOn arrived this eve
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Miner Hildahl and
children from Estevan, Can, arrived
yesterday to spend the summer at
Willmar. Mr.. Hildahl is recuperating
from very severe illness and is do
ing nicely.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-06-09

Carroll Swenson arrived this eve
ming from Menomonee, Wis, where
ne attended Stout Institute.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
FOOTBALL ELEVEN
 TO BE ORGANIZED
Club Will Be Formed Tuesday Even ing at Graham'S-TObin
 t0 Coach.

new football club will he organ ized Tuesday evening at Graham < Dancing Academy on .:ain street by a number Of former High school stars and others who have been Identified with football elevens in the past. John J. robin will coach the squad. Among those who are to play are: Dixie Griffin, the Reneaan brothers, sparks. Brink. Jack Elliot, Dunnigan, all of whom have won the monogram of the local High school, Cliff Faulkner of Suffield. and several others who have played with semi-professional clubs
 The new team will make a bid for for the city championship. It is the belief Of those who are backing the squad that victories over all local or ganizations will he registered in spite of the fact that the team will be somewhat lighter than tie city cham- pionship squads of pasti years. This will be accomplished, they say, through the thorough system of coach ing through which a majority of the players have gone, making the club a perfect football machine.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
SCOTCH HIGHLANDERS
 ENTER IRISH HOMES
Soldiers seek HcpriSaI For sim E'cin Attark-Thrcc Arrested in
 Belfast

London. Aug 2s.-Cameron High lander troops recently sent to Queens town, invaded stores and dwellings of Sim Feiners thcr9 last night as a re- prisnl for the attack made on them by party on Thursday. Much damage was done and there was serious riot 'nR.
 John Leonard. a taxicab driver, and James Montgomery and Vincent Mont gomery have been arrested in Belfast on n charge of the murder of Police Inspector Swanzey.
 Three deaths have occurred as the result of recent Belfast riots. A party of uniformed men yesterday drove in to Shanagoldcn county Limerick. and fired shots killing John Hynes. m 1ld pensioner. They also burned a coop pcrutivc creamery.
 Two girls md a man employed by Protestant tradesmen were burned to death in Dundalk yesterday when stores were burned in repr;ssl for do- struction of Catholic property
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
REBELLION AGAINST
 BRITISH SPREADING
Anarchists in Mesopotamio Protest English Rule
 COssacks in Resht.

London. Aug. 2S.-Reports from Mesopotamia indicate that the an archistic rebellion against the British administration has spread, the war office announced today.
 Some political officers in dangerous areas are being withdrawn by air planes.
 Seventy miles south of Bagdad a British column encountered a strong band and drove it toward the Flu pirates river
 Northeast of Bagdad opposition to the British is strong.
 One British political officer has been captured.
 A British garrison which withstood repeated attacks has been relieved.
 Bolsheviki in the northwestern part of Persia have received rein forcements from Baku and have forced the Persian Cossacks to aban- don Resht. f4
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28

London, Aug. 2S (By Associated Press)-The Russo-Polish peace ne- gotiations at Minsk were continued on August 25, says a wireless dis patch from Moscow today. The dele- gates discussed the Russian terms, which the Poles declared unaccept- able.
 The Poles, according to the wireless relied chiefly on recent victories. A member of the Russo -Ukrainian dele gation stated there was no Polish basis for peace but merely a rejection of the Russian terms. He added:
 "Our proposals are not final, as we are willing to make peace We do not qualify our policy by the con- dition of things on the various fronts. so for us this war is a war to obtain peace"
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
CARS SLAYER IS
 INSURANCE AGENT
Lives in Ekaterinburg-is Summed By BOl-
 sheviki.

London. Aug. 2s.-Yurovski. the Jaiier who killed former Emperor Nicholas of Russia, now is commits sioncr of life insurance in the prov ince of Ekaterinburg and occupies the most handsome house in the town. which was confscated from a merchant. Even the bolsheviki of the city. however. shun him.
 This is revealed in the accounts of two independent investigators pub lished here. which seem to dispel all possible doubts that the emperor and his family were assassinated in the basement of their prison house at Ekaterinburg on the night of July IS. 1919. ono account is printed in the London Times and as written by its former petrograd correspondent, Robert Wilton. The other appears in tho magazine Nineteenth Century and After. and is from the pen of Captain Francis McCullagh of the British army.
 According to these accounts the for mer czar md his entire family were shot. yurovskl personally shot Nicholas while the remainder of the family were shot and killed by sol- diers who afterwards hayoneted the the victims rst
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
SHORT LIVED FREEDOM

Local Man, Parolesl Prisoner at State
 Prison. Tries to Make Escape From
 Ofcer-Back in Institution.
 Parole Officer George Starr, of the Connecticut State prison, was led a merry chase yesterday afternoon for several hours, when in quest of Will liam wacicynski of 169 Winter street. this city, wanted back at the institu- tion for alleged violation of the rules which set him free about four months ago. Wacicynski, was arrested in this city on August 3, 1918 by Sergeant A. c. Malone and Officer Herbert c. Lyon for an indecent assault on Helen Grullia aged years. He was bound over by the late Judge James T. Mes kill in the local police court, and at the December term of the superior court in that year, was sentenced to from one to three years. He proved to be a model prisoner. and early this spring when the parole board met, he was set free, on parole. He violated the trust placed in him by that body and yesterday the parole officer was sent out to round him. Wacicynski, was found working on 8 farm aer Meriden and on seeing the officer nearing his place he started to run away. He was caught a short time later, and is today back in prison
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
MANNIX RIOTS CONTINUE
Five Pro-Irish Women Arc Exciting
 Iongsborcmcn~ to strike in Protest to England's Policy Toward Prclatc.

New York. Aug. 2s.-Hostilities were resumed today by five pro-Irish women pickets who yesterday started demonstration that resulted in a waIkout of more than 2,oo0 long shoremen employed on British ocean liners as a protest against Great Brit in's Irish policy. ..t.
 The women returned to the piers with a large cohort of longshoremen supporters. intent on crippling all British ships arriving in port Plan. were on fooc to spread the strike to other Atlantic ports and to extend it. if possible to. ship crews as we'll as longshoremen.
 Although the lonEshoremen out de- clared they would not return to work until Archbishop Mannix had been permitted 10 enter Ireland and Lord Mayor Mac sweeney of Cork released from BriSton Prison. London, their stand was not expected to prevent the sailing today of number of ships. officials of the Cunard line and tho International Mercantile Marine said the waikout had not included / any members of che crews and that if necessary the ships would clear with incomplete cargoes.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
Reds Are Agreeable to Moving
 Peace Conference
OSSOWIEC RETAKEN BY POLES
All Fronts Report Victories for Po- land. Moscow in More Receptive Frame Of Mind For Peace-Polish srd Legion Fighting Desperately.

Warsaw. Aug. 2S.-(By the Asso- ciated Press)-Polish artillery has decimated the principal column of retrea ting soviet forces on the north eastern front, catching the Boisheviki at short range, according to an official statement issued here. More than 600 men, including two general staff Of ficers and II line officers have been captured. Among the killed were the commander of the 5Tth Bolshevik division and his chief of staff.
 srd Legion Fighting Desperately
 Detachments of the Polish Third legion division winch are fighting east of the Bug river near Brest-Litovsk have become engaged in an energetic defensive action in anticipation of a soviet attack against that city.
 Bolshevik Attacks
 Repeated Bolsheyik attacks in the region of Lemberg have been repulsed but fighting continues in the vicinity of Dzielwon, as we'll as along the Bobrka and Swirz rivers.
 The celebrated communist, Wiera Levin. has been caught by the Poles at Redzyn and executed, according to the newspapers.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
C. T. A. '. CONVENTION
Local Tabs Will bc Represented at
 Fifticth Annual Meeting

The hftieth annual convention If tho c. T. A. T.. of Connecticut will be held tomorrow. Monday and Tuesday at New Haven. William Boyle. pres ident of the local Tabs will attend as New Britain delegate. Tomorrow evening at 7:30 in St. Johns church, Davenport avenue. n temperance rally will be held with Bishop John j.. Milan us speaker.
 Mayor David FitzGerald will wei come the delegates Monday morning at o'clck in the Knights of Colum- bus home where business sessions will be held. A convention dance will be held in Arcadia" at Savin Rock Mon- day evening. Mass will be celebrated in memory of deceased members Tuesday morning and the delegates will visit points of interest in New Haven before going to the convention hall
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
WATERBURY SCENE OF ! REPUBLICAN OUTING
Republican Club of That City Hold ing Annual Outing at Lake Quas-
 Sapaug-LOcal Men to Attend.

Lake Quassapaug in Waterbury is the scene of the gathering of repub- licans from the entire state this aft ernoon at the annual sheep roast held by the Republican club of Water bury.
 Henry Lane Wilson, former am bassador to Mexico, will be the principal speaker of the afternoon. MT. Wilson is a speaker of great abil- ity who has travelled far and wide, and it is expected that his speech this afternoon will be filled With important statements concerning the republican campaign. II is probable he will dis cuss the Mexican policy.
 New Britain will be we'll represent ed at the outing. Senator George w. KIctt will be there and among others who planned to attend are: Repre- sentatives Edward F. Hall and Rich ard Covert. Republican Chairman H. F.. Erwin. A. F. Marsh, J. w. Mills, Kenneth Hoffman, E. l.. Stebbins, J. Tomaceski. A. A. Gresnberg, William Greenstein. George A. Stark, A. Buol, and Peter Suzio.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
DE, PALMA SIP

Speedway, Elgm, Ralph De Palma, thel the eighth Elgin autoj today. made the first and a half mile cou| utes, 30 seconds.
 The other ! startera following order:
 Milton. O'Donnell, and Mulford. g|
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
NO POLO THIS
Hopes of Popular Wint
 to Have Van

The action of the q National Roller Polo K ing franchises to Hartfd port for the coming Fl possibilities of News H member of the leaEtJ season.
 William W. Hanna, | man. had entertained league would grant hl but due to the fact would not be ready October. and that tnl 10 open early in Sepl| found necessary to alid to the above cities. however, plans to rel here in 1921-22.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
FIGHTING IN CHARLESTON
West Virginia City is Scene of Clash Between Mine Guards and Striking Miners.

Charleston. w. ". Aug. 2S.- Fighting between mine guards and striking miners at Glen Jean and Will lis Branch was renewed today. accord ing to reports reaching here. One casualty was reported.
 Major Payne, a Baldwin Felts de- tective, was wounded in the fighting which started early today.
 Two trains were held outside the town. State police were on the scene attempting to quell the disturbance and arrested a miner who was seen firing from a barn.