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IK****. tfr l¥ Wt 5_4 0 Willmar's Popu lation iti 1895. A Gain of OVer 40 Per Cent Since Last Census. A special telegram to the TRIB- UNE as we goto press states that the recent count of the people of Willmar village and township gave the combined territory a population of 3049, and the Town alone, 509, which leaves the pop ulation of the village at 2540. The census of 1890 gave Willmar a population of 1825 hence the increase during the last five years has been 715—over forty per cent. This is a flattering gain and indicates that Willmar is rapidly getting to the front as, the metropolis of her part of the state. We have the territory and the business A good long steady pull, a pull all together, and the percent of increase will be still higher during the next five years. While we will not say that the above figures are official, the sender ofthe message undoubtedly knew what he was about and the above figures will be found to be a pretty close guess. TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. The next Teachers' Examina tions for Kandiyohi county will be held as follows: Willmar, Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31 New London, Monday and Tuesday, Septemb er 2 and 3 Atwater, September 5 and 6. The examination in Temper ance Hygiene will be given at 1:30 p. m. on the second day at each place. Come prepared with lead lead pencil, rubber eraser, and no scratch book. The examination will open at 9 a. m. each day. Be prompt, as the rules laid down by the State Department of Public Instruc tion mus't be closely followed. B. S. COVELL^ Co. Supt. Office Co. Supt., Willmar. Minn., Aug. 1,1895. Tented City. The» educational feature has been made a prominent element in the success of the fair which is given annually under the auspic es of the Minnesota State Agri cultural Society, on the grounds at Hamline, midway between St. Paul and Minneapolis. This fea ture will be quite as prominent this year, as usual. The lecturers in the Farmer's Institute course will, as in previous years, deliver lectures in Institute hall, on the grounds, and arrangements have been made for an unlimited num ber of tents for those who desire to camp on the grounds during the weeks of the fair, or from Sept. 9tl to 14th, inclusive. These tents will accommodate six persons, and may be had without cost by application to Dr. J. C. Cnrryer, who may be addressed at Hamline. Season admission tickets may be had for $2, cover ing admission to the grounds during all the week. Meals may be had on the grounds at a rea sonable price. The Great Northern Specialty company made their appearance at the rink last Priday evening as announced. The negro sing ing and repartee was good and created much amusement. The company has some most excellent voices, the deep bass being es pecially iwotnhy of notice. The music loving portion of the audi enefc would have preferred to bear a few more of the impres. 0iV© selections but the largest portion were ben$ on having fun and the "coons" did not disa point them. At the close of (he S.Graves rformance and Singing, Mr, the manager, ordered the light put out and with the aulof his powerful calcium lights *$brew a succession of view? eSSothe screen, which for origi ttaHtyAnd interest excel anything we have seen in Ratline before, *Th#M*r$ viewi points of interestalong the Great Northern system of transportation from •WuirWto Seattle, and from there tlpAlasJfa. It tea £teat-ad*er tisement of thepicturesque^sce^ I W the G***:K, fine. i^hi%^,8a^01ofNy^en ijof Dovre, etniaie«l-t0r- Mhmea* cpolis last Saturday after a "few S a vacation at his home, HH a compositor ifilfo Perry, foe PULLMAN AND THE STRIKE. Rev. Wm. H. Carwardine, the eloquent divine from Pullman, lectured last Saturday evening at the rink and was greeted by the smallest audience which he has yet addressed. In as much as he cameto Willmarin response to a request of Mr. Debs, and as as his work is heartily endorsed by the bishop of his church—the Methodist Episcopal—it was in deed remarkable that only a two score audience should congre gate to hear his most interesting address, and it cannot be ex plained in any way except that the affair was not sufficiently ad vertised. Rev. Carwardine dealt with his subject in a mas terly manner. He gave a sketch of the "model" town of Pullman, model only in some respects. Gave out a number of facts re garding the system of rents, etc. As an illustration may be men tioned the •'Greenstone" church, the only church edifice in the whole town, which had never until last year been used because Mr. Pullman wanted $300 each month in rent the "model" par sonage has never been occupied by a clergyman because noclergy man's salary would ever suffice to pay the rent. He also stated that the M.-C. A. work had to be discontinued because the ex penses of the small room they occupied in the Arcade building —amounting to over $40 per month—would not be reduced by Mr. Pullman because of his "principle," although urged to do so from different quarters. Rev. Carwardine's church occu pies a room in the "Casino" at an expense of over $500.00 per an num. The speaker reviewed the grievances of the men and it was the facts regarding these that hadftimpelled him to go out and lecture, as he had become aware of that the outside world did not know the true state of af fairs. He told how the wages of the laborers had been reduced with the rents not reduced, etc. how the men had been rebuffed by Mr. Pullman when they came to him in their troubles how the men had become encour aged by the successful strike on the Great Northern,and organ ized Tiow they appealed to Debs for assistance how Debs cau tioned them not to strike if they could avoid it but promised their assistance if it should come to the worst: how the strike was precipitated, and the events de veloping therefrom how the strikers were blamed for vio lence done by lawless mobs of which they formed no part how the principle they struck for was as dear to the men and even more vital than those which impelled the Revolutionary fathers in their great strike in 1776- how Mr. Pullman was appealed to, not only by the strikers, but by the city government, the state gov ernment and even from Washing ton, but he remained obdurate and continued to enjoy himself at the seashore how afterwards the strikers, when given their discharges, were given certifi cates of good character written on sheets of paper watermarked in such manner as to convey to any railway manager to whom the man might come that he was a striker, and thus that his weary search for work would beuseless. After his vivid and impressive rehearsal of the events and con~ ditions of the Pullman struggle. Mr. Carwardine talked of the lessons to be learned from the strike. Time and space will not permit us to make any more comments, but will conclude with saying that none could hear the lecture without greatly profiting by it. We believe we are safe in savingfhat should Mr. Carwar dine ever come again he would have a larger audience. Rev. Carwardine spent Sun day at Willmar, preaching in the Presbyterian church in the fore noon and in the eveningat the M. E. church. He lectured at St. Cloud last night., from whence he makes the return trip to his Home'. *-^v Fpr SaJe or Tracj©.* The residence property corner 2nd street and Litchfield Ave. J.T. OTOS. Wheat in Meeker Co. is turn ing out from 25 to 45 bushels per acre. L. S. Covell, of Kerkhoven, a brother of our genial Superin tendent, wad a caller in the City last Saturday. Editor Lawson. of the New Lon don Times, and sister, Dora spent Sunday withfriends and relatives in town. S. Anderson, one of our lead ing jewelry dealers, with family, went to Fergus Falls Saturday for a two weeks vacation. Supt. Covell went to the Cities Sunday to attend a Co. Superin tendent's convention which con venes at the capitol this week. A report from Burbank states that the large barn and windmill on Dehlbom's farm has been con sumed by fire. Partly covered by insurance. The population of Litchfield by the census of 1895 is 2044. 1890 the population was 1899. The in crease during the past five years is therefore only 145. T. H. Burr, who recently mov ed to this city from Harrison, Kandiyohi county, has rented the north room of the Foerster build ing and in about two weeks will open a fruit and confectionery store.—Litchfield Review. Willmar Markets. Wheat— 54 cents. Oats—25 cents. Corn—40 cents. Barley—30 cents. Flax—90 cents. Potatoes—about 30 cents. Eggs—9 cents. Butter—9 to 10 cents. Marriage licenses were grant ed to the following at the court house yesterday: Albert M. Greenfield and Helena B. Larson, bothofSt.Johns CharlesThomp sonand Mrs. Christina Christof ferson, both of Colfax. The lat ter couple was married by Justice Ramsett immediately. A new Presbyterian church is now assured for Atwater. Four hundred dollars has been sub scribed by parties at Diamond Lake and Harrison while the vill age have raised some $500 more, this with further assistance from the Board of Erection of this de nomination will give the project success with doubt —Atwater Republican It is next Monday evening that the Re-Echo quartet from Rock Island, 111., give their concert at the Swedish Lutheran church at this place. Don't miss this opportunity of hearing splendid vocal talent. There will no doubt be a large attendance from the country and from neighboring points. Tickets for sale at door at 25 cents. Doors open at 8 p. m. Don't miss it Mikkelson & Skoog opened their new meat market in the old Rose building last Saturday They have fitted up their shop in fine style and are determined to get their share of business if first-class service can get it. We are personally acquainted with Mr. Mikkelson from New London and will say that he has staying qualities and willgive the meat business here the stimulus of a good healthy competition. Suc cess to the new firm. E. Tousley, Deputy Head Consul of the Modern Woodmen of America, says that Willmar is soon to be honored by the great est event in the history of Mod ern Woodmen of America, by the initiation of a class of 50 or 75 new members. A team of 15 from Flour City Camp No. 630, Minneapolis, will be here to ex emplify the ceremonial work. The team is composed of many of the most prominent men inter ested in the milling industry. Several head officers will be pres ent, among the number being TT -Tv McCollom of Minneapolis H. WIGGINS COMPAHY, xt to Holler Mills,- WILLAR, MINN. Supplies ®m& Repairs, A DESTRUCTIVE STORM fy. Swept Over this Coun ty Last Friday Afternddn, k, A Sad Fatality Occurred in Noi thorn Part of the County near Kerk hoven—Great Damage Done toP ron erty. An ugly cloud swept over Will mar about four o'clock Friday afternoon. It obscured the sun so that it was nearly dark. The wind blew a hurricane, followed by a drenching rain and hail. The storm was accompanied by violent electrical concussions. The loss in the county from the destruction wrought by the storm will aggregate, into thous ands of dollars. New reports of damage done are continually coming in. The grain stacks in the larger share of the county are nearly all tumbled down and scattered over the fields. The wind mills left standing are ex ceptions many buildings are blown down many -settings of wheat are burned many head horses and cattle are ^killed and great damage was done to the corn crop. Many f^ople took refuge in their cellars, expecting a cyclone and from appearances in several places one would judge that some twisters dM accompa ny the blow. i| At Andreas Nybakken's place, 6 miles north of Kerkhoven, Nils Oslund was killed bjx lightning and afterwards wafc partially burned. The lightning struck the barn and the sa$ne caught fire and burned downwith a great deal of hay. Two hlirses ware killed by the bolt. Otto Nybak ken was also struck |nd lamed. Our Kerkhoven correspondent writes as follows regarding this sad occurrence: '"It is with grief that we chronicle the sad fate which met Nels Oslund Fri day. While engaged j|n putting in a team of horses inllybakken's stable, lightning struck, kUUng him and the horses and set fire to the stable, burninMh4s"Jt^y beyondTecognition. ^fecuarrld remains of the unfortunate man were buried Sunday! We ex tend our heartfelt sympathy to the grief stricken w|5o# .and children." Lightning struck in se places in town. Lars Halvorson had a narrow escape rbm being killed in his shop, the band stand was struck, and other bolts de cended without doing mtich dam age. The water guage caught 2.20 inches of water, Halvor Shipstead had a nar row escape. He took refuge in a granary 3 miles south of Willmar during the storm and the build ing was blown to pieces over his head. He luckily escaped all bodily injury. Phil. Haleylost twograin stacks by lightning, Mr. Falk ofiTahlun, 4 stacks, Mr. Landman* of same town, 5 stacks. An employee of Anton Sand at Grue had a narrow escape from death. He was riding one horse and holding another when the lightning struck and killed both horses. The man was stunned but recovered. A. P. Almquist's nfew large barn in Lake Andrew was totally demolished. A horse standing near by was hit and sustained a broken leg, S head of cattle were killed at Lake Andrew, the property of John Lundin. A horse was killed at Ringville, the property of Amundi Amund son. «f Hie barn of Hans P. tfasmuson near Pennock was demolished. Farmer's Attention! We have opened up in the Olson store building at SPICER a Hon. Ben3. D. Smith, of Mankato,/ exchange Flour, Branand Shorts director Hea.dDawson Stat. Deput W. of SlaC. ton Minn. and last butnotleast, Head Consul of the Order, Hon. Wm. A Northeott, of ^Greenville, -HI. There will be reduced railroad fare. Th0 initiation, will lake place in tbe^early part of Septem- r^^llf exchange store, where we will Physician, A for Wheat, giving just aWillmahmucs as either the Atwater or mills. We will also keep on hand at all times Flour, Rye Meal, Corn Meal, Graham, Bran, Shorts an4 Ground Feed for sale. Every pound of Flour warranted, and satisfaction guaranteed. Bring along your grists and give us a trial, vt_ JOBNSON a S Props.Ttfew London Roller Mills~ Mossberg's ^gt4f#d^aealer is absolute^ th^oi%*i^edy on the market guaranteed to Cure barb wire cuts and sores of all kinds on hirse^ and pther ani mals, Heals without- leading a leearcf$fry ife^ 3»J WILLMAR VS. BRAINERD. Brainerd—4 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6—15 Willmai—0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—2 Considerable interest was mani ested in the game yesterday and there was a large crowd present. The game was a better one than the score indicates A few errors at critical times cost our boys a better standing They had hard ly hoped to win the game but they had expected to hold down the score in better shape The Brainerd boys are all husky heavy-weight men and our boys were markedly slender and light in comparison. Our boys are also weak in their batting pro pensities They have the right stuff in them for a crack nine but practice is the one thing neces sarytomake perfect and Will mar so seldom has a chance to bat a good pitcher that it might as well be said that they have had no practice at all that line Steps must be taken to lease and enclose a ball ground. Then the boys will have no trouble in get ting all the games they want by clubs who are willing to play for a percentage of the receipts. Horr, who pitched for Willmar, struck out six men, while Howe for Brainerd puzzled eight. Col. Vadnais of Kandiyohi umpired af ter the 3rd inning. THE PICNIC AT SPICER To-morrow the A. O.U. W. and the D. of will have their great picnic at Green Lake in honor of a visit of their Grand Lodgj officers From present indica tions, there will be a large attend ance. A special train will leave Willmar for Spicer at 9:30 a. m. sharp returning iu the evening. The train is not intenaed simply to cany the lodge picnicers but also to accomodate the general public as there will be a sort of a general outing as «rell. Theie will be a basket picnic at Mardin's pavillion for A. O. U. W. and D. of H. members and their families exclusively. Grand Master of Workman Lodge and other Grand Lodge officers will be presen: also Grand Chief of Honor, Mrs. Daily. There is an elaborate piogram of mu««ic and speech making etc. etc. Of course all A. O. €T.1fr. and D. ofW. ^wUfbe"4^-i^scs*-. there. There will be a grand time. r_ There- was a bad cutting affair at the Exchange Hotel Sunday night. Abralteman named Hub bard was cut by another brake man by the name of Roots We understand that the latter was somewhat intoxicated and at tempted to come into the room of the former and go to bed with him. In attempting to put him out of the room, Mr. Hub bard received an uglygash across his stomach. The examination occurs this morning before Jus ticeOtterness. Raymond and Town of Fahlun baseball nines played a hotly contested game at Raymond Sun day, The score standing 23 to 17 in favor of Raymond. The game was witnessed by a large crowd, among which were some of Will mar's lovers of sport. The attention of our readers is called to the advertisement of the Willmar Seminary in another col umn. Those wishing to attend school will do well t. inquire into the advantages of this institution of learning. The Clara City boys and Hol land nine played a game of ball a week ago Sunday that «nded in a fight, and we are told that arrests will follow. Several Benson people were in town yesterday and seemed to be pleased with the result ot the ball g»me. A great deal of local matter, as' well as correspondence and com menti was crowded out this week. Congressman Eddy came over to Willmar yesterday in time to witness th ballgame. Johnson & Pinney, Proprietors, -"£«*J«f ^wm^s^i SEND FOR The Twelfth Annual Catalogue of In addition to the courses which have been offered heretofore, the Seminary has this year added four new courses, as follows. ADVANCED ENGLISH & TEACHERS'COURSE, SCIENTIFIC COURSE, CLASSICAL COURSE. & COMPLETE MUSIC COURSE Expenses of attending low, Tuition per termof 12 weeks, $10. Arrangements have been made to establish a boarding club which will furnish board at cost. Good furnished rooms at 25 to 50 cents per week Fall term begins Oct 1st, 1895 Catalogue gives full information Sterling Silver at WATCHMAKER, Elgin WARRANTED FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS. Also Solid Sterling Silver Table Flatware X-V ROCERIES C. G. WENNERLUND'S, THE IMPROVED WIND MILL -THE ONLY- SECTIONAL STEEL MILL ON THE MARKET. Guaranteed Against Cyclones. SOLD ONLY BY -•»..**»»«***( W. A. SPERRY. MEW ONDON PARDING 1UTILL is now running in charge of CARL O. ARNE, An expert Carding Mill operator. He guarantees satisfaction Send your wool to this mill A. Larson & Co. at Willmar take in wool for this mill. Best Perfume in the market. Sold only by. Carlson Bros. & Frost. Nee London Roller Mills 4H- -W -«H- -W H-+- Inlaid Spoons. WILLMAR. MINN HILBERT S STOLEN SWEETS HILBERT S STOLEN SWEETS HILBERT'S STOLEN SWEETS HILBERTS STOLEN SWEETS HAMPEN BROS., BELGRADE, MINN. -DEALERS IN= AND RY f^OODS, We will always pay the highest market price for BUTTER and EGGS, and sell our goods as CHEAP as any in town. /UTO TFT We are now in shape totake care of all our patrons have a sufficient supply of flour and mill stuff on New London, Minn. \*k*~• "'S*-'^= -T *W C^-. £$$Jsr#«3* nC-V^*, r~ 4** and to do exchange work. Feed ground at all times fEvery pound of Flour Guaranteed1IS^ »*^gcy^g^l.%r **S£ -^1 $* 3 C*3