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WILLMAR STATION
DAILY TKAINS.
Arr. "Puget Souad Express" Der.
7:20 p.m. Mo. 8. (via St. Cloud)
To Pacific Coast. 7:23 p.m
6:30 p.m. No. 4. To St. Paul
via St. Cloud «:35 p.m
Night Paasengor, main line.
11.27 p. m. No. 9 To Grand
Forks and Mlnot 11:37 p.m
4:00 a,m. No. 10. To St. Paul
via St. Cloud 4:10a.n
Night Passenger, Sioux City line.
3:00 a. m. No. 52 from Sioux City
To St. Paul, via Litchfield 7:00 a.m
No. 51. To Yankton
and Sioux City 11:45 p.m
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
1:25 p.m. No.13 St. Paul
to Fargo... 2:23p.m
1:40 p.m: No. 14 Fargo
to St.Paul.. 2:30p.m
1:35 p.m. No.31 Dulutb
to SiouxCity 1:50 p.m.
2:15 p.m. No.32 SiouxCity
to Duluth 2:35 p.m.
AoooMMOBATioN-Dally exc. Sunday.Dep
No. 572 Going East: to
Minneapolis 7:45 a.m.
No. 587 GoingWest: to
Breckenridge 5:30 a.m
Xo.575 Going South to
Garretson.. 6:00 a.m
*o. 518 Going North to
St. Cloud.. 11:27 p.m
No. 329 Willmar to Watertown
leaves 8:30 am. arrives 9:30 p.m.
For any Information concerning the »er
Tloo, rates, schedules, etc., apply to
A MAY, Local Agent
Willmar, Minn
Or write to C. A, STONE,
Gen'l T. 4 P. Ag»., St. Paul. Mine
S I O I A N I
QR. d. M. RAINS,
Thgaician and burgeon.
OFNOBOVSR MOSSBBRG'S DBTTQ STOB1.
Besldence on LltchQold Avenue.
WILLMAR, MINNESOTA
QR. J. R. PETERSEN,
PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON.
Office in Bank of Willmar Building.
Room at L. A. Vik residence.
Office 'phone, 218. Night 'phone, 97.
WILLMAR, MINN
A. F. MANTOR,
DENTIST,
WILLMAR I N N
C. E. GERRETSON,
DENTI8T,
WILLMAR, MINN
Office In New Ruble Block.
H. F. PORTER
DENTIST
(SKANDINAVISK TANDLAKARE)
Office in Bonde Block. Phone 279.
WILLMAR,, MINN.
H. A. HANSON
DENTIST
SKANDINAVISK TANDUECE
Office over Wennerlund & Nelson's
Jewelry Store.
WILLMAR, MINN.
A O N E
GEO. H. OTTERNESS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
COUNTY ATTOBNBY KANDIYOHI COUNTY
Office in the Ruble Block
WILLMAR, MINNESOTA
JIMO. M. DOWNS
LAWYER
Real Estate, Insurance and Collections
Office in the Ruble Block
WILLMAR, MINNESOTA
CHARLES JOHNSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in I. C. Olson Block,
WILLMAR, MINN.
MASON W. SPICER
A W E
Office with Spicer Land Co.
WILLMAR MINN.
A N
4.1. BIOS. President. T. a. HANPV, Osshtei
G. 1. MBH. Ylce President.
BANK OF WILLMAR.
OBOAHIZH) UMDEB TH1 8TAT1 LAWS
CAPITAL AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
1100,000.
•AftRNJL nTTBimOH~TO COLLBCTtOHS.
Drafts on nil principal cities of the worldand
steamship ticketstoand from Europe,
VABX LOANS AT 6 OMITINTIRBBT.
And. Larson, Pres. L. O. Thorpe, Oashier
KANDIYOHI COUNTY BANK.
Organized under the State Laws.
PAID-VP CAPITAL AND SUBPLUB, 9126,000,00
HOMY LOAN«D"ON RSAL 18TAT1,
Collections Reoelve Prompt and Oarefal
Attention.
Bank Corner of Fifth Street and Paoilo
ATenaa,
f?ILLMAB. MINNESOTA
O N E
—INSURANCE—
LOANS, REAL ESTATE, RENTALS
SUBBTY BONOS ANB 8TBAMSHIP TICKETS
Phone 128
OPERA HOUSE BLD6., WILLMAR, MINN.
Dr. A. GRAHAM
Chiropractor
OUBBS DI8BA8B8 WITHOUT MEDICINE.
He Has Oared Hundreds, He Can Oure You.
OfficeIn/Ruble Block Willmar, Minn
WILLMAR»*»TRIBUNE
Published every"Wednesday a Willmar,Min
k, by Th Tr"
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andJ. EmilNelson.
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Entered Dee. 5,1002,at Willmar, Minnesota, ae
second class matter,underactof Mar.8,1879.]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1906.
THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
About nine years ago a dozen
citizens of Willmar met and
organized the Willmar Telephone
Exchange Company. They sub
scribed the sum of two hundred
dollars each, dividing the capital
stock into forty-eight shares of
fifty dollars each. The company
built the first exchange, and since
that time the public of Willmar
has furnished all the means for
extending and rebuilding the
system. Not a dollar more of
money has been, invested since
that time. In lieu of dividends
the company, has increased its
capital stock and distributed it
pro rata among i^s stockholders,
so that now each original sub
scriber for four shares has
re-railroads
ceived sixteen shares at a
par$750,000.
value of fifty dollars. Besides
the distribution of stock, there
have been a couple of six
perdiscriminations
cent dividends. Five years ago
the gross earnings as reported
to the state auditor were $2,621.31
for the year. Since that time no
statement of the earnings of
theRoosevelt
Willmar exchange appears in the
auditor's reports. We under
stand that the company now
claims assets to the amount of
about $15,000. At its present
capitalization of $10,000 it is a big
paying thing for the stockholders,
at least up to the present time.
In the course of time the stock
was absorbed by the individuals
interested in the Minnesota Cen
tral Telephone Company to an
amount which gave them the con
trolling interest. Since that
time little interest has been taken
in the affairs of the company by
the holders of the minority stock.
Some have yielded and disposed
of their interests and a few have
refused to part with it at
anytrust
price.
Willmar is one of the best tele
phone towns for its size in
thecrushing
Northwest, and by the donation
of its franchise to the local com
pany nine years ago this hand
some property has been created.
The ten year franchise expires
next year, and there has been no
little talk and agitation that the
city ought then to take over and
operate the^pcal exchange for the
benefit of the citizens at large.
No one doubts that the possibili
ties for the future of the telephone
in this city are greater than any
thing that has as yet been
achieved. The reasons for city
ownership in brief are that it
would insure fair treatment of
all lines and interests and that it
would bring a handsome revenue
into the city treasury. Without
such fair treatment of indepen
dent lines another exchange is
certain to be established which
will necessitate the nuisance of
having two 'phones in each place
of business.
On the eve of the time when
this question is to be taken up
and settled by the people of the
city, the company votes to spend
$12,000 to rebuild the system and
to pay for the same by issuing
the obligations of the company.
As this comes at the same time
as the announcement that a
majority of the stock of the local
has been sold out, apparently to
the Northwestern Telephone
Company interests, it is plainly
evident that preparations are
being made to present an array
of alleged capitalization and assets
that will frighten the people from
any attempt to acquire the prop
erty for the city.
If it becomes definitely known
that a majority of the stock is
owned by interests allied with
the Bell Telephone Trust, that
ought to be an added inducement
to the people of this community
to take over the property next
year. The trust methods of deal
ing with the public and indepen
dent lines are too well known to
need reiteration here. It is
noticeable that the individuals
who have been instrumental in
handing overN the independent
companies of Central Minnesota
to the trust, paving the way so to
speak, are now frantically trying
to get out from under so as to
not apparently have anything to
do With the matter when the trust
begins its coercive methods on
local independent interests. The
public may well prepare for some
extraordinary feats in financial
legerdemain when such men as
D. N. Tallman shrink from open
participation in the same.
SCORES STANDARD OIL
LastFriday the President trans
mitted to congress the report of
Commissioner Garfield on his in
vestigation of the Standard Oil
trust. The report scores the
methods of the trust severely.
Among the points made by Gar
field may be mentioned the fol
lowing:
The total output of refined oil
annually amounts to 26,000,0000
barrels, of which the Standard
furnishes 23,000,000.
The Standard enjoys special
privileges from railroads that
give them a monopoly of the oil
business in the greater part of
the country. The price of oil in
these non-competitive districts is
from two to five cents higher per
gallon than where competition is
possible. ,---'••
In 1904 the secret rates on
saved the Standard
Besides these secret
rates there are open discrimina
tions in favor of the Standard,
in classifications
and rules of shipment and in
treatment of private tank cars.
The report was accompanied
by a message from President
in which he goes after
the Standard trust in away that
would have done credit to the
most radical populist twelve years
ago. He declares that under the
present system "the big shippers
and the railroads are free to crush
out all individual initiative and all
power of independent action^be
cause of the absence of adequate
and thoro-going governmental
control." He promises that the
department of justice will take
up some of the charges and in
stitute proceedings against the
companies involved. He recom
mends the passage of the free
alcohol bill as a blow against the
Standard monopoly. He adds
that the Standard is not the only
enjoying these special priv
ileges that the sugar trust is
enjoying the same means for
put competition, and
that that trust is now being in^
vestigatedt by the ^Kdej^rtinenfe^
He also shies a brick at Judge
Humphrey's immunity decision
and hopes congress Will pass the
Knox bill to remove that immu
nity privilege.
H. H. Rogers of the Standard
system is out with an answer,
the gist of which is that Roose
velt talks too much. The people,
however, will be pleased to hear
more from our voluble executive
on these subjects. The more
light that is shed on these sub
jects the better. When the peo
ple find out the whole truth their
demand for thoro-going reform
will become irresistible. The
agitator must prepare the waydead
for the reformer, and Roosevelt
is certainly making good as an
agitator. ,.
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W I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
O A I O N S
Selected for the TKIBCNB by
MARTIN A. ANDERSON.
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I detect more good than evil in hu
manity, love lights more fires than
hate extinguishes, and men grow better
as the world grows older.—Ella
Wheeler Wilcox.
That only can with propriety, be
styled refinement which, by strength
ening the intellect, purifies the man
ners.—S. T. Coleridge.
In all the affairs of life social, as
well as political, I have remarked the
courtesies of a small and trivial
character are the ones which strike
the deepest to the grateful and appre
ciating heart.—Henry Clay.
Sometimes a fog will settle over a
vessel's deck and yet leave the top
mast Clear. Then a sailor goes up
aloft and gets a lookout which the
helmsman cannot get. S prayer
sends the soul- aloft, lifts it above the
clouds—gives us a chance to see which
way to steer.—C. H. Spurgeon.
Goodness is a perpetual quantity,
all penetrating, all searching, impar
tial, noble a comfort in distress, a
refuge to the weak, a tower and a de
fense to, all men who wish to be right
and do right.—Joseph Parker.
For whatever men say in their blind
ness, a spite of the fancies of youth,
there is nothing so kingly as kindness,
and nothing so royal as truth.—Alice
Cary.
You will find it less easy to unroot
faults than to choke them by gaining
virtues. not think of your faults,
still less of other's faults in every
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person who comes near you look for
what is good and strong honor that
rejoice in it as you can, try to imitate
it and your faults will drop off like
leaves when their time comes.—
John Buskin.
What the Paynesville Editor Says.
Following Editor Lawson's visit to
Paynesville a week ago Saturday the
Willmar Tribune appeared last week
with an interesting semi-humorous
story of Thomas Phalen's ability to
vote early and often and his subse
quent arrest, trial and acquittal. Mr.
Lawson concludes that Paynesville is
Mr. Phalen's legal residing place,
that he votes here, belongs to thestreet
Commercial Club and Social Club and
that he takes as much interest in the
progress of Paynesville as any other
resident business man. He also
claims to have discovered that Phalen
voted here last spring and that his
vote at Willmar was illegal and that
his trial was a farce. The Press has
refrained from commenting on this
affair fdr the reason that Paynesville
was not interested in it aside from the
universal desire that Mr. Phalen
should be able to clear himself from
the charge. Now that he is clear and
safe from further trouble there ap
pears to be no reason why interesting
reading matter should be neglected.
The Tribune also discovered that
"Tom" is one of the best fellows on
earlh, and that his crime was more
the result of carelessness than a desire
to wrong anyone.
The Willmar officer who subpoenaed
&*•«& •%y£i^aW&.fyf.~^-4-.g,
the witnesses in this case was furnished
with blanks and allowed to subpoena
whom he desired. Mr. Lawson might
have added somewhat to the interest
of his story had he published some
thing like the following: The first
person this officer encountered in his
search for witnesses was J. H. Finger.
Mr. Officer—"Do you know any
thing about the. case of the State
against Thos. Phalen,, charged with
illegal voting?"
Mr. Finger-"Sure, I was one of the
judges of election.''
Officer—"Is that so? 'Well, I will
see you later. Good day."
Get estimates on Sidewalk, Curbing,
Cement Floors, Steps and Border from
The officer then sauntered down the
until he met A. Fox
Officer—-"Do you know anything
about the case, State vs. Thos. Pha
len charged with illegal voting at
Willmar?"
Mr. Fox—"What case is that?"
Officer—"Don't you know that Ph a
len has been arrested for voting at
Willmar???
Fox—' 'Go on. I never heard of
that deal."
Officer—"Never Tieard of it, eh?"
Fox—'•No."
Officer—"Well, here's a subpoena
for you to be at the hearing in Will
mar next Wednesday^'
Nelson Bros. Paving & Construction Co.
(8UCCBSIOSS TO A. P. BEKOBSOK)
A I I I
ALFRED BER0ES0N, Mgr. Willmar Branch, 412 Jessie St. Phone 298.
The officer then saw A F. Knebel
and R. W Haskins, but found that
they had acted as judges of election.
Then he saw Village Clerk Holifer.
Mr. Holifer did not know whether
Phalen had voted here or not, did not
know whether his name was on thethe
poll list or not and didn't know or
OF ITS KIND EVER HELD IN THE CITY OF WILLMAR.
We must have cash, and in order to secure it we will give the public the benefit of
one of the biggest reduction sales ever held here. Sales commences on
Monday Ma 14, at 9 a. m.
and continues throughout the whole week. The stock consists of everything generally
kept in a variety store.
TINWARE at greatly reduced prices.
GRANITE WARE *t greatly reduced prices.
HARDWARE at greatly reduced prices.
^GLASSWARE at greatly reduced prices.
BARGAIN
S for EVERYBODY!
Hammocks, Lace Curtains, Looking Glasses, Clocks, Lawn Mowers,
Carpenters' Tools, Clothes Racks, Floor Finishings, Stationery, Perfumery,
Fountain Pens, Cutlery, Toilet Goods, Washing Machines, Lamps, Gas
oline Stoves, Clothes Wringers, Buggy Whips, Pictures, Garden Hose, Lawn
Sprinklers, Clothes Baskets, Garden Tools, Step Ladders, Axle Grease
and an endless variety of goods that every householder needs.
A $470 piano, now going at $275- IT IS A BEAUTY. Do not fail to see it.
PRICES ARE SLASHED RIGHT AND LEFT. This is, no fake. Everything will
be sold at a big discount. Come in and convince yourself that this will be a sale that
will save you/Aoney. Remember the opening day, Monday, May 14, and save your mon
ey nowforthe big event.
Worth Remembering.
There are three entirely different
kinds of ingredients ,used in. making
the three different varieties of baking
powders on the market, viz:—(1) Min
eral-Acid or Alum, (2) Bone^Acid or
Phosphate, and (3) Cream of Tartar
made from grapes. It is, important,
from the standpoint of health, to know
something about these ingredients,
and which kind is used in your baking
powder.
(1) Mineral-Acid, or Alum, is made
from a kind of clay.1 This is mixed
with diluted oil of vitriol and from
this solution a product is obtained
which is alum. Alum is cheap costs
about two cents a pound, and baking
powder made with this Mineral-Acid
sells from 10 to 25c. a pound.
(2) Bone-Acid, or Phosphate, is
basis of phosphate baking powders
and the processjs fully described in
the patents issued to a large manu
facturer of a phosphate powder. The
U. S. Patent Office Report gives a full
and exact description, but the follow
ing extract is enough
"Burned bones, after being ground,
are put into freshly diluted oil of vit
riol and with continual stirring and
in the following proportion," etc.
From this Bone-Acid phosphate bak
ing powders are made such powders
sell from 20 to 30 cents a pound.
(3) Cream of Tartar exists in all
ripe grapes, and flows with the juice
from the press in the manufacture of
wine. After the wine is drawn off the
tartar is scraped from the cask, boiled
with water, and crystals of Cream of
Tartar, white and very pure, separate
and are collected. It differs in no re-
REDUCTION SALE
EARTHENWARE at greatly reduced prices.
CROCKERY at greatly reduced prices.
CHINA at greatly reduced prices.
NELSON
The Place for Bargains, 218 4th St., Willmar.
care where he lived. He was consid
ered eligible as a witness for the state
and a subpoena- was promptly filled
out for Mr. Holifer. T. J. Barrie
was found to be eligible also, because
Phalen rooms in his house and Mr.the
Barrie expressed the opinion to theyond
officer that a man would be a chump
to vote in the precinct where he sleeps.
These three men were expected to
prove the state's case. That they
made a noble effort goes without say
ing and the opinion, is expressed in
many quarters that Mr. Phalen must
have been provided with remarkably
able counsel to be able to vanquish
them.—Paynesville Press.
spect from the form in which ft origin
ally existed in the grape. Cream of
Tartar, then, while the most expensive,
is the only ingredient that should be
used in' a baking powder to act upon
soda, as its wholesomeriess is be
question. Cream of Tartar bak
ing powders sell at about 40 to 50
cents a pound.
Such are the facts, and every one,
careful of'the health of the family,
should remember this rule:—Baking
powders selling from 10 to 25 cents a
pound are made of Mineral-Acids
those selling from 20 to 30 cents of
Bone-Acid and those from 40 to 50
cents of Cream of Tartar made from
grapes. .»
(First puliation May 2, '03)
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF FOR
EIGN WILL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. __
County of Kandiyohi, j^8**
In Probate Court.
Special Term, April 30,1906.
In the matter of the estate of JohnF. Leary,
deceased.
Whereas, Certain writings purporting to be
duly authenticated copies of the last Will and
Testament of John F. Leary, late of the state
of Kansas, deceased, and the probate thereof
in the county of Dickenson in the state of Kan
sas have been delivered to this court:
And Whereas, Mary A. Leary has filed
therewith her petition, sepresenting among
other things that said John F. Leary, lately
diedin said county of Dickenson testate, pos
sessed of certain 'real and personal estate,
situated in said county of Kandiyohi in the
state of Minnesota on which the said will may
operate, and that said petitioner is a sister of
said deceased and praying that the said instru
ment may be admitted to probate, and that
letters testamentary be to her issued thereon
^It is Ordered, That the proofs of said instru
ment, and the said petition, be heard before
this court, at the probate office in said county,
on Monday the -28th day of May A. D. 1906, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, when all persons in
terested may appear for or contest the pro
bate of said instrument
And it is Further Ordered. That notice of
the time and place of said hearing be given to
all persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the Willmar
Tribune a weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at Willmar in said county.
Dated at Willmar the 30th day of April A. D.
1908.
By the Court:,
A. F. NORDIN,
fSEAii] Judge of Probate.
JNO. DOWNS, Attorney, Willmar, Minn,
Let us serve you.
Our charges are reasonable.
Her Gift.
HIGH CLASS UNDERTAKING SUPPLIES
Andrew Peterson
A Lancashire vicar was asked by the
choir to call upon old Betty, who was
deaf, but who insisted in joining In the
eolo of the anthem, and to ask her only
to sing in the hymns. He shouted into
her ear, "Betty, I've been requested to
speak to you about your singing!" At
last she caught the word "singing" and
replied "Not to me be the praise, sir.
It's,a'gift.'"
Gambetta, 13573
LICENSED EftKBALMER
Dusky Diamonds, 23590
Owen Woodford, 22395
Three of the best Stallions in
the county, at the Madison barn.
Willmar, for the season of 1906.
Terms—$10 to insure.
All mares disposed of will be
considered with foal.
J. P. MADISON.
Corner 6th St. and Pacific Ave,
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