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VOLSTEAD WAS A QUITTER.
The Gazette assumes that because
we found fault with the posing of
Congressman Volstead as an insur
gent that we really had an inten
tion of becoming a candidate for
congress, and therefore dutifully
takes up the cudgel in his defense.
No, we cannot become a candidate
nor have we thought of such a thing.
We are nevertheless thankful for
the many kind things said about
us in connection with this sugges
tion emanating we believe from the
state democratic committee and ex
tensively noticed in the press. But
while we have no candidate in mind,
we do believe that there is the
greatest possible opportunity for a
man who is a true insurgent to get
into the field and set the district
afire against the would-be insurgent,
who whenever the interests are
really menaced can be counted on
as a stand patter, and all the cold
water and back fires furnished by
postmaster-editors in the district
would not be able to quench it.
The Republican party was pledg
ed to a down-ward revision of thealso
tariff, at least President Taft gave
his personal interpretation to that
effect in the campaign. The Presi
dent called a special session of Con
gress purposely to redeem this
pledge. The result was a revision
upwards of the already outrageously
high schedules of which the people
complained and which caused the
pledge to be made for the republican
party. Congressman Volstead evi
dently feared that public sentiment
of his district would not stand for
this perfidious breach of party faith
WILLMAR MISREPRESENTED.
The dry villages of Belgrade and
Brooten are thorns in the flesh of
the liquorites of Stearns county.
Doctor Stuart Leech of Brooten has
become involved in a newspaper
controversy with one Mr. Peters of
Cold Springs, who is the secretary
of a brewing company, and to judge
by the editorials of the St. Cloud
Times in which the articles appear,
the editor sympathizes with the
brewer. Here is a brief quotation
from one such editorial:
"None doubts that this county
would vote overwhelmingly for li
cense if a county option proposition
were submitted. At present two of
our villages—Brooten and Belgrade
—have a no-license policy. If
county option was the law, and
Stearns voted license (as it certain
ly would) Belgrade and Brooten
would be "wet" villages against
the wishes of their inhabitants."
The Times editor shows here his
supreme ignorance of the provisions
of the county option laws, at least
every such law as has been serious
ly discussed in the Minnesota legis
lature. The local option would
still remain in force in such coun
ties that did not adopt the prohibi
tive policy. That is the saving
and so thought best to vote against
the bill on its final passage. By doing
so he admitted that the bill was not
what it ought lo have been. Public
indigration kept getting more
fierce ail the time, and the oppor
tunity came when the opposition to
the Cannon-Aldrich combination
found that they had the balance of
power in congress. Then came the
real test ot the insurgents. They
then had in their power to come to
the relief of the people. They could
by a simple resolution have repeal
ed the measure that has provoked
the public indignation and dishon
ored the Republican party. Did
they do it? No Did they insist
that they be given some voice in the
reformation of the rules of the
house? No. Ihere were enough
Volstead insurgents to fizzle out and
permit the standpatters tc again
dominate the situation. So while
he can point to his vote against the
tariff bill and to his vote, of lack of
confidence of Cannon to all insur
gents and independent thinking
voters of the district, Volstead can
point to his original vote for
Cannon as speaker and his vote
against deposing him to all the old
hardshell standpatters and corpor
ation supporters in his district and
claim their support. This kind of
statesmanship may be pleasing to
the Gazette, but for our part we
would much sooner see an open
faced stand-patter like Jim Tawney
or James Watson represent the dis
trict than a man who pretends to
serve the interests of the people
while he knifes them when the real
te&t comes.
The
Baking Powder
Story in a nut-shell.
Adulteration Cheap
Impurity Baking
Unhealthfulness Powder
High Price Trust
Indifferent Leavening Baking
Residue of Rochelle Salts Powder
Most Leavening Power CALUME
Purest Ingredients BAKIN
Moderate Price POWDE
Received Highest Award
World's Pure Food Exposition
Chicago, 1907.
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WILLMAR, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1910.
clause in the so-called option laws,
for without it the law would not be
a prohibition measure. We doubt,
however, if the situation in Stearns
would be so hopeless as the Times
makes it out to be. You can't tell
what the farmers might take a no-compelling
tion to do if they were given their
rights. For instance, one has seen
townships of just such population
as dominates Stearns county return
majorities for the prohibitionist
Lobeck in the neighboring county
of Douglas. But one feature of
the argument used by the brewer
in this controversy ought to open
the eyes of the people of Willmar
to their folly in maintaining a
weekly newspaper which grossly
misrepresents conditions at Will
mar to the outside world. Here is
a quotation from one of Mr. Peters'
articles:
"Willmar is one of the towns to
which the prohibitionists have
pointed with pride as a model pro
hibition city. The following edi
torial comment in the official paper
of Willmar, the Willmar Journal of
March 19th, speaks volumes for the
moral results of a prohibition pol
icy: 'Now that the snow is gone
the street force should be supplied
with teams and sent out to pick up
and bury the wagonloads of empty
There is no prob
lem of increased cost
of food if you
ea't
more
Quaker Oats
An ideal food delicious
appetizing strengthening.
Compared with other
foods Quaker Oats costs
almost nothing and yet it
builds the best.
beer and whiskey bottles that had
been accumulating on the streets of
Willmar during the winter. They
look very bad Let's have a crusade
and bury the bottles."
The Cold Springs brewer omitted
to state, however, that when the
mayor of Willmar called down this
lying editor he absolutely refused
to attempt to point out where the
city authorities might find these
"heaps of bottles." This and simi
lar lying slanders of Willmar have
been reproduced from the paper
mentioned by the liquor men in
nearly all the towns where there
was a fight on the license question
and the people not knowing what
a contemptible creature Willmar is
nursing in its bosom naturally
place some credence to his published
statements. The shame of Willmar
is not that its mayor called down
this editor, but that such a slander
ing and mud-slinging sheet can
find sufficient encouragement in the
city to enable it to continue publi
cation.
How the System Controls.
Five days ago the Washington
press dispatches were heralding the
noisy parliamentary skirmish as a
great decisive battle. The public
was rejoicing over the downfall of
Cannonism and the overthrow of
system control in the house.
The downfall of Cannonism?
The overthrow of the interests?
Mark what really happened in the
caucuses uf both parties when they
come to select the members of
theand
new committee on rules.
LaFollette's pointed out the
course which would be pursued by
the subservient representatives of
Big Business in the House of Rep
resentatives.
The System asserted its power
boldly. It threw diplomacy to the
winds, denied the progressives any
lepresentation and nan ed all
thepeople
Republican members of the com
mittee, then, to show its contempt
for the public, made a coarse exhi
bition of its power by also electing
Fitzgerald, Tammany democrat, a
membe*" of the committee on rules.
The lesson is obvious. The pub
lic must understand that, whenever
necessary, System control is a bi
paijty control. When Aldrich was
pressed for votes last session to
maintain high tariff rates, he had
but to cross the aisle to the Demo
cratic side of the Senate, lay his
hand upon the required
number of Democratic senators and
swing them into line.
When Cannon needed the votes of
Democrats to retain power to
ap-the
point all tht standing committee
on legislation in the House in the
contest of March, 1909, he sum
moned Fitzgerald and 22 of his
Democratic colleagues to save the
day for Sjstem control of
thedemonstraten
House.
HIDDEN DANGERS
Nature Gives Timely Warnings
'That No Willmar Citizen Can
Afford to Ignore.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes
from the kidney secretions. They
will warn you when the kidneys are
sick. Well kidneys excrete a clear,
amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out
a thin, pale and foamy, or a thick,
red, ill smelling urine, full of sedi
ment and irregular of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes
from the back. Back pains, dull
and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell
you of sick kidneys and warn you
of the approach of dropsy, diabetes
and Bright's disease. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure sick kidneys and cure
them permanently. Here is a proof
in the statement of a near by resi
dent.
Mrs. Sophia Koerner, 319 S.
Ninth Ave., St. Cloud, Minn says:
"I recently began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and the results already
obtained fully warrant me in re
commending them. I was led to
procure this remedy through the
advice of a relative who was cured
of a distressing attack of kidney
complaint by its use. I believe
there is no need of anyone suffering
from kidney trouble when Doan's
Kidney Pills can be obtained."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffa
lo, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name—Doan's—
and take no other.
The citizen is sovereign. The bal
lot is all powerful. When Senators
and Representatives will join with
those of opposite politics to serve
the system, the voter should not
hesitate to support the candidate of
some other party whenever neces
sary to elect men who will'faithful
ly serve him and his country.—La
Follette's Weekly Magazine.
THING INCREASES
VALUE OF FARM
Experience of Those Who Have
Done Ti ing Here Demon
strates Its Success.
The Tribune had an interview
with Mr. J. E. Gesch of St. Johns
township the other day as to the re
sults of the extensive system of til
ing that he has just completed on
his fine farm of 320 acres. By the
use of 15,200 tile he has every low
spot on his farm thoroughly
drained. While the sloughs and
pot-holes on his neighbors' farms
were nlled with water, or at the
best much watersoaked, his fields
were perfectly dry in the low spots
as well as the high. He considers
that his land is worth at least $15
per acre more than before this sys
tem of drainage was put in, and
the whole job only cost him about
$1,260, or about $4 an acre.
This he is certain to receive back
in the increased yield of crops the
first season and wet seasons will
have no more terrors for him.
Mr. Gesch has been a believer in
tiling from the experience gained
on his father's farm in his o«d home
country, but had been prevented
from thus improving his land here
before because of a lack of proper
outlet. The dredge ditch, however,
has supplied this and there is noth
ing to hinder anyone who has ac
cess to this big drain in that neigh
borhood to secure the benefits com
ing from tiling. There is a great
deal of skepticism among many
farmers who have not had occasion
to see the benefits of tiling. Many
think that a drain deep in the
ground running only under the
lowest places cannot draw the mois
ture in the heavy soil except from
a very limited area. But actual
demonstrations ought to convince.
But such is the peculiar power of
preconceived prejudice that Mr.
Gesch says that many of his ac
quaintances even refuse to come
investigate what the tiling has
accomplished for his farm. There
is no question that the whole area
of Kandiyohi county that suffers
loss of crops during wet years will
be immensely benefitted by tiling,
and that the time is not far distant
when every farm in those districts
will be so drained, but somehow it
seems very difficult to convince the
of this fact and they will
continue to experience loss every
year while their more progressive
neighbors who, having looked ahead
on this question, will be gaining
headway all the time.
There are many localities how
ever, where a general interest in
this improvement is necessary be
fore anyone in the community can
secure the benefit, and that is
where there is no adequate outlet
for the tiles. Here co-operation is
necessary to get the dredge ditches
that will be deep enough to give
the proper outlet. It is therefore
necessary that the benefits accruing
from this thorough system of drain
age become known to all, so that
necessary preliminary running
of the deeper drains receive the re
quired popular support.
There has been enough good til
ing done in this county to
its great efficacy to
any one ope to conviction. John
Swenson has made this improve
ment on his farm and declares that
the increased crop the first year
more than paid for the improve
ment. The State farm, lately
owned by Mr. Tallman of this city,
was tiled and the immense yield of
Wlllnrtai- Trlbun#, W*dn*scl*y, April 13, l»IO
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A Storekeeper Says:
A lady came into my store lately and said:
I have been using a New Perfection Oil Cook-Stove all winter
in my apartment. I want one now for my summer home. I think
these oil stoves are wonderful. If only women knew what a
comfort they are, they would all have
one. 1 spoke about my stove to a lot
of my friends, and they were aston
ished. They thought that there was
smell and smoke froman oil stove, and
that it heated a room justlike any other
stove. I told them of my experience,
andone after another they got one, and
now, not one of them would give hers
up for five times its cost.'"
The lady who said this had thought
an oil stove was all right for quickly
heating milk for a baby, or boiling a
kettle of water, or to make coffee
quickly in the morning, but she never
dreamed of using it for difficult or
heavy cooking. Now—she knows.
Do you really appreciate what a Mew
Perfection Oil Cook-Stove means to you No
more coal to carry, no more coming to the
dinner table so tired out that you can't eat.
lust light a Perfection Stove and immediately
the heat from an intense blue flame shoots
up to the bottom of pot, kettle or oven. But
the room isn't heated. There is no smoke, no
smell, no outside heat, no drudgery in the
kitchen where one of these stoves is used.
Oil Cook-stove
It has a Cabinet Top with a shelf for keeping plates and food hot. The
nickel finish, with the bright blue of the chimneys, makes the stove ornamental
and attractive. Made with 1, 2 and 3 burners the 2 and 3-burner stoves
can be had with or without Cabinet.
Every dealer everywhere Ifnot at yours,writefor DescriptiveCircular
to the nearest agency ofthe
Standard Oil Company
(taeorpofated)
1 One lot of Nottingham Curtains,
bargains at 75 cents
only 50c.
One lot of Nottinghan and Cable
1 Net Curtains, worth to $1.50
only $1.00
One lot consisting of all the popular
Nets and Patterns worth
from $2.50 to $3.50
only $2.25
One lot of extra fine Brussels and
Cable Nets, worth from $4.50
to $6.00. This sale
only $4.00
grain in the hollows where before
nothing had been realized was a
substantial vindication of the ex
penditure for the drz ins. Mr. P.
J. Haley has tried it to his full
satisfaction.
Mr. Gesch invites anybody and
everybody who is interested in
learning what tiling will do for the
flat and fertile lands of this county
to come and inspect the improve
ment that subdrainage has accom
plished at his place. Of course the
work must be done in the proper
manner. The tile must be laid ac
curately so that they will carry off
the water. It is necessary that
care be taken to do thorough work
and avoid carelessness, which may
easily render the drain useless.
Some farrrers with no experience
have laid some experimental lines
of tile and because they did not
seem to work right, they have con
demned tiling entirely, whereas the
fault lay in the incorrect manner
in which the tile was laid.
It is best to get an experienced
tile-man to boss the job or at least
be sure to get full information and
instructions before attempting to
do the work.
The Tribune knows of no one
thing at the present time that
promises so much for the develop-
Special Annual Sale of
LAC
E CURTAINS**
^AND DRAPERIES
ONE WEEK COMMENCING SATURDAY, APRIL
As usual, at housecleaning season, we offer special prices on Lace Curtains
and Draperies, and our former low prices will be
greatly reduced for this sale.
We Offer
a Rare
Opportunity
to supply
Your
Needs
ata
Great
Saving
of
Money.
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Berkness Peterso & Co.
meet of the territory tributary to
Willmar as the intelligent sub
drainage of the soil, and hopes to
see an interest in this work stimu
lated and become general at
theChina
earliest possible moment.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physi
cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by Cheney & Co., Toledo, O contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system In buying Hall's Catarrh
Cure be sure vou get the genuine It is taken
internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F.J.
Cheney & Co. Tsstimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Norway Lake, April 11—The Y.
P. S. sociable at the Hauge church
last Saturday was a success and net
ted $12.30.
A. Hanson of Grafton. N. Dak.,
delivered a very good and impres
sive sermon at the Hauge church
last Sunday.
There were services in the Synod
church last Sunday by Rev. Jordahl.
H. J. Engh and family of Mur
dock came over and spent last Sun
day with old friends in this com
munity.
Ole Ringness now sports a fine
automobile.
School is progressing nicely in
Dist. 69.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hedin were
Willmar visitors last Saturday.
Seeding of small grain is about
completed and the corn ground is
getting its due recognition.
Gerhard Benson, our popular
mail driver, now sports one of the
finest enclosed U. S. mail outfits in
the country.
H. K. Serving Committee.
The committee for serving at the
housekeepers club on May 7th will
consist of the following members:
Mrs. G. S. Stewart, chairman Mes
dames James Sanderson, Stanford,
Somnierville, Spencer, Sampson, A.
H. Sperry, Stansberry, Fred Smith,
Geo. W. Sanderson. This commit
tee will meet in the basement of
the library on Saturday afternoon,
April 16th, at 3 o'clock.
AUCTION SALE
As I have rented my farm, I will
sell at public auction on my farm
one mile west of Svea, on
Tuesday, April 19th,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, the
following described property:
One horse 10 years old 1 horse 7
years old 1 horse 6 years old 1
horse 4 years old 1 mare 7 years
old 5 colts 1J years old 16 milch
cows, 3 full blooded Ayershires, 7
grades, 2 yearling heifers 1 2-yr
old Ayershire bull 1 yearling bull
8 calves, Ayershires 5 brood sows
12 shoats 1 Registered Poland
boar about 80 Wyandotte
chickens 1 self binder, 1 corn bm
de, 1 16-shoe drill 15-ft cut mower,
1 corn planter with 100 rods check
wire, 1 hay rake, 2 2-horse culti
vators, 1 disc harrow, 1 4-horse
drag, 1 sulky plow, 1 walking plow,
1 Hallock weeder, 1 scraper, 1 land
roller, 1 Parsons 8-roll com husker.
1 fanning mill, 1 top buggy, 3 wa
gons, 2 hay racks, 1 manure
spreader, One manure carrier,
2 pair bob sleighs, 1 pair light
bobs. 2 set of working harness, 1
MINNESOTA
I N S E E
O I O S
READY
MIXED
PAINTS
For Every Pur
pose and Every
Surface
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One lot of Broken Numbers and
Soiled Curtains at less than
half price.
Curtain Scrims—A large line in
white and colors the 15c
quality
only 10c
A large line Double Faced Scrims
and Cathedral Madras, very
cheap at 25c this sale
only 20c
Very Fine Nets and Imported Ma
dras at 40c to 60c this sale
30c to 50c
set of light harness, 3 set of flynets,
128-gallon creamery cans, 450 bu
shels of oats, 200 bushels of corn,
150 bushels of barley, 1 2000-lb
scale, 1 cook stove, some house-hold
goods and other articles too numer
ous to mention.
Select Your Wall Decorations Now
While the Assortment is Complete.
Terms: All sums of $5.00 and
under, cash on sums over that
amount time will be given until
Nov. 1, 1910, on bankable papers
bearing 7 per cent interest. No
property to be removed until settled
for.#
Free Lunch at Noon.
Wal Pape
Timers
ED. R. RASMUSSON Owner.
W. N. Davis, Auctioneer.
F. G. Handy, clerk.
Is Now Here
Pretty designs in Florals,
Stripes, Tapestries, Two
Tones, Figured, Ingrains,
Oatmeal Effects, Scenic,
Fruit a Conventional
Designs. Rich in colorings
and beautiful effects.
Our prices are low—quality
considered—ranging from
10c to 75c a Roll.
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN REMNANTS AND ODD ROLLS.
Room Moulding and Plate Rail.
Window Curtains, 25c to 75c.
Alabastine and Kalsomine for Tinting Walls
50c a package.
Jap-a-lac and Campbell's Varnish Stains.
Carlson Bros. & Frost,
Druggists and Stationers.
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