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For Christmas Gifts
Ringville, Dec. 12—Christmas is
drawing near. Everybody busy—
and no news.
Martinus Amundaon and Swen
Reigstad visited with oid friends in
Ringville last week.
The Georgville T. A. S which
was to meet Fiiday night this
week, has been postponed indefi
nitely. The next meeting will
likely be held one evening between
Christmas and New Yeais.
Most of our Georgville people
were called to ^t. Cloud last week
as witnesses in Oliver Pederson's
case with the Soo Raliroad com
pany.
Rasmus Olson is at present enjoy
ing a visit with old acquaintances
and friends at Le Roy, Minn.
Rena Halvorson called on Mrs.
Warkee, west of Belgrade, one day
last week.
Amanda Eliason is at present
working for Rasmus Olson.
Ida Iverson, from Minneapolis,
is staying with her folks here.
Alfred Corneliuson is working
for Olaf Sonstegard this winter.
Hannah Chelmen spent a few days
with old Grandma Olbon last week.
Mrs. Olson has been sick for a
while but is at the time of this
writing able to be up again.
Mr. Shipstead is reported to be
quite seriously ill.
Dagny Anderson spent a few days
with her sister Mrs. P. Quistberg
at Georgville last week.
Gertie Saboe was at Mrs. J. P.
Iverslie's sewing the last couple of
weeks.
Rev. Nordberg will conduct ser
vices at Guasdahl church next Sun
day and Sunday school will meet
right after services for the last
time this year. All children should
try to be prese and practice their
pieces for the Christmas tree pro
gram.
Alfred Amundson, from Willmar
For the BOYS:
Pocket Knives
Skates
Skis
Carpenter Tools
For Father and the
Big Boys:
Razors
Safety Razors
Razor Strops
Pearl-Handled Pock
et Knives
Jack Knives and
Carpenter Tools
We do not wish to blow out own horn too
hatcf bat if you will find tis out yoti will
find yotftselves in.
I really believe it. I am telling you the things that I firmly believe in. I
believe that if you will make a purchase here, at my store, you will find out
that you can get anything you wish without paying an unreasonable price.
TH*T ARE DECIDEDLY
POPULAR & PLEASING
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JP
Seminary, was home to see his sick
brother over Sunday.
PRIAM
Priam, Dec. 12—Wedding bells
will soon ring.
Mr. 0. H. Heirnbach, the general
salesman, called here last Tuesday.
Farmers around here are busy
now adays bailing and hauling hay
and loading cars.
W. Ydstrup transacted business
here between trains on Friday.
Olof Throngaarden and son, Mar
tin, made a flying business trip to
Raymond last Saturday morning.
Evan Erickson and J.J. Erickson
were business last Saturday.
Chas. Jackson repaired Evan
Erickson's phone the first part of
the week.
Martin Trongaard was a passen
ger to Raymond on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Erickson at
tended the reception given in Carl
son hall last Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Johnson was a pas
senger to Willmar last Tuesday re
turning on Wednesday noon.
Reuben Johnson was among the
Sunday visitors at Trongaard's.
A sister of Nick Debois from Or
tonville is here on a visit.
W. Johnson and family and Mar
tin Trongaard were visitors at the
home of Evan Erickson Sunday
evening.
Nels Larson left one day last
week for Fort Ripley, Minn.
Miss Lena Davidson, of Hope, N.
D., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Even
Erickson.
Martin Sanders and Evan Erick
son were out looking for corn one
day last week.
School distirct, No. 80 will give
a Christmas tree and entertainment
in the church at Priam Friday even
ing, Dec. 23. A small admission
will be charged at the door. All
are invited to come and bring pres
ents to be put on the tree. Santa
Claus will be there to amuse the
children who will be admitted free.
See Our Line of
Blossom.
RESENTS
For Mother and the
Girls:
"Majestic" Steel
Ranges
Scissors and Shears
Silver Knives and
a and
a Spoons
Granite and Nickle
Plated Coffee and
Tea Pots
Granite Iron Pre
serving Kettles
"1900" and
"White Lilly"
Washing Machines
Ironing Boards
Wringers
Clothes Racks
Lisk Roasting Pans
Meat Cutters
ALLTHIS YOU WILL FIND AT THE HARDWARE STORE
-OF—
Ohsbefg, Selvig & Co*
E W E E
Lewis Elk. Fifth St.
Bullock Skin Boats.
There are lew more primitive meth
ods of transportation than those iu use
today by natn e& of northern India
who make their homes in the vicinity
of the swift (lowing gutloj The boats
of these aborigines are nothing more
or less than bullock skins inflated by
the breath of the natives themselves.
Two natives may be seen hard at work
filling the skins with air. Having in
flated them to their satisfaction, they
will leap aboard and paddle them
selves across the river, great skill and
strength being necessary to sustain
their equilibrium during the passage.
But even should the boats overturn
they are easily lighted, and the na
tives are without exception expert
swimmers.
The Symphony.
The symphony was the result of
growth rather than a direct creation.
It grew in proportion as instruments
came. The direct form leading to the
symphony was the sonata of the seven
teenth century. Then came the con
certo, invented by Joralli. who employ
ed the ordinary string quartet and the
solo instrument. Wind instruments
were later added, and finally the in
strumejital parts were doubled, and
thus a real approach was made toward
the symphony, the great tone epics of
Haydn. Mozart and Beethoven. The
musicians generally associated with
this formative time are Gossec. .Toeske.
Vanhall and Bach, with Gossec in the
van.—New York American
The Volcano Circle.
Volcanoes would seem to be arrang
ed with more or less symmetry in belts
circling the great oceans. A ring of
fire surronuds the Pacific. Starting
at the South Shetland islands, several
hundred miles south of Cape Horn, a
belt of volcanoes extends up the west
coast of South America. Central Amer
ica and North America from Alaska it
crosses the Faeific along the Aleutian
islands to Kamchatka thence it fol
lows the east edge of the Pacific
through the Kurile islands, Japan, For
mosa, the Philippines, the Moluccas,
the Solomon islands, the North Heb
rides. New Zealand and finally ends
in Mounts Terror and Erebus, on the
Antarctic continent.
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Nature and Poetry.
Environment aids poetry, but does
not create it. Nature is the graud
agent iu making poetry, and poetry is
present where\ er uature is. It spar
kles on the sea. glows in the rainbow,
flashes from the lightning and the star,
peals in thunder, roars In the cataract
and sings in the winds. Poetry is
God's image reflected in nature, as in
a mirror, and nature is present wher
ever man is.—Selected
Getting Serious.
"Flubdub says he is thinking serious
ly about marriaace."
"Why, I thought he was married
two or three months ago."
"So he was, but he is just beginning
to think seriously about It."—Town
Topics.
\ftflllm*r Tribune W*dn«sday, D«
REFORMATION
OF CALLIOPE.
Love Conquers When the Power
of the Law Is Impotent.
By O. HENRY.
Com-
tCopyright, 190?. by the McClure
pany.J
Calliope Catesby was In his humors
again Ennui was upon him. This
goodly promontory, the earth—particu
larly that portion of it known as
Quicksand—was to him no more than
a pestilent congregation of vapors.
Overnight Calliope had hung .out
signals of approaching low spirits. He
bad kicked his own dog on the porch
ot the Occidental hotel and refused to
apologize. He had become capricious
and fault finding in conversation.
While strolling about he reached
often for twigs of mesquite and chew
ed the leaves fiercely. That was al
ways an ominous act.
At this stage Calliope generally be
gan to drink Finally, about midnight,
he was seen going homeward, saluting
those whom he met with exaggerated
THAT FEARFUL, BRASSY YEI.&.
Calliopes melancholy at the danger
Catesby at other times—quiet to indo
lence aud amiable to worthlessness.
At 0 the next morning Calliof)ef*was
fit Inspired by his own barbarous
melodies and the contents of his jug.
he was ready primed to gather fresh
laurels from the difiidpnt brosw of
Quicksand. Encircled and crisscross-
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ed with cartridge belts, abundantl,
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garnished with revolvers au copious
ly drunk, he poured forth into Quick
sand's main street. Too chivalrous to
surprise and capture a town by silent
sortie, he paused at the nearest corner
and emitted his slogan—that fearful,
brassy yell so reminiscent of the steam
piano thJt had gained for him thecussion
classic appellation that bad supersed
ed his own baptismal name. Follow
ing close upon bis vociferation came
three shots from his 45 by way of lim
bering up the guns and testing his aim.
Down the street went Calliope,
shooting right and left. Glass fell like
hail dogs vamoosed: chickens flew,
squawking: feminine voices shrieked
concernedly to youngsters at large
But some four squares farther down
lively preparations were being made
to minister to Mr. Catesby's love for
interchange of compliments and rep
artee On the previous night numer
ous messengers had hastened to advise
Buck Patterson, the city marshal, of
Calliope's impending eruption The
patience of that official, often strained
in extending lenieuey toward the dis-
turner's misdeeds, had been overtaxed.
Buck Patterson had beeu expecting his temple.
tactics in kind. Choosing with a rapid
eye the street from which the weakest
and least accurate fire had come, he
invaded it at a double quick, abandon
ing the unprotected middle of the
street. With rare cunning the oppos
ing force in that direction, one of the
deputies aud two of the valorous vol
unteers, waited, concealed by beer bar
rels, until Calliope bad passed their
retreat and theu peppered him from
the rear. In another moment they
were re-enforced by the marshal and
his other men, and theu Calliope felt
that in order to successfully prolong
the delights of the controversy he
must find some means of reducing the
great odds against him.
Not far away was the little railroad
station, its building a strong box
house 10 by 20 feet resting upon a
platform four feet above ground
Windows were in each of its walls.
Calliope made a bold and rapid spurt
for it. the marshal's crowd "smoking"
him as he ran. He reached the haven
in safety, the station agent leaving the
building by a window.
Patterson and his supporters halted
under protection of a pile of lumber
•nd held consultations in theNstation
was an unterrified desperado who was
an excellent shot and carried an
abundance of ammunition. For thirty
yards on each side of the besieged
was a stretch of bare open ground
frame office that preliminary yell an- "in eight years. One of mv
Bouncing that Calliope was feeling nephews. Elkanah Price, he's a con
blue hen the signal came the city
The .plenetic Calliope unconscious git skeered 'Tain't no use. I heard
of retributive plots, was steaming them guns a-shootin' while I was git
down the channel, cannonading on ei- tin* off them cars, and I see smoke
ther side, when he suddenly became a-comin' out of the depot, but I jest
aware of breakers ahead. The city walked right along. Then I see son's
marshal and one of the deputies rose face lookin' out through the window
up behind some dry goods boxes half I knowed him at oncet. He met me at
a square to the front and opened fire the door and squeezed me most to
At the same time the rest of the posse, death. And there you was. sir. a-lyin'
divided, shelled him from two side there jest like you was dead, and I
streets 'lowed we'd see what might be done
Standing near was a hand truck
used in the manipulation of small
freight. It stood by a shed full of
sacked wool, a consignment from one
of the sheep ranches. On this truck
the marshal and his men piled three
heavy sacks of wool Stooping low.
Buck Patterson started for Calliope's
fort, slowly pus hint this loaded truck
before him for protection. The posse,
scattering broadly, stood ready to nip
the besieged in case he should show
himself in an effort to repel the jug
gernaut of justice that was creeping
upon him Only once did Calliope
make demonstration He fired from a
window, and some tufts of wool spurt
ed from the marshal's trustworthy bul
wark.
The marshal was too deeply en
grossed in steering his protected bat
tleship to be aware of the approach of
the morning train until he was within
a few feet of the platform The train
was coming up on the other side of it.
It stopped only one minute at Quick
sand What an opportunity it would
offer to Calliope! He had only to step
out the other door, mount the train
and away!
Abandoning his breastworks. Buck.
with his gun ready, dashed up the
steps and into the room, driving open
the closed door with one heave of his
weighty shoulder. The members of
the posse heard one shot fired inside.
and then there was silence.
A
„, .. his eyes. After a blank space he
but inoffensive courtesy Not yet was
°l v.i r, ,.- found himself lying on a wooden
A quiet, amiable man was Calliope
'en^th the wounded man opened
a a a a a a
a
bench. A tall man with a perplexed
countenance, wearing a big badge
with "City Marshal" engraved upon it.
stood over him. A little old woman
in black, with a wrinkled face and
sparkling black eyes, was holding a
wet handkerchief against one of his
temples He was trying to get these
a a is
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with events when the old woman
began to talk.
"There now. great, big, strong man!
That bullet never tetched you—jest
skeeted along the side of your head
and sort of paralyzed you for a spell
I've heerd of sech things afore. Con
is what they names it. Abel
Wadkins used to kill squirrels that
way—barkin' 'em. Abe called it. You
jest been barked, sir, and you'll be
all right in a little bit. Feel lots bet
ter already, don't you? You just lay
still awhile longer and let me bathe
your head You don't know me. I
reckon, and 'tain't surprisin' that you
shouldn't. I come in on that train
from Alabama to see my son. Big son.
ain't heV Lands, you wouldn't hardly
think he'd ever been a baby, would
you 7 This is my son, sir."
Half turning, the old woman looked
up at the standing man. her worn face
lighting with a proud and wonderful
smile. She reached out one veined
and calloused hand and took one of
her son's. Then, smiling cheerily down
at the prostrate man, she continued to
dip the handkerchief in the waiting
room a a a a
marshal rose to his feet and buckled he got me a pass to come out here. I
on his guns Two deputy sheriffs and can stay a whole week on it, and then
three citizen., who had proved the ed- it'll take me back ag'in. Jest think,
ible qualities of fire also stood up. now. that little boy of mine has got to
ready to bandy with Calliope's leaden be a oihcer-a city marshal of a whole
jocularities to\wi! That's somethin' like a con
"Gather that fellow in." said Buck stable, ain't it? I never knowed he
Patterson, setting forth the lines of was a officer He didn't say uothin'
the campaign "Don't have no talk, about it in his letters. I reckon he
but shoot as soon as you can get a thought his old mother "d be skeered
show Keep behind cover and bring about the danger he was in. But.
him down laws. I never was much of a hand to
The first volley broke the lock of one to help sot you up."
of Calliope's guns, cut a neat underbit "1 think I'M sit up now," said the
In his right ear and exploded a car concussion patient. "I'm feelin' pret
tridge in his crossbelt. scorching his ty fair by this time"
ribs as it bur«*t Feeling braced up by He sat. somewhat weakly yet. lean
thi! unexpected tonic to his spiritual ing asrainst the wall He was a rug
depression. Calliope executed a fortis- g^d num. big boned and straight. His
simo note from bN upper register and eyes, steady and keen, seemed to lin
returned the fire like an echo. ger upon the face of the man standing
And now Calliope met the enemv'« so still abmp him FIis look wandered
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often from the face he studied to the
marshal's badge upon the other's
brea.si.
"Yes. yes you'll be all right," said
the old woman, patting his arm. "if
you don't get to euttiu' up ag'in and
haviu' folks shootin' at you. Son told
me about you. sir. while you was laV
in' senseless on the floor. Don't you
rake it as meddlesome fer an old wo
man with a sou as big as jou to talk
about it And you mustn't hold no
grudge ag'in my son for haviu" to
shoot at you. A officer has got to take
up for the law—it's his duty—and them
that acts bad and lives wrong has to
suffer Don't blame my son any. sir
'Taiu't his fault. He's always been a
good boy—good when he was growin'
up and kind and 'bedient and well be
haved Won't you let ine advise you.
sir. not to do so no more? Be a good
man and leave liquor alone and live
peaceably and godly
The black mittened hand of the old
pleader gently touched the biyast of
the man she addressed Very earnest
and candid her old. worn face looked
In her rusty black dioss and antique
bonnet she sat. near the close of a
Jong life, aud epitomized the experi
ence of the world. Still the man lo
whom she spoke gazed above her head,
contemplating the silent son of the old
mother.
"What does the marshal say?" he
asked. "Does he believe the advice is
good? Suppose the marshal speaks up
and says if the talk's all right?"
The tail moved uneasily He
fingered the badge on his breast for a
moment, and then ho put all arm
around the old woman and drew her
close to him.
"I says this," he said, looking square
ly into the eyes of the other man. "that
if I was in your place I'd follow it If
I was a drunken, desp'rate character,
without shame or hope. I'd follow it
If I was in your place and you wt's
in mine I'd say 'Marshal. I'm wilhn'
to swear if you'll a.i\e ine the chance
I'll quit the racket. I'll drop the tan
glefoot and the gun play and won't
play boss no more I'll be a good
citizen and jzo to work and quit my
foolishness So help uie God!" That's
what I'd i^ay to jo if jo was mar
shal and I was in your place"
"nea my son talkm'." said the old
woman softly "Hear him. sir You
promise to he good and he •non't do
you no harm Forty one vear a so his
heart first beat ag'in mine, and it's
beat true e\ er since
The other man rose to hi^s fpv1). trxing
his limbs and stre^chim his muscles
"Then." said he. "if you was in my
place and said that and I was mar
shal I'd say. 'Go tree and do yom best
to keep \our promise.'"
"Lawsy." exclaimed the old woman
in a sudden flutter, "yf 1 didn't clear
forget that trunk of mine! I see a
mau «ettin" it on the platform jest as
1 seen sou's face in the window, and
it went plum out of my head There's
eight jars of homemade quince jam
in that trunk that 1 made myself. 1
wouldn't have nothin' happen to them
jars for a red apple"
A,way to the door she trotted, spry
and anxious, and then Calliope Catesby
spoke out to Buck Patterson:
"I just couldn't help it. Buck. I seen
her through the window a comin' in
She never had heard a word 'boat tnj
tough ways I didn't have the nerve to
let her know I was a worthless cuss
bein' hunted down by the community
There you was ljin' wheie my shot
laid you. like you was dead The idea
struck me sudden, and I just took your
badge off and fastened it on to myself,
and 1 fastened my reputation on to you
"mi is an SON. fern.
I told her I was the marshal and you
was a holy terror You can take jour
badge back now. Ruck."
With shaking fingers Calliope began
to unfasten the disk of metal fiom his
shirt.
"Easy there!" said Buck Patterson.
"You keep that badge right where it
is. Calliope Catesby Don't you dare
to take it off till the day your mother
leaves this town You'll be cit.\ mar
shal of Quicksand as long as she's
here to know it After I stir around
town a bit and put 'em on I'll guaran
tee that nobody won't irive the thing
iiway to her And. sav. jou leather
headed, rift roarin'. low do«Mi «on of a
locoed cyclone. .\ou follow that adu'ee
she he me* I'm jjoin' to take some ot
It myself too
'"Buck." said Calliope feelingly, "ef
don't I hope I ina.\"
"Shnf up" «aid Bm "She« a com
in' back
Strong Lungs.
"Popley's looking' bitd What's the
matter with liitn'r"
"Lungs
"You dou't iy! W'oak. P!I?"
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Her Status.
Ella—Nothing verj serious about her.
Stella—I should say uot. If that wo
man know the world was coining to
an end next week it would be just like
her to write to a uewspaper asking
what to do for blackheads.—Harper's
Bazar.
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Local G. N. Time Table.
All odd numbered trains are West bound.
All even numbered trains are East bound.
Arrive
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ity Property
TWO LOTS IN FIRST WARD—Nos. 8 and 9
of Block 136. Ha city sewer connections, city
water and light. Located near corner, and ground
is level and of right height above the street. On
one of lots is a nearly new barn which can easily
be remodelled into a living house.
LOT IN SECOND WARD—50x150 feet, on 9th
street. Has sewer, water and light connections
cement sidewalks, graded street and trees. Th
finest residence lot in the city.
LOT AND HOUSE ON 4TH STREET—Next to
my garage, and only 100 feet from new postoffice
location. This will soon be a splendid business
property. A fine chance to double your money.
There is an eight-room house on the property.
&
Understand, I am not in the real estate business.
The property described above is my own, and I am
willing to consider any reasonable offer, as I can use
the money to good advantage in my business.
LARS HALVORSON
WILLMAR, MINNESOTA
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