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Established Feb 19. 189:
Mayor Wellin is to be congratu
lated for his good judgment in con
tinuing the policies of the former
Mayor Peterson in the matter of
a strict enforcement of the laws.
He has reappointed the old police
force with instructions to continue
its efforts to keep the lid on tight.
Working in complete harmony
with the sheriff's office helps the
good work along. The former
mayor could not have wished for a
better endorsement of his admin
istration.
What mav be the reason for the
change of heart that Brother Law
son has evidently undergone9 A
"dyed-in-the-wool" municipal own
ership man has become a stumbling
block to the very cause he has es
poused, lo. these many years!
What next? Is it possible that one
Arthur C. Bowe is such a "smooth
tongued" promoter that he has been
able to lure our friend Lawson into
unknown fields?—Gazette.
Why 3toop to such hypocrisy?
You are against every proposition
that in any way threatens the ab
solute control of the Bell trust in
this city. Why not frankly sav so,
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March 3 1879
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WILLMAR, MINNESOTA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 19. 1911.
VOTE FOR THE SEWER BONDS TUESDAY
Next Tuesday is the date set for
the special city election to vote on
the sewer proposition. Every citi
zen of Willmar should go to the
polls and register his will in the
matter. It is one of the most im
portant city elections held in years
at Willmar to determine whether
or not the city shall continue to
grow, prosper and improve. Where
there is opposition to the proposi
tion we believe that it is due to a
misunderstanding. The city must
equalize the cost of connecting with
the sewer, so that no injustice is
done to anyone. Those who are op
posed to the bonds simply because
they now have sewer connections
while other Darts of town have not,
should remember that unless purifi
cation plants are established they
will lose the right to use the sewer
they now have. As witness the ac
tion of the countv board recently
forbidding the further use of the
second ward sewer in its present
state. And the continued running
of sewage into the lake in its crude
state cannot continue indefinitely.
Therefore it is as much to the bene-
fit of those who already have sewer
connections as those who do not
have such connections to vote for
the sewer bonds.
How much will the $30,000 bonds
increase the taxation Even should
the city not grow, but based on the
same taxable valuation as was used
last year, the principal and interest
of these bonds would all be paid in
fifteen years by an annual tax of 2
mills. By running 30 years the
principal and interest would all be
paid by an annual tax of mills.
This is on the assumption that the
city would draw a fair rate of in
terest on accumulating sinking fund
money.
Bu«- is certain that the city will
continue to annually increase its
taxable valuation so that the actual
tax for these were bonds will prove
less than above stated.
The benefits to public health and
private comfort to be obtained
mean so much for the further
growth and prosperity of the city,
that we cannot too strongly urge
our citizens to go to the polls next
Tuesday and vote for the sewer
proposition.
instead of squirming around and
trying to divert attention from that
fact by throwing aspersions against
any and all who take a different
view of the situation. We believe
that municipal ownership of the
Willmar exchange would be the best
solution of the Question With the
Bell in the saddle it can never
come. For the citv to put in a
competing svstem would be regard
ed by many as too great a risk to
take with public funds, and would
be quite impossible to carry at this
time with the sewer bonds to take
care of
Therefore the best solution is to
encourage the erection of an inde
pendent exchange, with the ulti
mate view of city ownership if
deemed expedient in the future.
With the establishment of a popular
telephone system giving all the
chance to secure the benefit of
telephone service at a reasonable
rate that they can afford to pay,
will come a more general interest
in the service. If every objection
you have made so far to the grant
ing of the new franchise is cleared
away, you will continue to hatch
Garden and Flower Seeds
of
Northrup, King & Co.—Ferry's—Rice's
and Mandeville & King.
Sweet Peas and Nasturtium Seeds in Bulk.
Beans, Peas, Sweet Corn and Pumpkin
in Bulk.
Blue Grass and White Clover Seed.
Lawn Grass Mixture Makes a Beautiful,
Smooth, Velvet, Green Lawn—35c a lb.
CARLSON BROS.
DRUGGISTS, STATIONERS.
new ones. The Bell attorneys
are figuring them out, and you
will continue to run them as
editorials.
Prof. Hilleboe vindicates the
Willmar finances in an article in
the Benson Monitor last week. One
This is written April fifteenth.
Before it is read the session will
be over. With legislative condi
tions so chaotic and uncertain, it is
impossible to predict what may
happen at the finish but this
much is already true, no law mak
ing body ever promised more, and
fulfilled so little. In my next and
last letter I shall attempt to show
specifically what was accomplished.
To get a comprehensive view of
the situation, one must go back
two years in the political history of
the state. The legislature of 1909
was unprogressive. It was char
acterized by acts and inclinations
favoring the special interests. At
emphatic protest against the reign
of professional and corrupt politi
cians. The result was the smash
ing of the old guard machine in
both branches. A majority of the
new members were independent of
the interests, with progressive
tendencies. It looked as though a
complete program of progressive
measures would be enacted.
To sum up the situation, the
reactoinaries serving the special in
terests, were in almost absolute
control of the House before the
session had progressed three weeks.
They had a dependable majority of
between five and ten. And they
made their control count, as will
be shown when the results are anal
ysed.
On the other hand, Lieutenant
Governor Gordon organized the
Senate in the interest of the people.
He gave the important commit
tees into the hands of progressives
Apparently the special interests
had little opportunity in the upper
branch. Conditions continued in
that way until the Klemer incident
in the House. That sensational con
troversy almost instantly converted
a wel-ordered and smoothly working
special interest machine into pitiful
chaos. No words of mine are
adequate to describe the change.
About forty-five insurgents stood
together. Outside of that there
was no harmony, and little work.
The reactionary leaders realized
that they had over-played the game
and were discredited, if not dis
graced, before the citizens of
the state. Thev blamed each
other, and everybody else. They
were, and are irritable. At any
time since Mr. Klemer and Dr.
Stone charged that the special in
terests controlled the House one
could start a row of hours duration
by merely pointing a finger. It
didn't matter about the direction.
A digit could not straighten itself
without indicating some statesman
who wa& sore—and guilty. As a
result the closing weeks of the
session in the House have been dis
graced by language so ungentle
manly and disorder so unstatesman
like as to suggest a tenderloin saloon
rather than a dignified law-making
body. At one time about the only
special interest could control its
crowd was the brewery combine.
This situation frightened the big
bosses—the ones who press the
button from above. Accordingly
thev turned their attention to the
Senate. They feared that their
House organization might go to
pieces and lose control. Big poli
ticians close to high state officials
joined with envoys of the steel
trust to safeguard themselves and
their masters through a belated
effort to influence the situation
in the Senate. Their labors were
not in vain. The list of Senate
casualties which I shall give next
week will corroborate that state
ment.
The Sanborn decision led to a
revival of the Cashman distance
tariff bill. This measure, intro-
feature of his article is a compari
son of the tax rate of Benson and
Willmar. During the last ten years
Willmar has had a less tax rate
than Benson except in 1907, when
Benson had nine-tenths of a mill
EGISLATURE vie of $•»literary
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the primaries and the general to its second death.
elections the people spoke out in The vote by which the distance
tariff bill passed the House was as
follows:
Goaded to desperation by this
prospect, the reactionaries elected
their candidate for speaker and
captured the House organization.
With that advantage, through the
adoption of Gannonized rules and
the compelling power of patronage
and chairmanships, the "corpora
tion cabinet" was able to overcome
the handicap of a minority of mem
bers directly controlled bv\ the spe
cial interests until they had had
time to bring enough recruits into
the combination to give them con
trol. There isn't space in this
letter to explain how that was
done. In "The Minnesota Legis
lature of 1911" I shall go over each
step in the system and identify the
members who yielded to this or that
influence. It is an interesting and
instructive study -the changing of
insurgents into reactionaries. Some
gave wav to flattery some were
duped and deceived others surren
dered for committee assignments.
still others sold their independence
for local appropriations then there
are other influences about which
one hesitates tosDeak.
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week.
duced
Crane,
mittee
in the lower branch by Mr.
was recalled from the corn
on Railroads where it had
been buried, without embalment or
obsequies, during the whole session
and pushed through the House.
The Speaker made a spectacular
plea for its enactment, but it came
too late. If his interest had been
exerted two months earlier to get
it out of the packed railroad com
mittee it might have counted. As
it was, the eleventh hour rally was
a waste of head lines,because the
Senate promptly adjourned from
Thursday until Monday and with
only two more working days the
enemies of the distance tariff in the
upper branch were able to delay it
YAS—Aker. A. Anderson, A. V.
Anderson, J. J. Anderson, Bouck,
G. W. Brown. L. D. Brown,
Christie, Gonley, Converse, Crane,
Davies, Diessner, Farley, Frankson.
Hafften, Harding, Hauge. Henion,
Hoffman, Hopkins, E. Johnson,
J. N. Johnson, J. T. Johnson, Kelly.
Kleimer. Knutson, I. J. Lee, J. F.
Lee. Lindberg. MacKenzie, Mc
Martin, Minette. Denzer, S. N.
Lee, Moriarity, A. Nelson, Nygren,
PaDke, Peters, A. J. Peterson, O.
Peterson, Putman, Reed Robertson.
Robinson, Rostad, Saggau, Samp
son. Schwartz, Skartum, W. T.
Stone, Sulerud, Utech. Voxland,
C. H. Warner, E. Warner, West
cott, White, Whiting. Speaker H.
H. Dunn—62.
NAYS—Boothroud. or n.
Burnquist, Campbell, Clarke, Cong
don, R. C. Dunn, Edwards, Fergu
son, Fowler, Fuchs. Greene, Healy,
Herzberg, Hillman. Holmberg,
Holten, Hurley, Jelinek, Just,
Keefe, Knapp, Kneeland, Kunze,
Lennon, Libera, Lundeen, Lydiard.
McDonald, McNeil. Mattson, Met
tling, Morton, Nash, H. Nelson
Nye, O'Brien, O'Neil, Orr, Palmer,
Perry, J. E. Peterson, Pfaender,
Ribenack, Rice, Rines, Schuler,
Spooner, C. E. Stone. Sullivan,
Thielen, Untiedt, Washburn, Webb,
Wisniewski—56.
The best milk costs 5 cents per
quart.
What do you pay
Milk good enough for your chil
dren to drink should be the best—
for children depend more upon the
food value of milk than you do.
Make it vour business to see that
vour children are not fed upon milk
that is open to doubt.
H^ Elkjer.
Edmund Curran and Ed. Young
berg of St. Paul spent Easter Sun
day at their homes in Willmar.
See the latest in photography
the Simons Studio.
Yours for uni
formity.
Yours for great
est a in
power.
Yours for never
failing results.
Yours for purity.
Yours for economy.
Yours for every
in that goes to
make up a strictly
high a ever
a baking
powder.
That is Calumet Try
it once and note the im
provement in your bak
ing. See how much more
economical over the high
priced trust brands, how
much better than the cheap
and big-can kinds.
Calumet is highest in quality
—moderate in cost.
Received Highest Award—
World's Pure Food
Exposition.
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SHAKESPEARIAN PLAY AT THE
OPERA HOUSE NEXT MONDAY.
Shakespeare's name is so often
associated with tragedy and the
heavier drama that people are
liable to overlook the fact that his
than Willmar. The average comedies are the most delicious in
in Willmar's favor during the other the English language. His genius
nine years has been 11.77 mills. in clothing his remarkably funnv
situations in language of rarest
beauty gives his comedies the
value that will make them
live as long as the stage exists.
"Twelth Night" is pure comedy
from start to finish. There are no
serious moments, no wrongs to
right, no tragic scenes to interfere
with the smile that comes with the
rise of the curtain and only leaves
for the more expressive laugh.
And withal, there is reason for
every witty line, e^ery humorous
situation. Bright, not silly, with
out a vulgar line or movement.
Manager G. P. Walker, who
sends this attraction to the Will
mar Opera House Monday, April
24. has supplied a company of com
edians, skilled in the art of reading
verse and thoroughly experienced
in their profession. Wm. Yule, the
funny "Sir Toby Belch" has been
the principal comedian with the
Walker forces many seasons. He
is the fortunate possessor of a
comedy face which he does not
hesitate to use to the enjoyment
of audiences. Violet Eddy is a
winsome actress whose "Viola"
stamps her as one of the coming
leading ladies. The remainder of
the large company have been care
fully chosen.
The play is presented in seventeen
scenes, five acts. Every inch of
scenery is carried and the costumes
are most beautiful and elaborate.
The company makes a specialty
of the incidental music, having
their own musician.
Manager Walker has asked the
local management to guarantee this
performance as the best dramatic
entertainment ever offered in
Willmar and has authorized them
to refund the price of admission
without question to any who do
not agree with this statement after
the performance.
MAMRE:
Mamre, Apr. 17—Services next
Sunday forenoon by Rev. A. W.
Franklin. Communion services
immediately after.
Miss Annie Swanson returned to
Willmar on Thursday after a few
weeks dressmaking at 0. 0. Berg
stroms.
Mrs. Albert Anderson has been
on the sick list lately. Miss Emma
Dahlman attended to the household
duties.
Mesdames Swenson and Feleen
from Long Lake were guests of J.
0. Hagman's from Tuesday of last
week. Her brother Mr. John Oslund
of Cokato is also home for the
occasion.
Miss Maybelle Lundin, who is
working at Fosston, Minn., arrived
here on Saturdav for a couple of
weeks visit at her parental home.
Mesdames John Hedman andSam
uelson arrived in Pennock on Satur
dav from the cities, the latter for
a visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. Thompson and the former
enroute for her home near LaBolt
S,. D., from St. Paul, where she
has been a patient at the Bethesda
hospital for a number of weeks.
Miss Helga Sorenson went to
Willmar last Thursday where she
was dressmaking for Mrs. Etml
Stadin a few days.
Miss Cornelia Gundersnn is at
present assisting Mrs. Steberg of
Pennock with housework.
Miss Esther Gilbert is very sick
with tvphoid fever.
Mrs J. O. Hagman delightfully
entertained fifteen of her neighbor
ladies in honor of her mother. Mrs
Maria Lof's eighty-ninth birthdav
anniversary on Tuesday. She visit
ed over Sunday with her sister-in
law, Mrs. J. M. Anderson of Pen
nock.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holmgren
had for their guest from Monday
till Tuesday, the latters brother,
Mr. Frank Johnson of Kerkhoven.
Fred Bergren went to Watertown
S. D., on Monday for the summer.
Miss Edla Holmgren was dress
making for Mrs. Ida Bergstrom of
Pennock the last week.
The directors of the Mamre
Creamery Co. held a special busi
ness meeting on Saturdav evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson spent
Sunday afternoon with the And.
Ehn family.
Mr. 'and Mrs. 0. F. Johnson were
guests of Miss Julia Reese near
Lake Florida Sunday.
Anders Rudeen of Willmar spent
Saturdav afternoon and Sunday on
his farm in Dovre.
Gust Nelson is working at the
Willmar round house.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the funeral of the late
Mrs. Lars Hedin of Willmar on
Monday.
Mrs. John Okeson was an enter
taining hostess to a number of her
friends at dinner on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs N. Abramson were
visitors at P. Johnson's last Sun
day.
Mrs. Emil Ostlud visited Pennock
relatives Sunday.
Mav.
W. McGrew of Minneapolis will
be at Willmar. May 1. tuning pia
nos. Leave orders at Wiggins
store. 84
Everything in pictures at Simons
Studio. 7
Mi
Mora Hats and
Caps.
Wilson Bros.
Shirts.
Grue, Apr. 17'—J P. Ness and
Chris Johnson called at H. C. Gund
erson's on Thursday.
Farmers are again busy at field
work after a few days' set back on
account of bad weather.
H. P. Rasmussen made a business
trip to Willmar between trains
last Thursday.
M. C. Gunderson arrived home
last Thursday from Willmar, where
he underwent an ooeration for ap
pendicitis at the Willmar Bethesda
hospital.
The confirmation class met for
the first time last Saturday at the
Eagle Lake church.
E. T. Gunderson of Harrison
Suodaved at his parental home here
and also attended the Enckson
Evenson wedding which took plaec
on Saturday.
Mesdames Axel and Ole Nelson
made a brief call at Gunderson's
Sunday afternoon.
Oscar Johnson visited friends in
Willmar Sunday evening.
Miss Clara Johnson was taken
suddenly ill last Saturday with an
attack of appendicitis.
Miss Mamie Murray Sundayed
at home.
Rev. Larson conducted services
at Eagle Lake last Sunday, this
being his first sermon after the
installation.
J. J. Erickson is working for J.
Carlin thru the spring's lush.
H. P. Rasmusson was] busy mov
ing some of his Dersonal property
from here to his newly purchased
farm in town of Lake Andrew,
where he will make his future
home.
The real signs of spring are now
in sight, with green grass and bud
ding trees.
Fahlun Am*. 17—Milton Nelson
spent Sunday at Chas, Broman's.
Albin Freed was in Willmar
Thursday.
Rev. Edgren wil be in Colfax
next Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Johnson went to
Minneapolis Monday to take up her
school work again.
H. Johnson was in Whitefield
last week.
Mr. Swedburg is at Dresent as
sisting A. Lindblad.
Florence Johnson spent Easter
at her home.
C. U. Peterson and family Sun
dayed at E. Johnson's.
A. Dahline has invested in some
new farm machinery.
Gracy Peterson from Kandiyohi
called on Aunt Myrtle Sunday.
The chimes of the wedding bells
will soon be heard in the distance.
Peter Felts spent Sunday with L.
P. Felts
Rev. Hultgren and family visited
with the Edgren family Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson Sun
dayed at Z. Jones.
"The farm home has been looked
upon by manv as merely a place to
stay, with the idea, perhaps, that
when a fortune has been accumulat
ed a fine home will be built in the
city where the farmer and his
family can retire and live at their
ease. Many people seem to think
that it is not necessary ever to
have a good home on the farm and
to get a little enjoyment out of
life as they go along. Such people
The Blu Serg
No matter how many other suits
hang in a man's wardrobe, he
should have a Blue Serge.
From the Style standpoint, our
Blue Serge Suits are superior to
any others that we have seen.
From the Value standpoint, they
excel anything in the line of
Serge Suits ever offered the
trade for a similar price.
The Material, the Cut and the
Tailoring are the limit of good
clothes making.
TOM ROWELL, Manager.
have just one shining spot in the
horizon of their lives, and this
spot, which shines with the bril
liancy of the noonday sun is nothing
more than the almighty dollar.
But this is their goal and in the
mad rush for that goal their eyes
become so blinded by its brilliancy
that they fail to see any of the
flowers and the good things of life
that are scattered along life's path
way
$100 Reward, $100
The roideis of this paper will be pleased
learn that there is at least one drcided disease
that science Ins been ible to cuie in all it'
Ma„'es, and that is Citarrh Halls Catarrh Curt
is the only positive cure now known to tin med
icil fraternit\ Catarrh being constitutiona
di-seise requires a constitutional treatment
Hills Citanh Cure is taken internlllv acting
diitcth upon the blood nnd mucous surfaces ol
the sj stein thereby dostrcning the foundatior
of the disease md giving the patient strength
l)\ building up the constitution and assisting na
ture in doing it-* work The proprietors ha\e
so much fiith in its curnthe. powers that thev
offei One Hundred Dollir- fw im cise that it
fails to ouit bnd for list of tcstimonilis
Address CIIEXFl & CO Toledo O
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Take Hall Familj Till* for constipation.
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practical cedar chest which has a mild, sweet,
cedar odor, just enough to be moth and vermin
proof, and not enough to be unpleasant.
Cedar-Line Dressers and Chiffoniers are
just a little better than others in several ways.
You might just as well ask for them.
Large Assortment of
Rugs, Lace Curtains, Baby Carriages
A Bag of Cedar Dust Free!
Better than moth balls. Only one to each person.
WOMEN ONLY.
Andrew Peterson
ROSE-LAND
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Roseland, Apr. 17—Misses Esther
and Emma Johnson spent the
Easter vacation at their home in
Willmar.
Mr. and Mrs. Nyp visited with
relatives in Danube Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Khors called
at the home of H. Gorts' last Fri
day afternoon.
Miss Jennie Bergsma is assisting
Mrs. Henry Dragt with house clean
ing this week.
Miss Agnes Gort assisted at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plow
man with some work last week.
Misses Elmiy and Agnes Feifaulk.
who are working at Willmar, spent
Easter at ther home here.
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