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4- to COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS Official Report of Proceedings of County Board in Special Session. Our New Perfection Broiler Is pleasing many women. It enables the housewife to broil as well on the New Perfection Stove as over a coal fire ft uses 00 the heat ft cooks evenly. It broils both sides of once, ft doesn't smoke. ss. State of Minnesota, t. County ox itauisey, 1 Oince 01 County auditor, Willmai, Minn Jun ^&, I9i2. The Board ox County Commissioners 01 uie baiu County convened in aajout il ea special session LIUS aai at A CIOCH. p. m., puiaudut to adjournment. xViem uers 01 tne ioara an present. A uuiy nieu, an a signed by a laige nuuiuer ox residents ot ii.anaiyohi County showing- at tne popuiauun ox tne several Cuinmibsioner I^ISLTICLS in ivaiiUiyom county is unequal, an a play ing mai. tne xsoard re-uismct tn Coun ty so at tue said coiumissionei xis snail contain as a as practi caoie an equal population was piesentea, rta an a considered. on motion it wa& \ote that the said petition oe granted an a tn xoxiowiiig oruei was isaueu an a aaopted. Oraur iM»-a«i»tncttMg Aaualyoni County. A peiiLiun uaviiib ueen a wiui uie AUuUui ui xvanaiyuiii county, btace 01 iVxiniicstjia, ctuui eased to me a a ox CouiiL Uumliilssionels ox tne County OA j^anuiyutti, xuinncsoLa, petitioning it to le-uiouict saia County 01 j^aiiuiyom so tuat ecicn commissioner Die snail Contain as lieany as piac.uc.aoie an eyuai population, anu J. ins a naving duly consiuereu saia petition an a it appealing to tn sat a on ox saia JDOCUU iru saia peti tion an xi oni tue omcial return ox tne iciiaUo ox saia County tne uniteu OHILCO census oi me eat JL»AU at tne population 01 tne seveiai Commissionei it a ox saia County an a as a xact la icd.tly uneu.ua! in tnat it appeals luciciluui tntt tue population Ox Coiiiuiiaaioiiei is %u. One is now 8,25b Coniimssiorier iJistrict i\o. 'Iwo is now 2,470 Commissionei Uismc i\o Inree is now 3,115* Commissioner District INo *our 'is now 2,512 Coiniinssionei Uist.uct i\o Mv is no 2,611 1- titreioic oiueied mat, tanant, 1 _-*.*. a.Lj.an odiu -Li.auaiyoui county a Ox oXllk vt -a-i xjj.ii a ii Udiilv .a a Ox a O ll it. a .«, 10 ii a to A- Cyu is ii el ii id «±a I a tj a a a on tta is lequneu oy section in) ot Cnapter 1 ox tue xte\ised l^aws ox the btate ox Minnesota ior the year 190o. And it is lurther ordered and deter mined that Xrom the date hereoX Com missioner District xNumoer One shall be and is composed ot the Townships ot Willmar and the City of Willmar situ ate therein, St Johns and the Village of Pennock situate therein, that Commis sioner District Number Two shall be and is composed of the Townships of Mamre, Dovre, Lake Andrew, Arctander, Norway Lake and Coliax, that Com missioner District IN umber Three shall be and is composed of the Townships of Jburbank, Roseville, Ne London and the Village of Ne London situate therein, Irving, Green Lake and the Vil lage of Spicer situate therein: that Commissioner District Number Four W a Davis And oi comae joo am faauuar wkh the OilCook-stov^ It ii suck a convenience all the year round. It will bake, broil, rout and tout just well a regular coal range. Aritto tee die New Perfediea Stove at yew dealer*. It handnaely faulted in nickel, w*h cabinet lop, drop ihehet, towel racks, etc It hat long, enameled, turduone-blue liiiwiiiji Made with 1, 2 or 3 buraert. Free Cook-Book wait everr Hove. Cook-Book aba aivea la aayoaa •eadaw ceatato cover aMihae OML STANDARD OIL COMPANY (As. ladiaaa Corporatfaa) STATEMENT OP CLAIMS A O W S 9 Name of Claimant For What Clm'd Peterson & Welhn, supplies for poor $ 24.90 Skoog & Anderson, supplies for poor 6 37 Orred & Anderson, supplies for poor 3.98 Berkness, Peteison & Co supplies for poor 5.06 Old People's Home, Stoughton, Wis., board and care of poor 90.00 Hultberg, Board and lodging for poor 15.00 Peterson & Wellin, Supplies for poor 76 Peterson & Wellin, Supplies tor poor 7.80 Augusta Johnson, board and care for poor '. 20.00 Peterson & Wellin, supplies for poor 8.98 O Peterson, work on State Road No. 2 10.00 D. Daugherty, work on State Road No. 2 293.20 Daugnerty, work on State Road No. 2 14 00 J. Daugherty, work on State Road No. 2 240.00 Alfred Larson, work on State Road No. 1 88.00 Peter Anderson, work and material on State Road No. 1 136.00 W Clausen, work on State Road No. 4.00 Matilda bkoglund, board and care inmates of County Poorhouse... 77.65 D. Daugherty, work on State Road No. 2 150.00 Downs Bros' work on State Road No. 1 194.40 A Murray, gravel for State Road No. 2 64.40 Norman Nelson, work on State Road No. 1 8.00 John Bengtson, work on State Road No. 1 67.00 Otto Henchien, work on State Road No. 1 80.00 Iver Hookom, work on State Road No 1 40.00 Otto Nelson, work on State Road No. 1 38 50 A J. Bengtson, work on State Road No. 1 93 25 Florence R. Porter, engraving diplomas.*.* 24 90 shall be and is composed of the Town ships of Harrison, Gennessee and the Village of Atwater situate therein, Kan diyohi and the Village of Kandiyohi sit uate therein, Lake Elizabeth and East Lake Lillian and that Commissioner District Number Five shall be and is composed of the Townships of Edwards and the Village of Raymond situate therein, Holland, Whiteheld, Roseland, Fahlun and Lake Lillian. That said Commissioner Districts as so changed are bounded by Town Lines and each composed of contiguous terri tory, containing a population as fol lows. Commissioner District No. One of. 5,127 Commissioner District No. Tw of. 3,546 Commissioner District No. Three of 3,481 Commissioner District No. Four of.3,453 Commissioner District No. Five of.3,362 IN WITNESS WHEREOF The said Board of County Commissioners of the County of Kandiyohi and State of Min nesota has this order signed and attest ed by the County Auditor of said Coun ty this 25th day of June, A. D. 1912. ^SEAL) Attest. JOHN FEIG, County Auditor. N. B. JOHNSON, Chairman. O. S. REIGSTAD, E N BOESE, A. O. FORSBERG J. SWENSON. Petition of Carl Olson asking to be set off from School District No. 104 to District No. 56 was presented, read and considered and on motion the same was set tor hearing on July 19, 1912, at 10 o'clock a, m. and the following order was issued and adopted. Order of Hearing of Petition of Free holder to lie Sat Off. Whereas, A petition signed by Carl Olson a freeholder of School District .NO. 104 in this County, with the approv al of the County Superintendent endors ed thereon, representing that he is the owner of the following described lands situate in said District, to-wit: SW!4 of hW%, Section 36, Town 121, Range 36, and that said land adjoins ochool District No. 56, and asking that nis said lands may be set oft from said XJistrict N 104 to said District No. 56 ior the following reasons: That he has about three miles to the school house site, in School District INo X04, while he has only one and three fourths miles to school house in School District No. 56, and for the further rea son that the above mentioned land is wholly detached from School District No. 104 was presented to the County Board of Kandivohl County, Minnesota, at a session of said Board held on the ^5th day of June A. D. 1912, for the ac cion of said Board thereon. Now, therefore, it is ordered that said etition will be heard by this Board at tiie session thereof on the 19th day oi July A. D. 1912, at the omce the County Auditor in the City ot Willmai in said County. And it is further ordered that notice of time and place of such hearing be yiven by giving two weeks published no tice thereof, and posting a notice of such hearing in three public places in each of the School Districts to be af fected by said petition, and by serving upon the clerk of each of said School Districts personally a copy of said no tice of hearing, at least ten days be fore the time appointed for such hear ing. On motion a recess was taken until 8 o'clock a. m., June 26, 1912. The Board met at 8 clock a. m, June 26, 1912. Members of the Board all present1.- Board resumed auditing bills and the following were allowed: «"CBC" Name of Claimant For What Clm'd D. N. Tallman, gravel for State Road No. 1 25.00 B. Daugherty, work on State Road No. 1 578 20 Kelly & Sanderson, livery Henry Johnson, labor, dragging State Road No. 3 8 00 Otto Bjork, work on State Road No. 1 210 0 Gust Adams, work on State Road No. 1 C. M. Jensen, work on State Road No. 1 Gust Bjork, work on State Road No. 1 Charley Odland, work on State Road No. 1 Eddie Johnson, work on State Road No. 1 ".*"!" Edd Peterson, work on State Road No. 2 Andrew Gustafson, work on State Road No. 2 N. O Nelson, postage "eht, water, material" and labor on Courthouse Lewis Carlson, witness fees in Municipal court V- Blomquist, witness fees in Municipal court G. A. Peterson, witness fees in Municipal court L. A. Gaut, witness fees in Municipal court Henry Morrell, witness fees in Municipal court Theodore Johnson, witness fees in Municipal court Gerhard Kiland, witness fees in Municipal court Strom, work on State Road No. 2 Charles Lawler, work on State Road No"' 2!'.'.'.'. I'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' *.''"'.' i62!oo ,, W. H. Merryman, 100 lbs. nails In Northwestern T«l_ V.-r rv* nk «. ««_* John Feig, services on Board of Audit '.. i™ Ji* services on Board of Audit Rwnaett, services on Board of Audit J. N. Johnson & Co., 50 ft. lawn hose ^H. W. Ross Lumber Co., lumber 348 no Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County's share on final'payment' ^Judicial jjitcn No. 2 ^117 71 Tribune, Printing Co., publishing '...'.'.'.'.'.'. &R Tribune Printing Co., printing.. 27s Miller! Davis Printing Co., blanks ......'.'..".'."] it Miller1 Printtag Co., sheets Miller Davis Printing Co.,2000 blanksettlement Brown, TreaCy & Sperry Co., tax lists for Kandiyohi county 1!.'! Security Blk. Blc & Ptg. Co., office supplies Farnham Printing Co., office supplies Fritz A Cross, btotorji for birth, and death sheets ,,"'.'.'.', mn N. B. JOHNSON, Chairman of County Board, Kandiyohi County, Minn. ^SEAL) Attest. JOHN FEIO, County Auditor and Ex-Offlcio Clerk of Board. The Board proceeded to audit bills lied against the County and the follow ing bills were allowed In amounts set orth: Am't BSBSSSSSBSSBaBBSSBBBSSBBBSBRSSajBaSBSSi Tallman, fc* Assessed tyJ°I Am't All'd 24.90 6.37 3.98 5.06 90.00 15 00 .75 7.80 20.00 8.98 10.00 293.20 14.00 240.00 "88.00 136.00 4.00 77.65 150.00 194.40 64.40 8.00 67.00 80.00 40.00 38.50 24.90 The Am't All'd 25.00 &78.2Q-. 3.00 8.00 21.00 48.76 88.00 17.50 40.25 3.50 125.00 50.00 15.00 57.68 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 r.12 -11.00. 162.00 „».00 3.00 43.75 88.00 17.50 40.25 3.50 ,. 126.00 60.00 ,. 15.00 .. 57.68 .. 1.12 .. 1.12 1.12 1.12 2 1.12 1.12 11.00 9.00 fh. 8.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 10.00„ 30.00 30.00 10.00 348.00 997.11 137 55 A HI .- .76 18.00 «4 18.00 6.5 0 "ri«.5 0 9 6 0 0 86.00 ^11.65 1.75 S.S.71 J6.O4^*.O0 "^^^gm§M Swenson, City of Willmar \ndrew Rasmusson, City of Willmar... v«i, awoi ««iui^i,i.wf vuuuijr AMUiuir a ivv.vO '159.00 Louie. F. Dow Co,, office supplies. )....-..*..,- 12.60 }}.(0 John Norgaard, engineer's fees, County Ditch No. 27 .fV42.60 42.60 John Norraard, engineer's feea, County Ditch No. 8 1 1 7 8 0 gravepostagState for Roadr Frederlckson. and othe incidental expenae. 8.0 7 T. O, Gilbert, postage...., S.75 O, 8. Reigatad, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage 7.00 O. 8. Reigatad, Co. ConVa. per diem and mileage 8.40 O. 8. Reigatad, Co. Com.'s per diem and mileage i.... 6.40«Pf.40 O. S. Reigatad, Co, Com a. mileage 4.00 A. O. Forsberg, Co. Corn's, per oiem and mileage 9.40 A. O. Forsberg, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage 6.20 A. O. Forsberg, Co. Corn's, per diem '. 3.00 N. B. Johnson, Co. Corn's, per diem N. B. Johnson, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage 'w: 6.00fSf|.00 N. B. Johnson, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage ,. 4.6O Henry Boese, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage. 6.20 Henry Boese, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage 6.20 Henry Boese, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage 4.50 Henry Boese, Co. Corn's, mileage 3.20 C. J. Swenson. Co. Corn's, mileage 2.00 C. J. Swenson, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage 5.00 C. J. Swenson, Co. Corn's, per diem and mileage 9.00 On motion Commissioner Forsberg was directed to purchase six steel angle drags for State Roads. Commissioner Forsberg offered the following resolu tion. Name'of Person On motion a recess was taken until 2 o'clock p. m., June 26. 1912. The RnnVv met at 2 o'clock p. m„ June 26. 1912. Members all present. «oara Application of the Town of Arctander for an appropriation from the Countv Board and Bridge Fund was presented and on motion the same was allowew in the sum of $200. Commissioner Reigstad was appointed as a committee for said apnroDriation Application of the Town of St. Johns for an appropriation from the County Road and Bridge Fund was presented and on motion the same waa allowed in amount of 1150. Resolved, that the County Auditor"be and he is hereby directed to advertise for sealed bids for the building of a re inforced concrete culvert on State Road No. 6. Bids to be opened July 24, 1912 Commissioner Swenson cUeie-l the lol lowmg resolution. Resolved, by the BoarJ of (\uiit Commissioners of Kandiyohi Cc-jn*\, Minnesota, that the question or proposal to change from the County System of caring for the poor, which system 13 now in vogue in Kandiyohi County, to the Township ^system of caring for the poor be submitted to the legal voters of the County of j*.andiyohl at the next general election in this state, to be held November 5th, 1912, and that these words shall be printed in the blue bal lots to be used at said election, "For the Town System of Caring for the Poor." 5Tes. No. The question was on the adoption of Commissioner Forsberg was appointed as a committee for said appropriation. Beport of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Kandiyohi, State of Minnesota, on Uncollected Personal Property Taxes ,, ,T for the Tear 1911. $. Township or District John Larson, Edwards Albert G. Olson, Gennessee . W. H. Hall, Holland Harris Hdw. Co., Village of Atwater,,* Schultz Piano Co., Village of Atwater J. I. Case Threshing Mch. Co., Vill. of Raymond. Ford and Larson, Vill. of Raymond J. Q. Meyers, City of Willmar Peter Anderson, City of Willmar 3 a Name of Person Assessed Township or District W. T. Enyeart, Arctander A. Eliason, Burbank John J. Moe, Colfax Magnus Olson, Guard. Es .".'.' John Werts, Edwards £3. P. Resle, Fahlun Albert Hasenbank, Gennessee Paul Crommet, Green Lake H. M. Walby & Co., Harrison '.. ivnut Hofto, Irving Kristtna Olson, Irving Ed E. Anderson, Kandiyohi '. A. Ahlmquist, Lake Andrew H. A. Halvorson Estate, Lake Andrew J. N. Danielson, Lake Elizabeth Rev. A. Nelson, Lake Elizabeth '.'.".'. Alfred Olson, Lake Elizabeth Halvor Fridsvold, East Lake Lillian Bettle Musel, East Lake Lillian Frank Pratt, East Lake Lillian Olof Olson, Mamre Anna Prescott, Ne London.. K. A. Rawley, Ne London Ben Bordin, Norway a Ole Rasmusson, Norway Lake Theodore Ekstrand, St. Johns C. R. Johnson, St. Johns Magnus Olstad, St Johns Hans Olson, St. Johns Adolph Peterson, St. Johns D. Verhenl, Whitefteld Jens Larson, Whitefteld Nels O. Green, Willmar ."..".".. A. O Johnson, Willmar P. W. Kepple, Willmar Oscar Peterson, Willmar John Quandahl, Willmar.. 4 wo? ™Pi!' TruskeM. Olson, bankrupt, Vi'li." Atwatir Walter Dilly, Ne London Atwater Mfg. Co., Vill. of Kandiyohi.!..!.'.'.'. '.'.".* Gabrielson & Melander, Vill. of Kandiyohi A. C. Gabrielson, Vill. of Kandiyohi. Chas Olson, Vill. of Spicer Henry Winblad, Vill. of Spicer D. O. Townsend, City of Willmar *#-.--HNIK1. Fahlun, July 1, 1912—Miss Alma Lun dln was dressmaking at the h. Hawkin son home last week. Mr. Peter Nelson of Willmar made a trip to Fahlun in his car last Wednes day. The coffee social at Arthur Klint's was well attended. Everybody report ed a good time. Ben, Ada and Olive Falkingham of Willmar are visiting with C. Album's. Miss Florence Johnson arrived home from Minneapolis last Monday where she has attended business college. Don't forget the coffee social at the C. Chrlstianson home next Tuesday Af ternoon and evening. Bring, your friends. Mrs. C. A. Broman and daughter Alice spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. White. A coffee social will be held at the E. Beck home next Tuesday. Everybody welcome. ., j?*- Hazel Johnson from here is spending a few days at Willmar. Many from Fahlun attended the Ep worth League convention of the Sw. M. BT ehurch at Willmar. A celebration will be held at Oak Park this coming 4th of July. Th congre gation will be joined by the Atwater and Kandiyohi congregations and we all expect a large crowd. ^j"* ^,^-^t y%& is -•-i' The Ohoioe of a Husband. ia~ too important a matter for a woman to be handicapped by weakness, bad blood or foul breath. Avoid these kill hopes by taking Dr. King's Life Pills. New Strength, fine complexion, pure breath, cheerful spirits—things that win men-follow their use. Easy, safe-, sure. 25 centB at Carlson Bros. A picnic will be held on the .south snore of Big Kandiyohi lake,in John Larson's park, on July 4th, by T. P. S. of the Christine church. The speakers will-be Rev. Alex Peterson, Hon. T. 0. Gilbert, Mr. A. O. Forsberg. and others. The ladies of the church wUl serve din ner at 25c. The program begins A 10:30. Everybody is cordiauy invited to attend. |.^, Special discount sale on watches for the next ten days at Elmqulst's Jewelry 5tore. •3»%1 No. 2 117.00 -, Willmar, Minn., June 26, 1912. 5HSW 117.00 "07 AnJ.dO "4!'40 ?dl6.20 -.— jmoo ^rf.eo «Sr*«*0 tl4.60 fe^8.20 *%2v00 %*t!*.00 "S.OO 9 at 2 o'clock p. m. Adopted. S **$?* On motion Commissioner "Swenson was appointed as a committee of one to examine alleged obstructions in Judicial Ditch No. 1 of Meeker and Kandiyohi counties Sheriffs list of uncollected personal property taxes for the year 1911. waHred presented, and the following report made: Be it Known, That the Board of County Commissioners of Kandiyohi Countv Minnesota, did meet in session on the 26th day of June, 1912, the same beine the first session of said Board after the 10th day of June, 1912 that at said session the County Treasurer of said County delivered to said Board the list of. uncollect ed personal property taxes for the year 1911, together with his certificate thereon. as required by law and that at said session the said Board did duly consider said ten foot long," remarked Aunt Rebec list of uncollected taxes, and did cancel such taxes as they are satisfied cannot \TA»f*t*e be collected. That the following is a correct list of said uncollected personal' property taxes in said County for said year of 1911, as so revised by said Board, tbe biggest flag in Little River and you carrying out tbe same idee I hate like poison to run up a small, cheap one, but I don't know what to do. That in terest comes due tbe 1st of July, and there ain't a cent to spare over, even for patriotism." "1 know it, Rebecca. I haven't done more than price these big flags—$15 for this size unless 1 get a cambric one. You can always tell what a flag's made of by its bang and by its float $ Cts $ Cts I Cts. I 06 8.49 2.52 .22 6.00 the resolution, and the roll being called there were four yeas and one nay, as 0 1 0 8 1 a Cn fl alJm5n Johnson, Reigstad. Boese and Swenson Nays, Forsberg. And so the resolution was adopted. Engineer's Certificate of Acceptance Tfi*J£D»Tfor2«£hae construction of County EJ£5i 7 therein re- ferred to was presented and examined and on motion approved by the Board On motion the Board adjourned. N. B. JOHNSON, ard of County Commission- ers, Kandiyohi County, Minn. (SEAL) Attest: JOHN, FEIG, C%t!k APdJ£0,Land I LUr Ex-Offlcio Clerk of the Board. Vourtn of July a*Jrrea. The Svea Lutheran church will cele brate the, 4th of July In the Svea Park in Svea, program commencing at 10:30 a. m. There will be several speakers, among them Hon. Ellas Rachie from Willmar. There will also be declama tions and songs. Dinner will be served by the ladies of the church, and other refreshments Will oe served thruout the day. Alia &ro valkomna till oss pa denna nationalla hedersdag. «. To tne ladles of WiUatarf Miss Allen will be pleased to call on you in a few days with a full line of Franco-American hygiene toilet- requis ites. Free massage given. Typewriter SiJPPLLES We' are selling agenta^ft* Eastern manufacturer* of typewrit*!- ribbons and carbons, anoV will keep on hand, supplies or^ writing and^ addjng machines. W4 have now on hatttl rlbbbnS for the foV lowing machines: **&'&r *fbboirt S 1 L. C. Smith, Fisher, Burroughs Adding Machine, Wales Adder. of colors of both ribbons. W W 4 *7.8fr 6.21 2.25 4.38 5.22 1.75 3.62 .991 *50 .76 139.30 38.68 40.76 13 76 12.23 9.26 121.98 33.71 35.65 11.85 10.51 7.90 That the following is -a correct list of the personal property taxes in said Coun- .y,e^T which said Board are satisfied cannot be collected, and so can celled by said Board to-wit. 17.32 4.97 5.21 1.91 1.72 1.35 8*8 2 CO $ Cts. Cts. $ Cts. 15.63 .82 .09 3.85 3.20 .81 5.06 3.56 3 60 .25 .48 1.01 .46 12.14 .12 .16 .89 12.00 1.09 .85 .64 .50 166 .27 ".36 1.39 1.62 .67 .99 .50 6.20 .74 .18 .96 1.08 .20 .7.3 4.56 1.01 -,.7« 4.13 8.00 2.44 .37 .26 .79 .70 .37 .96 .75 .75 .29 .36 .39 .32 1.96 .28 .28 .38 1.93 .40 .38 .35 .32 .47 .29 .31 .71 .46 .35 .40 .32 .98 .36 .28 .39 ,41 .28 .36 .88 .39 :S6 .85 1.51 .55 .74 .60 .28 1.09 18.07 1.19 .35 4.64 3.90 1.18 6.42 4.31 4 35 .54 .84 1.40 .78 14.10 .40 .44 1.27 13.93 1.49 1.23 .99 .82 ..2.03 .66 .67 2.10 1.98 1.02 1.39 .82 6.18 1.10 .46 1.35 1.49 .48 1.09 6.44 1.40 1.09 5.08 10.51 2 61 4.23 3.12 .50 7.09 Remington, Remington Visible, Smith Premier, Smith Premier Visible, *liver,i xtA***^ imik .wi«r „„-u„„ n~. Quality «n*f©«i,^~* -&• Extra quality blue, purp)et or carbon sheets on^hand. "^f| *aper, Covers, Copies. T^4 Typewriter paper a stationery, printed", or not. is a specialty*of our job printing department. Covers -for legal papers- and paper for letter copies on nana. Mail orders will be promptly fliir ed. $H"V til' Uncle Peter's jft'Fotirtb cf July. Story s^ v»^n\ 8.00 By CLARISSA MACKIE {Copyright, 1912, by American Press Asso ciation.] T'LL be tbe first time in my life tnat a flag nasrft flown from tbe pole on a national holiday," murmured Uncle Peter Mason wrrowfully as be squinted up at tbe tallest flagstaff in Little Klver. it stood In tbe middle of bis front yard, anrT It's gilded ball reflected the sun light high above tbe highest tree. I His wife, Aunt Rebecca, held at arm's length a dingy object that once had been an American tlag.^ Now tbe and white stripes had been beaten by weather until they took on a uni form gray color, and there was little enough of it, too, for the wind had whipped the emblem to a few tattered rags that might' not have been recog nizable had it not been for tbe stars carefully stitched by hand and -the faded fragments of hand sewed stripes. "It don't look like this had once been ca 3 s. ti Job Little offered to let me have the flag and said I could pay him up by installments, but 1 says to him that was poor patriotism." "A cambric flag Is better than none," said Rebecca sensibly. "1 was telling Etty about it the other day, and she says, says she, 'If I had time I'd make pa a flag, but I'm always so busy with the children's clothes it seems as if I was tired from morning to night' I told her if anybody made a flag It would be me, but the material would cost a sight If 'twas made of wool or silk." "My mother made this flag, every bit," said Uncle Peter. "I wish I'd thought of it before," said Rebecca to herself. "I might have done something to get him a flag. The Fourth of July is his birthday. There's a hull week yet I'll see what I can do In the meantime." Rebecca Mason went up tn the gar ret that morning and turned out the contents of a dozen trunks. Garments of every color were spilled on the clean floor, and while the wasps bum med about in the shadowy rafters Re necca turned and sorted and shook and discarded until a pile of white garments lay beside her," and in her lap was heaped her wedding gown, a bright blue delaine. During the next week Aunt Rebecca was mysteriously busy. She washed great quantities of white poplin, and her dye kettle bubbled secretly in the cellar wash room. Her hands were stained with red. and the sewing ma chine In the spare chamber hummed busily in every spare moment.^ Uncle Peter Mason was busy with the .Tune, work in his garden, where tbe long, straight rows of carefully tended vegetables looked Just like the pictures In the seed catalogues which be studied all winter. He had not men tioned the matter of tbe flag again, and Rebecca bad been too busy with her own plsfns and the fear of discov ery to broach tbe subject. Her daugh ter Etta, who lived over the river, was up to her ears in sewing for her two children, so Rebecca was quite undis turbed in' carrying out her pleasant plans. The day before the Fourth Aunt Re becca, looking tired, but very much pTeased with herself, carried some neatly rolled bundles up to the garret and stored them away in the trunks. There was a roU *f blue delaine and another, of white poplin. This latter was very small indeed, for there wei» a great many stars to make nowT I At supper Aunt Rebecca mentioned the coming anniversary for the "first time In a week. ,_ "What you going to do about a Hag?" she asked. "Notgdng, except run up the old one,** said Uncle Peter dispiritedly]' "Seems too bad you couldn't have a new onel How much was the big cambric ones, Peter?" "I've forgotten, Rebecca—inore'n 1 can afford anyway. Fve been count* Ing if I'd hadn't bad any terbaccer for three years I might have bad that new flag.. Shows how a bad habit will trip you up sooner or later." "'Tain't a bad habit the way you smoke," defended Rebecca warmly. "My land, 1 guess you're entitled to i| that little comfort the way. you've worked all your-ilfer Tain't no credit to me that I've worked. /tf*a ,wfcat. I was put in the world for. Never mind about the flag. Becky. ^There'll be just as much pa triotism iialmy: soul' when 4 run her.Fourth up as If she was made, of ^the finest •ilk. That's all that -counts—what's Inside your heart" suppose you're^ right, father," said the dishes were washed and put away We have in moat cases an assortment- /Rebecca tied on her white apron and went on to the porch, where the set sting sun was gilding Uncle Peter's white bead into a rOseate^crown. "What you doing?" inquired Rebecca. *jQolng to run up the flag. No one til record..and coipylng —Ribbons for any machlneron short no tice. If your machine is not represent ed in the above, kindly "notify us at once, and we will aee that we have rip bona on hand should you need them. JLittle River ever got 4 flag ub ahead of me yet" muttered Uncle Peter be twee%5hls teeth clinched around his He moved across tbe grass to the flag poieHind fumbled with the halyardsT Rebecca bustled into the house and came out with a mass of red, white and blue folds in her arms. She stood close to Peter's elbow before she spoke, and wien she opened tier Ups her volet I I W I 7 *\Z. father always flying "Peter, look here." she quavered. Uncle Peter Mason looked and gasp •d: "What in land. Becky Mason! HE OOT STH.I. ANOTHKB FIiAO. Where did you get It? It ain't—it ain't the one that was down to Little's, but it looks like it! Where did you get It?" He was excitedly shaking out the folds of the big flag, and his feeble old fingers trembled as he saw that it was quite as large as the one his mother had made so many years ago. Aunt Rebecca was crying with de light She helped him spread the stars and stripes on the grass. "This blue," she said, touching the star sprinkled field, "is made from my blue delaine—my wedding gown, Pe ter." "Oh, Becky!" uttered her husband reverently. "And the stripes was made from ail the white poplin dresses I've had, and there was a sigbt of the stuff—some of it I dyed red—and"— Uncle Peter had her in bis arms, and they were kissing each other, and Un cle Peter was trying to tell his wife «hat he would rather have hung up his best Sunday shirt than have her cut up her wedding gown. "1 know how wim men feel about such things," he apolo gized, trying to keep his delight out of his faded eyes. "Don't say a word, Peter. It's the happiest day of my life!" cried Aunt Becky warmly. "Let's h'ist her up now, Peter, and show Little River we're still on deck!" Just then there was a light step on the graveled path, and Etta came around tbe corner of the bouse with a huge bundle under her arm. When she saw the fiag^sbestopped^ind stared. "Why, where did that come frontr" she gasped. Aunt Rebecca proudly explained. "Would you believe it?" exclaimed poor Etta. "Look here, ma and par She unrolled tbe bundle under her arm and spread it on tbe grass. It was another flag, just as large as Rebecca's, but made of new material some sort of cheap bunting neatly sewed into a flag. Uncle Peter was openly crying. "Did you make this, Etty?" he de manded. "Every stitch!" she said proudly. "If I'd only known ma was going to make one—but there, ma, if I'd only told you you might have saved your wedding dress, but ain't you smart to make it?'' "I've got-two flags," sobbed Uncle Peter, "made by the two best women In. tbe world." "Look at what's coming!" cried Etta, alert with new interest "It's Job Lit tle and three men from tbe lodge." When Job Little's speech was con cluded Uncle Peter found himself the possessor of another immense flag, a gift from ^a few of bis' closest friends who wanted'it to fly from the tallest staff in Little River. And that was not all. Later the ex press wagon drove up and left Peter a box which turned out to contain anoth er flag—this one made of silk that rus tled richly as it fell from the box. "Who the land?" gasped Aunt Re becca. "Compliments and best wishes of John Hamilton and family—for Uncle Peter Mason. Long may she wave!" read Uncle Peter brokenly from the card in bis band. "Who would have believed them sum mer boarders'would have remembered our old flag was wore out" comment ed Etta practically. "Now, pa, what you going to do? Here you've got four flags. You can't bang 'em on tbe pole all to once without some being half mast" Uncle Peter's hat had. been' removed long ago, when he bad brought out the tattered remnant of bis mother's flag and the setting sun gilded 'his white head and glorified the faces-ttf the men and women who stOod.about him., f- "t shall use 'em alternate," asnQUncv ed Uncle Peter at last "first one and 'then another. Tomorrow^ 1)^ng the of July, I shall divide the day into four watches of three hours each and give ever*? flag Its.turn. 'I can't thank anybody yet Tm too happy. 1 hope-nobody will be offended, but 1 feel like I'll run up my mother's flag first with Rebecca's She made It from her wedding dress. Nobody object?" "Of course not!" they cried heartily, and in-a trice the faded bit of bunting that had been flung* to the breeze so many years once more floated over Lit* tie River, and beneath it rippled out the splendid' folds of Rebecca's flag. 1, ^1 think them two flags better float all day tomorrow," said Job Ljttle df ddedly, "and these three Others-Et ty's and Hamilton'* and durs—we'll Jest dfapeon the Pla*w». What say?" lack—They say' that a dynamo or anything that attracts will affect one's watch. Tom-That's right Whenever I call ,00 an attractive young lady my watch goes like the" deuce. Boston Transcript ?&&* I ^i^isy •WRP Your income should stop today, your expenses will keep right on. gf Through Continental Congress. ALTHOUGH On July 2 Jefferson presented for adoption the Immortal Declaration aft er congress had adopted a resolution presented by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, which had been placed before the body on June 7. 1776: Resolved, That these united colonies are and of a right ought to be free and inde pendent states that they are absolved from all allegiance to the, British crown and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain Is and ought to be totally dissolved. This resolution was debated for near ly a month, and, owing to the absence of Lee, who bad been called home, the defense of it fell on his colleague, Jef ferson. It needed defense, for in that congress were able -men who opposed Its passage and revolution. Great therefore, is America's debt to Jeffer son and Lee. On July 2 Lee's resolu tion was adopted,"and Jefferson's draft of the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776. Better save while the dollars come regularly. Into every life comes a time when READY MONEY would be welcome. 'Tis a fund you yourself can create—through a SAV INGS account with the 1 ORGANIZED'1879 CAPITAL $100,000.00 ANDREW LARSON. President L. 0 THORPE. Cashier J. 0. ESTREM. Vioe President F. A. LARSON, Asst. Cashier L. A. VIK. Ass Cashier John Hancock, president of congress, ADOPTING THE DECLARATION. ^®®®®®®®®®&&b&&&$&&&§®Qtob THE INSPIRATION OF LIB How the Immortal Document Was Put the Fourth Is the day that Is celebrated by many as that on which tbe Immortal Declaration of Independence was sign ed, sealed and promulgated, as a mat ter of fact such is not true. The great document was read to tbe people on the Fourth after having been ap proved by congress, but it was not signed on that day. and Charles Thompson, its secretary. W E a Immediately signed the document and became thus the first official traitors from an English point of view. 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