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New Year's
•.•/.Greetin
Real Estate Transfers.
Town of Whitefield.
Dec. 18—Victor Elfstrum et al to
J. G. Freeberg, und. 1-18 of ne1/^ of
ne%, sec. 28, 40 a., $80.
Town of Kandiyohi.
Dec. 21—John Lawler and wife to
William J. Lawler, &y2 of nw%, sec.
4, 80 a., $1.00.
Dec. 20—Probate Court to Gun
luld Ellefson, w1/* of ne%, nw% of
feel/4
sec. 18, 80 acres.
Town of Willmar.
Dec. 21—State of Minnesota to
Andrew G. Mon^on, e% of ne%, sec.
3li, 80 a.
Town of Harrison.
Dec. 19—Frank Watkins to The
Harrison Improvement League, 1
acre of se*4 of nw1/^ and
l/-
acre of
nel4 of sw*4, sec. 8, $40.
Town of Dovre.
Dec. 20—Kandiyohi County Bank
to Elmer A. Swanson, nw*4 of se1^,
s'/a of sw1/^ of ne^4, sec. 21, 60 a.,
$1,700.
Dec. 20—Hendrick Carlson to El
mer A. Swanson, sei4 of sw1/^, sw%
of sey4, sec. 21, 80 a., $3,200.
Dec. 21—Albert 0. Erickson and
wife to C. Hendrickson, lot 1 of lot
h, see. 10, 9.G5 a., $5.00.
Town of New London.
Dec. 16—Carrie Elizabeth Wanous
and husband and Mary C. Lawson
and husband to John Pederson, part
of nwi4 of sei/4, sec. 10, $2.00.
Dec. 16—John Peterson, widower,
to New London Hospital Association,
part of nwi4 of se1/^, sec. 10, $55.
Town of Rose\ille.
Dec. 17—Lucas Kells et al to My
ron Dedenck single, und.
x/z
of s1/^ of
ne*4 «nd of e^-j of se1/^, sec. 6, 160
a., $1.00.
Dec. 17—Myron Dederick single to
A. A. Wright, und. y2 of SV2 of ne^4
and of e172 of sey±, sec. 6, 160 a.,
$1.00.
Dec. 18—J. J. Carlock, widower to
William P. Blasdell, sw1/^ of se*4,
sec. 10, 40 a, $1.00.
Town of Burbank.
Dec. 14—George H. Buckholz to
Elmer A. Schmitt and George J. An
drews, setyi, ny2 of sw1/^, sec. 10
swi4 of swi4, nei/4 of sw1/^, sec. 11,
320 a., $9,600.
Dec. 18—Elmer A. Schmitt and
wife and George J. Andrews single to
Julius M. Pegg, se1/^, 11V2 of sw%,
.sec. 10 and swi^ of sw1^, ne1/^ of
sui/4, sec. 11, 320 a., $24,000.
To Our Friends and Customers:
We wish you all a Happy New Year
and extend to you all sincere thanks
for the liberal patronage given us the
past year, and hoping we may share
in your good will in the future as in
the past.
We beg to remain,
Yours very respectfully,
Town of Norway Lake.
Dee. 16—Jacob Skare single to
Gunder Moen, lot 12, sec. 31, 5.80 a.,
$82.
Dec. 10—Gunder J. Moen to Helje
Skare, lot 12, sec. 31, 5.80 a., $1.00.
Dec. 16—Gunder J. Moen to Helje
Skare, lot 5, sec. 31, 6 a., $50.
Village of Kandiyohi.
Dec. 18—Joseph T. Isaacson and
wife to T. A. Tierney, lot 20, bl. 14,
$125.
Village of New London.
Dec. 18—Eva K. Johnson to New
London Creamery Association, east
15 feet of lot 10, bl. 17, $20.
Dec. 17—Tilda Hoftoe single to
Betsy Hoftoe, lots 9 and 13, bl. 3,
Larson, Adam's and Sperry's add'n.,
$1.00.
Dec. 21—Reuben Varner and wife
and George F. Warner and wife to
Elmer King, lot 10, bl. 2, $75.
Village of Raymond.
Dec. 16—Spieer Land Co., to Tillie
Fruehhng, lot 1, bl. 6, $150.
Dec. 20—Village of Raymond to
Jens L. Johnson, lots 5 and 6, bl. 9,
$125.
Village of Spieer.
Dec. 20—Jessie G. Finch and hus
band to Samuel Anderson, lot 7, bl 1,
Lake Front Add'n., $275.
Dec. 21—Ida Jacobson Alvig and
husband to C. Hendrickson, lots 8
and 9, bl. 4, Summit Add'n., $2,500.
City of Willmar.
Dec. 18—Mary Magnuson and hus"
band to Andrew 0. Hildahl, lots 9 and
10, bl. 4, Paulson and Sunde's add'n.,
$1.00.
Dec. 21—A. M. Wood to William
B. Wood, north 100 feet of lots 11
and 12, bl. 30, $1.00.
Swift's Premium Calendar for
Ou Thanks Yo
Berkness, Peterson
& Company
1913.itedt
Swift's Premium Calendar for
1913 is styled "The Elements," and
is 8%xl7 inches in size. On each of
the four sheets is a beautiful picture
in colors. These pictures are the
work of Eleanor Colburn, a noted
painter. The subjects are "Earth,"
"Air," "Fire," and "Water." The
Calendar is now ready for distribu
tion and may be secured by sending
ten cents in stamps or coins to Swift
& Company, Calendar Department,
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111., or
by sending trade marks from pack
ages of their products.
E desire to express our sincere
thanks for the liberal patron
age that the public has given our
store during the season of 1912.
We are pleased, for it proves that
our efforts to give the best values
and service are appreciated. We
hope to merit a continuance of
favors and an expansion of our
business in 1913, and wish all our
customers a most prosperous and
MJUW 1
Anderson Bros. & Co
FOURTH STREET JEWELERS
TRIP0LIS NEWS.
Tripolis, Dee. 23—The writer wish
es the Tribune staff, its correspon
dents and many readers a happy and
joyful Christmas.
Services Christmas day at 11:00
a. m.
The Sunday school will have their
festival second day of Christmas at
7:00 p* m.
Services will be conducted Sunday,
Dee. 29, at 11:00 a. m.
The Young People's society will
have their New Year's festival New
Year's day in the evening, at 7:30 p.
m. A good musical and literary pro
gram will be given, refreshments will
be served by the society.
Mrs. John M. Monson returned
home from Milaca last week, after a
visit with her son and daughter-in
law of that place.
Walter Youngquist arrived home
last Saturday from G. A. C. at St.
Peter to spend his Christmas vaca
tion.
The Misses Hannah and Amy Red
lg returned home last week to spend
Christmas.
Ruth Harrison came home from
Willmar last week to spend her vaca
tion.
Miss Esther Peterson returned
home from Grove City to spend her
vacation.
Miss Melvina Peterson visited with
friends in Willmar for a couple of
days last week.
Mr. L. Peterson, a student from G.
A. C. at St. Peter, conducted services
at Tripolis and Ebenezer last Sunday
in place of Rev. Walters, who con
ducted services in Betania. Mr. Pet
erson will have charge of that con
gregation during Christmas.
Clarence Lindblad and family vis
at the August Lundquist home
las Sunday.
Miss Winnie Johnson left for her
home at Marshall to spend Christ
mas.
The Misses Bernice Severinson,
Hazel Elmquist, Anna Berg, Myrtle
Miller, Ethel Carlson, Florence Ben
son, Alice Hoglund, Johanna Mitt
vedt arrived home Friday from the
St. Cloud Normal to spend their hol
iday vacation at their respective
homes here.
Ben Ash will spend Christmas at
his home in Delano.
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WILLMAR TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1912
UNCLE SAM'S BIG PRESENT
TO HIS CHILDREN
Continued from 4th Page
David J. Lewis of Maryland and
William Sulzer of New York, who has
just been elected governor of that
state.
The postmasters of the five largest
offices in the country have already
appeared before the parcels post
committee, so Pittsburg was repres
ented as being a large first class of
fice, though smaller than any of the
greater five, and as being the center
of a tremendous manufacturing area.
The postmaster of Pittsburg reported
that the board of trade of that city
has a special parcel post committee,
working toward bringing the con
sumer and producer nearer to each
other by the new system. He also
said that many of the merchants are
planning to have their city deliveries
made by parcel post.
Wilmington, Del, represented a
large farming and manufacturing
district, with its mail connections
close with Philadelphia, one of the
largest offices. Jacksonville is the
largest office in Florida, and the out
let for all the mail of the state. It
is peculiar in having a special in
crease of force in winter, the tour
ist season, and the postmaster said
that it was expected that travelers
would use the parcel post extensively
in sending home five and ten-pound
packages of fruit.
Suffolk, Va., and Charlestown, W.
Va., are both very small second class
offices, one in the tide-water district,
with large truck interests the other
far inland in an orchard country,
with diversified farm products. The
postmasters of both offices reported
great interest in the parcel post, and
said that they had continual inquir
ies regarding its scope.
From these postmasters the com
mittee was able to glean a great
amount of valuable information,
which, added to that gained from the
recent hearings in Maryland, puts it
in a position to plan the details of
the service to the greatest advantage
of the producing farmer.
APPROVES RULES
FOR PARCEL POST
Gives American People Opportunity
to Send Farm and Fa6tory Pro
ducts by Mail From and to
Any Point in United
States.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
just approved the regulations which
cover in detail the articles which may
or may not be sent by parcel post.
These regulations are now being
turned off at the government printing
office on a "rush order' and they will
be distributed as rapidly as possible.
The rules as to what can be sent
and what cannot be sent and tKe in
structions for the preparation of
mailable articles with other "official
advice" are given here as they have
just been prepared in Washington.
The minimum rate will be five cents
for the first pound and three cents
for each additional pound to any
point not exceeding fifty miles from
the office of mailing the local rate,
which is five cents for the first pound
and one cent for additional pound
will carry a parcel across the con
tinent or to any or our possessions.
Parcels will be limited to eleven
pounds in weight and six feet in
length and girth combined.
MAILABLE PERISHABLE AR
TICLES.
Butter, lard and perishable arti
cles such as fish, fresh meats, dress
ed fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries
and articles of a similar nature that
decay quickly, when so packed or
wrapped as to prevent damage to
other mail matter, will be accepted
for local delivery either at the office
of mailing or on any rural route
starting therefrom. When inclosed
in an inner cover and a strong outer
cover of wood, metal, heavy corru
gated pasteboard or other suitable
material and wrapped so that noth
ing can escape from the package,
they will be accepted for mailing to
any offices within the first zone or
within a radius of 50 miles. Butter,
lard, or any grease or oil substance
intended for delivery at offices be
yond the first zone must be suitably
packed. Vegetables and fruit that
do not decay quickly will be accept
ed for mailing to any zone if packed
so as to prevent damage to other
mail matter. Eggs will be accepted
for local delivery when securely
packed in a basket or other contain
er. Eggs will be accepted for mail
ing regardless of distance when each
egg is wrapped separately and pack
ed in a container.
There is no restriction on salted
dried, smoked or cured meats and
other meat products, but fresh meat
in any form will be transported only
within the first zone.
Parcels containing perishable arti
cles must be marked "PERISH
ABLE," and articles likely to spoil
within the time reasonably required
for transportation and delivery will
not be accepted for mailing.
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
Manufacturers or dealers intend
ing to transmit articles in consider
able quantities are asked to submit
to the postmaster for approval a
specimen parcel showing the manner
of packing.
When sharp pointed instruments
are offered for mailing, the points
must be capped or encased. Blades
must be bound so that they will re
main attached to each other or with
in their handles or sockets.
In powders, pepper, snuff, or other
similar powders not explosive, or any
similar pulverized dry subsance, not
poisonous, may be sent when inclosed
in cases made of metal, wood or oth
er material to render impossible the
escape of any of the contents. Flour
of all kinds must be put up in such
manner as to prevent the package
breaking or the floor being scattered
in the mails.
QUEEN BEES AND NURSERY
STOCK.
Queen bees, live insects and dried
reptiles may be mailed in accordance
with the regulations that now apply
to ther classes of mail.
Seeds of fruit, nursery stock and
all other plant products for prepara
tion may be mailed under the same
conditions.
CONFECTIONERY AND SOAP.
Candies, confectionery, yeast
cakes, soap in hard cakes, etc., must
be inclosed in boxes and so wrapped
as to prevent injury to ther mail mat
ter.
Sealed original packages of propri
etory articles, such as soaps, tobac
co, pills, tablets, etc., put up in fixed
quantities by the manufacturer, and
not in themselves unmailable, will
be accepted for mailing when proper
ly wrapped.
MILLINERY.
Fragile articles, such as millinery,
toys, musical instruments, etc., and
articles consisting wholly or in part
of glass, or contained in glass, must
be securely packed and the parcel
stamped or labeled "FRAGILE."
UNMAILABLE MATTER.
The following matter is declared
unmailable bl law:
Matter manifestly obscene, lewd,
or lascivious articles intended for
preventing conception articles in
tended for indecent or immoral pur
poses all matter otherwise mailable
by law, the outside cover or wrapper
of which bears and delineation or
language of a libelous, scurrilous,
defamatory, or threatening character.
All such matter, when deposited in a
post office or found in the mails,
shall be withdrawn and sent to the
divisions of dead letters.
INTOXICANTS, POISONS AND IN-
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Spirituous, vinous, malted, fer
mented, or other intoxicating liquors
of any kind poisons of every kind,
and articles and compositions con
taining poison, poisonous animals,
insects and reptiles explosives of ev
ery kind inflammable material
(which are held to include matches,
kerosene oil, gasoline naptha, ben
zine, turpentine, denatured alcohol,
etl.,) infernal machines and mechan
ical, chemical or other devices or
compositions which may ignite or ex
plode disease germs or scabs, and
other natural or artificial articles,
compositions or materials of what
ever kind which may kill, or in any
wise injure another or damage the
mail or other property.
PISTOLS, ANIMALS AND BIRDS.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de
tached parts or otherwise live birds
or dead
(an,d
applies to all parcels the delivery of
which does not involve their trans- except as elsewhere
provided raw hides or pelts, guano,
or any article having a bad odor will
portation on railway lines. The rates
increase for each successive one
the eight zones, the maximum rate
being twelve cents a pound, which TREATMENT OF UNDELIVERED
not stuffed) animals,
not be admitted to the mails.
PARCELS.
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible, but if such
matter can not be delivered and be
comes offensive and injurious to
health, postmasters may destroy it,
or the injurious or offensive portion
thereof.
Undeliverable perishable matter
which in its nature does not become
offensive or injurious to health may
be^delivered by postmasters to the
proper local municipal authority to
be distributed to hospitals, asylums
or other charitable or reformatory
institutions. If there is no such mu
nicipal authority, the matter may be
delivered to any charitable institution
or organization making application
therefor. If no application is made,
the matter will be destroyed at the
expiration of two weeks.
PARCELS IMPROPERLY PACKED.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
When parcels on which the poscage
is wholly unpaid or insufficiently pic
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender is unknown, notice of
detention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the de
ficient postage collected from the ad
dressee by the carrier. If the ad
dressee refuses to pay the pos^pge
the matter will be sent to the Divis
ion of Dead Letters.
INSURANCE ON PARCELS.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be in
sured against loss in an amount
equivalent to its actual value, but not
to exceed $50, on payment of a fee
of ten cents in parcel stamps, such
stamps to be affixed.
When a parcel is insured, the sen
der will be given a receipt showing
the office and date of mailing and
number of the parcel.
When a return receipt is desired by
the sender of an insured parcel the
postmaster at the mailing office will
note the request on the margin of
the insurance tag, and the postmas
ter at the office of address will obtain
from the addressee a receipt and
mail it to the sender.
The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effect
ed.
FORWARDING OF PARCELS.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment of additional
postage, at the rate which would be
chargeable, if they were originally
mailed at the forwarding office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding post
master. Payment must be made ev
ery time the parcel is forwarded.
PREPARATION FOR MAILING.
Parcels must be prepared for mail
ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined. A parcel
will not be accepted for mailing un
less it bears the name and address of
the sender preceded by the word
"From."
In addition to the name and ad
dress of the sender, which is requir
ed, it will be permissable to write or
print on the covering of a parcel or
on a tag or label attached to it, the
occupation of the sender, and to in
dicate in a small space by means of
marks, letters, numbers, names or
other brief description, the character
•of the parcel, but ample space must
be left on the address side for the
full address in legible characters and
for the necessary postage stamps.
Inscriptions such as "Merry Christ
mas," "Please do not open until
Christmas," "Happy New Year,"
"With Best Wishes,' and the like,
may be placed on the covering of the
parcel in such manner as not to in
terfere with the address.
DISTINCTIVE STAMPS.
The law requires that the postage
on all matter must be prepaid by dis
tinctive post stamps affixed. Post
masters cannot receive for mailing
parcels that do not bear such
stamps.
Parcel post "stamps are not valid
for the payment of postage on matter
of the first, second and third classes,
and when used for that purpose, the
matter to which they are affixed
shall be treated as "Held for post
age."
MAPS AND GUIDES.
Parcel post maps, with accom
panying guides, are to be sold to the
public at their cost, 75 cents, through
the chief clerk of the post office de
partment. In ordering maps care
should be taken to specify the post
office from which the postage rates
are to be determined.
Spectacles.
By Howard L. Rann.
Spectacles are an ornamental at
tachment to the human face Avhich
hook on behind the ears and rest
shyly on the bridge of the nose. They
are made of window glass, and a
person with keen eyesight can see al
most as well through them as with
the naked eye.
Spectacles are always recommend
ed by some high-priced optician who
makes his own glasses and sells them
at an altitude of 9,000 feet above sea
level. The patient's eyes are first
tested by leading him into a dark
room, throwing a blanket over his
head and ordering him to read fine
print at a distance of 80 rods from
the target. If he is unable to do
this, the optician discovers at once
that he has neurasthenic astigmatism
with symptoms of nostalgia, locomo
tor ataxia and hay fever. The more
symptoms an optician discovers, the
more expensive it is to secure a good
fit.
Spectacles do not add to the beau
ty of the male, and are worn mostly
by husbands who have no romantic
tendency to keep their trousers
creased. An industrious pair of
spectacles will drive away the head
ache, and in some cases will impart
a look of real intelligence to the feat
ures. As an investment for this pur
pose, however, they are frequently a
melaneholy failure.
The society brand of spectacles is
called nose glasses. These are a
graceful, but uneasy, variety which
have to be replaced about twice a
week, as they slide from their perch
every little while and have to be
caught in a frantic leap with the
bare hand A pair of nose glasses
never falls to the ground without
breaking both legs.
Some people circumvent the hurd
ling nose glass by attaching it to a
chain and spring, which interrupt it
in the middle of a high dive and thus
thwart the local optician, wlio pre
scribes a new $10 lens every time a
fracture occurs. Other people wear
a chain looped over the right ear,
which allows the glasses to dangle
to and fro and produce a coy ef
fect.
Spectacles should be worn by ev
erybody whose eyes do not track.
They are also a fairly good substitute
for intellect, and will provide every
thing but the conversation.—Minne
apolis Journal.
LAKE ANDREW ITEMS
Lake Andrew, Dee. 23 Gust
Nordstrom left for Minneapolis Sat
urday for a few days' visit with his
two sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nordstrom
went to Willmar today on business.
Elmer and Alice Fremberg went
down to Willmar on Monday to visit
with Peter Lindahl and family over
Christmas.
Josie Fremberg has been on the
sick list for the last few days.
We have now a little snow on the
ground for Christmas sleigh-rides.
Thompson Bros, started up their
steam saw mill Saturday to saw lum
ber for the farmers during the win
ter. They have now bought, a steam
engine.
Copyright Han Schaffner &
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A JOYFUL and
MERRY CHRISTMAS
To all our Friends and Patrons
and as this is the last paper to be issued this
year we also extend our wishes for a
Happy New Year to you!
Hart Schaffner & Marx
fine suits and overcoats help to prosperity*
and make a man look successful.
We have lots of other things to
wear of the same high quality.
This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
Contestants for the piano should remember that
all coupons issued this month must be recorded
by next Tuesday or they will be void. This is
one of the rules of the contest to prevent any
one from holding back votes.
It's Only Paper But it Weigh's Some.
The total weight of last week's is
sue of the three papers of Alexandria
was 608 lbs., mailed at the postoffice.
214 pounds of this was distributed in
the city and on the eight routes out
of the city. The balance 394 pounds
went to the other villages in the
county and other points. The total
weight of the Echo was 217 pounds.
The balance of 381 pounds was the
combined weight of the other two pa
pers of the .city.—Alexandria Park
Region Echo.
The weight of the last edition of
the Tribune mailed at the Willmar
office was 1,304 pounds. This does
not include the list to foreign coun
tries of which we have about 60, nor
the copies sold over the counter at
the office -which vary from 50 to 100
.copies each week. With print paper,
selling at $60 per ton it can readily
be seen that the paper item is a large
one in the expense of a newspaper.
Mrs. Fred Raabe and little son left
Friday for Mora, to spend the holi
days at Mrs. Raabe's parental home. T^
''^^^^^^i^iM,
have our best wishes for
good year that's coming we hope
it wil1 start right for you and end right and
be good for you all the way between.
If we can contribute in any way to your
success or happiness we'll do it So far as
good clothes will help, we're here with the
best
Long Lived Fish.
Eels have been known to Hre In
captivity sixty years, salmon are said
to live in healthy condition 100 years,
carp occasionally reach 150, and pike
have been known to enjoy an even
longer span of life.
Dangerous Rights.
The Theorist—A man has a right to
Insist upon being the bead of bis own
household.
The Pessimist—Te-es, and a man also
has a right to slap a tiger on the nose,
but— —Satire.
A
Happy New Year to All
Thanking you for your patronage
and good will during the past year,
we solicit a continuance of the
same for the coming year.
Sincerely
NELSON MUSIC CO.
V/
gHERAUY BET