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THOMAS DIXON
THanghbitteunlreferenceKto
Nan spaied no expenditure of time
money and thought to the perfettion
of her pl'ins She employed a toips
of trlined irtists took them to hei
home told them what she wished mid
thev woiked with enthusiasm to eclipse
in splendor New York's record of lavish
entertainments-but alwavs with the
reservation which she had Imposed
that nothing be done that might violate
the canons of bemt\ and good taste
The long dreamed night came, and
her guests had begun to arrive
One was huir\ing there to whom no
•ngrnved imitation had been sent and
yet his coming was the one big e%ent
of the e\enmg the one thing that
would make the night memorable
The confession of love for Stuart
which Harriet had sobbed out in her
father's arms had been the Inst straw
th it broke the backbone of his fight
against Rivens In a burst of gener
ous feeling he made up his mind to
eat his pride, drive from bis mind
•very bitter impulse and forget that
he had ever hated this man or beea
wronged by him He could see now
that he **ad neglected his little girl
in the fight he had been making for
other people and that her very life
might be at stake in the struggle she
was making for the man she loved
THEROOTOFEVIL
CooyrKht. 1911toy as Dixon
A E I
Unbidde Guest.
E Bivens
the crime of corner In
wheat roused Nan's light
ln blood She would accept
the challenge of this rabble and show
her contempt for its. opinions in a
way that could not be mistaken. She
determined to give au entertainment
whose in iguifitpnce would startle the
social world and be her deuant answer
to the critks of her husband At the
same time it would serve the double
purpose of da77llng and charming the
imaginition of ^tuart. She would by
a sinjrli* i«?h of power end Im in
decision as to linens offer aud bind
with stronger cords the tie that held
Dim to her
Her suggestion was received with
enthusiasm bv her husband
"All right" he said excitedly, "beat
the moi Give them something to
talk alKut the rest of their ll\es I
don't menu those poor fools in Union
square Their r,i\ing is pathetic I
mean the hu bugs who think thpv
own the earth the people who think
tb.it we are new comets and that this
island was built for their at coin modi
tlon Give them a knot out"
Bi\ens had once offered to buy his
business He hid afteiward made
him a gencious otter to compiomise
his suit He had ue\er doubted for a
moment that a compromise would be
accepted the moment he should see ht
to gne up
He Instructed his lawyer to with
draw the appeal befoie the day fixed
for tiling the papeis 1 he lawer
raved and pleaded In vain The doctor
was fiim He wiote Rivens a gener
ous peisonal lettei in which he asked
that the past be forgotten and that he
appoint a meeting at which they could
anange the terms of a final friendly
settlement
The act had lifted a load from bis
heart The sum he would receive if
but half Bivens original offer, would
be suthcient to keep him In comfoit,
complete his daughters course in
music and give him something with
which to continue his daily ministry
to the f'lendless and the lowly It
was all he asked of the world uow
He outlet ed In his new euthusiasm
why he tnd kept up this bitter feud
for the enforcement of his rights by
law when there were so many more
urgent and important things in life
to do
He waited four davs for an answer
to his letter and receiving none wrote
again In the meantime the day for
final action on his appeal had passed
and his suit was legally ended On the
last day his lawver pleaded with him
for an hour to file the appeal suit and
then compromise at bis leisure The
doctor merely smiled quietly and re
peated bis decision:
"I'm done fighting. I've something
else to do"
When Bivens failed to reply to bis
second letter be made op his mind to
see him personally He was sure the
letter had been turned over to a lawyer
and the financier had never seen it
He called at Bivens* office three times
and alwavs met the same answer:
"Mr Bivens is engaged for every
hour today You must call again
On the fourth day, when he had
stayed until time for closing the ottice
a secretary informed him that Mr
Bivens was too busy with matters of
great importance to take up any new
business of anv kind for a month and
that he had given the most positive
orders to that effect to all his men If
he would return the first of nest
month he would see what could be
done
The doctor left in disgust He deter
mined to break through this ceremonial
nonsense, see Bivens fate to fate and
settle the affair at one
When be should see bun personally it
would be but question of fave mm
tites friendly talk aud the mattei
would be ended Now that he retailed
little traits of Bivens chatattet In
djdn't seem stub a scoundrel after all
just the average money mad man wfib
could see but one side of life He
would remind him in a friendly way of
their early association and the help he
had given him at an hour of his life land greeted his hostess
when he needed it most He wouldn't
cringe or plead He would state the
whole situation frankly and truthfully
and with dignity propose a settlement
It was just at this moment that the
T»-K_«.P»_»
Bivens is engaged for every hour
today."
doctor learned of the prepaiations fot
the dinner and ball at the Bivens pal
ace on Rivet side diive The solution
of the whole problem flashed through
bis mind in an instant They would
tave professional singers without a
doubt, the gieat operatic stars and oth
ers If Hat net could only be placed on
the program for a single song it would
be settled Her voice would sweep
Blveus off his feet and charm the bill
liaut throng of guests He would have
to accompany her there, of course At
the right moment he would make him
self known A word with Bivens and
it would be settled
He lost no time in finding out the
manager of the professional singers foi
the evening and through Harriet's en
thuslastic music teachers arranged for
her appearance From the moment tins
was accomplished his natural optimism
returned His suet ess was sure He
gave his time with renewed energy to
his work among the poor
On the da of the ball Harriet was
waiting in 1 fever of impatience for bis
return from the hospitals to dress. At
half past 7 their dinner was cold and
he had not come It was 8 o'clock be
fore his familiar footstep echoed
through the hall
He ate a hasty meal, dressed in
thirty minutes and at 9 clock led
Harriet to the side entrance of Bivens'
great house on the diive
He was in fane spit its He rejoiced
again that he had made up his mind
to live the life of faith aud good fel
low ship with all men, including the
little swarthy master of the palace he
was about *o enter And so with
light heart he stepped thiough the
door which the soft white hand of
death opened How could he know?
As Stuart diessed for Nan party he
brooded over his new relation to his
old sweetheart with Increasing pleas
ure Never had Bivens ofier seemed
more generous and vvondeiful His
pulse beat with quickened stroke as
he felt the new sense of power with
which be would look out on the world
as a possible millionaire
He gazed over the old square with
a feeling of regret at the thought of
leaving it. He had grown to love the
place in the past years of loneliness
but wa9 deciding too soon, perhaps
There were some features of Bivens
business he must understand more
clearly before he could give up his
freedom and devote himself body and
soul to the task of money making as
his associate.
He went across the square to take
a cab at the Brevoort His mood was
buoyant He was looking out on life
once more through rose tinted glasses
At Eighth street he met at right angles
the swarming thousands hurrvlng
across town from their work—heavy
looking men who tramped with tired
step, striking the pavements dully with
their nailed shoes tired anxious worn
en. frowzy beaded little girls, sad eyed
boys, half awake—all hurrjing. the
fear of want and the horror of charity
in their silent faces And yet the sight
touched no responsive chord of sym
pathy in Stuart's heart as It often had
As he drove uptown the avenue flash
ed with swift silent automobiles and
blooded horses These uptown crowds
through whose rushing streams he
passed were all well dressed and car
ried bundles of candy, flowers and
toys
Stuart-Xelt. the. contagious entonal
asnT oT thousands 6f~pro8peroua~men
and women whose Uvea at the moment
flowed about and enveloped his own.
What was it that made the difference
between the squalid atmosphere below
Fourth street and the glowing, flash
ing, radiant jeweled world uptown?
Money! It meant purple and fine
linen, delicacies of food and drink,
pulsing machines that could make
a mile a minute, the mountain and
the sea, freedom from care, fear,
drudgery and slavery!
After all in this modern passion for
money might there not be something
deeper than mere greed, perhaps the
regenerating power of the spirit press
lng man upward? Certainly he could
see only the bright side of it tonight.
As his cab swung Into Riverside
drive from Seventy second street the
sight which greeted him was one of
startling splendor Bivens' yacht lay
at anchor in the river Just in front of
his bouse She was festooned with
electric lights from the water line to
the top of her towering steel masts.
The illumination of the exterior of
the Bivens house was remarkable
The stone and iron fence surrouud
lng the block, which bad been built at
a cost of a hundred thousand dollars,
was literally ablaze with lights The
house was illumined from its founda
tlons to the top of each towering
minaret with ruby colored lights
Stuart passed up the grand stairs
through a row of gorgeous flunkies
Nan grasped his hand with a smile
of joy
"You are to lead me In to dinner
Jim, at the stroke of 8
"I'll not forget," Stuart answered
his face flushing with surprise at the
unexpected honor
"Cal wishes to see yon at once You
wi.l find him In the library
Bivens met him at the door.
"Ah. theie vou are'' he cried cor
dlally. "Come back downstairs with
me I want you to see some people
as they come in tonight I've a lot
of funny things to tell you about
them
The bouse was ciowded with an
army of servants, attendants, musi
clans, singers, entertainers and re
porters
The doctor had been recognized bv
one of the butlers whom he had be
friended on his arrival from the Old
World 1 he grateful fellow had gone
out of the way to make htm at home
and in his enthusiasm had put an al
cove which opened off the ball room
at his and Harriet's disposal The
doctor was elated at this evidence of
Knens' good feeling and again con
grattilated himself on his common
sense in coming
Bivens led Stuart to a position near
the grand stairway, from which he
could greet his guests as thev re
turned from then formal presentation
to the hostess
He kept up a running fire of bio
graphical comment which amused
Stuait hevond measure It was a rev
elation of the rooked wavs hi which
Bivens guests or their fathers or grand
fathers had amassed their millions
many of them by robbing the govern
fnent. the people
"The world has never heard most
of these stories thats funny!" Stuart
exclaimed after a time
"Not so funny. Jim when vou think
of the power of money to make the
world forget God onlv knows how
many fortunes in America had their
origin in thefts from the nation during
the civil war, and the systemath
frauds that have been practised on otii
government since I've turned some
pretty sharp nicks. .Mm, In stalking
my game in this big man hunt of Wall
street but at least I've uever robbed
the wounded or the dead on a battle
field and I've never used a dark Ian
tein to get into the government vaults
at Washington I not asking you
to stand for that"
"If ou did"—
"Yes, I know the answer but speak
softly, his majestv the king approaches
-long live the king'"
Bivens spoke in low. half joking
tones, but the excitement of his voice
told Stunt only too plainly, that he
fully appieciated the royal honor his
majesty was paying in this the first
social visit he had ever made to his
home. The king gave him a pleasant
nod and grasped'Stuart's band with
a hearty cordial grip He was a man
of few words, but he always said ex
actly what he thought.
"I'm glad to meet you. Mr Stuart
You've done us a good turn In sending
some of our crooks to the penitentiary
You've cleared the air and made it
possible for an old fashioned.banker to
breathe in New York It's a pleasure
to shake hands with you
The king passed on into the crowd,
the focus of a hundred admiring eyes
Bivens could scarcelv believe his ears
when he listened with open mouth
while his majesty spoke to Stuart
"Great Scott, Jim!" be gasped at last
"That's the longest speech 1 ever beard
him make I knew you had scored the
biggest hit any lawyer has made in
this town in a generation, but 1 never
dreamed you'd capture the king's im
agination I'm beginning to think my
offer wasn't so generous after all Look
here, you've got to promise me one
thing right now When you do go in
to make your pile It shall be with me
and no other man
Nan passed and threw him a gra
clous smile
"It will be with you if I go. Cal, 1
promise At least the king is one ex
ception to your Indictment of all great
fortunes."
"That's the funniest thing of all,"
Bivens whispered "He's not an ex
ception Understand. I'm loyal to the
king He's a wonder 1 like him I
like bis big bead, bis big shaggy eye
brows, bis big hands and big feet I
like to hear him growl and snap bis
answer—'Yes.' 'No'—that means life or
death to men who kneel at his feet
He's a dead game sport But be, too,
has his little blots in his early copy
books at school if you care to turn the
pages"
"No!" Stuart interrupted incredu
lously.
"Yes, sir he turned the slickest trick
on Uncle Sam of all the bunch. He
was a youngster, and it was his first
deal. When the civil war broke out the
government had no guns for the volun
teers He learned that there were
5,000 old Ball carbines stored away
among the junk in one of the national
arsenals in New York. He bought
teese. gang (pn_ a, credit! for a_ song,
about ?3 apiece, and~sbfpped tbem to
General Fremont, who was In S Louis
howling for arms. Fremont agreed to
pay $22.5* each for the new rifles and
closed the deal at once by drawing on
the government for enough to enable
the young buccaneer to pay his three
dollar contract price to Uncle Sam in
New York-and lay aside a snug «um
for a rainy day besides.
"When Fremont found that the guns
were worthless be advised the gov
ernment to stop payment on the bal
ance. It was stopped on the ground of
fraud. And then the youngster show
ed the stuff be was made of Old be
crawl and apologize? Not much He
sued the United States government for
the full amount and pushed that suit
to the supreme court, in the face of
the sneers of his enemies be won and
took the full amount with Interest
He's the king today because be was
born a king His father was a million
aire before him He's the greatest
financial genius of the century."
Bivens paused and a dreamy look
came into the black eyes
''Jim." he continued with slow em
phasis, "I'd rather get my fingers on
bis throat in a death struggle than
lead the combined armies of the world
to victory
Stuart was silent
The sott tones of hidden oriental
gongs began to chime the call for din
ner The chimes melted into a beau
tiful piece or orchestral music which
seemed to steal from the sky. so skill
fully had the musicians been conceal
ed. Nan suddenly appeared by Stuart's
side, and be was given the honor of
leading bis hostess into the banquet
hall before even the king, while the
great ones of earth slowly followed
(To be continued)
"JR6ANIZE," SAYS TREF2
•SECRETARY OF UNITED 8TATE8
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TOURS MINNESOTA.
The Secretary Says Business Men Will
Demand Time to Adjust Busi
ness to New Tariff
Schedules.
Winona.—Edward Trefz, field sec
retary of the United States Chambet
of Commerce, was in Winona, and
brought an encouraging message to
a large company of business and pro
fessional men. He emphasized the
need for business men to organize te
protect their common interests, and
showed how a central organisation at
Washington would be a great asset to
local organizations throughout the
country in collecting and receiving da
ta that would be for the common good.
He said it was time business men
woke up and took a hand In the polit
ical game, and they were beginning to
do so.
Mentions Tariff.
Concerning the tariff bill, which the
democratic congress may be expected
to pass, he said business interests all
pver the country undoubtedly would in
sist that when the bill was passed it
contain a clause that the new tariffs
should not become effective tor six
months, thus affording business men
an opportunity to prepare for amy
changes that might come, and not to
be adversely affected by the new meas
ure unnecessarily.
He argued for the upbuilding of a
United States merchant marine to the
end that foreign trade of this country
might be benefited, and a greater mar
ket be built up for United States goods
abroad. The United States, he said,
was being outstripped by foreign coun
tries in this respect, and it was time
the people were waking up to the fact
CIGARS AS WEAPONS.
Fights Pack of Wolves
fectos.
with Per-
Duluth.—John Bergman, a resident
of Palmer, Minn, tells of an attack
by wolves on Tuesday night With
only four cigars as weapons he suc-
a a a a
til assistance came from the camp
where he is employed. He went to
Palmer on the afternoon train Tues
day and was walking to the camp in
the dusk He saw wolves cross the
road in front of him and then the pack
began to close in Lighting four ci
gars, he jabbed the lighted ends at
the wolves, only stopping long enough
to puff the perfectos to keep them
glowing When he finally came with
in hailing distance of the camp he
was exhausted. Men ran out with
guns and the wolves fled.
Virginia Bond Issue Carries.
Virginia—By a vote of 804 to 253
citizens of Virginia expressed their
preference for the issuance of bonds
for |450,000 for the purchase of the
plant of the Virginia Electric Power
and Water company The proposition
carried in each of the six wards, and
the majority was much larger than
necessary under the law. The sum
of $450,000 realized on the sale of the
bonds plus the direct tax levy of $100,
000 for water and light purposes is
to be paid over to the company by the
city council shortly, and it is believed
the city will take the point about
April 1.
Phone Girls Have Mumps.
St. Paul.—Mumps, plain, ordinary
mumps, has appeared among oper
ators of the Northwestern Telephone
Company in Minneapolis. Physicians
declare this kind of mumps is not con
tagious over the telephone. The per
son who enters the operating room
and says, «Tve got a sore throat,"
might just as well set free a trapful
of rats in that room of femininity.
Stowe,«Centenarian, Dead.
Northfield.—Joseph Stewe, 101 years
old, who built the first house in North
field, died at his farm near this city,
Sunday. He was born in Vermont, on
April 14, 1811, and came here at a
very early date—just how early it is
Impossible to say, as the family rec
ords are meager. He first worked as
a carpenter. His wife has been d°£.
many years, and he and his sen ha
been living alone on the old place
was rugged and active, and nc _j
S day.
53C
The Kristiania Aftenposten says
that the Scandinavian countries have
a chance to learn a good lesson from
the Balkan states. The dreams of a
Scandinavian union must be given up.
the paper says, but Scandinavian
unity is practical, and ought to be the
watchword of the future. By sticking
together like the Balkan states, the
Scandinavian powers will be felt and
respected by their neighbors.
The fight against the Standard OU
Company is being pushed in Sweden
and Norway, where the Indian Refin
ing company has already for some
time been competing. The Roths
childs of Paris and London have made
A deal with this and other companies
whereby unlimited means will be put
At the disposal of businessmen, who
will take up a fight against the Rocke
feller concern and as the public is al
ready in sympathy, there is little
doubt that the Standard Oil will be
boycotted in Scandinavia inside a
year. It is also likely that the differ
ent legislatures will enact laws where
by the Standard Oil company will be
excluded.
DENMARK.
The Hirtsholmene parish has only
22 inhabitants. The parish school is
the smallest in the country, having
only two pupils,
In a field at Grase were found two
urns containing about 1,000 silver
coins, five twined gold rings and a
•mooth one. The objects have been
sent to the national museum.
A young woman in Copenhagen sud
denly died from an apoplectic fit as
she was on the point of giving birth
to a baby. The doctors resolutely per
formed an operation and saved the
life of the baby.
The crop of winter grains was be
low, but the yield of spring grains
about the average. The quality in
most cases was scarcely up to the
average, the leguminous crops were
good, and so were the oat crops. The
sugar beet crop was big.
The digging of canals and ditches
In that part of Rodley fjord which
has been drained brought to light a
great number of oak trees, which were
imbedded in the dirt at a depth of
one or two feet The trees are gen
erally complete, and there must be
thousands of them. The submersion
of the trees must be due to some vio
lent sliake-up of the locality. The
wood of the trees is in a good state of
preservation.
A fight for the introduction of mili
tary service for women is in progress
by the women in Denmark as a sequel
to their expected victory the strug
gle for women's suffrage. The Danish
rigsdag, they believe, is almost cer
tain to pass the bill giving women
the vote this winter, and many wom
«n are beginning to ask what will be
come of the organizations which,
formed for the purpose of securing the
enfranchisement of women, have pro
vided many of them with interesting
and sometimes lucrative positions.
Mrs. Emma Gad, suffragist and author
ess, suggests a solution of the diffi
culty by advising them to start a
campaign for the training of the Dan
ish girls in nursing and commissariat
work. She argues that is the only
Fair thing for women to do in exchange
tor the vote, since men are compelled
to give military service for the rights
which they have long enjoyed. Mrs.
Gad shows from the conditions in the
Balkans, how an efficient corps of
trained women could take care of the
nursing and provisioning of an army
much better than the work is done at
present She also expects that under
luch a system, although never requir
ed in war, the young women posses
ling such training would be far more
efficient in household duties.
SWEDEN.
Fifty eight per cent of the taxable
property of Ockelbo parish, Gefleborg
Can, is owned by corporations.
The White Star line is not going to
pay for the loss of the Swedish money
orders that went down with the
Titanic.
The government has announced that
a couple that has received a secular
wedding must not be wedded by a
clergyman, and vice versa. But a
clergyman is permitted to pronounce
the blessing of the church upon a
anion legalized by a secular authority.
R. W. Roos, a Swedish emigrant
who has returned from Brazil, is lec
turing on the experiences of himself
and S00 other Swedes who were lured
by glowing promises to go to South
America. The sufferings of the delud
ed people are almost unbelievable, ac
cording to Mr. Roos. But color is given
to his assertions by the mere fact that
one-half of the company perished, and
the rest have returned to Sweden.
Karl Anderson, a homeopathic doc
tor at Orebro, claimed to have treat
ed over 40,000 persons in three years.
But as his medical education was
found to consist in the reading of just
two books on the medical science, the
courts imposed a fine of 83.37% on
him.
P. P. Waldenstrom, the head of the
Missions Covenant, says that the ten
sion between the state and the church
is becoming so great that the two will
have to be separated. "Christianity
Is the truth, but the state church insti
tution in its present form is a pure
falsehood," he says.
Much has been said about the num
erous cases of arsenic poisoning in
Sweden. Prof, von Enler at- the
Stockholm high school thinks the
disease is caused by an unknown
micro-organism connected with the
poison.
SCANDINA VIAM MEWS
PHnolpal Events Gathered In ike
Okt Scandinavian Oountvhm
Even Bishop Billing of the diocese
of Lund is interested in sports. When
asked what he had to say with re
gard to the possible Buccess of the,
Swedes at the Olympic games in Ber
lin, in 1916, he answered: "I wish
and hope that success at the Olympic
games of the year 1916 may contri
bute tohicreaso and intensify our ig-
terest In "the Matter so~That a~sflfl
larger number of our young men may
receive the benefit of instruction in
Swedish gymnastics and that we may
ever more consciously enjoy the privi
lege of being members of the Swedish
people." Hjalmer Branting, the so
cialist leader, said: "To maintain a
position in the foremost ranks of the
leading sportsmen of the world means
a gain to our international prestige."
Dr. Sven Hedin: "Olympic victories,
won under the palms of peace, must
convince our own sons and the for
eignors too that in case of a pinch
we can also win with arms in hand.
It is infiinitely useful for the Swedes
to see clearly what they are able to
do." Prof. Norstrom: "Our time is
Infinitely dry and spiritually pauper
ized, nay, thoroughly tedious to most
of us. But the young people must
have romanticism—the Oylmpic con
tests, exertions and dangers shed a
golden lining around the sauce-pan of
a culture of conventionalism. Such
are infinitely better than dime-novel
ism and moving picture tomfollery."
Count Wrangel, Swedish minister to
England: "Success for Swedea at
the Olympic games in Berlin would
show the world that our country,
whose young people are at the sum
mit of physical training, has for the
protection of its independence, a ma
terial which must inspire others with
respect, and which entitles us to a
place in the sun!" Captain Silfverst
ople, president of the Olympic society:
"Let us joyfully believe the future
of Sweden, for'its young people have
tied the bond of union in the Swedish
colors, and still the ancient gods are
living! The sports have done what
many wished but none could accom
plish, namely, to unite the nation. Un
der this emblem we shall conquer."
NORWAY.
Money has been raised for a chapel
at Fjeldsater, near Trondhjem.
Two others were caught in bird
traps on the same day at Ugland, Lan
dal.
Many Norwegians won prizes at a
great poultry shows in Aalborg, Den
mark.
It is an interesting fact that farmers
who have returned from America gen
erally prove a success.
The young people's Christian asso
ciations of Norway have 106 halls,
having a value of $135,000.
A small house at Hjelmstad, Ring
saker, was burnt down, and Johanne
Skradderstuen, an old lady, lost her
life.
Street railway accidents are becom
ing so common in Kristiania that the
authorities have been thoroughly
aroused.
About |250,000 has been subscribed
towards establishing packing and can
ning houses on a large scale in
Trondhjem.
The new gas works at Sandefjord
has been completed and put opera
tion about half a year after the work
was started.
About 550 wounded Servians soldiers
were cared for at Belgrade by repre
sentatives from the Norwegian Red)
Cross Society.
Some people take It for granted that
the storting will drop the name Kris
tiania, May 17, 1914, and give the city
its ancient name, Oslo
A collection of some of Bjornson's
letters has been published. It is es
timated that the poet wrote about 30,
000 letters in bis lifetime.
The amt (county) of Stavarger is
going to take up a loan of $125,000 for
building an insane asylum at Dale
and for. a housewives' school.
Gunnar Knudsen will be called upon
to form a new ministry within a cou
ple of months or less, and his parti
sans have then open sailing before
them to enact such laws as they see
fit.
The names of the first steamers of
the Norwegian-American steamship
line "Kristianiafgord" and "Bergens
jord," are still denounced as very un
fortunate. The only favorable argu
ment that is a real argument is, that
the ending "fjord" is well enough un
derstood throughout the world to show
that the name is Norwegian. But is
the tail enough to save the whole
beast?
There are about 60 Norwegian whal
ing companies that are operating in
different parts of the world. Most of
the capital, aggregating $10,000,000,
has been furnished by Norwegians.
Until a few years ago the money made
by a successful whaler was fabulous,
and so many daring speculators en
tered the field that some of the con
cerns are apt to be crowded to the
wall.
At Sorevik, Logn, is a very old
woman named Eli Boordsdatter. The
date of her birthday is not known, but
the church book at Brekke shows that
•he was baptized Nov. 8. 1812.
Would Stop Lake Seining.
Slayton.—Farmers living in the vi
cinity of Lake Shetek have begun a
fight against the state game and fish
commission for the manner in which
it awarded the contract for taking
rough fish from the lake. J. J. Foster,
a farmer residing near Slayton, is out
with an open statement challenging
the commission's right to let the con
tracts for seining the lake. It is said
that farmers living nearby will make
an effort to have the work stopped in
the same manner as the seining of
lakes in Martin county was stopped
last season.
Indian Payment Finished.
ClouQuet. Superintendent S. D.
Cross of the Fond du Lac reservation
has completed the annual payment to
the Indians, 972 receiving $76 each,
the amount paid out totaling $72,900.
Approximately 400 of the Indians
were paid at Cloquet, thus putting
Into circulation In this vicinity about
$30,000. The Indians at Superior live
In the East end and much of the funds
received by them went to pay for
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Bids Wanted.
Sealed bids for county printing and
publishing- for the year 1913 will be re
ceded by the board of county commis
sioners at the office of the county aud
itor in Willmar until 2 o'clock m,
January 8, 1913
Bids for the publishing- must specify
the price per folio per week of all pub
lishing excepting the delinquent tax
list Bids for punting the tax list must
specify a ceitain price per description
Bids must include the publishing of
the annual financial statement, delin
quent tax list, proceedings of the board
of equalization, county commissioners'
proceedings, report of board of audit,
ditch notices notices of teachers' exam
inations and the annual report of the
county supenntendent and all other of
ficial notices and publications of coun
ty officers required by law to be pub
lished
Bids will also be received at the same
time and place in a separate mclosure
for county job printing including note
heads, letterheads, envelopes large and
small, and postal cards used by county
officers, and court calendars used at the
terms of district court Samples must be
furnished with bid for job printing and
bidder must state a definite price per
1,000 for noteheads, letterheads, envel
opes large and small, and a definite price
per 100 for postal cards and definite
prices per page in sets of fifty for court
calendars
Bids must be delivered to the county
auditor and marked on the outside,
"Bids for Publishing," or "Bids for Job
Printing
The board reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids
N JOHNSON,
Chairman of Board of County Commis
sioners of Kandiyohi County, Minn.
Willmar, Minn. Dec 17, 1912.
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(First publication Nov. 13, 1912-6t)
MORTGAGE rOBECXOSTTBE 8AXS
Default having been made In the pay
ment of the sum of Six Thousand Two
Hundred Thirty-three (6,233) Dollars.
which is claimed to be due and is due
at the date of this notice upon a certain
Mortgage, duly executed and delivered
by Harry Henton, a single man. Mort
gagor, to Gold-Stabeck State Bank, a
corporation. Mortgagee, bearing date the
Sixth day of March, 1907, and with a
power of sale therein contained, duly
recorded in the office of the Register of
Deeds in and for the County of Kandi
yohi, and State of Minnesota, on the 8th
day of March, 1907, at 5:30 o'clock p.
m, in Book No 24 of Mortgages, on page
190
Which said Mortgage, together with
the debt secured thereby, was duly as
signed by said Gold-Stabeck State Bank.
a corporation, Mortgagee, to Rutland
Savings Bank, a corporation, by writ
ten assignment dated the 16th day of
March 1907, and recorded in the office
of said Register of Deeds, on the 18th
day of March, 1907, at 9 o'clock a. m.,
in Book No. 31 of Mortgages on page
315
Now, Therefore, Notice is Hereby Giv
en, That by virtue of the power of sale
contained in said Mortgage, and pursuant
to the statute in such case made and pro
vided, the said Mortgage will be foreclos
ed by a sale of the premises described In
and conveyed by said Mortgage, viz.:The
south half (s%) of the northeast quar
ter (ne%) and the south half (s%) of
Section number Twenty-four (24)-, In
Township number One Hundred Seven
teen (117), Range number Thirty-three
(33), containing Four Hundred (400)
acres, more or less, according- to the
Government survey thereof In Kandi
yohi County and State of Minnesota,
with the hereditaments and appurten
ances which sale will be made by the
Sheriff of said Kandiyohi County at tne
front door of the Court House, In the
City of Willmar, in said County and
State, on the 28th day of December, 1912
at 10 o'clock a. m., of that day, at pub
lic vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash, to pay said debt of Six Thousand
Two Hundred Thirty-three (6,233) Doll
ars, and interest, and the taxes. If any,
on said premises, and Seventy-five (75)
Dollars, Attorney's fees, as stipulated
in and by said Mortgage in case of fore
closure, and the disbursements allowed
by law, subject to redemption ax any
time within one year from the day of
sale, as provided by law.
Dated November 13th, A. D. 1912.
RUTLAND SAVINGS BANK (a corpor
ation), Mortgagee.
A. C. DOLL.IFF, Attorney.
Read the "Want" Coliinm.
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