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•MAMRE Mamre, Jan 26—A litt le baby girl

was born to Mr and Mrs. Ole Ember-land on Wednesday, June 21st.

Miss Esther Lundeen of Wil lmar visited with her sister and brother-in-law. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Sorenson last week

Mr and Mrs M O Rustad of Lake Andrew made a short call a t N. Abra-hamson's Friday

Mrs C G Nelson was a guest of G A Enckson ' s in Wil lmar last week.

The Mission Helpers of Lundby will meet a t the home of J O Hagman on Thmsd\> e \enmg, Jan 29th.

Mr Gunder Pederson re turned home from the cities last week, where he has been seeking medical aid for some time

A large crow d of voung people were pleasantly enter ta ined at the Otto Tengvall home Frida\ evening of last week.

Mis J P Elkjer accompanied her daughter , V^nes to Minneapolis on W e d n e s i ^ where the la ter is receiv­ing medical aid

Mrs S i s n d McLean, a missionary from China, conducted services in the East Salem church last Fr iday eve­ning, Jan 23id

Mrs John Hul tgren is reported quite ill Dr H Johnson of Kerkhov-en is a t tending her We all hope for a speed\ reco \e rv

Mr Hois t r Elkjer of Hardwick, Minn \ is i ted friends and relat ives here last we tk

Mrs V B Sandberg, who has been in bed with rheumat ism is reported to be somewhat impro\ed

Miss IIiMa Dahlman v as a guest of her friend Miss Ruth Hagman Satur da\ afternoon

Mr ind Mrs Petei Rodman very pleabdi t h enter tained a large bunch ot \uu ' i ^ people last Sunday after noon

Mi and Mis Elmer Johnson attend­ed the Li'tl eicin con\ent ion held in the Tripohs chuich last week They also sp tn t a tew d a \ s visiting friends an 1 l e l a t n t s in Kandi johi and Svea

Miss Opil r o n d t l l spent the week ead at the home ot her grandparents Mi and Mis Peter Rodman She is a \ i o h n schonM of Pi of N B Swahn in \ \ lllmai

Messis John L \enson and Ole Mel b \ weie M i m i e visitors last Saturday

Dr Jacobs OL \ \ lllmai made a pro fe»si )nil (all at Ole Fmberland s last Tifcsdv\

Geoit,e I arson ib sick with mumps these d u s

Quite a nunibei fiom this town at tended the Vwllmar Inst i tute last week L\er \bod> repor ts t ime well spent

NORMAL ITEMS. On Tuesdav a n e r n c o i v e v ere giv

en the oppoi u>mt> cf hearing the var rous lee ure is at the Minnesota Dairy .Association l le t t ing The address that i\)[ t ired 11 spec al in teres t was the one g i u n b\ Mi Knutson on"Ag n ulture in t e Rural Schools "

Miss L u h a Johns m is subst i tute in Miss Tait s room at the High School build ng *

A civics test was on the program both r i id i\ t'lul Monday

Wonder 't Iageborg plants red seed corn in the soring

Miss b >f ia Tallakson spent Sunday a t 1 er ho"ie east ot town

The two new subjects that we are now going to take up are Physical Geographv and Ari thmetic

Card of Thanks . We w ibh to e <.press our heartfel t

thanks to tho^e who so k ndly assis t ed us during the illness and death of our dear husband and father, and for the many beautiful floral offerings

Mrs Bakken and Children Mrs N J Nelcon

—Stella Hoglund and Carey Elf s t ium left tor Breckenridge Saturday for a visit with Mr and Mrs Har ry Whi taker c \ e r Sunday

PRIAM, Priam, Jan. 26—Andrew Erickson,

who has been assisting Martin and Olof Trongard bale hay, left for Ait­kin, Minn., last week.

Oscar Peterson, who has been as­sisting John Swenson for some time, left for Denmark Friday.

Mabel and Reuben Johnson, Lents Carlson and Martin Trongard spent a joyful evening at the Erickson home last Sunday.

Reuben Johnson and Martin Tron­gard were out breaking bronchos Sat­urday.

Grace Euling is assisting with the house work at Kemp's home.

Mr. Rustin went to South Dakota to buy cattle Friday.

Ernest Peterson, who resides in Sask., Canada, came home to visit with his parents for some time.

Martin Trongard made a short visit in Willmar Saturday.

Miss Amanda Boe, Albert Jensen and Olof Trongard and family visited at the William Johnson home Thurs­day evening.

Martin Sanderson has been busy baling hay for John Swenson the past week.

Ed. Erickson and Milton Berg have been assisting Martin Sanderson bale hay for a couple of weeks.

Fred Portz and Albert Jensen made a trip to Dovre hills Wednesday.

Martin Trongard will assist Ed. Pet­erson with some work during this month.

A large number of young people pleasantly surprised Ed. Erickson last Saturday evening. A fine lunch was served and a good time was had by all present. They left as a token of remembrance, a sum of money.

The dance given at Webber's last Saturday evening was well attended and a great time had by all.

Magnus Thorson, who has been vis­iting with his brother, A. B. Thorson, left Thursday evening for his home at Virginia, Minn.

The Priam Ladies' Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. Christ Jensen, FeD. 13th.

Miss Tillie Portz, who has been as­sisting with the house work at Kemp's north of Pennock, came home Sunday.

Mr and Mrs. Evan Erickson were Sunday visitors at the Swenson home

Florence Sanderson and Clara Klos ter were Willmar visitors Saturday.

O B I T U A R Y

ARCTANDER. Arctander, Jan. 19—Mumps have

been prevalent in this community for some time.

Miss Emma Hjelle, who has been visiting with her aunts, Mrs. Ed. Hauge and Mrs. Ole Hjelle, also Mrs. \ L Christopherson, left for St. Paul last Saturday for a few days' visit with her brother, Carl Hjelle and from there she leaves for her home in Marshall county.

Miss Anphia Christopherson return­ed from the cities last week where she has been employed for the last six months.

Mrs. John Vik has been on the sick list for the last week.

August Nelson was around selling nursery stock last week. We are evi­dently on the verge of spring, August.

Mrs Christopherson was a county seat visitor last Saturday.

Ottis and Emma Hjelle were visit­ors at Hauge's last Friday afternoon

Miss Anna Syverson is reported ill.

Arctander, Jan 26—Gunder Peter­son who was taken ill last week is im­proving nicely.

Prayer meeting was held at the Ed. Evenson home Friday evening.

Last Saturday evening, a party was given at the home of Olof Strate's Everybody reported having had a good time.

Ole Melby, who has rented a farm in Dovre township, is moving to his place today

Iver Bergum was around selling peaches last Saturday.

Martin Roisum was a Willmar vis­itor last week.

NELS E. LEVIN. Nels E. Levin, son of Mrs. Eric Lev­

in of the town of Gennessee, who had been a patient at the Mounds Park Sanitarium for about six weeks, pass­ed away on Wednesday night, Jan. 14, death resulting from pericarditis.

Deceased was afflicted with a men­tal derangement and had been placed in the Sanitiarium with the hope that his mental faculties would be fully re­stored.

Deceased was over 32 years of age and unmarried. He had always en­joyed good health up to the time of the affliction which brought to a close what had hitherto been a promising life. He leaves a widowed mother and the following brothers and sisters: Louis, who now lives at the farm home; Samuel and Mrs. Reinhold Log strom, also of Gennessee, and Mrs Alice Eastlund of St. Louis.

The funeral was held on Monday at 11 o'clock a. in., Rev. E. Magnuson of the Swedish M. E. church conducting the services at the family residence in Gennessee. The burial took place in the family burial lot in the Union cemetery.—Atwater Press.

NEW LONDON, RT. 3. New London, Jan. 26—Mr. and Mrs.

Henseth and child of Sioux Falls are visiting friends and relatives at pres­ent here. They were also in attend­ance at the funeral of Mrs. Herman Streed, which was held last Friday.

Rev. Christian Swenson attended the Mission meetings Saturday and Sunday at Tripolis.

E. Soderlund spent last week at Willmar, working for Peter Bergeson

A number of friends pleasantly sur­prised the Misses Hazel and Sylvia Olander last Tuesday evening.

Misses Lizzy and Maude Barber vis­ited with friends at Hawick and Paynesville a couple of days last week.

August Olander spent a couple of days at Willmar last week.

MRS. HERMAN STREED. Mrs. Herman Streed died at her

home three miles west of New Lon­don last Tuesday at 4:30 p. m. The funeral was held last Friday at the Swedish church at New London at 3 o'clock and at the home at 2 o'clock, Rev. C. Swenson officiating. The pall bearers were August Fremburg, Carl Soderlund, August and France New-strom, Henning and Albert Nordstedt She is survived by her husband and three daughters, Mrs. Henseth of Sioux Falls, Esther and Huldah at home and a large number of relatives and friends.

RINGO LAKE. Ringo Lake, Jan. 26—Mrs. P. J. Ek-

blad and Mrs. E. Johnson spent last Monday at the N Swenson home.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Monson pleasant­ly entertained a number of friends last Tuesday evening.

Esther and Maurice Jacobson and Charles and Edwin Waling were call­ers last Wednesday evening at the N. Swenson home.

Mr and Mrs. A. Swanson and sons, Chas and Edwin Waling of Superior, Wis , were guests last week at the J. S Jacobson home.

Mrs Claus Swanson assisted at Berg's with some work last week.

A number of young folks from here were entertained last Friday evening at the J S Jacobson home.

A number of relatives were enter­tained last Sunday at the Monson Bros' place last Sunday.

Mrs Anna Danielson returned to her home here last Tuesday, after a couple of weeks visit at Willmar witn relatives.

GREEN LAKE BREEZE Mrs. A. G. Mardin received notice

last week of the death of Mrs. Edith Jenkins of Northfield. Mrs. Jenkins spent some time at Green Lake last summer, and her many friends here will be grieved to learn of her death

A letter received by the editor from Miss Ella Findley, states that she is now Girls' Matron at the Santee Nor­mal Training School, a mission school for Indians at Santee, Nebr., to which address we are pleased to send the paper.

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Larson left Saturday morning enroute for Seattle, Wash., where they will visit for some time with their son, Carlisle. They will visit points in British Columbia and Oregon, and will be absent about two months.

Those from here who saw "The Shepherd of the Hills," at Willmar Tuesday evening were Misses Phebe LeMunyan, Cressie Mardin, Emma Rykken, Stella, Esther and Nellie Holt, and Messrs. Jack Tait, Bert Mardin, P. H. Downs and son, Earl.

OT W THORSHAUG World Rcnownorl Folk Dancer and Vio­

lin Pla\er \ I 1 S BORGE

Pla\oi of S S t u n s Violin These aiti^ts come direct from a tour

through Em ope where tney met witli splendid success Norwegian airs, Fan-tasv-pieces and Folk music^ "De tre Budeier paa Vickafield" b> Sjur Helgo­land will he pla\ed One hears the call of the dan v maid, the lowing of the cat­tle, blended with songs of the forest birds

" Mr Thor«haug lectures on the Folk-dances and their relation to health and

- the human todv At Willmar Bonde Hall, Monday, Feb

12nd, at 8 p m Admission 35c and 25c •"This will be the last appearance before , they return to Norway.

LONG LAKE. Long Lake, Jan 25—The Misses

Delia and Mildred Arneson visited at the Jalmer Larsen home from Satur day until Monday.

Ole J Ruud who has been visiting with friends and relatives in this vie inity for about five weeks, left for Minneapolis Monday, where he will spend some time before leaving for his home near Preeceville, Sask., Can.

Miss Minnie Grorud left for Sunny-side Hospital at New London Sunday, where she will undergo an operation for appendicitis.

The Ladies' Aid held in the church last Thursday afternoon was quite well attended in spite of the weather. The proceeds amounted to $4.65.

Mrs. H. Nilsen called on Mrs. Roau last Wednesday afternoon.

Jalmer Larsen visited with his bro­ther, Arne at New London Saturday.

Alma Bratberg spent Sunday after­noon at the J. Larsen home.

Capt. Aspinwall Dead. Miss Grace Aspinwall received the

sad information Monday telling of the death of her father, Capt. N. P. Aspinwall, who passed away at Berkeley, Cal., Jan. 16. The surviv­ing members of the family besides his daughter Grace are Mabel of Seattle, Wash, Ernest of Jamestown, N. D., and Judson of New York state. An only brother, S. B.. Aspinwall, resides at Troy, Penn.—Atwater Press.

Mr. Aspinwall was an early resident of this county, at one time living on a homestead on the north shore of Green Lake.

KANDIYOHI-:-VILLAGE-:-DEPARTMENT Gustafson and Anderson shipped a

carload of stock Saturday. Joe Isaacson and L. H. Norin were

to Willmar Monday between trains. A dance was held here last Friday

evening. Several from Willmar were down.

Miss Myrtle Peterson of Willmar was down here Saturday giving music lessons.

A shipment of twelve new desks, chalk and erasers have been received at school.

Harry Lundquist and Henry Redy left for Minneapolis Monday for a few days' visit.

John Downs left for Jordan last week, where he will receive treatment at a sanatorium.

Mrs. C. E. Kroona arrived home from St. Paul last Friday after a cou­ple of days' stay.

Mrs. Victor Nelson and Hazel Nel­son of Willmar visited at Chas. Har­rison's over Sunday.

Miss Mayme Westerberg of Svea arrived here Saturday for a visit at Elmer P. Johnson's.

Miss Myrtle Solomonson and Miss Sadie Larson visited at their parental homes in Lake Lillian over Sunday.

The Ladies' Aid of the Ebenezer church meets at the home of Mrs. Victor Holmberg Thursday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Lund left yester­day for Litchfield where they are vis­iting at the home of Mr. Lund's per-ents for a couple of days.

Robert Kroona, George Peterson Joseph Anderson and Simon Solomon-son autoed to Willmar Monday eve­ning where they attended the play in the evening

Mrs J R Boyk of Svea came ut here by auto Mondap and took the train for St. Paul where they planned

on attending a telephone convention held at the Ryan hotel there this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hitch of Svea, came up here by auto Monday and took the train for St. Paul where they planned on attending a telephone con­vention held at the Ryan hotel there this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Samson of Litchfield visited at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Lund over Sunday and also attended the mission meetings of the Eben­ezer church. v

P. E. Anderson of Milaca visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Anderson, from Thursday until Friday evening. He purchased a farm there a year ago and reports that he is well pleased with the country. On Wednesday eve­ning he attended the Dairyman's ban­quet at Willmar.

The mission meetings held here and at Tripolis during three days last week were quite well attended. About twenty-five delegates were present from a distance. 'Ministers who at­tended were: Rev. A. Peterson of Christine church, south of Svea; Rev. Pearson of Bethel church, Willmar; Rev. Chelgren of Beckville church, sou^h of Litchfield; Rev. Norsen of Benson; Rev. Swenson of New Lon­don; and Rev. Shoberg of Atwater.

Richard Freedholm believes in be­ing up-to-date. Last Monday evening for the first time he started the en­gine which turned the dynamo and flooded his garage with electric light. Mr. Freedholm intends to put in a storage battery, and run wires to his residence and also to Dan Downs' liv­ery barn so that that section of town will be aristocratically lighted. In the near future there will be a "White Way," perhaps.

ITEM8 PROM EXCHANGE8

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Chambers, City Hall Building, Willmar, Minnesota, Jan 26, 1914 Regular meeting of the City Council

with Mayor "VVelhn in the chair The following members of the Coun-

nl weie present on loll call Mayor Wellin, Aldeimen Larson, Johnson, Hed-in, Sperry and Norman, 6, absent, Ald­ermen Anderson and Tjosvold 2

City Attorney Stanford also was pres­ent

The minutes of the last regular meet­ing held January 12th, 1914 were read and the same were approved as read

The following matters were taken up. Mcned and seconded that the ordi­

nance entitled "An Ordinance To Lic­ense and Regulate Peddlers," be given its second reading Carried

The said ordinance was then read Mo\ed and seconded that the ordi­

nance entitled "An Ordinance Requiring Piecautions Against Fire," be given its second reading Carried

The said ordinance was then read. A communication from the Water &

Lis,lit Commission was presented, ad-Msm^ that the salaiy of the "Second N u h t Shift Engineer" had been fixed at $65 per month beginning January 1, 1914 and that Hugh McGregor was fill­ing the said position

The action of the Water & Light Board was approved by the Council.

Requisitions for supplies from the Water & Light Commission were pre­sented and the Clerk was instructed to order said supplies

On motion the Council adjourned. E C WELLIN, Mayor.

Attest "HANS GUNDERSON, City Clerk

Ladies' Guild Meets. The Ladies' Guild of the St. Luke's

church will meet with Mrs. G. E. Qvale, Saturday afternoon, at two o'­clock prompt. Everybody come pre­pared for work, by order of the presi­dent.

—Misses Helen and Amelia Gilbert-son entertained a few of their friends at their home Friday evening.

Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear There is only onfc way to cure deafness, and that is by constitution al remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, heap lng will be destroyed forever; nine cases out ol ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.

We will give One Hundred DoUara for any ease of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu­lars, free.

F J CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c.

Book for Young Men. "We have received a copy of the

new book by B. J. Kendall, M D, (Au­thor of The Parents' Guide in Sex Problems) entitled 'The Secrets of Success for Boys and Young Men' The book treats on Sex Hygiene, Med ical Advice to Boys and Young Men, Preventing Consumption, How Boys Become Real Men, How Boys Fail to Become Men, Impure Thoughts, Start­ing Right, Business Maxims, and many other subjects important in making a good start towards strong, clean, suc­cessful manhood. The book contains 118 pages. Price, bound in cloth, 50 cents; with paper, binding, 25 cents B. J. Kendall, M. D., Geneva, Illinois, is the publisher."—The Wisconsin Ag­riculturist, Racine, Wis.

THE NEW TIME TABLE ARRIVES.

Arrival and departure of trains at the Willmar Station: No. 3 from St. Paul 2:05a.m No. 13 from St. Paul 1:30 p.m. No. 21 from St. Paul 9:10 p.m. No. 9 from St. Paul 10:45p.m. No. 31 from Duluth 7:00 p.m. No. 52 from Yankton 3:45 a.m. No. 32 from Sioux City. . . . 2:00p.m. No. 2 from Coast 4:45a.m. No. 10 from Grand Porks.. 4:10a.m. No. 14 from Fargo 1:40 p. m.

DEPARTS. No. 3 for Seattle 2:10 a.m. No. 13 for Fargo 2:25p.m. No. 9 for Grand Forks 10:45 p. m. No. 31 for Sioux City 2:00 p.m. No. 51 for Yankton 11:15 p. m. No. 32 for Duluth 6:00 a.m. No. 10 for St. Paul 3:50 a.m. No. 22 for St. Paul 7:00 a.m. No. 14 for St. Paul 2:30p.m.

Hifftt School Notes. The hoy s basket ball team played at

Litchfield Friday night and were defeat­ed by a score of 19 to 6 If the same plaveis had played the second half we mmht have come out ahead. At the end of the first half the scoie was 5 to 4 in our favor, but Harold and Roy were taken out, weakening the team consid­erably

The Misses Jenness and Stevens went to the cities Friday afternoon where they attended Grand Op em

In the bread baking contest In the cooking class Muriel Anderson won first p n / e and Myrtle Broman second Keep it up, girls You're doing fine

The Senior Higher Algebra state was taken Wednesday and the Senior Amer­ican History state was taken Thursday.

Herbert, don t practice anything like that in English class again

Amy is now sweet sixteen She en­tertained the S L. W s at dinner Thurs­day

The High School Single and Double Quartet made a splendid showing a t the Dairyman's Convention last week

Trances MacNees attended Grand Opeia in the city last Friday evening

The girl s basket ball team are try­ing to get a game with Morris next Saturday

Dick had a cold time posing at Litch­field last Friday night

Ruth Beck and Helen Wright took in the s ame at Litchfield

The & b s had a meeting a t Pearl Cunan 's last Thursday night.

IAKE UX.XOAN LaKe Lillian, Jan 26—Mr and Mrs.

Ole Stiandberg were pleasantly surpris­ed Friday evening

Wm A Lindquist and son Roy at­tended the Dairyman's convention at Willmar a couple of days last week

Walfred Blomquist from town of Whitefield, was out in this neighborhood last Thursday buying cattle

Mi and Mrs O L Erickson enter­tained some of their friends Sunday.

Misses Edna and Lilhe Wallen from neai Clara City a ie visiting with rela­tives and friends here at present

Several j oung people were entertain­ed at the A Rodelius home Saturday evening A fine time was had

Mr and Mrs A Rodelius and family and Misses Edna and Lillie Wallen were Sunday visitors at J E Johnson's.

A Torsman is busy hauling his prop­erty to their farm south o£ Svea.

Mr and Mrs O L Erickson enter­tained a number of young people Sun­day evening at a birthday party, in hon­or of their son Raleigh's birthday.

Mr John Lundquist has rented the Andrew Nelson farm for the coming j ear

A baby g rl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lars Erickson last week

SVEA Svea, Jan 26—Quite a number from

here attended the Mission meetings in Tripolis Saturday and Sunday N. N Bengtson was a delegate from here.

Anfred Falk of Kerkhoven is visiting at Erick Moline'ss a t present.

Ole Pearson of Northfield has been v i f i t ing with his brothers here and also a ™ , e d , t h e dairyman's convention at Willmar last week

A large number of people from here ^ tended the Dairyman's convention at Willmar last week

The Erick Moline and J P. Johnson families were entertained at the P. N. Olson home Sunday for dinner.

Harriet Norman was operated on Sat­urday at the Willmar hospital At this writing she is getting on as nicely as can be expected

Mr and Mrs August Norman and children went to Willmar Saturday. Mr Norman returned home Sunday.

Rose and Olga Moline visited with their sister Dora at Willmar a couple of days last week

The Franzen Brothers are now ousy filling the ice house for the Willmar Creamery

Mrs P, N Olson is at present staying at the August Norman home.

Mr and Mrs A P Johnson and fam­ily and Mr and Mrs Nels Anderson were entertained at the P P. Johnson home Sunday.

The choir practised a t church Sunday afternoon.

Misses Ellen and Amy Lindberg of Willmar are visiting at the M. R. Swen­son home.

Mrs A O Nelson and children vis­ited at A. P. Johnson's Wednesday a. m.

A few from here attended the sur­prise given in Roseland Saturday eve­ning.

Mr and Mrs. M. R. Swenson and family and guests, Misses Ellen and Am» Lindberg we^e entertained a t the August Johnson home Sunday

Ettie Mattson and Ruth Swenson are taking a dressmaking course at Helge-son-Woldberg parlors in Willmar.

Mr and Mrs Ed Hitch left for Min­neapolis today The children accom­panied them to Kandiyohi where they remained for a visit with their grand­parents

Mr and Mrs. Ole Strandberg of Al­berta, Canada are visiting at Peter Strandberg's for a few days.

Mr and Mrs. Oscar Lundquist and family visited with relatives in Lake Lillian Saturday and Sunday.

LAZE WAOOHOA Lake Wagonga, Jan 26—Mr. and Mrs.

victor Bergquist and son, Mr. and Mrs John Olson and daughter Cecelia, Gladys Ellingson and Wm Buck were entertained for dinner a t the Frank Johnson home, Friday

Carl Norling spent Sunday at Arbor Hill Farm

Robert Olson spent Friday evening at the Frank Johnson home.

Miss Florence Wilbur visited Friday afternoon and evening a t the Frank Johnson home.

Mr Wm. Buck of Milaca, Minn. is visiting at the Bergquist and Frank Johnson homes at present.

Miss Mabel Nelson of Willmar spent Sunday at her parental home here.

Miss Ettie Mattson, who is taking a course in dressmaking at the Helgeson-Woldberg tailor shop in Willmar spent Sunday with her parents out here.

Misses Josie and Sadie Carlson of Willmar visited at the Carlson Bros , home Saturday evening and Sunday and also the surprise party

Robert and Myrtle Olson were very pleasantly surprised, Saturday evening by about forty of their Lake Wagonga friends Games were played through­out the evening and at twelve o'clock a delicious luncheon was served, after which the guests of honor were each presented with a beautiful gift and a sum of money.

No license won at Granite Falls by a majority of 32 votes. E. C. Hawkins was elected Mayor, Aldermen Moe and Brown in the 1st ward, James Bogle, alderman in the 2nd.

• • * Theodore Austvold, a young farmer

in Glenwood township, Pope county, died of lockjaw Jan. 16, after a few days' illness. He scratched his finger on a nail in the barn ten days before from which wound lockjaw followed.

• • • We are informed that J. O. Flaa of

this village has been appointed by the national committee to solicit funds in Boyd and vicinity for "Mindegaven" for Norway. Senator Thorpe of Will­mar is expected in Boyd soon to give a talk on the subject of "Mindegav­en."—Boyd Bulletin.

• • • Besides the buttennakers from this

part of the county there was a good representation of other dairymen at the convention in Willmar this week. Messrs. Johnson and Oman of the lo­cal creamery, were among those who remained for the big banquet on Wed­nesday evening.—Atwater Press.

• • • Henry Kastning, aged thirty-two, a

farmer living about two miles north­west of this city, was struck Monday evening by an eastbound Chicago & Northwestern passenger train as he was attempting to cross the tracks with his team on the cemetery-road just outside the city limits, and in­stantly killed. Death resulted from a blow on the head which crushed in the skull.—Fairmont Sentinel.

• • • Andrew Paulson of Lake Elizabeth

was a visitor Monday and Tuesday at the home or his son-in-law and daugh­ter, Mr. and Mrs. P. Swanberg. Mr. Paulson has been ailing in health for some time and on Wednesday morn­ing, accompanied by his son, Fred, left for Rochester to consult the Mayo brothers. Dr. Porter of Atwater went with them. Mr. Paulson's many friends and relatives in this vicinity hope that he will soon be well again--Grove Cit/ Times.

TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS.

Examinations for common school certificates will be held at Willmar Atwater and New London, Februarj 5th, 6th and 7th, 1914.

A fee of fifty cents is now charged by the state for the examination, for the renewal, extension or exchange of a certificate. This fee should be paid to the person in charge at the time of registration. Postage stamps will not be accepted.

For the renewal of an old certifi­cate a new examination must be tak­en in any subject marked below 75. For the renewal of a first grade certi­ficate the holder must have taught at least eighteen months of the time for which it was originally issued, pre­sent four reading circle certificates of books on the list during the life of the4 certificate, attended a training school and take educational papers. For a second grade eight months of teaching, two reading circle certifi­cates, training school and educational papers are required. One reading cir­cle certificate and five months of teaching are necessary for the ex­change of a limited certificate for a complete second grade. For the re­newal of high school training depart­ment certificates, reading circle cer­tificates are now necessary—for first grade two reading circle certificates and twelve months of teaching and one reading circle certificate and six months of teaching for a second grade.

Application for the renewal of certificate must be made through w „ ^ w i „„„„„„„ „M„ „„.„ w

county superintendent at the time of Elia7'j"ohnson,%% Tf~neS4Tne5T of

REAL ESTATE TRAN8FER8 -Town of Lake Elizabeth.

Jan. 16—George W. Wishard and wife to Mary Emily Larson, nw% of sw%', se% of sw%, sw% of sett and lots 1 and 4, sec. 30, lot 4, sec.,31 and accretions in sec. 30 and 31, 270 a., $10,000.

Town of Fahlun. Jan. 30—John Fridholm and wife to

Andrew Eastlund, lots 3 and 4, sw& of se%, nw% of se%, ne% of se%, sec. 16, 193.60, $8,712.

Town of Kandiyohi. Jan. 12—Probate Court to John A.

Forsberg et al, lot 37, n% of w% of lot 31,. sec. 36.

Town of Willmar. Jan. 3—Albert Schutt and wife to

William Olson, lot 1, bl. 2, Leary's add'n., $1.00.

Jan. 7—Rena M. Berg, single to An­na J., Marie I., Sigrid K. and Martha 1. Berg, und. 1-5 of a% of nw%, sw% of ne%, lot 3 exc. south 10.5 acres, lots 4 and 5, sec. 9, 193.26 a., also lots 13 and 14, bl. 37 in city, $4,000.

Jan. 7—Lars O. Thorpe and wife to Swan Anderson, lot 5, sec. 2, 62.10 a.. $6,200.

Jan. 15—Henry Johnson and wife to Gustaf A. Erickson, part of sw% of ne&, (16x40 rods) sec. 22, 4 a., $1200.

Jan. 16—James G. Marx, unmarried to United States Installment Realty Co., s% of se%, sec. 29, 80 a., $5200.

Town of St. Johns. Jan. 3—L. O. Thorpe and wife to

AndeTson Land Co, se& of nw%, lot 2, and all that part of nw& of sw%, ne& of sw%, nw& of se%, sw& of se»4, which lies north of R. O. W. of Gr. Nor. Ry., sec. 2, also in Village of Pennock, unplatted parts, that part of ne& of seYi lying north of Gr. Nor. Ry's. R. O. W., sec. 3, $13,725.

Jan. 5—John G. Daum and wife to Anderson Land Co., e% of ne%, e% of se&, nw% of se^i, sec. 13, 200 a., $10,000.

Jan. 8—Anderson Land Co. to Gus­taf A. Erickson, s% of se%, sec. 13, 80 a., $4,800. .

Jan. 10—Anderson Land Co. to Wil­liam F. Cundiff, se& of ne&, n% of se&, sec. 13, 120 a, $7200.

Town of Green Lake. Dec. 27—Osmond S. Dyrdahl and

wife to C. Hendrickson, e% of nw%, sw*4 of nw&T n% of ne%, sw^i of ne&, lots 1 and 2, sec. 15; lots 6, 7 and 8 exc. lot 1 of lot 7 and lot 1 of lot 8, sec. 10, 405.60 a., $24,000.

Town of Dovre. Jan. 9—Peter Dahlsten and wife to

Andrew Olson, lot 21 of lot 4, sec. 30, 2.35 a., $70.

Jan. 14—John Syvertson and wife to Sondre Sondreson, se& of ne*4, sec. 33, 40 a., $1,350.

Town of Burbank. Jan. 3—Ingeborg Pederson to Siri

Gurine Torkelson, und. 1-7 of e% of sw%, sw*4 of se^4, sec. 5 and of n% of se& of sw%, sec. 7, 140 a, $240.

Jan. 3—Ellen and Emma Shipstead to Siri Gurine Torkelson, und. 2-10 of und. 1-7 of e% of sw&, sw% of se%, sec. 5 and of n% of s e ^ of sw%, sec. 7, 140 a., $48.

Jan. 3—Henry, Oscar and Ole Ship-stead to Siri Gurine Torkelson, und 3-10 of und. 1-7 of e% of sw%, swft of se%, sec. 5, and of n% of se% of sw%, sec. 7, 140 a., $72.

Jan. 3—Olive Thompson and hus­band to Siri Gurine Torkelson, und. 1-10 of und. 1-7 of e% of sw%, sw% of se%, sec. 7, and of n% of se& of sw^4, sec. 7, 140 a., $24.

Jan. 3—Siri Gurine Torkelson, sin­gle to Torkel Torkelson, und. 3-7 of e% of sw%, sw% of se%, sec. 5, and of n% of se% of sw&, sec. 7, 140 a., $1,000.

Jan. 3—Torkel Torkelson, single to Gurine Torkelson, se% of sw%, sec. 5, n% of se& of sw%, sec. 7, 60 a., $1000.

Jan. 8—George Johnson and wife to

regular examination. Requests at se%, see. 14; n% of sw%, nw% of se-

pAHx*rar Fahlun. Jan. 26—Mrs John Kleberg

and daughter. Myrtle visited a t the home of Mr and Mrs. Bloomberg at At­water over Sunday.

Almida and Florence Johnson left for Minneapolis last week to visit with their sister. Mrs Fred Segerstrom.

The Rev Karl Von Lehnsberg is vis­iting at the home of Rev. Edgren for a couple of days. He held meetings Tues­day afternoon and Wednesday evening.

Edgar Wicklund left last week for Minneapolis, where he will attend the Agricultural school for some time.

The C A. Broman family entertained Sunday afternoon and evening the Rev. Edgren, Andrew Anderson, Lawrence Wicklund families and Lillie and Char­ley Clauson

Read the "Want " Column.

—Mr. and Mrs. Nels Swenson en­tertained at a dinner party to about twenty of their friends last Sunday evening.

—Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson and two children, who have spent several months visiting relatives and travel­ing on the west coast, returned home here Saturday.

Store Building

FOB BENT Building next to S. S. Glarum's Store

on 3rd Street.

FIXED UP TO SUIT RENTER

Inquire at This Office

intervals between examinations can not be considered.

No substitute for geometry will now be accepted.

No one less than seventeen years of age will be permitted to write.

Bring all former credits you wish to make use of to the examination.

Write for further information you may find necessary.

Program: THURSDAY, FEB. 5TH (Second Grade Subjects.)

A.M.—8:00 Enrollment. 8:30 Professional Test. 9:30 Penmanship.

10:00 Arithmetic. P.M.—1:15 Geography.

2:45 Composition. 3:45 Reading. 4:40 Spelling.

FRIDAY, FEB. 6TH. (Second Grade Subjects Continued) A. M.—8:00 U. S. History.

9:45 English Grammar. 11:30 Music.

P.M.—1:15 Physiology—Hygiene. 2:45 Civics. 4:00 Agriculture.

SATURDAY, FEB. 7TH. (First Grade Subjects)

A.M.—8:00 Enrollment. 8:30 Geometry.

10:15 Physics. P.M.—1:15 Algebra.

2:45 Physical Geography or General History.

4:15 Drawing. W. D. FREDERICKSON,

Co. Supt. of Schools.

%, sw^4 of nw^4, exc. 4 acres, sec 13, 276 a., $6,300.

Jan. 9—State of Minnesota to Tob­ias Solseth, w% of nw%, sec. 16, 80 a.

Village of Raymond. Jan. 10—Bryce Connick and wife to

O. O. Haugland, lots 5 and 6, bl. 1, Korthoff's add'n., $90.

Jan. 10—Ben Meelker to Catherine McMahon, 650x140 ft. in sw% of ne%, sec. 19, unplatted parts, $375.

City of Willmar. Jan. 3—E. J. Boomer and wife to O

N. Grue, lots 13 and 14, bl. 8, Ferring's add'n., $300.

Jan. 5—Helen E. Jenness, unmar­ried to O. N. Grue, lot 8, bl. 22, $1.00

Jan. 5—Ingeborg L. Halvorson and husband to L. O. Thorpe, south 10 feet of lot 5, n% of lot 6, bl. 43, $2,000.

Jan. 7—Swan Melin and wife to Peder H. Rusten, s% of lots 11 and 12, bl. 27, $3,000.

Jan. 12—Frank G. Handy and wife to Lars F. Larson, lots 12, 13 and 14, bl. I l l , $336.74.

ORDINANCE NO. 188. *' An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale off

Certificates of Indebtedness in Anti­cipation of the Taxes Levied for the Year A. D. 1913, For and On Account of the General Fund. Be i t ordained by the City- of WiH-

mar as fol lows: Section 1. That the City Council of

the City of Willmar Is hereby author­ized and empowered to issue and sell certificates of indebtedness of the said city in anticipation of the collection of taxes that have heretofore been lev­ied for and on account of the General Fund of said city for the year A. D. 1913, to such an amount as the Coun­cil may determine, but not to exceed fifty per cent of the amount so levied heretofore for said General Fund.

Section 2. The said certificates of indebtedness shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, shall be dated December 31st, 1913, and shall become due and payable on or before the 31st day of December, 1914, and shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Clerk, who shall keep a register of said certificates, showing the date of issuance, the amount thereof, and the rate of inter­est the same bear and the date of ma­turity thereof.

The said certificates shall be num­bered consecutively and shall be in denomination of fifty dollars each or a multiple thereof and shall be pay­able at the office of the City Treasurer of the said City of Willmar, Minne­sota.

The said certificates shall state up­on their face for which fund the pro­ceeds of the same shall be used and shall also state the whole amount em­braced in the taxes levied for the said particular fund.

Section 3. The City Council shall call for sealed proposals for the pur­chase of said certificates and the same shall be awarded to the highest bid­der, but no bid for less than the par value of the same and accrued inter­est shall be accepted by the Council and the proceeds derived from the sale of said certificates shall be paid to the City Treasurer, and by him placed to the credit of the General Fund.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication.

Approved January 13th, 1914. E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.

—We call the attention of boys and men to notice on 4th page, entitled, "Book for Young Men." This is a book every boy and man should read.

—The Tri-Mu orchestra consisting of fourteen members were entertained by the leader and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peterson on Monongalia Ave. last night.

—A number from here left Saturday for Kandiyohi to attend the Mission meetings there and at Tripolis.

—The new oil company have com­menced the construction of a ware­house on their lots west of the whole-; sale house.

—The Wednesday Afternoon Club meets at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. England, 71$ 2nd street, this af­ternoon.

—Mr. and Mrs. H. Harvey of Thief River Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ros-mon of Donnelly spent Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives and friends in Willmar.

ORDINANCE NO. 136. An Ordinance For the Protection of

Streets, Alleys and Public Grounds and the Watercourses, Ditches and Sewers Therein. Be it ordained by the City of Wifr

mar as follows: Section 1. No person shall dig, ex­

cavate, cut or remove, or cause or per­mit to be dug, excavated, cut or re­moved, any earth, soil, sand gravel or other substance, or cut or remove, or cause to be cut or removed, any tree or shrub, in or upon any street, alley or public grounds, or upon any part thereof within the limits of the City of Willmar without first obtaining per­mission therefor from the City Coun­cil of said City.

Section 2. No person shall fill up, dam, open or otherwise alter, obstruct or change, or cause or permit to be altered, obstructed or changed, any watercourse, ditch or sewer in or up­on any street, alley or public grounds within the limits of the City of Will­mar without first obtaining permis­sion thereior from the City Council of said City.

Section 3. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, up­on conviction thereof before the Mu­nicipal Court of said City or before any Court having jurisdiction, be pun­ished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00 or by imprison­ment for not less than ten nor more than sixty days.

Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication.

Approved January 13th, 1914. E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.

—Rev. W. E. Pearson left yesterday morning for Chicago where he expects to visit for about two weeks. His father, Rev. S. Pearson, will occupy the pulpit here next Sunday.

Striking Indications.

ORDINANCE NO. 137. An Ordinance Forbidding -Drunken­

ness in the Streets and Public Places of the City of Wil lmar. Be i t ordained by the City of Wi l l ­

mar as follows: Section 1. No person shall be or ap­

pear in a state of drunkenness or in­toxication in or upon any of the streets or avenues or in any public place within the limits of the City of Willmar.

Section 2. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, up­on conviction thereof before the Mu­nicipal Court of the City of Willmar or before any Court having jurisdiction, be punished by a fine of not less than $10 00 nor more than $50.00 or by im­prisonment for not less than ten nor more than sixty days.

Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication.

Approved January 13th, 1914. E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.

Mrs. x—Baby is so fond of the fun­ny page. Do yon think he is destined t» be a htunefletr

Iff. X (nrou41y)-I'm sure of it! Why* only yesterday be sneaked op be­hind me and pecked me on the bead Wife a natcnetl-Pittsburfh

ORDINANCE NO. 139. An Ordinance Prohibiting Disturb­

ances and Disorderly Conduct. Be it ordained by the City of Will­

mar as follows: Section 1. No person shall make or

create, or aid and assist in making or creating, any noise or disturbance, or engage in quarreling, fighting or brawling or in any disorderly conduct whatsoever within the limits of the City of Willmar.

Section 2. Any person violating a iy provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof before the Muni­cipal Court of said City or before any Court having jurisdiction, be punish­ed by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $60.00 or by imprisonment for not less than five nor more than sixty days. . I ' ^ j - ^ V ^ S

Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication. - -

Approved Jan. 13th, 1014. ~ B. C. WELUN. Mayer.

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