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Mrs. Ellin*boa and Childran Barely Es
cape With Thalr Livas. Financial
Loss Amounts to Over $5,000.
One of tike most disastrous fires in
the history of Brooten Tuesday morn
ing about two o'clock. At this time
the people were aroused by the vigor
ous ringing of the fire bell and on
turning out discovered the old Weng
er store, now occupied by Moses John,
general merchandise, and Sam Olson's
harness shop to be on fire. Flames
were shooting out from all sides. The
fire department acted promptly and
soon had several streams qfi water on
the burning building. It was soon
seen that it could not be saved, so
their attention was turned to the store
of Gandrud & Co. to the north and a
vacant building to the south. The
wind was from the northwest and so
kept the flames away from the near
buildings. After working steadily for
two hours the fire was finally subdued
and danger past. The origin of the
fire is unknown. It was first discov
ered by Mrs. Ellingboe and family
who lived upstairs and who barely
escaped with their lives. The losses
are: Moses John with insurance
•4,000, Balsam Bros., with insurance
on building, 1800. Mrs. Ellingboe
lost everything with no insurance and
the Gandrud Co. lost about $300 from
breakage and damage by water. Too
much praise cannot be given to the
fire department for their prompt and
most efficient action and we are sure
the town fully appreciates their endeav
A purse was started in the morning
for the benefit of Mrs. Ellingboe and
family and at last reports over 9100
had been secured to tide them over
their troubles.—Belgrade Tribune.
Talk of a Front Street Park.
The old rumor of a park to be es
tablished by the Great Northern on
Pacific avenue has again been revived.
Let us all hope that it is not a "pipe
dream," but a living reality. We
are firm in the belief that if the village
would confer with the officials of the
road in the proper maoner, the result
would be that there would be some
improvement at least in the appear
ance of that street. During the summer
nothing would afford more pleasure
for transients—and they are many
coming through the city than to enjoy
a seat in a spot surrounded by trees.
Not only this, but it would give the
traveling public afar better impres
sion of our city to see well-kept
grounds on its front street. We have
often heard it remarked by people
going through Willmar on trains, that
the city presented such a dirty appear
ance, and how could they be blamed
for such a remark? The first street
they catch a glimpse of is Pacific
avenue, with all its beautiful sur
roundings. A trip through the city
will of course convince the stranger
that we have one of the prettiest cities
in the state. There are well-kept lawns,
a large number of shade trees, and
some pretty residences. Our public
buildings are also a pride to the city,
especially the court house with its
well-kept grounds. Let us try to im
prove the most prominentjpart of our
city, and the stranger will not be ob
liged to resort to the suburbs tofindanA
attractive place.
Roadmaster Mayer Dead.
The citizen's of Delano were shocked
by the announcement that John Mayer
died on Wednesday evening. He was
injured in a wreck some time ago and
came home last Saturday, feeling bad
ly, but no one was loosing for his
death. He has been a strong, rugged
man andone of the most active offici
als of the G. N. for years. He will be
sadly missed by a host of relatives
and friends. The funeral is to be from
the Catholic church on Sunday after
noon.—Buffalo Gazette.
Deceased was well known here in
railroad circles, having been connect
ed with the Great Northern as general
roadmaster for a great many years.
Owing to his sudden death a post
mortem was held Thursday by Delano
physicians. The cause of the death
was pronounced to be typhoid fever
and dilation of the heart. Mr. Mayer
was 50 years of age. He leaves a widow
and several children.
Their Annual Fair.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will have their annual fair at
Bonde hall, Friday evening, Nov. 23.
There will be a sale of fancy work and
useful articles, also of dressed dolls.
Supper will be served from six
o'clock throughout the evening.
Roast Turkey Cranberry Jelly
KscaUoped Oysters Mashed Potatoes
Pork Baked Beans Brown Bread
Cold Boiled Ham Cabbage Salad
Doughnuts Cake
A cordial invitation is extendedto all.
The Traek Craws Leave.
Nearly 300 men. comprising the
different craws who have been at work
along the Sioux Falls line the past
season, were sent from here to St.
Paul last week. The railroad com
pany will finish their improvements
in the spring, when-a large force of
laborers will again be required.
Will Receive Hia Reward.
Sam Nelson, of Svea, has been se
lected to fill the position of deputy
county auditor during the next term
Of Auditor Johnson's administration.
Mother Earth is enveloped in her
white blanket and the farmers are rig,
ging up their sleighs. Most of the
people are busy husking corn and get*
ting it under shed for the winter
Miss Emmeline Lindqirlst spent Sun
day with her parents, returning in the
afternoon to her school in Holland....
Rev. Peterson of Lake Elizabeth con
ducted services in the schoolhouse in
Dist. 64 last Sunday afternoon and
Monday and Tuesday evening .. .Mr.
Salander's house is now well under
way. Johnny Johnson is helping
him Eric Ericson left last Satur
day for Minneapolis, where he intends
to strike a job The scholars in
Dist. 64 are planning for an entertain
ment to be held Thanksgiving eve,
Nov. 28 We are informed that a
basket social will be given Tuesday
evening, Nov. 27, in the Nord school
house. Miss Desmond is the teacher.
Ernest Haglund has been work
ing for his brother-in-law, Peter Ren
strom, for a few days The repub
lican newspapers took a lay-off after
election but have now commenced to
make their appearance again. PAT.
Nov. 17.
A republican, "landslide" with
"prosperity" on top marks the cam
paign of 1900. The "dinner pail" ar
gument went right home to the stom
ach but look out for an "upheaval."
So the TRIBUNE has "grave
fears for the future"—well, maybe
there'll be too many "rough riders.''
But comfort yourself: a majority
rules, but the minority is generally in
the right—that's what history says
Quit your work, grubbers: winter is
here, and everybody talks of sleigh
ing The school boys in Dist. 97
are wild with delight: we have had a
visit from the smiling man who is to
succeed himself, and the. windows have
curtains to protect the eyes of the
future citizens The spelling match
last night was a real nip and tug, and
Sophie Seeland holds the champion
belt but—look out for our next Fri
day afternoon—there's music in the
air. PEDAGOG.
Nov. 19.
Mrs. James Sanderson was down
from Willmar Saturday... .Miss Anna
Anderson is working for Mrs. B.
Freeberg... John Wicklund and his
daughter Amy were in Willmar one
day last week—Miss Hannah Ander
son came up from Minneapolis last
Wednesday and will make an extended
visit at the home of her brother, A.
E. Anderson The choir of the M.
E. church met at J. Wicklund's home
last Friday evening C. Glader's,
A. Hedberg's, P. Norman's, and Miss
Cora Peterson were entertained at J.
Enblom's place last Sunday Miss
Helga Broman returned from Willmar
last Wednesday Mr. Louis Nor
man accompanied by his sister Lydia
attended asocial gathering at Rosen
quist's in Lake Elizabeth Saturday
evening K. Backlund and Geo.
Jones were around buying cattle last
Miss Annie Anderson is visiting with
friends in Hancock, Stevens county.
party of young people were pleas
antly entertained at Brouwer's home
Friday evening Olof Mattson has
completed a large barn Frank
Blecka made a bicycle trip to Svea
last Sunday Miss Christine Gran
quist of Fahlun was dressmaking at
Olof Walin's last week. Bengtson
Bros. & Co. commenced corn threshing
last Thursday. They expect to have
their feed mill in running order next
week John Damstra is building
an addition to his barn... .Anderson's
folks spent Sunday at E. Christenson's.
Book agents and grocery agents are
oanvassing in our neighborhood
Mrs. Simon Dykema is visiting rel
atives and friends in Chicago John
Bu is in Polk county looking up a
suitable place to settle in. DEXTER.
Miss Mary Finstrom returned from
Willmar Monday Miss Selma
Dahlsten came up from Willmar to
spend the Sabbath at her home in
Pillsbury Mrs. O. Backlund and
daughter Euphamie, and Mrs. W. H.
and Mabel Merryman visited with
Willmar friends last Saturday
Misses Minnie Bergin and Emma Ol
son visited with Willmar friends last
Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
forenoon. Misses Cornelia Hough
and Carrie Gordhamer accompanied
them back to Kerkhoven Wilbur
Moe of Carlson died last Friday of
typhoid fever, His brother Louis and
two of C. W. Johnson's children are
now quite ill with the same disease.—
Kerkhoven Banner.
Mr. Christ Soljeld called on friends
at this place yesterday Miss Ida
Erickson, who is employed at the
Willmar steam laundry, spent Sunday
at home Mr. Schwartz, the geni
al nursery man from Willmar, trans
acted business here last Saturday....
Per Erickson made a business trip to
New London last Friday.. .Mr. Ed
ward Embertson spent a eonple of
days at home this week..... .Mr. Em
bertson is at work improving and en
larging his orchard.
Vol. 6. Willmar, Minnesota Wednesday, Nov. 21, 1900.—EIGHT PAGES.
Oaear Corbul la Seriously Injured While
Climbing a Wind-mill. Later Ha
Suocumbs co His Injuries.
A most distressing accident occurred
last Saturday afternoon on the farm
of Martin Knudson, who resides about
three miles west of Willmar. The
victim is a young man 23 years of age,
who was visiting at the place. His
name is given as Oscar Corbul and his
home is near Renville.
He was climbing a windmill with
the intention of fixing it, and when
about forty-five feet up one of the
rounds broke. He fell to the ground,
striking with such force as to break
his thigh-bone and five ribs. An ex
amination revealed the fact that he
also suffered severe internal injuries
and the chances were very slight for
his recovery. Dr. MacLaughlin has
been attending him, and he has been
receiving the best of care. On Moo
day, at the request of the family, Dr.
K. Hoegh of Minneapolis was called,
being anold friend and former physi
cian. He returned the next morning.
At this writing (Tuesday noon),
the patient is still in a very critical
LATER—Since the above was put
in type, we learn that the young man
passed away at 2:35 yesterday after
noon. A brother of the deceased, Ole
Corbul, was in Willmar last evening
to make arrangements for the funeral,
which will take place the last of the
week at his home near Renville, De
ceased would have been 23 years old
the 7th of January. The heart-broken
parents and surviving members of the
family have the sympathy of the com
munity in their bereavement.
Host Lake.
The wedding bells are ringing,
Joy to oneof our youngmen bringing.
We wish him a long and happy life
In company with a loving wife.
John Bengtson is building a butcher
house on the farm, where he will do
the butchering. Edwin Bengtson will
attend to the business in New London.
Jesse Larson has returned from
Willmar, where he has been doing
carpenter work Signe Peterson
went to Willmar Friday, returning
Saturday....Mr. and Mrs. Nels B.
Johnson went to Litchfield Wednes
day to attend the wedding of Charles
Malmqvist of Grove City to Miss Hil
ma Nystrom of Greenleaf Miss
Hulda Carlson has gone to Willmar
where she has secured employment....
The marriage of one of our young
men, John Thome, to Miss Adelia
Dahlberg will take place Thursday,
Nov. 22, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erick Dahl
berg, of Colfax. We wish them all
possible happiness.... Remember, la
dies, if you want anything in the line
of butter for your Thanksgiving par
ties go down to our cheerful butter
maker, Joe Hanson, and get the best.
John and Alfred Thome visited
at Willmar Saturday.
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Discontinued Publication.
The Parish Helper, which for the
past four years has been published
here as the organ of the Episcopal
parishes at Willmar, New Paynesville,
Benson and Appleton, ceases its pub
lication with the November issue. The
managing and editing of the magazine
has been conducted by Rev. D. T. Booth
in a very creditable manner. Lack of
time and financial support are the
prime causes for its suspension, as
announced by the publisher in its last
issue. As a parish paper it has ful
filled its mission most ace ptably, and
will be greatly missed especially by
the parishioners of the respectivetrade
Died at the Homo of a Brother.
Edwin Osmundson died last Sunday
at 1:50 p. m., of diabetes, at the home
of his brother, Samuel Osmundson.
Deceased was 24 years of age. He
returned home about a month ago
from Havre, Montana, where he had
been in the employ of the Great North
ern as fireman. Ever since, he had
been gradually failing in health, but
was not cpnfined in bed more than a
few days. The funeral takes place
to-day (Wednesday) at 2 o'clock p. m.,
from the Free Lutheran church.
Was Poorly Attended.
Misses Maude and Elsie Lochren,
who were in the city last week with the
view of organizing a dancing school,
did not meet with much success here.
The social danoing party which was
arranged for Thursday evening, was
poorly attended. We understand the
ladies will give another party at the
Bonde hall on Thursday evening of
this week, when they expect that
there will be a larger gathering of
young people.
Change of Management
The Glarum hotel changed manage
ment last Saturday. The new lessee,
Martin Bigg, has removed his family
here from Glenwood and they are now
in charge. Mr. Glarum and family
will apend the winter on the farm.
They retire from the hotel business
after a most successful management of
it for over twenty-five years.
Wood is an expensive necessity these
days. Maple wood, aawed and de
livered, now sells at 17.00 per cord.
IT IS TOLD alOUT TOWH
That might is notalways right.
That it is sometimes folly to bewise.
That the TRIBUNE prints the news
That the wood and coal dealers are
That falsehood travels faster than
the truth.
That Thanksgiving will be here in
another week.
That Willmar's population is grow
ing steadily.
That trust stock is rising and wheat
is going down.
That the small boy is trying his
skates and coaster.
That Willmar will have a new bank
building next summer.
That it is up to John whether there
is to be a contest or not.,
That this is the week when the marks
men compete for the turkeys.
That the railroad men living in the
first ward are looking eastward.
That this is the time when the elec
tric light meter gets in its heavy work.
That several new additions will be
platted adjoining our growing city in
the spring.
That Van has dodged into Iowa for
a breathing spell away from hungry
That several church societies are
planning for improvements during the
coming year.
That Willmar wants the new freight
schedule for distributing, points ap
plied to herself.
That every humble home in Will
mar ought to have roast turkey, etc.,
on Thanksgiving day.
That no one works hard to get rid of
a good thing, although some people
would have you think so.
That Willmar will sustain her rec
ord as an educational centre during
the school year of iaOO-01.
That many of our citizens have been
in the banking business—with wheel
barrows—to meet the draughts.
That the Great Northern engines
snort with pride at their new accoma
dations in the east end of town.
That the person who hopes that the
populists and democrats are "dead"
is not a good citizen of the republic.
That the turning on of the street
lights every morning at train-time is
appreciated by our traveling citizens.
That there will be a contest two
years from now, and that the princi
pals may be Van Sautapd Lind again.
That the people who believe that the
devil is gradually reforming are them
selves merely sliding down to his own
That lots will sell at a rapid rate
over in expansion town when the
bridge over the railroad yards is com
That holding down a job is of more
importance to many politicians than
what brand of politics they use in se
curing it.
That candidates will have to file their
expense accounts by Dec. 6th. To be
absent on an excursion up Salt creek
excuses no one.
That all voters who expect to vote
at the village election should be re
quired to register at least a week be
fore the election.
That the person who wishes to keep
posted on local affairs reads the
WILLMAR TRIBUNE, either at home or
at his neighbor's place.
That some of those who were beaten
by the prosperity racket are awaiting
the returns on their statements of ac
count with a grim curiosity.
That Willmar merchants want the
of farmers for twenty-five miles
around, and that the best way to reach
them is advertise in the TRIBUNE.
That indications point to a consid
erable snowfall this winter, for the
railroads to buck and to worry the
farmer who is shy on fodder for his
That those who talk loudest about
the dangers of creating class prejudice
are generally by their political intol
erance doing more than anyone to
promote it.
That Raymond is to have a news
paper. And that certain Willmar
printers who enjoy making trips to the
place rather hate to see theirfielden
croached upon.
That the farmer who expressed sur
prise at the Republican headquarters
in this city on the day after election
because wheat had not advanced is
still holding his breath in suspense.
That furnishing the stuff for a fewmarriage
substantial Thanksgiving dinners to
deserving families would give more
true satisfaction than stuffing rich
foods down the critical throats of the
people of one's set.
That the forty-year hunger of the
democrats about which so much was
said two years ago pales into insigni
ficance in comparison with the condi
tion of the victims of the two-year re
publican famine of which tangible evi
dence is becoming manifest.
That some of our retired farmers
are figuring on selling their farms and
buying more city property. That they
cannot realize enough from the rent of
their farms to pay them a good rate of
interest on money invested, but that
with present demand for houses city
property pays well.
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One of the Early Settlers and Respect
ad Citizens of the County Passed
Away, Stricken by Paralysis.
Nels Brattlund, an old and re
spected citizen of this place, died yes
terday morning at 3:30, of hemorrhage
of the brain. Deceased was stricken
with paralysis last Wednesday and
his death was momentarily expected.
He was 81 years and 7 days of age.
Mr. Brattlund was one of the early
settlers of the county, and removed
here from Lake Andrew to make his
home with his two daughters, Mrs. A.
E. Rice and Mrs. C. C. Selvig. The
demise occurred at the home of the
latter, with whom Mr. and Mrs. Bratt
lund have resided for a number of
years. The deceased leaves a widow
in feeble health, besides four daugh
ters, to mourn his departure. The
two daughters residing at outside
points are Mrs. Marie Beckstrom of
Oakland, Nebraska, and Mrs. Johan
na Olson of Clinton, Minn.
The funeral will take place to
morrow (Thursday) at 9 o'clock a. m.,
from his late home. After a brief
service at the house, conducted by
Rev. Anderson, the remains will be
taken to Lake Andrew for burial.
Services will be held in the Swedish
Mission church at that place, Rev.
Frykman officiating.
United in Wedlock.
The marriage of Miss Laura John
son to Henry C. Traue, was solemn
ized last evening at St. Luke's Episco
pal church. The wedding ceremony
was performed at 8 o'clock by Rev.
D. T. Booth in the presence of imme
diate friends and relatives of the con
tracting parties. Miss Amiee Acker
man presided at the organ and played
the wedding march as the bridal pair
entered. The bride was attended by
Miss Matilda Bonde as bridesmaid,
while Mr. Ole Rogan officiated as
groomsman. After the short but im
pressive ceremony, the company re
paired to the home of the bride's
siBter, Mrs. J. C. Free9e, where a re
ception was tendered the happy couple.
About thirty guests were present to
partake of the wedding supper and ex
tend their best wishes to the newly
married couple. A number of very
pretty and useful gifts were received.
Both the bride and groom are highly
esteemed among our people and the
TRIBUNE joins their many friends in
extending congratulations. They have
gone into housekeeping in the C. M.
Johnson residence, in the first ward.
Surprise Party.
Miss Serena Botnen, saleslady at
the McLaughlin store, was tendered a
very pleasant surprise party last Wed
nesday evening at her home in the 1st
ward. The company numbered about
thirty of her young friends, who gath
ered to celebrate her twenty-third
birthday anniversary. Refreshments
and music were the order of the eve
ning. Miss Botnen received a pretty
toilet set among other articles as hap
py remembrances of the occasion.
A Special Wire.
The Edwards, Wood & Co.'s com
mission house has commenced the work
of stringing a .special wire from St.
Paul to its Willmar office, and it is
expected that everything will be
readiness this week for the new ser
vice. Continuous market reports will
be received from the cities over this
private wire, which will be of great
advantage to the local office and its
Thanksgiving Ball.
The Foresters are making elaborate
arrangements for their annual Thanks
giving ball, to be given on Wednesdav
evening, Nov. 28tb, at the Bonde hall.
They inform us that they have secured
the Leffingwell orchestra of four
pieces from Minneapolis, which is a
guarantee of good music for the event
Supper will be served in the banquet
room by the ladies of the Episcopal
Will Be Married.
Mr. Oram Geeland, of Eden Valley,
and Miss Minnie Hagerman, of this
city, will be united in marriage next
Sunday evening at the Presbyterian
church. The ceremony will be per
formed by Rev. C. H. Johnson at six
o'clock, after which a reception will
take place at the home of the bride's
sister, Mrs. A. M. Anderson.
A Quiet Wadding.
Lucien A. Can field was united in
Thursday evening to Lillian
Doble, Rev. D. T. Booth officiating.
The wedding was a quiet affair, only
immediate relatives being present
They are occupying the residence of
Mrs. Carrie Nyren, on South Fifth
street, into which the groom recently
moved with his family.
Married at Minneapolis.
Joseph Cleary and MissElinoreRan
sieure Carruthers, of Willmar, were
married at Minneapolis on Monday,
the 12th instant, Rev. Father Arctan
der of St. Johns church officiating.
The contracting parties are well known
here and wishes for a happy married
life are extended to them bytheirmany
Some mild cases of small-pox are
reported at Raymond.
Nov. 11.—Wedding bells will ring
for one of our young ladies the 15th
inst. Further particulars next week..
Miss May Trulson and Mrs. A. Trul
son visited relatives in Willmar last
Saturday and Sunday....L. P. Felt of
Fahlun, was doing some corn thresh
ing for some of our farmers last week
—You can't imagine how dissatisfied
Kid got when he heard that the reform
forces had suffered defeat at the polls.
The thing that displeased him the most
was that Gov. Lind got defeated. He
thinks it is indeed too bad that the
common people which are considered
to be an intelligent class of people, are
so ignorant as not being able to decide
what party and men stand for their
welfare. We populists ought now to
make it an important matter of duty to
closely watch the state affairs of our
next governor, and compare them with
Lind's. We can thereby prove which
of them do the most good for the com
mon people. Let us for instance* pay
good at ention to how the railways and
big corporations are being treated....
The Rude Threshing Co. have pur
chased acorn thresher for their engine
and are now doing a considerable lot
of corn threshing for the farmers in
this vicinity Next Saturday, the
17th, our merchant ends his special
sale of shoes. If you want a pair of
good Bhoes at a low price, you had
better get there quick Miss Annie
Westlund is in Willmar learning the
dressmaking trade It is reported
that Ole Nordstrom is so low that
doubts are had for his recovery. It is
said that the doctors have given up
hope for him Kid was well pleased
indeed to learn that his friend, Bryan
esque Populist, was yet a staunch
friend of reform. He now believes it
was only a story started up by un
known little yap. He hopes that you
as well as all the other true friends of
reform will not feel disappointed over
the recent defeat we suffered. But you
should bear in mind that every person
that represents a righteous cause will
many a time meet with strong opposi
tion. And the same here. Cheer up,
comrades, our mission is not fulfilled.
We'll rally round the party. Yes,
we'll rally all again, shouting the
battle-cry—REFORM. KID MCCHEE.
Nov. 19.
S. Anderson was seriously ill the
first part of last week, but according
to latest reports.he is recovering.
Emil Olson is at present janitor of the
schoolhouse in Dist. 66 Miss Lou
ise Olson returned from Pennock last
Monday. ... Supt. Fink called at Ir
ving last week H. Stromme has
purchased another 40 acres of land..
.Mr. Johnson is at work on a large
building in Paynesville. ... The West
Irving school was closed part of last
week on account of the failing health
of the teacher, Mr. Larson. We how
ever havt reason to hope for a speedy
restoration and to find him again im
planting the seeds of erudition into
the juvenile minds Charlie Wer
melin has purchased 40 acres of land
on the west shore of Otter Lake The
blacksmith shop at the Irving cream
ery is being enlarged Cordwood is
now in great demand and prices are
very high Frank Wermelin has
erected a blacksmith shop ou his
mother's farm and will in a short time
prepared to do horseshoeing and
general blacksmithing. From his
past work at various places we feel
assured that he will give his customers
the best possible satisfaction, especial
ly in the farrier's line.
PAYNESVILLE PRESS, Nov. 15—Mel
vin Van Vorst, who has been sick with
typhoid fever, has so far recovered as
to be allowed to sit up Sheriff
Schilpin was in town Monday, on his
way home from Lake Henry, where
he had gone earlier in the day, in re
sponse to a message from Jacob Neut2
ling, informing him that a span of
horses had been stolen. After arriv
ing there the sheriff found that a son
of Mr. Neutzling had sold the team to
a farmer in Kandiyohi county, the son
claiming his mother had previously
given the team to him. The son ap
peared to have the best of the bargain
and the sheriff returned with nothing
but thoughts that cannot be expressed
in words concerning family jars
Mrs. A. VanVorst died at her home
in this village last Thursday morning.
She had been sick for several months
and her demise was not unexpected.
The funeral was held from the Metho
dist church on Saturday. Mrs. Van
Vorst was one of the pioneer settlers
of this section of the state. She
leaves a large family of grown chil
dren, all of whom are well known.
A Lecture Recital.
Miss Marie Railson is arranging
for the appearance here at an early
date, of Prof. W. M. Crosse of Minne
apolis, the celebrated pianist. A
lecture recital will be given, in which
Chopih, the tone poet, will be taken
up, and his works played on the piano.
The professor has gained quite a re
putation as a brilliant performer and
a musical treat is promised to our
people. Miss Railson is meeting with
good success in the subscription sale
of tickets and expects to have the
entertainment take place the first week
in December. It will be given at the
Willmar opera house,
Stafe HiskgjcalSociety
Chas. Campbell, a Bartender, Who Shot
Henry Scott in a Saloon at DeGraff
is Pound Not Guilty of Murder.
Chas. Campbell, who was indicted
for the murder of Henry Scott, which
took pla.-e in Kielty's saloon at De
Graff on Sept. 8, was acquitted last
Saturday in the district court at Ben
son. He set up the plea of self-de
fense. Scott was drunk and unruly
and refused to leave when ordered to
do so and an altercation took place
which ended in Campbell, who was the
bartender, pulling a gun and shooting
at Scott an I a companion. Scott was
wounded and died at a hospital at
Minneapolis on the following day.
Among the witnesses for the defense
was Ole Lundquist of Willmar. The
Benson Times says, "Ole Lundquist
of Willmar, a deputy sheriff, testified
that Scott lived there a year ago and
was quarrelsome and threatened to
kill several men. The county attor
ney admitted that he had been a bar
tender there, and the statement was
made and not contradicted that he was
convicted of blind pigging there." In
regard to the close of the trial the
Times says: At the conclusion of the
evidence Mr. OJney occupied thirty
five minutes in presenting the state's
side of the case to the jury, after
which Mr. McCune spoke in all two
hours and tea minutes, making the
plea of self-defense. Judge Qvale's
charge to the jury took forty-three
minute-, and the jury tnen retired to
their room for deliberation and after
twenty hours rendered a verdict of not
guilty, about nine o'clock Saturday
morning. Upon the first ballot, we
are told, the jury stood six for acquit
tal and six for some punishment. The
second stood eight for acquittal' and
the next ten for acquittal, and at last
the last two united with the others in
making the verdict unaminous in the
morning. The defendant was dis
charged, but after about an hour's
liberty was rearrested upon the charge
of shooting at Kielty, and unless bail
is secured, which is notprobable, will
be obliged to lie in jail till next March,
when another grand jury meets.
Off For The Coast.
A large party of Kandiyohi county
people left Tuesday night for New
Whatcom, Wash., in a special tourist
car over the Great Northern, under
the care of P. W. Strand, of Pennock,
who has been instrumental in urging
the people to make the change. Hs has
been out there himself several times
and ia very favorably impressed with
the location and confident that it offers
exceptional opportunities for settlers.
The party consisted of P. W. Strand
and family, V. A. Williamson and
family, M. Martinson and family, Mrs.
Albert Lindberg, Mrs.John Hogmoe,
Miss Hannah Erickson, Edward Erick
son, John Jacobson, J. B. Olson, John
Gregor and Nels Horgen, all from
Mamre and St. Johns townships, and
they expected to be joined at Benson
by a party of eight. The party will
have the use of the sleeper to their
Some of the party will locate in
business at New Whatcom, and ethers
will buy land in the vicinity. They
have the best wishes of their Kandiyo
hi county friends for abundant success
in their new homes.—Gazette.
An Overhead Bridge.
The village council held a special
meeting last Thursday evening to con
sider a petition relative to the con
struction of a wagon bridge at the
east end crossing of the Great North
ern. The petition called for the open
ing and extension of Bertha street,
which now runs diagonally from a
point on Litchfield avenue. It is pro
posed to make the necessary changes
in survey so that there will be a direct
road leading to the wagon bridge,
which will be an overhea wood struc
ture. The petition was signed by twenty
citizens, owners of abutting property,
and .permission has been granted so
that the preliminary work will proceed.
F. B. Walker, ciyil engineer for the
railway company, has that part of the
work in charge, and we understand
the surveying has commenced. An
overhead crossing at this point is
realized as an actual necessity, owing
to the great deal of switching of trains.
No Mora Small-pox.
Small-pox seems to be a thing of the
past in Atwater. No new cases have
developed, and there is no reason to
believe there will be any more cases.
The quarantine has been raised in the
other cases reported except one and
in that case it will be raised immedi
ately. The schools have been in
session during the past week and all
other public meetings and gatherings
have been resumed.—Atwater Republi
can Press.
Change at the Merchants.
A. O. Bryant, formerly of Monti
cello, and for a number of years in
the hotel business at that point, has
bought a half interest in the Merchants
hotel here. Mrs. Minton retains her
interest in the hotel and the business
will be conducted under the firm name
of inton and Bryant. Mr. Bryant
has had charge of the management of
the house for some time, and is well
known to the traveling public as an
accommodating manager.
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Ouch: Woman Eats Nothing But Pizza For 31 Years
It's not that Claire Simmons doesn't want to eat any other food, it's that she physically can't eat anything other than pizza. The 33-year-old British woman has what's called Selective Eating Disorder, which means that she hasn't been able to eat anything other than plain cheese pizza in 31 years. A rare subset of eating disorders, Claire's selective eating disorder causes her to balk at any other food–making it virtually impossible for her to choke down anything other than tomato pie three times a day.
The strange diet could eventually kill her, say doctors, who warn that a lack of vitamins and minerals could lead to a stroke or heart attack. But don't even think of giving Claire an apple. "I'm actually scared of fruit and veg," she said. "I get so angry when people think I'm being faddy — this is a real medical condition."
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ANTALAYA, Turkey --
The Frenchman entered the day with a five-shot lead but with Woods, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson and Ian Poulter among those chasing him. Dubuisson started the final round with nine consecutive pars but had three birdies on his last four holes for a 3-under 69 that gave him a 24-under total of 264.
"I am so happy, as I struggled early and not managing to make my first birdie to the 10th hole. I was also watching the leaderboard and I could see all the good players coming back to me," Dubuisson said.
"But then my caddy said to me that if I make one or two birdies near the end I would be fine, so then to hole that 25-foot putt for birdie on 17 and to make the 8-footer on the last was very special."
Jamie Donaldson of Wales shot a 63 -- including a hole-in-one at the 16th -- to climb up the leaderboard and finish second, two shots back.
Woods and Rose were another two strokes behind in a tie for third.
Woods, who won't play again until the World Challenge on Dec. 5 at Thousand Oaks, was looking forward to the break.
"I'm now hanging up the clubs for a little bit, so it's going to be nice," he said.
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Hidden Lake is one of Dothan's newer subdivisions that offers a taste of the country life yet close enough to town. It is located off Prevatt Road right behind Hidden Lake Elementary and within walking distance to Beverly Magnet School. The community features a lake, picnic area, and playground. It is only a stones throw away from a new Shopping Center featuring a Publix Grocery Store and several other favorite shopping spots. Southeast Alabama Medical Center Hospital with their fine staff of doctors and nurses are only five minutes away as well as the new Osteopathic Medical College. Amenities to this home include: 2,240 Sq Ft- Living Space 4 bedrooms 2.5 Bathroom High Tray Ceilings - Grand Room 12 ft Ceilings in Dining and Foyer Grand Room features built-in Stereo Surround Sound System Custom Tiled Master Shower with Double Shower Head New Carpet in bedrooms Tile Kitchen/Other Bathrooms Hardwood laminate in Grand Room, Dining, Foyer, Master Bedroom and Master Closet Screened in Patio 400 Sq Ft Outdoor Patio with Built-in Fire Pit!! Natural Gas Fireplace in Grand Room (Mess Free!) Solid Brick Home!!Most of the House is Newly Painted!! 3/4 Acre Lot with Fenced Backyard- (Privacy Fencing) 2-Car Garage Beautiful Landscaping with a Variety of Beautiful Flowers and Fruit Trees There's even a Spot for the Avid Vegetable Gardener! Home sits on a Cul-De-Sac (Little Traffic) Nice Feature to have with Children or Pets! Sidewalks down Lakeside Drive! Great Neighbors!! Great Place to Live and/or Raise a Family!!! Have a question? Click here for contact information.
- Year Built: 2003
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- Single Family Home
- Beds: 4
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- Lot Size
- Approximately 32700.00
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- 2 Car Garage, Parking Space (2)
- Assessed Taxable Amount
- $22,440
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- $717
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- Bedrooms
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- 2
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- 1
- Home Size (Sqft)
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- 1025 S Beverlye Rd
- Carver Magnet School For Math Science And Tech
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A Remarkable designer came up with this Chrysalis wall lamp, a random arrangement of silk cocoons each of which is attached to a wire frame. It was made by attaching the silk cocoons to a strand of wire. The first strands are then attached to a stainless steel frame. The layers of silk cocoons slowly build up creating the overall form of the piece. WOW
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Comrade belongs to the Rogue Isles Villains.
Heroes may face him:
- in the mission Strike the Thorn Tree during the Ms. Liberty Task Force, where he will be raiding the Thorn Tree in a group of villains that will include Bad Penny, Contemptress, Dark Sabaoth, Dr. Eva Lone, Misadventure, and Pyrelord.
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A relic of the Cold War, the Soviet soldier who goes by the name of Comrade is a Killer-For-Hire. If you need someone to disappear forever, Comrade will do the deed, for the right price.
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Saturday, 27 July, 2002, 07:43 GMT 08:43 UK
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More than 100,000 deaf and hard of hearing people throughout north Wales could benefit from a new IT project.
The scheme called 'Together IT works' was created by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People(RNID) and Barclays Bank to boost employment prospects.
Students will be supported in the classroom by sign language interpreters, speech-to-text operators and lip speakers.
The flagship programme has been unveiled in Wrexham by six students who have all finished a basic IT course at Caia Park Partnership.
Nineteen per cent of deaf and hard of hearing people are unemployed, compared to five per cent of the general population in Wales.
The RNID found that many people they see have difficulties learning computer skills including the internet and desk top publishing.
The programmes do not meet their individual communication needs and makes it difficult for them to obtain jobs using computers.
Emma Poole has taken part in the project.
She was born with profound deafness and is one of 4,000 people in Wales whose first language is British sign language.
She said: "I was previously unable to learn any IT skills because I couldn't understand what was going on.
"It was really frustrating not being able to get the skills I wanted and knew I would be good at."
Emma, who now wants to gain employment in administration added: "RNID and 'together IT works' has given me the chance to show I can achieve more than people thought."
James Strachan from the RNID said the new course is an excellent opportunity for people with hearing difficulties.
"Deaf people want the opportunity to gain IT skills and for their skills to be recognised.
"New text-based technologies such as e-mail have created enormous potential, enabling deaf and hard of hearing people to communicate more easily."
Mr Strachan added: "It's time to realise this potential."
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The fall semester is underway at Maranatha's residential campus. The students are back, and so are the Maranatha Crusaders!
Already, our cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball teams' seasons are in full swing. Sports fans out there may be glad to know that Maranatha's athletic department routinely streams home games live online. We would love to have our online students–and all those interested in keeping up with our collegiate athletic program–join us virtually for athletic events!


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John Haney was born in 1978. He has lived and worked in Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. His photographic series have been shown in two-person and group exhibitions at the Cologne Art Fair, the Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, and the Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art. Recent sculpture/installation work has been featured at Art Now and Art Spin (Toronto) and Fieldwork: Land/Art/Exploration (Perth, Ontario). His work is included in public, corporate, and private collections in Canada, Germany, and the United States. He has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the New Brunswick Arts Board, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, and the Ontario Arts Council. Related activities include residencies, workshops, documentary projects, commissions and collaborations. He was long-listed for the 2011 Sobey Art Award in the Atlantic category, and was a nominee for the 2012 Scotiabank Photography Award.
Haney earned his BA at Mount Allison University in 2001. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with his wife, writer/editor Amanda Jernigan, their two sons, and dog. He is currently at work in the MFA Studio Art program at the University of Guelph.
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Do you ever just wake up and want to break everything around you? "YES, YES, YES" you yell, three times for emphasis, and also because you were worried I didn't hear the first two over the shattering roar of your hammer into innocent ceramic relics of pottery classes past. (You = me, and yes I am talking to myself and then transcribing it directly into this piece, and yes I do own a very nice hammer, thank you for asking). As for the you that is not me, I am sure you have felt this as well, and as for the they that is Hunters (hi Hunters!), they have taken this feeling and made a whole music video that is a lush, beautiful ode to breaking stuff (or in this case, destroying a car, with bricks and sledgehammers and crowbars, while Hunters' Derek Watson and Izzy Almeida sit inside, calmly making out). And back to the you that is me, who possibly dreams of senseless destruction a bit more than your average bear-who-writes-in-third-person; for me this clip for the excellent song "Narcissist" is basically porn. Watch the video, directed by Scott Cudmore & Michael Leblanc, below, and be sure to pick up Hunters' new self-titled album, out now on Mom + Pop records.
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Originally booked in at the Bro Myrddin Bowls Club, it was first moved to the leisure centre because of demand for tickets and will now be held at the 740-seat Lyric Theatre.
It is one of a series of events themed around Merlin the magician's supposed links with the town.
Organised by the county council and supported by the Carmarthenshire Tourist Association, chamber of commerce, town council and town forum, it is hoped the festival on 21 June, which is mid-summer's day, will become an annual event.
The Welsh for Carmarthen is Caerfyrddin, which translates to Myrddin's (or Merlin's) fort.
Legend has it that the magician from Arthurian legend is buried on a hill overlooking Carmarthen.
Other activities include competitions and activities in Carmarthen Park, street entertainers in the town centre plus an attempt to assemble a record number of Harry Potter look-a-alikes outside Ottakar's book shop in Guildhall Square.
Organisers believe not enough is made of Carmarthen's links with Merlin and hope it could develop into an annual event.
They say they are delighted with the response so far and are confident that the show with Daniels will be a sell-out.
Chamber of commerce chairman Ron Mounsey said: "The Lyric Theatre would have been our first choice, but we didn't expect it to be available at short notice.
"We are delighted that they have kindly agreed to make the theatre available which is good news and will provide a more central venue."
He said without the change of venue many people would not have been able to see the magician who became a household name due to his television work.
Carmarthenshire council leader Meryl Gravell said: "The Merlin, Magic and Mystery Festival promises to be a fantastic event with something for all ages.
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached a settlement with one of the state's biggest collection agencies over the agency's targeting of New Yorkers who have purchased so-called "payday loans."
Officials with the AG's office says these payday loans are illegal in New York, since their interest rates exceed state limits - they're often 300% or more. They say the state's position is that since the loans are illegal in New York, efforts to collect on the loans is also illegal.
The settlement with Forster and Garbus requires the law firm and collection agency to not collect on any loan unless they confirm it is not a payday loan. The agency is also required to refund any money collected for payday loans and vacate any judgments obtained. In addition, Forster and Garbus must pay $10,000 in costs and penalties.


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A SPEEDING driver was clocked travelling at 85mph in a 30mph zone outside a school.
Other motorists were caught driving at 103mph in a 50mph zone and travelling at speeds of up to 109mph on the M61 motorway.
The Bolton News obtained the figures from Greater Manchester Police using the Freedom of Information Act.
We asked the police to reveal the top speed recorded by speed cameras anywhere in Bolton in each of the past five years.
In 2009, a driver was clocked travelling at 85mph in a 30mph zone outside Bolton School in Chorley New Road.
Since 2000 two people have died following crashes near the junction.
In 2010, a motorist was snapped driving at 92mph in a 50mph in St Peter's Way near Raikes Lane and, in 2011, another driver travelling in the same location topped that — reaching a speed of 103mph.
The worst offender of 2012 drove at the same spot at 89mph while the top speed last year was when a police car parked on a bridge at Kearsley roundabout snapped one reckless motorist going 109mph on the southbound M61 last year.
Driving experts have dubbed the figures "shocking" as they also revealed five drivers were caught going at least 39mph over the speed limit.
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Hugh German, of Bolton and District Advanced Motorists, said: "These figures are shocking. These people are putting their lives at risk, and the lives of others.
"What these figures do not tell us is what time of day the offences took place, what the weather was like, how busy it was or whether they got caught.
"But when you look at these speeds, I would argue all five drivers deserved a road ban."
Last July two "racing" drivers sped at up to 80mph in St Helens Road, Daubhill, before they crashed and left a 12-year-old boy with "life-changing" injuries.
The crash, not included in the figures, left 11 people injured in total.
Mohammed Patel, aged 20, and Furqaan Mohmed, aged 21, both admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Patel also admitted perverting the course of justice, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.
He was jailed three years and 10 months in a young offenders institution, while Mohmed was jailed for two years and eight months.
Both drivers were banned from driving for four years.
Young victim Raheem Hussain suffered a serious brain injury and doctors initially feared they would have to amputate his right leg after the accident.
The 12-year-old had to be kept in a medically-induced coma for three weeks and could only be discharged from hospital two months after the crash.
In Bury in the past five years, four of the five most serious speeding incidents happened on the same 30mph stretch of Bolton Road in the early hours.
In 2011, the camera snapped a motorist travelling at 91mph and, in 2012, the same camera caught a vehicle moving at 71mph.
Last year, the camera recorded a vehicle travelling at 75mph.
In 2010, a car was snapped moving at 84mph.in another 30mpg zone in Ainsworth Road, Bury.
Mr German said: "Our driver advanced driving courses guarantee cheaper insurance rates to those who pass.
"We encourage people to drive responsibly and confidently, to observe the road and to make the right decisions."
The next course will be held on April 30 at Lostock Parish Centre in Tempest Road, Lostock. Call 0161 797 1084 or visit boltoniam.org.uk for details.
A police spokesman said: "Over the past 18 months, three new nationally developed and accredited driver education courses have also been offered to motorists as an alternative to prosecution for some driving offences.
"We hope the courses will achieve a long-term change in driver behaviour and subsequent reduction in road casualties. "


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TRURO – At least one youth is facing a number of charges related to an incident that began in Victoria Park on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Truro Police Service's Const. Robert-John Hunka, police received word of "a possible fight in progress" at the park at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
When police arrived, "one male was at large and took off running in the park," Hunka told the Truro Daily News Tuesday night.
Hunka said the youth "attempted to discard" an eight inch bladed hunting knife by throwing it down to the ground, but the act was witnessed by police.
Six uniformed police officers were involved in the chase, and were assisted by the K-9 unit. It took about half an hour to locate the youth, who was apprehended on Park Road, near the park, said Hunka.
He said a vehicle suspected to be involved was also found and searched, which led to the location of a shotgun inside the vehicle.
Three individuals were arrested – a 17-year-old male from Wallace, and a 20-year-old male and 17-year-old female from Upper Tantallon.
The Wallace teen is charged with breaching a recognizance and weapons offences, and was to appear in court in Truro on Wednesday.
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text: From IT to LA: Chris O'Dowd's rise to fame As Chris O'Dowd's Moone Boy premieres on Sky1, we look back at his path to stardom Comments Written By Ellie Walker-Arnott 1:45 PM, 14 September 2012 From geeky IT guy to simple Simon in The Boat That Rocked, I have always had a soft spot for Irish charmer Chris O'Dowd. Though he wasn't considered much of a heart-throb in The IT Crowd, the rest of the world soon jumped on the bandwagon when he appeared as Officer Rhodes in international hit Bridesmaids. But, as all those hearts were broken last month when O'Dowd tied the knot, marrying British TV presenter Dawn Porter (*sniff*), the rest of us will just have to make do with watching our way through his acting CV... The IT Crowd Channel 4's comedy set in an IT department cast O'Dowd as Roy Trenneman, a perpetually grumpy IT technician in 2006. Roy, super geek Moss and computer-illiterate Jen who was made head of IT by accident are the unloved employees of Reynolm Industries, banished to the basement to answer inane calls from the technology-phobes who work upstairs - "Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?" Written by Graham Linehan, the genius who penned Father Ted, Black Books and the Fast Show, littered with geeky jokes - the episode where Roy and Moss convince Jen she's holding the internet is a joy (see clip below...) - and socially awkward mishaps, The IT Crowd is one comedy series that shouldn't be forgotten. Luckily, you can watch all four series on 4oD. The Boat That Rocked The 2009 Richard Curtis creation The Boat That Rocked was one of O'Dowd's first big screen roles. The light hearted comedy, based on the pirate radio of the 1960s, follows a troupe of misfits who broadcast rock and roll to the nation while fighting against the government's increasing opposition. O'Dowd plays DJ Simple Simon Swafford - catchphrase "It's not simple being cool but it's cool being simple!"- who, while his fellow DJs bed fans indiscriminately, is waiting for true love. Thinking he's found it with pretty American Elena, played by Mad Men star January Jones, they get married (cue hilarious stag do sequence). But the morning after their wedding night Elena reveals that she has only married him so she can live on the boat and be with late night DJ Gavin "Are you doing something dirty?" Cavanagh. With a star studded cast - including Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans and January Jones - and an amazing soundtrack, The Boat That Rocked should have been a massive success but surprisingly wasn't really deemed one by film critics. (I still think it's great though.) See the trailer... And O'Dowds' best moment: a perfectly lip-synched rendition of Stay With Me Baby, which he sings after his ill-fated marriage to Elena ends after just 17 hours... Bridesmaids Arguably the funniest film of 2011, Bridesmaids follows Annie Walker, a single 30-something who is unlucky in love and life. When her best friend gets engaged and asks her to be maid of honour Annie starts making disastrous choices and her already chaotic life begins to fall apart. Annie soon loses her job, is forced to move back in with her mum and falls out with the bride-to-be - via a cringe-worthy karaoke moment and, of course, that scene in the bridal shop. O'Dowd plays charming Nathan Rhodes, a friendly police officer who lets Annie off when her headlight is broken. They soon embark on a promising new relationship with Rhodes helpfully turning up to save Annie - literally, in his police car, or from despair with his cheerful Irish wit (see clip below). Dating doesn't go without a hitch though (nothing ever does for Annie). In one great scene, after an argument, Annie tries to get him to talk to her by driving past his patrol car breaking as many laws as she can. Hailed for being an honest and funny portrayal of female friendship, Bridesmaids was an international hit, being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Melissa McCarthy and Best Original Screenplay. Here's the trailer... And a funny scene of Officer Rhodes and Annie... Moone Boy Moone Boy is O'Dowd's new comedy sit com for Sky1. Co-written by O'Dowd and starring the man himself, Moone Boy is a semi-autobiographical comedy set in his hometown - some parts are even filmed in his childhood home. O'Dowd plays Sean Murphy the imaginary friend of 12-year-old Martin Moone, who gives him questionable life advice about how to deal with his chaotic family and the school bullies. The nostalgic comedy is starting on Sky1 tonight and O'Dowd is clearly very excited, taking to twitter to proclaim: "For those asking.. I know it's on a bit late, but #MooneBoy is absolutely suitable for kids. It is not, however, suitable for Capricorns" and "THE DAY HAS COME! After weeks of speculation and preamble it's finally here!.. I'm getting my dog's ears pierced! Also, #MooneBoy". Moone Boy starts tonight at 9:30pm on Sky1. Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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The International Health Partnership was launched in 2007 in response to the need to accelerate progress on the health Millennium Development Goals, and now the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. It has grown from twenty-six partners in 2007, to 66 developing country partners, bi-lateral donor countries and international development agencies today.
In 2000, the global community made an historic commitment to eradicate extreme poverty and improve the health and welfare of the world's poorest people within 15 years. This Millennium Declaration led to agreement on eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), three of which focus specifically on health.
Total development assistance for health more than doubled between 2000 and 2010. The number of global initiatives designed to tackle specific health priorities also increased dramatically during this period. However, despite the rise in resources, progress on the health MDGs was mixed. The bottlenecks to progress have become clearer. Some are to do with weak health systems. Some are to do with the level and way health aid is provided.
Global agreement on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was achieved in September 2015. Following this, the overall goal of IHP+'s work on effective development cooperation post-2015 will be to attain the health-related SDGs (replacing the health-related Millennium Development Goals). Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is the key SDG target as it is essential to the achievement of all health targets. This renewed focus will be outlined in a preamble to the existing IHP+ Global Compact.
The SDG most relevant to health is SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. The SDG target of achieving Universal Health Coverage is critical to ensure a comprehensive health systems-focused approach to achieve the health related -SDGs.
The IHP+ approach includes providing support to strong and comprehensive country and government-led national health plans in a well-coordinated way. Partners believe that by uniting around a single health strategy and by changing the way we work together, the health of citizens in developing countries will improve.
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The flyers appeared in April around the Bryn Mawr campus. "See why Christians find such joy," they read in part. They advertised a testimony by a "reformed homosexual" who planned to talk about how Jesus changed his life. His message was to be on the power of faith.
The flyers did not provide a contact for more information on the event, though College policy calls for one. In fact, a number of campus Christian groups, including Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, a national, nondenominational Protestant group, were to sponsor the event as part of a week-long Easter celebration.
Members of Rainbow Alliance, a Bi-College group for lesbian, gay and transgender students, took offense. According to Bethany Gendron '01, "people were upset about the topic and also about the anonymity of the postings." Some students arranged a protest; according to an editorial in the college news, "... e-mails were sent around campus calling everyone to arms."
Sensing that the speaker's intended focus-being born again through Christ-would not be heard, the Christian groups canceled his appearance. "The point of Easter week programs is to invite people to find out what it means to be Christian," said Melanie Brown '98, former Christian Fellowship Advisor and network support specialist with the College's computing services. The committee planning these programs, made up of select members of several Christian groups, were working without supervision. According to Brown, these students did not follow basic protocol for publicizing events. "There was miscommunication and poor planning on the part of the newer Christian groups, and this lead to huge amounts of rumor."
The college news proclaimed the rumors-and the resulting canceled testimony-"a shame": " ... on this campus an ideological consensus is often assumed, forcibly silencing the minority who feel that there is no space for them to safely express their views." The editors called for "public discourse, not private griping."
They got it.
Members of Rainbow Alliance approached Eleanor Funk, the College's Ombudsperson, who has served in this capacity since January 1999. Funk invited 16 students, eight from Rainbow Alliance and eight from Christian groups, to meet with her several times. They agreed to conduct an evening of discussion.
"It was fairly hard because we didn't know if we should expect 20 people or 200 people," Funk said. But she prepared the students the best she could, outlining basic facilitation skills and helping establish goals. "I told them that the discussion should create understandings," she said. "We should all be there in the spirit of curiosity, not because we want to win a debate."
A product of these brainstorming sessions still hangs in Funk's office: a huge sheet of paper labeled "Groundrules":
1. Provide a space so each person states his or her truth without
2. Only answer for yourself.
3. Suspend your assumptions in the service of learning something new.
4. Be generous in your attempts to understand where another is coming from.
A fifth groundrule, Help to balance advocacy with inquiry, was later added.
More than 80 students came to the discussion, held in the Dorothy Vernon room in Haffner. After each side read an opening statement, the audience split into eight groups of 10-15 people. In each group, student facilitators were armed with questions to guide discussion. But those questions, jointly prepared by members of both Rainbow Alliance and Christian groups, were in most cases not needed. "Their dialogue had a natural flow," said Funk. The groups convened for one hour, then Funk addressed them as one large group before dismissing them.
The outcome? "It was stupendous," said Funk. "It was the best process I have been involved in since I've been here. Both sides joined together to come up with a common agenda. They co-led the discussions. They really encouraged sharing, not judging."
Some students exchanged phone numbers at the end of the night. "They said they learned a lot," said Funk, "that they were going away having to think about things in a new way. I think the discussions personalized things for them. They said, let's do more of this. I would be very surprised if some similar events didn't happen in the fall."
Brown and Gendron both agreed. Brown said that "the way has been paved for more jointly-sponsored events like this. There is the beginning of an understanding between the two sides: Both now realize that the other is not the stereotypical monster they had envisioned." Gendron added that the night was "very raw and uncomfortable, but that was a good thing. At first people didn't want to get angry or show any negative emotions. But in each group, after a few minutes you would hear outbursts, and then calm and laughter. I was surprised by the openness. People asked questions without trying to be politically correct."
"The way the students worked it out was quite wonderful," said Dean of the Undergraduate College Karen Tidmarsh '71 at the State of the College Address during Reunion 2000. "There's a move toward groups trying to hear each other out, to talk about differences in productive ways rather than just be heard. I would say things are at a good place."
"What the students often find themselves working through," said President Nancy J. Vickers, "are some of the difficulties and flashpoints that come with living and working with difference. When we do our senior exit surveys ... students will talk about the lesson of living and working in a diverse environment as one of the principle lessons that they take away from their Bryn Mawr experience, one ... they feel will serve them very well in the world of work that stretches out before them."
The incident is typical of the growing pains any institution might experience as it embraces diversity of all kinds. And, in particular, it reveals the dynamic that religious diversity creates on a college campus: The tensions that arise when students live according to their religious convictions, and the often admirable ways students relieve them. President Vickers' Plan for a New Century reflects the changing needs of Bryn Mawr's diverse student body. The College is committed to seeking better facilities for student religious groups. Their current facilities in Erdman are four small offices outside the cafeteria on the first floor, occupied by the Catholic campus ministry, the Jewish Student Union (JSU), the Muslim Students' Association (MSA) and the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.
Other religious groups operate at a more grassroots level. These groups, such as the Hindu Student Group (HSG), Women at the Well, the Quaker Activities Committee, or the Baha'i Club, flourish and dry up again with the waves of incoming and outgoing students. The Baha'i Club, for example, had only one member during the 1999/2000 academic year, but the previous year attracted as many as 10 students to its bi-monthly discussions. Now in its third year, the HSG has a steady turnout of eight to 10 students at their meetings every other week. It also sponsors occasional trips to the nearest temple, in Allentown. In addition, there are hybrid groups such as Common Ground, which brings together the leaders of BiCo's religious and cultural groups.
Bryn Mawr's religious groups vary in size and scope. Some have websites and jam-packed calenders; others conduct awareness weeks, hosting tables in the Campus Center, answering questions and distributing literature. Some groups such as JSU and Christian Fellowship sponsor events all year long, in tandem with national affiliates; other groups have impromptu meetings and one or two events a year.
The College has never had a chaplain. But for the past decade, a dean has served as a liaison to clergy in the outside community. Since 1994 that liaison has been Assistant Dean Judy Balthazar, who monitors the relationships between Bryn Mawr students and religious advisors like Father John Ames, the TriCo Catholic chaplain, and Rabbi Marsha Pik-Nathan, the BiCo Hillel director.
"My role," said Balthazar, "is to make sure that the behavior of the religious advisors is appropriate and to give them the jurisdiction to work with the students." Balthazar does not actively recruit clergy: "We don't want to send a message to students that religion, or any particular religion, is something we expect to be part of every student's life. Bryn Mawr is Quaker in its roots, but the religious part of that hasn't been part of the College for over a century." Students with common religious backgrounds need to find each other, she said; then, if they wish, they can seek a religious advisor from the local community with Balthazar's assistance.
Balthazar said that students in recent years "have profited from the celebrations of diversity. The acceptance of one's ethnicity is now celebrated rather than an embarrassment. For some students, having a religious affiliation gives them that individuality that is appreciated around campus. More and more, students feel that religion is a part of their lives."
Balthazar also serves as an advocate for religious groups. For example, in the fall of 1998, members of the MSA asked her about the possibility of establishing a regular time when only women could use the pool in Bernard Schwartz Gymnasium. Balthazar consulted Zoila Airall, Director of Institutional Diversity, and Jen Shillingford, then-Director of Athletics. Along with the MSA students, they decided that from 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, the pool would be open to women only.
"It was not just an issue for Muslim students," said Balthazar. "We all agreed that it was appropriate for women at a women's college to have that option. We accommodated the MSA in a way that was not a huge burden on the community. We always balance the needs of one group against the needs of the community or any particular group that might be impacted."
A lesser role for Balthazar is one of mediator. Bryn Mawr is witness to the discomforts that come from living with one another, she said, and often these discomforts arise when a religious group "has a point of view that is in conflict in some ways with other beliefs on campus: a woman's right to choose, issues of sexuality, that kind of thing. It's not, my religion beats your religion, but, my religion tells me that your behavior is wrong."
That was precisely the case this past April. Wisely, members of both Rainbow Alliance and the Christian groups sought closure. "The fact that they came out in droves during the first two days of exam week really impressed me," said Balthazar. "The students handled it tremendously well."
Their solution-open dialogue between conflicting groups-is "striking the golden path," according to Rabbi David Rabeeya, Visiting Lecturer in Judaic Studies. "Religion can be an incredible factor in bringing humanity and understanding between people from different groups," he said. "But it is not enough that every group celebrate their uniqueness. There needs to be constant dialogue between particulars."
The canceled testimony brings to the surface what one student called, in an article in the Summer 1996 Alumnae Bulletin, the "prevailing viewpoint at Bryn Mawr" that "academic reasoning and religious faith are fundamentally incompatible." This attitude seems to be long-ingrained, and alumnae from all generations have identified it. Ashley Doherty '71 recalled "a subtle, pervasive, but not often expressly voiced disdain for people who practiced and/or believed in any religion whatsoever." Melanie Brown '98 agreed: "It's expected that all Bryn Mawr women have a certain secular worldview. And when you try to connect your religious beliefs with how you live your life, there's a lack of understanding."
At times, current students who identify with a particular faith claim
to encounter a similar inhospitality. Father Ames, for example, said that
"some Catholic Bryn Mawr students have conveyed that speaking and living
with religious moral convictions can be difficult;" he adds that that could
be true in any society. Ruchi Rohatgi '01, founder of the HSG, said that
among many students "the term 'religious group' has a negative connotation."
Adina Solomon '01, student board coordinator of the JSU, reported having
to take field trips during minor Jewish holidays which most people do not
observe. "Some of my professors were not as accommodating or even as understanding
as I would have hoped," she said. Kristin Henry '01, a Christian, compared
'coming out' as a person of faith at Bryn Mawr with coming out as a homo-
or bisexual: "Christ didn't condemn or isolate and adamantly denied believers
the authority to do so themselves. However an overwhelming number of people
at Bryn Mawr carry that impression of Christian religion to the College.
And a faith associated with conservatism is never popular in a culture
of fabled liberality."
That 'fabled liberality,' according to Gendron, was the focus of the April forum that brought Christians and gays together to discuss their perspectives. "Many groups asked the question, Why is Christianity such a dirty word here?" Gendron said. "At Bryn Mawr there is a tradition of reveling in liberalism and bohemia. Mainstream is out."
Mainstream, however, is not the only influence some Mawrters tend to regard with caution. For example, the labyrinth, pictured on the cover of the Spring 2000 Bulletin, sparked a minor controversy. Its creator, Jeanne-Rachel Salomon '00, said that the labyrinth "is not a secular place and not a spiritual place either, but a powerful place of concentrated energy, a kind of vortex, an ancient tool to connect with a wisdom beyond and within ourselves." In 1998, she suggested to her fellow McBride Scholars that they present a labyrinth as a gift to the College on May Day. The McBride advisory board was at first "overwhelmingly" in favor of the gesture, according to member Krissy Chimes '00.
Salomon created an outline of the labyrinth and, in an e-mail, invited the McBrides to gather at this temporary labyrinth: "Could we have a ceremony to celebrate it with some prayers? ... There's a full moon on May 11th; that would be a wonderful opportunity to drum, pray and chant at the labyrinth."
Because of this communication, the advisory board held a series of meetings to discuss the appropriateness of the labyrinth, now perceived as having weighty religious significance. Chimes said that, though Salomon "was neutral about what religious or spiritual groups she associated the labyrinth with, she used words like 'aura,' ... terms that were unfamiliar to a lot of us. In general everyone was very excited about the labyrinth, but there was a prickliness about it, too." The advisory board held a referendum, "just to make sure no one felt like they were being spoken for," according to Chimes. This time, just over half the McBrides voted the labyrinth through.
"There must have been some hesitation among the McBrides, because at the dedication ceremony on May Day were only a handful of them," said Salomon. A year later at Commencement 2000, several graduating McBrides participated in a ceremony especially for them in the labyrinth. Still, Salomon said that "it saddens me that I have to hold back saying what I know, what I've experienced. I don't dare bring up issues of spirituality now at Bryn Mawr, for fear of the Pandora's box that I might open."
Chimes regarded the incident positively, calling the McBrides' caution healthy, "part of that Quaker reticence" and indicative of "a built-in dynamic at Bryn Mawr to question everything."
Winifred Allen-Faiella '73, an Episcopal priest, explains that "Part of who I am, my relationship with God, is a series of asking questions. If you get all the answers, the relationship stops. Being encouraged to ask questions, you journey much deeper. In a classical, liberal education with Quaker undertones and a sense of tolerance and respect for other people's backgrounds and beliefs, there is a climate where it is OK to ask questions. You look for the hidden meaning, you delve deeper, you ask questions, and you think critically rather than just accept everything at face value. In that sense, Bryn Mawr can be seen as very spiritual."
But for others who deeply grappled with spiritual questions as students, Bryn Mawr was not so nurturing. Judith Meyer '70, a Unitarian Universalist minister, said that "the thing I kept looking for and never found was a way to integrate my personal experience with my academic learnings." Beth Stroud '91, a Methodist minister, echoed this sentiment: "What I missed at Bryn Mawr was a resource or a place that both took my faith seriously and also allowed me to question it and explore it; a place where it would have been OK to be honest about my doubts and struggles."
That sort of place has yet to appear. But through their faiths, current students are creating their own places, where outreach and discussion propel them toward greater understanding.
"Bryn Mawr is a very accepting place in general," said Felicia Munion '00, founder of the Baha'i Club. "People are pretty open about letting individuals make their own choices." At Baha'i Club meetings, a topic is discussed-spirituality in the '90s, for example, or women and equality. "We encourage people to bring their perspectives and any information they have from their own religious backgrounds, or any questions that they have. We look at writings from the Baha'i Faith that relate to that topic and encourage the exchange of ideas."
Rohatgi said that "a lot of people, more and more, are interested in
the various religious groups on campus. People want to learn about other
religions, but they themselves might not want to be religious or commit
to a belief."
Brown agreed, saying that the campus has improved from an administrative point of view as well. "My freshman year Customs Week had no religious aspect to it at all. But this year, meetings to share information about religious resources were well publicized and scheduled better so that more people could attend them."
Father Ames remarked that some Catholic students "enjoy the religious diversity and freedom that they experience on campus."
Henry said that "students at large are interested in learning what's out there: People show up for religious/philosophical dialogues; they are searching for meaning, assembling their views, exploring the options, indulging their intellectual curiosity. I think there's even a bit of nostalgia for the days when more people seemed to have explicit religious convictions, because I often hear comments made to believers of many faiths by students and staff who are impressed, sometimes even envious, that there is still someone out there who sincerely ascribes to a faith and manifests that in her actions." According to Henry, professors often acknowledge the necessity of incorporating personal beliefs into academic work: "I can write a critique of Baudelaire from a Christian perspective knowing that my professor will inherently disagree with everything Isay, and still expect him to read objectively and grade fairly the quality of my thoughts."
And Adina Solomon '01 reported that her non-Jewish friends regularly attend JSU events. "I've been amazed at how people who don't know things are just comfortable asking," she said. "They have no problem talking about things they don't necessarily agree with. The BiCo itself fosters an attitude of tolerance, and that attitude pervades religious groups, too. There'smore than tolerance, more than acceptance: It's an overwhelming attitude of respect and curiosity. We're eager and anxious to ask questions of one another."
Besides Friday night shabat services, the JSU sponsors interfaith events
such as masquerade balls, sing-alongs and community service activities.
"It's great when the different groups can do what they do together," said
Solomon. "We all do very similar sorts of things."
Rabbi Marsha Pik-Nathan said that the weekly Achot (billed as "the finest Jewish feminist discussion group on campus") attracts an average of 15 Bryn Mawr students who discuss contemporary implications of all aspects of Jewish life and being a woman. "I think it's perceived on campus as a very open group, questioning and exploring, and nobody is shut out based on where they may be coming from religiously," she said. "That's a really good sign. They're open not only to numbers but to very different perspectives."
Students are discovering that thinking and talking about religion is important, helping connect academic knowledge with life experience. Stroud applauded their efforts, calling religion "a way of knowing, a system right along with other systems like the scientific method. Living in a pluralistic world, there are times when the beliefs that shape our worldviews are just going to be different. That can be like any other diversity, and that experience of different worldviews can be enriching and an important part of the education process rather than a barrier."
Sandra Dixon '76, Professor of Religious Studies at University of Denver, agreed, urging students and faculty to "be respectful of religious expression where it turns up: It's intellectually stunted not to do so.
"Religious language and thought is working toward trying to create religious context in our lives," Dixon said. "Life without context can become barren or trite or trivial. Bryn Mawr provides a rich intellectual life for its students and puts in front of them rich intellectual demands. Therefore think of religions as modes of exploration, as ways to look, to explore our universe, our immediate social situation, and our own inner lives, and to give us a different perspective. This is a serious piece of all education.
"Religions become a way to shift our perspective on things, a way of entering into life experiences of many kinds. A passage in the New Testament describes Jesus calling one of his disciples to 'come and see.' A way to think of different religions is to think of them as invitations to come and see, to draw different religious motifs together with life experiences in our day and age."
borrowing of symbols and places
Sectarian constraints vs freedom to follow the "inner light"
Religion versus spirituality
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