Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-31
NEWS IN MINNESOTA Il
MANY MUNICIPAL OFFICERS GIVE
UP PLACES

On Account of the Opin!on of ATTORNEY
General Childs A. to the Scope of the
Reoent Supreme Court Decision-B:p
Seizures of Came For ;December-Rev.
olutionory Societies Unite.
The new Masonic. hall at Glencoe
has been dedicated. =:
An immigration convention was held
at Hinckley Saturday.
Red Lake and White Earth reserva-
tions will be opened for settlement
about June l.
The Red River Valley Drainage COM
mission has given contractors more
time to complete their work
Mankato building improvements for
the year foot up $478, 900, including sew
eral business blocks and some 60 resi-.
dences.
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
church at St. James has been burned
Loss, $s.000 partially covered by in.
suranee.
Charles Thompson Of St. Paul reached
his home with bullet hole in his
breast. He refused to explain how it
happened.
The state school library commission
met Monday and Tuesday IN the office
Of State Superintendent Pendergast at
the state capitol. /
The barn Of Martin Madison. near
kasota, was burned, together with six
horses, eight head Of cattle and consid-
cradle hay and grain. ;:
The west end of Marfeld's eleya.
tor at Minneopa, containing about 49,
QUO bushels of wheat, burst, scattering
grain over the track and street.
A United States mali inspector dis
continued the postotfice at Doyle and
turned the effects over to the Montgom-
cry office, which will be,the distributing
office for mail hereafter q
Miss Julia Cling if in possession Of the
$1,000 for the life of her sister, insured
in the New York Life Insurance com.
pany Her attorney, William H. Eus-
tis, is authority for the5satement.
At q meeting of thes Minnesota Sons
OF the American Revolution, a resoiu-
ton approving the recent utterances of
President Cleveland IN his Venezuelan
message, was laid on the table after an
extended discussion, i A union was
effected between the MINNESOTA Sons of
the American Revolutian aud the Sons
.!s!..tl 6 the ReyalRtieas
Jacob +. jacobson has lied petition
with the railroad and warehouse COM
mission In his case against the Minne-
apolis and St. Louis and the Willmar
and Sioux Falls to compel the roads
mentioned to build a connection be-.
tween the two lines at the station of
Hanley Falls, in Yellow Medicine coun.
ty, where the lines cross
Executive Agent Fullerton, of the
state game and fish commits sion, seized
900 partridges shipped from Park Ran.
ids to St. Paul. The birds were Died
in the car with rabbits, which were
supposed to be the only freight in the
way OF game carried in the car. : An
other seizure was made at Park Rap ds
OF 64l partridges and IS saddles of veni-
son, The total seizures by the commits
sion i'll December was 2,141 birds and
6O saddles of venison.
Attorney General Childs, having been
asked for an opinion on the effect of
the supreme court decisi N in the Sut-
ton case, states that "the conclusion
seems unavoidable that a member of
the legislature is prohibited from hold.
ing, during his term, any city, village,
county or township Office MIR. Chi1ds'
opinion being correct, a large mum ber
OF positions will be vacated in Mime.
sofa, and the governor is beng be-
Assged By applicants for such positions
A deal was practically closed in St.
Cloud Saturday, whereby Foley Bros &
Guthrie and Bean & Mcclure of Still
water join issues in putting on the mar:
ket in the shape of lumber oyer 200,.
100000 feet Of white pine logs near
Mile Lacs lake. a company has been
farmed with q paid in capital Of
81 900, ,0C0, and the logs will be sawed at
the Mile Laos mill Of the company.
The tract Of land conveyed is known as
the Wilder & Sab;n land, and the pur-
chase price IS said TO be close to $500, 900.