Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-01-21

DISCUSS the Question of Better Roads
The Grand Lodge Of Masons Elects
Officers.
State surveyors held meeting in St.
Paul.
The Canadian curriers' won the Walker
trophy at Duluth.
Window is now using it's new electric
light and water plant.
St. Paul Odd Fellows will establish 9
nome for INDECENT members.
Labor Commissioner Powers wants
vestibules on Winona street cars.
The daughters of Erin will hold a
state conference at st. Paul, Feb. Is.
Mile Laos county will hold an im1ni.
grafton convention at Princeton Feb. !.
Jacob Freund was indicted at Blue
Earth City for the murder of Clara
Ober.
1t is stated the City Bank of Mime.
apolis, which suspended Wednesday,
will pay in full
Father O'Gorman Of the St. Thomas
seminary, st. Paul, has been appointed
bishop Of Sioux Falls, S. D.
The Northwestern Surgical Academy
OF Homeopathic Physicians held its
semi-annual meeting at St. Paul.
Congressman Kiefor has been placed
in charge of bills affecting Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Missouri public build.
ings.
Judge Nelson, in the United States
court at Duluth, issued decree order.
ing the sale of the Duluth and Winni-
peg railway.
The w. H. Ketze back Milling oom.
pany at Wells, at it's annual meeting
for the election of officers, declared a
dividend Of $4,000.
The Winona school board talks of
abolishing kindergartens to save ex.
penses. The people will make decided
protest against the move.
Daniel Shell of Worthington has ten,
dered his resignation as member of
the capitol commission. The resigna-
ton is result Of the Sutton decision.
Mrs B. L. Russell Of Minneapolis,
assistant superintendent of the Chill.
dren's Home Society of Minnesota, has
organized local advisory board for
Hastings.
The new Granite Falls city council
commenced business by cutting down
the license from 81, 900 to $3.50, and or
dering the pool and billiard tables and
chairs out Of the saloons.
James Smith Of St. Paul, a member
Of the Order Of Railway Conductors,
has been appointed as deputy in the of.
fee of the Minnesota labor commits.
Toner, to succeed Frank Valesh.
"A pension of s24 per month and $50
back pay has been granted Captain
Mahlon Black, who was ono of the first
settlers in Minneapolis and member
of the first territorial legislature.
Judge Cory of St. Paul was elected
president of the Northwestern Curling
association, whose next bonspiel will be
held at Portage, Wis Nettleton of St.
Paul Won the St. Paul Jobbers' union
trophy.
The matter of good roads will be con.
sidered at a convention of the county
commissioners of the various counties
in the state, which will be held at rep,
resentatives' hall, in the state capitol
Feb. 10. The initiative in calling this
convention was taken by the Ramsey
county commissioners.
| An estimate makes the total lumber
cut at Winona for 1896 Of all the mills
Of the city at 1876, 100000, 66, 200, COO
shingles and AZ, 5000 lath. The gain
over last year in the number Of feet of
lumber cut is 21,70o,oo0; The gain il,
shingles, IL, 100000, while there wore
100000 less lath cut than in 1894.
This cut is considered very satisfactory
The state grand lodge Of Masons
elected the following officers: Grand
master, J. F. Lawless, st. Paul; deputy
grand master, A. T. Stebbins, Roches-
ter; senior grand warden, A. Branden-
burg, Fergus Falls; junior grand
warden, j. H. Randall, Minneapolis
grand treasurer, J. H. Thompson, Min,
neapolis; grand secretary, Thomas
Montgomery, St. Paul.
HoNoRED EX-GOVERNOR MARSHALL