Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-05-12
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

NEWS In MINNESOTA
The clothing store Of Moses Emery
at Caledonia was burglarized.
Bishop Whipple has been seriously i'll
at Asheville, N. c., but is improving.
Last month was the wettest April
on record, and much warmer than
usual.
Dr. John G. Nelson of St. Paul has
been appointed Danish vice consul for
Minnesota.
The Minnesota division of Travellers
Protective association held it's annual
meeting in st. Paul.
Mayor Ed Weaver of Mankato de.
clines to be o candidate for congress
from the Second district.
The Sixth district Republican con.
vention has been called to meet at St.
Cloud, Thursday, July 16.
Work on the sub.experimental farm
at Grand Rapids has begun, under di-
rection of Professor Pendergast
1t is proposed to organize northern
Minnesota baseball league, with Tower,
Ely, Biwabik, Virginia and Eveleth as
members.
The Duluth ore trimmers' union has
organized and will present demands
upon the Duluth, Mesabe and Northern
road again.
George Langford of St. Paul has been
chosen stroke in the Yale crew which
will row in the great Henley regatta
this summer.
The sale of the Duluth and Winnipeg
railroad has been set for May II, by an
order of Judge Nelson Of the United
States district court.
The drug store of J. r. Kruger, the
grocery of Frank A. Hancock and the
hardware store of j. D. Good at Morris
were broken into by burglars Little
was realized.
John Becker, farmer who resides
near Pipestone, was fatally wounded
by the accidental discharge of gun he
was carrying upon sulky plow while
blowing.
Harold Thorson of Elbow Lake and
G. Fl. Raiter OF Alexandria, will start q
$4,000 state bank at Morris Mr..
Thorson is president of the Bank of
Elbow Lake.
The jury in the Freund cose at Fair
mont brought in verdict of not guilty
He was charged with the murder of
CIQro nhor Tho vor1;o% 10
ally approved.
The state capitol commission has
awarded the contract for excavation
and foundation work on the new CAPT.
toll to George J. Grant Of St. Paul. His
bid is $107,677
Warren Cook, aged "a years, unmar.
ried, mail carrier on the route from
Portland to Eitzen, Mimi, and New
Albin, a., was drowned while attempt.
ing to cross a raging stream.
At Slayton, Judge Severance has SEN
fenced Marsh Batten Of Fulda to two
years in states prison for stealing a
$l.75 pair Of shoes. John Glarum was
sent to St. Cloud for IA months for
stealing gun and other articles.
The state educational department is
getting ready for its regular summer
work. Arrangements have been con.
cluded for the holding of 48 summer
training schools in the various districts
Of the state, and appointments for these
have all been booked. Details have
been arranged with the county super.
intendents and the schools will be held
between June 20 and July ~. In ad-
dition, there will be II teachers insti.
tutes during the summer.
At sale Of school lands at Princeton
held by Auditor Dunn, lands in sections
is, AZ and rs brought some startling
prices. Lot /, S1l acres, sod at $50 per
acre; lot 2, acres, at 500 per acre;
lot 3, 8 acres, at $47; lot 4, "a acres, at
$21 per acre; lot 5, % acres, at 500 per
acre. The above lands are all on what
is known as Mozeonomy Point, on the
southwest shore Of Mile Laos lake.
It is rumored that purchasing parties
will erect some fine buildings on these
lands in the near future.
United States District Attorney
Stringer has received from Attorney
General Harmon dispatch directing
him to discontinue the suits brought tc
recover title to the townsite Of Litch-
field This direction MIR. Stringer will
very gladly follow, the more so that
the suits were brought under positive
instructions and against his own judg'
ment. If the position of the govern
ment and its grantee, the railway com
pany, were as at the date of the grant
the question would be far different
one, but the title long since passed
from the company, and the present
holders are all innocent parties, hold
ing in good faith.
DALE QUESTION UP AGAIN.