Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-06-23
NEWS !! In MINNESOTA

NEWS In MINNESOTA
The next state firemen's tournament
VII be held at Little Falls.
!. South Dakota farmers visited the
minnesota agricultural school last week.
The Minnesota State Fremen,s asso-
cation held its annual meeting at Du-
luth. -'~ CO Luz
Ihe cornerstone of the new high
school building at Minnesota Lake was
laid Friday.
Sander SegeIbaum, the well known
1ee1red minneapolis merchant, died sud.
denly Monday.
Duluth wants the next national con-
venaon OF the Brotherhood of Locmo-
tive Fremen.
minnesota bankers held their conyen-
ZION at Minneapolis to adopt a gold
standard resolution.
The special election on the proposition
10 bond the village of Tyler for water
works was defeated.
The cornerstone of the new CONT
house at LIE Sueur Center was laid with
Masonic ceremonies.
A bicycle relay race from MINNEAPOLIS
10 Northfeld and return, 1Q miles. was
run IN hrs, 80 min.
The Southwestern Minnesota Congre.
gat1ona1 conference held a two DAYS
session at Sleepy Eye.
The machinery shed on the farm Of
r. u. Rogers, two miles east of Delhi
was destroyed by fire.
A game Of ball was played at St. Paul
Saturday between mines from the Wis
cons1n and Minnesota state capitols.
The Badgers won by score of 80 to 3.
The Grenada State bank of Grenada,
Martin county, has filed articles of in
corporation with Public Examiner Ken
yon. The capital stock will be $1,000
The steamer Daisy, with party of
st. Paul excusionists Oh board, bumped
INTO the bridge at Shakopee and was
considerably damaged. No one was
hurt.
Mrs. W. 81. Little of Tracy, once
worthy grand matron of the order Of
the Eastern Star, died at st. Paul hos
pital from the effects of a surgical oper-
alton.
The State Association of Stationary
Engineers propose to test the constitu-
tlonahty Of the state boiler inspection
law on the ground that the law is nom
effective.
Another claimant to the estate of the
late Rish A. Gray of Duluth, has arisen
In the person of Olive Bradley Gray,
who claims to have married GRAY in
Duluth in 1878.
Frank Montreille. who was indicted
IN Duluth for taking whisky into the
Indian reservation, but escaped into
Wisconsin while out on bail, has been
captured and taken back to Duluth.
State Auditor Dunn, accompanied by
Charles Warner, clerk in the auditors
office, have gone to the Mile Lac reser-
vation to investigate the progress Of the
work done towards the removal of the
Indians to the White Earth reservation,
The Democratic state central commit
tee has fixed Tuesday, Aug. 4, as the
date of the state convention to nominate
state officials. The representation will
be On the basis of a total of S29 dele
gates. The convention viii be held in
Minneapolis in the Exposition building.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Minnesota held two days session at
the state capitol The report of the
grand master showed rulings on impor-
tant questions also that l49 lodges had
been incorporated The total member
ship Of the order is 1884, assets of the
lodges nearly $500, 900, total receipts for
the year, $157, 077.46.
A peuified body was found in bed
of a1kai clay or mud, Is miles north
west of Warren in the town of Boomer.
Che body is remarkably well preserved.
fbe teeth, finger nails, mustache, and
even the color and texture of the skin
show plainly. The corpse was found
two and a half feet below the surface
and appeared to be that of half breed.
Governor Clough has received notice
that the general government has thrown
open to settlement and Will offer for
sale subject to homestead, presumption
and scrip entries. 7,715 acres of land
situated In the St. Cloud land district.
The Land is among the finest in Mime
sofa, much of it being timber land,
while portion is rolling prairie, and
almost the entire amount is exceUently
adapted to farming.
The state boiler inspection law, which
has been pronounced unconstitutional
by attorneys, received its first test in
court at st. Paul and the result was
decision that the law was pnconstitu-
tional The case was tried before Judge
Egan, and Harry Graham, engineer for
the firm Of Schuneman & Evans, was
the defendant, he having been arrested
for running an engine without a icence.
The case was appealed at once.
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