Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

: about $4,000 on the state fair Inst week.
s. NJ. Owen, Populist candidate for
congress has been endorsed by Fifth
! district (Minneapolis) Democrats.
A schoolhouse four miles north of
Montivedio was burned one night last
week, the fire being presumably set by
tramps.
J. D. Buxton, the defaulting treas
urer Of the Minneapolis postoffice, has
been sentenced to three and half years
at Saltwater.
Over II, 900, 900 barrels Of flour were
ground at Minneapolis last year, break
ing all previous records At the head
| Of the lakes over 100000 barrels were
ground
Footpads robbed David Eastman, q
Sisseton Indian, of $50 near Browns
Valley. He attempted to resist, when
he was pounded over the head and
rendered insensible.
A proposition to incorporate the ter
ritory now embraced in Thief River
Falls and Red Lake Rapids as a city
was carried at special election prac-
tically without opposition.
w. O. Cole of Chicago and A. H.
Gay of New York, representing bond
holders of the Gas and Water company,
have made the Duluth city council an
offer to sell the gas and water plant for
| $l,695, 200.
While Alderman Jacob Niebles of
Fergus Falls was at St, Paul, pickpock-
; cts touched him on street car for $40
The same night burglars entered his
store at Fergus and took $500 worth of
guns and revolvers.
The sum of $500 was found hidden
in the mattress upon the bed formerly
occupied by the late Hugh Donahue of
Chatfeld. It was in the form Of bank
bills of small denomination, together
with notes, mortgages, certificates Of
deposit, etc.
State Bank Examiner Kenyon has
taken charge of the Manufacturers
bank Of West Duluth, and G. E. Peas
lee has been appointed receiver. The
failure is attributed to the banks in
ability to quickly realize on it's assets.
Deposits are about $4,000
The Sleepy Eye Milling company'a
elevator at Golden has been burned.
Several freight cars belonging to the
Chicago and Northwestern road, stand
ing on the siding near the elevator, were
also burned. The origin Of the fire is
thought to have been incendiary.
A premature explosion of dynamite
at the MankatO cement works fatally
injured Peter Peterson and badly in.
jured Joseph Lewis. If Lewis RECEIVERS
he will probably be blind. They had
disobeyed orders in using dynamite ia
the upper rock ledge instead of powder.
Erastus Wiman is in conference with
Minneapolis millers over plan to re.
duce freight rates on -four from Min.
neapolis to New York 10 cents. The
route to be used includes the Erie canal
and the plan is to take shape in the
formation of the Consolidated Lake
and Canal company.
Minnesota grain inspectors state that
the grades of grain which have already
entered Minneapolis and Duluth in
large quantities are Nos. and North
ern, slightly better to all appearances
than last years first shipments. The
berry is not SO large, but the grain is
heavier and brighter.
Thursday al electric car bound fo1
the state fair grounds collided with a
Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train
at Smelling avenue crossing, and eight
people were quite seriously injured
mono Of them, however, fatally, it is be.
leved. The street car was filled to the
gates with people and it is a wonder
that there were no fatalities.
The Bermidji stage was held up by
two masked road agents. One stopped
the team. The driver pulled a revolver
and the second robber put a bullet
through his hat. This subdued him
and robber No. 2 went through his
pockets, taking $35 in cash and small
express order, and disappeared in the
brush. The mail was not disturbed.