Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-03-17
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Wlnona plasterers have organized q
union.
A camp of Sons of Veterans has been
organized 1t Morton.
Preparations are being made to erect
$lO 600 hotel at Fulda.
Sibley county has county seat con-
test on. Gaylord wants it.
The Northern Pacific company will
build new depot at Fertile.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Byron,
have organized an elevator company.
A farmers mutual insurance COM
pany has been organized at Appleton.
The Strong & Miller elevator at
Olivia, burned with 5000 bushels of
wheat.
The state fish commission will try to
have 100, 100000 pike Matched the pres.
ent season.
The Democratic state central com.
mittee has called the state convention
June IL, in St. Paul.
An explosion of dynamite in the
slate quarry near Oloquet, killed
Manager Benjamin Deetz.
Alderman Ed L. Murphy, of the
Ninth ward, has been convicted of
keeping disorderly house.
A receiver to wind up the affairs of
the Farmers Cooperative association
OF Wells, has been asked for.
A chamber of commerce, which will
be incorporated under state laws, has
been organized at Moorhead.
The state normal school board is this
week inspecting sites offered for the
proposed normal school at Duluth
Northern Pacific gross earnings tax
for Minnesota for 1885 amounts to
$3.50, 487.64, an increase of $50, 755. ~
over 1894.
Congressman Tawney succeeds Mr..
Fletcher as Minnesota member Of the
Republican congressional campaign
committee.
Ex-Superintendent Craig of the Du-
luth Gas and Water company must
stand trial for causing a mans death
by furnishing impure water.
New Paynesville has organized a
Degree Of Honor lodge. Within few
weeks Rebecca and Eastern Star de-
grees have also been organized. -
Adjutant General Muehlberg has
notified Captain G. G. Bennett of Bat.
terry B, Minneapolis, that new Cat
ling gun had been issued to that organ.
ization and is from the arsenal of Rock
Island, Ills.
The children of Carl Buchholz found
grape and canister shell that had not
exploded when shot in field near the
ground where the battle of Birch Coolie
| was fought in 1862 The shell is on
exhibition at the Bank of Norton
Governor Clough has appointed John
F. Stevens Of the Great Northern rail.
road member of the Red River valley
drainage commission, N. D. Miller,
who was the former representative OF
the road thereon, having resigned.
William E. Richardson, assignee 70,
the American Loan and Trust com.
pany, Duluth, has begun suit against
George A. Elder to recover 1913, 1885
alleged to have been misappropriated
by him while president Of the company
| during 1892 and 1898.
The insurance department has JUS
completed the advance sheets showing
the life insurance business done il
Minnesota during 1896 The total mum
Der Of risks written in the state wa!
1915, amounting to $40, 296, 8O2, or
which premiums were received amount
ing to $2,633, 537.51. The losses in
Cured amounted to $745, 1855
Awrit of certiorari was issued by the
supreme court, directed against Davit
N. Clough, R. c. Dunn and ALDER
Bergh. The petitioner, George L
Hardy, is one Of the county commits
sioners Of Cass county, and the writ i
to prohibit the gentlemen named from
making decree for the addition O
several townships of Cass county t.
Crow Wing until further hearing il
the matter has been had.
The secretary Of the Duluth board O
trade estimates the spring wheat cro
Of Minnesota and North and South Da
kota Of 1895 at 19e, 900 600 bushels. Du
lnth has received during six months
Il, 1882, 735 bushels. or 5000, 900 bushel
more than the entire previous crop year
Duluth Wilt receive $1,000, 900 to IL. 900,
900 bushels more, and Duluth and Min
neapolis will get 4o,00o,0 900 bushels
Stocks in country elevators in tn
| Northwest are placed at $4,000, 90
bushels, and in farmers's hands 25, 900,