Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-11
NEWS IN MINNESOT

NEWS In MlNNESUIAI
Chatfield has granted an electric
light franchise. - *. F.. 4. 1. ...s.
Republican press association Of Min
nesota will hold q meeting at St. Paul
Friday. PIN 7. ~. > .:-.. =. = ..--..S. =
Mankato's stone pile for tramps has
practically rid the town Of sWeary
Willies." -> =.
Miss Winnie Meginn, teacher in the
St. Paul schools, was killed in runa-
way at Buffalo.
Mrs. Amer Peterson, living near
Lakefeld, fell backwards into 80 foot
well and was drowned.
The official call for the Populist state
convention to meet. at Minneapolis
Aug, 26, has been issued.
The Omaha road pays $49, 9S6.12
gross earnings taxes this year in Min
nesota, an increase over 1896 Of 81, 1904.
S. v. Perry, owner of the North Man
katO Breeze, and a professor of telegra-
ply, is dead. He was pioneer of Man.
kato.
Lawrence Collins, workman on the
new postoffice building at St. Paul, fell
from the roof, 1875 feet, and was in
stantly killed.
Joseph Griebler, the Minneapolis
cyclist, while racing at Lima, O., was
thrown against post and killed. It is
thought he was overcome by heat.
Ex.Mayor Robert A. Smith of St.
Paul is chairman Of the newly formed
'tsound money! Democratic state GEN.
trail committee. Jared How is secre-
tary.
Andrew Wilson, charged with illegal
fishing in the river at Hastings, was
fined $50 or 60 days in JAIL The COM
plainant is G. W. Miller, deputy game
warden.
H. A. Schuze of Winthrop has COM
menced OH action against Peter John
son and DR.. D. w. Bolles of Brownton
to recover $4,000 damages for false i'm
prisonment.
An attempt is being made to get
Bryan to speak at New Prague Sept. %,
when the national convention of the
Roman Catholic Benevolent association
meets there.
S. Reichert, one of the oldest resi-
dents of St. Cloud, was stricken with
paralysis while attending meeting of
the board Of public works, Of which he
is member.
John E. King of St. Paul has been ap-
pointed district deputy for Minnesota of
the state lodges Of Elks. Mr.. King sue
ceeds G. M. Foote of Minneapolis as
district deputy.
John Gallagher, sentenced in Minne-
sofa to six months imprisonment for
assaulting an officer. and H. H. Mallory,
sentenced to five years for robbery, have
been pardoned by the president.
Governor Clough has accepted the
resignation of Paige Morris as judge of
the district court, but it is not thought
that he will appoint successor until
after the Republican judicial conven-
ton.
Andrew Mcdonald, a truckman in
Minneapolis Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 5, fell from the roof Of the
Hale block addition to the ground at II
p. m. and was instantly killed. How
the accident occurred is mystery.
The proposed new mill to be erected
at New Prague at cost of $4,000 is a
go. Work will begin at once. The
capacity of the mill will be 1000 bar
rels. It will be furnished with the lat
est equipments and will be one Of the
best Touring mills in the state.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pendergast has sent out the programme
for examination for state teachers GER
tifcates. The examinations will take
place at the Mechanics Arts building at
the state university, beginning Aug. II.
The state examining committee will
meet Aug. ~ to examine the papers.
DR.. A. H. Hedderly of Minneapolis
has presented the state game and fish
commission with one of the finest spe-
cimens of bass ever seen in the state-a
FOUNDER caught in Lake Minnetonka
Monday. The fish is already in the pos
session of taxidermist, and will be
mounted to be added to the collection
at the hatchery.
The Great Northern depot agent at
Argyle has had a box stored in the
freight depot for four months which
has no consignee marks on it. Friday
he opened it and, found it to contain
plaster moulds and tools which are sup
posed to have been used in the manu-
facture of the famous stone man which
was dug up near Warren two months
ago, and which has been exhibited as
the petrifed remains Of human being.
Attorney General Childs has rendered
to State Auditor Dunn an opinion. in
which he held that, under the laws gov
erning the sale of state lands, the orig
inal purchaser of the land. who has al
lowed his payments Of both interest and
principal to default, has no more rights
in the land after the default than a
stranger, and puts in the crops at his
own peril. He cannot even claim the
relationship of tenant at will or other
wise to the state Section 1878 Of the
law, declares him to be sheer tres
passer. It is held that in reselling the
land the auditor may sell the crops,
buildings and other improvements on
the land, and the owner in default has
no recourse. 49, =
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