Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-07-21
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Sports at GAINESVILLE had a fox and
rabbit hunt
The national educational association
will meet at Minneapolis in 1897.
John E. Warren, mayor Of St. Paul
In 1868, died at Brussels, Belgium.
The supreme court has declared the
boiler inspection law constitutional.
The capacity of the state fish hatchery
at st. Paul is to be greatly enlarged.
Work Of excavation for the new state
capitol foundation is nearly finished.
GAINESVILLE is to have a new national
bank, backed by Hillsboro IN. d. cap
italists.
Eli S. Warner has been made chair
man of the Minnesota state central
committee.
The railroads have appealed from the
Hanley "Y" decision Of the railroad
and warehouse commission.
The conference of the Missouri synod
Of the German Evangelical Lutheran
church is in session in St. Paul.
St. Paul pastors do not object to rid
ing the bicycle to church, and some ap-
prove of Sunday riding for pleasure.
Kristian Kortgaard the Minneapolis
bank president sentenced year ago to
the penitentiary for embezzlement, has
been pardoned.
Governor Clough has received from
the general land Office patents for rs, 900
acres of swamp lands located in the St.
Cloud district.
John McCulloch of St. Paul has been
elected president Of Curl n, Club of
America. A special contest was estab-
lshed for St. Paul.
Governor Clough has signed the war
rant for the execution of John E. Pryde,
July %, for the murder of Andrew Pc
terson near Brainerd.
The Security Warehouse company's
warehouse at Minneapolis burned to the
ground. It was filed with all sorts of
stored good. Loss about 100000.
The four-legged fish recently found
near GAINESVILLE have been classified by
an eminent Chicago naturalist, who
says they are ''mudpuppies, and have
the Latin name Of s'Mendarchus.
Governor Clough has receiued from
the general land Office at Washington
letters patent to 10000 acres of swamp
land in the Duluth land district. These
to 1,,4
state property.
The Second District immigration con-
ventlon was held Wednesday and
Thursday. Senator Davis, Archbishop
Ireland, Congressman McCleary and
President Cyrus Northrop were among
the prominent men present.
Some unknown sneak thieves stole be-
tween $500 and $500 from the safe in
James Mettie's saloon at Minneapolis.
One stranger engaged Mettie in CONVEX
sation outside the door while pal
sneaked in and robbed the safe.
Governor Clough has refused to hon.
or the requisition Of the governor of
North Dakota for the return of T. S.
Hobbs and J. R. O'Connen to that
state that they might be placed on trial
for the alleged shipping of mortgaged
property out of that state.
Agent Fullerton of the state game
and fish commission has gone to Mile
Laos county to distribute large con-
signment of fish, The distribution for
this year has practically been concluded
and about 100000 fish have been dis
tributed through the state.
The delegations of farmers from
Trail county, N, D., and Marshall
county, Mimi, after their visit at the
State experimental farm, spent fore
noon at the Wood Harvester works and
an afternoon i'll all inspection of the
South ST. Paul stock yards system.
| The printing commission has awarded
the contracts for the state printing.
The first and second classes of printing
were awarded to J. W. Cunningham
| The third class was awarded to w. j.
Driscon. The fourth class was award
ed to the Delano Eagle. The fifth class
was awarded to F. L. Smith of Mime
apolis.
Judge Page Morris of Duluth has
fled decision which will probably
result in testing the constitutionality of
the law which gives preference in
filing public places to Union veterans.
He has issued a peremptory mandamus
to ST. Louis county officials, ordering
them to employ Reginald S. Cowden,
an old soldier, in place of William