Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-08
NEWS In MINI ESOTA

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The st. Paul Humane society will
Try to raise funds to employ q paid
tgent. 81. ..s :. "a :s5 4; <.5 Eff
Five hundred deer carcasses were
shipped ont Of Grand Rapids during the
season just closed. $3.50: T., l. s.
I; William R. Burkhard. the Oldest
sporting goods and bicycle dealer at St.
Paul, has assigned.
. It is reported that Bishop Matz of
Denver will be transferred to the va
cant see of st. Cloud. 10
The express companies will cooperate
with the game wardens in stopping
the illegal shipment Of game. &
John E. Hearn has instituted con-
test for Henry Johns seat in the house
from the Fourth ward Of st. Paul.
: Elevator A, on West Third street, ST..
Paul was totally destroyed by fire, to.
gether with zoe, 900 bushels Of oats.
Fire destroyed the elevator Of Emp
prey & Woodward at Pennington.
Nearly 10000 bushels of grain was de-
stroyed. 49, -.
The president has appointed Frank
D. Hill of Minnesota, consul at Santos,
Brazil, to succeed Henry G: Smith, re-
moved. =
The state game and fish commission
will probably ask the legislature to OK.
tend the open season for duck shooting
in the spring 20 days to May 5. ~ ="
A rumor is in circulation among the
Catholic clergy Of Denver that Bishop
Matz will be transferred to the vacant
see of St. Cloud, for which, 1t is said,
he has made application.
While threshing on the farm of Louis
Busherd, in the town Of West Newton,
near New Ulm, the boiler exploded and
killed Michael Inhofer and Joe Greene,
both young farmers Greene leaves a
wife and children.
The Pillsbury- Washburn Flour com.
pany has issued its report for the year
ending Oct. 81. It shows that the net
profits amounted to e1O6,979. After
paying the interest on their debentures
the net profits amount to e66, s79.
The Great Northern SURVEYORS were
at Deer River last week, having made
their survey across the Duluth and
Winnipeg tracks at that point. It is
reported that they will parallel the Du-
luth and Winnipeg into the Mesaba
range.
The American Volunteers have been
notified from headquarters that the
Winona barracks will hereafter be
turned into a volunteer cadet school for
oil young men entering the work in the
Minnesota and Wisconsin division The
barracks.are being remodeled.
Arrangements are being made to
publish a book on the history of the
early missionary work in the North.
west among the Indians, and the mat
ter is in the hands of Bishop McGol-
rick, Fathers Klameral and Lawler of
Duluth, Father Lynch of Brainerd and
Gamache of Grand Rapids, MINI.
Plans are being matured for the pro
: notion Of a plan set on foot last sum.
mer, for the building Of a railroad, to
be known as the Duluth and South
western. The proposed line will follow
almost an air line from Duluth to Red.
wing. Colonel 9. H. Graves is presi.
dent, and David Buchanan secretary Of
the company.
The State immigration association
will do some active work during the
coming session of the legislature to in
duce the state to take a more practical
interest in it's immigration. Among
other things it hopes to accomplish will
be the passage of bill making O lib.
eral appropriation for immigration and
advertising enterprises.
The supreme court has decided that
the law of 1885 providing that one
commissioner of public works should
take the place and perform the duties
Of the board of public works, rs estab.
lished by the charter of St. Paul, is un-
constitutional. The decision is based
on the general principle that a law
granting charter powers to all the cities
Of certain class to take effect in either
city only upon it's adoption by such
city, contravenes the provisions of the
constitution prohibiting special legis.
lation. -.
The supreme court has decided in
favor of the state in its suit against the
Farmers and. Merchants state bank.
The bank failed and suit was brought
to collect the deposit, amounting to
$26, 900, from the bondsmen of the
bank. The latter raised as q defense
the fact that the money had been de-
~ tied in the name of .Joseph Bob
Iatar state treasurer" and not in the
rama ~ the State of Minnesota az
Ehonld hav, = been done. The supreme
court saws thu the bank, knowing the
money to be sta,*e funds, should have
made it it's duty to 90 enter them on its
books. The failure ~ do so cannot re.
lieve it's sureties. s.# .5ss =. /.
INSPECTOR cLAusEN's REPORT.
Grain Bus.aess at BIinnesots Terminals
81 5<s* 81 49, 81 Unsurpassed. ~ zt 80
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