Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-02-25
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

The national conference of Deacon.
esses has been held in Minneapolis the
past week.
The state game and fish commission
has granted 22S licenses to use nets in
internationally waters,
The Minnesota Commandery, Loyal
Legion, celebrated the anniversary Of
Lincoln's birthday at St. Paul.
The summer training school for the
public school teachers of Blue Earth
county will be held at Lake Crystal the
coming summer.
The Merchants bank of Cloquet, cap
italized at $4,000, has fled articles of
incorporation. The bank will begin
business March 49,
The Northern Baseball league has
been formed, composed of clubs from
Duluth, Brainerd, Little Falls, Moor
head, St. Cloud, Grand Forks and Bis
marck.
G. L. Boardman, an old resident of
Winona, and now living at Lorraine, O.,
has just come into possession Of for
tune Of 25,000,000 worth Of Union
Pacific guaranteed bonds.
Ralph s. Yates of New Ulm has been
chosen to the cadetship at West Point,
as representative from the Second
Minnesota congressional district. John
Current of Springfield was chosen al,
ternate
The I. O. o. F. of the state is discuss.
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of having the grand
lodge convene every two years instead
Of every year, thus saving about So, 900,
which it proposes to invest in an Or
phan's home.
G. NJ. Dittman, who was at one time
quite heavily interested in different
banks in Minnesota, and dealt extern
sively i'll real estate in St. Paul, is
under arrest, charged with the embez,
element. He is said to be S., 500 short.
Two prominent men of Alexandria
are endeavoring to put on foot move.
ment for a railway from that city to
Duluth. The line, as projected, is from
connection with the Milwaukee at
Hutchinson, SO miles southeast, to Alex
andria, and from there directly north
east to Duluth, $50 or more miles addi-
tional
Executive Agent Fullerton of the
state game and fish commission, has
settled with the Arion Fish company
on the basis Of the payment into the
state treasury by the company of 5000
in lieu of fine. The state also retains
possession of the game seized in the
car, which was valued at nearly $4,000.
Archbishop Ireland's pastoral letter
to the priests Of the diocese of St. Paul,
instructing them as to the regulations
of Lent to be observed by the members
Of the Catholic church, has been issued.
Excepting the fact that the regulations
are more lenient and that the days of
fasting arc fewer, there are few
changes from the instructions issued
last year.
A large seizure Of game birds, shipped
by railroad, contrary to the provisions
of the state game and fish laws, was
made at Minneapolis by Deputy Game
Warden Johnson. The lot included
69ls dozen spike-tailed grouse and
prairie chickens, ne arly all of which
were shown by their condition to have
been caught alive in box traps and
killed afterward by wringing their
necks. The birds had been shipped to
Chicago firms.
Governor Clough has been warned by
letter from Secretary Olney of an ex.
tensive plan for bounty swindling. It
is proposed to smuggle fox and wolf
scalps and heads into Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming,
Idaho, Montana and Colorado and pre-
sent them to the authorities for the
collection of bounties. This state now
requires the carcass Of the animal, as
well as the head, so there will be little
chance to operate in Minnesota
The A. O. U. w. team from New
Paynesville went down to Eden Valley
to institute lodge and are now won
dering what its future will be, because
the fatal IL seemed to be the only num-
Der they could command; there were ID
in the team; there were present from
Kimball Prairie IL visiting brethren;
the charter membership of the new
lodge was 10, and the date of institut-
ing was Feb. IL.