Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26
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The state forestry a. association wants
g state board and a forest reserve area.
Lamberton new school building
erected at 9 cost of Sc, 600, has been
dedicated ,ssz f
ST.. Paul public building will be
completed June so, 1913, Secretary Car
lisle thinks. ~ III . - .$s,- =
Niankato will have an electric lifting
plant Of its own. Bids have been adj
yertised for. szz IA i. - -, y. PSI
e. Three Kinks Of the St. Paul Curling
club will so to the Northwestern bon
spiel at Portage. - =, = :.
George zilsberger reported to the
Winona police that So, 2a5 buried in his
cellar had been stolen. ...
The Northern Pacifics of st. Paal at
Duluth proved themselves the cham.
picn polo team ofothe state.
Mayor Doran of St. Paul has teen
elected commander of.the state associa-
ton Of ex-Prisoners Of War.
The sale of la1, ge tract Of Chippewa
pine in Northern Minnesota will prob
ably be set aside On the ground of ill.,
accuracy.
Lyman w Hall, father Of H. P. Hall
and for many years a prominent news
paper man Of St. Paul, is dead at the
age of 80 years.
Edward Belanger, the escaped con-
vict from Saltwater, was captured at
Bald Eagle lake, after being shot by
Nicolaus Semolten.
The comptroller Of the currency has
appointed ]. B. Atwater of Minneapo-
lis receiver of the Columbia National
bank Of Minneapolis.
At the meeting of the Masonic grand
lodge in St. Paul last week it was de-
cided to bar saloon keepers and bar
tenders from the order. The old Off
GERS were e-elected.
The president sent to the senate the
following nominations Of Minnesota
postmasters: Peter A. Peterson, Can
non Fails; John schmelz, Springfield !;
James q. Maher. Litchfeld.
Governor Clough has appointed Edgar
Weaver Of Mankato g. member Of the
state capitol commission i'll place of
Hon. Daniel Shell, who resigned in
order to hold his place in the senate.
| Comptroller Eczels has given out an
abstract of the reports Of the condition
on Dec. II Of the 81 national banks Of
minnesota, outside Of Minneapolis and
st. Paul. The average reserve was
B1.20 per cent.
/ The school building at Lake Park,
valued at about $4,000 has been de-
stroyed by fire. A large supply of
hand grenades were i'll the building but
had been stored safely out of the way
| in the basement.
Axel' A Lindross, aged 10, and Mrs.
| Mary Pikkarinen are under arrest at
| Wadena charged with the murder of
| the woman's husband Friday last.
| The young man admits the crime and
alleges that the woman asked him to
do it. e.. , EE..
l.. A new merchants organization to be
| known as the Winoua Business Men s
association, is to be formed, its objects
to be to improve the local markets, fur
| nish protection to the credit system
and bring about the securing of mar
ket place. ., - - - = q
Governor Tanner has hoEored the
| requisition Of the governor of Mime
| sofa for the. extradition Of Charles E,
Haney Of Minneapolis, under arrest at
| Normal, Ills Haney is. charged with
attempting to bride certain aldermen of
Minneapolis while acting as. city clerk
of that city. - x:..,: % % -
Minnesota Stocl Breeders, Swine
Breeders and Sheep Breeders associa.
ton met i'll St. Paul last week. J. G.
Curryer of NIankato was elected presi.
dent Of the Stock Breeders, A. L. Long
Preston, president of the Swine Breed.
ers, and W. J. Boynton, Rochester, OF
the Sheep Breeders.
John West, proprietor Of the West
hotel Of Barnesville, lost 81 pigs in the
recent blizzard. He had 1870 of them
in one large pen Oh his farm, q mile
out Of the city. When the storm came
the pigs, in their efforts to avoid its
ferceness, crowded and huddled to.
gether SO closely that they We're smoth.
cred to death.
All persons who deposited money III
the Bank Of Minnesota, at St. Paul
Tuesday, Dec. ~, 1896, the day the
| bank closed its doors, will get theil
money back Such was the ruling OF
Judge Bum, after listening to ex
tended arguments On the question by
the attorneys for the deposltors and the
attorney for the receivers. :.
The receivers OF the Bank of Mime
sofa have5fled schedules Of assets ani
liabilities The assets are placed al
s3,l70, 726. ~, and liabilities outside Of
capital stock, surplus, etc at $685.,
652.33. It is stated that the officers anc
directors Of the. bank owe the bank, fol
borrowed money, $Sl3,04b, and upo1
paper Endorsed and guaranteed by Off
GERS and members of the board, $780,,
9l5.55. So 81 ~: -
M. ORGANIZED THE COUNTY. 8 T
i Commissioners OF Coiasnl,;a County De.
+ cline to Await CLIQUE: : reel nation.
s Z MCINTOSH, Mimi, IA. @0.-Colum
bia countysis org; nszeyl, The county
commissioners met and elected Ins
Larson as chairman aud H O. G.. Mitchell
as clerk. County officers! were elected
as follows: Auditor, John O. Buhn O.
Mentor treasurer, Ole K. IIaknas o.
i W inger register of deeds. Sam (1sibaaI