Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-12

Kilby Manufacturing company of
Clevland to guarantee the completion
of the plant at St. Louis park in time,
for next seasons operations.
A Narrow Escape.
G. o. Flom with his team had a mar
row escape from drowning in the Min
nesota river while attempting to cross
Bells ferry north of Delhi. After
driving onto the ferry cake of ice
struck the boat and scared the team,
which began to back up, and continued
doing so until they got clear off. Be-
fore reaching the opposite bank the
wagon box foated off down stream
with Mr.. Flom, who was rescued by
Mr.. Bell, the ferryman, some ways
down the stream. The horses kept
alongside the boat and landed safely.
Surprise.
The statement that State Auditor
Dunn intends to see that higher assess
ments are made on the iron properties
of st. Louis county is surprise to the
county officials, as they have been
working for several months on meas
ures that will result in proper tax
alton of iron properties. Not only will
values be raised to a proper level, but
the companies will be compelled to
pay the difference between what they
have been paying and what they should
have paid.
Uncle Sam Has Need for Them.
Battery B will have to part with the
new gun. of which it is so proud. Adit.
Gen. Muehlberg, of the state national
guard. has received word from the war
department that the gun held by Bat
terry of Minneapolis and that held by
Battery A of st. Paul would have to
be turned over to the war department.
The communication stated that the
guns would be used in coast defense.
The Minneapolis gun is a rapid fire
three-inch rifled cannon, and that of
st. Paul is modern Calling gun.
Hay Sales.
State Auditor Dunn has turned over
to State Treasurer Koerner $2,OS4.64,
as the proceeds of the sale of hay on
state lands during 1897: All but one
county auditor made returns of the
amount sold. In that county the value
of the hay sold is estimated at $50. The
hay grown on swamp lands, generally,
belongs to the state and is sold to farm
ers who own land adjacent.
News In Brief:
The Selhy avenue cable line in St.
Paul will be changed to a trolly line
by June 1.
Edward Regain, aged is years, was
Pardoned from the St. Paul workhouse.
He had been wrongfully convicted.
The Merriam Park bank has been
opened for business.
After an absence of several months.
footpads have reappeared in Minne-
apolls.
w. w. Erwin, the we'll known crimi-
nal lawyer, was nominated for MAYOR
of st. Paul by the populists.
A postof6ce has been established at
Jennie, Meeker county. -
Mrs. A: s. Busse, of Lenora, stepped
on nail and it went entirely through
her foot. Her husband pulled the nail
out. j. -
With a vigorous cheer and a shout
for the flag, the first detachment of
naval recruits enlisted in the West left
st. Paul for New York. Forty-one of
the So men enlisted went. - PA.
Robert Rawle committed suicide at
Hastings by hanging himself from q
beam in his barn. - :z. s.: =
A human nan foot was found by q dog
IN west end Of Duluth. There is no
clue as TO how the foot happened to be
in place where the dog could find it
and It is feared that there has been
foul play. q, 5. ..=.5s- -, :.
The Western Field Trial association
is the title Of . recently incorporated
society Of sportsmen Of the northwest,
organized to promote good fellowship.
social intercourse and acquaintance
among sportsmen, and to improve
hunting dogs BY olding field trials Is
test their qualities -.