Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-03-01
News IN Brief.


The clergymen of St. Paul have de-
cided to take an active part in munich
pal affairs in that city, to work vigor-
ously in primaries and on the curb and
to form distinct citizens movement
if possible.
The saloonkeepers of Crookston gave
a ball on Washington's birthday.
President James J. Hill has promised
the citizens of st. Cloud a new Great
Northern depot of native granite and
extensive capacity. The ST. Cloud peo-
pie, IN return, promise to ship in and
out via the Great Northern.
The warehouse of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing company at St. Paul
was damaged by fire to the extent of
$1,000.
DR.. L. n. Lyon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Shattuck, OF Minneapolis, have been
chosen by the St. Paul gun club to
represent that organization at the an
nual meeting of the American gun
This will be one of the greatest tour
naments ever held IN the United States.
The North Swedish Mission church
in Minneapolis was damaged by fire to
the extent of $500.
The state executive committee of the
Y. NJ. C. A. has reorganlzed by the
election of n. r. Frost, St. Paul, presi-
dent; c. S. Ward, Minneapolis, secre-
tary; R. 81. Chute, Minneapolis, treas
urer. State Secretary Francis and AS
sistant Secretary Hill were reelected.
Executive Agent Fullerton, of the
state game and fish commission,
seized two boxes of white or pint
grouse at the Minnesota Transfer. The
birds were being shipped through tc
Boston and were consigned to J. w.
Little & Sons, St. Paul
Fire at Duluth did s25, 900 damage to
the Chambe of Commerce.
The merchants of Montgomery have
organized board of trade.
After three years of quiet, the Mil.
waukee road will reopen it's station at
Carver.
The farm house of E. E. Rogers, near
Stewartville, was partially burned
w. NJ. Smith, a Minneapolis grocer,
was fined s25 or 80 days, after plead.
ing guilty to the charge of selling bak.
ing powder containing alum without
it being marked as provided by the
state law.
At the special meeting of the state
board of charities and corrections al
the state capitol to elect successor tc
Secretary Hart, James F. Jackson,
secretary of the st. Paul associated
charities, was named.
General Wade has announced the
sentence of Private Eckhardt, COM
pany A, Third infantry, Fort Smelling.
For quarreling with Captain Hannay,
Eckhardt gets five months of hard
labor with a pay forfeit of SO pei
month.
Mrs. Anna Slepika, a Bohemian wo-
man, died at Eastern, aged los years
1t is said by her relatives and neigh.
bors that she was spry and active and
retained all her faculties to within
two weeks of her death.
VIM. Nordlinger, of Westfeld, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. He had
been sick for some time.
Gov. Clough has appointed ]. F. Rem.
more, of Bemidii, as probate judge OF
Beltrami county, to fill the vacancy in
that Office caused by the death of Judge
T. NJ. Rosely.
Tenants of the Security flats at Man.
kato are terribly enraged because the
jan1tor threw pet dog in the furnace
and burned him up alive. The dog
was favorites of the tenants and be-
longed to Conductor Frank Root, of
the Milwaukee road. The janitor has
been discharged and he will be prose.
cuted for his inhuman act. z=z