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Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15

Jecteu 10 this, saying it was a business
ana not partisan proposition.
Inc forenoon session was not long
enough to conclude the debate and it was
continued at the afternoon session, final
~ resulting in being recommended to
pass with only four dissenting, votes,
thus disproving Mr. Wheaton's argu-
ment. This ensures it's passage in the
mouse, and it is altogether probable 1t
will prove nearly equally strong in the
senate.
After this was out of the way, twenty
new bills were introduced. Numerous
committees held meetings last night at
the hotels and the capitol and legisla-
ton is being rapidly shaped.
Inc senate bill providing for the elec-
tlon of the railroad and warehouse COM
mission by the people has been made the
special order in the senate for next Tues
day.
st. Paul, Feb. 9.-The senate had a live
~ debate yesterday over the bill offered
by Senator Greer, providing for a COM
mission to prepare new tax law which
Will be supposed to cover all the defects
which have been developed by actual ex-
per1ence with the present tax laws.
Every senator seemed to agree that the
present laws are defective. the only point
or controversy being whether new tax
law should not be passed this winter and
not delay for the report of a tax COM
commission two years hence. It seems
probable that the tax commission bill
and delay will win, though no decisive
action was taken today beyond the
promulgation of mind.
The bill granting telephone companies
right of way privileges along railroads
was passed. as was also the bill taxing
foreign corporations the same fees as are
required of home corporations. The bill
is retroactive and compels all insurance
companies who have come into the state
since 1889 to pay the fees 1t will net a
very handsome revenue to the state and
cause many groans from the corpora
tions.
The osteopathists are getting to be
chronic, and another bill in their behalf
was introduced in the senate yesterday.
While the senate has been turning down
bill making three years desertion the
time required to secure divorce, the
house has been splitting the difference
and passed, by decisive vote, a bill
making the period two years instead OF
one, as at present. The temper of the
senate, as far as shown. is in favor of
adhering to the present law, but it may
accept the house compromise measure
The bill for the taxing of express com.
panies per cent on their gross earn
ings was recommended to pass The
senate has a similar bill pending, but moi
SO radical Between the two houses the
express companies will undoubtedly be
hit fairly heavily.
II legislation can prevent it, the bind.
Ing twine trust will not have an oppor.
tun1ty to buy any of the state prison out
put this year. Another bill has been in
troduced, making two now pending tt
prevent such result.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Cold Storage.

J. D. Kelly, of Minneapolis, is engi-
neering plan to revolutionize the sys-
tenn of handling butter. In brief, he
proposes to establish number of gen
eral agencies which will maintain cold
storage plants for butter alone. These
will be established at Minneapolis, St.
Paul, st. Cloud, Hastings, Fergus Falls,
Winona, Lake City, Wabasha and Red
Wing.
There are some seven hundred cream
cries in the state, and Mr.. Kelly seeks
to enlist their support of the plan to
the amount of $50 of stock each. But
ter will be handled as now, on commits
sion, and the profits divided among the
creameries in proportion to their stock.
An effort will be made to secure state
inspection and grading, as now obtains
in the case of grain, and butter will be
sold according to the grades marked
by such inspection.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Endinx Feb. 8.

For the week Ending Feb. B.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley re-
ceived congress as their guests.
The British parliament opened in
London with the usual formalities.
It is estimated that 10000 sheep in
southern Colorado are dying of cold
and hunger.
The queen regent has signed the de-
cree convoking the Spanish cortes on
February 20.
Fire destroyed II business places in
Prairie du CHEN, Wis, the total loss be-
ing over 100000.
Rose Kenney, infant daughter of
Charles Kinney, was frozen to death in
bed at Dayton, o.
A part of the business portion of Bel
mond, Ia, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being 100000.
Senator w. n. Roach, of North Da-
kota, and Mrs. V. E. Pollock were mar
ried in Washington.
Col. Thomas Moonlight, ex-governor
of Wyoming, died in Leavenworth,
Kan, aged 81 years.
San Francisco is to have worlds fair
in 1901 to be known as the Pacific
Ocean and international exposition.
Arrangements for consolidating the
shipbuilding establishments on the
great lakes have been nearly completed
The Manitoba house, the largest hotel
in the Canadian west, was burned at
Winnipeg, the loss being over $500, 900.
In a collision between a passenger
and freight train near Pollock, La,
two trainmen were killed and several
injured.
Capt. c. E. Clark, formerly of the Ore
gon, has been assigned to duty as cap
tain of the navy yard at League
Island, Pa.
G. Everitt Hill, of Newport, R. l., has
been sent to Havana by the president
to carry on the work begun by the late
Col. Waring.
The governments invited to name the
place of holding the cars peace confer
ence have agreed to meet at The Hague
| about March l..
| The Tennessee river overfowed it's
| banks at Chattanooga, washing away
lumber yards and flooding large Sec
ton of country.
In fight in a courtroom at Drew, Ia.,
Charles Hall and Fred Bartfeld were
fatally shot and five other men were
seriously wounded.
Rev. James Monroe Taylor, president
of Vassar college, has been unanimous
ly elected president of Brown univer-
sity at Providence, r. |.
The American Steel and Wire COM
pany, with headquarters in Joliet Ill.,,
will advance wages of their 10000 men
from five to ten per cent. on March l..
Charles Roberts and his wife and
child and negro were killed near
Cofeyville, Kan, by the explosion of
dynamite Roberts was trying to thaw
| out.
The remains of Gen. Calixto Garcia.
late of the Cuban army, were trans
ferred to an American man-of-war at
Fort Monroe, Va, for transportation to
Cuba for burial.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
A Fat Once.

F. G. Barrows, late oil inspector, has
filed his report for the two years end
ing Jan. 1, 1899. The report shows to-
tai fees collected by deputies and re-
tanned by them, $19,547.65; total fees
collected by the state inspector, $780,
368.29; total of all fees collected, S55,-
1854; salaries and commissions paid,
$9,24o.71; stencils, oil cups, etc., $40 so;
total expenses, $9,69o.51.
By subtracting total expenses from
the total receipts, it will be seen that
Mr.. Barrows, during the last two
years he was in Office, made net profit
of $26, ,667.7S, more than SIS, 900 a year.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Will Not Pay Indemnity.

Washington. Feb. 9.-The state de-
partment, after mature consid Grafton,
has declined to recognize the claim of
the Austro-H garian government for
indemnity on account of the Hungarian
strikers killed by Sheriff Martins posse
at Hazleton, Pa, September 10, 1897.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Hurled to Death.

Anthony Peter, a German, aged %
years, tender of the dynamo at the Big
Mill at Mankato, was killed by being
caught in belt and precipitated to
the machinery below, breaking nearly
all his bones. The pulley was running
900 revolutions a minute, and it is sup
posed he attempted to put on the belt.
He was unmarried and had been with
the mill about two years.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
BRIEF STATE NEWS.

The Northwestern elevator at Dan
vers was destroyed by fire.
Arrangements have been completed
for free mail delivery at Owatonna.
Nels Rasmussen, an aged resident of
Winona. was killed by freight train.
The village of Montgomery voted for
the annexation of Columbia Heights.
VIM. Bearson's restaurant at Red
Wing was damaged to the amount of
$500.
Eastern capitalists are desirous of
building an electric line from St. Paul
to Saltwater.
F. c. Harrison, who claims to be an
attorney, was arrested on the charge
of stealing coat from the cloak room
of the Central high school at St. Paul.
L. w. Hyde, of the Fifteenth Mime
sofa, has been discharged, and the Sec
retary of war has appointed him con-
tract surgeon in the in the regular es-
tablishment.
The Minneapolis authorities will at
tempt to collect $4,000 taxes on wheat
the city elevators last year.
Joseph Beecher went to the police
headquarters at St. Paul, saying he
was forger and wanted to be arrest
ed. He had passed worthless checks
while under the influence of liquor.
R. S. B. Hall, a genteel appearing
man, was sent to the insane asylum
from Minneapolis. He claimed that
he had untold wealth and that his head
was filed with diamonds.
Two Americans were decorated as
Knights of the Order of St. Olaf by
King Oscar of Sweden on his seven
tieth birthday-Senator Knute Nelson
of Minnesota and Ole A. Thorpe of the
Chicago board of trade.
January receipts for the customs dis
trict of Minnesota amounted to $50, 900.
During the year 1898 the value of duti-
able imports in the district amounted
to $9S1 ,632, on which the amount of
duty collected was 1865, 1856. The value
of free goods imported was $121, 764.
The value of domestic exports was
1886, 907.
Mrs. Mary Addison, of Oak Point,
met with horrible death at an early
hour the other morning. While light
ing the fire her clothes became ignited
and before help reached her life was
extinct. One of her grandchildren at
tempted to save her life, and in so do
ing was severely burned about the feet.
Engineers are at work surveying the
preliminary lines of an extension or
cutoff line of the Northern Pacific
railway from Staples northwesterly
through the reservation to Fertile.
This will open up fine hardwood tim
ber and grain belt and will be of much
benefit to settlers, besides giving the
Northern Pacific company a shorter
and more feasible line from Duluth to
the coast and Omaha.
The legislature received a memorial
from the legislature of North Dakota,
requesting the Minnesota legislature
to cooperate with it in petition to
congress to include Red river in the
appropriation for river and harbor i'm
provement. 1t is not that anybody in
particular wishes to navigate Red
river, but by making the river naviga-
BILE, as government engineers say is
possible by constructing dams and
deepening the channel, the river will
be prevented from overfowing and
damaging the adjacent lands and their
crops. ~
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Freckles Do Not Count.

A young Minnesota man writes to
his congressman that he wants to be-
come a fighting man in the United
States navy, but that his face is COW
cred with freckles. He says he is using
DR.. ---'s wafer's at the rate of two
boxes a week, but the freckles do not
seem to mind. He was informed that
he can cut the waters out of his diet.
as freckles are no bar to serving in the
United States navy in any capacity,
from admiral down.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Mrs. BOtkin Sentenced.

San Francisco, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin on Saturday was sentenced to
serve the term of her natural life in the
San Quentin penitentiary for the MUIR
der of Mrs. John P. Dunning, of Dover,
Del, whom she killed by means OF box
of poisoned candy, sent through the
mails
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Dies of Pneumonia.

Cripple Creek, COL, Feb. 9. Thomas
Atkins, brother of the late John Ar
kins, died here of pneumonia, aged SO
years. He was born at Columbus, O.,
and was connected for over 20 years
with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
and later was an associate editor of the
Rocky Mountain News.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15

The svendborg court house was partly
destroyed by gas explosion followed by
a. fire. The explosion was caused by
leak In a gas pipe. Several partition
walls were torn down, and many valuable
court records and other documents were
destroyed. The wife of the jailer was
badly burnt The \concussion caused by
the explosion broke every window Zane
in the neighborhood
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Jealousy Causes a TRAGEDY.

Lima. O., Feb. 6.-Frank Blair shot
and instantly killed Edward Brovard
and Mary Anderson at Westminster.
seven miles east of here. Saturday and
Immediately afterwards committed sul-
eide.
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
Very Strange.

Examination of Mrs. Lena Lundin,
whose sudden death gave rise to the
belief that she had suicided, was held
at Duluth the other day. No trace of
poison was found, but the most re-
markable if not unparalleled anatomy.
Every organ in the body was reversed
from right to left. The heart and
spleen were on the right side, and the
liver, veriform appendix and coecum
were on the left. The stomach and in
testines were all reversed. Physicians
are much interested in the case. Every
organ was in perfect health. It is be-
lieved that she died from self-adminis-
tered morphine, because of an unfor-
tunate love affair
Willmar tribune., 1899-02-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Land Sales.

Although January is generally the
dullest month in the state land depart
ment, this year Auditor Dunn has sold
5,S41 acres of land in the first thirty
one days, and is, therefore, anticipat-
ing record breaking year in the mat
ter OF land sales. George Flynn, chief
land clerk, has an unusually large
number of land inquiries on his desk.
There is general upward movement
IN state land prices, as well as private
holdings. Of the farming lands, un-
improved, the value had doubled in the
last few years, and the railroads are
holding their lands for still higher
prices, which seem sure to come. Tim
Der lands have advanced also, and an
other successful sale of stumpage is in
prospect.
Nearly all of the salt springs land
grant to the state university has been
sold by the regents, the sales this year
amounting to $22, 591.44. The grant of
46, $50 acres, about twelve salt springs,
was made in 1857, and the sales con-
trolled by the legislature until turned
over by it to the regents in 1878. It is
supposed that the entire sale of the
lands will aggregate 100000.
A Message from the Dead.
While traversing the wilds of East
ern Roseau county recently, Andrew
Nelson found book made of birch
bark, containing several leaves, which
had been fastened to the trunk of a
pine tree. Examination showed that
it had been make by person who was
lost and starving, and after giving up
all hope of ever escaping from the
trackless wilds of that unsettled re-
gion he had taken that means of max
ing known his fate. The purport of
the writing, which was almost obliter-
ated by the elements, was that the vic.
tim had brother living at Donelson,
Minn., whom he wished should be no
titled of his fate. Unfortunately the
| name of the man whose fate it was tC
perish in the forests and marshes OF
that then untraversed country had
been erased by the weather, and there
is no means of telling who the party
was. The writing is dated in 1894.
A Forgotten Estate.
The filing of claim in the St. Paul
probate court against the estate o1
Thomas Welch by DR.. Charles Wheaton
few days ago has brought to light
the peculiar fact that the above estate
though at the death of Mr.. Welch in
1898 was worth 1868, ZOO, had been en-
tirely lost track of by the court with
out it's ever having been settled. Short
ly after the death of Mr.. Welch, his
widow, Susan S. Welch, and son Ernest
L. Welch, and Harry F. Weis applied
| for letters of administration, fling &
| $50, 900 bond. From that time until E
few days ago nothing more was hearc
of the estate in court. Since it's resur
rection an order for an inventory anc
appraisement of the estate has beer
made and matters will be settled al
once.
|
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27
The Alumni Reeeesiea.

The reception and banquet given
by the High School Alumni So
ciety in honor OF the Class OF 'oo,
took place at the Commercial Col
lege hall last evening. About
forty-five, including members OF
the graduating class, the alumni
society, the school board and the
High School faculty, were present.
Although it was an occasion for
gaiety, yet to the members of the
society il was not without its ele-
ment OF sadness. Memories of the
old school days. which are pleas
ant in themselves, seem at these
occasions to be arrayed in contrast
with the later anxieties and diff
eulties OF life. Every member of
the society in whose heart throbs
the true spirit OF humanity cannot
but look forward TO these yearly
events with happy anticipations.
The evening was spent in render
ing short musical program, after
which an elegant supper was
served, followed by after dinner
speeches and toasts by the major
ity of those present. On the
whole it was the most enjoyable
and elaborate function ever given
by the society in honor OF the re-
ception into into their member
ship Of graduating class.
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27
vsh.,. IN. Teacher. A.. ee,.s.

MISS Hill remains at her home
near La Junta.
Miss Mary Lyon remains at her
home in this city.
Miss Beulah Haskins spends
the summer in La Junta-
Miss Vivian Bireley spends the
summer at her home in this city.
Miss Rachel Sherman will prob
ably spend the summer in Iowa.
Prof r. l.. Davidson has left
for his home at White City. Kan
Miss Lizzie Sebrse will attend
the Cook County Normal at Chi
cago.
Miss Burnett contemplates en-
joying the vacation in the noun
tains.
Miss Gooch will attend the sum-
mer school at Denver during a
portion of the summer.
Miss Grace Miller will spend a
portion OF the vacation at Denfer
attending the summer school.
Miss Zelia Z. Peale returns to
her home in Pueblo, and later
goes TO Chicago for special musical
study.
w NJ. Shafer will spend part
OF the summer at Boulder, engag-
ing in special study at the state
university
Prot L. E. Cole will remain in
La Jnnta, enjoying special study
at Colorado College during por-
ton of the summer
Miss Louise Matson has re-
turned TO her home in Emporia,
Kan. and will later attend the
Cook County Normal at Chicago,
Ill.
Prof. and Mrs. o. J. Biakesley
leave next Tuesday night for their
home at Painted Post. n r., to
spend the summer. Mr.. Blakes-
ley will also take special course
at the Chicago University during
his absence.
Misses Beck, Adams, Bergland
and Sherwood have resigned. Miss
Beck will spend part OF the sum
mer a, Colorado Springs. Miss
Adams returns to her home in
Kansas and Miss Bergland to her
home in Wisconsin. Miss Clara
Sherwood goes to Boston, Mass,
for special study along kinder
garten lines.
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27

7Ist and 76th inclusive. Return
tickets must leave Denver not
later than June 10th. Certificates
will be signed by r. B. Walker.
secretary.
Special rates to Kansas City on
account OF the biennial meeting of
the Modern Woodinen OF Amer
ica. June 5th to 9th. For this oc-
casion we will offer tickets for sale
at the rate Of $500, La Junta to
Kansas City and return. tickets
will be on sale June sd to 9TH.
final limit for return June 18th.
For the annual reunion OF the
grand lodge meeting OF the Benev-
oient and Protective Order OF Elks
at St. Louis, Mo, June 10th to
23d, tickets will he on sale June
18th and 10th at the low rate of
sac. 10 for the round trip, La Junta
TO ST. Louis and return, final re-
turn limit leaving St. Louis up to
and including June 24th.
For the annual meeting Of the
Imperial Council, Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine, at Buffalo, y. Y,
June 18th, tickets will be on sale
June roth and nth al the rate Of
one fare plus 81 for the round trip.
Final limit of these tickets will be
June goth, but the ticke, may be
deposited with the joint agent at
Buffalo and the limit extended till
July 2d.
w. o. SkisSLR. Agent.
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27
tn. Churches.

CHURCH OF CHRIsT.-Preaching
atII a. m. and 8 p m, by the
pastor, Rev. Elmer Ward Cole
METHODIST EplscoPAL-H- B..
Collins, pastor. Preaching at II
a. m. and p. m. Morning sub
ject, "How Is God Made Known
to MANI"
ETHICAL SOCIETY," society
closes its work for the summer
with this meeting. The program
will be of the nature OF literary
symposium, each member making
an original or selected contribution
in the way Of ethical thought.
PREsayrERiAN CHURCH. The pas
tor will preach at II a. m, his sub
ject will be, 1.-TWO Men Went Up
Into the Temple to Pray" The
Rev. Joel X. Todd will preach at
at 8 p m The public cordially in
vited to all services at this church.
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27
SAINT. Fe Excursion Rates.

For the annual meeting OF the
American Association at Colum-
bus, Ohio, tickets will be on sale
May 3ist and June rst and sd at
the rate OF one fare for the round
trip, plus So. Returning parties
must leave Columbus not later
than June 18th.
For the annual meeting OF Flu
neral Directors OF Colorado, Utah
and New Mexico, May a+th to
Iune 9TH, to be held at Denver,
tickets will be sold on the certiti-
cate plan from all points in Colo
RADIO at the rate of one and one
iifth fare Tickets on sale May
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27
rh. EeYr.h Of sJ.ly IN l. lsn...

a. c. Draper and A. c. Ken
nedy returned Thursday evening
from a two days trip through the
western part OF the county in the
interest OF La Junta's Fourth Of
July celebration, visiting Rocky
Ford. Manzanola and Fowler,
They were rendered most cordial
reception, and received assurances
that the citizens OF the western
portion OF the county would take
great pleasure in participating in
the celebration a, the county seat.
Senator G.. w. Swink, OF Rocky
Ford. also accepted an invitation
to be present and will deliver an
address. S. X. Mendelson and
James Melvin visited the towns
east Of La Junta on similar mis-
sion, and were also given a cordial
reception. La Junta will have
plenty of visitors on the Fourth,
and it is now up to her citizens to
redouble their efforts and give
celebration and entertainment that
will reflect credit upon the town.
The finance committee OF the
Fourth OF July celebration have
succeeded in securing pledges for
over $500, and the affair is a go to
a finish. The committee has not
as yet arranged the details OF the
programme, but it will be one that
will prove drawing card and pro
vide plenty OF entertainment and
amusement for the public. The
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27

twenty-five cars for Dodge City
and fourteen cars for Ness City,
Kan. The receipts Thursday were
thirty-four cars. all of which were
offered for sale
c. NJ. Duff. billiards and pool,
fine cigars. In the Plaza block.
Manzanola should have a cor
respondent to the TRiBUNE.
Who is going to report the news
OF Higbee each week?
Spend your 4th in La Junta.
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27

court honse park will be the scene
OF the entire festivities, which will
include barbecue, plenty of good
speaking, foot races, sack races,
ladies' races. boys races, bicycle
races, burro races, egg races, a
masque carnival in the evening
and conclude with a grand dis
play OF fireworks
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-27
Smoke La Iunta.

Smoke La Junta-
c. L. Seeley for hail insurance.
Downer, bicycle crank. 'Iphix-
en-"
We have good proposition for
correspondents.
Geo. c. Burnett. the Architect.
Room 10, Woodruff block.
"NNhat lovely. wheelr' Eyes,
it's a Crescent. Downer sells 'em. "
The receipts at the stockyards
Wednesday were thirty-six cars,