Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-05

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shadows is also extensively carried on,
and while it is not so deadly form of
poaching as the other, it is still a prac-
tice that ought to be stopped.
Mr.. Beutner said that a new fish war;
den was about to be appointed to look
after the interests of the north shore. and
while the name of the appointee had not
been officially given out he felt satisfied
that the man selected would give a good
account of himself in the territory under
his jurisdiction.
CENSUS JOBS.
Ex-Governor Merriam has announced
his policy with reference to Minnesota's
share of patronage in the census bureau.
This was done to Representative Stevens,
who called in the interest of some of his
constituents. The director informed Mr.
Stevens that beyond the $4,000 position al
ready given Labor Commissioner Powers,
one $1,000 job would be given to the state.
ANY other Minnesotan appointed will get
salary of $1,000 or less, probably less.
these appointments will be given without
| reference to the supervisors, of which
there will be seven, one for each con-
gresslonal distric<. and the necessary
enumerators, the latter of whom will get
not to exceed $25 for their work. Gov
ernor Merriam desired to have this an
nouncement made public for the reason
that he is being deluged with applications
from all over the state, and he desired
| the people of Minnesota to know just
what he can do at the outset, so that no
! false hopes may be raised among the
| applicants.
| Minneapolis should get the $1,000 place,
| as st. Paul has the dictatorship. but no
| selection for it has been yet made.
THOSE FEES.
| Senators Underleak Dougherty and
Collier, the special committee appointed
| to ascertain the exact amount of income
| enjoyed by officials of the state receiv-
| ing fees as part of their emolument, has
been turned into the senate. 1t shows
| that the total income of the clerk of the
| supreme court is SS,84S.57 annually with
| disbursements of s3,76912 leaving for the
| clerk, $5079.45.
| The governors private secretary re-
ceives, all told, $4,480, of which $500 is
| salary and the balance fees.
| D. C. Bloomfield. boiler inspector for
| the Third district, secured a net return
of 1884. His total receipts were $2,931.
The state oil inspector has the best
| office in the lot, the figures showing that
| his net income during the year ending
Jan. l, 1899, amounted to $19,89351. Fees
were collected upon 2O2,002 barrels of oil
| to the amount of $30,302.20. When the
report of the committee was read Sen
ator Collier (Democrat) a member Of the
committee, testified as to the handsome
treatment accorded the committee by the
| officials investigated, especially mention
| ing the supreme court clerk.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
| The state military commission awarded
contracts for supplying the uniforms for
the national guard. The Plymouth Cloth
| ing Company will furnish the trousers at
| $2.75, if the samples to be furnished are
| approved by the commission. The Boston
gets the contract for the campaign hats
at 80 cents. The blankets are to be fur
| nished by H. H. Liperr. Milwaukee, at
1919 each. The blouses will be made by
Browning, King & Co., at $3.50 each, the
forage caps by the same firm at 80 cents.
| plus 121zc for the ornaments. The dress
coats at $7.35, helmets, $1.57. overcoats
| $3.50, and gloves at $108 a dozen were
| awarded to the same firm.
LUMBER.
| Five new sawmills will be at work in
| the Duluth district the coming season,
| and it is estimated that the cut will be
| at least 1907 900 feet more than last
year. Some men in the trade claim the
| cut of the year will be 900 feet.
which will probably be the largest total
of any district in the United States. Near
ly every mill in the district is overhaul
ing and increasing it's power plants. Fig
ures indicating the change in the timber
trade, and the methods of logging show
| that of 350,000,0 600 feet to be sawn on the
harbor front at this city, 195,000.000 will
| be hauled to mill over railroads. A few
years ago the mills would not touch the
logging trade.
| ANOTHER BIG ONE.
! J. J. Hill, having broken the record for
large elevators by his 5000, 00O-bushel ele-
| vator project at Duluth, will now proceed
| to break his own record by the erection
| of another gigantic steel elevator at Du-
luth. with capacity of 100000 bushels.
This is known to be Mr.. Hills plan, and
he has said that he will carry it out soon,
| although no date has been set.
| Mr.. Hill is quoted as saying that the
| euOT1QOuS CROWN VI the grain business
more than warrants this move, and that
| the elevator capacity at the head of the
| lakes is entirely inadequate.
| BURNED TO DEATH.
| A boarding house fire at Ronneley,
new town twenty miles east on the
Hinckley line, burned to death 12-year-
old Abe Rowlands, the son of the land
| lady, Mrs. E. Rowlallds. Four boarders
were saved by jumping through the sash
| of second-story window. The boy was
awakened in time, but became bewildered
| and failed to follow his mother out. The
building was a small frame structure.
| Nothing was saved. The financial loss is
$500, with small insurance.
The Catholic church at Foley was de-
| stroyed by fire with loss of s., 900: in
surance, $4,000 A defective chimney was
| the cause.
The Norwegian Lutheran church be-
longing to "Ullensvong' society. twelve
! miles west of Luverne. was entirely de-
Estroyed by fire. Carpenters we're at work
building an addition to the church and
the fire caught from an overheated stove
in the main building. - >. i f 81
Michael Meyer, a cooper living at the
i Tester House, st. Paul. was found dead