Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
.MINNESO NEWS.
The Amusement Program.

HlllNlNG0lllA W. ". W.
+ re The Amusement Program.
The managers of the state fair, TO
be held at Hamline, beginning Sept. 4,
and closing the 9th, offer program
of amusements that has never before
been equalled. Following is the list:
Monday Bicycle day, band concert,
diving horses, a pacing ostrich, and
balloon ascension. 3
Observation-Disclosures day. also state
and territorial day, trotting races ETC.
Wednesday - Minneapolis day, and
the great trotting race for S., 600 con-
tributed by Minneapolis business men.
Thursday st. Paul day and the
pacing race for $1,000 contributed by
st: Paul business men. Trotting con-
tests. : y =
Friday-Farmers' day. Efforts have
been made to make this one of the
most instructive and interesting days
of the week.
Saturday-Everybody's day. There
will be a general grouping of the at
fractions, such as the diving horses,
guideless wonders, balloon ascensions.
Every evening during the week there
will be running races and fireworks,
such as THE Burning of Manila" and
other special features.
Crop Report.
Tie climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau, Minnesota section,
says: The early part of the week was
favor able for continuing the harvest
of wheat and oats in the Red River
valley, for cutting the late grains in
the western part of the state as far
south as Lincoln county, and for stack
ing and threshing elsewhere. In the
counties where the rain was heaviest
the grain shocks are wet and in dan
ger of sprouting. Flax is ripening,
though somewhat irregularly. in the
southern two-thirds of the state, and
cutting is progressing in favorable
weather. Stacking was progressing
we'll till the wet weather came on, and
some threshing was done from the
shock. The rains put the ground in
good condition for blowing in many
places. and were beneficial to corn and
potatoes generally. Corn is splendid
Failed to Pass.
OF the 5000 Minnesota teachers who
| took the recent uniform state examina-
| tons required by the law enacted by
the last legislature, Is per cent failed
to pass and 20 per cent belong to the
''close and doubtful'' class. The happy
| ones are those who have secured over
60 per cent in the seven studies of the
| examination. The doubtful class con-
tains those who failed to pass only in
| one study. If the law were strictly in
| terpreted, the 1000 teachers of this
class could not teach in Minnesota dur
ing the coming school year. They
will. however, be given probation GER
tificates good for this year, but there
after void unless the probationer
makes up the weakness. AS it is, 1850
teachers will be out of work. Many of
them will give up teaching for good,
while others are planning to go to nor
NAL schools to improve themselves.
Gets q New Place.
F. Ii. Lemon, of Saltwater. who
some time ago resigned as deputy war
den of the state prison, has been ap.
pointed deputy warden of the United
States prison at Fort Leavenworth,
Kas., at a salary of $4,000 per annum
and supplies and residence. Major R.
w. McClaughrey, warden at Leaven-
worth prison, asked Warden Wolfer. to
| recommend a man, and he recommend
ed Mr.. Lemon. His candidacy was
also Endorsed by Senator Davis, ex-
Secretary John Sherman, Judge Elan
dreau, b. F. Farmer. Congressman
Stevens, the board of prison managers
sumo his duties Sept. i.
News in Brief.
Mrs. Englebert Neimacki, of Mime
apolis, is believed to be one of forty
heirs to 81, 600, 900 estate in Germany.
The Vernon Center roller mill was
struck by lightning and burned.
A wind storm of unusual severity
visited a section of Minneapolis. Trees
were broken, telegraph and telephone
poles were blown down and consider
able damage was done to dwellings
and property in general
Considerable damage was done in a
Minneapolis drug store by the explo-
zion of a bottle of hair bleacher.
Deputy Game Warden Meyerding
seized a large box of prairie chickens
consi gned from a point near Brainerd
to a commission house in st. Paul.
Arthur Klonowski was injured by a
premature blast at the Peltowski
quarry at Homer and had his left leg
so badly injured that amputation was
necessary.
Burlars blew open the safe belong
ing to C. Hoppel & Sons of Tower and
got away with about 81. 200. They have
not yet been unprecedented. A reward
will be offered.
The Oliver Iror Mining company,
nearly all of whose output goes to the
Carnegie Steel company, with one
sixth bought by the National Steel
company, is this year employing 1850
men il. mining, in developing new
mines and in exploring to find ore. Its
daily pay roll is more than $4,000
The Winona Y.M.C.A. has just closed
a prosperous year with a membership
of over 800, which it is expected to
soon increase to $50.
The report that the Northern Steam
ship company has ordered two new
passenger ships, = duplicates of the
Northwest and Northland. is untrue.
The state board of equalization will
meet at St. Paul Sept 5.
The EmDire line Of 10 a1ava tore ~,