Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-18
News in Brief.

For carelessly causing brush and
prairie fires which damaged the prop
erty of others, John Fee, of the town
of Parnell, Polk county, has been fined
$50, and William Daw, of the town of
Rusheba, Chisago county, has been
fined SIS, besides $13 cost of prosecu-
ton.
The state game commission will this
spring experiment with a new species
Of trout that has been developed at
the Willow Brook hatchery. The COM
mission has now on hand about 100
"Albino" trout, which are pure white,
with pink eyes. A special pond has
been set apart for their development.
The University of Michigan debating
team defeated the University of Min
nesota team.
E. c. Lundeen, of Carleton college,
won the first prize in the state ora
torical contest held at Minneapolis.
The beet sugar factory at St. Louis
Park is preparing to increase it's ca
pacity fully one-third.
Sergt. Franklin, of the Minneapolis
recruiting Office. has received telc-
gram from Washington instructing
him to make a special effort to enlist
men for service in the Philippines.
Congress passed bill to authorize
the construction of a dam across the
Mississippi river, between Coon Rap
ids and the northern limits of the city
of Minneapolis.
The Eastern Railway of Minnesota
paid it's gross earnings tax, amount
ing to SCI, 500.61. The state university
turned in $15,275.S9 miscellaneous re-
ceipts for the month, and the state
grain inspection department made re-
turns to the state treasurer for fees
amounting to $12,5OO.
The city -four mill, at Mankato, was
burned early yesterday morning, with
a loss of $4,000, insurance $4,000. The
mill property was recently purchased
by A. L. Williams, of Minneapolis, and
had a capacity of 200 barrels per day.
The mill was built in 1862.
Judge Lochren has appointed VIM.
Burns as referee in bankruptcy al
Winona.
The receipts from the high wagon
bridge, at Winona, for the municipal
year ending March 81, were $5,433.95,
against S4:9se.s0 for the previous
year, thus showing revival of Wis
consin trade with Winona.
Farmers around Ralaton have or
gained a cooperative creamery asso-
citation and will build at once.
The northern Minnesota freman's
tournament will be held at Fosston
the coming summer.
Insurance Commissioner O'Shaugh-
messy, after going over his books,
finds that there is about 100000 900
fire and life insurance in effect in Min
nesota. The premiums paid aggre-
gate close to $10,000,000, divided as fol-
flows: Life insurance, $4,7OO,OOO; fire
insurance, $4,S00,0OO; casualty, $780,
600.
Henry Nlarkford, a farmer living
near Ronneby, was found dead in a
pond this afternoon with a deep cut
on his forehead. 1t is believed to be
case of suicide.
The police of St. Paul and Winona
have orders to arrest all boys under
the age of IS years found smoking on
the streets.
The farmers creamery, at Fosston,
will not do business this year. The
plant was shut down last July, the
farmers believing there was no profit
in it. At a meeting of the directors
it was decided not to operate it, and
the plant is now for sale.
H. o. Griswold, Dodge Center
farmer, made an unsuccessful attempt
to commit suicide by shooting himself
in the breast.
The Minnesota State Poultry Asso-
citation will hold the show next year
in St. Paul.
Receipts at the Minneapolis internal
revenue Office for March exceeded
those of the preceding months by
nearly $4,000. The actual sales
amounted to $51,259.44. January had
only $47, 900, and February $4,000.
Navigation was opened at Winona
April 5 by the steamer Frontenac.