Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Good Grounds.

Good Grounds.
There are no grounds In tho United
States equal to those of the Minnesota
State Agricultural Society in Hanline
park for an advantageous display of live
stock. This is the unanimous decision
Of the officers and executive committee
of the American Hereford Cattle Breed
ers' Association after a thorouhg inspec-
ton. One of the officers said that they
had been told that the barns and grounds
of the Minnesota state fair were in good
condition and large enough to afford
room for almost any live stock exhibit
that could be gathered together in this
country, and the trip convinced them that
this was true.
It has been decided to expend 81, 500 In
prizes for country exhibits, which it is
believed will tend to increase the interest
in that department and make better
display of farm products than heretofore,
If such a thing is possible.
The program of days does not differ
materially from that of last year. Mon
day, Sept. 3, will be Labor Day." Tues
day, Sept. 4, "Old Settlers Day." Wednes-
day, "st Paul Day." Thursday, Mime
apolis Day." Friday. Farmers and Live
Stock Day." Saturday, Twin City Day."
Close Call for Well Dieeers
One Of crew Of we'll diggers named
Ludwig Geilinger, who are sinking a well
at the reformatory at St. Cloud, was
overcome by gas and only rescued in a
dying condition. A blast had been set off
in the bottom of the well, which was 30
6oon nd Gojl no.
to ascertain its effect, when he was i'm
mediately rendered unconscious. His
companions became panic stricken and.
making no effort to rescue him, ran to
where guard and crew of inmates were
picking berries and they came to his as
sistance. One Of the inmates, more cour-
ageous than Geilinger's fellow workers,
volunteered to descend into the we'll to
effect his removal, and Notwithstanding
the danger succeeded in tying a rope
about the unconscious man and he was
raised to the surface In the meantime a
physician had been sent for and after an
hours hard work Geilinger was restored
to consciousness.
Minnesota Crop Bulletin.
There were scattered showers in the
northern half of the state early in the
week. and rains began in the southern
half on the l4th. In the southern tier of
counties the rains were heavy, ranging
from 1921 inches at Worthington to 514
inches at La Crosse, in about 48 hours.
The spring wheat harvest will begin from
the goth to the 25th of July, and with
favorable conditions continuing, there
will be a much better yield on the area
remaining to be harvested than was
looked for on July LIST. Barley harvest
is we'll advanced in all the southern half
Of the state, and some oats are being cut.
Rye and winter wheat are generally in
shock or stack. Much of the flax is i'm
proved. The hay crop now being secured
in good condition is very light except in
a few places in southern counties.
Stolen Bicycles.
The police reports of Minneapolis for
the first six months of the present year,
ending July show that 1903 wheels were
stolen as against only 1872 for the six
months of 1899, or nearly double the num-
Der. The department recovered more
stolen bicycles than were stolen in 1899,
the recoveries for 1900 aggregating 164, or
81 per cent of the number stolen. The
recoveries in 1899 for the six months
amounted to SO, or 63 per cent of the
whole number stolen. The increase this
season in the number of stolen wheels is
attributed to the carelessness of the own
srs of bicycles in leaving them standing
in unprotected places.
AGood Showing.
The summary Of the building operations
throughout the country for the first six
months of this year, compiled by the Con-
struction News as given below, are ex-
tremely gratifying to Minneapolitans.
While the building situation as far as the
prices of building materials and the scar
city of labor were concerned was just as
bad in this city as in any part of the
country, Minneapolis shows a substantial
increase of 43 per cent over the building
operations of 1899, while the entire coun-
try shows a decline of 81 per cent.
News In Brief.
L. X. Holten of Minneapolis and James
D. Woolnough, Spring Park, won in the
competitive examination for a West
Point cadetship, recently held in St. Paul.
The alternates are L. j. McNair, Minne-
apolis, and Donald F. Stevens, ST. Paul.
The state board of corrections and
charities, for the first time in it's history,
has a demented Chinaman on its hands,
His name is Yep Dom Kim. He is not a
citizen of this country. At present ne is
confined in the Rochester insane asylum,
having been committed there from Wa
basha.
The stock barn, granary and several out
buildings of Mrs. Pearl Kingston, in
Marshan, were burned, with farming i'm
plements, 1900 bushels Of oats. 200 bushels
of corn, 20 tons of hay, horse and three
calves.
While the family of Samuel Young was
attending the Sells-Forepaugh circus at
St. Cloud, thieves broke into their house
and stole $1,000, which was secreted in
various parts of the house.
Articles of Incorporation Of new rail-
road company. which is to construct q
road from Bemidji, on the line of the
Great Northern railway in Beltrami
county, northeast to point on the inter-
national boundary at Rainy lake, were
filed with the secretary of state.
Congressman Tawney received a letter
from Adjutant General Corbin, confirm
ing the report that Sergeant Clarence
Miller was killed in the Philippine Islands
on May %.
Miss Mary Placie, of Osseo. was
drowned in Lake George. She was fishing
from boat, and In trying to land big
fish she lost her balance and fell over
board.
The Fillmore county Jail is to be rebuilt
with all modern improvements at cost
Of SO, 400. The contract was let to the
Hawley Jail Company, Of st. Louis.
Donald Grant & Co., Of Faribault. have
secured the contract for grading forty
eight miles Of the Burlington. Cedar Rap
ids & Northern roadbed between Fart-
bault and Albert Lea. Work will begin in