Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-04
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Drainage.

- Drainage.
Delegates from every county in the up
per portion of the Red River Valley con-
gregated at Crookston to attend a meet
ing Of those interested in drainage. The
meeting was arranged for at the recent
gathering at Grand Forks when the tri-
state convention was held, and was in
tended as auxiliary to the general move
ment to induce government aid for the
reservoir plan of controlling the water.
and also had as an object the intention
OF enlisting state aid in continuing the
work Of retaining the swamp lands that
are yet unprovided with an outlet to the
natural waterways.
The attendance was fair, considering
the brief notice given, 100 delegates be-
ing present from various portions of the
district sought to be improved. They
were in every instance representative
men. and took active interest in the
work of the meeting.
The resolutions committee reported rec
ommending the construction of reser-
voirs at Red Lake and Lake Traverse at
the expense Of the general government;
the opening of that part of the dimin-
ished Red Lake reservation in Marshall
and Red Lake counties; and asking the
legislators from all the valley counties to
work to the end that state aid be secured
to further the building of canals for
drainage and retaining the swampy
portions of the counties in the Red River
Valley. A permanent executive commit
tee was appointed by counties as follows:
Wilkin. Ezra G. Valentine; Norman, ].
c. Norby: Marshall, Fred Tiedt; Kit
son. W. F. Kelso; Roseau, O. Holdahl;
Beltrami, c. r. Martin; Big Stone, F. l..
Cliff; Clay. Chas. J. Oliver: Red Lake
Henry Norland; Traverse, M. Murphy,
Polk. 7. A. Hoverstad.
Postponed.
Land sales in Clay, Wilkin and Otter
Tail counties set for July 25, 26 and e.
respectively. have been indefinitely post
poned by the state auditor. Mr.. Dunn
believes that because Of the uncertain
crop conditions a sale at that time would
be Improbable to farmers. Their hold
ings could not be increased and the profit
of the sales would go entirely to the
spectators. Heretofore the state land
sales have been in the timbered regions,
not affected by the crop conditions, but
this year the land to be disposed of is on
the prairie, and many farmers have been
celent opportunity for them to enlarge
their farms. This would be manifestly
impossible at this time of drought and
grasshopper scares.
State Normal.
The state normal board met in annual
session in st. Paul. Although the session
was behind closed doors it developed that
number of warm passages between
members of the board occurred The
chief bone of trouble was the election of
president for the St. Cloud normal
school. After a hard fight Professor
Kleeberger was reelected. Professor ].
F. Millspaugh, Professor Cooper and
Professor F. A. Weld, presidents of the
three other normals, were reelected
without dissenting vote.
Still Dancing.
The Indians at Leech Lake, according
to the report of Deputy United States
Marshals Bunde and Picha, who were in
Minneapolis are still drinking and dane
ing. and although there is no immediate
danger of an uprising, it is feared that it
would not take much to make the red
man hostile. The Messiah is said to
have informed them that his tornado
which was to have destroyed all who did
not live in tepees several days ago, will
not appear until July 4.
Reunion.
Survivors OF the old First Minnesota
regiment held reunion at Red Wing.
Jens H. Grondahl delivered the address
of welcome, to which Frank j. Mead, Of
the Soldiers Home. responded. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President
John Pride, Minneapolis; first vice-presi-
dent, Newton Brown, Waterville; second
vtce-president, w. H. Hoyt, St. Paul; Sec
rotary. Gus Plummer, Minneapolis; treas
urer. M. Marvin, Winona. The next re-
union will be held at Waterville.
Extends Its Scope.
The state railroad commission has ex-
tended the scope of its inquiry into the
reasonableness of existing freight tariffs
Traffic officials of all lines running into
the Twin Cities have been so notified,
and the effect was the hasty cali for a
meeting of legal and traffic officials at
the general Office of the Omaha in St.
Paul yesterday. The session lasted some
time and adjourned without making
known it's decision.
That Table.
1t was with three rans on the famous
Minneapolis South Side high school table
that Mark Hanna called the republican
national convention to order at Phila-
delphia. Thus the table, that was made
in the manual training department of the
Minneapolis schools, did service as
the chairman's table at its third national
convention. 1t is in excellent condition.
News in Brief.
Minnesota is included in the list of
states which are not allowed to ship cat
tie to Missouri. Governor Stephens is
sued a proclamation shutting out the cat
tie from a number of states because, he
says, tuberculosis exist here. It is I'M
derstood that the edict does not affect
the cattle interests of the state, for little
is shipped from this state into Missouri.
The colored Methodist churches of Min
neapolis and St. Paul have united for the
seeond annual camp meeting, which will
be held in Midway from July l to Au-
gust z.
A warm discussion was provoked at the
session Of the grand grove of Druids in
st. Paul. It was regarding the admission
of saloonkeepers and hartenders to men,
bership in the Druids. The contest was
won by those favoring admission. It was
decided also to continue the bienial SOS.
sions.
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