Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03

Reducing the Debt.

State Treasurer Koerner and Aud
ltor Dunn had their annual lottery
at the state house, in which the num-
bers that come out get $1,000 apiece
and are considered unlucky. For the
lottery calls for the payment of $780,
600 of state bonds, and> the holders
would rather have the bonds than the
money.
Of the 70 bonds drawn, ,12 are in the
permanent university fund and seven
in the permanent school, fund. That
is not such grief to the treasurer as
it would have been year ago, for
both funds are we'll placed now, and
more can be used soon by investment
in capital certificates. ~
Of the other bonds, 80 belong to the
German Savings Bank of New York, 12
to the Savings Bank of Utica, four to
the Life Insurance Clearing Company,
now held as a trust deposit. It cuts
the state debt from $1,349, 900 to ST.
279,000. The levy of 2 of mill was
expected to make $15O,OOO a year as
the rate values were rising, but for
some years there was no increase in
valuations and the funding fund
amounts to about $4,000 year. Even
so the small debt is shrinking toward
the vanishing point.
A Canine Thief.
While two ladies were walking
along the streets of Minneapolis a
large mastiff came up to them and
made pretense of friendship by wag-
ging his tail and playfully jumping
in glee about the two pedestrians.
They paid OH attentian, supposing
him to be an ordinary every day dog.
Finally he became too persistent in
his attentions, and continued to leap
upon one of the women, who carried
a canvas bag which she was guarding
jealousy. She put out her hand to
push the animal aside. AS she did so,
he watched his opportunity and
seized the bag between his teeth.
Then he made all possible haste to
run away.
The owner of the satchel was at a
loss what to do. The dog was fleet
footed, and she could not overtake
him. A passing policeman gave chace
and after a run of several blocks Sc
cured the bag, which contained near
ly $4,000 in cash and checks. At the
time of the occurrence the lady was
on her way to the bank to make a de-
posit.
Wants Old Bug.
Lewis Sells, one of the proprietors
of the Sells Brothers circus, now
wintering at Columbus. Ohio, has been
in negotiations with number of
Chippewa Indians on the Leech Lake
reservation, including Bug-a-na-ge-
ship, the old chief who defied the mill
tary power of the United States a
little over a year ago, and a number
of braves who took part in the fight
at Sugar Point, to travel with the cir
Gus next season and participate in the
mimic Indian war representing the
last Indian outbreak in the United
States.
Tt is understood that the negotia-
tions had progressed SO far as to have
secured the consent of the Indians
themselves, but when the circus peo-
pie applied to Indian Commissioner
Jones for the necessary permission to
take Indians off the reservation, that
official promptly refused, replying
that hereafter the department would
permit the use of Indians for no pub
lie exhibitions except such as aimed
to represent the progress of the tribes
toward civilization. &s- ~
Revenue for Educational Institutions.
BY an act of the last legislature of
Minnesota two-thirds of the revenue
which may be derived from any non
agricultural lands that may be dona-
ted to the state for forestry purposes
shall be paid ito such public educa-
tional institution or system in the
state as the grantor may designate.' -
The lands so granted are to be man
aged by state forestry board, which
as at present organized comprises,
among others, Frederick Weyerhaeu-
ser, John Cooper, William Mitchell,
Green]eaf Clark and Professor Green
of the State University.
News in Brief.
The citizens of Mankato raised
ST. 900 as bonus for the new hospital,
although only $4,000 was required
and promised. The hospital is now in
full operation.