Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-11
Burned to Death.

million dollars during the past eigh-
teen months.
Burned to Death.
Edward Little, a coachman en-
ployed by Richard Evans, Jr., of Min
neapolis, met with a horrible death
about 1 o'clock in the morning. He
was asleep in his room on the second
floor of the barn when fire broke out,
and before he could escape he was
burned to a crisp. His body was
taken in charge by the coroner.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Shortly after O'Clock Mrs. Evans was
startled by the glare of blaze. She
aroused the household and fire
alarm was sent in. Titles body was
found lying at the head of the stairs.
After an examination Of the barn, the
fremen decided that the unfortunate
man had undoubtedly been aroused
from sleep by the fire and had made
an effort to escape by. way of the
stairs. He was overcome by the smoke
and heat, however, and succumbed.
"a Big Haul.
The biggest haul ever made by the
state against railroad tie-cutting tres
passers has just been made in Cook
county. r. F. Mcclellan and S. +.
Fullerton, of the state auditors de-
partment, have just returned from
that section, and it is learned they
have seized in the neighborhood of
10000 cedar ties, which were cut on
school lands. The 10000 ties are worth
nearly $4,000 delivered at the lake
shore, and all of them are near the
shore: The state demands from tres
passers sum equal to double or tre-
BILE the amount OF timber in it's orig
inal form on land.
Coal Discovery.
There is a coal discovery excitement
at Torah, twenty miles west of St.
Cloud on the Willmar branch of the
Great Northern. The fact has found
it's way into the Stearns county court
house, in the shape of mining leases
for tracts of land aggregating $50
acres in the townships of Munson and
Farming. The lessons are business
men of Torah to the number of six
and the grantors are seven owners of
farms. The leases cover a period of
forty years and give the owners of
the lands 2 per cent of all soft coal
and per cent of all hard coal taken
from the lands.
Escape Terrible Death.
While County Commissioner Herek
and County Surveyor Barns were re-
turning to Winona from an examina-
ton of the Fifeld dyke, in top bug
gy drawn by two horses, while cross
ing the Milwaukee track at the Fifield
crossing, the down passenger train
was almost on them before they saw
it. Just one glance they gave and
the engine dashed by, carrying away
the rims of both hind wheels, and
letting them down on the ground
gently. No other damage was done,
except that both gentlemen were bad
1y scared. It was almost a miraculous
escape.
News in Brief.
The attorney generals office at
Washington has informed Gov. Lind
that the case of James Carney, a
United States prisoner at Saltwater,
in whose behalf the governor applied
for pardon, has been taken under
consideration. Carney is serving a
term for postoffice robbery, and lost
his arm in the Irvine factory recently.
Chester r. Smith, was nominated by
the Republicans for mayor of St.
Paul.
Mrs. Henry Dehmer, of St. Paul,
was terribly burned by lamp explo-
sion.
The St. Paul Democrats nominated
two candidates for mayor, Judge Will
lis and Robt. Smith.
George Brown, a carpenter, fell for
ty feet from the top of the new ore
dock, which is being built for the Mis-
sabe road, at Duluth, striking on a
big spike which protruded from
timber and was killed.
Henry Baldwin, one of the pioneers
died after short illness, at Morris.
He carried the mail from St. Paul to
the forts in the Dalotas by dog sleds
in the fifties, and was friend of sew
eral noted Indian chiefs.
The date for the annual meeting of
the Minnesota Bankers Association,
at Winona. has been changed from
June and to June 10 and 20.
Mail received from the Philippines
announces the fact that. Capt. A. w.
Bjornstad. formerly of the 18th Min
nesota, has become a member of the
And infantry in Luzon. Capt. Born
stad is acting major in place of Maj.
Brown, who is i'll with smallpox.
General Order No. z, revoking the
leave of absence of the First regiment
OF infantry, Minnesota National
Guard, was issued by Adjt. Gen.
George c. Lambert, Tuesday. Officers
and men are called upon Immediately
to report for duty in their respective
commands, when the old time drills
will be resumed.