Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-23

cupation.
The liquid refreshment department
would be amply provided. There are
two brewer. one saloonkeeper and
three bartenders.
There are also several drunmers.
one druggist, five physicians, one law
yer, one journalist and several mer.
chants. who, with the bookkeepers,
the agen: and the commission dealers,
would probably start an exclusive set.
The nucleus of an amusement bureau
is to be found in three actors and one
aeronaut, but there is reason to be-
lleve that the latter has not been get.
ting as much professional practice as
he would like.
The religion of the prisoners also
shows wide variety. fourteen denom-
nations being given, and in the list
the Catholics are numerically by far
the strongest. Of them there are 1913,
and then come, in order, the Metho-
dists with Sc, the Lutherans with 40,
Presbyterians 26, the Episcopalians
and the Baptists with FL each. The
other denominations do not reach two
figures. Twenty-Five prisoners claim
to have no religion, and the solitary
Chinaman confined there was probably
one of these.
The table showing the nativity of
the prisoners shows that IS were born
in Minnesota, the next largest source
being New York state with IS. Cana
da is close third with So One is
given as born at sea, and Porto Rica.
China. Mexico and Maryland contrib
ute one each.
AS to length of sen tence, five years
seems to be the favorite term, there
being GS in for that time. And,
strangely, life sentences are the next
in point of number, S. On the refor-
matory plan there are 50, and 43 will
be released after serving one year.
Five men will not, unless pardoned,
breathe free breath for thirty years,
and 20 will have to serve a third Of
that time.
Sixteen of the prisoners are oyer 60
years of age. and 26 are between 50
and 60: between 80 and 40 there are
119, and 233 are between 20 and so.
OF single prisoners there are sol, mar.
ried 1877, divorced Z, widowed II.
Lower Prices.
The board of prison managers fixed
the prices for Irvine for the season of
1901. Sisal and standard Irvine will
be furnished for cents per pound;
mixed Irvine, 81 cents, and pure ma
Mia, 81 cents. This is large reduc-
ton from the prices which prevailed
last year, being a 4-cent cut for mixed
grade and a Scent for sisal. No pure
manila was manufactured last year.
The poard granted two paroles and
and one discharge.
Warden Reeve reported the miscel-
laneous cash receipts of the prison for
December to be S25.659,52. OF this the
suW of $21, 1919 was from sales and
collections on account of binder Irvine
and So, 9S0.63 from the Union Shoe and
Leather company for convict labor.
News Notes.
The Minnesota state poultry show,
which is to be held at St. Paul. Feb.
to IL, promises to be a winner from
present indications.
Dominick Chaacott and John Mar
tinelli, two Italians, became involved
in row on the upper fat district of
St. Paul. duel with pistols is said
to have taken place. Neither of the
combatants were injured and both
were arrested for disorderly conduct.
Mrs. Matilda Ranum, an inmate of
Bethesda hospital in St. Paul, hung
herself to post on the rear porch of
that institution. She was seen to
leave the home early in the evening,
and later her body was found.
John Schmidt's brewry at Lake City
was destroyed by fire.
The new Presbyterian church at
Winnibego City costing $4,000 was
dedicated with appropriate ceremon-
les.
Fire destroyed the drug store of DR..
A. E. Scoderland at Marine. Loss,
$4,000, partially insured.
The body of Albert Schmidt, mem
Der of the Sons of Herman and an old
residence of the city, was found in bed
at the Washington hotel on West
Third street, st. Paul.
Chief of Police j. C. Hartin, Hast
ing's popular and efficient officer,
rounded up three boys who had es-
capped from the Indian school at Flan-
dreau, S. D.
A raid on gambling house was
made at Luverne and Jessie Dement,
and James Moran, two boys who were
running the place for others. were
caught In the net and put under bonds.
The next day the boys skipped out and
their bondsmen stood the loss.
The State Agricultural society in its
annual report asks the legislature for
an agricultural hall and for fire pro-
lection. The need of Live stock am
phitheater is again called up. The re-
port also calls for an addition to the
grand stand and for additional ma
chinery buildings.
Julius Ickler will build a new hotel
at Motley.
Escaping gas at the home of Herman
Felstow at Winona, was the cause of
the family becoming almost asphyxiat-
ed. The condition was discovered this
morning before it was too late and all
have recovered.