Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-12

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the dam, however, was placed at $685.
600; while the recent Investigations
prove that it cannot be completed for
less than $22?5, OOO
Killed by an Engine.
Milo Aldrich, a well-to-do farmer,
purchased threshing engine and sep
arator and started with the outfit from |
Mankato for his home. four miles west |
OF Amboy. When few miles from |
Mankato, on the approach to the Jones
ford bridge. a narrow piece Of roadway,
the machine rolled down 3O-foot en-
bankment, rolling over three times.
Aldrich chung to the engine and was
instantly killed, it finally landing on
top of him. He was SO years old and |
leaves n wife and one son. This son
was with him, but escaped without in
jury.
Distinguished Themselves.
Two Minneapolis boys have distin-
guished themselves in Paris. They are
Leon Gillette, who spent some years in
the offices of the Keith company, ar
chitects, and Edwin Hawley Hewitt.
They are studying architecture and
took the spring examinations for ad-
mission into lEcole des Beaux Aries.
Nine places were allotted to the United
States. Hewitt stood first and Gillet
third, both ranking above the resident
students The examinations, which
were conducted in French, were both
oral and written, and were very thor
ough. Mr.. Hewitt is son of Dr.
Hewitt, an instructor at the university.
The Old Story.
The 11-year-old son of John Cassi-
day, of Clearwater, was killed by the
playful use of a revolver. In the alb
sence of the parents upon Decoration
Day services, the children, five in num-
Der, obtained a weapon belonging to
the hired man. 1t was found unloaded,
but during the play one of the chill
dren had placed cartridge in the bar
rel, unnoticed by the boy who was
playing with it. When cautioned by
the other children not to point towards
anyone, lest it might be loaded, he re-
piled, mo, it is not See herc!' and
placing the muzzle to his neck, point
ing upwards, discharged it, the ball
passing through the head.
Log Shipments.
The business of transporting logs by
all-rail routes from the woods to the
saw mills in Minneapolis has lately as
sumed tremendous proportions. The
Backus- Brooks and the Scanlon-Gipson
lumber companies have contracted with
the Northern Pacific for the transporta-
ton of their logs this season, the con-
tracts covering daily hauls for a period
Of three months. Nearly 500 cars per
week are received.
News In Brief.
Farmers in the southwestern part of
Polk county have found grasshoppers
in their fields, and believe them to be
of the true Rocky mountain breed
considerable damage.
The residence of Peter Thiel, on the
Stockton road, near Winona, has been
destroyed by fire. Mr. Thiel was
away at the time, and his invalid wife,
who was confined to her bed, was
alone. Neighbors saw the flames and
arrived in time to remove her from the
house in safety. Very little of the
contents of the dwelling was saved;
loss, 81 900.
Burglars entered Lindenberg Bros
clothing store at Faribault and Sc
cured about $50 worth of clothing.
The state feed and dairy commission
is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of TAX
ing the defective pure lard law into
court to ascertain if it is not possible
to construe it valid.
James Shoemaker, president of the
board of trade for many years and one
of the best known residents of Man
kato, was killed by being run over by
freight train that was switching
close to the Omaha freight station.
The residence of julius Pass, near
Pelican Rapids, burned, and his two
children, aged and years, persisted
in the flames.
State Auditor Dunn received draft
for SIC, 900, the remainder of the un.
paid insurance on the Duluth normal
school partially destroyed by fire last
winter. The whole amount of insur-
ance carried and received was SAC, 900,
which will be expended in restoring
the building.
West Duluth is infested by tramps,
and there is said to be regular gang
that frequents hen roosts at night and
takes to the neighboring woods during
the day.
Prof. n Fl. Winchell pronounces the
iron found at Coon Creek as the bog
variety and has no real value.
Three men were arrested in Mime
apolis for picking pockets during the
Decoration day parade,
The oratorical contest between the
high schools of Kenyon and Dodge
Center was won by the latter.
The State Federation of Labor will
meet at Mankato. :
Duluth and the state of Minnesota
are to lose the distinction of being the
home of former United States Senator
Charles A. Z Towne. He will remove
with his wife to New York the latter
part OF June, where they will make
their home in the future.