Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11
BRIEF MINNESOTA NOTES.

Alloy has decided to put in a system Of
WaterWOrks 80 49,
A boy years old was picked up in Min
neapolis hopelessly drunk.
Sneak thieves entered the cathedral at
st. Cloud and robbed the poor box of So. 5ez
"A factory for the manufacture of print. /
ing ink will be established in Minneapo-
lis. 81 zs
John McIvor, of St. Paul. who broke
his back, July 2, 1885, has almost recov-
cred. 9
Lieut.. Gen. Miles has ordered two bat
! teries Of light artillery sent to Fort
| Smelling. --~--. =
The Retail Hardware Dealers Associa-
| ton will hold their annual meeting in st.
! Paul, Feb $685.
The International Stock Farm at Min
| neapolis has bought the stallion Direc-
! tum-price $12,1O0.
About $1,000 has been subscribed for
Crookston's gymnasium, and another
thousand is expected.
| Minneapolis and St. Paul will be repre-
| sented in the New American Association
| of baseball, organized at Chicago.
State Auditor Dunn decides that logs
| cut in Beltrami county and shipped to
Hennepin county shall pay taxes in the
| latter.
The Minnesota Sugar Company enter
tanned more than 1900 farmers and sugar
beet growers at its plant at st. Louis
Park.
On complaint of the chief fire warden a
warrant was issued for the arrest of John
Dehms, of Hinckley, on the charge Of
| carelessly causing fire.
| Reuben Sieberg was run over by
threshing machine near Red Wing, and
| severely injured. He was taken to the
| Red Wing Hospital
The application for a pardon submitted
to the pardoning board by Fred S. Briggs
was denied and he will have to serve his
| six months in the Workhouse.
Forty-eight veterans Of the old First
| Minnesota regiment ate Thanksgiving
dinner together at st. Paul. Governor
| Ramsey was present.
Judge Bum, of st. Paul, gave Walter
S. Bourne, ex-chief deputy auditor OF
Ramsey county, the limit of punishment
for the crime Of false auditing, five years
| in the state prison.
| At Faribault while operating a wood
saw, Henry Siemens had two fingers tax
en- off his left hand, and his partner,
| John Weaver, had his right hand almost
| severed.
The Citizens Telephone Company has
| almost reached the village of Vernon
Center from the north and the Farmers
| Telephone company has completed it's line
| from the south.
large logs rolled off and caught James
Coldens between the load and the kidway,
fracturing his skull, at Two Harbors.
The chamber of commerce will invite
the National Grain Dealers Association
to hold it's next meeting in Minneapolis
Steps will be taken at the next meeting
Of the national association to take in the
| Northwestern Association.
| The engineer department has recon-
mended the reconstruction of the reser-
voirs at the head waters of the Missis-
sippi river and there will be additional
|
dams and reservoirs. Under the old ap-
preparations included in former bills the
dam at Lake Winnibigoshish has been
| finished.
The annual meeting of the university
board Of regents will be held at the uni
versity on Tuesday, Dec. 10, when it is
expected that new president of the
board will be selected to succeed the late
j. S. Pillsbury, who was the president
and honorary member.
Building operations in Minneapolis this
year will rub the S6000,000 mark very
closely. Up to the close Of business at
the Office of the building inspector a. week
ago, permits had been issued for build
ings calling for an expenditure of just a
few thousand short of $5500,OO0, and there
are several hundred thousand dollars OF
building yet to come in before the close
| OF the year.
The United\ States, through Assistant
|
has begun an action against Edward w.
Backus and John H. Rowe, comprising
the firm of E. w. Backus & Co., to re-
cover $33, 751.49, alleged to be due for tim
Der cut from government lands in Cass
county, Minnesota.
A move has been made looking TO the
construction of an electric line from Man.
kato due north to st. Cloud, a. distance
Of 100 miles, to follow the route of the
proposed Duluth, st. Cloud, Glencoe &
Mankato railroad.
Deputy Came Warden Walter Boyd
made two seizures of venison at the union
depot, St. Paul. A side of venison was
wrapped in tent, and a saddle was
packed in a big telescope valise. which
in turn was slowed away in trunk.
A gasoline lamp hanging in the front
part Of r. c. Trudgen's drug store, Big
Lake, exploded, blowing out the whole
front of the store. No one was injured.
The stock was badly damaged
Mrs. Giles Estelle, of Mankato, is re-
quired by habeas corpus proceedings to
produce her 9-year-old daughter in court,
where it will be determined whether the
girl shall live with her father or mother,
who were divorced last June
q. w. Johnson, laborer in the employ
OF William Foelson, contractor, was
killed at Hamms brewery, in st. Paul.
He was driving team attached to a
wagon loaded with rock. He fell from
the wagon, and the wheels passed over
his head. killing him instantly.
| Carl Clement, a PruSSian immigrant,
attempted suicide at the St. Paul union
station. He gashed himself several
times with a razor, and when found was
lying on the floor Of the waiting-room
in pool Of blood. He is in a critical con-
dition, but will recover.
Residents of the town Of Bloomington,
DESTROYS Of preventing the spread of the
dread rabies. have killed several dogs
and other animals believed to have been
bitten by the mad dog in the town few
days ago. AS yet no one has claimed
! ownership of the animal that caused all
the trouble. and as he was stranger to
most of the townspeople, he is believed
to be owned by some one outside the viii
lage.
Frank Kuklish, while crossing a small
lake north of Lowry with load of wood,
was thrown off the load, the wood falling
upon him. 1t is thought the base of the
skull is fractured and it is doubtful if he
| will survive.
Miss Mabelle Stoddard, the young lady
from Mazeppa, who was overcome by gas
at the Hendel hotel, Red Wing, died with
out regaining consciousness. She had
been teaching school at Brook Park,
| Hennepin county.
South St. Paul is fast SCATTERING past
records in the hog industry. On Tuesday
7,043 were received, which is more than
300 in excess of the highest previous day
this year. and nearly 1900 in excess Of
tie highest days showing last year,
which was Nov q, when $500 were re-
ceived.
Complaint in another lumber case was
filed In the federal court 1t is alleged by
the government that Fred W. Bonness
converted logs wrongfully cut on land be-
longing to the United States. The amount
due is said to be $4,000 and interest.
| On recommendation of Assistant Attor-