Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-10-22
ROUND ABOUT The STATE.

A fine big moose was seen a short
distance west of Fertile by many cit1-
Zens. l''T
The separator OF Fred Anderson
was burned also four stacks of wheat
belonging to L. Mattson, at Balaton.
John H. Randall, Past Grand Mas
ter of the Knights Templar of the
state, died at his home in Mime
apolis.
The city of Crookston will ask the
county to pay about $500 for the care
of patients who had contagious dis
eases. -:
The Farmers bank of Kasson in
coporated with capital stock of
ST., 900, and was granted authority to
do business.
The time is not far. distant when
the Rock Island railroad will be run
ming it's trains into Minneapolis over
its own tracks.
The Crookston Times says that not
| case of contagious disease of any
kind has developed in the Crookston
Jail in two years.
Two men were badly injured by an
explosion in the Warroad sawmill.
They were thrown down and deluged
with scalding water.
The value of orders issued at the
Minneapolis postofdce during the last
quarter. was 5132, 611.81; the value of
orders cashed was $579,034.55.
Secretary of State Hanson says he
believes the legislature ought to ex-
pend $4,000 in improving the vari-
Gus state bitches each year.
Lieutenant George Diess, United
States artillery, opened an army re-
cruiting station at Duluth, which he
will conduct for several months.
Edward Tuttle, accused of abduct-
ing the 14-year-old daughter of Ed
ward Zimmerman, a Brooklyn farm
er, was convicted on a criminal
charge.
James Herman, an air-brake in
spector, was run over by the cars in
the yards at Two Harbors and killed.
He was married and leaves wife and
six children.
Governor Van SAINT has honored a
requisition from Washington for Ed
| ward Benson and Mary Benson, under
arrest at Willmar, wanted at Tacoma
for forgery.
In a quarrel over a young woman,
Joseph Grasek is said to have shot
and killed Eli S. Easzeck at Ely.
| Grasek has been arrested charged
| with murder.
The town of Pierz is in an uproar
over a parochial and public school
fight, and County Attorney Lind
bergh has been called by the town
council to interfere.
Jacob Herman, an employee of the
Northwestern road, was run down
| by work train at Winona and in
stantly killed. Both of his legs were
cut off and his body was mangled.
Frank Waters, farmer living near
White Bear lake, was beld up and
| robbed by three tramps beyond the
city limits of St. Paul. The robbers
wore handkerchiefs over their faces.
| The state auditors office received
letter from Auditor Dunn regarding
the sale of school lands, which was
held at Little Falls, Morrison county.
Over 10000 acres were sold at the
auction.
Major John S. Mallory of the First
| infantry, who has been acting as
judge advocate of the department of
Dakota, has been ordered to Join his
regiment, which is stationed in the
| Philippines.
Gold has been discovered on the
Papenfus farm on the Pleasant Lake
road, west of St.. Cloud. The vein
is in a bed of blue clay close to the
surface. Samples will be sent to ST..
Paul for assay.
AS result of the intention an
nounced by the Commercial club to
have the Hiawatha statue cast in
bronze and mounted in Ninnehaha
park, several citizens have already
rendered money toward the fund.
In Minnesota the apportionment Of
the state tuition fund is based on
school attendance, not on population
| as in this state. In Polk county 1000
| pupils failed to attend school the re-
| quired number Of days, and the coun-
! ty is out nearly $1,000.
In a wreck on Isinour's hill twelve
| cars of grain were almost totally de-
stroyed. Herbert Case, son of Coun-
ty Surveyor Case, was buried in the
wreckage and died of suffocation.
| The wreck is supposed to have been
caused by broken brake beam.
A 3-year-old daughter of F. L. Stang,
of the state grain board of appeals,
fell seven stories down an elevator
shaft at the board of trade building
! in Duluth. Her head. was crushed
| in. The child and her mother were
there from Grantsburg on visit.
Property owners of North St. Paul
are said to be behind an agitation
which is in progress for the passage
by the coming legislature of an act
| to permit the inclusion of all of Ram
sey county in St. Paul, and the con-
solidation of some of the offices that
| are double, such as the two treasur-
erships and the auditor and comp
trollership.
Because the town officials of Mound
| View, Ramsey county, refuse to ask
| the state board of health to slaughter
cattle affected with tuberculosis
which have been condemned by the
health department of Minneapolis,
the dairymen owning the infected
| herds are unable to sell milk in Min
neapolis.
Money amounting. to $500 was
scattered about the sidewalk on Fifth
street in st. Paul the other day. It
was in $40 gold pieces. Three very
| excited bank clerks, assisted by sew
era1 bystanders, were picking up the
coins and depositing them IN can
vas bag, which originally held them.
The spill was caused by the bag be-
coming united.