Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-25
Pitched Battle.

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AS a result of pitched battle be-
tween three men and crowd of Italian
laborers in St. Paul, A. Robcrg of St.
Paul is dead and n. Narcotic CT Min
neapolis, Fred Wayman of St. Paul,
and Joseph St. Dore, an Italian, are
badly injured.
The fight occurred at Concord and
Page streets, where the Italian labor
ers were drinking beer. Roberg, Way
man and Narcotic, with several women,
went past the place, and it is said that
the Italians insulted the women. A
quarrel ensued and the Italians opened
fire, using shotguns and re:olvers.
Three men were wounded before the
police arrived.
Eighteen Italians are under arrest
and twelve more are held as witnesses
Gaining Fame.
The fame of the Minnesota state
fair has gone abroad throughout the
length and breadth of the land The
possibility of the attendance of the
president of the United States has
been a matter of newspaper discus
sion for weeks. This year there will
be exhibitors from every part of the
country. Another evidence of the rep
utation of the fair is the fact that
there has been application for adver-
Using space in the official program
from New York city.
Found Guilty.
Irwin A. Gardner, a special police Of
ficer of Minneapolis, appointed by
Mayor A. A. Ames, has been convicted
of accepting a bride.
The specific charge against him was
that in return for a monetary consid-
Grafton he agreed to protect big
mitt'' and other sharpers from arrest
by the police.
The maximum penalty under the
law is ten. years imprisonment or a
fine of $1,000, or both.
Strike Statistics.
The state labor department issued
interesting statistics relative to
strikes in Minneapolis.
Since 1881 there have been II strikes
in Minneapolis, which is 80 per cent
of the entire number in the state.
There were COG Establishments and
1896 employees involved. The wage
loss was $3Os,629, and the assistance
given by other unions amounted to
$31,7O7.
In addition there were II lockouts,
involving 81 establishments and 1857
employees. The wage loss was $4,000.
News in Brief.
Elsie Rochelle, years old, bit a
piece of her tongue off l., Ealing
down the stairs of her home at, 1859
Grand avenue, St. Paul.
Minneapolis boys steal bicycles Sat-
urdays to take their girls riding Sum-
days and leave the wheels Mondays
where they can be found.
The synod has decided that the Red
Wing seminary shall not be removed,
but no agreement has been made with
regard to Improvements.
The association of the Native Sons
of Minnesota has been organized in
Minneapolis, it's object being to bring
together persons born in this state
before 1865.
Alexander Ramsey of St. Paul was
reelected president of the Mesaba
Iron company. This is the pioneer
iron company of Minnesota, as it was
organized in 1875.
Cones livery and brick building
used for cold storage were burned at
Madelia. Eight horses and several
carriages and harness and quantity
of feed destroyed.
I. c. Jackson, horse dealer from
Winona, reported to Desk Sergeant
Lee at police headquarters that he
had been ''buncoed" out of 5000 by a
confidence" man at the Minneapolis
union station.
John Magnusson, laborer employ
ed by the St. Anthony Falls Water
Power company, has mysteriously dis
appeared and it is feared has been
drowned in the Mississippi.
L. Garlock, H. C. Garlock, F. w.
Garlock, L. E. Garlock and NJ. C. Gar
lock of Walnut Grove, have incorpo-
rated the Garlock Land and Credit
company, with $4,000 capital.
Mrs. Mamie White, wife of Rollin
White, proprietor of the Minneapolis
Baking company, was brutally as
saulted and robbed of her jewels at
II o'clock Saturday night by lone
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