Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-10-29
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

The millwrights of Minneapolis de-
mand an eight-hour day. I
An unknown man was found dead
in Prospect park, Minneapolis. 8
The National Medical association
will meet in Minneapolis next year.
The president has appointed Cliff.
ford L. Benedict postmaster at Man
kato, MINI.
The forty-th1rd annual convention
OF the Minnesota Baptist association
was held at Owatonna.
An independent board of trade will
be established and in operation in
Minneapolis within thirty days.
The stockholders of the Great
Northern railway held their meeting
in New York. All the old directors
were reelected.
The Royal Arcanum Hospital Bed
association of Hennepin county has
filed articles of Incorporation with the
secretary of state.
Calhoun school won the picture Of
fered by the Minneapolis Society of
Fine Arts by voting contest. It re-
ceived 1905 votes.
Delegates from the Elks lodges of
Minnesota, and North and South Da-
kota, met in St. Paul for a purpose.
of forming tri-state association.
Health Commissioner Hall reports
that there is not single case of
smallpox in Minneapolis at the pres
emit time. This is the first time for
several years that this has been the
case.
The report of the First National
bank of Morris, three months old,
shows individual deposits of $19,-
1917 and demand certificates of de-
posts of $9,280.38.
John Allen, employed as bartender
at Anderson's saloon at Knife River,
was shot by Louis Cavanar, French
man, and died at the Knauff hospital
at Two Harbors. Cavanar is in Gus
tody.
John B. Campion, proprietor of the
Union hotel and saloon, St. Paul, was
run over by Great Northern train
at the Broadway crossing in St. Pau,
and was instantly killed. His head
was severed from tile body. Campion
was 38 years of age and is survived
by his wife and five children.
John Kilgore's livery stable at Hop
kins was destroyed by fire and two
horses were burned to death. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that eight
| other horses in the barn were saved.
The loss on the building is $500.
Hennepin county, says Postmaster
Hale, will be favored Nov. with two
new routes for rural free delivery.
One route will start from the St.
Anthony Falls station in Minneapolis.
The other route, beginning at Rock
| ford in Wright county, will accom-
modate residents of Hennepin county
chiefly.
The state board of health held u
meeting in St. Paul. The action of
DIR. Bracken and the conference of
local health officers in connection
with the Minneapolis cattle inspection
was reported upon and considered at
length. The board decided to take
no special action on the matter.
| The board of directors of the St.
Paul National bank held meeting
for the purpose of electing presi-
dent to take the place of the late F.
| W. Anderson. The result of the cleo
| ton was the advancement of Arthur
Z. Anderson, F. w. Anderson's son,
from the cashiers desk to the presi-
dency of the bank.
Jesse Fitzpatrick, buyer at the E. A.
Brown elevator at Pipestone, was
kicked in the face by horse, cash
being cut just below his left eye. It
is feared the sight of the eye will
be lost.
Gussie Hall, eleven years of age,
was located by the police of Mime
apolis after his anxious mother had
instituted a search for him lasting
two days. The boys sister was taken
down with diphtheria and Gussie did
not like the idea of being quaran-
tined. So he ran away.
David Quincy of 252 Greene street,
St. Paul, was found dead in his bed.
He and his brother, Cornelius, oc-
cupied the same bed. They had talked
for some time after retiring Satur-
day night, and David asked his broth
er to call him early.
| A fast and furious football game
was played at Madelia Saturday be-
tween the St. Peter high school and
the Madelia high school teams. They
are without doubt two of the best
high school teams in southern Min
nesota. Neither side scored.
| A disastrous fire was caused in the
Star restaurant at Pipestone by gaso-
line becoming ignited while F. D..
| Cowan was filling a stove. He was
seriously burned, but will recover.
The damage to building was $1,000,
being fully covered by insurance.
The Rock Island road will >inaug-
urate it's passenger service between
Minneapolis and Chicago on Nov. 2.
The first train between the windy
city and the metropolis of the north
west will leave Chicago Nov. and
will depart the next day.
The residents of Ferris are in a
state of excitement aver a reported
find of iron ore. The Winona Ma
tional bank is sending two diamond
drills and Z crew to prospect. Signs
| of ore have been found in and near
| the swamps and some small samples
are on exhibition at NJ. NJ. Nygard's
| store.
William Edwards, better known as
! "Billy" Edwards. and Charles How
ard, more often called ,"Cheerfui
Charlie" both self-confessed big mitt
men, both convicted of swindling,
both confined in the county Jail in
Minneapolis since March, were sen
| fenced to ten more days in their pres.
ent place of residence by Judge Har
| rison. '-> . - .
Probably the largest pair Of black
bass ever taken out of Lake Mime
tonka were caught in the west arm
of the lake by M. E. Wallace. The
two together weigh nearly thirteen
pounds and were caught with light
casting rod, frogs being used for
| bait. They were both caught at about