Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-11-12
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.


SEQ. H. Marsh, one of the best
known residents of Mankato, is dead.
Mrs. Anna M. Arms. aged 65, was
killed by freight train in Mime
apolis.
An extra freight train ran into q
flock Of sheep belonging to Mark
Kobe, killing twenty, near Royalston.
A decision handed down by the Sec
rotary af the interior gives James H.
Poquette title to 100 acres of land
in Mile Laos county, with $4,000 inn
provements.
Otto Won Maager, alias Otto Marte1,.
alias Otto Won Amden. alias Otto Kill
liam, who is wanted in St. Paul on the
charge of forgery, was arrested in
Milwaukee.
The executive committee of the For
eign Missionary Society of the Metho-
dist church is in session at Mime
apOlis.
Edwin T. Blew, of Minneapolis, was
sentenced to seven and one-half years
in the state penitentiary, for the
crime of forgery in the second de-
gree.
The turmoil which has existed in
university fraternal circles for over 4
year in regard to the 'rushing" of
high school men, was brought to a
climax when President Northrop pub
licly reprimanded Psi Epsilon in
chapel. The president read his mes
sage to the students.
A smooth CRATER is selling a liquid
metal polish in the suburbs of Min
neapolis and with each 5O-cent sale
gives an order for dozen photo
graphs from gallery at a certain
address on Washington avenue N. An
Investigation proves that the address
is that of a saloon and there is no
gallery in that vicinity.
Charles Fisher, arrested for steal
ing overcoats, was arraigned in NUM-
cipal court in Minneapolis on a charge
of grand larceny. He was held to the
grand jury in $500 bail.
Special inspectors of the govern
ment land Office at Duluth have dis.
covered that many persons now hold
ing lands are doing so upon perjured
affidavits. Immediate steps will be
taken to cancel such entries, take
away the property from the holders
and prosecute them upon a charge OF
perjury.
The sale of lands in Benton county
has been concluded, and has aggre.
gated 1850 acres. Purchasers in
arrears have paid up on 4,5oo acres.
Mrs. William Anderson, of Sc. Paul
was seriously burned by kerosene
oil explosion. She had poured it on
the fire. to make it burn faster.
Otto Maeger, charged with forgery
was brought back from Milwaukee
and arraigned in court at St. Paul
His case was continued. He says he
will make good the amount Of the
forgery charged.
State Fire Warden Andrews re.
ceived a report from the prairie fire
in Wilkin county, which shows that
the blaze originated in the town OF
Meadow, and caused $25, 1000 damage
Tho Sattley-Greenfeld Company OF
Springfield, ILL.,, was Incorporated in
Minnesota under the Somerville law:
capital stock, $4,000. E. w. Green
field IF Minneapolis is the resident
agent.
StocKey Whittemoor, indicted fol-
assaultfng Richard Furu, aged II. OF
Kenyon, was found, guilty and sen.
fenced to twenty years in the peni.
Tertiary. .ss
Miss Alix ]. Mueller, said to have
been engaged to marry the late jim
y ounger and who left her home in
St. Paul to attend his funeral, is now
in Chicago visiting friends.
One of the most disastrous prairie
fires in the history of that section
swept across WilFin county, burning
over strip of country fourteen miles
in length, and beng finally stopped
by one of the state bitches. About
5000 acres were burned over, and sew
eral hundred tons of hay were de-
stroyed.
The business transacted by the Du-
l'tth land Office the past year breaks
all records of this office. The sales
amount to more than those of the
Crookston and St. Cloud offices com
blned. The acres sold number $685.
386. The total receipts are $780,
231.4O.
The head and shoulders of man
were found hanging in tree in the
woods at Bethel. The remainder of
the body was found lying on the
ground. The parts were unrecog-
nizable, but it is believed to be the
body of a man named johnson who
left his home two miles northeast OF
Bethel last April.
Frank Simmons is under arrest at
saltwater charged with raising an ex-
press order from. 81 to $40. From {.
published description he appears to
be a man who is much wanted by the
officials Of the United States Express
Company, it being said that he has
raised several orders and that he has
always eluded the officers.
The International Bridge and Ter.
minal Company has filed articles OF
incorporation with the state register
of deeds. The company will build
and operate railways in Itasca coun-
ty, and will build bridge across the
Rainy river into Canada. The stock
is $4,000 and the liability limit $780,
600. The incorporators are Washing
ton Gray, A. A. Avery, E. L. Hollings-
worth, w. C. Meadef and C. H. Miller,
all of Minneapolis.
Thomas Armstrong pleaded guilty
to charge of forgery in the second
degree before Judge Brooks, Min
neapolis, and was sentenced to serve
four years in Saltwater prison.
AS James n. Shagreen of Mime.
apolis and F. F. Smith, cruisers for
the Scanlon-Gipson Lumber Company,
were crossing Cass lake, they were
capsized. Two young squaws noticed
the accident and Immediately put out