Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-02
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

of asphalt for. paving.
| DR.. Peterson. Of Detroit, committed
suicide in his room by shooting him.
self in the left temple.
John C. Borner, of St. Paul, was
sentenced to two years in the state
prison for abusing 1e-year-old, girl.
| Mrs. Matilda Skogland has sued the
St. Paul Gas company for $4,000
damages because gas escaped into her
room. -
The supreme lodge, Ancient Order
of United Workmen, decided to hold
the next annual session in St. Paul,
MINI.
Chief Murphy of Moorhead won in
the $4,000 damage suit brought
against him by Allan Blood for false
arrest.
DR.. Frank C. Todd, of MINNEAPOLIS,
Mimi, was elected secretary of the
eye section of the American Medical
association.
Each weeks report of the state
board of health shows a slow but
steady decrease in smallpox as the
summer approaches.
The Clearwater roller mills were
burned entailing loss of probably
$4,000. The mill was owned bv the
Merchants bank of St. Cloud.
A hail storm up at Holt, Marshall
county, broke the settlers windows
and would have damaged the crops
! had there been any sown and up.
The county seat election held at
Ada resulted in decisive victory for
Ada. Out Of total vote of $500,
Twin Valley received only 10 per cent.
The Atlantic Congregational church,
Bates avenue and Conway street, St.
| Paul, was partially destroyed by fire
yesterday. The loss is placed at
$4,000.
Sudden death overlook Solomon
| Johnson, laborer, while at work
| yesterday. His head was crushed by
the wheel of wagon heavily loaded
with sand.
A lumberman named Ernest Brei-
| tenfeld was drowned yesterday near
Rutledge, MINI. Relatives cannot be
| found. The remains will be buried at
Rutledge.
The borax cases against the various
! packing-house companies were dis
| missed in the municipal court of St.
Paul owing to the recent supreme
court decision.
Charles Newman was arrested at
Little Falls charged with drawing a
check for sos on the First National
bank of this city when he had no
money on deposit.
Company 81, M. N. c., Mankato, has
elected Second Lieutenant Ernest r.
Brown captain, to succeed Captain
Schuyler Hawkes., and Sergeant NJ.
| J. Mosier second lieutenant
Tuddles, the pet tabby of Miss
Helen Glennof, of Minneapolis, has
forsaken all traditions of the cat
family, and is nursing three baby
rats, besides her own kitten.
John Lauzer, an old citizen, while
going down stairs at his home in
Woodland, fell and broke his neck.
Mr.. Lauzer was "A years of age and
died shortly after the accident.
The judges of the Ramsey court,
have reappointed Nathaniel P. Lang
ford to the board of control and E. A.
Young, DR.. E. j. Hawkins and Mcneil
V. Seymour to the library board.
! Members of the old state guard OF
Minnesota are arranging for a ban
quet and reunion, to be held in July,
in commemoration of the ''Blueberry
War" at Brainerd thirty years ago.
Earl D. Beardsley, St. Paul agent
for the Cooperative Home company
of Kansas City, was fined $50 for So
Letting business without q license.
The case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court.
Dow S. Smith, superintendent of the
st. Paul street railway lines of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company,
has accepted the position of general
superintendent Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company.
The regular crop report of the
Northern Pacific is the most salts
factory so far this season. From all
points on the big system conditions
are spoken of as the same, that is, OF
a highly favorable character.
Harry Wainus, IS years of age, en-
ployed as clerk in Reitzke's drug
store, Selby and Western avenues, ST.
Paul, was assaulted in the basement
of the Albion hotel and is now at ST.
Joseph's hospital, where it is feared
he will not recover.
A special from Washington reports
the fact that Senator Nelson has in.
troduced bill authorizing the con,
struction of a bridge over the Missis-
sippi river from Champlin to Anoka
by the Minneapolis, Superior, St. Pau
& Western railway.
| Congressman Stevens invited Presi
dent Roosevelt to open the Minnesota
state fair in September. The presi
dent said it would be impossible fol
him to be in Minnesota on the date
but he intended to make a visit to
the state later, if possible.
DR.. T. H. Story, whose disappear
ance some time ago from Duluth at.
tracted much attention., has written
to his family from San Francisco. He
says his mind is a blank as to how
he got there. He will travel little
for his health, and return home.
James Stewart, a fisherman, was
drowned in Lake Pepin near the gov
eminent pier at Lake City. He was
given lodging on the deck of the
ferry steamer and fell overheard. He
| WAS As years old and came from P0r.