Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-20
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Sever
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News Of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
John NJ. Ross, past grand master O.
the Delaware odd fellows, committed
suicide by shooting at Wyoming
Del.
Twelve bodies of flood victims have
been recovered at Clifton, Ariz., but
the death list generally is placed at 81
Kansas City, Kan, is still sorely il
need of aid for it's food sufferers. A
second urgent appeal to the country al
large has been issued by the relief com
mittee of that city
Bradstreet's weekly review reports
iron production the greatest ever re-
corded, with prices firm. Other trades
are reasonably quiet. Gross railroad
earnings for May were 10 per cent
over 1902. Crop damage reports are
exaggerated.
At Sheedville, Tenn, Lewis Bolin,
aged 60, was murdered by his 13-ye ear
old stepdaughter, who sank the blade
of an ak deep into his skull. Bolin was
chastising a stepson when the boy
called to his sister for help.
The Exchange grain elevator in the
East Bottoms, Kansas City, Mo-, was
burned, destroying 100000 bushels of
wheat and entailing loss of $4,000.
William C. Hook. of Leavenworth,
Kan, has been selected to succeed
Judge Caldwell, who recently resigned
the circuit jrdgeship of the Eighth dis
trict
The flood at East St. Louis con-
tinues to spread over suburban dis
tricts. and an appeal for aid is made.
Jerome l.. Barker, assistant post
master at Stevens Point, Wis, has. been
lodged in Jail on complaint of a post
office inspector. He is charged with
embezzling $3.50 from the Office
Official reports received by State En-
ployment Agent Gerow from Kansas
counties show that the injury done the
Kansas wheat crop by the flood is not
nearly so serious as 1t first reported.
The percentage of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 18th were: New
York, .70S; Chicago, .667; Pittsburg,
.667; Brooklyn, 81; Cincinnati, .435;
Boston, .404; Philadelphia, .3O4; St.
Louis, 1885,
The entire business portion of
Hustler, Wis, was burned.
Shamrock ILL.,, Sir Thomas Lipton's
third challenger for the American
cup, arrived in New York
Aid for flood sufferers is asked by
Kansas City (Kan) committee.
Homes of 1000 persons were de-
stroyed.
The interstate commerce commits
sion will appeal to the United States
court to order the coal car
rying roads to produce contracts
with mining companies.
Employees of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad numbering $500 have asked
for working day Of eight hours.
F. A. Hopson (colored) was hanged
at Wise Court House, Ky, for MUIR
der, and William Cooker (colored)
met like fate at Clayton, Ala.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the American league for the
week ended on the 14th were: Boston,
1922; Philadelphia, 600; Cleveland,
.548; St. Louis, .53s; Chicago. 500; De-
troit. 455; New York, .452; Washing
ton, .273.
1t is stated that the president has de-
cided that the Panama canal route will
be secured, and the Colomh ban con-
gress has received ,intimations that no
trifing will be tolerated.
Feudists burned the hotel of Capt. B.
J. Even, chief witness for the state in
the Jett-White case at Jackson, KY.
Reports from nearly every section
indicate that the United States is in
the midst of great building boom,
and that the construction work under
way is unprecedented in amount.
Chicago, St. Louis and other western
cities are said to be threatened with a
meat famine which will largely in
crease prices as a result of the recent
hoods.
The American flags one hundred and
anniversary was cele-
brated in churches in Chicago.
Alvord Cooley, of New York, has
Occu dppO1HGcu CIVIL ScTF1Cc CO1u1u1S.
sioner, to succeed James R. Garfield.
Judge Holdom fined 16 strikers in
Chicago for violating an injunction,
and declared that If anyone was forced
TO sign contract against his will it
was slavery.
A plot of striking walters in Chicago
TO shut off the city's water supply was
foiled, and prediction was made that
he trouble would soon be over.
The Northeastern Sangerbund of
America opened its twentieth triennial
at Baltimore, Nd, with
1000 singers present.
The one hundred and twenty-sixth
of the birthday of the
Stars and Stripes was celebrated in
New York city.
The food at East St. Louis, ILL is re-
:eding. The known dead from drown
ng since the food began number II.
The post Office department investiga-
ion is now being directed by President
The secretary Of the interior has or
Tered the withdrawal from entry of