Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-02

petition in bankruptcy, placing his
assets at $40, all exempt, and his liza
bilities at $3,142.62.
The explosion of q new process
! gasoline stove resulted in the burn
| ing of three persons at the home of
C. F. Adams in Minneapolis.
H. johnson, prominent citizen of
Fosston, was found dead in a grove
| near that point with a bullet hole in
his temple. IL is thought to ne sui
| eide.
j. T. Elwell has just sold fifteen
head of cattle from his Lakeview
| farm eden rairie) to F. H. Jur-
gems for his foundation herd at Lac
qui Parle.
Teddy Donavan, Preston's reform
mayor, was reelected by a practical
| the largest majority in the history
of the village.
The resignation of A. G. Barnard of
Cass Lake, Mimi, as clerk to Ed
| Warren, chief of the crew of examin-
ers, has been received by Land Com
missioner Richards.
The postoftice at Kenyon was rob-
bed about 3 o'clock in the morning
of 5000 in money and $3.50 in postage
stamps. The safe was blown to
pieces by dynamite.
A well-dressed man, without hat,
created a sensation by entering the
Holy Rosary church, Minneapolis,
and attempting to destroy the altar
and fixtures with an AK.
Cleveland is just organizing
Business Mems League, or CONNER
cial club, with H. H. Flower as it's
leader. The town is also making ar
rangements to incorporate soon.
Mrs. Rose Poissart, widow who
had resided in this county about
twenty-five years, was burned to
death at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Ludger Plant, near Little Falls.
| The buttermakers of southern Min
nesota are making great preparations
for the annual picnic of the State
Ruttermakers' Association, which
Inns been set for June at Lake Crys-
tal
Henry Nun, a patient at the St.
Peter hospital, committed suicide by
throwing himself in front of a NOV
ing engine. He was out on the
grounds with others, when he broke
away.
The St. Paul board of education has
appointed committee to arrange for
an exhibit of the schools of that city
at the St. Louis exposition, a fund
having been appropriated for the
work.
The lakes are finally open, after
a weeks delay from strikes and the
accumulation of ships at either end
| hot
of docks and the congestion that was
feared has ceased.
Weyerhaeuser interests are going
to extend to the Duluth & Northeast
ern road from Island Lake on the Clo-
quet river to the village of Cloquet
on the St. Louis river. The distance
is twenty-five miles.
Fire was discovered in the ma
chine shop of the Chandler Iron COM
pany, at Ely, and the roof of the
building was damaged. The cause of
the fire is unknown. The loss is about
5000, fully insured.
The first townsite on the new ex-
tension of the Great Northern into
Roseau county will be in the south
west quarter of section % in the
town of Holt, twelve miles north of
Thief River Falls.
Public Examiner johnson has re-
ported to the state treasurer $780,
IS in gross earnings of the st. Peter
Telephone company, which were
omitted from the return of 1900. The
3 per cent tax amounts to $95.O1.
The state Sunday school convention
closed at Mankato. The total num-
Der of delegates enrolled was $50, re-
presenting, fifteen denominations
and twenty-nine countless Duluth
was selected as the next place of
meeting.
In the township of Leaf Valley in
Douglas county there lives an eccen-
trio old man named Adam Schev,
who claims to be, and without doubt
is, an uncle Of the famous admiral
who was lately the honored guest
of Minneapolis.
An important dcision was filed at
the Duluth land Office by Secretary
Hitchcock of the interior depart
ment. 1t provides that all contests
over state swamp lands shall here
after be decided by the field notes Of
the government SURVEYOR.
| Authorization has been granted for
! the organization OF the First Nation
al Bank of Hector, Mimi, with capt.
tai of $4,000. G. X. Gilbert, John
Hokanson, G. S. Eichmiller, A. B.
Anderson and H. S. Deming are nam
ed as incorporates.
The contention of the anti-vaccin-
ationists that smallpox is not conta-
gious has suffered serious setback
during the past week. Charles Ste
vens, secretary of the Minneapolis
society, died from smallpox and yes
terday one of the children was strick-
en- with the disease.
Congressman McCleary has recon-
mended the appointment of Frank H.
Burlow as postmaster at Sleepy Eye,
to succeed himself; of Edward F.
Clover as postmaster at Bigelow, No
bles county, to succeed C. A. Bacon,
resigned; and of A. B. Congdon as
postmaster at Monterey, Martin coun-
ty, to succeed E. Howard Fitz, re-
signed.
| The council of Fertile has granted
franchise to r. A. DeMars of Hal
lock, MIMI, to put in telephone sys-
tenn to be in. operation by July.
Russell e. Sons general store and