Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-08
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.


John II. Carey, the missing treas
urer of Dickinson county, Michigan,
was arrested in Minneapolis.
More than 200 horses are in quar-
antine at LaCrescent, pending exam
ination by Executive Agent S. H.
Ward of the state live stock and san
itary board.
A well dressed and refined man was
drowned in the north end of Lily
lake, Saltwater, and the police believe
it to be a case of demented man
meeting death by accident or suicide.
The state board of health is investi-
eating the condition of many small
stockyards that are reported to BE- UNI
sanitary. Most of them at minor rail-
way stations are on marshy ground
that cannot readily be cleaned.
The little four-year-old son of
Frank Hanson, of Fosston, got in
front of the sickle bar of u mower,
and had his leg cut off.
Frank Muller, who is charged with
burglarizing Baer Bros store at Fra
zee, escaped from the Becker county
Jail at Detroit.
A boy with matches in hay NOW
caused $4,000 fire at Big Lake.
Three barns on the j. E. Putnam
farm were destroyed. Loss partly
covered by insurance.
Fritz Link, St. Paul carpenter, was
seized with the symptoms of arsenic
poisoning, and removed to the City
Hospital. He is supposed to have
been poisoned by eating new potatoes
on which Paris green had been used.
Charles II. Wissler was drowned in
the Cannon river, short distance
south of Northfield. A small bruise
in the forehead would indicate that in
driving he had struck rock in the
bottom of the river and was stunned,
making him helpless.
Capt. Matt Marvin, member of Co.
K, the famous First Minnesota regi-
ment, and treasurer of the First Min
nesota Regimental Association, died
al W1nOna OF paralysis.
The Business Mems association of
Mankato is to erect an electric plant
for street lighting and commercial
| purposes with view of selling to the
city when practicable.
Elliott Brothers of Minneapolis
have been awarded a contract for
building the superstructure of the
Sheldon memorial auditorium at Red
Wing.
The North Star Candy company of
St. Paul, which recently went into
bankruptcy, has made an offer to set
tie with creditors on basis of so
cents on the dollar.
Gov. Van SAINT appointed Miss Mary
M. Cheney of Minneapolis a member
of the state art commission in place
of Mrs. T. B. Walker, resigned. The
commission was created by the last
legislature.
A number of the Bell company tele-
phones were burned out at Winona
on account of the street car trolley
wire coming in contact with telephone
wires. Several fires were started in
residences, but all were put out before
much damage was done.
| A mistaken Identification of the
body of James Mcintosh, who died
suddenly in Minneapolis, resulted in
the body's being sent to the univer-
sity medical school. It has now been
identified and turned over to the fam
lily.
Adjutant General Libbey of the
can be no truth in the current report
that the new rifles to be furnished
the Guard under the Dick law will
not be the same. as those issued to
the regular army. He is positive that
his requisition for standard Krag-
the allowance will be generous,
amounting to sixty for each COM
pany.
A statement showing the status OF
claims of the several states on ac-
count of the war with Spain was
made public by the United States
treasury auditor. According to the
official figures, Minnesota claimed
$1e9,619. The sum of $s4,139 was al.
lowed and $ss,5e1 disallowed, the
amount suspended and pending pay.
ment aggregates $26,S87.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to break the Missabe bank at Proctor
suburb of Duluth. The outer door
of the large new safe was blown of
by one explosion and the entire safe
except for the cash box, was wrecked
by q second. This explosion reused
the town and scared the burglars of
The big inner door was blown 1o<
feet away.
City officials and prominent bust
ness men of St. Paul approve thu
building of third interurban cleo
trio line between the Twin Cities BY
way Of Fort Smelling, favor a up
preparation by the St. Paul city eoun
Gil to rebuild or improve tho For
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