Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-01
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

The annual encampment Of stats
militia at Lake View is over.
At Mapleton mucn damage was
done to fruit and berries by hail.
Fire at Slayton destroyed thres
buildings carrying loss of $25 900.
Rev. and Mrs. John Harper Of Min
neapolis, recently celebrated their
golden wedding.
The st. Paul armory board of con-
struction is advertising for bids for
the new armory.
The Medical building Of the state
university was damaged by IRE to the
extent Of about $1,000.
Tuesday, Sept l, will be Ainneap-
oils day 1t the state fair and Thur
day, Sept. 4, St. Pau1's day..
John Schneider, aged 49, was
drowned in the river at St. Peter, less
than ten feet from the shore.
Caleb w. DIN was appointed post
master 1t Homebrook, Cass county,
vice Stephen Wood, resigned.
Lieut. John n. Currie, Manila, p. l.,
came all the way to Minneapolis to
be fitted out with an artificial leg.
At Foxhome, Joseph Hoffman COM
mitted suicide on the Northern Pacific
station platform there by taking NOR
phine.
P. V. Collins, publisher of The
Northwestern Agriculturist, was elect
cd president Of the National Editorial
association.
Carleton College, Mortified, has en-
| gagged J. Arthur Baird, Carthage, d.,
to train tho football players Of that
institution for this fall.
Henry Woodwork from Carlton,
MIMI, visiting with Henry Wilson, lv-
ing near Stewart, was drowned while
in bathing in Lake Preston.
! Tho state board of control in session
at the prison granted sixteen paroles
and two discharges, the largest num-
Der ever granted in any one month.
| Preliminary steps have been taken
by the merchants of the village Of
New Auburn, for the establishment Of
= state bank with a capital Of $4,000.
Percy Bonebraks, boy aged eight
| years, was thrown under q wagon in
runaway at Little Falls, and instant
ly killed, his skull being crushed by .
wheel.
The Minnesota Iron Company Is now
operating eleven large mines imme-
diately surrounding the village of
Hibbing and is preparing to open .
twelfth.
Thirteen horses were burned to
death, eleven wagons destroyed and .
barn badly damaged in fire which
broke out In the rear of Regan Bros.
bakery in Minneapolis.
Clyde Richards, Is years old, Mer-
RAM Park, died 1T his home Of lock-
jaw. He shot himself in tho hand
With = toy pistol on July 4th, and t.
tanus developed shortly afterwards
Rural carriers have been appointed
in Minnesota as follow: Princeton,
Henry Meyer, Agnes Meyer, George E,
Boekover, Berthe Bockover; Aadelia,
William Cisney, Alexander s. Cisney;
Thomas Lawry, Minneapolis, and J.
J. Hill, St. Paul. now virtually OWL
all the thick vein coal lands in South
ern 1linos. Mr.. Lowry has just &C
quired about $4,000 acres adjoining
tho 10000.
Andrew Carnegie has donated m
additional $4,000 to the library board
Of Saltwater for the purpose Of com.
Pleting the construction Of the Car.
negie public library.
Tho school election at Mankato, re-
suited in tho election of Rev. Geo. n
Dovis, Mrs. B. D. Smith, Thos. ]. Jones
and T. R. Coughlan. The North Man.
kato school district elected ]. B. Mel.
son, w. 9. Albrant and VIM. Page.
County poorhouses In the northern
part of tho state were the hrst benefi.
Charles Of the new game law, which re.
quires all eonhscAted game TO be Civ.
en- to charitable institutions, instead
of being sold at auction. Several
moose were recently eonfscated and
county poor farms.
Tho annual reunions Of tho regi.
ments Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public will BE- held on Sept >. Tha
headquarters for the Fifth, Sixth,
Eighth and Tenth regiments will b>
at the state capitol. The Third rogi.
ment will meet in Minneapolis.
Tho plans for the improvements al
Fort Smelling, to be put under way
this summer, have been completed al
the war department. and full data Oh
the subject will be forwarded to the
authorities in st. Paul this week.
Extensive track improvements ard
in progress On the Duluth line of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis 4
Omaha, intended to place the road in
. position to meet possible reductions
in tho present St. PaulDuluth sched-
ules.
Tho state board Of investment haa
approved an application for . $4,000
loan from Crow Wing county and q
loan Of 5000 to Brookpark, Pine
county.
George E. Griffith Of Des Noines,
Iowa, came to st. Paul In search Of
his son, 81. O. Griffith, and learned
that his body had been buried In For
est cemetery three weeks ago.