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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

Two new rural mail routes have
been formally established with head
quarters at Fosston.
The actual bonded indebtedness OF
the city of Minneapolis at the present
time is $s,26e,ooo. Deducting the funds
in the sinking fund amounting to ST.
767,214.50 the actual debt is $6,501,-
1880.
Mrs. w. S. Vent, wife of w. S. Vent,
of Red Wing, was injured in run
away of the horse which a few days
ago injured two persons, one serious
ly.
Andrew Bergstrom, chief engineer
of the water department., of Mime
apolis, was stricken with apoplexy
while sitting at his desk in the Cam
den Place pumping station and died
ten mintes later.
Public Examiner S. r. johnson
turned over to the state treasurer a
draft for $3,3O3.S3 from the Minneapo-
lis & St. Louis.
The local freight on the Preston
branch was wrecked. Five cars and
the caboose were ditched. Traffic was
delayed four hours.
There was falling off in the num-
Der of new cases of smallpox reported
to the state board of health for the
week ending Jan. &c. Only 1875 new
cases were reported, as against 1873
for the previous week
The annual debate between the uni
versities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
will, in all probability, be abandoned
this year, for Wisconsin has made no
effort to carry out it's part of the con-
tract, which was entered into two
years ago.
Governor Van SAINT has made an
other appointment to his military
staff. DR.. A. J. Stone of St. Paul has
been appointed surgeon general, to
succeed Former Mayor A. A. Ames, of
Minneapolis.
Instead of being obliged to stand
trial for the crime of counterfeiting,
Anton Schroeder, resident of Maple
Grove, who has been confined in the
county Jail since Dec. II, will be taken
to St. Peter.
Lars K. Fladeqval, an old settler of
Crow Wing county, committed suicide
at Brainerd by shooting himself in
the forehead with revolver. His
brother found his body in the bushes
about two miles from home.
The body of female child was
found lying in an alley at the rear of
ITO Lawson street, St. Paul. The body
was partially frozen and had evident
~ been left there during the night.
Hereafter w. L. Martin will be traf-
fic manager Of the 500 line. A circu-
lar has been issued by Gen. Mgr. E..
Pennington to this effect.
David Smith, farmer of Sterling
township, near Mankato, was found
dead in bed. There is large wound
on his head. but as he lived alone
no one knows the circumstances of
his death.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
ARGUMENTS BEING HEARD.
Case of DR.. Alexander Soon to Go to
the Jury Mt Indian-
apOlis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. lathe
trial of DR.. j. c. Alexander, in the
grave robbing case, is ended as far
as the admission of evidence is con-
cerned. Arguments were begun
Wednesday, and they are expected to
continue until some time Thursday
Mr.. Span, for the defense, said he
would take up half day in argu-
ment. He expected to begin Wednes-
day afternoon after Prosecutor Ruck-
elshaus and Mr.. Hugg, for the de-
Tense, had finished their arguments.
Mr.. Brown will probably make the
closing argument for the prosecution
Thursday morning. and the case will
60 to the jury.
When court convened Wednesday
Mr.. Ruckelshaus addressed the Jury
and presented the prosecutions side
of the evidence in the case, tending
to show the guilt of the accused. 1t
was the opening argument in the
case, and strict attention was paid
to him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
News In Brief.

The Rock Island has reported gross
earnings on it's Minnesota lines dur
ing 1909 of sa34,5s5.so, which will
yield to the state in taxes $10,037.5 81,
an increase of $1,2o7.2o over the pre-
vious year.
| Burglars entered the residence Of
J. w. Thomas, Jr., Minneapolis, ear
~ last evening and stole about $500
worth of silverware and jewelry.
! Frozen. stiff, and just as it was
about to be worried to pieces by q
large, black dog, the body of male
infant was found by two boys, at the
foot Of the steps that lead down to
the flats at the river in st. Paul.
The Polk county commissioners APP
pointed George A. Ralph engineer OF
oil the county bitches now under con-
struction. Bonds for their constr,.c-
ton to the amount Of $4,000 were
sold. b SIS. &. =75=. 30.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14

At special election the electors of
inc village of Fertile voted to put in
an electric light plant, to be owned
and operated by the village in connec-
ton with the waterworks.,
! Remarkable and apparently perma-
nent increase in business and a
steady rise in the price of it's stock
will result in the 500 line spending
| $l,000,000 for betterments and equip
ment during the present year.
! Fire was discovered in the frame
building occupied by William Guske
as residence and barber shop at
Hanska. The building and contents
were completely destroyed. The loss
is $1,000 partly covered by insurance.
The German Lutherans of Grand
Meadow are negotiating with the
| Norwegian Lutherans for their
church building. The Norwegians will
build a new church in the north of
the village.
The state pardon board declined to
| Interfere in the cases of Charles E. L..
! Henderson of Duluth and Ole G. OLE
death for murder
Fire last night destroyed the build
ing occupied by Remick & Brunnelle's
harness shop at Red Lake Falls. The
loss on the stock is $4,000 also on the
| building $500. The department, by
| hard work, confined the flames to this
| building.
The Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis
& Omaha road has just closed the
greatest year in its history. Unlike
other systems it's hscal year ends with
the calendar year Dec. 81.
United States custom officials at Du-
luth seized sealskin imported from
| Canada, as the owner did not have
| credentials to show that the animal
from which the skin was secured had
been lawfully killed. 1t will be sold
at auction.
Gov. Van SAINT received n cablegram
from the American legation in Swe-
den stating that the famine in Nor
way, Sweden and Finland is more Sc
rious than heretofore reported, and
that relief must be continued until
the next harvest. The message,
was cabled first to C. A. Smith
of Minneapolis.
a. D. Wyman of Austin loaded his
household furniture and foundry ma
chinery and patterns in car on the
Great Western road. Early in the
morning the car and all its contents
were burned.
The postoffice at Dodge Center was
robbed. The safe was blown open
and the burglars secured 5000 and
stamps valued at $3.50. The building
was entered through a. window which
was pried open with a jimmy and the
safe was blown by dynamite.
Governor Van SAINT has had under
consideration for some time a plan
to lend official support to the move
ment for raising funds for the relief
of the famine sufferers in Sweden and
Finland. After investigation he has
concluded that it is his duty to OK
tend all possible aid and he therefore
issues an appeal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
six.bee to Get New Berth.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Capt. Charles
lB. Sigsbee, who.was in command of the
ibattleship Maine when she was de-
sstroyed in the harbor of Havana, will
probably be assigned to duty as com
tmandant of the navy yard at Bremen.
ton, Wash, as the successor of Rear
admiral Yates Stirling, who has been
ordered to command the Philippine
squadron Of the Asiatic fleet s.sss
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
SDOrtsmen in SessfOn.

St. Paul: Mimi, Feb. 12.-The League
of American Sportsmen convened in
the Commercial club rooms in this city
Wednesday, with delegates present
from all parts of the country. After an
address of welcome on behalf Of the
city and state the report of the nation.
al presdd net, G. o. Shields, of New York
twas read. The growth of the league
during the past year has been entirely
satisfactory. At the time of the last
annual meeting it had a membership
OF 1854. To-day it has e,210
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14

Hotel Guests Narrowly Escape Death.
Coshocton, o., Feb. 12.-Ignitine
from an imperfect electric insulation,
the Park hotel took fire early Wednes-
day morning, resulting in loss of $685.
600. The fire started in the notion store
of j. P. Seerbe under the hotel and
gained Roadway before discovered.
Forty guests had narrow escapes and
all got out in night clothes. Louis
lReichle, of Detroit, and T. B. Cook, of
tCleveland, were seriously but not IA
tally hurt in going down improvised
ladders of bed clothing
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Russian Kills Himself.

New York, Feb. 11.-Solomon Mos.
keleison, an educated Russian, who
had served five years in Siberia after
getting into trouble through his So
cialistic ideas, committed suicide
Tuesday in his room on the east side
He was teacher in Russia, but his
lack of familiarity with English
handicapped him here, and after q
struggle to earn his living in sweat
shop he decided to die. His friends
said he was not a nihi]ist, but had
championed in Europe the cause OF
the class he was thrown among in
this country.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
MINNESOTA NEWS
Cels Younger Pardonea.

Thomas Coleman Younger il free to
return to Missouri.
A conditional pardon was granted
to him today and he may return to his
relatives and old home in Missouri.
Twenty-seven years of absence have
worked a great change. OF the three
brothers who led the raid on the
Mortified bank in 1879. two are in
their graves. The third, known a.
Cole" Younger, was then the terror
of five states. Now he is sobered by
twenty-five years confinement and is
an old man broken in health.
The pardon was granted by the
state board on two conditions. One
is that he never return to Minnesota;
the second, that he solemnly promises
never to allow himself to be exhibited
to the public gaze in any place of
amusement, though he may attend as
q spectator
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
MINNESOTA BRIEFS.

The building inspector of Minneapo-
lis in January issued 100 permits for
new buildings whose aggregate cost
will be s166,o45, as opposed to- ira
permits, totalling s154,716 for Janu-
ary, 1902. With ffty-two fewer per-
mits, last month led by $11,s29.
Governor Van SAINT made asrequisi.
) ton upon Governor La Folette of Wis
consin for Fred w, Smith now at
Waupun state prison, whose term ex-
PRED Jan. 20, Smith is wanted for
burglary. So :. -. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Campaign for G. Campbell Morgan.

Campaign for G. Campbell Morgan.
St. Louis, Feb. 11.-At q meeting
of Representatives of St. Louis
churches it was decided the we'll
known evangelist, Rev. G. Campbell
Morgan, D. D., be invited to assume
leadership of the evangelistic work
in St. Louis during the worlds fair.
1t has been determined to raise $780,
600 by January 1, 1904, to carry on
the work, in the event that DR.. Nor
gan accepts.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
William Hooper Young COllapses

;. W1111Hm HOOPer YOUNG COI1apses.
New York, Feb. 12.-\Ni!liam Hooper
Young, who has pleaded guilty to Sec
ond degree murder for the murder of
Mrs. Pulitzer, and sentenced to impris-
onment for life, was very sick man
in the Tombs Wednesday. He took lit
tile breakfast and then attempted to
exercise along his tier, known as "mur-
derers' row." but was so weak and i'll
that he had to return to his cell and
lie down: Warden Vandercar said that
Young was undoubtedly very sick and
suffering from general nervous col
lanSe
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Hold Out Against Addicks.

Dover, Del, Feb. 1.-THE ten regular
republican assembly,men who are hold
ing out against the election of AID.
dicks to either of the two vacant sen.
atorships had another secret confer.
sence Wednesday. There was a. long
consultation, but nothing was decided
beyond continuance of their support
ITO Congressman Ball for the long term
and Henry A. Dupont for the short
+orro -. H..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Binding Irvine.

The board of control and Warden
Wolfer have fixed Irvine prices for the
coming season as follows: Standard, 500
feet to the pound, 631c; sisal the same;
standard mixed, $50 feet to the pound,
PIC; manila, 600 feet to the pound,
i0hc; pure manila, $50 feet to the
pound, Ike.
These prices are considerably below
last years prices and are much lower
than the prices asked by the indepen-
dent Irvine concerns
The output viii be 7,0oo, 900 pounds
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14

OIeS UHuer SUSPICIOUS Olrcum sta n c e .
Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. III. P. Sci
ger, of Burlington. Kan, died Wednes-
day in a rooming house at Ninth and
Central streets under circumstances
that indicate that he had been drugged
for the purpose of robbery. Lauren
Eaton and j. B. Hill, bell boys; who ac-
companied Seiger to the place and re-
manned with him several hours, have
been arrested on suspicion that they
know the cause of death, and the police
are looking for third boy who was in
Seiger's room Tuesday night. An au-
topsy will be held. The dead mans
pockets had been r;fled
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
saved tho Baby.

A gasoline stove in the apartments
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Knapp of Moor
head went wrong, and set the house
on fire. In the effort to extinguish
the blaze little babe was left by
the parents in bed upstairs, and Mr..
Knapp, after quite a struggle to reach
It, broke out the upstairs window and
dropped the little one into the arms
of the mother, who was waiting out
side to catch it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Cost His Life,

Wesley O'Brien, a colored man of
Minneapolis, made a bet that he could
drink quart of whislzey. He won the
wager, and now his remains are in the
county morQue.
The affair is said to have occurred in
a Washington avenue soloon.
O'Brien had been drinking before he
made the wager that cost his life He
and several of his friends were drink
ing in the place, when the question a.
rose as to who could drink the most
whisky.
O'Brien made a statement that he
could down a quart, and was chal-
lenged by man named Wiley.
The wiskey was produced and drank.
O'Brien went home and died before
morning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Indicted.

Cleveland, o., Feb. 1.-THE grand
jury Tuesday returned an Indictment
against Thomas Doreen, weu-known
local democratic politician, on the
charge of having attempted to bride
election officers at the last election.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
vice Consul Smith Dead.

Genoa, Feb. Hubbard r. Smith,
United States vice consul general at
Cairo, who had been in a hospital
here for some time past, suffering
from cancer Of the kidneys, died
Tuesday morning. 49, go
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Honors for the Senator.

Senator knute Nelson was given a
great ovation in homer of his sixtieth
birthday.
The Norwegian association of Wash
ington had charge of the function,
which was surprise 70 the senator.
Sixty guests, one for each year of the
senator's life, sat at the banquet board.
Senator Clapp presided, and read a
ringing letter from president Roose-
welt, which was greeted enthusiastical-
ty. Senators Hanna, Allison and others
sent letters of congratulation, while
kilograms were read from the Mime
apolis Viking association, State Audi
sor 1verson, James A. Peterson, the
students of DEBORAH collage and many
others
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Want Our Corn.

Professor Haynes at the experiment
station has received more requests for
seed corn already this year than have
been received before at the institution
In all the years of its existence. The
cause is the cold and wet summer that
inst past, which was exceedingly un-
favorable to the corn crop.
In Minnesota, Montana, the Dakotas,
Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois this UNI
favorable weather prevailed, and the
farmers in all these states had to feed
what little corn they had to their stock.
They have had to make requistion on
their local experiment stations for corn
from TIME to time, and even these sta
tons are now calling on Minnesota to
come to the rescue
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-14
Burned to Death.

Mrs. Leah Spafford, living about one
and quarter miles west of Long Lake,
Henncpin county, was burned to death
some time in the night.
Mrs. Spafford was IS years of age,
and lived alone. She was an old resi-
dent OF the county, having came to
Long Lake in 1866. Her brother resi-
ded short distance from her, so she
was In no sense hermit, but was
somewhat demented account of old age.
The FIRE started about midnsght, how
| it is not known. Some think she set
FIRE to the house herself; others think
it was caused by defective cook stove.
At the time of the blaze it was sup
posed that she had escaped and was
wandering about. Later her body was
seen in the ruins. The coroner was
! notified
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Art Wright is on the sick list.


Sam Simpson went to Duluth today.
We mix paints to order. Jones. 6tf
w. F. Daggart left today for Min
neapolis.
Billy WEIGH left this morning for
West Baden.
F. 5. Call, Of Waterloo, Iowa, is
here looking up land.
A. J. McRae of West Superior Sun
dayed at the Markham.
Thos. H. Shevlin and Mr.. Hixon
RE eqsected this evening.
A Mr.. Opsahl of FELTON, was in TIE
city today enroute to Blackjack.
Contractor Schmidt, who put up the
court house was in town Sunday.
Lots in Bailey's addition for sale
by Lang & Carter. Clio
NJ. e. Hardin, representing the New
York+.Life Insurance company, is in
town.
Harry. Bliler returned Saturday
night from business trip to Mime.
apolis.
Mrs. Geo. Heath of Crookston came
over yesterday to spend the day with
her husband.
L. M. Steinberg of ST. Louis, rep
resenting Glover Brand shoes, called
on I. Meyer & Co. tod Jay.
,, A Hoddard was fined sl3 this morn
ing by Judge zAchenbach for being
drunk and disorderly.
State came Warden Sam Fullerton
is looking after the supposed illegal
fishing on the lakes here.
A. II. G. Knoke left Saturday even
ing for his claim near Ripple, where
he proves up on the 10Th.
We now havesthe selling of lots in
Bailey's addition. These lots are 90
feet in width. The prices are low and
terms of payment easy.
1-3 LANG & CARTER
| j. Murphy aecidently shot hole in
a boys hat yesterday. 1t was close
call for the boy and Murphy was
placed under arrest for his careless
ness. His case will come up atop. N.
Bemidji now has daily paper and
is certainly becoming a metropolitan
city. The Pioneer commenced the
publication Of the daily Monday, and
we wish Bro. Kaiser success in his
undertaking. -Tenstrike Tribune.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-27
Improvements.

Lang & Carter have just let the job
CT cleaning the balance Of the streets
in Baileys addition and the work will
be commenced at once.
A large number OF buildings have
been and are being built in this adj
dition and the improving OF the
streets will open up as portion of tue
city that could not heretofore be seen.
Street & Gibbons this morning made
sales as follows:
To E. b. Winter & Co., lot 5 in
block IL, original townsite, for 5000.
This lot belonged to John w. Willis
of Bradford, Pa, and went for $500
under the going price in that block on
Beltrami avenue.
To Annie Clavin, lots and 2 in
Streets subdivision of block F, at
$500 cash.
To John Ross, lot 3 in block IA,
Third addition. at 800. This lot is
on Beltrami avenue, near 18th Street.
The Nymore Townsite Co. report the
following improvements in Nymore:
j. Boz, r. O. Glidden, Mrs. Vedder,
of Pine City, have purchased lots and
are erecting houses.
Joe Burns is putting in the founda-
ton tor his grocery store.
| o. j. Tagley has the walls of his
general store up today and work is
being pushed to completion.
Martin Galchutt is putting NY three
cottages for rent.
~Thos. McCutchoen has just com
pleted his residence.
VIM. Dixon has moved his house
from the flats onto his lots in Nymore.
Wright Bros. are putting up two
cottages on Irwin avenue.
GEO. Smith is erecting two houses
in the Second addition and will start
another as soon as he can secure
carpenters.
Houses are springing up in all parts
of the city and a great many are I'M
able to build on account of lack of
carpenters and masons.
A. d. Smith sold lot in block in
Bailey,s addition to Frank kelt this
afternoon.
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CANNOT DESCRIBE PAPERS.
DIFFICULTY in Way of Prosecution of the

DIFFICULTY in Way of Prosecution Of the
Tyner Case,
Washington, April %. = Postmaster
General Payne yesterday sent TO At
torney General Knox the affidavits Of
postottice officials acquainted with the
raid of Mrs. Tyner on the safe in the
Office of the assistant attorney general
for thespostofice department.. These
atfiuavits simply give the details of
the story as made public. They con-
tain no information as TO the charac-
ter of the papers taken BY Mrs Tyner,
whether. they We're public records or
private papers. Attorney General Knox
called the attention OF the postmaster
general to the failure to describe the
papers as public documents, ~ re-
quested such information That will
be very difficult to give, and this will
prevent action by the laM--otficers.
The safe was Kept in Gen. Tyner's pri- ]
vate office. and nc alone OF the official
staff aad the combination, Mrs .Tyn=4
er's attorney, j. Ross Perry, says they
We're private papers Which Gen Tyner
was allowed to keen in the official.
safe.7H He 1mlts that some tficiat pa
pers. We're taken for Gen. Tyner to ex-
anime, and he says that these will be
restored. He maintains that since
Gen. Tyner was still assistant attorney
general for the postotfice department
at the time. he had right TO send his
wife 70 fetch official papers for his az
animation The postmaster general
has no way of showing that any of the
papers have beenrdestroyed. because
he does not know what papers We're in
the safe
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-27

! Lang & Carter have just let the job
CT cleaning the balance Of the streets
in Baileys addition and the work will
be commenced al once.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-27

Frequently people wonder why one
play makes a success and another a
failure, more especially when the I'M
successful production seems the super
Tor of its more favored contemporary.
The secret lies in the fact that while
the play that has failed to 'make
good'' has the greater literary ability,
it lacks the necessary requirements to
make it palatable to the masses. The
author has sacrificed the tastes of the
public at the shrine of art, and failure
is his penalty. Herein lies the
strength of Elmer Walters successful
production,, Thoroug h n d
Tramp" The public has been given
what they want, and have SO thor
oughly that it stands today at its
class of attractions. This excellent
attraction is billed for the Bemidji
oprea house May 1st.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-27

Charles Lyons and John j. Doran
have purchased the tinware depart
1nent in McCuaig & Ludington's and
will continue the business at the same
stand. Both men are thorough work.
men and will undoubtedly do we'll.
They are we'll and popularity known
in this city and The PIONEER wishes
them success in their new venture.