Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21

"iou H1lh means an increase o. 4O,UUO
COWS.
Since two years ago the number of
farmers supplying milk to creameries
has increased from 50,9s9 to $780,;
number of cows from 3S2, 1856 to 435,-
740; pounds of milk from 1,2l7,:S6,-
$50 to 1851 Gag ,6l9: bntter from Co.
726, Sos to r2,266, 1884; amount paid to
patrons from $40, 941, 466 80 to $12,9ss,
692.2l.
Judge Greenleaf Clark.
Judge Greenleaf Clark, one of St,
Pauls best known and most respect
ed citizens, died at $40 o'clock Dec.
7, at Lamanda Park, Cal.
Judge Clark was one of the pioneers
of Minnesota, and during his lifetime
was one of the most prominent and
influential men of the state. He was
known as man of sturdy and rug
ged character, gentleman of the
old school, who placed honor and in
tegrity above everything else. He
held important public positions, and
his administration of public affairs
was always characterized by the
close attention to detail and policy
which careful men apply to their
own affairs.
At the time of his death Judge
Clark was president of the board OF
regents of the state university and
president of the State Historical So
ciety. He was appointed associate
judge of the supreme court of Min
nesota in 1881 by Governor Pills
bury, serving one year.
Judge Clark was born Aug. %, '35,
in Plaistow, N. II. He fitted for col
lege at Atkinson academy, entering
Dartmouth college in 1881, from
which he graduated in 1855.
A Close Call.
The four small children of Mr.. and
Mrs Tiernet, living on a farm near
Duluth, barely escaped death in flames
which destroyed the family residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Tiernet left their four
small children in the house while they
went to get some wood some distance
away. Mr. Tiernet suddenly observed
smoke issuing from the roof and he
and he his wife hurried to it.
Mr. Tiernet broke the bedroom win
dow, and, leaping in, he rescued the
baby. The interior of the house be-
yond the bedroom was a mass of
flames. TO enter there was impossible,
either to seek the other three children
or try to save the contents.
The husband and wife stood by and
wruug their hands in agony, for MOTH
ing was to be seen of the three older
children. 1t was taken for granted
that they had persisted. To the intense
Joy of the parents the three missing
children soon made their appearance
from the bushes near by. They took
fright when they found the house on
fire.
Statues for the Capitol.
The Minnesota State Art society
purchased at the St. Louis fair two
beautiful casts for the adornment of its
rooms in the new capitol. These are
reproductions of Donatello's John the
Baptist and of the ''Gooseman," by
Adam Kraft, German sculptor. The
society also secured an option on the
figure representing Minnesota modelled
by Gustav Gerlach of Hoboken, N. j.,
which stood in the colorado of streets
The report of these transactions was
made at meeting of the governing
board of the society. Designs for
furniture for the new rooms were sub
mitted, but no selection was made
The selected designs will be submit
ted to the capitol commission.
News Notes.
The Grand Army men of Crookston
and other Minnesota cities will en-
deavor to secure the passage of a state
law this winter exempting post prop
erty from taxation.
George H. Fifield, well-knoun resi-
dent on the Minnesota road, was work.
ing with lantern in his cellar when
in some manner can of gasoline which
was stored there fell down and ignited.
Mr. Fi6eld was badly burned on the
face and hands.
The First National Bank of Munich,
Postmaster Budge's. new town, will
open for business within thirty days
Roy Mathews, aged twenty-six,
was drowned while skating on pond
at Phelps, and son of is. Bixby, for
merly of Steele county, also was
drowned while skating on Dead lake.
A house belonging to Mrs. F. E. Rus
sell at Linwood, Lake Minnetonka.
was destroyed by fire.
There is demand in some quarters
fov the continuance of court sessions
at Crookston through the holidays on
account of the immense amount Of
business to be transacted.
Plans have been completed for new
Catholic church at Freeport, to replace
the one destroyed by fire. It will cost
about $45 900.
Eddie Clausen, twelve years old, of
South st. Paul, is SHOT, probably fatal
~, while playing with his fathers re-
volver.
John A. johnson has returned in his
expense account to the secretary of
state, Itcost him just $1,400 to be
elected governor of Minnesota.
= ACroolston man wants to have a
sausage factory started there, as he
thinks that there is an opening for
such an institution. .zs=