Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-22
MINNESOTA NEWS,
Big Cattle Show.

Three great cattle breeders associa,
lions will hold shows at the Minnesota
state fair: The displays of the Ameri
can Shorthorn Breeders association
ana OF the American Hereford Cattle
breeders association are well known
10 patrons of the fair, but the Ameri
can Aberdeen Angus Breeders has not
oeen as prominent. The breed is con.
stantly growing In favor, and Aber-
oeen Angus cattle are now extensively
raised on the Minnesota stock farms.
recognizing the value of this breed
the BOARD of managers of the state
la1r nave devoted generous premium
classification to the Aberdeen Angus
breeders, which is supplemented by SO
special premiums offered by the Ameri.
can Angus Breeders association, about
1000 in cash prizes being offered for
Aberdeen Angus cattle. e. F. Curtis,
OF Ames, Ia, will Judge the Aberdeen
Angus cattle this year.
Inc Minnesota state fair opens Aug.
~ and closes Sept. 3. Half fare rates
nave been secured on all railroads lead
AAS W Iuc Twin C1tleS.
Well Pleased.
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture, was in st. Paul on a visit of in.
spection to the Minnesota experiment
station. Secretary Wilson was enthusi-
astlc over the work which is being
done at the state farm. He says that
the Minnesota station hardly has it's
equal in the world; that the work in
research and agricultural experiment,
which is being done there is of the
greatest value, and that it will revolu-
t1onize many ideas in regard to agri.
cultural methods. The experiments in
regard to the development of dairy
products and the feeding of dairy ami
mails are among the most important
which are being done at the station,
The results of the investigation con.
corning the feeding of dairy animals
going on at the institution will be
made public soon, and will astonist
the authorities on the subject. The
department at Washington is enter
ing into hearty cooperation with those
in charge of the experiment station.
The Little Red School House.
Little red school houses on the h1l
are being built in Minnesota in large
numbers, if the school loans made b,
the state investment board are an in
dication of the number of new struct
ures The board loaned approximate
ly 100000 in the fiscal year ending
July 81, 1908, and the amount will be
greater in 1904. This sum include.
loans to counties and townships, but ;
large part of it is to school district
for building new school houses or re-
pairing old structures. The stat.
auditor has no information as to tn,
character of the new school houses
but it is learned from other sources
that the buildings erected this yea
are generally more substantial ane
more commodious than those built il
previous years.
A Little Hero.
Perishing in trying to save hi.
younger brother from drowning in the
Mississippi, at Minneapolis, John Otter
aged 10 years, died a hero.
Several boys were swimming neal
Thirteenth avenue NE, when Mathia
Otter, aged years, ventured beyond
his depth and cried for help. His broth
er hurried into the water and caugh
the little fellow. He managed to pusl
HIM to the shore, but was so fatiguec
that the current was too much for hin
and he was himself carried beyond hi.
depth. Before his companions on the
shore realized what was happening
Che young hero sank and drowned.