Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
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Starbuck has decided to build a
new school house in the spring.
Efforts are being made to sell stock
tor the erection of $4,000 canning
factory at Glencoe.
Montevideo has just completed it's
new waterwcrks and Judging by things
said and written about tho water it
must come from q veritable fountain
OF youth.
John A. Dale Of Browns Valley will
have charge OF the new Atwater hotel
which will be opened Monday, Dec.
26. Mr.. Dale has also leased the
American House for i've years.
"Happy" Ross, Morris joker, put
alcohol In a young lady's coffee some
days ago. The young lady in ques-
tion refused to "swallow the j Ike"
however, and "Happy" is now stor-
ing up energy for the spriug work at
the Stevens county JUL.
There are few vicious dogs in THE
village and 1t behoOves the owners to
get rid OF them at once. Several Ia.
dies have been attacked in the last
few weeks but fortunately escaped
with nothing worse than torn gar
ments and bad scare. 1t is time
that few Of these animals were sent
TO dog heaven via the rife route 49,
Bird Island Union.
Father William Kroeger, the famed
Catholic priest healer of Epiphany,
S. D died at his home in Hanson
county, S. D., Friday, Dec. 8 Dur
ing the past Is years he treated with
remarkable success Thousands OF
sufferers and he will long be remem
bered both as skillful physician and
benevolent and public spirited citi-
zen.
Miss Lulu Arrowood, for the past
year employed as Office girl and
stenographer for DR.. Kaufman, at
Dassel, committed suicide by drinking
carbolic acid Monday. evening of last
week. AS soon as she had taken the
fatal dose she informed the people If
the house where she Was staying, ate,
HLich she retired to her room to
ait the end. No cause for her rash
act is known.
Chas. A. Bernick, deputy county
treasurer of Stearns county, has been
arrested on the charge OF embe22ling
the County funds. The defalc atoms
extend over period of several months
and were accomplished by using
forged duplicate tax receipts. He Il
said to be short In his accounts about
$4,000. Mr. Bernick was also treas
.urer of the Red Men and Order OF
Foresters and is short in his accounts
with these lodges to the amount OF
$4,000.
The Lincoln Implement Co.'S ware
house, it'll all its contents, at Benson,
was totally destroyed by fire early
Wednesday morning. The building
which was the property Of A N
Johnson, was valued at SO GOO and in.
sured for 81, 500. The stock OF ma
chinery, worth $4,000, is wholly cover.
ed by insurance. The absence OF
wine, the heavy frost and hard work
on The part OF the fire department and
others prevented the spread Of the
fire to &C joining buildings.
Ia February of this year j c.
Milton, the somewhat notorious Ben.
son collector, filed q suit f,r $4,000
dam ages against Sheriff Thorson and
two prominent Cyrus farmers for hav'
log been unlawfully detained at thu
/ Jail in Glenwooa two years ago
When the case was called in distr;c
court two weeks ago Mr.. Milton fsiled
to appear and the case was stricken
from the calendar. It now appearl
hat he-smoved' just in time for :, b,
: wank in Pierce county, N. D.. OF
the charge Of embezz!ement and forg
4 cry. At present nothing is known re