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Telephone, Twin City, 27s.
CITY IN BRIEF.

For good photos go to Eggan's Stu
do, PSI and 253 Cedar avenue. Phones,
N. W., Main 27O9 5; T. c.. S415.
D. Collins, 11S Royalston avenue,
who has been laid up at his home for
about three months with badly frac-
tured leg, has so far recovered as to
be about the streets again.
Louis Barrett, driver for the Min
neapolis Wood and Coal company, fell
while climbing to his seat on his wood
cart Tuesday and received injuries
which were at first thought to be
fatal. The accident occurred at the
corner Of Washington and First ave-
nues N, where Barrett had stopped
to fix the harness. He struck on his
head, which was severely cut. He
was taken to the city hospital and
is reported as recovering.
William Anderson, a farmer so
years Of age, living near Minneapolis,
was struck by street car at Crystal
Lake road and Penn avenue N, early
Wednesday evening. One of his legs
was broken and his body bruised. He
was taken to the city hospital. He
will recover. Anderson was in his rig
and driving across Crystal Lake road
and did not notice Twentieth avenue
car coming. He was on the track
when the car struck him. He was
hurled several feet.
Fire and water Monday evening did
$1,70O damage in the building occu-
pied by the Tribune Job Printing COM
pany at the rear of the Globe build
ing, on Fourth street S. The loss to
the Tribune Job Printing company
amounts to $1,000, while the loss on
the building, which is owned by II. II.
Goodrich, is $500. The blaze was con-
fined entirely to the basement, al
though smoke crept through to the
upper floors and did damage. Mois-
ture also penetrated onto the fine
printing presses. The largest loss was
sustained in the basement. There
about $1,000 worth Of paper Of all
kinds was stored. Most of this was
soaked and ruined, although there will
be considerable salvage. The fire it.
self did not do much harm, although
the floor supporting the heavy presses
was considerably weakened.
Miss Nettie Farrell, Of 425 Central
avenue NE, was seriously burned
about the head and shoulders, Tuesday
afternoon, at her home. She had filled
lamp with gasoline instead of kero-
sene and when she applied the match,
results became serious. Her hair ig-
nited and burned fiercely until others
in the block in which she lived came
to her assistance. She was rolled in
blanket until ever particle of fire
had been extinguished and then taken
to her bed. She is in a serious condi-
ton, although physicians attending
her believe that she will recover. Miss
Farrell had early in the day gone to
the Minnesota Creamery company,
where she had can she believed to
be kerosene can refilled. She pour
ed the newly purchased liquid into
lamp. The result was an explosion
and her serious injury.
The sum of $4,000 is now asked
by Attorney General Donahower from
Congressman G. B. Buckman, for al
legged trespass on state timber lands.
This is an increase from 81, 900. the
original amount asked. The amend
ment to the papers filed in the Ram
sey county district court some time
ago, was served on Congressman
Buchanan the latter part of last week.
The fact did not become public until
Tuesday. In turn Congressman Buck
man has served notice on the attorney
general that he will ask for a change
of venue from Ramsey county to Itas-
ca county, which is in his own district.
He has made claim Of bias Assist
uuI AIIOAACJ 0OACAuA AIASAAA1SOIS WIZ
has been handling the Buchanan tim
Der trespass case, stated to-day that
the increase in the figures was the re-
suit of new developments. 1--WE found
additional evidence that leads us to
believe that more timber than at first
estimated was taken by Mr.. Buck
man." said Mr.. Dickinson. "'We want
ed to protect the state, and according
~ amended the complaint" The suit
against Congressman Buchanan is the
result of the investigation Of the state
auditors Office made by Public Ex-
aminer s. T. johnson.
Eight passengers and conductor,
imprisoned in burning street car at
Tenth avenue Sc. and Fourth street
Tuesday morning, were obliged to
force the gates and jump. over live
electric wires in order to escape from
the. burning car. A badly damaged
street car, is the only result Of the &C.
cident, but according to passengers,
the action of the motorman in leay-
ing his post without opening the gates
might have resulted in tragedy had
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