Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20

ness, the hrm being known as Mon
fort Bros. Their first store was at
Seventh and Jackson streets, and they
afterward moved to East Third
street. While the firm continued in
the business it was known as the
leading fancy retail grocery firm of
the city.
Col. Monfort quit the grocery bust
ness in 1880 and became connected
with the Windsor hotel, buying out
the interest of Mr.. Ball in the firm of
Summers & Ball which then operated
the hotel. The new management was
known as Summers and Monfort. The
Windsor Hotel company was formed
in February, 1891, after the withdraw
al of Summers from the old hrm, and
Monfort was made president and
manager, a position which he con-
tinued to occupy.
He was appointed on the workhouse
board. He was also made a colonel
on the governors staff, being the first
appointed by Gov. Clough and later
by Gov. Van SAINT. Other than these
he has held no public Office.
Col. Monfort is a widower and has
one daughter, Mrs. J. G. w. Dunn
and two sisters, Mrs. John Summers
of St. Paul and Mrs. j. H. Reyes OF
Oneonta, N. Y.
Attempted Suicide.
Excitement was created at BrainerC
when the city was aroused by the ring
ing of bells and firing of guns Wher
q large crowd gathered at central hose
house it was learned that Mrs Johr
Brackner had left her home at 81,
o'clock, leaving word that she wa:
going to drown herself.
Posses were formed and men went
out to the river banks with lanterns
One party of men had not been gone
long before they spied the form of q
woman on floating cake of ice in thu
middle of the river They secured {
boat and rowed out just in time to res
cue the woman who had evidently de
cided not to jump into the water but
was hanging on to the ice.
Mrs. Brackner is the wife of a loca
blacksmith. She was recently re
turned to Brainerd from the Fergu
Falls insane asylum.
Poisoned.
The elaborate Easter services at tn
Gethsemane Episcopal church, Mime
apolis, came near ending in a tragedy
Over sixty members of the choir tool
part in the professional but the recess
sional was sung by forlorn hope.
Thirty of the members were poison
ed at breakfast served by the churcl
after the early morning service.
For time it was feared some fatal
ties would result, but now it it is be
loved all those taken are out of dan
ger.
It has been the custom of the churcl
10 provide a breakfast for the mem
bers of the choir who appear to sing a
the $3.50 a. m. service on Easter, an
the usual meal was prepared.
News Notes.
The employing printers and the ty
biographical union at Duluth are a
loggerheads and strike may occur.
Fire at o'clock in the morning com
pletely destroyed the interior of tn
German Methodist church at Winona
There is 81, 3O1, 014.61 in the stat
treasury, according the monthly repor
Of State Treasurer julius Il. Block.
In a fit of dependency John Noel,
saloonkeeper at 140O Fourth street NE
Minneapolis, shot and killed himsel
with revolver.
The promoters of the macaroni fa%
tory at Virginia will at its completion
Nav %. have barbecue and dinner {
macaroni. The visitors will be take
through the plant.
Charles Anderson, aged IS, of Hill
boro, N. D., was found in hotel BET
room at Warroad, with his throat CT
from ear to ear.
An unidentified man was struck an
instantly killed by the Northern Pacif
North Coast Limited, near Detroit.
A man giving the name of Geore
Roberts was shot by Miss Hagan of til
St. Paul Messenger company at lis
the morning. Miss Hagan says thu
she was on the way to her home whe
Roberts grabbed her by the arm ar
she shot in self-defense.
Word has been received by the of
GERS of the Commercial club that Il
Ladies' auxillery of the Catholic Ord
of Foresters has selected Minneapol
for holding that next biennial conve
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