Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

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The two-year-old son of r. E. Ady
of Decoria dies after eating mixed
candy.
The state fair board considers
plans for new terminals at the fair
grounds.
The state fair board calls for bids
on the erection of a manu- facturers'
building.
The state dairy and food commits
sion collects $3,556.S3 in fines dur
ing February.
A new schoolhouse is to be erected
in district 10 in the town of Silver
Leaf at once.
The Democratic convention to sell
ect delegates to St. Louis will meet
June 90 in Duluth.
Highwaymen supposed to be from
St. Paul hold up and rob the post
master at Newport.
William Smith of South St. Paul
ends his life while constable is
waiting to arrest him.
Harvey T.. Hufsmith of Center
vile, farmer, has filed petition in
voluntary bankruptcy.
Only 25 per cent Of the Ramsey
county applicants pass the state
teachers examination.
The Elk Valley Milling company at
Belle Plaine, has sold it's plant to a
company in Iowa. This mill has been
idle over two years.
A daylight hold-up in the court
house corridor within thirty feet Of
the sheriff's office in Minneapolis,
was reported to the police.
The board of control proposes to
conduct the farm at the state in
situations according to the most APP
proved business principles.
An artesian well, with force
enough to raise the water four feet
above the surface, was struck on a
farm nine miles northwest of Correll.
This is the first known in that Sec
ton of the country.
Mystery surrounds the death of
William Krouse, whose dead body
was found near Faribault. 1t is be-
]ieved that Krouse, of whom little is
known, was killed by tramps for his
money while on freight train
Every effort is being made to locate
the car on which the grim tragedy
was enacted.
The meanest trio of hold up men
got in their work early when they
! robbed Charles Larson, night clerk
of the Salvation Army lodging house
on lower First avenue in Minneap.
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1t is probable that the American
Biscuit company will put in factory
at Croollston in the spring if it finds
things to it's satisfaction when its
representative visits the city.
Inspector Howard c. Fry of the
postottice department, who is located
at Harrisburg, Pa, has just received
notice that he will be given this ter
ritory with Crookston as his head
quarters.
Fire at Two Harbors totally de-
stroyed the Lake county court house
and old county jail, entailing u loss
of $4,000, partially covered by in
surance. The flames spread rapidly
and little of the contents Of the
building was saved.
Fire destroyed one of the large
business blocks in the eastern divi
sion of Cloquet. The building was
owned by A. Blixt and valued al
$1,000: we'll insured
Two Indians from White Earth res
ervation brought a negro to Fertile
who was so badly frozen he may lose
his feet and hands.
Florence Ames, aged 6, is deaG
and her father, Edward Ames, in q
serious condition at the city hospital
of St. Paul as the result Of coal gas
asphyxiatson.
William McTcague was arrested ir
Minneapolis on suspicion of being
implicated in some hold-ups at Dull
nth about six weeks ago. Two othe1
suspects were arrested in Duluth and
in one of their pockets was found E
letter addressed to McTeague.
Certiorari proceedings have beer
brought against State Auditor liver
son in friendly suit to determine
whether he has the right to make
mineral leases for the bottoms OF
lake beds.
Patrick NJ. Moroney, secretary Of
the St. Paul civil service board at the
postoffice, has been appointed sec
rotary in charge of the seventeenth
civil service district with headquar'
tiers i'm St. Paul.
The house of George Shuhart, four
miles west of Elk River was destroy
ed by fire, not piece of furniture
being saved. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Shuhart were away at the time.
The coming Of dollar wheat anc
the consequent rise in the price Of
flour may compel the bakers of Min
neapolis to raise the price of breao
above five cents, but this is not like
ly to happen for several months in
any event.
A large packing house will be erect
ed near Eveleth in the spring by Z
r. Clarke of Hawkeye, Iowa, anc
branch houses will be established IL
many range towns.
The German farmers of Shible have
formed an organization to secure bet
ter prices for their products and pur
pose to erect an elevator and cream
cry next summer.
The new city charter of Red Wing
was adopted with margin Of sc
| votes above the four-sevenths in 6
total of 926. There was some oppo
sition by church members because il
made no changes in the saloon laws
and by saloon men because it in
vo1ved possible changes hereafter.
The business men of St. Cloud arr
organizing business league, OF
board of trade with 100 members OF