Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.


Colorado miners for funds.
A new population mark was reached
1T the prison when the daily popula-
tton report showed 626 inmates.
The State Bank Of New Prague,
capital $4,000, was authorized To be-
gin business by the Public Examiner.
C. c. King, SO, St. Paul, prominent
member of the Territorial Pioneers,
died at his home after lingering ILL
ness.
Three fires in day is the record OF
1903 in Minneapolis. There were 1906
alarms, involving total loss of $780,
1928.
John Enquist had his neck broken
In a runaway at Kennedy and died al
most instantly. He leaves a wife and
five children.
Fire in the St. Paul Show Case COM
pany' building resulted in loss OF
$4,000. The $4,000 stock was entire
ly destroyed.
Halver S. Hegg, a farmer of the
town of ,Winger, was killed at McIn-
tosh. A hay fork fell upon his head,
crushing his skull.
f. A. Upper of Minneapolis was
appointed a member of the state
pharmacy board to succeed DR.. G. 81.
Goodrich of Anoka.
Mary Belanger has begun suit
against the Duluth & Iron Range road
to recover damages of $1,000 for the
| death of her husband
building owned by Otto Kankle
and occupied by Conrad Fuglseth at
Fertile as bowling alley took fire
and was entirely consumed.
The high school building at Gay
lord was destroyed by fire. The loss
is $4,000: insurance, $1,000. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Fire at Croollston destroyed the
butcher shop of O. Oberson and the
postoffice building which ad,joined
The loss was 81, 800 with small insur-
ance.
Fire destroyed Oslerberg's hotel and
Hodgen's restaurant at Kensington
They were two of the oldest buildings
in town. The hotel carried a light
insurance.
The home of August Iundquist at
Taylors Falls was partially destroyed
by fire yesterday. A defective chin.
ney was the cause. The loss is about
$780, we'll insured.
Samuel c. Hazard, arrested In Min.
neapolis on the charge of bigamy
according to the testimony of three
women, is the husband of the three
women at least.
Bank clearings for the year in Min
neapolis show gratifying gain owe,
last year. The totals for 1903 are
$741, O49, 34s.03. Last year the tota
was $72O,752, 331.57.
bob" Dunn came out with his an
nouncement as candidate for the Of
fec of governor of Minnesota at re-
ception rendered him at the opera
house at Princeton.
Mower county schools took lions
share of the prizes awarded in the
educational exhibition held in connec
ton with the Minnesota Educationa,
association convention.
The state drainage commission to-
day decided to spend $1,000 next
spring in extension and repairs or
bitches put in by the old Red River
Valley commission of 1898.
Thieves looted the lodging house
owned by Mrs. Guy Raymond of Min
neapolis, and carried off $1,000 worth
of certified checks in addition to 6
large amount of clothing.
The big firm of Johnsrud Brothers
hardware and machinery dealers oil
Fertile, filed petition in bankruptcy
placing their firm assets at $5,72s an6
their liabilities at $17,3S5.ss.
In the district court at Brainerd
George Kreatz and Bert O'Brien were
convicted of having chickens in thei,
possession out of season and the court
fined them $40 each and costs.
Gen. George L. Becker, a pioneer
lawyer of the state, and prominent in
public life of the early days, died al
his residence in St. Paul after an ILL
ness of ten days from pneumonia.
During the year 1908, 5,24s persons
faced the judge in police court al
Minneapolis on some charge or other
call of their names in police court.
John Chilstrom of Greenbush anc
John Herreum of Herreum township
Roseau county, who had been to War
road to celebrate, died within three
hours after reaching home. Thei1
symptoms point toward poisoning
with wood alcohol.
Officials of the state labor bureau
state that a law requiring all hotel:
in cities of more than 5000 inhab
itants to have ropes in every room Sc
that the guests can reach the ground
safely in case of fire, is dead letter.
The appropriation of $4,000 made
by the legislatures of 1902 and 100;
for the purpose of carrying on thu
suit against the Northern Securitie!
company is nearly expended. A trif'
more than $4,000 remains, and it i:
said that there are several claims 70,
salaries and expenses yet to be made
julius Moersch, inspector in tn
state labor bureau, is seeking ap
pointment on the Panama canal com
mission. This commission will con
sist of seven. Mr.. Moersch spent three
year in Panama, and is familiar will
conditions there.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pau
railroad paid into the state treasur!
the sum of $4,000, the first install
ment of it's annual taxes.
Ole Thoen's residence in the ives
part of Battle Lake burned. Amu1
Anderson, who occupied the house
lost his household goods. The fire i
thought to have originated from tn
kitchen chimney.