Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-24
GOPHER GOSSIP.


bureau. - ~.
Minneapo]is.-The Great Northern
is planning several important extern
sions. -
Hatfield.-A severe windstorm de-
stroyed several small buildings and -
damaged the elevator -.
St. Paul.-The federal census will
show u big increase in st. Paul's
manufacturing industries.
Hastings.-Harry Schneider, aged
is, was struck by a passenger train
while at Red Wing, and received seri-*
out internal injuries.
Minneapolis.-A large eastern auto
mobile company is to establish fac
tory in this city.
Stillwater.-The plant at the Still
water prison saves the Minnesota
farmers s275,0oo on binding Irvine.
st. Paul.-Last year was phe-
aomenally prosperous one for the lie
insurance companies doing business
in Minnesota.
st. Paul.-The Roosevelt club de-
+ cided to try to get President Roose-
address Oct. ~. his birthday.
st. Paul.-A. Conan Doyle's new
book, The Return of Sherlock
Holiness is under the ban of tho
Minnesota state library commission.
Hastings.-The remains of an I'M
known man were found along the
track of the Omaha line, near the
station of Nichols.
Minneapo]is.-The postal receipts
Of the Minneapolis postoffice for the
past month of April were 100000,
| and $93.l]9 in the corresponding
| month of last year
| St. Pauline Seventh ward school
| to be erected On Oxford street, be-
tween Selby and Hague avenues, was
named the James j. Hill school.
! Owatonna.-An effort is being made
| to secure a new trial for Charles and
| Henry Nelson. who are now serving
! life sentences at Saltwater for the
murder of Harry II. krier, on April
| 10. 1909.
! Minneapolis.-John 4. Ryan was to-:
day appointed by Governor J. 4.
Johnson as state hotel inspector. The
position pays $1,000 year.
| St. Paul.-Theodore Deloney OF
Mounds View received $1,000 wolf
bounty from County Auditor Krah-
mer. The bounty was paid for one
wolf and three cubs, at the rate OF
$3.50 for the wolf and 81 each for
the cubs.
Mankato.-The body of John Sam
uelson, who committed suicide week
ago in Mankato, was found yesterday
forenoon one mile from the city.
Minneapolis.--If the action of the
university board of regents is ap-
proved by the war department, Capt
Edward Sigerfoos will succeed Major
MOI gan as commandant Of the uni
versity cadet corps.
St. Paul.-The historic battle-hags,
which for so many years have rested
in the old capitol. will be removed
to the new statehouse June IA, Flag
day.
Minneapolis.-Russian residents in
Northeast Minneapolis are planning
| 1r1a4se their eo}oHs-ea -ea4eatieaaa.
as we'll as a religious center for al.
the Russians in the vicinity of the
Twin Cities.
Frazee.-The following were elected
officers of the newly organized fire
department.: Chief, Z. d. Durkn; as
sistant, Carl Schmidt; treasurer, Gott~
lieb Baer; secretary, Peter Streu~
kens.
neapoHs.-Gcneral Lewis A.
Grant of this city was last evening
}re-elected commander of the Mime
sofa commandery of the Loyal Legion
at banquet and meeting of the or
der held at the Ryan hotel, St. Paul.
St. Paul-State Auditor s. G. Iver-
son sold five prospecting mineral
leases at auction yesterday, receiving
a total of S144. The regular price OF
a prospecting lease, good for one
year. is $25, but when there are con-
ficting applications the law provides
that the leases shall be- sold at auc-
ton.
Lake .Crystal.-Dr. Fl. NJ. Bracken
of the state board of health returned
from Lake Crystal, where he had been
called by some of the citizens to
look into the smallpox epidemic in
the village. The smallpox cases had
been confused with chicken pox.
Duluth.-Charles Hilgren, brake
man in the employ of the Washburn
&; Northwestern road, better known
SIS the Hines road, was killed as the
result of his head coming in contact
with an Omaha road trestle while the
train was moving rapidly.
Duluth.-Fatrick Moran, a laborer.
IS years of age and married, met a,
terrible death today at the Mesaba
dock. Re was engaged in preparing
to unload a car Of logs when the TIM
bers moved unexpectedly and he was
caught and buried underneath the
mass.
st. Cloud.-While T. P. Williams. a
farmer residing near Albany, about :.
twenty miles north of St. Cloud. &C
companied by his wife and little boy
were crossing the Great Northern
tracks a. short distance south of AL
bany this afternoon, their wagon was
struck by an eastbound passenger
train and wagon, horses and occu-
pants tossed fifty feet.
Osakis.-Mr. Charles Christie, aged
81 years, an early pioneer of this
state, was buried here from the Pres
byterian church.
! Princeton.-Four feminine enumer-
ators for the state census work have
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