Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-11

Sp1Cuulu uSW PARISH house.
Hallock-At meeting Of the Hal
lock Creamery association it was de-
cided to build a $4,000 creamery next
fall.
Alexandria Forty or fifty sheriffs
were here for the annual summer
gathering Of the Minnesota State Sher-
ifs association.
Bemidji-A local woman was sent
to the penitentiary for four years and
four months for abducting girls for
! immoral purposes.
Winona-A crop expert has just re-
turned from a trip over the territory
west of Winona, and assures the best
crop report of the year.
Owatonna-There is an ominous
! stiffness in the gas war in this city and
+! it is feared the proverbial "lull before
the storm" Is being experienced.
Hastings-The sixth annual conven-
| ton of the Woman's Christian Tenn
| perance union, twenty sixth district.
opened at the Methodist church.
South st. Paul-Arthur Mcclellan
fell into a vat Of boiling water at the
Swift Packing company's plant and a
pital.
Kasson-The village council having
recently purchased a stone quarry,
placed a crusher in position and has a.
crew of men at work improving the
streets.
st. Peter-High water in the Mime
sofa river continues to damage corn
lands and pastures along the bottoms,
and the frequent rains keep the river
from receding.
Young America-Carl W. Anderson
was SO seriously injured while return
ing from the picnic of the Norden So
ciety Sunday afternoon, that he died
at st. Mary's hospital.
Slayton-The Epworth. league con-
vention of the Marsl Ill district was
held here. About a hundred delegates,
representing the leading churches of
the district, were present.
New Richland-A celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary Of the first settle
ment of New Richland township was
held on the banks of st. Olaf lake, and
was attended by at least 1000 persons.
Winona-Mrs. Minnie Mienert
drowned herself in a cistern in the
town of Pleasant Hill, and Coroner E.
S. Muir decided that it was a case Of
suicide, due to temporary mental aber-
ration.
Hutchinson-A local creamery is fur
nishing butter to the United States
navy. = It recently was awarded a. con-
tract to supply a large amount of its
best brand and the contract now is be-
ing filled.
Ada-Another mad dog was killed
near here by Mr.. and Mrs. N. Peterson,
one using a. gun and the other club.
The dog attacked and seriously bit
Marcus Peters, farmer, aged sixty
Ave years.
eapolis-Minneapolis may have
an exposition of union-made goods in
connection with the national conven-
ton of the American Federation of
Labor, which is to be held here next
November.
Eden valley-The school board has
elected Miss Nora I. hurry Of Man.
kato as fourth teacher.-Fifteen chill
dren received first holy communion at
the B. V. M. church on Sunday, Rev.
Mr.. Peiffer officiating.
Tower-Passengers on the steamer
Olive on the trip down Lake Vermil
ion report having. seen an immense
fish in the lake at the entrance Of the
big bay. Capt. Osterberg says that
when he saw the fish he supposed it
was deer. swimming in the water to
get away from the flies and mosquitoes.
+ Hamline-The mammoth addition to
ho a TO foi Sfo mi 1xr
taking form at the hands of a crew Of
carpenters under the direction Of Fore
man Sandberg. These new bleachers
are to accommodate 5000 people. They
stand east Of the present grand stand
and partly on the site Of the old club
house which was burned a few years
ago.
Moorhead-Gus X. Gunderson, who
resides few miles northeast of here,
has 1000 strawberry plants in fine con-
dtion and expects to harvest large
crop In a few weeks. The large straw
berry plats at the agricultural college
experiment station are also in -four
tshing condition and the crop Of ber-
ries raised will be the finest in quality
ever seen in Fargo.
Lake City-A. A. Brooks, charged
| with selling adulterated milk to the
members Of the national guard now in
camp has been fined SIS and costs.
Marine-The 3-year-old daughter \of
William Anderson, residing six miles
west OF here, had three fingers Of her
left hand chopped off by her 5-year- old
brother. They were playing with an
ak at the chopping block.
Minneapolis-The annual conven-
ton of the Minnesota Retail Liquor
Dealers association, which was to be
held here Thursday and Friday, has
been postponed until Aug. I, and g.
The illness OF the secretary necessi-
tated the change in date.
/, Zumbro Falls-While playing in the
barn In front of some horses, Ruth,
the four-year-old daughter of J. J.
Springer, was: bitten by a vicious
horse. The animal almost severed the
child's ear from its head. The little
one had been playing with a., kitten
which she was holding on her shoulder.
The horse made q grab for the kitten
and missing it seized the girls ear.
Her face also was badly lacerated by
the horses teeth. y =,>=. r. -
Kasson The sixth annual banquet
Of the Kasson High School Alumni as
Isociation= held at the Eureka ho-
tel. ON The membe rship was increased
Iby the enrol lnents of seventeen new
members of the lass ct 20 s. s===5.