Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-21

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cultural Colleges and pertinent. Sta,
l tons will urge the esta blishing 81 I
il national university at Washing ton.
i Reports that more than 30 persons
the humber given out BY the railroad
Officials as the dead = had been killed
at Woodville, Ind, received some con.
firmations when it was learned that
some of the babies and smallest chill:
dren on the. train, were not named In
the records kept by the omcials: All
children under six years travelled with.
out transportation. It Is stated that
20 children were on. the train and not
listed, y. =
Indictments charging conspiracy to
violate the interstate commerce act
were returned by the federal grand
jury at Kansas City against David H.
Kersky, a freight broker, and w.; "A.
McGowen, local agent for the Nickel
Plate fast freight line At the same
time an indictment was returned
against Henry s. Hartley, a grain deal
er, on a charge Of accepting rebates on
freight shipments.
Seven causes under which annul-
ment of marriage may be obtained and
six causes for absolute divorce were
agreed upon by the National Congress
on Uniform Divorce Laws in Philadel-
phia. The delegates adopted about
ne-third Of the proposed uniform bill
as drafted by the committee which
was appointed nine months ago at the
first meeting of the congress, which
was held in Washington.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
has returned to Washington from
Iowa. He said that Iowa and other
| corn states furnish no exception to
the rule in regard to needing farm
hands for the harvesting Of crops.
Good men make from So to $3.50 q
day and board.
The village of Richland, O., was
practically wiped out by q fire which
was caused by an explosion of gas.
Two children of a foreign miner were
burned to death.
The Erie railroad has placed orders
for $3.50 tons of steel rail for deliv-
cry during 1907.
A man believed to be Len Harris, of
Sturgeon, Mo-, was found dead from
asphyxiation in a room at the Hoeff-
ner hotel, St. Louis. The gas jets
were open and the room was filed
with gas.
Charles w. Zimmerman, a Missouri
Pacific brakeman, and his wife, were
arrested at East st. Louis on the
Iron Mountain railroad.
Count Witte, the former premier,
will shortly be received by Emperor
Nicholas at Tsarskoe-Se1o.
Following general disorder at per.
Torrance of negro minstrel troupe
at Macon, Ca, DR.. w. D. Shepherd;
a negro deputy marshal, was wound
ed and his home destroyed by a mob
OF citizens and an unsuccessful at
tempt made by negro to assassinate
County Officer Clark.
v. G. Sweatman, of Philadelphia,
dropped dead at Newton, N. J., while
running to catch a train. He was IS
years Of age. Mr.. Sweatman was one
of the heaviest dealers in malt in
the United States. 50
Upon the urgent appeal of delega-
ton Of citizens from Flint, Mich, Gov.
Harris, Of Ohio, granted 60 days. re-
prieve to Frank Conrad, alias Caster,
sentenced to be electrocuted Noyem-
Der %, for the murder OF Policeman
Dan Davis, of Columbus.
Mrs. B. E. Bingley, wife of Rev.
Frederick G. Btngley, of Chicago, died
at Kansas City, Mo-, of heart disease.
Senator w. A. Clark is soon to an
nounce the projection Of branch
railroad from Tintic Junction to the
mines Of Deep Greek, in western Utah.
Capt. M. Norris pioneer of Du-
luth, aged 81 years, died of heart
trouble. He was the largest individual
owner Of real estate in Duluth and his
estate will run considerably more
than $1,000.0O0.
Following an investigation of the
alleged differentiation, of precious
stones in the customs service at the
port of New York, Gen. George w.
Mindil, for many years chief examin-
er, has been dismissed from the sery-
ice.
William Rufus Shafter, U. S. A., re-
tired, died at the ranch OF Can't. w. II.
Mckittrfck, his son-in-law, 20 miles
south OF Bakersfield, after an illness of
seven days, despite the best medical
available In California.
The first annual dinner of the Hook
er Association of Massachusetts,, COM
posed OF men who fought under Gen.
Joseph Hooker In the civil war. was
held in Boston.
After being in Jail over two years
charged with the murder of Jesse
Brown at Girard, La, W. D. Womack
and Ryan Henderson, white men. were
acquitted. H.. |
The pecan crop Of: Mexico has been
almost total failure. Last year over
30 carloads OF the nuts were shipped
to the United States and for the pres.
emit year there has been only one.
Henry H. shuteldt, 70 years old, a |
multi-millionaire OF Oconomowoc and
Chicago, died at Oconomowoc. Mi.
shufe1dt was one OF the best known
and richest distillers Ia the country. !
Fort Sam Houston received orders
from Washington to discharge without
honor from the army the Il negro SOL
diers. members Of companies B. e and |
D, Twenty-fafth infantry, who are now
In prison at the fort, charged with n.
citing and murder Ct Brownsville Tex.
Clarence 1genhtz, aged 20 (; years, !
shot his .aWeAtlAarfy MARI K,lfz ara |