Willmar tribune., 1906-02-21
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st. Paul-Mrs. Vera Smith is at the
city hospital critically ill from an over-
dose Of poison.
St. Paul.-Dr: W: H. w. Boyle
breaches his farewell sermon at the
House Of Hope church.
Minneapolis.-Comm O'Brien
discusses the results Of the insurance
conference held in Chicago.
Crookston.-It is now assured that
Crookston will secure the new Bethes-
da hospital, of which so much has been
heard for the past year.
polis.-Gov. johnson agrees to
serve on Lawson Insurance committee.
st. Paul.-No further effort will be
made to secure new trial for William
I Williams.
st. Paul.-Officer John Miner is Bit
ten by cat suspected of being afflicted
with rabies.
st. Paul.. G. Hoffman is asked
to become a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for mayor.
Minneapolis.-St. Paul and Minne-
apolis Commercial clubs open billiard
and cowboy pool tournament.
Red Lake Falls.-Eck Hathaway of
Thief River Falls is under arrest
charged with complicity in what the
authorities say is wholesale box car
robbery.
st. Paul.-The auditorium contract
is awarded and the building is to be
ready for the Saengerfest in July.
st. Paul.-James Thurston,
stranger from the East, freezes his
feet and has to. have them amputated.
st. Paul.-The poultry show of the
Minnesota Fanciers' association is big
ger and better than ever.
st. Paul.-The st. Paul Gas Light
company will spend a million dollars
on improvements and extensions.
Detroit.-Word has been received
here Of the death by poison Of three
former citizens Of Lake Park. John
Jenson and his sons.
Winona.-The Winona normal school
soon will have in effect a fire drill for
the purpose Of training the students to
leave the building quickly and in order
should a fire break out in the building
st. Peter.-Negotiation are being
closed for the purchase Of a site for
the proposed monument to be erected
by the state to mark the spot where
the celebrated treaty Of Traverse des
Sioux was signed nearly fifty-f1ve
years ago.
Winona.-Winona travelling men have
gone on record as favoring the bill in
troduced in congress by Hon. E. l..
Taylor, congressman from the Twelfth
district of Ohio, to- amend the national
bankruptcy law so as to make travelling
men preferred creditors.
Duluth.-Charles Erickson, a mill
wright at the Leisure mill, is in the hos
pital in a precarious condition as the
result of being caught in the shafting
at the mill.
Crookston.- there are more
wolves in Polk county at the present
time than ever before since the or
ganization Of the county is shown by
the fact that the bounties paid by the
state for them have doubled in the last
year.
Crookston.-The second round in the
Shevlin-Bagley county seat war began
yesterday at Bagley when the term Of
the district court opened there, with
Judge M. A. Spooner of Bemidji on the
bench.
Fergus Falls.-The Congregational
church of this city has rendered call
to Rev. Edward l.. Brooks, of Hutchin-
son, Minn., to succeed Rev. J. W. Todd,
who resigned a short time ago.
Duluth.-Owing to steadily increas-
ing demand for iron ore from the Lake
Superior region the independent mine
owners are holding on to their ore for
higher prices This seems apparent
from the fact that some of the mines
have sold less ore for 1906 delivery
than in 1905.
Brainerd.-The city council and COM
mercial club are considering a PROPOSE
11rr
of the Brainerd WaterworKs, for the de-
velopment Of a water power in the
Crow Wing river, by which electricity
may be generated and supplied to
Brainerd industries
st. Paul.-Edward Small, laboring
man, was held UP and robbed of $1S
by two men last night Two suspects,
John Collins and Mark Gilroy, have
been arrested by Sheriff J. A. Mcmillan
and are now in the county Jail. They
will have their preliminary hearing to-
day.
Benidji-The city fathers have de-
cided that prisoners in the city Jail
must work. This will affect that i'm
stitution as a desirable place Of resi-
dence. What's the use of going to Jail
in the winter time, if you have to work
for your board?
Minneapolis.-The revised code, when
printed, will cost each individual pur-
chaser in the state $3.50 volume. This
price was fixed at special meeting
OF the code printing commission, held
in the offices of Attorney-General
Young. The original price set by the
commission for the code was $3.50 a
volume.
Minneapolis.-The parents of 325
children applied to the school author
tiles during the month of January for
labor permits, and out Of this number
1t was found that only 1875 were really
In need Of or entitled to them, that be-
ing the number that were granted by
J. W. Ashworth. the officer in charge
Of the labor permit applications.
Mankato.-The old landmark on the
Minneopa dairy farm, owned by Mrs.
Defransa A. Swami Of the state normal
school,, which burned, was valued at
$2.500. The loss is partly covered by
insurance. The other buildings were
saved with great difficulty by a rail-
road-grading force. The residence that
burned was erected by> the late Miner
Porter in the early days as hotel.
st. Paul.-South St. Paul is to have
q crusade against dogs in midwinter.
Instead Of waiting until summer, which
has been the customary time for get
ting after stray CANNES, the council Of
the city has decided that measures
must be resorted to at once to clear
the streets Of dogs.
Stillwater.-H. C. Meyer, a saloon
keeper at Alton, who recently got clear