Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-11
MINNESOTA ITEMS.

places orders for extensive equipment.
Kansas City.-Sanford w. Devoe,
retired business manSof Minneapolis,
died here.
Minneapolis-Det of the Min.
neapolis and ST. Paul police forces were
called on to act as nurses when babe
was deserted in each city.
Westinghouse bill was introduced
by Representative Fletcher today pro-
viding for the erection at Fort Smelling
Of an armory and arsenal.
Crookston.-Mrs. George @. Erskin,
wife of one of the founders, and until
recently president of the First National
bank at Fargo, was burned to death.
Winona:-Chicken and squad raising
on a large scale is to be undertaken
in Winona, the enterprise being backed
by E. L. King Of the J. r. Watkins
Medical company.
Duluth.-Sixteen inches of ice bars
the passage Of boats in the river at
the Sault and Mud Lake, and the eyes
of all vesselmen at the Head of the
Lakes are turned in that direction.
Observation-Disclosures were signed to-
day for 16,S17 square yards of paving,
comprising twelve blocks of brick and
one of creosoto, and covering all the
business districts of Austin.
st. Paul Park.-Alfred Anderson, a
factory hand, was killed by a train
two miles west Of town, and his man.
gled body was found by a Hopkins po-
liceman yesterday afternoon.
Duluth.-The local naval militia is
| p1o
maneuvers which have been authorized
by the navy department, to take place
on the Great Lakes from Aug. to 10
next.
neapolis.-Through cooperation
with the new department of dairy in
spectiOn to be established in New York
by the department of agriculture, Dairy
Commissioner Slater, Of Minnesota, ex-
poets to, be able to materially >benefit
Minnesota dairy interests.
Owatonna.-The Metropolitan Opera
house, valued at $4,000, was damaged
by fire to the extent of $4,000. The fire
started in the scenery, although the
exact place is not known, and is sup
posed to have been incendiary.
Duluth.-A farmer named Anti Kali
lainen, 50 years of age, walked into an
open pit on the Commodore mine loca-
ton at Virginia late Sunday night, and
today his dead body was found at the
bottom, IS feet from the surface. Death
resulted instantly, for his head was
| crushed. Kalleinen, whose farm is six
| miles from Virginia, came to town to
| visit a daughter.
Welcome.-At meeting held to vote
ON the question Of issuing bonds in the
| sum of $1,000 for the purpose OF build
ing new school house, 70 votes were
| east, IS being in favor Of the bonds
| and 3 against them. This will give
Welcome chance to build high
school: Bids for a new school will be
| called foc at once.
Minneapolis.-E. T. Hamlin, en-
ployed in an Office on the third floor of
the Corn Exchange, narrowly escaped
being killed by rifle ball. While he
| was sitting at his desk writing a bullet
| crashed through the window, passed
through his hair and buried itself in
the opposite wall
st. Peter.--Lid stock jumped several
| points here last night. It was the for
NAL opening OF the campaign inaugu-
| rated by the Citizens League to Sc
! cure strict enforcement of the state
law as applied to the retail liquor
traffic, and Rev. Father Cleary of Min
| neapolis, the first speaker ever brought
| to this city for a municipal compaign,
made a powerful address,.
st. Paul-Attorney General E.. T.
! Young has reaft1rmed the opinion given
two years ago by Former Attorney
! General W. B. Douglas, that street rail-
way lines, even if built outside the
limits Of any city, do not come un-
der the jurisdiction of the state railway
! commission, and that it has no power
to receive complaints or make orders
regarding service and charges.
Milwaukee-"My name is Frank
| Bradley, and my home used to be at
st. Paul. I have no home there now.
Bad health is the cause of this" IL
| legibly scribblel on a scrap Of paper,
! this message was found in the possess
| sion of man who shot himself Satur-
| day night at the Chicago House, PA
Wells street.
HarmOny.-A company has been. Or
ganized in this county for the purpose
OF conducting lumber operations in
Eastern Missouri. The COMPANY is
capitalized at $4,000 and will be known
as the Northwestern Land, Lumber &
Iron Company. Hon. 0. N. Thundale
Of Harmony is president.
La Crescent.-Grief over the death, of
her husband month ago caused the
death of Catherine Smith aged eighty
| nine years. Her husband, Joseph Smith,
| was the Oldest postmaster in point of
,0y1f{ r11 TO- IL
having held the Office at La Crescent
for over forty consecutive years..
Motley-Pat Holly. living seven
miles northwest of here, was found
this afternoon murdered and buried in
a pile of refuse at a stable. His team
| and sled were found two miles north
west of Motley in Case county. The
team had been wandering around and
got fast in the timber brush.
Nashwauk.-The efforts Of a "ghost''
to drive George Hammond and his fam
lily from their claim on Bear river end
ed in ignominious failure. A crushing
blow foored the apparation and caused
1t to take its departure from the Ham
mond homestead forever
Duluth.-Paul F. Bolieau,. a cornice
worker, employed by Lewis Helling &
Co., of Duluth. received news today that
he is a. wealthy man as a result Of the
discovery Of his late fathers will. The
news came in a letter from sister,
Mrs. E. Straube, of Los Angeles.
st. Paula lively battle with pis-
tolls took place at Broadway land Eighth
streets at 3 o'clock, between a white
man by the name Of Sapp and negro
who gave his name as Debeau. Six