Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
MINNESOTA ITEMS,

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There are ten graduates. = r.
Fl. Snelling.--Two men, clinging to
willow branch. in the river; are res
cued in the nick. Of time. i %=.z$
:. St. PAUL.. A. Rosing says the
cottage plan is the best for the refor-
nation Of wayward girls. II
Minneapolis.-S. Writ Wiley, for
merly o. Chicago, has been chosen as
secretary of the Y. M. G.. A. =
st. Peter-By the death of a wealthy
aunt In Germany Matthew Young of
this city will receive comfortable
legacy.
Tyler.-Burglars broke, into J. G.
Hendricksen's store on Monday night
and secured about $50 in silver that
had been left in the safe over night.
st. Paul.-W. A. Miller, a painter
living at 279 East Tenth street, was
blown from & building at Is Cedar
street by the high wind and seriously
hurt. ~ +.
Grand Rapids.-Word has been re-
.ceived here that Frank Reusswig Of
this place was seriously injured by
the explosion Of some dynamite In a
trunk. =
Dulutl.-Fire Of unknown origin
caused 2 loss Of $4,000 tonight in the
building occupied by the Zenith Paper
which r, r.. Leslie Of Duluth is presi-
dent.
Sparta A heavy thunder shower
visited this vicinity Thursday. Rain
pelted down in sheets. It has put out
numerous threatening forest fires that
have ben burning fercely for several
days past. l.
DulutH.-The preliminary struggle
for the possession of the Clark &
Leonard iron mines. near Chisholm,
worth more than $A,0O0,OOO, was re-
newed this morning before Judge Cant
in the district court
/ st. Paul-Horace v. winchel1 has
been appointed chief geologist Of the
Great Northern, and will assume his
duties on June /. This is a new posi-
ton on the Great Northern and head
quarters will be here.
ST.. C!oud.-Excitenent over having
caught a big fish was the cause of two
brothers, Barney and Henry Lehman,
the former IS years old and the lat
hew lake yesterday afternoon.
|. Calumet, Mich.-Oft1cial announce
ment of a. plan to consolidate the CAL
umet and Pittsburg, Lake Superior and
Pittsburr, Junction and Pittsburg and
Duluth mining companies was made
from the main Offices in this city.
Minneapolis weekly food re-
port OF the state dairy and food de-
partment shows sixty-hv samples le-
gal and thirty-two illegal, which is
both a large number Of samples for
one week and a large proportion Of le-
gals.
Hamlfne.-George WeiseA more pop
ularly known as Mummy was elect
ed assistant coach by tho university
athletic board of control and will aid
DR.. Williams next fall in ruunding the
Gopher football men into champion
ship form.
st. Paul.-Gen. G. c. Andrews, state
fire warden, asserts that Minnesota
forests, although liable to the same
conflagr2tion as that which visited
Michigan, are better projected in a
general way than those OF Michigan
or any other state.
st. Peter.-One of the largest silo
contracts ever awarded in Minnesota
has just been secured by the Creamery
Package Manufacturing company of
Minneapolis in the township Of New
Sweden. It will build fodder store
houses for seven farmers.
st. Paul.-Trapped like rats in
small shed Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F: Patter-
son were precipitated into White Bear
lake. Imprisoned in the wooden shell
with the water surging about their
heads they were finally rescued by
neighbors who cut through the wooden
death trap with an ak.
- Washir gton.-Charles A. Graves, of
Duluth; Mimi, American minister to
both Sweden and Norway until Diff
ferent provision is made through the
enactment of the pending diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, has
been selected to represent the presi-
dent as a special envoy at the coro-
nation OF King Haakon of Norway at
Christiania on June %.
Cannon Falls, Minn.-Mrs. John He
din, wife of we'll known farmer at
WEIGH, was caught in a flood and
drowned. A clOudburst struck the vi
cinfty about 8 o'clock this evening.
Mrs. Hedin was in the basement Of
the barn milking the cows She was
caught in the flood and was drowned
before, any aid could be given her.
Winona.-Over half of Winona's
firemen were overcome by smoke this
afternoon in a fire in a building filled
with baled hay and feed, owned by E.
Miller: adjoining his grocery and feed
store. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. The loss Is in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000, partially insured.
: st. Paul-Model dept rtment must be
observed by summer school conductors
and instructors, according to instruc-
tons sent out yesterday by State Su-
perin:enGent J. w. Olsen, in a booklet
of summer school suggestions, to those
in charge of the training schools this
summer. --.
Minneapolis-1n the capture of Fred
A. Wood, who was arraigned in the
Minneapolis police court on a charge Of
grand larceny, the police of that city
say they have accomplished most
important arrest and cut short the ca
reer Of man who has been robbing
flats and residences in the Twin Cities
for number of months.
Winona-In the $40, 900 damage suit
Of George v. He'll VS.. the Milwaukee
Railway company, on trial in United
States court. the jury returned YER
dict for the plaintiff of $5,O3333. !
Perham-W1lliam R. Roberts, a we'll
TODD farmer living near Dopelius, a
small station east of here committed