Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
s 4. seekeepers End Meeting. !
w1nona-The annual meeting of the |
Southeastern Minnesota, and Western
Wisconsin Reekeepers' association, adj
journed after the election Of the fol-
lowing officers:
President, w. X. Bates Of Stockton;
secretary, Ozro Holland, Winona;
treasurer, Mrs. Fannie Berthe, Wi
mona; executive board, Mrs. Fannie
Berthe, l.. A. Stickney, Minnesota City.
and Philip Gardiner; of Homer; VICE
presidents, John Turnbull, La Cres-
cent; L. A. Stickney, Minnesota City;
Fred Czech, Wilson; Joseph. Reitz.
Fountain City. Wis, and Philip Gar
diner, Homer - :.
The attendance at the convention
was the largest in the history of the
association and the program: OF papers
and discussions was the most helpful.
The principal address was by William
Russell OF Minnehaha Falls. state bee
inspector. who gave instructions as
to how foul breed may be stamped
out.
Road Funds Apportioned.
st. Paul-The state highway COM
mission has effected the distribution
of the state highway fand The attor-
ney general has decided that no appro-'
priation can he made by the commits
sion except for expenditure on state
highways designated as such by county
boards. Counties which have not COM
Piled with the law providing for de-
sisnation Of state roads in the appor-
tiohment received only the minimum.
and this is held in trust for them until
they shall designate a state highway.
The number of counties falling to de-
signate state. highways is 35, which
have received the minimum of $500
each. The other counties received
amounts varying from $500 to the
maximum Of $1,000. In making the
distribution, the areas Of each county
and the expense of road construction
incident to development Of new terri
tory is given full weight.
Man is Badly Burned.
Rochester-Fire at midnight in the
residence Of D. r. Johnson, in Pleasant
Grove township, nearly cost the lives
of Mr.. Johnson and his daughter, who
bursting of the flames into their rooms.
The girl escaped by jumping through
a window, but the father. after he
had reached the air, smashing through
his bedroom indow. remembered that
hnY re
In the house. Regardless of the risk
he took, he plunged back into the
dwelling. In was thought that he had
persisted in the flames, but finally he
emerged with the papers, though lie
was terribly burned about the face.
hands and feet The hair was burned
from his head and his finger nails
dropped off when his hands were
dressed.
Upset Is Fatal.
Moorhead-A. H. I>nudson is dead in
the hospital here as result Of in
juries received in an accident. Knud-
from Sabin to this city when their
sleigh. was overturned and both men
were thrown out. Nyborg says that
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falling Knudson must have struck his
head against a piece of ice for he
sustained a fracture Of the skull. N.Y.
borg managed to hang to the reins
and stopped the horses. which had
started to run away. He righted the
sleigh and placing Knudson in it drove
to this city. The injured man did not
regain consciousness.
Burned by Phosphorus.
Little Falls-While conducting a
series Of experiments in the chemical
laborators at the high school, Miss
Helen Potter, a student, was seriously
burned about the right hand by phcs-
phorus.
She was experimenting with COM
pound to which phosphorus had been
added, and part Of the chemical drop
ped upon the table and was ignited by
the rays of the sun. Thinking to ex-
tinguish it sha struck the burning
phosphorus with her bare hand. In
stead of being extinguished, the phos-
phorus. burning fiercely. stuck to her
hand like glue and she was badly
burned.
Germany' Schacht Dead.
Minneapolis-Dr. Fred Schacht. a
former star tackle on the Minnesota
foot ball team, died at Seattle, Wash,
of Bright's disease. DR.. Schacht was
known all over the northwest as Ger
many His home was in Elizabeth,
MIMI. and he practiced at Fergus
Falls for short time after gradual
ing.
.. Erect Big Flour Mill.
Minnea polis-One Of the largest mills
in the northwest is to be built here
this spring by the Russell-Miller
Milling company. The new mill will
cost 100000 and according to the Of
f1cials Of the company, will be the
most modern structure of its kind in
the United States. 1t will have a daily
ca pacity of $500 barrels.
Workmen in Wreck; One Dead.
/ Hibbirg-A fiat car on which thirty
worknen were riding~left the rails on
the Duluth Missabe &, Northern road
F.. Snyder received y injuries from
which he died a short time after. An