Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10

81. Tdul-1l c supreme court lOlUS
exercises for Judge Young
and Judge Atwater.
Brainerd-The next meeting of the
Minnesota Educa tional Association
will be held in St. Paul.
st. Paul-The corporal ton attorney
rules that the city must be protected
by bonds for canopies over sidewalks.
nneapolis-The money orders pa id
at the postoffice one day reached thu
cord-breaking total of s5,535. These
figures shatter all previous records. as
the nearest approach is less by more
IMAM 1000 money orders.
Duluth-A. Brostedt, district passen-
ger agent Of the Great Northern. has
been appointed district freight and
passenger agent of the road at Winni-
peg. He succeeds r. j. Smith, who
goes into other business.
Gray Eagle-The First State Bank
OF Gray Eagle, formerly private
bank, was granted license by Public
Examiner Schafer. r. H. Sitter is the
president and l.. NJ Mossman the
cashler. The bank is capitalized at
$4,000.
LIE Sueur-Fred Berndt a farmer Of
Sharon township. LIE Sueur county.
brought into town and sold to horse
dealer for SG5 horse fifteen wears old
that for the last thirteen years had
been kept continuously in a barn on
Mr.. Berndt's farm. and had never been
harnessed. nor hitched up, and there
has been no cause for this except the
eccentricity Of Mr.. Bernd1.
Otisville-Mrs. Peter Danielson, the
last of the nonogena rians died here,
aged ~ years. The other two were
Mrs. Erland Peterson. who died in
January, at the age of 90, and Mrs.
Magnue Holcombe woh died few
weeks ago. aged "a. The three came
here in the early fifties from Sweden.
They were members of the same
church and were great friends.
st. Paul-Governor John A. johnson
has given out the edict that there will
be no changes until May l in the gen
eral list-of state capitol employees
now that the capitol commission has
turned the new state house over to
him. This gives the army Of janitors,
workmen, guides and others thirty
many Of them expected
St. Paul-George Thompson is under
arrest charged with passing Confer
crate five and ten-dollar bills on the
Boston restaurant. CTS Wabasha
street; F. NJ. Barrett. g. West Central
avenue, and at the store Of Mrs. NJ.
Schultz. 421 Mackubin street It is
said that he made a practice of enter
ing stores where a small boy or girl
was in charge and rendering the bills
in payment for small purchases.
St. Paul-The records of the build
ing inspectors office show the numbe:
Of building permits issued during
March, 1907, was 1913. while those is
sued in March, 1906. numbered 1875.
Although there is only a gain of three
this year there is an increase of $780,
120 in the amount to be expended
that of 1906 being s544.644. While the
total for last month was $711.364.
Minnea polis-Desire to get under
the Sunday saloon lid and make merry
with newly made friends made Mich
ael Marston pennileEs last Sunday.
when he was robbed of $3.50 by gang
Of roughs who, he says. enticed him
into the rear room of a saloon on First
street north and made him unconscious
by tho use of drugs. The robbery was
reported to the police Sunday after
noon and the matter was suppressed
by the police.
Minnea polis-Hams, bacons and
choice meats were stolen from the
Royal Provision company. LOG West
ern avenue in such quantities that the
police believe wagon was used to
haul away the plumber. Entrance was
gained by breaking in the back door.
Mounted Patrolman Harry Jones de-
tected pair of thieves trying to enter
the grocery store of Kolberg & john
son, 400 Lake street east the same
night. When he tried to catch them
they jumped several wire fences and
as his horse could not follow they es-
capped.
Minneapolis-Nails again failed to
agree perfectly with E. Wallace, who
has done stunts as a human ostrich
in circus sideshow, and he was
operated on for fourth time at the
Minneapolis city hospital. Twenty
eight ten-penny nails were taken from
his stomach. He is said to be re-
covering. His taste for articles Of
hardware is a peculiar one. and despite
the operations he is forced to undergo
he does not seem to be able to break
himself of the habit Nails. pieces
of glass and hairpins have been taken
from his stomach in the different
operations.
n ~ 10
borer who works at the Cansteo mines
near here, was notified yesterday that
he is heir to fortune of $4,000 left
by a, distant relative in Italy. The
relative died interstate more than a
year ago. Valissa was the sole heir.
but it took long search before he was
located. 1t is not likely that Valissa
had $40 to his name when the news Of
the fortune reached him. He quietly
finished his days work at the mines.
went home and began his prepara-
lions for departure. He is not married
and says that he will return to Italy
choose himself a wife and purchase an
olive farm.
ST. Pau1-Fern Howard, the girl who
stabbed her father with a butcher
knife to save her mothers life, has
appendicitis and has been taken from
the county Jail to the city hospital
An operation will be performed. Her
father. who was thought to be fatally
wounded is improving daily and his
chances for recovery seem excellent
Faribault-A number Of farmers
around Faribault are making contracts
with the Carver County Sugar Com
pany for tracts Of land for beet rails
ing. The company will bring ten o,
more Russian families here to do the
work. 1t will take from fifteen tc
thirty acres for aacl, ia n1ily