Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19

! uu66IeS, Oh milwaukee,, has bought the
Duluth. Virginia & Winnipeg railroad.
Observation-Disclosures J. w. Andrews in
structed the police force to put stop
to shaking of dice, card playing and
chance games of any character, in
saloons, cigar stores, ETC., for drinks
or cigars.
Grand Rapids-Hotel Gladstone was
destroyed by fire which broke out
because of defective boiler. The
loss was $4,000, with insurance of
$4,000. The hotel was remodeled last
fall at an expense Of about $4,000.
Minneapolis-Adjt. Gen. F. B. Wood
accepted the resignation of Capt. An
ton Schafer, state public examiner of
Company F, Second regiment M. N. G.,
and commissioned him captain and
ordinance officer on the brigade staff.
Evan-The Sleepy Eye Mill COM
pany's elevator was destroyed by fire
on Thursday, also 1000 bushels of
grain, some -four and one car of coal
The loss is about $4,000: The fire de-
partment saved the railway company's
property.
Amid the theatrical announcements
for Minneapolis none will perhaps at
tract more notice than that of James
J. Corbett's engagement at the Bijou
the week of February %, in Langdon
McCormick's comedy, The Burglar
and the Lady"
Minneapolis-The annual election
of officers to the board of athletic
control at the University of Mime
sofa was held. Stafford and Vita, two
football stars, were placed at the head
of the ticket and had little difficulty
in winning their Offices.
Ceylon-B. D. Alton, a prominent
farmer living near here, was seriously
injured while attempting to break a
colt. The animal became vicious,
throwing Mr.. Alton against the side
of the barn, breaking his collarbone
and injuring him internally.
Hamline-Lack of interest in the
Twin Cities and opposition in the
country districts may result in aban-
donment Of the plan to hold two
weeks fair in commemoration of the
semi-centennial anniversary of the ad.
mission of Minnesota as a state.
Duluth-Duluth tars will hurl a
formal challenge at the Chicago Yacht
club for the privilege of competing in
the 1908 race for the Nutting cup.
This information was given G. H. At
kin of the local club today by Horace
Johnson, commodore of the Duluth or
ganiZation.
Bemidji-Prof. E. G. Quigley, of
Moorhead, professor of psychology in
the Moorhead normal school, will en-
gage in agricultural and stock raising
pursuits in Beltrami county. He has
purchased some land east of Black
duck, and plans to spend several
months year on It, away from his
school labors.
Faribault-Samuel Detert q line
man in the employ of the Faribault
Gas and Electric company, fell from
the top of thirty-foot pole and was
seriously injured. He was at work at
the top of the pole when he came in
contact with live wire and received
shock, causing him to fall to the
stone sidewalk.
Rochester-John Bernhard, black
smith at Potsdam, met with a serious
accident while working with crew
at small sawmill on the Zumbro
river A slab flew from the saw and
struck him in the jaw, fracturing the
lower maxillary bone and tearing the
flesh and muscles from the entire side
of his face. The victim was brought
to St. Mary's hospital.
st. Paul-Governor Johnson an
nOunced two important appointments
ON the board of regents of the state
university. J. T. Wyman, who has
been president of the board for sew
eral years, will retire March 4 and
will be succeeded by former Governor
John Lind. s. G. Comstock will leave
the board at the same time, and his
successor is Henry B. Hovland, sue
cessful young mining engineer of Du-
luth.
Rochester-M. D. Tilton, of Dover,
famous in this country as hunter and
trapper, has the skins of six minks,
fourteen white weasels, three foxes
and large number of muskrats and
civets to show for the season. But
his best stroke of luck was when he
captured a silver gray fox few days
ago, whose skin is worth from SIS to
$125. The silver gray fox is rarely
seen and exists in the ratio of about
one in a hundred.
neapolis-While playing with
two small companions, John Broham,
a twelve year Bohemian lad, living
with his parents in the Minneapolis
flats just below the Washington ave-
nue. bridge, slipped while playing on
the edge of that structure, and plunged
headforemost down sixty feet, turning
series of somersaults in the air, and
lighting unframed on his feet in a
bank Of snow, which nearly engulfed
him.
Minneapolis-A fire started in the
four-story brick structure at 81 to
315 Third avenue north, Minneapolis,
and caused loss estimated at 1000.
It is supposed that the blaze was
started by electric light wires.
Minneapolis-Minne is to have
fully equipped ink factory. the only
ink factory in the northwest Articles
of incorporation of the Royce Ink
Manufacturing company have been
filed.