Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting items 0aflbered h tho
Conner State

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
st. Paul.-The twenty.ninth annual
general conference Of the Swedish
Baptist church opened here.
Bruno.-A Great Northern train Of
% cars of grain was wrecked 1t Du
Quett. No one was injured.
Rochester. - Rochester celebrated
Labor day In the most elaborate man
ner in the history of the city.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are found
kindling fresh fires about range cities
and lynchings are threatened.
Finlayson.-J0hn Heines was badly
cut about the head by circular saw
in a mill three miles north of here.
Rush City.-The thirty-seventh an
nual fair of the Chisago County Ag
ricultural society opened for three
days.
Northfield.-Carleton college enter
ed upon it forty-third year today, with
very large enrolment, the freshmen
class being unusually large.
Minneapolis.-Nellie Grant, 13 years
old, was attacked near her home. 710
Jewet place, by a negro, who cut off q
part of her hair with knife.
Minneapolis.-Dr. Richard Burton,
head of the English department at
the University of Minnesota, will pre-
sent his play, "Rahab," for the first
| CT +of3 of i~:o
Chicago.
st. Paul.-Paris Fletcher, we'll.
known real estate man, was instantly
killed and his wife severely injured
in an automobile accident which oc.
Cured one mile from Minnesota, Wa.
basha county.
Minneapolis. - Suddenly overcome
by an attack of apoplexy in his home,
Boston w. Smith, a we'll known evan.
gelist, lay down on lounge at his
home, 1909 James street north, and a
few minutes later was found dead by
his wife.
The five children of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Burdette, living on a farm near
New Brighton, outside the city limits,
were suffocated in a fire that attacked
the home at late hour last night.
The parents were away on a visit at
the time.
Lake City.-The freight depot OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway at this point was destroyed by
fire. Sparks from passing locomo
tive lighted the roof and the building
burned to the ground. The loss was
about $4,000.
Two Harbors.-The second annual
fair Of Lake county held here
Sept. Is and 10 promises to be one OF
the best exhibitions of its kind that
it's citizens ever participated in. The
general committee has met with most
encouraging reports.
st. Paul.-An Indian born in Min.
nesota who has never had land allot.
ted to him by the government may
vote at the coming election. 1t makes
no difference II he has sold the land
and spent the money. AS long q .he
is not in jill he may vote. a ~
Hastings.-Despite the increased
cost of food supplies. the inmates Of
four state institutions were fed on
a smaller per capita cost the past
year than in 1867. The total cost
of supplies for the nine state institu'
lions last year was $sos,453, compared
with $776,6S6 for the year previous.
East Grand Forks.-Peter Scherer
aged seventeen years, owner of 4
Grand Forks messenger service, was
held on the charge of receiving stolen
goods. Art Wickwire, employed by
Scherer and accused of a similar
crime, was discharged. Scherer is: al
legged to have received and disposed
of large quantities of goods stolen
from the Northern Pacific depot.
Hibbing.-Blackened and desolate,
left stripped and barren beneath the
hand of the fire demon, Chisholm
first victim of the range forest fires
must undergo another horror. A
gang of thugs, gathered from the four
winds by the knowledge that a city
lay helpless before them, has invaded
the charred wilds, plundering and
sacking.
Biwabik.-Little time was wasted
in beginning pursuit of the five yegg
men who broke into the first National
bank, plundered the safety deposit
vaults and shot Peter Holland. ON.
Ger Oscar Johnson, of the Superior
Wis, police force, is on his way with
two police bloodhounds. The hounds
will be given the scent and started on
the trail of the desperadoes.
Hamline.-President B. F. Nelson
and Secretary c. N. Cosgrove of the
board of managers of the state fair
admitted that the big grand stand al
the race tracks was in such condition
that the building inspectors of Min
neapolis and St. Paul had refused to
certify to it's safety. Both admitted
that the condition of the stands had
caused them much worry and anxiety
throughout the week, and their great
est trial of the week was over when
the crowds left the stand after the
closing performance of the week.
Duluth.-William Scheiber was in
dicted for murder in the first de
gree for killing Frank Massapust near
Bull. The victim was a homesteade1
and robbery is said to have been thu
motive for the crime.
Appleton.-A runaway on the Clio
verdale stock farm, six miles west Of