Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
news OF minnesota.
Tax On Autos Too Hiah.


Mankato.-The Mankato Automo-
bile club held special meeting to-
consider automobile legislation. The
club is in favor of the bill before the
legislature recommended by the state
automobile association, but it believes
that the tax of 81 horsepower is too
high. 1t voted to ask the legislature
to reduce this by half, and the Blue
Earth county delegation will be ask
ed to do what it can to have this
amendment passed.
Communications were received from
the Rochester and Austin associations
opposing the high tax. The Austin
association favors a tax proportioned
to the weight of the machines, $40 for
all machines under 1,5oO pounds
weight and SIS for each 800 pounds adj
ditional weight.
The Mankato club did not favor this
plan as well as the tax based on horse
power. The club voted to donate 5000
toward improving two of the roads to
lake resorts, provided the farmers will
assist. 1t also took up the matter
of forming a mutual automobile fire
insurance company.
Killed by Fall in Well.
Lansing.-James Strong was killed
as the result of a horrible accident
IN we'll. The iron piping had been
uncouped, leaving several feet stand
ing upright in the bottom of the we'll.
Mr.. Strong secured ladder and took
the precaution to tie a rope around
his body and had his wife to hold the
rope. He worked his way down on
the rock until he reached the ladder
and was in the act of descending when
one OF the rungs broke. AS he fell
the knot holding the rope around his
body loosened and he struck the iron
piping with such force that it pene-
trated his body. Neighbors were no.
titled and it was necessary for sew
eral to descend to lift the body from
the iron piping. The injured man
lived for several hours. suffering great
agony
Rainy Lake Directors Meet.
Duluth.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Duluth, Rainy
Lake & Winnipeg road was held at
the company's Offices and the Cana
dian Northern is now in formal con-
troll of that company, through the,
election of the new board of direc-
tors. The new directors are as fol-
w. Mitchell and J. D. Norton of Win
iipeg and Wire H. Cook and w. D.
Bailey of Duluth. Mr.. Hanna is the
first vice president of the Canadian
Northern and Messrs. Norton and
Mitchell are also Canadian Northern
people.
Married in Jury Room.
Mankato-The grand jury yester-
day returned three indictments and
is still at work. Two persons were
indicted and arraigned, Carl Bender
being charged in two indictments with
forgery in the second degree, and
Nlduuc OSSOOu Will dSSdu!t III INS
third degree.
No Indictment was returned against
Fred W. knoss, Jr., who was charged
with aiding and encouraging Gladys
S. Pearson in attempting to commit
suicide AS a result of pressure
brought by the grand jury, Knoss and
the girl, who is but II years of age,
were married in the jury room in the
presence of the jurors, by one of their
number, Justice NJ. J. Ryan of Smiths
Mill
The girl and her father were op-
posed to the marriage but finally gave
consent.
NEWS NOTES.
Willmar.-The few outsiders who
were privileged to be present at the
high school are loud in their praises
OF the delightful entertainment fur
nished by teachers and pupils on Men
delssohn day.
Elk River.-Elk River is the ban
ner high license town of Minnesota,
the new council having raised the
liquor license to $500, $500 higher
than ever before Only one license