Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-01-14
Items from Exchanges.

Items from Exchanges,
Ltchfield . claims a precocious
youngster in Gilbert, the two year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Reese, who has already learned the
alphabet.-Saturday Review.
~ August Neils' store at Sank RAPIDS
was burglarized last Sunday night and
5000 worth Of merchandise was TAX
en-. This is the fourth time the store
has been burglarized in the last two
years. The local police suspicion To-
cal parties.-Kimball Kodak.
The robin is here, the first harding
or of spring. John w. Johnson re-
ported Thursday that a robin had
been making his headquarters in
that part of town for several days.
Evidently this first sign of spring in.
tends to stay.-Litchfield Sat. Review.
c. 8. Tredway, former Hutchinson
elevator man, while on a business
trip here this. week made the predic.
ton that we are to see even lower
prices yet for corn. He said that
South America has 6O,0OO,OOO more
bushels to market than last year and
that the United States has an unusual
surplusage of her own owing to hog
cholera.-Hutchinson Leader.
The granary on the Ed. Breitkreutz
farm in Troy, together with about 400
bushels Of oats and 200 bushels CT
wheat, was destroyed by fire Monday
night. Mr.. Brietkreutz and family
were way from home at the time, Wis
iting relatives in Beaver Falls. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
loss is quite heavy, but the property
Is partially covered by insurance.
Olivia Times.
An upstate contemporary tells of a
novel contribution basket for church
es, invented by an Oklahoma man. II
a person drops in a quarter or more
In the box, there is silence; If he
drops in dime bell rings, nickel
sounds a whistle and penny fires a
blank cartridge. If a person pretends
to be asleep when the box is passed,
it awakens him with a watchman's
rattle and kodak takes his picture.
The First National Bank decided
Tuesday to make application to oper-
ate under the new currency law
passed only very recently by con-
gress. The new law has enlarged the
scope of national banks, and especi-
ally with reference to farm loans
which they will now be allowed to
make direct. Heretofore national
banks have been denied the privilege
Of making farm loans.-Litchfield Sat.
urday Review.
In competition with farmer boys
from every county in Minnesota,
Charles w. Ripple, II years old, liv-
ing near Window, has won the Louis
w. Hill prize for the best essay
written on "The Minnesota State Fair
and It's Objects" The award was
made by the board of managers, who
found their task a difficult one be-
cause there were so many excellent
manuscripts submitted.
The prize is journey to Glacier
National park-Hector Mirror.
Among the Minneapolis benefac-
lions were 100000 each for Unity
Settlement house and the Maternity
hospital; $25,00000 for the United
Lutheran church hospital association;
100000 for associated charities;
100000 for Asbury Methodist Dea-
coness hospital, Shattuck school of
Faribault was given $15,O00.00 and
Window college of Montevideo 800
000.00.-Northdeld News.
The State Supreme court has hand
ed down a decision dissolving the in
junction secured by the Milton Dairy
Co., of St. Paul against the Johnson
cream shipping bill. This puts the
law in force. The Johnson law pro-
hibtts the shipment Of cream more
than Is miles unless pasteurized or
shipped In refrigerator cars. It is a
measure in the interests of the local
creameries of the state, and has their
endorsement and -Prai
RE Leader.
DR.. Maertz had the pleasure Satur-
day of entertaining for a short time,
Drs. Owia and Brown of Minneapolis.
The gentlemen were on their way
home from Montana and were making
the trip on foot. DR.. Owia is the dean
of the College of Dentistry of the U.
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