Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-12-11
Sensation is Promised
DasseI Murder Mystery to be
Cleared. GIenwood Has Rifle
Club

Developments in the recent bank
murder at Dassel are eliminating rap
idly aud arrests may be made within
few days, according to information
today. A month ago the lifeless body
of cashier Palmquist was discovered
in the counting rooms at the bank
with bulletin his brain. The shoot
ing was shrouded in mystery. The
dead man was universally popular.
Pinkerton detectives are said to have
gathered strong evidence against one
or two parties and promise a sensation
when their identity is disclosed.
Glenwood young men have organ
ized a rife and revolver club and
have plans for becoming affiliated
with the National Guard and National
Rife Club. !. D. Reeves is president
and Clark Carson is secretary and
treasurer of the club. DR.. Shipstead,
j. R. Serrin, DR.. Brokaw, G. G.
Wollan. Lynn Martin ard Mr.. Quist
were selected as committee to ar
range for grounds and to have general
supervision of the club.
The French minister of war has
decorated the son of a Willmar man
with "MedaiIlo Militaire. - which
corresponds to the English Victoria
Cross. The decoration is in recogni-
ton of bravery on the battlefield and
has the approval of the king of Eng
land. The young man honored is
the son Of F. w. Powell, chief
clerk in the Great Northern Offices
at Willmar who is we known in
Morris. His son is serving with the
English army in northern France.
Details as to the reasons for the de-
coratlon have not been given and Mr..
Powell is anxiousIy waiting further
news.
Starbuck business men are head
ing a movement to raise a carload
of -four as a donation to the war
sufferers in stricken Belgium. The
Starbuck Mill will grind all wheat
donations and the Northern Pacific
railway will transport the flour free
to the sea. Donations are coming in
literally.
l. ]. Brown, a Union soldier at
Glenwood who served in the late
Civil war and was made prisoner at
-Andersonville. celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of his release last week.
Although Mr.. Brown is croWding his
eightieth year and his frame is bent
and his hair is snowy white, the aw-
t-ful experiences at Andersonville will
. never fade from his memory. The
prison was one of the horror chambers
of the whole war. In the space of
sixteen acres surrounded by stock.
ade, 10000 Union soldiers were
held. More than half of them died of
starvation. Many of the old soldiers
from Morris and vicinity can recall
circumstances connected with the
prison.
MISS SudIlUGIG hOLulS duU MdGCuS
! Baukel, prominent Starbuck young
: people, were married few days ago
land will go to housekeeping on the
.groom's farm in White Bear township.
Glenwood wants municipal Christ
mas tree for the kids.
Guy McCune, a we'll known Benson
young man, has taken five months
contract as cornetist with a circus
band on the Pacific coast.
Benson people want the new Great
Northern coast train stopped at their
town with orders to carry passengers
to and from the twin cities. The
train stops at Benson for passengers
for Fargo and points beyond.
aoo County Superintendent of schouls,
Miss Blanche Brennan. of Grant coun-
aty, is mourning the death of her
mother whose demise occurred Nov.
30.
The saloons in sixteen northern
Minnesota towns closed their doors
last week in accordance with the
provisions of the Indian treaty of