Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-07-16
The New. l,r,et,1 unron,oled.

The News briefly Chronicled.
w. H. Benson has been appointed
postmaster at Motley, Morrison county,
vice j. c. Mcmillan, resigned.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
depot at Faribault station was entered
and robbed, and attempts were also
made at several houses.
Soule Bros, of Fergus Falls, carry
ing a general stock of merchandise,
have assigned to George H. Partridge,
of Minneapolis.
James E. Tod, who resided at Fergus
Falls for long time as manager Of the
Red River Milling Company, died at
Great Falls, Mont.
William, the 13-year-old son of
Charles McIlhargy, of Duluth, was
stabbed in the left shoulder by one Of
several boys in whose company he was.
The wound was dangerous one.
Two children at Bird Island were
dead and another would die from eating
poisonous roots found in the woods.
The Minneapolis harvest machine
makers claim that the crop is so heavy
in the northwest that they cannot all
their orders.
A fire at Duluth destroyed S35, 900
worth of property.
A petition is on file at Washington
for the establishment Of post office in
Kittson county to be called homeland,
with E. s. homeland for postmaster
Reports come from some parts of
Rice county that chinch bugs were in
the grain, otherwise the crops were all
in dourishing condition.
Freight trains on the Omaha road
collided near Fort Smelling and thirty
cars and an engine were burned. Loss,
$50, 900.
James Smith, a prosperous farmer
living mile west of Granite Falls,
died su ddenly of heart disease.
John Matheis, the oldest carpet deal
er in St. Paul, made an assignment
The assets were placed at 500, 900 and
the liabilities at small sum.
At Lake City the dwelling tenanted
by John G. Woolley's family caught
fire and was partially ruined. The con.
tents were saved. The loss was COW
cred by insurance.
The work of surveying the Red Lake
reservation has been suspended until
the lst of September, on account of the
mosquitoes and flies.
Delos Bardwell, of Spruce Hill, was
thrown from his wagon while on his
way home and fell on his neck, killing
him instantly. Deceased was So years
old and leaves a familv
Henry Carter, who had been doing
business = in Minneapolis under the
name of Northwestern union detective
agency, was arrested on charge of
swindling.
AS the result of long and thorough
investigation, the charges that thou
sands of bushels of wheat had been
stolen from the farmers by Minnesota
elevators, and especially those at Du-
luth, have been proved to be entirely
without foundation.
Frank Evans, of Winona, was ar.
rested at Waukesha, Wis, on suspicion
OF numbering Fond du Lac man.
J. L. Blake, agent at the Minneapolis
& St Louis station at Northfield, has
been appointed travelling freight agent
on the road.
Mrs. Mary j. Baxter, of Minnesota
has been promoted from 81, 400 to 8
81, 600 clerkship in the interior depart
ment.
In accordance with an act of the las
Legislature the state officials have
about completed arrangements for re
funding the ~ per cent. railroad ad
justment bonds at So per cent.
The Interstate Grain Company's ele
vator and warehouse at Warren will
10000 bushels Of wheat, was burned
The origin was unknown. Loss, $12,
900; fully insured.
Miss Abbie Keene, daughter Of Free
man Keene, Of West Duluth, wa.
drowned while bathing in the river
She stepped into hole and disap
peared. Her body was recovered.
| County Commissioner Jaco5 Merkel
Of Luverne, has sued ex-Sheriff G. r
Henton tor $4,000 for alienation o
Mrs. Merkel's affections. He also suet
his wife for an absolute divorce. Boil
] parties in the case are grandparents.