Warren sheaf., 1896-11-19

election until this campaign expense
list is filed, and any person who fails
to comply with the statute is liable to
fine and perchance imprisonment.
Wholesale Slaughter of Game.
Special Agent A. L. Gray of the land
department, who has just returned
from a trip to the international bound
ary, reports running across trader
living 20 miles north of Tower. named
Stephen Gheen, who makes business
of taking contracts for furnishing large
lots of partridges. He is veritable
king in his way, employing Indians
and half breeds in large numbers.
Gheen has completed one contract of
furnishing 5000 birds this season, has
almost completed another of the same
size and is working on one of 5000.
Most of the birds killed are males. The,
contracts, ostensibly are for Minneap-
oils concerns, but it is believed that the
birds are largely sent out of the state.
Queer Bet.
A novel bet was made at Moorhead
recently. Fred Snyder. agreed with
Babe Daubner, a prominent saloon
keeper, in the event of Lind's defeat to
sit for two hour on the top of the rail-
road freight house. Daubner was to
perform the same feat should Clough
be defeated. Snyder carried out the
wager, sitting on the warehouse the
required time with the lowest tempera-
Of the season. The settlement of the bet
created much amusement to the citizen.
Four Paroles.
At the monthly meeting of the board
of prison managers held at the prison
four paroles were granted, one of the
fortunate ones being female. The cash
receipts of the prison for the month Of
October for miscellaneous sources ag-
gregated $3s, ,223.41. OF this amount
S34, 712.75 was for collections on ac-
count of binder twine. making the to-
tai twine collections so far from Aug.
l to Nov. 6, $77, 1925. 90. s''i 2-2@
Louis Shapiro, q st. Paul pawn
broker, was arraigned in the municipal
court at Minneapolis, charged with
grand larceny in the first degree, the
complainant being H. C. Strehlo, the
tailor, whose store it is alleged Smith,
Brown and Corners, the colored men
arrested by Inspectors Hoy and Law
renee, broke into.
The inspectors allege the pawn
broker received all the goods stolen
from them and that his place has been a
''fence" to which the alleged burglars
and thieves sent all their goods.
News in Brief
The charter under which the new
Northern Pacific Railway company will
operate is rather an ancient document.
Failing to secure a new charter by act
of congress, the road will fall back
upon charter passed by the Wiscon.
sin legislature in the session of 1S70 or
26 years years ago. The original char
ter was granted to the Superior and
St. Croix Railroad company, and it has
proven a very valuable heirloom for
the Northern Pacific people.
The Southern Minnesota Teachers
association held an interesting meeting
at Mankato.
Adney GLADDEN., an 1s-year old EN-.
ploye Of a butcher shop at Winnebago
City has fallen heir to $40, 900 by the
death of an uncle in Wisconsin.
The Red Lake Indians are complain.
ing that the government has sold con-
siderable pine land on the ceded part
of the reservations as agricultural land
at $1.25 an acre. AS these sales are
for the benefit of the Indians, they de-
sire to get as much as possible from
them.
One of the large dogs belonging to a
q travelling Uncle Toms Cabin COM
pany attacked three little girls at Lit
tie Falls. The little daughter of H. H.
Potter was thrown down and carried
all the way from the school to the spe-
cial car of the company, distance Of
two blocks. She was not badly hurt.
Fire from cracked chimney burned
the house and barn of Thomas Clark
at Montgomery.
No sooner had the election result
been announced, than the Minneapolis
banks began to be extravagant in their
display of gold, and every bank in the
city had no hesitancy in paying out
their yellow metal. Gold was also de-
posted to great extent, and evidently
the hidden stockings are ready to yield
uE their treasure.
Henry Keller was drowned from the
government boat Ada. at Lake City.
He was pulled off by line.
At the last election Duluth voted to
buy its waterworks system.
The republicans of Wilmar celebra-
ted the election with sleigh ride with
with bands torches. firearms, etc.