Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-04-06


70 stop it the same have been curiously
ineffective. Spring spearing up in the
shadows is also extensively carried on,
and while it is not so deadly form Of
poaching as the other, it is still prac-
tlce that ought to be stopped.
Mr.. Beutner said that a new fish war
den was about to be appointed to look
after the interests of the north shore. and
while the name of the appointee had not
been officially given out he felt satisfied
that the man selected would give a good
account of himself in the territory under
his jurisdiction.
CENSUS JOBS.
Ex-Governor Merriam has announced
his policy with reference to Minnesota's
share of patronage in the census bureau.
This was done to Representative Stevens,
who called in the interest of some OF his
constituents. The director informed Mr..
stevens that beyond the 5000 position al.
ready given Labor Commissioner Powers.
one 81, 800 job would be given to the state
Any other Minnesotan appointed will get
a salary of $1,000 or less, probably less.
These appointments will be given without
reference to the supervisors, Ct which
there will be seven, one for each con-
gressional district. and the necessary
.enumerators, the latter of whom will get
not to exceed $25 for their work Gov
ernor Merriam desired to have this an.
nouncement made public for the reason
that he is being deluged with applications
from all over the state, and he desired
the people Of Minnesota to know just
what he can do at the outset, so that no
false hopes may be raised among the
applicants
Minneapolis should get the 81, 800 place
as St. Paul has the dictatorship, but no
selection for it has been yet made.
THOSE FEES.
Senators Underleak, Dougherty and
Collier, the special committee appointed
to ascertain the exact amount of income
enjoyed by officials of the state receiv-
ing fees as part of their emolument has
been turned into the senate. 1t shows
that the total income of the clerk of the
supreme court is $S,84S.57 annually, with
of $3,769.12 leaving for the
clerk, $5,079.45.
The governors private secretary re-
-ceives, all told, s4,4S0, of which s1,5OO is
salary and the balance fees.
D. G.. Bloomfield, boiler inspector for
the Third district, secured a net return
of 1884. His total receipts were s2,931.
The state oil Inspector has the best
office in the lot, the figures showing that
his net income during the year ending
Jan. 1, 1899, amounted to $13,89351 Fees
were collected upon 2O2,0O2 barrels of oil
to the amount of $30,30220. When the
report of the committee was read Sen
:ator Collier Democrat) member of the
committee, testified as to the handsome
treatment accorded the committee by the
officials investigated, especially mention
ing the supreme court clerk.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The state military commission awarded
contracts for supplying the uniforms for
the national guard. The Plymouth Cloth
ing Company will furnish the trousers at
$2.75, if the samples to be furnished are
approved by the commission. The Boston
gets tho contract for the campaign hats
at 80 cents. The blankets are to be fur
nished by H. H. Liperr, Milwaukee, at
1919 each. The blouses will be made by
Browning, King & Co., at $3.50 each, the
forage caps by the same firm at 81 cents,
plus 121kc for the ornaments. The dress
coats at s7.35, helmets, $157, overcoats
$500, and gloves at $1.08 dozen were
awarded to the same firm.
LUMBER.
Five new sawmills will be at work in
the Duluth district the coming season,
and 1t is estimated that the cut will be
at least 100.0O0,000 feet more than last
year. Some men in the trade claim the
cut OF the year will be '7OO,0O0000 feet
which will probably be the largest total
of any district in the United States. Near
ly every mill in the district is overhaul-
ing and increasing its power plants Fig
ures indicating the change in the timber
trade. and the methods Of logging show
that of 35O,0OO,O00 feet to be sawn on the
harbor front at this city, 1876, 600 will
years ago the mills would not touch the
logging trade.
ANOTHER BIG ONE.
j. j. Hill, having broken the record for
large elevators by his 3,000 000-bushel ele-
vator project at Duluth, will now proceed
to break his own record by the erection
of another gigantic steel elevator at Du-
luth, with a capacity Of 100000 bushels
This is known to be Mr.. Hills plan, and
he has said that he will carry it out soon
although no date has been set.
Mr.. Hill is quoted as saying that the
enormous growth of the grain business
more than warrants this move, and that
the elevator capacity at the head Of the
lakes is entirely Inadequate.
BURNED TO DEATH.
A boarding house fire at Ronneley,
new town twenty miles east on the
Hinckley line, burned to death 12-year-
old Abe Rowlands, the son Of the land
lady, Mrs. e. Rowlands. Four boarders
were saved by jumping through the sash
of second-story window. The boy was
awakened in time. but became bewildered
and failed to follow his mother out. The
building was a small frame structure.
Nothing was saved. The financial loss is