Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-23

The name of the postofiee Ann, Hub
bard county, is changed to Laporte.
The postofice at Avery, Lake county,
is discontinued; mail to Marcy.
81 Section Thirty. s@
Associate Justice McKenna, Of the
United States supreme court, decided
the famous Section Thirty case,
which involves rich iron lands near Du-
.luth valued at millions and which has
been in the courts and before the de-
partment for the past nineteen years.
The court afhrms the validity Of the
Minnesota supreme court, which es-
tabishes the validity Of Sioux half
breed scrip located by an Indian wo-
man, Grille STRAIN This gives title
of the property to Leonidas Merritt,
Merrill NJ Clark. Richard H. Pagan,
Frank w. Eaton and Margaret Eaton,
and Margaret II. Longslow. The value
Of the property is prob lematical, but is
supposed to be in excess of a million
dollars
Clam Shells.
It is estimated that during the year
just closed not less than $500 tons of
clam shells were taken from the Mis-
sissippi river between Dubuque and
Red Wing, which were sold to various
button factories for $8l, OOO The
freight charges for transporting the
shells amounted to $4,000 In addi-
ton to this, $l7O, 900 was paid to pearl
hunters for specimens, so that alto
gether the clam she'll aud clam pearl
industry in the northwest >s.lmed the
huge portions OF a $264z ,oao business
in 1901.
Football.
Minnesota will play five big games
next football season. Negotiations are
now pending for games with Michigan,
Wisconsin, Chicago. Nebraska and IL
Elinois. It is proba bic that a game will
also be arranged with Northwestern
Contracts were signed recently for the
game with Iowa at IQwaiCity next fall.
All the big colleges are anxious to
play Minnesota, with the exception
perhaps of Chicago The game with
Michigan will probably be played at
Ann Arbor, but the game with Wiscon-
sin will be played on Northrup field.
VIII Continue Plan.
The late Frank 81. Peavey's copart-
snership plan with the Minneapolis
newsboys. whereby he duplicated their
dollar bank deposits, is to be renewed
by the executors of the will Shortly
before his departure for Chicago, where
he died, Mr.. Peavey dictated a state
ment renewing his former proposition
to the neWsbeys. His executors, there
fore have decided to carry ont Mr..
Peavey's wishes 5=. 55... s.4s
6lsslI Had to Wait. {$sss
Karin Erickson, ga years old, was
granted a divorce at Red Wing, and
the next morning Andrew Thoreson,
about the same age, appeared in the
Office Of the clerk Of the court and
wanted a marriage license for himself
and the divorced woman The two
were bitterly disappointed when in
formed that in Minnesota divorced
person had to remain single at least
six months. ssf #
Expenses. sI
The expense Of stenography per
formed for the tax commission was
about $500, and the cost Of the publ
cation of 1000 volumes OF the tax Law
will be about $500. This will leave q
balance Of 81, 300 out Of the appropria.
ton Of $12, 900 for the commission.
Smallpox Census.
The smallpox census of 1901 has just
been compiled by Secretary Bracken, o1
the state board of health There were
were s, 4s5 cases Of the disease il Min.
nesota last year. In 1900 the total was
1871, and in 1899 only 257.
Sold stolen Tickets. Is I
Robert Mofat, a telegraph operator
in the employ Of the Great Northern
at Moorhead, was arrested in st. Pau
on the charge Of grand larceny. Hs
was caught selling tickets from st
Paul to New York to ticket; brokers
He was accused OF stealing the tickets
while at Moorhead. At first he deniet
the charge, but finally broke down AMI
confessed. &
Elected Captain.
A p Pierce. ex-mayor Of Rcd Wing
was elected captain Of Company g
First Regiment, succeeding aptai1