Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-08-07

ton possible from the reports of ex-
periments carried on in Germany de-
cided to try it on a larger scale.
Charging Too Much.
Warden Wolfer of the Saltwater
prison has discovered that several
dealers throughout the state have
been selling prison Irvine at larger
profit than is allowed by law.
The warden reported this to the
board of control, and was instructed
to make a complete investigation.
Evidence has been secured against
prosecuted.
The board also has men in the field
looking up other reported violations
of the law, which provides that no
dealer shall make profit of more
than 1 cent per pound on the sale of
prison Irvine.
The penalty for violation of the law
is fine of not less than $25 nor more
than $500 for each offense.
The state has been selling three
grades of Irvine, the highest grade
selling for 1919 cents per pound; the
next for 1874 cents, and the lowest
for 9N cents.
The dealer is allowed to add the
freight to the point of shipment and
1 cent per pound for profit to this
price.
Killed by Chambers.
Chambers, which is essentially a.
horse disease, has caused the death
of two farmers in Becker county
That the disease is contagious from
animals to men is known, but cases
Of death from CHAMBERS are rare
among human beings. DR.. S. B. Brim-
hall, of the state board of health, has
Investigated the deaths and is salts
fed that the diagnosis of the local
physicians was correct. The men
were brothers. One of their horses:
died from CHAMBERS and about two
weeks later one of the brothers sick
on the body and some thought that
he had smallpox, although some of
the most marked symptoms of this
disease were not present. Not until
another horse died from CHAMBERS and
the scond brother succumbed to the
the second brother succumbed to the
state of facts revealed.
Saved Her Son.
To save her 3-year-old son, Percy,
from drowning, Mrs. Mckenzie was
lowered into a cistern at her resi-
dence, 500 Ottawa avenue, st. Paul.
When the boy fell head first through
the trap door of a cistern, Mrs. Nc
Kenzie commanded two women who
lived next door to lower her by the
feet into the cistern In that way
she was enabled to grasp the drown
ing boy and the two were pulled out
of the cistern. The boy was resusci-
tated after being rolled over BARREL
After Horse Thieves.
The sheriffs of a number of coun-
ties in the southern section of the
state met at Winona to consider
means of putting stop to the theft
of horses. Nearly hundred have
been taken in few months and not
one of the animals has been recovered
The sheriffs are of the opinion that
something in the way of concerted
action must be undertaken to put
stop to this lawlessness.
News in Brief.
The sum of 100000 will be ex-
pended at Fort Smelling this year and
next, and it is expected the entire
outlay necessary to make a first-class
post of the fort will be $75O,OO0.
Bruce v. HILL Phi. d., will be one
Of the new teachers in Carlton coll
lege the coming year. He will teach
physics and mathematics in the
science department. He is now study
ing in Germany.
Italians of republican sympathies
have organized political clubs in
Eveleth, Hibbing and Virginia. They
are inducing men of their nationality
to take out citizenship papers that,
they may be able to swing political
force of 1900 votes at the fall cleo
lions and secure political recognition
v. Fischer, a prominent business
man of A1oorhead, was held to the
grand jury to answer to charge of
selling prison Irvine at higher price
than the schedule rate. The COM
plant was sworn to by Warden VOL
fer.
The organization of the Northwest
ern Bible and Missionary Training
school, or lay college, under the aus
pices Of the First Baptist church Of
has been completed by
tho acceptance by DR.. A. j. Frost.
from Los Angeles, CAL, Of the posi-