Warren sheaf., 1907-01-17

Owatonna-Owatonn is to have a
new cement block manufacturing con-
Germ. E. P. Elliott of Minneapolis has
been in the city for the purpose of
interesting local capital in the project
and it is said the desired amount has
already been raised.
Faribault-The issuing of marriage
licenses in Rice county during the
year 1906 has fallen off considerably
from the year previous. The clerk of
court issued during the year 15s Ii
censes, where in 1905 he issued PIP, a
falling off of fifty-four.
Minneapolis P. Quirk, charged
with the murder of William A. Dow
ell, was injured yesterday morning in
the court house when the elevator,
loaded with eight prisoners and two
deputy sheriffs, fell from the third
floor to the basement.
Preston-E N. w. Shook, farmer
living ten miles southwest of here,
was killed by the limb Of a falling
tree within ten rods of his house.
When he did not respond to the call
for dinner his wife sought him and
found him lying in a pool of frozen
blood
Rochester, meeting Of Rock Dell
citizens was held in that township
to discuss the proposition Of organiz-
ing a cooperative lumber yard at
Hayfield. The sum of $4,000 was sub
be completed until $4,000 is back of
the project.
Minneapolis Probably thrown from
the window of a Great Northern pas
senger car, the body of a. baby boy
about week old was found LYING
beside the track at Second avenue
north. The body was frozen stiff and
indications are that life had been ex-
tinct for several hours.
Mankato-A number of veteran In
dian fighters who participated in the
defense Of Hutchinson from Little
Crows band have met to formulate
plan of action in regard to the state
pension law passed at the last session
of the legislature. ...-.=
Blackduck-A wood working facto-
ry for this place is now an assured
fact, according to G. w. Jewett, who
with his associates has been nego-
tiating with large Minneapolis con-
Germ which has had several points in
view for establishing such plant.
st. Cloud-Frank c.. Taylor, twenty
two years Of age, sentenced from Hen
nepin county Oct. II, 1906, to the state
reformatory for an indeterminate SEN
tence for grand larceny, was one OF
the three pardoned by the board. With
Taylor it was case Of a good boy
falling in with bad company for the
first time. On the day that he COM
mitted the crime Of stealing a watch
he had taken his first drink Of liquor
st. Joseph-John Phillips, charged
with intoxication and threatening to
clean out his family if they did not
obey him, has been sentenced to thirty
days in the county Jail. According to
the testimony Phillips went home in
a hilarious condition, and with a
butcher knife in his hand drove his
wife and eight children out Of the
house. He threatened to kill them
The children range in age from two to
ten years.
Mankato-One Of the leading dairy
farms that is supplying milk to pa
irons in the city this morning market
ed six high grade Jersey cows and one
steer at the local packing house, and
when they were slaughtered the fed
eral inspector, DR.. Harry Dell, con-
demned the six cows, as they were
found to be badly infected with tu-
berculosis. The lungs, livers and in
most cases the udders were found tc
be a mass Of tubercles.
Winona-Considering the efficiency
Of the city's fire department, the re-
port of the fire department Of fire
losses during the last year is consid-
cred large. The total loss approx
mated s136,225, as against $10,OS2 fol
the preceding year.
2 st. Paul-The insurance order OF
knights Of Honor must materially re-
wise its rates and plan Of insurance in
order to protect It's policy holders, ac.
cording to a report issued by 1nsur-
ance Commissioners O'Brien.
Brainerd-william Buchite, charged
with mans1aughter in shooting Lewis
Killing by mistake tor q deer on Nov
II. was found not guilty.