Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-04-29
BRIEF MINNESOTA NEWS.

OIl1l1 JvItlSNIOUIH UlvvOs
THEREAFTER discussing anatomy
with friend and specializing on the
surest means Of inficting death, Hen
ry Nelson, nineteen years old, Of this
place, committed suicide by shooting.
Preston.-A. w. Thompson, former
deputy state auditor, was elected
mayor of Preston without opposition.
| License was not voted upon and the
town will be wet during the coming
year. E.tH>..S4rSs u ~r-s.f4 eE<ft ~
Duluth.-A spectacular fire caused
a property loss Of nearly $4,000.
Three horses were burned in their.
stalls. The building was owned and
occupied by D. S. Mckay with 1 hay,
grain and feed business. - % s@f3'
Two Harbors.-Fred. Him, employed
| by Woodward & Munford as head
sawyer at their mill, fell in front of
saw which nearly severed his head
from the body, causing instant death.
Mr.. Him is survived by a wife and
one child.
Eveleth.-Esa Kaivisto, Finn, was
found dead in his bed, his body hang
ing from a strap to the headpiece, at
the Longton hotel, Tuesday morning.
That it was another case of de-
spondency in which liquor played
part is evident.
Hastings.-The First Presbyterian
church which was burned in Septem-
Der, 1907, has been rebuilt and the
finishing touches are being placed on
the building, which is now handsome
and commodious. Its congregation
is one of the most energetic in the
city. -
Marshall.-A. D. Smith, county SUI
perintendent of schools Of Murray
county, has resigned to accept po-
sltion in the Office of State Treasurer
G. G. Dinehart. The county commits
sioners at q special session appointed
Miss Florence Turner of Fulda to fill
the unexpired term.
Detroit.-The Hotel Minnesota
company sold the Hotel Minnesota
to Victer Anderson of Sioux Falls,
S. D., for $4,000. The Minnesota
has been for years the leading hotel
Of the resort region. The company
still owns real estate in the city and
also the Phoenix hotel.
New Ulm.-Habeas corpus proceed
ings were instituted last week for the
release of Mrs. Josephine Ray, alias
Carmody, the fortune teller, who is
in Jail here awaiting trial on charge
of grand larceny. The hearing was
held at Sleepy Eye and Judge Olson
of the district court denied the mo-
ton.
| Rochester.-The trustees Of the
Presbyterian church Of this city have
received 3 letter from Andrew Carne-
gie in which he offers to give the
local church the sum of 5000 for the
purchase of a pipe organ, providing
the organ costs not less than $1,000.
The church has accepted the offer.
Two Harbors.-The fifth annual
convention of the Epworth league of
the Duluth district of the Northern
Minnesota conference convened at
the Methodist Episcopal church this
afternoon. About fifty delegates are
present from various points on the
range and from charges between
Sandstone and Duluth.
Austin.-James A. Boland, Fl years
old, is in the Mower county Jail in
Austin awaiting the action of the
grand jury at the June term of court
on the charge of grand larceny. The
alleged crime for which he is being
held was committed in the village of
Lekoy on December 10. He informed
friends that he had sum of money
coming from his parents in New York
and on this pretense issued various
checks in exchange for goods.
Rochester.-After a separation OF
10 years., two brothers recently met
in this city for the first time. Sam
Birkeland, Of Presho, S. D., came to
Rochester on business trip a few
days ago and as time wore heavily
on his hands he strolled around the
city taking in the sights. On two or
three occasions he noticed a stranger
Watching him and cycling him very
closely and decided to force a meet
ing with the man. Upon doing so
the stranger proved to be his brother,
Olax Birkeland, of this city. The
meeting was happy occasion for
both, and Sam Birkeland has decided
to continue his visit indefinitely in
the city.
Thief River Falls.-A singular and
most distressing accident befell a
farmer of Mahnomen county, whereby