Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-12-30
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will be q dramatization by Robert NJ.
Baker of George Barr McCutcheon's
widely read and most popular novel,
Beverly of Graustark." which has but
recently concluded IN extended run
at the studebaker theatre in Chicago.
Neutrality-suspicious. Riggs. Of Glea.
wood, Polk county, has been appoint.
Cd assistant clerk OF the committee
on public lands, of which Senator Mel
son is chairman. Riggs succeeds to
the vacancy created by the resigna.
ton of ]. A. o. Preuss, of Minneapo-
lis, who was appointed to the posi-.
ton of executive clerk by Gov. Eber.
hart.
st. Paul.-Thief River Falls and
Red Lake Falls aired their county
seat quarrel in the state supreme
court when the court heard the suit
brought by Merlin v. Evenson. Of
Thief River Falls to restrain the coun-
ty board from issuing bonds to the
amount OF $4,000 for courthouse
ut Red Lake Falls. The district court
dissolved the injunction and held that
the county commissioners, William G.
Demman, Joseph Pigeon, Charles
l.indquist, Daniel Shaw and E. A..
Aubol, acted within their legal author
lily. Immediately after this hearing
the court took up the case of Alex A.
Sweaas against Martin V. Evenson for
SANDER. In the election campaign Of
1908 Evanso is accused Of having de.
clared that Sweaas had sold out to
The Red Lake crowd.
st. aul-Arrangements are being
made by the state dairy and food de.
partment to hold examinations for
creamery buttermakers and others
who operate milk testers, as the law
requiring all who operate testers to
have a license from the department
Will go into effect Jan. 1. The law
was carelessly drawn and some be-
ueved that the omission of the word
mot" at one place would invalidate
The law. But Commissioner Andrew
French said that the department is
going ahead under the assumption
that operators of testers should be
say If the error in the wording of the
law Is fatal. Mr. French does not
think the law is invalid.
Stillwater-The Washington Coun-
~ Light and Power Company of this
city has closed contract with the
state board of control to furnish elec-
trio lights for the new state prison
and its factories. The prison has
been furnishing it's own light from the
steam plant, but believes it will be
on advantage in service and saving
expense to get service from the com
oany that owns the big waterpower
plant at Riverside on Apple River in
Wisconsin. The construction of the
pole line to the new prison will begin
N""'ar ard he completed so as to
serve the prison by the middle of
Dece mber. This new line will also
enable the company to supply light
and power for Oak Park. applications
for which have already been made by
number. The company has nearly
completed it's pole line to White Bear
from this city by way of Wildwood
Mahtomedi and Dellwood
Thief River Falls-Engineer Robt.
Fc'lansbee, of the United States geo.
logical survey is cooperating with the
state and county engineers in the
drainage plans projected for the re-
clamation of the low and overflowed
lands lying in eastern Marshall and
westerly Beltrami counties and north.
eastern Red Lake county He will
make this point his headquarters.
One of the projects Is in northwest
,ern Marshall county and comprises
some $50 square miles of rich prairie
land, interspersed with small high
lands and parks All this land is very
rich for farming purposes, but in wet
seasons is too moist. 1t Is proposed
to dig 400 miles of ditch in this terri
tory, placing ditch practically on
every section line, thus assuring
square surface which will produce
heavy crops regardless of the weather
or season. This proposition Is under
the direct supervision of Engineer
Hoag, who for twenty years was con.
nected with the engineering depart
ment of the University of Minnesota.
The second scheme Is directed by
Engineer Hamre, o. Warren. and GOV.
ers some ESQ square miles Of terri.
tory. All Of this territory drains into
the Thief River. tributary of the Red
Lake River. s Ss4 as
Minneapolis.-New members num-
bering 101 were admitted to the com.
mercial club by the action Of the d.
rectors. Action on the names will be
taken in order of seniority OF applica.
: ton, and there still remains waiting
list of more than IS. L. Robertson,
Grand Forks, and Frank e. King,
Grand Rapids. we're elected non.resi.
dent members. The totAf membership
is now 1901 and cannot be further
augmented except by action Of the di.
rectOrs. which is unlikely, according
10 Secretary Westlake, as the total