Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-10-28
GOPHER NEWS NOTES i
Minnesota Events of the Week IN
CONDENSED Form.

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l Litchfield. Hubert Neu, aged 16
years. residing near Watkins, was run
| over by train on his fathers farm
and was so badly injured that death
ensued after several hours of suffer
ing.
Minneapolis attraction at the
Bijou week of Nov. Z will be "As the
Sun Went Down." new play OF west.
ern life, by Mr.. Geo. D. Baker. The
company is said to be very strong
one, and is headed by Estha Williams,
very capable actress who is well
known to local playgoers.
Dennison-John Barsnes, a black.
smith, was found dead in the second
story of his blacksmith shop. Beside
him was 16-gauge shotgun with an
empty shell in the barrel. The upper
part of his head had been shot off and
death must have been instantaneous.
The motive of his act is not known.
acknowledgements work on the
section of the Mississippi river be-
tween Winona and st. Paul has been
closed for the season, and Captain Du
Shane, who is in charge of this work,
| has put the steamer Fury and the
quarterboats in winter quarters at
Fountain City bay. The feet was EN-.
ployed opposite Alma and five miles
below all summer, doing riprap work
and building dams. The bank was al.
so repaired in some places, and the
bay at Alma was dredged.
Deerwood.-A lodge of the Wood
men of the World was organized here.
The election of officers resulted:
Counsel commandant, F.. E. Oberg;
adviser lieutenant, T. B. Pakenham;
clerk, E. James; banker, Douglas Ar
chibald; escort, Douglas Cunningham;
physician, r. J. Sewall; managers, w.
Rogers, B. R. Miller, w. Seafield;
Waterman, Arthur Carlson; sentry,
William Cowling. John w. Geyer,
state manager of Minnesota, will be
here Nov. 6, when the officers will be
Installed.
Elk River.-The ninth annual con-
vention of the sixth district w. r. C.
was held here, and was one of the
most successful in the history of the
organization. Several addresses were
made and the following officers elect
ed: President, Laura Glozier. St.
Paul; senior vice president, Julia Full
Ter, Monticello; junior, Mrs. Cady, Buff
fa1o; chaplain, Mrs. Morrison, St.
Paul; counselor, Martha Gordon, St.
Paul; secretary, Alice Parkes, Farm
= ington. The next convention will be
held in st. Paul. AZ
st. Cloud.-Chief of Police Quinli-
van believes that James Harrison, who
is in hospital here with a fractured
arm, which he sustained while trying
to escape from patrolman Saturday
evening, is one of a gang who operated
at Rosby last spring when general
store was robbed. One of the robbers
was shot. In the arm and side, but
managed to get away. Harrison has
two bullet scars on his body, which
correspond with the description sent
here from Rosby. and az soon as he
has recovered he will be taken there.
Little Falls. Mimi an octo-
genarian, Jasper King walked seven.
ty miles from Sunday night to We'd
nesday morning. He travelled from
Clear Lake to this city and thence to
Swanville. The aged man was left
with Charles Davis of Clear Lake
while relative went to the Dakota
fields. Sunday night the old man
left his home and clothed in only a
pair of overalls, jumper and pair
of shoes without laces, he wandered
seventy miles and stopped but once
for food and drink.
Fergus Falls-The local broom fac.
tory is finding difficulty in securing
broom corn this year, and it's officers
have been making an investigation and
find that the scarcity is something I'm.
precedented. The firms through which
they ordinarily make their purchases
report that hot winds destroyed two.
thirds of the broom corn crop in Ok
lahoma, and that the yield in Illinois
and other states where broom corn is
ordinarily produced, has been extreme.
| ly light. The total production in the
United States, this year, is placed at
only $4,000 to $4,000 tons, while the
normal crop is from $4,000 to 10000
tons.
st. Paul.-The state auditors Office
has received for the state during the
past two days over 100000 for royal.
ties on iron ore shipped from the
states mines and for minimum royal.
ties due on its leases. All Of this
has been paid on royalties that &C.
crued during the months of July, Au.
gust and September, except about ST.
900, which came in on the annual
payment account, each owner Of 8
mine not within one mile Of rail
road being required to pay an annual
fee Of 800. whether his mine Is open
or not. The largest contributor was
the Oliver Mining company, which
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