Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-01-07
BRIEF MINNESOTA NEWS.

'AeAoH5 " sSeA IalA CLASS OIL investment
companies will be introduced in legis-
st. Paul.-Ffve windows with SYM
bolical medallions. were; installed re.
Gently at St. Paul's Universalist
church.
Mankato.-The new charter COM
mission has organized by electing
George M. Palmer chairman and G. O.
Daley secretary and attorney.
Observation-Disclosures >Karrigan. 4
brakeman in the employ of the c., M.
& st. P. railroad, met death on the
rail at the stock yards just west Of
this place.
Bloomington.-A bounty of $3.50 for
wolf scalp was paid to Joseph T..
Fuxa, by Hugh R. Scott, county audi
tor. The wolf was shot by Fuxa on
Christmas day, near his home.
St1llwater.-The state prison Irvine
plant turned $4,000 of it's December
receipts into the state treasury today,
and the state institutions RENTED
their November receipts, amounting to
$20,706.46.
Minneapolis.-The powers that be of
Northwestern railways have sat in
judgment and the turkey cannot ride
on the sleepers of trains leaving St.
Paul, no matter If it is carried like a
babe in arms.
st. Paul following the robbery
OF postal station No. "a, in the drug
store OF F. A. Munich, Rice and Sum-
NIT streets, st. Paul, two men who
gave the names of Harry Collins and
Oscar Larson were arrested.
Thief River Falls.-Among other
legislation of an educational nature
that will demand the attention of the
lawmakers next month will be the es-
tablishment of a sixth state normal
school in the northwestern portion of
the state.
Minneapolis.-A decided increase in
the number of automobiles in Mime
apolis is shown in the report of the
city clerk for 1908. A gain of LIS
automobiles and motorcycles licenses
Is shown over the year 1907. Re-
ciepts show an increase Of $2,410.
Minneapolis.-The first flight of an
airship in Minneapolis took place here.
1t was the Wilcox-Bennett aeroplane
and the flight was made in the factory
yard Of the H. E. Wilcox Motor Car
company on Marshall avenue north
east, where the machine was built
Winona.-The funeral services of
Rev. Philip Won Rohr were held here
Nearly sixty-five clergymen of the
German Lutheran church in the north.
west, including nearly all the minis.
tiers In the Wisconsin synod of which
Mr.. Won Rohr was the president, were
in attendance.
Duluth.-The case of st. Peters and
st. Paul's Polish Roman society
against the Rev. Father Leon M. Las.
kowsky for the recovery Of certain
church property located at Twenty
fourth avenue west and Third street,
was begun before Judge Ensign in dis
trict court today.
Hastings.-Frank Tyler, indicted for
grand larceny in the second degree,
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Judge Crosby to eight months in
states prison. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B..
Reed of Hastings will celebrate their
golden wedding at Daytona Beach,
Fla, on the End prox.
st. Paul.-The Northwestern Tele-
phone Exchange company reported to
the state auditor that it's gross earn
ings for the year ending Nov. 80, on
business confined to Minnesota, were
$1,5S3,354.S3. The per cent tax on
the earnings, which is paid to the
state, will be $47,500.64.
St. James.-Rev. Londahl has been
doing some detective work and has
| reported the results of his labors to
Mayor Rowe. He told where poker
games were played, and Mayor Rowe,
as a result, demanded Chief of Police
Wermerskirchen's resignation, day
or so ago, and 1t was forthcoming.
Duluth.-A E. Bickford, city clerk
of Virginia, had a very narrow escape
from being blown to atoms by an in.
fernal machine, which was sent to
him by some unknown person. 1t was
due to his disregarding directions as
to how to open the package that the
one-half pound of dynamite it con:
tanned was not exploded.
St. Paul.-S. G.: Iverson, state audi
tor, recommends to the legislature
that his department be divided and
that new elective Office be created,
that of state land commissioner, who
should assume entire charge of the
states holdings Of land, including TIM
Der and minerals, with an advisory
board Of other state officers.
st. Paul-During the two years end
ing July 81, 1908, the permanent trust
fund increased by $685., 4S5, the
school fund getting the lions share,
$1,S85,24S, giving this fund total of
$19,709,3S3. The permanent university
fund is now $1,413,S17; the internal
improvement land fund, s2,939.67, and
the swamp land fund, $1,243,272.
Moorhead.-A plot to liberate Joe
Wolff, alias George T. Frankhauser,