Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-29
GOPHER NEWS NOTES
Minnesota Events Of the Week in
Condensed Form.
condensed Form.

'SSOt1 6VenIS OF inc week IN
Condensed Form.
Hastings.-The brick schoolhouse
at vermtllion was burned. supposedly
by incendiaries.
Hastings.-The Dakota county com.
missioners have decided to construct
q steel and concrete bridge over Can.
non river. south of Waterford.
Thief River Falls.-The board Of
county commissioners Of Red Lake
county made an appropriation of $500
10 make an exhibit at the state fair
this fall. = ~
] Cass Lake.-The first road to be
quilt under the supervision of the for
estry people and through the Cass
Lake national forest reserve has been
finished to Lake Thirteen, a distance
or nine miles. The officials will also
build road between here and Bena.
Notwithstanding the late
hour at which festivities closed, the
ire underwriters of Minnesota and
North Dakota were astir early and
many set out on fishing expedition
on the Mississippi. Others went up
by the steamer Ideal to Fountain City,
where a fish fry was served. The
return was made to Winona in the
late afternoon and an impromptu ball
game between the insurance men was
played on the local league grounds.
The convention closed with the Blue
Goose initiation.
+ Granite Falls.-Upon the second
trial OF the case in the district court,
M. Kerling has been awarded a judg.
ment for $4,000 against the VanDusen
Elevator Company for causing the
death Of his son, aged 16 years, who
was employed by the company to op-
crate wood saw at Candy two years
ago. At the first trial, Kerling Sc
cured verdict for $1,000, but it was
set aside by the supreme court. The
case will probably go there second
time. The boy is alleged to have been
killed by reason OF an unprotected
shaft upon which broken collar was
fastened. When he reached for
stick his coat sleeve became caught In
the shaft.
Grand Falls.-The Namakin Lum.
Der Company and the Shevlin-Matthew
Lumber Company have been COM
PEELED to abandon their drive Of over
q, 100000 feet of logs in the Big Fork
river at this place. The logs have
TANNED the river for distance of
over three miles, entirely stopping
navigation. The water has never
been as low In this river during the
logging season. The Bradley Timber
& Railroad Supply Company brought
their drive of cedar poles and posts
down the river and succeeded in get
ting it to within one mile Of their
yards when they were compelled to
abandon it. Their cedar drive Is over
mile long.
Stillwater.-Apropos of the decision
of the supreme court as to the valid.
ity Of the new prison act, which pro.
vides for issuing certificates of in.
debtedness to permit rapid construc-
ton, Warden Henry Wolfer said to.
day: "The construction of the new
prison will begin almost Immediately
and will be hurried to completion.
Plans for all parts of the institution
are complete. Bids will be asked for
at once and the contract let in time
to make it possible to do much build.
ing this summer. The work will be
done by free labor under contract.
The ground is graded and ready for
the foundations and superstructure, so
that substantial progress may be made
In building before winter"
+. Cass Lake.-When the west.bound
passenger train from Duluth was near
Nushka, east of here, the connecting
shaft with the drive rod in the engine
broke, knocking the engineer down
and smashing the cab. Engineer Nc.
Manus tried to stop the engine. but
was each time thrown. Finally, after
trying about half an hour with the
help Of the fireman he stopped the
train. The train was going at high
speed. The train was brought to Cass
Lake, where engines were changed
and the train went on. Engineer Nc
Manus had his back badly sprained
and was otherwise injured. He is
under the care of DR.. Dumas, the rail.
road physician here. The fireman es-
capped with slight injuries. @.5.e
st. Paul.-Arrangements are about
completed for the Governor johnson
special, which will leave St. Paul for
Seattle on the evening of July %.
About so people, the governor and the
members of his staff, with their ladies,
will make up the party. Adjutant
General F. B. Wood is making the ar
rangements for the trip. The Spo-
kane date is still undecided, but the
chances are that it will be omitted in
order that the governor may be pres
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