Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04
GOPHER NEWS NOTES
Minnesota Events Of tho wsek ii
Conden4 ed Form.

tereSt In theatrical forecasts for Min.
rleapolis, will be- the presentation Of
the spectacular and pantomimic COM
edy, Hanlon's new "Superba, which
will be seen at the Bijou the week Of
November 7th. Fred Hanlon is still
playing the role of Pico the clown.
Cass Indian Agent Larson
invaded Bena on the I4eech Lake
reservation and challenged o.
Quinn, saloonkeeper, for selling
liquor to Indians. He emptied all
liquor found on the premises. Lar
son also arrested A. Richards, charged
with bootlegging, and took him before
the United States commissioner at
Walker.
Little Falls.-Little Falls is soon to
have theatre, building which has
been needed since the removal and
conversion into store of the old
operahouse. The managers of the
Milo, the First street motion picture
house, propose to build large ad-
dition to their house, fitting it with a
spacious stage. An architect is max
ing the plans.
Albert Lea.-Professor Theo. Sex
auer, instructor in the Albert Lea
state high school, is arranging to hold
q short course for farmers and their
sons, on January $40. A course in
domestic science will be conducted by
Miss Weber, instructor in the city
uohoo1s Drofocoor Hro,,t ~ tho oto a
school, and Professor Bull, of the
Iowa state school at Ames, will also
take part.
Walker.-For the first time in the
history of Walker the annual payment
to the Leech Lake Indians was unac-
companied by scenes Of drunkenness
and disorder In the village of Walker.
As result of the recent crusade to
close saloons in the Indian country,
the village council Cancelled five L.
censes in Walker, passed an ordinance
raising the license to $1,000 and grant
ed only two licenses in the village,
one for the Chase hotel and one for
the College inn. .... -: #.
Winona.-Fr1day afternoon marked
the formal close of the lumber indus
try in Winona. At that time the EN-
pire Lumber Company, which began
saving in 1887, shut down it's mill
permanently, being the last of the saw
mills here to cease operations. The
first to close was the mill of YOU
mans Brothers & Hodgins, in 1899,
then came the Laird-Norton Com
pany's mill in 1905, that of the Wi
mona Lumber Company in 1907, and
the Empire Lumber Company. WI
mona has had saw mills of some kind
for more than fifty years. The days
Of the heaviest cutting were in the
eighties and early nineties.
St. Paul.-The national waterways
commission, which will assemble In
St. Paul next week for a trip down
the Mississippi to New Orleans. will
probably sail Saturday morning, No
vember 6, on the government boat
David Upton, and it is expected that
New Orleans will be reached about
November 1S. One or more sessions
Of the commission will be held here
before making the start down the
river, and among other matters the
st. Paul harbor commission will be
given hearing. The commission is
composed of twelve members Of con-
gress, six senators and the same num-
Der of representatives. 1t is expected
that nearly all the members will be
present when the start is made.
st. Paul.-Ralph w. Wheelock, Of
Minneapolis, stepped into the shoes of
Frank A. Day. Monday, and assumes
the duties of an Office that has come
to be recognized as one of the most
important political Offices of the state
that of private secretary to the gov
ernor. The retirement of Mr.. Day and
the induction into Office of Mr.. Whee>
lock represents the final step in the
turning over of the political reins to
the Republican administration. Mr..
Wheelock, already thoroughly famil-
lar with the various phases of state
government, has been acquainting
himself with the immediate duties Of
the private secretary during the last
few weeks, and assumed the post of
confidential man to Gov. Eberhart
without any formal or ostentatious
ceremony.
Callaway.-A U. s. deputy marshal
drove into Galloway with three In
dian police and searched the town for
liquor. After searching the livery
barn belonging to Felix Bisson, they
were informed by anti-saloon men
that whiskey was stored in A. Elmer
sons carpenter shop. They raided the
place, and seized $500 worth OF
whisky and brandy and destroyed II
all. The raiders also searched the
Quinlan and Anderson residences,
these men having been In the saloon
business here The United States