Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-09-02
! In Minnesota
important Happenings of the
Week Briefly Told.

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Mabel.-While Henry Pearson was
oiling threshing machine his cloth
ing caught in belt. The belt broke,
letting him loose, but not until he
had sustained severe If not fatal In,
juries.
GAINESVILLE. lightning struck St.
Mary's Catholic church, doing $4,000
worth of damage. A bolt also struck
the call mems room at the Northwest
ern yards and stunned two men se-f
verely.
Winona.-Rev. Theophilus s, Dewitt.
has formally accepted the call to the
pastorate of the First Congregational.
church Of this city and will take up
his duties here on Oct 1. He comes.
from Branford, Conn.,, where he has
been a pastor seventeen years.
Zumbrota.- During the electrical
Roningen was struck by lightning and
burned, together with hay, feed and
four valuable farm horses. Loss ST.
500, insurance $4,000. August Nelson
also lost two stacks Of oats by fire,
uluth.-Catherine, the two-year-
old daughter of T. H. Spellman, 21S
East Third street, fell from window
and was killed. She was sitting on
the edge of rear window, which
was open, but which was protected
by a screen. She pressed against the
screen and 1t gave way. The babe
fell ten feet, breaking her neck.
LIE Sueur.-James Gebbie, of LIE
Sueur, for many years manager
of the st. John elevator here, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat.
Mr.. Gebbie has been Ill for quite
while and had expressed much
fear of approaching insanity, and mad
said that he could not Danish the
thought of suicide from his mind.
st. Cloud.-John Winter Of Roscoe,
Mimi, was arrested for the second
time on a charge of selling liquor
without a license by Sheriff B. ].
Moritz. Winter pleaded not guilty,
and the case was continued to Sept.
II. The prisoner was released upon
his own recognizance. Sheriff Moritz
says he found two cases of beer upon
the defendants premises.
Little Falls.-William Mcneil, who
IS in the county Jail awaiting the
action of the grand jury on bur.
glary charge, made second attempt
to work his way to freedom. He
secured a coal stove shaker while
exercising in the outer corridor and
forced the lock- Had he been given
half an hours more time before dis
covery he would have escaped.
Winona.-Daniel O'Brien, employed
In the Northwestern railway gravel
pit near Lewiston, was found dead be.
side the track. He had been to Lew.
iston and had partaken freely Of
liquor. On the way back he was run
down by train and leg and arm
cut of, the shock and loss OF blood
causing death. O'Brien had relatives
near Chicago, and disposition Of the
body awaits their direction s@
Glenwood.-The Arm of F. L. o.
colt & Co., of Cumberland, has Sc
cured an option on the lumber yards
OF r.. A. Cleveland at Glenwood,
Boyceville and Emerald, and on the
Fleming Lumber Company's yard at
Emerald. This transaction is one Of
the largest that has taken place in
northern Wisconsin in years. Glen
wood will probably remain the head
quarters of the Cleveland yards.
Browns Valley.-While band Of
Indians were encamped near this city
before leaving on show tour through
Iowa, one of the bucks got hold Of
some whiskey and came tepeeward In
shameful condition. Nothing daunt-
ed, however, his sQuaw seized him
and in the struggle bit of his nose.
The Indians have named the camp
ing place Cut Nose HILL" They de-
parted with the injured man, under
H. w. Palmer Of this place, and will
give war dances in Iowa.
Stillwater.-Andrew Connolly, a
veteran of the First Minnesota reg
iment in the Civil war, thought to
| have committed suicide In 1869 near
Dubuque, Iowa, has been discovered
In soldiers home at Quincy, Ill.
Adolphus c. Hospes Of Company B,
recently chosen secretary of the regi.
mental organizations at Cannon Falls,
was preparing new roster Of the
members Of the regiment when hs
made the discovery. A representative
of the organization will be sent to
make personal investigation Of the
case.
Kenosha. -Kenosha and Milwaukee
will have new transportation arrange
ments within a few weeks, as the Hill
Steam Boat Company, now operating
the City of Marquette as freight boat
between Kenosha and Chicago, il
planning to put a boat on the Kenosha
Milwaukee run. The company recent
~ purchased the tender 'Dahlia" from
the United States government and II
has been entirely rebuilt and rechris