Warren sheaf., 1909-09-09
GOPHER NEWS NOTES
Minnesota Events Of the Week IL
CONDEMNED Form.
Condensed Form.

4Argyle.-JOnn Elk Was KICKED TO
death by a broncho on Ole Esterfelt's
farm. He leaves q wife and several
children.
Stewartville. - The International
Flax Twine Company has purchased
in Stewartville in the last fifteen days
nearly 800 tons of flax In the bundle.
Chatfield-Thomas Flannery. re-
tail farmer about seventy years OF
age, was killed in a runaway. His
horse became frightened at a we'll
drilling machine and plunged down
an embankment. throwing Flannery
out of the buggy.
Fergus Falls.-The only Chinaman
among the 1,6l4 inmates of the In.
sane hospital here was deported, be.
ing sent directly to San Francisco.
His name is given as Young Sen, Jek
and he was committed from Duluth
about four months ago. He is not
violently insane. ri
Minneapolis in Toyland,"
Hamlin & Mitchells musical extrava.l
ganza, comes to the Bijou the week
of September 18th, with all the or
iginal elaborate production of this
great Metropolitan success. which
ran for a year and half in New
York City and one year in Chicago.
Fergus Falls.-Articles of incorpor-
alton of the Vtning Cooperative Ele-
vator Company, were filed in the reg
lister of deeds Office here. The COM
pany organizes with capitalization
of $4,000. Its officers are NJ. B. Lund.
president; P. Halvorson, vice pres
ident; Ole C. Olson, secretary, and
Charles A. Lund, treasurer.
Anoka.-The commissioners Of An
Okla county have granted permis-
sion to the Anoka-Minneapolis Sub
urban Railway Promotion Company
to construct and operate a suburb
an railway over highway known
as the United States military road.
running from Point Douglas to Fort
Ripley, from the city limits Of Min
neapolis to the limits of Anoka.
Montevideo.-The premium list Of
the Chippewa County Driving Park
and Fair Association has been issued
and the fair will be held here on Sept.
q, % and 20. Good premiums will be
offered for agricultural products and
livestock Races will be held each
day and good purses will be put up.
w. R. Pearson is president and F. ].
Rubertus secretary of the association.
st. Paul.-Mrs. NJ. A. Crane of Min
neapolis has filed suit against the
city of st. Paul for $4,000 on account
of injuries received from the acetyline
explosion on Third street, in which
three people were killed. She was
passing the building at the time and
was injured by the falling wall, claim
ing permanent injury to the spine.
She holds the city responsible for per-
mitting such high explosives In the
downtown district.
st. Peter.-Contracts have been
awarded by the commissioners Of Mic
ollet county for grading and graveling
the state highway, which traverses
through the townships of Lake Prai-
rie, New Sweden. Bernadotte and La
fayette. Although this county was
deprived Of $4,000 by the ruling Of At.
torney General Simpson declaring the
pork barrew bill to be unconstitu-
tional, it will still receive $4,000 for
Improving the state highway. This
money will be spent under the super.
vision Of the state highway commits.
sion, and the repairs will be made
this fall. ..a g..
Winona.-At a meeting of the city
council an important proposition. es-
pecially appropriate to homecoming
week, was submitted by M. G. Norton
and William H. Laird, by which under
certain conditions they obligate them.
selves to turn over to the Winona park
board $4,000 to be used in the es-
tablishment of lake park and drive
for a mile along the north front Of
Lake Winona between Sioux and Wal.
nut streets. The requirements call
for an expenditure on the part Of the
city of an amount little in excess OF
| $4,000, and agreements to award
dredging contracts, pave streets. set
out trees, ETC., and keep the level OF
the water In Lake Winona from ex.
cessive variations.
Little Falls, Mimi, Sept. 2.-Lyman
Aver, who lives five miles north Of
this city, is to be an attraction at the
state fair, although he has not been
advertised as such. He will 60 to the
state show merely as q visitor and
will be accompanied by Mrs Aver.
They will occupy q tent on the
grounds and remain there during the
week. Mr.. Aver claims the distinc.
tton Of being the first white child
born within the bounds Of the present
state Of Minnesota. He Is Is years Of
age, but his abounding health and
activeness make him appear at least
q score Of years younger. In 1884 1
son was born to missionary couple
who had come from the eastern coast
to teach the gospel to, the savages
The boy was named Lyman, and be