Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-07-22
GOPHER NEWS NOTES
Minnesota Events of the Week II
Condensed Form.

prairie chickens swarm the COuntrS
hereabouts and promise heavy game
in season.
Duluth.-Thomas F. Coles palatia,
new steam yacht, the Alvina, arrived
in Duluth, having made the trip from
New York by way of the st. Lawrence
river. The new boat is a magnificent
craft, having cost in the neighbor@
hood of 100000. She will be use(
by her owner in cruising Lake Supe
rfor.
Stillwater-The petition for the
formation of the village of st. Paul
Park will be rejected by the county
board for the reason that the remain
ing population left for the town of
Newport will not reach the limit fixed
by law. 1t IL said the limits Of the
proposed village will be changed am
= new petition presented.
Red g.-Pirates as daring a.
those that sailed the seas century
ago are operating on the upper Missis-
sippi river. At Bay City, Wis, two
valuable launches, one owned by
Charles Sharp, of Trenton, and the
other by Hilver Kullander, of this
city, were stolen while the owners
we're visiting friends in Bay City.
st. Cloud.-John Sparks, an timer
ant Snowman was arrested by Con
stable Paul Huberty of Albany charged
with the theft of watch, $40 and
two pairs of spectacles from the store
Of George Schaefer. Sparks was
brought to this city and placed in the
courSv Jail awaiting arraignment be-
fore lstice w. H. Alden. The stolen
articles were found on his person.
Hinckley.-Great Northern train,
No. 10, ran into an extra freight at
Brook Park, overturning the passen-
ger engine, badly injuring John Hus-
sey, the engineer, and badly bruising
Fireman Johnson. Both jumped
through a cab window. The freight
engine brought the passenger train
back to Hinckley and special was
sent from Sandstone with medical aid
to care for the injured.
apolis.-Walter Robb, son Of
J. G. Robb, 1900 Chicago avenue, left
for San Francisco, to sail July q for
Japan, where he will be teacher of
English in one of the government uni
versities. He was chosen by the in
ternational committee of the Y. NJ. c..
A. for the position, and 1t is expected
he will be connected with the Toxic
University which has an enrolment Of
1900 students.
Duluth.-John H. Schiller, aged 40
years. and his son, John H. Schiller,
Jr., aged IS years, were drowned in
the St. Louis river at Fond du Lac,
~ miles from Duluth. How it hap.
pened may never be known. The ia
Their and son went fishing in a. row,
boat and when they did not return,
search was made and their dead
bodies we're discovered yesterday
| when the river was dragged. +
Rushmore.-Rev. S. B. Smith, one
| Of the oldest pastors of the Methodist
church of Minnesota, died at his home
in Rushmore, being over 80 years old
On Oct. Is, 1875, Mr.. Smith began his
pastorate in the west and ever since
was devoted to the cause. He preach
ed at Freedom, Berlin, Lone Tree
Lake, Waterville, Sleepy Eye, Beaver
Falls, Vernon Center, Mapleton, East
on, Rushmore,. Bigelow, Lakefield
Beaver Creek and Adrian. In. seven
Of these places he built churches.
Cannon Falls-The state convention
| Of Luther leagues closed last night
with grand rally, under the ,direc
ton of Rev. William Eckert. At the
business session yesterday afternoon
the following officers were elected
President, Rev. John Keehley, Albert
Lea: vice president, Rev. L. F. Grub
err, Minneapolis; recording secretary
Miss Louise Strey, St. Paul; cores.
| ponding secretary, Miss Cecilia Linde
berg, St. Paul; treasurer, Rev. Willis
Beck, Zumbrota; statistical secretary
Miss Ruth Trabert, Minneapolis The
next state convention will be held the
latter part of August, 1910, in St.
Paul. ~ -. e, 81
Winona.-A new institution for the
promotion of education and religion
has been formed at -Rushford in Fill
more county, being incorporated by
Otto C. Grauer, of Chicago, C. T.. Dy
ness, of Chicago, 0. c. Loken, of Wi
| mona and Edward w. Peterson, Of
Houston. The name given to the cor
poration is the Bible Institute anc
Academy of the Evangelical Free
| churches Of America. The genera
purpose of the institute and academ!
is to promote morality, religion ant
knowledge, and to provide education
for young men and young women, Civ
ing them general course Of academic
Instruction.
Appleton. Word from the secretar,
of the treasury, states that through
the efforts of E. A. Edmonds of thi
city the proposed new postofice build
ing for Appleton has been advance
six months, from No. 81 to No. 81, an
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