Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-12-16
GOPHER NEWS NOTES
Minnesota Events Of the Week h
Condensed Form.

benSer once, with presses anu type,
was totally destroyed by fire Sunday
morning. The paper will again print
this week with new outfit.
The attraction at the Bijou, Mime
apolis. all of Christmas week, start
ing Sunday, December 18th, will be
the dramatization of Mrs. Augusta
Evans Wilson's famous novel, st,
Elmo"
st. Paul.-The first meeting Of the
Johnson memorial commission will be
held some time next week. The meet.
Ing will be held for the purpose of
deciding upon the nature OF the me-
mortal. where it will be purchased and
when and where erected.
Winona.-Luther A. West. one Of
the oldest pioneers Of Winona county,
ninety-two years old. died at his home
here. He was the first county superin-
tendent of schools here, and was well
known all over the state. He has been
resident of this county for almost
half q century. Is
st. Paul.-The records of building
operations for the forty-five business
eenters of the United States, as COM
piled for the month Of November by
The American Contractor, shows that
St. Paul is one of the thirteen cities
which show gain of SO per cent or
more over the same month a year ago.
Omaha, Nebraska. Minnesota
won the sweepstakes prize on OATS
The prize for which was to be solid
silver cup offered by Colorado, thru
Professor Olin of that state. Cover.
nor Shaffroth of Colorado came here
10 make the award and presentation
speech, but when he arrived found
hat there was no cup.
East Grand Forks.-A committee
was appointed at a meeting OF the
Commercial club to confer with the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Express company officials for the es'
adjustment of Offices here. A first
.lass hotel was also discussed. Five
delegates will be sent to the Minnesota
Federation of Commercial Clubs con-
rention this winter.
Duluth.-Stanley w. Higgins. post
commander of Mills German post OF
Duluth, died as result OF paralytic
stroke. He was an old resident OF
Duluth and served in the Civil War
the Sixty-ninth Ohio Infantry. Mr..
Higgins was an assistant state weigh
master. He had been elected COM
nander of his post only last Tuesday.
Mr.. Higgins was a drummer boy OF his
:egiment in the war and served
throughout the conflict.
Thief River Falls. - About fifteen
niles Of the western end OF the Thief
River Falls-Duluth branch OF the 500
Dad is graded and ready for the rails.
This portion lies within the bounda-
les Of Red Lake county, all of which
S level and thickly settled. At least
:wenty miles more of this end of the
Dad will be of same nature, and until
he graders reach the hilly gravel and
sand region in the pines, no trouble
will be met in the task of grading.
A double track will be laid from
Plummer, the station. just south OF
This city, where the line reaches the
main line of the 500. to this city, to
facilitate the movement of trains
which will run from Winnipeg straight
through Duluth to Chicago. This line
will really be the main line of the
-oad in the northwest, and will be
constructed so as to admit of fast
time being made. Foley Bros. already
have two large steam shovels at work
in the rough country in Beltrami
county, and they will reduce all hills
and fill up swamps, so that the grade
will be one of the best and most level
in the country.
Duluth-The board of education is
engaged in an investigation OF fra
ternities existing contrary to law
among the students of the Central
high school The legislature took the
charters away from all such organiza-
lions a year ago, and it is contrary
to law for such bodies to initiate new
members. Yet it is claimed that there
are no less than six fraternitles which
are secretly supported by the students.
The board is making a vigorous in
vestigation with a view of roofing all
Of the fraternities out.
Washington, D. C.-The interstate
commerce commission has dismissed
the complaint of the Minneapolis
Threshing Machine company against
the Omaha and Northwestern rail-
roads. The company complained over
the fact that joint rates which had
been effective between the Great
Northern and the two roads named,
whereby Hopkins received the same
rates as. Minneapolis. had been can
celled at the beginning Of the present
year. The cancellation Of these joint
rates was alleged to make unreason-
able rates on threshing nlachinery
from Hopkins to local points along the
two railroads. It was claimed that
distributing houses Ia Minneapolis re-
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