Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-04
GOPHER NEWS NOTES
Minnesota Events Of the Week IN
CONDENSED Form.

Melross. Fifty ladies of Mslrose or.
ganized the Ladi:,s' Civic Improvement
league. The object Of the league viii
be to improve and beauty the city
IN the way Of establishing parks and
boulsvards. 81
La Sueur. The harvest is on and
farmers say they will garner. one Of
the greatest crops In the history of
the country. The quality as well as
quantity will greatly exceed that OF.
last year, say the farmers.
Winnipeg, Man. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier the premier, in recent speech
to farmers, said that the elevator in
forests of Duluth. driven by legislation
from there to Fort William, Ont, will.
be driven back to United States by
new Canadian laws.
Bemidji. The city council of
Bemidji has failed to pass the or.
dinance drawn to license places in.
Bemidu where malt is being sold and
an attempt made to regulate these
places with the same closing hours as
licensed saloons also failed.
st. Paul - Governor A. O. Eber-
hart has left for Beverly, Mass, where
he will meet President Taft to extend
to him personal invitation to attend
the Conservation Congress to be held
in st. Paul. Sept. 6. The governor is
accompanied by COMMITTEES of six
Twin City business men.
Minneapolis. - Driven by a brisk
northwest breeze, fire which started
In the Minnesota Furniture Frame
oompany's factory communicated to
the Crescent elevator Immediately
south of it and destroyed both struc.
lures at an estimated loss of $125,000,
only partially covered by insurance. q
Duluth.-Mrs. Helen Walsh, aged
aged 76, died from injuries sustained
when she was hurt in a runaway &C.
cident. She was the mother Of Mrs.
w. H. Cook, wife of prominent lum-
herman. The team which caused the
accident became frightened by flying
paper and started to run. The pole,
broke and the occupants of the car
rlage were spilled on the pavement.
Atwater.-Dennis Wheeler, mar
ried man, living on his farm two miles
west of Atwater, was shot in the left
foot by August Naschger, neighbor,
80 years old, who fired several shots
at Wheeler but only one took effect.
Wheeler went to Willmar as soon as
the doctor had removed the bullet.
and will swear out warrant for the
arrest Of Naschger, who is a single
man. No particulars are obtainable
as to the cause for the shooting,
Winona. -. Harold Tierney, eleven
year-old boy who was bitten by a
rattlesnake two weeks ago on his ia
theirs farm, ten miles west of the city,
is in the Winona General hospital,
where his leg was amputated at the
hip. The boy was attempting to pro:
tect steer in tussle with the snake,
when the reptile thrust it's fangs into
his leg. Although given prompt at
tention, gangene poisoning set in and
it was necessary to remove the limb
to save the boys life.
ST. Cloud.-The Great Northern rail
road bridge across Johnson creek at
st. Augustana, five miles south of
fire. About fifty feet of the east end
burned The fire was started by
sparks from an engine and was first
noticed by a farmer lad, who made
an attempt to put out the flames alone.
Finding it impossible to, stay the
flames, he ran at full speed to a near
by brickyard for help. A bucket bri-
gade was organized and after hard
fight the flames were quenched. The
bridge was 160-foot structure.
St. Paul-The Duluth Street Rail
way Company filed with the state au-
ditor mortgage and trust deed in
favor of the Central Trust Company
of New York for $2,O00,000. Twenty
year, per cent bonds will be issued
on this mortgage. The company has
paid into the st. Louis county treas
ury mortgage registry fee of 1888.
The money, it is said, will be used for
betterments Of the system in Duluth
and Superior. The Duluth company
is closely connected with the Twin City
Rapid Transit Company. and the legal
features Of the mortgage were looked
after by M. D. Mum, attorney, and A.
M. Robertson, vice-president Of the
Twin City, but It was said that the
loan does not mean anything IN con-
nection with the local system.
Walker. ofhcial notice has been
received at Walker from William d.
johnson ordering all saloons In Walk
az and caaa counties closod Nv 9on