Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-29
MINNESOTA BRIEFS.
Weeks History in Gopher State
Told in Paragraphs.


into the secretary's Office at the tri
county fair grounds here and made
away with several valuable articles.
LIE Sueur Center. = The local
grand jury found an indictment
against Martin O'Malley for murder
in IT, first degree. O'Malley is
charged with the murder of two of his
stepchildren. ~. sa.-.,,,@s7z:.. s. \
Duluth. - A sudden forest fire
threatened the Kerrick on the Great
Northern road between Dedham and
Sandstone. Serious destruction Of
property was avoided by the prompt
action of the roads officials.
Duluth. - A Tuomi, of Ely, was
mistaken by his boarding house.
keepers son. Arthur Lindgren. for a
chicken thief and was shot in the head
while returning to the house. The
bullet merely cut furrow in his
scalp. ...o ga
Rush City. - G. M. Hanson, a far
mer seventy years of age, living
two miles west of town, was found
dead in the road near Rush lake. The
body was brought here and Coroner
Zein pronounced it a case of heart
failure.
Wyoming-Fire which broke out in
the Wyoming hotel burned it to the
ground. The Hamm Brewing COM
pany's saloon, occupied by Fred Jes-
mer, was also burned with total
loss Of $4,000, partly covered by in.
surance.
st. Cloud-The counties Of Stearns,
Benton and Sherburne will hold a tri.
county agricultural fair in the Com
mercial clubrooms in this city October
IA and Is. A large list of prizes is
offered through the merchants Of this
city for the best agricultural exhibits
and poultry.
Duluth. - The Duluth city direc-
tory company, which will put out the
twenty-ninth annual edition of the city
directory next week, estimates the
population of Duluth at $4,000. In the
1900 directory there are 6,163 names.
When the federal census was taken in
1900, Duluth had population Of ST.
$50.
St. Cloud. - BY jumping through
the car window while the train was
running at high speed, an inmate
of the state reformatory escaped from
the officer who was bringing him back
from North Dakota for having broken
his parole and at present is in hiding
In the thick woods between AMMAN
dale and Buffalo with several feet of
chain attached to handcuff on his
wrist. The escape occurred near
Maple Lake, 20 miles south Of this
city.
Stlllwater.-The German Catholic
Benevolent society convention Of the
district composed of Minnesota and
parts of the two Dakotas met here.
Five thousand strangers were in the
city, coming in by special and regular
railway trains and trolley cars. The
downtown streets were packed during
the day with home people and visit
ors. There were over 400 delegates in
attendance. There were ten societies
from St. Paul, three from Minneapolis,
and others from Hastings, Richland,
White Bear, Red Wing, St. Peter and
Wayzata.
st. Paul.-C. w. Ames, secretary OF
the commission for the erection Of a
monument to former Governor John.
son, who has recently returned from
a European trip, where he saw An
drew O'Connor, the sculptor, received
letter from the artist recently, stat.
ing that plaster models and paintings
of the proposed statue had been
shipped. Immediately after their, re.
cept by Mr.. Ames a meeting Of the
commission will be held to study the
sketches and accept or reject Mr.
O'Connor as the artist to execute the
statue. ss.:.>.s IL -,,..>, -
Duluth. - A clever bold theft was
perpetrated when a tray holding 20
diamonds, valued at $4,000, was stol
en- from the window Of the keystone
Loan company. J. D. Segal, the pro
prietor, did not discover his loss for
several days. He is unable to give
any adequate description of the thief
It is believed two men worked the
game. One engaged Mr.. Segal in the
rear OF the store bargaining for an
overcoat. In the meantime his con.
federate walked behind the counter
and up to the window in which the
diamonds were exhibited.
Duluth.-The Indians Of the Nett
Lake AMI Bots Fort reservations OF
Minnesota have been denied the priv.
lege Of allowing white men to hunt
ducks on their lands. The chief 81
the Nett Lake reservation recently IL.
sued an invitation for the whites ia
hunt ducks there, which stirred IN
Special Agent A. B. Regan. He re-.
ported the matter to the department
and @. F. @Hauke. second assistant In.
dian commissioner, has ruled It 4
illegal for whites to hunt on the II.
dian lands or lakes. Petitions from
the Indians to allow the whites to HINT