Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-29

Washington, D. G. The popula-
ton of Winona, Mimi, is 1883, az
compared with 1874 in 1900
Red Wing.-Favorable action by
Lake City and Red Wing practically
assured the building of new electric
line from Lake City to st. Paul.
Preston.-The assets of H. R. Wells,
bankrupt, were sold here today, under
the hammer, by Trustee r. e. Thomp.
son, the buildings and personal prop.
erty being sold for $25,31O60 The
creditors will realize about IS per cent
on their claims.
Minneapolis. - Harlowe Randall
Hoyt, a Milwaukee newspaper man
who wrote 'The Defender of Cameron
DAM" which comes to the Bijou short
ly, was an eye witness of the sur
render Of the famous homesteader on
the Thornapple river
aribault.-William Tautges, one OF
the victims Of the automobile accident
which occurred near this city, died
from his injuries. Tautges was q for.
mer resident Of st. Paul and was pop.
ular here. The other accident victim,
Joe Phelps, will recover.
Albert Lea-The city council issued
$4,000 in bonds at meeting to pay
for the various improvements which
have been made in the city during
the past year. Butler Bros Of St. Paul
were the highest bidders, offering
$4,000 premium on the entire issue.
Fairmont. - Thomas Elkins and
Ben Lingjedahl engaged in a des.
perate fight over a girl and the latter
received four severe slashes with a
knife about the face and neck. Ling.
jedahl was put to bed and Elkins put
in Jail. The boys are aged about IT
years.
st. Paul.. - The state has re.
ceived $9266487 inheritance tax on
the estate of the late w. H. Laird of
Winona. This is the largest single In.
heritance tax that has been collected
on Minnesota estate. Mr.. Laird was
q wealthy lumbermap and left prop.
erty valued at $2,289,Oo0.
Duluth-Vido Bravovick, aged "a
years, was instantly killed in the She:
mango IRON mile at Chisholm. He and
a companion tried to get through
ahead of car laden with ore in a
passageway. Bravovick fell into a
car was dumped onto him. His com.
panion escaped. Bravovick had no
relatives in America.
East Grand Forks.-Long delayed
work on the eastern approach to the
De Mers avenue bridge has been com.
menced under the direction of H. G,
Lykken, acting city engineer Mr.
Lykken holds a most peculiar honor
at the present time, as in Grand Forks
he is the regularly appointed city en-
gineer, while in East Grand Forks he
is the acting city engineer. In reality
he is holding the position of city enqi
neer In two municipalities.
st. Paul. - The Minnesota State
Gamers association closed it's con.
vention at the old capitol, and the fol.
lowing officers were elected: H. H.
Hagerle of St. Boniface, president; A.
A. M. Hatch of Faribault, treasurer:
F. w. Douthitt of Monticello, secre+
tary. The president appointed the
three following members Of the legis.
lative and executive committee to
serve in that capacity with the secre-
tary and president, who are ex-officio
members: j. S. Statelar, Faribault; H.
P,,1 1xof1 T.
st. Paul-In an effort to re-
turn to Indians of the White Earth
reservation lands that had been sold
or mortgaged to whites, equity pro
ceedings have been instituted In 300
cases Arthur M. Seekell, special as
sistant to Attorney General Wicker.
sham, with offices in the local federal
building, has drawn up the complaints
and says that this is only the first
bunch of some 1000 or 1900 cases to
be brought by the government. The
complaints do not infer that the whites
committed fraud in securing that
land, but alleges that the Indians acted
under Misrepresentation of their righta
In giving mortgages and selling their
sallotments
Stillwater.-Two freight trains on
the Omaha line collided at Saltwater
junction. No one was hurt, but five
empty box cars were demolished and
an engine was damaged. The trains
we're east-bound out of st. Paul in two
sections. It was dark and hazy. The
hrst train stopped ut the junction for
orders and had not taken the switch.
/, The rear train was close before the
danger was apparent. The crew of the
hrst train were out Of the caboose and
OF the train. The engineer and IRE.
man Of the second train Jumped after
applying tho - brakes, sewing then