Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-29
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Weeks History in Gopher State
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sustained
Brainerd.-The residence of A. Es-
chenbacher, farmer four miles south
OF Brainerd, burned to the ground
Monday noon. The residence was val
ued at $4,000.
st. Paul.-Two firemen and one
policeman were hurt today while fight
ing a fire which destroyed the three
story building occupied by door COM
rany Of the city. The loss is $4,000.
Hastings-N. P. Fransen & Co., of
St. Paul have completed their contract
on the new mems cottage No. 2, at the
state asylum. It is freproof build
ing, tWo-story and basement, and will
accommodate sixty inmates.
St. Paul-Anton Schaefer, state
public examiner, has asked the attor-
neT general for an opinion on the
legality of the state fair board paying
$1,000 toward the expenses of the con-
servation congress held In St. Paul.
Minneapolis. The contract for
the new experimental engineering
for the new experimental engineering
building at the University of Mime
sofa has been let to Libby & Nelson
OF Minneapolis by the state board of
control. TIE contract prive is $91 1872
st. Cloud.-Michael Hauck, a Sec
'lon hand employed by the Northern
Pacific, was run over by freight
train in the yards here. Both legs and
one arm were cut off, and he died
from his injuries two hours after at
t'n hospital. Hauck was sixty years
= age and leaves a wife and several
children.
Sank Center.-Mrs. Eva Carpenter,
mother of Mr.. Carpenter, late secre-
alE to President Taft, left for her
ol:e in California recently, after a
ong visit with Mrs. c. NJ. Sprague,
her sister, in Sank Center Mr.. Car
renter has written that he greatly en-
joys his work In Morocco, where he
is the American consul.
Howard Thurston, the worlds
greatest magician, who last season
n1ystitied all. comes to the Bijou, Min
reapolis, New Years week. Mr..
1hurston promises an entirely new
program for this season, and as Mr.
1hurston and truth are synonymous
We can look forward to a good Der
Torrance.
Winona. Tho Winona Normal
school closed for the Christmas vaca-
ton, which will last until January 8,
AT the regular morning exercises at 9
O'Clock diplomas were awarded to
Miss Edith Morrison, Of Yankton, 8.
D., and Mrs. Mary Langford, of Green
Isle, Mimi. both of whom have COM
pleted their studies in the Kinder
garten course
Fergus Falls.-A new telephone
company to be known as the Edwards
Telephone company has been organ
lied to construct telephone system
in the town Of Friberg and adjoining
townships in the central part of this
county. The officers are August
Splitsgerber, president; Charles Mar
quardt, vice-president, Casper O. Mel
son, treasurer, and E. M Nelson, sec
rotary.
Washington, D. c. - The farm land
OF Minnesota, with buildings included
increased from $26 to SAG per acre in
value from 1900 to 1910, as shown by
the census returns. There are 1878
farms in the state. The average size
is 1T acres, the total farm area b.
irg 27,623,0o0 acres. The aggregate
value Of iNi: vast acreage was $780,
$4,000, including S242,s21, 900 worth
Of buildings
BreckCni@g e.-Not a member of
two families in Nordick township,
this county. has ESCAPED an attack of
typhoid icver, the Jesuit of a polluted
artcsian we'll. The families are Otto
LOhG.anD's, composed of three mem
bers, end Charles I.ohmann's. com
posed Of six members. Two are dead
from the disease. They are Otto and
Walter Lehman, the latter a Agar.
old son of Charles Lohmann.
Albert Lea.-A motor car from Aus.
tin, driven by w. H. Smith, went over
Hayward bridge, five miles east of
this city, and the five occupants es-
capped alive, although Smith was seri-
ously injured. The bridge was fully
twelve feet high and the car struck
on the top and rolled over on one
side, the occupants crawling out as
best they could. The car was re.
moved for repairs as soon as possible
Hastings,-The grand jury returned
indictments against P. j. GibbonE OF
murder in the first degree for the kill
ing of his wife, Nancy Gibbons, and
the Rev. E. J. Walsh, at South ST.
Paul May 20 last. The first indict-
ments were pronounced defective by
, the attorney general, in not alleging
that the killing was commijt,|. with.
out excuse or justification The prs.
oner was crraigned under the eco I'd
indictments, pleading not guilty, and
the jurors were excused fror, fur
Their attendance.
gton.-Repres entative TaN