Warren sheaf., 1910-03-24
|. GOPHER NEWS NOTES
Minnesota Events Of the Week IL
Condensed Form.

Elk River. - Andrew Swan
son, of Becker; sold a hog to a dealer
in live stock at that place for $3.50.
Hastings-N. P. Franzen of st. Paul |
commenced work on the new cottage |
for male patients at the state asylum |
here.
: Bemidji.-Albert Vallaire, Gilbert
Lien and Charles Williams of Nymore
were held to the federal grand jury
for selling liquor to Indians.
! Hill City.-Superintendent Paterson,
of the Armour Packing companys pail
factory, to be built here, is on the
ground, and about 1000 people are now
here. ~ ~.@-
Pelican Rapids-Many farmers at
tended the fifth lecture of the farmers
institute here. The address was made
by Prof. A. D. Wilson on Farm Man
agement." S.,>7 =.
Moorhead-The Red River Valley .
Central Luther league dissolved volun'
tarily at it's meeting here and in
body joins the Young Peoples League
of the United Norwegian Lutheran
Church.
Fergus Falls.-Prof. J. A. Button,
formerly of Crookston and Thief River
Falls, Minn., of the business college
here, has been divorced by his wife,
she receiving $1,000 and $50 a month
alimony.
The quaintest, most original and one
of the most successful of current
plays, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch" will be the offering at the
Bijou Opera House, Minneapolis, Eas-
ter week, starting Sunday, March 9th.
stephen-The Valley Dredging
company commenced operating one of
it's big dry land dredges near here.
There is no frost in the ground to in
terfere with ditch work, and farmers
will be able to commence seeding in
week.
Lyons, Nebraska.-Mrs. Mae Sabin,
formerly Miss Mae Stipp of Win
dom, Minn., committed suicide at
her husbands farm near here, through
fear of testimony she believed would
be brought in at an impending trial.
She killed herself with her husbands 8
pistol.
Duluth.-The home of Fred Anholm,
near Finland, was completely de-
stroyed by fire and two children aged
Z and years, we're cremated. An
holm was severely burned in trying
to- save them. The fire is supposed to
have caught from an over-heated
stove. *~-,~
Granite Falls.-Arthur Frances, q
farmer living south of town, was kill
ed by a runaway team. He was ad
dicted to drink, and was under the in
auence of liquor when he left town
for home. He was found dead with
the wagon box lying across his neck
He leaves a wife and two children.
Fergus Falls.-A petition containing
ninety-six signers, protesting the es
tatlishment of $4,000 ditch in Dane
Prairie, was rejected by the county
bca1d and the ditch ordered. The pc
titioners claimed the ditch drained
= three meandered lakes, contrary tt
law. They appealed to the courts.
Duluth.-The Merritt Memorial M
g. church, in the Oneota district o
Duluth, is preparing to celebrate it
: semi-centennial jubilee, and Mrs. Hal
: riet Jones of st. Paul, who was th
wife of the first pastor Of the church
: the late Rev. James Peet, is expecte
TO attend. Rev. Mr.. Peet establishe
= the church in 1856, and it is tn
pioneer religious organization of D,
l luth.
Stillwater.-The Consumers Ligf
& Power company has filed the lar
r est trust deed ever known in Wasl
ington county, amounting to $4,000
J 900, to cover it's lighting and powt
plants at Saltwater, White Bear an
Mankato, also it's electric lines in Mi
nesota and Wisconsin,. The deed W,
, given to the Standard Trust compar
= Of New York and Edward M. S. Mill
, was named trustee.
Faribault.-Several other candiat
$ for city Offices are following the actit
Of Mayor George L. Smith and re ha
ing their names placed by petition I
the city ticket, since it has been d
= covered that the city conventions ca
not be legally held, owing to an err
of dates in tho calls issued by bo
parties. DR.. N. 8. Erb, candidate t
mayor, and s. M. West, for assesses
are circulating their petitions.
Bemidji.-Asa Bradley, hon
steader who recently proved up on
+, homestead in 1929, Koochichi
OIL county, was adjudged insane and
dered committed to the hospital
Fergus Falls. He recently ran throu
the streets of Kelliher, claiming
II was Satan and asking every one
= met to kill him. No particular reas
@ IS given for the unfortunate you
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