Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-03
Condensed Form.

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Sleepy Eye. - The board Of educa.
ton this evening elected J. A. Cedar.
strom, Of Winthrop. city superintend.
ent Of schools at salary Of $500.
Red Wing. - Albert w. Pratt,
. resident Of this city since 1855 is
dead. He was born In Chagrin Falls,
Ohio. July 10th, 1887.
Mankato. - Sheriff Donohue has
taken Frank Smith to Saltwater to be-
gin life sentence for the murder of
H. ]. Ledbeter.a Smith will be brought
back in June to testify at the trials of
Mrs. Ledbeter and Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Schwandt. ~. j
Crookston. - Secretary Brown, Of
the $4,000 Commercial club, has issued
q call for the organization OF a sub
ordinate county association of the
Northern Minnesota Development AS.
sociation. the meeting to be. held In
Crookston, Wednesday, March 9.
neapolis.-Another notable in.
crease was recorded in the weekly
bank clearings, this being the twelfth
successive week Of gain over year
ago. The total for the week was ST..
5S1,217.S8, compared with $13,18S,.
1924 last year, the increase being
$4,392,89S64. .
Winona-Max Tracy, twenty years
old, employed in local medical plant
lighted match to ascertain the depth
Of alcohol in barrel. A terrific ex.
plosion followed. The top of the bar.
rel was blown through the roof, and
the young mans face was so badly
burned he may lose his eyesight.a
Owatonna-For the first time in the
history of Owatonna, the Democratic
and Republican parties got together
and nominated a non-partizan citizens
ticket. There will be no opposition to
any candidate. No license will: be
voted upon, also the proposition to
bond the city for a municipal electric
plant.
New London-Farmers of New Lon.
don and vicinity are arranging to put
in a potato warehouse at New London
station, rs miles north of here The
business will be done by the Farmers
Elevator Company, which has pur
chased the Cargill Bros elevator for
their permanent grain house. The old
Neer elevator will be acquired for a
potato warehouse. -
Appleton-A very successful farm
ers' institute was held here, the large
opera house being we'll filled with
farmers and their wives. The instruc
tors were Mr.. Brown, who talked on
Rotation of Crops and Corn Grow
ing" c: o. Carlson, who spoke on
"Dairying," and Miss Mcdonald, who
spoke on Domestic Sanitation and
Making the Home More Beautiful"
Lunch was served by the business
men of Appleton. T r. =. 81. :
Crookston.-Great interest is be-.
ing taken among contractors over the
contract to erect the two new build.
ings at the Crookston school of agri.
culture. The bids will be opened at
the. state capitol and close competition
is expected. One of the buildings will
be an administration and assembly
hall, with a gymnasium, to cost $40,-
900, and the other is. ladies' dormi-
tory, to cost about $4,000. Owing to
the rapid growth of the school every
effort will be made to have them com:
pleted before the fall and winter term
begins. r~: .-e.s. H. ... - ..srs3
Mankato. = Mr.. and Mrs. William
l.. .Schwandt, who live near San
born, are in the city and were8 ar
raigned, charged with being an ssac-
cessory after the fact for the murder
of the late H. J. Ledbeter. The indict-
ment that they were arraigned on was
returned by the grand jury last fall,
when it returned an indictment charg-
ing the Schwandts with murder in the
first degree, but which was dismissed
before Mrs. Letdbeters trial and &C
quittal. They were released at once
on, bail and held to the June term Of
court = j Z: Z = ~ j %z.ss.
Crookston.- Anaapplication has been
made to the city council for gas
franchise by corporation Of Cleve-
land, Ohio. The form Of franchise has
been published and II will come up be.
fore the first regular meeting of the
council in March. The provisions OF
the application have been carefully
gone over, it is believed every ob1ec.
ton has been met and it appears the
franchise will be granted by unani
nous vote of the council. A reduction
In rates is made automatically as the
amount Of gas consumed in the; city Ii
increased. !!f<5 .E S&. q
rCrookston.--- county will have
a pure seed" day Wednesday, Marcel
9, in this city. The event will be- un
der the auspices Of the Polk Count.
Growers Association. one Of thu
strongest organizations In northern
Minnesota. The speakers will be Prof
Andrew Boss, Prot. G. P. Bull an.
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