Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-02-02
/ GOPHER NEWS NOTES.
Minnesota Events OF the Week in
Condensed Form.

ST. Paul. State Labor Commits
sloner Houk has reappointed Mrs.
Ferry StarkWeather as assistant labor
commissioner.
Melrose.-Melrose will install a
sewer system at the cost of about
100000 The system will be about
two miles in length.
Wlnona.-The midwinter conven.
zion OF Scottish Rite Masons of the val.
icy OF Wlnona was held last week A
CLASS OF about thirty took the Masonic
oesfees from the fourth to the thirty
second. y
Mankato.-The annual poultry show
Oh the Breeders and Fanciers' associ.
stion was success. Fully 600 birds
were entered James A. Tucker of
concord was judge. The exhibition
was a great success.
Faribault.-A spelling contest be.
tween the public schools Of Faribault,
Northfield and Owatonna will be held
IN THIS city Feb. II. A class of twelve
Will be in the contest from each school.
Banners will be awarded to the win
ners
Duluth-Argot johnson, aged 10. the
boy who was with Charles Melodrow
ski when the latter shot and killed
Officer Harry Chessmore on Jan. 6.
was found guilty of murder in the
third degree by the jury in the dis
trict court.
Madison Lake.-The village council
has issued call for a special election
10 be held Feb. 6, to vote on a propo-
sltion to issue $4,000 of waterworks
bonds, to sink well, build tank
and provide fire protection. A small
water system is proposed
Minneapolis. = The final report of
the appraisers of the estate of Maha.
la +. Pillsbury was filed with the clerk
OF the probate court. The value of
real estate is $246,066; personal prop
erty, S542,6S6.31, Or a total valuation
of the entire estate, S7SS,752.31.
Minneapolis. Six horses were
burned to death in a fire which
completely destroyed the warehouse
OF the Coffin Box & Lumber com.
pany, lower Nicollet island, at an esti-
mated loss of about $1,000, including
the horses, mostly covered by insur.
ance.
Fergus Falls.-Persons from the
eastern part of the county report the
fires, that started in the peat swamps
in the towns Of Imam and adjoining
townships during the extremely dry
weather in July and August, to be still
burning. There was not enough snow,
to extinguish them
Minneapolis.-"Sc School Days." which
will appear at the Bijou the week of
Feb. 9Th, for weeks engagement, un-
der the management of Stair and Hav-
lin, is musical comedy that met with
deserved popularity last season, and
which will undoubtedly be we'll re-
ceived by the patrons
Marshall.-William Malzahn, tai
lor, discovered pearl in raw oyster
In a local restaurant, which many who
have seen it say is worth $500. Sever
al smaller pearls have been found here
lately and two of good size and shape
were found in bowls, but having been
cooked, were valueless.
H. IL,
coal and wood dealer, was accidentally
killed while saving wood. He slipped
and fell on the moving circular saw,
which cut into the back of his head.
He was alone at the time of the acct
dent. He is survived by widow
and three small children.
nneapolis.-Mayor Haynes re-
caiUQ6 1ofor from Corotar
Nelson in which the senator says
$250,O00 for the high dam is included
In the rivers and harbors bill and for
the Twin Cities to go ahead and form
the holding company to take over the
dam site while this money is being
spent on the dam.
Minneapolis.-M, Minneapolis wants q
Minneapolis Makes Good" also a
symbolic picture TO so with the same,
a prize of $50 is offered for the best
suggestion, S25 for the second, SIS
for the third and $40 for the fourth
The contest ends February 2Sth, 1911
and the design selected will be used
for the advertising of the Minneapolis
1911 Civic Celebration, July 2-S
Duluth,-The work on the steel plant
is progressing satisfactorily and the
buildings are beginning to take form
Work is being continued throughout the
winter, and a force of from 900 to 400
men is engaged. The enormous amount
of prepatory work has been completed
or nearly so. The huge bridge is carry
ing trains Tn site has been largely
cleared and leveled and it is crossed
and recro3sed with railroad tracks
The company is completing huge sew
er to drain the site of the plant.
Crookston.-The Red River Valley
Medical Association held it's annual
meeting here, at which the following
officers were elected: DR.. G.. A. Nor
ley, of Crookston, president; Dr. O
F. Melby, Thief River Falls. vice-presi
dent; DR.. j. F. Norman, Crookston
secretary and treasurer. DR.. G. S
Wattam, of Warren, was elected dele
gate to the State Medical Association