Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-10
GOPHER NEWS NOTES.
Minnesota Events Of the Week In
CONDEMNED Form.

Condensed Form.
! Browns Valley.-At a special cleo
ton bonds were voted in the sum
OF $4,000 for an electric light plant.
i J. 7. NEARBY, West Concord, has
been named state cheese inspector by
!, J. G. Winkjer, dairy and food COM
missioner.
| Governor Eberhart will deliver his
! drst address in Sherburne county at
Big Lake, on Aug. IL, at picnic cele-
! bration to be given by the Big Lake
Park.
& Faribault.-While fishing CLAIMS in
the Mississippi river at Winona, Her.
bert VAIL of this city found a pearl
valued at $1,000. 1t is a perfect gem,
weighs Sc grains and is creamy white
color.
| Duluth. Some Duluth business
associates of Colonel w. C. Green,
the well known mine owner and Wall
street operator, are in receipt of a
telegram announcing that Mr.. Green
died in Mexico.
Eveleth. - Two foreign miners lost
their lives here by a cave-in in tho
Spruce mine. As soon as possible the
men were taken out of the mine and
every effort was made to save their
lives, but without avail
Walker.-Chief Wah-bum-un-nee OF
the Chippewa tribe of Ottertail In.
dams, and the one Indian who has the
distinction of giving Leech Lake its
name, was this week made deaf and
dumb by stroke of paralysis.
Fergus Falls. Mr.. W. E. Verify,
who was prominent in newspaper
circles in this state six or seven
years ago, has returned from Oklaho-
ma, where he has been conducting a
newspaper, and has purchased the
Wadena Pioneer Journal. Mr. Verify
takes immediate editorial charge of
that paper He was formerly con-
nected with the ST. Paul Globe.
Winona-H. r. Leonard has taken
up his duties as head of the agriculture
al department at the consolidated ru.
raj school in Winona county at Lewis.
ton, while Prof F. E. Balmer, who has
held this position for two years, goes
to Onalaska to become the head of the
county agricultural school. Agricul-
: tural work is to be featured more than
ever in the Lewiston school,
Bemidji.- out for q days
pleasant trip, a party made up OF
Charles Walden and wife, Frank
! Walden and wife and Mrs B. Brecher
of Hector and Mrs. Schuman of Min.
neapolis decided to look for pearls in
! the Mississippi river near here. They
spent the afternoon in this work, had
when they displayed their find to
jeweler he purchased it for $50 cash.
Red Wing. - Clyde Rosenquist, 10
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Rosenquist, was burned about the alb.
domen, hands and arms by touching
/, a lighted match to blasting powder.
His clothing took fire and he ran
screaming down the alley near his
home. Mrs. William Bearson, a neigh.
Dor, threw damp carpet around the
boys body and extinguished the flames.
Duluth ]. A. Grove Of Virginia,
Grove of Virginia, deputy coroner.
held coroner's inquest on the re.
mains of John Bocovich, whose body
was found in the lake near that city
Wednesday. The jury found that the
man came to his death at the hands
of parties unknown. The neck was
broken and there was no water in
the lungs, Indicating that Bocovich was
dead before being put in the lake.
Duluth.-Because of the objections
of Canada that the treaty between the
two countries is violated by naval mi.
litia maneuvers on the Great Lakes no
maneuver will be held this year The
| Gopher, the ship of the Minnesota ma
val militia, left for her annual cruise,
going to Chicago to attend the open.
ing of the new naval training station
! on Lake Michigan. The Gopher will
take about 100 men on the cruise,
| which will last about two weeks
Roseau.-A direct road between
Roseau anG Warroad has long been
age, an almost straight road leading
| from Warroad will be built, running
! fourteen miles west and connecting
with the road from Roseau, which
leaves only one mile Of road to be
built, and that across section Is, In
| Spruce town. Commissioner Enstrom,
| in whose district it lies, is promoting
/ the completion of this mile and also
to have this road declared state road,
so as to be in position to share in
the state aid when necessary.
George H. Hayes, comptroller Of the
University Of Minnesota, has submit
ted to Attorney General Simpson no
tice to the effect that the Babcock
& Wilcox Company Of New Jersey
had violated the Minnesota laws By
working men on state work more than
eight hours q day. The charges were