Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-05-18
GOPHER NEWS NOTES.
Minnesota Events Of the Week in
Condensed Form.

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Litchfield John Wright has been
appointed postmaster to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Judge
Strobeck
~ Louis German branch Of
the Lutheran synod Of Missouri elect
ca Rev. F. R. Pfotenhauer of Hamburg,
Mimi, president.
Washington. Representative Vol
stead has recommended the appoint
ment OF P. H. Holtz as postmaster at
Starbuck, Mimi, to succeed J. w. Kohl
ness.
Lltchfield.-James Hughes, pros
porous farmer of Dawson, hanged him
sell IN his barn. He had suffered from
speils OF depression for some time.
ne leaves wife and two children.
Bertha The Farmers Cooperative
State Bank of Bertha was organized
mere by election of the following board
OF directors; J. G. Gebbard, Fred Ley,
q. w. Smith, G.. +. Freeman and Z.
Il. Bottemiller.
. 80 e5 rs
Fergus Falls. Reports from Home
stead told of the great amount Of dam
age that town suffered from forest
nres. A great amount Of cordwood
mas been destroyed and the homes Of
settlers have been threatened.
st. Paul. The members Of the
Law and Order League waited on
Mayor Keller and requested him to
have the city and county officials en-
force the liquor law. They said thjfe
were 800 blind pigs in st. Paul.
Duluth. - A. e. Pfrimmer, former.
~ owner of the Hibbing Tribune,
and who recently sold out and went
to Miami. Florida, intending to e.
tablish himself there, has returned
and bought out the Eveleth Star. at
Eveleth. The paper was owned BY
former Representative p. E. Bowling.
now of Duluth.
Ely-A steam shovel with large
crew Is now at work at Section 80
mine, stripping a large area of an over.
burden of from six to twelve feet, to
uncover good ore body. This is the
hrst time stripping has been done on
the Vermillion range and probably will
overthrow the theory that the ore lies
at great depth.
Minneapolis. Following "Ths
squaw Man." at the Bijou. the Klimt
q Gazzolo players will present, the
week of May 21st, the ever popular
0ook play, East Lynn" Book plays,
as rule, never fail of popularity, and
the highest measure of prestige must
be accorded to this time-honored story
Of love and intrigue. -
Bemidt-Herbert Bibben, cook in
a. D. Grignon's camp at Pitt. who waa
sent to the asylum at Fergus Falls
two weeks ago, jumped from a freight
train at Pitt last week, and. securing
shovel, ran to nearby camp and
dug out of the ground a purse con.
tanning $50 which he had hidden at
the time Of his detention.
Minneapolis.-Prof. Christopher W.,
Hall, one of the best known
authorities on geological subjects in
the United States and head of the de.
partment of geology at the University
of Minnesota, is dead, aged sc years.
He had been suffering from anemia
over two years. Prof Hall had been
connected with the university for SO
years, and was world authority on
geology.
Worthington.- The Marshall Dis.
trict Woman's Foreign, Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church held successful convention
here. Among the speakers from out.
side of the city were Miss Martha
Nicolaisen of China and Mrs. Mabel
McKinstry Wallace of St. Paul. The
society of the local church entertained
the visiting delegates at banquet in
the parlors of the church.
Winona.-A man who is believed BY
pe police to be an experienced crook
was captured while at work in the
Ludwig hotel. John Milne, proprietor
OF the hotel, says he came upon the
man as the latter was about to leave
the hotel with numerous articles and
wearing apparel that belonged to other
guests of the hotel. He gave his name
at the hotel as Alex. Brown. Letters
in his pocket give another alias, James
Mankato. - Elaborate preparations
are being made for the tenth annual
state convention of the Catholic Order
of Foresters in this city July Is and
IA. Special trains from the Twin
Cities to- Mankato will be arranged
P. H. Martin, Of Duluth, state chisl