Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-02-09
GOPHER NEWS NOTES.
Minnesota Events Of the Week in
Condensed Form.

Duluth. Mrs. Sarah Jane Hamil
Ton, once political and magazine
writer, died here.
Fergus Falls.-A. s. Emerv waa
nned $40 and costs in justice court
1or shooting partridges out of season
Inc complaint was preferred by Den
MY Game Warden ]. H. Jones.
Winona. - Michael Mccoy, aged
forty, was decapitated while at work
N the Blezanz stone quarry at Mime
sofa City, where he was employed a
loader. He was tamping a charge
OF dynamite and was bending directly
over 1t when it exploded.
Mankato.-The first robins have ar.
rived. Two of them put in an appear.
ance last week, and in the same yard
where the earliest warm weather haa
always marked the appearance of a
pair. 1t is thought that the same
robins have returned year after year
to the place
Columbus Eberhart of
Minnesota and staff are here booming
Minneapolis as the place for the next
meeting OF the National corn show.
The Governor made an address before
the Ohio Dairymen's convention
which met In connection with the corn
show. David Starr Jordan, president
OF Leland Stanford university, Cali.
tornia, is scheduled to speak before
the American Breeders association
which also meets in connection with
the corn show.
Duluth.-Colonel Graham D. Fitch
United States engineer in charge of
Lake Superior, issued his report of
the commerce of the Duluth-Superior
harbor for the season of 1910. The
freight tons were 1864, 57S and total
value $2S4.049, 072, an increase of 1877
per cent over the season of 1909 and
Bis per cent o. er 1900 Considering
the mean monthly freight movement
for 1910, Colonel Fitch says that the
.pnluth-Superior harbor stands prac-
dcally next to New York.
st. Paul-Typhoid fever cost the
people OF the state of Minnesota s32,.
159,oSo during twenty-one years, from
1887 to 1908, according to DR.. H. NJ.
Bracken of the state board of health.
The figures do not reckon on the loss
es by death, but only on the loss of
earnings through illness and the cost
OF medical and other attendance. DR..
Bracken says that records of the board
show the diphtheria death rate has
been reduced by the use of anti toxin
to one-fourth of it's former proportions.
st. Paul.-"M Minnesota ought to do
more advertising at the various ex-
h1bltlons and shows which take place
over the country" said John H. Null
len, assistant highway engineer. He
has been at Omaha. at4the.. Western
Land Products show with the Mime
sofa exhibit. Colorado had fifteen
men at the show he said. "They
gave stereopticon lectures, distributed
literature and interested people IN
every way possible in their state.
They came from the immigration de-
partment of the state, paid by Color
ado"
Minneapolis, Minn.-The plans for
the Minneapolis Civic Celebration, July
Z to 8, are already resulting in needed
improvements. The old city hall on
Bridge Square is to be torn down. The
ornamental street lighting system is
to be extended. Projecting street
signs are to be removed. The il,umin-
alton of the city hall tower is planned.
Vacant lots are to be turned into
flower gardens and a scheme for decor
ating is being worked out that will
include flowers, fountains, statuary and
courts of honors instead of the usual
display of bunting, flags and arches.
Bemidji-A fire which totally de-
stroyed the stocks of the Lakeside
bakery and of the Stechman saloon oc.
Cured at 1:45 o'clock in the morning.
The building occupied by the bakery
was total loss, while the Stechman
building may be repaired. The total
loss OF the two buildings is estimated
at not less than $1,000, with insurance
to about half that amount. The bak-
cry building is owned by Wildman and
Fred Meigeau, while the stock and
fixtures were owned by Miles Burgett.
Henry Stechman is the owner of the
saloon building and stock The cause
of the fire, while not directly known,
is supposed to have been an overhead
ed stove in the rear room of the bak-
cry building.
Sank Center.-Among some yellow
and time-worn county records found
by County Auditor John P. Rau of
Stearns county were discovered some
important historical records of Sauk
Center and ST. Cloud in the time of the
Civil war. One document, now much
aged in appearance, and dated 1862,
givess the information that the num-
Der of enlisted men for the union was
306 from Stearns county; st. Cloud
supplied 103, and Sank Center, 20.
At that time there were only Is towns
In this county, which has now 46 towns
and three cities, besides many villages
and hamlets. According to another
document found in the county vaults
was one giving the number of men In