Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-07-06
MINNESOTA BRIEFS
Weeks History in Gopher State
Told Ia Paragraphs.

On the Citizens National bank OF Al
bert Lea, Mimi, has been found by the
secret service. 1t is very poor pho
tograph and not likely to deceive
many.
Boston, Mass. - A bust OF the late
United States Senator Rice of Min
nesota. for the capitol at Washington.
was brought into port by Mrs. Lucia
V. 2urroa, an American sculptress, on
the Canopic.
Duluth.-Mary Ringhofer, 6 years
old, daughter Of Joseph Ringhofer,
farmer residing neer Elmer, MIMI,
was accidentally shot and seriously
but not dangerously wounded by her
brother John, sixteen years old. when
the lad fired at a chicken hawk The
girl was brought to q Duluth hospt
tai.
Fergus Falls.-The annual reunion
OF the Otter Tail County Old SetlerH
association was held at Battle Lake.
The Fergus Falls band furnished mu.
sic, and addresses We're delivered by .
number of the old settlers and others,
A picnic diner was enjoyed an the
lake shore. The following officers
were elected; President, G. A. Eind.
quist; vice president, Chris johnson;
secretary, Oliver Olson; reasuesr,
Ragnor Railing. 1t was decided to
hold the next annual reunion in Fer
gus Falls.
Fergus Falls.-A sigdal stevns, ~
union OF the people from the sigdal
district In Norway, was held in this
city with an attendance Of several hun
dred persons, visitors being present
from Wisconsin, North and South Da.
kota, Iowa, Montana and Washington,
as We'll as from all parts of Minnesota.
The reunion had been called on the
suggestion of A. B. Peterson Of Roth.
say, and Mr.. Peterson was chosen
chairman and Gilbert T. Hagen, editor
OF Vesterheimen, of Crookston, acted
as secretary and treasurer.
Deervood.-M d. Stoner, manager
OF the Guyana Range Light and Power
Company, has announced that his com.
pany is endeavorins to close contracts
for furnishing light and power to the
towns of Staples, Wadena. Aitkin and
Perham. The present headquarters of
the power company is at Deerwood.
Here Is situated the steam plant. Ar.
rangements are now being made to add
to the facilities Of the steam plant by
the water power plant to be located
at or near the Grow Wing river.
Roseau.-State Auditor Iverson held
the June sale of state land in Roseau
county, which was attended by buyers
from South Dakota Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and local people. The
land offered was what was left ovor
from previous sales for the past six
years. Five thousand two hundred
acres were sold, as compared with 49,,
600 acres sold in May, the average
price being $3.50. This price Is lit.
tie above the average of former sales,
except one, when the average was
above So an acre.
Governor Eberhart transmitted to
the attorney generals Office the petition
of Alfred Stringer, Minneapolis con.
tractor, preferring charges against the
Hennepin county commissioners. The
petition was accompanied by letter
requesting the attorney general to
pass upon the validity of the charges.
Attorney General Simpson will take
up the Stringer charges Immediately.
The petition was fled with Governor
Eberhart last week and recites a long
list Of charges against the commits.
sioners in connection with letting con.
tracts.
Bemidji.-A central creamery, own.
ed by farmers and capable Of handling
all the cream that the farmers of this
section will produce, is assured for Be.
midi as result of the meeting of the
new Farmers Cooperative Creamery
association, held here. The officers
Of the new association are: N. A. r.
Rako, president; w. L. Morris, vice
president; Morris Pendergast, treas.
urer; A. P. Richie, secretary and
manager. The association decided to
accept the offer of the Fitzsimmons.
Baldwin company to rent its creamery
plant ana Dulldlne.
Winona. - President Lorenzo D.
Harvey, Of Stout institute, Menomonie,
Wis. in the first Of series OF lectures
apd recitals before the Minnesota SUN.
1ner schools at Wlnona normal, dis.
sussed the purpose Of the teachers
work. He suggested only disable
knowledge should be taught that max.
ing living must necessarily engage
the attention of parents and pupils,
and that upon the foundation Of disable
knowledge there. may later be built
the culture which IL desired for leisure
and pleasure. But in addition to us
able knowledge the teacher must see
that the pupil procures ability to use
the knowledge he acquires. He
showed how the course Of study is be-
Ing modified under the demands Of an
education that shall 1T for service,
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