Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-07
GOPHER NEWS NOTES.
SMinnesota ENentssct tho Week In
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two men and twenty horses when the
Donerg livery barn burned.
Faribault. - Fire in the plant Of
the Faribault Engine Works did dam.
age amounting to over $4,000.
Staples. William Winters, hunt
ing near Staples, was accidentally
shot through the back His recovery
is expected.
Mountain Lake.-Matthew Caroon,
OF this village, won bet of SIS by
husking q bushels of corn in 1 hour
and 30 minutes.
| OWatonna.-There was large at
tendance at the farmers meeting held
here. Among the lecturers were N. e.
Chapman OF the state dairy and food
department.
Fergus Falls. = The trial jury in
the case against Richard NJ Hayes.
the Minneapolis attorney charged with
the forgery of the Peter Prinzl will
here, returned verdict of not guilty.
Anoka.-A score card poultry show
will be held here Dec. 27-31 It is
to be open to chickens, ducks, geese,
cats and dogs. There will be special
premiums. George D. Holden will ba
judge.
Princeton.-The jury in the w. II,
Terrell & Co. VS.. Great Northern rail,
way case, after being out Is hours,
allowed Terrell $6,O729O damages on
account Of a shortage of cars for potato
shipments.
Staples. = The knights of Pythias
minstrel show had the largest audi
ence the operahouse here ever held.
The proceeds go to furnishing the
clubrooms which the members of the
society have established.
Hastings. a five-year-old
son Of H. H. Lovejoy, residing in Ra.
VIENNA, three miles south of this city,
was killed while coasting, being run
over by his fathers team. Mr.. Love.
Joy came around curve as the boy
darted down the hill.
Minneapolis. = The customs col.
lections in Minneapolis for the month
of November were over $4,000 more
than those for November in 1910. The
collections last month were S7O,.
S47.O1, while those for November Of
last year were $40,345.72.
Wabasha.-Captain John T. Smith
Of Reeds Landing was stricken with
apopleXy. He was in charge of the
steamboat Ben Hur, the past summer,
and is one of the old captains of the
upper Mississippi Very little hope is
entertained of his recovery.
Duluth.-The M. T. sawmill, owned
by Adolph Carlson, in the Silver creek
district, near Two Harbors, burned to
the ground. Considerable lumber was
! also destroyed. The total loss is given
at 100000, and there is no insurance,
The fire started in the engine room.
Bemidji.- Attorney E. E. Mcdonald,
attorney for the state in the Dumas
arson case, scouts the idea that the
state is not prepared to go ahead with
the affair when the case is called at
Brainerd December 6. He says tho
state has ample evidence and desires
| no delay. The trip of Fire Marshal
Keller to Brainerd had no connection
with any proposed delay of the case,
SO far as he knows. Keller did not
come to this city. It is understood
that Dumas is ready for trial and wants
the matter settled as quickly as pos.
sible.
st. Cloud.-Former Representative
H. c. Block of this city returned from
q hunting trip in Beltrami county and
brought home the biggest moose ever
shipped to st. Cloud. The animal,
which weighed $50 pounds dressed,
stood seven feet high when standing.
The bull moose was one of a herd Of
fourteen which had taken up winter
quarters in cedar thicket, and Mr..
Block and his guide each secured one.
the maximum allowed by law. Tho
herd was tame until it had become
scattered.
Duluth. The grain rsoeipts q
the Head Of the Lakes for the period
between August 1 and November 80
this year, amounted to 36,o54,3so
bushels, which is gain Of 7,476.s7I
bushels as compared with The 70.
ceipts for the same period in 1910.
The shipments for the period do
scribed this year were 29,130.23S
bushels. q gain Of 1,827,137 bushels
Us compared with tho shipments q
year ago. The last days shipments
amounted to 3,397,0o0 bushels, Witch
was one Of the largest days business
Of the port in any year.
Duluth.-Ths hunting season in Min.
pesota for deer and moose has been
unusually productive to hunters. The
game and fish commission sent out
10000 blank licenses to county audi.
tors, most Of which were sold. While
| few returns have been made to the
executive officers, it 10 estimated that
10000 deer have been slaughtered dur
Ing the twenty days of the open sea.
Son., A number Of moose, too, have
fallen. Reports from the Sucker river
country indicate that wolves have
made great inroads on the deer George
T. Croft, who lives near Sucker river,
reports finding thirty.six deer shele.
tons, all having ,been killed by the
/ g1nluao Mr. Crnff hrounhf - a.