Warren sheaf., 1915-05-12
What's.D Doing
in Minnesota.
'Spectl1ully,.
E. M Mitchell.

jacent to Winona, in which the normal
school proposes to establish model,
one-room rural school, voted to accept
the proposal. At the same time the
farmers agreed to sell bonds for the
building.
1enning.-Mrs. NJ. Johnson, wife Of
the editor of the Henning Advocate,
has received a letter from her former
home at Aldernburg, Germany, an.
nouncing that her brother was killed
while fighting with: the Germans in
the Carpathians March 10. u l:'
Duluth. - Three hundred 3 4pub Bile
gardens to be used by the. poorer resi-
dents Of the city have been plated. by
Mayor Prince and. Park, Manager
Cleveland Each plst: of fgrQund is
thirty feet SQUARE,. and each: 8etdener
will be given he-privilege of fencing
In hiss OWE aot3f s1';5 ,st..a .4ts;@aiW
Faribaults Leading business men
have petitioned .thes:scity council to
adopt an ordinance that will regulate
the saloons more strictly. Theseoun-
Gil has had an ordinance prepared. It
provides 5 among other .curtailments
that all saloons must clpssat 10 r. M!
instead of. IL r. M.
!: Taylor's !. Falls.7-Oscar Magnuson.
Of: Franconia, made too short q turn
On a sharp; curve on the Interstate
park road between here and St. Eroix
Falls while driving an automobile at
high speed. The car turned over and
the steering wheel pinned down the
mans body. His condition is u Critical.
Owatonna. The state board of con.
troll and the superintendentsu6 u6f the
charitable and reformatory fnstitu-
tions of the state met in quarterly con-
ference at the state school here. They
discussed parole system. Inspection
by the superintendent and the. state
board OF control of the state public
school in this city was made.
Stephen:-Daniel Erickson suffered
four fractured ribs, andowas strang.
ling to death when his. companion.
John knight, travelling salesman, sue
ceeded in lifting an automobile. which
had pinned Erickson. to the ground.
sufficient to release: him. Erickson.
driving. a livery automobile, over.
turned the. machine in a ditch, near
here. f's&s<E
Grand Rapids.--After ten hours.:
deliheration the jury in 1.-The $43, 900
damage suit of w. c. Gilbert Of this
city against the Minneapolis & Rainy
River Railroad company gave yer.
dict in favor of the railroad. Gilbert
alleged the destruction of thousands
or acres of timber by fire in August.
1910, caused by sparks from a loco
motive. ::..ss
Ortonville.-The county option com.
mlttee of Big Stone county has inst
filed with the county auditor petitions
with a sufficient number of sieners.
requesting an election be called i'm.
mediately. The date set is June Il.
The fight in this county no doubt will
De much closer than the elections held
in other counties. Only two villages
are dry, Odessa and Correll. NJ
Winona.-Winona postal emDplove.
are arranging Tor the annual cOnven.
ton of the Minnesota branch Of the
National Association of Letter Carriers
June 26 and q. The sessions will ha
held in the Federal building here. with
Robert G. Malcolm, of Duluth. pre.
siding. Important problems are sched.
uled for consideration. Sixty delegates
from leading cities of Minnesota will
be here
Brainerd.-A Republican victory in
1916 is the prediction Of Congressman
c. A. Lindbergh, expressed in an inter-
view here. The congressman has re-
turned from trip in the east At
Buffalo and New York the congress.
man said he found much criticism OF
the administration Mexican policy.
The congressman's daughter, Miss
Eva, is quarantined with a teacher
stricken with scarlet fever at Akeley.