Warren sheaf., 1915-12-15
STATE bRfVlTlfS

- 1ndAhdtC- III tQ6 OlSCT1Ct court
Ralph Macbeth was convicted of as.
sault In the second degree on 14-year.
old girl
Rochester.-Eighty registered sheep
owned by John Fox, farmer Of Simp.
son, have disappeared, and all efforts
to find the herd have failed
Hutchinson. - The closing OF the
saloon at B1scay by the operation OF
the Dunn roadhouse law marks the
end of strenuous struggle for ex
istence.
Red Wing Mr.. and Ms. William
Gherka celebrated their golden wedding
at their home in Zumbrota Dinner
was served to thirty guests at the
home of J. G. Miller.
st. Paul-The state legal depart
ment has completed an inventory OF
the estate Of the late Mrs. w. II. Dun
woody of Minneapolis The value is
approximately $2,ooo,ooo.
Fergus Falls.-Through increased
activities of the county agent and the
interest of dairymen two cooperative
cOW-testing associations have been or
ganized in Otter Tail county.
Duluth.-Aad temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, Duluth, has made an Of
fer of $4,000 to the city for the ole
armory, recently vacated by the Min
nesota national guard when the new
state armory was finished
ST. Paul. = Eight states were repre-
Of
show opened in st. Paul The number
of individual exhibits manifests the
interest that farmers throughout the
northwest to the Pacific coast have
taken IL the show.
Faribault. = D. W. Ills1ey, q farmer
near here, claims honors for freak
ears of corn He picked one in his
field that had four branches, all dis
tinct ears in themselves. The ear was
found growing on the top of stalk il
place of the tassel
st. Cloud.-A cabIegram received
here said that Dr.. A. j. kirghis, loca
physician who was forced into the
French war service when called to tha.
country by the serious illness Of his
father, had procured his release ani
had sailed from Bordeaux.
Jackson. = Jackson county has cele
brated the dedication Of it's first two
consolidated rural schools, at Peters
burg and Okabena Governor Ham
mond gave the principal address al
both places, at Okabena in the after
noon and at Petersburg at night.
Mankato.- Julius Just, 7s years old
= pioneer Of the county, is dead HI
was native OF Germany, but came
here when boy. He went South tt
work for planter and while there
was drafted into the Confederate army
At the close of the war he took q
claim in this county
Detroit Three girls, Lulu and Oma
Knight. daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Knight OF Savannah, 13 and IL
years old, and Miss Gayle Hughes
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hughes
Of Savannah, 16 years old, were drown
ed in Boo. lake in northeast Becker
county. They were crossing the lake
and failed to see an airhole.
Rochester-North side residents o.
Rochester are planning to fight the
state of Minnesota. The state has
completed plans for a state hospita
sewerage system which will empty into
the Zumbro river in the north part oi
the city. Residents in that vicinity
object and are planning to take steps
to prevent such action on the part ot
the board.
Fergus Falls-The Red River valley
dairymen held the most successful
convention in their history here. Off
GERS elected at the closing session
were c. G. Selvig of Crookston, presi
dent; l.. Jensen, Clear Brook, first vice
president; A. B. Stensgaard, Mcintosh
second vice president; L. J. Houske,
Halstad, secretary; G. NJ. Davidson,
Climax, Treasurer.
idji-Informal discussion OF
good roads occupied a prominent
place on the program OF the Northern
Development association. Robert
Dunn, in letter read by Senator Nc
Garry, announced that he intends to
ask for an amendment to the Dunn
law at the next session of the Legis
lature, which will include the work
able features Of the Elwell law.
Wheaton.-The Traverse County Az
ricultural association held it's annual
stockholders meeting and elected the
following officers: President, o. J. Da,
wilson; vice president, J. E. Dodds;
secretary, H. H. Dokken; treasurer. F.
II. Klawon. The following are the
members Of the board of directors. s
L. Downey, F. F. Thill, G. A. Oscarson
F. J. Steidl, Peter Hauschild and vii
liam Ringdahl.
Minneapolis. - Because the inter
state commerce commission has de
cfded that "a cents mile il a fair