Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-03-03
STATE BRFvITIES

Nd v-oud.-Because the opposition
to incorporation failed to attack the
validity Of posted census list giving
the names OF 2O2 residents of New
Plerz before an election called to vote
on proposition to incorporate, tna
incorporation of that village as Grain.
vile must stand. The opposition de.
Veloped when it became known thp+
one of the two saloons at New Pierz
must go when the hamlet becomes q
village.
st. Cloud.-County Superintendent
w. A. Boerger has announced that
$l75.5O will be expended in prizes in
the potato contest for rural school
students to be conducted at the
Stearns county fair at Sank Center in
September. Sectional contests will
be held in II villages before the coun.
~ fair. Six winners from each such
contest will compete for recognition
at the central contest at the county
fair. Seed is furnished by the county.
Arllngton.-The Commercial club
has elected: President, O. S. Vesta:
vice president, K. o. Snortum; secre-
tary, DR.. c. L. Tompkins; treasurer.
Rev. w. F. Fritze. At the annual ban.
quet DR.. R. V. Phelan of the University
of Minnesota made the address. The
Arlington Dramatic club put on the
drama, '"The Foils, or Woman vs..
Woman" 1t was such a success that
1t was decided to repeat it the week
OF the teachers institute Mrs. L.
Showalter directed the play.
Brainerd.-County Commissioners
Erickson, Oberg and Flansberg and
DR.. J. A. Thaves were at Staples where
they conferred with county commits.
sioners from Todd and Wadena coun.
ties relative to establishing a Joint
sanatorium for the treatment of tub
erculosis. The site may be on the
Grow Wing river three miles east of
Staples. Negotiations are also under
way with Aitkin county. If Aitkin will
not unite with this county, then it is
said, Grow Wing county will unite
with Todd and Wadena in establish.
Ing and maintaining sanatorium.
Little Falls.-Little Falls voters will
decide whether or not they wish to re-
tain the IS saloons in the city at the
spring election, March l6. A petition
circulated by the drys, authorizing the
clerk to place the issue on the ballot.
bears the signatures of twice the
needed 10 per cent. It is not gen.
orally believed the saloons will be
voted ont, but the dry workers are
very hopeful.
Detroit George D. Hamilton was
elected mayor, e. J. Bestick city clerk
and S. D. Ensign treasurer. Bonds
for $4,000 for city hall carried by
big majority.
Braiuerd. Henry Hawkins, station
agent of the Northern Pacific railway
at Underwood, Mimi, died at local
hospital. The body was sent to Under
wood for burial.
st. Cloud.-Governor w. s. Ham
mond has accepted an invitation to
deliver the annual commencement ad-
dress to the graduates Of the st. Cloud
NOIu1dl SCHOOL on June b.
Faribault.-Nick Stadelar, a farmer
and blockmaster living near Faribault,
has an eve that gave birth this week
to five lambs. Three died several days
after birth, but the remaining two
promise to do we'll.
MinneapOlis.-G. p. Nelson, so years
old, took his life in his room at the
Army home, PIG First avenue
south. He same to Minneapolis q few
weeks ago from Duluth, and had been
respondent over his failure to obtain
work.
Brainerd. Frank Cannon Of Wood.
row, driving near lake from which
Ice was being cut, lost a team of valu-
able horses which slipped down tho
muddy road into the open water and
were drowned before rescue could
be effected.
St. Cloud. st. Clouds fire-fightipe
facilities will be greatly improved
when the new electric pump recently
ordered by the commission is installed.
The pump will have capacity Of
$500 gallons minute. AS a further
protection a new Waterman loop in
to be put in.
Duluth.-What Is considered an in.
fallible sign that spring is at hand has
been observed here and in neighbor.
ing parts. Wild geese are flying
north. w. j. Rood, a farmer, and
others have reported large flocks head
ed for the Canadian lakes, the sum |
lner homes Of the geese.
4 Winona.-Four thousand students
will have been graduated from the
Winona normal school when the last
election OF the present years class
OF ITO is awarded diplomas in July.
This information was given out at a
preliminary meeting this week look
ing to quinquennial alumni reunion
Of the school,. #