Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-05-24
What's Doing
in Minnesota

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district was reduced when George P.
Tawney of Winona, cousin of former
Congressman James A. Tawney, with
drew from the race.
Bemidji. - The Sixth district group
of the Minnesota Bankers association,
In session here elected R. B. Withing-
ton of Brainerd, president; A. A. Fitch
OF Royalton, vice president; D. D.
Bouck Of Rice, secretary, and w. H.
Smith of St. Cloud, treasurer.
Moorhead. = Clay county's annual
Community picnic will be held June
30, at the Mills farm, east Of here, &C
cOrding to decision of the Clay Coun-
ty Federation of Farmers Clubs The
annual meeting of the Clay County
Farm bureau will be held the same
day.
St. Paul. = Major James M. Bowler,
Minnesota pioneer, former member
of the Legislature and former state
dairy and food commissioner, died at
his home in st. Paul. He had been
| ton of diabetes and an Infection which
necessitated amputation of his left
foot.
| New Ulm. = At the dedication of
the New Ulm armory, Governor J. A.
A. Burnquist was the principal speak
er. He favored adequate preparation
for defense. He complimented the
citizens of New Ulm upon their splen-
did new armory and said it was evil
dent they took a marked interest in
military affairs.
Bemidji. - Northern Minnesota is
suffering from scarcity of labor
Lumber camps here can use 500 men
at good salaries, and good accommo-
dations. Men are being shipped in
from many points, but the demand
cannot be supplied, according to B. w.
Lakin, logging superintendent of the
Crookston Lumber company.
Thief River. Falls. - One hundred
bankers and twenty-five visitors at
tended the annual convention of the
Ninth district group, Minnesota Bank
ers' association, here. Resolutions in
dorse the educational facilities offered
by the American institute of bankers
through the Minnesota association, and
cooperation in road legislation is
urged. "
Bemidji. - Miss Maud Clark of the
Eighth grade of the Bemidji schools
will represent Beltrami county in the
state bread baking contest for girls
ut the Minnesota state fair next fall,
provided no other contestant enters
for state recognition, as Miss Clark,
in bread baking contest held in the
Bemidji schools, won high score her
percentage being SO. ,,s5 =
Jackson. - Jackson county had
gala celebration when a class of 176
rural eighth grade pupils were gradu-
ated at program combined with that
OF other rural organizations of the
county into a MAY festival of rural
education" The morning was taken
up with a school officers meeting. A
parade was feature. The day closed
with May pole dance.
st. Paul. - Whether it is desirable
and possible to add two years of col
lege work to the curriculum of every
state high school is one of the ques-
lions to be considered at the first an
nual meeting of the All Minnesota
Development association in the CAPT
toll June 14-15. Interest in the subject
has been strengthened by the over
crowded condition at the University
and the suggestion that such step
by the high schools would relieve con-
gestion at the larger institution.
Mankato. - Two high school sophie
mores, Raymond Clausius, 16 years
old, son of E. Clausius, living near
here, and Wayne Anderson, 15-year-
old son of Conductor 0. Anderson of
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road, went canoeing in the Blue Earth
river at Sibley park, and were drown
ed when their canoe overturned in
the swift current of the swollen
stream. Their first cries for help were
UNDECIDED, as they had been calling to
friends on shore in fun.
Minneapolis. = What national guard
officers believe is a new and drastic
policy of the war department for boil
STEERING up the efficiency of the guard
all over the country has shown it's
effects in series of orders just re-
ceived by Adjutant General Fred B.
Wood, which have spread consterna-
ton among officers Of the Minnesota
guard organizations. Company NJ of
the First infantry, located at Mime
apolis, has been ordered mustered out
on the ground of ineffciency, as have
three companies of the Second in
fantry.
Minneapolis. Plans by which q
combined federal and state employ
ment bureau may be established in
Minnesota, with headquarters in Min.
neapolis, were discussed at a confer
ence between Anthony Caminetti,
United States commissioner-general Of
immigration, and w. F. Houk, state
commissioner of labor. d. G. Adie,
assistant secretary of the Minneapolis
Civic & Commerce association, attend
cd the meeting as representative Of
the municipal body.
Rochester. - Plans have been COM
Met o6 fnrs fho aiv<I