Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-12-27
! What's Doing
in Minnesota

Brainerd.-A bullet intended to kill
Z COW glanced from the animal and
struck John Wallace of Brainerd, who
worked in a meat market at Glen.
wood, causing his death. .-..-. 49,.
st. Paul.-Re-appointments of Sam
uel Lord as state tax commissioners
and of G. J. Swendson to the board of
control. has just been announced by
Governor Burnquist. Both men serve
for terms of six years, with salaries of
$4,000.
Mortified. - A cooperative milk
exchange will be established in the
Twin Cities as the result of action
taken by members of the Twin City
Milk Producers association and farm
ers from Northfield Dennison, Stan
ton and Randolph here.
Duluth. - Herbert William Pearson,
scientist and lumberman, died at his
home here. He was born in 1850 on
Wells Island, St. Lawrence river. His
geological research work has taken
him into almost every state and to
ludIly u1OpCdu COuutIlcS.
Duluth, Minn-During the naviga-
ton season of 1916, just closed with
the arrival recently Of the steamer E.
B. Morris, coal laden, 9,430,70O tons
of all kinds of coal arrived, as CON-
pared with 8,376,211 tons in the same
period in 1915, according to final fig
ureS.
Two Harbors, Minn.-The trial of
former Mayor William FOWL, who was
indicted by the grand jury, for al
legged accepting Of bribes from illegal
sellers, was started before Judge Dan
ser. 1t was expected that some diff
Guilty would be found in securing the
jury as the case has attracted much
attention locally.
Duluth.-Robert James Montague,
former mayor of Crookston, later city
attorney of Virginia and one of the
at hospital here following an opera
ton. He was born in New York state
IS years ago. Southern Minnesota
became his home in 1856. In 1880 he
removed to Crookston and there began
his public career.
Minneapolis. - Establishment of
bureau of child welfare in the State
Board Of Control and creation of
boards of 'children's guardians in each
county Of the state are recommended
in a preliminary report from the vol
untary commission on revision of Min
nesota laws relating to children, pre-
sented by Judge e. F.. Waite, Mime
apolis, as chairman, to Governor Burn
quist.
St. Paul. "A $2,154, 900 fire" in
the heating and lighting plant service
In the state capitol made no percep-
tible difference in the heat emanatin6
from the boilers or the smoke curling
from the chimney. Governor Burn.
squise, Attorney General Smith and
State Treasurer Gooding. making up
the state board of audit, burned in the
big fire boxes 1908 state bonds that
had been redeemed and cancelled.
St. Pau1.-Tardiness of trains bear
ing the final contributions in Hamline
universities 100000 building endow-
ment fund campaign failed to defeat
the purpose of the campaign, and
shortly after 80 A. M. the college
beN pealed it's message of victory. At
that hour telegraphic and telephone
messages had brought the tidings of
success from districts in all sections
of the state.
Bemidji.-A petition to be presented
to the Minnesota state drainage com
mission, asking that Red Lake river
be deepened and Strengthened from
the place where it leaves Red Lake to
Highlanding, is being circulated by
3. NJ. Sathre, secretary of the Bemidj
Commercial club. Other petitions are
being signed by residents of Koochi
ching, Red Lake, Pennington, Clearwa
ter, Polk and Marshall counties
st. Paul. - "A $2,154,OO0 fire. ir
the heating and lighting plant service
In the state capitol made no percep
tible difference in the: heat emanatina
from the boilers or the smoke curling
from the chimney. Governor Burn
quist, Attorney General Smith arc
State Treasurer Gooding, making III
the state board of audit, burned in the
! big fire boxes 1903 state bonds tha
had been redeemed and cancelled.
Mankato. - The Blue Earth county
group Of bankers, at meeting hell
in this city, took strong stand agains
itinerant Investment brokers and re
solved to discourage in every way pos
sible the making of Investments b,
local residents in property far from
home. They favored the passage Of
"blue sky" law. and also law requi1
ing the licensing Of travelling promot
ers and putting them under bonds.
Minneapolis.-Fred T. Price, con
victed Of the murder of his wife, Mar
Fridley Price, on East River drive
Minneapolis, November %, 1914, ha
just been denied a new trial in his al
peal to the state supreme court. TIL
higher court affirms the Hennepi
county district court order, holds tn
evidence sufficient to find Price guilt