Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-08-09
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st. Paul The state tax commits
sion has heard arguments on the ques-
ton of whether revenue from leased
equipment of a railroad represents
gross earnings within the meaning Of
the gross earnings tax law.
st. Paul.-New good roads aid for
Minnesota totaling $142,aS4.06, under
The recent Federal appropriation, will
be the subject of special meeting of
the state highway commission within
few days, Engineer q. w. Cooley, Of
the commission announced.
Ely.-According to officials of the
Superior national forest service, fire
conditions still are serious in this sec
ton. Five fires have been put out and
one is under control and is being pa
!roled. Three others are being fought
with q crew of seventy-fve men.
st. Paul.-The State of Minnesota
had $5,456,948.52 cash on hand at the
close of the fiscal year ending July 81.
A report Of the condition of the state
treasury prepared by State Treasurer
Gooding, shows that the state is con-
siderably better off than it was at the
close of the fiscal year July 81, 1915.
Austin. - Gold has been discovered
IN the sands of the Cedar river at this
point. Samples sent to assayers were
found to run as high as $1,664.80 a
ton. With the appearance of the min
eral the fever has spread to the sur
rounding country, and farmers are
sending samples for authoritative in
spection.
Albert Lea. - In an effort to deter
mine the advisability of continuing
the Albert Lea College for Women, a
weeks campaign was lunched here to
procure pledges which will insure an
income of $12,50o annually for a Pc
Rod of i've years, $4,000 of that
amount to be provided yearly by SUBJ
scr1bers Of this city.
Mankato.-Ernest Kothendeutal, II
years old, Oliver Owens, IL years old,
and Leo Owens, 8 years old, have
been drowned in the Minnesota river
let county. The youngest boy stepped
into a pitch hole while bathing and
was swept off his feet. His companions
tried to save him and went off.
Minneiska-Mary Burkhart, 25 years
old, is a critical condition at her home,
near here. as the result of a peculiar
accident. She was working over q
wringer on washing machine, opera
ted by gasoline engine, when her
hair became entangled in the wringer.
Before the engine could be stopped,
her scalp was torn from her head.
Novak and Tony Tomisch Of Aurora,
on trial here on charge of unlawful
assemblage, Assistant County Attor-
ney Funck ordered the arrest Of Mar
Tin Zupen and John Sober of Aurora,
witnesses in the case, when they ad-
mitted they had taken part in the
trouble near the Hudson mine. The
men were given hearing.
st. Paul.-Creation Of state depart
ment Of public domain, to place the adj
minstration of the state mining, tim
ber, Investment and land holdings on
solid business basis has been pro-
posed by State Treasurer A. c. Good
ing, following the announcement by
State Auditor J. A. o. Preus that the
next legislature will be asked to pro-
vide for an inventory of state property.
Washington, D. CT is a story of
public authority prostituted to private
interests that is hardly equalled by
| Colorado" declared q report of the
committee on Industrial relations, de.
Bcribing the strike Of Mesaba range
iron workers. Duluth, St. Louis coun
ty, and Minnesota state officials were
raked severely by George P. West
who wrote the report of the Colorado
strike for the United States commits
sion on Industrial relations.
Eveleth.-Matt Kovesto, sc years
old, carpenter, fred three bullets
into his wife's head, a fourth through
her arm, and then shot himself in
the head. Physicians say the woman
cannot live and that Kovesto hal
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had been working in tho hot sun al
day and it IL believed he had becom,
temporarily unbalanced by the heat
The couples i've children, panic-strick
en- by the tragedy which they had
witnessed, were given shelter b.
neighbors.
Hibbing. 49, Deputy Sheriff Pete
Wiring, who received severe cash il
the forehead from q rock thrown b,
a striking miner In clash between
; deputies and picketers at Kittsville, i
out Of the hospital with Ave stitche
in his head. Tho disturbances tina
have occurred regularly at Kittsville
Nelson and Leetonia locations wer
resumed, miners being assailed wit
rocks and eggs. Deputies say it i
impossible to use their riot sticks q
mothers nhesitatinsly raise their II
fants as protection for themselves an
their men, s 5t
Fergus Falls. Governor Burnquis
Of Minnesota will address the Otte
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