Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-03

All n. LduS duU representatives 1uOu|
as D. ScEall and Halvor Stevenson at
Washington.
Nicollet. - Men prominent in the
dairying industry in this state will ad.
dress the thirty-ninth annual conven.
ton of the Minnesota State Dairy.
mems association at Lake City, Jan.
uary 16 to 10, according to the com.
pleted program of the meeting made
public here by F. D. Currier, secretary
Of the organization.
st. Paul. Approximately 100000
acres of northern Minnesota land will
be subjected to a soil survey If the
Legislature passes bill that North.
west development committee of the AS
sociation of Commerce and the Mime.
apolis Civic and Commerce association
will recommend. 1t will be introduced
by Asher Howard of Minneapolis.
Washington, D. C.-Attention is
called sharply to the fact that the
white pine blister disease has been
found in western Wisconsin and along
the border of Minnesota by Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the Ameri
can Forestry association. "The dis.
ease has strong foothold in New Eng
land and other northeastern States"
said Mr.. Pack
LlanO Grande. - John Matchefts of
Virginia, Mimi, private in Battery D,
First Minnesota Field artillery, died
here of bullet wounds received after
dispute with James Macenespie, pri.
vate in the same battery, over the pos
session Of one dollar. Macenespie
made his escape after the shooting
but was captured later and charged
with the killing.
Duluth.-High prices OF coal in Du.
luth have drawn the attention of the
federal government, and the depart.
ment of justice has sent special in.
vestigators here to investigate condi.
lions and to learn if there has been
collision of dealers to hold up prices
In violation of the Sherman antitrust
law. Duluth is the distributing point
for the entire northwest.
st. Paul.-The 1917 Minnesota legis.
lature, the 10th lawmaking body since
statehood was attained in 1853, con-
vened at the state capitol Tuesday,
Jan. 2, at noon. On the opening day
the members took the oath of Office
and the two houses organized. The
speaker, and both houses will elect
their principal clerks, sergeants at
arms and chaplains.
New Ulm. - Representative from
nearly every city in the Red River
and Mississippi valleys in the Dako.
tas and Minnesota are expected to at.
tend the. meeting Of the TriState
Flood Control association here Janu-
ary 10. It is expected the delegates
will decide upon some plan of food
control to be presented to the legis.
latures Of the three states.
Hibbing. The so-called Hibbing
graft cases were to come up Dec. 80
in district court before Judge Hughes
and it was expected arguments at.
lacking the indictments would be
heard there. H. B. Fryberger of Du.
luth was to be the chief counsel for
the DEFENSE, assisted by Mayor Victor
Power of Hibbing, one Of the indicted
persons, and Joseph Austin of CHS.
holm.
Minneapolis Farmer members OF
the Legislature are out to obtain
change in the financial policy of the
Minnesota State Fair, and in the make.
up of the board Of directors. To this
end they are urging the various coun.
ty agricultural societies to send their
delegates unpledged to the state meet.
Ing in Minneapolis, January 8. At that
meeting there will be at least three
vacancies to be filled. If F. w. Muir.
ply of Wheaton is elected president,
as now seems likely, there will be four,
for Mr.. Murphy's term as director does
not expire for two years.
Virginia. An exciting trip with
alleged bootleggers in which weap.
ons were used in making arrests was
related by Indian Agent Victor Ellis
In Federal court before Commissioners
o. A. Poirier at the arraignment Of
Joseph Voich on a charge Of introduc.
Ing liquor into Indian territory.
Virginia. Agitation fostered by
the Industrial Workers Of the World
among men employed in the sawmills
here Of the Virginia and Rainy Lake
Lumber company. said to be one OF
the largest of its kind In the world,
employing i 100 men, may cause the
SUSPENSION Of the plant for the WINTER.