Warren sheaf., 1917-10-10

N Epitome Of An The Big and
Interesting Events Of the Past
Few Days In the State.
G. sE. Morehouse Of Laporte shot
lynx measuring s feet In length near
his yard.
Carl Schrandt, one Of the prominent
farmers OF Foley, died as the result Of
injuries received several days previous
when he was kicked by a horse.
The Riverton school board will au-
tnorize bids for the erection OF hand
some schoolhouse to cost approximate
" $115,000 at its next meeting.
Ernest Chambers OF Birchdale, suf-
: ferer from tuberculosis, is to be sent
20 the tri-county sanatortum at Be.
midi. The five children OF the family,
ranging in age from 8 to IL years, will
be placed in a state school.
An unfortunate accident occurred
when Fred La Londe, the Belgrade ho-
tel man, returning home with some
hunters from one of the surrounding
lakes, was shot in his shoulder from
his own gun. The wound is not serious.
The school board Of Independent
School District No. 40, at Chisholm,
10y unanimous vote, established
minimum wage of $50 per month for
teachers in the local schools and
minimum of 500 month for jani-
tors. 81
An attack OF measles cut short the
Journey Of Arthur Remington, en-
route with his regiment, the First
North Dakota infantry, to Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. G. Remington
was removed from the train at ST. Paul
and taken to the hospital.
Frank Bucholtz, 35, of Goodhue, was
fatally injured; George Wolf Of Belle
Creek suffered badly lacerated leg,
and Henry James of this city escaped
injury when a scaffolding on which
the three men were working at Red
Wing collapsed and fell forty feet to
4 the ground. Btcholtzs skull was
crushed. He is survived by his wife
and two children.
Six Minnesota boys have been
designated as candidates for entrance
I To- West Point military academy.
They will take the examinations next
March. Those appointed were Arthur
w. Carolson, Austin; Francis ]. Gral-
ing. Spring Valley; Rudolph B. Will
hnson, Lake Elmo; George " Lieb,
Faribault; Glendon P. Paulson, North
MankatO, and Jacob F. Kiefer, Moor
head
Something of sensation is on in the
vicinity OF Blue Earth over the sud
den departure Of former exemplary
farmer, Herman o. Steinhauer. There
appears little or no cause for his sud
den leave-taking. So far as the public
is aware, his domestic relations were
In no wise strained. He has held
nearly every Office in the township
and discharged every public duty cap-
ably and honestly.
It was necessary to unwind red tape
that ran from the army post at Fort
Smelling to the Office Of the adjutant-
general in Washington, when Clarence
N. Lucas decided to serve his country
ander his real name. Lucas enlisted
In the East and did not want his fam
lily to know It, so he signed as Rob
ert II. Stranger" After he had been
member of Company H, Thirty-sixth
infantry, some time, he decided he
Nould rather carry his own name, and
officers arranged it for him after un-
winding the tape.
Martin Petcoff, former hotelkeeper
In st. Paul, who shot and killed Matt
Ozbolt in 1913, was sentenced to twen-
t. years in the state prison at Still
water by Judge Orr in district court
a: st. Paul. It was ordered that the
sentence should run as If made on
November 26, 1913. Robert Hender-
son, a negro, who killed white wom-
an with whom he had been living, was
sentenced to fifteen years in the state
prison by Judge Orr. Both men plead
ed guilty at the trial in 1913 to charges
Of murder in the first degree.
Removal of Oscar e. Smith as post
raster Of Lester Prairie for disloy-
atty has been announcedsby the post
office department Federal and state
officials are investigating other occur
rences at Lester Prairie, brought to
head in this village by a disloyal
demonstration against Forme- State
&Senator Herman j. Heneman, who has
been prominent in loyalty meetings.
Heneman was hanged in eEgy and the
fact exultantly described in news
paper He has sold his interests in
Lester Prairie and left the place.
After two days spent in selecting q
,1rry trial of the case of F. "a. Mullen,
against John H. Devenney, a banker.
Of Morris, is on at Morris. Mullen
asks 100000 damages for alienation
Of his wife's affections. Mrs. Muller
was granted divorce In st. Paul IN
June, 1916, on grounds Of cruel and In
human treatment. Mullen alleges that
the divorce was obtained on perjured
testimony, after Devenney had coun-
seled Mrs. Mullen to secure separa.
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