Warren sheaf., 1917-12-12

against James n. Morrisey, contest
ing sthe Crookston city election for the
office of i,ayor, has been filed with
the city clerk. by the contestants at.
torney, e. 4
The Crookston Lumber company
has on display in its Offices large
service flag, whereon are thirty.ntne
stars, indicating that this number Of
employees have gone into the service
lof their country.
With individual contributions limit
ed to 25 cents, a mess fund Of $3.50
has been raised by Bel Telephone
company employees in the northwest.
territory for their former associates
now in the 4oSth and 4O5th battalions
u. s. signal corps,
For the first time since the ak mur.
der case began at Virginia, officers
have openly expressed optimistic
views regarding the apprehension OF
1.-The murderer. Information of arrests,
however, has been prohibited by the
authorities. There are suspects in
custody who were "sweated" but their.
Identity Is kept secret
Mrs. Timothy OConnell, one of thu
Oldest pioneers in the state died at her
home in Mounds View. after short
illness. Mrs. o'Connell. was born in.
limerick county. Ireland. March 49,,
1928, and came to Minnesota with her.
husband in the carly fifties. Mrs.
i:O'Connell is survived by eight sons
and daughters and % grandchildren,
all living in the state.
death by wounds in the head, caus-
ed by an unknown person. was the
verdict in the case Of John McGar-
ry, who was found unconscious in
George Anderson's soft drink" place
at Brainerd, when the police raided
the place confiscated some liquor and
arrested Anderson who is held on a
charge Of conducting place in which
Intoxicating liquors are sold.
The operating income>of the Great
Northern railroad decreased $905 5,209..
"a in October from the total of the
same month last year, according to-
the report made by Controller G. r.
Martin. The decrease for the 10
months ending Oct 81, was $3,1S6,993
6S. Operating revenue for the month
increased $481, ,176.26, but operating
expenses increased $1,180,O56.59
Nearly 100 farmers from Minnesota,
representatives of Minnesota milling
concerns and state officials, met at
Minneapolis with Charles L. Brand,
representative of the federal bureau
Foff markets., and Recommended schangee
lin the federal grain grading. system
which, according to the farmerss will
allow them to- obtain from the miHers
Whstz they Believe to- beGthe prices ITO
which they are entitfedts t,.tt Il. s,r,,
Clifford Dow, Q 2115s-year-old. son ST Mr..
and Mrs. :O:GA. Dow, was shot and
killed by HIS 6:yearsold brother, Ar
thur; at the family home in; Duluth
The. children were alone onssthe sec
ond floor, playing soldier, when Mrs.
Dow heard shot. She found the
youngest child shot. through the head
with a .38 calibre revolver belonging
to the father, which the children had
found in a bureau drawer.
The Northern Minnesota Develop
ment association, in joint convention
with the Minnesota Potato Growers
association and the newly formed Nor
thern Minnesota Sheep Growers as
sociation was held at Brainerd with
the largest attendance in the history
/ of the association. President Middle.
ton in his address paid tribute to the
potato growers Of the state and en-
| phasized the need of organized effort
in assisting the government in its war
program. Patriotic resolutions were
adopted. Among the features of the
|aconvention, a potato luncheon, part Of
the conservation program, was in the
foreground. Potatoes were prepared
after government recipes. Sheep cul-
ture was discussed by Prof. w. A. Nc
Kerrow of the University farm. Coy
ernor Burnquist addressed the conyen-
ton the closing day. IS:
| The senior class Of the Crosby
High School has received a letter from
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
thanking members for purchasing a
Liberty bond and commenting their
scheme Of willing It to the class Of
1912, with instructions to buy a bust
OF President Wilson for the high
school The letter willsbe framed and
hung In the high school
Two wolves escaped from Central
Park at Crookston where they we're
Gagged They made their escape by
! digging themselves out from under the
caging and we're found yrunning loose
around the park by the parkA custo-
dian who Immediately Notified park
Superintendent Giles and Game War
don Munich After, failing ii their
endeavors to- capture the animals the
wolves we're shot so they could do no
harm. 5.~.. II
E. NJ. Wheelock, mechanical ex.
pert Of: :Winona gave the British the
first practical idea Of the war mon.
|sster that forced the Germans to tura
on their heels in the recent drive
toward Cambrai, directed by General
Byng. The fact that Wheelock was
the inventor OF the armored tank
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