Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-06-27
Minnesota State
News

Mrs. Phebe Mcmillan, pioneer char
ity worker in Minneapolis, is dead in
that city, aged seventy -seyen.
John ]. O'Brien, a resident Of Min
nesota for fifty years, is dead at ST..
Paul, aged seventy-four years.
DR.. D. w. Horning. for thirty years
resident and medical practitioner in
Minneapolis, is dead, aged sixty.
Sunday movies are barred in Fair
mont as the result of special elec-
ton called to decide the question.
Theodore T. Simon, forty-five years
old, Spanish war veteran who saw
service in the Philippines, is dead at
Duluth
Between 200 and 800 men will be
arrested in Duluth within the next few
days for failure to register under the
draft law.
Henry L. Moore of Minneapolis has
donated 100000 to Dartmouth college
for the foundation of two lectureships
for alumni
M. w. Brewster, Wells attorney,
Smith as special attorney general of
the state fair management.
John S. Johnson of Minneapolis was
elected president of the Minnesota
Elks at the closing session of the an
nual convention at Winona.
Patrick Hammel of Duluth won his
fight in district court at Brainerd to
establish a claim to partnership in
Guyana range iron land valued at S.
100000.
Henry c.. Taylor, eighty-six years
old, resident of st. Paul for many
years, was accidentally asphyxiated by
Illuminating gas at the home of his
son-in-law in that city.
Jack Hamilton, twenty-one years
old. was drowned while sailing on a
lake near Albert Lea. The boom on
his yacht struck him on the head and
knocked him overheard.
Fire of an undetermined origin de-
strayed the Kasson school house, caus-
ing loss of $4,000. The Rochester
fire department was asked for help
and assisted in checking the flames.
Chris Johnson of Fergus Falls has
resigned as creamery inspector in
the state dairy and food commission
to enter the federal service as inspec-
tor of butter renovating factories in
Chicago.
The Minnesota public safety com.
mission has asked permission of T. w.
Gregory, United States attorney gen
eral, to erect stockade at Fort Shell
ing in which to confine the registra-
ton slackers.
Removal of Victor S. Knutson, SUI
perintendent of Todd county schools,
is asked in complaint charging NAL
feasance and nonfeasance of Office
filed with Governor Burnquist by Todd
county commissioners.
The Minnesota public safety com
mission has issued warning to man
ufacturers and licensed dealers in in
toxicants to see that the state laws
are observed or orders will be issued
making the state bone dry
Acting under law passed at the
last session of the legislature author.
izing an increase in the insurance on
public institutions the state board of
control has placed 100000 on the
| state prison at Saltwater
Proprietors of two Minneapolis mo.
ton picture theaters lost their fights
to stop the picketing and "bannering'
of their places by labor unions when
| District Judge Dickinson held the &C.
ton of the picketers legal.
After surviving long service in the
trenches in Belgium, Paul Spitaels,
thirty-four years old, was killed by
falling off a load of fertilizer on a
farm near Duluth where he was EN-.
plcyed. His neck was broken by the
fall
Purchase of building at Hibbing
to be used by the state bureau OF
mines is announced by State Auditor
Preus. The purchase was authorized
by the last legislature. A complete
laboratory for testing iron ore will be
installed.
Twin City citizens of Norwegian de-
scent will meet July in an independ
ence day celebration on the state fair
grounds at which several thousand
are expected to be present. Governor
Burnquist and Samuel G. Iverson will
be among the speakers.
A. G. Gooding of Rochester, former
state treasurer, has been elected pres
ident of the Minnesota Bankers asso
citation. Resolutions were adopted
pledging the fullest cooperation Of
the association in assisting the gov
eminent in any future bond issue.
Threats of municipal ownership have
brought the Duluth Street Railway
company to time so far as demands
of the city council are concerned A
compromise with the railway company
has been reached and proceedings to
condemn the system and operate it as