Warren sheaf., 1917-09-26
Minnesota State News

=. a. Icnier. vice president OF the
American National bank, St. Paul,
who spent month rear Drake, ".
D.. said today that the wheat crop
is poor in that immediate vicinity
but is better in the East and North.
Conditions are much better IN Min
nesota, however" said Mr.. Ickler
Five new professors have been add
Sd to the faculty Of the University
OF Minnesota, according to an an
nounrement yesterday from the Office
Of President Burton. They are:
Philip Bing, journalism, formerly of
he University OF Wisconsin; Prof.
j c. LeCompte Of Yale, to the de-
partment Of languages; DR.. Robert
NJ. Yerkes, Yale; Everett Fraser,
law: E. c. Robbins, University Of
Oregon, economics.
There has been q reversal of opin-
ion in many places in Southeastern
Minnesota as to the extent of the
damage by frost some days ago. The
warm weather Of the last few days,
typical corn-growing weather, has
convinced many farmers who took a
chance by leaving their corn undis-
turbed that they have made no mis-.
take. More than half the crop
thought completely destroyed on the
ridges in this territory will mature,
experts said.
Only 43 tons Of hard coal have
oeen shipped into Thief River Falls
since last spring-and that was re-
ceived only after frantic appeals.
Considerable alarm Is felt lest win
Ter comes without further shipment.
All the dealers have been trying for
some time to get hard coal. Instead,
soft coal in plenty has been shipped
n until half Of the usual supply has
aeen received. Some uneasiness has
ltso been felt over the fact that it
aas been almost impossible to get
any cordwood
j. Q. Bentall, former Socialist can.
1idate for governor, has returned to
.is farm at Cedar Mills, after having
oeen arraigned in Minneapolis before
: Federal commissioner on a charge
ii interfering with the draft law. He
was arrested and brought to Mime.
apolis charged specifically with aid
ing, abetting and inducing his farm
hand, John F. Kassube, not to reg.
lister for the draft" Bail was fixed
at $500 It was BentalIs second ar
rest in connection with anti-draft ac.
tivities.
Edward Fedel, farmer residing in
the town of Munson, two miles from
Richmond, lies in the hospital with
six shots in his body as the result
of one of the first hunting accidents
Of the season. His condition is not
considered serious. Fedel went out
on the Sauk river for the purpose of
fishing. Lucas Schroeder, a neigh.
boring farmer, also went to the river
in quest of ducks. Sighting a mud
hen he fred. The hen happened to
be directly in line with Fedel and
number Of the shot hit him.
The forty-third annual reunion of the
st. Croix Valley Old Settlers aseocia.
ton was held in Saltwater. A banquet
was served at LOO p. m. at the Sawyer
house.
George Shannon and John Kostchiz
were arraigned before United States
Commissioner II. A. Simons at Be.
midi on charges of introducing liauor
into Indian territory. Both pleaded
not guilty and asked that their cases
be transferred to the Minneapolis
Federal court, which begins session
Oct. 2. Their cases were transferred
Concordia college at Moorhead is
open in all departments, the opening
this year being delayed somewhat to
allow the men students to finish up
work On farms in consonance with
the food conservation movement III
over the country.