Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03


Louis. packet trade part Of the sum.
me,r, sank with q cargo OF apples near
Hs nlburg, below Hannibal, Mo-, last
week. No lives were lost.
IL he largest fair Redwood county
/ has ever had has just closed at Red
Lake Falls. Thursday was the big
gest day, gate receipts showing that
the attendance exceeded 5000. An Of
ficial count Of the automobiles parked
between the hours Of 2 and 6 In the
afternoon, gave the total Of cars as
/ 1000. .1
Rudolph Gruenloh Of Avon, pio-
neer Of that section, died at his home,
after short illness. He was 83 years
of age rs.
The Minnesota Methodist ministers.
In their annual conference held in
Pipestone, listened to the reports Of
foreign and home missionary work.
Rev. ]. K. Warden has filed slander
suits against two Williams men, James
lO' Brien and Hans Christensen, charg-
ing them with damaging his character
to the extent Of $1,000 The case will
be tried in the district court at Bau-
dette
"A resolution was sent to President
Wilson by the Minnesota w. G. T. u.
in state convention at the Wesley M.
E. church, Minneapolis urging him to
use his influence to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquor
| during the war.
! The body of w. S. Woodcraft, who
took his life in a room at the Nicollet6
hotel, Minneapolis, was sent to Mon
teVideo, in care of brother who
l.elltiied him. No reason is known
N--ly Wooderaft committed suicide
Eis wife survives.
| Deputy Sheriff James Cahill and
| Charles Fisk of Bemidji have taken
to Saltwater Jack" Chisholm, who is
to serve term for robbery. While
il the county jail, Chisholm gave a
little farewell party, breaking every
thing possible in his cell
Frank J.. Schultheis, first Mime
apolis drafted man to die at Camp
Dodge, had military funeral at st.
Joseph's Catholic church. Friends at
Camp Dodge telephoned that Schulz
theis died brokenhearted after being
senarated from his invalid mother.
Capt. Arthur s. Cow of Battery f
Of the 151st field artillery, formerly
the First Minnesota field artillery, now
in camp at Camp Mineola, L. L, has
acknowledged the receipt Of $4,000, the
artiilery's share Of the proceeds of the
soldiers pageant recently held at the
state fair grounds.
Plans for aiding Federal and state
authorities in their efforts to stop
the illegal sale of liquor to soldiers
or others, were discussed at a meet
ing of the Minneapolis Retail Liquor
Dealers association. Another meet
ing will be held soon to which all
oonkeepers in Minneapolis will be
invited.
Rain has helped check the forest
fires which have been menacing
SHooner and Baudette for the last
week. All danger now seems over.
An !; investigation Of the origin of the
f1tsas may be made. Much property
damage was done, including the de-
stTnction ~of a large sawmill and out
lyiag houses.
Duane Searl, 80 years old, of Owa-
tonna, and Mrs. Parmellia Hewes, 70
years old, of Lowvilie, were married
at LoWville, N. Y. Scarf met his
bride two weeks ago while on visit.
Sic has been engaged in the millinery
business. Searl is farmer living
near Owatonna, where the couple
will make their home.
At a conference Of land men held
| in Minneapolis, plans for forming a
statewide association to develop 90
OQ0.oOO acres of unsettled land in
northern Minnesota we're discussed.
It IS proposed that the association
develop wild land in the northern part
OF the state by inducing men inter.
ested in the sheep industry to come
to the state.
/ At the time of the first drive for
funds for the Red Cross number
OF Gr9okston farmers, instead Of donat.
ins money, promised to pay the value
Of crop yields from certain tracts Of
land on their farm, when their crops
i ysare harvested this fall. The first re.
turn Of this nature was received when
/. VILLAIN Dittman turned in $40 to the
5| Rc5 Cross as his donation.
Robert Y. Johnson Of Minneapolis
4 has filed two suits against Peter j.
Callahan, flagman, and the St. Paul
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