Warren sheaf., 1917-11-14
T|1eState NeWso
The Week IN Brief
An Epitome Of All the Big and.
Interesting Event, of the Past
Few Days In the State.

railroad accident.
Two of the four garage men Ct
Thief River Falls have been .endeayor-
Ing to dispose Of their business that
they may enter the aviation service.
David Benson, q pioneer Of Ren.
vile, IS years old, was seriously in
der which he was using In pruning
trees.
Lake Parks fourth annual colt show
was held with several hundred farm
ers from the districts contiguous to
the village in attendance. Cash prizes
amounting to $170 were distributed.
John D. McCune, ST years of age, a
paper maker at the Watab Pulp and
Paper company's mill at Sartell, was
electrocuted when he came in came
In contact with high tension wire.
L. P. Torgenson of St. Paul was
awarded the contract for Pipestone's
new high school building by the board
Of education. His bid was $140.51l
and it is only the general construc-
ten contract
If the coal situation does not i'm
prove shortly it is likely that severe
fuel shortage will be felt at East
Grand Forks this winter. It is prac-
tically impossible to get good ship
ment of coal regularly.
Southern Minnesota's c1s,est sports
man has gone to the north woods in
Winona, in his eighty-third year, is On
his thirty-frst annual hunting expe-
dition. Never has he returned with
QUE a deer.
The annual convention of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa,
tion in Brainerd, December and I,
will be three-in-one gathering, the
association having arranged with the
Minnesota Potato Growers Associ-
alton and the Northern Minnesota
Sheep Growers association to meet
there on the same dates and under
their auspices.
A bulletin board, containing church
announcements, which appeared on
the outside of st. Johns German LutIl.
eran church at Red Wing was ripped
of by vandal. 1T was undoubtedly
because the bulletin bore the word
German that it was destroyed" Rev.
]. R. Baumann said. Members of the
church are loyal Americans and have
taken an active interest in war relief
work.
Tolls on the high bridge may be
eliminated at Red Wing shortly and
the big steel structure spanning the
Mississippi river, thrown open to pub
lie traffic free of charge. Under terms
of agreement between Red Wing and
Trenton townships tolls are to be
eliminated on the high bridge as soon
as the Wisconsin channel bridge4xis
completed and thrown open to the
public.
The Minnesota section of the Amer
lean Waterworks association held it's
annual meeting at Mankato Among
the subjects of municipal interest con
sidered were the substitution OF
wood for iron water pipe and cement
for lead in sealing pipe joints. o. G.
House, st. Paul, was elected presi-
dent; H. r.. ,Blomquist, Mankato,
vice president, and L. l. Birdsell, Min
Eeeral's. director
Denied the right to assist the gov
ernment in the prosecution of the
war because of an exceptionally low
stage of water in the Mississippi
river, steamboat men have found a
new service and it has been offered
to Uncle Sam. 1t probably will be- ac-
cepted. Steamboats, of the various
lines probably will be used to aid in
solving the housing problems at
points along the river where war work
is in progress.
The family of James A. Tawney,
former representative from the First
district, and during his activities in
Congress- recognized as one Of the
world figures in disarmament and uni
versal peace efforts, is doing its bit in
the present war with Germany Three
of his sons are in the active service as
members Of the fighting force, while
another son is in the customs service,
and Mr.. Tawney is engaged in an I'm
portant government function.
The authorities Of Red Wing are
aiding anxious parents in an effort to
find two young girls who have disap-
peared. At SteWartville, Nora Schroe-
der, 16 years old, returned to her home
late in the afternoon from work, went
to her room and later went out She
has not returned and diligent search
has failed to give the police or re.a-
tfves a clue, Frances Washburn, Is
years old, went to school at Plainview
v..--''aca When she failed to return
home her parents began search. I.
was learned she boarded a train. The
parents Of the two girls believe they
were lured away.
a Red Wing sportsman was fined
for pursuing" ducks. He tried to
coax CT "shoo" the birds, within gun
shot of a blind, where his companion
was hiding A state game warden
arrested him. It was the first In
stance Of a gunless hunter being ar
rested for illegal hunting.
Lawrence Altepeter son OF, Mr.. and