Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-08
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was killed in collision of automobiles
at Minneapolis.
Isaac A. Barnes. siXty-tive years old,
for more than thirty years practic-
ing attorney of Minneapolis, is dead.
Abraham Hickey, twenty-six years
old, was drowned in the Mississippi
river at Minneapolis while swimming.
George Odlum, real estate dealer in
Minneapolis for thirty-seven years, is
dead. He was siXty-foul years of age.
Conrad Hernlem, ffty-five years OF
age, a we'll known Goodhue county
farmer, was struck by lightning and
killed
Willis Baker, well known pioneer
real estate man and resident of Min
. neapois for fifty-seven years, is dead,
aged eighty-siX.
st. Louis county will hold an option
election on Sept. 10, petitions bearing
10000 sworn signatures having been
filed with the county auditor.
William Radios, twenty-three years
Of age, a farmer residing near Fair
mont, was killed when struck by light
ming while working in a harvest field.
After his mother warned him to
stay away from the river. Clifford
Maness of st. Cloud, thirteen years
old, went in bathing and was
drowned.
Richard NJ. Nicely, forty-nine years
old, president of the R. M. Nicely com
pany of ST. Paul, general agents Of
the Employers Liability Assurance
corporation, is dead.
Gilbert Stone, twenty-five years old,
a private in L company, First Mime
sofa infantry, was fatally injured when
struck by train while guarding the
The state public safety commission
has recomm ended the summary re-
moval of Sheriff j. J. Urness of Nah
nonen county from Office on charges
of ahetting violation of the liquor
laws.
Secretary of War Baker has turned
down the request of Governor Burn
quist that the state national guard
troops be trained at home instead of
in the extreme south at the height Of
midsummer.
Mrs. Caroline NJ. King, widow Of
Colonel Bill King, one of the early
real estate operators Of Minneapolis
and one time representative in con-
gress from the Mill City, is dead, aged
seventy-eight.
A baby monkey, weighing but one
ana Cne-half pounds, that had Travelled
all the way from Central America con-
cealed in a bunch of bananas, was
found by Carmen Brondi, Minneapolis
market gardener.
j. f. Nicholson, treasurer of the
Standard and Model clothing houses
and long prominent retail merchant
of Minneapolis, is dead. Mr.. Nichol.
son was .fifty-seven years of age and a
native of Sweden.
The old Northwestern Thresher
company plant at Saltwater will be
Teopened for tool and machinery
factory by the newly organized Twin
City Forge and Foundry company, cap
ftalized at 100000.
James Wood, teamster, forty-fve
years old, employed by the South ST.
Paul Stock Yards company, was
thrown from his wagon and instantly
killed when his team became fright
ened and ran away.
=. The body of young woman found
shot through the heart in a vacant lot
in Minneapolis has been identified as
that of Lucy Truppe, twenty three
years old, daughter of Mrs. Alice
Truppe of Milwaukee.
Machinists, boilermakers and help
ers employed at the Chicago Great
Western railroad shops at Red Wing
are on strike. The men demand ar
increase of wages to equal that now
paid in the st. Paul shops.
4 4The5Girst Minnesota infantry will
BE continued on property guard serv
ice in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Du
luth until Aug. Is, and possibly unit
Aug. 81 depending on the organization
of the new Fourth infantry.
Establishment of public markets tr
Minnesota cities and suspension of Ii
cense regulations hindering food prod
ucts sale are recommended to cit!
councils in resolution adopted b,
the state public safety commission.
Charles E. Erwin, seventy-thre'
years old, pioneer resident Of Wi
mona county and retired locomotiv,
engineer Of the Chicago and North
western and Green Bay railroads
dropped dead at his home in Winona
Minnesota sheriffs, one from eacl
of the eighty-six counties in the state
have been sent invitations by tn
state public safety commission to at
tend conference at st. Paul Aug. i
on war time problems relating to Law
endorsements.
r. +. Hart, thirty-fve years old, gu
perintendent of the Hoax Elevate
company of Minneapolis, and G.. +
Showers, forty years old, also of Min
neapolis, were instantly killed whel
their auto was struck by fast frefgh