Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-07-24
Minnesota State
News

Duluth.-Fatner John U. Nicholas
has been appointed by the Pope to be
Dominican bishop of Duluth.
Fergus Falls.-Scott Dinsmore, II
years old, high school student of Fer
gus Falls, was drowned in Round Lake
while bathing.
st. Cloud.-The Guarantee Con
struction company of Minneapolis has
started paving the St. German street
bridge in this city.
Virginia.-1n raid by police here
on places selling liquor illegally, TWEEN.
ty-one arrests were made, including
hotels, poolrooms, tailor shops, clubs
and soft drink parlors. -,
St. Cloud.-The cost of school i'm.
provements here during the past two
years was $319,539, according to re.
port made public by. G. S. Bunnell,
treasurer of the school board.
st. Cloud.-Leo Weisman, a youth
who formerly resided at Rockville,
near this city, has written to his par.
ents stating that he was injured in
action and is in a base hospital. He
is recovering rapidly, he said.
st. Cloud:-Edward Stabolka, a
youth living at Royalton, surprised
the residents of that place when he
tried out an airplane which he con.
structed. Stabolka's first trial flight
was completed without incident or &C.
cident. 49, !
Bemidji.-1n the resolutions passed
by the Minnesota Chippewas at their
annual council, held here, the Indians
asked for refund of $25, 100000 and
the adjustment of the Indian bureau
at Washington and equal privileges
for Indians of intelligence.
Minneapolis. 49, The Minneapolis,
Mortified & Southern Railroad com.
pany, which recently acquired the
rights of bondholders of the defunct
Dan Patch Electric line, will purchase
the road when it is put up for sale
by Howard Abbott, master in chan.
Gerry, unless the new corporation is
outhid.
Mankato.-At an enthusiastic meet:
ing at the Elks' club here the cause
OF good roads in Minnesota received
a substantial boost. The occasion was
the presence of the members Of the
Civil Engineers Society of St. Paul,
who stopped here overnight while on
a tour of inspection of Minnesota road
projects.
Virginia.-The Virginia, Eveleth,
Chisholm, Mountain Iron and Hibbing
fire departments :; will be unionized
With a month"; if the plans of organ
izers of the Minnesota Federation of
Labor and some members of the de-
pa&tments are realized. While here
hremen union organizers explained
the workings of their unions to the
range firemen.
Duluth:-An extensive program of
expansion which will extend through
the next four months is planned by
the officials of the McDougall-Du Duluth
Shipbuilding company: The first &C.
tivities in this new program will be
started Immediately, and foundation
for a new administration building
where all executives will have offices
under one roof already is started.
st. Paul.-St. Paul will contribute
lib, Minneapolis 126 and Duluth 21
men under, the call for all the negro
men in Glass 1 qualified for full mill
tary service They will leave for
Camp Dodge the five days beginning
August 1, according to announcement
made by Major John P. Snyder, chief
draft aide to Adjutant General w. F.
Rhinow. The list is subject to cor
rection and more men will be added
to the quotas if necessary
st. Paul.-John G. Flanagan, auditor
OF the water department, says he has
found the meanest man in America.
He sent in four Thrift stamps in pay
ment Of a water bill of ST." Flanagan
said. HE will receive the stamps
back with one of the most scorching
letters he ever read. 1 never heard
OF such a shabby, unpatriotic act be-
fore. With our boys making won
derful fight in France and entitled to
every cent of support we can give
them, he tried to dispose of the
stamps. He has the soul Of peanut
and unless he pays his water bill in
cash at once his name will be given
out" ...5.- .....-.-.s -... r.
Observation-Disclosures L. Caldwell,
secretary of the Minnesota State Bar
association, has completed the pro-
gram for the annual meeting Of the
association at Faribault, August Is,
IA and IS. Earl Reading, lord high
commissioner and ambassador to the
United States on special mission,
heads the list Of speakers, which in
cludes Senators Nelson and Kellogg,
Justice Oscar Hallam Of the state su.
sprems court It'd. O'Brisn OF st. Paul,
Charles d. Elliott, Minneapolis, for.
mer associate justice of the Minnesota