Warren sheaf., 1918-03-20
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.


Of $4,693.
st. Paul.-Nearly $4,000 cords of
fuel wood will be cut on state-own-
ed lands before fall in the coal con-
serVatlon movement, Oscar Arneson,
superintendent Of state timber, estim-
ated in report to State Auditor
Preus
Albert Lea.-At the opening of the
Free0orn county Red Cross auction
sale in this city United States flag
1eet 10y feet, without a standard,
was the first offer. The flag was start
ed at 500 and sold for $4OO cash to
William Nelson Of this city.
Minneapolis.-In special appeal to
farmers Of Minnesota, Herbert c..
Hoover, federal food administrator,
asks that they market their surplus
wheat before May 15e as a war pro-
noting measure. The appeal was an
nounced by A. D. Wilson, Mr.. Hoov-
sota
eapolis.-Appeals for box cars
to move baled hay awaiting shipment
along the Great Northern lines in
Minnesota have resulted in movement
Of 800 cars within ten days. Judge
}. +. Nc Gee Of the Minnesota State
PnOlic Safety commission was mott
fed by w. c. McAdoo, director gen.
st. Paul. - Minnesota permanent
trust funds. which total $4,000 900,
with nearly $3.600O0O increase during
the last II months, will reach the $780,
ooo,O0n mark within ten years, and
exceed the combined total of similar
funds in all states east of the Missis-
sippi river, according to a statement
issued by State Treasurer Henry
Rines
Minnea polis.-A contract will be en-
tered into at once between the Uni.
versity Of Minnesota and the War de-
partment whereby the former will I'm
dertake to house, feed and instruct
500 National army men for two
months, beginning April s. Iustruc-
ton will be in general airplane me-
chanics and will be given by the de-
partment Of agriculture on it's camp
us
Madelia.-Pork sold for $55 a pound,
butter So a pound, chickens $93 each,
eggs S29 a crate. cakes $40, apples
at 80 cents apiece, corn $25 a BUSH
el. These are some of the prices paij,
for food at a Red Cross drive here
for the benefit Of the local chapter.
A 20-pound hog was sold under the
hammar for $1,100 Even the squeal
was saved and canned on a phono-
graph record to be forwarded to Ma
della soldiers at the front. The auc-
tion netted $6.000
Moorhead.-G. S. Barnes, Jr., mana
ger of the large Barnes farm near
Glyndon, Minn., was arrested by Sher-
iff Mcdonald of Moorhead at a Fargo
hotel charged with manslaughter in
the first degree. Barnes is accused of
hitting NJ. Magnus, farm hand, while
operating his automobile at a high
rate OF speed, killing him. Barnes
pleaded not guilty and was released
under $1,000 bail when arraigned be-
fore James Witherow, court commits
siOner.
Minneapolis-Wa Savings Club
week came to a close with a quarter
of the total population Of Minnesota
enrolled in. War clubs and pledged to
give the United States government a
steady weekly income Of approxim-
.ately 100000 which, for the remain
ing weeks of 1918 would mean $780,
100000 for Minnesota There organ
lied 1000 War clubs, with an average
membership of IS persons to a club,
which would give total membership
of $4,000 out of a. population in Min
nesOta of a little more than >2OO0,-
900.
WashingtOn.-Civil service examina-
tions are announced for April Is by
the Postoffice department to fill va.
cancies at the pOstOffices at Crooks
ton, St. Cloud and Virginia and Far
go, n. D. This viii he the first time a
postmaster receiving salary of more
than $2,400 a year has been designated
by civil service. Salaries of the Gif~
ferent officers are: Crookston. $2,-
800; St. Cloud, $4,000; Virginia, $2,-
800; Fargo, $3,700. Only persons who
live in the: postal limits of the cities
named are eligible to take the exami.
nations.
St. Paul.-Resignation of John Lind
from the Minnesota Public Safety
Commission and appointment OF Tho
e. eastman Of U"atonna to fill the
place Of the former governor is an
nounced by Governor J. A. A. Burn,
quist. Mr.. Lind's resignation, ex
pected for some time, was necessary
because of his appointment as chair
man of the advisory commission ere
ated by the federal government of
labor, which required that he spend
practically all his time in Washing
ton. MIR. eastman is a former state
senator.
Winona-Six thousand organized
boys and girls clubs, thriving this
year, especially under the impetus Civ
en- them through patriotic conscious
ness Of members, are prepared in
Minnesota to throw their full strength
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