Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-07-17
NEWS O
TERSEL.Y TOLD.
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items. For /.
Busy Readers. +. r

Bemidji.-Sherman Misses, so years
old, was killed by dynamite explo.
sion on his farm near Blackjack. He
is survived by wife ana large fam
lily. ~ e.- o.... ~. =. 81.
Hibbing.-Forest fires which are rag
ing in the Sturgeon lake country are
not yet checked, according to the lat
est information from settlers who l1e
making brave fight against the fire
fend. .,- ~ Ill.,"
Virginia.-Efforts to find Mrs. Tony
Zelech, who disappeared several days
ago, have proved fruitless. The posss
of officers and citizens have now
secured the territory in every direc-
ton without discovering a trace.
st. Paul-Fire losses in the state
during the month were less than one
third as great as for the same month
year ago. The losses were 1925, 451
in IA fires. The fires involved prop
erty valued at S2,335,175, insured for
$1,624,477.
East Grand Forks.-John Saunders,
employed by the Northwestern Tele
phone company here, who was struck
In the face by loose, live wire, has
lost the sight of one eye, and the sight
of the other is threatened, His face
and hands were also badly burned.
St. Cloud.-A campaign Of a few
minutes originated by one of the lead
ing business men of the city has re-
suited in definite promise of an up
to-date hotel for St. Cloud. A build
ing to cost $35O,00O will be put up at
once by a syndicate which will include
number of representative business
men.
Crookston-A meeting of Crookston
business men was held, the object be.
ing to get united action in co-opera.
ton with the farmers to make the
| coming Northwestern Minnesota fair,
to be held in Crookston the week of
July 20 to Aug. 3, the best ever in at
tendance, in exhibits, in racing events
and in attractions.
St. PAULA new call for 1000 men
to leave Minnesota during the five
days beginning August 5 for Jefferson
| Barracks, Mo-, has been received by
| Adjutant General W. F. Rhinow This
is the smallest regular call so far re-
ceived. Only white men, physically
qualified for full military service, may
! be accepted under the call.
St. Heterogeneous have been
negotiated to continue the training of
army mechanics at the University of
Minnesota and the farm school A
class of approximately 900 men will
enter the schools Aug. Is for two
| months course, and other classes OF
a like size will enter each two months
thereafter for period Of six months
st. Paul.-Minnesota saloons are re
CURED to close in the future on days
when drafted men entrain up to the
hours the troop trains leave, under ar
order issued by the Public Safety Com
mission. The order will take effect
first during the, five days beginning
July %, when 10000 Minnesota regis
trants are to depart for Camp Wads
worth, S. c..
Minneapolis 519 nurses ir
Minnesota have already signed ques
tionnaires agreeing to enter Red Gross
war service by Jan. I, according tc
reports made at recent meeting o.
Minneapolis and st. Paul superinten
dents of hospital training schools anC
representatives of nursing organiza
tons in the state. Minnesota's quota
was set by national headquarters al
$50.
Moorhead.-The Minnesota commits
sion order closing garage and oil sta
tons on Sundays, and after o'clocl
.. NJ, religiously observed for shor
time after it. was issued, is not bein&
observed in this section any more, &C
corGing to reports of tourists. The.
say they are finding the garages opel
in all towns and cities in this district
giving service both evenings and O,
Sundays.
St. Cloud.-Charles D. Harrington
formerly Of this city, was killed il
Sioux Falls, S. D., when the walls o
. the second floor in his building, whic]
:. | DCluS 1SpdI1 gu, CO1AdpoCu d1lu Lei
through the ceiling, burying all tn
\ occupants of the butcher shop an
killing them instantly. Upon. search
ing in the wreckage for the bodie
all that could be found of Harrington
was his legs and one arm.
a St. Paul-E. J. Lynch, collector {
: internal revenue, says there is littl
doubt the retail liquor dealers ar
. growing fewer in the state. Not NOR
y than 1000 licenses have been take
9 out in Minnesota this year, while ther
were 4,500 issued by the internal rev
= nue. officials last year. a. R. Knox, a
sistant cashier in the collectors offic
q said many retail liquor dealers al
= going out of business in the cities an
:: the country liquor sellers are CROWN
= gradually scarcer. The big dry area
Il in the north of the state, including D.
). iuth, will account for another block
licerses that will not be issued tn
year. ,g.r ..-r ss j.. 49, &G3.t..,
Hampton.-William Friermuth, h
h three children, one boy and two girl