Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-29
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

Middle River.-There were some
questions about the ownership of a
s. bill found on the street here, In
order to settle the controversy, the
finder turned the bill over to the
Red Cross.
acknowledgements college AGA.
deny have given a 75-foot flag ~:
to the college. The pole is now being
made at the foundry and will be
raised on the college campus before
commencement.
Gilbert.-A new service flag recent.
ly received at the highschool con!
tains forty-eight stars, record equal
ed by few other schools on the range
and by none in proportion to the
number of graduates.
Bemidji.-Curtis Satire, 9 years
old, was seriously injured while lead
ing COW from the farm of his father,
five miles from here, to the city. He
tied the rope about his waist and the
COW became frightened and ran away
dragging the child.
St. Cloud:-Injuries sustained in an
automobile accident on May 16 ended
fatally when Alfred H. May, 80 died
at St. Rapheals hospital. Mr.. May
never regained consciousness since
the accident, suffering a compound
fracture of the skull.
Baudette.-The Cathcart hotel. the
first building erected at this place,
was destroyed by fire. 1t was a
frame structure, two stories, and for
the past two years had not been used
for hotel purposes. A soft drink
place was run by William Cathcart in
front Of it.
st. Cloud-More than $50 persons
attended the state convention of the
Order of Vasa, Swedish fraternal or
ganization. The delegates paraded to
Empire park, where the welcoming
address was delivered by Mayor Free
man. Harry J. Lund of Minneapolis
delivered the principal address. The
meeting was one of patriotism and
loyalty. H.
Belle Plain.-Viola Tolzman of this
place. seven years old, found two
dynamite caps while playing; in the
7;woodshed and proceeded to tinvesti-
gate, with the result that Tvs of her
fingers were shot off. Her father had
placed several of them on the rafters
twelve years ago and had forgotten
about them, and it is supposed that
mice spilled two of the caps on the
floor. =.
Minnea polis.-Despite systematic
police regulation and cooperation by
civic and automobile organizations
motor accidents continue at an alarm
ing rate in this city. Since January
1 there has been 230 smash-ups, re-
sulting in six fatalities. Scores of
persons have been seriously injured.
One thousand arrests have been made
this year for violations of traffic or
dinaces
Virginia. body of Mrs. Sarah
Henderson, IS, house-keeper for John
Owens, living near Cook, who died
suddenly Of heart trouble and was
brought here for burial, Is still being
held pending word from relatives.
She was taken i'll while baking bread
and advised by Mr.. Owens to lie
down. Later when Mr.. Owens went
to see how she was he was Mortified
tC find her dead in bed.
st. Paul-Professor Andrew Boss
OF the Agricultural school is authority
for the statement. that the horse bust
ness in Minnesota is at present on
the decline while improvement has
been noted in the beef and hog indus
try. According to Professor Boss the
hog business has shown a marked in
crease and he believes that the high
price for pork is responsible. His
figures show that the government pays
13 times the price Of bushel of corn
for 100 pounds Of live pork. On the
other hand the dairy businesses is in a
slump, he said.
Winona.-Harry Jacoby, the II year
old chore boy employed on the Frank
Schultz farm near Minnesota, who at
tackled Leo Schultz, crushing his head,
and then shot Mrs. Schultz, was CAP
tured making his way to Wabasha
from the scene of the crime When
questioned /Jacoby admitted pounding
the little boys head with hammer
but refused to give any reason for the
act or state why he attacked Mrs
Schultz with shot gun. The in
jured boy died in hospital at Wa
basha where he was taken with his
mother, who is also in a critical con-
dition from gun shot wounds in the
shoulder. ....a>'> =,
{ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES took in cus-
tody Miss Betchel Biggs, wanted here
The girl ran away from home. She
went to Moorhead, she. said, and later
went !, to Fargo. " She registered
at the Y. w. G. A. under the name Of
Johnson. She was returned to her
home here. 's:@' ~ .s, I VI Il
Moorlead.-One hundred and four.
teen barberry bushes were found by
County Weed Inspector Alvin H. Lar
son in Zone day in the city, and all
were tagged with red card, indicat-
Ing the nature Of the plant grown in
the yards of some Of the people Of