Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-17
Minnesota State
~ News

| ~ Ihc AIdA VIII was dIIeSLeu Ou
charge of wife desertion and draft
evasion, has entered a plea to the
| local court asking that her husband
be allowed to stay at home instead
* beng sent to Camp Dodge. She
| claims she is dependent upon him for
support. The case is being considered
| by the local board.
Brainerd.-One of the practical
features Of the program for the sum-
mer meeting Of the Northern Min
ncsota Development association at
Walker on June and 8, will be a
Demonstration in land clearing under
the direction of Prof. l. D. Charlton,
newly appointed chief of the division
of agricultural engineering at the Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul.
St. Paula possible saving of more
than $350,000 year to telephone sub
scribers in Minnesota through the
unificatiOn of service by the North
| western and Tri-State companies Is
shown by preliminary survey made
by the State Railway and Warehouse
commission in advance of the hearing
April 20 on the application for ap-
prevail of the consolidation project.
Spooner.-Curtis C. Shaffer of
Northwest Angle, about the remotest
section Of Minnesota, walked across
the ice on the Lake of the Woods, ~
miles to Warroad, and came on here
by train, to apepar before the loca.
board for examination. Both his eyes
were closed and his face was badly
swollen from the exposure to the sun
and snow, but he said he "felt all
right" and is anxious to get after the
enemy.
St. Paul-The Cudahy Packing
company has lost it's suit in the Uni
ted States supreme court to knock
out the gross earnings tax law in
Minnesota. The law is constitutional
and in the Cudahy case was fairly
executed, the court held The case
involved a $1,000 tax on the earning
Of the refrigerator cars of the CON-
pany on Minnesota mileage from 1905
to 1912, according to the attorney
general s OulCe.
St. Paul.-Minnesota farmers are
given until May Is to market their
excess wheat. !. y. Wilson, federal
food administrator for Minnesota, de-
clared he was empowered to order
surplus wheat stocks sold at any
time. Live and freshly killed hens
may be dealt in by dealers after
April 10, the government having de-
cided to lift the ban against the prac-
ice at this time. Original orders
were to cover The period between
February IL and Apri! 60
Houston-German text books in
use in the schools here fed munich
pal bonfire following meeting of the
board of education at which it was
decided to discontinue the teaching
Of German in schools. After the
decision Of the board villagers
marched to the postoffice building
carrying the German books. A t1re
was started and into it the books
we're thrown while the citizens as
sembled about it and sang Amer
ica," and THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." -.
j., Eveleth.-Rev. Victor Kuusisto,
former pastor Of the Finnish Luth.
Gran church of this city, has accepted
call to Crystal Falls, Mich, and
has taken up the duties OF his new
charge. No one has been appointed
at the local church as yet. ..,<
st. Paul Before adjournment here
the executive committee of the Pat
riotic Americans of German Origin
decided to begin vigorous campaign
OF education among the German speak
Ing people Of Minnesota, so that they
will have a definite understanding
OF the war policies Of the United
States and what is expected of them
in the way Of loyalty and support.
st. PAULA new trial of the aliena.
ton of affections case which brought
Frank A. Mullen of Morris, Minn., q
verdict Of $4,000 from James H. De
emmy, banker of that city, has been
ordered by Judge Jelley, who hearo
the case. He declared in his order
that the verdict of $4,000 was exces.
sive and appeared to have been
prompted by passion and prejudice.
| Morgan.-This village with popula.
ton of $50 has given more than 50
men to army service and set a pace
for southwestern Minnesota for Red
Cross donations at an auction which
Melted $5,322. Leading Redwood
co@cty on the sale of War Savings
stamps with total of $16,75O, it ]
now ready to go over the top for the
Third Liberty loan with quota Of
$4,000.
| Moose Lake.-Steve Foster, a. farm
er living near Willow River, ter
miles south of here, was arrested
soon after, 1T is charged, he shot ant
killed his wife and failed in an at
tempt to kill himself. Foster. who
is So years old, ran his farm while
Mrs. Foster, who is said to have been
his coucin, conducted a small store in
Duluth. As the wife was leaving fol
Duluth, after concluding a brief visit