Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-18
Minnesota State NeWs|


guni left this week to work in a door
factory in Minneapolis.
East Grand Forks-William A. Cox,
resident of East Grand Forks, while
cranking an Avery tractor, broke his
arm. >..-
st. Cloud-There are enrolled in To-
cal schools, 1902 students in all de-.
partments, as against 1,274 last year
on this date.
H1bbing- Power theater, one of
the oldest play houses on the Mesaba
range, will be torn down, according
to an announcement made. The build
ing is owned by the Oliver Iron Min
ing company.
Owatonna-Henry Middlestadt, ST.,
of this city, paid $500 to the Steele
county chapter of the American Red
Cross for boarding wheat contrary to
the order of the food administration
st. Paul-Patrolman A. J. Licha,
traffic officer at Fifth and Robert
streets, disposed Of $4,000 worth of
War Savings and Thrift Stamps in
five days in the intensive stamp cam
paign by the St. Paul police depart
ment.
Aitkin-Rev. G. M. Holmberg, pastor
of the Swedish Methodist church here
for three years, was assigned by the
church conference to Cloquet and will
move there next week with his family,
preaching his farewell sermon last
Sunday
Brainerd- Several thousand Brain.
erd and Crow Wing county people
viewed the Ninth District Liberty Loan
war relics on display here in the spe-
cial train in charge Of F.. II. Nutter,
Jr., of Minneapolis. So great was the
crush that several women tainted.
Bridging the gap until the train ap-
peared, the Brainerd City band played.
The Great Lakes Training Station
band, playing under the direction of
Hi H. Bussee, made a big hit.j .,,:i. .5;5f&
ysHibbing-Hibbing is erecting the
largest service flag in Northern Min.
nesota, an electrical one on top of the
city hall, >18 by 49,. It will. face the
southeast corner OF the building. There
will be Room for 1920 electric light
bulbs. 1.-The middle will read: Every
Light q Hibbing. Man for Uncle SAM
The sign will. carry 1869 lights, the
number OF men in service at the pres>;
ent time. 1t will be dedicated with
proper ceremonies ,:. =.
Deer Rivera crew Of the Iowa
Bridge company has arrived to begin
construction of the steel drawbridge
to span the Mississippi river west of
Ballclub on the Duluth-St. Vincent
highway. Word was received also
from the Elkhart, Ind, Bridge COM
pany that it's crew will arrive Sept %
to begin construction Of the steel span
drawbridge over the Mississippi at
Anoka in Cass county, which is being
constructed Jointly by Cass and Itasca
Virginia-A, passenger bus carrying
seven passengers and Ford Car car
rying three people collided on the
Gilbert road and four were injured
Sulo Viejanen, IS, driver of the Ford,
and John Mainen, As, got head in.
juries. Bruises were sustained by
Rett Visenen, 81, who was also in the
Ford, and Gust Turja, of Angora, a pas
senger in the bus, was the only one
hurt in the bus, though its front right
wheel was taken off when the cars
came together. 1. =. : = T;.s.s,.. ! ~ q.
St. Paul-Governor Burnquist sent
a letter to Charles J.. Brand, chief of
the Federal bureau of grades at Wash
ington, recommending, on behalf of
the farmers OF Minnesota and adjoin-
ing states, that the present Federal
grain grades be revised to conform
with the old Minnesota state stand
ards. Under the present Federal
grades farmers receive lower gradings
for their wheat than under: the old
Minnesota system, with q resultant
loss, it is claimed. 55s r..
Baudette- Grain stacking Is in full
swing and many farmers are still cut
ting. Many farmers were not pre-.
pared to harvest their crops this year
and depended too much on renting ma
chinery from their neighbors. This is
the first year that grain farming has
been paying proposition for many
local farmers because they had very
little clearing. With the good crop
that is assured more land viii be
cleared as soon a. threshing Is over.
Local business men are helping TO
harvest the crops this year.