Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-01-30
MINNESOTA news
ITEMS CONDENSED
ALL THE BIG STORIES AND THE.
MOST INTERESTING OF THE
SMALLER ONES CONDENSED.

sior, Mimi, has been elected county
agricultural agent for Pipestone
county
Duluth mas 1862 men subject to the
army draft in tle first classification
ci the QUESTIONABLE This number
will be called for the first physical
examination at once.
George W. Winter of Winona has
been appointed a member of the dis.
trict CONSUMPTION board, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Fl. w. Libby of Winona, now secre-
tary of the Minnesota Safety COM
mission.
Deposits in the nine banks of Ben
ton county increased 20 per cent last
year, according to statements issued
In response to the national call. The
deposits in the banks total $1,7S4, 051,
an increase of about $350,000 since
last year.
Alvin Boen, formerly newspaper
man of Fergus Falls, died at the
Great Lakes training camp from spi-
ual meningitis. He was the son of
former Congressman Halidore Boon,
AMI was the third Of the Boen family
to enlist.
Levert Gushing Hale, 29 years old
OF Morgan, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with
q shotgun. His act is said to have
teen caused by worry because he
tailed to till out his QUESTIONABLE
within the allotted time
\ modern electric corn testing ma
chine has been added to the equip
meot OF the Wells high school for the
benefit Of the farmers of that section
and testing of seed is now under way
under the direction Of A. E. Engebre.-
sea, agricultural instructor.
Tests of seed corn made by G. 4
Strobel, agricultural teacher in the
Aankato high school, have shown that
much Of the corn that was supposed
to be good seed fails to germinate
Blue Earth county, banner corn coun-
ty of Southern Minnesota, will prob
ally have to import some of it's seed
Tor the 1918 crop.
Duluth still maintains a leading
t-.t'-S Slo VIC VI CAC lcclL.IlcSt C1tIC1
In the United States, according to
completed reports of the health de-
partment, which give the Zenith City
q death rate of 1916 per 1000 in
hahltants, estimating on a population;
Of 100000. During the year 1926 mar
rage licenses were granted and the
birth rate was 1856 per 1000.
dents of Brown county, answered a
charge in justice court at St. Peter of
hauling five loads of corn and hay
from farm in Nicollet county, whie1.
Was in the custody of the sheriff
They pleaded guilty, but said they
acted on the advice of their attorney.
They were tined SIS and costs. Their
attorney appealed to the district
court
Suit for s14,S60 has been started by
the state Of Minnesota against the
Lion Bonding and Surety company Of
st. Paul in connection with the cuttin-
Of timber from state lands by James
Richardson, Crookston, MiEn., for
whom the company was surety. Rich
ardson is alleged to have cut large
amount 81 timber which was not in
Included IN the 6rst scaling given ),y
the state auditor.
II. J. Stern, who was in Fergus
Falls last fall and collected 500 TO-"
the purpose of recovering the body OF
his b-ot:,er-in-law, Ted Johnson, who
aad been drowned In Carlisle slough
and then disappeared with the cash,
has heen arrested at Spokane,
charged VITA hning a Stacker. Otter
TIL county authorities want Stern il
The federal authorities get through
with Elm. .-
Federal aid funds available for
reads under the Banklead law to be
received this year i'll Minnesota will
amount TO $S53,041, which includes
*4l5,SC5, the appcrtionment for 1918.
, This fund is apportioned among the
counties on $3.50 basis, the county
putting up the same amount for roat.
improvements as it receives from the
federal funds This money also is:
expended under the direction OF the
commissioner Of highways.
The greater portion of the state.
p%rt Of the s7,740,941 which will be
spent on roads in Minnesota this year
will go to counties least able to pro
vide funds OF their own, according To
c. M. 1Babcock, state commissioner O.
highways. who is preparing for t.,c
biggest road program in the history o.
his department. The state aid amounts
to s2,220,00o of this sum, and the
law provides that III counties where
the assessed value of the property for
taxation is less-lthan $5,OO0,0O0 the
state shall, pay 80 per. cent to the
conty's 90; in counties with between
i5,nO0,0O0 and s1O,O0O,0OO taxable
value, 70 per cent; between S1O,O 900,
900 and $15,00o,000, 60 per cent, and
In all other counties, so per cent.
Vincent Kills, a fireman in the Wi
mona department, set new record
for the city by finishing a knitted
Req Cross sweater in five days. The
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