Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-01-30

skating rink,
Bothun' S greenhouse at Thief River
Falls burned to the ground, with ST.
SOD insurance on $4,000 valuation An
overheated furnace is said to have
been the cause.
Taxes levied for all purposes In.
Goodhue county amounted to $685..
$3.50 In 1917.
The community skating rink In
Brainerd is in service. It measures
$50 by $50 feet in size and is located
opposite the Lowell school
Superintendent F. E. Lurton, who
has had charge Of the public schools
at East Grand Forks for the past
three years, has been reelected for.
another term Of three years, begin.
ming Aug. 1, 1918.
Charles Sackerson, employed at the
John Oberg quarry at ST. Cloud, fell.
to the bottom of the quarry pit. lie
was taken to the hospital where it
was discovered that he had sustained
serious injury to his kidneys. Us.
John Swanson of the Hallock Roll
or mill is making preparations to put
on a night shift to double the capac.
ity of the mill. Mr.. Swanson has a
standing order for all the flour he can
turn out for shipment abroad to the
soldiers.
Mrs. Royal Lares and her three
young children were burned to death
in fire tlat destroyed their home in
St. Paul Park. The bodies were
found hours after the house had burn
ed, the heat of the ruins preventing
an early search.
Seven business houses were destroy.
ed by fire at Brainerd, causing loss
estimated at $4,000. The fire start
ed in a basement pool room Of the
Ideal hotel, destroying that building
and the Gale block, the Empress
theater, the Brainerd fur factory, Alex
Johnson cigar store, McGill barber
shop and the Larrabee furniture store.
The arrest of Joseph Gilbert, state
secretary Of the National Nonpartisan
league, broke up meeting which he
of the league opened in Laketield,
county seat of Jackson county. Con-
trary to orders OF. county officials,
Mr.. Gilbert tried to hold meeting
in the yard of livery barn after
failing to hire a hall.
Ka-be-na-we.wonce, Chippewa In
dian, better known as John Smith,
said to be 100 years old, who is in
Chicago from his home at Cass Lake
Mimi, to attend the automobile show
does not like the white mans bed.
Although he occupied room with a
bath at a big hotel, he slept on the
floor. He said that beds in hotels
and berths in sleeping cars gave one
a cramp. -. 49, -.
Governor Burnquists attempt to
pay the school aid deficiency account
of $1,070,193 out OF current school aid
appropriations is held illegal by a de-
cision of the state supreme court, af.
firnling the Ramsey county district
courts action in issuing an injunction
asked for by J. F. Mus.lel, tax
payer. The decision settles the con
troversy and releases for distribution
to the school districts of the state
$5,037,54 in appropriations.
/ William J. Dugas of Bemidji re.
ceived a telegram from Commander
Eide of the coast artillery at San
Francisco stating that Charles F.
Moore, a member of the coast artil-
lery, had died in the Leeterman hos.
pital and asking for the address of
relatives and an order for the ship
ment of the body. Moore worked for
a year and half for Mr.. Dugas in
the Grand Central hotel He was
better known as ''Slim." His home was
In Canada, but little is known Of his
history. .s-.
The Cooperative Shipping associa-
ton of Belgrade has completed a sue
cessful year. During 1917 81 car.
loads of stock were shipped, which
included 6S cattle, 1892 hogs, 1872
calves and @137 sheep. The gross
amount received at the South St.
Paul market was $96,6S0.37. OF this
amount the farmers received by check
the amount of $92.427.OS.
Harry Johnson was picked up at
Crookston half frozen and starving
and charged with vagrancy. He stated
that his home was at Warren, and
that he had enlisted in the army. He
was given an honorable discharge, ow-
ing to his being physically unfit for
service, and that he had spent all his
money while en- route to his home at
Warren. His case was dismissed and
money provided. by the county Off
Gals for his transportation home.
Herman Zempke, German BON
farmer near Red Wing, owning 800
acres of land, was held to the grand
jury on charges of sedition. Zempke
is alleged to have urged that reyO-
luton be started in t.lis country and
to have said that 10000 men. could
be found in the state who would sup.
port the revolution. He is credited
with saying that Americans should
have stayed off the ocean after the
Imperial government told them to.
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