Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-07-17
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Bemidji.-The new federal building
here will 60 into commission in about
10 days, the work of installing mail
boxes now being attended to.
Pine City.-A contingent of 10 men
from Pine county will leave here on
Thursday, July 25, for the army train.
ing camp at Camp Wadsworth, S. c.
Grand Rapids.-The haying in this
section is we'll under way, much of the
tame hay having already been cut.
The hay will be light again this year,
and will not average over ton to the
acre on new seeding.
st. Paul.-Advances in subscription
rates are announced by St. Paul pa.
pers. The Pioneer Press, a morning
paper, which has sold for cents, will
now cost cents and the Dispatch,
an afternoon 1-cent paper, will sell for
cents.
st. Cloud-Thursday was the SOth
birthday anniversary of Rt. Rev.
James Trobec, former bishop. of st.
Cloud, who retired to St. Stephens,
this county. where a nephew is pas.
tor, there to spend his remaining days
in quiet and rest after his long career
in the priesthood. :... =,
Anoka.-The Minnesota Dry Milk
company building here was destroyed
by fire. While the night Waterman
was ascending to the second floor to
find out why the lights went out, an
explosion occurred in the basement
Five minutes later the four-story
structure was a mass of flames. -
Wadena-Max Pink suffered pain.
full injuries at Park Rapids on the
afternoon of the Fourth when an auto.
mobile, driven by one of the drunken
rowdies of that village, crashed into
Pink's machine and almost wrecked
it. Morris Merickel and George. Clays
don were riding with Pink at the time
of the accident and both suffered,
bruised legs. =. i. Il 10.
Virginia.-The legislative program
Of the Minnesota Federation of Labor
to be presented at the next session of
the state legislature in January will
|; be formulated at the thirty-sixth an
nual convention Of the federation,
which has opened here at the Moose
hail.. The formulation of the program
is expected to be, the mos. important
business before the convention. ~~
st. Paul.=--Kaiser Bill might we'll
look at the garden of Mrs. Mary Sauro,
I:36 Upper: Levee, and worry. One rad.
ish raised In this garden would be
sufficient for "a; meal for one whole.
family. if the family was addicted ITO
radishes: This radish is twenty inches
long and eight inches in diameter and
is believed to be- the biggest produced
in a Minnesota garden this year -,
eapolis.-OHcers in charge of
United States army recruiting in Min:
neapolis have announced that scores
OF soldiers are wanted Immediately to
fill up new units being organized. The
men will be trained alongside veteran
soldiers, and will have excellent
chances of getting commissions, re-
cruiting men say, because of the new
policy of picking officers directly from
the ranks. j..
midji.--The official call for $50
men to be sent from Beltrami county
to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S..
c.. has been received by the local
draft board. This is the largest call
for men yet received by the local
board. OF that number 200 will leave
Bemidji the morning of July %, repre-
senting the south end of the county,
| and so will be sent from Baudette,
July Is, representing the north end.
Winona.-The financial budget for
Winona county for the year 1919 was
formally adopted by the county board
prior to adjournment Of the July ses:
sion. The budget provides for an in
crease of about $4,000 over the ex.
penditures of the present year, the
advance being rendered necessary by
maintenance of highways and pay.
ments on roads which have been con.
structed. The budget totals $4,000.
Mankato.-Mr. and Mrs. J. Wiseman
Of this city received news by telegram
OF the drowning OF their son, Clarence
Wiseman, at Fort Hunt, Va, where he
was a member Of the United States
coast artillery. Word has been tele.
graphed to the commanding officer to
have the body sent to Mankato for
burial The lad was born in Hender-
son, Neb., nineteen years ago, and be-
fore his enlistment attended the high
school here.
Little Falls.-John Wosniak, farm.
or living near here, killed three of his
four children by cutting their throats.
Mrs. Wosniak fled with her baby to
the home Of a neighbor. Wosniak ad-
mitted the crime when arrested. For
some time the farmer has been in q
doubtful senile condition. Mrs. Wos-
MAX said he believed that his family