Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-02-27
Minnesota State
News

l. s,
| who died in this city recently, be-
queathed fortune of $4,000 to iH.
| situations connected with the Norwo-
gian Evangelical Lutheran Church Of
America.
Crookston.-T. B. Degman, superin-
tendent of this division of the Great
Northern, has been transferred to
Seattle. The vacancy is filled by L.
NJ. Davis of Grand Forks. former
trainmaster of that city.
Hawley.-Six horses were burned
to death when the barns of the Eel.
ton consolidated school we're de-
stroyed by fire. Six large carryalls,
used for taking the children to and
from school, also were destroyed.
CloQuet-The horse donated to the
Red Cross by Al Provost, now in. the
National army camp at Camp Dodge,
| now belongs to William Peterson OF
this city, the sum of $500 being real
lied for the society from the sale
of the animal
Bemidji. Fully thousand regis
tered delegates and several hundred
visitors will have to be entertained
by the people of Bemidji June Is to
16, when the Goth, state convention of
the Minnesota Sunday School associa-
ton is to be held in this city.
Wheaton.-Red Cross workers here
declare they still have to hear Of
better knitter than Mrs. William
in
and does all the Homework for her.
self and SON. Since the war began
she has knitted % pairs of socks, 26
sweaters, s pairs of wristlets and 8
mufflers. which Wheaton workers
claim comes pretty near being a ma
tional record.
St. PHILIPPIANS for the main build
ing of the Woman's state refOrmatOry,
Shakopee, were finally approved at a
| conference between the state board
of control, state architect and the
board of women visitors. The struc-
ture will include the administration
offices and will cost about 100000
| Bids on the building contracts prob
ably will be received next month.
Work will be pushed to completion
Mora.-Food conservation and the
Red Cross shared in the benefits
from 60 meatless basket socials, all
held on the same evening. in the
schools Of Kanabec county The So
Gals were held for the benefit of the
Red Cross and to celebrate the be-
ginning Of the Junior membership
drive in that county. It was expected
that the proceeds would amount to
about $500. Instead the net. pro-
ceeds totaled 1882.
st. Paul.-During January $11,787,-
ST was paid out to farmers of the
+ United States by the federal land
! banks, of which amount $2,737 100
was loaned by the land bank in St.
! Paul. according to a statement of the
Federal Farm board. The grand to-
| tai of loans closed by the St. Paul
bank is $9,760,400. Of the St. Paul
bank loans in January $3.50, 700 went
into North Dakota, $692,500 to Min
nesota, $194,600 to. Wisconsin and
| $1S4,300 to Michigan.
St. Paul-Charged with being dis
| loyal, Judge J. F. Martini Mantorville,
of the Dodge county probate court,
has been suspended by Governor
Burnquist pending an Investigation.
was appointed acting judge. Judge
Martin is accused Of publicly stating
| his opinion that the war is all wrong
and that the President is insincere,
and otherwise being disloyal and dis
couraging. enlistments. The com
plant on which his permanent re-
moval is asked is signed by eight
Dodge county citizens and was filed
with the State Public Safety com.
mission. u.s.
ST. Paul-With only 23433 deaths
reported in 1917 among it's 2,312,445
people, Minnesota is living up to it's
reputation as one of the most health
full states in the Union. The 1917 NOR.
tality rate of 1912, or slightly more
than one death in each 100 of the
population, during the year, is re-
garded as a record showing, because
while an identical rate was previ
ously recorded, it was several years
ago, when the average age of the
state was lower The showing is
excelied only by those in few West
ern states, newly settled by young
generations The Minnesota rate las
year was 11.40, and it placed the
state far down in the list of NOR
tally tables.
St. Paul-More than 100000 trou
fry which now fill the state fish
hatcheries at ST.. Paul, Glenw6od ant
Detroit, will be distributed in Mime
sofa waters at once to make room
for approximately 213,000,000 pix
eggs which are to be Matched durin,
May and then distributed.
st. Paul. - The Minnesota Retail
> Hardware association held it's cor
vention in SIT. Paul. Officers electe,
for the ensuing year are: President
o. V. Hanson, Rochester,; vice pres!