Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-02-06
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

Minneapolis. - r. l.. Howard was
held up at Twenty-fifth street and
Eleventh avenue south by two masked
men VINO relieved him OF $3.50 and his
watch.
Stillwater.-All of the mail carriers
Nof the city have taken up knitting
sweaters for the local Red Cross,
many having already made good prog
-ress along that line.
Chisholm. - Over 40 families must
move their houses from Pig Town be-
tween April I and Is to make way for
the extension of mining operations in
the Toga mine, which are now under
way
Noorhead - Thrift Stamp day at
Concordia college resulted in the COL
lection among tne students Of the col
lege of a total of $1,700 to be used
in the purchase of government thrift
stamps.
Winona-H. S. Bolcomb, for many
years a lumberman of WinOna and for
the last 10 years an operator of a lum-
her company at Seattle, WASH, died
Jan. 81, according to a message re-
ceived here.
St. Cloud-A new building for the
Nelrose district school. four miles
west Of Melrose, has been suggested
owing to the fact that the school is
rapidly growing in number Of pupils.
There are 70 pupils now.
East Grand Forks. - Government
civil service examinations for clerks
in the departmental service will De
held at the postoffice on Feb. Is, and
on Feb. IS there will be examinations
for clerks in the field service.
st. Paul.-Frank A. Weld, president
of the state normal school, Moorhead,
has been appointed chairman of Gov
er1for Burnquist's school aid commits
sion. J. P Vaughan, superintendent
of schools, Chisholm, is secretary.
Crookston.-Word has been receiv-
ed from Los Angeles, CAL, of the
death of John r. Becker, former
resident of this city, Mr.. Becker spent
his boyhood in Crookston, his father
being engaged in the ice business.
Hcil1hciIO "'AlO1c C1ld11 l,oVO pei oO1lS
heard F. Ostensachen, former Prus.
sian nobleman, at the loyalty rally
here. He condemned the philosophy
of militarism which exists in Germany
and pointed out the restrictions which
that government places on its inhab
1tants.
Duluth. - Slowly but surely the
stocks of anthracite coal on the dock
sat the head Of the lakes are being lie
pleted, and according to G.. P. Craig
chairman Of the Duluth fuel admins
tration board, only the greatest econ
shortage in the spring. The bitumi
nous coal situation is slightly better
Moose Lake,. L. Thomas. engi
sneer of the locomotive which crashed
into bus load of school childre,
here, was exonerated from blame fo
the accident and the killing Of sever
children and injuring of II others
Thomas almost broke down while o,
thc stand at the inquest. Two months
ago his engine struck and killed tw;
men driving an automobile over
crossing at Willow River.
Minneapolis-"Iut herans in Mime
sofa will be called g., to raise 500
900 for social and religious wor]
among American soldiers and sailor
in this country and Abroad S. H
Holstad announced on his return frol:
Pittsburgh where he Representa-.
oJc ~,
National Lutheran commission for sol
oilers and sailors welfare "Statistic
showed that Minnesota has the secon
LARGEST number Of I,utherans of an
state in the Union. Pennsylvania lea,]
ing Mr.. Holstad said
St. Paul.-Brewery owners and liz
-lOr distributors Of St. Paul wer
taken by surprise by the action of tn
State Public Safety commission in e,
tending the bone dry order. but ron
who was i~torVieWed could give i
detail an opinion as to how far tn
order will affect his business. 4
admitted that the order nccessaril
viii nrevent the shiDmcnt Of consi'
"ara2le liquor and beer which beret:
Tore has been permitted in the ;
counties now made bone dry by tn
commissions latest order.
Fairmort-Chris Schmidt, Germa
allen Of Truman, was arrested on tw
charges of disloyalty and County A
Iorney Allen said dozen counts coul
be brought against him. He was hel
TO the grand jury in $4,000 bail. TIL
complaints charged that Schmidt az
yised drafted man not to go to tn
war till he had to and that ne state
~'the United States had no reason t
go to war with Germany. You ougr
to have government like we have i
Germany" Schmidt makes no pr
tense of being loyal, saying he is &c
man and favors Germany in the wa
Duluth.-Tne shortage of substitute
for wheat -four is making it Impossible
ior Duluth bakers to follow out tn
governments war bread order. Cor