Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-12-25
!, Minne sofa State NewsI

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McEldowney to Saltwater prison to
begin a hve-year term at the peniten-
tiary for stealing an automobile from
the Ramstsd Auto Company at Green.
bush last summer.
st. Cloud.-Fire in Rice totally de-
stroyed the large livery barn owned
by the st. Cloud Brewing Company.
In the barn were six horses, a number
OF buggies and sled belonging to J.
Werner, which were consumed.
Stillwater-The members of the
Washington County Holstein Breed
ers' Association held meeting at the
civic club rooms, this city, which was
addressed by H. r. Leonard, state Sec
rotary of the Holstein association.
International Falls.-The telephone
line between this place and Ericsburg
will soon be completed. The farmers
of the Ericsburg district and those
living along the, Elwell highway. over
which the line Is strung, built it. H.
Minneapolis.-Nick Claus so, we'll
known trapper living alone in an old
cottage on Eight Mile Creek" at the
issipp1 river, was found dead by
>hbor, who, went to visit him.
Hibbing-Local Elks, after several
weeks idleness because of the ban,
will resume activities after the holi.
days. The biggest initiation Of the
year will take place at the armory on
the second Monday in January, when
large class will be put through, with
visiting delegations~fr from Chisholm,
Duluth and Virginia present. An ath-
1etic program and lunch is planned.
Virginia. Enlarged eighteen months
ago with grand larceny while acting
as collector for a publishing concern,
H. s. Terence, former -Virginian, has
beenyS arrested in. Minneapolis and
brought back to face the charge.
Melrose.-Funera1 services have
been held for ex-Mayor Edlebrock, Of
Melrose, a prominent business man of
western, Stearns county, who died at
his home here, aged So years. He was
a pioneer merchant. He is survived
by his wife and three sons and
daughter
Brainerd.-The annual meeting Of
the Grow Wing County Farm bureau,
which was to be held on Dec. 10, has
been indefinitely postponed because of
the Influenza situation. It is probable
the meeting will be held some time
On January in connection with the an
nual meeting of the Livestock. Ship
ping Association.
ST.. Paul.-Resolutions protesting
against any increase in telephone
rates in Minnesota were passed unan-
imously at mass meeting here by
twenty-slx representatives of Mime
sofa municipalities, all members of the
telephone users defense committee.
"A copy of the resolutions was pre-
sented to the state railroad and ware
house commission at the continuation
o., the telephone hearing at the. capt.
toll.
r Montrose.-Half a dozen persons
were injured, one seriously, when
Great Northern passenger train No. %
split switch near here The engine
passed over the switch safely, but the
baggage car, following, took the siding
and piled on the engine of a freight
train which had sidetracked for the
passenger. The smoking car next to
the baggage car, turned over on its
side and the passenger car following
left the rails: ~ ~
St. Paul---Charges that st. Paul is
"a vice-ridden city, that automobile
thieves reaching proportions of an or.
:ganized gang, are stealing machines
and bringing them to St. Paul and SELL
ing them, and that gambling and dis,
orderly houses run rampant in the
city with the. apparent knowledge of
the police, are contained in report
made public by the Ramsey county
grand jury. The county attorneys Of
flee also Isl criticised for alleged lax
mess in prosecutions.
Howard Lake. Michael Cavanaugh,
engineer of the passenger train, was
killed, and passengers and members
tof the crew were shaken up, when
sGreat Northern passenger train No.
~13 and a freight train collided head-on
sat the depot here. The engines on
'both the passenger and freight trains
were smashed and the smoking car
vof the former train was damaged. Only
'one of the passengers was seriously
hurt. Cavanaugh was veteran en-
igineer. ~#
Minneapolis.-Six Minneapolis and
'St. aul women will lead the move
:ment for obtaining better working
conditions for the women and chill
'dren Of Minnesota. They will const1-
tute the legislative committee of the
woman's committee of Council of Ma
tional Defense. The members of. the
committee are Mrs. Charles P. Moves,
eof s. Paul, chairman, and Mines. Dan.
@iel Coonan, Andreas Iceland. David
Simpson and Carlyle Scott, of Mime.
apolis, and Mrs. Frances Buell. Olson,
of ST. Paul. The committee has been
appointed by Mrs. T. G. Winter, state
chairman Of the woman's committee,
in accordance with vote at. the last
executive meeting. It will handle all