Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-23
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Sci TOLD.
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

state land sold last week, by ]. F..
GOuld OF the state auditors Office was
1000 acres, at an average price of Sc
per acre
Fairmont. Roy D. Zehm of Grana.
de, who was .honorably discharged
from the army two weeks ago, was
crushed to death in tile plant at
Mason City, Iowa, where he was work
ing.
observation-disclosures ]. Peters, 10
years old, Of Willow River, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of stealing a
COW in district court here. He was
sentenced to the reformatory at St..
Cloud.
Mankato. Henry Hochstein, the
young man who attempted suicide
here, is still alive and is said to be
getting along as well as possible con-
Aidering the wounds he indicted on
himself.
st. Paul.-Civil war veterans have
asked Governor Burnquist to remove
DR.. z. G. Clark, surgeon at the state
soldiers home near Minnehaha charg-
ing him with indifference to the
wishes Of the inmates. ~
st. Paul.-The state department Of
education has ruled that hereafter at
tendance at summer school sessions
Is necessary for renewal to certificates
to teach in rural schools. This is adj
ditional to the regular reading circle
work
Fairmont- The Red Cross hospital
department of Martin county has
closed its rooms with a record of 49,
900 articles made and shipped to
headquarters in the last sixteen
months, according to the record Of
Mrs. F.-F. Hunting, chairman.
Roseau.--The fine weather condi-
tons of the past ten days has started
wheat seeding operations in full blast
In Roseau county. The extreme IA
vorable weather conditions Of the VIM
ter and spring have lent an encourag-
ing stimulus to the farmers, that will
add at least Is per cent to the wheat
acreage.
st. Paul-Deaths in Minnesota last
year numbered 31,169 and of that
total 1892, or nearly one out of four
was caused by influenza complications,
according to bulletins issued by the
state board of health. Board reports
of late indicate, however, that's the in
fluenza epidemic has almost entirely
subsidized.
Winona.-John Dionysius, prominent
Winnna county farmer, disappeared
over a week ago in Winona, and de-
spite diligent search, no trace of him
has been found Relatives fear foul
play Dionysius left his farm home in
his usual good spirits. He drove to
the city, put up his team and started
on a shopping tour Since then none
has seen him.
San Antonio.-Lieutenant Colonel
Clyde j. McConkey, camp inspector at
Camp Travis, was found dead in his
quarters with a bullet hole through
his head. His pistol was found be-
side the body. Colonel McConkey was
unmarried and his home was at Break
water MINI, where his mother lives.
He was 81 years old; and had seen
service in France.
Fargo.-A jubilee will be held by
the North Dakota Bankers association
on June 10 and II at Detroit, Mimi,
the occasion being in the nature of a
celebration in honor Of the return of
the bankers and others who have been
in the military. service, and to give
North Dakota bankers an opportunity
of becoming more familiar with the
splendid lake advantages possessed by
Minnesota.
Virginia .-After "a hours deiibera-
ton the jury which heard the evil
dence in the case Of Dr. W. S. Rey-
nolds, charged with manslaughter, re-
ported a disagreement, E. l.. Boyle, as
sistant county attorney, announced
that retrial of the case would be
started as soon as possible. Rey-
no1ds was arrested charged with first
degree manslaughter as the result Of
an alleged operation performed on
Rose Gregoni, who died in February.
Bemidj jos Jerome was bound
over to the Federal grand jury at
Fergus Falls May 6 by the United
States commis sioner here, charged
with having stolen a letter containing
returned soldiers bonus check, and
in default Of $4,000 bail placed in Bel
trami county jail The check, payable
] to Vaino Niemi, was for $50. Jerome
is alleged to have forged Niemi's
name, then endorsed the check with
his own name, and cashed it at a local
store. The check was sent to Wash
ington for collection by the First Ma
tiona1 bank.
st. Cloud. Kimball was the first
town In this county to go over the top
n the Victory Loan drive. With a
quota Of $4,000, It had subscribed
s11 900 by 10 a. N. the opening day, and
still reported business good.
st. Cloud, Many prominent business
men in this city are receiving anony-
NOUS letters, while their wives also
get them, with warning to watch
out for their usbands, as they are pay
10, 3 tfnnti0n to other women. " Those