Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-08-27

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international Falls.-At the STATE
land sale held here, approximately
/ 1000 acres were sold. The sale was
conducted by the county auditor.
StillWater-The Washington county
Poultry association decided to hold the
next annual exhibit on Thursday, Fri
day. Saturday and Sunday, Nov, 20, 81
% and 3d. s
ST. Cloud Several additional miles
of paving In St: Cloud will be con.
sidered soon by the city commission
Plans for laying the sewer and water
mains already have been made.
Brainerd. sale of 16O acres OF
Hand in Long Lake township. south Of
Brainerd, was sold by G. p. Peabody
for 500 an acre. The land is broken,
but is unfenced and has no buildings.
Grand Rapids. John Pierson, who
is employed at the Itasca hospital was
made happy by the arrival from Swed-
en- of his wife and five children, whom
he has not seen for ever eight years.
Brainerd.-When an automobile, be-
longing to Earl Clemencer here, broke
cut in flames in Lum Park, the occu-
pants ran the machine in to lake
and saved the car from total destruc-
ton.
Brainerd. Tony Bohlke Of Hubert
accidentally collided with COW near
the Peasely farm corner on the Merri-
field road, coming upon herd in the
dark. His car had radiator and lamps
badly damaged.
Tyler.-At mass meeting of citi-
zens here it was decided to erect a
modern hospital building, replacing
the one which was destroyed by the
tornado year ago A structure cost
ing more than 100000 is planned.
Saltwater Miss PLY Wyman, a
young girl living here, was drowned in
Lake st. Croix near here, on the Wis
consin side of the lake. Attempts of
Miss Lila Hill, also a Saltwater resi-
dent, to save Miss Wyman failed. The
body was recovered.
Beinidji.-T lowest bid on the
general contract exceeding the $780,
600 fund available, proposals opened
on contracts for the proposed women's
dcrmitory at the Bemidji state normal
school probably will be rejected by
the state board of control. These
bids rejected, the plans and specifca:
tions probably will be revised and
new proposals invited.
Nora Eight children were left par.
entless when Andy Backlund, resi-
dent of Kanabec county for the past
tnirty-nine years, died at his home in
Comfort township, after a lingering
illness, at the age of As. He was born
June ~ 1874, at Arvdahl, Sweden,
and when but 6 years of age, came
with his parents to this county. Mrs.
Backlund died last February.
st. Paul.-Homing pigeons were
enlisted by the state forestry service
in the fight to safeguard Northern
Minnesota against the forest fire men
ace. While other states have adopted
airplanes and other new devices to
combat forest fire dangers, Minnesota
is the first to plan to use carrier pige-
ons in the protection campaign, w. T.,
Cox, state forester, said, after buying
three pairs of the birds.
St. Paul.-Newly perfected gas may
be used by government experts to
smother peat fires now burning stub
bornly in Northern Minnesota Dogs.
Following reports Of, the successful
-lse of gas to smother tires in Penn
isylvania and West Virginia coal mines,
w. T. Cox, state forester! has asked
the Federal bureau of mines to CON
slider experiments with similar gases
on fires in Minnesota peat beds.
keewatin.-Some Nashwauk young
men whose names did not develop
were arrested charged with running
down child IN the Patrick location.
It is said they speeded away towards
Pengilly LEAVING the child crying in
the street, but their machine went
dead" and police easily arrested
them. Tie child is in serious condi-
ton, and the men are held pending
the outcome of the injuries.
Thief River Falls-T The breaking OF
the scaffold on<which they were work
ing on silo caused Clarence Reese
and William Gilbertson, carpenters to
fall thirty feet at a farm one mile
south Of Hazel. Both Of the young
men We're employed in building a silo
and were shingling the roof when the
beard snapped. The two men went
down, Gilbertson suffering two cracked
ribs. Reese escaped with bruises.
Ely.The fires in the snowbank
and Clear Water lakes district are now.
out and the rangers in charge Of the
fire fighting crews have returned. The
carelessness Of some camper or berry
picker has cost the government over.
$4,000 for fighting fire left by them
and which bid fair to destroy large
amount of territory in addition to
that already destroyed a crew 81
six men is being kept on watch for
incipient blazes that might develop.
New Ulm.- Open air dancing, con.
certs and community singing Brought
to a close New Ulm's three days home.
coming celebration IN honor of re
turned service men. A parade, ii.