Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-01-08
Minnesota State
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!: minneapolis George Frank Lord,
!. advertising director OF the Dupont
Powder companies, will address the
convention of the Northwestern Lum-
bermen's Association on methods OF
advertising: for retail, dealers. Other
speakers Of national reputation are
being secured for the meeting, which
will be at the West hotel, Jan. IA to
16. A large exhibit of building ma
terials will be on view. ~. .. -
St. Paul.-More than 1000. indi-
vidual Investigations and $3.50 labora-
tory examinations were conducted un-
der the direction of the division of
preventable +. diseases of the state
board of health during the two year
period 1916-1918, it was announced in
a report submitted to Dr. H. NJ Brack-
en-, executive officer of the state
board of health, by DR.. A. J. Chesley,
director of the division. -
apolis.-Like other heads Of
Federal war boards, Judge J. F. Nc
Gee, fuel administrator for Mime
sofa, has received a check for 81 from
the government. Accompanying the
check was a letter from DR.. H. A.
Garfield, United States fuel admins
traitor, thanking Judge MCGEE for his
service to the fuel administration.
= The check will not be cashed," said
Judge MCGEE. ~ expect to keep it as
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Minneapolis M. Stocking,
for more than twenty-three years SUI
perintendent Of the Union City Mis-
sion, and widely known among social
and religious workers, died of heart
disease, after an illness of three
months. Mr.. Stocking was 20 years
old. During his long career Mr. Stock
Ing conducted more than 5000 religi-
Gus services. He converted and
started on new careers thousands of
men, some of whom now occupy re-
sponsible positions in Minneapolis.
Alexandria.-Lloyd Steele of this
city, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas HI. Steele, were notified on
November 4 that he had died of
wounds received in action, is alive and
well and expects to be home soon, &C
cording to letter from him dated
Deeenaher II which has just been re-
.ceived.by his fancee, Miss Alta John
SON. Another letter. just received by
his sister. Mrs. B. Moulten of Forada,
says he was slightly wounded in the
foot tand6 taken prisoner by the Ger
mans. He escaped, however.
Winona.-Mrs. John Decker, 81
years DID, is dead, and her husband,
70, probably will die as the result Of
exposure to the cold, following the
woman'ss fall: into the cellar Eof her
home here. Mr.. Decker has been bed
ridden for some time. His wife was
preparing the noon meal and had gone.
into TIE cellar for vegetables. When
she sbught to close the cellar door
she lost her balance and pitched into
the D)bfendng She struck head first on
the stone cellar floor. Her skull was
frattnrsd and she died instantly. Mr..
Decker managed to leave his bed, but
GOT n0 Thatcher than to chair in the
room There, in his nightclothes, he
sat the remainder of the day all night,
and Until neighbors found him, so be-
numbed BY the cold he could not
speak: Physicians said he cannot
S Kinney. Deputy sheritfs are inyes-
tigasips the death Of man believed
90 be Frank Norgren Of Minneapolis;
vhose s49A1 body was found beside
.lhe fel Northern tracks near this
plae Ills skull had been fractured.
When sxet seen alive he was sending
a,slSs to Minneapolis for money,
ST! CLOUD John Fuchs. aged IS. Of
Holdingsford, Was killed when his
automobile Mas struck by . fast
freight train On . crossing near the
village Of Rice. IN the automobile
With him was ldtss Anna 1lxrtini q
11oldins q g ,ils
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