Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-08-11

engine IN the Omana yards. .-e,.-,,~.4.
Hastings Frank Meyer, employed
as Waterman on the Chicago, Milwau.
kee and st. Paul railroad, was killed
when struck by freight train. VI
Melrose-F1re destroyed a large ele.
vator and water tank at Freeport, six
miles east Of here, besides doing other
minor damage, for a loss Of SIS. 900. +
Brainerd-C Contracts let for road i'm.
provement in Grow Wing county will
soon be carried out, all work being un.
der way before the middle of August
Hills-Melyin Herreid was perhaps
MORALLY injured when he accidently
sent q bullet into the pit of his
stomach from a revolver he was hand
ling. !:
Duluth-Dougal Campbell, IL years
old, was drowned while bathing in st.
Louis bay and Howard D. Howell was
crushed to death beneath wagon
loaded with hay. a.=-.-{z...=.f 800 {.
Freeport-The grain elevator owned
by Moritz Hoeschen and the village
water tank were DESTROYED by fire en-
failing an unascertained loss not Gov
cred by insurance.
Bemidji-Christ Olson. postmaster
at Becida, lost his barn and a large
quantity OF new clover hay by IRE.
Spontaneous combustion in the hay
was the cause Of the fire. >
Fergus Falls-Harley H. Wickham,
1S years old, died here from locktaw.
He stepped on#a rusty top about re-
Gently ct the point penetrating his
foot, and lockJaw developed. =:
Little Falls Triplets, three girls,
were born to Mrs. Fred Carlson Of
Gushing at hospital here. Two OF
the girls weighed pounds each, and
the third weighed 61k pounds.
AskoyT The date Of the Askov fair,
which as usual WIN be held under the
auspices 81 the Askov Cooperative
association, will be Saturday, Sept. IL.
A committee of twelve is in charge.
Pillager-A petition signed by ten
residents living in the vicinity Of the
Wheelock school has been handed to
the school board requesting that that
school be reopened the coming term.
Brainerd-The Brainerd Gas & Elec-
trio company has made application to
the city councils for a raise in rates,
claiming to have lost money operat-
> Ing Its gas plant the past three years.
Bemidji -Haying is progressing rap.
idly and one Of the best crops in many
years is reported. Glover, it is said,
runs three and half tons to the acre.
Farmers are preparing to care for a
large potato crop. .-' sYs .. ..
Bovey-Authorities refused to say
whether the raid Of an alleged moon.
shine plant, three miles from here, was
inspired because the superintendent of
lumber camp was smitten with blind
ness after he had swallowed wood al
cohol. 3
! Inconsistencies of the local post
Of the American Legion have begun
q campaign to win the 1921 conven-
ton Of the Minnesota department. The
campaign will come to its climax at
the state convention in Duluth, Aug.
16, II and 10. ~ l.
Sleepy Eye-Search for the body of
Clara Berg of Fairfax, who escaped
from the st. Peter state hospital re-
Gently and who is believed to have
been drowned in the Minnesota river,
has been abandoned because of high
water. Relatives have offered re-
ward.
Grand Rapids-Present indications
are that there will be splendid yield
of potatoes in Itasca county despite
early season drawbacks as only unus-
ually bad weather the next few weeks
can hamper the crop. Buyers who
have been going over the county esti-
mating the acreage destroyed during
the wet weather at planting time agree
that not to exceed per cent was dam
aged, small percentage when every.
thing is considered.
Virginia-The several committees
in charge Of the Elks' state convention
& to be held here August 1921 met here.
According to the general committee,
Virginia will be ready to welcome the
$500 delegates expected. The COM
mittee in charge Of arranging housing
accommodations reports q steadily
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growing listso available rooms and is
optimistic over prospects for enough
to house the visitors. u.
WabashaT That silk Of the first
quality can be cultured successfully In
Minnesota is, being demonstrated at
the Wabasha silk farm, where full
grown worms Of the commercial vari-
ETY. are attracting considerable atten-
ton spinning their valuable products.
The promoters, H. v. Sagisser and w.
]. Dornuf, have q plot Of 1874 mulber-
~ trees on which q second batch Of ], :
900 silk worms Is beginning life 40
the 1Egt batch is completing 4: