Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-07-21
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News Of Events In Gopher state
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Alexandria-The Blake hotel, one Of
the largest summer hotels in the
state, was destroyed by fire. The no.
tel was located three miles from this
city, facing on Lake Carlos.
Owatonna-TheS Steele county board
of commissioners have doubled the
levy for roads and bridge purposes in
the county and have provided for an
expenditure of 100000 during the
coming year.
Observation-Disclosures from Mime
apolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Winona, Man.
kato, Rochester, Hibbing, Virginia, Be-
midi, Brainerd, Morris, Willmar,
Moorhead and Saltwater were here
for the annual convention of the Min
nesota State Association of Letter
Carriers.
Canby-When lightning struck the
barn on the farm of Marcus Haug,
near here, all of the horses were
stunned and thrown down in their
stalls Two of the animals were so
badly injured that it was found neces-
sary to kill them and the Others will
not be fit for work for several weeks.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. found the bod
les of both Frances and Lillian Ety.
borg, brother and sister, 9 and Z years
CT age, respectively, after long hunt
in the Des Moines river. While thei
parents were away from home the
children went to the river to wade
and slipped off a sandbar and were
drowned
st. Cloud-Michael Bretz, dairy
man, Sc years old, was killed, and his
automobile demolished when struck
by Great Northern train No. 80, bound
to Sandstone, two miles east of this
city. The body of Bretz was thrown
forward and fell on the tracks. His
head and hands were severed. He
leaves a widow and 10 children.
Ellendale-Two school districts
near here have voted to reject con-
solidation with the local school dis
tricts and three others have refused
to take action on the matter until
their annual elections. Glendale resi-
dents are optimistic, however, over
prospects of obtaining a four year
high school course for the village.
Ortonville-T. J. Cole, Sc, farmer,
eight miles from Ortonville, was acct
dentally shot and is not expected to
recover. Attempting to kill a mouse
with pitch-fork, he knocked over a
shotgun and the gun discharged, the
shot entering his body. Cole has just
move. He has wife and four chill
dren
Hibbing -Croatians, living on the
range, have contributed literally to
their stricken countrymen in the war
district. Recently check for $1,000,
making a total of about $4,000 since
the end of the war, was sent to the re-
lief committee The instructions are
that the money is to be spent in pur-
chasing food and clothing for the poor,
particularly in the large cities of
Croatia
iuverne- Reports have been re-
ceive6 from the hail stricken districts
in this vicinity which show that the
loss to farmers will runsall the way
from Is per cent loss to total. Ad-
justers say that probably 90 per cent
of the farmers struck by the storm
were insured. Several of the policies
were dated and issued the day pre-
vious to the storm, it is said.
Duluth Akonstant Kiikka, one of
the editors of the Industrialist, Fin
nish daily published here, has been
arrested by O. s. Remington, immi-
grafton Inspector, at the request of
J. w. Abermobile, acting secretary
of state. The warrant upon which he
was arrested, charges that he is an
alien anarchist, who believes in the
overthrow of government by force of
arms, that he believes in and teaches
unlawful destruction of property and
that he is an opponent of all organized
government.
Middle River-Four small children
of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Curtiss had
a remarkable escape from injury when
a tornado wrecked their home and
carried all of the structure, with the
exception Eof the floor and founda-
ton. away. The children we're alone
in the home. The tornado cut path
five miles wide, destroying everything
in it's way. Several head Of cattle
were killed and trees uprooted and
thrown through buildings At the
farm home of Lars E. Aase, six miles
east of sGatzke, newly erected barn
and granary, valued at $4,000, was
wrecked. It is estimated the loss will
be approximately $4,000
" >V!nona Farmers in this vicinity
are experiencing a shortage Of labor
and have called upon the Winona AS
ISOLATION Sof Commerce for aid. The
commerce body is placing men at $85