Warren sheaf., 1920-07-28
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
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it's second trimming of the year here
winning to 2 in close game.
Waseca-Idella Merriett, age 20
months, died of drinking kerosense.
The child climbed up on high chair
and secured the kerosene from a can,
which was on top Of the kerosene
stove.
Pipestone-F. T. Mann, for the last
nine years superintendent of the gov.
ernment Indian training school here,
has been appointed superintendent OF
the, ~Winnebago Indian agency at Win
nebago, Neb.
Observation-Disclosures girls are on
strike here. They walked out in pro-
test Of the discharge of Miss Agnes
Tomlinson. One chief operator and
four girls are on duty, with the tele-
phone service suffering accordingly.
st. Cloud-1t is expected the Barr
Picking companys' output of corn
alone this year vii! be at least $4,000
cases, "a cans to a case, OF over t..
O0O,0 cans of preserved corn. The
output of this commodity last year
was about 13,600 cases.
Spring Valley-Clifford Walsh, II
years old, was accidentally shot by
playmate with 20 caliber revolver
last night, the bullet entering his left
breast and penetrating the liver. He
was taken to the Mayo clinic at Ro-
chester in critical condition. :
Crokston-Hot, murky weather and
rain further increased the spread Of
black rust reported in Polk county.
Black rust was found in number: Of
fields in a survey made by local mill
ing representatives. Hard wheat is
reported to be especially affected.
New Richland-New Richland won
three ball games in connection with:
the southern Minnesota dremen's
tournament. It took 10 innings to
beat Wells, to g.; GAINESVILLE lost, 8
to 4, and Delavan was the victim on
the last day in another to game
p. Pipestone-The harvesting of rye
has started in this section. Early
oats will be ready for cutting within
a few days and wheat and barley will
recent warm dry weather was very
beneficial for the growing crops. Corn
has made great headway.
st. Cloud-The summer session of
Of the St. Cloud Normal school has
closed Enrolment, the largest in the
history of the normal schools of Min
nesota, was $50. Students were en-
rolled from 81 counties of Minnesota,
from six other states, and from Can
| ada. Twenty five students were award
ed diplomas
Sauk Center-Thirty-six babies were
examined at the clinic here under the
| auspices of the Minnesota Public
Health association. A part of the
money obtained from sale of Red
CT oss Christmas seals was used to
! finance the clinic, which was conduct
ed by DR.. Edwin F. -Robb, who is asso-
ciated with DR.: J. p Sedgwick of Min
neapolis, assisted by Miss Rose Back
us, Stearns county Red Cross nurse
St. Paul-Bonus payments to Min
nesota service men apparently cannot
be completed until the Legislature at
it's regular session in January author
ICES additional bonus bond legislation,
it was stated by Harrison Fuller, St..
Paul, department commander of the
American Legion, after a conference
with Governor Burnquist and mem
bers of the state bonus board. The
extra session plan was discussed but it
appeared the slight saving of time
would not warrant the expense involv-
ed.
Washington-The census bureau
has announced the following 1920 pop
ulation results: Fairmont, Minn., A.
$50, increase 1872 of 56.5 per cent;
Rochester, Mimi, 12,722, increase S.
878 or 74.9 per cent; Anoka county,
Minn., 1926, increase 3,133 or PSI
per cent; Clearwater county, Mimi,
1859, increase 1899 or 24.7 per cent;
Chisago county, Mimi, 14,445, increase
908 or 81 per cent; Kanabec county,
Minn, 9086, Increase 2,625 or 40.6 per
cent; Kandiyohi county, Minn., 22,'
060, increase 3,091 or 1853 per cent;
Lake Co., Mimi, 8,251 increase 240 or
80 per cent; lie Sueur Co., Mimi, IT,.
$40, decrease 739 or 40 per cent; Nc.
Leod Co., Mimi, 20,444 increase 1888
or 9.4 per cent; Marshall county,
MINI, 19,443, increase 3,105 or 1910 pei
cent; Nicollet county, Mimi, 15,036, in.
crease 81 or 6.4 per cent.
Waseca-Mrs. Ellen Swift, 81 years
old, one Of ,Waseca county's oldest
pioneers, died at her home in New
Richland, MINI. Mrs. Halvor Oswald
son, who settled in Waseca county in
! 1870, coming from Norway, died at the
age Of 95. Death was caused by para.
fysis. .-ess.;= IS = - 8; - :e1-.~
Echo-Because Bessie M. Johnson
postmistress here, listened to the cal
! Of Cupid, she had to secure a new ap
pointment as postmistress The de
partment behaved properly and the
new postmistress is Bessie Fl. J. Mar
], tinson. The name is different, but thu
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