Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-01
NEWS OF s TATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
entire FIELD COVERED
News Of Events In Gopher state
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged in
Crisp Readable Form.

Minneapolis-The first annual re-
union of the 40Sth Telegraph Battalion
took place at the West hotel. Forty
five members attended. Il.
Minneapolis-Charles w. Sexton,
Minneapolis broker, who died two
months ago, left an, estate valued at
$560,194 according to report of the
appraisers. r.. - s..~s. = 1.
Canby-Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Rock
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary here. Mr.. Rock is veteran of
the Civil war and is prominent in Ma.
sonic circles. ."- MI l>-@~..@-4. &
Mankato- William J. Eich, AZ years
old, st. Paul printer, committed suicide
by. shooting himself with a shotgun.
Eich had been resident of ST. Paul.
for many years. ~s.' -. =
Hibbing-John Kames, charged with
the murder of Chester Evans, Negro,
who was shot to death in the Range
hotel, entered plea of not guilty when
given hearing in municipal court.
Duluth-Tw0 unmasked men threw
ammonia in the face of A. L. Hen
Erickson, jewelry store proprietor, and
after beating him insensible fled with
a pouch containing about $4,000 worth
of diamonds. f.. .-.-.
Duluth-Max Mason, the first of
seven Negroes to be tried here on
charges of criminally attacking an.18
year old white girl, on the night of
June II, was found guilty by a jury in
district court. ss..z 80
St. Paul-Joseph Nachtigall, Is years
old, failed to negotiate turn from the
Jefferson highway to South St. Paul
with touring car and was fatally in
jured when the car plunged down a
40-foot embankment &
Hibbing sounding of taps by
a bugler from the top of the Hfbbing
library to honor Hibbing :Elks who
gave their lives in the World war will
be the feature of the Elks' memorial
service on Dec. at the public library.
St. Cloud--A miller of Glenwood,
whose name was given as Henry Jane
sen by the public service company Of
ficials, was badly burned at that city
when he came in contact with a high
tension line carrying arvoltage of 49,
900. j..
Nashwauk-Howard Caddy and Ell
mer Pakkala, both of this city, are
among 70 national prize winners in
the nation wide Boy Scout essay con-
test ON fire prevention, under the sup
ervision of the national board of fire
underwriters.
st. Paul-The state military board
at its meeting authorized the payment
of $4,000 toward the erection of the
armory at Bemidji. The cost of con-
struction is $4,000. The board ap-
propriates current funds for the cree
tion of this building. s>s.rs-
Winona- Seeing that he was unable
to escape from being run down sby
a rapidly approaching automobile, Al
bert R. Smart, tossed his. infant boy
whom he carried in his arms to safe
ty just as he was struck and prob
ably fatally injured: :~
Minneapolis Fifteen hundred Scan
dinayians from the Northwest will eat
Christmas dinners with their relatives
in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, ac-
cOrding to estimates made by agents
of the leading transatlantic steamship
lines that have offices here.
Duluth-Mrs. James Culver Simon
will receive $4,000 year alimony un-
der the terms of divorce granted
here in district court by Judge G. G..
Haupt of st. Paul, from j. H. Simon.
Desertion was the grounds, Simon
was with the French High commission
during the war. ,s 49,.
Minneapolis armed and I'M
masked bandits entered the United
Cigar store, Sixth street and Nicollet
avenue, Minneapolis, held up the clerk,
robbed the safe, of $500 in cash and
escaped in an automobile driven by a
confederate as : scores of persons
passed the store. >~.s~-
ST.. Cloud Reverend Leo P. Cans,
rector of the cathedral here since
1907, died after two days illness from
a throat affliction. He was Al years
old The Rev. Mr.. Cans formerly was
professor Of canon law at the St. Paul
seminary and is we'll known through
out the st. Paul diocese.
Minneapolis third survey re-
port for the University Of Minnesota
is in process of compilation. It will
deal with the physical needs Of the
institution for the next Is years, stat
ing in detail the building requirements
as well as the necessary equipment
which the normal growth Of the vari:
GUS colleges normally will demand.
New reconstruction of three
large reservoirs with total capacity
Of 1850, 000,0 900 cubic feet at various
points in the Minnesota River valley
to protect most Of the valley from
devastating floods is recommended by
the Minnesota department on flood In.
vestigatf0ns. 81
Minneapolis Bringing with him
many tales Of adventure encountered
during Is months travel and research
In Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador
Professor 3. w. .. Holway Of the Uni