Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-13
Minnesota State
News

made by p. c, Birkelo, financial secre.
tary of the institution.
St. Peter-More tran 400 members
were added to the Nicollet County
Farm Bureau association when the
weeks count was totaled in County
Agent o. o. Hotlamus' office.
Winona-TLe Right Rev. James
Coyne, vicar general of the Catholic
bishopric of Winona, under the late
Bishop Cotter, has retired from active
church work because of old age.
st. Paul-The equipment for two
squadrons in the aviation service is
practically assured for Minnesota, &C.
cording to Adjt. Gen. w. F. Rhinow,
who has just returned from Washing
ton.
Duluth-A 16 mill tax rate was
adopted at special election here. A
three-tifths vote was required under
the charter and it went over by an i'm
pressive vote. Increased carfare was
defeated.
Brainerd-The old car shops of the
Northern Pacific railroad here, Is
freight cars, and the roof of the power
plant were destroyed by fire. The
shops and the freight cars were burned
to the ground.
Isle-While hunting ducks D. Gilbert
Wilkes, 63, of this place, was drowned
in Swamp Lake twenty miles north Of
here when his boat capsized. The wa
ter was about six feet deep where his
body was found.
Worthington-Fire which destroyed
the Mitchell block here at loss Of
more than $4,000, was caused from q
disconnection of an electric light wire
operating 2 yplcanizing plant, accord
ing to authorities.
MfnneapOlfs-Arrest of merchants
who are selling for beverage purposes
medicinal preparations, toilet waters
and hair tonics containing alcohol was
ordered by Jesse g. steenson, state
prohibition director.
Fork-The 3 year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Eglund was drowned when
he fell into q barrel Of rainwater. His
mother missed him early in the day
and it was not until hours later that
the oOoy was &QunQ:
0Watonna-George Wentworth was
badly injured and the machine he was
driving wrecked when the brakes
failed to hold on grade. The car
plunged from the road down slope.
and into small stream. So
Mankato-One of the largest sales
of Guernsey cattle in the northwest
this fall was conducted in the new
stock sales pavilion at Mankato, at
which forty-five head Of Blue Earth
county stock were sold.
Brainerd-Soft drink bars in the
city were inspected today by Special
Officer E. G. Boyd and assistants. In
some cases grape juice samples we're
taken to be analysed to determine il
they. had been fortified or rein
forced ;.
St, Paul-Members of the Presby-
terrain woman's board of foreign and
home missions for Minnesota were
urged to help complete the $23,000,000
budget for 1920-1921 at the annual con-
clave which was held here.
Duluth-Jack Peterson, 20, and
James Buckley, 20, confessed bandits,
pleaded guilty to charge of robbing
the depots at Carlton, Mimi, and
the state prison for an indeterminate
term.
Stillwater-Efforts were being made
by crew of men operating apparatus
loaned by the Minneapolis and St. Paul
fire departments, to stop the spread of
fire which has been smoldering for
weeks in the dryed out sawdust banks
of the St. Croix at South Saltwater.
Thief River Falls Unidentified par
ties broke into the county Jail here and
stole nearly $4,000 worth of whisky
seized in various raids by city and
county officials since the June session
| of the district court and being held
for the January term as evidence
against those accused of having it in
their possession.
Duluth-Invaders of the rice lakes
| north of here are returning with the
| statement that it is a wonderful fall
! for the householders' coal bin, but
mighty poor for ducks. The beautiful
| weather has caused the waterfowl to
| remain in its breeding haunts and only
few birds have made trips as far
| south as the northern section of the
state. .: ..-.
Minneapolis prescriptions
numbering more than 5000 were filed
with the clerk of Hennepin county dis
trict court, in accordance with federal
enforcement regulations which provide
that prescriptions, together with the
names of the patient and the druggist
filling the prescription, be placed with
the district clerk. Prescriptions from
each druggist ranged in number from
two to 951. fz-@&. 5s#sEz
st. Paul-General W. B. Douglas
member Of the forestry board, vii