Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-05-05
Minnesota State NeWsj

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August Wirtanen VS.. William MAXI for
alternating plaintiffs wife's affections
gave the plaintiff 800. asss
Pipestone.-Rural school teachers of
this county, meeting here, adopted res
olutions asking for increases in safar-
les and certain improvements.
Truman.-Two hundred Odd Fellows
and friends celebrated the 101st an
n1versary OF the foundation of the or
der with a program of music and ad-
dresses.
Thief River Falls-The new bank
home of the First and Peoples State
bank of this city is nearing compile
ton, and before long the bank will be
located in theit new quarters.
Hibbing.-Hibbing's first serious Ia
Dor disturbance came to an end when
the. carpenters who have been asking
for an increase in wages had their re-
quest granted by the contractors.
F'airmOnt.-Farmers of this vicinity
who have formed a cooperative eleva-
tor company have asked for bids for
a 10000 bushels elevator to be located
on Omaha railroad trackage here.
Hastings-By a decision handed
down in Dakota county district court
here the village of Pennington is en-
Joined from issuing bonds for paving
until approved by a five-eighths ma
jority Of the voters.
Hibbing-Tbe U. S. census report
shows population of 1893 for Eib-
bling, an increase in the past ten years
Of 6,257 or 7os per cent. Virginia's
population is l4,022, an increase of
3,549 or 33.9 per cent.
Worthington-A. J. Golf, for a num-
Der OF years a member of the city
council, was unanimously elected
mayor of Worthington by the city
council to fill the unexpired> term Of
the late w. e. Oliver a.. lies
ECrookston-Potato growers of NC
Intosh and vicinity have organized q
potato association and affiliated with
the Minnesota Central Potato Ell
change. The association is Incorporate
ed for $4,000 and will erect large
potato warehouse ~>7:>z,*E
sStillwater-Miss Elizabeth Peck
died at q hospital here from injuries
received when struck by a streetcar
near here Miss Peck was on her
way to st. Paul to meet friends. She
was attempting to cross ahead of an
approaching car when struck.
Chisholm.-Steven Popnotnik, cloth
ing merchant of this village, aged 49,,
died while being taken to hospital
from poisoning caused by eating
olives. Tiis is thes6rst case 81, olive
poisoning reported on, the Range and
as result the health authorities have
issued a warning.
Slayt0n-The farmers in this Sec
ton are experiencing one of the most
backward springs recorded in many
years. Cold weather has held back the
farm work greatly and rain of the last
few days has further delayed the work.
It is estimated that not over 20 per
cent of the corn has vet been planted.
Thief River Falls.-Frontis Parker
and Oscar johnson are held here un-
der $1,000 bail each, to appear before
the United States district. court May
4 at Fergus Falls on charges of trans
porting liquor into the United States
in violation of the nationwide pro-
hibition act. The men were arrested
at Warroad. a.
Sleepy Eye-An up to- date aviation
field is being prepared on the Hilles-
helm farm at the west outskirts of
Sleepy Eye and Edward F. Berkner,
the promoter of the enterprise,<swill
have hangar built there which will
accommodate his two machines. and
provide space for one visiting plane.
Mr.. Berkner will employ the machines
in his business as real estate man.
Owatonna-Bids for the improve
ment of eight miles of the Jefferson
were rejected by the board of Steel
county commissioners, when they were
informed the state authorities would
refuse to grant aid for the project, be-
| cause the bids were considered too
high. The rejection of the bids means
that the improvement will probably be
dropped for year.
st. PAULA project for new $780,
900 armory at Bemidji was formally
approved by the state armory board
at meeting in the office of Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow. The armory
will be for the joint use of the Ma
tional Guard and Navy Militia COM
panies at Bemidji and will be located
on the lake shore. Long Prairie also
is assured new armory building by
action, of the board.
/ Considerable criticism
has been aroused by the report Of the
census bureau Of Crookston's popula-
ton. The figures as announced for
1920 show total Of $3.50 people, q de-
crease Of 900 or IL per cent from the
1910 figures. Il is pointed out every
building in town 10 occupied, house
shortage is acute and the school On.
rolment q third higher than 10 years
ago. A recanvass Of the city 10 being
aSitated. ;ir.2&ti I'D t.I. E..~~;. ~, .5sre
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