Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-09-14
Minnesota State
News

years old, wealthy farmer southwest
Of this city, in Pickerel Lake township,
was found dead, and Otto Pank, his
hired man, found unconscious on the
floor of Lentz's. COW barn. It was
either a double murder, murder and
suicide, or double suicide.
Owatonna Steele county dairy cat
tie breeders have decided to put on a
campaign similar to the one the state
breeders are conducting for increasing
the use of purebred sires in Northern
Minnesota. The breeders are laying
plans to take scrub bulls at their beef
value as payment on purebreds and to
offer the latter to present owners of
scrubs at prices which are as reason.
able as possible.
ST SPaul-Minnesota leads all states
in mileage OF federal aid highway pro.
jects, according to the bulletin issued
by the United States Department OF
Agriculture through the bureau of
public roads. Forty-two federal aid.
projects in Minnesota aggregating $40
miles are listed. Fifty per cent OF
this total is given as Glass / constrGc-
ton against the next highest figure OF
IS Per cent for California.
Duluth-Duluth returned to the 8
cent street car fare following decision
sof three district court judges granting
the plea of the city for an order re-.
straining collection Of the cent fare
The state Railroad and Warehouse
commission recently granted the
street car company's request for a,
temporary increase Of fares from 5
cents to cents, pending q valuation
of the compa2y's property. The order
became effective September l.
saltwater Cyclone Thomson,
finance wizard, model farmer and civic
s,benefactor of Austin, is now a mem
Der OF the twine making crew in the
state prison. Thomson was brought
here by Sheriff Nick Nicholson Of
Mower county after pleading guilty to
having embezzled $475,O00 from the
George A. Horne Packing company
and sentenced to not more than Is.
years in the penitentiary. His total
defalcations were said to total $1,187,-
600.
Rochester Stockholders Of the Peo-
pies State bank of Rochester, closed
by the state bank examiner, at meet
ing attended by w. A. Smith Of Win.
dom, bank examiner, decided to petit.
ton the state banking department for;
permission to liquidate the accounts Of
the closed bank through the Olmstead
State bank of Rochester, according to
statement of a. r. lick, a director
oepositors would he paid 100 cents on
the dollar, said Mr.. lick.
Minneapolis-A new Prohibitions
party is to make its aperanca In Min.
nesota in time for the next election.
Members of the so-called "old guard"
Of the Prohibition party and the Young
Peoples Citizenship league have eff
fected an alliance, according to- =. ID.
Engfe, chairman Of the Prohibition
party forces in this state The cam
paign of the combined organizations
will be directed toward election Of
state and local OFFICIALS who promise
vigorous enforcement Of the. liquor
laws. s. 6
st. Paul innesota's forest ire
problem, with its constant menace to-
settlers and its annual property losses.
will be tackled earnestly by state au-
thorities Governor ]. A. O.. Preus
said he will take steps soon t. get at
the facts and ascertain the most feas-
ib1e remedies.
ST. Paula fortress Of potatoes, set
In plaster, greets the visitors IN the