Warren sheaf., 1921-07-06


Mankato louis Bloemka. q student
ct the Mankato Commercial college,
was drowned here last night In the
Minnesota river.
Wtndom-Fire destroyed the resi-.
dence Of w. 2. Moode, here, together
with all Its contents. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
WasecaA summer colony will be
established on Clear Lake, near Wa.
SEGA, an organization Of business and
professional men, having purchased q
tract Of land for this purpose.
Minneapolis Minnesota COMMITTEES
for the Relief Of German Children re.
ported that more than 1000, 900 Ger.
man children were fed last week in
the 20,271 kitchens maintained by the
committee.
FaribaultThe first harvest Of the
season has begun here. Rye is already
being cut and it will yield at least 20
bushels to an acre and considered an
excellent yield. Most Of the farmers in
Rice county will be in the rye fields by
the latter part Of this week.
Worthington-A children's bonfire
resulted in the death OF little year
old. Margaret Gerlach here. With sew.
seral companions the Gerlach girl oh.
tanned some matches and started fire.
the flames Of which ignited the Gerlach
girls clothing; her death occurred q
few hours afterwards.
Luverne- Ole Hanson, aged SO. farm
laborer, has been arrested charged
with placing rocks and ties on the
Great Northern railway tracks on q
sharp curve one mile east of Stanley.
Hanson, at his preliminary hearing, IL
said to have admitted placing the oh.
structions on the tracks, declaring that
he did 1t "for fun
st. Paul-Minnesota Thursday night
ended the fiscal year with the largest
cash reserve in the state treasury that
there has been in the history Of tho
state, M. J. Desmond, deputy state au.
ditor, announced. Books will be bal
anced in the Office Of Henry Rines,
state treasurer, to show the financial
standing at the close Of the fiscal year.
st. Paul-About twenty men, en-
ployes Of the State Department Of Agri.
culture and the Federal government
have started campaign for eradica-
tfon Of barberry bushes in the state.
The campaign will extend through the
wheat-growing section of Minnesota
Competent men will identity the plants
and assist farmers in their destruction.
: st. Paul-Minnesota's fiscal year be-
gan Friday, and all appropriations
made by the recent legislature, total
ing about $18,000,000, are now avail
able. A new feature in appropriations
this year is an allowance of 5000 q
month for the governor to be spent
without audit" This is to cover the
expense of employing special investiga-
tors. y s;<~
Bothered by a guilty con-
science for FIVE years, a man who stole
groceries from store here has sent
the proprietor Of the store money or
der covering the cost of the purloined
articles. Writing to the store owner
after he had moved from Faribault, the
man inclosed an itemized list of the
things stolen and asked that BILL be
sent him. O. ,:.,.> 1.< 80
Duluth-On the present basis of re.
ceipts from the East and Ontario ship
ments. coal dock operators at Duluth
and Superior estimate that the docks
will be filed by August l, unless there
is a marked increase in shipments In
land to dealers. Should the docks be.
come filed to capacity dock operators
say a complete embargo. against any
movement this way would be instituted