Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-07-26
Minnesota State
News

Kenyon - Apparently disheartened
over the idea Of being sent to the
2oorhouse, Nels Rasmussen, aged Ga,
; blacksmith here, shot and killed him
self. ss
i crosby-Oscar Tuomi attempted sui.
eide in the Crosby jail by hanging him
self to his cell with a chain he took
from his bunk. He was rescued by the
|Iailer. 80. "A. s 20 AIN 81
! Winona-The annual meeting Of the
Southeastern Minnesota Education as
ISOLATION will be conducted here next
spring, it was decided at a. meeting Of
the executive committee.
st. Paui-Major E. D. Libby, pioneer
president of-St. Paul, Civil war veteran
and adjutant general Of Minnesota in
1Governor S. r. Van SAINTS administra-
ton, is critically i'll at his home
Grand Rapils-Contracts for the con.
struction of the senior high school
here have been awarded by the board
Of education for $205, $4,000, or about
$4,000 more than the estimate 4
/ .Faribault-A joint picnic of the
Knights Templar Of southern Mime
sofa was conducted at Cannon lake,
near here. The knights prepared an
all day. program Of entertainment.
Hibbira-zAt the meeting of the town
board Of Stuntz, Is bids were received
for the filling in of the Iron Junction
road contract.
Marshall-AnS automobile owned by
M. R. Ford, of Minneapolis, which was
stolen from the street here, was found
upside down in a--ditch on a country
highway, not far from here.
Owatonna-PrivateE services were
held at the home preceding the funeral
Of James, NJ. Diment,- former -postmas-
ter and mayor of OWatonna, because
of the serious illness Of Mrs. Diment.
Mime poiis-While Minneapolis is
going ahead with it's engineering pro-.
gram for the development Of power at
the Mississippi river high dam, ST..
Paul has turned it's .attenti0n to other
power sites i"
Slsepy Eye-St. sPatrick's council,
Knights Of: Columbus, of Sleepy Eye,
have plans perfected tor the entertain
ment of visiting knights at the annual
district picnic at Sleepy Eye Lake,
State Park, Sunday, July so. Several
bands will furnish music. -
Rochester-The first ''barberry bee"
in history is planned in this vicinity
when farmers in the northwest section
of the county gather in drive to
eradicate the barberry bush, 1900
plants of which have been found in one
small section. -, w.. = ..~ >.z.= q. (:
Minneapolis-A 2 cent reduction in
the price of gasoline and a l cent re-
duction in the price of refined oil by
all gasoline companies went into ef-
feet in Minneapolis. Gasoline is now
selling at 24.5 cents for standard
grades, with one brand selling at 27.5
cents. 49,: -: ~: -
p Crookston-Moret than two score pro-
fessional and amateur painters donat-.
ed their services alta painting bee"
at the fair grounds here. r. The "clean
up campaign was inaugurated to i'm
prove the appearance of the fair build
ings for the annual fair August 7, 8,
8 and 10. . 6.
= New Prague American Legion
of New Prague did its job well. That
was the verdict of hundreds of legion.
aries of the third district in Minnesota,
who returned to their homes following
the close of the third district conven-
ton here. .s.s.. "a
LambeEton-Fire of mysterious ori-
gin completely destroyed the large
barn. on the Fred Black farm near
here. Six7head Of horses, a registered
bull, several head of cattle and a large
quantity Of grain, and hay burned with
the building . 81 3sszsss.
FaIrmo Omaha passenger train
No. 6 pulled out for the Twin Cities
backward and 40 minutes late because
a union brakeman refused to tell s. +.
Durga, agent, how to release the air
when the train pulled in. ~ " .s
#Fairmont-W. LIS Nichols court re-
porter in this district, will resign Oct.
4, because. Of impaired health and his
business interests. Mr.. Nichols has
served for Is years, being appointed by
Judge James5H Quinn, now associate
justice Of the Minnesota supreme court
In the spring OF 1897 5s 3
4 airnont The pea picking season
at this point will be finished soon, Of. !
ficials Of the canning plant say. The,
pack will amount to 40 carloads, twice
the amount Of last years pack, 1864, 600
cans in SO cases. Il required three
weeks for 100 workers to handle the
crop. rs Ks
@ ortonyiIle---M ore than 100 Minnesota
and South Dakota boys and girls at
tended the second annual meeting of /
the boys and girls clubs at Simpson
park Lere.. Eleven counties in the two
states ha d representa tiYes at the gath
erfng Two Pope sount 81 boys rode I
more thanss1Oo Hes on their bicycles
20 attend the meeting
DuIut Lieutenan Governor Louis
q. Collins, Mayor George E Leach
81 Minneapolis and MRS Sandy Hamil-
ton, president8 Of the state auxiliary
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