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NEWS OF STATE TERSELY TOLD Recent Happenings in Minnesota Given in Brief Items for Busy Readers. ENTIRE FIELD COVERED News of Events In Gopher State Gathered From Many Different Sources and Arranged in Crisp Readable Form. Rochester-Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Allen celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. Ellsworth-Hugo Clausen is dead from poisoning contracted from scratching a pimple on his face. Winona-John Langowski, aged 40, died following a fall from a wagon, on which he was trying to climb while it was in motion. Frazee-State Game and Fish Commissioner Avery has issued an order closing 30 lakes in Becker county against the netting of white fish. Fergus Falls-Anton Erickson. far mer, living in the town of Lida, was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail on a charge of operating a still Pipestone-Nearly 200 veterans of the World war appeared before the "cleanup" squad sent here to take testimony and adjust claims of former soldiers Winona-Walter Eammons was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the St. Cloud reformatory, after con M viction on a charge of forgery in the second degree. Fergus Falls- The barn on the C.E. S Carlson farm near Lida was destroyed by fire and four horses, five cows. d three calves and four sheep were burned to death. T Fergus Falls-The 9 year old son of Mrs. Earl Carlson, widow, was run over by an automobile. The boy received a fractured skull and died a few minutes later. Rochester-The Olmsted County State bank has taken over the ac counts of the People's State bank, closed about 60 days ago, and is now paying depositors in full. Rochester-Carl Schwanke, 25 years old, son of Mr and Mrs. Fred Schwanke, living 10 miles south of Rochester, was instartly killed when he fell into the flywheel of a steam traction engine. Ellendale Twelve horses were burned to death and several others badly injured in a fire which destroyed barns of the Cameron, Joyce & Co.. on the Nels Thompson farm, a mile west of here Blooming Prairie-Blooming Prairie business and professional men and women will enjoy the gymnasium and other facilities of the new high school as the result of plans made by the school board here Minneapolis-Reports that he is about to resign or has resigned were denied flatly by S. B. Qvale, federal prohibition director for Minnesota. Mr. Qvale said there was absolutely no foundation for the report. St. Paul-George P. Watson, editor of the Faribault Pilot, and a delegation of Faribault citizens, will meet with Ray P. Chase, state auditor, to discuss proposals for establishing a state park near Faribault. Kragness-A golden eagle, weighing 10 pounds and with a wing spread of 10 feet from tip to tip, was shot down by Emil Boen, a young son of a farmer living north of here. This is the first golden eagle heard of in this sec tion in recent years. St. Paul-Charles M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, announced that, barring unforseen obstacles, the big program of winter work to relieve unemployment and speed needed im provements on trunk highways will be launched within a week. Duluth-The Duluth & Northern Minnesota railroad has abandoned its 70 miles of railroad running from Knife River in Lake county northeast erly to Cascade in Cook county, under the authority granted by the Inter state Commerce commission. Minneapolis-In an effort to expe+ lite public improvements with a view to providing work for the unemployed, the City Council has authorized a joint meeting of all its committees works to charge of public map having out construction program for next season. St. Paul-Change in name of the ir division of the Minnesota National uard was announced by officers of he organization. Instead of the First Iinnesota Observation squadron as it ad been designated hitherto, it now vill be known as the 109th Air Squadron Pipestone- The new waterworks sys em, under construction the last two ears, was formally completed when ater was turned into the waterworks wer for the first time. The new wer is built of concrete, is 160 feet igh, holds 150,000 gallons of water, nd is operated in connection with oncrete reservoir holding 500,000 allons. Fergus Falls-Paul H. Kirk, United tates government crop e is is state of Minnesota, reporter to transfer for headquarters January 1, from this ty to St. Paul. The government ansferred him in order that he may ork in closer co-operation with the innesota state department of agrialture. Moorhead-Accordin to Clay counauthorities, Fred Wilson, arrested International Falls, has confessed of Peter an trolman the shooting here, following Ness, attempt night hold up the Hans restaurant, early Oct