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Minneapolis-More than 500 members attended the sessions of the Minnesota Funeral Directors' association here.
Windom-Fire, discovered by a small boy at the Tuthill Lumber Company yard caused approximately $15,000 damage.
Lake Wilson-Merchandise valued at about $2,000, and $48 in cash was taken from the Stebel & Fussky general store here by truck bandits.
Windom-During the past month, Charles Mathews, county agent, has placed 135 men on farms in the county to help with the harvest.
Fairmont Improvements totaling well over $250,000 for the first seven months of 1925 is the record for this city, one not heretofore equaled.
Fergus Falls-Congressman Knut Wefald, Nonpartisan League congressman from this district, announced that he will be a candidate for re-election to congress.
Ada-The First Methodist and German Methodist congregations have been consolidated here under the name of Community Methodist church. Rev. F. W. Henke is the pastor.
Northfield-At the annual meeting of voters in the Northfield school district a budget of $84,600 in estimated expenses for the schools of this city during the coming year was approved.
Owatonna Final arrangements have been made by a joint committee of the Steele County Farm Bureau and the Owatonna Chamber of Commerce for a Steele county booth at the Minnesota State fair.
Fulda At their regular meeting conducted at Valhalla, the Murray County Bankers association approved of the "ranger" type of bank protection that is being inaugurated in many nearby counties.
St. Paul-A four-hour fire which attracted thousands of spectators caused damage estimated at between $150,000 and $200,000 to the two storage houses of the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co.
New Richland-Leading dairy farmers of the New Richland community will consign a large number of purebred and high grade dairy cattle to a sale to be conducted here at the close of the annual New Richland Dairy day celebration, September 24 and 25.
Dennison-Captain Martin E. Trench formerly of Dennison, was ordered to the Virgin Islands as governor in succession to Captain Phillip Williams who has held the post for three years and who is to return to the United States for medical treatment.
Redwood Falls-Affairs of the First National bank, recently closed, have been placed in the hands of L. R. Ewart of Wells, Minn., who has been named receiver. Plans for the reorganization of the bank have not been completed.
Granite Falls-The levy made by the county commissioners for highway purposes in Yellow Medicine county set a new record. The sum of $150,000 has been appropriated for road and bridge work for the coming year.
Hibbing-A train of more than 50 automobiles, bearing boosters from St. Louis county, the largest county in the state, arrived here on the eighth annual club booster tour. Nearly 200 members of the St. Louis County Club were in the party.
St. Paul-The people of Minnesota have $15,000,000 more in savings accounts in state banks now than they had a year ago, marking an unusual strengthening of bank conditions and of individual savings, A. J. Veigel, state superintendent of banks reported.
Shakopee-Routing of highway No. 5 in a northeasterly direction from the state reformatory for women through Shakopee to connect with Highway No. 51 is contemplated, according to a committee of citizens who interviewed State Highway Commissioner C. M. Babcock.
St. Paul-The largest paving order ever signed by the state of Minnesota, and the greatest expenditure for highway improvements ordered by the state in 1925, was announced, when the state highway department asked for bids on nearly 75 miles of paved roads on main trunk highways through the state. Paving will care for vital links in important systems running out of the Twin Cities in three directions, giving the state one continuous paved road 208 miles long, from southern Minnesota to Brainerd, and putting builders at work at once on paving along long, badly worn parts of the highway from Minneapolis to Mankato.
Waseca-Mrs. William G. Ward, widow of the last state Senator W. G. Ward, died at her home in Waseca. She was 74 years old and one of the pioneer residents of Waseca.
Hamline Frederick. Remington's masterpiece, "A Dash for Timber," will be a part of the fine arts display at the Minneosta state fair, September 5 to 12, when paintings illustrating the history of popular art in the United States during the past 50 years will be the special attraction for art lovers. Between 100 and 600 canvasses will be shown, according to Maurcie I. Flagg, art sects.
