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to be whipped when charged with flirting on the streets. He was given a two months' jail sentence instead. Pretty heavy punishment for a trifling affair. Ice fishing in this state closed February 1st, and as a result several local fishermen, who have been getting nice catches on Sauk Lake, will have to wait until spring for another meal of that famous brain food. The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Ogilvie was closed last week Monday, by the state banking department. The reason given for closing is depleted reserves. Present indications are favorable for an early reopening of the bank. Several Indians of the Chippewa tribe recently celebrated by imbibing too freely in what is termed as radiator alcohol. They strained the poison through loaves of bread, believing that would purify it. As a result one of them nearly died and others were given jail sentences ranging from 30 to 60 days. C. J. Swendsen, chairman of the state board of control, reports that Minnesota now has the greatest prison population the state has ever had. It is so great, in fact, that the three major penal institutions are over-crowded. Gov. Christianson will most likely have to call Ma Ferguson to relieve the conjestion. William Connor of Wrenshall, representing Carlton county in the state poultry record project, had fourth highest average production for the month of November. His flock of 698 hens layed 8,292 eggs, or an average of 11.8 per bird for the month. The ten high flocks of the state for that month were all in Northern Minnesota. Viola Martha, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Baggenstoss, of Padua, died Saturday, January 22, at 1 P. M., from zinc poisoning caused by inhaling a well known brand of talcum powder. The inhalation of this powder poisoned the little girls lungs, causing a form of pneumonia similar to that sometimes produced by ether following an operation. Down in Preston, the editor of the Times was rather surprised to see Steve Ford come strutting down the street the other day. The Times was ready to publish his obituary. It seems that Steve fixed his fire as usual before retiring for the night, but forgot to put down the stove lid and gas developed. Steve did his own singing the next day and was not looking for flowers. A thirteen year old boy at Wadena lost three fingers and the end of his thumb from his right hand recently, because he did not heed the warning given out by the manual training teacher of that city. The boy with several pals went to the school house Saturday afternoon and finding the door unlocked made their way to the manual training department. An electric planer held the interest of the boys and finally they yielded to the desire of seeing it run, with the above result.