RochesterDuring a heavy fog Otto
Johnson, a carpenter, ran his automo
bile into a Great Northern train. John
son escaped injury, but the machine
was wrecked.
MinneapolisHenry N. Knott, city
Clerk, brought suit against E W.
Hawley, alderman from the Second
ward, asking damages of $57,000 for
alleged slander.
OliviaOn a charge of transporting
liquor A W. Lynch, of Minneapolis,
was given a 60 day jail sentence and
C. A. Baker of Sioux City, was fined
$200 for selling liquor.
MankatoSig Haugdahl of Albert
Lea, automobile dirt track speed cham
pion, lowered the Minnesota state dirt
track record for a mile on a half-mile
track from 1 07 1-5 to 1.06 2-5.
PipestoneMrs Hattie Waite, aged
65 years, was shot and killed at her
home near Trosky, by Monte White,
who then turned the gun on himself.
The slayer is said to be fatally shot.
St PaulThe Minnesota section of
the American committee for relief in
Ireland will go to the state to fill a
$100,000 quota on September 15, John
A. Burns, state chairman, announced
WmdomThe contract for the erec
tion of Wmdom's new armory has been
let to the J. Nelson company of
Mankato on its bid of $25,373. Con
struction work will be started at once.
WinonaCharles Shapero and three
children, aged 2 to 5 years, narrowly
escaped injury when the car in which
they were riding was struck by an
automobile driven by Edward Katsban
of this city
St. PaulJock Malone, pugilist, who
was arrested on complaint of the Roch
ester police, in connection with the
theft of an automobile, has T)een re
leased and cleared of all connection
with the theft.
