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Show MINNEHAHA WATER TO CHRISTEN SHIP ST. PAUL, March 11. Water from Minnehaha Falls will be used in christening christen-ing the battleship Minnesota. Gov. John-sou John-sou so announced today. Miss Rose Marie Schaller, the University student, who is to christen the battleship, called on the Governor yesterday afternoon and discussed the subject. Both had received numerous letters from temperance advocates advo-cates urging that water instead of wine be used tor the christening. They decided that, unless there is too strenuous objections from the ship-builders, who wil IBe In charge of the ceremony, cere-mony, a bottle will be broken containing pure water, from the historic falls. The water probably will be carbonated so as to give the proper fizz when the bottle is Vroken. |