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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Methodists Hold Conference.

Windom--Bishop J. F. Berry of
Philadelphia arrived here and presid-
ed at the opening session of the Min
nesota Methodist conference. Practi-
cally all the members of the confer
ence have arrived. About 300 were
expected. The conference organized
with the following officers: Secretary.
c. 3. Teachout; assistants, J. B. Wood,
E. H. Geodsell, M. G. Sherman and
George c.. Lee; statistician, Charles
Miller; assistants, B. R. Campbell, J.
w. Metterson, H. w. Bedford and H. H.
Cover; treasurer, c. w. Morris; assis-
tants, John Hall, Fred Smith, J. w.
Atk1ps. Emil Herman and S. c. WAL
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
AUTO GOES: into RIVER; / DEAD
PLUNGES FROM ROAD At FERRY
IN THE DARKNESS.
Big Car Comes to Rest In twenty-five
-. Fest Of Water Near Carver,
80 "a" Minnesota.

Carver, Minn.-Carried into rs feet
Of water when their automobile
plunged from the road at a ferry-way
on the Minnesota river. near Carver,
W. II. Peterson Of Sibley, Iowa, and
his four sons, faced death. Herman
Peterson, Ii .'ears old, was drowned.
The others were towed ashore by John
Peterson, % years old. the eldest of
the boys. He is a powerful swimmer.
Inc hve were part of family group
on tour from their home to St. Paul,
where they were to visit friends. Mrs.
Peterson and two baby children left
the automobile at Mankato because of
fatigue and came into the city by
train.
Mr.. Peterson told of the accident at
the home Of George G.. Benz, 66S Cable
avenue, st. Paul. There the survivors
met the mother of the family. The
body was found later and taken home
by the Petersons.
we hadn't been over the road be-
fore and did not suspect the proximity
OF the river until the car TOPPED a
rise after a sharp bend to the right"
said Mr.. Peterson. 1T was 2:30 and
the moon was obscured. We could
see no danger signal" The big car
came to rest i'm Is feet of water. Only
John, who sat at the steering wheel,
could swim. He dove over the foredoor
as the car settled and pulled the
three others from beneath the top of
the machine. Herman had disappear
ed when the rescuer swan back to
where he had seen the boy last. The
body was recovered quarter mile
below the ferry
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Mrs. DunWoody Dies.

Minneapolis, Sept. 28.-Mrs. Kate l..
Dunwoody, wife of the late William H.
Dunwoody, died at her residence, 104
Groveland terrace. She survived her
husband by 20 months. She had been
in failing health since last January.
Mrs. Dunwoody was Miss Kate Patton
before her marriage. After her mar
riage to Mr.. Dunwoody in Philadelphia
she came to Minneapolis with her
husband in 1869 and had lived here
since that time.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
JULIUS BLOCK PASSES AWAY

Duluth, Minn.-Julius H. Block, who
was treasurer of the state from
1901 to 1907 and Republican candi-
date for state auditor in 1914, died at
ST.. Mary's hospital in Duluth of
Bright's disease.
Mr.. Block was born in 1860 at Ca
lion, Ohio, and came to Minnesota in
1870 with his parents, locating in Le-
Sueur county and later i'll Nicollet.
His political career began in 1900
when he was elected sheriff of Nicol-
let county
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Alfalfa Carnival at Madison.

Madison, Minn.-The Minnesota val
ley will celebrate a monster alfalfa
carnival here October 4, S, 6, and 7.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis will run
an alfalfa special Wednesday, October
6. carrying the Governors party and
alfalfa and stock men and delegations
from along the route. The train will
make short stops at all stations be.
tween Winthrop and Madison. Speeches
will be made by experts, proclaiming
the advantage of alfalfa growing and
the feeding of the stock.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Missina Girl Ia Married,

Winona.-When Mrs. Gustave John.
son went to call her daughter on the
morning Of September II, she found a
note. II have gone; don't hurt for
me-" Her absence was a mystery un.
til the following message came: ED
and I are married." The message
came from Minneapolis, where the
newlyweds are making their home. E.
J. Ransdale, formerly an employee OF
the telephone company here, is the
groom. The bride, Genevieve John
son, was a telephone operator before
she left.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Cashier Robbed at Duluth Bank.

Duluth--As the cashier of the Du.
luth Street Railway company turned
away from a window at the First Ma
tonal bank with the semi-monthly
payroll, he was jostled by two men and
a leather sack containing $1,000 was
snatched from his hand. It was
handed to third man ard he d!sap-
peared. The cashier grappled with
the man who snatched the sack and
held him until the police came. The
captive gave his name at headquar-
tiers as Ralph P. Miller He denied
that he &co:i the money.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Mexican Revolt

The Carranza commander at Las Pc
lados, Mexico, headed the attacking
party of Mexicans who crossed the
border and in a fight with American
soldiers captured Trooper Richard J.
Johnson, whom they shot and then
mutilated by taking his head and ears
for souvenirs, it was reported to head
quarters at San Antonio, Tex. by Capt
Frank r. Mccoy
Eighty passengers of Southern Pa.
elf Mexican train were thrown into
a car containing hay and the car set
on fire by band of Yaqui Indians
near Torres, Sonora. Only twenty
passengers escaped
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Washington

Protection of American industries
built up as a result of the European
war is being planned by Secretary
Redfield of the commerce department
at Washington, who invites sugges-
tions from commercial men to prevent
unfair competition" from Europe,
Australia or Canada after the war
ends.
Long distance wireless telephony
the dream Of scientists for years, be-
came reality on September 80, when
the human voice was transmitted from
the Arlington radio station, on the out.
skirts of Washington, to the Mare Is.
land station at San Francisco, about
$500 miles,
Twenty Americans have been
wounded and one killed and So Haitian
rebels are dead as a result of two
days fighting on the island, according
to dispatches to the navy department
at Washington
It was indicated at the state depart
ment at Washington that T. St. John
Gafney, United States consul at
Munich, who in published letter
criticized the administrations polic-
as to the expectation of munitions of
war. will be recalled.
AS result of the conference be.
tween Sir Richard Crawford, the Brit
fsh embassy's trade expert and Acting
Secretary of State Polk, an agreement
has been reached whereby the British
embassy at Washington will issue
clearance papers to American IMPORT
ers which will insure the bringing to
this country Of all goods purchased
from German and Austrian sources
prior to March last.
President Wilson, in patriotic
speech at Camp Emery, Washington,
extended the nations welcome to the
veterans of the Grand Army of the Re.
public. The presidents speech was
answered by David J. Palmer, COM
mander in chief of the G. A. R.
Three Americans killed and twenty
wounded is the total casualty list of
the United States recent peace efforts
in Haiti. About one hundred Haitians
have been killed and twice as many
wounded. Reports from Admiral Cy
perton to Washington are 'reassurin
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07

Three men were killed and thr.e
others injured in an explosion in tie
powder mill at the Du Pont de NJ
mours company at Haskell, N. j.
Willard V. Huntington of Los An:
geles, nephew of of the late Coils p.
Huntington and brother. of Henry e.
Huntington, railroad financier, was
killed In motor car accident near
diego, N. Y.
,}''' . 80
Fifty persons of Ardmore, Okla.
were believed to have been killed and
200 injured when 250-barrel tank car
Of gasoline. standing near the Santa
Fe freight office in the business dis
trict, exploded. A few minutes later
the whole town was at the mercy of q
score of fires. Ten blocks of business
buildings were imperiled by the
flames. Thirty-one bodies have beer
recovered
Eleven men were entombed at a Le-
high Coal and Navigation company
mine at Coaldale, Pa. Hope of reach.
ing any of the men alive has been
given up.
The west side of Broadway between
Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth streets
in New York collapsed. For more
than 100 feet the thoroughfare
dropped to the bottom of the new SUBJ
way excavation, 10 feet below, killing
one woman and seriously injuring
three Others
Financial agents of Great Britain
and France, in America to float vast
credit loan, announced formally in
Chicago that half billion dollars was
the amount sought by the warning ma.
lions. The announcement, carrying
with it the terms of the proposed loan,
was made simultaneously in Chicago
and New York.
Frank 0. Wetmore, chairman of the
extension committee of the Avery
company of Peoria, ILL.,, which went
into the hands Of receivers year
ago, with liabilities of 100000, an
nounced at Chicago that so per cent
Of the outstanding extension notes
will be paid October /.
Rev. DR.. Thomas S. Barbour, for
merly foreign secretary of the Ameri-
can Baptist Foreign Missionary so.
ciety, died suddenly at his summer
home in Stoddard, N. H.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Saffron Beam.

Il fear that you are inclined to loob
on your fellow man with jaundiced
eye" remarked the altluist.
1T isn't my fault" said the pessi
mist. my fellow man shows on an
average such a broad yellow streab
vision"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Happenings.
Of the World
Tersely;. Told
European, War News

A sweeping victory for the allies in
the Dardanelles is reported in London.
1t was announced in the house of com.
mons that the British army had rout-
ed the Turks in Mesopotamia with
:, heavy loss and that the Turks were in
full retreat toward Bagdad.
With the kaiser at the western front
directing operations, the Germans, by
desperate counter-attacks, have ap-
parently checked the offensive of the
allies. The British are attacking the
third line Of defense south of la Bas-
see canal.
1t is reported in London that Bull
garia and the central powers have
concluded an agreement and Bulgaria
is to enter the, war against the allies
on October Is.
The Tageblatt of Berlin, Germany,
announces that Bulgaria and Greece
have reached an agreement establish
ing a neutral zone between the two
countries
The Berlin war Office claims that in
the fighting east of Wilma General Won
Eichhorn, breaking up large Rus
sian army, has taken 21,9O6 prisoners,
three cannon and u machine guns.
The remainder of the defeated force
is reported in flight
The Russian feet has attacked and
silenced German land batteries on
the Gulf of Riga, according to an off,
cial announcement issued by the ad-
miralty at Petrograd. Two Russian
officers were killed by German shell.
The first class Italian battleship,
Benedetto Brin, was torn to pieces by
All internal explosion while lying at
anchor in the harbor at Brindisi, it
was announced at Rome. Only 37S
men and eight officers of it's entire
complement Of 720 men were saved.
Rear Admiral Rubin de Cervin is
among the dead.
The Turin correspondent of the
Idea NaziOnale of Rome says he has
been informed the ROumanian govern
ment has sent to Sofia a note couched
in friendly language asking an expla-
nation Of Bulgaria's military prepare
tions.
Grown Prince Frederick Williams
army was thrust against the French
line in new German offensive move
ment in the Argonne, but it reeled
backward with heavy losses under the
French fire, according to the official
statement issued at Paris. The French
continued their drive in the Cham
payne. The German losses already
are placed by allied authorities at
more than 100000
Berlin contends that by means of
counter-attacks the allies drives have
been checked with heavy loss. Seven
thousand French and British were
taken prisoners.
One British warship was sunk and
two others were damaged in the
attack by British squadron on Ger
man batteries along the Belgian
coast, especially at Zeebrugge, accord
ing to a German official statement is
sued at Berlin.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
WAS MISERABLE
COULDN'T STAND.
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND.
Lackawanna, N. Y.-"After my first
child was born felt very miserable and

could not stand on
my feet. My sister,
in-law wished me to
try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound and my
nerves became firm,
appetite good, step
elastic, and I lost
that weak. tired
feeling: That was
six years ago and I
have had three fna
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Domestic

\ fve-story fall from his office win
dow caused the death of Theodor G..
Pelzer of Kansas City. Mr.. Pelzer was
president of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company and a real estate o.
orator
Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Mohr of Provi-
dence R. l., was indicted on the
charges Of numbering her husband,
Dr.. c. Franklin Mohr, and assaulting
with intent to kill Miss Emily C. Burg
er, the physicians secretary.
Harry F. Grant, the racing automo-
bile driver. who was enveloped in
flames while driving his machine at a
100-mile an hour clip on the Sleeps
head bay speedway, is in a critical
condition at New York hospital.
Ten persons are known to be dead
and many injured and property loss
reaching into the millions has been
caused by the most severe gulf storm
in the history of New Orleans.
4 =
Directors of the Rock Island rail.
road system under the regime of Dan
iel G. Reid and William H. Moore were
made defendants in restitution suit
for $7,500.000 brought in the supreme
court at New York by Jacob M. Dick.
1nson, receiver for the Rock Island.
Desperate because of his inability
to break the bonds of affection be-
tween himself and Mrs. Mae Whitney,
whom he characterized as VAN.
pre-" Washington Irving Morley shot
and killed the woman and then COM
mitted suicide in cafe at Chicago
Arthur J. Lanigan, son of one of the
wealthiest lumbermen in Maine. was
instantly killed and two other men
and three women were injured when
their automobile turned turtle at Wa
terville, Me-.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
STATE TRUST FUND
LARGEST IN UNION
GRAND TOTAL NOW $34,474, eos -
FUNDS INCREASE $1,o3e, eo4 IN
ONE YEAR.
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and important Happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the Conven-
fence OF Busy Readers.

Nv L 0AA.
OF the several sources from which
the trust funds of Minnesota, now the
largest of any state in the Union, de-
rive their revenue, that from the sale
OF lands is the most profitable. The
sale OF state timber comes next and
in order follows royalties from state
owned iron ore and profits from bond
sales.
The trust funds of the state of Min.
nesota have reached a grand total of
$34,474, 905.22 and they are still climb
ing. OF this grand total the sale OF
agricultural lands furnished $685.
1877, sale of state timber, $780,
593.35, iron ore royalties, $3,984, 955 9S
and profits from the sale of bonds,
$363,617.94.
When State Auditor Preus closed his
books July 81, last, this money was
credited to four funds; permanent
school, $25,162, 1895; university, ST..
627, S0662; internal land improvement,
$360,156.42 and swamp lands, $4,792,-
O0S.23. At one time the internal i'm
provement .anG iuuo had credit Of
1888, 1862, but this was considerably
reduced by the taking up of nearly a
like amount in railroad adjustment
bonds
Showing the rate at which this big
accumulation is climbing last year saw
an addition of over 100000 to the
university fund; over $500 to the in.
ternal land improvement fund, and
over 100000 to the permanent school
fund, S21,170.35 to the swamp Land
fund. The total trust fund eazc:aGS s..
the year we're $1,039, 9O416.
X X X
Salmon for States Lakes.
Minnesota lakes will shortly be SUP
piled with new variety of fish-chir:
ook-salmon, a product of the Pacift
coast. While in the West Carlos Az
cry, state game and fish commission.
er, made arrangements for a supply of
the fish which will be secured from the
Columbia river. The fish attain a
weight of from five to ten pounds and
are excellent for the table. Salmon re,
quire water that is cold and deep and
because of this they will be planted il
the northern lakes only. Mr.. Avery
secured the supply of fish while attend,
ing the annual meeting of the Ameri.
can Fisheries society and the National
Association of Game and Fish commits.
sioners held at San Francisco. These
two organizations will likely hold their
next annual meeting in tho Twin
Cities.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Best Bank Report,


During the past year the net IL.
crease in deposits in the state banks
of Minnesota totaled $13,637, 1878, 40
cording to a report just issued by T.
H. Turrittin, superintendent of banks,
as result Of the call of September 2,
One of the best features of the re.
port, which Mr.. Turrittin said is the
best report i'm the history of the de-.
partment, was the fact that decrease
of $226,518.27 is shown in the over.
drafts. The overdrafts a year ago
were $537,61692.
During the year the number of banks
has increased by Sc and the total now
is $40.
The total resources now are $197,-
165,013.90, as compared to $1S3, 526,SSO
on September ~, 1914, showing an in
crease of ST., 210,29S.02.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
Sporting

Sporting
The Philadelphias won the National
league championship for 1915, with Al
exander pitching one-hit game
against the present title.holding
Braves at Boston. The score was 5
to O.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle o.
CASTOR1A, safe and sure remedy fox
infants and children, and see that il
Signature Of &H2Zzz1z<x
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castorn
Isn't It So.
What in the world made you marry
him so long as you don't love him."
"Oh, that is the easiest way l know
Of to get rid of a man."
When all others fail to please
Try Denison's Coffee.
Luck is blamed for lot of misfor
tune of which it is innocent.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-07
To Discuss Highway Work.

10 DISCUSS F5tghWay Work.
George w. Cooley, secretary and en-
gineer of the Minnesota Highway COM
mission, has returned from California,
where he attended the Pan-American
Road congress and assisted in the
campaign for bond issue for good
roads in Sacramento County. Mr.
Cooley will attend and preside at ths
sessions Of the Northwestern Roads
congress which will be held at Cedar
RAPIDS, Iowa, October to Z. Prob
lens of road building which will affect
highway work in Minnesota will be
discussed. Mr.. Cooley is president Of
the congress, which is composed of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illi-
nois, Michigan, Iowa, North and South
Dakota road engineers and enthusiasts
Says Fire Threatens Timber.
All the more than 20,00O,C0O feet of
timber to be placed on sale October
Is, by the State Timber Board is in
danger of fire or decay, said J. A. O.
Preus, state auditor. Mr.. Preus gave
this answer when told that there is op.
position to placing some of the tim.
Der on sale at this time. mo one is
Directing, anyway" he declared.
Il X K
Warehouses Under Commission.
The state railroad and warehouse
commission notified the proprietors Of
all general warehouses that unless
they file their bonds of $4,000 and
take out state licenses by Oct. l, they
will be subject to fines of not less than
500 nor greater than $500. The new
law that puts all warehouses under the
control of the commission goes into
effect Oct. l. Formerly only the grain
and produce warehouses were under
their control. Only few Of the com,
panies have so far fled thar bands
and obtained licenses.
Evening star., 1915-11-15
Directs Conditional Reinstate-
ment of Assistant Postmaster
Who Criticised Him.
WHITE HOUSE ANNOYED
AT THE UNDUE PUBLICITY
Discharged Employe Remains Sus-
pended Pending Investigation of
Other Charges Against Him.

President Wilson today in
structed Postmaster General
Burleson to reinstate George
Burkitt, removed as assistant
postmaster at Winnetka, ILL.,, be-
caused he criticised the President
for his engagement to be married.
The President qualified his in
structions by telling the Postmas-
ter General that Burkitt should be
restored to his position if there
were no other charges against
him.
Announcement of this action was
made today by Secretary Tumulty after
brief conference with President Will
son. 1t was said unofficially that the
President entirely disapproved of dis
charging Burkitt for making the re-
marks accredited to him.
Criticism Not Sufficient Reason.
In published correspondence between
Burkitt and Postmaster Kloepfer of
Winnetka 1t was stated that Burkitt
had been given dement's for other
things than the remarks about the
Presidents engagement. That Burkitt
denied. The President did not go into
that feature in his instructions to
Postmaster General Burleson, but made
it clear that Burkitt should not be dis
charged for merely expressing the
views that a. man should not become
engaged within year after the death
of his wife.
1t was stated at the White House that
postmaster General Burleson had no
knowledge of the case before it was
called to his attention by publication in
newspapers. The discharge of Burkitt
was approved by Assistant Postmaster
General Roper after an exchange of
letters with Burkitt.
Annoyance at White House.
had an opportunity to reply to the
charges. as required by civil service
laws. Mr.. Roper informed him that the
law had been complied with by a let
ter sent to Burkitt by the postmaster
notifying him of the charge of show
ing disrsspect to the President
White House officials were annoyed
by the publicity given to the case, and
1t was expected that Postmaster Gem
eral Burleson would act Immediately
on the Presidents instructions.
Investigation Is Begun.
The Post Office Department issued
statement, saying Burkitt was charged
with a series of offenses, which had
been accumulated for months. Among
them the statement detailed insubordi-
nation, ineficiency, too much atten-
ton to outside affairs, taking vacation
in excess of his allowance, improper
forwarding Of mail and unsatisfactory
service.
His statement. with references to
the Presidents engagement" said the
announcement. 1s simply an incident