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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
SING AS SALOONS ARE CLOSED
East Grand Forks Citizens See Pass
ing Of Liquor Industry Valued at
$5O0,0O0 Annually.

East Grand Forks, Mimi, - Song
and hilarity marked the closine
of East Grand Forks saloons, and the
passing Of liquor industry valued at
100000 annually. Polk county was
voted dry in the option election May
"a last.
The revelry lasted far into the night
On the streets, throngs of sight-seers
many Of them women and their es.
corts, passed to and fro, while to their
ears came the shouts and cries of men
inside the saloons.
Bargain seekers in liquor made their
way from place to place, and one
wholesale firm is reputed to have dis.
posed of more than $4,000 worth OF
liquor in the two last days.
At II p. m. most Of the saloons
closed their doors.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
CANDY, MIMI, SWEPT BY FIRE
BUSINESS District Threatened as High
Wind Blows, According to WI
mona Dispatch.

WlDona, Misunderstanding to infor-
nation received here, fire which
broke out at midnight is destroying
the business district of Candy, in the
western part Of the state. With the
mercury below freezing and a high
wind blowing it is declared the heart
OF tho town is doomed. The cause is
unknown.
The Northwestern road started a
special train from Tracy with fire
fighting equipment and additional
equipment was picked up at Client
and llarshall on the 50-mile run.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
MORE AND BETTER STOCK
Slogan. Adopteh by Pennington County
Livestock Breeders Association
Auxiliary Societies Formed.

Thief River Falls.-The Pennington
County Livestock Breeders associa-
ton was launched at a meeting here
attended by IS prominent farmers.
The following officers were elected:
President, Henry Hanson; vice presi-
dent, Harry Woolson; secretary and
treasurer, Henry Werner; directors,
Peter Englestad aad Fred Beerbour,
all Of Thief River Fails.
Three auxiliary associations were
formed, as follows: Breeders of Guern-
seys: Albert johnson, president; H.
Woolson, secretary; T. B. Conklin,
treasurer. Holstein breeders: Fred
Beerbour, president: +. r. Satire, Sec
rotary and treasurer. Shorthon
breeders: R. L. Muzzy, president; R.
G. McKercher, secretary; e. T. Hurst,
treasurer.
A constitution and bylaws were
adopted by the county organization
and Saturday before Thanksgiving day
made the annual meeting date.
The county organization voted to
affiliate with the Red River Valley
Breeders association which in turn
aftiliates with the state organization.
The meeting was called and promoted
by the agricultural department of the
local schools in charge of Henry Wer-
ner and Superintendent J. H. Hay
The Commercial club served lunch and
entertained the visiting farmers.
more stock and better stock" is the
slogan of the men who were present.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Prominent Minnesotan Dies,

minneapolis, Nov. 30. 49, Henry C..
Belden, one time Judge of the district
court and for many years prominent
in Minnesota legal circles, is dead at
his home here. He had been in ill
health for nearly three years. Upon
coming here from Vermont in 1884,
Judge Belden went into partnership
with J. B. Gilflllan. He was elected
Judge of the district court in 1894.
While in his prime, Judge Belden han
died much important litigation.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Greek Promises Satisfy Ali;es.

London, Nov. 26.-Although the text
of the Greek governments reply to
the note presented by the Allies has
not been made public, there is every
indication that the government is sat
1sfied with the position taken at
Athens. The assurances given by
Greece differ in marked degree from
the previous expressions of berevo.
lent neutrality. They promise explic.
lily that no military measures will be
taken against the Serbian, French o.
british troops In case they retreat e.,
Greek territory.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Engineers Widow Gets $1,000.

Red Wing, Minn.-Mrs. George
Brobert of Minneapolis, widow of the
locomotive fireman on the Milwaukee
road who lost his life near Lake
City last summer in a train wreck
as the result of cloudburst,
has been paid $4,000 by the railroad
corporation, it was learned. The set
tlement was reached a few days ago.
Mrs. Brobert was represented by a.
torney A. J. Rockne Of zumbrota and
the Milwaukee road by F. w. Root,
chief counsel for the corporation.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
TAKE AUSTRIAN STRONGHOLD
AFTER CAMPAIGN OF FOUR
MONTHS-kEY TO NORTH.
ERIN 0EFENSES,
CAR PROMISES INVASION
OF BULGARIA WITHIN week
Germany's Offer Of Separate Peace "a
Serbia Is Rejected, According to
saioni'<i Report-Serbians A.
sert They Refuse to Treat
With 6ulgarians.

Milan, Nov. 27.-Reports have Just
been received that Gorilla has been
taken by the Italians after a cam.
paign of more than four months dur.
Ing which trench after trench and hill
after hill had to be captured and nu-
merous powerful batteries, protected
by strong natural and artificial de-
lenses, had to be demolished.
The Importance of the place is de.
rived mainly from it's military posi-
ton. Gorilla was the key to the Aus.
trian defeases north of the Carso pla-
teau.
Siavs to Invade Bulgaria.
Saloniki. Nov. 26.-The car has ad-
dressed personal telegram to Pre-.
mier Pasitcl of Serbia, promising
within week from now the appear
ance in Bulgaria of Russian troops.
The Italian government has prom
1sed an expeditionary force of 10000.
Offers Serbia Separate Peace.
Saloniki, Nov. 26.-1t is reported
here authoritatively that Germany,
through Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen, offered Serbia a separate peace.
The offer was categorically rejected
by the Serbian crown prince at Priz.
rend.
The message proposed the immedi-
ate cessation of hostilities, the Austro-
Germans, Bulgarians and Serbians to
retain the positions they then occu-
pied. This was to be followed by a
meeting Of plenipotentiaries for the
conclusion Of peace treaty on the
basis of the cession to Bulgaria of the
northeast corner of Serbia from Knie.
hevatz to P1rot. all of Serbian Mace.
donia. the vllay& of Uskup and old
Serbia remaining Serbian.
The battlefield between the Serbian
and German lines was proposed as the
place for the meeting of plenipoten-
tiaries.
The Serbians assert that they will
refuse to treat with the Bulgarians
They inflicted defeat ON the Bulga'
rians before Leskovae.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
STATES BUSINESS:
TOTALS MILLIONS
TREASURER ESTIMATES TOTAL
FOR YEAR AT 5,43e,6eo.aa-
INCREASE SHOWN,
TRUST FUNDS $23, 339, 284.89
Gain Of More Than 2,ooo, 600 Ii
Forty Years indicated-St;ilwat
Prison Farm Machinery and
Irvine Plant Receipts 100000.

st. Paul.-Minnesota did a business
OF S45,439,690.33 during the year end
ing July 81, 1915, according to figures
just mace public by Walter ]. Smith.
state treasurer.
This found sum serves to convey
to the mind of the taxpayer the wide
extent to which the governmental
business Of the state has grown, but
some of the mathematical conjurors
in Mr.. Smiths Office have worked out
a small table which makes the big
business of Minnesota even more
forcibly apparent. Their figures
show the business is done in the fol.
lowing amounts: $45,439,69o. a year;
$3,7S6,640.92 a month; $126,22136 a
day; $5,259.22 an hour; $S7.65 a min
ute.
These figures represent the total
receipts and disburs ements handled
by the office of the state treasurer
during the year. They are widely diff
ferent from those of even such late
year as 1875. The total receipts and
disbursements for that year were ST.
cl4,1l3.N3. In that same year the
assessed valuation of real estate in
Minnesota was $21S,855,743.00. In
1915 it was $1,274,159,395.00.
Trust Funds $23,33e, 2s4.8e.
In 49, Is the permanent trust fund
contained a total of $1,274,480.OO. At
the close of the fiscal year July 81.
they had tripled and quadrupled and
multiplied to the large total of $685.
1885 ,284.39. And they are of even
greater value than this figure. Mr..
Smith explained how this actual value
is realized, as follows:
These figures on the permanent
trust funds represent the actual bonds
in the custody of my Office for money
loaned out OF the funds. There is
now about ST. 100000 in land con-
tracts Tor state lands sold which are
drawing 4 per cent interest, and as
soon as these lands are paid for it
will add just that much more to the
permar eut trust funds so that in real
1ty the actual securities belonging to
these funds at this time is more than
$34,oo0,00o."
The state contributed s4,372.215.34
toward support of the public schools
last year, as shown by the books of
Mr.. NTH. To the counties for aid
in building roads and bridges went
$l,429, o66.S7 from the state.
Profit From State Prison.
Another interesting feature dug out
OF the mass CT dry figures on the re-
ceipts and dish easements of the state
tor the last year by Mr.. Smith was the
fact that receipts from the Saltwater
prison farm machinery and Irvine
plant for the year were more than
$2,000.o00. The profit of the prison
Industries was more than $350.OO0,
so that the Legislature did not ap-
proprinte one cent for support of the
prison. This means that the taxpay-
ers of Minnesota were not called on
for one penny to aid in meeting the
running expenses of the big institu-
ton with it's more than one thousand
inmates
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Domestic

Ten thousand kilograms bearing the
signature Of Miss Jane Adams, presi-
dent of the Woman's Peace party. were
sent from Chicago as the first step in
mothers movement for a conference
of neutral nations in the interest of
international peace.
Captain Boyd, naval attache to the
German embassy. was accused in fed
eral court at New York of being the
dispenser of German funds in this
country and riding rough shod over
the laws of the land. The accusation
was made by Assistant United States
District Attorney Roger Wood at the
opening of the trial of four officials of
the Hamburg-American line.
The trial of William Lorimer, former
United States senator, in connection
with the wrecking of the La Sale
Street Trust and Savings bank. will
begin January Is. it was announced at
Chicago by Maclay Hoyne, states at.
torney.
Capt. P. D. O'Brien, chief of detec-
tives of Chicago. was suspended fol-
lowing preliminary investigation by
the civil service commission of a DO
lice slush fund purpOrted to have been
collected for the defense of John J,
Halpin.
Announcement was made at New
York by the National City bank of The
formation of a $5O.OO0.000 company to
develop the foreign trade of the Unit.
ed States Back of It are the most
powerful banking interests Of this
country and leaders IN other lines.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
ROWE MISSING, is INDICTED

Minneapolis, Minn-Arthur Rowe,
convicted proprietor of the Elroy no.
tel, II Nicollet avenue, was indicted
by tile Hennepin county grand jury
on charge OF l. ing house of ILL.,
fame at that place. The Indictment.
although not formally reported, was
voted following the testimony before
the grand jury of four witnesses who
appeared In the trial of Frank Stobbe
for murder last week and of James
Robertson. attorney for Stobbe. who
appeared as witness against Rowe
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Church Abandons Suit: Comnrom;eee

Church Abandons Suit; Compromises.
st. Cloud. - Though verdict of
$2o9.6S was returned by jury in dis
trict court against W. L. Seabury, the
judg nent on file in the office Of the
clerk has been settled by the Meth
odis" church committee, plaintiff in
the action. The suit was started by
Rev F. W. Hill, former pastor of the
oh II CHI, in common with several other
SUITS against men whom Hill claimed
hsa subscribed to the new church but
refused to pay. Acting under q pol.
Icy adopted by the new pastor, all the
cases Lave been dropped.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Washington

Henry Ford, with Louis Lochner OF
Chicago. called on President Wilson al
the White House in Washington in
support of the movement for neu
trail conference to attempt to end the
European war and establish a perma
nent peace. He told the president he
considered Christmas the best time for
such movement and asserted that
there was material evidence that a
conference would be successful.
.
President Wilson's next annual ad.
dress to congress, it was learned at
washington, will be devoted primarily
to discussion of national defense and
the subject of revenues, though it will
refer to other legislative questions
which the president expects congress
to act on.
Secretary Daniels of Washington
disapproved the findings of tho general
court-martial which acquitted Rear Adj.
miral William N. Little. retired. oil
charges of negligence in connection
with his duty as inspector during the
construction of the submarine K.2.
An unceasing watch has been kept
on the railway tunnel under Capitol
hill. leading to Washington's $4,000.
900 Union station, used by all railways
entering and leaving the national CAPT
tai The tunnel is being guarded as a
precaution against bomb plotters
Orders designating 1,875.000 acres
in California and 100000 acres in
South Dakota for entry in the enlarged
homestead act were approved by Sec.
rotary Lane of the interior depart.
ment at Washington. The act permits
entry in 320-acre lots.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Dog Attacks Baggage Man.

Red Wing. 49, H. J. Sargent, baggage
man on Great Western train, was bit
ten by dog which attacked him in
the car when the train reached White
Willow. Sargent's lower lip was lac
Grated and his wounds we're such that
the services of physician were need
ed. When the train reached Red Wing
the dog leaped from the open car and
has not been captured.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
Eur-obeur, War" News
neutrality-suspicious.

European war News
Italian troops have begun landing on
Albanian territory to go to the help OF
Serbia. according to Chiasso dispatch
10 the Journal La Suisse. The Italian
aeet is bombarding Dedeagatch.
Serbian forces rallying at Mount
Eet0vaty in central Serbia have in
aicted serious defeat upon the Bul-
Ears and opened the way to Leshovac.
according to statement by the Serb
Ian legation at Paris.
Notable progress for the Germans
in the region southeast of Prishtina
Serbia, with the capture of $500
Serbians, a. cannon and % machine
guns. was announced by German army
headquarters at Berlin.
Ten thousand Bulgars have been
killed and wounded in fighting for
Monastir
Beaten by Turks, British force of
Bagdad, it was learned at Berlin. The
British were within ten miles of Bag
dad, threatening railroad terminal on
which the Cermanic allies were de-
pending for an offensive later against
the British in Egypt by way of Suez.
The unbridled fury of the battle for
possession Of Goritz and the heavy
loss of life occasioned thereby are
emphasized by advices received at the
Swiss frontier from Laibach. Austria
It Is said thousands Of dead or wound
ed men are lying between the Austrian
and Italian lines.
A Turkish transport with 500 troops
on board has been sunk in the Sea of
Marm0ra with the loss of a majority Of
those on board. according to Central
News agency dispatch to London from
Zurich. The troopship was sunk by a
mine.
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Rotterdam says: "One of Ger
many's newest dreadnaughts struck a
mine in the Baltic and went to the bot
tom. All the members of the crew
were saved except thirty-three, who
were drowned"
Copies of the Persian newspaper
Hovbehar. received at Berlin, says a
Persian force of 1000 strong recently
attacked the AnglO-lndian troops at
Bulvar, near Bushire. and killed $780,
According to special reports from
the front to Berlin the number of Ser
bans made prisoners during the last
week was $4,000. The Serbians lost
more than 500 cannon German troops
of the army of General Won Koevess
have occupied Novipazar, Serbia.
The complete commercial and eco
nomic blockade against Greece, 1t was
learned in London. was the first step
taken by the allies to force compliance
with the demand made by Earl Hitch.
ener on King Constantine that Greece
either join the allies. in accordance
with her treaty obligations and prom
Uses, or demobilize her army at once.
Austrian aviators threw Is bombs
on Udine, Italy, killing twelve people
and wounding twenty-seven, according
to an official announcement made by
the Italian war Office at Rome. An
other squadron of aeroplanes dropped
bombs on Verona and Vicenza, in the
Italian province of Venetia and on
Grade.
Domestic
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02

Five so-called night riders and two
private detectives were wounded in 8
pitched battle fought in the center of 9
marsh a mile southwest of Clarkton
Mo. Seven of the night riders were
captured. The night raiders are ten
ants and farm laborers who demand
higher wages and lower food prices.
Ten persons are dead and twelve
were injured as the result Of COLI.
sion on the Central of Georgia railroad
about eight miles from Columbus. Ga.
Passenger train No. 2, from Birming.
ham to Macon. collided headon with q
special train carrying the Con T. Ken.
nedy Carnival company from Atlanta
to Columbus.
Four officials Of the Hamburg-Amer.
lean line went on trial before judge
Howe in the criminal branch of the
federal district court at New York
They are charged with making oath to
false clearances and manifests. The
government alleges the real purpose
OF the defendants was to coal and sup
ply German commerce raiders.
Seven votes majority for prohibition
out of total vote of nearly 1900 was
announced at Alexandria. La. as the
result of the official canvass of Tues
days local option election in Rapidee
parish.
Judge W. W. Clemmens, former
states attorney and city Judge OF
Marion. Ill.,. committed suicide on Fri.
day as result of neuritis. He shot
himself to death. Judge Clemmens
was seventy-six years of age. He was
q first cousin of the late Mark
Twain"
The selection of Newark, N. j.. for
the 1916 convention of the National
League of Compulsory Education OF
f1cials and the unanimous reelection
OF all officers featured the closing SEES
sion of that organization at Milwau
kee. William l.. Bodine of Chicago
retained the Office of president.
A contract for the manufacture OF
S26 100000 worth of rifles for the Rus.
sian army has been practically closed
by Cleveland capitalists and New
York munitions brokers, according to
an announcement made at Cleveland.
Guilty. as charged in the indict.
ment," is the verdict of jury which
has been trying Charles B. Munday at
Morris, ILL.,. for conspiracy to wreck
the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings
bank and it's affiliated institutions.
His punishment was fixed at tive
years Imprisonment.
The Illinois Manufacturers associa.
ton. believing the psychological mo.
ment has arrived for active co-opera.
ton with congress. has called a tarftl
conference for December 7, to be held
in Chicago
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02

Mississippi Congressman Dies.
Meridian. Mass, Nov. 26.-Repre-
sentative s. ii. Witherspoon of the
Fifth Mississippi congressional dis.
trict, is dead.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Foreign

- 0S9"~
Bad blood between the Thirty-third
battalion, Canadian expeditionary
force. and the London. Ont. police cul
minated in serious rioting. For three
hours squads of police fought hun
dreds of soldiers. Several soldiers and
five policemen we're injured.
The Ribe-Stifts Tidende of Copen
hagen says the huge new Zeppelin
Z-18, while being inflated at Tondern.
exploded and was totally destroyed.
One workman was killed and eight
wounded. The explosion was caused
by lighted cigar.
A Serbian major made an unsuc.
cessful attempt against the life of Pre-.
mier Pachitch of Serbia at Raska &C
cording to the Budapest newspape,
Alvillas. The major was tried by court
martial sentenced to death and exc
cuted.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
Sporting

Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion, had an easy time in ter
rounds with Packey Hommey of Mil
waukee at Toledo, 0.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-08
: THE FLAX GROWING EXPERIMENT.

Flax growing might if properly encouraged, become
great industry in Oregon The climate and much Of the
soil seem especially adapted to the development of the
fiber if we may believe the expert views Of those who
have given it much thought and attention. coupled into
practical experiments Following sequence upon the
production of flax would linen mills and great pay
rolls repeating the experience of the South when the
people there finally begun to manufacture the cloth In
stead of selling the raw product 1t that the Of
land devoted to flax culture in Europe not sufficient to
meet the growing demand for the fiber and added to this
fact the ravages Of the great in the home of the in
dustry will not be for several years to come
1t is proptious time to try out practical experiments
in this line now and it would that the state could not
DO better than to assist with small amount of money, If
the industry proves profitable those who are best
posted in regard to it believe it will take care of it.
self and broaden and develop until it will add millions of
wealth to the resources of the state To install small
plant for extracting the fiber from the straw at the pen
tentary is not merely local matter for Salem or Marion
county, but practical experiment that will be extended
throughout the state if successful 1t is merely an ex
pedent take advantage of the cheap labor of the
vcs in the early stages of the industry at time when
private capital is loath to invest in new enterprises
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-08
wooDBURN SCHOOL NOTES

On February 25th the high scnool
students, under the department of Eng
lish, will edit page of the Indepen.
dent. Y0 will want some extra copies.
The trainer of the Glee club and
Treble Clef club expects to be able to
commence regular practice soon in or
der to be ready for the commencement
program. Dayle johnson, who has en-.
tered schod, will be valuable addition
to the second bass Of the Glee club.
Tne result of the composition con
test Of last week in the Eighth grade
was as follows: Vera Christie, 9S, Har.
old Jonnson 0S, Esther Doud 9S, Ger
trde Brown 9S, OrviIle Stoner 95,
Lloyd Klinger 80, Florence Kays 90,
Harry Sandon 80, Clarence Green 90,
Myrtle Wageman 80, Ada Hawley SS,
Ulmmt Keen S6 Lora Wooster SO, Jesse
Fikan 81, Horace Hawley 49, Bertha
Wilson SO, Lucille Nendel SO, Lauretta
Kramer s0 Carl Votz 80, Grace Voltz
so, Allah Nehl rs, Paul Butterfield 7s.
There were number of very interest
ing compositions.
Oliver Olson is back again.
We expect to do something to com
memorate Lincoln S birthday this
month
Following is a list of the Sixth grade
pupils and their standing in the county
spelling contest; Grace Whitman 100,
Gladys Chappelle 9s, Ema McGoncgal
9S, Helena BRAKEMAN 96, Myrtle Ro.
mmger 96, Jay Wageman &c. Gladys
Bontrager 81, Sarah Bigelow 80, Myrtle
Fikan Ss, Maude Babb Sc, Gladys Phil.
ips 80, Ellen Croshaw SO, Gladys Men.
del S6, Jessie Strawn 50, Leroy Sperry
49, Agnes Babb so, Franklin Brandon
sO Margaret Hicks "A, Ernest Hugill
go, Leo Willford 90, Eva Altimus 90,
Armillia Rood 81 LaYeme Often AZ,
viii Williford 40.-lndcpendent.