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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
1900 WITNESS CARNIVAL
Water Sports Prove Popular at North.
Held-Event to be Made Annual
Community Enterprise.

Northfield.-More than 1,40O people
witnessed Northfeld's first water car
nival. So popular is the event that it
has been added to the list of commun-
ity enterprises and will be made an
annual affair.
There were canoe races, singles and
doubles, swimming races for men.
boys and girls; diving contests for all
classes; canoe fitting, and, as a eli
max, parade Of decorated and illumi.
mated canoes and boats. There was a
full field of entries in every event and
keen competition with some good rec.
ords made in some races. The swirl
ming Of 10 girls entered in the race
for girls under Is years surprised tho
:9q e1eM slueAe qua 9uuM .s19soo1uo
ing pulled off, concert was given by
the city band.
The water carnival marks the close
of the first year of service Of the pub
lie baths. In that time more than g..
900 people have used them. They
serve as a public playground for the
children and swimming lessons are
given every day by salaried instruc-
tors. The baths are maintained nv the
Northfeld Memorial Baths associa-
ton
The carnival was held under the III.
rection of A. o. Anderson, physical d.
rector at st. Olaf college, an expert
in public playground work.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
STATE NEWS IN; BRIEF
PRIZE CONTESTS ILLEGAL
Subscription Campaigns With Strings
Attached Are Barred, Accord
ing to Attorney General.

Minneapolis. - Newspaper contests,
with a subscription string tied to
them, are barred by Minnesota stat
ute. Attorney General Lyndon A.
Smith has had occasion in the last two
years to call more than one publisher
to account for infringing the law, vio-
lati0n of which is punishable as a mis-
demeanor.
1t was supposed that the existence
of such a law was we'll understood by
publishers. but only recently Mr.. Smith
received an inquiry from an East
Grand Forks paper asking if it's circu-
lat1on contest was illegal.
In this case a piano was offered to
the contestant securing the largest
number of votes to be given away with
subscriptions" and 10 other prizes to
less successful competitors. The at
torney general in his answer quoted
Section 2 of Chapter 374, Laws of 1913,
as follows:
whenever any person. for the pur-
pose of inducing the public to SUBJ
scribe for or buy any newspaper,
magazine or periodical for a valuable
consideration, offers and adyertises to
give premium, gift or prize to any
person or persons procuring such sale
or subscription, the person Offering
such gift shall be deemed to be en-
gagged in gift enterprise, unless such
premium, gift or prize is absolute and
does not depend uDOn any chanca ar
contingency Whatever
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
SURVEY ASSURES
EXCELLENT CROP
RESERVE BANK DISTRICT RE-
PORTS INDICATE BIG
HARVEST.
FARM OPERATIONS DELAYED
wat Weather Prevents Cutting Of
8ountHuI Stands of Hay-corn
Behind Season-Wheat, Oats,
Barley and Rye Excellent.

Minneapolis. crop survey of the
NiHth Federal Reserve bank district
gives additional assurances of gen
, eral good crop throughout the terri
tory.
Wheat. oats, barley and rye are re.
ported to be in exceptionally good con.
1'tlon, but few points reporting fair
The result on corn is not so satisfac.
tory, part crop only being in evi.
sl.nce.
The bank sent circular queries to
BANKERS in northern Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota. North and South Dakota
lNh Montana
The reports were summarized and
averaged and the results obtained for
Minnesota are as follows:
The Outlook in Minnesota.
Wheat. cats and barley reported
THr5 good. Rye reported good to very
good. 4 few reported frost damage
<'rl is two to four weeks behind sea.
son. With favorable weather part of
tits crop may mature. 1t has been
t:"p vet throughout the state. Farm
SEPARATIONS have been delayed, espec-
!AHy haying. In many places boun-
tt!ul crop of hay has not been cut be-
ct4,:se it Vas either too wet to put the
Il, ul!ine into it or too wet to cure
property. There is no principal crop
reported for Minnesota, diversified
farming prevailing generally in all
SECTIONS.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
MURDERER OF FATHER DIES
Body Of Duluth Patricide Brought
Homo From Hospital For Grim
inal Insane at st. Peter.

Duluth.-Bjorn Ostby was brought
home dead from the state hospital for
the criminal insane at St. Peter.
Six years ago he Was sent there for
shooting to death his father, John C.
Ostby. He was tried for murder and
adjudged victim Of homicidal mania.
Ostby was "a years old. About a week
ago he suffered an attack Of pneu-
monia. Mrs. Ostby learned the last
chapter had been written in the trag-
edy that was enacted in August, 1909.
The murderer's death was not an
nOunced here
Only father and son were in the
house and the 13year-old slayer re-
fused to tell why he killed his father
On July %, 1912, Ostby escaped from
St. Peter and was at large for several
days. He was recaptured in Chicago.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
WITH BARNS
FULL OF STOCK
Didn't Look Much Like Hard
Times in Western Canada.

A. Meyer. who left one of the best
Counties in Minnesota, probably be-
cause he got a good price for his ex-
cellent farm, and left for the Canadian
West, writes to his local paper, tho
Bagley Independent. His story is we'll
worth repeating. He says:
ITO say l was greatly surprised
when reached Saskatchewan and Al
berta would be expressing it mildly.
In country where so much suffering
was reported, found everyone In
good circumstances, and especially
all our friends who have left Clearwa~
ter and Polk counties. They all have
good homes and those who were re-
ported to have sold their stock through
lack of feed, found with their barns
full Of stock, and it did not look very
much like hard times. They have
from 100 acres to two sections OF the
finest land that can be found
Those that left here two or three
years ago have from 100 to 400 acres
In crops this year.
Prospects for a bumper crop are
splendid. 1t is little cold now, but
nothing is frosted. either In gardens
or fields. Land can be bought quite
reasonably here from those who vol
unteered their services in the Euro
pean war. Here are certainly the
best opportunities for securing good
home with farm and independence
for life in short time Before
started I heard that prices were SO
high. Flour was reported at $f2 per
hundred it is $4.25 here. In the west
MI the groceries can be purchased
for nearly the same as In Mimi The
only article that I found higher
was kerosene at IS cts per gallon.
When I saw the land l wondered why
people do not live where they pro-
duce enough from the soil to make a
comfortable living. We visited T. T.
Safer. John Dahls, W. j. and R. D.
Hollis. Martin Halmen, Ole: Halvorson.
VIM. Walker and Geo. Colby. all
from Bagley. We found we'll and pros
porous farmers who wished to be re-
membered to all their .Bagley friends
(Sgd) A. MEYER. Acknowledgement
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
v. c. T.U. Of STATE
MEETS AUGUST "a
ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION TO
BE HELD IN FAIRMoNT
THIS MONTH.
WELCOME BANQUET PLANNED
prominent Speakers to Address Gath.
er'ns on Opening Evening-Pro-
gram includes institute Work and
! Discussion Of New Methods.

st. Paul.-The Minnesota w. c. r.
U, will hold its annual state conven.
ton August "a to ~ at Fairmont. The
guest OF honor and principal speaker
Will be Miss Anna Adams Gordon.
president of the National w. C. T. q.
she Will make public address On
the evening of August 26.
Falrmont will be the first dry town
IN which the Minnesota organization
has met. The evening sessions will
De open to the public, and will include
an address by Frank Day on "The
Press at a welcome banquet to be
held on the opening night of the meet.
Ing. Arthur Nelson will speak for tho
commercial interests of the city and
Rev. F. Frederickson will speak for
the church. Judge Quinn will respond
with toast, The Boys" and Senator
Haycraft will speak on "The Congress
s1onal District" Miss Adelina Guth.
rle, president OF the hostess district.
will give toast, THE w. c.. T. u"
Miss Rozette Hendricks of Minneapo-
lis, state president, will be toastmas.
ter.
Contest for Diamond.
August rs there will be a pace pro-
cessional for presidents and delegates.
This will be followed by a diamond
medal temperance oratorical contest.
The August 26 evening program also
Will include convention parade
which will represent the thirteen suf-
frage states and will include a large
number Of children from the Loyal
Temperance Legions of the state. The
eighteen prohibition states will be rep
resented in costume.
The day programs will include insti-
tute work, discussion Of new meth
DDS OF work and conferences of super.
intendents. August ~ Mrs. Margaret
Densmore Of Montevideo, editor of the
White Ribbon, the official organ Of
the w. c.. T. u, will give an address
on the work of the purity department,
Mrs. Kate Kercher of Minneapolis will
talk on Efficiency" and Mrs. Har-
rlet Stageberg of Red Wing will ad,
dress the meeting.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Ore Shipments Show Increase.

Duluth.-Ore shipments from the
head of the lakes to the end of July
amounted to 13,714,538 tons against
1887 3l tons last year. an increase Of
2,12e,S07 tons. The shipments in July
alone were 823,785 tons more than in
July, 1914. The slack end of the sea-
son ends with the first of August, and
from now on rush will be seen. It
has been predicted that the shipments
OF last season would be outdistanced
this year. The total shipments from
the head Of the lakes last year were
32.030.O0O tons.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
DEN MARX.

As. the pastor came to inspect q
school in a Upland village he could
be seen before he reached the school,
house. The windows on that side Of
the house were open, and as the pas.
tor passed he heard the teacher say.
There he comes, the old ass" But
the pastor acted as though nothing
disagreeable had happened. Having
examined some of the composition
books of the children, he pointed out
that some of them we're rather weak
on punctuation. The teacher opined
that this was immaterial. But the
pastor insisted that more stress should
be laid on punctuation. And he pro-
ceeded to write on the blackboard:
THE teacher says the pastor is an old
ass Then he asked the nearest boy
to punctuate the sentence. The boy
stepped up and promptly put comma
after "says." THAT is correct" said
the pastor, "but your teacher is wrong,
Now, look at this" Then he struck
out the comma written by the boy and
put one comma after teacher" and
another after pastor" making the
sentence read thus: "The teacher.
says the pastor, is an old ass" The
teacher turned pale, but only the most
advanced members of the class caught
on to the nub of the business In hand,
during the past ten years fruit
growing has made rapid progress in
the island Of Lolland. This is evt.
dent in all parts of the island. Every
where is a wealth of fruit trees. Last
spring millions upon millions of white
and pink blossoms could be seen
against the blue sky. Everywhere the
farmers are taking up fruit growing
as systematic business, and the num-
Der OF new trees planted during the
past few years is very considerable
On nearly every farm the old orchard
has been more or less replanted or
old ground added to it. On the small
farms the improvement of the or
chards has perhaps been the most
thorough. A number of gardeners
have started what might be called
regular plantations. The export OF
fruits has increased proportionate1y.
The Holland pear cargoes'' is no ia
bic but a real business proposition.
Lolland furnishes large share Of the
fruit consumed in the Danish capital.
and if the fruit crop turns out to be
fair one this year the farmers and
gardeners of" Lolland will be In a po-
sition to pocket millions Of kroner.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Auto Kills Little Girl.

Minneapolis. - Adeline Burlie. &
years old, daughter of Mrs. C. J. Bur-
lie, I'll Thirteenth avenue S, and the
fourth victim of fatal automobile acct.
dents within month, died at the
Swedish hospital
With a record Of lis automobile &C.
cidents in July aid 900 accidents since
January l, Chief of Police Oscar Mar
tinson and Coroner Gilbert Seashore
decided that every fatal accident
where there is evidence of careless.
ness, shall result in an arrest and
grand jury investigation,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Creditors File List in Potato Case.

Fergus Falls.-The Red River Pota-
to Growers association of Barnes
vile, which was recently adjudged
bankrupt in the United States court
here, failed to file a schedule of it's
assets and liabilities. so the attorney
for the petitioning creditors filed a
list.
The assets, it is alleged consist en-
tirely of claims, including one for ST.
900 against agents for the sale of DO
tatoes; another for $4,000 against
various railways for potatoes frozen
in transit, and a third for $500
against the stockholders in the COM
pany as double liability on their stock.
The liabilities against the company
are $16,6O0, as listed, but the list Is
said to be Incomplete
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Announces Murdar AZ Ywo

Gilbert.-Mrs. Frank Tallerlco, ago
35, walked into the police station and
announced that she had killed her
husband and her father-in-1aw, Tony
Taller1co. The police found the hus-
band in bed in a pool Of blood. He
had been struck on the head with an
ak. He will recover. The old man
was found in a dying condition in a
field nearby. His skull was crushed
and he died In hospital. Mrs. Tai
lerico gave as her reason for the crime
that both 'men had abused ana beat
her. She is being held.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
For State Teachers Pension Fund.

st. Paul--Three state officials, trus-
tees Of the state teachers pension
fund held preliminary session. but
did not transact any business as the
board viii be completed IN October by
the election of two teachers by the
teachers Joining the fund. c. G..
Schulz, state superintendent, Attorney
General Lyndon A. Smith and State
Auditor j. A. O. Preus are members
OF the board. They are expecting a
legal attack on the law and some doubt
was expressed as to whether the
courts Wl;'d sustain It.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Doctors Convene in Red Wino.

Rcd Wing--Many doctors will take
part in the program Of the mid -sum-
nser session of the Southern Medical
association here. ''Scuryy in Children"
will be discussed by J. T. Christison
and DR.. w. R. Ramsey. "The Medi-
'''il Staff and Inferno in Hospital Serv.
ice. by Or. James S. Gilfllan; "The
Litigation Spine," by DR.. Arthur A.
Sweeney and DR.. Arthur J. Gillette.
\ banquet will be given, opening
Zee session, followed by scientific
program
The Doctors Mayo Of Rochester
have placed their steamer, the Orono-
co, at the disposal of the physicians.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Wants Prison Sentence?

st. Cloud.-Robert Arnett, who,
three months ago, walked into a St..
Paul police station and gave himself
up as forger wanted here, complet-
ed his sentence few days ago. Later
he walked into the sheriff's office and
demanded to be locked up, saying he
had forged a check in Sank Rapids.
The authorities believe the man
wishes a prison sentence. They will
try to obtain one for him.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Undue Influence SUSPECTED.

OHuuc I1HueHCe SuSpeCte0.
MY boy Josh writes me that he's
going to join glee club" said Farmer
Corntossel.
"Why, didn't know Josh could
sing" exclaimed his wife.
That's why I'm so kind O. pleased
If Josh can break into glee club, it
shows he's wonderful popular or
terrible fighter
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
SWEDEN.

Never before was Queen Victoria
received with such fervent enthusiasm
by the people of Sweden as upon her
recent return from a prolonged stay
in Germany. The circumstances were
peculiar. While she was staying at
her old home in Karlsruhe that city
was bombarded by French airmen and
bombs were actually dropped in the
neighborhood of the ducal palace in
which she was staying. The Swedes
sympathize very strongly with the
Germans in the present war, and the
Karlsruhe incident aroused their feel
ings against the allies to fever heat:
A Malmo daily voiced the sentiments
of the Swedish people in an editorial
of which the following are the most
salient points: 'The life Of her ma
jesty was in evident peril during her
stay at Karlsruhe. A nation reck-
oned among the oldest and most cul-
tured in the world, without even at
tempting to shield it's action behind
military excuses, saw fit to make an
air raid against an absolutely unpro-
tected city and against one Of the
most conspicuous buildings In that
city, namely, the grand ducal palace.
This attack on a defenseless home
is one Of the dastardly incidents Of
the great war. Fortunately our queen
escaped the danger. But Joy and graft
tude were not our only sentiments
upon receiving the news that she es-
capped unhurt. We were also proud
of the kindhearted and magnanimous
conduct of her majesty in riding, &C.
companied by her mother, in an open
carriage Immediately after the raid to
those who we're wounded, giving them
aid and comfort. Now Queen VIC
toria Is again in safety at home, and
fervent greeting from all parts of the
country pour in upon her at Tullgarn
palace, where her majesty Is going to
stay for sometime"
A woman in Norrkoping started for
a 1ying-in hospital early one morn.
ing, but the woman who accompanied
her was unable to obtain a vehicle Of
any kind, and so the poor woman as-
tually gave birth to her child on the
street. A number Of persons came
to her assistance, and she and her
newborn babe were carried away
from the street into a gateway It
took another half hour before a car
riage was obtained 50 that she could
be taken to the hospital.
The Swedish press takes the stand
that the British government is very
unfavorable to the commercial inter.
ests Of Sweden, and some papers In,
dictate suspicion that the Nor.
wegians and Danes are not exactly
working hand in glove with their
Swedish neighbors.
The farmers of Bohnslan are ret.
ting discouraged. The ears are out on
the wheat, but the plants are only a
foot high, and the oat plants are only
six inches high. In some parts of
Sweden the potato vines have frozen
several times.
Peace meetings were held by the
women of Sweden few Sundays ago.
The attendance was large in many cit.
les in the southern and southwestern
parts of the country. Selma Lager.
LOT was among the speakers at Van
beTx.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
PollY's Pun.

Patty-Jack has an awful hand
grasp. When he proposed he
squeezed my hand so hard it fairly
ached
Polly-Perhaps he meant it for an
engagement wiring.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Baby Drinks Fly Poison; Dies.

Tyler, Minn.-A 2.year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson, resid-
ing near Tyler, is dead from poison
ing. The little girl drank from a plate
filed with fly poison.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
A Perfect Good Dou.

A PERFECT Good Dog.
Look here, Snidders," said Waller
by, this dog you sold me is no fighter.
He's regular mush of a mollycoddle.
You told me he'd lick anything on
sight,
So he WILL" said Snidders He's
vurry. vurry affectionate. Judge.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Too Late.

Too Late.
You never asked me whether !
wanted any hair tonic" said the bald
headed man.
Whats the use?" rejoined the bar
Der. 1.-The fellows who cut your hair
that"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
A SuaVe Sinner.

He was such an oil, smooth-spoken
cuss that he completely took me in.
swindled me-"
Showing that the way. of the trans
gressOr is sometimes soft, eh?"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Commercialized,

Mrs. Crawford-Are your husbands
objections to female suffrage practi-
cal?
Mrs. Crabshaw-Perfectly practical.
my dear. He's afraid there wouldn't
be enough political Offices to go
around.-Judge.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Easily Remedied.

Easily Remedied.
Bank Clerk am. sorry. madam, but
you have overdrawn your account
Fair Patron--ls that so? Then III
lust write you Z check for the di6ezN
ence.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Big Saving

Big Saving.
Two hundred dollars for a fur coat,
my dear? l don't think we can at
ford that"
Certainly we can afford it. Didn't
get you four two-dollar shirts for So
cents each?"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
The Rioht Adiectiv,

Il dined yesterday with a ravenous
beauty"
You mean a raving beauty, don't
your"
Il paid the bill. ought to know
what kind Of beauty she was"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Too True,

Too True.
Little Sophie-Father. what is ez.
ecutiye ability?
Professor Broadhead-The faculty
Of earning your bread by the work OF
other people.-Christian Register
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12
Always an Opening.

Always an Opening.
Hello, Bill; what are you doing:"
'Learnin' to be a criminal It's tho
only way knows of to get job these
days. Life
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-12

A man in Christiania thought he
would raise a little money by begging
without running up against the letter
of the law. SO he led his dog down
the street, and when he met a well-fed
citizen he would say: 1T costs Is ore
e cents) to look at my dog" Some
charitably disposed people gave him
the SUM mentioned and went their
way. But a policeman soon found out
what was going on, and the man with
the dog was fined IS. The man even
appealed to the supreme court, but
the decision was sustained.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-02
BILIOUS ATTACKS.

When you have a bilious attack your
liver falls to perform its functions
You become constipated. The food
you eat ferments in your stomach in
stead OF digesting. This inflames the
stomach and causes nausea, vomiting
and terrible headache Take Cham
berlain's Tablets. They will tone up
your liver clean out your stomach and
you will soon be as well as ever They
only cost a quarter. Obtainable every
where.-Ady. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-02
THIRTY,slx FOR rs CENTS.

DR. Kings New Life Pills are now
supplied in well corked glass bottles
containing SO sugar coated white pills,
for 25c. One pill with glass of water
before retiring is an average dose.
Easy and pleasant to take. Effective
and positive results. Cheap and eco
Domical to use. Get a bottle today
take dose tonight-your constitpa-
tion will be relieved in the morning
36 for 25c, at all ggists.-Adv.
d&W