Morris tribune., 1915-03-12
Fire Loss at Hancock
Blaze from Unknown Cause
Does Damage at Randle Re-
sidence Many Seals Sod

Fire was discovered at the Randle
residence at Hancock a few days
ago during the absence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Randle and before the fire
company arrived considerable damage
had been done. The building was
saved but the loss to, furniture and
carpets Will be high. The piano was
completely ruined. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
More Red Cross seals were sold at
Willmar during the Christmas season
than in any other town in Minnesota
with population of 5000 or less and
will be awarded the National Penant.
10000 seals were disposed OF which
makes the pro rata about five seals
bought for every person.
Kanabec county is the first county
in the state to take advantage of the
provisions of the new county option.
law A petition is already in circula-
ton there, asking for special elec-
tion to make the entire county dry.
Henry Rines, former speaker of the
house, leads the list of singers.
Kanabec county is already in the dry
szone but if county option carr es 1t
will be impossible for the county cum.
missioners to grant license to town
ships Kooch,ching county has also
started a petition for an early vote.
The village of Granite Falls has
sold its light and water plant to a
South Dakota man who will operate
it as a private institution. The price
paid was $1SO,OOO The Granite
Falls plant furnishes light to- Sacred
Heart. Renville, Clara City and
Montevideo.
Two churches at Glen ood are to
be moved away to make room for a
new school house to be erected at a
cost of about 100000. A special
election to choose a site was held last
week and FIVE hundred and fifty nine
ball Is were cast. The choice was
between two sites and the church To-.
cation carried by 1872 votes.
Over at Sisseton the county sheriff
has twelve prisoners at the county
Jail. Five are charged with blind
piggery, two are in for assault and
battery, one for petit larceny and
three are federal prisoners. In Nor
ris the sheriff has been without a
boarder for almost amonth.
The state board of education has
sent formal notice to the six public
schools in st. Cloud where nuns are
engaged as teachers that unless the
nuns are dismissed before Jan. 1st,
state aid and apportionment will be
withdrawn. Objection is made to
the garb worn by the nuns while
teaching.
Ortouville voted to bond the village
for $65, 900 last Tuesday and the
money will be used to erect new
school building.
Cheap kerosene and gasoline is
promised at Ortonvile. Local par
ties are installing a tank of $50. 600
. gallons and will retail gasoline at
12c and kerosene at SC, delivered.
The oils will be taken from wells
in Oklahoma. The new concern will
be ready for business in few days
and the people at Ortonville anticipate
a reduction of the Standard Oil prices
as soon as Rockefeller hears about it..
Litchfield will have a cooperative
laundry run in connection with the
creamery. 1t is est mated that under
the new plan family washing can be
done for 80 to 80 cents.
Because he is short 1888 in his
postoffice accounts Postmaster Tschoep,
of Neblsh. is languishing in the eoun-
ty Jail at Fergus Falls where he will
remain till the spring term of the U.
S. court. Tschoep runs a general
store at Nebish and failed to make