The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-06-21
MINNESOTA CROP
: PROSPECTS BRIGHT
THIRTY-FoUR COUNTIES REPORT
GENERAL CONDITIONS ARE
VERY SATISFACTORY.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS,
Events OF General Interest In Minne-
sofa condemned and Revised for
Tho Greater Convenience
Of Busy Readers.

st. Paul.
Minnesota crop prospects are good.
Small grains are in excellent condition
and coming fast. Excessive wet caused
some backWardness and cut acreages
to some extent, but general conditions
are now very satisfactory. Prospects
for fruit and berry crops are excellent.
Pastures are fine and hay is abundant.
Prospects of good corn crop in Min
nesota are not bright this year, &C.
cording to reports received by Fred D.
Sherman from thirty-four counties Of
the state, and the acreage has been cut
down in many of the counties this year
from. 10 to IS per cent Red Lake
county is the one exception to this
rule, the report on the crop in that
county being that the corn acreage is
increased 5 per cent this year as COM
pared with last year.
The bright side of the report is that
while corn is backward owing to the
cold, wet spring, small grains show in
creased acreage everywhere and there
is an abundance of pastures.
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Schools On Army Honor Roll.
The University of Minnesota and the
College of St. Thomas have both been
honored by being named as among the
10 best military schools, in their re-
spective classes, in the United States,
according TO advices received here by
the heads of the two institutions.
The University cadets have been
placed on the distinguished roll for
the third successive year, and through
this are entitled to three second lieu
tenantcies in the regular army.
The men to receive thI commissions
will be chosen from the list of honor
cadet officers graduating in the classes
of 1914, 1915 and 1915. Ten land grant
colleges are placed on this list each
year.
The st. Thomas lads have been
placed for the second successive time
on the honor roll of preparatory mill
tary schools of the nation, this entitl-
ing the school to the privilege of COM
peting for one of 1--WE West Point ap-
pointments granted these 10 schools
each year
Flower and Fruit Bodies Meet.
! A joint session of the Minnesota
State Horticultural society and it's
auxiliaries, the Minnesota State Gar
den Flower society, the Minnesota
State Beekeepers' society and the Min
nesota State florists society will be
held at the University farm, June %.
The main room of the gymnasium
will be used for the fruit and flower
display. Following the exhibit the
flowers will be distributed to Twin
Cities hospitals.
A number of demonstrations, includ
ing one by Prof Francis jaeger, apicul-
! turist, and spraying experiments are
on tho program. A picnic dinner and
! inspection of the grounds will be fea-
lures.
Re-decorate Capitol.
After more than twenty months Of
constant painting and plastering, the
ground floor of the State Capitol and
the basement have been put into good
| condition. The cost of the work has
been between $4,000 and $4,000. Two
| painters have been employed constant
ly, and part of the time men were busy
painting over the frescoed designs.
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FraternaI Societies Gain.
Fraternal beneficiary associations in
Minnesota issued 2,739 more certif1-
Gates in 1915 than in 1914, according
j to the annual report just issued by S.
d. Works, commissioner of insurance.
The total number of new certificates
issued in 1915 was 27,147 and in 1914.
24,40S.
6urnquist Gets Relic.
Henry Buck, one of the pioneers of
Minnesota, and now resident of Le
sueur, has presented to Governor
Burnquist bullet from one of the
old Russian muskets used by the early
settlers of LIE Sueur in defending them.
selves against the Indians
4 X X
lnterprets Workmen's Act.
The workmens compensation act
was further interpreted by the supreme
court when that tribunal ruled that the
act has no application to child adop.
ted by a widow after her husbands
death.
4 X X
Summer Sessions Begin.
Summer sessions of three University
departments, the arts college, the agri.
cultural college and the medical school
are open.
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| Urges Vaccination.
Vaccination for typhoid fever imun.
ity before taking a "acation is urged
by DR.. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the
state board Of health, in special bull.
letin. "Vacationists can make sure the