The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-24
ABOUT The STATE
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings Of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience Of the
Busy Reader.

Copper has been discovered on the
Cayuna range near Emily.
Thomas McKinsey, the Oldest set
tier in Koo"hiching county, is dead at
the age of 103
Mrs. Phoebe A. Barden, resident
Of st. Paul since 1869, is dead, aged
eighty-two years.
The -four mill at Cold SPRINGS has
been destroyed by fire with loss of
more than $4,000.
Darius F. Reese has filed as Re-
publican candidate for congress from
the Fourth district.
| Much damage was done in the Twin
Cities and surrounding country by
severe wind storm.
| The Minnesota Territorial Pioneers
association, in their annual session at
St. Paul, declared for preparedness.
Red Wing was chosen as the next
| meeting place of the Minnesota
| Kniehts of Columbus at the state con-
| vention at Brainerd
| oOoCpH TlSNAcl, NY lNC
! Melrose Granite company at St. Cloud,
| was instantly killed when 1900
pound stone dropped on him.
| Alex W. Crozier, former state hotel
inspector and prominently identified
| with the United Commercial Travel.
ers, is dead at Minneapolis:
Six members OF the legislature from
St. Louis county have fled as candi-
dates for denomination and thirteen
new aspirants have entered.
Martin Levers0n, wo0dworker at
| the keil Manufacturing company at
Albert Lea, Is dead as the result of
! the explosion of glue heater.
Peter Jourdain, a pioneer resident
end *|ssger~ |ssyg Of saltwater, is dead, He
I was eighty-f1ve years Of age and had
! been resident of Saltwater since
| 1852.
Frank Slocum, a resident of Mime
apolis forty-fve years and at one time
| treasurer of Hennepin county, is dead
in the Mill City. He was seventy-four
years of age.
| w. l.. Hemphill of Houston, Tex.
| reported to the Minneapolis police that
negotiable paper valued at nearly $12,>
| 600 was stolen from his room in
Mill City hotel.
| John Minea, sixty-seven years old,
pioneer grocer of St. Paul, is dead.
| Mr. Minea reached St. Paul in 1857,
when the Capital City had a popula-
tion of only 1000.
The prohibition campaign at Duluth
has opened in an attempt to put the
city in the dry column in the election
June 10. Many prohibition workers
will be imported.
| Fire starting in the Alger-Smith
lumber yard at Duluth, famed by a
sixty-nile wind, spread rapidly to
other buildings, causing a loss esti-
mated at 100000.
| w. H. Daniels, for twenty-five years
Duluth resident, was drowned in
Couer d'Alene lake in Idaho when a
launch in which he was a passenger
capsized in a storm.
| C. A. Gilman, former lieutenant gov
I
lature, will be opposed for reelection
this year by John B. Pattison, prom
inent St. Cloud attorney.
John G. Redding, resident Of Min
nesota tifty-one years and for many
years leading attorney of the south
western section of the state, is dead
at his home in Window.
| William Doyle, walking in his sleep,
went into the Minnesota river at Man.
kato. He aWoke to find himself being
carried down stream by the current,
but managed to reach shore.
Samuel D. Works, state insurance
commissioner and former state sena-
tor from Mankato, has filed for gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket. He
| gave St. Paul as his residence.
H. H. Dunn of Albert Lea has, it is
said, decided to file for the Repub.
lican nomination for congress in the
First district Five candidates are al.
ready in the field for the nomination.
Rocking the boat in the middle of
Silver lake, North St. Paul, Antonio
Mergocoppe overturned the light craft
and was drowned His companions,
Ida Schroeder and Michael Smith,
were rescued.
The Hope sanatorium at Hastings, q
four.story brick building, was de-
stroyed by fire of unknown origin. It
was valued at $25,000. Eight patients
were taken to safety through second.
story windows.
This year marks the f1ftieth ami.
versary Of the founding of Shattpck
school and st. Mary's hall at Fari-
bault and the golden jubilee will be
celebrated in June at the time of the
commencement.