The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-03
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.

Sidney Hampton, four years old, was
run over and killed by an auto at Far
ibault
l. NJ Iittell, county treasurer OF
Meeker county, Is dead from heart
disease.
Albert l.. Hazer, tifty-seven years
old, manager of the Minneapolis Elks'
club, is dead.
Albert Fl. Paegel Minneapolis res.
ident for forty years, is dead aged
seventy-eight.
The new Mankato city directory in
dictates gain OF 1000 in population
in the past two years.
Fifty-six leading business men Of
Kasson have formed a corporation to
erect modern hotel
Five hundred persons will take part
at Mankato on July d.
Mrs. Martha Miller, eighty-three
years old, resident of Minneapolis
for forty years, is dead.
Five persons were injured. two Sc
ri0usly. as the result OF an automobile
collision at Minneapolis.
The Swift County Fair association
grounds VIII be improved by the erec-
ton of 81 900 school exhibit build
ing
The ministerial conference of Brain.
erd has petitioned the city council to
close moving picture theaters on Sun
day.
Work is in progress in Steele and
Freedom counties on the newly Or
gained Jefferson International high
way.
Fire at New Prague Quilted the
building occupied by the Times newc-
paper and damaged adjoining struc-
lures.
Mrs. c. T.. Davis, Minnesota candi-
date for vice president general of the
d. A. f., was defeated in the final
balloting.
Arthur Winger, four years old, was
killed at Minneapolis when he tried
to jump on the fender of moving
street car.
Three Otter Tail county editors
have filed for the legislature and a
fourth is said to be contemplating to
do likewise.
Henry Peterson, thirty-four years
old, switchman, was run over and
killed in the yards Of the Northwest.
ern road at Winona.
Max Zywicki, fifteen years old. was
drowned in the Mississippi river at
Winona when he stepped off a dock
while suffering from fit.
The sa"mills of Minneapolis are
ready to start OH the annual lumber
cut, which will run we'll ahead of TO-
100000 feet last years total.
The county commissioners of Otter
Tail county have authorized a bond
issue of $4,000 for ditch construction.
The Northern Minnesota Jefferson
Highway association has been formed
at Bemidji. Representatives from Bel
trar'i, Polk, Red Lake, Clearwater,
Penningtsl, Marshall and Kittson
counties were present
Thomas J. McDermott and Frank B.
Kellogg of st. Paul and John Lind of
Minneapolis have been appointed del
esates to the second congress of the
Worlds Court league, to be held in
New York city May "a.
Ed Engalls, forty-four years old, and
Thomas Daily, seventeen years old,
both OF Pine Island, have been ar
rested by order Of the state fire mar
snail on the charge of arson and being
accessories to murder
Joseph w. Bragdon, Minneapolis
business man, was acquitted in the
Hennepin county district court on
charges that he committed an offense
against thirteen.year-old girl. The
jury was out only half an hour.
Walter J. Smith, former state treas
urer, Is patient in the tuberculosis
ward at the state penitentiary at
Saltwater. DR.. G. A. Newman, prison
physician, has notified Warden G. s.
Reed the prisoner is unable to work.
The right of a city health depart.
ment and board of education to or
der vaccination or the exclusion of pu-
pills who refuse to be vaccinated at
schools where an epidemic exists has
been upheld by the state supreme
court.
Former employees of st. Cloud will
comprise the next city commission rs
the result Of the city election. Henry
Maybury, teamster, received high
vote. with 1,102, while George Mag
nusson, former city clerk, was second
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