The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-06-21

known pioneers of Blue Earth county,
10 dead. He was eighty-two years of
age and came to Minnesota in 1865.
- Thomas Ryan, Minneapolis saloon
keeper, who died recently, left an es-
tate Of $4,000 to little orphan girl
to whom he had given care and educa-
ton for the last three years.
II the Republicans name a progress
sive candidate and adopt progressive
principles at the Chicago convention
In June there will be no Progressive
party ticket in Minnesota this year.
Charles A. Towne of New York, for
mer United States senator from Min
nesota, who recently announced his in
tention of running for the senatorship
of New York, has withdrawn from the
race.
Judge James H. Quinn Of Fairmont
has filed for associate justice Of the
supreme court, opposing Justice AL.
bert Schaller. Thomas Kneeland Of
Minneapolis also has filed for the
place.
chant and Prohibition party worker
of long standing, has been selected by
the leaders to make the race for gov.
ernor this year on the Prohibition
ticket.
Mike Miller, twenty-five years old,
shot in Frank Hollands saloon at Min
neapolis a few days ago, is dead of
his wounds. Holland admits the shoot
ing, but claims it was done in SELF
Defense
Captain Patrick Murray, for twenty
five years a member of the St. Paul
fire department, was stricken with
heart failure while fighting a fire and
died few minutes after he was taken
to his home
A lone bandit, unmasked and having
two revolvers, held up and robbed the
City Bank of st. Paul of $4,000 in gold
after shutting the cashier, two messen-
gers, stenographer and a customer
in the vault.
United States internal revenue re-
| ceipts in Minnesota during April
| amounted to $33S,36S.94, an increase
of $10,182.01 over those of April. 1915.
The principal gain was in corporation
and individual taxes.
Leonard Knowlan and Clara Siever-
son of st. Paul were drowned in Lake
Vadnais near that city when their
automobile plunged from the road into
the lake. Four other occupants of the
| machine were saved.
Indictments against several members
of the Minneapolis police department
charging them with accepting brides
were decided upon by the Hennepin
county grand jury investigating vice
conditions in the Mill City.
Mrs. John Weis, sixty-four years old,
and Miss Theresa Alstadt, aged eight.
cen, were killed at Perham when a
Northern Pacific work train collided
with an automobile driven by John
Weis, who was badly injured.
The district court of Houston county
has ordered the Strengthening of Root
river. The channel will be twenty
miles long and will drain large tract
in the northern part of the county
The cost is estimated at 100000.
Chippewa Indians are taking great
interest in the general council which
is to be held in Bemidji on July IL.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 to
pay the expenses of conferences at
Bemidji, Detroit and White Earth.
H. M. Lamberton, Winona attor-
ney, has filed as a Democratic candi.
date for congress in the First district.
Leonard Virtue Of Owatonna also has
filed on the Democratic side. The field
is split between five Republicans.
| Products made in st. Paul increased
in value more than $10,000,QO0 in the
five-year period between 1909 and
1914. The United States department Of
commerce announced an increase of
SIS, 900 in capital and 1884, 900 in
wages.
The Minnesota Red River Valley De-
velopment association, the Red River
Valley Live Stock Breeding associa-
ton and the Minnesota Live Stock
Breeders association will hold their
conventions at Detroit on June Is, 16
and II.
DIR. Charles w. Wheaton, prominent
st. Paul surgeon, is dead, aged sixty
three. For many years DR.. Wheaton
taught didactic surgery at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota and was professor
emeritus Of surgery there at the time
of death.
| William Cook, owner Of the steamer
Mudhen, accused by United States Off
GERS of running floating bar on Red
lake, pleaded guilty in federal court at
Fergus Falls and was sentenced to
five months in the county Jail at Be-
midi and to pay fine Of $500.
| Governor Burnquist has appointed
Judge William L. Parsons of Fergus
Falls to hear the appeal of the Great
Northern railway from an order of
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion requiring the company to run a
night train from Browns Valley to
Morris.
Two indictments charging J. A.