The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-03-16

John H. Clarkin, fifty-two years
old, a native OF St. Paul and former
president of the fire board, is dead.
Frederick C. Eastman, head of the
Latin department of the University OF
Iowa, and Eugene c. Barker, professor
of history at the University of Texas,
have been engaged as instructors in
the summer session of the University
of Minnesota.
R. B. Basford, eighty years old, a
pioneer in the insurance business in
Minnesota, died suddenly at Winona
Mr.. Basford was a soldier in the Civil
war, had been county auditor and
treasurer of Winona county and a
state legislator.
Zinko Arko, thirty-three years DID,
resident Of Chisholm, was instantly
killed by an explosion of dynamite in
mine hundreds of feet underground.
1t is supposed that he committed sui.
eide, as nothing indicated the tragedy
was an accident.
Joint funeral services took place at
Minneapolis for Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
J. Johnson. Mr.. Johnson was stricken
with apoplexy and as his wife was
hurrying to his aid she fell down the
stairs and sustained injuries which re-
suited in her death.
Daniel P. Hance, eighty-tive years
old, sergeant in Company D, Eighth
Minnesota infantry during the Civil
war, died at the Soldiers home at
Minneapolis. He was buried in Lake.
wood cemetery beside his wife, who
died two months ago.
The charter commission of Red
Wing has turned down the councils
request to submit the high license
question to the voters of Red Wing at
the spring election. The amendment
proposed by the council would in
crease the liquor license fee from $500
to $1,000.
Walter J. Richeson, formerly deputy
clerk of the Duluth municipal court
was found guilty in St. Louis county
district court of misappropriating
court funds. The count upon which
he was tried charged a shortage of
$691, but about $4,000 was missed, it
is alleged.
Joseph Guernon, farmer, was killed
and Mrs. B. Doucette, wife of a
neighbor injured when their sleigh
was struck by Northern Pacific en-
CINE at a blind crossing near Fort Rip
ley. Both horses were killed. The
engine, just out of the Brainerd shops,
was making trial run to Little Falls.
Fred B. Myers of Duluth, who will
be an important witness in the COM
ing trial of Walter J. Smith, former
state treasurer, has resigned as presi.
dent of the First National banks of
Biwabik and Gilbert and has sold his
stock to business men in the iron
range towns.
Game licenses issued during the
1915 hunting season totaled 86,673, &C
cording to the statement of Carlos
Avery, game and fish commissioner.
There were 26,288 big game licenses
and 60,385 small game licenses sold.
In 1914 there were 1852 big game
and 1929 small game, or total Of
1851 licenses sold.
The Minnesota railroad and ware
house commission will conduct hear
ing at Owatonna March 80 to deter.
mine whether physical connection
should be made between the lines of
the Northwestern Telephone company
and those Of the Tristate Telephone
company. The Northwestern is op'
posed to making the conection
Egbert S. Oakley of Duluth has
been appointed the successor of w. }.
Stevenson as assistant attorney gen.
eral in charge of inheritance tax mat
ters, under Attorney General Smith.
Mr.. Oakley is a native Minnesotan,
was twice elected county attorney Of
Wright county, was register of the
Cass Lake land Office from 1903 to
1908 and assistant district attorney
under G. c. Haupt from 1908 to 1914.