The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-06-28
TEACHERS RETIRE; =.
TO DRAW PENSIONS
FlFTV-FOUR MORE APPLICATIONS
MISUNDERSTANDING NOW
RECEIVE benefits.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events OF General Interest In Mime.
sofa Sonden sed and Revised for
The Greater Convenienc6
Of Busy Readers.

st. Paul.
Minnesota now has 90 teachers who
are. drawing pensions from the state
teachers insurance and retirement
fund. More than SO has just been add
ed to the list. Membership in the
fund Is now in excess of $500.
AS a result of contributions made
by teachers, members of the retire
ment fund association, there Is now
available for pensions nearly $4,000,
which will be doubled with the receipt
Of the state tax of one-twentieth of a
mill now being collected. This money
is invested in interest bearing bonds
as fast as received by the trustees Of
the fund.
A minimum of 20 years of service is
required of those who would draw pen.
sions. Of this service Is years must
have been spent in teaching in the
schools of Minnesota.
The board of trustees has just ap.
proved the application Of 81 teachers
for retirement.
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Counties Report Big Crops.
A decrease in the corn acreage is
reported from many counties of the
state to Fred D. Sherman, state inimi
grafton commissioner. The reports
show that small grain is in good con
dition, although late, and corn, al
though small, is fair. Fruit and Der
ries are doing well.
The reports from fourteen counties
follow:
WRIGHT. COUNT-sman grains. with
the exception of wheat, increased ir
and corn acreage decreased. Prospect.
for all crops. including fruits are yer,
soSd; paS64res are sXeelle 913
other grains increased in acreage. De.
looking fine. and general conditions
crops good. Farm hands needed.
POPE ,CoUNTY-Corn and wheat
acreage decreased about 10 per cent
Other small grains increased in acre
age. Looking for good crop OF fruits
and berries, and all other crops are
expected to give good yield. Pastures
COOK COrNTY-Corn and all sma?
tor ffsx all m,} HrG Hn are g2od Fruits and ber
sTEARNs coUNrY-corn acreage in.
creased about : per cent; Wheat acre:
grains either increased or remained
the same last year. The prospects
for all kinds of fruits and berries are
Is rather, late. Conditions in this coun-
WikKiN Go!NTY-rota, acreage in
fHy
the wet season. Prospects for crops ara
good. Fruits and berries will be plen.
tiful Pastures and hay lands in good
HOUSTON COUNTY Small grain
acreage sIt in about the same condition a:
last year; grain looks good: pasture:
very good on account of rain. - "''
HUBBARD COuNTY-The season i,
two weeks late. but the prospects ir
they are this year. corn bein ys' the t on1
crop which has suffered materially
from too much rain. Early corn readS
10 t cultivate. and alfalfa ready to cW
esrlsy increased in acreage Corn
poets for all small grains good, corn
condition. and hay acreage Increased 10
RosEAU corNrY-1ncrease in acre
a aSe OF an small grains except wheat.
E 1.rans diecreased Pastures and hay
n Scfs fd IN HASSiient condition. Pros
NoBtEs = co c1HSS gre tn'r small grains
either increased in acreage or the same
fS iaSr Year. EAR Corn aGreagae
for all crops are fine Berries pe and
'F9 WIN IN 0e c6 56pnfSnt
decreased 10 per cent. ali other smaii
grains Increased. Corn decreased "a
9 per sent int W Yin county is q barley
not, SO favorable Pasture !e'i anG are are
f frm;t M IN g9od conditions; prospects for
are re- ro %do berries and all other crops
Lac gu PARLE couNrY-v,heat
thoush n1 the asrns in good condition, al
age decreased 20 per cent Fasturss
MILE Laos coUNrY-Prospect,
foE fruit and berry crops good al
o.ner crops but corn good. Acreage OF
s1 er nain and wheat about the Same
he corn "f haef Coi ID and wet has made
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Game Refuge Hearing In july.
what will be the states largest
game refuge probably will be establish
! ed in the vicinity surrounding Bemidii
at the completion of hearing which is
to be conducted here July -. Carlos
Avery, game and fish commissioner
being in charge.
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States Most Popular Park.
Ramsey state park at Redwood Falls
Is Minnesota's most popular and bes,
cared for state jark. The distinction
was given it by State Auditor J. A. q
Preus. who, as custodian of the state
public domain, made tour of insnec
ton to all state parks.
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To Plant Wheat 5000 Years Old.
Wheat three thousand wears ole
from an Egyptian tomb at Thebes: will
1t grow in modern Minnesota? In the
Egyptian collection recently acquired
by the Institute of Arts there is a small
quantity of wheat, found in a tomb al
Thebes, dating from the Twenty.firs
Dynasty (1090-945 B. c. Joseph Brock
Director of the Institute has been in
vited by Mr.. Fred s. Snyder, Presiden,