The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-27

university SHOWS tney are OFefWneAm
ingly for preparedness III a moderate
degree, and just as overwhelmingly
against compulsory military service.
Henry Rines of Mora has filed for
the Republican nomination for state
treasurer. 8. A. Nelson OF M!nneapo-
lis, formerly state senator from Fill
more county, has filed for the same
position.
J. H. Hinton has succeeded Major
John r. Howard as superintendent OF
the White Earth Indian reservation.
Major Howard has been promoted and
transferred to another branch OF the
Indian service.
Andrew A. Kelly, one of the oldest
Grand Army men in Minneapolis and
organizer of the James Bryant post
quartet, which has won national fame
In the G. A. R. conventions. is dead
in the Mill City.
Grain growers of the Northwest
have fixed upon Dec. 5, 6 and as the
date for the next farmers convention
at st. Paul. A feature OF the conven-
ton will be the dedication of the st.
Paul terminal elevator.
According to reports from Washing
ton Congressman c. R. Davis of St..
Peter is seriously considering enter
ing the race for the Republican nomi-
nation for United States senator to
succeed Moses E. Clamp.
T. B. Walker, Minneapolis million
aire lumberman and art lover, an
nounces he Is planning to build pub
lie art gallery, which, in many re-
spects, will be the finest of it's kind
in the country, it is said.
NJ Carbonare, eighteen years old, an
Italian labOrer, was killed and seven
others were seriously injured when a
switch engine crashed into the ca
boose of work train in the Red
Wing yards of the St. Paul road.
John S. Mcdonald of Minneapolis,
vice president of the John F. McDon-
aid Lumber company and interested in
several other Mill City enterprises, is
dead at Pine Bluff, N. c., where he
had gone to recuperate from i'll health.
Arguments will be heard In the SUI
preme court May 10 on the common
point rate case and May 20 on the ap-
peal from the order abolishing the
switching charges of auxiliary termi
nal railroad companies in Minneapolis
State Senator F. A. Duxbury Of Cal
edonia has filed as Republican can
didate for congress from the First
district. Congressman Sydney Ander-
son now has two opponents, Ola M.
Levang of Caledonia have filed few
days ago.
Ernest Lundeen, who opposed Con-
Republican nomination for congress
in the Fifth district two years ago.
has again filed for the same position
and will make another effort to un-
seat Mr.. Smith.
James E. Hamilton of Saskatche.
wan, who pleaded guilty in federal
court at Minneapolis to bringing a
young girl into this country for i'm
moral purposes, was sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary
by United States District Judge Booth.
The recent election at St. Peter was
a sort of editors day. j. A. Loehl,
editor of the Tribune, and H. G. Nil.
Ter, who publishes the Free Press.
were voted into aldermanic chairs by
large majorities, although both had
been nominated against their wishes
and consent:
Irregularities in timber scaling re.
:sulting in loss to the state of sew.
eral thousand dollars were reported
to the state timber board by Oscar
Arneson, chief of the timber bureau
in the state auditors office. The state
cruiser alleged to be responsible has
been discharged.
Twenty-one men, indicted by the
federal grand jury for taking liquor
into the Indian treaty territory, plead
ed guilty before United States Dis
trict Judge Booth at Minneapolis.
Each was sentenced to sixty days i'm
prisonment and a fine Of 500, the
minimum penalty.
Reports received by the Minnesota
Public Health association from the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis show
Minnesota won first prize for the per
capita sale of Red Cross seals in the
last campaign for states with a popu-
lation of from 100000 to 2,40O,OOO.
r. L. johnson of Austin has filed for
the Republican nomination for state
treasurer. Mr. johnson was a candi-
date in the primaries two years ago
against Walter J. Smith. He was
elected delegate to the Republican
national convention at the March IA
primary from his congressional dis
trict.
Backers of National Committeeman
Fred B. Lynch won out at the meeting
of delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention held at the West
hotel in Minneapolis when Daniel w.
Lawler of St. Paul was elected tenn
porary chairman of the delegation.
Fred Schilplin of St. Cloud was elect