New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-31
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Official notice has been sent by the
government to masters, and pilots on
the Mississippi river that. the stretch
OF river between Burlington, Iowa.
and st. Paul would be lighted for the
last time the night Of October 81.
At special election citizens Of
Hawley decided that the electric
light franchise should be transferred
to the local mill. and the water and
light commission is making arrange.
sments to do SO. The mill has prom
Used to give all day service
+ James M. Elder, So years old, in
terested in mineral and farm land:
on the Cuyuna range. died at Owens;
boro, KY, following an operation for
appendicitis. Mr.. Elder was identi.
fed with the. Democratic party in
Minnesota politics and is widely
known throughout the state
Emil Eisenmenger, patient in
the tuberculosis building at the St.
Peter state hospital for. the insane,
Topped his belt strap around mis- neck,
fastened it to the head OF the bed,
and strangled himself to death. His
act was attributed to dependency
following the receipt of letter from
his brother
j. J. Opsahl, of Bemidji, president
of the Northern Minnesota Sheep
Growers association, has received APP
plications from farmers in the follow
Ing communities for sheep to feed
and has orders for eleven carloads,
Deer River, two carloads; Grand
Rapids, one; Akeley, two: Kelliher,
two; Pequot, one; Boy River, one;
Grygla, two.
Miss Helen Sandstrom, Is years of
age, who has been working as a do,
nestle In Red Wing for several
months past, sent a bullet into her,
breast at the home OF Mrs. William
Pumpkin, and is at the Red Wins.
hospital in critical condition. DR..
A. e. Johnson said the girl had q
slim chance for recovery. The young
woman gave, no reason for her act
F. 8. schwalen, presiden and cash
Ter Of the Triumph State bank, who
was arrested and held for trial on
$1,000 bail, on charge Of ohstructing
the sale Of Liberty Loan bonds, sub
scribed $4,000 worth Of bonds for the
Triumph State bank and $500 worth
for himself at AN impromptu mass
meeting which was addressed by
members of the local Liberty Loan
committee.
As an indication of the effect the
car shortage is having on the coal
supply, Judge John F. MCGEE, state
fuel administrator, Tuesday night
said one dock company at Duluth and
Superior has orders for 46sz cars Of
coal, but haven't car with which to
move the fuel. This will give the
people an idea of what We areszl1p
against in Minnesota" Judge MCGEE
said. "Out of the orders mentioned
above, two-thirds are for hard coal.
Abraham L. Sugarman, state secre-
tary of the Socialist party in Mime
sofa, was sentenced to serve three
years in the federal prison at Leav-
enworth, Kan. It took jury in Man
kato just 40 minutes to ind Sugar
man guilty Of having made seditious
remarks tending to cause treason and
disobedience to military orders. Judge
Wilbur F. Booth Immediately SEN
fenced the young Socialist secretary
to term of three years. ]. O. Ben
tall, Socialist candidate for governor,
was recently sentenced to one year in
the Grow Wing county jail for induc-
ing a man not to register.
Red Wing raised 100000 the first
day Of the Liberty Loan drive toward
its quota of 100000.
Every man connected with the Fer
gus Falls postofice from postmaster
to janitor has subscribed for the LIB
erty bonds. The total from the Office
is $4,000 from 2s employees.
A proposal to increase the minimum
carload of potatoes Is being discussed
by railroad trafnc men as move
toward relieving the car shortage sit
uation. The plan Is to increase the
minimum from 10000 pounds. or about
500 sacks. to $4,000 pounds, or 500
sacks