The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-09-19

The opening of the state fair La
Dor Day brought out the largest first
day attendance in tho institutions his
tory.
E. V. Willard, acting state drainage
engineer, has been authorized to have
the Minnesota drainage laws pub
ished in pamphlet form.
The Red Cross carnival given by
the Hill City branch was great sue
cess in every way, netting $67.85 after
all bills and prizes were paid.
Fifty county fair boosters, travelling
in eighteen cars, arrived at Crosby
accompanied by the Pine River band,
to boost the fair to be held Sept. 10,
20 and Fl at Pequot.
Nicholas Eischens, % years old, Of
st. Paul, is the second victim in the
Holdinford gasoline explosion that hap
pened there recently. Eischens died
in the hospital in st. Cloud.
A crowd of 5000 people gathered
in the Steele county fair grounds at
Owatonna, when a loyalty mass meet
ing was held under the auspices Of
the Commercial club of Owatonna. =
State Auditor Preus has been desig-
mated by the state drainage commits
sion to inspect work on the Sand riv-
er ditch project near Beltrami, in Polk
county, which is virtually completed
Retail prices of anthracite coal
were advanced 10 cents ton by Du-
luth dealers again. That action was
foreshadowed when the prices at the
mine were fixed by the government
commission few days ago at the
same basis as then current, so opera
tors contended.
Il know l can deliver better SER
mon if the ladies who are knitting for
the soldiers will bring their knitting
with them to church, than I can if
the pews are empty and do not know
where the women are" said Rev.
George 0. Parish of Thief River Falls
in discussing the work of the Red
Cross chapter in that city.
Ralph O. Van Lear, son of Mayor
Van Lear of Minneapolis, was certi-
fed for the new national army by the
Second district draft board. The
board affirmed the action Of the Thir-
teenth ward board in denying his claim
for discharge on the ground of mem
bership in an organization opposed to
war. He named the Socialist party.
The cooperation of Minnesota, CIV
en- to the Federal government in res
cuing fish from the land-locked wa
ters along the Mississippi, caused by
the receding waters, which, according
to fishermen and government reports
caused the death of more than 10000
900 fish annually, is expected to work
to advantage in aiding in conserving
the food.
Coal receipts at Duluth have been
much more liberal during the last
week, governmental interest causing
better movement from mines to docks.
A large fleet is reported to be on the
way from Erie and Buffalo. For the
season up to date bituminous coal re-
ceipts are 736,206 tons short of the
similar period last year and anthra-
cite is 1886 tons ahead of last
year.
At the closing session of the Goth
annual convention Of the Minnesota
Spiritualists' association at St. Paul,
Joseph P. WhitWell, st. Paul, was re.
elected president of the organization,
and George D. Field and DR.. H. E.
Ballard, Minneapolis, vice presidents
A. S. Stafford of Crystal Bay, and H.
H. Sorline, Asa Talcott and A. Bursch
of Minneapolis were made trustees.
A Ford car, owned by Nelson Bros
Of Deerwood, and a Maxwell owned
by Charles Peterson of Guyana came
together on the Deerwood road, the
| latter running into the former from
behind and tearing off a wheel. O1a1
Johnson drove along behind short
distance and while watching the &C
cident drove into the ditch and
wrecked his car.
Officials of the Interstate Mining
company, operating the Lincoln mine
near Virginia, stated late yesterday
that the fire in that mine is unde1
control and that mine is rapidly clear
i6k Of smoke and &as.