The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-17
1heState NeWsof
The Week IN Brief
A Epstome of All the Big and
Interesting Events of the Past
Few Days In the State.

There were two applicants for the
village marshalship Of Princeton, Wal
ter Cox and John Balfonz. Cox re-
ceived the appointment.
School children gave a play at the
Litchfield opera house and a substan-
tial sum was raised for the purchase
of war libraries for the various war
cantonments.
Sealed bids were received by the
Middle River village council up to
Nov. 16 for the purchase of the old
Jail building situated at the rear OF
the fire hall
d. Charles Pierce of Menahga has
sold his practice and hospital at that
place and has accepted the position
of assistant to DR.. Beach at the state
sanatorium at Walker.
The county commissioners at Park
Rapids unanimously approved the
plan presented by E. e. Bonham and
others for the securing of a county
agent for Hubbard county.
Mrs. A. Kowalska is in st. Josephs
hospital at Mankato suffering from So
we're and disfiguring burns received
in a gasoline explosion at her home
while filling a gasoline lamp.
Joseph H. Adams. who had served
ns register of deeds of Rock county
nearly q years, died at his home in
Luverne at the age of II. s. c. Rea
has been appointed to fill the unex.
pircd term.
Forty-two head of cattle went under
the hammer at Winona and the gross
receipts were $12,570. The cattle were
from the Conedale farm, the blooded
cattle farm established years ago by
w. J. Landon.
T. F. Carter of St. Paul, q survey
ing engineer of the Great Northern
railroad, has arrived at Mora with a
crew and commenced running lines
and stalking out the yards and grounds
for the long looked for new depot.
C. A. EXstrand, manager of the
Spring Lake Shipping association, says
that he has great difficulty in obtain
ing cars in which to make cattle ship
ments and consequently cannot list
cattle for shipment until the cars are
spotted.
Saltwater has contributed $1,S00.69
to aid the Protective league in war
aid There have been $50 farmers OF
Washington county who contributed
a quarter Of an acre to an acre Of
products to the fund and market days
gre being held in the county.
r-L 80 10 ~
the Perham band has secured band
instructor in o. B. Karr, formerly of
Rolla, N. d. With the material OF
the present band Mr.. Karr states that
he will be able to build up band
that will be a credit to Perham.
In their attempt to stamp out the
liquor traffic in East Grand Forks.
several sacks Of whisky consigned to
parties in East Grand Forks, were or
dered returned by Chief Of Police Al
Der Hurst, acting ON orders from the
newly reelected mayor, c. ]. Kelle-
her.
Anthony C. Luskemeyer, so years
old, president Of the Melrose Gran.
tie company Of st. Cloud, died after
an illness Of four months. With, his
brother John he organized the Mel
rose Granite company,s which in the
past 20 years has grown to be the
largest monument plant in the world.
Charles Writ is home at lhterna.
tional Falls after a trip to Gemmell
and vicinity, where he went in search
of lis father. The latter is 72 years
OF age, who left home some time ago
saying that he was going to take a job
cooking in small camp, but did not
state where it was and has not been
heard from.
Reports indicating the liveliest in
terest are coming to Crookston from
the county chairmen~ of the North
western Minnesota counties in con-
nection with the campaign for the
National War Work council funds.
Meetings were held as scheduled in
the various counties With fine at
tendance at each and committees or
ganized to secure the money appor-
toned each county.
The Northwestern Telephone com.
pany officials, appearing before the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion at the hearing held in Wadena,
announced that the local telephone
exchange was operated at an annual
loss of $4,000 and that the new rates
proposed by them would reduce that
loss only 1,400 per year, still leaving
an annual deficit of $4,000.
Eighteen per cent of the outstand-
ing notes against the Dan Patch road,
secured by collateral. will be paid off
by the court order releasing S135,000
of the $270,O00 in cash and negotiable
notes being held by the receiver, G.
e. Warner. according to ]. o. P.
Wheelwright. attorney for the Cont
mental and Commercial Trust and
Savings bank The order was issued
by Judge Wilbur F. Booth of Mime
apolis in his chambers.
Charles e. Colby. veteran Clay