New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-26
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One hundred dollars minute for
forty live minutes for the American
Red Cross was the record established.
at Heron Lake In . drive to provide
the Jackson county chapter with ade-
Quate funds.
A campaign to raise $1,000 for the
Nicollet county chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross will be made October
l. The county has been divided into
districts and canvassing groups for
each district appointed
Concordia college at Moorhead is
open in all departments, the opening
this year being delayed somewhat to
allow the men students to finish up
work on farms in consonance with.
the food conservation movement all
over the country.
After a hearing, Mike Lugovich
charged with bringing contraband
liquor into Indian territory, was bound
over to the Federal court by United
States Commissioner w. A. Fleming,
bonds being placed at $3.50. Car and
liquor were confiscated.
U. A. Ickler, vice president of the
American National bank, ST. Paul,
who spent month near Drake, N.
D., said today that the wheat crop is
poor in that immediate vicinity but
is better to the East and North.
Conditions are much better in Min
nesota, however," said Mr.. Ickler.
There has been a reversal of opin-
ion in many nj IN 81
Minnesota as to the extent of the
damage by frost some days ago. The
warm weather of the last few days,
typical eorn-growing weather, has
convinced many farmers who took q
chance by leaving their corn undis-
turbed that they have made no mis-
take. More than half the crop
thought completely destroyed on the
ridges in this territory will mature,
experts said.
Only 43 tons Of hard coal have
been shipped into Thief River Falls
since last spring-and that was re-
ceived only after frantic appeals.
Considerable alarm is felt lest win
ter comes without a further shipment.
All the dealers have been trying for
some time to get hard coal. Instead,
soft coal in plenty has been shipped
In until half of the usual supply has
been received. Some uneasiness has
also been felt over the fact that it
has been almost impossible to get
any cordwood.
Edward Fedel, a farmer residing in
the town of Munson, two miles from
Richmond, lies in the hospital with
six shots in his body as the result
of one of the first hunting accidents
OF the season. His condition is not
considered serious. Fedel went out
on the Sank river for the purpose of
fishing. Lucas Schroeder, a neigh
boring farmer, also went to the river
in quest Of ducks. Sighting q mud
hen he fired. The hen happened to
be directly in line with Fedel and
number of the shot hit him.
j. @ Bentall, former Socialist can
didate for governor, has returned to
his farm at Cedar Mills, after having
been arraigned in Minneapolis before
Federal commissioner on charge
of interfering with the draft law. He
was arrested and brought to Mime
apolis charged with specifically 'aid-
ing, abetting and inducing his farm
hand. John F. Kassube, not to regis
ter for the draft Bail was fixed at
$4,000. It was Bentall's second ar
rest in connection with anti-draft ac-
tivities.
The forty-third annual reunion of the
St. Croix Valley Old Settlers associa-
ton was held in Saltwater. A banquet
was served at 100 p. m. at the Sawyer
house.
Work on the new Cokato high school
building Is being pushed as rapidly
as possible, and 1t is said that the
building will be ready for occupancy
by Oct. 1.
Because he .insulted the American
flag, Henry Zaender of Alden is spend
ing three months in the county Jail at
Albert Lea. He was given no option
of paying fine.
Plans for the federation OF the
| Presbyterian and Methodist churches
! at st. Peter have been presented to
the two congregations by their pastors.
A committee will meet to consider de.
tails of the proposed consolidation
Henry Schroeder of Moorhead, the
potato king" does not agree with
some dealers that potatoes will be as
low as SO cents a bushel He has
made several sales of carload lots for
| October delivery at prices considerably
above 81.
Goodhue county's second quota Of
1 men for the national army have been
increased from forty-five to sixty men.
| They modified at Red Wing and in
the evening a reception and banquet
4 was rendered them in the Methodist
church parlors.
Resolutions to furnish facilities for
moral and religious training of Nor.
wegian Lutherans in the training
camps of the new National army were
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