The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-29
Brief Items Of
State News

MT. brOOQy, an ola man, VINO IS
Stacking on the river at Boy lake near
Remer, reports all his household goods
were stolen during his absence
Falling of in water of the Otter
Tail river at Fergus Falls has CON-
PEELED the Ottertail Power company 20
generate nearly one-half of its current
by steam.
The CrookstUn Associated charities
held a meeting In. the Commercial
club rooms, to devise some means of
increasing relief funds and decided
upon a charity ball, to be given in
January.
Rev. X. Winberg, pastor of the Scan
dinavian M. E. church at Warren, was
surprised by his congregation and pre-
sented with purse of money, which
it was suggested could we'll be used
for the purchase of fuel.
Indians at Red Lake have asked to
organize a squad as part of Company
d of the home guard of Bemidji, and
want the company to send a man to
Red Lake to drill them. It is believed
that if this is done many Indians will
become members.
The Federal Reserve bank of Mime
apolis will distribute 100000 in divi.
dends to member banks the first of
the year, Theodore Void, governor,
announces. The dividend rate is at
the rate of per cent on capital stock
for nine months.
Congressman c. B. Miller of Duluth
spoke before 1000 persons at Sank
Centre at loyalty meeting and urged
all to put their full force behind the
war. Congressman Miller, who has
recently returned from the war zone,
described in detail the activities in
France and said he was particularly
interested in the manner in which the
arrival of American troops in France
brought new life to the French people.
Merchants of Eveleth report that
there will be no shortage of wheat
flour for three months to come. Coal
dealers have been visiting Duluth
with the hope that some hardcoal may
be obtained There is small supply
of soft coal and an abundance Of
wood in the city, so that the fear Of
fuel shortage expressed by many will
not come to pass. Enough sugar is
arriving from time to time that no
one need hoard it and thereby cause
shortage. So
Matt Ivankovich, of Virginia. at one
time held in connection with the muir.
der Of his cousin, Mrs. Paul Altar, her
husband and Peter Trpcich, has re-
married Mary Dasovich, from whom
he was divorced several years ago
while he was serving term In the
state penitentiary in connection with
Duluth killing. While Ivankovich
was at Saltwater his wife obtained a
divorce from him because he had been
convicted of felony. He was re.
leased two years ago and since then
he and his first spouse have been on
friendly terms.
Mrs. Henry Missing, one of the Did
residents of st. Cloud. was found dead
when her daughter went to her bed
to awaken her. ,.
o. T. Francis and r. |. Golden,
proprietors of the Max Cafe at Min.
neapolis, We're fined $50 b. Judge c.
i. Smith in municipal court for sell
ing liquor to women in violation Of
order No. Z.
loot horns as long as your lungs
hold out to greet the New Year, bu.
please refrain from using steam whis
ties! This request, made in the in
terests of coal conservation, is being
sent out by railroads operating in
Minnesota. Engineers are asked not
to waste fuel in blasting the air for
the coming Of 1918.
II am satisfied that Minnesota will
soon, If it does not already, rank as
second to none in the sisterhood OF
states as to its genuine loyalty to the
United States in the prosecution Of
the war to an early and successful
ISSUE" said President Murphy of the
America First. association, in COM
menting on the two weeks Loyalty
drive just closed. -E.
Meatless Tuesdays and wheatless
Wednesdays have been put into effect
at the state sanatorium at Walker at
the request of the patients themselves.
Supt. George w. Beach consented to
inaugurate the program, after con-
sultation with physicians made It
clear that abandonment of the meat
diet usually fed consumptives would
not be injurious. ...
Fire destroyed the uninsured home
of Rasmus Rolscheau, north Of the
Palmer farm near Little Falls Mr.
Roschau lost everything in the house
including provisions for the winter
A meeting for the purpose Of organ
izing a Home Guard among the patri-
otto young men of Aitkin, who are not
subject to draft, has been called to be
held at the court house.
The heavy fall Of snow in the
Northern woods. which has driven the
rabbits south. has made trapping OF
fur-bearing animals more profitable
this year than ever before. according