The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-10-17
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Happenings Of the Week Briefly Told
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Lieut.. Lawrence w. Rusness of the
artillery and Lieut.. James H: Sharp,
Jr., Of the: infantry, both of Moor
head, and Lieut.. William ,Comrie of
Fargo arrived safely in Europe, ac-
cording to cablegram from Lieut..
Rusness to his brother, Oscar Rus
ness.
Little Elsie Dwelle, 7-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dwell
le of Bruce township, near Long
Prairie, was seriously injured when
kicked by colt at the home Of her
parents Thursday evening. Her skull
was fractured, but she will recover.
Two Clay county farmers have
been granted Industrial exemption
from the draft, according to notice
received at Moorhead from the dis
trict board at Duluth, the men being
Otto I. Baarsgaard of Hawley, and
Otto P. H. Schroeder of Sabin.
Theodore C. Wing, prominent St.
Cloud insurance writer, was ARE tied
Wednesday by Sheriff Ben E. Schoe-
ner on a forgery charge preferred by
Charles F. Glueck, a travelling repre-
sentative of the John Hancock Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company.
Nominating petitions for c5ery
municipality incumbent were placed
in circulation at East Grand Forks,
including that of Mayor C. J. KeHe-
her, who seeks reelection. Every
candidate asks to be replaced Oh the
record made during the past two
years in economically conducting the
affairs of the city.
The possibilities of intensive gar
dening have been demonstrated by
George W. Giles Of Red Wing, who
raised l20 bushels of onions on ONE
eighth of an acre. At this rate the
yield to the acre would have bee:, $50
bushels. Onions are retailing at 81 50
bushel or $3.50 for his crop. "The
secret of raising onions is high cult
vaTion,'' lie said ,z'' z.r q - -~ = = r =,
Above the Beta Kappa fraternity
house at Hamline university waved u
service flag containing 20 stars. Each
star stood for a member of the fra
ternity who, during the past six
months, had entered the services Of
the United States. Of the original
% members of the organization last
spring only three still remain at the
house.
Although rejected twice by the
regular army, once by the navy, once
by the officers training camp at Fort
Smelling, and finally by the local re-
gistration board because he was un-
derweight, S. Prentiss Bailey, son Of
a prominent Winona merchant, will
serve the United States in the war.
He has been accepted by the Aneri-
can field service for duty in France
and sailed from an Atlantic port Oct.
6.
Archie Sinclair was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioners II.
A. Simons at Bemidji on seven char
ges including, It is said, interfering
with the draft law and sending anti
draft literature through the mails.
He later was bound over to the fed
eral grand jury which meets in Fer
gus Falls November g. Sinclair was
held on $4,000 bonds, but was re-
turned to the county Jail when he
could not raise the amount.
The Clark Pole and Tie company Of
Benidji, was the successful bidder
for the pine sold by the government
on the Red Lake Indian agency, the
company securing practically 80,0O0,-
900 feet of white and Norway pine.
There were nine bidders and the sue
cessful bid was ST. 10 per thousand
for white pine and $13 for Norway
pine.