New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-21
News Of the State
Condensed for Busy Folks

Fred Gates, Winnebago, lineman
living at Blue Earth, was killed when
he fell from pole.
Mayor Neil Kelleher and the entire
city administration were reelected
at East Grand Forks
The monthly report of the Lake
Park Creamery association shows that
$4,879-73 was paid out to 160 patrona
Or an average of $1,000.
At the next regular meeting of the
Washington county commissioners
be devoted to road matters in all
sections of the county.
Rev. Axel Lindgren of Cambridge
has received call from the Baptist
congregation at Alexandria, Mimi
He does not think that he will accept
the offer as he feels that his wor.: at
Cambridge has not yet been com.
pleted.
Running for mayor without oppOsi-
ton John Long was elected at Clo-
nuet to succeed Mayor Harry Dixon.
A. J. Hunter was elected treasurer.
Alderman elected were: First ward,
Tom O'Meara; Second ward, Ed. So
len; Third ward, George Solomon.
The Brainerd city council believes
it is in a fair way to rejuvenate
'Brainerd city finances by an amend
| ment to the city charter to provide
a decrease in the city valuation and
an increase in the levy, thus giving
Breanerd more revenue and the state
smaller proportion.
While taking gasoline from barrel
standing outside his home between
Carlton and Cloquet, F. Gruning was
badly burned when the liquid spurted
onto a lighted lantern he was carry
ing and an explosion resulted A
Cloqpet doctor had to graft several
inches of skin onto the burned places
Selling of the wood on timber lands
of the Grand Rapids section belong.
ing to the state or non-residents of
Itasca county is under discussion.
That an emergency exists under
which whatever steps are deemed
necessary for protection of residents
of this section can be taken. The plan
| is to relieve an acute fuel situation.
The plans for the reconstruction Of
the Great Northern viaduct over
Sixth street at Crookston, to replace
the present structure, have been
3 agreed upon between the Great
Northern engineer and the city en-
gineer and are now being completed
by the Great Northern Railway COM
pany to be presented to the city coun-
Gil at the December meeting.
! The city election at Crookston was
| full of surprises. First reports had
it that in four.cornered fight for
mayor Former Postmaster Elias Stee-
| nerson, brother of Congressman Stee-
nerson, was elected by fourteen
votes over A. J. Neal, Great Northern
conductor, running on "stickers.' but
q recount revealed that j. E. Morris
sey was elected by one vote over
STEVENSON, the detail vote being:
Morrissey, 295; Stevenson, 294; Neal,
282; NJ. Il. Hussey, 23S.
Directors of the Minnesota State
Creamery and Cheese Factory Oper-
ators' and. Managers association,
formerly the Butter and Cheese Max
ers' association, were elected at a
meeting at the Ryan hotel in St. Paul.
According to the new constitution,
five directors were elected, to organ
ize themselves, instead of the Gus
tomary president and other officials.
Emil G. Oman, Delano, was elected
director for three-year term. H.
Sandholt, st. Paul, Alex Johnson,
Lafayette, NJ. sorensen, Pelican Rap
Ids, were elected for two-year terms.
and J Parenteau, Mantorville, was
elected for a one-year term.
Washington county quota for the
second Liberty Loan was oversub-
scribed more than 100000.
The William Weis cement factory
at Perham was totally destroyed by
fire. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The loss is placed at $4,000
with $1,000 insurance
William Rosendahl. convicted OF
the murder of c. E. Lamberton at
Redwood Falls, was sentenced to life
imprisonment at the Saltwater peni-
tertiary by Judge I. M. Olson.
Capt. c.. A. Nye is well, working
hard and zig going to stay with his
work until the end of the war; ac-
cording to a letter from the judge to
County Attorney c. G. Dosland at
| Moorhead.
| The interior of the parish house at
st. Agnes German Catholic church at
st. Paul was wrecked by bomb
hurled through a window by an un-
known person. The five occupants
Of the house escaped injury Every
detective in the city is working on
the case.