The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-09-12
ALL 0|FT|A|:'E|'. STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK
BIG STORIES TOLD IN ONE
PARAGRAPH FOR THE BEN
EFT OF BUSY READERS.


With a shortage of farm labor in
the vicinity Of Ada, number of bust
ness men Of that city have pledged
themselves to 60 out and work in the
fields If necessary.
While working in her WAR" gar
den, Mrs. William Reese, who lives
two niles south of Otter Tail, fell
dead. She is survived by her hus-
band and five children.
Special trains from the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts will carry labor leaders
to Minneapolis for the conference of
the American Alliance Of Labor and
Democracy to be held here starting
September 5.
Minneapolis. - Special trains from
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will
carry labor leaders to Minneapolis for
THE conference of the American Al
lance Of Labor and Democracy to be
held here starting September S.
More than 5000 persons at Mora
heard G. M. Andrest of St. Paul and
c. 3. Elmquist Of the State Railroad
and Warehouse Commission urge 10y
atty to the nation, and demonstrated
that that section Of the state is solid
ly behind the government.
Orders from the War department
designating Colonel Joseph D. Leitch,
former lieutenant colonel of the For
t1eth infantry, as commanding officer
OF the second reserve officers train
Ing camp at Fort Smelling have been
received, according to General Will
liam H. Sage.
The Second Minnesota field artil-
lery and the Fourth Minnesota infan-
try, the states two new military units
recently recruited, will be inspected
within the next few days to determine
whether they are to be accepted into
Federal service, according to advices
received from the Militia bureau at
Washington.
st. Paul was chosen as the 1918
meeting place Of the Minnesota Soci-
ETY. OF Public Accountants, in conven-
ton In Minneapolis. Edward J. Bish-
op of St. Paul was elected vice presi-
dent. Other officers elected are James
5. Matteson of Duluth, president, and
E. G. Salvorsen Of MINNEAPOLIS, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Minnesota Knights of Pythias, un-
der the direction Of the Pythian War
Relief council, have begun the raising
of approximately $4,000, from the
nearly 5000 members of the order, on
the basis of 81 member, as this
states apportionment of the 100000
war relief fund to be given by Pyth-
1ans. The Minnesota fund, it is hoped,
will be raised within sixty days.
Springfield and that section of
Brown county demonstrated that it is
right loyal and patriotic at big raj
ly. More than 10000 persons, one of
the largest assemblages ever gathered
there, crowded the city park and en-
Enthusiastically cheered and applauded
patriotic speeches. Features of big
parade were a line Of 200 school chill
dren under years of age carrying
American flags and marching beside
L company of Redwood Falls.
The thirtysixth annual convention
OF the Minnesota Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION will be held at St. Paul o.
tober II and Is. Plans for obtaining
speakers and entertaining visitors are
well under way.
Fred Nash, son of Mrs. w. G. Nash,
of East Grand Forks, sailed on Aug.
Is with American aviators for France,
according to word received here by
his mother. Mr.. Nash enlisted in the
aviation service while in California.
President Marion Leroy Burton of
the University of Minnesota will de-
liver an address on loyalty at Little
Falls, where big Dedication day
demonstration is planned September
1, Director M. Williams of Morrison
county, who is in charge of the cele-
bration, has advised the Public Safety
Commission.
The American Fisheries society and
the National Association of Game and
Fish commissions met at St. Paul four
days this week. The st. Paul Asso-
| citation, the Ramsey County Game Pro-
tective league, the st. Paul Rod and
Gun club and the Minneapolis Game
Protective league co-operated in en-
PERTAINING the VISITORS
Members Of the Moorhead board of
education received happy surprise
when they were notified that the
state investment board had allowed
the application for a loan of $150,O00
to provide funds for the erection of
a new high school, and, that after
several years Of work, their efforts to
provide a new high school will be re-
warded.
Numerous applications from farm
Ing districts for exemption on the az
ricultural grounds received by the
Fourth Federal exemption board at
Duluth, have caused the board consid-
cradle difficulty. The men working
on farms feel that the statement, II
work on farm" is sufficient to grant
them exemption from service in the
national armv