The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-10-10
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The Week in Brief

An Epitome Of All the Big and
Interesting Events 81 The Past n
Few Days Ia the State. NJ 1. 8.
Deerwood's tax levy for the coming
year was fixed at $4,000 for the general
fund and $500: for the poor fund.
The forty-third annual reunion Of the
St. Croix Valley Old Settlers associa-
ton was held in Saltwater. "A banquet
was served at 1900 p. m. at the Sawyer
house. s-.4 4E%[G..9. ~ %" /
Work on the new Cokato high school
building is being pushed as rapidly
as possible, and it Is said that \ the
building will be ready for occupancy
by Oct. H.,
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 a fine.
Another bond issue to. fully COM
plete the new Lincoln school for the
Fifth Ward in Bemidji, is to be voted
on Sept. %, as per the decision of the
OOard OF educatlOn.
The board of education at Fergus
Falls has fixed the school tax levy for
that city for the coming year at
$4,000. This is an increase of $4,000
over last years levy.
The county board at. International
Falls accepted $4,000 from Duffy and
$4,000 from George Elder of Duluth in
settlement of the case against them
recently tried at Brainerd.
Fifty drafted men were rendered a
banquet by the loyal citizens of Brow
erville. After the banquet addresses
were given by P. H. McGarry and
George F. Ashman Of Staples.
Postmaster Louis Bauer of Crosby
received card from the United States
department of agriculture at Washing
ton asking for data on the earthquake
that visited this section Labor day.
Maj. John Bigelow, who died at Min
neapolis, was buried from Lakewood
chapel. A detail from the First Min
nesota infantry attended the funeral
and fired salute over the grave.
s With threshing nearly completed in
the Chatfield district, figures show that
the small grain crop is turning out
far above the average. Corn that was
still standing was injured by the re-
cent frosts.
A panther is believed to be making
his headquarters some place near Fer
tile, many farmers reporting that they
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came from G. J. Grue, who said the
animal crossed his grain field:
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 bushel. He has
made several sales of carload lots for
October delivery at prices considerably
above 81.
Goodhue county's second quota of
men for the national army have been
increased from forty-five to sixty men.
They modified at Red Wing and in
the evening reception and banquet
was rendered them in the Methodist
church parlors. q
Chester L. Pope, rural mail car
rier of Martin county, was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Benjamin Taylor at Mankato on the
charge of embezzling small sum that
was entrusted to him by Olena Han
son with which to purchase a money
order. He waived an examination and
furnished bond for $500 for his ap-
pearance at the October term of the
federal court.
Compulsory military drill for all
male students will feature the opening
of Gustavus Adolphus college at St.
Peter October 1. The date of the OPEN
ing has been delayed for three weeks,
in keeping with the plan adopted by
all leading colleges and universities.
to enable students who are doing pa
triotic service on farms an opportunity
to remain until the fall work is well
under way.
The state hospital for insane at st.
Peter faces a hard winter" says DR..
r. NJ. Phelps, superintendent. = The
years coal bill will be more than
100000 more than it was last winter,
he said. Prices of all other com,
modities have scared accordingly,
and the legislative appropriation for
the year is only $4,000 more than last
year, with twice that amount needed
to pay the increased coal bill alone.
4 Allan s. Broms, orator and state or.
ganizer of the Socialist party, was
found guilty in municipal court in
Minneapolis Of disorderly conduct and
was sentenced by Judge G. L. Smith
to serve 80 days in the work
house. The specific charge against
Broms was that while he was making
q speech he uttered seditinus state
ments which caused disturbance and
necessitated the interference of the
military authorities. e." A.:
IA Resolutions to furnish facilities for
moral and religious training of MIR.