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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
GATHERED FROM ALL sEc-
1l0NS Of minnesota
Happenings of the Week BRIEFLY
Told for the Convience of the
Busy Reader

Record increases in shipments of
live stock to South St. Paul are re.
ported for 1916.
Some men, like the cinder in your
eye, are remembered chiefly for the
smart they leave behind.
Actual work on the construction
of the $5,000,000 Armour packing
plant at South St. Paul has begun.
Mrs. Mary Minister, seventy-nine
years old, was found dead of asphyx.
lation in her room at St. Paul.
Mrs. Anna M. Willes, widow of
Charles L. Willes, a pioneer of St.
Paul, is dead at San Antonio, Tex.
Robbers entered the saloon of Ca
sey & Doyle at Minneapolis, broke
open the safe with a sledge hammer
and escaped with $500.
Ole O. Solem, convicted in Jack
son county of poisoning his mother
in-law, Sigri Halderson, has been a.
warded a new trial by the state su-
preme court.
A pure white muskrat, rare spe-
cimen Of the fur bearing animal, was
caught in a tap in the bottomland
country near Red Wing a few days
ago.
Liston B. Marley, a Duluth bust
ness man known throughout the
Northwest, died suddenly of heart
disease superinduced by pneumonia.
Mr.. Manley was senior member Of
the Manley- McLennan agency.
The date Of the annual meeting Of
the All Minnesota Development, as
ISOLATION has been changed from
January 5 and to January 10 and 10
and the place from University Farm
to the Old Capitol, St. Paul.
A bullet intended to kill a COW
glanced from the aniua and struck
John Wallace of Brainerd, who work
ed in meat market at Glenwood,
causing his death.
After a search covering nine years
officials of the state reformatory at
St. Cloud have found John Maxi,
parole breaker, in the Manitoba peni-
tertiary at Stony Mountain.
The Southwestern Minnesota tu-
berculosis sanitorium being erected
near Worthington by seven counties
Of that vicinity will be ready for
occupancy soon after Jan. 1.
James M. Shrout, superintendent
of the Brown & Bigelow plant at St.
Paul and prominent in Royal Arcan-
UNI circles, is dead after a weeks ILL
ness. He was fifty-fve years of age.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months, and for
Hearing Thereon.

ESTATE OF LILLIAN E. JACOBUS
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Cook. In Probate Court
In the matter of the Estate Of Lillian
E. Jacobus, Decedent.
Letters of administration with will
annexed having been granted to Max
Happle and it appearing by the affida-
Wit of said representative that there are
no debts of said decedent.
It Is Ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
her estate in this Court, be, and the
same hereby is, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Thursday, the 18th day of April
1917, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, in the Pro-
bate Court Rooms at the Court House
at Grand Marais in said County, be,
and the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for hear
ing upon and the examination, adjust
ment and allowance Of such claims as
shall be presented within the time a.
fOresaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in the Cook
County News Herald as provided by
law.
Date 18th January. 1917.
GEORGE H. DURFEE,
liz Judge of Probate.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24

Notice is hereby given that Andrew
M Ma whose post-office address is
Minnesota, did on the 9Th day of April
1915; file in this office Sworn state
purchase the Lots g.. Z, 8. and SEA-
NWA, Section 81, Township Ga NJ,
Range w. 4th Principal Meridian, and
the timber thereon, under, the provi--
acts act a am g4h known as the Tim:
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant. to such application. the
land and timber thereon have been ap-
praised j in the sym of :ss9o: that said
support of his application and sworn
statement on the oath day of February,
1917. before the Register and Receiver
Of the United States Land Office. at
Duluth, Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initiate
contest at any time before patent is
sues, by fling a corroborated AFFIDAVIT
in this office. alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI
1918 Register.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
U S. Land Office at Duluth. Minnesc

Q 5. Iand Ut1lce at Duluth, Minnesota
January 3, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Gordon
H. Finley, of Hovland, Minnesota, who,
on November 18th, 1910, made Home
stead Application. No. 08862, for Sh OF
SWA, Section rs. Township 81 NJ,
notice of intention to make Final Ave
year Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described, before George
County, Mimi, at Grand Marais, MINI,
on the 10th day of February, 1917
Claimant names as witnesses:
Malcolm Linnell, Anton J. Fischer, Earl
T: Roberts and Lester Smith all Of
Hovland, MINI.
JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI,
Ito Re91ater.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
notice.!

Among the money-orders that
were stolen from the post-office. last
August was one for one hundred dol
lars. would appreciate it if those
who had ordres cashed at this office
the latter part of July or the first
part of August would make. a spe-
cial effort to remember if they cashed
any order for that amount. would
like to get the name of the office at
which the order was issued, if posi-
BILE.
RUTH G. SODERBERG,
Postmaster.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
HIDES AND FURS
SHIP TO THE OLD RELIABLE

SHIP TO THE OLD RELIABLE
We pay highest cash prices for your
Hides and F'urs. We charge no COM
Write to-day for our free Illustrated
Trap Book and Catalog. Shipping Tags
and Price List No. $50. One trial
shipment will prove we do as we ad-
vertise. We are paying the following
prices to-day:
No. G. s. Hides 24c per lb-Green
or Frozen Hides 22c per lb.-No. 1 G.. S.
Veal Calf 40c per lb.No. / G. S. Veal
Kip 30c per lb.-Horse Hides So. 90 to
IS 90 as to size. and more If the mar
ket advances. Furs are also bringing
NORTHWESTERN HIDE & FUR co.
Established 1890 -
Minneapolis. -. $3.50. MINI.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior.
J. S. Land Office at Duluth, Minnesota
December 5th, 1916
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24

Each member of H. company, Sec
ond Minnesota infantry, at Llano
Grande, Tex, received a 81 and box
Of assorted chocolates as Christ
mas gift from the Mankato CONNER
cial club,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
ORGANIZATIONS

The Modern Grand Ma
rails Council No. 139-Meet every
second and fourth Tuesday evening
at the village hall.
John Woods, Good Samaritan.
John A Blackwell, S. &. F, S
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
In This Paper
HIDES A ND FU RS

We positively give more valuable illu-
strated information relative to hides
and F'urs than any other house In tho
world. We payHlghest Cash Prices for
HIDES. FURS. PELTS, ETC, and mako
prompt returns for each shipment. We
sell Trapper's supplies very cheap.
Write for Circular, Shipping Tags. IL.
Illustrated Trap Book, Catalogue. etc.
it's Free. : @z %
NORTHWESTERN HIDE e FUR CO.
Established 1890 Minneapolis. Mimi.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
CHURCH NOTICES
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
VIM. II. Ripon, Pastor

Services every Sunday forenoon at
11:15. Sunday school at 1915, Even
ing services at 7:3O.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
EVANG. LUTHERAN CHURCH
John Larson, Pastor.

Morning services at 1920 and SER
vices again at 7:30 in the Lutheran
church in the village. Don't forget
the Sunday school 11:45.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Page Him, Boy!

Army officers have invented
deadly hand grenade, the exact size
of baseball. Corporal, page Gen.
Walter Johnson!
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24

WANTED-To hire a good team of
horses for hauling logs.-W. S.
Smith, Schroeder, Mimi.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Twenty thousand men needed
to make the ocean highways safe
that the practical response to the
Nations pledge of all its resources
TO the cause Of justice, equity
and mercy may be operative.
The full response in production,
manufacture, conservation, and
Liberty Loans, backs up the Ma
tional Army.
Keep the Navy full, and the
result will tally with patriotic
intent.
Cooks, Bakers, CGbinet-Mak
ers, Telegraphers, Clerks, Motor
Experts, Machinists, or willing
men with no trade at all, and ol
any age between 18 and 56, vii
find a place they can fill.
Write or apply at the following
Navy Recruiting Stations: Sa'
lima, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas
Wichita. Kansas, or st. Joseph
MO.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25
Shaft and Mill on Meede's

Because Of many good strikes
on the Meede land, nine miles
west Of Baxter Springs, the hold
er Of the lease Is planning to sink
q shaft and start building Q mill
on the place at once. It II said
that every one Of the Is holes
put down on this tract has shown
good lead and jack.
The last hole showed o four
foot face Of ore which IL said to
have assayed 80 per cent lead
and Is per cent jack. Another
IL foot face Of ore was shown In
this same hole, In lower torma.
ton which b believed to assay 10
per cent.
A mill site, 800 fest long and
$50 feet vide, has bean drilled
out on q hole which has shown q
4S-foot face Of ore. The ore iS
said to assay 80 per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Vanhorn
visited relatives in Peoria over
Sunday.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25
ch9mberlain;S Colo
RAn1AdY the Most Reliable

After many years experience
In the use Of it and other cough
medicines, there are many who
prefer Chamberlain's to any
other. Mrs. A. C. KRISTEN,
Greenville, Ills, writes, Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy has
been used in my mothers home
and mine for years, and we al
ways found 1t q quick cure for
colds and bronchial troubles.
We find 1t to be the most reliable
cough medicine we have used. "
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25
Mrs. Smith RECOMMENDED
Ch0mbeFlRinS Tablets

81 have had more or lea
stomach trouble for eight or ten
years." writes Mrs. G.. H. Smith,
Brewerton, N. Y. when suffer-
ing from attacks Of Indigestion
and heaviness after eating, one
or two Of Chamberlains Tablets
have always relieved me. ! have
also found them a pleasant laxa-
tive" These tablets tone up
the stomach and enable Il to
perform its functions naturally.
II you are troubled with lndiges-
tiOn give them . trial. Ct ven
and stay vel.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Harry Goldstein has gone. to
Casper, Wyo., whore it Is said
there Is O big oil boom.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Several good strikes were made
recently on the Trinkl0 land In
the -Four Mile Creek district.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25
THE CITY IN BRIEF

H. d. Long made a business
trip to Locust Grove, Okla, last
week.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Smith ST.,
went to Kansas City Friday and
returned Sunday.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

J. b. Parker. Of Miami d drill
ing out Q mill site north Of the
Smith land ct Four Mile Creek:
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. Martin
and Miss Lena Turner spent
Saturday and Sunday e. Pitts
burg. ~.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Miss Verna Canaday returned
Saturday from q trip to Topeka.
She spent o couple Of weeks
there visiting Miss Hanback,
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

The American Metal Company
b proving large tracts Of land In
the Four Mile district. Practt
cally no information l. given. out
by this company. ....
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

j. E. Russell and o. T. RAIDER,
both Of Springfield, Mo-, spent
the week end in Baxter Springs.
These men have mining interests
south Of this city and some good.
strikeI have been made on their
leases. - 80; =:
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Justice John Jones is building
o new Office room north of his
house on Sheridan street. The
building is not large. All the
occupants of the building where
Justice had his Office were order
ed out, because it Is to be re-
modelled thoroughly.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

Lipps place at Bartlett is be-
ing drilled for. oil and the hole is
said to be down $50 feet. A gas
pocket was struck in this hole,
but the gas did not prove strong
enough to supply fuel for the
boilers. :. -.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-25

The drllers on the Lead Boy
mine, four miles south Of here,
in the Sunnyside district, recent
" went through a run Of mundic,
which Is said to have assayed go
per cent iron. No attempt will
be made to mine it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
OTERQ URGED To
ENLARGEACREACE
P'blic Meetings at Which
FL Pasoans Make Talks;
Staple Crops Wanted.

AlamOgordo. y. NJ, april Livery
possible method Of encouragement is
TO be used in Otero county this year TO
increase the acreage OF staple food
stuffs. At a hurriedly called meeting
in the Commercial club rooms the
business men OF Alamogordo discussed
the food shortage that the country is
facing and it was decided to carry on
d systematic campaign TO induce farm
ers to plant more potatoes and beans
and such grain crops as this section IS
adapted TO-
". c. Roe and r >. TrumbulL. OF FL
Paso. attended the meeting and gave
information concerning the present
food supply. Mr.. Roe and Mr.. Trum-
bull went TO CloudcrOft Monday morn
ing, where a meeting was held in the
evening TO encourage the Sacramento
Mountain farmers TO plant more pOta-
toes. This district yearly produces a
large crop of potatoes OF excellent
quality. and il Is believed that If seed
can be secured the normal crop can
be doubled this year
Arrangements are being made 10
hold a meeting at Tularos-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
PLANNING A LAW
FOR PRICE FIXING
Government to Regulate the
Food Sales and Check I'm
scrupulous Spectators.

Washington, .. C. April 17.-Legis-
lation to empower the council Of ma
tionaI defence 10 supervise distribu-
ton OF food and. if necessary, fix
maximum and minimum prices, was be-
ing framed today as one OF the re-
suits Of yesterdays conferences be
tween the great Chicago meat packers
and secretary Houston. Of the depart
ment OF agriculture
Headed by J. ogden Armour. a dele
cation OF the foremost packers Includ-
ing Edwin Norris f. A Cudahy. Thos
L. Wilson and L F. swift. assured
secretary Houston of their utmost CO
operation and voluntarily proposed
that the government take steps to fix
prices through the council Of national
defence The licensing Of food distrib-
utinE agencies so the government may
trace any movement Of middle men or
force raises in price i one OF the
features Of the plan the packers pro
As their own pit in defending the
nation, the packers offered a plan TO
distribute their products at a minimum
profit 10 themselves and one OF them
estimated the saving 10 the public
would approximate at least SlcV,cVo'-
600 d year
Secretary Houston favors the plan
and will have q part in drafting legis-
lation 10 nut it into effect. The power
70 be invested in the council Of national
defence, Il Is said, would be used only
when the national interests required II
Whenever there was evidence OF price
fixing or monopoly Of supply the coun-
ell would fix maNmum and minimum
prices TO check Il.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Germans Hand Police
Guns and Munitions;
All Must Comply Today

Responding to the order Of acting
chief of police Capt. K L Hall, who,
under orders from the var department.
ordered ali German subjects, and all
Germans who have not their final citi-
zen papers. 10 turn in all guns. signal
apparatus, flying machines or parts,
and all explosive substances, the fol-
lowing men took receipts Monday
morning at the police station:
Gustave II. Glage, revolver; \. R
Kase, rifle and cartridges: Leo Rosen-
felt rifle and cartridges; r Lahing,
revolver; z. Gmelin. three revolvers,
two rifles and some shotgun shells and
an old French dueling pistol
Capt. Hall said. when asked II he
was going to start raids Tuesday: No.
I am not don't want to be too hard
on these people and as lot OF them
did not see the notice IN the papers.
I will not start any trouble for anyone
until Wednesday morning. I think By
that time they viii all have had time
to bring anything in that they are go
ing 10 turn in OF their own free will
But am sure going to go after them
Wednesday and I have q long list 10
start on.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Meatless Days, Arbitrary
Prices, $3.50 Wheat Are
Urged BIZ |. 0. Armour

Meatless days, government reguia-
ton OF wholesale prices of meat prod
ucts and a minimum price Of s1.5O for
all wheat. are suggested by J. Ogden
Armour millionaire meat packer. as
measures needed TO prevent famine in
the United States.
The food shortage is world wide"
Mr.. Armour declares. THE production
in Europe is more than cut in half by
the war. II we start at once We still
have time 10 vastly Increase our food
production, not only for the coming
fall and winter. but for the years which
come after. and which may be even
more critical"
Mr.. Armour says the prices Of wheat,
corn, livestock and - aer food products
have got away from any control but
that OF the government, and he urges:
Let the government fix the whole
sale price Of all meat products That
would promptly result in an automatic
regulation of all prices
Let the government guarantee 70
the farmer 2 minimum price OF Si-5O
a bushel for all the wheat he can raise
It would be q perfectly safe thing
to do. Il would not cost the govern
"As a measure Of conservation, for
example, / should favor the institution,
by government edict II necessary. OF
meatless days. one or two OF them
week. such as they now have in Europe
That is a strange doctrine for meat
manufacturer to preach. but I believe
that, either by law or voluntarily, peo-
uIe will be obliged TO stop eating so
much meat during the summer months,
especially, II they expect TO have
sufficient supply next fall and win
ter"
s.The people Of the United States"
SAYS Mr. Armour, are not yet awake
70 the deadly seriousness Of the sit
uation they are facing. Now that we
are actually at war We must rouse
ourselves from the lethargy into which
n, tar-e ALLAN .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
AMARILLO PEOPLE lombard
CONGRESSMAN WITH PROTESTS

Amarillo. Texas. April Ito rep
resentstive Marvin Jones OF the 18Th
congressional district the following
telegram was sent last night and one
will be sent every night according to
district judge Hugh L HUMPHREYS and
others;
I'VE have approached 10 citizens to-
day and are sending you 154 endorsers
Of president Wilson's program The
sentiment here is practically unani-
nous that congress stand behind preSi-
dent Wilson and the war department.
Every signer pays his PRO rata part OF
this telegram "
CONGRESSMAN Jones is reported TO
have announced his opposition 10 the
draft plan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
EACH SCOUT To
FEED 4 SOLDIER
Boys of El Paso's Troops
viii Raise Crops With
Help of Officials.

Boy Scouts Of Fl Paso are 20 enlist
their services in the war against Ger
many by turning farmers and planting
sufficient crops 70 feed one soldier for
each Boy Scout This action was taken
AZ a meeting of the scouts held Mon
day evening al the Morehead school.
The scouts are TO plant five city
blocks, at Montana and Newman. in
crops during the summer and cultivate
the garden truck under the supervision
Of A c. Graham, county farm demons
traitor. The ground was granted by r.
s Thomson and ". L. Gaines.
City viii Give Water.
Mayor Charles Davis delivered an ad-
dress TO the scouts and pledged the
support OF the city administration in
giving them whatever assistance they
possibly could. He said the city would
furnish the scouts plenty of water to
irrigate the garden The mayor said
he was impressed with the character Of
the boys and with their willingness to
do their part in assisting the govern
ment.
Mr.. Graham said he would give the
boys his assistance and would tell them
the crops to plant and supervise their
work.
The meeting was called by L 6.
Thomas. the scout executive, in response
to telegram received from the secre-
tary of the National Boys Scuots or
ganization at New York urging such a
meeting. The scouts throughout the
United States are holding similar meet
ings and intend planting gardens this
summer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
COMPANY K TO GUARD SANTA
FE BRIDGES. AS WELL AS DAN

Orders were issued Tuesday for a
detachment Of company K. Fourth
Texas Infantry. to guard bridges on
the santa Fe in the vicinity OF Ele-
phant Butte dam. The orders nave
been forwarded to Elephant Butte,
where the company is guarding the
dan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
ARIZONA PLANS
AGAINST TREASON
Attorney General Issues
Statement Defining Urea
son and It's Punishment.

Phoenix. Ariz. April 17.-Attorney
general Wiley E Jones has issued a
statement for the guidance OF county
attorneys concerning crimes against
the state and nation. Arizona has a
drastic provision in her penal code.
prescribing the death penalty for vio-
istions. Possibly this has been affect
ed by vote of the people at the last
election eliminating the death penalty
by the narrow margin OF t5i. The
state law defines treason as giving aid
or comfort to enemies OF the nation
or state or melting. setting on foot or
assisting any rebellion or instruction.
Mr.. Jones also asks that prompt and
severe action be taken against all acts
OF dissertation or DETACHMENT Of the
American flag
4 second great patriotic demoustra-
ton is TO be held in Phoenix. on Thurs
cay, under the auspices OF the Sons OF
the American Revolution. Mayor Corp
stein has proclaimed a holiday OF the
afternoon. that all may attend a meet
ing on the Central school block.