The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-17
The Cass county town boards met
at Walker and elected ]. p. Brewer
cOunfv commissioner

county commissioner.
Sergeant Joe Hope Of Battery B.
stationed at Waseca, died at Ovation
ma, died from injuries received in a
railroad accident.
Two of the four garage men CT
Thief River Falls have been endeavor-
ing to dispose Of their business that
they may enter the aviation service.
Lake Parks fourth annual colt show
was held with several hundred farm
ers from the districts contiguous to
the village in attendance. Cash prizes
amounting to $17O were distributed.
John d. McCune. 81 years of age, q
paper maker at the Watab Pulp anG
Paper company's mill at Sartell, was
electrocuted when he came in came
in contact with high tension wire.
l.. p. Jorgenson of St. Paul was
awarded the contract for Pipestone's
new high school building by the board
of education. His bid was $140,51l
and it Is only the general construc-
ton contract.
Southern Minnesota's Oldest sports
man has gone to the north woods in
guest of big game. H. T. Doud, of
Winona, in his eighty-third year, is on
his thirty-first annual hunting expe-
dition. Never has he returned with
out deer.
Tolls on the high bridge may be
eliminated at Red Wing shortly and
the big steel structure spanning the
Mississippi river, thrown open to pub
lie traffic free of charge. Under terms
of agreement between Red Wing and
Trenton townships tolls are to be
eliminated on the high bridge as SOON
as the Wisconsin channel bridge is
completed and thrown open to the
public. b..
The Minnesota section of the Amer
lean Waterworks association held it's
annual meeting at Mankato. Among
the subjects of municipal interest con-
sidered were the substitution OF
wood for iron water pipe and cement
for lead in sealing pipe joints. o. G.
House, st. Paul, was elected presi-
dent; H. F. Blomquist, Mankato,
vice president, and l.. I. Birdsell, Min
neapolis, director.
Denied the right to assist the gov
eminent in the prosecution of the
war because of an exceptionally low
stage of later in the Mississippi
river, steamboat men have found
new service and it has been offered
to Uncle Sam. 1t probably will be &C
copied Steamboats, of the various
lines probably will be used to aid in
solving the housing problems at
points along the river where war work
is in progress.
The family of James A. Tawney,
former representative from the First
district, and during his activities in
Congress, recognized as one of the
world figures in disarmament and uni
versal peace efforts, is doing it's bit in
the present war with Germany. Three
of his sons are in the active service as
members Of the fighting force, while
another son is in the customs service,
and Mr.. Tawney Is engaged in an i'm
pOrtant government function.
The authorities of Red Wing are
aiding anxious parents In an effort to
find two young girls who have disap-
peared. At Stewartville, Nora Schroe-
der, 16 years old, returned to her home
late in the afternoon from work, went
to her room and later went out. She
has not returned and diligent search
has failed to give the police or reia-
tives clue. Frances Washburn, Is
years old, went to school at Plainview
village. When she failed to return
home her parents began search. II
was learnedhshe boarded train. The
parents of the two girls believe they
were lured away.
handkerchief week in the Crosby
public schools resulted in almost 1.Gr0
handkerchiefs being donated by the
pupils to the Red Cross.
Mrs. Lucy Hall of Frazee' is the
new superintendent of the Fargo day
nursery and has already assumed
active charge of the work.
Archie Cyrs, II, son of G. w. Cyrs,
living near Ten Strike, was drowned
in Grill Lake by breaking through the
| ASS, "uhC ScIlluS traps III iluohi dIo'
Lake Minnetonka carp were offered
for sale by the state Wednesday, the
fret consignment of this fish to be
placed on sale in Minneapolis as a
state food conservation measure.
Ole Skridsol was bound over to the
district court by in Moorehead by
Police Magistrate f. L. Wade on a
charge of keeping an unlicensed
drinking place in his grocery store.
/ Pitching from the seat OF 81 wagon.
Louis Burke, Winona county farmer,
was killed near ST. Charles. His neck
was broken. The physician says he
probably was seized with stroke
of appoplexy which caused the fall.
The American Red Cross society Of
international Falls has been asked by
headquarters in Minneapolis to fur
nish twenty-five additional Christmas
packets for the soldiers at the front,
CO tho Rod CrOoo hoyoa which q rc