The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-08
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0ui oIiClumlu, 6Vp VI EuluStOu, were
drowned while skating. making the
fourth skating fatality in that local.
ity In three days.
The Little Falls postoffice has
moved into its new quarters. The
lobby Of the new building is not large,
but it is conveniently arranged, and
the work room takes up most of the
space on the first floor.
Virtually all of the county commit
tees in Minnesota met at st. Paul to
make preliminary plans for conduct
ing loyalty demonstrations in their
communicates between December 10
and "a, r. w. Hargardine, secretary
Of the America First association an
nounces.
The Greel committee on informa-
ton Is establishing branches of its
motion picture bureau throughout the
country. A New England bureau with
headquarters at Boston has been or
ganiZed. Similar divisional head
quarters are being established at Kan.
sas City, San Antonio, Minneapolis
and on the Western coast.
James D. Gray, who has served as
state highway engineer in Mile Laos
county for several years, received
from the Federal government his ap-
pointment as engineer of Federal Aid
Project No. 3. This project is known
locally as the Scenic Highway"
which is to extend throughout the
length OF Mile Laos county.
Fully $4,000 in special state school
aid for Goodhue county is tied up in
the Office of Henry Rines, state treas.
urer, by two suits now pending in the
state supreme court IN which efforts
are being made to compel the pay
ment Of deficiencies in special school
aid to the various school districts,
covering the past two years.
Mrs. Nancy Leyde, 100 years old,
the Oldest pioneer in Dakota county,
was buried at Oakland cemetery, st.
Paul. Mrs. Leyde was born in Penn.
Gylvania more than 100 years ago.
The exact date of her birth is not
known. She was of French descent,
and came to Minnesota with her hus.
band in the early pioneer days.
The investigation by the State Pub
lie Safety commission of Commits
sioner o. e. Keller's acts in st. Paul
In the controversy between the union
carmen and the street car company
and his suspension from Office during
the investigation are asked in resolu-
tions adopted by the Builders, Tx
change of st. Paul at its annual meet.
ing.
Mayor L. A. Fritsche and City At
torney Albert Pfaender of New Ulm
have been removed by Governor Burn
quist for malfeasance in Office on
charges of disloyalty in connection
with the notorious draft protest meet
ing July Is at New Ulm. The gov
ernor ordered the reinstatement of
County Auditor Louis Vogel of Brown
county. finding that similar charges
against him we're not sufficient to jus.
tify his removal.
The 51st annual convention of the
Minnesota State Horticultural society
was held at the West hotel, Minneap-
oils, which was convention headquar-
ters. President Thomas E. eastman
of Owatonna gave his annual address
at the opening session and among
the other speakers were Dean r. w.
Thatcher of the University College of
Agriculture on value of Experiment
Work" and Hugh J. Hughes on Pub
lie Safety Marketing Plan"
a. e. Daggett, found guilty at Glen.
coe of rioting in the second degree in
connection with the destruction Of
property belonging to Max Klatt and
attacks on members of the Klatt fam
lily. was sentenced to pay fine of
500 or serve one year in Mcleod
county jail by Judge c. M. Tiff in
district court. William Jahnke and
Jacob Schmandt pleaded guilty to
rioting in the third degree and were
fined 500 each. Nine other defend
anus. including the mayor and chief
OF police of Glencoe, were acquitted
F. E. Grindal, aged 60, of Cass Lake,
was taken before Judge B. F. Wright
ct Park Rapids by the sheriff of Cass
county and pleaded guilty to charge
Of sedition. for which he had pre-
viously been indicted by a grand jury.
The court imposed fine of 5000 and
costs. which was paid. Grindal has
lived in Cass county all his life.
Edward Bosky, editor of the Fari-
bault Referendum, charged with vio-
ton of the state law prohibiting dis
couragement of enlistment. was found
guilty by jury and sentence of IL
months in the Rice county Jail was
imposed by Judge A. B. Childress.
This conviction places all three per-
sons responsible for for the publica-
ton of the Referendum in Jail. e. r.
Ford and Mrs. Elizabeth Ford having
previously been found guilty Of like
charge. They were sentenced q, :
year in jail ar. to pay fine of $500
each.
The number Of fatal accidents IN
Minnesota industries in November
was one-third larger than the average.
according to reports on file in the de-
partmcnt Of labor and industries.
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