New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-21
STATE OFFICIAL TO
AID N CAMP WORK
CHILD WELFARE DIRECTOR 70
ASSIST FEDERAL GOVERN. T
MENT At TRAINING CAMPS.
CROPS SHOW BIG INCREASE
Wheat Yield Over Twice As Great
AZ Last Year According TO
Estimates-Record Yield
Of Potatoes.

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welfare under the State Board OF
Control, now in the East on state
business, will remain there tempo
rarily to aid in Federal work in con-
nection with training camp activities.
Chairman Ralph W. Wheelock of the
board of control has announced that
leave has been granted Mr.. Hodson
at the request of the National War
Camp committee. It is probable the
director will continue his state work
with that of the federal commission
while in the East.
Big. Crops In State.
A summary Of preliminary estimates
of crop production for the state of
Ntnoesota, as compiled by the Bureau
It Crop Estimates, United States
Department OF Agriculture, lis as fol-
lows:
Corn--Production this year, &c.
100000 bushels; last year, December
estimate). S4,42O,0O0 bushes.
Wheat This year, 66,476,Ooo bush
els; last year December estimate),
[z1,5o5,O00 bushels.
Oats-rhis year. 123,02S 900 bush.
els; last year december estimate),
|ss,112,000 bushels.
Farley This year, 38,232,OOO bush
els; last year December estimate),
26,1z5,000 bushels.
Rye year 6.438,000 bushels:
last year tDecember estfmate), $685.
900 bushels.
Flaxseed- This year, 100000 BUSH
els; last year december estimate),
2,3SS, 900 bushels.
Potatoes This year $4,000, 0oD lush
els; last year < December estimate),
1e.S00,000 bushels.
All Hay This year, 5,1s7 900 tons;
last year. December estimate), 1884,
900 tons.
Apples This year, $4,000 barrels
of bushels; last year December es-
simate), $4,000 barrels. .I
Home Guard To Get Rifles.
Minneapolis Home Guard units viii
be equipped with -Jorgenson
rifles within few days, it is an.
z. Rhinow. More than 1880 rifles
nounced ny Adjutant General Walter
F. Rhinow. More than 1880 rifles
have been requisitioned and are ex-
pected to arrive shortly. Announce.
ment is made of the following promo
TOMS:
Park Rapids Company D, Tenth
battalian, captain, David B. Lynch;
first lieutenant, Arson E. Pia1:ey, ar 1
second lieutenant, Allen ". stohe-
Elmore-Company E, s:iv+hs battal-
lon, captain, William O. dustin; first
lieutenant, John T. ingalls,, and sec
ond lieutenant, Roy Woolery.
Biwabik-C Company G, Eighth batal-
ion, captain, David B. Cavan, and Sec
ond lieutenant, Joseph e. Lunn.
Charles p. Game. Morris, was com.
missioned to be first lieutenant and
surgeon Of the Ninth battalion. and
Jesse A. Van den Berg, Albert Lea. to
be second lieutenant in Company D,
Seventh battalion.
Official Gets Verdict,
John p Gardiner, assistant state
labor commissioner, has been award
ed $500 damages from w. "A. Cameron
of Cameron & Co., contractors. for
assault and false arrest, BY a jury In
District Judge ]. c. Michael's court.
It was the second trial OF the case.
a verdict Of $1.353 in the previous
trial having been set aside as ex
cessive.
The case grew. out of q dispute be.
tween Mr.sGardiner. and Mr.. Cameron
Fire Warning Issued.
Warning against the fire danger
from defective fues has been issued
by George H. Nettleton, assistant
state fire marshal A defective flue,
be said, caused the recent fire that
almost wiped out the town of Freeport.
near St. Cloud, and the same cause
Is blamed for numerous fires report.
ed now that heating plants are being
put into operation for the winter.
Careful inspections were advised to
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