New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-19
'6he State
In Brief

In Brief
Word has been received Of th.
death Of Andrew Remark Of Ada in ar
auto accident in Idaho. SIS
a dispatch from Ottawa, Ont, says.
The following Americans are named IL.
today's casualty list: Killed In action
w. e. Campbell, salol, Mimi; y. G.
Malone, Austin, MINI.
The premium list Of the Koochiching
county fair, to be held at Northome
on Sept. IS, 10 and 20, was issued
yesterday by the committee and Is an
unusually attractive one.
Prof. A. d. Wilson, professor at the
University OF Minnesota, has been ap.
pointed food administrators for Mime
sofa by President Wilson. He will
carry out Herbert G. Hoover's policies
IN the state.
Drafted men for the new National
Army were honored at Silver Lake
by a banquet that was attended by
500 persons. After the banquet the
men We're presented with SIS safety
razor, donated by men of Silver Lake
On 40 acres Of Wright's farm near
Rrainerd 2,140 bushels of oats were
threshed. Although the cucumber
crop this year has not been an ex,
tensive one, the Barrow's pickle plant
has received about $500 bushels to
date.
Northern lumber men forecast Sc
rtous labor shortage in the woods this
fall and next winter and it is feared
that the cutting of logs will be great.
~ handicapped for lack Of men. Few.
er men are available at this time than
for many years.
e. G. Purssell Of Minneapolis, mete.
orologist of weather bureau, was in
Brainerd inspecting the local station
and also gathering earthquake data,
etc. From Brainerd, Mr.. Purssell
went north to Bemidji, Grand Rapids
and other stations.
J. A. Preus, state auditor, and sgd.
ney Anderson, congressman, will Be
speakers here on Loyalty day at the
Winona Tri-county fair on Thursday,
September 20. The, celebration will
he the most imposing ever held in
the history Of southern Minnesota.
A fifteen years contract has been
granted M. D. Stoner and T. H. Cross.
we'll to erect and operate an electric
light and power plant in the village
OF Walker. The present plant at
Walker has been unsatisfactory fol
some time, giving poor service, hence
the granting of the franchise.
A resident at Gilbert applied to the
State Public Safety commission for
job as, ..beer commissioner The
applicant for the job stated that he
had heard the safety body wanted a
man to watch bottles of beer being
delivered at range boarding houses
and hotels. The commission replied
that there was no vacancy.
Toddling through the field to take. his
father some lunch, the little son 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles William Rou.
gu, living north of New York Mills,
discovered the body of his father ".
ing on the ground unconscious. The
team was nibbling at the stubble a
short distance away. It is believed
that Rousu was overcome by stroke
of apoplexy.
Professor William A. Schaper, for
the last 16 years professor in the
department Of political science of the
University of Minnesota, has been dis
missed from the faculty by the board
of regents on evidence which, accord.
ing to Fred B. Snyder, president, was
presented in a letter from the State
Public Safety commission to the board,
charging Professor Schaper with dis.
loyalty to the federal government in
the war with Germany.
At meeting of Norwegian Danish
editors at Fergus Falls, loyalty was
the keynote. Members toured the city
in automobiles. RESOLUTIONS indorsina
the President were adopted.
A letter found written by Mrs. Lot.
tie Dunbar, wife Of Freeman Dunbar
OF Brainerd, dated Aug. 20, shortly
before she committed suicide by hang.
ing, gives proof Of the dependency
suffered by her and which led to her
death.
E. T. sandberg Of Aurora has more
Jobs, official and otherwise, than any
other man in America And he fila
them all capably. He is the follow.
ing: Mayor of Aurora, chief of the
fire department, member of the parh
board, member of the library board,
manager Of a motion picture theatel
and chauffeur for himself. In his lei.
sure moments Sandberg cultivates q
war garden, is a baseball fan, goes
fishing, does odd jobs about the house.
corresponds for Duluth newspaper
and follows the war in the newspa
pers.
Arnie Barton Clayton Swanson, ~
years old, of Center City, Mimi, was
arrested by Chell M. Smith, United
States deputy marshal, charged with
failure to register June 5. He was
taken to st. Paul and arraigned be
fore Samuel Whaley, United States
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