The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-27
Attack on 2-Cent Rate Seen.


may be attacked as result of de-
cjsion in the United States circuit
court at St. Louis and the decision
rendered by the United States SUI
preme Court in the South Dakota ex-
press rate case.
Such an attempt is considered prob
able by G. 3. Elmquist, member of
the State Railroad Commission, who
says that any such action i'm Mime
sofa will be vigorously contested.
L. c. Lindley, general counsel of
that it is possible that the decisions
that it is possible that the decisions
iE these two cases might be broad
enough to affect the situation in Min
nesota, but that he could not say def
nitely until he had seen the text of
the decisions. Nothing new in princi-
pie is involved, he said.
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Murphy Colonel of Second Artillery.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has
announced the promotion of Lieuten-
ant Colonel William J. Murphy of St.
Paul to the colonelcy of the Second
Minnesota Field artillery The ap-
pointment was recommended some
time ago by the state military board
and has been ratified by the governor.
Major w. c.. Rutherford, st. Paul, was
at the same time appointed to have
charge Of the organization of the new
field hospital corps. Commissions will
be issued at once according to the an
nouncement of Captain w. F. Rhinow,
military secretary to the governor
Immediate work on the reorganization
of these units will start
X X X
Summer Session at ~" Open.
The summer session of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota has just opened with
a full curriculum and a large teaching
force. For the FIRST time the summer
session will retain the form of regis
tration in use during the regular COL
lege year and offer only courses of
strictly college grade. L. D. Coffman,
dean Of the college of education, and
director of the summer session, an
nounced.
X X X
New State tuberculosis Resort.
Proposals to erect the joint Crow
Wing-Aitkin county tuberculosis sani-
tarium at Deerwood have been re-
ceived by the State Board of Control.
The new sanitarium will be located
on the old state fish hatchery site at
Deerwood. 1t will be the eighteenth
| tuberculosis hospital erected under the
law providing that the state will bear
half the cost up TO $4,000 maximum.
X X X
Receives Loan Applications.
The State Board of Investment has
voted to again begin receiving appli-
cations for state loans from counties,
municipalities and schools, beginning
July l. The board last December de-
cided to take 40 further applications
until long-pending list was dis
posed Of.
X X X
To Aid Guards Attain War Strength.
The commander of each Minnesota
rational guard regiment was author
lied to expend $4,000 to bring his unit
to the full quota at a conference be-
tween Governor BurnQuist and the
State Public Safety Commission. There
are four units.
X X X
Pine Rust Fight Is Begun.
Six experts from the state entomolo-
gist's office have begun campaign
for the eradication of the white pine
blister rust. Every nursery. park.
cemetery and private grove in the
staate is to be inspected. F. L. Wash
burn, state entomologist, is in charge
of the work and his five assistants are
running down every lead" from in
fected nurseries. In two instances
diseased stock has been found and adj
joining pines destroyed. The work Of
inspection 10 not confined to pine
groves. -. -. -. :