The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-09-19
ALL OF THE STATE :.
NEWS Of THE WEEK
BIG STORIES TOLD IN ONE
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EFT OF BUSY READERS.
Miss Mary Berg has announced her
attention to resign her position as po-
lice matron in Crookston and has &C.
certed a similar position at Grand
Forks.
President ]. p. Foote of the Scan
dinavian-America1 bank at Crookston
died at hospital there. He was So
years old. He had recently undergone
an operation.
The Little Falls, BARRIERS have decided
to make slight increases in rates.
Hereafter a neck shave will be five
cents extra and tonics will be IL, 20
and Is cents.
The Odin club of Minneapolis, fol-
lowing loyalty" dinner, adopted a
resolution, requesting Congressman
Ernest Lundeen to resign as a mem.
Der of the club.
George Daglien Of Osseo, Mimi, and
H. w. Griesback of Sweetgrass, Mont,
have been killed in action with the
Canadian overseas forces, today's cas-
ud1Ly l1SC T6VedleQ.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet were rid
ing on motorcycle near Henning they
struck bump and were thrown off,
Mr.. Sweet being killed and his wife
receiving severe bruises.
Hard frosts are reported to have
done much damage in many parts of
Todd county. The damage to cucum-
bers and tomatoes has been much and
in several places the corn has been
hurt.
The Crookston Home Guards re-
ceived sixty rifles with cartridges and
ammunition and are now in a position
to quell any disturbance that might
occur. The uniforms for the guard
are expected to arrive soon.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ulrich of
Red Lake Falls, and children and
friends, Is in all, were riding their
automobile capsized when they negoti-
ated a curve at the rate of Is miles
per hour None were hurt.
Mrs. Freeman Dunbar of Brainerd
committed suicide by hanging herself
from rafter Of a barn after her son
and two brothers had been drafted
for the national army. The body was
not discovered for two days.
Allen Strong Broms of St. Paul, who
was billed to speak on the streets Of
Staples on a Socialist mission, was
not allowed to make his scheduled
talk. After short conference of city
and county authorities it was decided
to call the meeting off.
A sale of school lands in Pine coun-
ty will be held at Pine City on Nov.
8. The state has only two forty-acre
tracts in the county which it has not
previously disposed Of, but several
others have reverted to the state ow-
Ing to non-payment, and these will
probably be reappraised and sold.
Frost, which at first was thought
not to have done any considerable
damage, took heavy toll of the veg
etable crop in some sections In Clay,
Norman, Polk, Wilkin and Kittson
counties the corn crop was damaged.
1t is estimated that the potato crop
In the Red River valley was short
ened Is per cent.
The Minnesota Association of Civil
War Veterans held it's thirty-first re-
union at the State Fair grounds. The
members of the association met at
the Log Cabin. George Atchison, pres
1dent of the State Fair; Gov. J. A. A.
Burnquist and S. H. fowler, depart
ment commander Of the G.. A. R.,
spoke at the meeting.
The St. Hilaire branch of the St,
Hilaire Retail Lumber company,
through it's agent, O. H. Olson, has
taken life membership in the Ameri-
can Red Cross as members of the St.
Hilaire chapter. In addition to CIV
ing $4,000 in cash to the Red Cross
as donation, the company is taking
life memberships wherever it main
tains branch offices.
Minnesota has experienced it's first
earthquake. Shocks that lasted for
more than 20 seconds were reported
at number of north central towns
along the Northern Pacific line be-
tween st. Cloud, Little Falls, Brainerd
e@AO OtdplCo, UuL uO one was injured.
Damage caused by the quakes was
slight, for the most part being confined
to broken windows and dishes.
Winona, Henderson, Mora, Kerkhov-
en-, Lanesboro, Lake Park, Virginia
and other Minnesota centers held
Dedication day exercises with audi
ences which aggregated 10000 or more
persons. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist
made the principal address at Kerk-
hoven. The meetings marked the third
day of series of patriotic and dedi-
cation demonstrations which have
been held throughout the state.
To every family that has contrib
uted son to the service of his coun-
try silk flag, upon which was en-
broidered the name of the enlisted
man, was presented at Ulen follow
Ing patriotic meeting in honor of
those who have enlisted or have been
drafted into service.
In all ZIG comfort kits were distrib-
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