The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-11-14

An Epitoms Of An The BIC NJ "a.
tsrestias Events q the Past
Few Days II the State. 81

Patriotic league has been formed at
Mankato. !. s..:51
The Saltwater lodge Of Sons Of
Herman voted to purchase $500
worth Of Liberty bonds.
A mans body found in the railroad
water tank at Ray is being held at
international Falls pending an effort
to locate relatives. III 8 Il. =
Citizens at Fergus Falls are con-
tributing to fund to be offered for
the recovery of the body of Ted
Johnson, who was drowned in the, big
Carlisle slough. j.;
Miss Francis Wright, only daugh-
ter of Mrs. William Wright and
granddaughter of the late lamented
chieftain, White Cloud, died at her
home in White Earth. 49,.
While returning from a dance Jo-
seph Dysdahl was killed and Knute
LELAND was injured seriously when
their automobile overturned eight
miles south of Fergus Falls.
Rev. Charles Baxter Fellows, 81
years old, for many years a Congre-
gational home missionary in Minneso-
ia and Northern Michigan, dropped
dead of heart disease in front of his
home in Minneapolis.
A. G. Greensheath, for the past
three years foreman Of the 500 round
house at Thief River Falls, has re-
signed and departed with his family
for Minneapolis. MIR. Greenseth hav-:
ing enlisted in the Russian railway
corps.
In district court at Roseau in the
suit of Ethel L. Jones, late of War
road, against the Missouri State Life
Insurance company, to recover on
two policies of insurance aggregating
$4,000, the jury returned verdict
against the company for $500.
The Railway Employees Building
association has been incorporating at
St. Cloud with $4,000 capital. The
first officers of the organization are
as follows: President, Fred Stros:
chem; vice president, Fred C. Lindt;
secretary, Benjamin F. Stranger; trea.
surer, William c. School.
The Watab Pulp and Paper mill at
St. Cloud is nearly through with i'm.
provements started two years ago
This consisted of putting in twelve
sets of improved turbines in place
Of those first installed. To do this
and keep the mill running has been
long hard task, but New Years will
see it completed.
DIR. Frank A. Weld, president OF
the Moorhead normal school, has been
appointed treasurer for Clay county
to have charge of funds collected in
the campaign to raise a company
fund for the Bend regiment of the
National army stationed at Camp
Dodge, composed of the selected men
from Minnesota and North Dakota
counties, including Clay county.
One family in every two pledged tc
conserve food along the lines sug'
gested by the food administration, is
the goal which Herbert c. Hoove,
expects to see reached in the food
pledge drive. A. D. Wilson, food ad.
ministrator for Minnesota, believes
that this state will come up to that
ratio. More than 100000 cards
have been signed throughout the
United States already, according tt
reports from Washington. Minneso
ta's quota is 235,OOO.
That the closed season on part.
ridge is resulting in big increase ir
this game bird is vouched for b,
Game Warden John G. Green, just ir
from the north. Last year few part,
ridges could be seen anywhere ii
Northern Minnesota. II have seen 8
large number of partridge coveys thi.
fan," said Green. LAST fall most Of
us thought that the cartridges hac
gone forever. Hunters will EMO,
rare shooting in 1920 when the Law
will be off,
What is said to be an unusual cas-,
of catalepsy occurred at the home o.
Andrew Wicklund near Fergus Fall!
when his seventeen-year-old daughter
was taken suddenly ill. Almost with
out warning she fell into a catalepti,
/ state and now lies absolutely rigit
and with open eyes Apparently sh'
recognizes no one and it is necessar!
for physicians to feed her with
tube. She was taken to hospita
in Fergus Falls and physicians stat
that recovery is quite possible.
Virginia's food problem is steadily
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