The Twin City star., 1918-08-03

Winona.-The Red Cross Fourth Of
July celebration netted the sum Of
$2,063.94, though the day was marred
by rain.
st. Cloud.-Indicating the advance
in the price Of building materials and
labor, the proposed hotel here will
cost 100000 more now than a year
ago.
Mankato.-The harvest is we'll along
and nearly all fields except spring
wheat have been cut. The cutting Of
spring wheat will begin this week.
Haying is progressing. Showers have
slightly delayed the harvest.
st. Paul-Adjt.-Gen. w. F. Rhinow
has been notified by Provost Marshal
Gen. e. H. Crowder that more than
10000 Minnesota draft registrants will
be called during August. Approx
mately 1000 of this total will be ne
groes.
Crookston.-J. Adam Bede, DR.. Os.
ten-Sacken and M. J. Bowling were
the principal speakers at the North
western Minnesota fair here Monday.
Polk, Marshall, Red Lake and Norman
counties united in sending exhibits to
the fair
Cloquet-Peter Hubert, a teamster
for the Cloquet Lumber company,
while harnessing his team, was kicked
in the stomach by one Of his horses
and knocked ten feet away. He was
picked up unconscious and carried to
his home.
Winona. The Yankee Doodle
Highway" a new trail leading from
Winona to the Twin Cities, which will
serve to advertise Winona throughout
the United States, has just been
mapped out and will be definitely laid
out by the newly organized Yankee
Doodle Highway association.
Aitkin.-Plans for the new smoke.
stack have been completed by the
Aitkin water and light commission.
The contract has been let to the Web.
er Chimney company of Chicago, con-
struction to begin Aug. 1. J. G. Rob.
ertson Of st. Paul, Of the engineering
department IL that firm, will have
charge of the building.
Faribault.-With an ugly cash on
the back of her head, caused by a
blow from club and other bruises
about the face and neck, Mrs. Bert
Chappieu was found lying near her
home. 1t is believed that Mrs. Chap.
pieu was the victim of an attack by a
pro-German who desired to wreak
vengeance on her for reporting dis.
loyal remarks.
st. James.-Bernnrd Remple, presi.
dent of the Peoples State bank al
Butterfield, has been held to the Wa.
tonwan county grand fury on charge
Of disloyalty. Remple, who is thought
to be worth $780, 900, is alleged to have
said the German troops would get the
Americans into the pocket on the
French front and kill them off, as they
had no business in France.
Cloquet.-Employes Of the Rath
borne, Halt & Ridgeway Box factory
have gone out on strike for an in
crease in wages. Since the employees
of sawmills here were given an in
crease recently of so cents day, the
box factory workers have been lis
satisfied, it Is said. Manager Peter
Thull, Jr., ordered the factory closed
until an agreement is made.
Detroit-Contracts for somewhere
around $4,000 worth Of work on Fed
eral Highway No. Is, the road run
ming between Frazee and Lake Park IN
this county, have been let by the
| hno hA
the grading and the construction o.
culverts, the money available beini
insufficient to allow of letting the con
tract for graveling this year.
Crookston.-The Northwest schoo
of agriculture service flag has its frs
golden star. 1t commentaries th'
service of Gilbert Kittleson, the frs
of the students Of that school to pa!
the supreme sacrifice. He enlisted twt
weeks after leaving school at tn,
close of the winter term, and was sen
to Jefferson barracks, Mo. While
there he contracted pneumonia ant
later died from the results of an oper
alton.
Duluth.-Safety Commissioner Sill
berstein, Duluth, has written Senator
Knute Nelson and Congressman G. B
Miller, Minnesota, and Senator Len
root, Wisconsin, asking that fedora
action be taken against saloons a
Oliver, Wis, close to the Unitet
States Steel plant, Duluth, and to ship
yards, both Of which are turning ou
government contracts. The presence
Of the saloons was characterized as
national menace"
Morris.-The annual harvest seasol
is on in Stevens county, rye and bal
ley being the first crops to face tn
binder. One field of rye was cut las
week and was the first in shock be
tween Morris and St. Paul. Wheat i
rapidly ripening and all other grain
are nearing the shocking stage. From
present appearance the farmers O
this county will reap the most profit
able harvest in their history and tn
outlook is the best in years.
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