New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-30

Goodhue county amounted to $685.
$500 in 1917.
John Swanson of the Hallock Roll
er mill is making preparations to put
on a night shift to double the capac-
ity of the mill. Mr.. Swanson has a
standing order for all the flour he can
turn out for shipment abroad. to the
soldiers
On their promise that they would
try to enlist in the army or navy,
sentence was suspended in the case
of Harley Gardner and Edward LIE
Claire OF Saltwater, each 10 years
old, who pleaded guilty to a charge
of having stolen brass valued at $3.50.
/. John E. Davis of Muskegon, Mich,
has arrived in Baudette, where he ex-
poets to purchase land and engage in
sheep raising. Mr.. Davis is an expe-
rienced hand at the sheep raising
business and considers Northern Min
nesota all ideal location for that bust
ness. >"
On account of threatened action. by
the Minnesota State Safety commits
sion to confiscate lands of enemy
aliens in this state many enemy
aliens in Washington county have
transferred their interests to friends
who are known to be safe, while in a
number of instances the transfers
have been bona fide.
Seven business houses were destroy
ed by fire at Brainerd, causing a loss
estimated at $4,000 The fire start
ed in basement pool room of the
Ideal hotel, destroying that building
and the Gale block, the Empress
theater, the Brainerd fur factory, Alex
Johnson cigar store, McGill barber
sAep and the Larrabee tqEpitare store,
The arrest of Joseph Gilbert, state
secretary of the National Nonpartisan
league, broke up meeting which he
and other speakers and organizers
of the league opened in Lakefield,
county seat Of Jackson county. Con-
trary to orders of county officials,
Mr. Gilbert tried to hold meeting
in the yard of livery barn after
failing to hire a hall.
Governor Burnquist's attempt to
pay the school aid deficiency account
Of $1,070,193 out of current school aid
appropriations is held illegal by de-
cision of the state supreme court, af-
firming the Ramsey county district
courts action in issuing an Injunction
asked for by j. F. Nutshell, a tax
payer. The decision settles the con-
troversy and releases for distribution
to the school districts of the state
$5,037,545 in appropriations.
Herman Zempke, German born
farmer near Red Wing, owning 800
acres of land, was held to the grand
jury on charges of sedition. Zempke
is alleged to have urged that a revo-
luton be started in tlis country and
tc have said that 10000 men could
be found in the state who would sup
port the revolution. He is credited
with saying that Americans should
have stayed off the. ocean after the
imperial government told them to-.
The new Minnesota law aginst cir
culating literature urging citizens not
to assist in prosecution of the war, or
discouraging enlistment, is upheld by
a decision of the state supreme
court, affirming the indictment of c.
H. Holm and Frank Holm in St. Paul.
The defendants circulated a pamph-
let inpugning the motives of Presi-
dent Wilson and congress in entering
into the wal, and seeking by unbound.
ed assertions" the court says, to in
cite antagonism to the war, "the nat
ural tendency of which is to deter
enlistment" The law is declared
constitutional.
= The exemption board of Red Lake
county has put "a more registrants
in Glass 1 in addition to the 3S al
ready classified by the board.
Reconstruction of a portion of a
mans skull and an operation on his
legs has transformed Robert Kelly, 35
years old, from a paralytic, unable to
talk. into health at Rochester. The
operation is the newest feat of the
Mayo clinic.
More than 100 Thief River Falls
business men met and passed resolu-.
lions expressing cheerful, hearty and
cordial support to Fuel Administrator
Garfeld's recent fuel saving order,
and pledged patriotic compliance
with the order.
George R.. Parker, Sunday school
superintendent of Sank Rapids, was
fined $25 and costs by Justice Bell
on charge of assault and Battery
preferred against him by Rev. F.. B.
Marks of the Congregational church.
Parker will appeal.
The appointment Of John Carter rs
captain of the St. Cloud Home Guard
mas been confirmed. Warren Stew
art, formerly top sergeant, will be
second lieutenant. Henry Sullivan
will be top sergeant and his post will
be taken by Morris Dudley.
James Foley, %, for the last two
years proprietor of livery business
at. Cold Spring, died of pneumonia.
Tie remains were taken to Eden
Valley to the home Of his father. Fo-
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