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farmers attended one of the biggest
picnics of the year here.
= Bemidji.- Mistaking a can of gaso-
line for kerosene resulted in sending
Anton Laurentz to the hospital.
Crookston-Dr. H. w. Daniels has
returned from St. Paul where he en-
listed in the medical corps. DIR. Dan
iels expects to be called July and
probably leave for France before
August. .~. ..
Middle River-There were some
questions about the ownership OF a
So bill found on the street here. In
order to settle the controversy, the
finder turned the bill over to the
Red Cross. -.
Stillwater.-C. .Balfanz, aged about
80 years, dropped dead while working
at the Twin City Forge & Foundry
companys plant at the old state prison
grounds. Mr.. Balfanz was resident
of Oak Park.
Little Falls-F1oyd, Is, son of Roy
Barber of Swanville, broke his arm
while cranking car. He was brought
to Halls hospital, where an X-ray was
taken, and both bones found to be
broken above the wrist.
Sandstone-The senior class play,
s'Lost-A Chaperon," three-act come
dy, will be given at the. opera house.
The proceeds go to the Junior Red
Cross. Graduation exercises take place
Friday evening, May 81.
Observation-Disclosures of the North
ern Pacific purchased large flag and
foated it from a tall staff near the
temporary waiting room erected bv
the company after the destruction of
the old depot by fire. The flag is 8
by IS feet.
International Falls-Cwing to reg
ulations placed upon wheat milling
in Canada, the Lavalle grist mill has
been closed down pending instructions
from the food controller. This mil!
Is patronized by many farmers In the
Rainy River valley.
East Grand Forks.-COnsiderabl re-
pair work is being done on the De
Mers avenue bridge, and as a result
traffic has been closed for ALL We
side has been discontinued until the
necessary repairs are completed.
Belle Plain.-Viola Tolzman Of this
place, seven years old, found two
dynamite caps while playing i'll the
woodshed and proceeded to in7esti-
gate, with the result thai two Of her
fingers were shot off, Her father had
~ ho rof fnro
twelve years ago and had forgotten
about them, and it is supposed that
mice spilled two of the caps on the
floor. H. -.
lMinneapoMs-Desp systematic
police regulation and cooperation by
civic and automobile organizations,
motor accidents continue at AN alarm
ing rate in this city. since January
1 there has been 23O smash-ups, re-
sulting in six fatalities. Scores of
persons have been seriously injured.
One thousand arrests have been made
this year for violations Of traffic or
Ginances. E.'t
Virginia. 1.-The body Of Mo. Sarah
Henderson, 55, house-keeper for John
Owens, living near Cook, who died
suddenly of heart trouble and was
brought here for burial, is still being
held pending word from relatives.
She was taken Ill while baking bread
and advised by Mr.. Owens to lie
down. Later when Mr.. Owens went
to see how she was he was Mortified
to find her dead in bed.
Crosby.--Mrs. Jack MAXI died i'll a
local hospital of burns received when
she attempted to build fire in her
kitchen stove with kerosene. The
resulting explosion set the kitchen on
fire and covered the woman with
flameA She carried her two sleeping
children out Of doors and her cries
of agony quickly brought neighbors
to the rescue. Mrs. Maxi was severely
burned across the abdomen and should
ers, and soon died. Her husband died
of pneumonia May 9. .-
Fort acknowledgements Burnquist
delivered the principal address at a
great loyalty rally here, in which be
said. Let US hope the men at this
time will show the same spirit, the
same bravery that was shown by the
heroic men of 81, and that this great
conflict in which we are now engaged
may result in such unity of nations
of the world as to eliminate the posi-
bility of any one man or few men
dragging the world into such con-
Migration of war as We are now ex-
periencing." @ RI
Duluth.-Miller McDougall, secre-
tary of the McDougall-Duluth Ship
Building company, stated upon return
ing from Washington, that the capac1-
ty of yard would be doubled att once
80 that 10 ships could be In the course
of construction at the same time
A second pier is to be started at
once, increasing the capacity from 1
to 10 boats. The present program for
the company calls for SO Doats during
the present year. The company Is
employing LOO men and will increase
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