The Twin City star., 1918-09-14
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.


Royalton-Frank Borash and his IA
year-old son were injured when their
automobile became stalled on the rail-
road tracks and a locomotive truck it.
Moose Lake.-John A Johnson, Sand
Lake sheepman, sold eleven lambs
that weighed LILO pounds to Weske
Bros. for II cents per pound, or
$114.30.
Red Lake Falls.-Red Lake county
has subscribed $5.67 worth of War
Saving Stamps per capita, according
to the latest returns from the state
department.
Fergus Falls.-Ruth Irene MCGOWAN,
the 5-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. MCGOWAN, was fatally
burned while playing about a bonfire
with some other children.
Moorhead.-Mr. and Mrs. John X.
Rusness received a telegram from
their son, Lieut.. Rusness, stating that
he has been in France nearly year
serving as lieutenant of artillery.
Crookston.-Jacob, 13, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob little of this city, was
run over while visiting at Fisher. A
wagon passed over the boys body but
DR.. Hodgson of this city could find
no serious injury.
International Falls.-Mike Prokop of
this city is listed in Gen. Pershing's
report as among the soldiers dead
from accidents and other causes. The
young man left here with one Of the
early draft contingents.
Bemidji.-Daniel Moore of Lady
smith, Wis, who enlisted here is in a
hospital "over there" gassed and
wounded with shrapnel. The extent
Of his injuries are not known, nor in
what engagement he was hurt.
Aurora-The bodies of John JAM
bak and Arthur Lehtimaki, who were
caught in a cave-in at the Meadow
mine, have been recovered. The
bodies were not much bruised, but
showed that the men had been smoth-
cred.
st. Paul.-The annual convention Of
the North Central Photographers as
sociation will be held in st. Paul Sep
tember 1920. War photography will
be discussed. Captain H. A. Wilson of
the Royal Flying Squadron, is on the
program to discuss innovations in
photography.
Red Lake Falls.-Fire insurance
losses during 1917 in Red Lake Falls
exceeded the amount of premiums
paid by $4,762.35 according o.the re-
port of the state insurance depart
ment. The 1917 losses were $13,-
534.SO while only $S,772.45 was re-
ceived from premiums.
st. Paul.-Protests against grading
of grain at Minneapolis by grain grad
ing officials were received by Cover
nor Burnquist from four South Dakota
elevator companies, claiming to repre-
sent $50 farmers in that state. The
protests were referred to the Mime
apolis grain grading officials. It is
charged that the grain is being graded
too low. ..s .
st. Paul-Mrs. Nina M. Hickman of
Minneapolis filed suit in district court
against the Union Depot company and
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway company, asking for $1,500
damages for injuries sustained by fall
ing down the stairs at the Union de-
pot, st. Paul, due to the alleged i'm
proper construction and improper
lighting Of the stairs.
Dawson.-Claus Johnson, while rid
ing with his brother, c. J. Johnson,
near Cologne, was instantly killed last
night. The auto hit a tree. Flying
glass from the windshield cut his
throat. The brother, G. J. Johnson,
after ascertaining that Claus was
dead, wandered around the country
mentally unbalanced. He was found
at Cologne and taken to Chaska, the
county seat.
st. Paul.-Railroad commissioners
Of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and
North and South Dakota, meeting
here, sent telegram to w. G.. Nc
Adoo, director general of railroads, and
to the interstate commerce commits.
sion, asking for hearing on an ap-
plication for cheaper rates on Ignite
coal from North Dakota. 1t was de-
clared at the meeting that any threat
ened coal shortages in some of these
states might be averted II the freight
rate from the North Dakota Ignite
mines is reduced.
neapolis.-President M. L. Bur-
ton of the University Of Minnesota has
announced that he had obtained the
warehouse Of the Maxwell Motor
Sales corporation, Twenty-sixth ave-
nue. southeast and Delaware street,
Minneapolis, for housing the Univer-
sity members Of the Students Army
Training corps. The building, which
is less than mile from the Univer-
sity armory, will accommodate 1900
men. The rental Of the building is
$1,700 a month. The completion of
this deal gives the University quar-
ters for 1850 men, divided as follows:
Exposition building, $500; Maxwell
building, 1900, and Sanford hall, $780,
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