The Twin City star., 1918-10-05


cerned in the merger.
Eveleth.-The city council discussed
the tax levy, but no definite action
was taken. 1t was thought advisable
to cut the expenses as much as pos.
sible, and in all probability the levy
will not be as high as last years.
Hibbing. - Allan McKinnon, for
eighteen years a resident of HiDbing,
was found dead In room at the Globe
hotel of heart disease. McKinnon,
who was employed by the village, is
survived by four sons and two daugh-
ters.
Virginia.-The body of a we'll
dressed man was found near Canyon,
Mimi, 100 feet from Telegraph Post
SGT, by a Virginia woman who was
picking leaves on the side Of the Mill.
er Trunk road. The county coroner at
Duluth was notified.
| Fergus Falls-A fire broke out in
the barn on the Mavis farm, four
miles east of the Deist store, and a
call was sent to Fergus Falls for help,
as there was large setting of grain
near the barn endangered. The fire
company responded, making the trip
with the big fire auto in record-break.
ing time and saved the grain.
Duluth.-The six-day meeting Of the
Northern Minnesota Methodist Epis-
copal conference has opened here.
The Northern conferences principal
work will be the completion Of ar
| rangements for the part it is to play
in the raising of the $50, 100000 fund
for home and foreign missions. Bishop
c. B. Mitchell will preside at the ses-
sions.
Crookston.-Elmer Johnson, clerk
at the Palace hotel, was given hear
ing in municipal court on a complaint
made by James Pooler, busman for the
Hotel Crookston, for assault and bat
terry, and put under bonds to keep the
peace. Pooler complained that John
son slapped him while in an argument
and his charge of assault and battery
| followed
| Hibbing.-Fire completely destroyed
the Hibbing warehouse Of the Win
ston-Deare company, ore stripping
contractors, with loss of $4,000.
Officials are reported looking for a
firebug, inasmuch as another ware
house at st. Paul owned by the same
company was burned under suspic-
ious circumstances about a week ago
with loss Of 100000.
st. Paul.-Warnings to railroads
ana express companies against ac-
cepting liquor shipments for points in
Martin county, which was made bone
dry by order of the State Public Safe
ty Commission, were issued by H. w.
Libby, secretary Of the commission.
The specific purpose of the order was
to close two saloons at Ceylon, fol-
lowing alleged violation Of a previous
regulatory order, but the general eff.
feet was to make Martin county bone
dry.
St. Paul-The right assumed by the
state to make mineral reservations in
land grants to railroads will be tested
in an equity suit begun recently by
the Duluth & Iron Range road before
Judge Wilbur F. Booth in the Federal
court. State Auditor Preus recently
issued to the Duluth & Iron Range
road deed to $3.50 acres selected
under its swamp land grant and made
the mineral reservation to the stat,
as required by law. The deed was
returned by the railroad officials and
the suit started.
st. Paul-Lebpold Bruenner, st.
Paul, recently named state director of
Liberty choruses by the Public Safety
Commission, has announced plans tc
complete organizations over the state
in time for statewide Liberty sing
the last Sunday in October. Gov.
ernor Burnquist will be asked to issue
proclamation giving executive recog.
milton to the patriotic movement and
urging public observation Of Liberty
sing Sunday. Announcement of the
plan was made by c. w. Henke, pub
licity director for the commission.
st. Peter.-The eleven girl employees
of Johnson & Co., shirt manufacturers
are out on strike and have refused
the company's offer Of 30 per cent
increase in wages and are holding out
/ for their original demands o. q 40 per
cent raise. The company says It is
unable to meet the demands.
Moorhead.-Therc is no obligation
on the part of the Union Light, Heat
& Power company to continue serving
| it's patrons in Moorhead with gas. &C.
cording to the answer filed by the
company in the suit brought by the
city against an increass IN tbs gas
] rates.