The Twin City star., 1918-11-09
okston.-About $4,000 has been


raised here for fire sufferers.
Ortonville.-A 3-year-old son Of Gus
Anderson died after being in bed few
hours while suffering from the effects
of fall.
Luverne. u. w. Corbar, pioneer
hardware merchant Of this city,
dropped dead at his store. He was
about IS.
| Little Falls. Morrison county
schools will receive $17,735.25 as their
share of state aid this year. There
are 5,457 pupils who receive state aid
of $3.25 each.
| Minneapolis.-Dr. Alfred ]. Pearson,
lecturer in romance languages at the
University of Minnesota, has left for
France, where he will undertake work
as Y. M. C. A. secretary.
Anoka--L. o. Jacob, Anoka county
agricultural agent, resigned and en-
listed in an officers training camp for
the heavy artillery service. He will
leave Nov. 9 for Camp Taylor, Ky.
| Minneapolis.-Rey. James E. Free
man, rector of st. Marks church since
1909, has received call from Trinity
church, Chicago, one of the oldest and
most prominent Episcopal churches 'of
the city. DR.. Freeman has not yet
made decision.
| Minneapolis.-The bennington fam
lily hotel will be used as reconstruc-
ton hospital for wounded soldiers OF
Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.
This was definitely announced follow
ing meeting at the Minneapolis Civic
& Commerce association.
| Pipestone-A. E. Meyer came to
grief when he was caught trying to
| dispose Of $50 pounds of fine pike
which he had caught with net In
Lake Benton. Meyers net, gun, dog
and fish were confiscated by the game
warden and Meyer was fined s100.
| st. Paul-Roland r. Miner, SO,
grain dealer of St. Paul, was killed
when his automobile plunged over an
embankment on the East River road
near Marshall avenue. The car lodged
in the trees Miner was thrown clear
of the foliage and fell on the rocks
below.
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clothing for the Northern Minnesota
fire sufferers which was contributed
largely by rural schools in the vicinity
of East Grand Forks, was shipped
from the Central school. This was in
addition to that which was sent by
the relief committee few days ago.
Belle Plaine.-D. w. Sullivan, At, a
farmer living four miles south of here,
has been missing for four days. He
returned from st. Paul on a night
train, after taking his daughter to
hospital there for treatment. He did
not return to his home after leaving
the station and nothing has been seen
or heard of him since.
| Virginia.-Although the schools are
closed, the teachers will not remain
idle, as most of them are to assist the
draft board or do special work at the
schools OF the 126 teachers in the
| faculty, 120 will work at the court
house, sixty in the morning and sixty
! in the afternoon. They have been di-
vided into groups with a supervisor for
each group.
Aitkin.-Rev. c. H. Holmberg, the
former pastor of the Swedish M. e.
church here, and who was assigned to
the church at Cloquet, is here with
Mrs. Holmberg visiting friends. The
family had been settled in Cloquet less
than a month when che fire occurred
and they lost their household goods,
| clothing and sum of money. Rev.
Holmberg has been assigned to q
church in Wisconsin.
/ Stillwater.-Two weeks experiment
with a charge, for delivery system has
not proved entirely satisfactory to
Saltwater merchants and they are de-
batting change. The plan has been
especially disappointing to the down.
town grocers and butchers, as house
wives have preferred to trade at
neighborhood stores on the hills,
where they could carry their packages
without inconvenience.
St. Cloud.-Miss Harriet Ahlers,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Ahlers.
and Miss Mildred Smith, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Smith, have been
notified by the Northern division Of
the Red Cross that they have been
recommended to Washington for can
teen service overseas. They were d.
rected to be in readiness to leave for
New York as soon as the appointment
Is confirmed at the national capital.
Winona.-With five sons serving the
colors, four of whom were born in
Germany, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Bohks Of
st. Charles boast 100 per cent" fight
ing family. Three Of the sons are in
the United States army and the other
two in the navy. The parents in ad-
dition have supported every war work
drive. Two Of the sons are with the
army in France, one training as an
aviation mechanic, another on board a
battleship, while the fifth is serving
on submarine chaser
| Thief River Falls.-There will be
seven peat demonstration plots located
in Pennington county next year as the
result of the experiments carried out