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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
MORE FALL IN. | FRANCE
JOHN ToadA1.A, Eskh EDBouRe,
SVEN WNBERG AND FER
DINAND DENGEI,

A telegram, telling Of the death of
John Tomala while in action in France,
was received by his father, John To-
mala of Hillman, Wednesday morning.
He is a brother of Miss Theresa To-
mala, who is employed in the P. j.
Vasaly household.
John Tomala, who was a telegraph
operator, enlisted from North Dakota
in October of last year in the signal
corps, leaving for France in February
Of this year. He was gassed last July
and returned to active service again in
September. He was "a years of age.
Our Buckman correspondent notes the
death Of Math Zormeier, who died in
action in France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dengel of Buck
man received telegram late last week
which told Of the death Of their son
Ferdinand in England. He died Oct. 6,
death being due to disease.
Dengel left this city for Camp Lewis
on May % with contingent of Nor
rison county men.
In a casualty list Of Of recent publica-
tion appears the name of Eskil V. G.
Edbourg as being killed in action in
France. His home was on route two
out of Randall. Mrs. Susan Edbourg
is given as his next of kin.
Edbourg left this city the latter part
of February for Camp Dodge with a
contingent Of Morrison county boys.
His death was referred to in the Randall
correspondence of last weeks Herald.
Sven Winberg, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Winberg of Randall died October
10 in France from wounds received in
action, according to word received 10y
his father Tuesday.
Sven will be remembered here, as he
was employed for some time on the
Transcript, before leaving for Califor'
MIA about ten years ago, where he fol
lowed the trade of printer.
He enlisted in the field artillery from
Los Angeles June l, 1917. He was &c
years of age.
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In the casualty list of Thursday ap
pears the name of Bernard A.. Brown OF
Swanville as having died Of disease
Brown died overseas.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
WEEKS FOOD FACTS
CONSERVATION WEEK FOE
WORLD REIJEF-WEEK OF
DECEMBER, IL

december to I is to be observed as
Conservation Week for World Relief
Throughout the country. Conservation
Week will open with Conservation
Sunday on December l, when special
message by Herbert Hoover will be read
from the pulpits of the country. On
Wednesday,, December 4, the various
women's organizations Of the state will
gather for special program and a
pledge for future conservation and on
Friday, December 6, a conservation pro-
gram will be given in the schools. Con-
servation Week for World Relief is the
effect of the food administration to
carry to all the people of the country
the message that in this day when an
archy is rife in Europe conservation
for world relief is as necessary to the
safety of the world as conservation has
been fog our fighting forces. History
points to the fact that hunger has play
ed a. big role in the revolutions Of the
past. America with it's plenty must not
fail to meet this danger, which threat
ems. Before the war our exports
amounted to 100000 tons of food
stuffs. The newly liberated peoples
must have 20,0O0,OO0 tons from us this
year instead.
Herbert Hoover, United States food
administrator made a statement re-
Gently to the effect that he fears 49,
100000 Russians in the northern con-
fines Of their country will be shot away
from transportation before food can
reach them for the winter. They face
starvation in it's most tragic form.
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Conservation by those who remain at
home is the history of wars. We who
are living today need not feel that we
are the first to whom the appeal has
been made. Recently there was un.
earthed bit Of letter said to have
bee written by Juliana Smith to
"Dear Cousin Betty" telling Of the
Thanksgiving dinner of 1779. The
letter reads: "Everything was good.
though we did have to do without some
of the things that ought to be used
Neither love nor (paper) money could
buy raisins, but our good red cherries
dried without the pits did almost as
well. Of course we could have no roast
beef. None of us have tasted beef this
/ three years back as it all must go tt
the army, & too little they get, poor fel
lows. But, Nayquittymaw's Hunters
were able to get us a red deer, so that
we had good haunch Of venison on
each table,
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:. Food authorities have allowed an in
a"reasc in the. allotment of sugar tt
confectioners, soft drink and ice cream
manufacturers which will practically
put them on 100 per cent basis afte1
December /, The new allotment il
equal to so per cent of their average
monthly usage during the last six month
of 1916 and 1917.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
JUICE TO STAPLES
WATER POWER COMPANY MADE
DEAL TO FURNISH RA1IROAD
TOWN ELECTRICITY

L. P. Runkel, vice president of the
Water Power company, was at Staples
recently and entered into an agreement
with the Staples council to extend the
company's lines from Verndale to that
city,
Negotiations had also been carried on
with the Deerwood people, but when
it was found that the local concern
could give them the service much SOON
er, the matter was soon agreed upon.
The work will begin at once on the
eleven miles of line between the two
places and it will not be very long be-
fore Staples is using current produced
in Little Falls.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY
Mrs. Crawford Sheldon Has Collar Bone
Broken and Son Is Badly Bruised

Mrs. Crawford Sheldon and son were
both quite severely injured Sunday
evening when they were thrown from
a buggy in a runaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon and son were
returning from Freedmen and on COM
ing to a bad piece of road On hill Mr..
Sheldon got out of the buggy and was
leading the team down the hill, when
the strap on the neck yoke broke, al
lowing the pole to drop to the ground.
The team became frightened and in the
dark Mr.. Sheldon lost control of them.
The runaway occurred near the Shell
don home short distance west of
Freedmen.
Mrs. Sheldon had her left collar bone
broken and was badly bruised. The son
was severely bruised.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
WILL CONTEST COMMISSIONER
SHIP

j. N. Carnes Of Royalton, one Of the
contestants Of commissioner Of the
Fourth district, has filed a petition with
the clerk Of court appealing from the
canvas Of the Morrison county board
in declaring elected Warren Milbery as
commissioner Of that district at the
election Nov. Z.
It is claimed by Carnes that some
of those who voted for Milbery were not
legal and qualified voters of the Fourth
district.
Milberry had a majority of four votes
over Carnes.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
MUSICAL ART CLUB.

The first Of the season s programs of
the Musical Art club. was rendered be-
fore large and appreciative audience
at the high school auditorium Tuesday
evening. ~.
The program consisted of two groups
of Irish folk songs rendered by Mrs. G.
A. Weyerhaeuser of this city, soprano,
and nine numbers by Henry Williams
of the Minneapolis symphony orchestra,
harpist. Mrs. Weyerhaeuser was accom-
panied by Mr.. Williams on the harp in
one group~of songs and by Miss Louise
at the piano in the other group.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
TO SAVE WASTE

The War Industries, board, through
Mayor Bergheim, has appointed mem
bers Of the local waste reclamation COM
mittee, as follows:
Chas. Sylvester, Mrs. L. D. Brown,
o. P. Jacobson, Mrs. B. Burton, P. J.
Vasaly, r. D. Musser, NJ. NJ Villains,
Val E. Kasparek, w. E. Olson and JOS.
Moeglein.
A meeting is called for this evening
at the Board of Commerce rooms at
1880 for organization.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
Extended Investigation Made

The statement followed an extended
investigation Of the feasibility of SUBJ
stituting wood for coal, which was re-
Gently reported by the commission to
the state fuel administrator. This in
quiry disclosed that difficulty will be
encountered in marketing frewood on a
competitive basis with coal in Minne-
apolis and st. Paul, but the freight
rate reductions will prove Of value in
the event of coal shortage.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
BUY WINTER SUPPLY OF STAMPS
..". NOW

Postofice regulations do not compel
rural carriers to take money left in mail
boxes for stamps during the winter
months. A request has been made that
people who get their mail by rural car
rier, stop putting money for stamps in
the boxes throughout the winter as it
is disagreeable to the carrier who has
to take his mittens off to take the mon
ey out.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

Superintendent-elect Miss Eliza Bat
Fer, who is employed in the office of
Superintendent of Schools M. E. Barnes
and who has been at Hazelton, N. d.,
where she was called by the death of a
brother and his wife, has returned and
has again taken up her duties in that
office.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
SWANVILLE JUDGE FINES WIFE
FIFTEEN BONES

Sauk Centre Herald (22): With his
wife hailed before him as the defendant
Justice of the Peace G.. J. Merfeld of
Swanville, recently braved domestic
consequences and set bold precedent
by ining her $15. She had pleaded
guilty.
Mrs. Merfeld, a licensed cream buy.
er, was charged 10y G. W. Hagberg, an
inspector Of the state dairy and food
department, with overreading a Bab-
cock test. She was arrested and be-
cause her husband was the only judge
available, she was arraigned before him.
After her plea of guilty she was given
the fine usually imposed in similar
cases.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

A meeting of the representatives Of
the rural telephone lines was held Sat-
urday at which F. E. Hall, local man
ager, explained the demand of the tele-
phone companies for an increase in
rates. He also informed them that they
had right to send delegates to the
meeting Of the railroad and warehouse
commission which met in St. Paul Tues.
day to act on the proposed raise.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

The time to take advantage Of the
present rates Of the Herald subscrip-
tion is nearly up, so it behooves you
who are in arrears to hurry with that
advance payment. Better DO 1T NOW.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

Sunday evening Thanksgiving SER
vices were held in the Methodist Epis-
copal church. Mayor N. N. Bergheim
and Mrs. L. D. Brown spoke on "Re-
construction and Miss Laura Bran
men rendered a solo.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
KICKED BY HORSE

Ludger Rocheleau, a farmer living
near Belle Prairie, was kicked by a
horse at his home Saturday, resulting
in several ribs being broken. He also
suffered internal injuries and his condi-
tion was considered serious for time.
He is reported to be in much improved
condition at this time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
PHHEAS GOUI,ET FORGING TO
FRONT AS SINGER

According to programs and notices
received, it is quite evident that Phil
cas- Goulet, son of F. x. Goulet of this
city, is making decided hit as a bari
tone singer in New York. He has re-
Gently appeared in a number of high
class programs, which are mostly under
the direction Of Charles D. Isaacson,
musical critic of the New York Globe.
He has appeared before the Brooklyn
Civic Forum, at the Hotel McAlpin,
Wanamaker uditorium-Astor Place,
the latter concert being run with the
approval of the Metropolitan Opera
company, at Camp Upton and number
of other war benefit concerts.
Mr.. Goulet is remembered by a num-
Der of our people, as also is his brother,
Leopold, who is in business in Colorado.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

Otto Plettl, it has been learned, has
arrived in New York from France,
where he was wounded during the lat
ter part Of September. He was operat-
ed upon in a French hospital and a
3-inch piece Of shrapnel removed from
his shoulder.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

An instructive and patriotic lecture
by Miss Maria Sanford was piyen on
Wednesday evening in the high school
auditorium on "Americanizat;on ~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

Announcement Of the marriage of
Mrs. Mayme Lindberg and J. A. Petrie
on Nov. 20, has been made. Thev viii
make their home in Minneapolis.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
FOR FIRE SUFFERERS
MORRISON COUNTY GOES OVER
QUOTA-AMOUNT REPORTED
AS RAISED $1,783.58

The quota of $4,000, allotted to Nor
rison county for the Northwestern Min
nesota fire sufferers fund, has gone over,
the amount at this time reaching to
$7,793.5S
Following are the figures showing
the amounts donated at the different
institutions as submitted to the Min
nesota Public Safety Commission by N.
N. Bergheim:
American National bank,
Little Falls .$l3S9.41
First National bank,
Little Falls ............... 963.75
Commercial State bank,
Little Falls .............. 413.50
Merchants State bank,
Little Falls ........... 1887
Randall State bank Randall. 302.25
First State bank, Genola. .... $4,000
First National bank, Royalton 125.00
Farmers and Merchants State
bank, Royalton .......... 1900
First National bank,
Swanville ,,.,,, .,.,,,,,,, 1875
Lastrup State bank ......... l04.25
First State bank, Flcnsburg.. l04.00
First State bank, Swanville.. 9675
Farmers State bank, Cushing 1900
Buchanan State bank ........ $3.50
Farmers and Merchants State
bank, Randall ............ 2S75
Lincoln State bank .......... 1850
German State bank Of Pierz not yet
reported.
In addition to the above R. D. Mus
ser of Little Falls has remitted direct
to the Cloquet Fire Relief $4,000 G. A.
Weyerhaeuser $3.50 and the Pine Tree
Mfg Co. $500.
The people Of Upsala have contribut-
cd one carload Of goods, wares and
merchandise the direct value Of which
is $1,400.O0.
In all the contributions from Morri-
son county totals $7.7783.58.
List Of subscribers can be found on
another page.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

Walter Bastien, who is in the navy
is expected home Sunday for a visit
witch his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Bastien.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

mrs. Peter Ring has purchased the
residence in steele's addition, formerly
owned by Martin Christianson.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

John J. Rassier, who has been con-
fined to St. Gabriel's hospital, has been
removed to his home.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29
BORN

SIMMONS To Mr.. and Mrs. William
Simmons, Friday, Nov. q, . son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

M. j. Bracke spent Sunday with rela-
tives at Cushing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-29

1nOC, tulCO1 VI 1uc l. dllucT, 10 Cdl1 dC
his office for the purpose of perfecting
an organization. At this meeting a
commendaible spirit Of cooperation and
enthusiasm was evinced and all appre-
hension as to the success Of tie project
was dispelled. !"
It was the sense of the meeting that
the purpose Of the work should be to
enable the stricken companies to help
themselves and it seems proper to con-
tribute to their assistance only after
they have shown determination to re-
gain their feet. The committee proceed
ed upon the assumption that the mem
bers of each company will bear that
portion Of its losses which does not re-
quire the levying Of an assessment to
exceed ~ per cent, the remainder Of
the losses to be paid by the voluntary
contribution of the farmers mutuals
throughout the state. The method Of
collecting the contribution and max
ing the apportionment is left to the in
dividual companies. Those which are
able to apportion their quota from their
surplus may do so by vote Of their
members and the others may make a
special assessment or include the assess
ment with their regular annual levy. As
the annual meetings of most of the
township mutuals are held in the first
half of January and the annual meeting
Of the State Association lister, it was
The Colorado statesman., 1918-08-17
WILLIAM r. OWENS, LEADING
BUSINESS MAN IN DENVER
DIES ALMOST SUDDENLY.

WILLIAM h. OWEN, vice president
and general manager Of the Denver
Dry Goods Company, died at $50
O'Clock Thursday night at his home,
1910 East Third avenue, of kidney
trouble. Apparently in the best of
health, he complained only a week ago
OF not feeling well, and shortly after
suffered a relapse when indications of
We're noticed, finally sue
oumbing Thursday evening last AS n
,philanthropist, a city builder and an
ardent state booster the deceased was
popular, and his demise will be great
ly felt in the community as he en-
gagged in everything possible for the
progress of Denver and its people.
THE COLORADO STATESMAN loses
one of its staunch supporters. and at
this time offers its deepest sympathy
to the relatives of the deceased, COM
mending them to the consolation of
Him Who gives and Him Who takes
as well as comforts the broken
hearted. May his soul rest in peace.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-08-17

suit, according to information received
by us. This organization, which mer-
its more than passing comment, is al
ways resolving on good work, and in
their usual transformations and unpre-
tentious manner they engage in that
broader benefits to humanity. Not
the least active have they been in
their support to the government in the
present needs of the nation, and be-
sides individual subscription to Lib
erty Bonds, etc, they have agreed to
purchase 81, 900 worth of bonds from
the treasury in the next governmental
request. Long may such institutions
continue among us, as being so produc-
tive of good they will attain to such
results as to cause posterity to bless
their memory. The following are the
officers elected for the term 191S-19:
William Sprague, Rocky Mountain
Lodge No. l, Grand Master; Sam. n.
Nelson, Rising Sun Lodge No. 8, Dep
Centennial Lodge No. 4, Grand Secre
tary; James Lee Williams, Rising
Sun Lodge No. 8, Grand Treasurer;
Samuel ID. Duncan, Morning Star
Lodge, Senior Grand Warden; George
w. Carse, Ashley Lodge No. 2, Junior
Grand Warden; j. r. Contee, Rocky
Mountain Lodge No. 1, Chairman
Grand Trustee Board John l.. Little,
Centennial Lodge No. A. Grand Trus-
tee. A very successful session was
brought to a close with a pledge to
stand behind the government in this
hour of need, and adjournment taken
to convene at Trinidad, Colo, August,
1919.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-08-17
VICTIMS OF HUN BRUTALITY
How Allied Soldiers Suffered When
They First Experienced the Hor-
rors Of kaiser's Poison Gas.
Suddenly a great cry rang out:
iafrha rns ~

Suddenly a great cry rang out:
"The gasw
1t was true. Over there from the
eremy's lines, came great greenish
balls, rolling close to the earth, rolling
deliberately yet swiftly, rolling
straight toward us, Emmanuel Bour'
cier writes In Scribner's. Gas That
horrible thing, still almost unknown,
which had been used for the first time
only recently on the User. 1t was
coming with deadly surety amidst a
tornado of artillery. Orders were
shouted back and forth:
"The gas Put on the masks"
Each man spread over his face the
protecting cloth. The shelters were
closed. The telephone, whose wires
ran the length of the communication
trenches, gave the warning: 'Look
out The gas! J"
We did not yet know what manner
of horror 1t was. None of US had ex-
perlenced an attack of the sort. We
ran to and fro like ants whose hill
has been molested. Some fired their
guns at random, others awaited or
ders. The frightful, VIVID thing came
on, expanded to a cloud, crept upon
us, glided into the trenches. The air
was quickly obscure. We were swim
ming in an atmosphere stained
venomous color, uncanny, indescrib-
able. The sky appeared greenish, the
earth disappeared. The men staggered
about and rolled on the ground, stifled.
There were some knots of soldiers
who had been asleep in their beds
when overtaken by the gas. They
wrlthed in commissions, with vitals
burning with frOth on the lips, call
ing for their mothers or cursing the
Germans. We gathered them up as
best we could; we took them to the
doctors, who, thus confronted by an
unknown condition, found themselves
powerless. They tried the applica-
ton of oxygen and ether in an effort
to save the lives of the victims, only
TO see them die, already decomposed,
in their hands.
The masks had not yet been perfect
ed and were a poor protection. Some
ran about like madmen, shrieking in
terror, the throat choked with saliva,
and fell in heaps, in contortions of
agony. Some filed the mouth with
handfuls of grass and struggled
against asphyxiation.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-08-17
Saved Ship From Destruction.

Capturing a runaway bomb on the
deck Of ship during a terrific gale,
a United States navy man heroically
held on to several hundred pounds of
high explosive until it was got to safe
ty. This man of iron nerve Is John
Mackenzie Of the naval reserve, who
is serving as a chief boatswain's mate
on the U. S. S. Remlits, a converted
yacht now on patrol service in Euro
pean waters. For this extraordinary
heroism Mackenzie has been awarded
a medal of honor and given gratuity
of 500. In the midst Of a storm a
depth charge, such as have proved so
disastrous to German submarines,
broke loose and went rolling about the
decks. Realizing the danger, Macken-
zie shouted out, "Tll get her!" and
flung himself upon the charging cylin-
der. Three times he was thrown from
the bomb. The fourth time he got 1t
and, heaving the charge upright, sat
on 1t and held 1t down. Here he re-
mained until lines. were placed around
the bomb. Had the charge exploded
it would have blown the ship to pieces.
Mackenzie is a native of Massachu-
sets and his mother, Mrs. Mackenzie,
resides at South Hadley Falls, Mass.
After serving four years in the regu-
lar navy he returned to service In the
fleet naval reserve.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-08-17
Burglary Among NonessentiaIs.

Among the nonessential industries
which are almost in state of collapse
is the ancient and sinister one of bur-
glary. According to data furnished by
a burglary insurance company there
has been decided and favorable
change in the attitude of chronic
recalcitrants since the executive proc
lamation of a few weeks ago, direct
ing all ablebodied men between eight
cen and fifty years old to turn their
hands to industrial pursuits. The
draft, high wages and federal and
state surveillance promises to reduce
crime almost to the vanishing point.
Many sociologists and criminologists
of the modern school will point to this
as proof of their theories that poverty
is the principal cause of crime. 1t will
no doubt be potential argument in
favor of a revision of criminal laws
after the war.