The Twin City star., 1918-03-16

Little Falls.-Ths Morrison county
schools will get $13,S85 from the state
school apportionment for March.
Sandstone.-Supt. G. V. Kinney has
been elected school superintendent at
International Falls at a salary Of 81
500.
Nemadji.-E. Saburn was seriously
injured here while attempting to
break a horse to the harness. He was
removed to Duluth hospital.
Minneapolis.-J. F. MCGEE, federal
fuel administrator for Minnesota, has
been named to supervise transporta-
tion of food commodities in this
state.
Bagley.-Albert Turner, SO, one OF
the early settlers of the town of Pop
pie, died at the st. Vincent's hospital
at Crookston. The 0use of his death
was cancer.
Crookston.-Crookston plans to
make a strong Red Cross drive for
funds for the Polk county chapter of
the Red Cross during the month OF
March and will give series of enter
tainments and auctions for that
purpose.
Kenyon.-George Breidal, nonpar-
tisan league organizer, was escorted
to the railroad station here, forced
to kiss the American flag and then
purchased ticket for Dodge Center.
He was put on the train with orders
not to return.
Mankato.-The will of the late Mrs.
Johanna Kron was filed and disposed
of an estate valued at $4,000. The
will divides the estate sQually be-
tween one son, four daughters and
one grandson. Mrs. Kron died Febru.
ary rs, aged SO years, and her son,
Joseph Kron, was the fast white child
born in Mankato.
Duluth.-While the recent storm
was at its height, loaded street car
breaking loose on hill here, crashed
into a tree, and finally into a house
at the edge of the street. Three per-
sons were injured, none seriously.
The house was moved from it's foun-
dation and one side smashed. The
car was uomOnSnoQ.
Duluth.-Supplies of hard coal have
been reduced almost to the vanishing
point at most Of the docks on both
sides of the bay and shipments BY
companies with supplies are being
strictly regulated by state and local
fuel administrators. It is believed,
however, that consumers dependent
upon magazine stoves will be taken
care of.
Minneapolis.-Proprietors of stone
quarries in Minnesota, met here and
organized the Minnesota Crushed
Stone Producers association, which
will be affiliated with the Nationa,
Crushed Stone Producers association.
c. D. Brewer, Duluth, was elected as
President; B. F. Pay, Mankato, vice
president, and J. F. Ganley, Minneapo-
lis, secretary-treasurer
Mora.-A house occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Elliott, near Warman
school house, was destroyed by fire,
caused by the explosion of an oil stove
which was being used. When the ex-
plosion occurred the oil was scatter
ed about the room and caught fire.
Mr.. Elliott was not at home at the
time, but Mrs. Elliott, two children
and Mrs. Elliott's sister, were in the
room and had some difficulty in es-
Gaping.
Minneaplis.-There are $50 cars Of
bailed hay sidetracked along the WILL
mar division Of the Great Northern
railroad in Minnesota which will be
ruined unless moved soon, said J. f.
McGee, Federal fuel administrator for
Minnesota, who wired Vim. McAdoo
of the necessity of cars to move the
product. Mr.. McAdoo telegraphed that
every effort will be made to increase
the car supply, to hasten shipments
of the hay.
st. Paul.-H. T. Mosching of Water
vile was reported to A. L. Wilson.
state food administrator, to have Or
dered 800 pounds of sugar through a
warehouse for his own use. ]. III.
Drew. an investigator, found that the
sugar had not been delivered. He
ordered it turned over to store keep.
er in Waterville for sale to customers.
Mossching explained he was not IN
formed of the regulations ruling the
amount Of sugar an individual might
buy.
st. Paul-Minnesota high school
boys more than Is will be excused
from their school duties to accept po-
sitions On farms during the crop sea-
son, but they will not be given their
full school credits for the time absent,
according to action taken at confer
ence Of high school principals of this