The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-19

The State Public Safety commits
sion has made an order prohibiting
the shipment of liquor into Clay
county.
Claims aggregating $4,000, repre-
senting part of the expense of mobi,
liking and equipping Minnesota home
guard companies in Minneapolis and
st. Paul during the recent labor trou-
BILE, have been approved for payment
by the safety commission.
Attorney General Smith of Mime
sofa advises against the prosecution
of the excessively loyal men that
broke into the house of George Peters
of Hawley and destroyed the picture
of the Kaiser. County Attorney c.
&. Dosland referred the matter to the
states attorney Wien appeaed to, to
prosecute the men.
Major F.. B. Andrus, U. S. A., re.
tired, WHO for several years has been
commandant at Shattuck school at
Faribault, has been transferred to
the University of Pennsylvania. He
will be succeeded by Captain A. T
Abbott, U. S. A.. retired, who was
commandant at the FaribauH insti-
tuition from 1885 to 1902.
The village of Mantorville, near
Rochester, has been nearly wiped
out by fire. Tie Mantorville Drug
company and the Lyman Dry Goods
company stores are total loss.
Early estimates place the loss at
$4,000. The village of Simpson, in
the same county, was nearly des-
troyed by fire few days ago.
Simplicity will be the keynote at
the half-century anniversary this
spring of the University of Minnc.
sofa. All unnecessary expense in
connection with the affair will be
eliminated. The formal Inauguration
of DR.. Marion lie Roy Burton as pres
ident probably will consist only of
handing over the keys of the insti.
tuition by the new president of the
board Of regents of the university.
The new central heating plant ut
the government Indian school at Pipe
stone was destroyed by fire. With the
mercury Is degrees below zero, the
firemen were hindered in their work,
but succeeded in saving adjoining
buildings. More than 200 Indian stu
dents are housed at the school. The
old heating plant will be pressed in
to service until more adequate ar.
rangements are made.
Rev. William Mckinley, dean Of
Minnesota Methodism, author and
lecturer, died at Winona after an
illness Of several months. He had
been identified with Minnesota Met.i-
odism since 1854. serving at one
time as pastor OF the First M. L.
church Of Hamline and at Minneapo-
lis, He was also once pastor of two
Winona Methodist churches and
was pastor emeritus of both when
he died. He retired from the active
ministry several years ago. e
Officers and directors of the Min
nesota Agricultural society were re-
elected with an unusual absence OF
contests at the closing session of the
society at the state capitol. The
election resulted as follows: Presi.
dent, George Atchison, Mankato;
first vice president, E. j. Stilwell,
Minneapolis: Directors for three
years, J. l.. Mitchell, Austin; first
years, J. l.. Mitchell. Austin, first
district; Herman Roe, Mortified,
third district; F. B. Logan, Royalton,
sixth district; for two years, John
Dwan, Two Harbors. eighth district.
J. A. P. Neal, -, Duluth city pro-
secutor, died at his home in that
city. He was graduate of Harvard
taugit English in the Central high
school at Duluth, later was gradual.
cd from the University of Minneso-
tn law school. and had practiced
law since 1898.
The Methodist and Presbyterian
churches at Eveleth have decided to
hold union services in the city au.
ditorium for the balance of the win
ter to save coal. The churches viii!
not be heated for the rest of tho
winter. The choirs of the two
c.iurches will sing together.