The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-09-07

Mineota.-S Sixty families of the CATH
Ollie church Of Minneota raised more
than $1,100 for the Tyler tornado relief
fund.
Hutchinson.-The Hutchinson Brick
& Tile company plant was partially de-
stroyed by fire, causing loss esti-
mated at $1,000.
st. CIarles-The Winona county fair
proved to be most satisfactory, both
in point Of attendance and character
of the exhibits and attractions.
Red Wing.-John jeanette of Lake
City was instantly killed and Robert
Deckman Of Red Wing fatally injured
when Deckman's automobile skidded
and overturned.
New Ulm. Charles Scanlon, sus.
pected of being one of pair of pick.
pockets who were busy plying their
trade at the Brown county fair, is
now lodged behind the bars.
Stillwater-The barn on the farm OF
John DAILY, six miles north Of Still
water, was struck by lightning during
the storm and was burned to the
ground, together with large stock Of
hay.
Paynesville.-Ora F. Seavey Of this
town died at Camp Wadsworth from
injuries received. No particulars were
given of how the accident occurred.
He was a member of an antiaircraft
machine gun regiment.
Winona-The question of consolidat-
Ing three competing telephone COM
panies in Winona county arose out Of
hearing conducted at Lewiston on
a petition of the Mount Vernon Tele-
phone company for increased rates.
st. Paul. - Nels Hokstadt, a resi-
dent of Dunn county, Wis.,, has filed a
suit for 100000 damages in u. S. dis.
trict court here against fifteen resi-
dents of Pine county, Mimi, whom he
alleges were members of a crowd
which tarred and feathered him at
Turpville, Mimi, last May.
st. Paul.-New business projects, in
volving the immediate issuance Of
stocks and bonds amounting to more
than 100000, have been approved by
the capital issues committee of the
Ninth Federal reserve district. Other
enterprises for which $735,000 in stock
issues were needed have been disap-
proved.
st. Paul - Don r. Cotton has re-
signed as state chairman of the Four
Minute Men and probably will be sue
ceeded by Judge Oscar Hallam of the
cto 70 ,rt vayoS
announced. AS Federal advisor of the
Northwest war industrial region, Mr..
Cotton was unable to continue the
work, Judge Hallam, acting chairman,
has been recommended to heads Of the
national organization and is expected
to be named.
Minneapolis.-Dairy products to the
value of s114,73S, 100 were produced in
Minnesota during the past year. This
represents an actual increase of $685.
23S,190 over the total value Of dairy
products produced in the state during
1916.1917. Butter alone brought Min
nesota farmers $53,152,066 against
$49,214,S76 during the corresponding
period. Milk and ice cream to the
value Of $60,000,000 were marketed
during the past year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Heino and Mrs. Ida
Pirhonen are dead and Mrs. Anna Las
omen Is suffering from probable mortal
injuries as the result Of an automobile
accident here. Mrs. Pirhonen, who
was driving the car, lost control and
It plunged from the Lake boulevard
into Silver lake. The bodies of Heino
and Mrs. Pirhonen were recovered
from the lake half an hour after the
accident by firemen. Mrs. Pirhonen
had never driven a car before.
Winona.-This Is expected to be a
banner season for clam shell fisher
men in Minnesota, despite war handi-
caps. Official statistics of the yield
last year have just been obtained and
they show that the total catch report
ed to state officials was valued at
$85,500. The Minnesota and Missis-
sippi rivers furnished the best fish
ing. The former gave up 2,054 tons
and the latter 1886 tons of shells. The
total officially reported yield last year
was 2,744 tons.
Winnipeg. - Application has been
made in court here. by w. Christopher
Wollrath of Glenwood, Mimi, for the
custody of his year old child, Regina
Anna Wollrath, who, II is alleged, is
being wrongfully detained by her
grandparents, Christopher and Mrs.
Clemley of Winnipeg. According to
Wollrath, he and his wife were di.
vorced some time ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clemley, parents of Mrs. Wollrath, are
alleged to have taken the child from
the mother without consent of the
father
Bemidji.-With the opening Of the
fall term of the Beltrami county dis.
trict court, case of unusual interest
to be brought here for trial will be
that ; Of Miss Margaret Hansman
against the Western Union Telegraph
company, in which the plaintiff seeks