New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-20
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EiSallOCk.--- NJ h. SWANSON broke
her left arm below the elbow by .
fall down a stairway at her home.
Warroad. The Warroad light
plant made a gain OF $500 over. all
expenses, including interest on bonds,
during the last year.
Crookstoy.-The board of education
accepted the bid Of ]. Kohler for O5
81 for the old Lincoln school building,
and sold him the structure for that
amount &
Washlngton.-Ge neral Pershlng re-
ports Private Bentley A. Nelson of
i Holt. Mimi, wounded in action Feb.
ruary 13. The death Of Corporal Cor
don E. Gilman Of Medford, Mimi, from
pneumonia was also reported
Walker-At the 1Cass county farm
bureau meeting held here there were
three applications for county agent,
and the application of NJ. P. Ostby,
professor of agriculture in Pine River
school, was acted favorably on and he
was elected:
Moorhead.--Treasurer C. Paulson OF
Clay county has rendered his resigna-
ton. The resignation was accepted
by the county and Arthur c. Fevig,
deputy county auditor, was elected
by the board to fill the vacancy
Morris. The West Central school
of agriculture is holding tractor
school for the benefit of the farmers
who are operating tractors or who
plan to purchase them the coming
season. About Its farmers from all
parts of West Central. Minnesota are
li:s attendance.
S ST.: Paul>--Dr "A. III. Doty, physi-
clan, has been arrested charged with
performing an Illegal operation on a
19-year-old girl from Almena, Wis,
working here as domestic, The
girl died January 31rat the city hos
spital. The doctors bail 5 is 10000
Epending hearing .:g.. ~
81 Pine sRiver.----George Bell has trad
ed his farm near the village ito the
& :irst State bank for the corner
building, where the bank was for
merry located. Mr.. Bell is already
moving in with his family into. the
apartments in the rear. He. will
make "a number of changes in the
store building which he will. remodel
into confectionery store and a res
taurant. 80 3
:. Fairmont. County Attorney Albert
r. Allen, on his return from Lake.
field, where he helped to prosecute
Joseph Gilbert, manager Of the Non
partisan league, sentenced to three
months in Jail for holding a meeting
in defiance of orders, Instructed Sher>
if w. S. Carver of Martin county to
prevent all league; meetings attempt
ed in this county. s
Duluth More than 500 Duluth
business men gathered to discuss
federal food control measures and
voted unanimously to see that. they
are observed in this city. A COM
mittee . was appointed to force all
grocery stores to curtail sales to the
required limit. Nothing but war bread
will be manufactured after this week.
Efforts will be made to increase the
consumption Of potatoes for the con-
servation of wheat
st. Cloud.-With five sons already
In the service-three in the army and
two in the navy-Thonas Condor, so
years old, of st: Cloud, appeared be-
fore a local recruiting officer with
three more sons. The father and
three sons sought to enlist. The re-
crufting officer found two Of the ap-
plicants were too young and the
father lis, Of course, too old. The
fourth, who is 10, was accepted.
sDuluth.---Four months ago DR.. Al
den .CWi of this city was: notified
through the United States govern
ment that his wife had died more
than three years ago while fleeing
from advancing Germans In Russia.
f1T z lle three: children, - born here and
who had accom- painted their mother
to Russia on "a visit are mis- 5ing.
DR.. EGWi has Just received regis.
tered letter from his wife that had
been. written four months and ten
days before her death, mailed October
20, 1914. Ia. 5.=7
Observation-Disclosures have been Is.
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sued here charging A.. G. Townley,
president of the National Nonparti-
san league, with conspidng to dis.
courage enlistments in the military,
and naval forces Of the United States,
and accusing Joseph Gilbert, secre.
tary and organizing manager, OF the
same charge, and also with violating
Section 3, Chapter 1863, Minnesota
statutes of 1917, the law concerning
disloyalty
Mankato:-The annual business ses.
sion Of the st. Paul district Of Swed.
ish Lutheran churches closed in this
city. Rev. 0. u. . Arthur Of Mankato
was reelected president; Rev. g. o,
Lund of Norseland was chosen vice
president; DR.. V. H Hegstrom Of st.
Peter secretary, and Rev. j. f. Erlck.
son Of Waseca treasurer. Annual re
ports showed that the district had a
prosperous year. Discussion Of the
proposed merger OF all Lutheran syn.
DDS of America was taken up, ana
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