New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-02
News Of the State
Condensed for Busy Folks

Knife River thermome ters register
ed from 40 to As deg, below zero a
few days since, the coolest thus far
this winter.
Burns suffered while playing the role
of Santa Claus at her home on Christ
mas eve, resulted in the death Of Mrs.
Rachael Nelson, Of Moorhead.
The explosion of gas in an empty
gasoline tank being repaired at Park
Rapids seriously injured James Kis-
sock and blew out fifteen windows.
Mrs. M. M. Haglund, aged 81, died
Christmas at the home of her son at
Athens. She had been ailing for sew
eral years, but had not been confined
to bed. For the past three years she
had been totally blind
At a Red Cross auction sale at JEFF
fers for Cottonwood county, nearly
$500 was realized for the war relief
organization The sale was attended
by a large crowd and comes in adj
dition to a record number of mem
berships obtainded in this section.
Maj. Ned Green, former head re-
cutting officer for the Virginia district,
writes Mayor Michael Boylan that he
is at Washington, but that he has been
granted a months furlough and in
tends to spend it in hunting game. On
his return he expects to leave for
France to hunt Germans.
After thirty-five years of welded life
and raising family of five children
ranging in ages from % to IS years,
Henry Kornfeld, Ga, of Ely has decid-
ed to ask the courts fora divorce from
Meierl Kornfeld, 60, and has filed an
to that end They were married in
Russian POLAND in 1882.
Brigadier General Charles B. Wheel
er, who recently was made acting
chief of the ordnance bureau of the
United States army, is Minnesota
product. He was appointed to the
military academy at West Point by
Senator Knute Nelson, then repre-.
sentative, in 1883 and was the sena.
tors first apointee.
Il AS a result of the seed corn short
age in Minnesota, the Martin County
Public Safety commission and the, pub,
lie marketing committee have decided
to send questi,nnaire to every fal.
mer in the county to ascertain how
much seed each has and whether he
can spare any for the remainder Of
the state.
Every phase of the newspaper bust.
ness will be discussed at the annual
business meeting of the Northern
Minnesota Editorial association at
Fergus Falls January II, Is, and 10.
Among the speakers will be officials
Of the National Editorial association,
Minnesota Editorial association and
Northern association and merchants.
Immediate curtailment OF luxurious
passenger. service equipment was
among the first steps taken by some
of the railroads operating in Minneso.
ta, when the government came into
control of the nations rail systems
The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
announced that it would eliminate
both observation and understanding
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St.. Clouds new Jail, now nearing
completion, held it's first prisoner for
several hours a few days since. A
workman employed on the building
went into one of the cells, slammed
the door and accidentally locked him.
self in. 1t was several hours before
he was released. The new building
is the first unit of a municipal group
which is to be erected at cost OF
s125,000.
Over so questionnaires to date have
been returned to the Hibbing board
with, instructions from the postoffice
department that the addresses cannot
be found. IN the list are some men
who have gone to Europe. sy-
DR.. Thomas Lowe of Pipestone and
DR.. G. E: Putney Of Paynesville have
been reappointed by Governor Burn
quist to membership on the State
BOARD Of Medical examiners. Their
cid terms will expire April, 1915.
Donald Dow, alias Fred Anderson,
still claims that he. did not kill George
Sheffield, Great Northern railway
agent at Moorhead. On the way to
the state prison at Saltwater, where
he was taken by Sheriff Dan w. Nc
Donald and Chief of Police Peter L.
Malvey, Dow did not appear to worry
about the future. .....s
The Federal Reserve bank for: the
Ninth district has sold s292,OOO worth
OF war savings and thrift stamps, .ac-
cordtng to Theodore Void, governor:
This amount does not represent total
sale in the district, however, because
large amounts of stamps have been
disposed of through the postal sys-
TEN, Mr.. Void said.
To aid people in figuring out their
income taxes federal officer will be
sent to Clay county next month and
will assist residents Of the county who