The Twin City star., 1918-01-05
Newsof the State
Condensed for Busy Folks

Eneetlng IN ferguS rails on Jan. IL
hnd Is.
! A 10 per cent increase I'm wages,
effective Jan. 1, was granted by the
Northern Pacific railroad to $500
station clerks and employees.
A new automobile fire truck for
the Moorlead fire department has
been purchased, according to an an
nouncement of Treasurer o. d. Hide.
John Swanson of the Hallock
Roller Mills has made extensive i'm.
provements on his mill. Mr.. Swan
son has also secured the services Of
miller of-S0 years experience.
Otto Kuntz, bugler at Camp
Pike, Ark, who is home on a fur
Tough at Willmar, accidentally slot
himself in the foot while hunting rab-
bits. It was necessary to amputate
toe on his foot.
The members of the Associated
Charities of Crookston, will give a
grand ball in that city some time
next month, the proceeds of which
is to be devoted to the relief of the
poor in Crookston.
The president Of the Southern
Minnesota district of the Norwegian
Lutheran Church of America Rt.
Rev. c. J. Eastvold of Northfield, in.
stalled Rev. J. o. Dreng of Zum-
brota as pastor of the Norwegian
Lutheran churc: at Saltwater.
4. S. Tolman of Pine River, well
known as "Dinkey" Holman, was ar
rested by Sheriff Mack Kennedy, and
taken to the county Jail at Walker.
charged with seditious utterances
against the government. At a hear
Ing before Justice Morcel he was
released under bond of $500.
Mrs. Harriet Bates was admitted to
the state hospital at Fergus Falls
for treatment, her condition being
brought about by grief over the death
of her son, A. NJ. Bates, who enlisted
in the Canadian forces more than 4
year ago. Recently news was re-
csived that he had been Killed in
action in France.
Minnesota began 1918 business
with $6,474,7O3 cash in the state
treasury where year ago there was
but $3,606,291. The increase in the
yearend balance Is due mainly to de-
ferring payments of state school aid,
pending decisions in litigation invOlv.
ing the fund. Treasurer Henry Rines
asserted, nevertheless, that the state
was never more prosperous on its
own financial account
The Rathskeller. one of Moor
heads leading saloons and which
catered exclusively to the elite before
the saloons were voted out on May II,
1915, and where the little German
band" used to give open air con-
certs nightly from the veranda, is
being remodeled into an apartment
house. Announcement was made
some time ago that the famous
House of Lords" just south Of the
Rathskeller, would be made into a
garage.
Edmund F. Warner, confessed &C.
complice of Donald Dow alias Fred
Anderson in the murder of George
Sheffield, night operator of the Great
Northern railroad ct Moorhead,
early in the morning Of September
10. 1917, has been taken to the state
penitentiary at Saltwater by Sheriff
Dan w. Mcdonald Following his
confession and plea of guilty to rob-
berry in the second degree, Warner
was given an indeterminate sentence
of three to Is years.
Knife River Thermometers register
ed from 40 to As deg. below zero
few days since, the coldest 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.
Every phase Of the newspaper busi-
ness will be discussed at the annual
business meeting of the Northern
Minnesota Editorial association at
Fergus Falls January II, 1S, 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-
Ia, 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
cars from it's trains.
st. Clouds new Jail, now nearing
completion, held it's first prisoner for
several hours 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 municipal group
which is to be erected at a cost of
$125.OOO.