The Twin City star., 1918-10-12

MoOrneau. - The MO0rneAd ilome
Guard has been ordered disbanIed.
Winona.-Local Poles raised $4,000
in One-day drive for the benefit of
the Polish army which is being organ.
lied in Russia
| Genoa.-Dennis Sullivan, formerly
of Ironwood, Mich, committed suicide
by shooting himself He was supply
clerk at the Genoa mine.
Baudette.-There were sixteen cases
before the Liberty bond board of re-
view. Many Of these were raised and
two refused to take their allotment
Virginia.-The body of Mike Sitka,
| the last victim Of the Silver mine dis
aster, has been recovered. He was 35
and has a cousin living on the range
Observation-Disclosures of the Martin
County Motor corps are standing guard
over two saloons and a wholesale
liquor house at Ceylon, closed by the
| safety commission.
Willow River-Steve Foster of this
place, who murdered his common law
wife here last summer, was convicted
| of first degree murder at Pine City
| and given life in the state peniten-
tiary.
Rochester.-Attacked by an enraged
bull, John Fell, farmer residing near
Rochester, is in critical condition.
Fell was knocked to the ground and
| trampled on, and was unconscious
when found.
Waterville.-Mahlon R. Everett, for
mer state senator from LIE Sueur coun.
| ty, died at his home in Waterville.
He served nine years as county school
superintendent, and at the time of his
death was village attorney.
Brainerd.-Dick Sagli, farmer liv-
ing five miles east of Brainerd, has
had lighting plant instxlled to illu-
inmate his house, milk acNse, barn
and garage. A water pressure system
gives running water in his home and
barn and milk house.
Barnum.-Ray Barber, said to have
come from PeQuot, Mimi, who Ioper-
ated near-beer stand during the fair
here. passed a number of worthless
checks, gaining thereby $50 or $50.
Ray Barber, it is said, is the same
man who bought iron and junk at
Moose Lake several weeks ago.
Brainerd.-Operating under the di.
rection of County Attorney s. F. Al
derman, Sheriff Claus A. Theorin and
deputies with Federal officers, arrest
ed nine Kustrians on the Guyana iron
range charged with selling liquor with
out a license. There are five women
and four men In the party, and they
were brought to Brainerd, where they
were arraigned.
Winona.-F. r. Stevenson, slayer of
Elmer Mead, May 21 last, was found
guilty by jury in district court of
manslaughter of the first degree. The
jury deliberated thirteen hours. The
verdict carries an indeterminate SEN
tence from five to twenty years. Stew
enson shot and killed Mead and at.
tempted to kill his own wife. He
pleaded temporary insanity" during
the trial.
st. Cloud. - Abatement, proceedings
have been started against "sanator-
ium conducted by DR.. and Mrs. w. A.
Bach of East st. Cloud. The place.
which has been conducted by DR.. and
Mrs. Bach as a medical institution and
rest cure for the past year, was raided
recently by the police and evidence
found that it was being conducted a. q
disorderly house. DR.. Bach was fined
500 in the justice court.
st. Paul.-John H. Quackenbush, ar
rested in Montana several weeks ago
on the charge of stealing ten head of
horses from Barrett & Zimmerman.
University avenue horse dealers, and
brought back to st. Paul, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny in the second
degree before Judge F.. N. Dickson in
district court. He was sentenced to
an indeterminate term at Saltwater
prison.
Crookston.-About rs per cent of the
money required to construct a live
stock pavilion to cost about $4,000 to
be used in connection with the farm
crop show next year has been pledged
and the enterprise is assured. The
amount pledged includes $4,000 by
Polk county, covering one-half of the
cost of the building; $4,000 by Mar
shall county, $1,500 by Norman coun-
ty, $1,000 by Red Lake county, $1,000
by Kittson county, 5000 by Mahnomen
county.
st. Paula record movement Of po-
tatoes by railroads in Minnesota and
Wisconsin is disclosed by an inquiry
into the car supply situation. Up to
Oct. the four principal potato haul
ing lines had transported 10,SS4 cars,
more than twice as many as last year,
when 1856 cars were handled. The
500 line had hauled 1883 cars, North
ern Pacific 3,076, Great Northern 3,642
and the Omaha 1,463. State officials
find there is an adequate supply of
cars for immediate needs.
Brainerd Six ministers are about
to leave Brainerd for new pastorates
or are considering calls. Rev. G. =.
Sheridan of the First Congregational
has accepted the pastorate at Fari-
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