The Twin City star., 1918-04-20
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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st. Cloud.-Herman BIaske OF Sauk
Rapids was killed while working
among wires Of high voltage at Gil.
man.
Isanti.-The Isanti county superinr
tendent of schools has just received
word that school nurse has been
assigned to this county Tor one h,untn.
st. Cloud.-St. Cloud Court No. 404,
Catholic Order of Foresters, has de-
cided to subscribe for $4,000 wort
OF bends under the third Liberty
Loan.
Washington.--Mrs. volstead, wile Of
Representative Andrew j.. volsteao
Of Minnesota, died at her home in this
city after an illness OF about eight
months.
Fairmont.-The movement in favor
Of legislation authorizing confiscation
Of property of convicted dlsioyalists
Is spreading throughout SoGtnern
Minnesota.
Crosby.-Seyeral cans Of pike fry
will be allotted to Serpeant lake, &C.
cording to word received by Judge
Severance from the game and fish
commission.
Stillwater.--Mrs. Elizabeth Roney.
tor 64 years a resident of saltwater,
Is dead. Mrs. Roney was the widow
Of James Roney. pioneer lumberman
who, died in 1905.
santi.--Isanti county is to furnish
eighteen men for the second Minne-
sofa draft quota of 3,513. These men
will leave during the five day period
beginning April 25.
Eveleth.-G. H. Dormer, superin-
tendent of the Fayal district for many
years, has been transferred to the
Virginia district and will have charge
of the Alpena mine.
st. Paul.-Five hundred prohibition
speeches are to be delivered In Min.
nesota within the next ninety days
II the statements Of the cold water
advocates are fulfilled.
Fergus Falls-O. G. Lindrud, one OF
the early settlers of Tordenskjold, Is
dead at the age Of 6S years. Mr. Limo
rud has been an invalid for number
Of years. He is survived by his wife
and a family of grown children.
East Grand Forks.-Prof. j. Kastep
0f~White Bear, Mimi, will teach man.
ual training and athletics at the high
school next year. He is graduate
Of the Bradley institute and mas had
three years experience in this work.
Luverne.-Mrs. Ingr Riste, 103
years old, died at Hills. Rock county.
She was the oldest person living In
this section. Until four years ago,
when she suffered an injury, she was
spry and active and an expert knitter.
Thief River Falls.-SpecuIation Is
rife here as to whether the H. G. L.
will go up or down, due to the fact
that dog licenses were doubled today
in cost. 1t is believed the city will
be rid Of 800 or 400 dogs within 80
days.
Eveleth.-Rev. Victor Kuusisto.
former pastor of the Finnish Luth-
Gran church Of this city, has accepted
q call to Crystal Falls. Mich, and
has taken up the duties Of his new
charge. No one has been appointed
at the local church as yet.
st. Paul.-Before adjournment here
the executive committee of the Pat.
riotic Americans of German Origin
decided to begin vigorous campaign
Of education among the German speak
ing people Of Minnesota, so that they
will have a definite understanding
Of the war policies of the United
States and what is expected of them
in the way of loyalty and support.
st. Paula new trial of the aIiena-
tion Of affections case which brought
Frank A. Mullen OF Morris, Mimi, q
verdict OF $4,000 from James H. Dc,
emmy, BANKER Of. that city, has been
ordered by Judge Jeiley. who hearo
the case. He declared In his order
that the verdict of $4,000 was exces-
sive and appeared to have been
prompted by passion and prejudice.
Morgan.-This village with popula.
tion OF 75O has given more than SO
men to army service and set q pace
for southwestern Minnesota for Red
Cross donations at an auction which
netted s5.322. Leading Redwood
county on the sale of War Savings
stamps with q total Of $18.750, It 4
now ready to go over the top for the
Third Liberty loan with quota of
$21, 900.
Moose Lake.--Steve Foster, a farm
or living near Willow River, ten
miles south of here, was arrested
soon after, 1t Is charged, he shot and
killed his wife and failed in an at
tempt to kill himself. Foster. who
is IS years old. ran his farm while
Mrs. Foster, who Is said to have been
his couein, conducted q small store in
Duluth. As the wife was leaving for
Duluth. after concluding brief visit,
. quarrel over a division or property
led to the shooting. officials were
told, three shots from a revolver end
ing In her death.
Winma.-The office OF the United