The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-07-02

q, Mankato The Minnesota river here,
is falling rapidly, but 1t is Still out OF
ITS banks and much damage has been
done Ito corn and other crops ii the
valley. iss Z.s. .5..5 Fl.
B. Bemidji. Big Harry" Gunsalus 81
Bemidji was found guilty Of violation
Of the liquor laws in Federal court at
Fergus Falls ana sentenced to one year
and one day in the Federal peniten-
tiary. H.. -; -. ~= S..
G Brainerd BY order Of the lp,o SOS
department, Station No. /, East Brain
erd, is to be discontinued July 1, un-
less some one in that section of the
city can be prevailed upon. to take
charge of it. =
st: Paul.-Charters have been issued
by the state securities department to
the East Side State bank Of st. Paul,
to be located at Arcade and State
streets, and the Cosmopolitan State
bank of Saltwater. -
Thief River Falls,-The automobile
of Carl Hedlund, of Badger, was hit by
Great Northern train. probably fatal
ly injuring Hedlund, who was rushed
to a. hospital at Roseau The automo-
bile was demolished.
Mankato.-The dam at Lake Chetek
broke and flooded the town OF Currie,
the water sweeping through the main
portions of the town. People were
out In the streets spearing the fish
brought by the food
Moorhead.-Th normal summer
school is now open here. Pupils are
admitted for all of the grades, frAm
the first to the eighth inclusive. Ses-
stons are held five days in the week,
during the forenoons only.
Stillwater.-Joseph Novotney, 81, a
st. Paul bartender, was drowned in
Long Lake while swimming. Novot-
ney had swan to the opposite side and
was within thirty feet of the bank on
his return when he was seized with
cramp and sank
MontevideO.-Two hundred families
moved out of their homes on the fats
along the Minnesota river. In twelve
hours the water rose five feet. Nearly
5000 acres of crops in the county have
been severely damaged. Lac Qui Parle
river also is out of it's banks.
st. Paul.-Two hours after he had
been run over by freight train at the
St. Paul Union depot. Thomas Sloper,
4s years old, of Red Wing Mimi, died
at the st. Paul City hospital. Both of
his legs were severed by the wheels of
the train, on which Sloper is alleged
to have tried to Jump.
Vtginia.-A recent war casualty list
carried the name OF William j. Nc
Lean, formerly of Virginia, as severely
wounded in action. The casualty lists
are behind somewhat, since Mr.. Nc
Lean, recovered from his wounds, re-
turned to the United States several
weeks ago, and is now employed near
Mountain Iron.
Pipestone.-Continu heavy rains
for the past two weeks caused three or
four deaths and property damage
which will run into the hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. The Oldest set
tiers declare that they have never seen
the equal of the daily storms, which
have occurred almost every twenty
four hours since June l.
St. PAULA list of 112 eligibles out
of ISL applicants, taking recent exami-
nations for appointment as deputy
state oil inspectors, was approved by
the civil service board of the state
dairy and food department. Commits
sioner James Sorensen is to appoint
the deputies for the various districts
and make public the list of successful
applicants shortly.
St. ~Cloud.-Leander Nierenhausen
Of Roscoe attempted to pass check
made out to Peter Guitki at the Secur-
ity State bank for $685., which the pc.
lice say was forged. Police found on
him a second check made out to the
order of the same person, Peter Guitki,
check was also found to be forgery
1t was on First National bank blank
and called for $1,100
Minneapolis. men of the
Northwest who gathered in Minneapo-
lis for the convention of the Tri-State
County Grain Shippers association are
greatly concerned with the shortage Of
cars for the fall crop. It is expected
appeals will be forwarded to Director
General Hines of the railroad admins
tration, asking that the grain cars be
dispatched from the Southwest just as
soon as the harvest is over.
Minneapolis.-Thatt the body of Hell
en- Toker, Is years old, who was
drowned in the Mississippi river, has
been carried considerable distance
down stream, is the opinion of J. J.
Thompson, professional diver, who
searched the bottom of the river near
the scene of the drowning. The body
Of Mary Doulin, 10 years old, was re-
covered. She and the Toker girl were
drowned at the same time while swim
ming.
Pipestone.-At least three deaths of
children have occurred as direct re-
suit OF the high water in streams
which are usually small and not dan
gerous. Ethel Carlson, the 3-year:old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Carlson, residing near Candy, was
drowned. while playing in the swollen