The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-07-23
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Stillwat The city council or
dered the unearned portion Of the
$1,000 retail liquor license tor 1919
returned to the. holders. -;
Virgtnta-With many members Of
the Moose order from both ranges
present range Legion Of Moose was
organized here when 100 were initi-
ated. "a @..,...- !.
Virginia.-lf the city council carries
out the proposed plans for the new
city hall as furnished by Architect A..
W. Kerr, this city will have one of
the finest city halls in the state.
, Red Lake Falls.-Work on the Red
Lake Falls hotel, which has been
largely held up by lack of brick and
tile, has been resumed, as big ship
ment has been made: from the Twin
Cities. =
Thief River Falls.-The city coun-
Gil has decided to submit to the people
at the fall election the question of the
adoption or rejection of the Sunday
closing ordinance about which there
Is much difference of opinion.
CrookstOn.-Witht the haying season
on in full swing the demand for men
has been increasing rapidly, according
to County Agent r.. H. Van Scoick
The demand for men is slightly
greater than the supply although no
particular shortage is being expert
enced.
Bemidji. Sanborn OF Bemidji
has accepted the appointment as rep
resentative of the Sixth congressional
district to the women's state Demo
cratic committee of Minnesota, and
will be one of the leaders in organ
izing the women's auxiliary to the
Democratic party.
St. Paula public auction of $50
conffscated shotguns, rifles, revolvers,
shell cases, belts. fishing tackle and
other sporting paraphernalia will be
held by the State Game and Fish de-
partment August / and 2 at lis West
Sixth street, St. Paul. This is the
first sale held by the department.
st. Paul.-Governor Burnquist has
announced reward Of $1,000 for ar
rest and conviction Of the murderers
of Jacob Carlson of Colvin, St. Louis
county, prominent Iron Range citi-
zen active in draft board work. Carl
son was killed June Is. An equal re-
ward is offered by st. Louis county
INSTRUMENTATION county officials
are searching for an automobile party
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into the home of Francis L. West a
farmer living nine miles south of Win
dom. held up Mrs. West, farm hand
and Mrs. Vests boy, and looted the
cellar which contained $50 cases OF
whisky valued at $4,000.
Bemidji .-Federal authorities are
Investigating the death of Mrs. Susan
Defoe, the Indian woman who was
found dead in the woods near Red
Lake few days ago. When found
her body was bruised and murder was
suspected: It is reported that arrests
have been made in connection with
the matter but the Federal men have
not confirmed this report
Minneapolis. services for
Patrolman John F. Young, 81, who was
shot and killed by one of five safe
blowers, who attempted to crack the
safe in the Minneapolis Packing plant
were held in Holy Rosary church, and
burial was in St. -Mary's cemetery
Fellow patrolmen served as pail
bearers and attendants included off,
cials OF the Minneapolis police depart
ment, led by Chief ]. F. Walker
Eveleth.-John Smith, claimed to be
the oldest man living in the world,
and his adopted son. Thomas E. Smith,
who were here most of last week,
were forced to leave when Mayor Ed
ward H. Hatch learned that they were
partahing too freely of firewater 1t
could not be learned whether Smith
got his whisky in Eveleth or whethe,
he brought it with him, but he had 1t,
and the effects were very evident.
Faribault.-F'red ]. Oster, IS, of
Belle PLANE, was drowned at the
school for feeble-minded and apoplec
tie children here. While playing with
other children in charge of an instruc-
tor he became separated from the
party and when found some time. after
wards was lying face down in creek
According to the coroner's report he
probably was seized with an apoplec-
tic fit while crossing the stream and
fell in.
Observation-Disclosures elected and in
stalled at the convention of the Sons
Of Norway district comprising Mime
sofa, South Dakota and Iowa included
past president Mons Hague, Appleton;
president, Judge Lewis Larson, Sioux
Falls, S. D.; vice president, George
'Reinholdtsen, St. Paul; secretary,
Hallward Askeland, Minneapolis;
treasurer, Andrew Steinsrud, Duluth
The 1921 convention was won by
Sioux Falls.
Minneapolis-Th S. Void,
governor of the Ninth district federal
reserve bank, has announced his res
ignation, effective Oct. 1. Mr.. Void
was elected vice president ana a mem
= Der of the. board of directors Of the
Northwestern National bank of Mime
| apOliS to succeed JOseph > Chanrr. n