The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-09-17
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etructed' it's attorney to prepare an
ordinance establishing municipal
court in Marshall with jurisdiction
throughout Lyon county. i.
Dunnell.-Samuel Floberg, mem.
ber of the original Swedish colony
that settled in Lake Fremont town
ship fifty years ago, died at the home
of. his daughter in Worthington.
st, Cloud.-Mrs. Francis Ergin, a
resident of st. Augusta, near here, for
ffty-six years, died, aged 70 years.
She was born in Lorraine, France, and
came to America when child.
Marshall.-Robert G.. Curtis, who
came. to Marshall in 1879 and estab-
lished the first blacksmith shop here,
died at the home of daughter in New
York. He was IS years of age.
=: Ellsworth.-N l.. Nelson, chief of
the Ellsworth fire department, has
resigned and w. H.. Bofenkamp has
been chosen to fill the vacancy. Chief
Nelson had been a member of the de.
partment for 12 years.
l., Bemidji.- Hubbard County Ag-
ricultural association held it's seventh
annual fair at Nevis last week. A
large agricultural and stock exhibit
F." was entered Carnival attractions
held the attention of visitors.
Minneapolis. Minneapolis voters
( will express themselves on the pro-
posed street railway franchise at a
special election Dec 8, the Minneapolis
!, city council committee on street
railway matters decided to recommend
to the council.
Pipestone.-The Pipestone city coun-
Gil has ordered plans for the building
of new waterworks plant for this
city. A new we'll is now being bored
and it is proposed to erect a new pump
ing station and construct large res
ervo;r and water tower.
ST Cloud. "A home building corpora
ton, with capital of 100000, will be
oiga nized here. The company pro-
poses to build 1000 homes here This
is the shortage estimated in St. Cloud.
The new organization proposes to
start work at once.
st. Cloud.-Plans for the member
ship campaign of the St. Cloud post Of
the American Legion, cooperating
with that of the National organization,
were made at a meeting here, A com
plete list of all soldiers, sailors and
marines from here will be obtained.
Little Falls-Arrangemen are be-
ing completed for the 25th annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Federation
of Womens clubs to take. place here
Sept "a, rs and 26. Officers of the
organization predict that this will be
one of the most successful meetings
held by that body.
Duluth.-Two subsidiary plants Of
the United States Steel Corporation
here, which will care for the entire
output of~the existing plant and afford
employment to as many more men as
are now employed in Morgan Park
plant are among projects planned for
Duluth by the United States Steel
Corporation.
Pipestone.-The Pipestone county
fair was held last week. The exhibits
of corn, potatoes and other vegetables
were said to be the best ever shown
here. A large exhibit of blooded cat
tie, especially Herefords, were entered.
Duluth.-Seven persons were in
jured in automobile and streetcar ac-
cidents in one evenings at the Garfield
avenue viaduct Six are in the hos
pital suffering minor bruises. While
the ambulance waited to take an un-
identified woman, injured in street.
car accident, to hospital, passing
automobile turned over.
Minneapolis.-The school children of
Minnesota are to take all active part
in the raising of Minnesta's $150,0OO
quota to the Roosevelt Memorial Asso-
citation fund This was the statement
of Irving A. Caswell of Anoka, Chair
man of the Minnesota Campaign
Executive Committee, which has
charge of the Minnesota plans to honor
the memory of former President
Roosevelt Plans are rapidly being
completed for raising Minnesota's por-
tion of the fund and headquarters have
been established at 816 Guardian Life
bullu1uS, Odlut Tdul. COullty CHAIR
men have been appointed in every
county of the state and funds will be
accepted in SHORT time from those
who desire to contribute. - =
ST. Cloud Granite producers in this
district have notified the state high
way commission that they are pre-
| pared to furnish all the hard stone
necessary for permanent highway con
| struction in the state under the pro-
| visions of the Babcock amendment,
They were informed by the state com
mission that it was going to be difficult
to obtain hard stone, 220,000,00O tons
OF. it being necessary each year.
- St. ,Paul.-Postmast Otto N. Raths,
president Of the Tri-State Postmas.
| ters' association, has called a meeting
/ OF the association to be held in the
Stain Paul hotel Sept Is and 16. First
I and second class postmasters in Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota are
| members of the association. The CON
ference was called to discuss . the
proc eedings Of the joint commission
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