The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-12-31
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men through the local retail Mer-
chants association, propose to prevent
further passing of bad checks here.
| Winona-William Decker, IS years
old, pioneer hotel man, died here. He
| is survived by five children, Is grand
children and several great-grandchil-
! dren.
Hibbing-Hibbing went over the
top" in the Christmas seal drive and
| when complete figures are in, the
quota will reach close to the $1,000
mark.
Lake City.-lce on Lake Pepin is
16 inches thick, according to the ice
cutters who declare that the ice har-
vest will begin soon and will be the
best IN years
Bemidji Supt. of Schools J.
G.. McGhee has mailed to each teacher
| of the rural schools throughout Bel
| trami county a flag exercise for each
school to follow.
Marshall. Schmidt, FL years
| old, was killed while loading gravel at
pit near Vesta A large amount of
the sand and gravel at the top of the
pit caved in and buried him.
Hibbing. -The bottom fell out of the
home made wine industry on the Me-
saba range, when Indian agents and
government liquor agents destroyed
10000 gallons of home manufactured
| wine.
Brainerd.-Albert Scott, former po-
lice captain of Brainerd, who took up
farming at Borden lake, had a run
away accident, breaking his leg, and
he has been at St. Joseph's hospital for
some time
St. Peter-J. R. Smullen, LIE Sueur
Center, reports that he caught more
than 20 tons of fish in Lake Washing
ton near here Mr. Smullen has
state contract to sein the lake for
rough fish.
Grygla.-An organization known as
the Better Schools association has been
formed by the teachers in the six town.
ships east of Grygla. Meetings are
held every two weeks in the nature of
study club.
illager.-Teachers of the Pillager
consolidated school district were re-
fused their request for a SIS a month
increase and plan to strike. They will
hand in their designations simultane-
ously to the board, it is said
Chisholm.-The Oliver Iron Mining
company, is opening two new mines on
Mesaba range, one to be known as
the Fraser and the other as the Well
;ngton. The Fraser mine comprises
80 acres, and the Wellington includes
40 acres.
St. Cloud.-Court records of Stearns
county show that during the year of
1919 twenty-five divorces have been
granted. In many instances divorce is
obtained through default. Nine cases
are pending in addition to the number
OF divorces already granted.
Duluth.-Disregardi a plea for
leniency made by friends, Judge w. A.
Cast in district court sentenced II
persons to penal institutions, advising
that leniency where guilt was estab-
lished would make the prisoners ap-
pear privileged characters.
Gaylord.-Thirteen cars went into
the ditch and 81 rails were torn up
when a Minneapolis & St. Louis freight
train left the track about 21% miles
from this city. The engine crew was
slightly injured. The exact cause of
the accident has not been determined.
Canby.-The accident which caused
the death of Miss Mabel Pickle and
mortal injuries to her father, B. O.
Pickle, was due to side curtains on
the automobile in which they were
riding. The machine was struck by
| Minneapolis & St. Louis train and the
young woman killed.
Fairmont.-Sugar beets promise to
be an important crop in this and the
surrounding country next year as a
| result of the high prices. Farmers
raising beets on small scale this sea-
son reaped such returns that many are
contracting with sugar companies to
plant large tracts next spring
Hibbing.-To put an end to the con-
fusion OF names that the new Hibbing
has been dubbed and in order to as
sist outside parties in mailing and
shipping their packages correctly the
| Great Northern agent has been mott
| fed that hereafter the station in Alice
! will be known as South Hibbing. Here
| tofore it has been known as North
land and Alice.
Redwood Falls.-The little son of
! Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Piersol of Clare
| mont, is dead from burns received
| when he fell into vessel of boiling
water The accident occurred while
the members of the Piersol family
| were visiting with friends in this city.
Ellsworth.-Four workmen had a
narrow escape from death at Rock
Valley when a $4,000 gallon gasoline
tank exploded. The men had been re-
pairing leak and supposed that all of
the gasoline had been drained from
| the tank Windows two and three
blocks away we're broken. No one
was injured.
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