The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-11-26

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station at Homer, five miles south Of
this city, has been granted the Chi
cago; Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
company by the Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission.
Virginia. of Virginia is re-
Elected in the steady gain Of enroll
ment in the local schools. In October
the enrolment was 1894, compared
with 3,173 year ago, an increase Of
221. Night classes also are popular.
sttllwater.-On complaint of J. G.
Thomas, special agent of the Omaha
railroad, Clarence Carlson, 10, and
Hartford Ellis, IL, both of Baytown,
were arrested on charge of placing
distractions on the tracks Of the
company in that locality consisting of
rocks and iron bolts. The case f. in
juvenile court.
Htbbing.-Last weeks snow storm
was record breaker for these parts,
old settlers say, an unprecedented fall
Of snow for this time of year being
reported, interfering with steam and
electric railroad traffic and making
any sort of getting about a burden.
Snow plows were used by the village
of Stuntz to make roads passab1e
Hastings.-The Minnesota Christian
Endeavor union, incorporated, was the
recipient OF an engraved mahogany
gavel with a silver plate, suitably in
scribed, from the Commercial club of
Duluth. The gavel was received by
Miss Kate NJ Shubert of Hastings,
state secretary of the society. It was
in commemoration of the unions re-
cent convention held in Duluth
Crookston. the average
price per head for boars, gifts and
rams at the first annual sale held at
the livestock pavilion was not high,
the attendance reached close to ESQ
and every animal put up was quickly
purchased. Twenty-Five hundred and
thirty-fve dollars was what the entire
lot of animals, including approx
mately fifty hogs and ten sheep, to-
tailed.
Standardization to launch a
$4,000 campaign in Minnesota for the
building of an institutional church to
replace the present Olivet Baptist
church building in Minneapolis, the
amount to be raised within the next
three weeks, featured the closing day
of the Goth annual Minnesota state
convention, which adjourned here.
Election of officers for the year re-
suited as follows: F. K Pratt, Mime
apolis, president; Rev. DR.. Frank Pc
terson, Minneapolis; D. ID. Smith, St.
Paul, and Mrs. George E. Young, Min
neapolis, vice presidents; c. j. Brown,
Minneapolis, recording secretary; J. A.
Ridgway, Minneapolis, treasurer; trus-
tees for three years, Rev. M. Berglund,
Cambridge; Mrs. A. F. Gale, F. c..
Nickels, J. c. Buckbee, Mrs. A. E.
jerks, Minneapolis; Mrs. D. D. Smith,
Rev. DR.. A. M. Bradley, Mrs. c. T.
Mears, Rev. DR.. G. A. Hagstrom, E. S.
Doran, and Rev. J. G. Briggs, st. Paul;
Mrs: H. w. Jensen, Albert Lea; Rev.
r. A. >MacMullen, Rochester; Rev. R.
E. Sayles, Duluth, and Rev. A. c. Ear
ley, West Concord; trustees for two
years are Rev. DR.. R. W. VanKirk,
Owatonna; Mrs. J. J. Runyan, and Mrs.
J. H. O. Brandenburg, St. Paul.
airmont.-County Attorney C. P.
Cooper is mystified by the receipt Of
a letter from Sherburne, this county,
wv. M. Marks" declaring that
MARKS" forged check at Ceylon for
which offense Frank Carey of Sher-
burne was arrested and held to the
grand jury. Marks" stated that he
had returned the money and defed the
authorities to catch him.
Rochester.-Reports of committees
and election of officers marked the
closing day of che annual meeting of
the Women's Foreign Missionary SO.
ciety of the Winona district OF the
Methodist church.
Moose Lake.-The Moose Lake
schools are serving hot soup at lunch
con for out-of-town pupils, under the
direction of Miss Loretta McGhee.
Pipestone.-The erection of a stock
sales division on the county fair
grounds is now being planned by the
members of the Pipestone County
Breeders association.
Hastings.-Rev. C. C. Greenwood.
pastor of the Hastings Baptist church,
has accepted a call from the Baptist
church at Detroit, MINI. He will
preach his farewell sermon here No
vember 2.
Virginia. Mayor Edward c. A.
Johnson for twelve years member OF
the school board has resigned. lie
declared the work of the board and
as mayor was taking too much of his
time.
Trommald.-A. G. Gionet of Ironton
was awarded the contract by the
Trommald school board to build a two
room addition to the schoolhouse. It
is expected to complete it by the be-
ginning of the new year.
Virginia.-No more collections will
be taken among school children for
various charitable and patriotic pur-
poses as a result of action taken by
Mesaba and Vermilion range school
superintendent meeting at Ely.
HallOck-KittsOn county has ontor