The Cook County news-herald., 1919-06-11
NEWS 0 /
TERSELY told
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
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Bemidji.- business association
is planning for a great celebration on

is planning for a great celebration on
July 4. :. ~;S T. !;
Pipestone. - Clarence Rislov, 3
young farmer here, probably will die
from Injuries received when kicked
by horse. '.- =
Verndale.-A new farm industry in
Wadena county is being developed by
Newman Ireland of Verndale, who is
raising Belgian hares.
Roseau.-The civil service commits.
sion announces an examination will
be held on June % at 8 a. m., to fil]
the position of rural carrier at Roseau
New Ulm.-Miss Anna Domeier, 20,
died at the Loretta hospital of burns
received when a can Of kerosene ex
ploded and threw burning oil over her
at the Northwestern hotel. 49,
St. Cloud Representative Knutson
of the Sixth Minnesota district has &C.
cepted an invitation to speak at the
st. Cloud homecoming celebration
July 3 for returning soldiers.
st. Paul.-E. G. Quamme, president
OF the Federal Land bank of st. Paul,
has been named chairman for the Fed
eral reserve district of the committee
in charge Of the Boy Scout campaign.
Minneapolis. Minnesota railroad
officials have been notified by Director
r. H. Ashton to comply with the law
enacted by the last legislature for in.
dtvidual sanitary cups on each passen-
ger train.
Bemidji.-The marriage license rec
ords of Fred Rhoda, clerk of court,
show that in May there were twenty
four weddings in Beltrami county.
while last year but nine were recorded
for the month.
Moorhead.- Patterson was TAX
en- to St. Peter by Sheriff Dan w. Nc
Donald and Deputy P. O. Nokken, to
be confined in the criminal ward of the
state hospital for the insane in that
city for killing his father.
Stillwater.-During last month TWEEN.
ty marriage licenses were issued by
clerk of the District Court, David
A. Connors of Washington, while for
The same month in 1918 only twelve
wedding permits were issued
Rochester.-All contract work here
was virtually tied up when the COM
mon laborers went on strike. They
asked for SO cents an hour. A com.
promise offer of As cents an hour by
the contractors was rejected by the
labor union men,
st. Paul.-E. j.. Lynch collector of
internal revenue here, is beginning to
receive checks in payment of the sec.
ond of the installments on income and
excess profits taxes which ares due
June Is. One-fourth of the tax must
be paid by that date. =
Winona. Hans P. Krog, former
postmaster of La Crescent, Mimi,
charged with having embezzled from
the government, pleaded guilty in Fed.
eral court here and was sentenced to
ten days in the Winona county jail
Full restitution was made.
Moorhead.-TheN Northwestern Luth.
eran College association of Concordia
college, MOorhead, is organizing an
endowment fund campaign of 5000, ,000
for the school, enlisting the coopera.
I1Ou VI tue lO,OUO LutuefauS IN CnlS
territory for that purpose.
St. Paul-The Cosmopolitan State
bank of Saltwater, newly organized,
will be granted state charter under
recommendations made by the state
securities commission, which found
that there is a reasonable public de.
mand for new bank. 1t will have
$25,000 capital and $4,000 surplus.
East Grand Forks.-Arthur Helm, IS
son Of Mrs. John Helm at POI Wash.
1ngton avenue, was severely injured
| when coming in contact with a live
electric wire on the Minnesota tower
of the Red River Power company
upon which he climbed with Byron
Thomson. Helm fell about fifty feet
st. Paul-About 100 teachers and
principals from all parts Of the state
have started correcting 100000 papers
of pupils taking state examinations
| The work is being done In the House
chamber at the Capitol and will take
about two weeks time. It is under
the direction of P. G. Tonning, assis
tant state superintendent of educa
ton.
st. Paul.-The boundary line case
of Minnesota against Wisconsin, in
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