The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-11-19
STATE bREV|T|ES

Winona.-The annual convention of
the Southeastern Minnesota Congrega
tional association, which was held here
in two days session, was arranged
in connection with the reopening of
the First Congregational church after
extensive repairs and remode1ing
which the church has undergone dur
ing the last four months. More than
fifty delegates from outside cities were
in attendance.
St. Paul.-The State Board of Con
troll, having turned in $1,650,000 on
collections for Irvine and machinery
made at Saltwater, Henry Rines, state
treasurer, reported a balance of $11,-
258,232 in Minnesota's cash box. The
big remittance by the Board of Con-
troll was credited to the state prison
revolving fund, after approximately
100000 had been taken to cover ad-
vances to the funds under a new law.
The balance will be held until Janu-
airy, when it will be used to buy raw
materials for the prison plant.
st. Paul-Ohcial statistics present
ed to Governor Burnquist indicate that
7 the high cost of living has caused a
number of families in Minnesota to
temporarily dispose of their children,
so that husband and wife may both
obtain employment and live in one
or two rooms. High rents, coupled
with the high cost of food, has COM
PEELED number of women in distress
to turn their children over to the
charitable institutions, according to
s.. W. Dickinson, superintendent Of the
Children's Home Society of Minnesota,
St. Paul. In addition to this method,
parents have placed their children
in cheap boarding houses, according
to Dickinson, and it is alleged that
investigations disclose 4 number Of
cases of delinquency.
st. Paul.-Specialists and farm bu-
reau men of the agricultural extension
division Of the University of Mime
sofa have started a movement to
bring about statewide cooperation by
the cooperative creamery associations.
What many regard as certain tenden-
cies Of the times, emphasized now and
then by charges and statements that
certain allied interests are attempting
to control the entire food industry of
the United States, have prompted the
belief that cooperative creamery asso-
Citations of Minnesota should stand
together. Under the plan proposed for
more general cooperation by Mime
sofa cooperative creameries the coun.
ty is to be the unit and ultimately a
powerful statewide federation is TO
follow in natural sequence. Owners
and managers Of private plants will
be offered membership in the county
organization. Cooperative creameries
of Minnesota number more than coo,
or an average Of seven such plants
for every county. En- y i AZ II . 5.4S ;s
Hibbing. Two Superior girls, Is
and 49,, who started out to see the,
world by running away from home,
were picked up by the police here,
and Police Matron Miss Tyler Of the
Wisconsin city escorted them home
yesterday. The girls had been en-
zployed as domesttcs. 5..=3s@
Benidji. Clifford Gaines was held up
about three miles from town on his
way to w. q. schroed er,'s farm, and.
was robbed Of his watch and 31.11.
The robber dragged the Young man.
from his seat on the wagon down to
i the 4 ground kicking and otherwise.
abusing him.