The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-06-25
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Middle River. Middle River viii
cslsbrate the Fourth Of July. the Wood.
men lodge having taken the initiative
II the matter. - S>2@
Virginia.-Jo AAo. 90, committed
suicide here BY shooting himself. It.
ID believed ne has suffered reyeraes
in gambling. IF. -, s........
Two Observation-Disclosures crews
are daily hauling ore to the docks
here over the Iron Range and the shie.
ping season IL in full swing. I s:s*:.
Winena.--Fred G. Ford, 80 years old,
was struck and killed by a passenger
train 1t Trempealeau while delivering
rural mail route in Z small auto.
mobile. 1872. 90
Crookston.-TheP Polk County Farm
bureau members will hold their first
annual picnic on the grounds of the
Northwest School Of Agriculture in
this city. -; :
Crookston--In district court q YER
dict for 41,426 was returned in favor
Of tho plaintiff in the case Of. Chris
Brendenuehl vs.. Chris Poehs, IN &C.
tten to recover for labor.
Bra1nord.-Rev Renius johnson sew
cred two tendons Of his LETT wrist while
cholping poles on his farm in Bay
Lake tswnsAip and was laid up two.
weeks. He lreaches Sundays only In
the ceuAtry. = = -:
Dsntdu.-A blaze startiax in: the
rear Of the city meat market here
spread to adjoining business blocks
and caused loss OF $4,000. Build,
1ngs Destroyed were the Rex theater,
the ?. J. o'Leary building and the city
| market.
St. Paxl.-Forty ferest nres report
u last month did $1,000 damage to
tie state and private property In the
vicinity Of Tower, according to the
state forest service once. Halt Of the
ares were caused by sparks from RAIL-
road engines-
BemidN.-Hepe that the new pump
insta11s4 in we'll No. would bring the
city water supply to 1000, 900 gallons
daily was abandoned by the water
committee Of tho city council when 4
trial showed that it wsuld produce far
less than Had been expected. -
Duluth.-The annual election for
members Of the local school board
will be held on July -. Four men,
bers are to be chosen and the elec-
toral horizon already il presenting the
lhcss OF several candidates. Mrs.
Julius H. Barnes, wife Of the national
grain director, has announced herself
- candidate and 10 assured q strong
support.
st. .Paul.-Joha Everall, St. Paul. 70.
sunes today his duties a. assistant on
the star OF Clifford L. Hilton, attorney
general. MIR. Evsrall terminated 4 Pre-.
v1eus term In the state legal departs
neut in January, when he became Ill
with influenza, and was reappointed
after the legislature authorized An
additional assistant: to the attorney
general.
MsorheaA.- Grasshoppers are caxs-
tAG damage to crops in several parts
4 Of Clay county. They are the local
varieties. net the Rocky mountain To-
Gust. but they are numerous enough to
destroy the grain and other crops.
County Agent 4. c. O'Banion and A. @.
huGglos, state eatomologist, went to
tho Thorpe farm, northeast Of FELTON,,
to Investigate.
Croshy-Ths bodies Of O. A. Yse-
man and his son, O. c. Yoeman, who
were drowned in Blackhoof lake, near
here, have been recovered. The young
man was swimming when he was tax
On with cramps. His cries for help
were heard by his father, who was un-
able to swim, but who nevertheless
went to the rescue. He reached the
stae Of the boy and tho latter dragged
him into the depths with him.
Hinneapeus.-In the week ending
June IA. the United States Employ
Asnt service onces in Minnesota
placed 1870 men and 701 women. Min
neapolis headed the list of placements
Of both men and women during the
week, positions being found here for
BOZ women and SCI men. Placements
BY other Minnesota omces were: st.
Paul, 266 women and 1876 men; Du-
luth, 13S women and 511 men; Man
kato. woman and A men; st. Cloud,
10 women and 10 men.
St. Paul.-Armisttcs day, Nov. II,
may DO made Minnesota holiday on
which every locality in the state will
celebrate the return Of it, world war
veterans. The Legion Of Honor 10 pro-
noting the proposal. Governor Burn
qutst Endorsed the movement whom It
was outlined BY 4 Legion Of Honor
Representative. The governor preyi.
ously had announced that statewide
celebration would be in order soon
after the arrivals Of all Minnesota men
returning from overseas and has
agreed that Arnistics day would 1T in
with the general Plaza.
st. Paal.-nrs. Claude Delan, ma
tron Of the Minnesota Soldaers' home,
has sent In her rsagnation, to become
effective July /. The board of diree-
Il f0ra haa nat vat annoiutad hAr sucCAa.