The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-12-10
STATE BREMTIES

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Northfield.-By a verdict of jury
in district court at Faribault, the city
OF Northfield secures practically the
entire $4,000 estate left by the late
George w. Murphy.
Pipestone.-The Pipestone County
Breeders association organized here
with a capital stock Of $25,000, and
will build stock sales pavilion at
the county fair grounds.
Moorhead.-William Mendenhall, 8d
years old, for many years resident
of Moorhead, was killed by the kick
Of horse at Richville, Mont, accord
ing to word received here.
- Aurora.-Andrew Germ, deer hun
ter, is believed to have perished in
the woods north of Aurora during the
recent severe storm. Firemen have
Joined a hunting party searching for
him.
Litchfield.-The school board has
raised the salaries of teachers here
SIS per month, it is announced. The
amount will be paid in the nature of
bonus at the close of the school
year.
Mankato.-In a recent order issued
by Chief Martin all punchboards, slots
machines, dice games or other gamb.
ling devices in the city are forbidden
Gambling games of this nature had
run unheeded in Mankato.
Ruthton.-By the narrow margin OF
IL votes the voters at a special elec-
tion decided against the erection Of a
public school building here. The prop
osition' called for the issuing of bonds
to the amount Of $4,000.
st. Paul.-1t was so cold at the Min
eral Springs sanitarium at Cannon
Falls, Mimi, that ink was frozen in
the inkwelis this week, according to
one patient who left The hospital is
a county institution with 26 patients
and has been practically without coal
for two weeks.
is dead and her husband near death
as a result Of asphyxiation by gas
fumes from kitchen stove. Despite
blood TRANSMISSION and other efforts to
resusciate the husband, physicians
feared he would die. Langstron re-
Gently returned from overseas service.
! Tyler.-Tyler, which has been with.
out hospital facilities since the tor
,nado of ."ugust, 1918, wiped out the
local hospital, is soon to have a new
institution. A stock company Will:
:. capital of $4,000, formed by Mayor
IS. M. Hansen and others, will erect
modern hospital building in the
spring.
!: Mankato.-Ten carnival clubs with
a membership of several hundred have
been formed in this city recently to
take part in the Mankato winter car
nival. The dates were set for Jan
'uary 1924. Fred Hoerr of this city
has been elected carnival king and
votes for the queen Of the carnival
are being sold.
Windom.-Teachers' contracts with
school boards are more than mere
scraps of paper. It looked as if the
grade teachers here would receive a
salary boost, but County Attorney Fin.
stand rules that where school boards
have engaged teachers by contract at
q stipulated salary they have nc
authority to pay more than the con.
tract calls for.
st. PAULA washing powder mine
the first discovered in Minnesota, is
located near Big Falls in Koochichine
county, according to reports to the
capitol offices of the state forest serv.
ice. It is large deposit of gray pow.
der resembling pumice and eastern
concerns marketing securing and
cleaning preparations are negotiating
for it's output, according to reports
valentine Weller found the powder on
his homestead.
st. Paul.-Indefinite postponement
of the Minnesota high cost OF living
conference, scheduled at the capitol al
which A. Mitchell Palmer United
States attorney general, was to ex
plain to mayors, other city officials
fair price committeeman and Other
delegates, how every community car
cooperate in the government cam
paign to reduce prices OF necessities
was announced, upon receipt of tele
gram in which Mr.. Palmer cancelled
his engagement.