The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-07-16

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ct. Paul.-St. Paul's new 3ll,00o, 900
ONION station will be ready for Occur
paney early III November, It has been
announced. .ss.7s..s ......, 81. - .z.:.=
Wsshinston.-. Army. casualty lists
contained the names. Of ,26 mon killed
in acton, including Private Walter e.
Roberta, Annandale, MINI -: Il.
st. Paul. Notices to employers have
been mailed by the state minimum
wage commission announcing the new
state minimum wage OF $11 week for
women and minors, which will go into.
effect August 1. z.2 49,
Crookston.-The Burlington farm,
one of the largest in the Northwestern
section Of Minnesota, was sold to e.
Hene OF: Freeport; ILL.,, for an even
100000. The farm includes 1000
acres Of extraordinary soil. -
ST. Paul.-Governor Burnquist will
receive two checks for last months
pay as result of an oversight. His
regular remittance was short "a cents
and q special check will have to be
drawn. It was his last pay day of the
fiscal year. s>s~~->s-7~ - .' 1'@.
to d place among nations was cele-
hrated Sunday here. Discharged
American soldiers OF Polish antece-
dents acted as guard Of honor at
a field mass conducted by Bishop Bush
Of St. Cloud.
Willmar-The body of Carl Ander-
son, railroad employee, was found
near the yards. Examination disclosed
that Anderson had been hit on the
head and that his throat was cut with
razor. Police authorities say rob-
berry was the motive for the crime.
st. Paul.. A. o. Preus, state audi
tor, went to Duluth to start on his
first 1919 inspection of state owned
iron mines on the Mesaba and Guyana
| ranges. The auditor will confer with
lessees of state mines on the rule that
royalties must be paid on crude ore
before concentration, which was estab-
! lished by a recent ruling of the State
Supreme court.
Winona-Julius Cieminski, 10, died
| in Winona hospital as the result
| of running silver in his foot on July
| 1. Death was due to lockjaw. The
boy gave little attention to the injury
uatil Saturday, when he extracted the
silver. The following day the foot was
badly swollen and he secured medical
| aid. He was removed to the hospital
! where he died in great agony.
Thief River Falls.-Maurice Giller Is
at liberty under $4,000 bond, after con-
viction of arson in-the third degree
In connection with the burning of his
store. The state charged G1ller asked
George Allen to hire Jack Johnson
to set fire to the place. Allen and
Johnson admitted culpability in the
crime. The defense was that the fire
was caused by short circuit of cleo
trio wires.
Minneapolis.-Country banks Of the
Ninth Federal Reserve district have
| made an overwhelming response to
the proposal of the War Savings stamp
organization that they stock up with
hand grenade savings banks for the
use of children in saving to buy War
Savings Stamps, it was, said by M. e.
Harrison, district director Between
10000 and 200, 1000 of the banks have
been ordered
st: Paul.-Dr.. Charles E. Smith, Jr.,
st. Paul, has assumed the duties of
! executive officer of the state board of
| health. DR.. H. M. Bracken, who re-
| signed after 20 years service as secre.
tary and executive officer, is to con-
! tinue as the nominal head of the de.
partment until September l, but DR.,
Smith will take active charge of the
Offices, He has been assistant to DR..
Bracken for more than a year.
| Baudette.-For the first time in a
week, this town is in communication
with the outside world, A cloudburst
destroyed the telegraph and telephone
| communication and the tracks of the
T Canadian National railroad company's
! line. In that one storm, 10 inches of
rain fell, according to the govern
| ment's Observers At, Kelliher, the
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residents we're forced to, use boats in
the streets. All bridges have been
washed out and the loss is estimated
at $250,000 throughout the district. .
f. Winona.-The status OF the Winona
Motor Corps company IS unusual.
Several months ago, at meeting of
the entire unit, the company was, de,
mobilized.S The members were advised
that their duties had been concluded.
Since then the company has virtually
dropped out of sight Now comes the
statement of. Governor Burnquist that
the: Safety commission. will exist for
three months, more and. that the motor
corps, created BY the commission, also
will>not. pass out Of existence until
that time. $50 y :: %-.--.jj - :.
Fl Minneapolis.-The success of "The
Torchbearers,"' produced last year by