The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-11-26
STATE BREV|T|ES

tAe AoaI appTOacQ OF the treeZe-uD
period, the city council has decided
to suspend street paving for this sea-
son.
= Jenk1ns.-The school in Jenkins has
been closed two weeks on account of
scarlet fever, the malady being at
tended in two instances with serious
results.
East Grand Forks.-Members of the
Western Polk County Breeders asso-
citation will meet here soon to com
plete arrangements for the first an
nual stock sale which will be held here
Nov. %.
Moorhead. - Amendments to the
Moorhead city charter, authorizing
bond issues for public improvements
aggregat1ng $41,500, were recommend
ed to the city council by the charter
commission.
Thief River Falls-A. J. Anderson
and County Agent J. J. Mccain are
the sponsors for the sheep club con-
test to be held in this city on Nov. Is.
The lambs will be exhibited in the
lobby of the Citizens State Bank
Redwood Falls.-The Redwood Elec-
trio Telephone company has taken
over the local business of the Tri-
State Northwestern exchange. The
Northwestern company will maintain
a checking office and their long dis
lance service here.
Notwithstanding Schwartz, %
years old, is dead from a gunshot
wound received while hunting with
several friends. Schwartz, it is said,
was crawling through the grass when
he was shot by another member of
the party. The charge struck him in
the abdomen. An investigation will be
made.
Mankato.-Arnold Schulz, 16-year.
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Schulz
OF Fairmont, was injured in the man
ual training department of the school.
He was using a small circular saw.
which is operated by electric power.
His left hand was caught in some
manner by the saw and lacerated in
a painful and serious manner
Moorhead.-St. Louis county was
declared the winner here of the
county contest in the Minnesota Po-
tato Growers association potato show,
held in conjunction with the associa-
TONS annual meeting. Itasca county
won second; Clay county, third; Kilt
son county, fourth; Lake county, fifth;
Norman county, SIXTH Clearwater
county, seventh, and Red Lake coun-
ty, eighth.
Minneapolis.-Judge Jelley in dis
trict court upheld the validity of the
state soldiers bonus b:'l. He sus-
tanned the demurrer interposed by the
attorney generals Office to the action
brought by A. Gustafson, a taxpayer,
attacking the validity of the law. An
appeal will be taken Immediately to
the supreme court in order that an
early ruling of that court may be had
upon the law
Duluth.-A convention of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa-
ton will open here Friday, Nov. "A.
In connection with the convention the
first annual sale of Guernsey cattle
will be held under the auspices of the
Minnesota Guernsey Breeders associa-
ton. Catalogues are out for the first
consignment sale and auction of pure
bred sires, COWS and heifers. E. P.
Gibson is chairman of the sales CON-
mittee. Oliver S. Johnson auctioneer
and w. P. Hicken will act as clerk of
sales.
St. Paul.-The $4,000 state soldiers
bonus applications filed to date repre-
sent about half of the estimated claims
to be filed under the bonus law, &C.
cording to Major W. A. Curtis, execu-
tive officer of the state bonus board
Following preliminary examination,
many of the applications will be sent
to Washington, where additional in
formation will be obtained regarding
the service records of applicants
When these applications are returned
the bonus board will begin acting on
the claims.
Duluth.-Rather than die by starya-
ton and cold, James Francisco, care
taker for the summer place of c. L.
Simmons of Bloomington, ILL.,, on
Wabana Lake, seventeen miles from
Coleraine, shot himself A letter he
left explained how he suffered from
blood poisoning that rendered him
helpless and unable to gather supplies
of wood or reach provisions stored in
the cellar. The body was found by
Jack Hayes, neighbor. Francisco's
signals for help were mistaken for
the shots of duck hunters on the lake,
it is believed
St. Paul-Four Minnesota cities
Eveleth, Crookston, Thief River Falls
and Cloquet-held elections last week.
Mayors were elected in each of those
cities. At Eveleth a returned soldier,
Victor E. Essling, was elected mayor,
receiving 1874 votes to 346 cast for
Edward H. Hatch, present mayor. At
Cloquet, J. E. Biesen, an attorney, de-
feated M. K. Whittemore, a dentist,
for mayor. Frank A. Grady was elect
ed mayor of Crookston, defeating J.
E. Morrissey. The closing of theaters
on Sundays was the issue at Thief
River Falls. John Bratrud, who OPP
posed such closing, was elected mayor