The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-01-07
STATE bRfV|TlES

TdlrmOnC.-JOnQ BT"o-[0er, MdFLlu
county's oldest resident, died here at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. w.
Diment. He was 81 years old.
Wadena-The Wadena County POul'
try association will hold it's first an
nual show in this city on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Jan. $3.50.
Stillwater.-P. J. Costello, convicted
in connection with the robbery Of the
Ramsey county treasurer's Office, has
begun serving sentence in Saltwater
penitentiary.
Dodge Center-Both sides in the
Dodge county seat removal fight are
fighting to win the special election
called by the board of county commits
siOners for Jan. s.
Duluth.--Miies Bruce Pringle, we'll
known marine engineer, was overcome
by gas fumes and died. The fumes
were from a newly installed water
heater in his bathroom.
Moorhead.-MaxG Goldberg of Fargo
has accepted the position of manager
of the Moorhead Farmers elevator, to
succeed Peter Westling, resigned on
account Ol IdllluS uedltu.
Ellendale- Cora Johnson,
teacher in the Austin public schools
and daughter of Edward Johnson of
this village, is suffering from what is
believed to be sleeping sickness.
Thief River Falls.-The board of
trustees Of the Trinity Lutheran
church, announced that Rev. 0. J.
Kvale Of Benson, Minn., has accepted
the call extended him by the local con-
gregation
Duluth.-Ten thousand Christmas
letters, postcards and photographs, in
correctly or insufficiently addressed
form a post holiday task for Duluth
postal clerks to sort out All of them
! accumulated in a week.
Duluth.--Mrs. Hilma Smith, hotel
proprietress, testified before the Du-
luth civil service commission that she
had never purchased whisky except
from members of the police depart
ment and had paid from SO to $40 a
quart for it.
Minneapolis.-Dr G. D. Whipple, a
Minneapolis physician, sentenced to a
prison term upon conviction under the
state law prohibiting the dispensing of
| narcotic drugs to habitual users, will
attempt to appeal to the United States
supreme cOur'
Duluth.--The St. Louis board of
county commissioners has apprOpri-
ated $4,000 toward construction of a
highway from Buyck to Hibbing, on
condition that the state highway de-
partment appropriate toward the cost
$150,000 as planned.
Red Lake Falls.-About 1925 worth
of Christmas Red Cross seals we're
sold in the county, according to Supt
l.. R. De Long, county chairman Of the
campaign committee. The larger part
of the money received will be used for
public health work within the county
St. Paul.-Money has been flowing
out Of the state treasury at the rate of
| 100000 for each working day this
| month, Henry Rines, state treasurer,
said. December disbursements will
! total $6,000,000, he predicted. The fig
ures, compiled by George La Fond,
Duluth.-The third alleged private
| distillery to be con6scated in or near
Duluth within week was seized by
the police at the home of John Marick,
residing at New Duluth. The outfit
consisted of copper kettles, oil stoves
and quantity of piping, together with
100 pounds of raisins and four gallons
of liquor.
| Redwood Falls.-George Num-, 81
years old, died here as the result Of
the accidental discharge of his shot
gun while hunting. Mum, with his
brother and another companion, was
hunting and while riding in a sleigh at
tempted to move his shotgun. The
charge was exploded. The shot struck
him in the head.
Little Falls.-Otto Knuth of this city
was taken to Fergus Falls before
Judge Parsons and pleaded guilty to a
charge of forgery in the second de-
gree. He was given an indeterminate
term at the St. Cloud reformatory, not
to exceed ten years. Knuth was
charged with having forged a check on
the First National Bank.
Loyalty to ones home
town leads to loyalty to the state and
finally to the federal government" ="
Julius H. Barnes, wheat director and
chairman of the United States Grain
Corporation told the alumni cabinet of
the Duluth Y. M. G. A. department at
it's 18th annual banquet. Mr.. Barnes
was elected an honorary member of
the cabinet.
FairmOnt.-Isaac Wilson, while feed
ing his chickens, glimpsed something
that looked like bit of glass lying in
the yard where the fouls were scratch
ing. Investigation showed that it was
diamond, valued at $500. 1t was
found that the stone had been lost six
years ago by Mrs. Claude Small, a
neighbor.
Fergus Falls.-Aldred Svedahl, Is,
died here of injuries sustained in a
gasoline explosion. He tried to thaw
out a frozen pump by building a fire
around it and placed can of gasoline
close by. The gasoline exploded. He
was burned terribly about the body.