The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-03-17

unanimously voted to suspend the pub.
LEGATION at once. The treasurer's re-
port showed that during the existence
of the paper, little more than one
month, there was deficit of between
$4,000 and $4,000 in it's operation.
The paper will be published as week
ly
st. Paul.-More than 600 members
Of the grand lodge of Masons of Mime
sofa gathered in annual meeting at the
St. Paul Masonic Temple and elected
officers for the year. Those elected
were: E. A. Montgomery, Minneapolis
grand master; F. e. Jenkins, Faribault,
deputy grand master; H. Held, New
Ulm, grand senior warden; J. M. Nc
Conne]l.. st. Paul, grand Junior war
den; David w. Knowlton, Minneapolis,
grand treasurer; John Fishel, St. Paul,
grand secretary; Henry hobbs, Rem
vile, grand chaplain.
Brainerd.-George Bennett of Guy
una was found guilty of charge of
first degree manslaughter by jury in
district court here. Bennett was charg-
ed with shooting his wife when he mis-
took her for deer. Oscar Reno, a
companion of Bennett on the night of
the shooting, who was indicted also,
was discharged.
Minneapolis.-Two elk, male and a
female have arrived in Minneapolis
from Yellowstone park a present to
the Minneapolis Park board from the
United States government. They will
be placed with the other elk at Min
nehaha Falls,
St. Paul.-General c. c. Andrews,
secretary OF the Minnesota State For.
estry board, celebrated his ninetieth
birthday at his desk at the state CAPT.
tol building. General Andrews was
state senator from Douglas county In
1859. He enlisted in the Union army
in 1861 and was mustered out five
years later.
Wadena. - Two Wadena county
cheese producers won prizes at the re-
cent. national dairy show in Chicago.
Gottfried Meyer, cheesemaker at Gen.
trial. won first prize on his brick
cheese with score of 9512 and was
awarded the gold medal. Leo Won ARK,
cheesemaker at Fawn Creek, won third
place with a score of 941a and was
awarded the silver medal.
Wadena-The contract for the con-
structiOn of the nurses home at the
Wadena-Todd County sanatorium was
let in st. Paul to j. A. Mcdonald Con-
struction company of Minneapolis, with
no nj Io&
to Charles Wilkins & Co., of Mime
apolis, and the electrical work and
light fixtures to J. M. Robb of this
city. The total cost will be about 1884,
000
st. Paul:-Preliminary to a fuel in
quiry in connection with the high cost
of living investigation by the state
agricultural department, Commissioners
H. N. Holmberg has begun collecting
Information on the fuel wood situa-
ton in Minnesota gathered by other
state departments. There are almost
| unlimited quantities Of fuel wood In
the state,' said Mr.. Holmberg, "but
because Of labor costs and other con-
ditions wood prices are high in com.
! garrison with those for coal. The de-
partment will try to find If there is
any way in which to reduce the prices
and encourage the use of wood instead
Of coal"
Red Lake Falls.--A better road be-
tween Crookston and Red Lake Falls
| will be in existence by the end of the
| current year if the plans of the Polk
| county commissioners are carried in
to effect.
st. Paul.. M. Gruber vice presi-
dent of the Great Northern railroad in
charge Of operations, and William c.
Watrous, superintendent of transport
tation, have resigned, according to re-.
ports here.
Zumbrota-Fiveb business buildings
were destroyed at loss Of $4,000 by
a fire which broke out here. The fire
burned itself out. The fire was caused
by explosion of a coffee percolator in
a restaurant.
Baudette. - Ralph Sexton, we'll
known citizen here for many years
was found dead in his bed. He had
| been in poor health with tuberculosis
| for some time. He leaves a widow
and one child
| Sank Center.-A community house,
which also will be the permanent head
quarters of the local American Legion
| post is being planned. The city Of
Sank Center will be petitioned to
finance the project.
Minneapolis. 49, George P. Wilson,
former member of the Minnesota
house and senate, three times attorney
general and one of the Nestors of the
bar of Minnesota, died here at the
home of his daughter, aged 80.
Mankato.-The high school was
closed part of last week because of the
sickness of the teachers. An attempt
will be made to keep the grade schools
going by filling in with high school
teachers who are not sick. Fourteen
teachers were off duty on one day.
Little Falls.-Potato growers from
over the state gathered here to COM
plete plans for the organization of the
Minnesota Cooperative Potato Grow.
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