REPEAL OR VOTE, CITIZENS ASK

PETITION PILED ASKS COUNCIL TO REPEAL PARK ORDINANCE

OR REFERENDUM .

PROGRAM FOR BIG K. C. PICNIC

INCLUDES SPEAKING, BAND MU­SIC, LAND AND WATER SPORTS

AND CONTESTS

A petition was filed with City Clerk Audrew Johnson Wednesday by voters of Little Falls, asking for the repeal of the ordinance recently passed by that body providing for the purchase of lots for a memorial park, or in event that it is not repealed, that the ques­tion of purchase he submitted to the voters at the next general municipal election fur final decision.

Under the new city charter adopted in lull), it is piovided that upon a peti­tion <>f in per cent of the voters regis­tered at the last general municipal elect ion, the council must either repeal the ordinance referred to in the peti­tion or submit the question to a vote of the people. The council can call a special election for that purpose or may submit the question at the city election. In this petition, the council is asked to submit it at ,thc general city election, so as to save expense. The matter will most likely go to a vote, as it is doubtful.that it will be repealed by a vote of the council. City Clerk Johnson has ten days in which to chock up the petition with the polling lists, after the' date of filing, but the petition will likely be presented at the next meeting of the council next Wed­nesday evening.

The petition filed contained 221 sig­natures. Only 70 arc required by the city charter.

Mayor Berglicim, who filed the peti­tion, issued the following statement in connection with the filing:

'' This list was secured with very little effort and the number of signa­tures could easily have been doubled. But we (lid not need half the number that we really have. There has been some attempt at intimidation on the part of the other side; threatening political and financial ruin in case they sign the petition. But so far as \ye have been able to find out these efforts have utterly failed to accomplish any­thing.

" The one who circulated the list was told to secure the names of men only, because the names must be com­pared with the poll list used at the last general municipal election and the women voters were not on that list. So we submit the names of men only for convenience in checking up with the old poll list."

"Out of the persons solicited ana re­quested to sign, only one declined to sign.''

Following are the names of the sign­ers:

Joseph Moeglein S. P. Melster Herman Kata Wm. J. Cota G. !F. Moeglein Henry Smith Peter Sand A1 Simonet Lee Cameron Frank J. Kopacz Jake Trafas Mike Swaser A. It. Quast iL. J. Drellack Wm. Von Domarus Mary Rofole !B. G. Bradley J. H. Love Geo. Moeglein N. N. Bergheim iMaurice Ricihard John Enlund Albert €hadwick James W. Falk O. J. Oftedahl John Liljebiad August Swanson R. €. Tedford D A. Leahy W. A. McCarthy John Bowman Bd. Hughes Joe Blake L. E. Richard M. B. Blake iHenry Rasicot E. Rasicot jJoseph Bednarek Ole Kjels'nus Joe Allard Adolph Gagnon D. Rochleau Jos. Guilmette James Gravel R. Herron Ivar Nylin ML J. Bracke Alfred Germain N. H. Jacobson Paul Christenson Isaac LaFond Claude W. Fry© Wm. Butcher Otto Dietz Chas. 'C. Dietz IFranfc Vernig W. A. Dawson H. IE. Plerson E. L. Curtis Ray Rasicot J. W. Hatch Joe Antt Charles LeBeau Leon Boisjoli Louis Siekert J. T. Jacobson Wm. Ragaia J. W. Crossfield W. Kenney Tom Garrity W. H. Putnam N. J. Nelson •Chas. Tanner Craiwford Sheldon IFrank Renick B. Y. McNairy Leo J. Bill stein C. W. Kemp A. M. St oil Dell Batters M. E. Barnes Archie Rivet D. K. Harting Andrew Hedin P. H. Holum James iPsihozios Herman Wieland J. D. Harris A. G. Lee !L. Byllemos Mike Kle/ber Ed. Tranberg iPaul Krottochinski . John Wollersh^im, J. A. Peterson Ed. (Simmons, Sr. E. J. iSimimons, Jr. Ole H. Johnson

(Contin .ed on page 6)

Chas. E. Yasaly, superintendent of the state reformatory at 8t. Cloud, will be the speaker at the annual Little Falls Knights of Columbus picnic, to be held at Pierz. Fish lake Sundav. July Ml. The committee on arrange­ments has practically completed all ar­rangements for the outing and a big time is promised all who attend. The picnic is a public one and all are wel­come to attend.

It is planned to start for the lake at about 10 o'clock in the morning. All those who have cars and will have room for one or more extra people arc asked to take out those who have no means of transportation. The Pierz bus will make regular trips to the lake during the day, leaving from the Amer­ican House corner.

Prof. Racicot and the Little Falls Boy Band will dispense music through­out the day. Among the events sched­uled are the following:

Picnic dinner at noon. Bring your own lunch if possible. Coffee, sand­wiches and refreshments will be ob­tainable on picnic grounds.

Swimming .and diving contests. Boating races. Land sports of all knds. Tug-of-war between Buckman and

Randall teams. Horseshoe pitching contest, Little

Falls and Royalton. Baseball game, Fats and Leans. Country Store, doll rack, etc. Prizes will be given to the winners

of. all events.

COUNTY GRADUA­TION TUESDAY DRIVE NOW ON

EXERCISES SCHOOL—ADDRESS BY DR. J

G. BROWN

j •? . • . ! • • HIGH: COUNTY EQUALIZATION BOARD CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES IN IMPROVEMENTS ON 1,360 MILES | S. HAMMERBECK AND R. C. TSD-

MAKES RAISES OP FROM 25 TO 600 PER CENT

COUNTY INVITED TO JOIN NEW STATE ASSOCIATION

Don't forget, Mr. Subscriber, that payments on subscriptions are still wel­come at this office.

County graduation exercises will be held at the high school auditorium in this city next Tuesday, July 2(3. At that time, more than one hundred and fifty graduates of rural schools will re­ceive their diplomas from Supt. Shel­don. The exercises will begin at 3 p. m.

Dr. J. G. Brown of the St. Cloud Teachers' College has been secured to deliver the graduation address. He is an able speaker and will have a real message for the boys and girls.

Following is the program for the ex­ercises: Piano—

May Night Palmgren Miss Mildred' Barnes

Invocation Eev. A. C. Bacon Vocal—

"The Dew is on the Clover"... Coombs

Banjo Song Homer •Miss Laura Brannen

Graduation Address .. .Dr. J. G. Brown Piano—

Waltz Mignone Palmgren Miss Mildred Barnes

Presentation of Diplomas Supt. C. Sheldon

Vocal— upsala, Z0U. ; "Yesterday and Today" «pross pure Bred Cattle Under One Year Old

..Beach Buh, 400; Belle Prairie, 500; Belle-vue, 500; Buckman, 50; : Clildrum, 100; Little Falls, 150; MorrUi, 100>; Parker, 50; Rail Prairie, 25; Ripley, 25; Scan-

' Years at the Spring-Miss Laura Brannen

Ed. Berg, who is employed at the C. H. Brown drug store, has been notified that he successfully passed the state board examinations, which he took "in St. Paul last week, making him an as­sistant pharm'acist. . 1

ILLINOIS GOVERNOR IS INDICTED

CHARGED WITH EMBEZZELMENT WHILE TREASURER OP

THE STATE

Springfield, 111., July 26.—Warrant? were issued for Governor Len Small, Lieutenant Governor Sterling and Ver­non Curtis, Grant Park banker, foljow-ing their indictment today on charges of embezzlement, conspiracy and opera­tion of a confidence game through the alleged use of interest on state funds for their personal gain.

Four indictments were returned. They covered charges of fraud by the trio during the terms of Small and Sterling in the state treasurer's office between 1917 and 1921.

Bank Called Fictitious The first indictment charged the

governor, lieutenant-governor and Cur­tis jointly with embezzlement of $700,000. A separate indictment against Governor Small charged him with embezzlement of $500,000 while Lieutenant Governor Sterling was in­dividually charged with embezzlement of $700,000. The fourth indictment charges the three with conspiracy and conducting a confidence game involving $2,00-0,000 interest on state funds.

Alleged, illegal operations by the governor, lieutenant governor and Cur­tis named in the indictment centered around deposits of state funds with the "Grant Park bank" held by the grand jury to have been a fictitious in­stitution since 1903, when it ceased to function.

Individual bonds for each indictment were fixed at $50,000 by Judge E. S. Smith.

ELEVEN NURSES GRADUATE NEXT TUESDAY

A class of eleven will graduate from the nurses' training course at St. Ga­briel's hospital on next Tuesday eve­ning, July 26. The exercises will be held at the hospital, beginning at 7:30 p. m.

Following are the names of those who graduate: Sr. Mary Aloysius; Sr. Mary Patricia; Sr. Mary Joseph; Mary E. Eggan, Sedan; Cla;ra V. Kap-*han, Brandon; Anna M. Schwartz, Wadena; Hildegaard T. Watrin, city; Mary A. Wolters, Carlos; Olive S. Kahlert and Marian J. Kahlert, Brow-erville; Ida E. Speiser, St. Joseph.

flORIHEL CONCERN IS SOLVENT

EMBEZZLEMENT OF OVER $1,000,-000 WILL ONLY TEMPORARILY

EMBARRASS COMPANY

Chicago, July 20.—Following an aud­it of the books of the George A. Horm-el company of Austin, Minn., officers of the company this afternoon an­nounced that the total shortage of R. J. Thomson, former company comptrol­ler, was $1,187,000.

Thomson's property turned over con­sists of various stocks and bond, notes, mortgages and city real estate, as well a two farms in Minnesota and 6ue in Iowa, with all improvement- thereon, including a pure bred herd of Holstein cows. George A. ,Hormel said that it is impossible to state the realizable value of this acquired property, but J. Thomson, former company comptroll­er, was $1,187,000.

Company is Solvent "While naturaljy the company is eni-

b.arassed temporarily by this large shortage, it is absolutely solvent," said M. E, Brown, vice president of the First National bank of Chicago.

A statement issued by George A. Hormel asserted the company .'s busi­ness would continue undisturbed and that there were ample funds .available for all operations, including live stock purchases. "

BOYS' BAND PROGRAM w, , The juvenile band will give the next dia Valley, 50; Swanvrlle, 50; Bowlus,

' " ' goo; city Little Falls, 500. Pure Bred Cattle One Year Old and

Under Two Buh, 50 per cihxt; Belle Prairie, 600;

— ~ Green Morrill,

concert of the series at the band stand near the post office Thursday evening. July 28.

The program: Vjj-umt yv vv4iv J March—"Our Director".F. E. Bigelow Buckman, 100; Darlings 100; Overture—"Mountain Echoes"... Prairie, 100; Little Falls 100; 3 /"I TIT T\« 11. a•• 1 AA . If <i.1 „——< OAA • L)n • GS Waltz—"Over the Waves "...J. Rosa;-March—11Under Southern Skies''.

C. W. Dalbey 100; Motley, 200; Parker, 50; Scandia Valley, 50; Swanville, 100; Flensburg, 1C>0; Lastrup, 400; Sobieski j 200; City

"Moon Winks" G. Steven "Melodies from Faust" Gounod Serenade—'' When the Roses

Emil Asher Little Falls, 100.

15th following, both inclusive, pro vided that such owner or trainer shalj carry no firearms and that no injury be inflicted upon any game birds or quadrupeds contrary to law. The use or training of dogs between December 1st and August 31st fol­lowing, both inclusive, in fields in­habited or frequented by game birds is prohibited. Any dog so used Is hereby declared to be a public nuis­ance and may be summarily killed by any person. (As amended 1921, Chap. 242.)

J. M. TOTTEN, Pres. Morrison Co. Sportsmen's Club.

BIG VOTE AT HIE SCHOOLJLECTION

MRS. BROWN AND N. J. PETERSON RE-ELECTED — 344

VOTES POLLED

One of the heaviest votes in years was recorded at the annual school elec­tion here Saturday, at which 344 votes were cast for members of the school board. Mrs. L. D. Brown and N. J. Peterson, candidates for re-election, were returned by votes of 316 and 328 respectively.

Before the election, it was rumored that there were to be "dark horses" but this failed to materialize. A. A. Barton was ,said to be one of the op­posing candidates, against Mrs. Brown. He was out of the city a week and Saturday evening, upon his return, he announced that the rumor that he was a candidate was without foundation. He received 12 votes however. # One vote was cast for C. Droskowski.

The annual meeting was held after the election. Minutes of same appear elsewhere in this issue.

FARM BUREAU SEEKS BAIL BILL REPEAL

Resolutions urging officers of the American Farm Bureau federation to use all possible means to obtain the repeal of Section 15 of the' Esch-Cum-•pnins act, providing that railroads be entitled to 5% per cent return on their book value and one-half of one per cent for betterment, were passed by delegates to the Midwest farm bureau conference in closing sessions at the Old Capitol last Wednesday.

Favor Tirade Commission y Representatives also went on record

as urging the American Farm Bureau federation officials to bring all possible influence to bear on Congress to sustain and if possible, to grant further powers to the Federal Trades Commission; and recommended the establishment of a statistical and investigating depart­ment, for the facilitation of work of colecting data for the united farm bureaus of the country.

BODY OF FREEDHEM BOY ON WAY HOME FROM FRANCE

Word was received Wednesday by C. J. Nelson of Freedhem that the re­mains of his son, Axel E. Nelson, 26 years old, who was killed in action in France, during the world war, have ar rived in Hoboken, N. J. The telegram advised that the body was to be ship­ped from Hoboken Wednesday* and

Falls tomorrowc The funeral will be under the

— • '""O •• -nesday, where he will be employed.

St/. \ , .' * •' •

It was one straight program of rais­es on assessments at the session of the county board of equalization, made up of the county commissioners this week. Raises ranged from 25 per cent to 600 per cent. The moneys and credits assessment books were examined but no changes were made in them.

Following are the changes, all figures being amount in percentage of raises:

Household Goods Buh, 50 per cent; Belle Prairie, 400;

Bellevue, 100; Buckman, 50; Culdrum, 50; Clough, 200; Cushing, lo0; Darling, 150; Elm Dale,'70; Gr:mif6, 50; Green Prairie, 100; Hillman, 20^1i,akin„ 200; Little Falls, 100; Mount Moms, 100; Morrill, 100; Motley, 100; Pike Creek, 50; Pierz, 25; Parker, 100; Platte, 200; Pulaski, 401'; Rail Prairie, 200; Rosing, 50; Richardson, 200; Ripley, 200; Scan-dia Valley,. 100;• Swanville, 400; Swan River, 200; Two Rivers, 100; Village of Buckman, 1C-0; Village of Bowlus, 50; Village of Flensburg,'100; Village

'of Genola, 100; Village of Lastrup, 50; Village of Motley, 50; Village of Pierz, 100; Village of Randall, 50; Village of Royalton, 50; Village of Sobieski, 200; Village of Swanville, 4j3C<'; Village of Upsala, 200.

Puere Bred Cattle Two Years and Un­der Three

Agram, 150 per cent; Belle Prairie, Bloom" Chas. Southwell 600: Buckman, 150: Culdrum, 100;

Medley—"Yankee Hash".H. C. Miller Darling, 150; Little Falls, 150; Morrill, -National Air— 100; Motley, 150; Pierz, 500; i Parker, —————— M .50; Rail Prairie, 25; Ripley, 600; Scan-

Sec. 56. BIRD DOGS—Hunting and di^ yaiiey, 200; Swanville, 75; Swan Training—Game birds, may be taken Biver> 25; Bowlus, 200$ Upsala, 200; during the open season with the Cit Little Falls> 10(>. | aid of dogs. The owner or trainer of pUre Bred <J6ws a dog may take the same afield for 159 p^r cent; Belle Prairie, the purpose of training said dog, 10O; Bellevue, 100; Buckman, 50; Dar-from September 1st to September iing^ 125; Green Prairie, 100; Little

Fall's, 100; Morrill, 50; , Parker, 25; Ripley, 100; Scandia Valley, 100; SwanVille, 50; Swan River, 100; City Little Falls, 50.

Pure Bred Bulls Buh, 100 per cent; Belle Prairie,

100; Bellevue, 50; CuWm*. 25; Clough, 50; Cushing, 25; Daruif, 75; Green Prairie, 150; Morrill, 50; Pike Creek, 50>; Pierz, 150; Parker, 50; Rail Prairie, 50; Richardson, 100; Ripley, 100; Scan­dia Valley, 100; Swanville, 50; Swan River, 50; Two Rivers, 50; Village of Bowlus, 300; City Little Falls, 200.

Wagons, Carriages and Sleighs Agram, 50> per cent; Buh, 50; Belle

Prairie, 200; Bellevue, 200; Buckman, 150; Culdrum, 50; Clough, 200; Cush­ing, 50; Darling, 150; Granite, 50; Green Prairie, 50; Hillman, 50; Lakin, 250; Leigh, 50; Little Falls, 50; Mount Morris, 150; Morrill, 250; Motley, 200; Pike Creek, 100; Pierz, 50; Parker, 50; Platte, 200; Pulaski, 50; Rail Prairie, 150; Rosing, 50; Richardson, 200; Rip­ley, 50; Scandia Valley, 100; Swan­ville, 150; Swan River, 200; Two Riv­ers, 100; Village Buckman, 100; Village Flensburg, 50; Village . Genola, 50; Village Lastrup, 50; Village Motley, 200; Village Pierz, 150; Village Ran­dall, 50; Village Royalton, 100; Village Sobieski, 200; Village Swanville, 50; Village Upsala, 50; City Little Falls,

3°Line 31—Lumber, lath and shingles, raised 100 per cent.

Line 35—Goods and Merchandise of wholesale merchants, raised 50 per cent. Goods and Merchandise Retail Mer­

chants Belle Prairie, 25 per cent; Bellevue,

30; Cushing, 100; Darling, 50; Elm Dale, 25; Leigh, 50; Morrill, 25; Pike Creek, ,200; Pulaski, 50; Scandia Val­ley, 25; Swan River, 200; Two Risers, 50; Village Buckman, 50; Village Bowlus, 20; Village Flensburg, 80; Vil­lage Genola, 25; Village Motley, 25; Village Pierz, 25: Village Randall, 70; Village Royalton, 40; Village Sobieski, 25; Village Upsala, 25; City of Little Falls, 30. a . ... „

Line 37—Typewriters and Adding Machines, raised 50 per cent.

Line 40—Office Furniture, Instru­ment and Libraries, raised 50 per cent.

Line 42—Presses, Type Setting Machines, etc., raised 50 per cent.

Add to Buh Township, Line 28, Mfg. Tools and Implements, of Little Falls Black Granite Company, Full and True Value of $5,000.00.

Line 46—Stock, Furniture and Equip­ment of Hotels, Restaurants, Eating Houses and Cafe*, raised 25 per cent.

Line 47—Stock, Furniture, Billard and Pool Halls and Bowling Alleys, raised 50 per cent. _

Line 48—Furniture and Equipment Barber Shops, raised 50 per cent.

Add to line 50—rClass 4 to J. " • King of Ripley, warehouse on Railway-land at a full and true value, $1000.00.

Line 52—Steam and Motor Boats, raised 50 per cent.

Line 54—Rails, Poles, Wire, etc. Light and Water Pciwer Companies, raised 25 per cent.

GREEN RELEASED ON $5,000 BAIL

A statewide drive to unite 600 c-o-oparative creameries in Minnesota into one strong association began last night in Morrison county with a meeting at Motley.

J. H. Holland, a farmer and a re­presentative of the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation, was to begin ex­plaining the aims of the new co-opera­tive marketing agency,, the Minnesota Co-operative Creameries Association, Inc., to creamery men of the county. He-is assisted by County Agent Camp­bell. An invitation will be given to all of the fifteen creameries in the countj to join the state association.

The plans of the new agency to as­sist co-operative creameries to ship in carload lots, thereby saving money in freight charges, and to standardize their product in order to command bet­ter markets and prices through nation­al advertising were presented to the directors and patrons of the Motley Co-operative Creamery at Motley last night.

The work of organizing the new agency also began yesterday in 11 oth­er counties, under the auspices of the Farm Bureau. The drive is the outcome of a meeting in St. Paul at which dele­gates from 320 co-operative creameries voted to establish a state agency to as­sist in marketing. It is the second state­wide co-operative marketing enterprise launched in Minnesota this summer. The first was the state livestock agen-cy. " Other meetings thus far scheduled

in this county are as follows: Friday, July 22—Randall creamery,

7:30 p. m. Saturday, July 23—Flensburg cream­

ery, 2 p. m. Saturday, July 23—Swanville .cream­

ery, 7:30 p. m.

BOT SCOUTS BACK FROM LEECH LAKE

The party of Boy Scouts who have been at the lodge of the Little Falls Hunting club at Leech lake for a ten-day outing, returned home yesterday. Rev. A. C. Bacon had charge of the party and was assisted by George For-tier and Carl Kjelshus. Dr. C. H. Long-ley, Lawrence Longley, Dr. E. E. Hall, W. J. Collin and Arden Kiewel motor­ed up to the lake after them Wednes­day and returned yesterday. All the boys report a splendid time.

HALL PRESIDENT OF STATE LABOR

Crookston was selected as the 1922 convention city .by the State Federa­tion of Labor, ^ session at Brainerd Tuesday aitenfoon. The vote stood Crookston 222, Mankato, 63, St. Cloud, 32.

E. G. Hall of Minneapolis, was re­elected for the eleventh term as presi­dent of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor, defeating Frank E. Miner, machinists, Minneapolis, by a vote of 239 to 125.

G. W. Lawson of St. Paul was re­elected secretary-treasurer.

DRTOCATTUE GO AT GOOD PREMIUM

SCARCITY OF DRYFEDS BOOSTS PRICES—CHOICE YEAR-

UNOS $9.25

OF TRUNK SYSTEM IF FEDER­AL AID IS APPROPRIATED

pea iroia xrummeu n«uac3ua;. auu Homer^ Green of Motley, who has they are expected to arrive in Little been in the county jail since *>einS „ r A aytah IA +\\A (rranH 111TV 1YT MUIll-bound over to the grand jury by Muni-

cipal Judge Gerritz on a charge of xutj j.uiiera.1 wm ue uuuci iue awir * — — = , pices of the local American Legion post murder in the first degree, was released and will be held next Tuesday, July yesterday afternoon, when bonds were 26, at 2 p. m., from the Simonet mor- furnished in the sum of $5,000. L^reen tuary. Rev. A. C. Bacfon, chaplain of eharged with the murder of Eugene the Legion post, will officiate, assisted Lavoy in the street riot at . Motley re-by Rev. C. E. Sholander of Bethel ecntly. Lutheran church. Interment will be ; . ^ in Oakland cemetery. ^ shoot held by the Little Falls

p**ui|--Club Wednesday evening John A Earl Swanberg went to Cloquet Wed- Anderson made the high score. He Aa/lnff twHAwA »in 11 1% vi 1 <1 1. l An • « « a — — —

broke 98 pigeons out of 100 chances.

(By U. S. Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates and Minn. Dept. of Ag­riculture).

Tuesday's Closing Cattle 900. Market on dryfeds clos­

ing strong to slightly higher, grass cattle slow and about steady, under­tone weak. Calves 1,600. Market clos­ing about steady. Packer tops $8.50. Hogs 3,500. Market strong to 25c high­er on lightweights, steady to 25c lower on others. Range $8.00 to $10.60, bulk $8.75 to $9.75. Sheep 200. Market strong to 50c higher.

" South St. Paul, Minn., July 19, 1921: —Dryfed cattle are growing scarcer and are not only holding all recent gains, but continue to work upward. Grass cattle, while making some ad­vances last week, are becoming more numerous at leading markets and ten­dency on such kinds is toward weak to lower levels. Fed yearling steers and heifers sold the past week from $8.25 to $8.90, and some 880 pound averages to­day went to city butchers up to $9.25, the highest price in several months. Heavy fed steers during the same per­iod sold strong from $8.00 to $8.50. Grass steers of a common and medium beef grade cashed mostly from $6.00 to $7.50, with a few down around $5.50. Practically no dryfed butcher she stock is being offered although these kinds are quotable from $6.50 to around $7.50, bulk of the butcher cows and heifers of the grass variety going from $4.00 to $6.00 or slightly better. Canners and cutters rang from $1.50 to $3.25, bologna bulls $3.75 to $4.75, best veal-ers $8.50, seconds largely $5.50. Stock-ers and feeders are holding moderate gains made on opening days, most ^de­sirable heavy feeders selling from $5.50 to $7.00, with the same kind of stoek steers under 750 pounds largely from $3.50 to $5.50, with extremes of quality outside those price ranges.

Hogs are 50 to 60c higher on the average than a week ago, lightweights gaining most. Range today $8.00 to $10.60, bulk $8.75 to $9.75, good pigs $9.25. Lambs strong to higher, good natives $8.50, seconds mostly $4.50, good light ewes 3.50 to $4.00.

Ten new upholstered swivel chairs have, been received at the court house for use in the various offices, replacing worn out chairs.

Marriage Licenses Marriage licenses were issued this

weeK to Wm.' H. Crowe and Louise St. Marie; Orin Triplett and Effie Cay-wete: Henry Bollig and Anna Zor-meier.

Grading of 677 miles, gravel surfac­ing of miles and paving of SO miles, a total of nearly 1,200> miles, will represent permanent improvements on Minnesota trunk highways during the first year under the Babcoc-k plan, ac­cording to a forecast this week by John H. Mullen, assistant commissioner and chief highway engineer.

The preliminary figures are based up­on expectation that the usual $2,840,000 federal aid'-apportionment will be made available this year in Minnesota. Oth­erwise, the grading may be reduced to about 500 miles, gravel surfacing to :j>50 miles and paving to 65 miles, a 915-milc total.

Mr. Mullen's forecast of new con­struction does not take into account the maintenance improvements for which $3,000,000 has been set aside this season to spread immediate benefits of the Babcock plan to every mile of the 7,C'00-mile trunk highway system. The division includes more than 1,140 pa­trolmen now repairing and smoothing trunk routes and is counted on to bring-first general benefits under the new highway development program.

The new construction is scattered in more than 75 different sections and when completed, will make new totals of 2,176 miles of grading, 1,739 miles of gravel surfacing and 192 miles of paving on the state trunk system. It will cost approximately $10,000,000, if carried through without curtailment, and will represent expenditures of $5,-000,000 of countw reimbursement bond inonev, $2,846,000 of federal aid, and the balance of the motor vehicle tax revenue after $3,000,000 is deducted and placed in the maintenance fund.

The highway department, as previous progress figures show, is speeding good roads work but is now forced to await action by congress on federal aid legis­lation.

MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH STABBED TO DEATH

MYSTERY SURROUNDS ATTACK ON BOY WALKING ALONG

RIVER BANK

FORD CHOSEN TOR MORRI­SON COUNTY

Pioneer Press (21):—An 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon in a secluded spot on the banks of the Mississippi river. Police believe an assailant lay in waiting for the young man, as he walked along the bank, stabbed him and threw him into the river. Robbery is believed to have been the motive, although the youth is known to have had less than $2 in his pockets. He had no money when found.

The victim was Melvin Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J". Larson, 1818 Portland avenue, Minneapolis. H« died in St. Mary's hospital a half hour after his cries for help had been heard by W. Holster, 2314 Ninth street south, who was working at the Min­neapolis approach of the new Franklin avenue bridge.

Holster heard faint cries from the bank north of the bridge.

He worked his way down the steep bank to the river's edge and went about 500 feet, where he saw Larson with feet dangling in the water and groaning with pain from a deep gash in his abdomen.

Larson, between gasps, said that he had crawled from the river. He mut­tered. "He stabbed me and I don't know why he did it. I couldn't pro­tect myself."

At St. Mary's hospital, where city detectives talked to Larson, the youth repeated that someone had attacked him but gave them no further informa­tion.

^CONSIGNOR BUH MISSION HOUSE There was opened in Duluth yester­

day, the Monsignor Buh mission house, named after the beloved prelate, who spent a number of his years of mission­ary work in this vicinity, and is still kindly remembered by our older citi­zens. The Duluth Herald of July 20, says:

"Monsignor Buh will soon enter up­on his ninetieth year. He has been a priest for sixty-four years. In May, 1864, he came to Northern Minnesota as a missionary to give his life to the Chippewa Indians in the Northwestern section of the United States. The diocese of St. Paul in those days in­cluded all of Minnesota and North and South Dakota. To Monsignor Buh was assigned all of this vast territory in order to seek out the Indians of the Chippewa tribe, and to bring to them the light of Christianity. The hard­ships he endured, especially in the winter months in traveling through Minnesota and the Dakotas and North­ern Wisconsin in visiting the Chippewa Indians, are almost incredible. The young priests living in the mission house will have the inspiration of the life of one of the greatest missionaries America has ever produced."

Municipal Court C. B. Oftedahl was brought before

Judge Gerritz Monday morning, charged with giving Jos. Eidenschink a drink of moonshine liquor. He plead-guilty and was fined $5 and costs.

Lawrence Berry of Pike Creek, ar­rested on a charge of manufacturing moonshine liquor, was discharged by Judge Gerritz Wednesday afternoon, upon appearing for examination, as the result of Jos. Eidenshink, who caused his arrest, stating that the did not know Mr. Berry and had never seen him. >

James McManus of this city and Jos­eph Eidenschink of Pike Creek were haled before Judge Gerritz Friday, charged with being drunk and disorder­ly.., They pleaded guilty of the charge and were sentenced to a fine of $5 and costs, totaling $12.50, or 10 days in jail in each case.

The same day Sophie Wistl was ar­rested on the same charge. She also pleaded, guilty and was fined $5 and costs, amounting to $11.50.

People of Morrison county are call­ed upon^ to co-operate in a movement to eradicate noxious weeds that are causing damage to land and crops. The last legislature passed an act providing for the removal of noxious weeds and for the appointment of state, district and local weed inspectors to see that this work is carried out. Mr. Con­nolly of Yerndale is district inspector for this district. He was in Littlo Falls Tuesday and met with the board of county commissioners* for the pur­pose of having local inspectors appoint­ed. The board appointed Samuel Ham-merbeck of this city as inspector for that part of the county lying west of the Mississippi river and Robert C. Tedford of this city for the territory east of tlie river. Both men are farm­ers of experience and well fitted for these positions.

The co-operation of city, village and township officers, Farm Bureau officers and members and all others who are interested in this work, is urgently solicited. People finding places wherot noxious weeds, as defined in this act, and where no apparent effort is being made to eradicate them, should re­port same to the local inspectors by mail.

Below are excerpts from the law re­lating to the eradication of weeds. For a complete copy of the law, see the copy of the session laws which was mailed to all subscribers in the county some time back. The sections of the law describing the weeds and the pen­alty for non-compliance are as fol­lows:

CHAPTER 320—S. F. No. 422 AN ACT relating to noxious weeds,

providing for the appointment of a state weed inspector by the commis­sioner of agriculture, concerning his powers and duties, authorizing the appointment of district and local weed inspectors, repealing certain laws relating to noxious weeds, pro­viding penalties, and appropriate money for the purpose of this act.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota. Section 1. The expression "noxious

weeds" shall mean and include: Class 1. Perennial and annual sow

thistle, Canada thistle, Russian thistle, tumbling mustard and toad flax.

Class II. Wild mustard, hare's ear mustard, wild oats, French weed or stink weed, false flax, giant or dwarf rag weed, blue bur, blue lettuce, cockle-bur, burdock, oxeye, daisy, White daisy, snapdragon, sour dock, yellow dock, bar-berry bush and couch or quack grass and kinghead.

^ ^ Sec. 12.. All notices provided for by

this aet shall be served in the same manner as a summons in a civil action. Whenever any person fails to cut down or eradicate any noxious weeds or any crop in which such weeds are inter­mingled or growing in compliance with a notice served upon him, the local weed inspector having jurisdiction, or if there is no local weed inspector, the proper district weed inspector shall cause the same to be cut down at the expense of the county in which the land affected is situated and claims for such expenses are hereby made legal charges against the county. After such cutting or removal, the officer causing the same to be done shall file verified and itemized statements of all services contracted for by him in that connec­tion with the county auditor of such county and such statement shall be authority for the issuance of proper county warrants to the persons named therein for the apount specified. The amount of such expenses, together with a penalty of $10 shall be a lien against the land involved and shall be entered by the auditor on his tax books as a tax and shall be levied and collected in the same manner that other real estate taxes are levied and collected. The amount of such expenses and the penalty, when collected, shall be used to reimburse the county for its expen­ditures in this regard.

Sec. 13. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act or who violates any duly adopted regulation of the state weed inspector, or who neglects, fails or refuses to comply with any notice duly issued hereunder by the state or district or local weed inspector and duly served upon him. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished ac» cordingly.

WOMAN'S GUILD The Woman's Guild will hold their

regular quarterly meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 o 'clock at the K. C. hall.

Nominations for the coming year will take place.

Miss Rosebud Fortier will give a reading. The program is being added to and several literary and musical numbers will also be on the program.

Born SUTHERLAND—To Mr. and Mrs.

John Sutherland, Tuesday, July 19, a son.

OVALL—To Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ovall of Cushing, Monday, July 18, a daughter.

WITTE—To Mr. and Mrs. Vince Witt of Pike Creek, Tuesday, July 19, a daughter.

LEBLANC—To Mr. and Mrs. Joe LeBlane of Belle Prairie, Saturday, July 16, a son.

NORBERG—To Mr. and Mrs. Cart Norberg, Tuesday, July 19, a son, at the Hall hospital. J

Miss Mary Beka of Buckman sub­mitted to surgical treatment at St. Ga­briel's hospital here Tuesday.

MERCHLEWICZ—To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Merchlewicz of Pike Creek, Wed-nesda.7, July 20, a daughter.

WBIT.E—To Mr. and Mrs. E. White of For* Ripley, Monday, July 18, a daughter, at St. Gabriel's hospital.

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NIEWOHNER—To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Niewo-'inSr of Swanville, Monday) July 18, a sov>. at St. Gabriel's hospital.

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