The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-10
BRIEF MINNESOTA NEWS

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build into Hinckley. Connection will be
had with the Twin Cities and Duluth:
/ w. L. Pierce, a single man employed
here by the Cloquet Electric Company,
/ was instantly killed while connecting up
wires. :
The Catholic church and priests house
| at Client, six miles west of Marshall,
was totally destroyed one night recently
| by fire, with all its contents.
Northern Pacific gross earnings for tho
six months ending Dec. 81 show an in
| crease of $1,000 goo over the same period
! OF 1900, gain of about 25 per cent.
Thomas Reh, accused. of criminal as
sault at st. Cloud, was found not guilty.
Albert Reh, a brother who was implf-
Gated in the same affair. was given new
| trial.
Logmen for the camps are scarce and
wages in the woods are higher in conse-
quence. No complaint is heard from log
| gers, who find the situation far better
than it was a year ago.
Though bowling leagues are not a year
old in Minneapolis, it is now almost GER
| tain that the Flour City will be repre-
sented at the national tournament of the
American Bowling Congress, which is to
| be held at Buffalo at the time of the an
| nual meeting of the congress, Jan. 20 to
| %.
Mrs. Louise Haas, who was arrested
| in st. Paul for shoplifting, will not be
| prosecuted. Her rooms in the Capitol
hotel were searched, and two trunks con-
| tanned goods valued at $500.
| Gen. S. E. Olson is no longer connected
| with the Big Store, formerly operated by
| the S. E. Olson Company, now the Pow
ers Mercantile Company. Public an
| nouncement was made that he had sold
| out his interest and would retire from
active business
| During the early part of the perform
| ance of the Last Duchess of Marlbor-
| ough" at the Metropolitan Theater in
| Minneapolis, Sarah Cowell La Moyne, the
star, received telegram announcing that
| her husband, w. ]. LIE Moyne, was dy
! ing Of pneumonia in New York.
| Interior department officials confirm In
spector Fairs statement of timber tres
| pass on the White Earth reservation only
| in part-that is, as to the quantity of il
! legally cut timber which is admitted to
have been 100000 feet, according to
ONeilFS report
r. c. Dunn, state auditor of Minneso-
| ia announces in an interview that he is
not candidate for reelection or for
governor. This statement is coupled
| with very plump disclaimer of any
| sympathy with the attacks being made
| on the so-called railroad merger, as he
| says he does not consider Mr.. Hills
| schemes inimical to the public welfare,
| and he thinks existing laws give all
| needed protection.
John B. LaSalle of Duluth, owner of a
| Single mill at Seeley, on the Great
Northern, was killed by being struck by
flying piece of broken betting.
The body of an unidentified man was
! found on the Eastern Minnesota track,
between Grasston and Braham. He is
| thought to have been struck by train
while drunk.
Professor Hays and an assistant, Mr.
Parker, from the State Experiment Farm
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| cation which the state and government
| are about to make to ascertain from sew
eral farmers the exact amount of work
each puts on his farm, the amount of
| money expended and the return from the
crops.
The humble but Industrious Mississippi
| river clam appears to be breaking into
the best society. On her recent visit to
| Minneapolis Nine. Nordica whiled away
| her spare time among the shops of the
| city. The diva has had opportunity to
develop and indulge rather nice tastes in
| gems, and while looking over the assort-
ment at Hudson's, her attention was at
| tracted by tray of wonderfully lus-
| trous pearls. She ordered necklace to
| cost $1,000.
| New Years morning Mrs. Jacob Rice.
| of Minneapolis, gave birth to three little
| boys. One of the babies was still-born.
| The others are fine, healthy fellows.
| lne lWlN City company
/ signed contract with Ellery's Royal
| Italian Band for an eight weeks engage
| ment at Lake Harriet next summer
Governor Van SAINT received a hand
| some and substantial testimonial of the
| good will and esteem of his fellow Off
| Gals at the state capitol. The gift was a
| solid silver tea service of five pieces.
| The conference of governors of north
| western states at Helena last week con-
| corning the merger of trans-continental
| railroad lines resulted in the passage Of
resolutions without outlining any course
| of procedure. The question they encoun-
| tered was to determine how to proceed
| prior to the violation of any law, as all
] is prospective as to what may happen.
| The lawyers are puzzling how to begin
| before they find a violated law
Robert SCHNEIDER, Carver county boy,
but now of Victor, Col, was in Chaska
| recently. He has secured a patent on a
rotary engine, which experts say is SIM
ply marvellous, and syndicate offers him
| 500, 900 for it. He will shortly leave for
| Australia and New Zealand to exhibit
| his invention.
The Minnesota Mutual Farm Insurance
| Company asks that a receiver be appoint
| err through it's president, H. G. Lund.
| The company was organized in 1885, and
| has 900 of outstanding insurance. The
claims against the company are only
$4,000, but the policy holders, it is said, do
not respond to calls for assessments.
The State Dairy and Food Commission,
| last year, made S99 tests of milk by the
| Babcock process, and examined Cd other
samples. The total number of analyses
| made, including meats, vinegar, jellies,
| cheese, butter, baking powder, malt and
| vinous liquors, oil, paints, ETC., was 1926.
| OF these 2,1S4 samples were legal and LIP
| illegal.
The Indian school teachers of the Unit
| ed States have decided to meet in Min
neapolis this year, at the same time the
| National Educational Association meets,
| in July.
| The date for the converting of the next
| session of the legislature is still a mat
| ter of guess work, and every day seems
| to put it further away. May not be
called before February Is or March 1.
The Ann River Land Company has sold
| to the Ann River Farm Company $4,000
| acres of land in the counties Of Mile
Laos, Kanabec and Aitkin. The consid-
Grafton was $4,000.
| Since the county authorities at Duluth
started the policy of making county pris-
oners work the roads, the population of
the county Jail has fallen off from about
100 to 65.
VIM. A. Lindeke, a veteran dry goods
man of ST. Paul, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart. The
deed was committed in the undertaking
rooms of VIM. DamDier on Waba Sha