The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-09-19
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

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The public schools of Argyle opened
with an enrolment of no.
In returning from the state fair
Ernest M. Belford, aged 10 years, was
killed by the street cars.
A valuable team of horses belonging
to Lynn McKeeth, of ST. Charles, was
struck by lightning and killed.
John Heysted, after carrying
trunk up stairs in Minneapolis,
dropped dead from heart disease.
ST. Paul has been invaded by a
horde of slung shot and sand Dag
artists who are in hurry to clean up
the town.
The body of the man killed on the
interurban car tracks Saturday morn
ing remains unidentified at the Ram
sey morgue.
Chief of Police Nelson arrested H.
G. Hill and Jesse Dearfield at Brain
erd, charged with robbing the Carl
son postoffice.
Duluth business men are organizing
a new national bank, to be known as
the City National bank, with cap
ital of 100000.
Fifteen bears have been shot in the
city limits of Duluth during the past
sixty days, the fifteenth being shot by
a Lakeside man.
William jackson, better known as
''Chicken Bill" dropped dead in ST.
Paul. For 20 years he peddled chick
en- sandwiches about the city.
Princeton is to have one of the
finest stations within 200 miles of the
Twin Cities. The Great Northern
railway will let the contract soon.
r. o. Sweeney, who died at East
| Duluth, was one of the early settlers
in st. Paul, and was designer of the
great seal of the state of Minnesota.
A medical association to be COM
posed of the counties of Sherburne,
| Isanti and Mile Laos will be organ
| lied with headquarters at Princeton.
Henry Lippe, 25 years old, chose
horrible method of suicide. Placing
| his head under the wheels of NOV
ing car in the Milwaukee yards at
Minneapolis he was gullotined, the
head being completely severed from
the body.
George Jones, William Campbell,
James Brown, all of Oshkosh, Wis,
NGIt SIODDcu DIT tllC OllOn SldIlOI,
ST. Paul, and made to pay $25 for
hunting licenses in orther to escape
arrest and loss of their hunting out
| fits.
| A meeting of the State Forestry
board will be held within a few days
to consider plans for reforesting the
| 1000 acres of land in Cass county,
donated the state for forestry pur-
| T
Duncan of the party of forestry eX-
perts who surveyed the tract, will
present a plan for reforesting the
land, which is typical pine land, unfit
for agriculture.
Superintendent Smith, of ST. Paul,
has directed that all pupils admitted
to the schools must show proof of
successful vaccination. The registra-
ton was $4,000 against $4,000 last
year.
The principal building in st. Paul
Park, a three-story brick structure,
| where the business of the town cen
tered, was destroyed by fire, together
with two or three small frame build
ings adjoining, causing a total loss
of $4,000.
David Price, an old and wealthy
resident of Cambria, was robbed of
1886 at Mankato. Three pickpockets
iostled him and got his pocketbook.
Later a pocketbook belonging to f. c.
| Hartig, a merchant of Watertown,
Wis, was found in the Union depot.
1t contained notes for several hum
dred dollars, but no money, indicat-
ing another robbery.
John Helm, miller at the Holmes
City Roller mills, had his hand
crushed to a pulp. 1t was caught
and drawn into the rolls. Amputa-
ton will be necessary.
Matters relating to the presidential
visit the latter part of the month are
now beginning to take place. 1t is
settled that the president will arrive
in st. Paul Thursday afternoon, Sept.
25, at 2:45, and will remain in the
Twin Cities until II o'clock that
night.
Congressman McCleary has sent to
President Roosevelt his recommends
ton that State Senator c. L. Bene-
dict be appointed postmaster at Man
llato to succeed l.. p. Hunt, who has
held the Office more than four years.
A. J. Pontius, of the Duluth & Iron
Range, was instantly killed by being
run over by train at Two Harbors.
His body was cut in two. He was
single man.
Two boys were arrested at Cokato
| bv Constable Fred SKIOLD on suspicion
of committing a robbery at Delano.
When searched lady's bracelet and
watch chain and four ivory pool balls
ard some cash were found. Later
lady's gold watch and a ring were
recovered. The boys were turned
| over to the Delano marchal and taken
back to Delano.
Bowed by the weight of years, and
leaning heavily on his cane, Peter
Ullman, who is more than 70 years
old, married Catherine Holstein, aged
25 The ceremony was performed by
Court Commissioner Gallick OF Min
neapolis.
In his ninth annual report, George
B. Alton, state inspector of high
schools, predicts that there will be
more than 200 high schools in Mime
sofa within ten years.
w. e. Atkins, of the state auditors
office, has completed totals of the real
and personal property assessments for
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