The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-25
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.
Daniel Foster, farmer near Royal
ton was killed nv 1iUhtuinU

jerks building, two frame buildings
| and two barns.
State Treasurer Brock has resumed
sending out state funds for deposit
IN country banks.
The stage which was run from Wi
mona to Rushford for forty years, has
been discontinued.
Fred Anderson, who attempted sui
| eide in tailor shop in st. Paul, has
suffered relapse and is likely to die.
James E. Kellogg of Two Harbors
filed as democratic candidate for
representative in the Fifty-frst dis
trict
The teachers retirement fund, faith
| cred by the Minneapolis school board,
wa knocked out by the supreme
court.
Fire Warden Andrews, who re-
turned from Cass and Itasca counties,
says there is great danger from forest
fires there.
Thomas Burns, young Canadian
who arrived IN Minneapolis from Tor
onto, was swindled out of 500 by two
card sharps.
TheNpresident has issued a commits
sion to Director Merriam under the
| new permanent census law as director
| of the census.
Great Western earnings for the first
| week in August were $125, $3.50, increase
$7,054. This is for the first week in
the fiscal year.
Governor Van SAINT appointed A. r.
Laudon municipal judge of Redwood
Falls, to succeed the late Joseph Cald-
well, who died July 1.
Dan Donald, a teamster, aged 35
years, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the heart at Duluth. No
cause for the act is known.
Senator F. B. Daugherty of Duluth
has filed his declaration as a re-
publican candidate for the state SEN
ate from the Fifty-frst district.
George w. Wilson of Worthington
filed as a republican candidate for the
house in the Fifteenth district, COM
prising Noble and Murray counties.
Thomas Hanlon, superintendent of
the prison binding Irvine plant, has
resigned on account of poor health,
and his place will be filled by Warden
Wolfer.
City Assessor Fort of Minneapolis
reports an increase of more than So
100000 in the assessed valuation of
real estate and personal property in
this city.
Mrs. C. J. Thomas, who, with Mrs.
L. A. Sewers, registered at the Nation
al hotel, Minneapolis, from Sioux City,
| attempted to commit suicide by TAX
| ing morphine.
Sign painters of the Twin Cities are
organizing a union and will take a
charter from the Brotherhood of
Painters, Decorators and Paperhang-
ers of America.
The body of an unknown man was
found beside the Milwaukee railway
track and Twenty-eighth avenue S.
and Twenty-ninth street, Minneapolis,
by switching crew.
Citizens of Rochester have entered
protest against Carrie Nation COM
ing to that city to speak, and she will
receive a document telling her that
her presence is not desired.
Thomas Harborn of Kittson coun-
ty has bought the d. B. Searles farm,
Fair Oaks" at LIE Sank, Stearns
county, for $4,000. He will engage
in stock raising at that point.
According to an opinion of Attor-
ney General Douglas, the government
oleomargarine law in now way con-
ficts with the Minnesota laws regard
ing the manufacture of that article.
The postoffice at Ronneby was
robbed the other night. Charles Lar
rabee, the postmaster, lost SIS in cash
and stamps. Goods to the amount of
500 were taken from the store of Lar
rabee Bros.
lust completed, shows 97,72O names, a
gain of 1852 over 1901. 1t is claimed
that, using the multiplier established
by the census of 1900, the city's pop
ulation is 171,010.
At the meeting of the board of
county commissioners, the tax levy
of Dakota county for the ensuing year
was fixed as follows: County revenue
fund, $4,000; county poor fund, S.
600; county road and bridge fund, 3d.
900, making total of $4,000.
Great damage was done at Lake
Minnetonka and points in that vicin-
ity by hailstorm. Fruit farms, veg
etable and flower gardens were prac-
tically ruined, and wheat fields were
badly cut and otherwise damaged.
Judge Finehout of the municipal
bench of ST. Paul decided that if chill
dren tease a dog until they are bit
ten by the animal, the owner cannot
be fined for keeping a vicious dog,
nor can the dog be ordered killed.
Anna Holtgrave, domestic at the
Hotel Imperial, 16 E. Eighth street,
ST. Paul, slipped from the second
story while washing a window and
fell to the sidewalk, breaking both
| wrists and sustaining serious bruises.
The state board of pardons made
sparing use of its power. No par
| dons were granted or sentences COM
muted. The governoRwas authorized
to restore William Shea, sent from
Hennepin county for five years to cit
izenship.
At meeting of the Minnesota State
Veterinary Medical association ar
rangements were made for the enter
tainment Of the national convention
of the American Veterinary associa-
ton in Minneapolis, September 2, 3,
and S.
Northern Pacific gross earnings for
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