The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-06-05
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

river while bathing at ST. Cloud.
Fire destroyed the large livery barn
of Gilbertson q Peterson, together
with twenty-five head of horses at
Ruthton.
Pure food departments of Minneso-
ia, Wisconsin and the Dakotas are
planning vigorous enforcement
campaign.
Work has commenced on the build
ing of 2OO-foot dock at Beaver Bay,
twenty-five miles up the shore from
Two Harpors.
The body of a baby boy was found
in the Mississippi river near the Cros-
by farm, by an employe of the st.
Paul Boom Company.
The right wing of the dam in Clo-
quet river, at the lower end of Island
lake, gave way, and many millions of
feet of logs were released.
The Rock Island will build ten
more sidetracks at the West Side
freighthouse in st. Paul. 1t will be
necessary to remove several houses.
Joseph A. Jeremy of Nininger was
arrested on a charge of larceny of
logs valued at $50 on May 10, the pro-
perty of r. H. Chute of Minneapolis.
Oscar Wick, farmer who was un-
loading freight car at Watson, was
killed by the carelessness of the train
crew in switching. He was about 30
years of age and had lived in the vi
cinity from childhood.
Sheriff Hardy of Cass county re-
ports finding the body of man in the
creek near Backus. IL is believed the
man was slugged, dragged some dis
lance and then thrown in the creek.
The body of fully developed male
infant was found in a tennis court in
the rear of 81 Twelfth street south,
Minneapolis, covered with newspapers
in an attempt at partial concealment.
Daney Blair, the 12-year-old son Of a
farmer, near Kensington, had a por-
ton of his hand blown off while ex-
perimenting with a dynamite car
fridge. He was curious to know
whether it would go off and proceed
ed to pound it with a rock.
One hundred and fifty rural free de-
livery carriers will meet in Minneapo-
lis next month on invitation of the
Commercial Club. 1t will be the first
annual convention of the farmers
best friend" in Minnesota.
The scholarships awarded by St.
Olaf academy for the college were
given Ole Brekken and Theodore
Sternberg. The winners in the es-
say contest were George p. Honness,
first; +. o. Steffenson, second; c..
Stockstad, third.
Daniel Woodbury., eighty years old,
was gored to death by Jersey bull.
Woodbury., who was well-to-do, lived
alone at 10 Cedar Lake road near
Minneapolis. He had raised, the bull
from a calve and treated the animal
as pet.
William Martin, aged 10 years, was
shot and almost instantly killed at
Long Prairie. He and an older
brother took a revolver from their
uncle's trunk. A bullet in the region
of the heart was the result of fooling
with the gun.
Minneapolis grain houses, with
lines of elevators in the Canadian
northwest, are inclined to the opin-
ion that the quantity of old crop
wheat back in farmers hands across
the line is about 100000 bushels.
The village council of Fosston has
let contracts for new electric light
generator and engine. Fosston is one
of the few towns that have made a
success in owning and operating pub
lie utilities.
The state inspector in st. Paul
Jos, CI1ro
plying 1870 gallons of milk the
dairies of Minneapolis and st. Paul,
dairies with 9,719 cows supplying
1887 gallons of milk each day.
Details have been decided upon for
the most notable prize band contest
that has ever taken place in the
northwest. 1t will occur Monday,
June s, Retail Merchants Association
day of the June Fair and Carnival.
The headquarters of the transcon-
tinental freight bureau may be moved
from San Francisco to ST. Paul be-
cause of the better location of ST.
Paul for the transaction of business.
The Armour Packing Company has
filed suit in the United States circuit
court against the Minneapolis Cold
Storage Company for damages in the
sum of $6,154.1s, alleged to have been
done to 1,001,SS0 eggs by reason of
neglect and improper care.
The 7-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sutton was playing on the Great
Northern track over a coolie near An
gus when he fell through and was
drowned.
Because four of their coworkers
were discharged, fourteen of the girl
telephone operators employed at the
central Office of the Twin City Tele-
phone Company, in Minneapolis, went
out on sympathetic strike.
The steamer Gazelle, with raft of
logs in tow, had her wheel consider
ably damaged by striking the protec-
ton pier of the railway drawbridge
at Hastings.
Willie Wilson, years old, was run
down by street car on Payne ave-
nue., ST. Paul, and instantly killed.
The lad was standing in the street on
the car track and did not notice the
approaching car.
A years extension in the time OF
settling up the F. H. Peavey estate
has been granted by Judge Harvey
upon application of George w. Pea
vey, F. T. Heffelfnger and Frederick
B. Wells, executors. The reason for
L. Will nC