The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

ty of Minnesota that Captain George
II. Morgan cannot be detailed as mill
tary instructor at the university, as
he is now on his regular tour of duty
in the Philippines.
1t is the custom of the Grand Army
posts of ST. Paul to alternate in TAX
ing charge of the Memorial day ar
engagements and exercises. This year
Acker Post No. 21 has the duty and
has invited Garfield Post No. to
assist.
Mrs. Alvin Small. wife of Former
Sheriff Small of this county, attempt
ed to commit suicide, while laboring
under fit of mental depression at
her home in Delhi.
The plans for the public building
at Saltwater, Mimi, have been COM
pleted They have been sent to the
computor's division of the supervis-
ing architects office and the work
will be put on the market about June
l.
The house of Paul Carpenter at Nc
Intosh was struck by lightning and
bauiy wrecked.
The store of George Toogood at
Viola was entered and goods stolen.
Four crews of Great Northern sec
Cloud for an increase of wages from
$1.25 to $1.50 IA day. 1t is probable
the demand will be granted.
The state dairy and food commits
sion has arranged a picnic of the
farmers of Mcleod and adjoining
counties to be held June 16 at Hutc b.
inson.
ness at Foley, Benton county, the
first bank at that place. 1t is known
as the State Bank of Foley and will
have capital of $4,000.
The state prison at Saltwater turn
ed into the state auditors office 3d.
2S3.02, representing the collections
for April for binder Irvine sold to the
farmers of the state. The Irvine
plant at the penitentiary does bust
ness annually amounting to half
million dollars, which makes the pris-
on self-supporting.
Iron ore shipments from the Min
nesota mines during the month of
April aggregated 1920 tons, as
compared with 1.O95,1S9 tons last
year. The falling off is largely caus-
ed by the delay in the opening. Of
the amount forwarded last month,
Two Harbors shipped 262,O91 tons;
Duluth, 239,945, and Superior, $780,
254.
Fire has run over about 100000 or
100000 feet of pine of the Cass
Lake reservation, which was blown
down last fall.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the grand celebration of the re-
servation" commemorative of the set
tlement by the Chippewas of White
Earth reservation.
The sheet metal workers of Mime
apolis have practically won their
strike, for Accent an hour mini
mum and an eight hour day. Thirty
five out of the forty-four cornice and
tinshops of the city had signed the
agreement submitted by the strikers
Paul j. Smith, 157 Kent street, was
found dead in stable in the rear of
his home by his daughter in ST. Paul.
Death was said to have resulted from
heart trouble.
Fire in the Alger-Smith Lumber
company's yards on Garfield avenue
destroyed $4,000 worth of. lumber and
for time placed 100000 feet of the
same commodity in jeopardy.
Birnie Belovitch, seven years old,
and Charles Merwin, eight years old,
waged fierce battle in st. Paul and
both of them were seriously injured.
The boys quarreled and Birnie is said
to have struck Merwin in the face.
The bank clearings of Minneapolis
broke all previous records for one
days business, reaching a grand total
of $7,7S7,2SO.O1. The former record
was $4,112, 294.76, which was made on
Sept. 2, 1901. The clearings for May
2, 1902, amounted to $2,56S, 143.42.
Herman OVERLY attempted to step
from a train at Fosston. He fell I'M
der the wheels and the train severed
his right leg close to the hip. He will
probably live.
The large alligator at the Mime
haha zoo is dead. The animal had
been ill for several days nd every eff
fort was made to save its life. The
alligator was given to the zoo by the
Minneapolis lodge of Elks and was
originally presented to the lodge by
the New Orleans lodge.
Willie Opperman, the 3-yearold son
of John Opperman, living on Custer
street in West ST. Paul, swallowed
nine strychnine pills. A physician
was summoned and administered an
antidote which may save the child's
life.
Peter j. Smetlen, who sustained g
fracture of the spine by fall from a
barn loft at Hastings, is dead.
julius Freud of the National Mill
ing and Evaporating company of De-
troit has been in the Twin Cities
looking over the situation with n
view of starting a potato flour mill
The barn and blacksmith shop OF
w. c. Bonn at Brookfield burned. All
the tools and the horses were saved.
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