The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

meier, president; Otto Rohland, vice
president; Otto Bremen, treasurer; M.
Doran, Jr., secretary.
William J. Francis, composition, As
years old, and living at 1851 Alder
marie street, ST. Paul, swallowed car
bolic acid with suicidal intent in the
rear of his home and died shortly af-
forwards.
The residence of Richard Hoch of
Wabasha was robbed of 1925. The
house was entered from an upstairs
window. In their hurry in getting
away the robbers lost mask,
Gen. John C. Black of Illinois will
be the orator of the day at the Memo
rial Day exercises in Minneapolis.
If the wishes of Archbishop Ireland
are carried out, Minneapolis will have
cathedral.
A three million dollar mortgage
running from the Buffalo and Susque-
hanna Iron company to the New York
Security and Trust company was filed
at Duluth. 1t covers land close to the
village of Hibbing and on winch the
iron company is opening. mine.
The New York Store," owned by
Albert Chabot, and one of the largest
dry goods establishments in Crooks
ton, was completely Quilted by fire.
James I. Jellett, ST. Paul, won the
chess championship Of the state in
the final match of the state chess
tournament.
Frank E. Ward becomes general
manager of the Great Northern, sue
ceeding John F. Stevens, resigned.
Mr.. Wards promotion, according to
circulars announcing his appoint
ment, gives him charge of operations
of all the Great Northern companies,
embracing the whole system, and ag-
gregating nearly $500 miles of road.
1t is estimated that the cut of logs
in Aitkin county this season will
reach 1OO,OOO,00O feet. The logs are of
good, average quality. So much water
is being held back by the government
dams that there is likely to be too
much water for driving, rather than
too little.
Dwight NJ. Baldwin has bought the
City Flour mill at Crookston and will
enlarge and improve it, increasing it's
capacity from rs barrels to 1900 bar
rels.
The residence Of James Peacha at
Cloquet was partly destroyed by fire.
1t was recently built and was con-
sidered one of the finest in the city.
The loss is about $1,000; fully insured.
Construction crews on the Milwau-
kee Railway company's new Farm
ington-Mankato line will be set at
work laying the track between LIE
Sueur Center and Mankato as soon as
spring advances.
The postoffice at Fertile has been
removed to building designated by
the government Inspector, end is now
third-class Office.
The Mesaba Southern road, belong
ing to the Northern Lumber company,
is very busy this winter, and will de-
liver on the ST. Louis river below
Mountain Iron something like 20,
100000 feet of logs before the break
up.
1t is now expected Duluth-Superior
will be included in the Northern Base
ball league, of which Charles Kemp is
president.
Andrew Carnegie has offered the
city of Litchfield $4,000 for a public
library if it will appropriate $1,000 an
nually for maintenance.
A new candy factory with capital
stock of $4,000 is practically assured.
for Red Wing. Enough stock has been
subscribed or promised to close the
deal in asweek, and the factory may
be in operation by the middle of
March. Three stories of the Centen-
NAL block will be used for the bust
ness.
The university basketball team will
probably make a tour of the east, de-
spite Yale's refusal to play a cham
pionship game. The management is
arranging series of games with sew
eral of the prominent eastern colleges
and with some of the independent
teams of New York city.
Sebastian He'll and Godfrey Witch
verger of Long Lake, Hennepin coun-
ty, died after drinking the contents of
a bottle of wood alcohol.
At the butter makers convention
for Jackson county, Plum Lake
creamery in Minneota township was
awarded first prize, Alpha second and
Belmont creamery third. Many but
termakers and farmers were in atten-
dance and the meeting was successful
in every detail.
A report of the gross earnings of
the Great Northern railway lines in
Minnesota was filed with the state
auditor. The business of the Great
Northern, the Eastern Minnesota and
the Willmar & Sioux Falls railroads is
included. The gross earnings of the
system for the year amounted to $751;
SOC, i94.S7, as against $14, $40, 547.40 for
1901, showing an increase of $685.
647.47. The tax this year amounted to
$555,1s5.s4, or $109,o69.4a more than
for the previous year.
The liquor license at Moorhead has
been fixed at $1,000 by, the city coun-
Gil. This is $500 less than it was last
year. III. E. Roberts was elected city
clerk, and is the only old officer re-