The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-14
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

| the MISSISSIPPI river at Wlnona. lie
fell from a raft.
Alfred Bion, stopping at the ST.
James Hotel, Minneapolis, was robbed
of $3.50 while asleep.
The public school at Foley has been
accorded place in the list for graded
schools of the state.
A man over at Blackjack broke up
religious meeting by rushing in and
hugging the preacher.
An unknown man attempted to kid
nap the five year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Horovitz, of Moorhead.
John Barfiend's house at Lake City
was struck by lightning and he was
Knocked down but not hurt.
The annual convention of the Ma
| tional Horseshoers' Association will
be held in st. Paul from October IL
| to %.
Work has begun on the new dormi-
tory for boys at the state agricultural
school and it will be completed about
Dec. 1.
Authority has been granted for the
organization of the First National
bank of Pennington, with capital of
So, 900.
Wheat for September delivery sold
above 80 cents in Minneapolis, the
highest price recorded for three years
at this time.
n ~ II
ton of the National Funeral Direc-
tors Association will be held in Min
neapolis Aug. 10 to %.
Andrew Anell, farmer aged II
years, living on the Willow Creek
road, ten miles north of st. Paul, was
killed by 500 train.
AS the date of the state fair draws
near the prospects for an enormous
exhibit of agricultural products of
the state grow brighter.
Herman Holt, a Western Union
messenger boy, was injured at Fourth
and Wabasha streets, st. Paul, by be-
ing run down by an automobile.
Edwin Hong of Rochester was beat
en- until unconscious and thrown in
slough on the island across the river
from Red Wing by William Lind.
John Keller, laboring man who
claims to live in Chicago, was shot
by two thugs who held him up in the
500 yards in Northeast Minneapolis.
Sixteen schools were recommended
by A. w. Rankin, as additions to the
list of accredited schools, at meet
ing of the state high school board.
An explosion of gas in the vault of
the 500 line freight Office in ST. Paul
resulted in the severe burning of
Daniel Desmond, % years old, clerk.
j. D. Howard of Duluth has pur-
chased 7,0JJ acres of prospective iron
ore land in Ontario, east of the Gun
flint range, from the Canadian gov
eminent.
Peter Sterk, an Austrian about 10
years of age, while greasing wheel
where wire rope extended near by,
caught his head in the rope and was
decapitated at Ely.
The mill owners here are making
arrangements to rebuild the dam at
the outlet of Otter Tail lake in order
to regulate the flow of the river
through Fergus Falls.
Frederick Deming Tucker, of the
University of Minnesota, has been
chosen the president of the Memorial
University of the Sons of Veterans,
which is situated at Mason City.
Peter Seebara, a workman in the
planning mill at Little Falls was
caught in the machinery and killed.
Every bone in his body was broken
and part of his head pulled OFF.
VIM. Schultz of the town of Lake
land was killed in runaway acct
dent. His team became unmanage-
able and ran against tree, throwing
him out and crushing his skull.
The board of state capital commits
sioners began condemnation proceed
ings in the district court to obtain
possession of several lots which are
desired for the approach to the CAPT
toll.
Adjutant General Corbin today
wired General Macarthur at San
Francisco authorizing him to permit
the use of hundred cavalry mounts
for the Minnesota G. A. r. in the pa
rade Aug. "a.
The law passed by the legislature
requiring all trading stamp compa-
mics to make their stamps read good
for a cash value or a premium, at
the option of the holder, went into
effect Aug. 1.
Personal assurances have been re-
ceived from Secretary Wilson of the
department of agriculture that he
will attend the meeting of the Ma
tional Forestry Association in Mime
apolis, Aug. 25.
The directors of the Chicago Great
Western have declared semi-annual
dividend of 2H per cent on the pre-
ferred "a" stock, which will be paid
to stockholders of record Aug. IA,
on the 31st inst.