The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-09-04
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

man at st. Cloud, was seriously injured
by the explosion of blast.
Mark Kline, anengineer, has brought
suit against the Minneapolis Iron COM
pany to recover $50, 900 damages for al
legged injuries.
A stock train was wrecked on the
Northern Pacific railway west of Per-
ham, delaying traffic for ten hours.
No one was hurt.
The residence of August Durrenber-
ger at Marshall was entered and $50
in cash taken. No trace of the thives
has been located
Frank D. Weston, a Minneapolis
painter, has received word that he has
fallen heir to large fortune left him
by deceased uncle.
John Hurtig, farmer living at East
Union, was caught in threshing belt
and SO badly hurt in the head that he
is not expected to live.
Thomas Patterson, an employe of N.
P. Clarke's Meadow Lawn farm, near
st. Cloud had a foot nearly severed
from moving machine.
Minneapolis cut up to date is near
ly 100, 900, 900 feet less than last years
run, this being due to the fact that
none of the mills are saving nights.
Judge William Lochren was present
ed with past grand Commanders
jewel, by the members of Darious COM
mandery, No. z, Knights of Templers.
The total assessed valuation of both
personal and real property in Ramsey
county, as returned by the county as
SCISSOR, for the year 1903, is sos, 270, sol.
Investigation of the mysterious death
of 17-year-old Dena Lind, who died at
the st. Paul city hospital leads to the
belief, that she was victim of head
ache tablets.
An order has been issued extending
the time for the removal of the timber
on the Chippewa reservations of Min
nesota. Operators will be given five
years instead of two.
David Radcliffe, st. Paul, lost both
eyelids in jumping from a moving Sew
enth street car. He was riding on a
w
stop, but jumped when opposite his
home. He was thrown upon his face
and both lids were torn loose.
BY an explosion of kerosene Lydia
loren, 13-year-old girl employed at
Lakeview hotel, at Redwood Falls,
was fatally burned. Tracy Ferris,
another hotel employ, was seriously
burned and the hotel kitchen was dam
aged.
A. L. Thorpe, prominent resident
Dennison, who has been suffering from
complication of diseases, attempted
suicide by stabbing himself near the
heart several times with a pocket knife.
His recovery is doubtful.
The officers at Fort Smelling have
been notified that forger is at large
whose speciality is to initiate the sig
natures of army officers. A short time
ago it it said he forged the name of
CAPTAIN Sperry, who recently visited
the fort on tour of inspection.
The Master BARRIERS association is
having considerable trouble with a few
st. Paul BARRIERS who refuse to charge
Is cents for shave and to close prompt
ly at o'clock in the evening.
Maj. George c. Lambert says hat
the federal inspection of some of the
companies of the national guard was
incom plete, and that this may explain
the report that eleven companies failed
to get 65 per cent and therefore are
booked to be mustered out.
Northwestern railroads will carry
coarse grain and fax from Minneapolis
to Chicago for ~ cents per 100 pounds,
instead of 10 cents, which prevails at
present. The proportional rate East
will be only ten cents.
Postoffice inspectors arrested Zelmer
Hoosline, 2O-year-old son of Postmas-
ter Hoosline af Drywood. The boy has
been trying to play the green goods
scheme and has been operating under
the name of Cook. He confessed every
thing.
''Check'' Howard, wanted in Mime
apolis for the theft of gold watch and
and diamond pin from his roommate
some time ago, is being held at Alton,
ILL.,, pending the arrival of Sheriff
Dredger.
Johanna Olson, who has been living
alone in the vicinity of Pelican Rapids,
was found running about naked in the
woods, and Deputy Sheriff Leonard
brought her to Fergus Falls to be ex-
amined as to her sanity. She was
committed to the hospital.
The German agriculturists who Wis
tied st. Paul several months ago, in a
letter to President Smith of the Com
mercial club, express thanks for the
courtesy and hospitality extended by
the citizens of ST. Paul during their
visit.
The police of Brainerd have arrest
ed Mrs. Albert Williams, John Burrig
and George Dill, on the charge of
numbering Mrs. Williams 3-year-old
daughter.
George Nuremberg, of Perham, aged
10 years, was almost killed by being
kicked in the face by horse.
The Minnesota State Aid society
will probably hold an annual exhibit
ton of art and handicraft this fall in
one of the larger cities of the state.