The Ely miner., 1903-01-30
ALL AROUND THE STATE.
A farmers institute. held at Youn


Confirmation of the statement that
the railroads were confscating pri-
vate coal was secured by the seizure
OF thirty tons of Commercial coal''
billed to a Minneapolis firm and con-
fiscated by a Minneapolis-Ch Chicago line
at St. Paul.
Mrs. Henry Dupont, of Minneapolis,
wants divorce because her husband
sings all night and sleeps all day.
DR.. Malcolm McKinnin, Fosston,
and DR.. Charles w. More of Eveleth
have been appointed members of the
state board of health by Governor Van
SAINT, DR.. E. o. Giere of Madison has
been appointed a member of the state
board of medical examiners.
After one of the fiercest political
contests ever held at the university,
Jay I. Durand was elected president
of the university athletic board of
control.
William Sinks, 1s years of age, re-
siding in St. Paul, was seriously in.
jured by the breaking of a plank on a
bob upon which he and several COM
panionS were coasting.
Albert Green, farmer of Carlton
county, was indicted for alleged per.
jury. Nov. 18 he secured marriage
license in ST. Louis county to marry
Mrs. Jennie Devard, who had been di-
vorced in October from Adam Devard.
Green, it is alleged, swore that neither
he nor the prospective bride had been
divorced within six months.
In point of the cost of buildings
erected in 1902 Minneapolis stands
ninth in the cities of the country,
In only two cities did the number OF
permits issued exceed that of Min.
neapolis. Permits numbering $685.
calling for an outlay of $6,766, 1903,
were issued there.
Fred Mason of st. Paul, who was
supported by the northwestern dele.
gates to the national convention OF
retail grocers, held at Kansas City,
was elected secretary at the meeting.
Martin McHugh's harness shop at
Goodhue was destroyed by fire, which
started, apparently, in the chimney.
The loss is about $1,000, with small in.
surance.
r. B. Whiteside secured an option
from the Mesaba Iron company, OF
which Alexander Ramsey of St. Paul
is president, to purchase the 5000
acres of land which the company
owns in 60-12 and 6O-13, on the east
ern Mesaba range, for 100000.
At special election T. L. Donovan
was elected mayor of Preston.
The dairy association of Martin and
FAribault counties met in Welcome
Papers were read by l.. A. Sweet and
Mr. Brunner of Northrop. Miss Leola
Williams sang two solos. Many farm
ers were present.
Hard coal sold in ST. Paul for cent
pound. For the first time in the
history of the city, coal was put up
in fifty-pound sacks and sold out at
so cents sack by local coal compa-
nies. There was great demand for
it,
Gustave Malmquist, fireman IN the
employ of the ST. Paul City Railway
company, was crushed to death be-
tween the bumpers of two electric
cars.
Governor Van SAINT and the mem
bers of the Minnesota commission
went for St. Louis to select a site for
the Minnesota building at the worlds
fair and arrange for the construction
of the same.
Judge Lochren, in a ruling in the
United States circuit court, has held
that starting a fire with kerosene was
not necessarily contributory negli-
gence.
The managers of the state fair as
sociation at their annal meeting in
st. Paul decided to ask the Legislature
for a $4,000 appropriation with which
to build a live stock amphitheater.
So many cases of scarlet fever have
been reported within the past week
at Madelia that parents are becoming
frightened and there is a strong sen.
timent for closing the school. At the
boaSd meeting such motion was well
supported, but was voted down. The
school building has been thoroughly
fumigated.
The police of st. Paul have been
asked to search for Christian hanson
of Kenyon, Mimi, who disappeared
mysteriously two weeks ago. He is
said to have had a large sum OF money
when lie disappeared.
The state dairy department emphat-
ically denies that the sale of oleo-
mergarin has increased in Minnesota
owing to the cheaper grades of butter
sold.
The Pillsbury-Washburn Milling
company received cable order from
Manila for the immediate shipment to
the metropolis of the Philippines OF
1000 barrels of flour.
Chief of Police Troyer of Duluth
has under arrest at Duluth trio of
young forgers that formerly resided
in this city and are suspected of pas
sing a number of bogus checks.
Public Superintendent Olsen has
prepared plans for model two-room
school building. He will have them
printed, with complete specifications,
and sent to county superintendents.
The st. Paul Commercial club will