The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-08
GOPHER GOSSIP.

wheat rust.
ST. Paul.-Charles P. Longer, a
switch tender, is killed in Northern
Pacific yards.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Commissioner
Williams will start vigorous cam
paign against child labor.
st. Paul.-The centennial anniver-
sary of the cession of Fort Smelling
is to be celebrated on Sept. 90.
ST Paul.-Howard James has been
made director of purchases for the
Great Northern and its allied lines.
Duluth.-Mai. Derby says that tie
reservoirs at the head of the river
are of great value to the Twin Cities.
St. Cloud.-Charles Almendinger,
whose parents live at Minneapolis,
was killed at the state refOrmatory.
st. Cloud.-Matt Bahne, who was
sent to the reformatory from Min
neapolis April Is, escaped from the
institution.
Duluth.-L. d. Campbell has been
awarded the contract to erect the
new dornitory for the Duluth nor
NAL school.
nneapolis.-James McCracken.
switchman on the Northern Pacific.
was seriously injured in the yards
of the railroad.
Minneapolis.-A pOstotfice has been
established at GrainwOod, Scott coun
| ty, and Burnham X. Watson commits
stoned postmaster.
Lob
drowned in Dewey lake as the result
of the overturning of boat, while
| trying to land a fish.
st. Paul.-Chief grain Inspector says
the complaints of Wisconsin people
that Minnesota is holding up grain
| for inspection are bluff.
st. Paul.-Lightning struck the
butcher shop of Charles Feiser,
Thomas and Mackubin streets. aud
slightly injured four persons.
Lake City.-Mrs. +. r. Walters. one
of the old residents of the town of
| Clifford, Wabasha county, died sud
| denly from a stroke of apopleXy.
Forest Lake.-A. Hoffman. pio-
neer settler. committed suicide by
| taking strychnine. A quarrel over
| social game of cards was the cause.
J. st. Paul.-Ramsey county has no.
O22 males to 96,3O7 females, total of
| 200, $50. In the city of st. Paul there
are 1884, 45 males and 92.OiS females.
Minneapolis.-And Hemming
| ham, 767 Jackson street, St. Paul.
| was struck on the head by a falling
| tree while working in an excavation.
| Chicago-R. ID. Hubbard, said to
| have been a wealthy resident of Man
| kato, Mimi, and "a guest at the Audi
| torium hotel, was found dead i'm a
room.
Winona.-Winona is to have an
open air theater next summer and
| plans to this end are now being per-
| fected by the Winona Light and Pow
Ell company.
ST. Paul.-Charles Kraus. employed
by the west Publishing company. fell
$50 feet down the cliff at the foot of
| Third and Market streets, st. Paul,
| and was only slightly injured.
FIT. Snelling.-Capt. Richmond McA.
| Schofeld, who has served at Fort
| Smelling for the last two years as con-
| struction quartermaster, has been
ordered to 60 to the Philippines.
Minneapolis.-Joh Lundahl, fore
man of a crew of laborers employed
by John Wunder, contractor and
builder, was instantly killed by the
falling of a huge hosting derrick.
Hastings-Fritz Stocllfish, eleven
year-old son of Martin Stockfsh, fell
from a wagon that was loaded with
| watts and the wheels passed over his
body, probably fatally injuring him.
Minneapolis.-Five saloon keepers,
who claim to be unable to make ex-
penses while the crusade of the Home
Protection league is going on, have
| asked to have their licenses can
| celled.
Mankato.-Charles X. Alto has been
appointed by the state dairy and
the inspection of box car merchants
and peddlers in the county outside of
Mankato.
st. Paula gold medal declama-
ton contest to be held in November
was decided upon yesterday by the
Sacred Thirst Total Abstinence So
ciety of st. Paul, at meeting at the
cathedral school.
TT. Snelling.-Unofficia announce
ment was made that a national artil-
lery range will be opened at Sparta,
Wis, the early part of September for
Dractice for the batteries now sta
toned at the fort.
ST. Peter.-Ihe work of rebuilding
the interior of the st. Peter state
hospital building is rapidly nearing
completion. The work has been GO
ing on Tor a year, and on compile
tion will represent an investment of
$4,000.
Crookston-A threshing machine
and engine owned by the Evanson
brothers of Climax crashed through
the county bridge at Climax into Sand
Hill river r. B. Moen, engineer, and
Hans Evanson went down with the
eDgine.
nneapolis-Andrew Hengen, en-
ployeu by the McCullom Dairy COM
pany, Columbia Heights, was held up
in an alley between First and Second
streets and Second and Third ave-
nues, and relieved of 20 cents, all the
money he had on him.