The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-05-26
GOPHER GOSSIP.

Torah.-A local telephone exchange.
is being put in here.
st. Paul.-The state may sell 10O,-
600 acres of land next fall.
st. Paul.-Minnesota refuses to let
other states have deer for breeding.
st. Paula bird dog scares bur-
glars out of the home of Mrs. Mel
son.
Grove City.-Pete Paulson was
found dead in gravel pit near this
place.
st. Paul.--Bishop Ldsall lays the
cornerstone of the remodeled st.
Peters church.
Duluth.-The amount of. state aid
allowed to each rural school will bs
cut down this year.
Crookston.-Red Lake river is on
furious rampage. 1t rose six feet
in twenty-four hours.
Fort Snelling.-The park board
takes steps to extend the river boule-
ward to Fort Smelling.
St. Paul.-The state free labor bu-
reau will be located in the city maxi
ing the best bid for it.
St. Paul Park.-Safe blowers en-
tered the postoffice early here and Sc
cured about $50 in cash and stamps.
Minneapolis.-Julius Olson was run
over by an incoming Omaha freight
! and had both legs cut off below the
knees.
Hamline.-The state entomologist
says there is no cause for worrying
about seventeen-year locusts in Min
nesota.
Ashland.-Frank Bartosh of Owa-
tonna, Mimi, was knocked from a
tramway into White river and
drowned.
Minneapolis.-John M. Daggett, the
oldest Mason, in the northwest, died
at his residence, IL Grove place, Mic
| ollet Island.
st. Paul.-Governor johnson sus-
pended f. o. Sibley and Wesley
Wright, county commissioners of Bel
trami county.
Minneapolis.-Prof J. c. Hutchin-
son of the university was presented
with gold-headed cane by the senior
class in Greek.
Il
granted for the organization of the
First National Bank of Pennington,
MINI. Capital, $4,000.
Ada local company was organ
lied for the purpose of promoting a
craftsmanship system of telephone
throughout Norman county.
Hamline.-The ST. Paul and Mime,
apolis Growers association have voted
not to exhibit in the Agricultural hall
at the state fair in September.
| Cottonwood. - Prominent lumber
men of Minneapolis and Cottonwood
are organizing new state bank
with $4,000 capital, to begin business
Immediately.
Red Wing-E. J. Howard, travel
ing salesman for the Union Stone
Quarry company of this city was
found dead in bed at the Simon hotel,
Madison, Wis.
Merriam Park-Little Eddie Erick
son, 5 years old, was instantly killed
by an interurban car while playing
on the tracks near his home in the
midway district.
South St. Paul.-Michael, the
month-old-baby of Mrs. Stella Nc
Levich, died in it's mothers arms
while he was being brought home
by her on the South St. Paul motor.
Minneapolis.-A rooming house
fitted up for the use of opium fiends
was brought to the attention of the
police when the building at 215 Sec
ond street south was destroyed by
fire.
st. Paul.-Ernest Kludgel and Adam
Heiber, carpenters, fell from scat
fold on a new building at Marshall
and Wheeler avenues. Kludgel is ex-
pected to die, while Heiber will re-
| cover.
st. Paul.-Edward Gottschalk will be
hanged for the murder of Edward
Hartmann Aug. 8. Gov Johnson took
up the case, and after a consultation
with the attorneys, fixed the date
named.
New York.-The directors of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company
| have voted to increase it's capital
stock from $2O,OOO,OOO to $25,o0O,OOO,
the additional $5,00O,O00 to be COM
mon stock.
Mapleton.-Mapleton will observe
the Fourth of July, the address of
the day to be given by Rev. Thomas
Clary of Minneapolis. The sports and
games will be in charge of the fire
department.
st. Paul.-There will be a number
of dry picnics in St. Paul this sum-
mer by reason of an order issued by
Chief O'Connor, of the St. Paul police
force, prohibiting the sale of liquor
at any picnic grounds within the city
limits.
st. Paul.-John' A. Hartigan, pro-
lessor at St. Thomas college, has
been appointed actuary of the state
insurance department at salary of
$4,000 year to succeed D. C. Light
bourn, deputy insurance commission
er under Elmer I'll. Dearth.
Pipestone.-At a meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee and the township
vice presidents of the Old Soldiers
society of Pipestone county, progress
was made in the arrangements for
the annual reunion to be held on