The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
GOPHER GOSSIP.

st. Paul.-Pat Ebbs, a former pu-
gilist, shoots holes in barroom mir
rors.
Minneapolis.-Th outing of the
state editorial association is ar
ranged.
Monticello.-The 12-year-old son of
Mr.. Mitchell of Salida died from
supstroke.
Minneapolis.-The state now has
100000 loaned to school districts
and municipalities.
Winona.-High water is causing
much trouble to the sanitation sew
age system of this city.
Brainerd.-It is estimated that TO-
900 to 10000 harvest hands will be
needed in the Northwest.
Winona-The Minnesota guards
men will send rifle team to the
national contest at Seagirt.
ST. Paul.-Attorney General Young
rules that Food Commissioner Slater
may appoint volunteer inspectors.
Minneapolis.-Fifty thousand dol
lars will bring the Grand Army en-
campment to Minneapolis next year.
Moorhead.-Ole C. Lund of Tan
sem fell while stacking hay. breaking
his back and dying from his injuries.
He was 60.
Two Harbors.-The Duluth & Iron
Range road has received about 1000
steel ties from the Carnegie steel
works for experimental purposes.
Elk River.-Lightning set fire to
the barn of the Mississippi and Rum
River Boom company, and it was
burned to the ground. Loss $4,000.
ST. Paul.-Gertrude Heck, the five
year-old daughter of Matthias Heck,
395 DAILY street, was seriously burned
while playing with fire near her
home.
Observation-Disclosures Lee, ST.
Paul workhouse prisoner, was releas-
ed from the Como institution on a
pardon issued by the state pardon
board.
Observation-Disclosures is to expert
ment and have a home coming and
free street carnival this year, the date
being for one solid week, Aug. 20 to
Sept. 2.
st. Paul.-Governor johnson came
to the aid of the Aitkin high water
sufferers with a check for 5000. The
money was sent to the general relief
committee.
neutrality-suspicious. on the new
schoolhouse is being rapidly pushed
and the building is expected to be
ready for occupancy in time for the
fall term.
Fort Snelling.-Private John Mastil,
Company ], Twenty-eighth infantry,
was accidentally drowned while row.
ing on the Mississippi river with two
other soldiers.
Hastings.-The Farmers Co-opera-
tive Elevator company has bought
Elevator A in this city from the
Miller Elevator company of Mime
apolis for $4,000.
Delano.-Seven old couples live
within Delano's borders who can
boast of having been married over
fifty years and have lived together
during that period.
Minneapolis.-A well dressed young
man, thought by the police to be an
expert diamond thief, snatched dia-
mond from the jewelry counter in
the New Store and after an exciting
chase escaped.
Sank Center.-George Truax. aged
81, was killed on the Great Northern
tracks between here and Melrose
Truax had lived here nearly all his
life, and for several years was in
the livery business.
Minneapolis.-Des over his
separation from his family, Xavier
TRADER, weaver, shot himself while
alone in his little shop at 1905 Main
street northeast. His decomposed
body was found by friend.
Osakis.-Way freight, west bound,
Conductor r. E. Lands, ran over a
laborer whose name is supposed to be
Don Axelman, said to have a brother
in Dayton, Ohio, who attempted to
catch the train at this station.
st. Paul.-Minnesota has furnished
to it's school districts, villages and
other municipalities $4,000, 900 in the
last few years for the construction
of new schuolhouses, drainage
bitches, good roads and public build
ings.
Duluth.-Mrs. Augustus Bretzner,
wife OF a business man of Sparta,
came to Duluth and registered at a
hotel as Miss Maloney of Two Har-
bors,' and in the night took a dose
CT morphine which caused her death
in hospital.
Mankato.-County Auditor Weaver
has prepared a statement of the cost
of the third trial of Dr. George Koch
of New Ulm, showing an expense of
$4,612, exclusive of attorneys fees.
This is the amount that Brown coun-
ty will be obliged to pay.
St. Paul.-Elsie Mattson, years
old, S64 Maryland street, died as the
result of drinking fly poison. Coro-
ner A. W. Miller investigated the case
and decided that death was due to
accident. The child suffered great
agony for several hours.
Minneapolis.-The first car of new
crop Minnesota wheat reached the
city Aug. s, coming from Kasota, CON
signed to the Van Harrington
company. Being the first lot in and
grading choice No. 1 northern, it
brought high price, going at $1.O6.
Duluth.-Mrs. Ell. Hendrickson. so
years of age, residing east of Lake
George, in Hubbard county, was re-
turning home from a neighbor's
when she became lost. A searching
party was organized and it was not
until the end of the sixth day of
her absence that she was found.
Minneapolis.-Fra M. Crane, for
| whom a warrant was issued some
time 400 on a charOa of GRAND Iar.