The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-31
BRIEF MINNEsoTAiTEMs
Interesting Bits Of News Gathered
From All Portions Of
the State.

Eden Valley-The remains of Frank
Mcintyre. who died in Italy, July "a.
arrived here.
Minneapolis-It is estimated that the
encampment brought $4,000 people to
the Twin Cities.
st. Paul-The Hebrews will estab-
lish home for the aged at Wilkin
and McBoal streets.
Eden Valley-Henry Arnold, prom
inent Eden Lake farmer, was severely
gored by bull Friday.
Duluth-Forest fires on Mesaba
range encircle Sparta; worst fires in
seven years are raging.
Minneapolis-A Minnesota Transfer
director says no illegal terms are to be
granted to Armour & Co.
st. Paul-Governor Johnson has is
sued the annual proclamation fixing
Monday, Sept. 3, as Labor Day.
Mountain-oscar Yuntala, Finn,
twenty-siX years old, was drowned in a
small pond near the Iroquois mine.
polis-Harry Bernstein, 9
years old, was picked up by the po-
lice in st. Paul again after wandering
about the city for two days.
apolis-"Fifty thousand Of the
G. A. R. excursionists are still at the
lakes about Minneapolis and at Du-
luth," said city passenger agent.
Faribault-At a special meeting of
the common council contracts for the
h,.;I
Cannon river were let to A. Y. Bayns
& Co. of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis-Emil Blonberg of
South Minneapolis was arrested by
Sergeant James McElligott, charged
with setting fire to the home of Roy
Davis, 125 Second avenue S.
Mankato-Frank VIEWER is the first
Blue Earth county farmer to finish
threshing and reports yield of twen-
ty-two bushels of No. 2 wheat to acre
and forty-five bushels of oats.
Mankato-The Prohibition county
convention today nominated Rev. B.
Hitchings, Presbyterian minister Of
Lake Crystal, for the legislature. A
campaign fund was also provided for.
Crookston-Polk county has the dis
tinction Of being the first county to
map out the route of the proposed
state highway through it's townships,
and of designating the exact location
of the highway.
Brainerd-A wreck at Cedar Lake
delayed all trains about eight hours.
A boxcar and a caboose were derailed
by the drawbar pulling out and falling
on hn n
send for a wrecker.
Little Falls-Wallace Foster, the
eleven-yea r-old son of G. Foster OF
this city, residing on the West side,
was badly bitten by a dog. The dog
belonged to Mrs. Sophie Paterson, liv-
ing in front of the Foster home.
Washington-The secretary of the
interior has executed contract with
Newman & Hoy of st. Paul for the
construction and complexion Of the
work of division 8, main canal. Low
er Yellowstone irrigation project. in
Montana and North Dakota.
st. Paul-Jack Frost of Clear Lake,
Wis, was the victim of pickpockets
utes of the time he boarded the car
d
his pocketbook containing $40 and his
return ticket to Clear Lake.
Duluth-The steamer Frank II. Pea
vey of the Peavey Steamship company,
one of the largest of the lake freight
ers, is ashore at Gooseberry river on
the north shore, about fifty miles from
Duluth. The tug Edna c. has gone
from Two Harbors to her assistance.
Brainerd-Mrs. j. C. Congdon, wife
of the commander of Thomas post,
G. A. R., was badly hurt last evening
by being thrown from a buggy while
riding in the country. She had one
otherwise injured. Mr.. Congdon is in
the twin cities.
Minneapolis-Wh attempting to
board a Milwaukee train at Minne-
haha Falls, Frank Flynn, Twentieth
avenue south and Lake street, fell be-
meath the wheels. His cries attracted
the attention of the trainmen and they
fastened Immediately to his assist
ance. When drawn from beneath the
train it was found that his left leg
had been cut off above the knee. He
was taken to the Milwaukee depot in
the baggage car, and thence to the city
hospital.
Crookston-George w. Cooley, engi-
neer of the state highway commission
of Minnesota is receiving numerous
requests for information about the two
pieces of road built by him near here
last week as experiments ir meeting
the gumbo proposition. Minnesota
will expend about a million dollars
during the next year in the construc-
ton of roads between its principal
cities.
Duluth-The Freight Handlers
union, comprising more than 300 men,
bers, has decided to strike tomorrow
morning for increased pay and bet
ter working conditions. The men are
now getting 80 cents an hour straight
with no special allowances for Sunday
or overtime. The men will not state
just what they are to demand, but
have a committee with power to act.
Hamline-Newspaper headquarters
will be maintained at the State Fair
this year in the Minnesota-St. Louis
building as at the fair of '05. The
headquarters will be in charge of H.
P. Hall, the veteran newspaper man
who is well acquainted with the edi-
tors of the northwest. All visiting
newspaper men will be made welcome
and are invited to make themselves at
home in the building.