The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-21

mere ana manager or the Waterman q
Drozda Lumber Company. comn.itted
suicide by shooting.
Hayfield.-The Chicago Great West
ern depot burned at o'clock in the
morning. The express and freight was
saved. The damage amounts to about
$1,000.
Grand Rapids.-Herman Ring, thirt,
years old, who has lived on home.
stead near Rice Rapids, about five
miles above Cohassett, has been miss
ing from home more than four weeks
Eveleth.-Joe Henning is the latest
victim of a hunting accident in this
vicinity. He was shot by Sam Bard
at Haenke's farm, near here, rifle
ball taking effect in the muscles of his
right thigh.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Clute, Of the
Omaha freight train No. 10, wes'bound.
was instantly killed at LIE Sueur whilo
fixing an air brake. The cars bumped
and crushed his head. His home was
at st. James.
St Peter.-Although a great many
farmers have been crippled in corn
shredders, Mrs. John Huber Of Sharon
township is probably the first woman to
have a hand crushed In one Of the
deadly machines.
Observation-Disclosures G. Thorston, a
hard working and prosperous farmer
living in Shutdown township, Brown
county, was found lying in the road
a mile and half from his home, with
his skull crushed.
Brainerd.-The residence Of E. Rens-
L. 49, I,;e
ing. The loss on the building is $4,000;
insurance $1,000; on contents, $1,000;
insurance $500. J. c.. JamieSon's loss
on goods stored is $500, with an insur-
ance Of $500.
st. PAUL.. K. Slater, state dairy
and food commissioner, announced the
appointment of John McCabe Of St.
Peter to the position of assistant dairy
and food commissioner, to succeed Mil
ton A. Trenham, the appointment to be
effective January 1.
st. Peter.-Lieutenant Ralph p.
Yates. Jr., of the Philippine constabu-
larry, who was seriously wounded in a
fight against the Pulajanes on the ISL
and of Leyte on Dec. 5, Is a Minnesota
man. His father. Ralph Yates, ST., Is
a veteran Chicago & North Western
engineer and lives at New Ulm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. charges are
made against persons residing in the
eastern part Of Clay county. in the
vicinity of Muskoda and Hawley Ac-
cording to Justice of the Peace Herring
of Hawley, 10000 railroad ties belong
ing to the Northern Pacific railroad
have mysterously disappeared.
Moorhead-Fire has damaged tho
Dwight mill here to the extent Of ST..
600. The fire started from hot jour-
nal in the ceiling Of the storage room.
The sparks dropped down into bin
of wheat and started fire, which was
difficult to get at. Finally the wheat
bin was flooded and the fire was ex-
tinguished.
st. Paul.-John A. Ryan, state hotel
inspector. made his report to the state
auditor for the quarter ending Novem-
Der 80. He inspected 500 hotels, re-
ceiving $275.50 in fees. His expenses
were s347. which added to his salary
Of $500, makes total outlay of s647.5O,
leaving deficit OF s371.50 for the quar-
ter
Bemidji.-Bert Brannick, wanted. in
Allison. Iowa, for a crime alleged to
have been committed in 1902, has been
arrested by Deputy Sheriffs John Ball
ey and Art Wright in this city. Bran
nick was under indictment In Allison,
when he disappeared, and for the last
four years an Iowa sheriff and Beltrami
authorities have been on the lookout
for him.
Mankato.-John Felber, who lives In
section 3, Decoria, probably secured the
largest return per acre of any farmer
in the county this fail. He raised thir-
ty-five bushels Of wheat to the acre,
thirty-three bushels Of rye, and fifty
bushels of oats. His income from the
portion Of his farm devoted to wheat
was $500 per acre.
Grand Rapids.-Further prosecution
Of c. c. Miller, former treasurer of
Itasca county, will be postponed until
June next, as a result of an applica-
ton for continuance before Judge
Spooner. Notice of the motion for a
continuance was given on the first day
of the term, but it was not expected
anything would be developed on the
hearing which would be productive Of
delay.
Northfield.-D. e. Wagner. a brake
man, was fatally injured here yester-
day and died a few hours later. wag-
ner was on top of the train, and Slip
ping. fell to the ground. He was
caught by brake beam and was drag
ged along the track for some distance
before the accident was discovered and
the train stopped. Wagner was twenty
five years old. single. and lived at Hast
ings.
Crookston-Edith, the two-year-
daughter Of C. w. Wilder who lives
here, is dead as thu result of having
swallowed tack. The child had clam
hered upon chair and reaching a
shelf upon which there were some
lacks, put one Of them in her mouth
and started to climb down. The chair
was overturned, and In falling the tack
was forced down the child's throat. AS
soon as the mother discovered that he
child had swallowed a tack she stared
for physician, but before she could
reach town the child was dead.
Minneapolis.-The building being
erected at the soldiers home, Minne-
haha Falls, for women whose husbands
or sons fought in the Civil War is near.
ing completion, and it is expected that
1t will be ready for occupancy during
the first part Of Janaury.
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