The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-07-27
BRIEF MlNNEsoTAiTEMs
Interesting Bits Of News Gathered
From All Portions Of
the State.

The Northern Pacific's weekly crop
report shows that conditions through
out the Northwest are favorable.
Duluth-Duluth wins the junior
eight-oar event in the Minnesota
Winnipeg regatta at Tonka bay.
Cannon Falls-A stranger acG used
Of stealing a team and wagon from a
farmer near Hastings was arrested
here.
Stewartville-Mar Holland, a
farmer and one of the old settlers Of
this place, dropped dead He was
about U.s.
Virginia-Dan Mclean, sixteen
year-old son of William Mclean Of
this city, was drowned in Ely lake,
near Sparta.
Duluth-Esther Olin, by the exer-
ton Of almost superhuman strength,
yesterday rescued a man and boy from
death by drowning.
st. Paul-Judge Lewis holds that
the surplus water Of White Bear lake
into Bald Eagle lake.
ST. Paul-The subcommittee Of the
Good Roads association recommends
series of road Improvements to be
undertaken next year.
Mankato-C. w. Lee has been ar
rested and taken to ST. James to an
swer to the charge of stealing double
harness from Madelia man.
nneapolis-During the G. A. R.
encampment the board Of park COM
missioners will turn over the Parade
at Loring Park to the veterans.
Manufactured grain has been lev
eled by recent storms, but it is thought
that most of it will come up again.
The outlook is considered excellent.
ST. Cloud-Joseph Huber, aged 16,
was drowned in the Mississippi river
near Watab last evening while bath
ing. His home was near Grand Rap
IDS, Wis.
Crookston-The decomposed body OF
a man was found floating in Red
Lake river, northwest Of Crookston,
and an investigation showed that
death was due. to drowning.
Winona-Unfavorabl condit ons
must be sudden and marked If they
are to seriously affect the crops in
the territory including Southern Min
nesota and South Dakota this year.
Chisholm-It is announced that the
new trolley line of the Northern Trac-
ton company between Chisholm and
Hibbing will be in operation by Oct.
Is. Work on the line began last week.
Eveleth-Victor Argatone, shift boss
at the Mountain Iron milling pit, was
gradually crushed to death in an ore
mill while his fellow workers stood
by unable to do anything to save his
life
Mankato-The county board has
awarded the contract for putting in a
$1,000 concrete wagon bridge over
Minneopa creek, just above the falls.
This will be in the new state park
when 1t is established.
Delano-By a collision between the
buggy in which they were riding and
an automobile, Mr. and Mrs Otto
Tomnitz met with serious accident.
both being thrown from the buggy and
Mrs. Tomnitz quite badly hurt.
Cannon Falls-Mrs. j. C. Applegate
entertained twelve members Of Josiah
Edison chapter, d. A. r., Of Mortified,
and six from Charter Oak chapter,
Faribault, in honor of the first ami
versary Of Josiah Edison chapter.
Aurora-Fire at midnight threat
ened for time the destruction Of the
entire village, but heroic efforts on the
part of citizens who organized a
bucket brigade confined the flames to
one building, which was destroyed.
Lindstrom-Because he was sus-
pected of setting a fire which destroyed
a ditching machine of the North
Branch Ditching company. Matt
Smekofski, a Polander, committed sui
eide by hanging himself on a hay
fork
Misunderstanding H. H. Bracken
of the state board of health visited the
hog ranch here which has caused so
much trouble lately, and says it is per-
fectly sanitary and properly conducted.
Health Officer Reyes says it is not a
nuisance
Zumbrota-Arrangem have been
made for the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary Of the settlement Of Zum-
brota, which will be held on Sept. 10
in connection with the annual street
fair of the Goodhue County Agricul-
tural society.
Worthington-He nry Kunze, a
young farmer residing near this city,
has disappeared and the police are
unable to secure any trace Of his
whereabouts beyond the fact that he
purchased ticket over the Omaha
for Sioux City.
st. Paul-Mrs. Mike GRADER notified
the police that her pet dog had sud-
denly gone mad and was terrorizing
the neighborhood. An officer at once
departed for the scene and sent a bull
let through the dogs head before any
damage had been done.
st. Paul-Secretary M. L. Hutchins,
who has been twenty years in the work
Of the relief society, made a report at
the semi-annual meeting yesterday
which showed that while the city's
population has increased the pauper
population has not increased.
Little Falls-There is an egg famine
throughout the towns in this section
of the state, said to be the result of an
apparent effort on the part Of the big
Chicago packing houses to corner the
egg market in an endeavor to force
up the price so that people will again
be compelled to eat meat
Minneapolis a bank account
in various local saving institutions
amounting to nearly $4,000, Henry
De- al @1r