The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
MINNESOTA ITEMS.


alton of Women's Clubs are arranging
the program for the biennial.
Minneapolis. Minneapolis Com
mercial club billiard players win third
series from st. Paul club.
Duluth.-The Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific announce low rates
to the coast next summer.
st. Paul.-The receiver for Robert c.
Holbert brings suits to recover real
estate and life insurance policies.
st. Paul-The Swedish Lutheran
Minnesota conference completes its
work and adjourns.
st. Paul-The st. Paul club starts
a campaign to rescue skiing from the
spirit of commercialism.
inneapolis.-The Northern Pacific's
report shows that its Minnesota lines
did a heavy business last year.
White Bear.-Walter Clewett OF
White Bear village accidentally shot
off one of his fingers while hunting
rabbits Sunday afternoon.
st. PauL-John Falera was stabbed
by James Brown, negro, with an ice
pick in q saloon at Washin1 ton and
Third streets.
Minnea polis.-JameS Brown, colored.
is accused of assault with a dangerous
weapon and is arrested after a spec
tacular fight during which the police
fired several shots.
Gaylord.-Mr. and Mrs. August Dietz,
ST., pioneer residents of this county,
recently celebrated their sixtieth we'd
ding anniversary at the home of their
son Albert, in Sibley township.
Zumbrota.-An interscholastic debate
was held at the city hall between the
Stewartville High school and the Zum-
brota High school. The subject was:
Resolved, That all elective state, dis
trict, county and city officers should
be nominated by direct primaries held
under state regulation, rather than by
delegate conventions.
Minneapolis Stephens Catholic
Deaf society was organized in the lee
ture room of st. Stephens church, with
about forty deaf persons as charter
members.
Elk River.-The voters of the town
of Elk River are circulating a petition
to vote on the question of being separ-
ated from the village for the purpose OF
government and taxation.
Two Harbors.-It is expected from
the present outlook that three steam
ship companies will operate boats along
the north shore of Lake Superior the
coming season, between Duluth as its
southern terminus and Port Arthur
the northern, making Isle Royale a
stopping place both coming and going.
Battle Lake.--The annual convention
Of the Lutheran Free church will be held
here from June IL to 10, and delegates
from almost every state in the union
will be present, including many prom
inent speakers. A large tent will be
erected in which the services will be
held.
Eden Lake, Minn.--In an early morn
ing fire the home of V. r. Thoms in
this village was completely destroyed.
Mrs. Thoms and four children were
alone in the house and had a narrow
escape from death.
Minnea pols.-When the coal dealer
receive the specifications for bids for
supplying 400 tons of coal to the North
east pumping stations they will open
their eyes, for they are the most ex-
traordinary coal specifications ever
sent out by the city.
Minneap polls - Amelia Kjeldson
domestic employed by Sherman Brown
lee, 1926 Fremont avenue S, became
violently insane and before she could
be overpowered she destroyed several
articles of furniture.
Manka to.--Edward Pierce, a short
change swindler, and resident of Chi
cago, was sentenced to Saltwater for
two years and one month. He has a
penitentiary record extending some
years back. He is fifty-three years of
age and he is considered one of the
srnootheSt crooks that ever worked the
railroad lines of the Northwest.
Mankato.-The receivers of the Wi
dell Finley company have secured from
Judge Lochren an order confirming
their agreement with the Chicago &
Northwestern and Illinois Central rail-
road whereby the latter are to com
plete the company's bridge contracts,
using its crews and equipment for the
purpose:
Luverne.-Lawyers have started a
move for the formation of district
bar association in the five counties
comprising the Thirteenth judicial
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rock, Mobiles, Muir
ray and Cottonwood An informal
meeting has been held in this city, at
which plans for the formation of an as
ISOLATION were discussed and a COM
mittee appointed to consider their
feasibility.
Elk River.-By the death of an aged
uncle in Toronto, Canada, Perry Clute.
workingman of this place, has be-
come heir to $4,000. The money is in
a bank in Toronto. Mr.. Clute knows
little about his deceased relative, and
the inheritance came as a great sur
prise.
Duluth.-George Probeck, a heavy
real estate owner and contractor, died
suddenly last night after an illness Of
but one day. Mr.. Probeck came to
this city from Buffalo twenty-five
years ago and has been prominently
identified with many business enter
prises.
st. Paul-The state investment board
met and granted applications for
loans aggregating $4,000. OF this
amount $4,000 goes to School District
No. q, st. Louis county, for the erec-
ton Of a new school building at Hib-
bling. The township of Jevne, Aitkin
county, gets $4,000, and the township
of Graceville. Big Stone county, gets
$1,000. Douglas county gets $4,000, to
be used for ditch purposes.
st. PauL-When the Ramsey grand
jurors met before Judge Bum. he di-
rected their attention to the alleged
violation Of the law by the st. Paul