The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-12
BRIEF MINNESOTA ITEMS.

Fort Snelling-Two battalions Of
the Twenty-eighth infantry are ordered
to Cuba
st. Paul-Geo. R. O'Reilly resigns
attorney.
Duluth-The state labor bureau re-
ported on industries here and at small
er cities
st. Paul-The Minnesota conference
OF the M. E. church opened at the Cen
trail Park church.
st. Paul-The park board asks the
city council to remove the workhouse
from the vicinity of Como Park.
Minneapolis-The state board of
equalization considered the assess
ments of the private car companies.
Stillwater-Charles Jackson was
found dead in the state prison at 3
o'clock this morning by the Waterman
on his rounds.
New Ulm-The district meeting of
the Mankato district of the Evangel-
zeal association opened it's thirty-ninth
annual session in this city.
st. Paul-An amendment to the city
charter is proposed providing that the
cost of street sprinkling be assessed
against the abutting property.
Luverne-It is apparent that Rock
county will be swept clean of it's hogs
before winter sets in by hog cholera.
which developed about month ago.
Glyndon-While attempting to steal a
ride on a freight train last night John
Gilmartin of Chicago slipped and fell
under the wheels. his right leg being
severed near the hip,
Little Falls-The official canvass
shows Congressman Bnckman's defeat
by 1,314 votes.
st. CIoud--C. D. Grinols succeeded
James A. Martin as postmaster. Mr.
Martin will engage in the practice of
law.
Minneapolis-The state board Of
equalization increases the Minnesota
real estate assessments $40, 61O,7S2.
Mlnneapolis-The public service cor
porations are given hearing before
the state board of equalization.
Washington-The new battleship
Minnesota is we'll on it's way to COM
pletion and will have it's preliminary
trial some time in October. The exact
date is not yet fixed.
Duluth-David M Devore, a WELL
known attorney of this city, is insane.
He was placed under arrest today.
Devore, at the primary election, OPP
posed Senator George r. Laybourne in
the Fifty-frst senatorial district, but
was overwhelmingly defeated.
Minneapolis &C. r. Field of Des
Moines. Ia, was robbed of $25 while
he was taking bath in a Washington
avenue south barber shop. He suspects
a friend, who was with him in the
tub, but who got through first and
disappeared in a mysterious manner.
St. Paul-Alfred E. Devine, forty-six
years old, long member of the fire
department., was found dead in his
bed in a hotel at Eighth and Jackson
streets
Eveleth-A man supposed to be o. J..
Hubert was killed on the Duluth &
Iron Range tracks at Allen Junction.
Duluth--John Wooding of West
Duluth is projecting new labor or
ganization that IS to be rival of the
International Longshoremen's associa-
ton, especially on the Great Lakes.
Slayton-The summer hotel at Wal
hall was destroyed by fire. Loss SIS 600,
insurance, $4,000.
Winona-The Winona Bridge Rail-
way company in it's annual report to
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission shows gross earnings from
tolls amounting to S26, 9O7, of which
the share accruing to Minnesota is
Sl2, 800.
Duluth-The annual report of the
Duluth e. Northwestern shows gross
earnings amounting to $3.50, 266, all in
the state. The operating expenses
were $14S, 422. No dividends were
paid, but after deducting taxes and
interest on debt, the road had sur
OIL IiiC LOT
the year.
Minneapolis-James Riley was ar
raigned in the police court on a charge
of horsestealing and held to the grand
jury in $500 bonds after waving ex-
animation. He was accused of steal
ing a horse and buggy from Conrad
Holgard.
White Bear-Chris Jensen's saloon,
Cottage Park, was broken into early in
the morning by two masked men and
about 5000, in addition to several
dollars worth of whiskey and cigars,
was stolen. Thomas Ellison, the por-
ter, who sleeps in the place, watched
the proceeding from beneath the muz-
gle of a blue steel "A"
Dayton-One of the most remark
able family reunions ever held took
place at the home of Mrs. John Bour-
geous. There were present at the
gathering Pierre Rouillard, who is in
his s7th year, his children, 46 grand
children, 80 great-grandchildren and
6 great.great-grandchildren.
neapolis-Governor Johnson has
an appointment on his hands at pre-