The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-11
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered In the
Gopher State

| st. Paul-The district court issues
an order for the Great Northern to
show cause in the attorneys generals
suit.
st. Cloud-Governor and Mrs. c. A.
Gilman celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary at their home here
on New Years day.
Battle Lake-At a special election
held today the village Of Battle Lake
voted $4,000 bonds to buy an acetylene
lighting plant and waterworks system
for the village.
ST. Paula blaze at 2:30 yesterda.
afternoon in a Christmas tree at the
home of R. A. Alexander S6h Park
place, called out the f1remen. The
furniture of the room was damaged
to the extent OF 800.
Grand Meadow-Peter NJ Kerst,
public examiner, today authorized the
Exchange State Bank to begin bust
ness. The new bank has $4,000 cap
ital and succeeds the Exchange bank,
a private institution.
| apolis-Crime is decreasing in
Minneapolis, the county Jail people say.
They base their opinion on the fact
| that only 500 prisoners have been be-
hind the bars this year. Iu 1905 there
were 529 entries on the Jail lists.
st. Paul-Benny Gates, alias Tim
! Kelley, colored, was arrested by the
| police. He is charged with smashing
the show window of c. e. Danneberg'a
fur store, rs East Fifth street, Dec.
5, and making away with lot Of furs.
ST. Paul-W. E. Williams, 9S9 North
| Seventh street, was struck by a switch
| engine in the Milwaukee yards at tae
| South Side junction, early today, and
painfully injured. He was thrown to
one side of the track and his leg was
| fractured.
Eveleth-Matt MAXI, a Finn employ
| ed as a laborer by the Drake & Strait
ton company in stripping operations a.
| the Fayal mine, was instantly killed
| by a stone which was blown from a
| blast 500 feet away from where MAXI
was working.
st. Paul-George Brooks Young, a
former associate justice of the state
supreme court, died Sunday afternoon
at his home, 324 Summit avenue. The
end came suddenly in consequence OF
| a severe cold contracted on a trip to
New York week ago.
st. Paul-Master Theodore, Miss
Irene and Miss Alice, the triplets born
to Mrs. Frank Blachowski, 469 Topping
street, Oct %, passed their first Christ
mas engrossed in the occupation of alb
| sorbing nourishment and in sleeping.
st. Paul-Judge Hallam filed a de-
cision in the case of the state against
the Twin City Telephone company,
holding that the payment by the COM
pany of its per cent gross earnings
tax exempts it from any other form
Of taxation on real estate used in its
business.
Virginia-William Rantz, brake
man on the Duluth, Rainy Lake &
Winnipeg road, is dead as result Of
injuries received in making his first
trip on the road. Rantz, who was
twenty-four years old, came here a
short time ago and secured a position
as brakeman.
Fort Snelling-Gen. A. w. Greeley,
acting commander Of the department Of
Dakota, has RENTED the uneXpired
| portion of the sentence Of Loren w.
Chapman, who has been serving at
| Fort Smelling on an eighteen-month
sentence for desertion. He had served
about two-thirds Of the sentence.
st. Paul-St. Paul had an exceptional
year in 1906 so far as building opera
tions are concerned. In fact, it was a
record year, with the largest aggregate
since the boom period back in the
eighties. The building permits for
| 1906 aggregate $7,000,2S2, an increase
of $S09,223 over the figures in 1905.
eapolis-Several men and wo-
men living in apartments over the Gus
tom laundry, on Sixth street south,
narrowly escaped being suffocated late
the other evening as result of a fire
that did about $500 damage to the laun
dry property. Luckily all were rescued
before completely overcome by the
dense smoke that filled their rooms.
Minneapolis-The aggregate cost OF
the buildings this year is $9,452,300,
which is more than a half million
ahead Of the magnificent record made
| last year. These figures include only
| the actual cost of construction and
do not cover the plumbing, heating and
electrical permits, which will probably
run over $1,000,000.
International Falls-Determined that
this city shall not follow the example
of other towns which during their
| mushroom growth have become hot
| beds OF vice and crime, and believing
that the saloon is largely responsible
for such conditions, the city council
has passed an ordinance limiting the
number of saloons to ten until the city
shall have passed the 1000 population
mark
Mankato-F. w. Johnson, quarter
master general on the governors staff,
was given a surprise at his home at
New Ulm when a number of his friends
gathered unannounced. Gen. Joseph
Bobleter of the brigade staff was
spokesman, and in neat speech pre-
scented to Gen. Johnson q sword. The
donors were of the generals immediate
military and political friends, and af-
ter the presentation Mrs. Johnson en-
tertained those present at luncheon.
Gen. Johnson is brother of Gov. Johr
A. Johnson
ST.. Paul-An increase of twenty-sfx
deaths over last year is the record Of
the coroner's department for 1906, the
total number of natural deaths and