The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
BRIEF NOTES.

BRIEF NOTES..
St. Paul-Mrs. Russell Sage gives
$4,000 to the st. Paul Y. M. c. A.
fund
Minneapolis-Rev. w. N. Jamieson's
wife fills his pulpit during his absence
from the city.
Observation-Disclosures M. Loring was
appointed postmaster at Hubbard, in
Hubbard county.
st. Paula shooting ARRAY attracts
several hundred people to saloon at
Eighth and Robert streets.
Hamline--The state fair board takes
preliminary steps to provide for two
weeks of state fair next year.
Neutrality-suspicious. E. Brown is ap-
pointed postmaster at Otisco, Waseca
county, vice o. M. Finsted, removed.
Hastings-Michael Wiederhold, of
Douglas, who was scalded by the
breaking of a waterglass on the en-
CINE while threshing, is dead.
Faribault-The Faribault conven-
ton of club women is attended by
more than 100 accredited delegates
and as many more club women who
are not delegates.
Dassel-The Dassel Roller Mill com.
pany has been Incorporated with
capital of $4,000, and will commence
the erection at once of q modern
three-story flour min.
st. Peter-Active preparations have
been begun for the fourteenth annual
convention of the Minnesota State
Butter and Cheese Makers associa-
ton in this city on Oct. 80, 81 and
Nov. 1.
Minneapolis-A verdict of one cent
has been returned by a jury in the
district court. Mrs. Helga Slettum
can recover this amount from William
G.. Payne, whom she charged with an
assault.
Washington--Claude E. Higbie is
appointed postmaster at Moose Island,
Stevens county, vice E. H. Pusher, re-
signed, and Carl A. Bilben at Onigum,
Cass county, vice Gustave Kulander,
removed.
Cannon Falls-The cornerstone of
the proposed $4,000 Congregational
church was laid this afternoon at 2
o'clock, with fitting services, including
addresses by Rev. William H. Salt
mon, DID,, president of Carlton COL
lege, and James L. Scofield of this
city.
Minneapolis.-The pretty romance
of the race track and Wall street,
Ellis Last Dollar" now in its fifth
season of uninterrupted success, with
David Higgins, the well known char
acter actor, at its head, will be pre-
scented at the Bijou Opera House the
week of October 18th.
Minneapolis-The tax levy rate was
boosted to 28.10 mills on the dollar
by the Hennepin county board of tax
levy, which finished its labors shortly
before midnight last night. That fig
ure is nearly four mills higher than
last year, when the rate was 24.50
mills. The ward funds in the city
are not included In the rate and will
average about ESQ mills.
st. Paul-The state timber board
met to select tracts of state timber
which will be offered at public sale at
the capitol Oct. 81. The state cruis-
ers were all at the capitol with re-
ports giving their estimates on tracts
to be offered and as much as 50,000,,
900 feet of timber may be put up at
the sale. The timber lies in the coun-
ties of Lake, Itasca, st. Louis and
Beltrami.
Scanlon-Thru the explosion of a
gasoline stove Folger's store in the
northern part of town was set on fire
and burned to the ground. The build
ing was frame structure and in less
than half an hour it was totally de-
stroyed. Two adjoining buildings
used as residences also were burned,
but the furniture was saved. Both
stock and buildings were covered by
insurance.
Moorhead-J. ]. Robertson was ar.
rested for stealing a watch from q
fellow laborer Eear Sabin. He was
brought to this city, pleaded guilty to
the charge and was fined S45, which
includes the value of the watch that
he had pawned.
st. Paul-The school board and st.
Paul Institute of Science and Letters
co-operates in arranging an extensive
system of night schools.
st. Peter-The Willow Lawn cream.
/ cry, at Traverse Siding, four miles
west of this city, was completely de-
| stroye1 by fire.