The Ely miner., 1907-02-01
FIT Snelling.-Two soldiers were sen
to PaSteur institute


foreman in the Milwaukee yards, fell
down an elevator shaft in the COM
pany's storehouse in South Minneapolis
and died at st. Barnabas hospital as
a result of his injuries.
inneapolis.-Joseph Habel, who
lives at the North Side hotel, was over
come with gas at his room but was
rescued by the police who went to the
hotel to serve warrant sr him charg-
ing him with drunkenness.
Observation-Disclosures foremost firm
of mechanics, Ellis & Edwards, has ap-
piled for a patent on an engine which
is declared by patent attorney, w. S.
Powers of Minneapolis, to be the most
powerful engine yet invented.
Rochester.-At the annual meeting
of the Oldsted County Medical associa-
ton the following officers were elected:
President, DR.. J. E. Crewe; vice presi-
pent, DR.. p. r. Mosse; secretary and
treasurer, DR.. Justus Matthews.
Manufacturer. William A. Sunday
has replied TO the joint committee Of
local Protestant churches that extended
an invitation TO him to come to Man.
kato, saying that he cannot accept the
invitation to hold revivals here.
Inver Grove-E. o. Hand, night yard
master for the Rock Island was severe
ly injured in an accident in the yards.
Hand was standing beside stove in
the caboose warming himself when a
car struck it, throwing him against the
stove.
st. Paul.-The governor also has ap-
pointed DR.. Frank D. Parker, member
of the state board of osteopathic ex-
aminers and registration, and DR.. c. A.
Mack of saltwater as a member of
the state board Of veterinary medical
examiners.
Mankato.-The annual poultry show
of the Central Minnesota Poultry asso-
citation opened in this city with nearly
one thousand entries. The show is the
largest and finest yet held by the as
sociation, hundreds of entries being
made from other towns.
Hitterdal.-Sakri Sandberg, eighty
years old and helpless, was burned to
death at his home near here. During
the absence of his aged wife, Sandberg,
who was bedridden, attempted to light
his pipe and in doing so set fire to his
beard and the bed clothing.
Rrainerd.-Attorney General Young
has refused to institute proceedings in
the name Of the state to prevent the
division of Itasca county as a contest
is already in progress in the courts
against the creation of the new county
of Koochiching, to comprise the nor
thern half of Itasca county.
Owatonna.-Plans were received in
fbic tu FOR tba araoti0n of ono nf fhe
finest business blocks in this part of
Minnesota The new building is to be
erected by the National Farmers bank.
1t will cost in the neighborhood of s4O.-
900 or more and will be on one of the
most prominent corners of the city.
Hamline-The proposed legislation
before the present session of the legfs-
lature requiring graduates of the Uni
versity of Minnesota law college to take
the state bar examination before being
admitted to practice, is considered by
the faculty members Of the law col
lege as direct slap at their efficiency.
St. Paul-Governor Johnson an
nounced the appointment of members
of the state forestry board for a four
year term as follows: S. M. Owen and
John Lind of Minneapolis; F. Weyer-
haeuser of st. Paul; w. H. Tomlinson
of LIE Sueur; N. M. Williams Of Little
Falls; A. c. Wedge of Albert Lea; S.
T. Davis of Duluth.
ST. Paul-Katrina Tschida, Is years
daughters of M. A. Tschida, 4S6 Lafond
street, were seriously injured by the
closing of a folding bed. Miss Annie
90, . Z. .s<rl1&
arm below the elbow. Miss Katrina re-
ceived internal injuries and her re-
covery is doubtful.
Moorhead.-Gov. Johnson announced
the appointment Of C. A. Nye as MEM
ber of the state normal school board,
succeeding S. C. Comstock, also of
this place. The latter is also a member
of the board of regents Of the state uni
versity, and the governor deemed it ad-
visable to give some other man the po-
sition on the normal school board.
Minneapolis.-A clerk employed by
the Lund Land company stepped too
close to some one while on the way to
the bank and the company is out just
s4O0 in cash. The clerk placed the
money and started to deposit 1t, but on
reaching the bank found that it was
gone. The matter was reported to the
police and detectives are investigating.
Mankato-From $4,000 to $4,000
worth Of pearls were taken from the
Cedar river by local pearl hunt
ers during the year 1906. Some beauti-
full pearls were found, one selling for
800 and another for $S6. Others ranged
in price up to $50 each. The pearls were
bought by local dealers and sent to the
Eastern market, where the dealers
often more than doubled their money.
Brainerd.-Fire, which broke out
shortly after 6 o'clock in the Reilly
block, totally destroyed three store
buildings and their contents, entailing
a loss in the neighborhood of $4,000,
artially covered by insurance. Mrs.
Elizabeth Cossins, aged ninety-two,
mother.in-law of two Of the men who
were burned out, died instantly Of the
shock when informed that the stores
and stock were total loss.
Duluth.-Minnesota railroads viii use
every legal effort to prevent the re-
duction ordered for Jan. 25 in coal,
grain and live stock rates by the rail-
road and warehouse commission.
wells-The first meeting of the
school boards of Faribault county un-