The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-15

tice Donohue of selling liquor to
minor. He was fined $40 and costs.
Red Wing-The city of Red Wing
is indebted to Mrs. Anna L. Sheldon
for an offer to contribute $500 toward
the purchase of the Col Colvill prop
erty in East Red Wing.
st. Paul-D. P. Roussopoulos, 866
Goodrich avenue, secretary and treas
urer of the Northwestern Stamp
Works, was found dying in his bed.
room with pistol shot in his right
temple.
Faribault-A young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Stronskey, aged about
twelve years, was accidentally run
over by a Rock Island freight train
and one Of the boys legs was cut off
above the ankle.
Alexandria-Three launches and q
dozen rowboats stored in an clubhouse
at the summer hotel of John Blake
on Lake Carlos, have been destroyed
by fire, the origin of which is un-
known. The loss is $1,000.
New Richland-Peter Rasmussen
was suddenly stricken blind while at
work. He started to pick up sack
of bran and his eyesight instantly
left him. Doctors think that his af-
Fiction will be but temporary.
Mankato-Frank Brooks, a high
school student, met with an accident
while riding to school in the morn
ing. He lives five miles north of the
city and has been making the trips
on colt. The animal slipped on the
pavement and fell on young Brooks.
breaking his leg.
neapolis-Minneapoli broke It's
former records for building permits
during October. The total issued dur
ing the month call for an expendi-
ture of $927,115 as against $820,720
last year in October. The total build
ing operations up to this time this
year amount to $S,9S7,7S0.
Spooner-The building and ditching
of roads is a big item of expense in
Northern Minnesota. The village Of
Spooner has built a road to old
Spooner, distance of mile. Every
rod that was laid cost not less than
Sc, and some rods cost S10 The vii.
lage spent more than $4,000 for the
job.
Vesta-Carl Lemke, clerk in a 10.
cal store, reached home too late for
supper, so he went to the butcher shop
and procured one dozen oysters, which
he proceeded to eat raw. In one Of
them he found two pearls about the
size of small pea. He has been
offered 5000 for the. gems.
Shawano-The dedication of the
new church of the st. Martini Lu-
theran congregation in Belle PLANE
will take place on Nov. II. Rev. P. H.
Dicke, who about forty years ago
served that congregation as pastor,
and is now eighty-four years old, will
preach the last sermon in the old
church.
is now the owner of the st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Manitoba Railway Com.
pany and all of it's properties and
rights. The Great Northern has been
operating this road since 1890 under
a 999 year lease, but on Oct. II the
property was purchased outright for
$35,000,000.
Glencoe-Carl Jensen, an aged gar.
dener of this place, met with probably
a fatal accident while moving his
daughters household goods. He
mounted the loaded wagon and took
4 &c fhn In,
to drive. He lost his balance and fell
to the ground, the wheels passing
over him and breaking five ribs and
crushing his hips.
ownsville-Workmen digging into
bluff-side to place the foundation for
an extension Of the property OF H.
Daschner, uncovered the entrance to
a cavern, regarding which there Is
considerable mystery. AS yet none
has mustered the courage to enter its
cold depths, for it appears to be enor-
nous, and cool breath of wind seems
to gush from the cavity.
st. Cloud-When the state legisla-
ture meets next winter it will prob
ably be asked to amend the hunting
laws so as to require holders of hunt
ing licenses to report to the commits
sion the number and kind of game
killed during the year. The plan Is
to attach to each license return
coupon to be sent by the hunter at the
end of the year to the commission
giving this information.
There seems to be no lessening of
the public interest in the story of that
quaint little country girl, ISIS Hop
kins," who has been before the public
for eight full seasons and is now re-
telling her story for the ninth time.
Miss Rose Melville, the originator of
the character, is still playing the title
role and this season is surrounded by
stronger company than she has ever
had to second her efforts. Miss Mel
vile will be seen at the Bijou Opera
House, Minneapolis, the week OF
November 18th.
Minneapolis-The state board of
emigration, through Commissioner
George WEIGH, is preparing an i'm
mediate campaign for extensive ad-
vertising Of Minnesota and its spe.