The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-20

| ST Paul-Mrs. Bina Larson, a resi-
dent of the Upper Levee, was found
dead in bed.
st. Paul-Ginseng growers of the
state will meet at the old Capitol at
10 am. Tuesday, Jan. IA.
South st. Paul-The total number
Of cars received here last month was
1870, as compared with 1862 70: No
vember, 1906.
st. Paul-The possession of coun.
terfeit SIS bill got man arrested by
Detectives Collins and Schmidt on
charge of burglary.
st. Paul-The twin boys born to Mr..
and Mrs. George Seitz, "a West Jes-
samine street, several days ago, were
found dead in bed.
Crookston-The opera house is to
be dismantled, and the town will be
without any of the larger attractions
until new house is built.
| Glencoe-The new Woodman-Odd
Fellow hall was dedicated here. Over
500 attended the ceremonies. The hall
is a substantial structure, erected at
an expense Of $4,000.
Brainerd-George Sullivan, recently
resigned as policeman, has filed a
charge with the city council, alleging
that he was forced to resign for i'm
partially applying the cid"
Minneapolis-An unidentified wo-
man dropped suitcase containing the
body of baby few weeks old from
the Wisconsin Central bridge in Min
neapolis. The woman escaped.
Bemidji-Twenty cans of fry from
the state fish hatchery at st. Paul
have been placed in Lake Bemidji
for the purpose Of replenishing the
lake with the f1nny tribe of fishes
that inhabit the deep" in the local
lake.
Tower-What IL seldom seen in
even this part Of the country in late
years was seen here-the old dog
team. The only one that is left in
this part of the country was driven
to this city from the Willow river
country
South st. Paul-Frank Poole badly
burned both hands extinguishing fire
at his house, but succeeded in pre-
venting a serious blaze. The fire
started from the explosion Of a lamp
in the kitchen. The biggest blaze was
near the pump.
Mankato-The distribution of nine
new companies needed to bring the
Minnesota national guard up to the
requirements of the Dick law in or
der that the $4,000 national aid may
be secured is causing the officials con-
siderable difficulty.
Rochester-The franchise to give
the Tri-State Telephone company the
right to enter this city as competing
line was given its final blow at the
city council meeting. The ordinance
was read three times, and when it
came to a vote It was 4 to against
the proposed franchise.
Minneapolis-From poor typewrit-
er girl to the possessor of a fortune
of 100000 is the good luck that has
befallen Miss Stella M. Blethen, stem
ographer. She has been named in
the will of George F. Porter, the Min.
neapolis business man who died sud-
denly last week in Omaha, as the ben
eficiary of bequest of that amount.
Hamline-Thomas Russell, fifteen
years of age, a student at st. Thomas
college, fell distance of forty feet
from the balcony of the building, and
received serious injuries. Two ribs
on his right side are fractured, and
he is thought to have received inter.
nal injuries, the real character of
which cannot at present be deter
mined.
Faribault-Mrs. Harry Downs, liv.
ing in the northwestern part of Rice
county, was killed by falling off load
of wood. She and her husband were
hauling with three horses, and she
drove the single horse. The wheels
struck a stone, threw her from the
wagon and the load passed over her.
She died within several hours after
the accident.
st. Paul-One of the finest speci-
mems of a moose head ever taken in
Minnesota, now in the possession of
the state game and fish commission,
is to be presented to Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford, head of the Eng.
lish navy, by w. T. Bailey, a Du-
luth 1umberman. The head is already
mounted and will be shipped to Eng
land at once in order to reach there
for Christmas.
Twin 'alley-Fire destroyed the
yards, Warehouse and offices of TIE
Trimble Lumber company, the Twin
Valley Implement company's ware
house and Office and the Weium 6
Walds warehouse. The total loss Is
about $4,000; insurance about $4,000.
The origin of the fire is not known,
Milan-The Standard Lumber com
pany's Office and part of it's sheds
burned to the ground causing loss of
several thousand dollars.
st. Paul-Patrolman Palmer of the
Rondo police station in stopping a
runaway was painfully hurt The team
belonged to the American Express
company and ran away at Rice street
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