The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-10
NEWS NOTES.

| 81. Paul.-ThieVeS stole the DraSS
hinges from several doors in the court
house.
Owatonna.- Sunday baseball will be
allowed in Owatonna this season for
the first time in many years.
| Mankato. -Adolph Scidle captured
large pelican on Swan lake. The
bird measured nine feet from TIP
to tip.
Minneapolis beer was sold
in this city in April to give the gov
eminent revenue of nearly $4,000
notwithstanding the cool temperature.
Minneapolis Alexander Coffitt, 90
years old, resident of Fulda, cut his
throat with razor, dieing almost in
stantly. Domestic troubles are said to
have caused him to commit the deed.
Mankato. Bird fell thirty
feet from the top of tree, striking
the ground and breaking three ribs.
He was cutting off the top OF tree
when the limb that he was standing
on broke.
Mankato.-FrankO ttenbach, accus-
ed of misappropriating $1,000 which
was intrusted to him by bank for
the purpose of carrying out business
deal, was arrested in Montana and
brought back to this city.
Belgrade.-O. o. Liabrooten and his
youngest daughter, of Brooten, were
struck by the Winnipeg flyer and
thrown about hundred feet. Mr..
Liabrooten was instantly killed and
the girl was seriously, if not fatally,
injured.
Duluth.-Capt. w. H. Singer has
returned from Isle Royale and reports
that three trappers who wintered at
Chippewa Harbor on that island
caught nearly one hundred lynx, be-
sides fair number of other fur-bear-
ing animals.
Crookston.-Arnold STARRY, aged II,
was instantly killed in the town of
Garden by Albert Singored, aged 16.
The boys were playing when Arnold's
shot gun was accidentally discharged
by Singered, blowing the top of Star
by's head off.
Madelia.-Ole H. Erickson, a far
mer living five miles southeast of here,
shot himself in the temple with 80
caliber revolver. He was fifty years
of age and leaves widow. No real
cause is known, although he had been
Respondent of late.
st. Paul.-The Duluth & Iron Range
railroad has filed with the state its
selection of 75, 900 acres of state land,
almost completing its land grant. The
land is almost all in st. Louis county,
the rest in Lake and Cook, and none
Of 1t bears minerals so far as known.
La Crescent.-Wille, the 3-year-old
son of Frank Smith, fell down the
cold air draught of the furnace at his
fathers residence. The only way of
rescuing him was by tearing down
the chimney, which was instantly
done. He was not injured in any
way.
st. Paul.-Governor Johnson has
announced the membership of the
new capitol grounds commission,
which will spend $150,OOO of state
money in the next two years in ac-
quiring new land adjoining the capt.
toll. It consists of j. w. Lusk, r. It.
O,Connor and Frank O'Mera, all of
st. Paul.
Minneapolis. writing the best
essay on insurance, Earl w. Huntley
of Spring Valley, member of the
senior class, has been awarded the $50
prize offered by Twin City insurance
men to university students. His sub
iect was ''The Fundamentals of Life
Insurance and Its Economic Impor-
tance."
Wells.--Someone visited the wood
pile of Rev. Reece and helped him.
self to firewood. He happened to drop
a letter from his pocket while picking
up the wood and in this way his iden-
tity has become known. The preacher
offers to return the letter and to sup
pres, his identity if he will return
the wood.
st. Paul.-O. M. Hall, of Red Wing,
gets the six-year term on the state
tax commission, Samuel Lord, of Kas-
son, gets the four-year term and
Franklin McVey, of Minneapolis, gets
the two-year term. The three newly
appointed commissioners met i'm Gov.
Johnson's office and organized and
cut straws to see who was to get the
long and short term.
ST. Paul. -Game Warden Stevens
of Anoka arrested Dolphin Bibeau of
Centerville for shooting duck. Stew
ems, while driving, saw Bibeau hunt
ing and he stopped behind some
brush. Bibeau walked along until he
was only a few feet from Stevens;
then malIard flew low and the hum
ter bagged it. Bibeau was much sur
prised to hear the game warden's
command, Come with me-" before
the smoke had died away. His duck
cost him $40 fine and costs, or$17.90.
Mankato. Rademacher Of
Sumpter narrowly escaped receiving
fatal injuries in blacksmith shop.
His broncho rebelled at having a
"twist rope" on its nose and became
very violent, striking promiscuously
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