The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-04-12
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting items Gathered in the
Gopher State

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and Judge Atwater.
Brainerd-The next meeting of the
Minnesota Educational Association
will be held in st. Paul.
st. Paul-The corporation attorney
rules that the city must be protected
by bonds for canopies over sidewalks
Minneapolis-The money orders paid
at the postoffice one day reached the
record breaking total of $3.50 These
figures shatter all previous records. as
the nearest approach is less by more
than 1000 money orders.
Duluth-A Brostedt, district passen-
ger agent of the Great Northern, has
been appointed district freight and
passenger agent of the road at Winni-
peg. He succeeds R. J. Smith, who
goes into other business.
Gray Eagfe-The First State Bank
of Gray Eagle, formerly a private
bank, was granted license by Public
Examiner Schafer. R. H. Sitter is the
president and L. NJ. Mossman the
cashier. The bank is capitalized at
$4,000.
LIE Sueur-Fred Berndt, a farmer of
Sharon township, LIE Sueur county,
brought into town and sold to a horse
dealer for $G5 horse fifteen years old
that for the last thirteen years had
been kept continuously in a barn on
Mr.. Berndt's farm and had never been
harnessed. nor hitched up, and there
has been no cause for this except the
eccentricity of Mr.. Berndt.
Otisville-Mrs. Peter Danielson, the
1aS CT Of ha HfaA
aged go years. The other two were
Mrs. Erland Peterson, who died in
January, at the age Of 90, and Mrs.
Magnue Holcombe, woh died a few
weeks ago, aged "a. The three came
here in the early fifties from Sweden.
They were members of the same
church and were great friends.
st. Paul-Governor John A. Johnson
has given out the edict that there will
be no changes until May l in the gen.
eral list of state capitol employees,
now that the capitol commission has
turned the new state house over to
him. This gives the army Of janitors,
workmen, guides and others thirty
days more in which to hold office than
many of them expected
st. Paul-George Thompson Is under
arrest charged with passing Confer-
crate five and ten dollar bills on the
Boston restaurant, SIS Wabasha
street; F. M. Barrett, 81 West Central
avenue, and at the store of Mrs. NJ.
Schultz, 421 Mackubin street. It is
said that he made a practice of enter
ing stores where a small boy or girl
was in charge and rendering the bills
in payment for small purchases.
st. Paul-The records of the build
ing inspectors office show the number
of building permits issued during
March, 1907, was 1913, while those is
sued in March, 1906, numbered 1875.
Although there is only gain of three
this year there Is an increase of $685.
100 in the amount to be expended.
that Of 1905 being s544,644, while tho
total for last month was s711,S64.
polis-Desire to get under
the Sunday saloon lid and make merry
with newly made friends made Mich
ael Marston penniless last Sunday,
when he was robbed of $3.50 by a gang
Of roughs who, he says, enticed him
into the rear room of a saloon on First
street north and made him unconscious
by the use of drugs The robbery was
reported to the police Sunday after
noon and the matter was suppressed
by the police.
Minneapolis-Ham bacons and
choice meats We're stolen from the
Royal Provision company, 106 West
ern avenue in such quantities that the
police believe a wagon was used to
haul away the plumber. Entrance was
gained by breaking in the back door.
Mounted Patrolman Harry Jones de-
tected a pair of thieves trying to enter
the grocery store of Kolberg & john
son, 400 Lake street east, the same
night When he tried to catch them
they jumped several wire fences and
as his horse could not follow they es-
capped.
Minneapolis Nails again failed to
agree perfectly with E. Wallace, who
has done stunts as a human ostrich
in a circus sideshow, and he was
operated on for fourth time at the
Minneapolis city hospital. Twenty
eight ten-penny nails were taken from
his stomach. He is said to be re-
covering. His taste for articles Of
hardware is a peculiar one, and despite
the operations he is forced to undergo
he does not seem to be able to break
himself of the habit. Nails, pieces
of glass and hairpins have been taken
from his stomach in the different
operations.
Bovey-Pietro Valissa, an Italian Ia
borer who works at the Canisteo mines
near here, was notified yesterday that
he is heir to a fortune of $4,000 left
by a distant relative in Italy. The
relative died intestate more than a
year ago. Valissa was the sole heir,
but it took long search before he was
located. 1t is not likely that Valissa
had $40 to Ills name when the news Of
the fortune reached him. He quietly
finished his days work at the mines,
went home and began his prepara
tions for departure. He is not married
and says that he will return to Italy,
choose himself q wife and purchase an
olive farm.
st. FaIl-Fern Howard, the girl who
stabbed her father with a butcher
knife to save her mothers life, has
appendicitis and has been taken from
the county Jail to me city hospital.
An operation will be performed. Her
faith er, who was thought to be fatally
wounded, is improving daily and his