The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
NEWS NOTES.

MinneapOliS-The estate of ]. c.
Eliel, the former Minneapolis whole
sale druggist, is valued at $144,961.
Winona-At the annual meeting of
the Winona Poultry association just
held, it was decided to hold poultry
show in Winona next winter.
Willow River-The saloon building
belonging to the Hamm Brewing COM
pany of st. Paul and occupied by e.
w. Olson, was totally destroyed by
fire.
Solway-One fortunate, large buck
deer, which escaped the slaughter OF
the last hunting season, visited the
village of Solway, coming into the
main street from an easterly direc-
ton.
Preston-This village is experience
ing a reform movement. ]. M. Turck,
saloonkeeper, has paid fine of $50
and costs for selling liquor on Sum
day and will be tried on a charge Of
selling to minor.
Duluth-Stricken with small pox
deserted by friends and relatives and
left alone to their fate was the sad
plight of Mrs. Frederick Owens and
her four children of 20 North Fifty
sixth avenue west.
Duluth-In the hottest primary fight
Duluth has ever witnessed Emil Tess
man received the Democratic nomina-
ton for mayor, defeating Mayor M. B.
Cullum by what the final returns show
to have been plurality of 1873 votes.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Higgins, the
11-year-old daughter of o. M. Higgins,
was fatally injured in collision of
iceboats on Lake Calhoun, dying fif-
teen minutes later at the home OF
Dr. Wilcox, 3343 Calhoun boulevard.
Fergus Falls-Jorgen Ulrickson was
buried alive while digging well in
the town of Eagle Lake. He had got
down to a depth of nearly fifty feet
and was about to be pulled up for the
night when the earth closed in around
him.
Minneapolis-E. X. Slater, state
dairy and food commissioner, has pre-
pared a program for the dairy meet
ing at the annual convention of the
Minnesota State Agricultural society,
which will be held in Minneapolis,
Jan. IS, IA and Is.
New Ulm-Four teachers in the
public schools came in contact with a
smallpox patient at local boarding
house and in consequence the board
of education and Supt. E. T. Critchett
deemed it advisable to close the high
school and one of the grade rooms.
South st. Paul-South st. Paul has
entered complaint before the state
railroad and warehouse commission
against the Minneapolis & st. Paul
Suburban Railroad company, asking
that the company be required to fur
nish better service between st. Paul
and the stockyards.
Minneapolis. universally
acknowledged to be one of the most
charming romances of Western life
ever presented in play form, will be
the attraction at the Bijou Opera
House, during New Years. week. A
delightful atmosphere of Western life
pervades the play, without any buster
and braggadocia.
Royalton--The Northern Pacific sta
ton was robbed on Saturday. The
| news was suppressed until today,
| when a railroad detective completed
his investigation and arrested Ole
| Ryan, aged Is years.
Minneapolis = Everything that
looked as though it might contain
money was stolen from the Chicago
Great Western passenger station at
| Tenth avenue south and Washington.
St. Paula. Storvick of Emmons
has been named a dairy inspector in
the state dairy and food department
| by Commissioner E. K. Slater.