The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-22

MdnkaCO-Ine council begins I'M
parchment of recorder on ground of
fraud in garbage contract.
Crookston-Hjelmer Vikjord, fif-
teen-year-old son of Peter Vikjord of
| this place, ran away again
Minneapolis-Sal cut and Off
| GERS elected at state convention of
Knights of Pythias held here.
Brainerd-Six saloon men were ar
raigned, four on two warrants each,
charging violation of the Sunday law.
ST. Paul-Fred Eschle, self-confessed
slayer of John Smolensky, the rag
picker, is indicted by the grand jury
on the charge of murder in the first
| degree.
Crookston-Two new creameries
are being erected in the vicinity of
Kratka and Highlanding, Mayfield
township, in northeastern Red Lake
county.
Northfield-The first annual meet
| ing of the third district of the Min
nesota State Federation of Women's
| clubs opened it's sessions in the First
| Congregational church.
Spring Valley-The Woodmen's an
nual picnic of southern Minnesota is
to be held here on June 2, and N
| connection with that gathering is to
be Homecoming" of former Spring
Valley people.
Brainerd-J. p. Saunders, of the
fisheries department of the state fish
and game commission, seized S65 wall
| eyed pike caught in Mile Laos and
being shipped from J. Tolefson to
| Sprague & Co.
Mankato-The Mankato Electric
Traction Company has placed on rec
ord trust deed for 100000, in favor
of the Northwestern Trust Company
of st. Paul. This is to secure an inn
| mediate bond issue of $4,000.
Belle Plaine-Fire starting in the
basement of the Peoples store in the
| Bailey block, threatened to destroy
| the entire building. The flames start
| ed among matches and all goods were
badly damaged by fire and water.
Lake Crystal-During the thunder
storm which prevailed here and in
this vicinity, T. c. Norman, of Gar
| den City township, suffered the loss
of his barn and several head of horses.
| The barn was struck by lightning.
Crookston-A drove of eleven carl
| bou were seen near Roseau City go
| ing in the direction of Red Lake and
Red Lake river. There is a general
movement of deer and caribou into
Northern Minnesota from Manitoba.
Hibbing-The common council de-
cided to erect a new three-story fire.
proof city hall that will be up to date
in every respect. The cost of the
building will be about 100000. Plans
for the new structure will be received
until May 10.
nneapolis-Charles Dufrene,
driver of one of the large shaving
wagons of the Northern Pine Lum-
Der Company, Thirty-second and
Washington avenues north, was smoth-
cred to death while loading his wagon
with shavings at the mill.
St. Paul-From box in the Majestic
theater four shots were fire at Burt
Swan, the alligator tanner" who ap-
peared in a Minneapolis vaudeville
theater last week. Mrs. Swan, wife
of the performer, was in the box. Swan
was performing before spotlight on
the stage.
Faribault-A meeting of the Com
mercial Club has been held to con-
slider the proposition for establishing
a mandatory for amber cane syrup
+, in this city. A number of capitalists
from the Twin Cities, headed by H.
w. Brown, are prepared to invest
| $4,000 in the enterprise.
Eveleth-Mike Jackson, timber
man at Adams Mine No. 4, got his
| back broken in an accident but still
| is alive, although doctors say he can
| not survive long. He was standing
on the lift in the timber shaft close
| to the wall, in such position that
the counter-balance weight struck him
on the back. Jackson is at local
hospital.
| Hamline-Work was received that
| the Rockefeller board, or, as 1t is COM
monty known, the general educational
board, has made a conditional gift to
Manchester college of $4,000, provided
the college trustees and friends raise
the entire endowment and building
funds of the college to $450,OO0, OF
which this gift shall be part.
Minneapolis attraction at the
Biiou the week of May 25 will be
'"The Cow Puncher," play of wes-
tern ranch life, which made decid.
ed hit here last year with Bijou pa
irons. 1t was written by the well
known playwright, Hal Reid, and
produced by w. F. Mann. 1t is
western drama of the highest order,
and tells the story of young eastern
girl whose brother dies, leaving her
ranch in Arizona.
st. Paul-The supreme court re-
ceived the appeal of the Duluth con-
| tested election case. George ]. Bloc
del is contesting the election of James
L. Crowell as alderman of the second
ward.
Minneapolis-Mike Herman, a vege'
table peddler, was arrested in Min.
neapolis for driving through the fun
eral procession of the late Police Cap
tain Thomas Coskran.
| st. Paul-The new United States
Springfield rifles which are to be is
sued to the militia companies have
arrived.
Mankato-The tWenty-ninth semi