The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-11


year. Its, revenue was only $35,9S6.
The road killed three, and injured
twenty-five during the year.
Cambridge.-Clarence Johnson, son
OF Gustav Johnson of East Cam
| bridge, was drowned while skating
on Rapp's Lake, about two miles east
OF this village. The boy was thir-
teen years old. The body was recov-
cred.
Owatonna.-John L. Gibbs, former
lieutenant governor of Minnesota and
decade or more ago one of the most
prominent citizens of the southern
part of the state, died at the home Of
his son-in-law, Thomas H. Kelly, in
this city.
Duluth.-Through a raging biz
card, with the mercury lowering low
in the tubes, four ministers of the
gospel, two of them from Duluth, all
day fought their way across the
twenty miles of treacherous ice on
Pelican Lake.
st. Paul.-Governor Johnson receiv-
ed delegation from the Minnesota
Retail Grocers' and General Mer-
chants association, and conferred
with them regarding a peddlers' Ii.
cense bill to be introduced into the
legislature this winter.
Two Harbors.-The last deer to be
shot in Lake county this season was
killed by Miss Emma E. Oakland Of
Duluth, who was hunting at Schauff
Lake, north Of Two Harbors. AS
sisted by friends, she succeeded in
taking home with her a fine buck.
Minneapolis-The attraction at the
Bijou Opera House, Minneapolis, for
the week of December 18th, will be
''The Governor and the Boss" VIM.
H. Turner, we'll remembered for his
excellent work in David Harum,"
will enact the title role of the Boss"
Duluth.-Mahlon Zearfoss, fire
man on the Great Northern Sand
stone local, has habit Of falling
from his locomotive while it is in
motion. Two years ago he was con-
fined to the hospital as the result of
such fall and he met with similar
accident which may prove fatal.
Crookston.-The meeting of the
ninth district members-elect of the
legislature this week may bear i'm
portant fruit. After indorsing Rockne
for speaker, and Rev. C. w. D. Ellis
Of Hawley for chaplain, the delega-
ton was addressed by Professor A.
NJ. Dunton, superintendent of the Mo
Intosh schools.
Duluth.-An extensive program Of
reform is planned by the Duluth Civic
league. The members of that organ
ization are of the opinion that the
city Is running wide open at the pres
ent time even more than it was be-
fore the election of Mayor Haven,
and they are going to take steps to
make more quiet city out of Du-
luth.
Minneapolis-At the request of the
bureau of education, at Washington,
DR.. C. Nj. Jordan will order a spe-
cial census of the children in the
public schools to be taken some day
next week. The request comes from
Ell of education, who explains that
it is to be a special census differing
entirely from the annual enumera-
ton.
New Ulm.-Nick Ehrlich, aged
sixty, committed suicide by hanging
himself to rafter in the hayloft of
Herman Bentzin's farm in the town
of Cottonwood. He was a native Of
Bavaria and worked around as a
farm laborer in this vicinity for a
number Of years, and was somewhat
addicted to drink. Sheriff julius was
deputized by Coroner Fritsche to
take charge of the remains. The
suicide had no relatives in the coun-
try as far as known.
st. Peter.-By the expenditure OF
$4,000 farm lands in Nicollet county
having value Of at least 100000
are to be reclaimed. This is being
accomplished by the construction Of
the Rush river judicial ditch, work
on which was begun four months ago.
1t is an engineering enterprise OF vast
Importance to farmers in this and
adjoining counties, and when 1t Is
completed soon after the first Of the
year, it will, in addition to restoring
large tract Of land, drain some TO-
900 acres.
Thief River Falls.-One voter in
the town of Silverton, In this county,
is responsible for the election of o.
car Ostrom, his fellow townsman, to
the Office Of county surveyor OF all
the $500 or more voters in the coun-
| try, the one in Silverton was the only
one to vote for man to fill the posi-
tion, no one having filed and no name
appearing printed on the ballot By
writing in the name of his neighbor,
this voter elected Oscar Ostrom just
as effectively as though every voter
in the county had honored him with
their support.
Rochester.-A handsome church to
cost about $4,000, and possible more
| will be erected in this city the COM
| ing year by the congregation of the
Norwegian Evangelical Synod church.
st. Paul.-One of the main features
| in Gov. Johnson's message to the
next legislature will be an emphatic
recommendation for the conservation
of the states resources.
Duluth.-The Duluth, Rainy Lake
| & Winnipeg road, with 101 miles, in
| jured eighteen, and had operating ex-
Doncoo amounting tn S11Q 926 for the