The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29


miles in leaking boat to win race
for filing on land.
Elk River-William Collins, aged 70,
committed suicide near here by hang
ing himself to a tree.
Moose Lake-A. E. Anderson, prin-
cipal of the Moose Lake school, was
drowned in the Kettle river. !,
Stillwater-Twelve-year-old boy adj
mits series of recent burglaries and
court reprimands lads father.
st. Paul-Jas. Schwartz finds body
of infant which had been strangled
to death, in Calvary cemetery.
Mankato-St. Peter citizens will
celebrate Gov. Johnson's national can
didacy by big barbecue at old sett-
lers' reunion.
Duluth-United States Steel cur
poration begins work in preparation
for the building of it's plant at the
head of the lakes.
Kennedy-Arthur Anderson, tho
eleven-year-old son of August Ander-
son, was drowned willis swimming in
pond near that place.
Minneapolis Olson, injured
| in a storm at Lake Independence, Aug.
| 10, 1907, died in the City Hospital,
never having recovered from the in
juries received then.
| Hamline-Miss Jennie Constance
| and Warren Helms, juniors at Ham
line university, are probably fatally
hurt in street car accident while re-
turning from a class function.
| Crookston-In a game of ball at
| Fisher, east of here, between the vii
lage baseball team of that place and
| a team of farmer boys, dinner Wood
ward, one of the Fisher team, broke
his lower leg while base running.
J neapolis-While shopping in a
Nicollet avenue department store
Mrs. Mamie Slocum, whose address
the police failed to learn, was robbed
of property valued at $4,000, includ
ing diamonds, bank notes, checks and
$1,000 mortgage.
| Crookston-The fight over the es
adjustment of ditch 70 in this county
was settled for the time by the di
rection of the county board that the
opponents of the ditch draw up 9
petition for a big ditch for an outlet
on which question the farmers are
divided.
st. Paul-Secretary Thomas H. Sal
mon, of the Republican state commit
tee, sent out the call for the state
nominating convention, which will bs
held in ST. Paul July 1. The cal
provides that the convention shall
meet in the st. Paul Auditorium a
IL o'clock.
Duluth-Thomas A. Bury, postmast
er, and for years an hcnored and high
ly respected citizen, killed himself a
his home at Two Harbors. It wa
thought at first that he had com
mitted suicide, but Coroner Colds
worthy held an inquest and verdic
of accidental death was returned.
St. Paul-Crashing into large plat
glass window at the North st. Pau
Casket Companys display rooms
while running at full speed, Graci
Walker, fourteen years old, $40 81
Peter street, was perhaps fatally Gu
by falling glass. Her sister Lulu
twelve years old, was also badly GU
about the arms and shoulders.
Crookston-Ore Funseth wa
brought into this city by Sheriff Rich
mond of Roseau county and appeare
before Judge Watts here charged wit
forgery of a check on party nance
Haggland in Roseau county. TIL
check was forged on the state banl
at Warroad. He was sentenced t.
the reformatory at st. Cloud.
Minneapolis Tempest and Sun
shine," a dramatization of Mary j
Holmes widely read novel of tn
same name, will be seen at the Bio
Opera House, Minneapolis, the weel
of May 31st. The scenes are laid il
Kentucky, and the story follows tn
careers of two beautiful southern
girls, Tempest" and Sunshine.
st. Cloud-In response to inquire
from commission men the state dair,
and food commission is serving motto
} that the veal of calves less than fou
} weeks old cannot be sold in this state
} A law passed in 1905 prohibits it an
imposes a penalty of fine of $50 t
500 or Imprisonment for not to ez
coed ninety days for violation of it
provisions.
st. Paul-The expenses in st. Pau
give a fair example of the cost O
. holding an election IN large city
although the expenses in Minneapoli
are somewhat larger for each precinc
than they are here. In 1906 tw
elections were held in st. Paul, tn
city election in the spring and tn
general election in the fall. The tota
expenses in the spring election wer
$25,770.96 and in the fall they wer
s26,472.51.
Eveleth-Eveleth will place
strong team in the field this season
Recently a mass meeting was calle'
and with the widest enthusiasm tn
organization of a strong semi-profes
sional team was determined upon.
st. Paul-State Treasurer Dinehar
: drew draft on the 500 road for $40
291.3S which Public Examiner Schae
: fer reports is due the state from thu
company.
, Fergus Falfs-Andres Isakson,
railway section man, dropped dead il
, his home at Pelican Rapids Will
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