The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-14

dead while sitting on cake Of Ire on
his farm near here.
Crookston.- Haaglund, who
shot his father, P. o. Haaglund, at
their home near ST. Hilaire was adj
judged insane.
Hastings.-E. M. Hone, promi-
nent Hastings citizen, formerly of
Valley City, N. D., dropped dead from
heart trouble at his home.
st. Paul.-Governor johnson will
make his first appearance strictly as
lecturer some time in the next few
weeks at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Rochester.-Both the state hospital
for the insane and ST. Mary's hospital
will make extensive additions to their
buildings as soon as the weather will
permit it.
Biwabik. - A lumberjack whose
identity has not been established, was
run down and cut in two by Alleging
train about half q mile out of Allen
Junction.
Washington.-The controller of cur
rency has approved the application of
H. I. Yetter and others to organize
the First National Bank of Stephen,
with capital of $4,000.
Minneapolis.-Attorney for China
man endeavoring to collect alleged
gambling losses declares assassin has
been imported from Chicago to kill
the attorney and others.
Wash ington. -Representative Lind
bergh recommended A. M. Opsahl for
postmaster at Brainerd, to succeed
Postmaster Ingersoll, who has had
the office for eight years.
Minneapolis. F. Peterson, 1919
Fifth avenue south, was shot by high
waymen. The bullet struck his fore
arm, breaking one of the bones. He
was taken to the city hospital.
Ruthton.-Mrs. Henry Martinson is
dead from burns sustained while pour
ing kerosene oil on smoldering fire
in stove. She is survived by hus-
band and a child about five years old.
Cambridge.-Manny Helene, while
hauling ice for M. @. Strait, had both
legs broken. He was driving down a
small hill, when the ice cakes slipped,
carried the driver down and fell upon
him.
Rochester. The wine room ques-
ton which was raised last year has at
last been acted upon by the council
and settled by vote of 4 to 2. Last
June Mayor Reiter introduced the
ordinance.
Biwabik. After eight years of hid
ing from business failure in Saginaw,
Mich, William Andrews, trapper and
hunter, blew off the top of his head in
his shack in the woods about quarter
of mile from Allen Junction station.
MISUNDERSTANDING to a re-
port just submitted by Supt. Richard
Tattersield, this city spent $25, 200 on
her poor during the year 1907, the
largest single item being for groceries,
which requires an expenditure $5, 49,
80.
Crookston.-John Haaglund is al
legged to have shot and seriously
his father, E. o. Haaglund,
at their home, four miles east of st.
Young Haaglund is twenty
five years old and it is believed that he
was mentally unbalanced.
Minneapolis.-The school board met
and voted to spend SAL, 200 for school
bull dings. OF that amount $14s, 600
will be expended for new high schools
and the balance for new grade schools
and additions to the present buildings.
Preston.-In the burning of farm
residence five miles southwest of here
four of the inmates lost their lives and
the fifth was dangerously injured.
The dead are, @. w. Engle, Mrs. O.
w. Engle, Baby Engle, and Mrs.
Thomas Yeast.
Duluth.-Roland D. Haven, Repub-
lican, defeated Emil freshman, Demo-
GRAFT, for mayorship of Duluth by
approximately 700 majority. The
voters of Duluth have given the brew
cry and saloon interests to understand
that they cannot hope to control the
administration of this city
Winona. Gardner of Mime
sofa City, six miles west of here, lies
at the point of death because of ex-
posure. See is an aged woman and
was unable to open the door of her
house, where she lives alone. It was
IN hour before she was discovered by
neighbors.
Biwabik.-While digging well just
north of it's power house, the Biwabik
Mining company has unexpectedly
penetrated iron ore. Ore was encoun-
jered at depth of forty feet and the
well diggers are now fifteen feet in
jhe pay dirt. 1t was not thought that
here was ore at this point, a rock
barrier having been encountered
short distance away, which apparent
Y marked the end of the ore body.
rhe ore found is rather lean, but of
sufficient richness to warrant it being
mined at some time.
st. Paul. THE state treasury was
enriched today by two payments of
PENALTIES on railroad gross earnings
axes which come as result of de-
hands made by State Treasurer Dine.
TART. The Great Northern paid &c..