The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

| ed on affiliated line.
Rochester room ordi-
nance goes into effect; La Crosse
gambling is stopped.
Duluth-The new banking law re-
suits in the conversion of 116 private
| banks into state banks.
Crookston-Dynamitin of the New.
ing dam in Northern Minnesota results
in the making of five arrests.
New Ulm = Tirty-nilie candidates
were initiated into the st. Patrick
council Knights of Columbus.
neapolis-University students
refuse to become teachers at the sal
aries that are now being paid.
Morris-Suit begun against the city
to test validity of law providing ufs-
tribution of liquor license money.
st. Paul-Judge Bum decides that
widow must share with her children
the money recovered for death of hor
| husband.
Northfield-Thomas Nee, who pleas
ed guilty to murder in the second
degree for killing Constable Mccall
at Prior Lake, says he is glad he
committed the crime.
Rochester-Lydia Vine died at the
home of her son, William Vine, of
Viola, at the age of 104 years months
and 13 days. She was born in New
York state on Sept. 16, 1903.
Chicago Johnson of Min
| nesota will deliver the chief address
| at the commencement exercises of the
Armour institute of technology, to be
held on the evening of June A.
st. Paul-Dynamiters made an I'M
successful attempt to destroy the
steamer c. w. Cowles owned by Capt.
| George Winans of st. Paul at the
docks at the foot of Sibley street.
Hastings-Frank Scar has been ar
| rested in st. Paul for burglarizing An
drew Larson's residence in Rosemount
| on the oath inst, taking two watches,
"a revolver and buffalo robe valued at
about $3.50.
Mankato-A Dubuque (Iowa) man Is
arranging to put a steamboat on the
Minnesota river to ply between Man
kato and st. Peter, provided light
draft boat can be navigated between
these points in low water.
st. Paul-With a crash the tall pine
flagpole in James ]. Hills yard fell
and broke into several pieces. The
giant piece of timber was one of four
112foot poles brought from the Wash
ington forests in 1896. Two were put
on Mr.. Hills grounds.
| Hopkins-With two small children
sleeping peacefully nearby, Mrs. Mag
nus Young boldly faced a masked
burglar who, with dark lantern in
hand, crept into her home at mid
night, while her husband was away,
and at the point of revolver sent
him scurrying from the house.
Hopkins-Begging admission to the
home of Adam Hohenstein, farmer
living near lockwood in Greenwood
township, stranger giving his name
az Vernal White accepted the hospi-
tally offered him, only to die in a
chair at the supper table less than
half an hour after he had entered the
house.
Duluth-In fit of jealous rage at
his wife, Henry Wilson, dredge
Waterman living at $500 Grand avenue
west, drew revolver and fired four
bullets into his wife's body. He then
turned the revolver upon himself and
emptied the fifth chamber, tina bullet
striking in his neck and lodging in his
spine.
Thief River Falls-An important
real estate deal was closed in this city
whereby Mary Brunette of Fargo, N.
| D., becomes the owner of the Baker.
Wilcox block, paying therefor $4,000.
The new owner is a quarter-blood
Chippewa, who recently disposed of
her pine allotment on the White
Earth reservation.
| Winona-Captain Samuel r. Van
SAINT, former governor Of Minnesota,
is an active candidate for commander
| in-chief of the Grand Army Of the
Republic. He goes into the race with
the hearty backing of his Minnesota
comrades, expressed by personal let
tiers from the past commanders Of the
Minnesota department.
Mankato-The outlook for good
roads in Blue Earth county the COM
| ing season Is brighter than ever. Six
townships have accepted the PROPOSE
ton of the board of county commits
sioners to pay one-half Of the expense
of dragging the roads after rains, the
town to pay the other half. Some
dragging already has been done.
| St. Paul-The annual report of In
| surance Commissioner ]. A. Hartigan
| will show that the various insurance
companies doing business in this state
in 1907 in the fire, marine, hail and
cyclone lines received in premiums
and assessments S8,374,716.03, and
paid out in losses S3.S02, 1858.
Kenyon-Nine buildings on the
north side of Main street were de-
stroyed by fire Of unknown origin.
which broke out at 8 am. in this
general merchandise store of Heland
& Knutson.
Mankato-James A. Watson, q
school teacher of Castlewood, 8. D..