The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-17

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Minneapolis. A. Lydiard, city
| clerk, contributed $S.8S7.S0 to the city
treasury from the receipts of his office
in 1907.
neapolis-During the six months
ending Dec. 81, 1866 tons of outgoing
| mail were handled at the Minneapolis
| postoffiee.
st. Paul-John Jerusel, 10 years old.
was run down and killed by South
| st. Paul street car at Water and South
Robert streets.
Minneapolis-A fall of eighteen feet
form the scaffolding Of new house
his father was erecting on the lot adj
! joining his home resulted in the death
| of John Diedick, the 13-year-old SON
| Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G. Biedick, 1861
Second avenue south.
Mankato-The building and public
improvement record for MaDkato the
past season is $415,000. This Includes
100000 expended on the street raik
way line, $4,000 for the new Meth
odist church, and several other large
| buildings and numerous residences.
| Minneapolis-After having read a
newspaper report of how j. e. Chase
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid in drug store, G. P. Nord-
strom, fifty-one years old, yesterday
drank glass of the same poison and
soon expired in a shed at All Fourth
street south
| Mankato-The farm residence Of
John ]. James, in Judson township,
was totally destroyed by fire starting
in the woodshed. The Sutherland
family resided in the house and Mrs.
Sutherland was confined to her bed
with illness at the time. All Of the
household goods were destroyed.
Minneapolis of the foremost
of the younger generation of actors,
Joseph Santley, in his new play of the
western plains, entitled "Billy the
Kid" will be the attraction at the
Bijou Opera House, the week of Jan.
10. The piece is said to be replete
with strong climaxes and bright
comedy scenes.
Minneapolis-During the month OF
December 265 persons died in the city
of Minneapolis, 149 being males and
116 females. Pneumonia heads the
list of death dealing diseases with
forty-seven victims and consumption
comes next with twenty-seven. Ty-
phoid fever and diphtheria each has
six deaths to answer for and scarlet
fever only one.
Minneapolis-Owing to the large
number of cases in the city of Min
neapolis where husbands are brought
before the police court charged with
drunkenness, abuse of families or nom
support, it has been found necessary
to have an officer appointed whose sole
duties shall be to look after all such
persons who appear in court and are
placed on probation.
Cokato-At the depot at Dassel, just
west of here, when the Great Northern
train pulled in Mr.. Seafelt, a German
farmer living near the town, was cross
ing the track near the depot and his
team was hit by the locomotive. He
was quite badly hurt, being thrown
out of his sleigh. The horses were
picked up by the locomotive and car
ried by the depot, the horses legs
sticking out over the platform, and
a couple of men were knocked down
and hurt.
Duluth-As a result of alleged
wholesale repeating" at the primary
election which was held here Dec. IL
last, five indictments were returned
by the grand jury today against Ben.
jamin Vail, barkeeper at the st.
James hotel in this city, charging him
with having induced a number of men
to vote fraudulently. 1t is limited that
there are number Of other fndict'
ments out but as service has not yet
been made the names are not given
Crookston-R. A. Lawrence, of this
city, had narrow escape from drown
ing. He was skating on the Rec
Lake river when he broke through
in thin place and the current swept
him out into large open space. He
is an expert swimmer, but the strong
current and the cold combined 20
hinder him and he was completely ex.
hausted before he managed to get out
He was badly cut about the face and
head by knocking against the sharp
ice. He will be unable to work for
some time.
! st. Paul-The Chicago Great West.
ern railroad was put into the hands
of receivers yesterday, until arrange.
ments can be made for issuing first
mortgage bonds to cover obligations
that mature this year. Application for
receivership was made in the United
States circuit court before Judge
Walter H. Sanborn, who on the facts
presented by the applicants attorneys
made an order for receivership and
appointed as receivers President A. B.
Stickney, of the Chicago Great West
ern, and C. H. F. Smith, of st. Paul.
who until recently was actively en-.
gagged as banker and broker.
st. Paul-The Northern Pacific is
following suit with the Great Northern
and will pay the per cent penalty on
it's gross earnings tax which was al
lowed to become overdue IN 1905.