The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-07-10

near here are reported swept away
by the wind.
tillwater-German Lutherans rec
ommend new superannuate fund plan
to joint synod.
Mankato-Girl and young man
drown in futile attempt to save an
other girls life near here
st. Paul-Flat jewellers, driven out
of their homes by high water, are
compelled to live in the open.
st. Paul-Thirty-two more dogs are
killed by the police in crusade against
unmuzzled and unlicensed CANNES.
Duluth-Uncle Sam puts it up to
Minnesota to drain the swamp areas
in the northern part of the state.
Alexandria conditions we're
never better for this time of the sea-
son and generally are in flourish
ing condition.
ST. Paul-Fred Johnson, IS Atwater
street, is thrown from motor cycle
while speeding at thirty miles an
hour and sustains probably fatal in
juries.
St. Paul-United States circuit
court issues decree temporarily sus-
pending order of interstate commerce
commission reducing charge for the
transfer of live stock in Chicago.
Mankato-The German Evangelical
Lutheran synod of Minnesota. in an
nual session here, decided to celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary of the organ
ization of the synod two years hence.
Rochester-About a dozen repre-
sentatives of the democratic party in
the various counties of the First dis
trict assembled in Rochester to lay
plans to overthrow James A. Tawney,
the present congressman from this
district.
Crookston-Kalib Curry, son of Bed
dy Curry, an Assyrian notion dealer
at 1911 West street, New York city,
was robbed here by two men who af.
terward boarded one of the cars be-
longing to a circus company and both
escaped.
Minneapolis - Former Governor
John Lind of Minneapolis may be
ernor. A we'll defined movement is
on foot to bring this about, and it is
receiving the sanction of the leaders
in the party.
Kasota-The coroner's Jury which
met here over the body of Russell st.
John, seven years old, who was sup
posed to have been accidentally shot
by Robert Jardine, aged ten, found
the Jardine boy guilty of willful MUIR
der and committed him to the custody
of Sheriff Teaster.
Winona-Gerald Marley, II years
old, son of Frank Manley, con-
ductor on the Northwestern road,
was killed almost instantly by taking
hold of a live wire in the basement
of William KratZ's candy store, where
he was at work. A small boy who was
assisting him was the only person
who saw the accident.
Mankato-The body of Max Suess,
who was drowned while trying to
save the lives of two women who were
bathing in Mud lake, as found and
the funeral was held. From indica-
tions the young man was caught and
held by a submerged barbed wire
fence and made a terrible struggle
under water to free himself.
Avoca-A severe wind and hail
storm passed over Avoca destroying
small grain and garden truck. Nearly
all windows facing the storm were
broken. ST. Bernards hall alone had
125 panes broken, while Woodman
hall and other places had from twen-
ty-five to fifty broken. The storm
took in a strip about mile wide.
ST. Paul-Repairs are being made
to three of the exterior marble col
umns on the second floor of the new
capitol on the Park avenue side. The
cracked by the action Of the frost on
the packing in holes in the bottom
of the columns, made for handling
them when futing was being made on
lathe.
st. Paul-The headless body Of
man, supposed to be Charles Adams,
from Albany, N. Y, was found oy
Patrolman T. B. Ryan on the tracks
under the railroad viaduct at Four
teenth avenue and Fourth street
southeast, Minneapolis. The head was
lying two rods away from the rest
of the body. The rest of the body
was not mutilated.
Minneapolis-All records of enroll
ment for ten years have been passed
in the 1908 summer school at the
University of Minnesota. Upon open
ing of the second week LOO students
another 100 before the close of the
week. The largst corps Of instruc.
tors is reported also. They come from
all parts of the state, from three or
four of the smaller colleges, and from
the ranks of city superintendents.
Moorhead-Edgar Swenson, son Of
Christ Swenson, was drowned in the
Red River. He was fishing along the
banks with boy companion and in
some manner lost his balance and
fell into the swift current.
hington-Salathiel B. Bedford
was appointed postmaster at Rush
more, Mobiles county, vice G. Nam
street, resigned; Oscar Sanquest at
Corbin, ST. Louis county.
ST. Cloud-First years operation OF
truancy law shows that 1t has been
effective in making more children at
tend school.
st. Paul-The state paid $1,000 in