The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-20


st. Paul.-Mrs. John s. Robitaille.
292 Fuller street, is tied to bed post
| by two daylight burglars.
Lyle.-James Ashmead wanted by
| state officials on a charge of kidnap-
ping his own eight-year-old daughter.
st. Peter.-To protect low-lying
portions of the village from the an
nually recurring floods of the Mime
sofa river, the North Mapkato coun-
| Gil has awarded contract for the
construction of a dixie to Fish & Nc
Donald.
Zumbrota.-There was a decided
change in the speakership situation
| when A. ]. Rockne became known as
full fledged, open and active candi-
date for the honor of presiding over
the next house of the Minnesota leg.
islature.
Red Lake Falls.-The grand jury
returned five indictments, the most
sensational Of which is one charging
crime with regard to treatment for a
girl twenty years old at Thief River
Falls to DR.. August Gronerud OF
Bronson, Kittson county.
Hibbing.-A six-foot gasoline can of
galvanized iron exploded this morn
ing in the plumbing shop of Nc
Wnirter & Murray while workmen
were repairing it. Every window in
the building was broken, but the
workmen escaped without injury.
st. Paul.-C. c. Dinehart, state
treasurer, leads the Republican tickee
on the returns from twe2ty-six coun-
ties outside the Twin Cities that have
sent official returns to the secretary
of state and also in the total of these
counties added to Hennepin and Ram
sey.
st. Paul.-Governor Johnson spent
$1,044.5O to be reelected and says
that he authorized no one to make
expenses for him. The largest items
were $500 to the state Democratic
committee, 1858 for railway fare, s136
for hotel bills and $95 worth of auto
rides.
st. Paul.-The state investment
board distributed about 100000 OF
the interest from school lands, to va
rious counties, townships and cities
of the state, in the nature of loans.
The board consists of Governor John
son, Secretary of State Dinehart and
State Auditor Iverson.
st. Cloud.-Important changes in
train service are under consideration
by the Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific and Burlington railways. If car
ried out as is now considered prob
able, they will mean through train
service between Chicago and the
Puget Sound cities through Mime
| apolis.
Minneapolis.-Th attraction at the
Bijou Opera House, Minneapolis, for
the week Of November 22nd, is one
that is sure to appeal to all lovers
| of melodrama. 1t is Harry Clay
Blaney's old success, "The Boy De-
tective," which served him as star
ring vehicle for several seasons.
Johnnie Hoey, well-known and pop
ular little comedian, will take the
leading role.
osemount.-Drinking the blood
that flowed from the wounds in his
head to his mouth, Martin McDon-
ough, the farmer, who was shot for a
burglar by the colored coachman OF
Charles A. Stickney on the Dodd road
was given the strength to walk six
miles to Mendoza, where he obtained
rig that brought him for treatment
| at st. Joseph's hospital. McDonough
| told his painful experience at the hos
| pital for the first time.
st. Representatives Of the
Law Enforcement league conferred
with the attorney general relative to
efforts to have the liquor laws Of the
state enforced in st. Paul. Reports
| were laid before Mr. Young claiming
that practically all the saloons il the
| city are running after II o'clock and
that some favored ones are permitted
| to run even in the downtown dis
| tricts all day Sunday without pre-
tense of obeying the law.
Crookston. At the get-together
meeting and banquet of the $4,000
members of the Commercial club of
this city, Senator A. d. Stephens an
nounced that it would be the purpose
of his labors in the next session Of
the state legislature to secure. through
a bill he will introduce, at least $780,
900 for the encouragement of better
farming throughout the state. His
statement received the hearty appro-
val of the 200 business men present.
ST. Paula robbery was pulled off
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at Sixth
and Rosabel streets. Carl S. w.
Addison, fifty-five years old, I'll
East Pennsylvania avenue, was stand.
| ing on the corner of Sixth street
when he was accosted by three I'm.
known men. He was ordered to throw
| up his hands which he did at once.
| The men were not masked and he
obtained a good description of them
while they searched N vain for his
| wealth.
New Prague.-The big department
store of H. H. Heinen & Sons Of this
city was burglarized and about 5000
was stolen. The burglar effected an
entrance by breaking through a win.
dow in the rear of the store.
Moorhead-Nicholas Mailer, was
elected county surveyor of Clay
county, Missouri, with a total of only
"a votes. His opponent received only
half that number at that.
st. Paul.-Members of the Law En-
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