The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-03-05


shows s649.S0 of business for that
month. Farmers are getting a better
grade of dairy cows and are going
into the business on a more extensive
scale. A ditch will be constructed
from the town of Moose west to the
Kittson county line, which will open
valuable land. Other bitches will be
constructed this year.
Cokato.-The Wright county high
school defamation contest between
the high schools of Cokato, AMMAN
dale, Buffalo and Howard Lake took
place at the Baptist church before
an audience of at least 500. Miss
Florence Mattson and Gardner Olson
of the Cokato high school won and
Miss Richliff of Annandale and Mr.
Lowell of Buffalo second. The con-
test was for the Wright county high
school cup offered by the Cokato
school and the judges awarded it to
the Cokato high school.
Willmar.-The drinking place long
maintained here by Tenius Olson is
likely to be wiped out by reason of
the attitude taken by Sheriff Bonde.
Both Olson and his BARTENDER were
arrested again this week, the former
being fined $50 and $40 costs and the
latter $50 and $14 costs. Olson says
he will take an appeal. The sheriff
has possession of all effects of Oh
sons place and they will probably
be sold. This makes three convic-
lions for Olson and another case
against him is pending in the district
court.
st. Cloud.-Herman Abeles, who
committed suicide in New York, was
a resident of ST. Cloud fifteen years,
during which he was associated with
his brother, David Abeles, in the
clothing business. Three or four
years ago he sold his interests to his
brother and went to New York and
engaged in the retail clothing bust
ness there. The firm of Abeles
Brothers of this city was long one
of the best known In this part of
the state. The dead man was never
married. Prior to entering business
in New York he travelled through Eu-
rope.
Minneapolis.-The trip to Washing
ton is practically the sole subject for
discussion at the club rooms of Com
pany B, First regiment M. N. G., and
every member of the company is max.
ing preparations for the great event.
The company will meet at the Ar.
mory, together with the members of
other companies who are to make the
trip, and the march to the ST. Louis
depot will be made with the First
Regiment band, which will also make
the trip. 1t is expected that about
100 men in uniform will go, in addi-
ton to a number of civilians and the
band. /
Rochester.-The board of county
commissioners of Olmsted county has
set aside the sum of $4,000 for good
road work for the present year, and
with the maximum amount to which
the county will be entitled from the
state a fund of $3.50 will be had.
Besides this amount the Rochester
Automobile club will raise a large
sum for the same purpose, and the
Rochester Commercial club also will
have share In the work. From
present indications the work that will
be done this year will make the roads
of Olmsted county by far the best in
the state.
Duluth.-Alleging that she was un-
able to endure the cruelty to which
she was subjected by her husband,
and compelled to flee with her young
est child from their home, Mrs. EN-
ma Fischer has brought suit in the
district court for divorce from her
husband, Harry Fischer. She is
years old, her husband
is forty-two, and they were married
at Fergus Falls Feb. II, 1896. There
are three children, aged eight, seven
and four years. Mrs. Fischer alleges
that Immediately after the birth of
her first child her husband began a
course of cruelty.
Lakeville.-An attempt at a double
murder and suicide, following his rel
lease, after being arrested on a
charge of threatening to kill his wife,
may end in the death of John E;
Cook, farmer living mile west
of this village. His wife and his son
Earl, the objects of his attack, escap,
ed serious injury. Cook was brought
to this city and is being attended by
a local physician, but as the bullet
passed through his head little hope
for his recovery is entertained Cooks
son came to the village and swora
out a warrant charging his father
with threatening to beat and kill the
boys mother An officer went In
search of Cook and found him at
Pennington in the afternoon. He
made the arrest and brought his
prisoner to Lakeville, where he was
released on bail.
Minneapolis.-A large tract of land
at the head-waters of the Mississippi
is to be given to the University OF
Minnesota by the Weyerhauser inter
ests. The tract, which is situated in
Carlton county, and which comprises
1900 acres, will be used in connection
with the university forestry depart
ment.
Stillwater.-Mrs. Ursula SCHNEIDER,
who lived on farm near Lake Elmo
thirty-five years, and who was the
Oldest woman in this county, is dead,
aged almost SO years. Six children
and eighty grand children survive.
agricultural course, the first In the