The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-09
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered In the
G0nheF State


f, Rochester-The Chicago Great
Western railway depot was broken
into and the contents of the cash
drawer, So, were taken.
Mankato-Judge Buckham of Fari-
bault filed decision sustaining the
action of the council last fall in re.
moving City Engineer Haynes from Of
nee. Mr.. Haynes has not yet decided
whether to take an appeal
Two Harbors-The Lake County
Rural Telephone company has been
made permanent organization by
the election OF L. D. Rose, president;
c. e. Hillman, secretary, and e. e.
Cavallin, treasurer. Poles have been
ordered and work will begin at once.
| Maynard-Rev. L. Colyn, whose
| pastorate of the Presbyterian church
here will close this month, and his
wife, had been married ten years on
Tuesday and the townspeople, IRE.
| spective Of denomination, gave them a
| reception. A purse was presented
them in behalf Of the assembled COM
pany.
| st. Paul-The trustees Of the art
museum fund Of the Institute Of Arts
and Sciences purchased two paintings
from the state art exhibit, which will
form the nucleus for an art gallery
to be established by the institute. The
paintings are Evening" landscape
by Irving Couse, and 1.-THE Venetian
| Ir;d h,- no~joI norhnr
| arnesville-William Wright and
DR.. Alexander of this place figured In
lively runaway here. They had
started into the country when the
horses became frightened and while
turning a corner threw the occupants
heavily to the ground. Wright was
thrown on his head and received Sc
we're injuries. DR.. Alexander escaped
with few scratches The rig was de-
molished.
| Cannon Falls-Much excitement was
caused here by report that two men
had been killed and three injured in a
wreck just west on the Great West
ern. Assistance was hurried to the
scene and it was then discovered that,
although ten freight cars had been de-
rallied, no one was seriously injured. A
tramp who was riding on the bump.
ers was injured, and is complaining Of
the Great Western passenger service.
st. Paul-The life of Ole Miltgard
was saved by George Weppler.
switchtender. Mitgard is employed in
the Union station yards and, while
walking along the tracks, his foot
caught in the frog of switch. He
was trying to free himself and at
the same time was calling for help,
| fearing a train would run him down.
Weppler heard him and, seeing his
plight, lifted him from the switch as
a train approached. Mitgard's heel
was injured. but not seriously.
LIE Sueur-Election day in LIE Sueur
| will possess but few thrills for the
voters on account of the lack of con-
tests. Mayor Termath has held the
office so long he found no one anxious
to try titles with him. Assessor
Thomas H. Smullen appears likewise
| to be a fixture. In the Second ward
Louis Miller and Herman F. Meyer
| are contesting in lively fashion for
| aldermanic honors, while the ONCE OF
| justice of the peace is sought by both
George Saylor and Max Distel.
Winona-The ice has gone out OF
the river pretty much all of the way
between here and Lake Pepin, and to-
day the steamer Ideal was taken down
| from Fountain City bay to the levee
in front of Fountain City. 1t will
make it's first trip to Winona week
from Monday, and will probably be
| the first steamboat to land at the lie.
wee here. The steamers Red Wing,
Percy Swain, Alert, Elsie, Fury and
Ada are still icebound back in Foun-
tain City bay. The ice still holds at
Trempealeau.
Minneapolis F. Sweetser
and Fred E. Rochester, proprietors OF
q collection agency, were arraigned
before Judge John Day Smith on an
indictment returned by the grand jury
charging them with grand larceny in
the first degree. 1t Is charged that
they secured $500 from George B.
Hewlson as a surety fund to cover
| collections he was to make for them
| and that after he ceased to work
for them they failed to repay him the
| amount of the security. The men
| pleaded not guilty, and were released
on bail.
| Minneapolis Officer Charles
/ S. Davis swore out five warrants
| against persons charged with having
| solo tobacco to minors, upon evidence
| presented to him as the result of an
| experiment in which newspaper en-
gagged in the last week with ,Hew
of ascertaining how generally the law
Z! is violated. With ease, evidence
against small confectionery stores and
grocery stores in the neighborhood OF
school buildings was secured and
school boys will appear in court this
| MOI ming to testify that tobacco was
sold to them without question.
Minneapolis board of directors
of : the Orchestral association an
nounced that the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestras third annual spring
festival tour will open in Winnipeg,
April 10, to continue for six weeks.
| and that the orchestra will visit at
least % cities and towns in the North
west, Middle West and South.
Minneapolis-George Barb and
John Fleischer were arrested by P. ].
Riley. special agent of the Omaha