The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-06-04

/ AoIC VI INOI IulduV college, dI ASulduu,
Wis, has been chosen principal Of
Window institute of this place.
Mankato.-Rev. Father Theodore
Hegeman, s. J., for FIVE years at the
head of st. Peter and Paul's Catholic
church in this city. has resigned to
accept a call to East st. Louis, Ill.
Hawley.-In the special election
held here to vote for bonds for cleo
trio lights and a waterworks plant
both propositions were carried by
large majorities, the former by 1T
votes to 10 and the latter by "a votes
to SO.
Hastings.-Judge Williston has filed
decision that persons holding a
license to. fish with nets and seines
for rough fish In the Mississippi river
are not authorized to SO fish In Stur-
geon lake. This will apply likewise
to ConIey's lake and Lake Rebecca.
St Peter.-Ed Hurst, employed by
F. L. Volk, farmer near Lake EN-
lily, was instantly killed by lightning.
The bolt stripped the clothing from
one side Of his body and death was
| instantaneous. Hurst's home was
| near LIE Sueur Center and he was As
years Of age. He was a widower
and leaves several children.
Austin.-The State Line association
Of the Odd Fellows order will hold it's
annual picnic in Austin on June 3.
The association includes the lodges
from Leroy. Little Cedar, Deer Creek,
Usage, Spring Valley and Austin and
numbers nearly thousand members.
The event will take place in Lafayette
park, and extensive preparations are
being made for it.
Duluth.-Block No. 3 in the new
town of Calumet, on the Western
Mesabi range, about twenty miles
from Hibbing, was destroyed by fire.
Details are hard to obtain, but it is
learned that hotel, four saloons,
three clothing stores, Chinese rest
aurant and confectionery store, all
| frame buildings, were destroyed at
an estimated loss Of about $4,000.
Moorhead.-In the retrial of the
breach Of promise case Of Bertha H.
Halness Of Hawley against John A.
Anderson, young farmer of the same
place, the jury awarded the plaintiff
verdict in the sum of $500. At the
| first trial the jury awarded her a YER
| dict Of $4,000, but the court set the
verdict aside, giving the plaintiff a
choice between accepting $500 or re-
sorting to a new trial.
Rochester-For the first time in
eighteen years the graduation exer-
cises of the nurses school of the
Rochester state hospital have been
closed to the public. Several wards
are under quarantine. The following
have completed courses In the nurses
training school: Agnes Bobb, Edith
M. Bohlke, Euphemia A. Clark, Maude
A. Kershner, Mary j. Belina, Lola R.
Nichols, Elizabeth L. Schields, Joseph
P. Kreteschmer, Paul A. Peterson.
Duluth.-The secretary of the in
terror has brought to an end a case
that has been in litigation for the
past three years. The decision de-
clares that Artie O'Dea, a well-known
ball player, is the owner and entitled
to the possession Of 160 acres Of land
in the Beaver Bay district. John A..
Lindgren brought contest before the
local land Office. The case was de-
cided against him and he appealed to
the commissioner Of the general land
Office and later to the secretary Of the
| interior.
Faribault.-Fred Vanbilder was ar
rested in a cellar where he had been
in hiding since last September. He
is wanted in Montana and North Da.
kota on charges Of horse-stealing, and
was discovered by the family who re-
sided in the house. He threatened to
kill them and made a fight against
the police with a large butcher knife.
His lodging place in the cellar was an
old box and hole in the wall that he
had been able to conceal until this
time. When searched several re-
volvers and knives were found upon
him.
Thief River Falls.-Another step
has been taken in the county seat
fight between the cities Of Thief River
Falls and Red Lake Falls. The coun-
ty commissioners were to meet to
take steps to issue some $4,000 worth
Of 6 per cent bonds for the purpose Of
constructing q new county seat house
at Red Lake Falls to replace the old
building recently destroyed by fire,
but they have been restrained by an
injunction issued by Court Commits
sioner Johnson, whereby cause must
be shown this official next Saturday
for such action. AS 1t is the intention
Of the north portion of the county to
have the seat removed to Thief River
Falls by division of the county into
two counties, and in view OF the fact
that a petition to this effect is now on
file with the secretary Of state, the
courts may be kept busy settling some
phases of the contest until action can
be taken on the petition by vote at
the next general election.
| Bemidji-There is every prospect
that the farmers living east OF Be-
midi and FROM will be given rural
free delivery of mail in the near fu-
ture, Judging from the favorable ex-
pressions made by w. ]. Munro OF
Duluth, postoffice inspector, who has
made an examination of the territory
through which the proposed route will
be extended, distance Of twenty-five
miles.
Lake Crystal-The annual picnic
of the southern Minnesota Butter
makers association, will be held here
on June 8.
Bemidji.-The residents Of White
j Earth on Monday June IA will ap-