The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-07

degree, on the charge of stealing
$4,000 in certificates of deposits and
SIS in cash from Albert Bludorn.
Hastings.-A new boat club has
been organized by business men. The
officers of the club are: Commodore,
John Heinen; vice president, ]. P.
Griffin; fleet captain, Dr. R. H. Valid;
secretary, A. V. Gardner, Jr.; treas
urer, G. E. futile; directors, DR.. A. NJ.
Adsit, Owen Austin, c. w. Adams.
Mankato.-F. M. Deerhake, assist
ant secretary of the Minneapolis
Young Mems Christian association,
has accepted the general secretary
ship of the local Young Mems Chris
tian association, to succeed A. C..
Graw, who leaves June 1 to become
general secretary of the La Crosse Y.
Nj. c. A. Mr. Deerhake will take up
his work June 1.
Faribault.-Judge Buckham handed
down a decision in the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad stock
yards case. The city some time ago
served notice on the company to re-
move the yards to a more remote To-
cation. 1t refused to comply and car
ried the matter to the courts. The
Judge decided in favor of the city and
the defendants will be obliged to
move it's yards.
Crookston.-The quarterly meeting
of the Red River Valley Medical as
ISOLATION was held in the new Com.
mercial club rooms. Physicians from
the northwestern portion of Minneso-
ia were present and papers were read
by Dr. Bratrud Of Warren, DIR. Nor
ley of this city, and DR.. H. c. Stuhr
of Argyle. President H. Hottie pre-
sided, and following the session
banquet was given the visitors.
Kerrick.-Five men were killed and
five seriously injured by the explo-
sion of boiler in the McGrath & Ho-
gan sawmill here. The dead: Ernest
Whitaker, single; Henry Bentz, mar.
ried; Harry Abbott, married; Arbid
Bergland, single; Oscar Rostlum, sin.
gle. The injured: Homer Martin.
Patrick Williamson, Joseph McGrath,
Albert Leyman, man whose identity
is not known. The mill was torn to
pieces by the explosion. The boiler
was hurled 800 feet.
Red Wing.-At the city election a
bond issue of $4,000 for better wa
ter supply for drinking and CONNER
cial purposes and $4,000 special
bonds for the erection of new school
and for manual training carried. A
bond of $4,000 for sewer system
was lost. A. P. Pierce was elected
mayor. c. H. Tiedeman, whose name
was not on the ticket, received 800
complimentary votes. The only oppo-
sition for alderman was in the Third
ward. George F. Fichinger (Rep.)
won out over G. S. Fisk (Ind.).
Sank Center-The board of bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal church at
their next meeting will consider a
petition from Brainerd district clergy
men to appoint Bishop Robert McIn-
tyre as presiding officer at the next
annual conference at Duluth in Oc-
tober. Another resolution was to ask
Bishop Mcintyre to reappoint the
present district superintendent, Rev.
E. F. Cooper of Brainerd for another
year. The district conference ad-
journed to meet at Duluth in October
at the annual meeting of the north
ern Minnesota conference.
Duluth.-The steamer Troy of the
Western Transit line was the first of
the big freighters to reach Duluth
from the lower lakes. Capt. Thomas
Slattery was in command and Charles
L. Murray was the chief engineer. A
remarkable feature of the opening Of
navigation between Buffalo and Du-
luth is the fact that Capt. Slattery,
with the Troy, has also opened navi-
CATION this season between Chicago
and Buffalo. On Friday, April 16, the
Troy left Chicago for Buffalo, and
was the first boat of the season to
make the trip. On FRIDAY, April %,
she left Buffalo for Duluth, arriving
on the 28th, just twelve days from the
time she left Chicago. She was the
last boat to join the blockade at the
500, and the first one to get through.
Mankato. = Mayor Meyer inaugu-
rates his administration with various
changes in city officials. He has ap-
pointed George Pond chief Of police,
Charles Scovel desk sergeant, and b..
M. Call, William S. Ballenger and
William Jones patrolmen, to succeed
the former incumbents, and las re-
tanned Patrolmen William Bu6de, W..
e. Edwards and Theodore Schuette.
He has appointed DR.. G. A. Dahl
Aealth officer, and John Penhole park
superintendent. Both are new men.
John Wilson is reappointed city en-
gineer and H. L. McCollom health in
spector, and the council has re-
elected John W. Schmitt city attor-
new. Alderman Frank Mahowald was
reelected vice president of the coun-
Gil Already efforts are being made
at retrenchment in expenditures.
Austin. Inglebret Anderson, q
farmer of the town of Nevada, lost
his barns, worth $4,000, together with
fifteen head of cattle and a large
quantity of hay. The origin OF the
fire is not known. The barn was the
largest in Mower county. 1t was In
sured for $1,000.
Pipestone.-The Pipestone CONNER.
cial club has just been organized for
the purpose of furthering the COM
mercial interests of the city. The
officers elected are: President, 0. p.
Mason; secretary, Robert w. Col
burn; treasurer, Harry o. Cronk-
Pipestone.-The Odd Fellows OF
Pipestone celebrated the ninetieth an.
niversary of the organization OF the
order on Monday evening. Fred s..
Hanson of Clinton, Mimi, w. E.
NborIoc III Smith and Rev