The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-09
GOPHER NEWS NOTES.
Minnesota Events of the Week in
Condensed Form.

Hastings.-Judge William Hodgsor
has filed as a candidate on the re
| publican ticket for reelection in this
judicial district.
Minneapolis. - The Northwestern
Miller estimates the wheat yield Of
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
at 265,000,0O0 bushels.
Pipestone.-Se Senator M. E. Clapp and
Congressman W. S. Hammond will
both come here to deliver addresses
, at the fair, Sept. 21-22.
Mankato. Two fields of winter
wheat, st. Clair, owned by Robert
Bruske and Albert Filter, were
threshed, yielding twenty-five bushels
of No. to the acre.
Minneapolis, Aug. Slight persons
including young woman, were hurt
seven children narrowly escaped in
| jury and three cars were wrecked in
four automobile accidents in Mime
| apolis
Minneapolis-Mr Mary E. Lane
seventy years old, is trying to have
the divorce, granted her husband in
Milwaukee two years ago, declared
void. The husband, Micajah c. Lane
| is 80 years old.
Pipestone-The members of the
| Pipestone Equal Suffrage league helC
a special memorial meeting on Thurs
| day, Aug. 1, when the life and WORK
| of Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker, the noted
woman's club leader and suffragist
was reviewed.
Duluth.-The striking freight han
dlers went on record by vote of g.
to "a to turn down the compromise
offer made them by the Northern Paci
| fic and Lake Lines association
| through a special committee from
| the city council, and expect to carr.
| the strike to complete victory.
Brainerd-As George Ramsey was
driving into Sylvan, young col
which accompanied the team, tool
| fright at a passing freight trair an(
raced with and kept abreast OF the
! train for two and one-half miles tt
the Gull river bridge, where thu
| frightened animal fell off and wa:
| drowned.
Minneapolis. Carleton E. Brad
| ley, 16 Florence Court, blint
man, filed for the democratic nomina
| ton for congress. He was ATTENDED
| by young man who assisted him il
| signing his name to the affidavit o
nomination in the county auditor:
| office. He is out for Frank E. Nye'i
| place in congress.
Sank Center-About forty member,
! of the Reading Room society and sew
eral gentlemen of st. Cloud came y,
automobile to spend the day at tn,
home school for girls, by invitation
! of Mrs. F. F. Morse, superintendent
The buildings now in use and those
| in process of erection were inspected
| by the party. The day was ideal TO
| the trip.
Robertson said that the charges
that Governor Eberhart, Congressmer
| Nye and Register of Deeds Skog has
violated the corrupt practices act b!
purchasing advertising space in pro
gram issued by the West Side Com
mercial club at picnic held at Ant
| lers Park, July %, would be laid before
the grand jury Aug. 6.
Crookstoh--The first sample of tn,
new grain of the the season was mar
keted here Saturday Oats, rye an(
barley are of good quality. Bar
ley is yielding heavily with oats
just fair and rye good Five thresh
ing rigs are running in the vicinity
of Nielsville and one near Crookston
Wheat cutting is on and the grain i:
too far advanced for rust damage
BarnesviIle. = Representative S. N
Lee of RoIlag win not be a candidate
for the legislature from the sixtietf
district This fall, according to writ
editor of a newspaper here. City At
torney N b. Hanson, it is stated or
good authority, will file for the nomi
nation of county attorney. His op
ponent viii be n. /. Johnson of Moor
head, present incumbent
st. Cloud.-Five persons were seri
ously injured in an auto accident
one mile east of Avon. The machine
turtle Those injured were Albert
Guy, son of Fritz Guy of this city
internal injuries and badly wrench.
ed back; H. L. Lindsay of Chicago
bruised; Mrs Ambrose Wahl, sprain-
ed ankle and her daughter and Mr..
Wilson's son, slightly injured.
Fergus Falls.-No serious complaint
of twine shortage in this city as farm
ers in immediate vicinity are general
ly supplied, but the situation in some
villages of the county is more serious.
Dalton and Perham report a shortage
and checks sent 10 state prison have
been returned with the statement that
orders cannot be flied First thresh-
ing reports were received here this
morning. Rye yielded twenty-nine
bushels to the acre, good quality.
Faribault.- Wheat and oats harvest
Ing in Rice county is well begun.
Both grains have made a big growth
and the yield probably will be above
the average. The quality will be good.
The first report of any threshing was
of some rye raised in this county. IT
went thirty bushels to the acre. Corn
is coming along fine and is beginning
to ear in many localities If frost
does not occur too soon this fall there
will be an immense crop. Potatoes
will be plentiful. Farm help is very
scarce and many farmers are unable