The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-04-04
| MINNESOTA BRIEFS
Weeks History in Gopher State
Told in Paragraphs.

Observation-Disclosures Lenway, age Is
years, and Vanie Hertaus, age II
years, were arrested on suspicion of
having broken into grocery store,
and taking $50 in money, and some
articles. The boys confessed and
were bound over.
Litchfield.-The Commercial club
has taken the initiative in reviving the
agricultural society, and mass meet
ing of citizens and farmers has been
called to organize for county fair
next fall. Meeker has had no county
fair for several years,
Winona.-Richard Toomey, foreman
of the blacksmith shop of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway in this city,
died suddenly as he was preparing to
go to work. He suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and was dead a few minutes
later. He was a bachelor, 50 years
of age. 4
Mankato.-This city will extend an
invitation to the grand council Of
United Commercial Travellers of Min
nesota and North and South Dakota
to hold it's 1914 meeting in Mankato.
Action looking to this end was taken
by Mankato council, No. 1O1, U. C. T.,
at it's meeting.
Redwood Falls. = The charge OF
burglary against Pet Simons, who ent
cred the saloon of Vern Baldwin, was
changed by Judge Gray to keeping
open after hours. Baldwin being the
defendant. He pleaded guilty and was
fined $50 The case against Simmons
was dismissed.
st. Cloud-The city commissioners
have placed an order for modern
and up-to-date automobile sprinkler,
he cost to be $4,000 1t has been
shown that the city will be able to
Increase the sprinkling district at a
lower cost. The commission recent
ty purchased an auto fire truck.
Tower.-The government has plans
under way for the enlarging of several
buildings at Lake Vermillion Indian
reservation. One of the main building
will be made three stories. The gov
eminent has established a posroffice
on Crane Lake Portage to be known
as Breyck, with Carmel De Caigney as
postmaster.
| Observation-Disclosures county's old.
est resident, Mrs. William A. Mime.
han, died here at the home of her son,
John Minnehan. She was over 103
years old. She was a native of Ire
land and came to America in 1863.
She had been resident of Pipestone
county since 1887, and was the Oldest
persons in the county.
st. Cloud.-County Surveyor S. S.
Chute has completed plans and speci
fications for county ditch No. 80, the
biggest drainage proposition ever at
tempted in the county. The ditch will
run through the towns of Lake George
Getty, Raymond and North Fork, and
reclaim 5000 acres of swamp land
The estimated cost is s26,6OO.
st. Peter.-The Lyric male chorus
of Gustavus Adolphus college has be.
gun it's annual spring tour. The club
consists of twenty members under the
leadership of Professor A. Waldemar
Anderson, with c. H. Hedberg as man.
ager. Concerts will be given at Min.
neapolis, North Branch, Rush City
Carleton, Cloquet, Duluth, Superior,
Ely, Eveleth, Virginia, Cambridge, and
other points.
st. Cloud-The local branch of the
Federation of American motorists held
its first meeting of the year, and Sc
lected the following officers: Presi
dent, Albert Weber; vice president
Charles Saunders; secretary and
treasurer, Eugene Sharanbroich; road
captain, Herbert Gray; first lieuten.
ant, Herman Schneider. A committee
was appointed to attend the meeting
of the Automobile club, and offer as.
sistance in blazing the trails to the
surrounding towns.
Faribault.-The second primary
election under the commission form OF
government was held last week. Fol
the office of commissioner there were
twenty-four candidates, eight to be
nominated. For mayor there were but
two candidates, both of whom were
nominated, namely Aldon Blodgett, Jr
and George L. Smith. The nominees
for commissioner are w. H. Holden
Martin X. Better, DR.. N. S. Erb, John
Kasper, ]. P. Shea, F. M. Chaffee, R
Pomadt and George F. Lieb.
Brianerd-Brainerd will soon have
a new laundry, the Brainerd Model
laundry, and the incorporators will be
w. A. Barrows, Jr., and Carl Zapffe OF
Brainerd and D. L. Fairchild of Du.
luth. The corporation is to be capital.
lied at $4,000. A building specially
adapted for laundry purposes will be
built by the Slipp-Gruenhagen Hard
ware company on its lots on South
Broadway. The manager will be Will
lam Marks, superintendent of the
Davis Laundry company of Cleveland,
Ohio.
st. Cloud-The fiscal year of the
city closed March 81, and citizens are
watching with great interest for the
annual financial statement This
| closed the first year of the commission
form of government, and results will
be inspected carefully. 1t is general
ly conceded that the report will SHOW
a material saving in spite of the sal
aries paid.
Cannon Falls-The city caucus nom
mated the following: Mayor, E. j.
Holmes; councilmen, E. C. Johnson. ].
c. Boynton. ]. II. Carlson. Hialmar