The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-20
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The Week IN Brief
An Epitome of All the Big and
Interesting Events of the Past
Few Days In the State.

| c. L. Dooke, Socialist lecturer, has
been arrested at an International Falls
theater on complaint of Attorney F.
]. Nj. Partlin, a Spanish war veteran,
on a charge of delivering a lecture
tending to discourage enlistment.
Brewers and wholesale liquor deal
ers doing business in Minnesota have
been notified to stop all shipments of
liquor into international Falls, Pup
osky and Nebish, leading cases In the
dry territory of northern Minnesota.
The Minnesota, formerly owned by
the Hill railroad and steamship in
| terests, the largest American freight
| er afioat, though special lure for
| German submarines, has made it's
first trip across the Atlantic and back
| again successfully.
Petitions asking Chairman Eric L.
Thornton to call meeting of the Re-
| publican state central committee to
elect a successor to the late Chester
| H. Congdon as national committee
man are being circulated throughout
the state, according to reports receiv.
ed at st. Paul.
Petitions asking Chairman Eric l..
Thornton to call meeting of the Re-
publican state central committee to
elect a. successor to the late Chester
H. Congdon as national committee
man are being circulated throughout
the state, according to reports receiv-
ed at st. Paul.
The last remaining "oasis" i'm south
western Minnesota, the one saloon in
the little village of Trosky, is threat
| ened by complaints made to the Min
nesota public safety commission.
There is no other saloon within Is
miles of Trosky and the place is said
to do an enormous business.
Rochester police officials, after sew
eral weeks of careful observation,
have been unable to catch pickpockets
who have worked with liberal yields
in crowds Of persons, many of them
hospital patients, at railway depots.
Hundreds of dollars in money and
jewelry has been taken from visitors.
Examinations of swine herds by
County Agent w. V. Gousseff in Mer-
ton and Medford townships has led
to the discovery Of several cases of
hog cholera. Immediately steps were
taken to prevent the further spread
Of the disease. Mr.. Gousseff declares
it evidently is in no other part of the
county.
DR.. William J. Mayo of Rochester,
Mimi, one of the famous Mayo broth
ers and an officer in the medical re-
serve corps, has been called into &C
tive service by the War department,
and is in Washington. He is serving
as an adviser to Major General Will
liam G. Gorgas, surgeon general of the
army.
Wireless telegraph apparatus at the
home of John Lind, former governor
and member Of the State Public Safe
ty commission i'm Minneapolis has
been dismantled by Lieut.. Mark Fra
zier, navy radio inspector for this dis
trict, and Radio Electrician F. B. JAG
OLSON, attached to the Hennepin navy
recruiting station.
Support of the government war
loan, the Red Cross and the admin
istration food conservation program
was urged as the war contribution Of
those who stay at home by speakers
at a dinner which closed the first days
program at the annual convention at
Saltwater of the Minnesota State AS
ISOLATION of Letter Carriers.
Mystery surrounds the poisoning Of
seven persons in two Winona county
homes. While several of them are
recovering, at least one is critically
Ill and others are still in danger. The
poisoning took place at the homes Of
Frank Drussell and c. w. Vogelson,
adjoining, few miles below the city.
Physicians suspect milk poisoning.
The summer session of the College
Of st. Teresa at Winona opened with
q large attendance, including not only
the sisters of the diocesan schools,
but sisters from various other orders
and lay students. An exceptionally
strong faculty, together with standard
courses carefully planned to meet the
varying needs of the times, presage
the success of the summer school.
Lieutenant Commander James D.
Wilson has completed his duties as
chief recruiting officer for Minnesota
and North Dakota. He will leave at
once for Kansas City to begin work as
recruiting inspector for the central
district. Mr.. Wilson has been sta
toned in Minneapolis since July, 1916.
Under his direction the district Sc
cured more recruits than any other in
the division during the drive begin
ming April l., and still holds the lead.
All oliver Iron Mining company
Omitted States Steel Corporation) en-
ployes, If they have been employed
by the company for the past fifteen
months, who have joined any branch
of the United States war service since
April 1 are to receive half their regu-
lar company pay while in the govern
ment service.
Frank Schley, farmer near Osseo,
arrested and charged with talking
against the United States government
and flag, has been dismissed by the
federal authorities with a warning to
be more careful of his language in
public.
The Red Lake Falls Commercial
club, by unanimous vote has recon-
mended that the City Council take
steps to float bond issue of $4,000
to install filter and water softener
for the city water supply, which is
obtained from the Clearwater river.
E. P. Bertrand, 80, who came to ST..
Paul in 1856 and was a friend Of the
SaFA SameS 7 Hill and Archhichon