The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07

Work will start Immediately on the
new $4,000 potato warehouse to be
built at Benidji within the next few
weeks to help take care of this years
crop. The capacity planned is $4,000
bushels.
Several hundred men are securing
the woods in the vicinity of the home
Of Frank Humid, a farmer who lived
near Fountain City, who disappeared
from his home. A reward of $500 has
been offered by the mother of the mis-
sing man.
Congressman Ernest Lundeen, Min
neapolis anti-war representative, has
been invited by residents of the Cal
houn district, at loyalty meeting in
the Calhoun Commercial club, to alb
sent himself from Congress. He is
asked to resign and submit his case
to the people of the district.
Amelia and Bertha Pratt, daughters
of a farmer living near Albertville,
Mimi, were instantly killed when a
Great Northern train demolished an
automobile in which they were riding.
William Pratt, their brother, who was
driving the car is in the hospital with
injuries so serious that it is believed
he cannot live.
After long illness Farley A. Dare,
one of the well known editors of
Northern Minnesota and twice men,
Der of the lower house of the Mime
sofa legislature from the Forty-sec-
ond district, died at his home near
Walker. His widow, one son and one
daughter survive. He served as pres
ident of the Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION.
Recommendation that the hearing,
before the Ethics committee of the
Minnesota Bar association, of Albert
Pfaender, city attorney of New Ulm,
suspended by the State Public Safety
commission for his participation in
the anti-war meeting there, be a pub
lie hearing, is contained in a resolu-
ton passed by the bar association
board of governors.
A campaign against the sale of bad
eggs in Minnesota recently inaugural
ed by the State Dairy and Food de-
partment was made public following
the first arrest under the state law
prohibiting sales Of decomposed eggs.
Sam Olander, merchant at Triumph,
arraigned on that charge, paid $50
fine in justice court, according to a
report to the department.
The Great Northern agent at Crook
ston has received notice from the
army board that Crookston is to be
made the rallying center for men for
the new national army who have been
drawn from the northwestern coun-
ties in this state. A special train
has been engaged and will take the
men as assembled here from Warren,
HallOck, Roseau, Thief River Falls
and Bagley to the cantonment at Des
Moines.
Heavy sales of bottled goods after
nightfall at the few saloons in the
otherwise "dry" region covering many
miles in southern Minnesota, and the
employment of eight bartenders in one
of the saloons which pays $4,000 H.
cense fee, were outstanding findings
in report by the State Public Safe
ty commission from the special COM
mission which conducted an investiga-
ton of conditions following complaints
from citizens in that section.
A humane society will be organized
at Lake Park and at GAINESVILLE I'M
der the 1917 law appropriating So
900 to the state humane society for
extension work. Notice to this effect
was received here from Welcome w.
Bradley, secretary and executive Of
ficer of the Minnesota society.
G. M. Ganzet, with two deputy nurs-
cry inspectors employed by the gov
eminent, were in Deerwood and looked
over all the white pine in the state
for white pine blister rust. This dis
ease has attacked the forests in the
eastern part of the state, and an eff
fort will be made to check it.
The Second Minnesota field artil-
lery and the Fourth Minnesota infan-
try, the states two new military units
recently recruited, will be inspected
within the next few days to determine
whether they are to be accepted into
Federal service, according to advices
received from the Militia bureau at
Washington.
More than 5000 persons at Mora
heard c.. M. Andrest of st. Paul and
c. E. Elmquist of tAe State Railroad
and Warehouse Commission urge 10y
atty to the nation, and demonstrated
that that section of the state is solid
y behind the government.