The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-03

Democrat, appointed by Governor w.
S. Hammond, and has held office I'M
der Burnquist for year and half
Minnesota set a new record for re-
cruiting in one day when 70 men were
enlisted in the army, bringing the to-
tai since April to 1928. It's original
quota was ALSO.
The executive boards of the officers
reserve corps at Fort Smelling has con-
cluded examining records of students
and recommending for commissions
such as ranked highest.
Lieutenant Dana C. Schmahl, son Of
Secretary of State julius A. Schmahl,
who recently received a regular army
commission from the War departmnt,
has been assigned to the Tenth United
States field artillery.
The city council of Thief River Falls
tabled indefinitely the request Of the
State Public Safety Commission
through Mayor F. H. Gambell for
vagrancy ordinance imposing fine Of
not to exceed 500 and Jail sentence
of not to exceed thirty days.
With word that only three cargoes
of commercial coal were arriving in
Duluth daily, an average far below
that of last year, business interests
planned to redouble their efforts to
get sufficient supply into this terri
tory before the lake shipping season
ends.
The inhabitants of the Red River
Valley, the worlds bread basket"
are using every effort to provide for
Americas Allies in the war. Every
bushel of wheat possible will be saved
as a result of the food conservation
movement.
Minnesota began business July %
with $9,947, 900 in cash in it's treasury
the largest cash balance in the his
tory of the state. State Treasurer
Henry Rines predicted that new high
records will be established next month.
The previous high record was made
Aug. 81, 1916, with treasury balance
of $7,S12,000.
With speakers from North Dakota,
the Pennington County Nonpartisan
league has it's first picnic at Thief Riv-
er Falls. Governor Lynn J. Frazier,
House Speaker Howard Wood and A.
Bowen, chief clerk of the house, all of
North Dakota, spoke. Bankers, flour
"barons" and American ''autocracy"
were scored.
The Minnesota State Live Stock
Breeders association has held its an
nual convention at Grand Rapids. The
Itasca County Development associa-
ton met at the same time. There was
a record-breaking crowd. Speakers
from the state university were pres
ent, and practical farmers and stock
raisers spoke.
Following phone reports that the
thirty members of the l. w. w. who
were deported from Bemidji as being
undesirable citizens were on their way
back to "clean up the city, officials
swore in more than a score Of extra
police and set watches at various parts
of the city to aid in quieting any dis
orders that might arise.
New Ulm's parade and mass meeting
of protest against sending her drafted
men abroad to fight did not develop in
to as sensational an affair as early in
dications presaged. None of the
speeches was incendiary in nature, al
though Congress came in for several
knocks along with Wall street and
now and then a rock was thrown at
President Wilson himself.
A. D. Wilson, chairman of the state
committee on food production and con-
servation, has issued call to all of
the housewives of Minnesota to save
every possible ounce of garden prod
ucts by canning them now in the
height of the garden season.
A call has been issued by F. E.
Pearson, state superintendent of banks,
for statements from state banks show
ing conditions at the close of business
July 25. Superintendent Pearson did
not issue a state bank call June 20
when the last national bank call was
made by the federal controller of cur
rency.
Plans for the Patriotic, Soldiers and
Pioneers day at the Minnesota State
Fair, Thursday, September 6, were
suddenly halted when a telegram was
received from Ray P. Speer, now in
Washington, asking that all arrange
ments for the patriotic demonstration
be deferred.
Organization of rural guard COM
panies throughout the state to sup
plement the protection expected from
the home guards after the national
guardsmen have left for training
camp will be started at once, under
plans approved by the Minnesota Pub
lie Safety Commission.
Mounted Guardsmen Protect Property.
Bessemer, Mich, July 31.-Sixty
mounted guardsmen from Lansing are
on their way here to protect property
where 200 miners in the Colby iron
mine walked out. Thus far no vio-
lence has been reported. The sher-
iff of Iron country, on the Wisconsin