The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-14

Euclid, il dead He leaves wife
and three daughters.
Miss Ella Laqua of Bemidji has left
for Sykeston. N. D.. where she has
accepted a position as music super
visor In the public schools.
A. H. Clemens Of Rochester. among
those drafted, has been given a tenn
porary discharge from service. He is
principal Of the high school.
The st. Cloud State bank has
opened. Ludger E. Fouquette Is the
president. D. ]. Fouquette cashier and
Gust j. Parent vice president.
| Prof. A. N. Smith of Big Falls. c. N.
Brown Of Elk River and others spoke
at a farmers meeting at Spooner.
when potatoes and other subjects were
discussed.
According to the monthly statement
of City Clerk Charles A. hammers,
the city of Saltwater had a cash bal
ance in the local banks on Aug. 81
of $37 1868
| A banquet and dance were given
the Deerwood young men called to SER
vice at the Dover Lumber companyis
large shed. Girls of the village
served the banquet.
Miss M. H. Barney of Lake Crystal
has won the distinction of being the
first woman operator of a motion pic
ture machine in Minnesota, having
been awarded a state license.
Rev. s. M. Kelly of Stephen, Mimi,
occupied the pulpit of the Mendenhall
Memorial Presbyterian church at East
Grand Forks and officially declared
the pulpit vacant for the presbytery
| of Adams.
Guard Piculell, who has been en-
ployed at the saltwater prison the
past eight or nine years, has been
appointed by Warden Reed as assist
ant deputy warden, succeeding John
Whalen, who resigned to accept the
position of deputy warden at the Wau-
pun, Wis. prison.
In line with the recommendations of
the State Safety commission the city
council of Crookston is considering the
advisability of organizing munic-
ipal coal and wood yard, enabling the
citizens of Crookston to pay small
Ter price for fuel than they would
otherwise have to pay.
F. j. Paine of Rochester has re-
turned from a 4,O0O-mile motor trip
made in his Packard, covered without
trouble of any kind. His brothers
family from Gary, Ind, accompanied
him. They visited at Chicago, Detroit,
Buffalo, New York. Philadelphia,
Washington, Pittsburgh and other
cities.
julius Schmahl, secretary of state
will deliver an address at Aitkin at
the county fair Thursday afternoon
Sept. 81. A baby show will be among
the attractions and prize of So will
be awarded the prettiest baby and 81
as second prize. A "bowery" will
be erected inside the fair grounds and
dancing will be one of the amuse
ments.
Threshing is now going on in full
blast all over the country around Hal
lock. The wheat yield is quite sat
isfactory, running from 10 to 40 bush
els per acre, according to local condi
tons during the growing season, which
either assisted or retarded it's growth
The average Is given by those who
have made careful estimates at about
twenty bushels per acre.
1t is estimated that over 1000 per
sons from Polk and Norman counties
witnessed the parade of drafted mer
and took part in the exercises thai
were held at the East Side park al
Ada. The Ada and Spring Valley
bands were in the parade. Addresses
were delivered by State Auditor Preus
Judge Hallam and Judge Grindeland
of Warren and Rev. Mr.. Beck of Ada
Definite action toward securing q
new charter for. Bemidji was taker
by the city council when the appoint
ment of a committee of two members
to act with the city attorney in max
ing arrangements to have the district
judges appoint new charter com
mission at the regular fall term Of
court was authorized. Members o.
the council believe that the present
charter does not fill the needs of the
city and that a new one is needed.
The hunting season for small game
will open September 16, despite the
recent ruling of the attorney genera
that hunting on that day would be ir
violation of the Sunday law, and con
sequently game could not be taken lie
gally on that day, according to unoff
cial reports at the Capitol. Protests
that enforcement of the Sunday law
would operate simply to the advantage
of sportsmen who can spare time te
go hunting on business days gave rise
to report that state game wardens
will not arrest violators of the Sunday
law.
Twenty boats, carrying approximate
ly 100000 tons of anthracite and bi
luminous coal, arrived in the Duluth
harbor in one day. registering one oil
the largest days of the present season
in coal receipts at the Duluth-Superiol
docks. The coal situation is slowly
improving, it is said, and as the eff
fects of the priority order are expect
ed to show up this week, a great gair
in tonnage up the lake is looked for
The Winona authorities are investi
eating to learn a motive for the cir
culation of report in foreign-speak
ing section of the city that the gov
eminent proposes to seize all canned
Z goods except ten cans, the allotment
allowed for. any family.
The Crookston Commercial club has
sent communication to all the ex
emption boards in surrounding coun
ties informing them that all the priv
ileges of the club will be extended
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