The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-10-26
IheState NeWsof
The Week in Brief
An Epitome Of All the Big and
Interesting Events Of the Past
Few Days In the State.

to raise it's quota of 100000.
+ waiter Gutekunst, living near Luce
station, was instantly killed when hi.
automobile was struck by Northern
Pacific train.
The Nurses Alumni Association o.
the Northern Pacific Railway Hospita
Training School for Nurses and the
Brainerd Musical club have invested
in Liberty bonds.
Plans have been made for the in
stallation OF Rev. Norman Macleod as
pastor of the new Presbyterian church
at Edgerton. Rev. A. H. Carver Of
Luverne will preside.
Regardless of 100 and more cars tc
each freight train, the Lake Superior
division of the Northern Pacific is
unable to handle all freight shipments
through Brainerd rapidly.
The Pennington County Bankers as
| ISOLATION has offered silver cup as
grand prize for the best exhibit OF
potatoes at the county potato show at
Thief River Falls November II.
From all appearances the potato
crop around Grasston is good this year
| and the tubers are coming in at a
rate which will tax the capacity OF
the warehouses unless immediate
shipments can be made.
John Vernon Schroeder, the 20.
| month-old SON of Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Schroeder of Fergus Falls, fell from
| a chair in their home north of this
city and was instantly killed He
struck on his head, breaking his neck
The total enrolment for the public
| schools of Moorhead, tabulated from
the first months report, shows slight
loss from last years similar report
/ Total enrolment is 812, as compared
with $40 last year and 805 two years
ago.
| Rev. A. Donald, pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Breckenridge for the
past few years, has resigned in order
| to enter Y. M. c.. A. work in the new
national army. He asks that his res,
| ignation take effect as soon as pos
sible.
Preparations are being outlined at Wi
mona for the observation of Liberty day.
| The stores will close in the afternoon
and public demonstration will be
carried out to enable the. citizens to
! rivet all attention on the Liberty Loan
| drive.
| DR.. F. S. Rowland, pastor of the Cen
trail Methodist Episcopal church at Wi
! mona is in serious condition in a
Michigan sanatorium. DR.. j. w. Tay-
lor of ST. Paul, district superintendent,
has been asked to name an assistant to
DR.. Rowland
Frank Newcomer and William
Dougherty, two Pipestone boys in I'm
Gle Sans aviation corps, are safe in
France, according to letters to rela-
tives. Six weeks ago letters came
from the boys, saying they were to
sail for France at once.
The Minnesota, North and South
Dakota Greeters' association will con-
vene at Winona December 10 for a
two-day convention. The district has
a membership Of nearly 200. The eff
feet of the war on the hotel business
will be topic of discussion.
The Northern Pacific has decided
to discontinue two passenger trains on
the Fergus Falls division October 81.
The trains have been patronized little
this summer and have not paid ex-
penses. as nearly all farmers now
make their trips by automobile.
Paul Valentine Bacon's German text
book, used largely in public schools,
has been banished from the East Grand
Forks schools in accordance with a
decision made by the board of edu-
cation. Several chapters in praise of
the German emperor, was the stated
cause of the text book being discarded.
The graduating class of 1917 of the
Crosby-Ironton high school has pur-
chased $50 Liberty bond, which they
will give. to the graduating class of
1912, the year the bond will mature.
In the will the present class will give
directions for disposal of the bond. So
far as known here this move is orig
inal with the Crosby-Ironton high
school.
The fourth annual live stock show,
under the auspices of the Hastings
| DiOOoClo dooOCAdllOh, was u6lu
at Hastings. The colt and calf
exhibition, in charge of Prof. r. c. Pol
lock, drew the greatest attention. The
| display of stock, including swine, was
the finest seen for many years, the
entries being large. More than 5000
persons attended the show. 6
Another link in connecting Hill City
| with the outside world was completed
when the work of putting through the
| telephone line to Swatara was finished.
This marks an important step in the
telephone business of Hill City, as it
gives direct communication with Ait
kin. A great deal of time and ex-
pense can now be saved by those hav-
Ing business at the county seat.
With the arrest of Leo Laukki, edi-
tor, author and lecturer, Department
of Justice officials at Duluth believe
they have rounded up the last of those
wanted in the Chicago indictments for
alleged conspiracy against the govern
ment. Laukki was arrested after a
search of three weeks.
The Duluth Log company's mill on
the Mississippi at Aitkin burnedao the
ground last night. The mill had opened
only two weeks ago to make shin
giles, after having been closed all sum-
mer. Aside from the building, much
lumber and shingles were lost. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000.
| ii The county commissioners at Fer
gus Falls have voted to accept the Of
fer OF the United States government
aid to construct boundary near Ash.
by by way Of Dalton, to this city. The