The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-16
STATE CROPS show
GREAT INCREASE
ESTIMATES WHEAT YIELD OVER
TWICE AS LARGE AS
LAST YEAR.
H0DS0N TO REMAIN IN EAST
Director Of Child Welfare In State to
Assist Government in Conserva-
with Training Camp
Activities.

A summary of preliminary estimates
| of crop production for the state of
Minnesota, as compiled by the Bureau
| of Crop Estimates, United States
Department of Agriculture, is as fol-
lows:
Corn-Production this year, &c..
100000 bushels; last year December
estimate), S4,420,000 bushes
Wheat-This year, 66,476,0OO bush.
els; last year December estimate),
| 1855, 600 bushels.
Oats-This year, 123,025,O00 bush.
els; last year December estimate).
| SS,112,00G bushels
Barley-This year, 1922 900 bush.
els; last year December estimate),
26,i25,00D bushels.
Rye--This year 6,43S,000 bushels;
last year December estimate), $685..
900 bushels.
Flaxseed-This year, 100000 bush.
els; last year December estimate).
| 2,3SS,000 bushels.
Potatoes-This year $4,000, 900 bush.
| els; last year December estimate).
16,SOO,OO0 bushels.
All Hay-This year, $4,000 tons;
last year December estimate), 1884.
600 tons.
Apples-This year, $4,000 barrels
of 8 bushels; last year December es.
timate), $4,000 barrels.
To Aid In War Work
w. w. Hodson, director of child
welfare under the State Board OF
| Control, now in the East on state
business, will remain there tenn.
porarily to aid in Federal work in
connection with training camp activ.
tiles. Chairman Ralph w. Wheelock
of the board of control has announced
that leave has been granted Mr.. Hold
son at the request of the National
War Camp committee. 1t is probable
the director will combine his state
work with that of the federal commits
sion while in the East.
! Home Guard To Get Rifles.
Minneapolis Home Guard units will
be equipped with Krag-Jorgenson
rifles within few days, it is an
nounced by Adjutant General Walter
L. Rhinow. More than 1880 rifles
have been requisitioned and are ex
pected to arrive shortly. Announce
ment is made of the following promo.
toms:
Park apids-Company D, Tenth
battalian, captain, David B. Lynch;
first lieutenant, Arson E. Pimley, and
second lieutenant, Allen w. Stone.
Gilmore Company E, Sixth battal-
ion, captain, William o. Dustin; first
lieutenant John T. ingalls,, and Sec
ond lieutenant, Roy Woolery.
Biwabik-Company C, Eighth batal-
ion, captain, David B. Cavan, and Sec
ond lieutenant, Joseph E. Lunn.
Charles E. Game, Morris, was COM
missioned to be first lieutenant and
surgeon of the Ninth battalion, and
Jesse A. Van den Berg, Albert Lea, to
be second lieutenant in Company d,
Seventh battalion.
Official Gets Verdict.
John F. Gardiner. assistant state
labor commissioner, has been award
e1 $500 damages from w. A. Cameron
of Cameron e Co., contractors, for
assault and false arrest, by jury in
District Judge j. c. Michaels court.
1t was the second trial of the case,
a verdict of 1888 in the previous
trial having been set aside as ex.
cessive.
The case grew out of dispute be-
tween Mr.. Gardiner and Mr.. Cameron
over the formers official rights.
Fire Warning Issued.
Warning against the fire danger
from defective fiues has been issued
by George III. Nettleton, assistant
state fire marshal. A defective flue,
he said, caused the recent fire that
near st. Cloud, and the same cause
is blamed for numerous fires report
ed now that heating plants are being
put into operation for the winter.
Careful inspections were advised to
avoid the fire danger.
Coal Supply Short.
| This winters coal supply for the
Northwest still is short more than
100000 tons with but approximately
five weeks left before the close of
navigation on the Great Lakes, accord.
ingg to statement to railroads re-
ceived from the railroads war board.
Draft Interference To Be Tested.
A case to test the constitutionality
of the 1917 Minnesota law, prohibiting
and penalizing interference with con.
scription, has been set for hearing in
the state supreme court December z.
The legal questions involved were
raised in a demurrer to the joint in.
dictment accusing c. H. .tolm and
Frank Holm with interfering with the
draft by circulating anti-conscription
literature The Ramsey county dis.
trict court ayerruled the demurrer and
certified the case under q special law
for review by the supreme court.
! Advice Is Sought.
Prof. A. d. Wilson, state food ad.
ministrator, will go to Washington
at an early date to confer with Her
bert C. Hoover on matters relating
to the food question. He expects to
: get definite information regarding
: the licensing system for wholesalers
and retailers and also wiz ask in
instructions on the price co nmission
which is soon to be established. While
IN Washington Mr. Wilson will at
tend tine annual convention of agri