The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-30
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Complaints reached Brainerd that
dogs are being used in the chase for
deer in Northern Crow Wing county
in the Little Pine country.
Crosby Commercial club has decided
to make a kick to the telephone
company regarding the service aud a
committee was appointed to interview
the company.
CO.. LIE Sure, millionaire lumberman,
prominent in the industrial history of
Duluth, Northern Minnesota and Nor
thern Wisconsin since 1894, died at his
home in Duluth.
Mandle Wolfe, aged IA, freshman
of the Hibbing high school. has been
missing nearly week and police have
instituted a search for him. Young
Wolfe appeared contented at home.
Bishop Busch of st. Cloud sent his
check for $500 to Edward Zapp, chair
man of the executive committee OF
the X. of G.. war fund. This is the
first large contribution that was re-
ceived.
Ruth Simon, 13 years old, who with
a score of other school girls was in
tured recently by a gas explosion in
the Gilbert high school building, died
at the Eveleth hospital of spinal men,
nights. The day of her death was
her birthday
Governor Burnquist was the princi-
pal speaker at loyalty rally at Hinck-
ley. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Burnquist and they were guests while
there of the Governors sister, Miss
BurnQuist, teacher in the Hinckley
public schools.
Joe Kruse of Hampton, convicted
Of selling intoxicating liquors in Good
hue countys dry zone, and who was
sentenced to serve out 60 days in Jail
besides paying fine, had his SEN
tence commuted to Al days by the
state pardon board.
Fred j. Week mas qualified as one
of the super-patriots in Winona coun-
ty. Although he has a son in the
fighting service of the country, he
was not satisfied with his contribution
and at the first opportunity went into
the army He is forty-four years
old.
Winona clubs, quickened to real
ization of the new safety commission
order by the raids at Minneapolis and
are taking steps to discontinue the
sale of beer. Brewers declare they
viii sell no beer to unlicensed places.
Clubs which conduct bars are unable
to purchase these goods.
Demands for transatlantic tonnage
are so pressing that the Federal
shipping board will be unable to lend
immediate help to building up the Up
per Mississippi barge lines promised a
few weeks ago by Secretary of War
Baker, according to letter written to
Chairman Edward N. Hurley.
"lf l find that any or all of the
New Ulm officials have been disloyal,
will remove them permanently from
Office. / could not do otherwise after
visiting Camp Cody and Camp Dodge,
where our boys are waiting the call
to France. / will stand by the boys
until the last ditch. This statement
was made by Governor Burnquist at
a loyalty rally at Fairmont.
Robbery was the motive in the Vir.
ginia ak murders November 16, in
vestigating officers decided today, and
not the victims of loyalty to the
United States. Evidence was dis
closed by the officers showing that
Mrs Alar, one of the victims pro-
baby carried a handbag containing
nearly $500 at the time of the STAY
ing, and when the bodies were dis
covered this handbag could not be
found.
Members of the Second Minnesota
field artillery will be exempt from
operation of the selective draft. This
decision, received from Provost Mar
shall General Crowder,i settles dis
pute between Adjutant General Rim
ow and members of the district draft
board No. 3. The controversy was
started when the draft board inter-
preted General Crowder's ruling one
way and General Rhinow another.
The decision favors General Rim
ow's stand.
Since the Safety Commission au-
thorized the opening of state fisheries
for the production and distribution
of fish to the people of the state
about month ago, over forty thous-
AID pounds of fish have been caught
under state supervision, chiefly white
fish and tullibees, and distributed to
nearly one hundred communities OF
the state and sold at cost OF produc-
tion plus transportation. These fish
would not have been available for
use except under this arrangement.
The state fisheries are contributing
materially to the saving of meats by
bringing fish into use more generally
in many communities where they have
lot been available.
Mrs. Mary Stuikich. living near
Bull. was held up by two masked
bandits in her home last evening and
at the point of pistol compelled to
hand over S4S. her savings, concealed
under a mattress. The highway
men left in an auto.
The body of G. A. Brandt, go, evan
mum, who died there was taken. to
Moose Lake for interrment. Mr.
Brandt was graduate of Princeton
university and classmate of Presi
dent Wilson. He leaves wife and
eleven children. Two boys died some
years ago.
Ole Shelvick, go, farmer near Hal
: stad, was struck by an automobile
driven by M. J. Collision of Fargo
half mile from Halstad and died
from the injuries few hours later.
On request of the sheriff of Norman
county, Goldstone was retained at