The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-10-05

been running in the ST Paul to ST.
Louis, packet trade part of the sum-
Iher, sank with a cargo of apples near
week No lives were lost
The largest fair Redwood county
has ever had has just closed at Red
/ Lake Falls. Thursday was the big
gest day, gate receipts showing that
the attendance exceeded 5000. An Of
fetal count of the automobiles parked
between the hours of 2 and 6 in the
afternoon, gave the total of cars as
1900.
Rudolph Gruenloh of Avon, a pio-
neer of that section, died at his home,
after short illness. He was SO years
of age.
The Minnesota Methodist ministers,
| in their annual conference held in
| Pipestone, listened to the reports OF
foreign and Zone missionary work.
Rev. J. X. Warden has filed Islander
suits against two Williams men, James
! O'Brien and Hans Christensen, charg.
ing them with damaging his character
to the extent of $1,000 The case will
be trieG in the district court at Bau-
dette.
A resolution was sent to President
Wilson by the Minnesota w. C. T. u
! m state convention at the Wesley NJ.
! K. church, Minneapolis, urging him to
use his influence to prohibit the manu-
| facture and sale of intoxicating liquor
during the war.
The body of w. S. Woodcraft, who
took his life in a room at the Nicollet
hotel, Minneapolis, was sent to Mon
| tevideo, in care of a brother who
identified him. No reason is known
why Woodcraft committed suicide
| His wife survives.
Deputy Sheriff James Cahill and
| Charles Fisk of Bemidji have taken
| to Saltwater Jack" Chisholm, who is
to serve term for robbery. While
in the county Jail, Chisholm gave a
little farewell party, breaking every
thing possible in his cell.
Frank J. Schultheis, first Mime
| apolis drafted man to Gle at Camp
Dodge, had a military funeral at ST.
Joseph's Catholic church. Friends at
| Camp Dodge telephOned that Schulz
theis died brokenhearted after being
separated from his invalid mother.
! Capt. Arthur S. Cow of Battery F
of the 151st field artillery, formerly
the First Minnesota field artillery, now
| in camp at Camp Mineola, l.. l., has
| acknowledged the receipt of $1,000, the
| q rfi1Inru'c al Of ha Nff -
soldiers pageant recently held at the
| state fair grounds.
Plans for aiding Federal and state
| authorities in their efforts to stop
the illegal sale of liquor to soldiers
or others, were discussed at a meet
ing of the Minneapolis Retail Liquor
| Dealers association. Another meet
| ing will be held soon to which all
saloonkeepers in Minneapolis will be
| invited
Rain has helped check the forest
/ fires which have been menacing
Spooner and Baudette for the last
week. All danger now seems over
| An investigation Of the origin of the
| fires may be made. Much property
| damage was done, including the de-
| struction of a large sawmill and out
Lying houses.
Duane Scarf, 80 years old, of Owa-
| tonna, and Mrs. Parmellia Hewes, 70
years old, of Lowville, were married
at Lowville, N. Y. Scarf met his
bride two weeks ago while on visit.
She has been engaged in the millinery
| business. Scarf is a farmer living
near Owatonna, where the couple
will make their home.
| At conference of land men held
| in Minneapolis, plans for forming a
statewide association to develop 20
100000 acres of unsettled land in
northern Minnesota were discussed.
1t is proposed that the association
develop wild land in the northern part
OF the state by inducing men inter-
ested in the sheep industry to come
| to the state.
At the time Of the first drive for
/ funds for the Red Cross a number
OF Crookston farmers, instead of donat-
ing money, promised to pay the value
Of crop yields from certain tracts OF
land on their farm, when their crops
were harvested this fall The first re-
turn of this nature was received when
William Dittman turned in $40 to the
! Red Cross as his donation.
! Robert V. Johnson of Minneapolis
has filed two suits against Peter J.
Callahan, flagman, and the St. Paul
road, asking for damages amounting
| to $S4, $50 on account of an accident
| to his son, Robert V. Johnson, Jr., 8
years old, who was run down by an
engine on the short line in October,
| 1916. The boys right leg was ampu-
| tated below the knee and the left foot
was amputated near the ankle joint
Public announcement in barber
| shop at Kenyon that he was a mem
Der OF the Nonpartisan league and a
! prO-German, almost earned Louis w.
Martin, who said he was an organizer
| for the league, a coat of tar and feath-
ers. Martin, on entering the barber
shop, declared his sympathies and was
attacked by a loyalist. After this he
was warned to leave the city, but be
refused. A posse of citizens was has
tily organized and after preparing the
tar and feathers, started after Mar
tin. The man, however, received
warning of their approach and left
| the town.
Vera Friend, Socialist, who was
arrested in New Brunswick when she
was accused of Decorating the Amer