The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
MINNESOTA NEWS
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At the meeting of the county com
missioners at Pine City, it was de
cided to have county agent in Pine
county.
The seventh annual poultry show
promoted by the Central Minnesota
Poultry association, will be held in
st. Cloud Jan. II, IL, 13 and IA.
The Clay county Y. NJ. c. A. fund
will go well over $4,000, which will be
$1,000 more than the county's quota
according to TreasurerA. H. Costain
of Moorehead.
Dakota county voiced its loyal
ty and patriotism at a meeting in
Hampton. James G. Gabelle, Mime.
apolis speaker and writer addressed
the gathering.
Nearly one hundred families are
now gas users in Bemidji and the
Bemidji Gas company is making new
connections every day in spite of the
severe weather.
Isanti county is being represented
at Washington at the large temper.
ance gathering which is being held
there by Rev. A. Lindgren of the
Swedish Baptist church.
Three hund ed and twenty-one big
game and six y-three small game Ii.
censes were Issued by County Audi,
tor Sander at Mora during the hunt
ing season viii III closed Nov. 80. Few
deer were killed in Kanabec county.
Resolutions adopted by the Otter
tail county bar at Fergus Falls, call
on every person who claims the pre-
lection of the flag to give "Our gov
eminent their undivided loyalty and
support
The Thief River Falls hospital has
been admitted to the ranks of accred
tied institutions and it's students will
now be allowed credit for two years
work there, finishing at Minneapolis
City Hospital.
Mrs. Charles Pilkin of Thief River
Falls is training Crookston artists
who are preparing to put on at the
Grand theatre there Oh Dec. 20 a
three-act comedy entitled "Mrs. Tenn
pleton's Telegram"
The body of Andrew Larson, EN-.
ployed on a farm near Glyndon, who
by Undertaken E. F. Moore, who is
attempting to locate relatives. Lar
son died from a complication of dis
eases.
The Northern Minneapolis Devel
opment association convention came
to close at Brainerd with loyalty
rally at which Governor Bcrnfuist
was the principal speaker. r. r.
Wise of Brainerd was chosen .presi
dent.
John Drexel will finish a term in
the state prise at Joliet, ILL.,, soon
and is schedule, to be nabbed at the
prison gates anil returned to Mime,
sofa as parol, breaker, if requisi-
ton issued for HIM by Governor Burn
auisa is honored by the governor of
Illinois.
The members of the Cloquet Ma
sonic lodge paid tribute to lodge mem
bers who are now in the service OF
Uncle Sam by raising a flag bearing
nineteen stars, that number being in
the service, at appropriate exercises
held in the auditorium of the Masonic
temple, open only to Masons and their
wives.
Ousting of Herbert w. Libby, new.
ly appointed member of the Milneso
ia Public Safety commission from
the machinists' union, was demanded
union 13S of which Mr.. Libby is a
member The local body revoked
action which made Mr.. Libby a dele.
gate to the central labor body.
John NJ Baer. Nonpartisan congress
man from North Dakota in an address
to farmers at Faribault urged that
farmers raise every bushel of grain
and every pound of livestock possible
in an effort to aid the government to
win the war with Germany. Mr.. Baer
scored food manipulators and spec.
ulators declaring they had been driv
en- out of North Dakota and would be
driven out of every state in the nation.
The explosion of boiler in the en-
CINE room of the Virginia & Rainy
Lake lumber mill at Virginia caused
suspension of work in mill No. 2, and
until such time as the repair work is
completed the city will be without
electric power, except limited
amount supplied by a city reserve
motor 1t will be necessary for the
city to abandon street lights, it is
said The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
Ornamental street lighting in cities
and towns must be curtailed at once
Judge John F. Niece, state fuel ad
ministrator says. 1T is up to every
body using electric lights in contra
pention to the regulations announced
to stop at once or take the conse
quences," said Judge MCGEE. 1.-The
rules will be strictly enforced-nol
only the penal provisions as prescrib
ed. but fuel will be refused to per
sons who violate the rules"
A plan to combine the deliveries
of the local merchants is to be con
sidered by the Merchants association
at Thief River Falls. In order tc
reduce expenses it has been proposed
that all merchants do away with theil
individual systems and form a com
bination to have this form of work
in charge.
Martin w. Odland. member of the
legislature and Fergus Falls editor has
accepted call from the National Non
PARTISAN league to speak at league
rallies to be held all over Ottertai
county during the next couple OF
months.
Henry Heisene died recently at Ev
srett, Wash, aged 63. Mr.. Helsens
vas formerly rec;dont of Jco1ti anf