The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-13
ALL OF THE STATE
NEWS0F THE WEEK
ALL THE BIG STORIES AND THE
MOST INTERESTING OF THE
SMALLER ONES CONDENSED.

water IN Lake WlnOna, which is led
by the Mississippi.
Tearing down an American flag and
crushing it under his heel while utter.
ing vile epithets almost cost Victor
Salmi his life at Kinney, MINI.
The 4Sth annual camp meeting held
at Red Rock under the auspices of
the Minnesota Pentecostal association
ended with an address by DR.. John
Paul, Of Wilmore, KY.
Herbert C. Hotaling, of Mapleton,
Mimi, was slated for election as presi.
dent of the National Editorial associa-
ton, which met in Minneapolis Mon
day for four days session.
All dental instruments needed by
the Minnesota base hospital have been
given to the hospital by a group of
Minnesota dentists, who raised fund
Of $3.50 to make the purchase.
]. A. McGovern, chief grain expert
for the Equity Cooperative exchange
and the st. Paul Grain exchange.
has resigned to accept an appointment
as chief grain inspector for North d.
kota.
Fruit raising has received great
impetus in the Red River valley.
Judging from reports received at the
northwest experiment station the
strawberry belt has moved northward
again.
Duluth is not "bone dry" In spite
of prohibition ordinances it is said
beer manufactured here can be shipped
over to Superior, and from branch
houses there delivered to residences
In Duluth.
An interior stairway is fireproof
only when it is constructed of fireproof
material and furnishes protection from
smoke and flames, according to an
opinion handed down by Attorney Gen.
eral Smith.
In spite of the late opening of the
navigation season and ice delays after
wards, the receipts of coal at Duluth
and Superior docks from the East up
to June 80 were just $4,000 tons less
than year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McCrum, residing
a short distance from Thief River
Falls, are in receipt of a letter from
Congressman Halver Stevenson
thanking them for having four chill
dren enlisted in the war.
Working in conjunction with the
Council Of National Defense and the
Minnesota Public Safety commission,
the Woman's committee, or auxiliary
of these two organizations, has estab-
lished headquarters in Minneapolis.
The patriotic duty of the veteri-
marian in the present war was the key
note of the discussions at the first
annual convention of the joint Mime
sofa and Wisconsin State Veteri-
nary Medical associations, at Lake
City.
State and civil authorities are con-
sidering the necessity of calling bat
talon of regulars from Fort Smelling
to guard nearly 800 slackers who are
under arrest in the Minnesota Iron
range districts when they are taken to
Duluth for trial.
Work on a second state and federal
highway from the twin cities to Duluth
is to be pushed forward at once as
result of a conference between the
delegation from Anoka, Isanti, Kama
bee and Pine counties, with C. M. Bah
cock, state highway commissioner.
Winona county has experienced the
"dryest" Sunday in it's history. Every
saloon in the county was closed in &C
cordance with an order issued to the
saloon men by the sheriff. The order
was sent out following instructions to
the sheriff from the State Public Safety
Mrs. I. B. Keller, prominent Wi
mona woman, is in a serious condition
at her home here as a result of being
attacked by large swarm of bees.
Mrs. Keller was living the bees when
they suddenly turned on her. Neigh
bors rescued her after she had lost
consciousness. Attending physicians
believe she will recover.
The Northwestern Minnesota Young
Peoples league of the Norwegian
United church at their annual session
held here elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: The Rev. Mr..
Moen, Crookston, president; the Rev.
A. N. Skogerboe, Thief River Falls,
vice president; Bert w. Lee, Oslo, Sec
rotary; Miss Assing, Mcintosh, treas
urer.
Minnesota suffragists will have a
building all of their own at the Min
nesota State Fair, September 3 to 8.
The State Fair directors have voted
to allow the women to erect a. build
ing on the Fair grounds. The request
to build was made by the Minnesota
Women's Suffrage association. The
building will be put up at once and
will serve as the headquarters for all
suffrage activities at the fair.
The long dispute between Minneso-
ia and Wisconsin over where lies the
boundary line between them in the St.
Louis river, is at last definitely on
the way to a determination by the
United States Supreme Court.
Bernard Schaeffer, 25, of Belleches-
ter, was seriously injured at Red Wing
when an automobile in which he was
riding skidded into a telephone pole,
throwing the occupants to the ground.
His skull was fractured and he will
probably die. w. H. Richards of
White Bear sustained a fracture of
the right leg when he fell from a
moving automobile.
Lillian Casey, sweetheart of Mike
Moore, who is serving a life sentence
in states prison in connection with
the death Of Mrs. Alice McQuillan
Dunn of st. Paul, attempted to kill
herself by jumping from the bridge