The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-06
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY told
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

starting III the warehouse or winston
Bros, railway contractors, completely
destroyed the building and contents.
Minneapolis. = Three persons were
injured, two seriously, when Irwin
Pearson, ~ years old, drove his motor
cycla into a hayrack on a residence
avenue.
Saltwater. - While working on a
scaffold at a lumber plant, Peter
Speicht, painter, lost his balance and
fell fifteen feet, sustaining a fracture
of the left leg.
Winona.-Genevieve Pellowski, aged
Ii, Iiss at the hospital in critical
condition as result of burns received
when a gasoline stove over which she
was working exploded.
Winona.-The annual field day meet
ing OF the Southeast Minnesota and
Western Wisconsin Bee Keepers asso.
citation was observed at Lewiston
Nearly 100 people gathered.
st. Paul.-Lieut. Edward A. Hadeen,
who returned to the aviation mechan.
les training school, Midway, after a
mysterious disappearance. of two
weeks, is now held under military
arrest.
Observation-Disclosures are being
perfected for tug of war between
twenty-five farmers of Ramsey county
and like number from Washington
county at the Ramsey County Agricul
tural exhibit at White Bear.
st. Paula conference of county
superintendent. institute instructors
and instructors in teacher training de.
partments in high schools is being
held at the university farm through
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Hutchinson. - Mayor A. G. Krans
with Chief of Police A. w. Dibble, a
detail of patrolmen and deputy sher
ifs, held up six automobile parties
suspected of bringing liquor into this
town from adjoining wet districts and
arrested sixteen men.
Hibbing. - Hibbing will be repre-
sented at the next meeting of the
League of Municipalities at Rochester
on Oct. 16 and II. Mayor Powers is
expected to appoint two delegates
Hibbing may bid for the next meeting
but this is not quite certain.
Minneapolis.-W. H. Farr, cashier OF
the Robbinsdale State bank, which
was closed by order of F. E. Pearson
state superintendent of banks, was
arraigned before Judge C. L. Smith in
municipal court on a warrant charg
ing him with making a false entry in
the Books
st. Paul.-In letter received by A.
D. Wilson, state food administrator,
from Maj. George w. Freeman, district
engineer of the war department, St
Paul, further cooperation is promised
in the effort to save hay lands in the
meadows surrounding the Pokegama
reservoir.
st. Paul.-Hunters who planned on
opening the hunting season on Sept
Is, will have to lay aside their shoot.
ing irons until Sept. Is in Minnesota,
according to Carlos Avery, state game
and fish commissioner The duck
shooting season is regulated this year
by the federal law, which allows
shooting on Sept. 16, and will govern
all northern states. Chicken shooting
will open on the same date.
Aitkin-The August shipment made
by the Aitkin county Red Cross chap.
ter was composed of 100 oakum pads,
8 by IL inches; 100 oakum pads, IL
by 20 inches; 900 wipes 2 by 2; 15O
hospital bed shirts, 81 helpless case
shirts, 80 outing flannel paiamas, 35
bed jackets, 20 bandage foot socks, 8
operating socks, 140 handkerchiefs, G
dust cloths, dish cloths, 80 dish tow,
els, 10 napkins, so tray covers, 1SC
wash cloths, joke books, 245 refugee
garments, and sos pairs of socks.
Brainerd.-Corn going 80 bushels to
the acre can be seen at the farm OF
George Cossette, five miles west OF
Merrifield, on the shores of North
Long lake. It stands as an evidence OF
the value of planting tested seed
Every bit Of seed was first thoroughly
tested as to terminating power by
County Agricultural Agent E. A. Col
quhoun, and the result proved 100 pei
cent perfect. The seed was dropped
by hand. At present prices that four
teen-acre patch of corn is worth $500
st. Paul.-An attempt is being made
at University farm to fix upon methods
for the manufacture of butter, com
bining the high keeping qualities OF
export butter as first manufactured in
Denmark, and the palatability of Min
nesota's creamery products. r. M
Washburn, of the dairy division at
University farm, and E. j. Holmers
state creamery inspector and dairy
school instructor, are conducting the
experiments, and their aim is to fix
upon methods of manufacture which
will in effect standardize the products
of Minnesota's creameries.
st. Paul-Hugo v. Koch, state di
rector of the United States employ
ment service, is slated to be named
state director of the public service re
serve as successor to Don r. Cotton
who resigned. Such an appointment
has been recommended by the state
and community labor boards, and Di
rector w. e. Hall of the national re
serve organization favors it, according
to authoritative word here. Director
Koch would serve without compensa
ton, but salaried office manager
would be appointed, under present
plans. George w. McCree is assistant
state director.
Z Brainerd. - Two army nurses tt
leave Brainerd for active service are
Miss Agnes Dougherty, daughter Of
Mrs. Ellen Dougherty of this city, and
Miss Helen Crotty Of Cloquet. Botf
are registered nurses, graduates OF st
Mary's hospital of Duluth. They lef
for Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
st. Paul-H. J. MCGOWAN, director
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