The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-11-15
NEWS or STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings III Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
. 1::s. Readers

CroOkSt0n.-About $12,O00 mas Deen
raised here for fire sufferers.
Ortonville.-A 3-year-old son of Gus
Anderson died after being in bed few
hours while suffering from the effects
of fall.
Stillwater-Nine men will entrain
from Saltwater and Washington coun.
ty during the five-day period begin.
ming Nov. IL.
Hibbing-Local merchants at a
meeting decided to close their stores
at o'clock week days and 10 O'Clock
Saturdays in order to save fuel.
Brainerd.-Brainerd had more rain
in the seven days commencing Oct. %
than in any like period in the year
The total fall was EOS inches.
Hawley.-Mrs. Lima M. Thysell OF
Hawley was ordered committed to the
hospital for the insane at Fergus Falls
by the Clay county insanity board.
Little Falls. Morrison county
schools will receive $17,735.25 as their
share of state aid this year. There
are 5,457 pupils who receive state aid
of 1925 each.
Minneapo lis.-Dr Alfred ]. Pearson,
lecturer in romance languages at the
University of Minnesota, has left for
France, where he will undertake work
as a Y. M. G. A. secretary.
Anoka.-L. o. Jacob, Anoka county
agricultural agent, resigned and en-.
listed in an officers training camp for
the heavy artillery service. He will
leave Nov. for Camp Taylor, KY.
Bemidji.-A. "A Lee has left for
Camp Cody, having enlisted in the
aviation service. Mr.. Lee went as avi-
alton photographer, being an expert in
that line for which there is strong
demand.
Big Falls.-Among the men who
have received commissions as second
lieutenants, field artillery, at Camp
John Jacob Hadler, former attorney
of Big Falls.
Detroit-Rev j. Wilbert Lillico and
family have arrived from Duluth and
have taken up their residence at the
Methodist parsonage, Rev. Mr.. Lillico
being the new pastor succeeding Rev.
@. D. Cannon.
Big Lake.-H. E. Craig died at his
home in Orrock, at the age of IS. He
had been prominent figure in Sher-
burne county politics and was mem
Der Of the state legislature several
years. His wife, one son and four
daughters Survive.
E,ozf Crond ;cfr lot T,,Aoo
Watts of Crookston, before whom the
custer proceedings brought by County
Attorney Youngquist against Mayor
Kelleher and Chief of Police Hurst of
East Grand Forks were heard, has re-
served his decision.
Thief River Falls.-Fred Brendiecke,
a fireman employed on the Great
Northern freight train running be-
tween here and Warroad, slipped and
fell under the wheels of the tender of
his train in the yards here, the leg
being so badly crushed that amputa-
ton was necessary.
East Grand Forks.-Eight boxes of
clothing for the Northern Minnesota
fire sufferers which was contributed
largely by rural schools in the vicinity
of East Grand Forks, was shipped
from the Central school. This was in
addition to that which was sent by
the relief committee few days ago.
Fergus Falls-The Minnesota asy-
lum for the insane here has been hard
hit by influenza. The help problem,
always critical because of the few men
and women available for the work,
has been made increasingly critical
because of the fact that several nurses
and attendants have been i'll. Fifteen
inmates have died of influenza.
st. Paul.-The state began Novem-
Der business with cash balance of
$9,215, 1923, the largest item being S.
098, $50, representing the revenue fund.
The state prison twine and machinery
plant increased the total by $2,700,000
of earnings. The state trust fund
loans to Minnesota schools and towns
now approximate s24,O00,OOO, having
increased 100000 during the last
year.
Stillwater-TwO weeks experiment
with a charge for delivery system has
not proved entirely satisfactory to
Saltwater merchants and they are de-
batting a change The plan has been
especially disappointing to the down
town grocers and butchers, as house
wives have preferred to trade at
neighborhood stores on the hills,
where they could carry their packages
without inconvenience.
st. Cloud.-Miss Harriet Alters,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Alters,
and Miss Mildred Smith, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Smith, have been
notified by the Northern division of
the Red Cross that they have been
recommended to Washington for can
teen service overseas. They were di-
rected to be in readiness to leave for
New York as soon as the appointment
is confirmed at the national capital.
Rochester.-The Olmsted county
war council has adopted resolutions
declaring opposition to the teaching of
foreign languages In any of the ele-
mentary schools of the state and for
warded them to state and national
educational authorities.
Renville. local schools have of.
fered to take fifteen returned soldiers
of high school education for the pur-
pose of giving them the training neces-
sary to qualify them for first grade
common school certificates. They can
be absorbed In the immediate neigh
borhood. so acute is the teacher short
age.
Belle Plaine-D. W. Sullivan, AZ, a
farmer living four miles south of here,
has been missing for four days. He
returned from S. Paul on a night
train. after taking his daughter to a