The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

fore March l.
Mora.-The first inheritance tax on
record in the probate court of Kama
bee county was determined by Judge
Victorien on February in the estate
of Christian Bartel.
Bemidji-J. R. Cotton, federal state
director of the United States Public
Service reserve, has appointed A. T.
Wheelock of Bemidji as enrolment
agent for the reserve
Gilmore. - One hundred registered
hogs, forming one Of the choicest
herds in this district, were burned in
fire which destroyed the farm build
ings Of Edward Hail, near here.
Cass Lake-At an enthusiastic meet.
ing here it was finally agreed to start
work in connection with the erection
of an armory. A building committee
was appointed and stock will be sold
at $25 share.
Brainerd-A farm bureau meeting
at Mckay Club was addressed by l..
H. Bugbee, president of the State
Federation of Farmers Clubs. The
meeting was one of series to be held
in Crow Wing county.
Bemidji. = The Dalton block, de-
stroyed by fire more than year ago,
will be rebuilt and the contract for
the new building, which will be two.
story brick structure, has been let to
Edward Jackson of this city, construc-
tion to begin as soon as the weather
permits.
Crookston.-Mrs McVey and j. F.
Sheppard of Aberdeen, S. D., who havS
been, held here on the charge of kid
naping Helen Morrison, were released,
the charge against them having been
dismissed by Judge Gossman of mu-
nicipal court. The custody of the
child, however, was not given to Mrs.
McVey
Thief River Falls.-A gift of a $500
lot, one block from the new Northrup
school in the north end of the city
by ex-Mayor F. H. Campbell to the
local chapter of the Red Cross has
been announced. The officers of the
chapter hope to realize even more
than the value of the lot and have of
fered it for sale.
Winona-In spite of the war, the
Bemidji state normal school will be
built this year. The normal board, it
is stated here, has approved plans and
specifications submitted at the recent
meeting, and has requested the state
board of control to solicit bids The
legislature appropriated 100000 for
this institution.
Cass Lake.-Because ]. w. Johnson,
who has son in the National army,
signed bonds for Ernest Seudell, ar
rested for seditious utterances, pub
lie mass meeting was held here and
resolutions adopted condemning the
action of Johnson for signing Seudell's
bond and adversely criticising him for
not subscribing to Liberty Loans, Red
Cross or Y. M. G. A.
Cass Lake.-Clarence Seudell, one
of the oldest residents of Cass Lake,
was arraigned in municipal court on
warrant issued by e. F. Milkella on
behalf of the safety committee, in
WnlCl ocCuCll WdS Sndl Sou Will oC-
ditious utterances. The testimony in
troduced convinced the judge that he
was guilty and he bound him over to
await the action of the grand jury.
Minneapolis-A service flag with
thirty-three stars, including one gold
one, was unfurled at the patriotic
program of the annual convention OF
the Minnesota Editorial association
here. Speakers paid tribute to Walter
H. Buckley, a corporal with the Rain
bow division, who lost his life in
France on Jan. "a. He was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Buckley of the
Delano (Minn.) Eagle.
Crookston.-Governor Burnquist, In
his address before the farm crops
convention here, said that Germany
in it's history has shown it's desire
for acquisition of territory. He re.
viewed the wars in which Germany
has engaged and pointed out in each
case that the conflict had been delib-
erately provoked. The governor re
ferred to the duties the nation owes
to the young men who are going to
the front, saying that they are emit
tied to everything which those at home
can do for them.
Crookston.-District Unit No. OF
the Minnesota State Creamery and
Cheese Factory Operators and Mana
gers association was reorganized here
by Leonard Houske of Halstad, pure
food inspector. District Unit No. 4
embraces Polk, Norman, Mahnomen
and Red Lake counties. Albert An
dent; Theodore Christianson, Red
Lake Falls, vice president; N. c
Lundberg, Perley, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| and w. E. Dennison, Beltrami, and
Sever Lee, Crookston, directors.
st. Paul.-The opening of United
States army aviation mechanics
training school at st. Paul is announc
ed by Major w. R. Weaver, who SAID
that the school will have 5000 meI
| in training in a short time and within
a few months three times that mum
| Der is expected to be enrolled. The
school, it is announced, will be ar
enlargement of the Dunwoody insti
tute training school for aviators anC
aviator mechanics, which has PROVED
not large enough to care for the mum
Der of men required. A corps of G.
instructors will be in charge of the
school
Mankato.-The state board Of the
| Minnesota Christian Endeavor soci
ETY. has designated Mankato as the
| place for holding the next annua
| meeting In June. Six or seven hun
dred delegates are expected to at
| tend Invitations II, hold the meetins