The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-14
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on June 10, aL MenZelS grove, Lnree
miles east of Argyle.
Minneapolis A. Cleveland
for thirty-eight years resident OF
Minneapolis, died at his home here,
after an illness of three months Mr.
Cleveland has been an active bust
ness man since coming here in 1880.
Mankato-The June term of the
district court opened, but owing to the
need of farmers being at work on
their farms it was agreed by Judge
Comstock and the attorneys to con-
tinue all of the jury cases until next
fall
Winona. the water in the
Mississippi river still climbing here,
many of the haylands in this section
are under water and much of the
property intended for use as a war
time economy measure will be un.
disable.
st. Paul.-St. Paul's new joint Fed.
eral railway city ticket office will
be housed in the Great Northern build
ing. 1t is expected the new office
will be open by July 4. 1t is esti-
mated the elimination of separate up
town offices will save $4,000 annu.
ally.
Bemidji.-A thorough search of the
vicinity of Turtle Lake Dy a detach.
men of the Bemidji Home Guards
failed to disclose the whereabouts OF
John Kane, the 75-year-old, man who
disappeared from that locality, and ii
is the belief that he has continued
his travels.
Rochester-Dr. W. S. Aldrich, 55
years old, prominent dentist of this
city, shot himself yesterday in fit of
dependency over Ill health. He left
letters, saying he believed he was
following the~best course. DR.. Aldrich
has a son in the American army
A widow and two daughters. also sur
yive.
Red Lake Falls.-Red Lake Falls
merchants by request of the United
States Food Administration have
signed an agreement to discontinue
the delivery of goods, and by this
action expect to be able to make such
economies that a large sum will be
saved each year to the consumers OF
chants themselves.
ST. Cloud Mrs. August F. Young
is in st. Raphaels hospital with ser.
ious injuries as result of an auto
mobile accident on the Waite Park
road. Her physician stated today
that he believed she would recover,
though it is admitted that her injur-
les are serious. Mrs. Young was
driving the car when it went into
the ditch. Mr.. Young escaped.
st. Cloud.-The case in which R. H.
Cuban of Minneapolis, who asked for
$4,000 damages from the chief of
police, Brick j. Robinson, night SER
geant and A. A. Lagergrin of the
First National bank, was settled here
in favor of the defendants. Cuban
asked this sum because he was de-
tanned in the city Jail for a period Of
two hours while an investigation was
being made.
St. Paul.-George w. McCrea, spe-
cial recruiting officer for the railroad
engineering corps at st. Paul, has
been appointed an assistant state di-
rector of the Federal Public Service
Reserve by the Department of Labor,
according to Washington advices. Mr..
McCrea has been stationed at the
Railroad building since the United
States entered the war and because
OF his activities In securing railroad
employees for army service this ap-
pointrnent is due. it is said
Thief River Falls,-Crop pledges
amounting to more than $4,000 are
reported by County Agent Ross p
White, who is assisting in the Red
Cross work among the branch cen
tiers in Pennington county. These fig
'ures were arrived at by taking the
average yields per year for Mime
sofa during the past ten years, but
inasnucfs as only ten of the twenty
one townships have made complete
reports, it is believed that the amount
this fall when The crops are harvest
ed will run half again as much.
Minneapolis.--As/a war measure the
grain trade of tho Northwest will
hold 2 loyalty demonstration under
the direction of the Tri-State Country
Grain Shippers Association. at Min-
neapoIis Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, July 8. 10, and II, the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce,
the Minneapolis Grain Merchants as
ISOLATION, the Minneapolis Grain Ship,
rers' Association ana allied trade
interests cooperating This conven-
ton will be in the nature OF loyalty
convention and the heads of tho Food
Administration and the Grain Corpora
ton WILL address the assemblage. All
country grain shippers ard flour mill
ers are Invited to attend
st. Peter.-"Deb" Hyser, a patient
of the hospital for the insane, rescued
a woman patient from the Minnesota
river with a fishing lire. Hyser was
fishing near the river when he saw
the patient Jump from the railroad
trestle. he cast his line, hooked her
clothing and pulled her to shore.
Rcchester..-D-. I. y. Stringer of
Stewarville. Mimi, received mes
sage saying that his son haG been
killed i'll battle in France. The young
man enlisted week after the United
States declared wal and was the first
olms.csd county soldier to be killed
N action.
Crookston.-The county wide meet
ng OF representatives from the vari-
BUS townships in the county held at
he courthouse to consider the labor
situation was well attended Twenty.
.wo townships in the county were rep
by more than forty COM
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