The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-12-13
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items Fer
Busy Readers.

has cabled his family from Bordeaux,
France, that he will sail for the
United States some time in December.
Lieut. Kaiser is member of the 33Sth
| field artillery.
Keewatin - The "fu'' situation in
this section is greatly improved.
There were one or two new cases re-
ported the first of the week, but they
are on the road to recovery. The vii
lage hospital has discharged two
| cases.
Sti1lwater.-Nels N. Johnson, for
NOR well known resident Of Saltwater,
| who died suddenly at Minneapolis,
| aged 76 years, was the superintendent
| In charge of the Saltwater Gas & Elec-
trio Light Co. here for about thirty
years.
Bemidji-The board of directors of
the Red Cross decided to, employ a
stenographer and secure suitable quar-
tiers for the mass of work that is con-
fronting the chapter officials to carry
ON civilian relief work for families of
soldiers.
st. Cloud.-St Cloud has been divid-
ed into four sections for the Red Cross
| membership drive Milton Guthman,
chairman, and Walter Niskern and F.
A. R. Moore, who form the central
committee for Stearns county, have
| mapped out the local work.
Minneapolis.-On account of the in
fuenza situation the convention of the
State horticultural society, to have
been held in the West hotel, has been
that the convention would be held at
the University Farm December 81 to
January 3. inclusive.
Virginia. to word from
the Twin Cities the body of Al G.
Flournoy, well known Virginian, which
was taken to st. Paul Thursday, was
cremated following funeral exercises
conducted by the St. Paul Elks, and
! the ashes were buried in the Flournoy
family plot, st. Paul.
Winona.-George Norris finished 81
years service on the Northwestern
railroad when he stepped from the cab
| of his locomotive at Tracy, after COM
pleting his run from Waseca. He for
| merly ran into Winona. He was 70
on Oct. Is and was the oldest engineer
on the road in point of service.
Winona.-Brig.- Gen. G. H. McManus,
who was mentioned in the dispatches
as embarkation officer at the port of
New York, is a brother of o. ]. Nc
Manus of this city, and the news of
Gen. McManus' elevation in rank from
colonel to brigadier came to his broth
er in Winona from reading the dis
| patch.
Dilworth.-Herman Kemp, 35, a To-
cal merchant, has been missing from
his home eleven days, and officials
have been searching the past three
days for him without success. Sew
eral weeks ago he was found wan
dering about the fields near Dilworth
and was placed In Moorhead hospi.
tai for observation. He subsequently
was released
Minneapolis.-No trace of incendiar-
ism in the fire which destroyed the
shell casing plant of the Minneapolis
Steel C Machinery company, with a
loss of 100000, has been discovered.
| Many of the 1900 men thrown out of
work by the fire have been given EN-.
ployment through the United States
employment service, George l.. Wea-
yer, local director, said.
st. Paul.-The state of Minnesota
derives a total revenue this year of
$4,465, 107 from the iron ore properties,
an increase of more than Is per cent
over 1917, according to statement is.
sued by the tax commission. Includ-
ing taxes for state, county, school and
municipal purposes, the taxes on the
mineral properties aggregate $10,564,-
800 for 1918, payable in 1919.
st. Paul.-Minnesota is mobilizing
to play leading role in the nation
wide drive to find suitable employ
ment for the nations fighters as they
are demobilized All the great govern.
ment and private organizations in the
United States which have been &C
lively concerned with the prosecution
of the war and in particular with the
welfare of the soldiers here and over
seas are being enlisted and united in
great drive to assure proper job
for each man.
Cloquet-Cloquet's fire-fighting quar-
tet, who with their chief constitute the
villages department, have decided to
become metropolitan. They insisted
on the double platoon system, which
would allow them twelve hours lib.
erty in twenty-four, and, failing to ac-
complish results by their insistence
they quit. 1--WE can't take chances on
living all day and all night in the
shack they call the fire station" said
Alfred Galerneu. Galerneu is one of
the members who quit The others
are Ed Blake, John Johnson and Ray
Goodman. "If they'll put the double
platoon system in effect" said Caller.
neu, well go back" Chief Maghan
is now Cloquet's fire department.
Thief River Falls.-Arthur j. Clou.
tier, IS years of age, a fireman in the
employ of the 500 railroad, died OF
pneumonia following influenza. Mrs.
Cloutier, who had been in constant at.
tendance on her husband during his
illness, also contracted the disease and
died. The sudden calling of this
young couple leaves four children, the
eldest IL and the youngest years,
parentless.
st. Peter.-With nearly 100 cases of
influenza and shortage of nurses and
other help, serious situation at the
st. Peter state hospital for insane was
reported, to the state board of control.
Stillwater-A farmer named Louis
zeiger was fined $3.50 and given four
months in the county Jail here for call.
ing Wilson vile name and for saying
he would rather throw his money into