The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-12-06
NEWS OF STATE
,TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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Red Lake Falls.-Seventeen car
loads of live stock were shipped from
this city in three weeks, showing that
Red Lake county is fast becoming an
important stock-raising center.
Stillwater-Because of the preva-
lence of influenza at the Minnesota
Stats Prison, the Washington county
grand jury, in session in Saltwater,
decided not to make an investigation
of the institution.
'Minneapolis.-Be Believing that the
name was disgrace, the citizens of
the town that used to be called New
Germany have changed its name to
Motordale. Motordale is on the Great
Northern railroad, east of Hutchinson.
Red Lake Falls.-After months
illness of infiuenza-pneumoni Rev.
Father James John Hawkes., since last
month pastor of St. Mary's Catholic
church here, died, aged 81, being the
second Red Lake county priest to die
u the epidemic within month, and
of the other three priests, Rev. E. j.
Lemire of this city is recovering.
Red Lake Falls.-The Red Lake
county board has established county
road five miles in length in Gervais
and River townships, running through
the Pennington county line, which
opens up considerable country and will
make the territory easier of access to
the county seat. OF the sixteen land
owners along the way, all but one
favored the road and were allowed no
damages by the reviewing committee
of the county board.
Minneapolis.-Th will be no need
for reimposing lightless nights in Min
nesota, Judge John F. MCGEE, Mime
sofa fuel administrator, said on his re-
turn from a conference with fuel adj
ministration officials at Washington.
Judge McGee's statement followed
that made by DIR. H. A. Garfield, ma
tional fuel administrator, that TIGHTS
might burn again unless state admin
istrators had some special reason for
restrictions.
Hibbing.-The destruction by fire of
hundreds of tons of hay in pasture
lands, considered the best in the state,
has set the price of hay on the Me-
saba range to soaring heights, ac-
cording to Con Kepple, local feed deal
er. The forest fires licked up many
tons of hay which normally would find
market on the range, and feed deal
ers are forced to again import hay
from Michigan and Wisconsin. The
transportation costs add to the con-
sumer's price in Hibbing.
Brainerd.-Cod Kimball, farmer,
declares onions saved his family from
the influenza and next year proposes
to put in ten acres to guard against a
recurrence of the epidemic. Far from
a doctor, with the disease all around
the farm, the Kimball family, consist
ing of the father, mother and two chill
onion broth, onion syrup, fried onions,
baked onions, boiled onions. They
were all saved. And now Cod takes
off his hat every time he sees an
onion.
Hibbing. = Hibbing's library on
Stuntz at cost of over $4,000, has
arrived. The car was made by the
White company. 1t has shelves for
hundreds of volumes of books, has it's
own heating and lighting systems, has
space for readers in the rear and is
modern in every respect. 1t will be
used by the library for distribution of
books in the locations Some of the
locations to be visited will be the
Mahoning, Stevenson, Kittzville and
Brooklyn
Stillwater.-The funeral of Mrs.
Marguerite Anderson, wife of CLAUS,
also known as Olavus Anderson, who
was mysteriously murdered at her
home few miles from the village of
Forest Lake Nov. Is by being shot
through kitchen window, was held
from her late residence. "No trace
of the party who killed Mrs. Ander.
son has been found" said Sheriff T.
H. Maher. "The case is as great a
mystery as it was when the body was
found by her husband lying on the
kitchen floor in a pool of blood"
ST. Paul-Since it's first loan was
made in July, 1917, the Federal Land
bank of this district has extended aid
to the farmers Of Minnesota and the
immediate Northwest to the total
amount of $19,773,300. For October
this, year $1,O53,50O was loaned. The
average loan is $4,000, so that approx
mately 10000 farmers have been aid
ed. Between so and 60 per cent of
the money was used to retire previous
Indebtedness and the balance was for
the three other purposes on which
loans may be made, namely, the open
ing of land for agricultural purposes,
purchase of farm equipment, livestock,
ETC., and for construction and extern
sion of farm buildings.
Brainerd.- Brainerd will have to
make provision for the paying of $10,-
900 to Arnold Kalland, who suffered
a broken back when his automobile
was wrecked on a faulty street and
bridge. A verdict was obtained
against the city for the amount on
account of alleged negligence in not
properly safeguarding the street and
bridge when the case was tried before
Judge C. w. Stanton June II, 1917. A
new trial was denied and the state su.
preme court has just affirmed the YER
dict. 1t is believed to be the largest
verdict against municipality in Min
nesota for negligence.
st. Paul-John Schwager, AZ years
old, international Falls, Mimi, and
Andrew Kinks, 36, Redwood Falls, are
to be brought to st. Paul to answer to
the charge of failure to register. Both
men are now in custody at Redwood
Falls.
Fergus Falls.-Mrs. M. j. Blaisdell
who was famous throughout the
Northwest as "the Minnesota Biz
Yard died at her home at Pelican
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