The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-12-06

celebrate the end of the war.
Hibbing..Joseph Chatich was ar
rested here by Indian agents, charged
with importing liquor into dry terri
tory. Fifteen quarts of whisky were
found in his possession, the police
charge.
Rochester,. c. Gooding of Roch
ester, former state treasurer, senator
elect from Olmsted county and bank
er of prominence in Southern Mime
sofa, is seriously i'll at his home in
| this city
Keewatin.-M. Harrison of Steven
son, while here Monday, related
thrilling experience he had while hunt
| ing, when he encountered she bear
and three cubs. He opened fire and
killed all four
Hibbing.-The twelfth gold star was
added to city service flag with the an
nouncement of the death in action on
October 81 of John e. Kalahar, aged
"a, who left Hibbing to train at Camp
Dodge, April 26.
Shakopee.-The action commenced
against William F. Tobin, a st. Paul
| broker who was charged with selling
| valueless oil stock to the Rev. Van
| Boersch, Catholic priest of this city,
has been dismissed.
Red Wing.-A baby boy, about 2
months old, was found by w. w. Con-
ley, conductor on the Milwaukee road
coast train. A note reading this is
war baby; born in North Dakota" was
attached to the clothing of the infant.
Thief River Falls-The city council
has decided that the Commercial club
must pay it's electric light bill the
same as anyone else. The club is now
| about $50 behind and the illumination
will be shut off unless the cash is
| forthcoming.
Detroit-Four cars of potatoes have
been shipped through the local farm
| bureau to consumers in Kansas this
fall. The shippers received from 20
to 35 cents per hundred above market
price here More will be shipped this
year.
East Grand Forks.-Hard coal in
small quantities is beginning to arrive
in the city A local firm received two
carloads. 1t is being given out in lots
not to exceed one ton to the custo-
mer. Other dealers have notice that
| some hard coal is in transit.
Fergus Falls-The "flu" epidemic is
still serious in this city and the clos
ing order of Mayor G. w. Frankberg
is still In force. There has been a
clash between the mayor and DR.. j. G.
vigen, health officer, who attempted
to countermand the closing order.
| Two Harbors. = An organization
ers' association was formed at a meet
| ing held here. The purpose of the
organization is to help farmers in mar
keting their potatoes and to stand
ardize the potato crop of this county.
! st. Paul-State Auditor ]. A. o..
Preus announces dates for series Of
county sales of timber on state-owned
land Dec. 10, International Falls;
Dec. II, Two Harbors and Duluth, and
Dec. 18 at Grand Rapids and Bemidji.
All lots of timber on about 120 tracts
of state land will be offered for sale.
Little Falls-Clayton Bennett, ar
rested in st. Paul as one of gang
selling opium and other dope" was
identified by Hubert Friesinger as the
man who broke into local doctors
Office about three years ago and stole
some drugs He went to the peniten-
tiary from Little Falls and it was
thought he had been cured of the
habit when released.
| st. Paul-Hearing on the applica-
lions of the Tri-State Telephone &
Telegraph and Northwestern (BelD
Telephone companies for permission
to increase charges for telephone SER
| vice in Minnesota are being held be-
| fore the state railroad and warehouse
commission. Delegates from twelve
cities in the state met and decided to
| vigorously oppose the proposed rate
| increase.
| Moose Lake.-Need for state troops
in the fre-burned district having gone
the men who have been patrolling this
section are being withdrawn, accord
ing to Maj. Fl. L. Brady, Federal prop
erty and disbursing officer. Mankato
men of the Fifth hospital corps left
and nearly all of the Fourth infantry
have returned to Minneapolis, leaving
| Capt. H. L. Tourtelotte of Duluth and
small detail from the headquarters
department to pack and ship equip
ment to st. Paul.
| Stillwater.-Mrs. Mary Johnson,
mother of Miss Myrtle I. Johnson of
| Saltwater, who was killed in an auto
mobile accident year ago while rid
ing with Harold Smith, was given a
verdict for $2,250 against Smith and
his father, Swan Smith, by the jury
which heard the case in Judge F. N.
Dickson's court. Mrs. Johnson brought
suit against the father and son for
| $500, based on alleged recklessness
in driving the automobile on the part
of young Smith. The mother lives at
White Bear.
| Stillwater-In addition to the $21,-
025.10 now deposited with the banks
of the city derived from the ten mar
ket DAYS held in all of the towns and
villages of Washington county, it is
expected that the donations made by
the farmers of the county to the Wash
ington county Red Cross society will
be augmented by an additional $4,000.
Crookston.-A call has been issued
for directors of the newly organized
Red River Valley Livestock Exhibit
tors association to meet here to plan
| for completing the canvass for sub
scriptions for the livestock building
to be built next to the Armory.
East Grand Forks.-The Keystone
School District No. 80 has been closed
on account of the prevalence of influ-
enza among the children, and will not
be reopened till danger of contagion
seems passed. Miss GLADYS Cram, the