The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04

committed suicide by shooting himself
in the body and forehead with %
caliber rifle.
Brainerd and Crow Wing county
subscribed heavily to Red Cross and
countless windows glowed with Christ
mas candles and the Red Cross SER
vice flags.
The Rev. Levi Gilbert, editor of the
Western Christian Advocate, formerly
a Methodist pastor in several Mime
sofa towns, died at his home in Gin
cjnnati few days ago.
Seized with an attack of appended
tbs while at her duties as operator
at Carlton for the Zenith Telephone
company, Miss Agnes Peacho was hur-
ried to ST. Mary's hospital, Duluth,
and successfully operated on
DR.. Thomas Lowe of Pipestone anc
DR.. G. E. Putney of Paynesville have
been reappointed by Governor Burn
quist to membership on the State
Board of Medical examiners. Their
old terms will expire April, 1915.
More than 600 of the LOO drafted
men in Anoka county have responded
voluntarily to call to organize and
begin semi-weekly drills to equip
themselves for military service. They
will procure their own uniforms and
finance the plan themselves.
Donald Dow, alias Fred Anderson,
still claims that he did not kill George
Sheffield, Great Northern railway
agent at Moorhead. On the way to
the state prison at Saltwater, where
he was taken by Sheriff Dan w. Nc
Malvey, Dow did not appear to worry
about the future.
The Federal Reserve bank for the
Ninth district has sold $4,000 worth
of war savings and thrift stamps, &C
cording to Theodore Void, governor
This amount does not represent total
sale in the district, however, because
large amounts of stamps have been
disposed of through the postal sys-
tenn, Mr. Void said.
Herbert l.. Kline, assistant cashier
of the First National Bank Of Winona,
who died Christmas eve at his home
in that city, is the first Minnesota
man to lose his life through service
in the state home guard. Mr.. Kline,
while serving in the Winona Home
Guard company, in st. Paul, during
the recent labor trouble, contracted
a. cold which developed into pneu-
monia
Bricklayers among Minnesota men
subject to draft are in special demand
because of special call for fifty men
of that trade received from Provost
Marshal General Crowder. General
Pershing wants 1000 bricklayers in
France, the message explained, and
it is planned to get them from among
the draft registrants who have been
certified but not yet called for ser
vice.
Announcement OF civil service eX
aminations to procure one woman and
four men as assistant directors 81
agricultural, trade and industrial
commercial and home economics edu
cation to be conducted in st. Pau
January % has been made. Three
of the mems salaries as directors
will be $4,000 annually and the Other
as an assistant n tue research work
planned by the board will receive
$4,000.
Miss Doris Conroe Doe, an 18-year
old Hutchinson, Mimi, girl took ex
aminations before the state automo
bile examining board at the state
house and was granted a chauffer'
license. She said it was her frs
| step towards gaining admission tt
ambulance work in France. Miss Day
was given a 100 per cent score, offic
ials said. She is a daughter of Der
w. Day, editor of the Hutchinson
Leader.
A profit of $73,O35, the largest il
years, was returned by the Minnesota
State Fair of 1917, according to thu
annual report of Secretary Thomas
H. Garfield, presented to Governo
Burnquist. The secretary said tina
the year showed a net profit of $33,
900 on the Fair grounds property, al
ter making allowances for depreci
alton and all other items, and assert
ed that the showing was remarkabl.
successful.
To aid people in figuring out thei
income taxes federal officer will b.
sent to Clay county next month ant
will assist residents of the county VIII
are not familiar with the law in max
ing out the reports, which must be il
by March 1,1918, according to an al
nouncement by E. ]. Lynch of the in
ternal revenue department. Accord
ing to the present schedule, the offiC
er will be in Hawley Jan. 81 to Fet
2, Moorehead Feb to Feb. 16 an
GAINESVILLE Feb. 10 to Feb. 26
Between 1900 and 1000 retail lum
Der dealers are expected to take PAL
in the patriotic program which wi
occupy one of the sessions of NORTH
western Lumbermen's association /
Minneapolis, Jan. Is. to II. 1t wi
be the purpose to bring home to ever
lumberman his personal responsibility
in financing the war, and there wi
be practical ideas for patriots in tn
speeches. 1t is also promised thu
an officer just recently back from Sc
vice in the front line trenches will b
on the program to give some of tn
real dope" on the war.
Attorneys on committees named r.
Gently to help drafted men to fill OIL
) missionaries and other official p'
pers are not entitled to any compeI
sation, Major ]. P. Snyder, chief dra
aide to Adjutant General Rhinoy
stated. The announcement wa
prompted by numerous complaint
: that associate members of the leg;
advisory board were asking fees.
Over so missionaries to date ha.
been returned to the Hibbing boar
with instructions from the postoffie
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