The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-01
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degree staff.
Mankato.-Miss Edith M. Vollmer
of Sleepy Eye, who attended school
in Mankato, died at one Of the local
| hospitals, aged % years.
Brainerd, - Clara B. Bender, past
| grand president of the Degree of Hon.
or, was present when America lodge
of the order initiated IL members.
Winona. - The employment of an
agent for the Winona County Farm
bureau, organized here under the fed
eral aid proposition, was authorized
by the county board.
Mankato. - The school of the Sis
| tiers of Notra Dame of this city has
been bequeathed three valuable city
| lots by the will of the late Miss Mel
lie Thomson, a former resident of
| MankatO.
ST. Peter.-Plans were discussed at
the annual meeting of the directors
| of Gustavus Adolphus college for the
| opening of a Bible Institute and
Chautauqua at the college during the
summer vacation.
Cambridge. The funeral of Irwin
Barnum, Spencer Brook farmer, who
was found shot to death in his home,
| having apparently taken his life with
a shotgun while respondent, was
held from the Spencer Brooks Swed-
| ish church.
Breckenridge Fire destroyed all
| the business places on Main street
/ nj hon nd
the Wilkin hotel, including the post
| office, Pasko's drug store, Wrinkles
| iewelry store, Walz Sisters store and
a new bakery.
Silver Lake. = The Silver Lake
branch of the National Bohemian al
lance in resolutions adopted at their
monthly meeting have gone on rec
ord as opposed to the holding OF Ma
| tional Nonpartisan league meetings in
Mcleod county.
| DuIuth.-The annual convention of
the Minnesota State Surveyors and
Engineers association was brought to
a close with the election Of officers.
c. H. West of st. Cloud, last years
vice president, was selected to head
the organization this year.
| Pipestone.-An old spinning wheel,
stored for sentimental reasons in the
attic of the home Of George Stenberg,
a farmer living near here, has been
brought out and is doing its bit to-
ward winning the present war, even
as it did in the War of the Revolu-
ton.
Akeley.-Governme Indian agents
here destroyed ATS gallons Of cider
which was found to contain per
cent alcohol. The cider was found
following a report by the suprintend-
ent of schools that children in the
grades had been intoxicated. No ar
rests have been made.
st. Paul-More than 100000 trout
fry which now fill the state. fish
hatcheries at st. Paul, Glenwood and
Detroit, will be distributed in Mime
sofa waters at once to make room
for approximately 213,OOO,0O0 pike
Ieggs which are to be Matched during
May and then distributed.
Bemidji.-A working model of the
Kansas" the ship on which % Be-
midi boys are stationed, is now be-
ing made by members of the crew and
will, in the near future, be presented
to the local Commercial club, accord
ing to James X. Given and Carroll
Hill, who have been homo on a fur
Tough.
Thief River Falls.-The men who
departed from here for the National
army training camp at Camp Dodge
were guests at the largest dancing
party ever held here. When the men
entrained they were escorted to the
railway station by the entire popula-
ton of the city, added to by large
number of persons from the sur.
rounding country.
Wheaton.-Red Cross workers here
declare they still have to hear of a
better knitter than Mrs. William
Nordin. Mrs. Nordin is 70 years old
and does all the homework for her
self and SON. Since the war began
she has knitted % pairs of socks, 2f
sweaters, 8 pairs of wristlets and
mufflers, which Wheaton workers
claim comes pretty near being ma
tional record:
st. Paul-With only 23,433 deaths
reported in 1917 among it's 2,312, 44E
people, Minnesota is living up to its
reputation as one of the most health
tul states in the Union. The 1917 NOR
tality rate of 1912, or slightly more
than one death in each 100 of the
population, during the year, is re
garded as record showing, because
while an identical rate was previ
ously recorded, it was several years
ago, when the average age of the
state was lower. The showing i.
exceiled only by those in a few West
srn states, newly settled by young
generations. The Minnesota rate las
year was 11.40, and it placed thu
state far down in the list of NOR
. tality tables.
Hector. - Two social events hav,
placed the Hector Red Cross auxil
II larry on a sound financial basis. TIL,
first of these, home talent play, pro
duced during the holidays, nettet
IS172. A hard time social followed
including the auction of a quilt,
kangaroo court, lunch stands an,
other features. A trif1e over $34
was netted at this event.
Minneapolis. n S. P. Stetler, q
years old, a Minnesota pioneer, die
at the home of his son, L. A. StetleI
4314 Humboldt avenue north. HI
came to Lake City in 1866, and ha,
lived in Minneapolis since 1886.
Mora.-Food conservation and tn,
lRed Cross shared in the benefit