The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08


Exchange of ST. Paul has opened an
office at Litchfield, for the purpose of
buying cattle for shipment to the ex-
change.
Wadena.-An organizer for the Nom
partisan league. appeared in Wadena
and attempted to arrange for meet
ing of the organization in Wadena
village, but failed.
International Falls-The county eX-
INCEPTION board sent a Greek to Camp
Dodge at the request of the registrant,
who volunteered his services and gave
his residence as Hibbing.
Hinckley.-C. Voris, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, resigned after
successful pastorate of four years. He
goes to Two Harbors as pastor of the
Presbyterian church there.
st. Cloud-At st. Johns university
the students have taken a hearty in
terest in cooperation with the au-
tllorities to comply with the wishes of
the government in food saving
Bemidji.-Mrs. E. H. Smith, Mrs G.
w. Jewett, Attorney E. E. Mcdonald,
f. S. Lycan and F. B. Lamson were
appointed on the civic relief commit
tee by the executive committee of
the Bemidji Red Cross chapter
st. Paul.-Two bandits, who month
ago held up seven persons in st.
Paul, are under arrest and have made
full confession, according to a state.
ment by J. J. O'Connor, chief of police.
Mankato-A. H. Schroeder has sold
his. 240-acre farm to S. A. Ludeman
for $32,435. The purchaser is former
Iowa man. This farm is located at
Waldorf, Waseca county, and is con-
sidered splendid piece of land with
good buildings.
Bemidji.-By decision of Judge
Stanton this city wins it's suit
against the Minnesota Light & Power
company. The ruling of Judge Stan
ton means that the company is re-
strained from increasing the expense
to consumers of light $1.10 per month.
Ada. - Funeral services were held
here for Henry L. Anderson, 20, whose
remains were shipped here from JEFF
ferson Barracks, Mo. Short services
were held at the Henry Storslie resi-
dence, after which services were held
at Our Savior's church, Rev. Hinder,
lie preaching in English, and Rev.
Brekke in Norwegian.
St Paul. = Investigations of acct
dents in which nine school children
were killed and 20 others were injured
when buses in which they were rid
ing to school were struck by trains
near Nelson and near Moose Lake
have been ordered by the state rail-
road and warehouse commission.
Bemidji.-When the Beltrami county
district court convenes Feb. II one of
the first criminal cases to be called
will be against Roland Henrionnet,
who will face a charge of murder in
the first degree for alleged Staying of
Oscar Nelson, young teller of the
Northern National bank, after con-
troversy over enlistment on Nov. Is.
Duluth.-When Thomas Wood, said
20 be the heaviest man in Northern
Minnesota, appeared for physical ex-
animation for the draft, it was found
that the government scales could not
operate when loaded with his huge
physique. He was taken to the city
weighmaster and on the lotion scales
his weight was recorded at 5G2
pounds.
Virginia-The efforts of agitators
to stir up trouble among woodsmen,
manq of whom are getting out lumber
to be used by Uncle Sam in his fight
for democracy, appears to have fiz.
zled out. Deputy sheriffs who re-
turned here from the north woods
bring back rosy stories of conditions
and Of the continuing at work with
only few quitting.
Fairmont. Lemuel Wickham, an
S0-year-old recluse, was found frozen
to death in his bed when police officers
broke into his shack, following infor-
nation that he had not been seen for
several days. Wickham, who had
lived in his little shack for nearly 40
years, is believed to have frozen to
death one night recently, when the
thermometer registered nearly 80 be-
low zero.
Mankato.-The Southern Minnesota
contest of the State Discussion league
of high schools took place in this CITY
and was won by Melvin Meirbachtol
OF Faribault, with Thomas Phelps of
Rochester and Earl Loomis of St. Pc
ter tied for second place. Schools
represented we're those of Mankato,
Faribault, Rochester, st. Peter, Wa
SEGA, Kasson and Fulda. The sub
iect was, "How shall the world be
organized so as to prevent wars in
the future?"
st. Paul.-Charge of deliberate at
tempt to blow up the ST. Regis apart
ment here which might have caused
the death of scores of persons living
in the 80 flats was made by v. E. Pat
naude, state boiler inspector. The
janitor, an Austrian, who had taken
out his first papers, was discharged
Mr.. Patnaude declared that at a.
III the boilers had been full of water
but that two hours later they were
completely drained by some one who
deliberately turned valve.
Olivia-Painters and employees OF
the Krause Mercantile company of
Olivia worked all day removing coat
of yellow paint applied to the com.
pany's building the previous night by
persons. This Is the first
time paint has been applied in Olivia,
although in other parts of the state
paint has been applied to pro-German
enterprises. No motive has been as
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