The Ely miner., 1918-03-29

publican nomination fOr tnat ohico
at the state primaries June IL. MIR.
Hilton's legal residence is at Fergus
Falls.
Red Lake Falls.-Mrs. Festy Ridge,
native of ireland, AZ, wife OF a
prominent farmer of Browns Creek
town. died at her home Of autoln'
toxication.
ST CIoud.-Dr. A. L Bruener OF
st. Cloud, who was made a nrst
lieutenant in the dental corps OF the
army when he enlisted last year, has
been promoted to captaincy
Anoka.-Chester E. Evans OF Cham
plin, aged 81, is dead. He came 10
Minnesota in 1856 and settled IN
Maple Grove, Henepin county, Where
he lived until twenty years ago, When
he moved to Champlin.
Aitkin.-Rev Father Iciek OF Du-
luth delivered an address here In
the opera house under the auspices \
of the third Liberty Loan executive
committee of Aitkin county.
Mankato.-The board of education
has decided to abandon the teaching
of the German language in the Nam
kato public schools after the pres
ent classes complete their work,
which will be in December.
Pine City.-Representative Adolph
S. Larson of Sandstone filed as
candidate for state senator from this
district. He is the second man to
file for the position. Senator Ry.
strom having also done so.
ST. Cloud.-One hundred and sixty
cans of trout fry were received here
| from the state fish commission and
planted in nearby streams. The
| local anglers each contributed 81 to
help defray the expenses of planting
/ the fry.
| Baudette.-Placing the muzzle of a
pistol in his mouth last Wednesday
/ Magnus w. Anderson pulled the trig-
ger and literally blew off his head.
He was about 80 and leaves a wife
/ and a boy. Financial worries are
given as the reason.
] Red Lake Falls.-Oswald Lind, who
has been state engineer for Marshall
! county for four years, has been Sc
lected by the state highway commits
sion as the state engineer for Red
Lake county and moved here with
his family this week.
enwood.-David Bogie, chief Of
police, was stricken with apoplexy
while alone at his office late at night
and was found dead when a search
was made for him. He was born in
Colbourne, Ont in 1850 and came to
Glenwood forty-two years ago.
Bemidji-Rev. NJ. A. Soper has
been appointed chairman of the Sal
vation Army drive in Bemidji and
vicinity. The purpose of the drive is
to raise funds for carrying on war
work by the Salvation Army. An
effort will be made to raise 10 cents
per capita in this locality.
Hinckley.-The Pine county COM
missioners have let the contract for
the grading and surfacing of the
Duluth-Twin City highway, from Pine
City to Sandstone, to S. ]. Grove &
Sons of Minneapolis for S37 1880.
The stretch is about twenty miles
in extent. The contract calls for an
overhead crossing of the Northern
Pacific railroad tracks at Mission
creek. Work will commence at once.
MISUNDERSTANDING that he was
driven from the community through
threats by the defendants and men,
aced by lynching at their hands, W.
c. Raderstarts has brought $4,000
damage suit against George Marvin,
Rev. Mr.. Foster, E. A. Linder, Prof.
Wilcox, Syver Johnson, c. e. Carl
quist and Martin Berg. The COM
plant charges that on March II,
1916, they threatened to lynch him
and to do physical violence
st. Cloud.-Day schools will re-
place night schools at the st. Cloud
state reformatory, Superintendent Fl.
, X. w. Scott has reported to the
: state board of control Reformatory
inmates, of whom 373, or about four
, out of five in the institution are en-
rolled in the school, will be given
seven and one-half hours of classes
weekly under the new plan, as COM
pared with only four and one-half
/, hours in the old night schools.
Crookston.-The 18th annual COM
| mencement exercises of the Uni
t yersity of Agriculture began here
| with special sermon to the gradu-
; ating class by Rev. w. E. Dudley, on
: ''The Call for Service" at the First
: Congregational church. The COM
r mencement program continued for
/, four days, closing with commence
3 ment day exercises, at which Marion
L. Burton, president of the univer-
: sity, spoke and presented the diplo-
1 mas
st. Paul.-Employ teachers early
: and make contracts for the full time
: of the next school year; seek out
: qualified teachers who have retired
from teaching with a record of eff
e cient service; and] fix salaries in
some proportion to the increase OF
4 living cost. This is the trinity that
o is being emphasized by educators as
/ emergency measures to offset the eff
}, feet of the war; c. G.. Schulz, state
i superintendent of education, is TAX
:. ing prominent part.
, Ironton-H. J. Councilman. train
: master of the Northern Pacific, was
d in town recently completing arrange
8 ments for his line to connect with
o the main system at Deerwood. there
; by giving this village connection
e with Duluth and Minneapolis over
the Northern Pacific.
u Red Lake Falls. Extensive repairs
Q will be made to st. Mary's Catholic
q church here this season according to