The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-14

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OVERLY of this city, who was on the
| transport Lincoln at the time the
steamer was torpedoed, is safe.
ST Paul.-The state board of arbi-
tration is expected to meet this week
to consider wage increases and other
demands of hosting engineers, cement
fnishers, fathers, plasterers and hod
carriers.
Crookston.-G. A. R. funeral SER
vices have been held for Andrew j.
Kelly. 70, Civil war veteran, who
helped to arrange the township of
Crookston and long was town clerk
Besides his wife Mr.. Kelly leaves
seven children.
Duluth.--Northern Minnesota for
ests and ST. Louis county timber will
be used to augment the fuel supply
of the state if the resolution adopted
by the board of county commissioners
gains proper legal authority from the
State Public Safety Commission.
st. Cloud.-As class memorial, the
senior high school has given to the
school beautiful service flag with
81 stars on it for the alumni in SER
vice. In addition to this they gave
$50 to the Red Cross and left five
beautiful pictures in the school.
Virginia.-Local people, who have
been trying to induce Billy Sunday to
come here during his Duluth revival,
were assured that the evangelist
would do so within the next two
weeks on date to be fixed later.
He will probably speak at the curling
| rink.
Hibbing.-Despite the various cam
Hibbing last month, postal savings at
the postoffice increased. According
| to Postmaster J. B. Connors, the saw
| ings last month increased $4,000 over
| the previous month-making the total
| $685.
ST. Paul.-Minnesota is to furnish
1884 men under the June draft call,
according to official communication
received yesterday. OF this number
10000 are to be sent to Camp Grant,
Rockford, ILL.,, and 8S4 will go to the
| University of Minnesota for special
industrial training.
Virginia.-John Haga, who defied
| the draft authorities and refused to
appear in May to go with "a delega-
tion of Virginia draftees 10 Camp
Lewis, Wash, has been taken to Fort
Smelling. following an order from
Adjt-Gen. w. P. Rhinow, who was
notified of Haga's action.
international Falls-John Meier. a
Mizpah merchant, got into a discus
sion about the war with, neighbor,
Frenchman, and he is alleged to
have made seditious statements. A
complaint was filed against him and
/ when arraigned IN municipal court
here he was bound over to the grand
jury
misunderstanding to the War
| road Pioneer, fishing in the Lake of
the Woods must be good this year
One of the fishing tugs came in with
624 boxes of fish, equal to $4,000
pounds, at one time. They complain
that the railroad company does not
furnish sufficient number of cars
to handle the catch.
Staples.-ISle fire which threatened
the entire business section Of this
city, was brought under control
through the efforts of the city fire
department and Northern Pacific fire
fighters. The damage, which was con-
fined to the Hoenig department store
and adjoining buildings. is now esti-
mated at approximately 100000.
Eveleth.-William Mccormack and
Elmer Shannon of Chisholm, while
motoring to Duluth yesterday, were
thrown from the machine six miles
from here on the Miller trunk road
when the car skidded, rolled down
an embankment and went through a
harbed wire fence. Mccormack was
seriously hurt and brought to a hos
pital. His companion was cut and
bruised
ead.-Seventy-fiv new olive
drab uniforms have arrived for the
Moorhead Home Guard. They will be
distributed at the drill meeting next
week. Since the order for uniforms
was sent ia four members have Joined
the Guards and every effort is being
mode to increase the number to the
requirement for National Guard, into
which the Home Guards have asked
to be transferred
Hinckley.-Angus T. Osborne of
Book, Mimi, was severely wounded
in action June in France, according
to messages received here He was
a member of the One Hundred and
Fifty first Field artillery. Russell
Swain, also a member of the One
Hundred and Fifty-first Field artillery,
was severely wounded in action in
France May q, according to a notice
received by his father, Charles T.
Swain Of Hinckley.
st. Faul.--Minnesota is the only
state in the Union in which no active
labor strikes are reported. The an
nouncement was made today by H.
w. Southwurth, secretary of the state
board of arbitration, which is at
tempting to avert industrial troubles
in Minnesota during the war The
board planned hearing on the de-
mands of hosting engineers for an
eight-hour day and cents an hour
wage increase; and those of cement
iinishels, plasterers, bod carriers and
fathers for general revisions of wage
scales.
Virginia. Congressman j.
Adam Bede of Pine City has accepted
an invitation to give a Fourth of July
address here. He will speak at Oh
colt park if the weather is fair, or
otherwise the curling rink will be
used. Tile judges for the floats and
athletic events win be announced
soon.