The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-26
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

ST. will be graduated this year.
Winona.-Elvora Graft, years old,
is dead as the result of burns received
whi:a playing about bonfire near
her acme at Wabasha.
East Grand Forks.-One thousand
surgical dressings were turned out of
the mems surgfiical dressing class,
which was held in the local Masonic
hall one evening recently.
Fairmont.-Martin county oversub-
scribed its third Liberty Loan quota
Of $4,000 by $330,OO0 the first two
days, according to final figures given
out by the Liberty Loan committee
Mankato.-E A. Duemeland of St
Clair, general merchant, recently con.
victed of using seditious language in
the presence of a drafted man, was
sentenced to pay fine of $500, which
he did.
st. Paul.-Minnesota, with 480,535
members of the Catholic church, in
a total of 17,416,3O3 for the United
States, ranks 18th among the states
it was shown in the Official Catholic
Directory.
Virginia Mrs. John Tonne, So
swallowed some lysol and cut her
throat at her home and was hurried
to hospital, where it is reported her
condition is critical. Ill health is the
caused asigned.
Hutchinson Every town and vii
lage in Mcleod county oversubscrib
ed its Liberty Loan quota from $10,.
900 to $4,000. Reports show the
farmers heavy purchases and the sell
ing brisk in German districts.
st. Cloud.-Judge Roeser in the
Biessner-Gross case, contest be
tween the heirs of Nicholas Hentges
for the possession of an estate OF
$4,000, ruled that the property be sold
and evenly divided among the heirs
Moorhead.-Every township and
village in Clay county oversubscrib
ed it's allotment in the third Liberty
Loan on Monday, the first day of the
drive, A. H. Costain, chairman of the
county campaign committee, an
nounces.
st. Cloud. August Sleizer, indicted
last week, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to 80 days in the work
house. He is charged with saying
that it was damn good thing" and
"that any man who would wear a
United States uniform should be sunk
with the boats"
New Ulm.-New Ulm and Brown
county have gone over the top with a
roar. The quota for New Ulm was
| $250,000 Reports compiled up tc
this forenoon showed an oversub
scription of $4,000. The county
quota of $S50.00O has been oversub
scribed by $475,O0O.
ST. Paul-Local board aIlotments
under the latest draft call for 1925
Minnesota registrants to entrain dur
ing the five day period, beginning
May 1, for Columbus Barracks, Ohio
were announced by Major John P
Snyder, chief draft aid to Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow.
Brainerd Cutting" across lots tt
make short cuts instead Of following
streets, AL to tie damage Of lawns
and green grass, has been banned by
the city council, which passed ar
ordinance making provision agains
the practice by providing penalties
No aldermen voted against it.
Waseca-John Jeddeloh, farmer
of Vivian township, this county, wht
has a son in the service at Camp
Dodge, has entered a plea of guilt.
before Judge ChiIdress in the dis
trict court to charge of using Ian
guage tending to prevent enlistments
He was sentenced to serve six months
In the county Jail.
st. Peter--Gustave Kruger, wht
| is reported to be the only person il
the village of CORTLAND who refused
| to purchase a Liberty Bond was Sc
verely beaten by citizens of that vii
| lage. Kruger, who is rated at $25
| 900, was allotted 5000. 1t it reported
he did not subscribe to either of thu
other bond issues.
st. Minnesota Home Guar
has strength of 1901 men, includin,
| $40 officers and 7,131 enlisted men
| It is organized in IS battalions, com
| rrising go companies in So Minnesot
towns. This summary of Home Guar
strength was announced by Major w
| A. Curtis, chief of Adjutant Genera
/ w R RhinoW's staff.
/ st. Cloud.-Two men have been in
| dicted at Foley on charge of disloya
utterances and one was indicted a
Little Falls. William Sandrock wa
| indicted at Little Falls. He is charge
with saying that the kaiser is RICH
end Wilson is wrong, and that if b
ever got into the army the first thin
he would do would be to go to WASH
ington and shoot Wilson.
Eveleth.-The health department
awaiting the arrival of equipment wit
which to take the city health censu:
l AS soon as it is received a represer
tative of the state board of healt
will be here and will, with the ASST
lance of the local health officials, IL
spect all milk that is being sold
Bemidji.-The kaiser was burned
4 the stake amid tumult of sonndin
whistles and footing automobile horn
here, when it was announced thu
/ Bemidji had oversubscribed its gu
ia of $4,000 for the Third Libert
Loan. Every indication points to a
oversubscription for Beltrami count
i st. Cloud. 1.-The recount of the Sau
Center votes was held at a specis
4 term of court. Sank Center vote
dry On April 2 by only one vot
When the recount was over the dry
had gained two more votes, and fiy