The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-12-27
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief items For
Busy Readers.

the third week in September.
Roseau.-Sheriff Rice took German
McEldowney to Saltwater prison to
begin five-year term at the peniten.
tiary for stealing an automobile from
the Ramstad Auto Company at Green
bush last summer
ST. Cloud.-Fire in Rice totally de-
stroyed the large livery barn owned
by the ST. Cloud Brewing Company.
In the barn were six horses, number
of buggies and a sled belonging to J.
Werner, which were consumed.
Stillwater.-The members of the
Washington County Holstein Breed.
ers' Association held meeting at the
civic club rooms, this city, which was
addressed by H. R. Leonard, state sec.
rotary Of the Holstein association.
International Falls.-The telephone
line between this place and Ericsburg
will soon be completed. The farmers
of the Ericsburg district and those
living along the Elwell highway, over
which the line is strung, built it.
Minneapolis Claus, so, we'll
known trapper living alone in an old
cottage on Eight Mile Creek" at the
end of Lyndale avenue south, near the
Mississippi river, was found dead by
a neighbor, who went to visit him.
Warren.-W. H. Dixon has sold his
horse barn, sheds and secondhand
store here to William Bradley. Mr.
Dixon goes out of the horse dealing
business, in which he had been en-
gagged in Warren for seventeen years
Melrose-Funeral services have
been held for ex-Mayor Edlebrock, OF
Melrose, a prominent business man OF
western Stearns county, who died at
his home here, aged So years. He was
a pioneer merchant. He is survived
by his wife and three sons and a
daughter.
Brainerd.-The annual meeting OF
the Crow Wing County Farm bureau
which was to be held on Dec. 10, has
been indefinitely postponed because OF
the influenza situation. 1t is probable
the meeting will be held some time
in January in connection with the an
nual meeting of the Livestock Ship
ping Association.
st. Paul.-Resolutions protesting
against any increase in telephone
rates in Minnesota were passed unan
imously at mass meeting here by
twenty-six representatives of Mime
sofa municipalities all members of the
telephone users defense committee
A copy of the resolutions was pre-
scented to the state railroad ana ware
house commission at the Continuation
Of the telephone hearing at the CAPT
toll
Montrose.-Half a dozen persons
were injured, one seriously, when
Great Northern passenger train No. %
split switch near here. The engine
passed over the switch safely, but the
baggage car, following, took the siding
and piled on the engine of freight
train which had sidetracked for the
passenger. The smoking car, next to
the baggage car, turned over on its
side and the passenger car following
left the rails.
st. Paul-Charges that st. Paul is
vice-ridden city, that automobile
thieves reaching proportions of an or
ganized gang, are stealing machines
and bringing them to st. Paul and sell
ing them, and that gambling and dis
orderly houses run rampant in the
city with the apparent knowledge OF
the police, are contained in report
made public by the Ramsey county
grand jury. The county attorneys Of
fee also is criticised for alleged lax.
ness in prosecutions.
Howard Lake.-Michae1 Cavanaugh
engineer of the passenger train, was
killed, and passengers and members
of the crew wers shaken up, when
Great Northern passenger train No
Is and freight train collided head-on
at the depot here The engines on
both the passenger and freight trains
were smashed and the smoking car
of the former train was damaged Only
one of the passengers was seriously
hurt. Cavanaugh was a veteran en-
gineer.
Minneapolis.-Six Minneapolis and
ST. Paul women will lead the mons
ment for obtaining better working
conditions for the women and chill
dren of Minnesota. They will consti
tute the legislative committee of the
woman's committee of Council of Ma.
tional Defense The members of the
committee are Mrs. Charles P. Noyes,
of ST. Paul, chairman, and Mines Dan.
lei Coonan, Andreas LELAND, David
Simpson and Carlyle Scott, of Mime.
apolis, and Mrs. Frances Buell. Olson
of st. Paul. The committee has been
appointed by Mrs. T. G. Winter, state
chairman of the woman's committee,
in accordance with vote at the last
executive meeting. 1t will handle all
legislative matters referred to the
Council Of National Defense.
Little Falls.-After a campaign of
one week the Polish people of this
city raised $3.50 toward the Polish
relief fund that is being raised all
over the country for relief of the
stricken people of Poland. The allot-
ment set for this city was $1,000,
which was raised entirely among the
Polish citizens.
st. Paul-Lawrence w. Kline. has
resigned as rate supervisor on the staff
of c. Louis Weeks, state insurance
commissioner, to take position with
private insurance company He viii
be succeeded by 2. z. Savory of Min
neapolis.
M 1kato. Roy Jones, young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William M Jones, of
Lake Crystal, died at the home there
from influenza. This makes three
deaths in the family within a week,
the two young daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones having died from the dis
ease the first Of the week.
Sank Center.-At the annual meet
ing of the SteaTns County Agricultural