The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28

Cloud on July Ia and 10.
Renville.-Thieves broken into the
store of Bahge & Hassinger and got
away with about $500. They escaped
in stolen automobile and are still at
large.
East Grand Forks.-Miss Winnifred
Nelson of this city is organizing
Campfire Girls club for all the girls of
the city. Any girl from IL years up
ward is eligible to join.
Remer.-The Remer Auto club is
planning on having patriotic Fourth
of July here. The program will be
mostly patriotic speeches and an auc-
ton for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Bemidji.-The new Bemidji postof-
fee, the construction of which began
June 9 of last year is now nearly CON-
pleted and A. P. Richie, postmaster,
expects that the mail will be handed
from the new building about July 1.
Brainerd.-Major r. A. Beise has
joined the Chamber of Commerce, hay
makers brigade, saying that he can
drive a mower, Sock up" hay or do
some light job, at least, and that it
will be pleasure to help out the
farmers
st. Paul.-C. H. Lister, North ST.
Paul, president of the Minnesota Man.
ufacturers' association, who was SER
iously injured when an automobile he
was driving was struck by a street
car is reported improving at st. Johns
hospital.
Moorhead Commercial club and the
various civic organizations into a city
federation, thus securing more con-
centrated action for the general good
of the city, is being considered by
the club.
Thief River Falls.-Thomas A. Way
has been elected chairman of the
Pennington county chapter of the
American Red Cross. Mrs T. l.. Mel
gard is vice president, Scott Laird
is secretary and T. L. Melgaard is the
new treasurer.
Fairmont-Henry Miss of Fairmont
was honorably discharged from Camp
Dodge. He is six feet seven AID
half inches tall, and built according
ly. The officers claim other mem
bers of his company hid behind Henry
to evade drill, so sent him home.
Owatonna.-Attorney ]. A. Sawyer
died at his home here. He was ~
years old Ind came to Minnesota from
New England in 1856. Death came
after on illness of several months. Mr..
Sawyer was prominent in politics and
was closely identified with the Garlic
ton college at Northfeld.
Barnesville.-Char w. Higley of
Chicago, was elected president of. the
First National bank of GAINESVILLE at
a meeting of the directors. S. o.
Solum, who has been with the bank
for the past twenty-six years, was
elected vice president and will be in
active charge of the bank.
Climax.-A unique way of raising
funds for the Red Cross was put into
effect here when prominent business
men were sold at auction to work as
ld1 fOOI IIdCu I'll IIG luCH Ol-
fered days work to the farmer who
bid the highest for his service, the
payment to go to the Red Cross fund. |
The first man put on the auction block |
was Norman Rosholt, a banker.
Bemidji.-A frctious horse killed it.
self here when team owned by Clark
Vincent, agent at the Red Lake depot,
broke hitch strap when tied near the |
3eltrami elevator and made wild |
lash. The team ran at dead pace I
Ind crashed into corner of the Du-
nth Brewing company's cold storage
louise, the pole of the wagon being
showed through the side of the build
ng with fearful force.
Alexander.-Three persons were
TILED and one seriously injured when /
n automobile was struck by a speed
ng train about three miles for here
FRANK Murray of North Dakota, Miss
Madeline Alexander and Miss Marjorie
Ward of Brooton, Mimi, were killed
nd Mrs. Ward suffered internal in
uries. The party was touring though
he county when their machine was
truck by train
Minneapolis enlisted for
Minnesota and North Dakota during
he past week totaled 255, district
avy recruiting headquarters in Mimi
apolis announced. Only 40 mechan-
IS of the required $50 to be enrolled
efore July 1 have been accepted for
ne Dunwoody training course, and
avy officials are disappointed. OPP
for advancement in this
ranch is unusual and a larger num-
er of applications were expected.
Waseca.-Mrs. John Proechel, the
ldest resident of Waseca- county, died
her home in Evansville She was
D1 years and five months old and I'M
l short time ago could attend to
er homework. lShe was the mother {
eleven children, five of whom sur {
I've her, the eldest n and the young {
st 81 years. There were 80 grand |
1ildren and SO great-grandchildren
lie and her husband were natives Of /
ermany. The former died Is years /
90. a
with more than 5000 members Of
lie motor corps already sworn in, IN
ant transportation of members of the
ONE Guard is assured and the farm r
s of Minnesota need have no fear t
leir property and crops will be en- S
angered by mob violence" said Gen. t
al Rhinow q