The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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Rapids was killed while working
among wires of high voltage at Gill
man.
| Isanti-The Isanti county superin-
tendent of schools has just received
word that school nurse has been
assigned TO this county Tor one month.
ST. Cloud.-St. Cloud Court No. 494,
Catholic Order of Forestere, has de-
cided to subscribe for $4,000 wort
| of bonds under the third Liberty
Loan.
| Washington.-Mr Volstead, wife of
Representative Andrew j. Volsteao
Of Minnesota, died at her home in this
city after an illness or about eight
months.
Fairmont-The movement in favor
| Of legislation authorizing confiscaticn
Of property of convicted disioyalists
is spreading throughout Sodtnefn
Minnesota.
r C!osby.-Several cans of pike fry
will be allotted to Sergeant lake, ac-
cording to word received by Judge
Severan from the game and fish
commission.
Stillwater.-Mrs. Elizabeth Roney,
| for 81 years resident of Saltwater.
is dead. Mrs. Roney was the WIDOW
! OF James Roney, a pioneer lumberman
who died in 1905.
isanti.-Isanti county is to furnish
eighteen men for the second Mime
sofa draft quota of 3,513. These men
will leave during the five day period
beginning April %.
: Eveleth.-G. H. Dormer, superin-
| tendent of the Fayal district for many
years, has been transferred to the
| Virginia district and will have charge
| of the AIpena mine.
st. Paul.-Five hundred prohibition
speeches are to be delivered in Min
nesota within the next ninety days
if the statements of the cold water
advocates are fulfilled.
Fergus Falls-O. C. Lindrud, one of
the early settlers of Tordenskjold, is
dead at the age of 68 years. Mr.. Limo
rud has been an invalid for number
| of years. He is survived by his wife
| and family of grown children.
| East Grand Forks.-Prof. j. Kastep
of White Bear, Mimi, will teach man
ual training and athletics at the high
| school next year. He is a graduate
of the Bradley institute and mas had
| three years experience in this work.
Luverne.-Mrs. Ingri Riste, 103
years old, died at Hills, Rock county.
She was the Oldest person living in
| this section. Until four years ago,
when she suffered an injury, she was
spry and active and an expert knitter.
| Thief River Falls.-Speculation us
! rife here as to whether the H. C. L.
will go up or down, due to the fact
that dog licenses were doubled today
in cost 1t is believed the city will
be rid of 800 or 400 dogs within 80
days.
Eveleth.-Rev. sVictor Kuusisto
eran church of this city, has accepted
a call to Crystal Falls, Mich, and
has taken up the duties OF his new
! charge. No one has been appointed
at the local church as yet.
i st. Paul.-Before adjournment here
the executive committee of the Pat
| riotic Americans of German Origin
| decided to begin a vigorous campaign
| of education among the German speak
ing people of Minnesota, so that they
will have definite understanding
of the war policies of the United
i oh hot &c Of
In the way of loyalty and support.
/ st. Paula new trial of the aliena
| ton of affections case which brought
Frank A. Mullen of Morris, Mimi, a
verdict of $4,000 from James H. De
/ emmy, BANKER of that city, has beer
ordered by Judge Jelley,, who heard
| the case He declared in his order
1 thai the verdict of $4,000 was exces-
] sive and appeared to have been
prompted by passion and prejudice.
j Morgan.-This village with popula.
! tion of $50 has given more than SO
men to army service and set pace
i for southwestern Minnesota for Rel
4 Cross donations at an auction which
i netted 1922. Leading Redwood
county on the sale of War Savings
stamps with total of S16,750, it !
now ready to go over the top for the
Third Liberty loan with "a quota Of
$21, 0OO.@
j Moose Lake.-Steve Foster, farm
er living near Willow River, ter
miles south of here, was arrested
soon after, it is charged, he shot AMI
killed his wife and failed in an at
tempt to kill himself. Foster, wht
is 55 years old, ran his farm while
Mrs. Foster, who is said to have beer
his cousin, conducted small store ir
Duluth. As the wife was leaving fol
Duluth, after concluding brief visit
quarrel over division or property
led to the shooting, officials were
told, three shots from a revolver end
ing in her death.
ET>g Winona.-The office of the United
States engineers has issued circu
lar in which the announcement il
made that the United States is plan
ming to raise regiment of river mer
I to assist in the navigation of INLAND
waters of France and that an oppor
4 tunity is given for men not of draf
age who can qualify in any of thu
branches desired in this regiment t,
enlist for foreign service and ply tn,
: triyers of that country.
Bemidji-J. j. Opsahl of Bemidji i
the first candidate in Beltrami coun
ty to file for the nomination of req
resentative
Il st. Cloud.-While on his way t
work at the Great Northern car shoI
Fred Hakan, aged 81 years, residin
in Sank Rapids, was instantly kille
| when struck nv tho -oa ct hnuud Norff