The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

die uciHS uduS 10 guarantee It's re
turn next year.
Bemidji-Martin Longballa, William
Morris, and son, K w. Morris, hav,
returned from 1900 mile auto roun,
trip to Spokane, Wash, which wa.
made in the Morris car and tool
twenty-five days.
tillwater.-Fourteen German aliel
women from the country surroundins
Saltwater registered before Postmas
ter b. j. Mosier who has charge %
that branch of the work, while fifteer
registered before Chief of Police w
E. McNaughton.
eapolis.-Bankers of the Ninth
Federal Reserve district will be or
ganized into groups by counties fol-
the taking of the $4,000, 900 in treas
ury certificates the district will be
expected to subscribe for every two
weeks from now on.
Hallock.-Walter l.. Knishella, 81
pioneer of this section, drowned him
self in a fit Of dependency. He was
born at Montreal, Can. but came here
with his parents as boy, thirty-sevea
years ago. He is survived by a wife
and fourteen children.
East Grand Forks.-Targy Dranky
OF the town of Esther was taken be-
fore United States Commissioner w.
+. Murphy on charge of not having
registered. Dranky claims that he
cannot read or write and that he
knew nothing of the registration In
default of bonds he was taken to Fer
gus Falls by United States Marehal
Vessel.
Minneapolis.-To make progressive
Minnesota dentists better acquainted
with the latest advances in theory
| and practice of the art and science
of dentistry will be the object of
short course which will be conducted
by the college of dentistry at the
University of Minnesota from July
to 10. The extension. division will
cooperate.
Minneapolis.-Sev men are max
ing the rounds in Minnesota among
the farmers representing themselves
as federal representatives and selling
farmers account books using the
title of war income tax agent" and
in some instances claiming to be fed
eral revenue officers. The account
book sells for whatever the agent can
get out of the farmer.
Brainerd.-The tenth annual meet.
ing of the Brainerd District Luther
league held here was attended by $50
tnS 10 Az
tion. Officers elected are: President,
Rev. Elof G. Carlson, of Brainerd:
vice president, Rev. Mr.. Peterson, of
Little Falls; secretary, Miss Ruth An
derson of ST. Cloud; treasurer, Miss
Minnie Johnson of Aitkin.
st. Cloud-The divorce case of 10
seph Zuleger was reopened in the dis
trict court here before Judge Parson. |
The principals live on a farm in Ben
ton county, near Rices. The original |
case was tried year ago before |
Judge Roeser, the situation being re-
versed, the wife being the plaintiff. |
1t was decided that the contestants |
would make an effort to settle their
difficulties and the matter was dis
missed.
Minneapolis.-The Helen Blair, a
passenger and freight packet, arrived |
here from Davenport, Iowa. marking
the formal opening of the navigation
on the upper Mississippi river. The
boat easily passed through the gov
eminent locks below here which were
completed last year and which made
the head of navigation
on the river. City and civic officials
in celebration as the
Helen Blair slipped into port.
apolis.-Henry Hanson of this
city was shot by his wife while sit
ting in an automobile at New Brigh-
ton, twelve miles north of ST. Paul,
with Miss June Naughton of Sioux
City, Ia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Smith of Minneapolis. He was taken
to the City hospital, Minneapolis,
where he died later. Four shots were
fired by Mrs. Hanson in Jealous fit
It is said, who went to New Brighton
IN an automobile driven by a Mime
apolis chauffeur. She is being held
1T the Hennepin county jail
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st. Paul-The state minimum wage
commission has adopted an order fix
ng minimum wages for apprentices
n Minnesota and directing a state {;
vide survey of wages paid to women
Ind minors. Under the order a wom-
In or minor, Is years of age or over
nay be an apprentice for six months
put must be paid Sc week for the !
irst three months and $3.50. Those
lnder IS, may be an apprentice for a I
year with Sc, 81 and So week for {
our month periods respectively. At t
er serving apprentices shall be en- !
tiled to a minimum wage of 1915 or i
IS week. The order is effective
July 26.
Mankato.-While playing in the
Jack yard at the home of a neigh ]
,or Clara Marie Enders, 2-year-old {
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank En- /
Iers, climbed to the side of big S
ub containing about ten gallons of {
water, fell in and was drowned. i
Staples.-All the long distance teIe-
hone lines in Todd county operated I
y the Northwestern Telephone Elk c
hange company have been inspected
nd complete detailed inventory OBJ {
aimed by crew of expert telephone n
len under the direction of the Min e
esota railroad and warehouse CON- .
Mission. b
Moorhead.- The Clay county labor
rganization is registering able bod a
ID men for the coming harvest, and Il
l an appeal to the public, James w. G
Vitherow, chairman, says that in fl
lew of the fact that Clay county V