The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-31


the Minnesota Holstein- Friesian
Breeders association held their an
nual spring meeting here at North
field.
Red Wing.-Frederick c. Meyer has
resigned as superintendent of the To-
cal high school to accept an admin
istrative position at Racine college, a
military institution of Racine, Wis,
and will begin his new duties July l.
Hawley.-H. B. Biorge, night man
at the Northern Pacific station here,
received an inquiry from the war de-
partment if he would take $3.50 a
month and go abroad as an operator.
He quickly answered in the affirma-
tive.
Little Falls-The Polish Catholic
picnic netted the church about $1,400.
Dinner and supper were served ami
other counters sold lunch throughout
the day. Many sorts of entertainment
was furnished for the large audi
ence.
I Crookston-Wi Rev. S. Arthur
Cook, ID. D., pastor of the First M. e.
church of Sault Ste. Marie, delivering
the address, fifty-three boys and girls
will be graduated from the Crookston
high school at exercises to be held
in the Armory, May 81.
Crookston-Th "Red River Aggie,"
the class annual of the senior class
of the Northwest School of Agri-
culture, has just been issued The
book makes a handsome appearance
and credit is being given the staff
or the annual for the hard work done.
Winona.-Struck by an automobile
near St. Johns school, Rochester,
while she was crossing the street,
Miss Margaret Lavina Costello, "a
years old, daughter of John Costello
of kellogg, banker, was so severely
injured that she died in ten minutes.
st. Cloud.-Joseph Brennan, aged 5,
had a miraculous escape from being
crushed to death when he was run
over by the automobile of Leo Schafer.
He was picked up and taken to the
hospital, but the physician said he had
sustained nothing more than bruises
w IuOHd.-N tllOlld Guilty NOl0ES
will have an opportunity at the June
primaries to cast their ballots for a
candidate who will have gone to war
NJ. M. Self, candidate for register Of
deeds, has been called in the quota
to entrain May 25 for Camp Lewis,
Wash.
Bemidji-Officers of the Beltrami
County Fair association will give
Thrift Stamps as half the premium
list for the county fair this year
Farmers will be urged to donate pro-
duce and other small exhibits to the
Red Cross. The fair is to be held
Sept. 1921 r.
Bemidji-With the completion of
the new Federal building and its oc-
cupancy by the postoffice, there will
be a position open for that of fire
man at the building the work to be
that of custodian. To fill this posi-
ton there will be a civil service ex-
animation conducted in Bemidji on
June s.
Wheaton.-Charles A. Swanson, op-
Grating a gas tractor, was nearly
killed when his clothing became en-
tangled in a revolving shaft. He was
drawn into the revolving fly-wheel
and lacerated and strangled. He
probably will recover because of the
rapid action of Ed Nelson, engineer
in charge.
Red Wing-Fred Siewert, 4S, we'll
known farmer of Featherstone town.
ship, met death by drowning at a
point about $50 feet below Indian
slough on. Prairie island while fish
ing. No one witnessed the accident
but it is presumed he got out of his
automobile, which was left in the
roadway, presumably to search for
suitable place to fish.
st. James.-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the elevator of the Farm
ers' Elevator company here, with an
approximate loss of $4,000. The
building, valued at $4,000, binder
twine worth $4,000 and large
amount of grain were destroyed.
Three dwellings and an implement
house nearby also were burned.
st. Paul.-Theodore Holdahl, Rot
seau, and Adolph Berglund, Warroad,
have passed the mental examinations
for entrance to the United States mil
itary academy, West Point, and will
be ordered to West Point for physical
examination in June, Representative
H. STEVENSON was informed by Secre-
tary of War n D. Baker Both are
from Congressman Steenerson's dis
trict.
Minneapolis. enlistments
in the army in Minneapolis since the
United States entered the war total
14,S00 men to date, it was announced
at recruiting headquarters here. From
May 1 to Fl 6S2 men had been ac-
copied here for the army A rush of
men who are Fl and who wish to
choose some particular service rather
than be drafted is now being made
on the recruiting office
st. Paul-Minnesota will observe
Sunday, June End, as "War Savings
Stamp Drive Day." wnen monster
meetings will be held in nearly every
county throughout the state as fore
runner of Pledge week, which opens
on Thursday, June >6th Plans for the
coming Loyalty meetings are now be-
ing made by the Minnesota War Saw
ings Committee, which, with the CO.
operation of county organizations, is
standing sponsor. for the occasion.
st. Paul.-Mystery surrounds the
disappearance of C. E. Ballard, presi-
dent of the State bank of Grygla, near
Warren, Mimi, who came to st. Paul
on May II, and registered at the Ry-
an hotel He left the same day and
has not been seen since. Mr.. Ballard
with his family left his hnme on Nav