The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22


st. Cloud.-About $50 men were en-
rolled at the opening of the two-day
course in tractor study conducted by
the International Harvester company
here.
Winona.-The Winona high school
debating team in the state high school
debating league, lost the First dis
trict championship to Harmony by the
judges vote Of two to one.
st. Peter.-Gustave Shogren of this
city received 1915 from his son, now a
seaman on a United States cruiser, to
buy war saving stamps. Shogren en-.
listed in the navy last April.
Big Falls. = The Red Cross dance
given here proved financial success,
the total receipts from sale of the
tickets being $50 and from the lunch
5000, making a total of 5000.
Ada.-There were only 10 Norman
county men who either failed to
show up for examination or to return
their questionnaires to the local board
on the recent call. Six failed to ap.
pear for examination.
Aitkin.-Merchants of Aitkin, in an
endeavor to follow government sug,
gestions to conserve labor, reduce ex.
pense and handle merchandise at
minimum cost to consumers have
abandoned their delivery system.
Jackson.-No action has been taken
yet on the warrant issued for the ar.
rest of A. C.. Townley, president of
the Nonpartisan league, by Jackson
county officials, on charge of con.
spiracy to discourage enlistments.
st. Cloud.-That the cause of Amer
lea is a holy one and that it is the
duty of every Catholic citizen to sup.
port it in every way, was the declara-
ton of Bishop Joseph Busch in
speech dedicating the service flag of
the cathedral here. The flag bore
116 stars.
Wadena.-Secretary Nels Peterson OF
the Equity Cooperative Creamery as
ISOLATION, has called meeting of the
farmers for Saturday, March 9, to hear
the report of the committee appointed
at the annual meeting of the creamery
patrons to investigate and report on
the advisability of establishing dry
milk factory in this city.
Minneapolis.-The resignation of O.
NJ Wassing has been accepted by the
mayor. The mayor announced he had
accepted the resignation of his secre-
tary, who is waiting sentence for an
offense against a 16-year-old girl, be-
cause circumstances demanded It,.
Wassing has held the secretary's Of
fee since the mayor took office
Winona = With the announcement
that the federal fisheries bureau has
asked the government to appropriate
10000 for the opening of fish pockets
along the Mississippi river between
Minneapolis and Muscatine, Ia, came
the official report of the transfer Of
d. G. Booth, superintendent of the
Homer upper river station, to Spear
fish, S. D. C. F. Fuller has been
named his successor.
Bemidji. - Preparations for extern
sive fishing in Red lake, Cass lake,
Leech lake and other lakes in the VII
cinity of Bena are being made by the
state under the supervision of S. A..
Selvog, superintendent of the state
owned fisheries which have been oper-
ated in the northern part of the state
during the winter. So successful has
been the operation of these fisheries
in this vicinity that it has been de-
cided to continue the work through
out the summer.
St. Paul.-Dr. ]. c. Boehm, medical
member of the exemption board of
district No. 1, was removed from his
position by orders from the state adj
jutant generals office. Adjutant Gen
eral Rhinow said the charges against
Dr. Boehm were disloyalty. There
had been numerous complaints from
Stearns county regarding the pro-
kaiser attitude of DR.. Boehm, General
Rhinow said, and they were forward
ed to Washington. Later orders were
received to remove DR.. Boehm.
st. Paul.-The beet sugar produc-
ton of Minnesota's single beet sugar
factory, located at Chaska, furnished
sufficient sugar to provide more than
10000 soldiers with a full sugar ra-
ton for one year, according to ]. A.
Brock of the sugar division of the
United States food administration.
He has been lecturing throughout the
Western states on behalf of an in
creased sugar beet production and
will conduct series of meetings in
Minnesota during the next few days
for the purpose of pointing out to the
Minnesota farmers the great part
they can play in the winning of the
war by increasing the production of
sugar beets.
st. Paul. Minnesota is slowly but
surely climbing to the head of the
list in the matter of securing recruits
for. the United States army" said
Major John d. Yost, recruiting Off
Ger of the Minnesota district, recently
in discussing recruiting activities in
the state. During the month of jan
uary about 600 men were enlisted
from this state for service in the reg
ular army Indications at the present
time are that the month of February
will produce an even greater number
of men. Up to the middle of the
month $50 men had been secured, and
recruiting was quite active at all
| stations.
Minneapolis.-The following officers
of the Minnesota Editorial association
were elected at the annual convention
here: President, A. o. Moreaux, Lu
verne Leader; first vice president
Asa M. Wallace, Sank Center Herald
second vice president, ]. M. Landy
| Olivia Times; third vice president
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