The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-15
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

East Grand Forks.-The public
schools are preparing patriotic en-
tertainment to be given in the school
auditorium on the evening of Feb. %.
Saltwater. = Ludwig Simonet was
chosen as chairman of the Child We'll
fare board of Washington county at a
meeting of the members of the organ
ization.
Bemidji.-J. G. Cobb, who has been
connected with the postoffice in this
city for the past twelve years, has
accepted position on the Panama
canal as postal clerk.
st. Cloud-A E. Whiteside, former
ly agricultural director of the Sank
Rapids schools, has been appointed to
that position in the st. Cloud high
school and has assumed his duties
Little Falls.-Local banks have de-
cided to charge exchange on all out
CT town checks cashed over the coul.
ter. If checks are deposited with the
bank the exchange will not be charg.
ed.
Brainerd.-Rexford Harris, Edward
A. Ruttger and Alexander j. Ruttger
have joined the engineers corps, their
applications having been received by
Corporal Raymond Lowery of the To-
cal recruiting station.
Aitkin. = Aitkin merchants at a
M opfino adnnfoI rocoIutin,a oholch
ing deliveries of groceries or mer-
chandise. The action is taken in con-
fcrmity with suggestions from the
federal food administration.
Little Falls.-Charles R. Huff. a for
mer Little Falls boy, who for the past
two years has been employed in the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington, has enlisted in the signal re-
serve corps of the flying section.
Bemidji.-Carpenters have re-
sumed work on the new Federal
building, after brief layoff owing
to the intensity of the weather. If
the milder weather continues, work
will be pushed on the new structure.
Observation-Disclosures has closed
six-day campaign for funds for
Parker college, local citizens pledg-
ing $4,000 of the 100000 endow-
ment fund. President Mccormick OF
the college announced that all Meth
odist Episcopal churches in the. state
would take up the campaign.
Little Falls.-Alrs. Christ Larson
living 10 miles northwest of Little
Falls, has been missing since Janu.
airy %. She left home that morning,
starting for Minot, ~ d. Sheriff Felix
and the Minot sheriff are searching
for her. Mrs. Larson was widow
and left six children at home
Minneapolis. - More than $4,000
Sinileage books were sold in Mime
sofa outside Of Minneapolis and st.
Paul in the campaign which has just
ended, according to officials of the
America First organization, which
had charge of the drive. Every county
in the state more than doubled it's al
lotment. Minnesota's quota, outside
the Twin Cities, was 10000 books, but
when the final returns came in it was
learned that $4,000 were sold in the
state
Crookston-Manyt taxpayers attend.
ing the special council meeting to
meet with the representatives of the
Crookston Water Works, Power and
Light company, to discuss the extern
sion of time proposition, regarding the
purchase of the plant. An agreement
between the city of Crookston and
the Crookston Water Works, Power
and Light company was reached
whereby the time of acceptance or
rejection Of the appraisement was ex-
tended until March l.
st. Paula request from the Min
nesota delegation that the Second Min
nesota field artillery be designated for
draft as unit at future date viii;
be sent 10 President Wilson. Gov
ernor Burnquist of Minnesota has mott
fed Senator Frank r. Kellogg he has
made application for special designa-
ton for the Second. He was urged
by the Minnesota delegation to take
this step. If the President complies
with the request none Of the members
of the Second will be subject to draft
under the selective service law.
New Ulm.-Adolph Ackmann, presi-
dent of the DR.. Martin Luther college
here, has resigned as a result of the
notorious anti-draft meeting here last
spring, which resulted previously in
Mayor Fritsche and City Attorney A.
bert Pfaender being discharged from
their Off cial positions. Dr. Ackmann
was one OF the speakers at the New
UTlIn draft meeting and also spoke at
a meeting near Gibbon a few days
later, although he had been requested
by the Minnesota public Safety com.
mission not to deliver the address
Dr. Ackmann has been president of
the school for 10 years and connected
with the institution for "a He is sue
ceeded by Prof. E. R. Bliefernicht !,
st. Paul.-The State Public Safety
commission has ordered a complete
reorganization of its various forces.
The governor, Secretary Libby and
Attorney General Smith comprise the
committee to which was referred the
proposed reorganization. The pur-
pose is simply to coordinate all the
war agencies and activities in Mime
sota," said Governor Burnquist. 10y
atty forces, food conservation and pro-
duction, women's activities, labor mo-
bilization and all other efforts to help
in Fastening victory will be affected
by the proposed PLAN"
st. Paul-The dry order of the
Minnesota Public Safety commission,
prohibiting liquor shipments into So
dry counties, has been modified to al
low brewers to dispose of their stocks