The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-16
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

prison plant.
Fairmont. Volunteer harvesters
have closed week of service to Mar
tin county farmers, having shocked
hundreds of acres of grain.
Pine City-Farmers of the Pine
City region have organized stock
shipping association to handle ship
ments from this region direct to the
markets and at actual cost.
Winona. = Approximately seventy
Winona manufacturers and jobbers
will be obliged to furnish a compre-
hensive inventory of their business
through a QUESTIONABLE plan.
Moorhead.-The army worm, disas-
trous to grain crops, has been found
in Clay county township. This is
the first time the army worm has been
seen in this territory since 1910.
st. Cloud-Leo Schmidt an en-
ploye of garage here, was cut about
the face and shoulders when the rim
of an automobile wheel he was blow
ing up burst. He was taken to hos
pital.
Blue Earth.-F. w. Watkin of AL
bia, Iowa, 80 years old, freight brake
man, was killed about half mile
south of here when he was run over
by train. His body was brought to
Blue Earth.
St. Cloud.-The st. Cloud postoffice
broke all records in July for any one
month in the history of the Office.
The receipts total $21,512.67. Ten or
fifteen years ago this sum would have
been considered big years business.
Observation-Disclosures men of this
town have adopted o'clock closing of
stores daily to permit all city men
possible to go on to the farms. Be-
tween $50 and 200 men will do daily
field work for five to eight hours each
afternoon and evening.
Winona.-Committees have been
named for consignment cattle sale
of Guernsey and Holstein breeds at
the St. Charles fair grounds late in
September or early in October. 1t
will be unique sale in Winona county
and the prime object is to induce
breeders to breed up their stock.
Winona-Equipped with all the
paraphernalia necessary for turning
worthless paper into money, w. L.
Latten, alias Welly Royce, Richard
Harding and James Kelly, was ar
rested by Chief George Huck and As
sistant Chief AL. Winkels within half
an hour after he had passed a check
for $26.75.
Mankato.-Ray Everts, 13-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eyerts of
Bay City, Wis, had narrow escape
when one of the large leopards with
the AL. G.. Barnes shows reached
through the cage and grabbed him.
He tore big cash in the boys arm
with one paw and reaching the other
around the lad pierced four holes in
his back.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS among a
fringe of trees, Minnesota's first regu-
lar army flying field. located about one
mile north of Minneapolis, is al
ready alive with activity and aviators
are daily soaring over the broad
stretch of farm land through which
the Mississippi winds. The field COM
prises $40 acres and was donated to
the government during the war by
Earl Brown, son OF former Mime
apolis miller.
Mankato.-A big weed burner, sent
here. from ST. Paul has been operating
on the Milwaukee road between Man
kato and Rapidan. The big machine
is run in front as an ordinary engine
and throws out four streams of fire,
fed by crude oil. After one of tile
burners passes along the track, the
weeds inside the rails and for several
feet to either side are scorched and
killed and will not start growing again
this year.
Bemidji.-Bemidji set a record in
recruiting during July, leading every
station in the state including st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth, in recruits
for the regular army in percentage per
quota of population. Bemidji made the
remarkable record of sos while the
next highest was Duluth, headquarters
for this portion Of the state, with a
large recruiting staff. During the
month, Bemidji station, Sergeant Fou-
cault in charge, sent thirty-one men
to the colors and Of these only two
were rejected.
Minneapolis-A minimum wage of
SO a week for women employed in
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth at
occupations not classified in previous
schedules was fixed by the Minnesota
Minimum Wage commission in blan.
ket order adopted yesterday. The
new order will become effective Sep,
TENDER 6 and applies to all women
employees other than those working
in mercantile, manufacturing, me-
chanical, dyeing and dry cleaning es
adjustments, offices, laundries, hotels
and restaurants.
st. Paul.-Adjutant- General w. F.
Rhinow has received telegram from
Provost Marshal General E. H. Grow.
der instructing him to arrange for the
registration early next month of men
between Is and As years of age. Pre-.
liminaries will be disposed of pending
congressional action on the draft bill.
Sturgeon Lake.-Three sons of Viii.
liam Cunningham have been accepted
by the st. Paul marine recruiting sta
ton. William, Jr., and Monroe Gun
| ningham left for Paris Island a few
days ago. George already is in the
service, stationed at Camp Donovan
Okla.
ST. Paui.-The state insurance com
missioner has certified for payment
to various municipalities throughout
Minnesota s144,09S.O4 to be distribu
ted to fire department relief associa
tions. THIS represents a per cent
tax on $7,s14,905.04 in fire insurance
premiums received by the various