The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

new Catholic church of brick, 40 by
go feet, to cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000
st. C.Jud.-The funeral of Private
William C. Schneider, who died on
May 3 at Camp Dodge of pneumonia.
was held at Albany.
Marshall.-Clay county women
were heavy buyers of Liberty bonds
iii the recent campaign, tabulation
announced disclosing that COL wom-
en- bought $4,000 worth of the bonds.
Bemidji.-With addresses by State
Superintendent of Schools c. G.
Dyer, the new Lincoln school here
was dedicated before a large number
of spectators. Loyalty was the theme
of all addresses.
nesville.-Charles r. Oliver,
president of the First National bank
here, and president Of the Glyndon
State bank, died at Mayo hospital,
Rochester. His body was brought here
for burial. His wife survives
Minneapolis the request of the
board of athletic control, which had
$4,000 in Third Liberty Loan bonds
was authorized by the board of re-
gents of the University of Minnesota
Stillwater.-Mrs. Lucretia Burns,
Tho died few weeks ago here at the
home of George Burns, in her will left
$500 to Saltwater lodge No. 179, B.
z. o. Elks of this city, and a similar
amount to the Sacramento lodge Of
Elks, who cared for her husband who
was i'll and died at that place a few
years since
st. Paul.-Registration of friendly
aliens in Minnesota, under orders of
the Minnesota Public safety commits
sion, disclosed 100000 alien men and
women of allied or neutral nations,
according to figures submitted to the
commission by State Auditor J. A. o.
Preus. In addition, about 10000 alien
Germans were registered by federal
authorities.
Little Falls.-A car carrying four
Brainerd people turned turtle on the
Belle Prairie road. They we're COM
ing to this city and were in the act
of passing another car at high
speed when the car hit 4 bank in
the road and turned completely over
broken off but none of the passengers
was badly hurt.
Minneapolis.-Af having been
severely beaten and given a coat of
yellow paint, Ole Nelson, a worker in
local roundhouse, was rescued by
a special agent of the department of
Justice from a. crowd of fellow en-
ployes who threatened him with lynch
ing. He is alleged to have made
seditious statements, criticising Ameri-
cas- part in the war
Crookston.-As a result of a raid
made on several blind pigs at East
Grand Forks, suits have been filed in
the district court for the removal of
Mayor Kelleher and Chief of Police
Hearst of East Grand Forks The
complaints upon which the suits will
be prosecuted are made by County
Attorney G. A. Youngquist and are
baced on reimbursement of the Ii
iu't laws ny the OFFICIALS.
st. Cloud-Falling from scat
folding thirty-fve feet above the CO.
ment floor of the Erwin mill, George
Hoffman, Mike HEM and Joseph
Stueve had narrow escape from seri-
Gus injury. The plank on which the
men were working in wrecking the
building gave way, and the men
crashed to the ground, the falling
lumber on top of them They were
picked up unconscious and taken to
the hospital, where they were revived.
st. Paul.-The people of Minnesota
have escaped by the narrowest mar
gin being placed on food card sys-
tenn, under which they would have had
to sign up with the local grocer for
each parcel of flour or sugar pur-
chased A wave of enthusiasm had
nearly carried the question to a vote
before the county food administrators.
representing the eighty-six counties
OF the state, in session at the Mer-
chants hotel, when A. D. Wilson ar
gued the significance of the measure
and caused its defeat.
Red Wirg.-Joseph Gilbert. state
manager for the Nonpartisan league.
was convicted here of the charge of
having made disloyal utterances dur
ing a speech at Kenyon, Mimi, last
August. Conviction was voted on the
first ballot it is understood. Shortly
after the verdict he was sentenced by
Judge Albert Johnson to one years
Imprisonment and fine of $500. He
was granted "a stay of 60 days with
the provision that he forego Nonpartf-
son league activities in Goodhue coun-
ty during that time.
St. Boniface. A Nonpartisan
league meeting scheduled to be held
on farm near here was stopped by
Hennepin county deputy sheriffs who
were rushed from. Minneapolis to the
scene in automobiles at the request of
residents of the neighborhood The
leaders were told by the deputies that
Nonpartisan league meetings were
not permitted in Hennepin county.
About Is persons, including three
league organizers, then moved to an
other section of the farm, which is in
Carver county, and held the meeting
unmolested,
st. Cloud.-If Peter Schneider, who
is dead at ST. Joseph's home here, had
lived few days more he would have
been 100 years of age. Schneider
was born in Germany, but came to
the United States when boy and
lived in this region most OF the time J
since. He fought in the civil war with
the Eighth Minnesota infantry and
was wounded twice.
Pine City.-The Pine county COM