The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
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county.
Duluth mas 1892 men subject to the
army draft in the first classification
Of the QUESTIONABLE. This number
will be called for the first physical
examination at once.
George w. Winter of Winona has
been appointed member of the dis
trict CONSUMPTION board, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
H. w. Libby of Winona, now secre-
tary of the Minnesota Safety COM
mission.
Deposits in the nine banks of Ben
ton county increased 20 per cent last
year, according to statements issued
in response to the national call. The
deposits in the banks total $1,734,051,
an increase of about $350,000 since
last year.
Alvin Boen, formerly a newspaper
man of Fergus Falls, died at the
Great Lakes training camp from spi-
nal meningitis. He was the son OF
former Congressman Halidore Boon,
ana was the third of the Boen family
to enlist.
Levert Cushing Hale, 20 years old,
of Morgan, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with
shotgun. His act is said to have
been caused by worry because he
failed to fill out his QUESTIONABLE
within the allotted time.
4 modern electric corn testing ma
chine has been added to the equip
meat OF the Wells high school for the
benefit OF the farmers of that section,
and testing of seed is now under way
under the direction of A. e. Engebret-
son, agricultural instructor.
Tests of seed corn made by G. A.
Strobel, agricultural teacher in the
Mankato high school, have shown that
much of the corn that was supposed
to be good seed fails to terminate.
Blue Earth county, banner corn coun-
ty of Southern Minnesota, will prob
ably have to import some of its seed
for the 1918 crop.
Duluth still maintains leading
place as one of the healt:lest cities
in the United States, according to
completed reports of the health de-
partment,. which give tie Zenith City
death rate of 1916 per 1000 in
habitants, estimating on a population
| of 100000. During the year 1926 mar
riage licenses were granted and the
birth rate was 1856 per 1000.
George Suss and three sons, resi-
| dents of Brown county, answered q
charge in justice court at st. Peter Of
hauling five loads of corn and hay
| from farm in Nicollet county, which
| Was in the custody of the sheriff
They pleaded guilty, but said they
acted on the advice of their attorney
They were fined SIS and costs. Theil
attorney appealed to the district
| court
| Suit for s14,S60 has been started by
| the state of Minnesota against tine
Lion Bonding and Surety company O.
ST. Paul in connection with the cuttins
of timber from state lands by James
Richardson, Crookston, MINI, fol
whom the company was surety. Rich
ardson is alleged to have cut a large
amount CT timber which was not in
| included in the first scaling given 10y
| the state auditor.
| III. J. Stern, who was i'm Fergu;
Falls last fall and collected 500 fol
the purpose of recovering the body o
his brother-in-law, Ted Johnson, wht
had been drowned in Carlisle slough
and then disappeared with the cash
has been arrested at Spokane
charged with being a Stacker. Otte
Tail county authorities want Stern
the federal authorities get through
with him.
Federal aid funds available TO
roads under the BankleadN Nav to b.
received this year i'll Minnesota vii
amount TO $S53,041, which include
s425,S65, the apportionment for 1915
This fund is apportioned among tn
counties on a $3.50 basis, the count,
putting up the same amount for roa
improvements as it receives from tn
federal funds. This money also
expended under the direction of tn
commissioner of highways.
The greater portion of the state
part of the $7,740,941 which will
spent on roads, in Minnesota this yea
will go to counties least able to pro
vide funds of their own, according t
C. NJ. Babcock, state commissioner Q
highways. who is preparing for tt
biggest road program in the history G
his department The state aid amount
to S2,220,000 of this sum, and tn
law provides that in counties wher
the assessed value of the property fo
,, taxation is less than $5,00O,000 tn
state shall pay 80 per cent to TIL
county's 20; in counties with betwee
95,000,000 and S1O,000,00O taxabl
value, 70 per cent; between $4,000
600 and $15,000,0O0, 60 per cent, an
in all other counties, SO per cent.
Vincent Kills, a fireman in the w
mona department, set new recor
for the city by finishing a knitte
RED Cross sweater in five days. TIL
garment, it is said by women j
charge, is more expertly made tina
,, any other yet offered the chapter.
An idea of the scarcity of seed cor
in Pipestone county can be game
from the prices that have recent
heen paid. At an auction held
George Armstrong some of the see
corn brought as high as $3.50
busIel, and at the sale of w. B. HUI
lard seed corn brought $17.50
. busnel.
: A service flag has been unfurle
} with appropriate exercises at the Lii
coin high school at Thief River Fall
The banner contains u stars, one fl
each of the former students of II
. institution who are now serving the
. country in either army or navy.
The right of George E. Peyser