The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-11-22
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

udJo Tic luHucEZd udl1 hClC 1IG OCCA
lifted and all schools, churches and
theaters are again open.
Crookston. George Guleransen, a
Minneapolis travelling man, dropped
dead in a local hotel of heart failure,
and the body was sent to Minneapolis.
Eveleth.-Carl Johnson, of Park
vile, died in hospital here of injuries
accident on the Eveleth road. He
leaves wife and three children.
Red Wing.-The Red Wing Mailing
Company has been sold to the Fleisch-
mann Mailing Company, of Chicago,
which will soon begin the manufactur-
ing of yeast and other malt products.
Brainerd.-The annual meeting Of
Association, called to be held at Grand
Rapids Nov. 20 and q, has been post
poned indefinitely because of the in
fiuenza epidemic.
Rochester.-Peace celebrations here
resulted in the death of George Hoff-
man, an architect. While doing street
traffic duty as a member of the Motor
COTpS uo was uOWh duu HI
stantly by motor truck.
ST. Paul.-Dr. R. M. Gardner, state
health official, has been appointed to
take charge of all hospital relief work
for influenza sufferers in the Iron
Range district, in hospitals supplement
tary to those already established.
Biwabik-An Iron Range ore train
struck and killed Sever Severson, a
teamster, 81 years of age, near the sta
ton at Petit. Severson had been at
Mckinley and was walking back to
Petit on the railroad track and did
not notice the oncoming train.
Cloquet-William Kelly, 73 years
of age, one of Cloquet's pioneer citi-
zens, died after short illness. He
moved to Cloquet in the early SOS and
had since that time been one of the
towns most prominent citizens. He
was mayor of Cfoquet several times.
Stillwater.-Two prisoners being TAX
en- to the state prison here escaped
near the prison from the officer in
charge, and are still at large, though
handcuffed together. The names of the
men, the officer and the county from
which the pair we're sent are with
held.
ST. Paul-In answer to a telegram
from Secretary of War Baker, request
ing officials to continue their fight
against vice during the time required
to demobilize the army. Governor
Burnquist has assured the department
that there will be no relaxation of
efforts on the part of health officials
in Minnesota.
st. Paul-Governor Burnquist has
announced the appointment of Matthias
Baldwin to place on the Minneapolis
municipal court bench. Mr.. Baldwin,
who was defeated for the municipal
bench in the general election, will fill
the vacancy created by the election of
Judge W. W. Bardwell to the district
court. Mr. Baldwin was first assistant
county attorney under James Robert
son.
ult-Announcement is made
that Shattuck school will be closed for
an indefinite period. Strict quaran-
tine measures have prevented an cpl
de1nic of the influenza up to this time.
Numbers of cases have appeared among
Faribault residents, and yesterday the
school was closed to prevent the spread
of the disease. All cadets living with
in 200 miles of the school have been
permitted to go home.
ST. Paul-Edward Lees, Winona
attorney, has been appointed by the
state supreme court commissioner
to succeed Homer B. Dibell, recently
named associate justice, to fill va
cancy caused by the death of Judge
George L. Bum, st. Paul. Commits
sioner Lees is a member of the Winona
law firm of Weber & Lees. Although
a Democrat, he has held no political
Offices, but has served on the state
board of law examiners. The appoint
ment is for a six-year term at salary
of $1,000 year, the same as that paid
supreme court justices.
st. Paul.-Governor Burnquist has
announced the appointment of state
department heads and board members.
They were all reappDinted with the
exception of c. G.. Schulz, former state
superintendent of education. The Gov
ernor had already announced the ap-
pointment of j. M. Mcconnell of Man
kato to this position The five depart
ment heads reappointed are G. Lewis
Weeks, insurance commissioner;
James Sorenson, dairy and food com
missioner and chief oil inspector; w.
A. Wittbecker, state hotel inspector |;
Elias j. Lien, state librarian, and w.
F. Rhinow, adjutant general. James P.
Gardiner was reappointed state labor
commissioner for a four-year term.
James T. Hale was reappointed state
tax commissioner for six-year term.
ST. Paul-C G.. Schulz, for 10 years
state superintendent of education, will
not be reappointed at the expiration
of his term in January, Governor J. A.
A. Burnquist has announced. The new
superintendent will be J. NJ. Mcconnell,
now professor of history and sociol-
ogy in the state normal school at Man
kato.
st. Paul-War department orders
for the removal of the army air me-
chanics school at Midway to Kelly
field, Texas, have been suspended pend
ing a hearing from representatives of
the Twin Cities for the retention of
the big school.
Crookston.- Influenza laid its hand
heavily on the family of John Weiss,
the 9-months-old son dying, twenty
four hours after his mother succumbed
to the same disease. Thirteen mem
bers of the family have the disease
with two nurses in charge under the
Red Cross.
Rrainerd,-The fourth victim of the