The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-11
MINNESOTA news
ITEMS CONDENSED
ALL THE BIG STORIES AND THE
MOST INTERESTING OF THE
SMALLER ONES CONDENSED.

Only TWO Q0llforlcS a Jay Will Uo
made by the grocers and butchers of
Saltwater This was the decision
arrived at at meeting of the mem
bers of that association.
Clay county has paid $10,12O to
mothers under the provisions Of the
mothers pension &C: &C 1913. In the
last year $3,176 has been paid. Pay
ments to mothers now range from 81
a month to $50 month.
Red Lake county went "over the
top in the recent membership cam
paign for the Red Cross, 42S mem
bers being secured for the Red Lake
county chapter. This county is one
of the smallest in the state.
r John Maxwell, Hinckley enlisted
boy at Camp Cody, N. NJ, died of
He was % years of age
and had resided with his parents
east of Hinckley up to last Septem-
Der. The remains were brought
home for burial.
Francis E. Shenehan, former dean
of the engineering college Of the
state university, has been retained
by the city of Natchez, Miss, for
work on the problem of water sup
ply and protection against floods
from the Mississippi river.
Croatians of the Hibbing district
belonging to the Croatian Benefit
society will meet at Hibbing Jan.
13 to elect officers and adopt loyalty
resolutions. The local society is one
of the old foreign societies on the
range and has big membership.
A. d. Smith, st. Paul, investment
clerk in the state treasury depart
ment for nine years, has resigned.
He was recently admitted to the bar
and will go into the office of James
J. Giblin, city attorney of Eveletn.
Carl j. Eklund will succeed Smith.
The Hibbing village council has
decided that the village needs a po-
lice matron and has appointed Miss
Vashta Fitzpatrick to the position.
She will particularly look after the
children She will see that the
youngsters behave themselves at the
postoffice, and that those too young
do not frequent pool halls, and that
young children are kept off the streets
at night.
Hotels and restaurants throughout
Minnesota generally are complying
with the rules and regulations laid
down by the state food administration,
Walter A. PocOck, member of the in
yestigating committee. said. No com
Pocock from travelling men who
have enlisted in the interests Of con-
servation and who are to report any
disregard to the rules.
A woodsman. believed, from the
name on hospital ticket found in
his pocket, to be H. j. Turner, was
found frozen to death on the ice
about one-lalf mile from Glengary
point, near Walker. He appeared
from tracks in the snow to be going
to Walker The man was evidently
going to the hospital from Robinson 5
camp and becoming confused wan
dered about in circle.
Directors and other interested in
the seventh annual farm crop show
and the second annual live stock
show to be held at Crookston Feb.
II to Is, met and perfected plans TO
make the two shows the biggest ever
held. Senator Saugstad, secretary
of the Northern Minnesota Poultry
ASSOCIATION, was also present to plan
for holding a poultry show in con
nection with the livestock exhibits
Military authorities at Camp Cody
have sent home to relatives the
bodies Of two Minnesota soldiers
who died there of pneumonia. They
were Private Hans Hangen, Com
pany NJ, 136tl infantry, the First
Minnesota, whose father, John Han
gen, lives at Madison, Mimi, anc
Private William w Kaiser, Company
of the same regiment, whose faith
er, Martin Kaiser, lives near Waseca
Mimi.
The annual Pillsbury oratorica
contest will be held at the univer
sity in April. Juniors and seniors
who alone are eligible, must bott
write and deliver tleir selections
The three winners get prizes of 500
$50 and S25. The winner of frs
place also represents Minnesota a
the annual intercollegiate oratorica
contest in May at which Chicago
Wisconsin, Oberlin, Northwestern
oil
All grocers, butchers and baker,
in Thief River Falls willingly signed
the pledge of tae U. S. Food Admin
istration when it was presented tt
them, asking them to give their Gus
toners the benefit oS fair and mod
crate prices, selling at no more thar
reasonable profit above the cost t;
them These pledges are being dis
played prominently in each place o
business so that the public may know
of the promised cooperation. Ther'
are II grocers, three butchers AM
three bakers on the roster.
\ few evenings since Joseph Stra
dial of Mission Creek. near Brook
N, lC-I LuO due III tuc cSC
ming and posses have searched il
vain for him. He had received /;
severe blow on the head that morn
ing and it is thought that this ma.
lave caused some rental trouble
The Federal food administrator
wants to know if food is wasted il
Hibbing, and what, if any, finds it
way to the incinerator plant. Mayo
Victor L. Power has received a blanl
which is to be filed out and returnet
to the garbage utilization division a
Washington, giving the information
Hiram Olsen, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Olsen of WEIGH. died at Camp Cody
~ NJ, of pneumonia, following al
attack of measles, being the secon,
Goodhue county boy to die in hi