The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-11
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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| of Ironwood, Mich, committed suicide
by shooting himself He was supply
clerk at the Genoa mine.
Baudette-There were sixteen cases
before the Liberty bond board of re-
| view. Many of these were raised and
two refused to take their allotment.
Virginia.-The body of Mike Sitka,
the last victim of the Silver mine dis
aster, has been recovered He was 35
| and has cousin living on the range.
Fairmont-John c. Braun, Cedar
township farmer, was arrested on a
charge of hiding his 37-year-old son
| on registration day, September II, and
telling officials that he was in Mime
apolis
Willow River.-Steve Foster of this
| place, who murdered his common law
wife here last summer, was convicted
of first degree murder at Pine City
and given life in the state peniten-
| tiary
| Pine City.-Most of the potatoes in
the Pine City locality have been har-
vested and the same condition pre-.
walls generally over the county. There
| are only scattering fields left unhar-
vested.
Crookston. = Passengers on early
| morning trains coming into this place
| were forced to walk more than two
| miles into town because of an accident
to car loaded with wheat which tied
| UP traffic
Lakefield.-Following adoption of
| resolutions by the Commercial club
| and Loyalty legion, signs have been
posted in all business places and for
| miles around reading, Please Speak
American
Pipestone. = The Pipestone Grand
Army post has received notification of
| the death of George W. Bettesworth at
| the soldiers home at Marshalltown,
Iowa. Mr.. Bettesworth was pioneer
resident of Pipestone
Observation-Disclosures r. Everett, for
mer state senator from LIE Sueur coun-
| ty, died at his home in Waterville.
He served nine years as county school
superintendent, and at the time of his
death was village attorney.
| Winona.-James McConnon, for thir-
ty-two years identified with the lum-
bering industry here and conspicu-
Gus figure during the palmy days of
the business along the Mississippi
river, died in this city, aged "a.
Hibbing.-The Hibbing police are
holding a 9-year-old boy who entered
the Lippman apartments and stole
! $3.50 belonging to roomer while the
latter was absent. The police located
the youth in Duluth, where he had
gone after the theft, and brought him
back to Hibbing.
Barnum.-Ray Barber, said to have
come from Pequot Mimi, who oper.
ated a near-beer stand during the fair
here, passed number of worthless
checks, gaining thereby $50 or $50
Ray Barber, it is said. is the same
man who bought iron and junk at
Moose Lake several weeks ago.
Crookston.-Maj. Paul L. Spooner OF
Mankato will be here shortly to mus
ter in the new National Guard com
pany which was recently organized
Maj. Spooner is commander of the
Third battalion of the Fifth Minnesota
regiment and the new Crookston com
pany will be Company l of that bat
talon.
Mapleton-Edward Tenny, "a, liv
ing with his father, George Tenny
attacked him with corn knife or
their farm at Grapeland, six miles
west of here, infiicting injuries that
required a surgeons attention, then
escaped into the woods. He was cap
tured, taken to Mankato and exam
ined as to his sanity, Judge Hughes
ordering him committed to st. Peter
asylum.
Minneapolis. = George Brambilla
who died in the City hospital forty
hours after the point of long stee
pin had been driven into his heart
was murdered, Coroner Gilbert Sea
shore believes. 1t is believed by the
police that statements accredited t.
Brambilla to. the effect that he re
ceived the pin thrust while hugging /;
woman were made by him deliberatel.
with the intention Of protecting hi
assailant.
Brainerd.-Six ministers are abou
to leave Brainerd for new pastorate.
or are considering calls. Rev. G. P
Sheridan of the First Congregations
has accepted the pastorate at Fari
bault, Rev. Theodore Clemens of tn,
Bethany Mission church has gone t.
saltwater, Rev. F. w. Hill of the Firs
Methodist church may leave the city
Rev William Lloyd Crist Of the Pee
pies Congregational church has re
ceived several calls, Rev. M. l.. Hos
tager of the Bethlehem Norwegian
Lutheran received call to Battl
: Lake, Rev. Elof G.. Carlson of tn
Swedish Lutheran received a call t.
Milaca.
McGregor. of dollar
worth of hay and timber and severa
homes and other buildings have bee
, destroyed in this locality in the pas
3 few days by fires that are now bein
fought by Isonton. Aitkin and Moos
; Lake Home Guards. This town ha
: been nearly afire several times an
: residents are all prepared to move out
Brainerd-Dick Sagli, farmer liz
ing five miles east of Brainerd, ha
b had lighting plant installed to i'll,
] inmate his house, milk house, bar
: and garage. A water pressure systef
l. gives running water in his home an
barn and milk house. 1850
Hinckley.--A fire. that has bee
/ burning for the last six weeks in
h peat bog on land owned by James Nj
/ Nett, west of Friesland, became fame