The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-26
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

st. .Cloud.-The Guarantee Con
struction company of Minneapolis has
started paving the st. German street
bridge in this city.
Virginia.-In raid by police here
on places selling liquor illegally, TWEEN
ty-one arrests were made, including
hotels, poolrooms, tailor shops. clubs
and soft drink parlors.
st. Cloud.-The cost of school i'm.
provements here during the past two
years was $319,539, according to a re.
port made public by c. S. Bunnell
treasurer of the school board.
st. Cloud.-Leo Weisman, a youth
who formerly resided at Rockville,
near this city, has written to his par.
ents stating that he was injured in
action and is in base hospital. He
is recovering rapidly, he said.
st. Cloud-Edward Stabolka, a
youth living at Royalton, surprised
the residents Of that place when he
tried out an airplane which he con.
structed. Stabolka's first trial flight
was completed without incident or ac-
cident.
Bemidji.-In the resolutions passed
by the Minnesota Chippewas at their
annual council, held here, the Indians
asked for refund of $25 1000, 900 and
the adjustment of the Indian bureau
at Washington and equal privileges
for Indians of intelligence.
Minneapolis. = The Minneapolis,
Mortified & Southern Railroad COM
pany, which recently acquired the
rights of bondholders of the defunct
Dan Patch Electric line, will purchase
the road when it is put up for sale
by Howard Abbott, master in chan
Gerry, unless the new corporation is
outbid.
Mankato.-At an enthusiastic meet
ing at the Elks' club here the cause
of good roads in Minnesota received
substantial boost The occasion was
the presence of the members of the
Civil Engineers Society of st. Paul,
who stopped here overnight while on
tour of inspection of Minnesota road
projects.
Virginia.-The Virginia, Eveleth,
Chisholm, Mountain Iron and Hibbing
IRE departments will be unionized
within month, if the plans of organ
izers of the Minnesota Federation of
Labor and some members of the de-
partments are realized. While here
fremen union organizers explained
the workings of their unions to the
range firemen
Duluth.-An extensive program of
expansion which will extend through
the next four months is planned by
the officials of the McDougall-Dulu
Shfpbuilding company. The first &C
tivities in this new program will be
started immediately, and foundation
for a new administration building
where all executives will have offices
under one roof already is started
st. Paul.-St. Paul will contribute
113, Minneapolis 126 and Duluth Fl
men under the call for all the negro
men in Glass 1 qualified for full mill
tary service. They will leave for
Camp Dodge the five days beginning
August 1, according to announcement
made by Major John P. Snyder, chief
draft aide to Adjutant General w. F.
Rhinow. The list is subject to cor
rection and more men will be added
to the quotas if necessary.
st. Paul.-John C. Flanagan, auditor
OF the water department, says he has
found the meanest man in America.
He sent in four Thrift stamps in pay
ment of water bill of ST. Flanagan
said. "He will receive the stamps
back with one of the most scorching
letters he ever read. l never heard
OF such a shabby, unpatriotic act be-
fore. With our boys making a won
derful fight in France and entitled to
every cent of support we can give
them, he tried to dispose of the
stamps. He has the soul of a peanut
and unless he pays his water bill in |
cash at once his name will be given
out"
neapolis.-Chester L. Caldwell, |
secretary of the Minnesota State Bar
association, has completed the pro-
gram for the annual meeting of the |
association at Faribault, August 13,
IA and Is. Earl Reading, lord high |
commissioner and ambassador to the |
United States on a special mission,
heads the list of speakers, which in
cludes Senators Nelson and kellogg, |
Justice Oscar Hallam of the state SUI
preme court, T. d. O'Brien of st. Paul, |
Charles E. Elliott, Minneapolis, for
mer associate justice of the Minnesota |
supreme court and later chief justice |
in the Philippine Islands; Judge Will |
lard L. Converse of the First judicial |
district, and Theodore Void, governor
of the Federal Reserve bank in Mime
apolis.
Hibbing continuous stretch |
of. fine weather, state and other mines
in the Hibbing district made an ex-
cellent shipping record in the past |
week. The Missabe Mountain State
owned property shipped 1852 tons,
and the total shipment of the district !
was 1859 tons.
Forth Worth.-Two officers belong
ing to Carruthers' field were killed in
stantly in 1,000-foot fall in a tail
spin near Benbrook flying field. The
men are Lieutenant Robert Yarnall
Snyder, Elmira, N. Y, and Lieutenant
Olaf John Tanner of Moorhead, Mimi,
son of Jacob Tanner
Willmar.-Of the 100 boys who will
leave Kandiyohi county for Camp
'Wadsworth, South Carolina, next Fri
day, all except five or six are farmer
boys. AS these are needed to harvest
a big crop in this vicinity, the local
draft board has appealed to Governor
Burnquist and General Crowder for a
reduction of the quota at this time, if
possible.