The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-11-29


been doing relief work in the fire dis.
| trict.
Pipestone. = Public subscriptions
have begun for funds to Be used in the
erection of public hall. 1t is planned
to begin the building next spring and
to name it Liberty Hall"
Albany-Albert Besemann, saloon
keeper of Albany, who was tried last
week in the United States Court at
Fergus Falls on the charge of selling
| liquor to an Indian, was acquitted.
| A Pipestone.- Christensen,
| years old, was killed when he fell to
the floor in front of horse. The ami
NAL became frightened and stepped on
| the boys head, crushing his skull.
Winona.-Dr. John Steinbach of Wi
mona, indicted by the federal grand
jury on a charge of having violated the
espionage act, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to Jail for 50 days and to
| pay fine of $3.50.
| Mankato.-Marvin Smith, Is, indict-
ed by the grand jury On charge of
grand larceny in the second degree for
|
sentenced to an indeterminate term in
the state reformatory at Red Wing by
Probate Judge Evan Hughes.
| Winona.-Company D of the Fifth
Minnesota National Guards has been
mustered into the Federal service by
Maj w. e. Perlee of Camp Dodge,
Iowa. 1t is the largest company in the
| ny,f pY1,i oI, 10 nd cd hu al
G.. A. Lewis of Mankato. The roster
is 1876 men.
Crookston.-At the Carlson sale OF
pure-bred Shorthorns held here in the
neighborhood of sixty animals were
sold. Buyers were present from Min
nesota, North and South Dakota and
Iowa and the American Shorthorn as
sociation considered the sale of
enough Importance to send a repre-
sentative.
Brainerd-Dr. J. A. Evert, who
went to New York Secently, is in the
army service, taking special course
in brain surgery. His release is being
sought by the Northern Pacific Off
Gals now that the war has ended in
order that the doctor may resume his
position here as assistant surgeon Of
the Northern Pacific hospital.
st. Paul-Governor Burnquist may
go to Washington or Annapolis Dec
ember 16 to Is to attend conference
of governors at which reconstruction
policies will be considered by the
heads of nation and states. A tele-
gram from M, G. Riley, Madison, Wis,
said tentative plans are being made
and the place of meeting will be de-
termined later.
Brainerd.-The Red Cross city hos
pital established in the Gardner block
for influenza patients Is now caring
apartments have been arranged on the
main floor. Partitions of building
paper, in neat wooden frames have
been made. two on a side, with area
way in the center. Eighteen beds
have been supplied.
Crookston-The funeral of J. P.
Marcum, 6S, an old resident who died
here was held Monday. He is sur
vived by widow and two sons, Capt
L. H. Marcum, doctor in the medical
corps in France, and Walter MarcQm
of Bemidji, manager of the Sentinel
Publishing Company, besides two sis.
tiers, Mrs. Emma Chadwick, New Lon.
don, Iowa, and Mrs. Molly Hooper
| Amboy, Wash, and one brother, John
F. Marcum, Rolfe, Iowa.
Minneapolis. = Lieutenant George
Rogers Glotfelter, son of C. w. Glot
felter of Waterville, regent of the
University of Minnesota, died OF
wounds received in action at a field
hospital near the front October 5, a
few weeks after he had gone into ac
ton with the One Hundred and Thir
tieth Field Artillery. 1t was learned
through letter written by Major Viii
liam o. Jordan, medical officer at the
hospital where the young man died.
Duluth.-Three Duluth congrega
tions missed the weekly sermon OF
their pastors Sunday because the
preachers had volunteered to assist in
l reconstruction work in the fire zone
They were assigned the building Of
1
job, according to reports. The pastors
who volunteered were DR.. w. G. Hodg
son, district superintendent of the Du
luth Methodist church; Rev. F. E
Hirsch, pastor of the Lester Park
Methodist church, and Rev. Bert E
Smith, pastor Of the Joyce Memorial
church, Minneapolis.
st. Paul-Minnesota people have
contributed 100000 to the state forest
fire and tornado relief fund. The an
nouncement was made officially after
$73,613.17 of contributions sent
through Governor ]. A. A. Burnquist's
Office had been deposited with those
received by the State Public Safety
commission and the joint bank tota
reached S125,068.59. This total is exces
siye of more than 100000 sent direct
to F. P. McGonagle, Duluth, chairman
of the state committee, and like sun
remaining to be RENTED from scat
tered localities, of which $4,000 is
held in Hennepin county. The money
in trust by the Safety Commission will
be placed at the disposal of Mr.. Nc
Gonagle when funds the committee
has on hand are exhausted.
eapolis.-Wounded by a high
explosive shell that almost caused his
death, George H. Morgan, private with
the One Hundred and Fifty-first Field
Artillery, now among the, GONZALES
cents at the Smelling base hospital
crept 500 feet to deliver an important
message, and has been recommended
for the award of the Croix de Guerre
Morgan joined the famous Minnesota