The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-22

big Red Cross auction sale in Crook
ston Saturday, March 30.
st. Cloud.-D. E. Collins died on a
train while on his way from his home
near Sank Center to St. Paul, where
he was to have entered hospital for
treatment.
ST. Paul-The state is condemning
fourteen lots on Langford avenue with
which to enlarge the state fair
grounds at point opposite the Hippo
drome building.
Mankato.-Total sales of war saw
ings stamps and thrift stamps in Blue
Earth county up to March l amounted
to $18,74315, according to r. E.
Brown, county chairman.
Brainerd.-Two weeks after the
death of his mother, Mrs. John Peter
son, Sr., her son, John Peterson, Jr.,
| died at Ellensburg, Wash. He was
| Wash, and formerly lived here.
Moorhead.- Rundgren, IL,
son of Charles Rundgren, a carpenter,
sustained a broken leg when hit by
| courthouse street car while riding on
| horse in front of the Comstock hotel.
| Luverne-During an electrical storm
| here a barn on the farm of Jens
Thorsen of Magnolia township was
| struck by lightning and thirty-three
head of cattle and horses were killed
| Jacksonville township of Sioux
Valley voted Monday to consolidate
seven school districts and erect one
of the finest schools in Southern Min
nesota. A teachers home will be built
near the school.
! ST. Cloud.-George w. Helm, mana
ger of the LIE Sank Milling company,
! denies the report which was being
circulated that his mill had been clos
ed and he had been fined for violation
of the food regulations.
! ST. Cloud.-Articles of incorporation
/ for the Farmers State Bank of
Georgeville have been filed with the
county register of deeds. This is the
l first bank to be located in Georgeville.
The capital stock is $4,000.
East Grand Forks.-Extensive re-
pairs are being made to the manse
of the Mendenhall Memorial Presby-
terrain church to put the house in COM
plete repair before the newly called
pastor, Rev. f. c. Oliver, arrives.
Hinckley-The electric light com
pany will replace the line between
Hinckley and Sandstone with heav-
Ter wire some time during the COM
has caused the present wire to be
rent.
Observation-Disclosures J. Knudson, the
first Pipestone county man to die in
the army service during the present
war, was buried with military honors
of appendicitis in hospital at San
Antonio.
st. Cloud.-Miss Daisy Gudgell, who
has been principal Of the Jefferson
school during the past year, has re
ceived an appointment from Wash
ington to position in the war risk
insurance department and has left to
accept the new position.
Fergus Falls.-The first sedition
case to be tried in Fergus Falls came
up for hearing before Judge Hagen
son in the municipal court here. Ped
er Sandbeck was the defendant He
was convicted of making seditious
statements and given three months.
ST. Paul-Albert Steinhauser, edi
tor of the New Ulm Review, and the
German language publication, the
New Ulm Post, was expelled from the
Minnesota Editorial association by
the executive committee of the or
ganization at meeting in the Hote
Saint Paul.
ST. Cloud.-Machinery for the man
ufacturing and assembling of Pan au
tomobiles is being moved into Factory
Building No. 2 of the Pan Motor com
pany plant west of the city, and WORK
will commence at once on the turning
out of the $3.50" model Pan cars il
this structure.
Minneapolis.-Jos c. Mulhollant
So, a member of the civil service com
mission and well known labor leader
der from burns received in boile
explosion in the hospital heatin,
plant March 5. His was the secont
death resulting from the explosion, II
: which six men were severely injured
New Ulm.-Dr. L. A. Fritsche ha
withdrawn as a candidate for re
, election. His withdrawal is said {,
: have been caused by the Opposition
developed among citizens who be
lieved, his candidacy, after he ha
once been removed from office by tn
!, State Public Safety Commission TO
his part in alleged disloyal demonstrs
lions last summer, was a REFLECTION
of New Ulm's loyalty to the Stars an
: Stripes.
St. Paul-Appointmen of tE0 nev
o assistants in the state dairy and foo
!. departments announced by Commits
sioner James Sorenson. w. S. New
gard of Shakopee was appointed
state food inspector, and will hav
:. headquarters at Duluth. He fills tn
: vacancy caused by the appointment {
f A. D. Sibbald of Duluth as assistar
4 commissioner George w. Hagberg {
: Stockholm, was named state cream
e cry inspector and assigned to the o
tertail county district.
d Brainerd-The annual summer NEE
S ing Of the Northern Minnesota Dsve
y opment association will be held o
s. June 7-8 at Walker, according to al
n nouncement made by Secretary Ere
b T. Lincoln, who has returned from
o conference with prominent boosters +;
It Walker, held at the Commercial clu