The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-19
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
p Busy Readers.

Bemidji.-Sherman Misses, so year
old, was killed by a dynamite explC
sion on his farm near Blackjack. H
is survived by wife and a large fan
lily.
Hibbing.-Forest fires which are rag
ing in the Sturgeon lake country ar
rot yet checked, according to the iat
est information from settlers who ar
making brave fight against the fir
Send
Virginia.-Efforts to find Mrs Ton,
zelech, who disappeared several day.
ago, have proved fruitless. The posse
of officers and citizens have nov
secured the territory in every direc
ton without discovering a trace
st. Paul.-Fire losses in the state
during the month were less than one
third as great as for the same month
a year ago. The losses were S225,451
in 144 fires. The fires involved prop
erty valued at $2,2S5,1 IT'S, insured for
$1,624,477.
East Grand Forks.-John Saunders
employed by the Northwestern Tele.
phone company here, who was struck
In the face by loose, live wire, has
lost the sight of one eye, and the sight
of the other is threatened. His face
and hands were also badly burned
st. Cloud.-A campaign of a few
minutes originated by one of the lead
ing business men of the city has re-
suited in a definite promise of an up
to-date hotel for ST. Cloud A build
ing to cost $350,000 will be put up at
once by syndicate which will include
a number of representative business
men.
Crookston.-A meeting of Crookston
business men was held, the object be-
ing to get united action in co-opera-
ton with the farmers to make the
coming Northwestern Minnesota fair,
to be held in Crookston the week of
July 20 to Aug. 3, the best ever in at
tendance, in exhibits, in racing events
and in attractions.
st. Paula new call for 1000 men
to leave Minnesota during the five
days beginning August for jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, has been received by
Adjutant General w. F. Rhinow. This
is the smallest regular call so far re-
celved. Only white men, physically
qualified for full military service, may
be accepted under the call
st. Paul.-Arrangemen have been
negotiated to continue the training of
army mechanics at the University of |
Minnesota and the farm school A |
class Of approximately 900 men will |
enter the schools Aug. Is for a two !
months course, and other classes of |
like size will enter each two months |
thereafter for period of six months. |
st. Paul.-Minnesota saloons are re- |
CURED to close in the future on days !
when drafted men entrain up to the !
hours the troop trains leave, under an |
order issued by the Public Safety Com |
mission. The order will take effect |
first during the five days beginning
July %, when 10000 Minnesota regis |
trants are to depart for Camp Wads-
worth, S. c.
eapolis.-Exactly SIG nurses in
Minnesota have already signed ques-
tionnaires agreeing to enter Red Cross
war service by Jan. l, according to
reports made at recent meeting of
Minneapolis and st. Paul superinten-
dents Of hospital training schools and
representatives Of nursing organiza-
tions in the state. Minnesota's quota
was set by national headquarters at
$50.
Moorhead.-The Minnesota commits
sion order closing garage and oil sta
tions on Sundays, and after 6 o'clock
p. M, religiously observed for short
time after it was issued, is not being
observed in this section any more, ac-
cording to reports of tourists. They
say they are finding the garages open
I'm all towns and cities in this district, +
giving service both evenings and on
Sundays.
st. Cloud.-Charles D. Harrington,
formerly of this city, was killed in
Sioux Falls, s. D., when the walls of
the second floor in his building, which
was being repaired, collapsed and fell
through the ceiling, burying all the
occupants of the butcher shop and
killing them instantly. Upon search
ing in the wreckage for the bodies
all that could be found of Harrington
was his legs and one arm.
st. Paul.. ]. Lynch, collector of
internal revenue, says there is little
doubt the retail liquor dealers are
growing fewer in the state. Not more
than 1000 licenses have been taken
out in Minnesota this year, while there
were $500 issued by the internal reve-
nue. officials last year. A. R. Knox, as
sistant cashier in the collectors office,
said many retail liquor dealers are
going out of business in the cities and
the country liquor sellers are growing
gradually scarcer. The big dry areas
In the north of the state, including Du-
luth, will account for another block of
licenses that will not be issued this
year.
Hampton.-William Friermuth, his
three children, one boy and two girls,
were killed instantly and his wife
and housemaid were seriously in
5ured when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by
Great Western passenger train near
here. According to the engineer,
Friermuth attempted to cross the
tracks ahead of the approaching train
and the machine was struck squarely
by the engine. The bodies were picked
up by the crew of the passenger train
as were Mrs. Friermuth and the maid
and taken to st. Paul. The two wom-
en- were removed to hospital there.
Moorhead.-There is considerable
blight in grain fields of Clay county,