The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-13
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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working on steam shovel at mine
International Falls.-County Super
intendent of Schools ]. F. Gavin has
preparations well under way and re
ports that the scarcity of teachers is
felt here as in other places, but prac
tically all schools will be supplied
Conrad.-George G. Miles was in
stantly killed by an accidental fall
from a buggy in which he was riding
He was Minnesota pioneer, 50 years
old, and had lived in Conrad for the
last five years. For IS years his home
was at Fergus Falls, MINI.
| Saltwater. - John Metten died re.
Gently at his home in Seattle, Wash
He was 81 years of age and many
years ago operated bus line between
Saltwater and South Saltwater. Mr.
Metten made Seattle his home for the
past thirteen years.
| Crookston.-The Grand Central no.
J tel has closed its doors and for the
! time being will go out of business. Mr..
Marotte, who has been in charge OF
the hotel for the past several years,
states that this step has been made
necessary because of the conditions
arising from the war.
GAINESVILLE. = Mrs. M. D. Metcalf
lied of injuries received at her farm
west Of the city when she was thrown
| from the mower which she was driv-
ing and was so seriously hurt in the
runaway which followed that she died
! in a few hours. Mrs. Metcalf is sur
vived by her husband and three chill
dren.
st. Paul.. E. Pearson, state SUI
| perintendent Of banks, has appointed
special deputy examiners to assist in
| liquidating two state banks, recently
| closed by his orders. Edward Ekman,
Minneapolis, was named examiner of
the Robbinsdale State bank hquida-
! ton. G. A. Fossum, Pequot, former
cashier of the bank, was appointed ex.
aminer in the case of the First State
bank Of Pequot.
st. Paul.-Minnesota voters in the
American army at home or abroad may
vote by mail in the November election,
under resolution adopted by the Min
nesota Public Safety commission. An
order covering the subject will be pre-
| pared by Attorney General Clifford L.
Hilton for adoption at the commits
| sions next meeting. Little expense is
! involved, as no commissioners will be
sent to France to take the vote.
st. Paul.-C. Louis Weeks has re-
signed as deputy attorney general and
| became state insurance commissioner
succeeding John B. Sanborn, who re-
signed recently to enter military serv-
ice. Edgert 8. Oakley of Duluth sue
ceeds Mr.. Weeks as deputy. No one
has been named to fill the present va
cancy in the state legal staff. It was
stated that Mr.. Sanborn will be re-
appointed insurance commissioner up
on completing his military service.
st. Paul.-An increase of one cent a
pound in the price of sugar is predict
ed by the Minnesota food administra-
ton. This will not affect sugar in con-
signees' warehouses. All shipments Of
sugar in transit will be affected. job
bers and retailers having sugar on
Will UO GU " 0C1l at OAC
cent raise on the original cost price.
They will not be permitted to make
extra profit, Frank S. Poole, head Of
the sugar division of the state food ad-
ministration, said.
St. Paul. - Voluntary army enlist
mentst in Minnesota and throughout
the United States received it's death
blow when an order issued by General
l.. G. March, chief of staff, calling for
the permanent closing of all recruiting
stations was received. The only volun-
tary system to be permitted hereafter
according to General March, is that
dealing with men between 46 and Sc
years of age, and the enlistment of
these men is authorized only for staff
corps and departments.
st. Paul - Reports that the Mayo
clinic at Rochester has condemned the
use of wheat -four substitutes as in
furious to the digestion are emphatic
ally denied by DIR. Charles II. Mayo
In a communication to the Office of
A. D. Wilson, federal food administrat-
or for Minnesota. Dr. Mayo says that
the rumor is entirely without foun-
dation, and is no doubt German propa-
ganda. He asserts that the wheat -four
substitutes are much better for most
people than wheat -four.
Spring Grove.-The infantile paraly-
sis situation here has been exagger-
ated. There have been eight cases
only in town, with one death. At pres
ent only two patients are under quar-
antine and they are we'll No new
cases have developed for more than a
week, and as all children have been
kept at home since the epidemic start
ed, no more cases are expected. The
Mayo clinic was not called in by citi-
zens, but serum contributed by DR.. e.
C. Rosenow was used in the treatment
of one patient.
st. Paul.-Major w. c.. CARTS, Du-
luth, has been appointed chief of staff
by Ad1utant General Rhinow, to sue
coed Maj, w. A. Curtis, st. Paul, trans
ferred to the adjutant generals Office
In Washington. Major CARTS has
served eight years in the army.
Minneapolis-Wi the arrival of
Is additional student naval flight off,
GERS at the Dunwoody naval training
school, to take their ground work,
there are now LOT pilots in training at
the school. This number includes the
80 who will complete their work Sep
TENDER IA and leave for Pensacola,
Fla, for air instruction.
Minneapolis Rev. Samuel G.
Briggs, pastor of Methodist church
at Clear Lake, Mimi, fell dead in
the Great Northern station, on his
way home from Philadelphia with his
bride. The pastor was &C years old
and was married only few days ago