The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

| Minneapolis. - F. L. Howard was
| held up at Twenty-fifth street and
Eleventh avenue south by two masked
men Who relieved him of $150 and his
| watch.
| Stillwater-All of the mail carriers
of the city have taken up knitting
| sweaters for the local Red Cross,
many having already made good prog
ress along that line.
Chisholm = Over 40 families must
move their houses from Pig Town be-
| tween April / and Is to make way for
| the extension of mining operations in
| the Tioga mine, which are now under
| way.
Moorhead = Thrift Stamp day at
| Concordia college resulted in the col
| lection among the students of the col
| lege of a total of $1,700 to be used
in the purchase of government thrift
stamps.
Winona.-H. S. Bolcomb, for many
years lumberman of Winona and for
the last 10 years an operator of lum-
Jan. 81, according to message re-
ceived here.
st. Cloud.-A new building for the
Melrose district school, four miles
west of Melrose, has been suggested
owing to the fact that the school is
There are 70 pupils now.
East Grand Forks. = Government
civil service examinations for clerks
in the departmental service will De
held at the postoffice on Feb. Is, and
on Feb. 16 there will be examinations
for clerks in the field service.
st. Paul.-Frank A. Weld, president
of the state normal school, Moorhead,
has been appointed chairman of Gov
ernor Burnquist's school aid commits
sion. J. P. Vaughan, superintendent
of schools, Chisholm, is secretary.
Crookston.-Word has been receiv-
ed from Los Angeles, Cal, of the
death Of John R. Becker, a former
resident of this city. Mr.. Becker spent
his boyhood in Crookston, his father
being engaged in the ice business.
Mankato.-More than 1000 persons
heard F. Ostensachen, former Prus-
sian nobleman, at the loyalty rally
here. He condemned the philosophy
of militarism which exists in Germany
ard pointed out the restrictions which
that government places on it's inhab-
itants.
Duluth. = Slowly but surely the
stocks of anthracite coal on the docks
at the head of the lakes are being de-
pleted and according to G. P. Craig,
chairman of the Duluth fuel admins
tration board, only the greatest econ
omy in it's consumption can prevent a
shortage IN the spring. The bitumi-
nous coal situation is slightly better.
Moose Lake. L. Thomas, engi-
neer of the locomotive which crashed
into a bus load of school children
here, was eXonerated from blame for
the accident and the killing of seven
children and injuring of II others.
Thomas almost broke down while on
tho stand at the inquest Two months
ago his engine struck and killed two
Iaen driving an automobile over a
crossing at Willow River.
Minneapolis.-'TIu therans in Mime
sofa will be called on to raise $780,
900 for social and religious work
among American soldiers and sailors
In this country and abroad" S. H
Holstad announced on his return from
Pittsburgh, where he represented
Western synods at a meeting of the
National Lutheran commission for SOL
diers' and sailors welfare Statistics
showed that Minnesota has the second
largest number of Lutherans of any
state in the Union, Pennsylvania lead
ing" Mr.. Holstad said
st. Paul.-Brewery owners and lic-
nor distributors of ST. Paul were
taken by surprise by the action of the
State Public Safety commission in ex-
tending the bone dry order, but none
who was interviewed could give in
detail an opinion as to how far the
order will affect his business. All
admitted that the order necessarily
will prevent the shipment of consid-
cradle liquor and beer which hereto
fore has been permitted in the 81
counties now made bone dry by the
commissions latest order
Fairmont-Chris Schmidt, German
alien of Truman, was arrested on two
charges of disloyalty and County At
torney Allen said dozen counts could
be brought against him. He was held
to the grand jury in $4,000 bail The
complaints charged that Schmidt ad-
yised drafted man not to go to the
"the United States had no reason to
go to war with Germany You ought
to have government like we have in
Germany" Schmidt makes no pre-
tense of being loyal, saying he is Ger
Elan and favors Germany in the war.
Duluth.-Tne shortage of substitutes
for wheat flour is making it impossible
for Duluth bakers to follow out the
governments war bread order Corn
meal and barley flour, the chief sub
0'i'u1Co, PioSIiSdiiy arc CeiiSu Ou Tie
market, because there has been such
big demand for them and because
most of the mills have machinery for
making wheat flour only
st. Paul.-An order for 1000 box
cars to be sent into Southern Mime
sofa to move corn in storage, has
been issued by the federal car serv-
ice board, notice was given the state
railroad and warehouse commission.
Albert Lea.-Seven trainmen were
injured and dozen passengers
bruised and shaken up when Mime
apolis & st. Louis passenger train
z~n.IzJ Ill