The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-15


Sandstone.-Supt.G G. V. Kinney has
been elected school superintendent ut
International Falls at salary of 81
500
Nemadji.-E Saburn was seriously
injured here while attempting to
break horse to the harness. He was
removed to Duluth hospital.
Minneapolis.-J. F. MCGEE, federal
fuel administrator for Minnesota, has
been named to supervise transports
tion of food commodities in this
state.
Bagley.-Albert Turner, 53, one OF
the early settlers of the town OF Pop
pie, died at the st. Vincent's hospital
at Crookston. The cause OF MS death
was cancer.
Crookston.-Crooks plans to
make a strong Red Cross drive for
funds for the Polk county chapter OF
the Red Cross during the month Oh
March and will give series Of enter
tainments and auctions for that
purpose.
Kenyon.-George Breidal, nonpar-
tisan league organizer, was escorted
to the railroad station here, forced
to kiss the American flag and then
purchased ticket for Dodge Center.
He was put on the train with orders
not to return.
Mankato.-The will of the late Mrs.
Johanna Kron was filed and disposed
of an estate valued at 100000. The
will divides the estate equally be-
| tween one son, four daughters and
one grandson. Mrs. Kron died Febru-
airy %, aged SO years, and her son,
Joseph Kron, was the fast white child
born in Mankato.
Duluth.-While the recent storm
was at its height, loaded street car
breaking loose on a hill here, crashed
into tree, and finally into house
at the edge of the street. Three per-
sons were injured, none seriously.
The house was moved from its foun-
dation and one side smashed. The
car was demolished.
Duluth Supplies of hard coal have
! been reduced almost to the vanishing
point at most of the docks on both
sides of the bay and shipments by
| companies with supplies are being
strictly re, ulated by state and local
fuel admin strators. 1t is believed,
however, that consumers dependent
upon magazine stoves will be taken
care of.
Minneapolis of stone
quarries in Minnesota met here and
organized the Minnesota Crushed
Stone Producers association, which
will be affiliated with the NationaI
Crushed Stone Producers association.
c. D. Brewer, Duluth, was elected as
President; B. F. Pay, Mankato, vice
president, and J. F. Ganley, Minneapo-
lis. secretary-treasurer
Mora.-A house occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Elliott, near Warman
school house, was destroyed by fire,
caused by the explosion of an oil stove
which was being used. When the ex-
plosion occurred the oil was scatter
ed about the room and caught fire.
Mr. Elliott was not at home at the
time but Mrs Elliott, two children
and Mrs. Elliott's sister, were in the
room and had some difficulty in es-
:
Gaping.
Minneapolis are $50 cars of
bailed hay sidetracked along the Will
mar division of the Great Northern
railroad in Minnesota which will be
ruined unless moved soon, said J. z.
MCGEE, Federal fuel administrator for
Minnesota, who wired VIM. McAdoo
of the necessity of cars to move the
product Mr.. McAdoo telegraphed that
every effort will be made to increase
the car supply, to hasten shipments
of the hay.
st. Paul-H. T. Mosching of Water
vile was reported TO A. l.. Wilson,
state food administrator, to have Or
dered 300 pounds of sugar through a
Drew. an investigator, found that the
sugar had not been delivered. He
ordered it turned over to store keep
er in Waterville for sale to customers.
Mossching explained he was not In
formed of the regulations ruling the
amount of sugar an individual might
buy.
ST. Paul-Minnesota high school
boys more than 16 will be excused
from their school duties to accept po-
sitions on farms during the crop sea-
son, but they will not be given their
full school credits for the time absent,
according to action taken at confer
ence of high school principals of this
city interested in the plan. Boys who
remain six months on a farm will re-
ceive one unit of credit of their high
school course and those working three
months will receive one-half unit.
Shakopee-Two French war or
through the efforts of Ms. j. r. Pink.
One, boy, was adopted by Mr.. ana
Mrs. Pink, and the other, girl, was
adopted by the city. This is the first
city in the Northwest officially to
adopt an orphan for it's own. Pierre
Caillet, two and a. half years old, is
the boy adopted by the Mr.. and Mrs.
Pink and Mile. Lucienne Montellet
IL years old, is the girl to be raised
by the city Due to the efforts of
, Mrs. Pink, sufficient money was rails
ed to assure the children a good ed
ucation and careful training, together
with plentiful supply of clothing
, Winona.-The trained leadership OF
this nation must not be depleted by
!, the war and for that reason there
must be great efforts on the part oil
educational institutions to equip the
: young people for the problems tina,
Z will come at the conclusion of hostili
ties. This is the message carried tc