The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-03
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

| woman, has resigned 10 take Siniial
work at Grand Forks, N. D.
Rochester.-Bishop James H. Nc
Coy of the Methodist Episcopa
church South had an operation per
formed here.
Headefson-Fiv fishermen were
arrested here for illegal fishing in the
Minnesota river. One was sentenced
to 80 days; the rest paid $25 fines.
Melrose. Governor j. A. A. Burn
| quist and Bishop Joseph Busch will
be the speakers at loyalty meet
ing to be held here Sunday, May 5
Fairmont Livestock men of this
county have started a movement for
better stock by organizing the Mar
tin County Livestock association.
County Treasurer John Haeckel was
elected president.
Minneapolis-A conference of
macaroni manufacturers of the Unit.
ed States will take place in Mime.
apolis July 8, 9 and 10, according to
j. T. Williams, president of the Ma
tional Macaroni Manufacturers asso-
citation.
Hibbing.-Captain David Owen
Williams, commander of Battery B.
125th Field Artillery, Camp Cody, N.
M, died in the army and navy hos
pital at Hot Springs, Ark, of Brights
disease. Every flag in Hibbing is at
halfmast.
Red Wing.-Dr. E. ]. Goldberg, of the
Swedish Lutheran church, was chosen
at meeting Of the senior class of
the high school to deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduates
of 1918, in June. He addressed the
class of 1917.
Observation-Disclosures Bernald J.
Gallagher, reported as missing in ac-
ton March 29 in the war depart
ment's casualty list of April 20, is
safe and WE'LL" according to a cable
gram Just received from him by his
father, B. M. Gallagher of this city.
Hastings Mr. and Mrs. w. w.
Stuart sof Hastings celebrated their
6Sth wedding anniversary here. They
were married in 1860 and came to
Minnesota seven years later and have
resided here since. Mr. Stuart was
tractor
Misunderstanding in his attempt
to enlist in the army or navy on ac-
count of his youth and afraid to re-
turn home after running away, Hol-
lister Demo, 16 years old, Newport,
Mimi, who disappeared on April II.
was found in shoe factory at Red
Wing and brought home.
Minneapolis.-Ho C. Clark, vice
chairman Of the ninth district Lib
erty Loan committee estimates $780,
600 as the minimum number of sub
scribers in the district to the third
loan. compared with 621,77O in the
second campaign. All figures are
subject to later revision, Mr.. Clark
said.
st. Paul.-The proposal to unity
telephone service and eliminate dual
service in Minnesota is being gener-
ally Endorsed by commercial clubs and |
other civic organizations and by in
dependent telephone companies
throughout the state, Chairman Ira
B. Mills Of the state railroad and |
commission, said.
st. Cloud.-All time freights which
have been running over the Willmar
division from and to st. Paul and
Minneapolis have been routed over
he Fergus Falls division for an in
definite period beginning Tuesday.
rms will throw a great deal more
raffic through St Cloud The change
s temporary and is necessitated by
work on the Willmar
ine
JacKson,-County Attorney Herbert
will submit to the State
safety commission the question of
owa bootleggers obtaining liquor at
lomfrey and hauling it acrss the line.
'ix men have been arrested, two in
ackson and four near the state line.
is said they had two automobiles
oaded with liquor. Four of the pris- {
ners, all Of whom were from Spen-
er, Iowa, were turned over to fed ]
raj authorities at ManSato. They
re charged with attempting to take
Iquor into a dry state
st, Paul.-The State Public Safety
commission has refused to sanction {
ne leases Of state timber purchases /
or the storage of timber cut, but I
OF removed before June 1. as the Jaw
equires. The statute specifically |
rovides that all timber remaining
n state lands on expiration Of the t
utting contracts shall revert to the I
wnership of the state, and pleas J
nat railroad ties and other products
nected are necessary to the prose-
ution Of the war we're deemed insult '
Gent to warrant treatment of the '
Ian as a military necessity.
Hastings. The common council has
aised the saloon license from $500 t
$1,000. Hastings went dry two
ears ago. Recently. it was voted b
ct. Under the old ordinance, when
lere were fifteen saloons, the $500 n
cense was effective. The new re- f
,rictions allow only eight drinking p
aces. p
Mtlaca.-The dates for the chautau- /
Ia season in Milaca for 1918 have
zen definitely fixed for June Is to +
Inc 10 inclusive. Frank B. Willis, t
rmer governor of Ohio, will be one
the headliners on this summers s
lautauqua program. t
Stillwater.-John Burns North
N Pacific switchman, arrested on E
le charge of stealing five sweaters v
tipped by the Washington county b
ed Cross society To- the Red Cross a