The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-04

| C0Tu6u III the IueTS0T.
| Eveleth.-The city council discussed
the tax levy, but no definite action
was taken. 1t was thought advisable
to cut the expenses as much as pos
sible, and in all probability the levy
will not be as high as last years.
| Hibbing. - Allan McKinnon, for
eighteen years resident Of Hibbing,
was found dead in room at the Globe
| hotel of heart disease. McKinpOn,
who was employed by the village, is
survived by four sons and two daugh-
| tiers.
Virginia-The body of a we'll
| dressed man was found near Canyon,
Mimi, 100 feet from Telegraph Post
$751; by Virginia woman who was
picking leaves on the side of the Mill
er Trunk road. The county coroner at
Duluth was notified.
Fergus Falls.-A fire broke out II
the barn on the Mavis farm, four
miles east of the Deist store, and
call was sent to Fergus Falls for help,
as there was large setting of grain
near the barn endangered. The fire
company responded, making the trip
with the big fire auto in record-break-
ing time and saved the grain.
Duluth.-The six-day meeting of the
Northern Minnesota Methodist Epis-
copal conference has opened here.
The Northern conferences principal
work will be the completion of ar
rangements for the part it is to play
in the raising of the $S0,OO0,000 fund
for home and foreign missions. Bishop
C. B. Mitchell will preside at the ses-
sions
Crookston.-Elmer Johnson, clerk
at the Palace hotel, was given a hear
ing in municipal court on complaint
made by James Pooler, busman for the
Hotel Crookston, for assault and bat
terry, and put under bonds to keep the
peace. Pooler complained that John
son slapped him while in an argument
and his charge of assault and battery
followed
Hibbing.-Fire completely destroyed.
the Hibbing warehouse of the Win
ston-Deare company, ore stripping
contractors, with loss of $4,000.
Officials are reported looking for
firebug, inasmuch as another ware
house at st. Paul owned by the same
company was burned under suspic-
ious circumstances about a week ago
with loss of 100000.
ST. Paul.-Warnings to railroads
and express companies against ac-
cepting liquor shipments for points in
Martin county, which was made bone
dry by order of the State Public Safe
ty Commission were issued by H. w.
Libby, secretary of the commission.
The specific purpose of the order was
to close two saloons at Ceylon, fol-
lowing alleged violation of previous
feet was to make Martin county bone
dry
ST. Paul.-The right assumed by the
state to make mineral reservations in
land grants to railroads will be tested
in an equity suit begun recently by
the Duluth & Iron Range road before
Judge Wilbur F. Booth in the Federal
court State Auditor Preus recently
issued to the Duluth & Iron Range
road a deed to $3.50 acres selected
under it's swamp land grant and made
| the mineral reservation to the state
as required by law. The deed was
returned by the railroad officials and
| the suit started.
! st. Paul.-Leopold Bruenner, st.
/ Paul, recently named state director Of
Liberty choruses by the Public Safety
Commission, has announced plans to
complete organizations over the state
in time for statewide Liberty sing
/ the last Sunday in October. Gov
ernor Burnquist will be asked to issue
proclamation giving executive recog-
milton to the patriotic movement and
urging public observation of Liberty
sing Sunday. Announcement of the
plan was made by C. w. Henke, pub
licity director for the commission.
ST. Peteg.-The eleven girl employees
of Johnson & Co., shirt manufacturers,
d are out on strike and have refused
the company's offer of 80 per cent
increase in wages and are holding out
for their original demands of 40 per
cent raise. The company says it is
unable to meet the demands.
Moorhead.-There is no obligation
on the part of the Union Light, Heat
& Power company to continue serving
it's patrons in Moorhead with gas, &C
cording to the answer filed by the
company in the suit brought by the
city against an increase in the gas
rates.
East Grand Forks.-Charles Reed
and his son, Charles Reed, Jr., both
former East Grand Forks men, were
arrested by the Minneapolis pc
b lice on advices from the sheriff's
Office of Polk county and brought back
Both father and son were indicted or
a charge of blind plugging at the last
session of the grand jury. They
failed to appear for trial, however.
Hibbing. - Peter McDermott has
, been granted permission by the state
J, fish and game commission and this
i state food administration to seine
: rough fish at Swan Lake and vii
start mex. week.