The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
or STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.


Busy Readers.
Perham.-Fire destroyed the Cath
Ollie church and high school here.
Stillwater.-Vital statistics show 377
children were born in Washington
county from January l to December
81 last year, $50 females and 1877
males.
Moorhead.-Dr. w. P. Green, repre-
senting the state board of health, will
hold an infantile paralysis clinic in
the Clay county courthouse on Fri
day, June II.
st. Cloud. L. Selling was con-
victed on a charge of having kept
liquor in his cottages at Clearwater
lake without having a license and
given sixty days.
st. Paul.-Running out on the
street alone for the first time in her
life, 3-year-old Margaret Horrigan,
daughter of a city fireman, met death
loaded truck.
st. Paul.-Archbishop Ireland cele-
brated the thirtieth anniversary of
his ordination as archbishop. Three
weeks ago Archbishop Ireland was
critically ill. He is rapidly regain
ing his health, it is announced.
Hallock-The Kittson county farm
bureau and county farmers clubs are
figuring on a big county picnic this
summer to be given under the aus
pices of the Red Cross society. The
date has not yet been definitely set
tied upon, but it will be some time
in June.
st. Paul-The German language
will not be taught in st. Paul public
schools in 1919 and all teachers of
that language must seek other posi-
tons. This announcement was made
by Commissioner Albert Wunderlich
Of ST. Paul, following dismissal of
Miss Use G. Probst, teacher of Ger
man, for pro-German sympathies.
st. Paul.-Several men were slight
ly injured and two girls tainted when
a crowded street car with passengers
stalled astraddle railway crossing
as a freight train rapidly bore down
on the car. Men and girls jumped
thru the car windows in panic. The
street car cleared the crossing just
as the freight train reached them.
Stillwater-Another star has been
added to the Minnesota state prison
service flag for J. Clarence Fitzger-
aid, making thirteen stars. Other
boys from the prison serving the col
ors are Justin V. Smith, Walter Nell
son, Thomas Stanek, J. R. Haefner,
j A. Ryan, c. R. Kitty, Oscar Ander-
son, George Miller, Willard Kienholz,
| and B. F. Hood.
st. Cloud.-A boy found carrier
| pigeon, believed to belong to the Unit.
ed States navy, and the matter was
| reported by the police to the depart
| ment OF Justice. An aluminium disk
| tag had been attached to its leg. On
this tag was printed the figures It's
and on the outer circle were the char.
acters Al, in horizontal form, with
| the figure II, in parallel, and the let
ter e, in horizontal.
| ST. Paul-George c. Hanna, super
intendent of the state school for the
feeble minded at Faribault has re
ported to the state board of control
that Lloyd Lenslow, IL, an inmate
was strangled to death by another in
mate, Marvin Coefed, II, with pieces
of shirt drawn tightly around his
| neck. Both had the mentality oil
children of 2 years and an Inquest
is not deemed necessary.
Minneapolis.-John H. Ray of this
/ city is new member of the state
board of law examiners in list Of
appointments announced by the State
supreme court. G. J. Traxler, secre
tary of the board, is retired. Other
members receiving reappointments
are Frank L. Cliff, Ortonville, Franz
E. Jutnam, Blue Earth; Newe H
Clapp, St. Paul; Stephen H. Somsen
Winona, and Charles Lorins, Crooks
ton. The court order is effective
June L.
st. Paul-The entire output O
Minnesota flour mills from now unit
the next harvest, can be shipped tt
the allies so far as Minnesota is con
cerned, A. D. Wilson, state food ad
ministrator. announced Mr.. Wilson
said that the investigation by count,
administrators proved there wa
enough flour on hand to serve tn,
state, provided it is properly re-dis
| tributed and used according to regu
lations issued by the national foot
administration.
Moorhead.-Miss Alice Peck ha
been engaged to assist A. C. O'Ban
ion, county agent, in supervising
boys and girls club work in Cha,
county, and will supervise the bread
making contest to be held in the dc
nestle science rooms of the stat
normal school here on May 25. TIL
contestants will be the winners il
the local contests held Throughout
Clay county. Miss Peck was formerl
supervisor of boys and girls wor
in New York state.
l. ST. Paul.-Attorney Charles Dor
nelly, former assistant general cour
sci Of the Northern Pacific railroad
has been made general solicitor, Pres
ident ]. M. Hannaford announced. TIL
new position was created chiefly BIZ
cause General Counsel c. F. Bum
forced to spend most of his time i
Washington
NOrthome.-J. Garrison was sever,
| " injured while trying to lift a hay
rack alone, when it slipped, knockin
him down. his head striking ston.
J After lying unconscious for some tim,
he finally crawled to the house an
medical aid was summoned.
Crookston.-Mallory branch Of th