The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-08
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

who died at Camp Dodge, Iowa, were
conducted here.
Driuth.-Payment of a bonus to
farmers on their 1918 wheat acreage,
is urged by julius Barnes of Duluth,
head Of the Food Administration
Grain corporation.
Neutrality-suspicious. man, Private
Glenn H. Campbell Of st. Clair, was
killed in action Feb. 81 and 15 slight
ly wounded. General Pershing has
cabled the war department.
Thief River Falls.-Retail delivery
will be discontinued in this city April
by all grocers. butchers and hard
ware men according to an agreement
signed by Il merchants who now
mair.sain separate deliveries.
North Branch.-One of the most
active Red Cross workers i'll Mime
sofa is a resident of North Branch,
the mother of Mrs. c. H. Eckstrand.
She is entirely blind, but has complet-
ed 81 pairs of socks and 5 sweaters.
Climax-The climax has been
reached in knitting by Miss Nicotine
Staberg of this place, who completed
sweater in hours and SO minutes.
She started at 9:10 a. m. and finished
at 356 p. M, taking half hour for
lunch.
+ ST. Paula new high record Of
state revenue from railroad gross earn
ings taxes, which will total more than
S6,235 900 for 1917, according to re-
ports of $124,5O2,797 of gross earn
ings made by railroads as subject to
the Minnesota per cent tax law, was
announced by Secretary H. A. S. Ives
CT the state tax commission.
Officials Of the city have
been notified by Charles Downer, a
resident Of New England, that plot
of ground containing fifteen acres or
the outskirts of this city will be
decided over for use as public park
The property is worth approximate
ly $4,000 an acres, and the city plans
to cxpend several thousand dollaSs
in building roads and paths.
st. Paul-The high cost of operat-
ing an interurban railroad resulted in
the st. Paul Southern electric line,
which operated between st. Paul and
Hastings, being placed in the hands
of receiver. District Judge w. L.
Converse of Hastings named A. K
Walbridge as receiver on the com
plant of the Northwestern Trust
company of ST. Paul, trustee for the
bondholders.
ST. Paul.-The number of industrial
accidents In Minnesota during Feb
ruary, the shortest month, was as
high as during the closing months Of
last year, according to monthly
summary issued by the Department Of
Labor During the month there were
1897 accidents in various industries
and the number of serious mishap!
was SAT, more that 100 greater thar
IN January There were 10 deaths
from accidents, as compared with II
| in January.
st. Paul-Thousands of aliens failed
to comply with the registration ordcl
| OF The Minnesota Public Safety com
| mission, it was estimated at the of
flee of State Auditor J. A. o. Preus
and steps will be taken to force then
! to register The Public Safety com
mission will consider the matter ant
It is expected a staff of men will BIZ
sent out to round up the delinquents
Penalties for disregarding the order
probably will be fixed by the commits
sion, under authority of war meas
ure.
Minneapolis Internal revenue re
ceipts in February in Minnesota were
nearly seven times as great as yea
ago. The jump was greatly helpet
by the new federal tax on estate
lover $4,000 net. During last montl
a ta, of about S45O,000 was received
by the internal revenue collecto
from the estate of G. A. Congdon, Du
luth This brought the receipts from
the estates tax last month up t,
$519,19S.46. The total internal reve
nue. receipts in Minnesota last mont
we're $2,112,956.76, the third largest il
the history of the collectors office.
I st. Paul-Resolutions passed by TIL
Minnesota Creamery and Cheese Fac
tory Operators and Managers assc
citation, asking the Minnesota Publ
Safety commission to dispose of tn
charges of disloyalty resting agains
John e. Lindberg of North Branch,
state creamery inspector, have bee
made public. The resolutions declar
thatsno member of the association ha
found Mr.. Lindberg disloyal "by eitf
er word or deed" and asks that h
be given speedy hearing. TIL
charges were made some months
ago by Carlton county citizens. H
denied the charges and says he ha
been unable to get hearing.
st. Paul-Urging the doubling {
food production in 1918 to haste
victory and peace, James Sorensol
state dairy and food commissioner,
a bulletin issued to Minnesota farm
ers, suggests that special attentio
be paid to canning crop.
Isemidjf-A jury in district coul
here, after celebrating two and on
half hours returned verdict {
guilty of murder in the second d
gree In the case of Roland Henriol
net, who shot and killed Oscar Ne
son, teller in local bank Novembt
IL. Judge Stanton will pronount
the sentence later.
st. Paul-Governor Burnquist la
today issued an order virtually rel
stating Sheriff Thomas p White
Kooctiching county, Mayor Frar
Kcyes of International Falls and Ma
, or Peter Gibbon of Rainier. subject