The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-11-22

Virginia than $50 big game
hunting licenses were issued here up
till Saturday.
Winona.-An effigy of the former
kaiser, which was thrown into the Mis-
sissippi river by the Elks during the
victory celebration, was seen going
down the river at La Crosse this week.
The efigy is in real coffin.
Spooner.-The flour mill of the Col
lins-Miller Milling Company is about
ready for operation, the grinding and
cleaning machinery being all installed.
Several thousands of bushels of wheat
have already been delivered
Crookston.- Congressman and Mrs.
Halvor STEVENSON have left for Wash
ington, where Mr.. Stevenson expects
to resume his congressional duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson had been en-
joying the fall at their Crookston
home
Duluth.-Charles L. Rakowsky, a
Duluth real estate operator, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny in the first de-
gree when arraigned in district court,
charged with appropriating illegally
$1,000. He was given an indefinite
sentence in the state penitentiary.
Hibbing.-The annual Hibbing chry-
santhemum show will be held at the
greenhouses this month. Conrad Wolf,
superintendent Of parks, reports that
the varieties and number of NUNS
this year is as great as last year. AS
is the custom they will be distributed
to the hospitals.
Saltwater. = Saltwater merchants
have voted to return to modified free
delivery, following months expert
ence with ten-cent charge for deliv-
cry. Under the new arrangement, free
delivery will be provided for purchases
amounting to 81 or more; under that
amount the ten-cent charge will stand.
Winona.-T M. Biddlecombe, for
merly member of the faculty of a
Minneapolis high school, has been APP
pointed the Y. M. G. A. educational
secretary in Ireland, according to in
formation received by Rev. G. S. Kel-
Ter, rector of ST. Pauls church in WI
mona Mr. Biddlecombe went to France
last spring with the expeditionary
forces.
Duluth.-Hunting or killing Of deer
and moose during the open hunting
season from November 10 to November
80, within 76 towns in the burned dis
tricts of st. Louis. Carlton, Pine and
Aitkin counties have been prohibited
except to the actual residents of the
towns named, according to word re-
ceived from H. w. Libby, secretary of
the Minnesota Public Safety Commits
sion.
: Mankato.-Dr. G. A. A. Joshlyn, for
mer local physician, has been taken
to Saltwater penitentiary to serve an
indeterminate term, not to exceed five
years. DR.. Joshlyn was sentenced
several months ago. Later he was
paroled to farm near Sleepy Eye and
failing to keep his parole there was
taken back to the poor farm here,
where he remained several months. At
the poor farm, however, the prisoner
seemed unable to observe the rules of
his parole and it was decided to en-
force the sentence hanging over him.
Redby.-The fishery maintained by
the state of Minnesota here on Red
Lake has just closed very successful
season. The last few days of work by
S. N. Selvog, in charge of the fisher
les, and his assistants, has been de-
voted to taking whitefish eggs for the
state hatchery in St. Paul and about
100000 were secured. The season at
the fishery has been great success,
many tons of fish being taken from the
lake and shipped to all parts of the
state to combat the high price of foods,
the fish being sold at actual cost. The
first season of taking fish in this man
ner from Red Lake has proved such a
success it is expected the state fish
department will continue it next year.
Bemidji.-Local employment agencies
have been closed and hereafter, until
the, order is rescinded, all labor hired
through an employment agency in Be
midi must go through the war indus
trial board agency, of which board
Charles Daley is the Bemidji repre-
sentative.
Bemidji.-The fourth annual exhibit
of the Bemidji poultry, potato and
COIu 6uOW, oCnCuulCQ lOI ILLS WCCCh,
has been postponed on account of the.
''f1u" until Dec. 5, and z, when it will
be held in connection with the annual
meeting of the South Beltrami County
Farm bureau.
Crookston.-S. NJ Sivertson and c.
G.. Selvig will represent the Minnesota
Red River Valley Development Asso-
ciatioa at meeting to be held in st.
Paul by engineers of the Federal de-
partment on the matter of the drain
age survey to be made by the Federal
government of the Grand and Red
rivers and tributary streams and lakes,
in the matter of flood prevention
Pipestone-The local Red Cross
chapter has shipped carload of house
hold goods and clothing to the fire.
sufferers in the northern part of the
state, the articles to be distributed by
the Red Cross chapter at Lawler, MINI.