The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01


skating rink.
Falls burned to the ground with ST.
500 insurance on $4,000 valuation. An
overheated furnace is said to have
been the cause.
Taxes levied for all purposes in
Goodhue county amounted to $685.
$3.50 in 1917.
The community skating rink in
Rrainerd is in service. 1t measures
$50 by $50 feet in size and is located
opposite the Lowell school
Superintendent F. e. Lurton, WHO
has had charge of the public schools
at East Grand Forks for the past
three years, has been reelected for
another term of three years, begin
ming Aug. 1, 1918.
Charles Sackerson, employed at the
John Oberg quarry at st. Cloud, fell
to the bottom of the quarry pit. He
was taken to the hospital where it
was discovered that he had sustained
serious injury to his kidneys.
John Swanson of the Hal1ock Roll
er mill is making preparations to put
on a night shift to double the capac-
ity of the mill. Mr.. Swanson has a
standing order for all the -four he can
turn out for shipment abroad to the
soldiers.
| Mrs. Royal Lares and her three
young children were burned to death
in fire tiat destroyed their home in
| ST. Paul Park. The bodies were
found hours after the house had burn
ed, the heat of the ruins preventing
an early search.
Seven business houses were destroy
ed by fire at Brainerd, causing loss
estimated at $4,000. The fire start
ed in basement pool room Of the
Ideal hotel, destroying that building
and the Gale block, the Empress
theater, the Brainerd fur factory, Alex
). Johnson cigar store, McGill barber
shop and the Larrabee furniture store.
The arrest of Joseph Gilbert, state
secretary of the National Nonpartisan
league, broke up meeting which he
and other speakers and organizers
of the league opened in Lakefield,
| county seat of Jackson county. Con-
| trary to orders of county officials,
Mr.. Gilbert tried to hold a meeting
in the yard of livery barn after
failing to hire hall.
| Ka-be-na-we-wonce, a Chippewa In
dian, better known as John Smith,
said to be 100 years old, who is in
Chicago from his home at Cass Lake
Mimi, to attend the automobile show,
does not like the white mans bed.
Although he occupied room with a
bath at a big hotel, he slept on the
floor. He said that beds in hotels
and berths in sleeping cars gave one
| cramp.
Governor Burnquist's attempt to
pay the school aid deficiency account
of s1,O70,193 out Of current school aid
appropriations is held illegal by de-
cision of the state supreme court, at
firming the Ramsey county district
courts action in issuing an Injunction
asked for by J. F. Muslel, tax.
payer. The decision settles the con
troversy and releases for distribution
to the school districts of the state
$5,037, $40 in appropriations.
William J. Dugas of Bemidji re
ceived a telegram from Commander
Eide of the coast artillery at Sar
Francisco stating that Charles F
Moore, member of the coast artil
lery, had died in the Leeterman hos
pitaI and asking for the address OF
relatives and an order for the ship
ment of the body. Moore worked fol-
a year and a half for Mr.. Dugas III
the Grand Central hotel. He was
better known as "Slim." His home wa;
in Canada, but little is known of his
history.
The Cooperative Shipping associa
ton of Belgrade has completed a sue
cessful year. During 1917 81 car
loads of stock were shipped, which
included 6S cattle, 1892 hogs, 80:
calves and 1877 sheep The gros!
amount received at the South st
Paul market was $96,63O37 Of this
amount the farmers received by CHECK
the amount of $92.4270S.
Harry Johnson was picked up a
Crookston half frozen and starvins
and charged with vagrancy- He STATED
, that his home was at Warren, ant
! that he had enlisted in the army. HI
: was given an honorable discharge, ow
ing to his being physically unfit TO
, service, and that he had spent all hi
money while en- route to his home a
. Warren. His case was dismissed AM
, money provided by the county off
: Gals for his transportation home.
: Herman Zempke, German boz
farmer near Red Wing, owning 80
5 acres of land, was held to the gran'
3 jury on charges of sedition. Zempk
r is alleged to have urged that revc
: luton be started in this country an
D to have said that 10000 men coul
( be found in the state who would SUI
Q port the revolution. He is credite
f with saying that Americans shout
8 have stayed off the ocean after tn
e imperial government told them to.
e Edward Heedon, arrested at Brair
r erd on suspicion of being active i
e the distribution of I. W. w. literature
e was discharged. Elmer Karjala, a.
n rested for the same reason, failed t
e appear and his bail of $40 was fol
: feited. Three other men believed t
d be |. W. w. organizers were ordere
out of town.
l. The new Minnesota law aginst eli
d culating literature urging citizens nc
d to assist in prosecution of the war, G
e discouraging enlistment, is upheld b
n a decision of the state suprem
n court, affirming the Indictment of
H. Holm and Frank Holm in ST. Pau
n The defendants circulated pamp'
d let inpugning the motives of Pres