The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-21
THE wool growers around

Bemidji.- The wool growers around
Bemidji are to pool their product for
more advantageous marketing.
Brainerd.-Lum Park was formally
opened for the season with concert
and dance by the Brainerd city band.
Brainerd.-J. w. Murphy of Whea-
ton will be the principle speaker at
the community picinc to- be held July
4 at Mission Lake.
Virginia. War Savings Stamp
drive has passed the $4,000 mark,
the team of which L. A. Roe is cap
tai leading in subscriptions.
Bemidji-Dr. G. M. Palmer has left
for New York, whence he sails for
France to enter field work for the
national Y. M. C. A, in the battle
zone.
chisholm. -Several cases of hog.
cholera are reported in forms north
of this village, according to farmers
residing in the Ballsan farming dis
trict
Crosby German has been dropped
from the list of studies taught in the
schools of Independent School district
No. 81, comprising Crosby, Ironton
and Crosby Beach,
Hibbing-The jury in the case Of
Mrs. Mary Stefanich, charged with
the murder of George Zonich at Spina,
returned virdict of not guilty after
being out for four hours.
Virginia-Al Allison, %, rooming at
the Ohio hotel, drank a poisonous
drug. He was taken to the Mcintyre
hospital and was unconscious for
few hours. He claims to have taken
drug by accident.
Bemidji-J. A. Fenton and R. W.
Koepp have left to enter the service
in the navy. Both were business men
here, Mr.. Fenton owning a printery,
and Mr. Koepp a blacksmith shop.
Both are married.
Red Wing.-The board of education
by unanimous vote concurred in the
recommendations of the high school
committee that the study of the Ger
man language be dropped and that
French be substituted.
Thief River Falls-The monthly re
port of the Carnegie library of this
city for the month of May shows that
the attendance of readers and refer.
ence seekers is well maintained, there
having been 3,210 during last month
Detroit.-E. M. Bjorge, manager Of
moving picture theatre here suf-
hic foan
hands and the interior of the house
was damaged to the extent of $1,000
when a roll of films caught fire in
the operating box.
Moose Lake-Rasmus Hanson, re.
siding ten miles west of here was
arraigned in Judge Stephenson's court
charged with using abusive language
and striking at Henry Patrick with
an AK during a dispute over cattle
belonging to the two men. Judge
Stephenson fined Hanson SIS and costs,
amounting to about s11.
Albert Lea.-The annual joint pic
mic of the Holstein and Guernsey
breeders, is to be held at the fair
grounds on June %. Among speak
ers will be E. A. Onsrud, field man
for the Guersney breeders; C. Cort,
representing the Holsteins; w. A.
McKerrow and H. H. Kildee of the
extension division of Minnesota.
Chisholm.-A discrepancy of $780,
go is shown in the accounts of ]. j.
Stukel, former treasurer OF the vii
lage of Chisholm, in an audit of the
village books completed bN Edwin
j. Bishop of Minneapolis and whose
report has been filed with the village
council The shortage extends over
period of ten months from Dec. /, TO
Oct. /, 1917.
ENingson of e.scar township, Otter
tail county, received telegram from
the government stating that their
son, Knute Ellingson who joined the
,olors last year and was sent across
the Atlantic last December, was
killed in action in France May 20. He
was "a years old and unmarried.
Hftbing Kritz, 10, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Anna Kritz, of 101 West
Sellers street, died in hospital of
burns sustained while attending a
school picnic at Bennett park. With
schoolmates she was toasting marsh
mallows at an open oven, when her
clothingh ign;ted. Before assistance
could reach her she had suffered ser
ious burns about the face, arms and
body, and was hurried to hospital,
but could not be saved
Thief River Falls.-One building
was totally destroyed and five others
severely damaged by fire which start
ed here and for time threatened the
major portion Of the business section
of the city. The estimated loss is
$4,000. The fire started in a pile of
paper near the Gen Mercantile COM
pany's warehouse. Investigation as
to the cause of the fire is being made.
1t is believed that boys playing with
matches caused the blaze.
st. Paul-Requests by the national
and state food administrators that
use of new potatoes be postponed un-
til the old crop is consumed are
bringing results. A. D. Wilson, state
fond administrator Said Merchants