The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-07-18
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief items For
Busy Readers.

busy heaueFS.
Moorhead.-G. #. Barstow of Still
water has assumed his duties as high
way engineer for Clay county.
Mankato.-Capt Charles e. Wise OF
Mankato, has been awarded a distin-
guished service cross for heroism in
action.
Crookston. for Joseph q.
Jarvis, who drowned at Grand Marais
Saturday night, we're held from the
farm home.
Washington.--Army casualty lists
contained the names of 26 men killed
in action, including Private Walter ID
Roberts, Annandale, MINI.
st. Paul-The Federated Filters, a
Minneapolis aviation concern with
$4,000 authorized capital, was grant
ed state charter by the secretary Of
state.
st. Cloud. The employees at the
Great Northern car shops took up q
collection for the relief of the cyclone
sufferers of Fergus Falls which
amounted TO S5UG.oV.
Moorhead.-David Askegaard, IS, old
settler, prominent farmer, banker and
bus mess man of Comstock, died at a
Moorhead hospital following an opera
ton performed as last resort in the
hope of saving his life.
Crookston.-The Burlington farm.
one of the largest in the Northwestern
section Of Minnesota, was sold to e.
Hene of Freeport, H., for an even
100000. The farm includes 1,6e9
acres Of extraordinary soil.
st. Paul.-Lieut. Col. Fitzhugh l.
Minnegerode, distinguished service
medal man, recently returned from
overseas service, is detailed as inspeo-
tor-instructor of the Fifth infantry
regiment, Minnesota National guard,
with headquarters at Mankato.
st. Paui.-The Toqua Park commits
sion created by the last legislature
and provided with a $4,000 fund to
establish the state park system after
which it is named has formally ap-
proved the plan for a scenic bouie-
Tard around the east lake near Grace
Vile.
Swan Rfver.-Poland's restoration
10 a place among nations was cele-
brated Sunday here. Discharged
American soldiers of Polish antece-
dents acted as guard of honor at
field mass conducted by Bishop Bush
Of ST. Cloud.
Hibbing.-Chief of Police William
Dwyer has ordered gamblers and un-
aesirables to leave. Police and plain
clothes men, Whyment and Cassidy,
Visited two hotels located in the north
end and ordered the gamblers and
their cohorts to take the next train.
They complied.
McIntosh.-The creamery here has
Increased its output Is per cent ever
the corresponding month last year.
During the month of May this year,
1890 was paid out to the farmers of
the vicinity and the general move to
ward dairying in this vicinity is indi-
Gated by the immense acreage of fod-
ierage planted
International Falls.-Charles A. An
ierson, recently elected agricultural
instructor of Independent School Dis
.rfct No. 4, to succeed w. ]. Freed, has
arrived to assume active direction OF
the work at once, having received his
discharge from the United States
navy, in which he served year. Mr..
Anderson is Minnesota man.
ponl-T n Dro1,c foto ax,df
:or, went to Duluth to start on his
first 1919 inspection of state owned
iron mines on the Mesaba and Guyana
ranges. The auditor will confer with
lessees Of state mines on the rule that
royalties must be paid on crude ore
before concentration, which was estab-
lished by recent ruling of the State
Supreme court.
Thief River FaIls.-Maurice GilIer Is
at liberty under $4,000 bond, after con
viction of arson in the third degree
In connection with the burning of his
store. The state charged Giller asked
George Allen to hire Jack Johnson
to set fire to the place Allen and
Johnson admitted culpability in the
crime. The defense was that the fire
was caused by a short circuit of cleo
trio wires.
Albert Lea-Crop conditions in this
vicinity are reported to be good. Hay,
Is bumper crop. Oats and all small
grain except wheat will be fine. Wheat
Is afflicted in some cases with scab
and joint worm, and owners of these
fields do not expect more than half q
crop. Rye is being harvested. Barley
will be harvested the last of this
week. Corn is exceptionally advanced
In first class condition.
st. Paul.-Dr. Charles E. Smith, Jr.,
st. Paul, has assumed the duties Of
executive officer of the state board OF
health. DIR. H. M. Bracken, who re-
signed after 20 years service as score
tary and executive officer, is to coa-
tinue as the nominal head of the de-
partment until September /, but DIR.
Smith will take active charge of the
Offices. He has been assistant to DR..
Bracken for more than a year.
st. Cloud.-Supt. e. A. Freeman Of
Grand Rapids, Mimi, president OF the
Minnesota educational association.
visited President j. G.. Brown of the
normal school while touring the state
and consulting with different educa-
tors in regard to the meeting of the
state association in November at St
Paul.
Mankato.-The Blue Earth county
fair will be held Aug. 26, 81 and % at
Garden City. Secretary of State JUL
us Schmahl will deliver an address on