The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-24


100000 was sold at auction by State
Auditor ]. A. o. Preus to prevent it's
loss.
st. Paul-Distributio of S1,706,700
in the semi-auuual distribution of the
general state school funds has been
postponed probably for month, it is
announced.
Marshall-There is a serious out
break of hog cholera in Redwood coun-
ty, according to word received here.
The outbreaks have been kept well in
hand up to the present time.
Kasota.-The village of Kasota Was
host to it's returned soldiers, sailors
and marines. The village sent ~ men
overseas. Judge c. NJ. Tiff, Glencoe,
and Major Duane, St. Peter, were the
principal speakers.
Fairmont. - Representatives of the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion conducted hearing here on an
application of the Fairmont Telephone
company, to raise rates to subscribers
| % cents the month.
st. Paul.-Royalties on 100000 tons
of iron ore shipped from state-owned
mines during the last three months, J.
A. o. Preus, state auditor, announced
will add 100000 to the state trust
funds this month Payments of royal
ties due October 20 already are being
received.
Bemidji.-Thomas w. Swinson of
Bemidji, supervisor of the census for
the Sixth District, which includes the
counties of Atkin, Beltrami, Benton,
Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison,
Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wade
ma, will need about $50 enumerators
for the district.
Hibbing-The state railroad and
warehouse commission will meet he.>
| Oct. 20 to hear the application of the
Great Northern Railroad company to
abandon it's present tracks in Hibbing
and to re-establish them at Alice. The
company says that mining operations
make the change necessary.
Minneapolis. = Minuesota's largest
sugar mill made it's first contribution
to the relief of the present sugar short
age few days ago, when the plant
of the Minnesota Sugar company at
Chaska began operations The first
sugar beets of Minnesota 1920 crop
went into the hopper and sugar from
the mill arrived in the twin cities the
first of the week.
Minneapolis a shift of wind
saved the entire summer colony at
Groveland, Lake Minnetonka, from de-
! struction, when flames, famed by a
gale, burned 81 cottages and the audi
forum and drove hundreds of resi-
dents from their homes. Buildings and
furniture valued at more than 100000
were destroyed before Minneapolis
firemen checked the blaze at $50 a. m.
Six persons were injured.
Crookston.-Little additional light
has been uncovered in the murder Of
Edna Werner, 17-year-old East Grand
Forks girl, who is alleged to have been
slain by Jim Smith, and Tom Thomas.
negroes of Grand Forks. Smith still
maintains that Thomas did the actual
killing, while Thomas maintains that
he was in dice game the night of the
shooting, according to Polk county
authorities. 1t is said that Thomas
| statement Is cOTTODOFdISu ny OlhCA
Grand Forks negroes.
Fairmont-County Attorney c. P.
| Cooper is mystified by the receipt OF
a letter from Sherburne, this county,
"W. NJ Marks" declaring that
] Marks" forged check at Ceylon for
which offense Frank Carey of Sher-
! burne was arrested and held to the
grand jury. Marks" stated that he
had returned the money and defied the
authorities to catch him.
| st. Paul-The new stateowned
-four mill, will be located in the Mid
way district, with trackage facilities
and near the State Agricultural col
lege, it was decided at conference
of state officials.
Minneapolis.-Sn fell in many
points in Minnesota Friday night. At
Luverne, residents awoke to find snow
on the ground, and at o'clock flakesl
were falling thick in Mankato, but
melting as they fell. In Pipestone
fall Of two inches was reported with
threats of real storm. Duck hunters
were reported leaving Pipestone in
| "flocks"
i ST. Paul.-State Board of Health
officials attached Importance to the
filming of Winona physician, the first
conviction under the state law re-
quiring reports of all cases Of scrc-al
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