The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-17
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

st. Paul.-John w. Edwards, assist
ant adjutant general, has decided to
resign. The resignation will take eff
feet January To-
ST. Paul.-Maj. Edward Karow has
been reinstated in the Fourth Mime
sofa infantry by order of Adjutant
General Rhinow. For several months
Major Karow served as a lieutenant
in the United States Ordnance corps.
st. Paul.-C. A. Meyer of the st.
Paul Automobile club, was elected sec
rotary of the st. Paul and Duluth divi-
sion of the Burlington highway-New
Orleans to Port Arthu<-at an organ
ization meeting at Pine City. Rollo
N. Chaffee of Duluth was chosen SUI
pervisor.
Observation-Disclosures W. E. Glendin-
ming was knocked unconscious when
his engine collided with an incoming
freight train on the Milwaukee road
near here. He was removed to local
hospital where he is recovering. Traf-
fic on the line was not seriously
hampered by the collision.
Minneapolis.-Six million bushels of
potatoes grown in Minnesota as part
of the bumper crop of 1918 were UNI
marketable, and thousands of bushels
are rotting on the ground because of
the wartime prices fixed byS the bu
reau of markets and the difficulties of
agent, said. a
Rochester.-C. A. Chapman, cashier
of the First National bank at Albert
Lea, has succeeded Arthur C. Good
ing as active executive of the First
National bank of Rochester. Mr..
Gooding recently suffered nervous
breakdown, but expects to improve
sufficiently to take his seat in the
legislature.
Minneapolis. Editors of the Ninth
Federal Reserve district have been
invited by the central committee of
the Government War Loan organiza-
ton to a meeting with members of
the committee in the directors room
of the Minneapolis Trust company,
The plan of campaign for the coming
war loan drive will be explained by
the central committee officials.
Minneapolis. -Damages aggregating
$1S,850 are asked of w. G. Calderwood,
dry" leader and candidate for the
United States Senate, against Knute
Nelson in the recent election, in a
suit filed in Hennepin county district
court by Mrs. Bertha Rasten. Mrs.
Rasten alleges that in October her 49,
year-old son, Melvin, a newsboy, was
struck and injured by Calderwood's
automobile.
Observation-Disclosures and members
Of the advisory board of the Red River
to arrange for the livestock show and
sales to be held in the new pavilion
here the week of Feb. 10. The new
pavilion and auxiliary exhibit build
ing, which are under construction, will
be a credit to the valley farmers and
businessmen who have co-operated to
raise the funds and manage the enter
prise.
st. Paul.-The Railroad and Ware
house commission has filed suit in the
district court to restrain the telephone
companies from continuing increased
rates made in December and from
further increasing toll rates January
81 under the order of Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson. Judge F. N. Dickson
signed an order for the company to
show cause in each instance, and the
papers were served on officers of the
companies.
Minneapolis. of the
order issued Dec. %, 1918, calling for
an increase of 2 cents per 100 pounds
in grain rates from Minneapolis to
Atlantic seaports, to be effective Feb.
/, has been ordered by Edward Cham
bers, United States director of traf
fic, according to a dispatch received
by w. p. Trickett, manager of the
Minneapolis Traffic association, from
Director E. A. Prouty of the United
States Public Service division
ST. Paul.-The annual report of ].
A. o. Preus, state auditor, shows that
the receipts for the fiscal year ending
July 81, 1918, were approximately
81 100000 in excess of the expendi-
lures. The receipts totaled $685.
29614, while the disbursements to-
tailed $27,623,820.33. The calamity in
debtedness incurred since June 20,
1916, totals $1,020,765 Six hun
dred thousand dollars of this amount
was used for the forest fire sufferers.
st. PauL-More than 100000 auto
mobiles are owned in Minnesota, ac-
cording to figures announced by Secre-
tary of State Julius A. Schmahl State
automobile license sales numbered
204 ,458 and produced $1,022,290 of
revenue, exclusive of 5,021 motorcycle
licenses for $25,105, 725 dealers IL
censes for $4,000 and other minor
items making a grand total of $1,077,-
DIG for the year in the department.
The operating expenses were $61, 900,
leaving more than s1,000,000 of net
revenue, the bulk of which is credited
to the roads and bridge fund.
ST. Paul-Nearly $4,000 common
barberry bushes were destroyed dur
ing the last year in an effort on the
part of A. G. Ruggles, state entomolo-
gist, E. M. Freeman, head of the plant
pathology division of the Minnesota
experiment station, and A. c.. Brak-
man, representing the federal govern
ment, to stamp out the plant as pro-
moter of the stem rust of wheat.
St. Paul.-Otto H. Diercks of Bau-
dette has taken the oath of Office as
superintendent of state timber. He
succeeds Oscar Arneson, ST. Paul, who
resigned to become chief clerk of the
house of representatives.
Saltwater Saltwater businessmen