The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-14

The committee in charge report that
$1,000 has already been subscribed.
observation-disclosures the service men,
of this county were at the American
Legion meeting at Minneapolis Nov
IL, Pipestone's celebration will take.
place Thanksgiving day.
Little Falls.-All coal on the tracks,
at this point has been Communicated
by F. G. Ruth, local agent, on orders.
from the United States railroad admin
istration. This includes railroad coal
as we'll
Bemidji-W A. Gray, well known
farmer, whose holdings of 113A acres
are located on the east side of Lake
Plantagenet, has sold his farm to a
man named Nelson from North Dakota
for $500.
Hendricks.-Lewis Lende, 81, is in a,
serious condition after being acct
dentally shot and severely injured
while hunting near Astoria, west Of
here. He was crawling through a.
fence with loaded gun.
Thief River Falls.-A. ]. Anderson
and County Agent ]. ]. Mccain are,
the sponsors for the sheep club con-
test to be held in this city on Nov. Is.
The lambs will be exhibited in the
lobby of the Citizens State Bank.
Winona.-The $1,000,OOO fund for
the improvement and endowment of st
Mary's college of this city is already
half subscribed, according to announce
ment by the committee in charge of
the drive throughout the Winona do
cese.
Virginia.-No arrests have been
made by the police in connection with
burglary of the Stone rdean-Wells
company's distributing branch store
here, when cigars, cigarettes and to-
bacco were stolen. Boys are believed
to have staged the burglary.
Winona. - Pitching head foremost
down steep stairway, breaking her
neck and dying instantly was the fate
of Mrs. Granville Clark, 6S, lifelong
and socially prominent resident of
Lake City, according to word received
here. Mrs. Clark was widow, her
husband having died suddenly on Aug.
IL, last.
Moorhead.-St. Louis county was
declared the winner here of the
county contest in the Minnesota Po-
tato Growers association potato show,
held in conjunction with the associa-
tons annual meeting Itasca county
won second; Clay county, third; Kilt
son county, fourth; Lake county, fifth;
Norman county, sixth; Clearwater
county, seventh, and Red Lake coun-
ty, eighth.
Fergus Falls - Minnesota produced
this year the largest crop of corn in
the history of the state, and COM
mercial value far above the average is
indicated in the government crop re-
port made. public by Paul H. Kirk,
Minnesota field agent. The average
yield is 40 bushels, which gives a
preliminary production of 11S,S00,000
bushels. In 1918 the final yield was
100000 bushels. The report indi-
Gates the quality of the crop is nearly
perfect. being 81 per cent of normal.
Duluth.-A convention of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa-
ton will open here Friday, Nov. IA.
In connection with the convention the
first annual sale of Guernsey cattle
will be held under the auspices of the
Minnesota Guernsey Breeders associa-
ton. Catalogues are out for the first
consignment sale and auction of pure
bred sires, cows and heifers. E. P.
Gibson is chairman of the sales CON-
To
and w. P. Hicken will act as clerk Of
sales.
ST. Paul.-The $4,000 state soldiers
bonus applications filed to date repre-
sent about half of the estimated claims
to be filed under the bonus law, &C.
cording to Major w. A. Curtis, execu-
tive officer of the state bonus board.
Following preliminary examination,
many of the applications will be sent
to Washington. where additional in
formation will be obtained regarding
the service records of applicants.
When these applications are returned
the bonus board will begin acting on
the claims.
Duluth.-Rather than die by starva-
ton and cold, James Francisco, care
taker for the summer place of C. L.
Simmons Of Bloomington, ILL.,, on
Wabana Lake, seventeen miles from
Coleraine, shot himself. A letter he
| left explained how he suffered from
blood poisoning that rendered him
helpless and unable to gather supplies
of wood or reach provisions stored in
the cellar. The body was found by
Jack Hayes, a neighbor. Francisco's
signals for help were mistaken for
the shots of duck hunters on the lake,
it is believed.
st. Paul.-Four Minnesota cities
Eveleth, Crookston, Thief River Falls
and Cloquet-held elections last week.
Mayors were elected in each of those
cities. At Eveleth a returned soldier.
Victor E. Essling, was elected mayor,
receiving S94 votes to BAG cast for
Edward H. Hatch, present mayor At
Cloquet, ]. E. Biesen, an attorney, de-
feated M. K. Whittemore, a dentist,
for mayor. Frank A. Grady was elect
ed mayor Of Crookston, defeating ].
E. Morrissey. The closing of theaters
on Sundays was the issue at Thief
River Falls. John Bratrud, who OPP
posed such closing, was elected mayor.
He received 400 votes to 266 cast for
his opponent, N. B. Stevenson.
Mallory.-At the regular bi-monthly
meeting of the Mallory Farm club, ar
rangements were made for the debate
which will be held between the Key
West, and Mallory clubs at the next
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