The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-28

Tor l,OO0 insane soldiers in the State
Hospital at Fergus Falls, one of the
largest institutions Gf its kind in the
Northwest. 49,
Crosby.-There is possibility that
the returns of the election held March
IL will be contested, and it Is stated
that several arrests for illegal voting
may be made. At the election $50
votes were cast, IL more than in 1918.
Minneapolis w. Baughan,
professor of animal husbandry at Iowa
State College, has been elected pro,
lessor of animal husbandry of the De-
partment of Agriculture at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. He will enter
duties here July l.
| Duluth.-An advance of $1.19 ton
has gone into effect on retail quota
lions on hard coal at the Offices of
the companies here. Consumers buy
ing coal in small lots are charged 25
cents ton allowed teamsters for loss
Of time weighing lots.
Two Harbors-The seniors of the
local high school are gathering ma
terial for military annual to be pub
lished soon. 1t will not only deal with
school people and alumni but cover in
detail a complete account Of Two Har-
bors' activities in the great war.
| st. Cloud.-The site has been bought
for the new 100000 ST. Cloud hotel,
and the plans for the new structure
are being completed by Architect l..
w. Schafer, who was the organizer of
the company which erected the new
apartment house in this city.
Moorhead.-Alldrec H. Hellander,
known also as Alldrec Johnson, and
Wesley KcKinstrey, both we'll known
young men of Fargo, are prisoners in
the Clay county Jail charged with as
saulting Philip Jeffry of Michigan
City, N. D., and robbing him of s153.
st. Paul.-The state pardon board
will meet at the Capitol, Tuesday,
April, 20, instead of April IA, as previ.
ously arranged. The postponement was
agreed upon because state officials on
the board will be occupied by legisla-
tive business until late next month.
Stillwater.-AleX Bassett, resident
Of Washington county for the past
sixty-eight years, died here, aged 80
years. Mr.. Bassett was born in Can
ada and came here when young man
and resided on farm near Lake Elmo
until eleven years ago when he retired.
st. Paul.-The annual convention of
the Minnesota Electrical association
closed with the election of officers and
a banquet at The Saint Paul hotel
officers elected were: President F.
l.. Cross, st. Paul; first vice presi-
dent, Leonard Peterson, Thief River
Falls; second vice president, R. E.
Brown, Winona; secretary-treasurer,
F. E. Barnert, St. Paul.
Chicago.-What was declared to be
world record price for a pure bred
| Hereford bull was announced by J. B.
Ferguson, who said $4,000 had been
paid by Ferguson Brothers of Candy,
Mimi, for Richard Fairpax," 5-year.
old registered animal. The best pre-
vious American price was $4,000 for
R. Pickering, both of Kansas City, Mo-
htsholm.-Mystery surrounds the
death of an unknown man who was
struck by an east bound trolley car
between stations and 10. The man,
so 1t is said, was wandering on the
trolley track and was seen when too
late to stop the car. The remains
were taken to Gillespie's undertaking
place here and all efforts to locate
relatives or friends have so far proved
futile.
Bemidji.-Indian Agents W. J. John
son and C. E. Benson have made three
arrests on the Bemidji and Cass Lake
reservations in connection with the
| importation of "Peyote" beans from
Mexico. The beans are a powerful
narcotic and importations are forbid
den by statue. A package sent thru
the mail broke open, literally "spilling
the beans" This led to the discovery
and arrests Of the alleged importers.
Little Falls.-H. C. Johnson, an en-
ployee of the local water power COM
pany, had miraculous escape from
death when $4,000 volts of electricity
passed through his body. He came in
contact with a high voltage wire
while working about the plant His
hands were severely burned and he
| was slightly bruised about the body
when he was thrown to the floor by
the electric shock.
Two Harbors-The employees Of the
| city of Two Harbors, in every depart
ment except the office, have petitioned
the council for general raise in sal
aries which would amount to about
| SIS per month per man. The present
council members, however, did not
| take any action, as they decided that
as their term of Office would expire in
a couple of weeks, they would leave
the matter of adjusting salaries up to
the new incoming council
Red Lake Falls.-A determined eff
| fort will be made by the Red Lake
Falls Commercial club to have the new
Roosevelt international highway
routed between Bemidji and Crook
ston by way of Red Lake Falls and
GENTLY. The directors of the club
point out that such routing would
be of great benefit to the highway,
particularly as it would avoid the
long stretch of unpromising country
between Crookston and Dugdale
Moorhead.-Bert Patterson, who con-
fessed to having shot and killed his
father on the night of February IA
last, was given hearing before JUS
tice Wade in this city. After the
examination of witnesses for the pur-
noca ne Ryino bo fiy,,o of he rdor