The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

Pine River.-The first annual poul
try show will be held in. the Leei
building in Pine River on January %
and "a.
! East Grand Forks.-On account OF
the imnassable condition of the roads
due to the heavy snow, the mail car
riers did not make the rural routes
one day recently 81
| Moose Lakes-John J. Pukropp has
sold the building and machinery of the
former planning mill conducted by him
about two years ago at Sturgeon Lake
to the Bank of Sturgeon Lake.
Notwithstanding to the annual
report of the police department, there
were 1,009 arrests made during the
past year. During the same time 1903
were arrested for sleeping in public
places.
| Owatonna.-W. B. Thornburgh, SUI
perintendent of the Owatonna public
schools, has been summoned to New
York city to shortly sail for, overseas
service. He enters the Y. MIC. A.
educational service.
Grand Rapids - C. G.. Peterson,
chairman of Four Minute speakers
during the bond speaking and lother
campaigns, said that the ITO speeches
made in the local theaters reached APP
proximately 10000 people. An equal
number has been made in the neigh
boring villages and towns.
| Lake Benton.-Andrew Strong, 70
years old, one of the best known old
soldiers in this part of the state, died
at his home here, following an illness
of several weeks. Strong saw service
in the Civil war as member of the
Forty-ffth Pennsylvania infantry, and
was wounded more than a dozen
| times.
| st. Paul.-R. d. McKercher, former
chief of police of Duluth, resigned as
executive agent of the State Society
Of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
| after service since December I. No
reasons were given. He resigned as
! chief of police at Duluth to replace
Welcome W. Brady, former head of
| the society.
Hibbing.-According to Indian Agent
Ellis, who conducted raid i'm Alice,
1882 bottles of Jamaica ginger and a
lot of Hoffman drops were confiscated
to be held pending reply from the
department of justice, as to what dis
position to be made of the stuff. The
| owner of the alleged substitutes is be-
ing sought.
Canby-The citizens of Candy have
decided to erect handsome monu-
ment in memory of the soldiers who
went from the city. Plans for the
monument and the soliciting of sub
seriptions are now being worked out
1t is expected to raise $4,000 for this
purpose among the citizens of Candy
and vicinity.
Pipestone.-The Rev. Isaac Wit
come, the first regular appointed min
lister to have charge in Pipestone, and
the man who erected the first church
building here. died at the home of his
daughter at Tourton, S. D., at the age
Of 73 years. Mr.. Witcome came to
Pipestone in 1882 and organized the
Methodist church here.
Virginia. Mayor Ed Johnson told
the city council no decision had been
made as to who would be secretary
at war headquarters when George /.
Williams assumed the Office of post
master. Mayor Johnson stated that
Mr. Williams will devote part Of his
time to the war headquarters even
after going into the postoff1ce.
Mankato.-Col. G. A. Lewis Of the
Fifth infantry regiment, National
Guard, has been honored by the off,
GERS of his regiment, who presented
him with handsome officers belt,
holster and Colts revolver, In recog-
milton of his efforts in organizing the
regiment. The presentation was made
by Lieut.. Col. Miller Of st. Peter.
Hills.-To be killed in action on a
battlefield of France, two hours be-
fore the armistice became effective on
November IL, was the fate Of Otto
Dannenbring Of Hills. August DAN
|nenbring, brother of the soldier, has
just received word that his relative
was killed in action during the great
battle that ragged at 9 o'clock in the
morning of the day that the fighting
ended.
Bemidji-H. M. Clark, president OF
the city council, received 50 many
complaints from citizens to the effect
that the water from the deep wells
emitted an obnoxious odor, he called
a special meeting Of the water COM
mittee of the council, to which citi-
zens in general were invited, to dis
cuss what should be done in solving
the water problem.
Grand Marais.-Sheriff Lien brought
from Bearskin lake Peter Albrom,
Russian, aged about 26, who has been
living like a wild man in a rangers
cabin on East Bearskin, and as he re-
fuses to work he may be turned over
to the immigration authorities at Du-
luth for deportation as an undesir-
able. He presented sorry sight when
brought here, being in dirty rags, hay-
ing long beard and much emaciated
from hunger.
Bemidji-Albert Uteck, ST., so, of
Lavina, was killed by an M. G I. train
while walking along the track, when,
for no apparent reason, he stepped on
the track right in front of the onrush-
ing train and was badly mangled. The
only witness was Miss Pearletta
Wheeler, a teacher at the Lavina
schools, who had met Mr.. Uteck on
the way to the depot to board the
train for Bemidji.
st. Paul.-The state food admins