The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD.
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
BUSY Readers.

Brainerd.-The biggest squash seen
in Brainerd this season was exhibited
by William Bison of Crow Wing prai.
rie, which weighed 6S1s pounds.
Pipestone.-The government Indian
training school here has opened for
fall and winter terms. The attend.
ance is IT'S, the largest in the history
of the school.
Bemidji.-With the seven branches
Of the Southern Beltrami County Red
Cross chapter represented, an impor-
tant meeting will be held in Bemidji
Wednesday, October 26.
Holdingford.-This village has let q
contract for the construction of the
first sewer project for the village The
contract was let to the Illstrup & Oh
son firm of Minneapolis.
Wabasha.-The melon crop this year
has been the best in the history of
this section of the state. AS high as
$4,000 has been made on this crop by
farmers who planted but ten acres.
Crookston.-In spite of the fact that
practically every modern home in the
city is occupied and the demand for
houses cannot be filled, rent increases
have been small in Crookston, declare
real estate dealers.
st. Cloud.-No trace has been dis
covered of the two men who held up
and beat Carl Moline and then drove
away in his REQ taxi and escaped after
a hot pursuit by posse headed by
Sheriff Illif of Elk River.
East Grand Forks.-The wrecking of
the old Moonshine hotel near the Min
nesota Point bridge, which is nearly
completed, marks the passing of one of
the prominent landmarks of the early
days in East Grand Forks.
Brainerd-A natural fish hatchery
has been located in the Full river
near the federal dam, by Deputy Game
Warden A. P. Cardle. More than 50,-
600 bass, crappies and blue gill fry
have been obtained and tTansplanted.
Northumberland Kolb, 10, was seri-
ously injured when attacked by a
vicious bull near Mentor. An arm was
broken, one of his legs were injured and
several body bruises were sustained.
The boy was taken to st. Vincent's
hospital, Crookston.
Professionalism, wind and hail, a
small hurricane in intensity, hit local
ly at an early hour. In Crookston 81
inch of water fell. The storm was
not general. Five miles north but a
light rain was reported, while but a
few miles east little rain fell
Danube-Robbers entered the Dan
ube State bank some time during the
night and secured $40 in cash and
some Liberty bonds from the vault.
Entrance was gained through a back
window. Three feet of brick work in
the vault was removed to allow man
to crawl through.
Minneapolis Senator William F..
Brooks, president of the Minneapolis
Aero Club, and Maj. William c. CARTS,
president of the ST. Paul Aero Club,
have been named as the representa-
tives from Minnesota on the national
committee to organize the first trans
continental air derby.
MISUNDERSTANDING will seek the
1921 meeting of the state charities
conference. G. E. Everett, range pro-
baton officer, who attended the meet
ing held at Red Wing, was given as
surance that if the range wants the
meeting it can have it. st. Cloud was
awarded next years conference.
Little Falls.-A memorial park
overlooking the Mississippi River and
containing a monument in honor of
the men and women from Morrison
County who served the colors during
the war, has been decided upon by
the Morrison County Memorial Asso-
citation. Options have been obtained
on land for a prospective site.
East. Grand Forks.-The potato har-
vest in the vicinity of East Grand
Forks has become general. The aver
age yield seems to be about $50 bushels
to the acre although there are a num-
Der of farms yielding 10 to 200 BUSH
els and unverified reports even run
the yield up to near the 300-bushel
mark from Minnesota Point fields.
Ivanhoe.-The dynamite case, in
which Martin Mikulewicz. of this place,
named several defendants and asked
that they pay him the sum of $4,000
for injuries he received on the night
of July 1, 1916, by reason of the ex-
plosion Of stick of dynamite being
used in connection with a Iremature
Fourth of July celebration, was dis
missed in the district court here with
out coming to trial.
Canby.-Praying for her son, August
E. Olsen, to come back home, Mrs.
Erick Olsen died in her home here.
Her death was caused by broken
hearts friends familiar with the case
declared. Her son left home last win
ter and since that time all trace Of
him has been lost. Relatives and
friends have sought in vain to locate
him. The disappearance of the boy
worried his mother so she finally was
forced to take to her bed.
Duluth.-Announce has been
made of the purchase of the Zenith
Telephone Company's holdings here
by the Northwestern Telephone Ex-
change Company. 1t is not expected
that the consolidation Of the two sys-
TENS will be completed until after
March or April.
Barnesville.-At the semi-annual
meeting of the Red River Valley Pres
bytery, held here, Rev. E. L. Wilcox
of Baker was ordained to the ministry.
Rev. e. L. Kelly of Dilworth was elect
ed moderator for the ensuing year.
The next place of meeting has not
been selected.
Middle River The Ben Arends