The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-06-20


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st. Paul.-Fifty Hereford cows were
sold at Candy last week by N. ]. Holm
berg, state commissioner of agricul
ture, at an average price of $4,000
each. One heifer brought $4,000
Five thousand stockmen attended the
sale. -.- .-. ..r
Mankato.-Mayor E. v. Waters wei
coined the delegates of the Minnesota
State Aeries of the Fraternal Order
Of Eagles, who held their annual con
vention here. President E. B. Lott
responded to the welcome on behalf
of the delegates.
Minneapolis.-At the first session OF
the twenty-eighth annual convention
of the English Evangelical Lutheran
synod, at Milwaukee, Rev. G. Keller
Rubrecht of Minneapolis was elected
president, and the Rev. L. B. Steckel,
Albert Lea, secretary.
Red Wing.-More than 1000 dele,
gates and visitors attended the annual
three-day convention of the State
Firemen's association here last week,
N. B. Remley of Moorhead was elected
president and Moorhead was selected
for next years convention.
Hastings.-A jury returned a YER
dict of 5000 in favor of Mrs. Anna Gal.
lagher of South st. Paul, who sued
John Rocco for $1,000 as result OF
having been bitten by dog owned by
Rocco when she was soliciting for
the Red Cross last December.
Mankato.-F. j. Allen was arrested
ut Bismarck, N. D., on the charge of
four-passenger touring car
In this city on Memorial day. The
car belonged to A. Humid of Mapleton.
1t is said that Allen has confessed to
the theft. Deputy Sheriff Nerdahl
went to Bismarck after Allen.
Minneapo1is.-John Cook, 100, Min
neapolis pioneer, died at his home at
Hamel, MINI. He was born in Eng
land, Aug 10, 1918. For the last sixty
four years he lived in Minneapolis and
vicinity. Mr.. Cook is survived by
eighteen great grandchildren, twenty
Dne grandchildren and nine sons and
daughters.
Nankato.-Mankato has sent out a
call for the pied Piper of Hamlin. -
At a meeting of the city council the
mayor brought up the question Of the
large number of rats in the city High
water in the Minnesota river has driv-
en- the rodents into. peoples cellars.
RAT day" is to be officially observed,
according to the mayors plans. Boun-
ties are to be offered.
ST. Paul.-Hearings will begin soon
after June Is on the proposal to in
crease lawful wage minimums for
women and minors employed in Min
nesota, members of the state minimum
-sge commission decided at an execu-
tive meeting at the capitol. Much
preliminary data on the cost of room
and board and other items in the cost
of living already have been gathered.
st. Paul.-Transfer of the criminal
insane to the state prison at Still
water from the st. Peter state hospi-
tai, advocated by DR.. r. M. Phelps,
superintendent of the latter institu-
ton, following escapes Of four GRIM
lnal insane patients, can be made only
by special authority from the state
legislature, c. j. Swenson, member
Of the state board of control, said
st. Paul-More than $500 delegates
from all parts of the state are expected
In st. Paul June - to %, for the sixty
first annual convention of the Mime
sofa State Sunday school association.
The meeting will be the biggest in
history, w. H. Schilling, executive Sec
rotary, said. General sessions will be
in Central Presbyterian church, and
divisional conferences will be held in
First Baptist, Central Park, Methodist
and Central Presbyterian churches.
st. Paul.-Dr. J. M. A. Gravelle, St
Paul physician recently discharged
from the army, in which he held a
commission as captain in the medical
corps, is held by the police charged
nth shooting and killing his wife at
their home here. A 16-year-old boy,
son of the couple, according to the
police, witnessed the shooting. Mrs.
Gravelle died at hospital shortly
after she was removed there. She
told hospital physicians that her hus-
band had shot her ''in a fit of insan-
Ity."
Wells.-A single land company here
reports the sale of 1,600 acres in three
days. The total consideration was
1921, $50, or approximately $3.50 an
acre. The buyers were men from
Emmett and Dallas counties, Iowa,
where prices of land no better than
the land here range much higher.
Moorhead.-Dr Patrick Barnes of
this city, a veterinary, was sentenced
to five years in prison when a jury
found him guilty Of first degree assault.
Barnes shot and seriously wounded
Charles Otterstetter, when the latter
was with Barnes divorced wife.
Barnes is "a.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wine drunk
too freely by several Austrians at
Nose Napolin's place on the outskirts
of town resulted in knives being used
4 several arrests made. One Aus
ian complained he had been beaten
out Of 1886 in poker game. The
accused were hailed before justice of
the peace and fined.
East Grand Forks.-The ruins of the
burned high school are now in the
process of being demolished. all the
debris is being carried away, and 1t
looks as though the work of wreck
ing viii be completed even before the
allotted time