The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-07-04
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transferred to George M. Huffaker, a
well-known Moorhead business man.
Bemidii. Big Harry Gunsalus of
Bemidji was found guilty of violation
OF the liquor laws in Federal court at
Fergus Falls and sentenced to one year
and one day in the Federal peniten-
tiary.Va
st. Paul Charters have been issued
by the state securities department to
the East Side State bank of st. Paul,
to be located at Arcade and State
streets. and the Cosmopolitan State
bank of Saltwater.
Mankato.-The dam at Lake Chetek
broke and flooded the town of Currie,
the water sweeping through the main
portions of the town. People were
out in the streets spearing the fish
brought by the food
Hastings.-Rev. Nicholas Stubenitz-
ky, pastor of st. Matthias Catholic
church of Hampden, celebrated the
10th anniversary OF his priesthood.
Clergy from surrounding towns were
In Hampden for the occasion.
Enthusiastically Nosotney, 80, o
st. Paul bartender, was drowned in
Long Lake while swimming. Novot-
ney had swan to the opposite side and
was within thirty feet of the bank on
his return when he was seized with
cramp and sank.
Minneapolis.-St. Paul and Mime
apolis will entertain auditors, treas
urers and comptrollers off, various
states, and their wives, August IL to
IA. The annual conference of officials
holding the strings to the funds Of the
several states will attract about 100
visitors.
st. Paul.-Two hours after he had
been run over by freight train at the
st. Paul Union depot. Thomas Sloper,
48 years old, OF Red Wing, Mimi, died
at the St. Paul City hospital. Both of
his legs were severed by the wheels of
the train, on which Sloper is alleged
to have tried to Jump.
. Minneapolis.-G George +. Woessner.
Minneapolis motorcycle patrolman.
died from injuries suffered when he
was thrown from his machine against
tree, while he was speeding to the
scene of an accident where George
Gum, a street car conductor, had been
killed by an automobile.
st. Paula list of 112 eligibles out
of ISL applicants, taking recent exami-
nations for appointment as deputy
state oil inspectors, was approved by
the civil service board of the state
dairy and food department. Commits
sioner James Sorensen is to appoint
the deputies for the various districts
and make public the list of successful
applicants shortly.
Minneapolis.-E men of the
Northwest who gathered in Minneapo.
lis for the convention of the Tri-State
County Grain Shippers association are
greatly concerned with the shortage of
appeals will be forwarded to Director
General Hines of the railroad admins
tration, asking that the grain cars be
dispatched from the Southwest just as
soon as the harvest is over.
Minneapolis.-That the body Of Hell
en- Toker, Is years. old, who was
drowned in the Mississippi river, has
been carried considerable distance
down stream, is the opinion of ]. ].
Thompson, professional diver, who
searched the bottom of the river near
the scene of the drowning. The body
Of Mary Doulin, Is years old, was re-
covered. She and the Toker girl were
drowned at the same time while swim
ming.
WORCESTERSHIRE Minnesota, Lac
Qui Parle and Chippewa rivers, over
flowing their banks for miles along the
upper reaches, have caused serious
condition here. Thousands of acres of
cropped lands are inundated, and it is
difficult to determine now just what
damages may result. More than 100
farmers have been forced from their
homes and large losses have been re-
ported by farmers because of hogs and
sheep, which have been swept away in
the rushing waters. The greater part
of the loss has been caused by inunda-
ton of corn lands.
st. Paul-Every Elk in Minnesota
has promised to give his fullest and
heartiest support in cooperating to
make the Salvation Army drive for
$15,0OO,000 success. At the state
convention of Elks held in st. Paul
last week the Home Service campaign
was enthusiastically indorsed and the
order voted unanimously to work until
the movement goes over the top. The
intensive campaign for Minnesota's
quota of 100000 will last from August
10 to Is, and will have as its general
chairman julius A. Schmahl, secretary
of state. The state has been divided
into q districts, II of which have the
Elk lodges.
st. Paul.-There Is nobody home in
Summerville township, in the southern
part of Koochiching county. Depar-
ture of the last settler left the town
without even a clerk. There is not
man to hold any Of the offices nor a
single voter to elect an eligible were
one to be found. The discovery was
made by the Minnesota tax commits
sion. "A form letter to all township
boards of review was sent by the COM
mission to the Koochiching county
auditor to be forwarded to the Sum-
merville town clerk and was returned.
"All of the settlers have moved out of
Summerville township and there is no
one to hold any Office" Auditor r. C..
Fraser explained.
iCrookston.-Polk county was the
first to wire an offer of aid to the
cyclone sufferers of the Fergus Falls