The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-31
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

OF blood poisoning.
Pipestone.-The erection of a stock
sales division on. the county fair
grounds is now being planned by the
members of the Pipestone County
Breeders association.
Virginia. Mayor Edward G. A.
Johnson for twelve years member OF
the school board has resigned. He
declared the work of the board and
as mayor was taking too much of his
time
Bemidji.-County Auditor A. D.
Johnson has advertised for a super
intendent for the new county infirm-
airy, now in the course of construction
on the county farm, just east of Lake
Bemidji.
Thief River Falls.-A $4,000 addi-
ton to the mechanical building to
promote general mechanics course
in the Thief River Falls high school
was decided upon by the school board,
and work has begun.
Trommald-A. G. Gionet of Ironton
was awarded the contract by the
Trommald school board to build two
room addition to the schoolhouse. 1t
is expected to complete it by the be-
ginning of the new year.
Virginia.-No more collections will
be taken among school children for
various charitable and patriotic pur-
poses as a result of action taken by
Mesaba and Vermilion range school
superintendent meeting at Ely.
Rochester.-Dr. Christopher Graham
Of Rochester has announced a gift of
land and property to Olmsted Coun-
ty, to be used as fair grounds and avi-
alton fields. The gift comprises sew
enty acres of land and $4,000 in
buildings at the edge Of the city.
Bovey.-While in other years the
Bovey Farmers Cooperative scream
cry usually closed down at this time of
the year because of lack of dairymen's
products, this year the creamery is
continuing to run and it is hoped to
keep the institution open all winter.
st. Paul-General G. C. Andrews,
secretary of the Minnesota State For
estry board, celebrated his ninetieth
birthday at his desk at the state CAPT
toll building. General Andrews was
state senator from Douglas county in
1859. He enlisted in the Union army
in 1861 and was mustered out five
years later.
Sleepy Eye.-In order to lose as
little time as possible on business
trips to Minneapolis, Edward F. Berk-
ner, banker of Sleepy Eye, has pur-
chased an airplane. When the plane
Is delivered, Mr.. Beckner said he will
be able to make the trip, which takes
two days by train, in approximately
one hour.
Wadena. = Two Wadena county
cheese producers won prizes at the re-
cent national dairy show in Chicago.
Gottfried Meyer, cheesemaker at Cen
tral, won first prize on his brick
cheese with a score of 95R and was
awarded the gold medal Leo Won ARK,
cheesemaker at Fawn Creek, won third
place with a score of 941s and was
awarded the silver medal.
Wadena.-The contract for the con-
struction of the nurses home at the
Wadena-Todd County sanatorium was
let in ST. Paul to J. A. Mcdonald Con-
struction company of Minneapolis, with
the plumbing and heating contract let
to Charles Wilkins & Co., of Mime
apolis, and the electrical work and
light fixtures to ]. M. Robb of this
city. The total cost will ibe about 1884,
900.
st. Paul.-Preliminary to a fuel in
quiry in connection with the high cost
of living investigation by the state
agricultural department, Commissioner
H. N. Holmberg has begun collecting
information on the fuel wood situa-
ton. in Minnesota gathered by other
state departments. There are almost
unlimited quantities of fuel wood in
the state,' said Mr.. Holmberg, "but
because of labor costs and other con-
ditions wood prices are high in COM
parison with those for coal. The de-
partment will try to find if there is
any way in which to reduce the prices
and encourage the use of wood instead
of COAL"
Virginia.-A Nett Lake reservation
Indian, whose name had not been
learned here, was murdered on the
reservation, but word of the murder
did not reach the sheriff's office here
until "a hours later. The victims
squaw is believed to have committed
the murder. Assistant County Attor-
ney Edward L. Boyle, Deputy Sheriffs
William B. Shaver and ]. Lackery left
for the reservation by auto, but it is
not believed they will be able to pass
Cook, as eight inches of snow is re-
ported at Cook. Indian Agent Berner,
in charge of the reservation, is be-
lieved to be holding the squaw for the
authorities. This is the second Indian
murder that has occurred in the north
country in ten years.
Hastings.-Dr. ]. L. MCGOWAN was
severely injured and DR.. C. E. Rem
shaw and two other occupants es-
capped with slight bruises when Mr..
McGowan's automobile overturned. DR..
McGowans left leg and arm were bad
ly wrenched and his left side cut
and bruised.
ST. Paul.-Six hundred butter MAX
ers of Minnesota are expected at the
Minnesota Creamery Managers and
Operators association convention in
st. Paul this week. Methods of inn
proving butter manufacturing and
marketing conditions will be dis
cussed.
Minneapolis.-In warning to drug
gists to mark plainly on containers
the serious effects of drinking dena-