The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-18
| news OF STATE
TERSE[Y TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
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of farmer living near Mapleton, TOOK
his own life here. -, y..- =.
Hastings.-Chris Gilbertson, an i'll
mate of the state hospital here, is
dead. His body was taken to Brooten,
Mimi, for interment.
Moorhead.-S. August Johnson, 60,
died at his home here OF apoplexy. He
was stricken shortly before noon and
death followed in few hours.
Moose Lake. - The cornerstone of
the new st. Andrews chapel was laid
recently. The ceremony was PEI
formed by the grand lodge of Masons.
Duluth. = Duluth journeymen paint
e-s who went on strike for an increase
of wages from so to 80 cents an hour,
agreed to arbitrate and returned tc
work
Hastings. - A. F. Heath. for many
years employed by the Gardner Mills
here, has gone to Gutenberg, Iowa, as
manager for the Phoenix Milling conf
pany. -..
Brainerd. - A Central Minnesota
baseball league is about to be organ
lied Six towns are expected to be
represented They are Brainerd, st.
Cloud, Little Falls, Staples, Ironton
and Crosby. ..a F.s...s ......
ST. Cloud.-The city commissioners
are considering plans and specificar
tions for the paving of twenty-five
blocks in ST. Cloud during the coming
summer filed by the city engineers,
Bitulithic paving is specified.
enthusiastically sacks filed
with old clothes, collected by the Red
Cross in Washington county during q
weeks drive, were shipped to the Nar
tional Red Cross in New York recent
" for distribution among the war sui
ferers of Europe. .-..- ..... D. e..
ST. Paul-After many unsuccessful
attempts, Mary Haustad, 46, wife Of
an Otter Tail county farmer, committed
suicide by hanging Wednesday at the
Fergus Falls state hospital, in which
she was patient, the state board of
control was advised. 80 .a . .... .
Stillwater-Andrew Collar, a far
mer of Denmark, charged with as
saulting George Turner with long
handled spade recently, appeared in
municipal court and was sentenced to
ninety days in the county jail, Judge
o. E. Lee suspending sentence on his
promise of good behavior
Crookston-Ben Johnson of Fargo,
n. D., was released by Sheriff o. K.
Bolstad after having been arrested n
charge of cashing checks on Fargo
bank without funds. Johnson had
cashed a S11 check on l. Hoffman and
arrest followed. 1t appears that the
account was only overdrawn so the
matter was dropped.
East Grand Forks. At the last
meeting of the city council the resig-
nation of Albert Hurst, chief of police,
was accepted, and appointment con-
frmed of Chris Nelson as successor.
The resignation of Bert Sorenson as
street Gr mmissioner was accepted and
Maurice ]. Sullivan, former street
commissioner, appointed to the va
cancy. ' '
Thief River Falls. II. Hay, who
resigned the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
local schools after long service and
whose resignation started a contro-
versy between his friends and enc
mics, announces he has accepted the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Warroad
schools for the coming year, at a SAL
airy above that which he was receiving
in this city. ..-... ..-.
Winona. = Laura Martin, &c years
old, and Thomas Slawson. rs, We're
married here. Both are prominent
throughout Southeastern Minnesota.
The former is the widow of D. c. Mar
tin, for many years leader in politics
Mr.. Clawson has lived in Winona coun-
ty since 1854. He is widely known as
a wealthy farmer. The announcement
came as surprise. -" t.
Brainerd. = The city is advertising
for tenders for 100000 in waterworks
bonds to be sold April % at a special
meeting of the city council. Interest
| will not exceed per cent. and the
bonds, which will be.in 81 900 denomi-
nations, will mature at stated periods
up to July l, 1949. The building Of
the water plant will save the city from
purchasing a fire truck.
Orr-The influenza epidemic at the
Nett Lake reservation continues TO
claim heavy toll ar1IHg the Indians
at Nett Lake AID Pelham Point, II
deaths occurring in one day. The state
board of health and Indian department
has sent nurses and doctors. into the
TN fr;a tA o;r ~,
the flu. Indians are forbidden to en-
ter or leave this village.
Bemidji.-James F. Gould, manager
of the state land department of the
state auditors Office. conducted a sale
of land at the courthouse. Only few
acres were sold Gould said that tho
desirable land offered by the state hao
been disposed of, but that just as SOON
as other tracts can be appraised the
demand for state-owned land in BEL
trami county will be renewed.
ST. Paul. - Ending their four. DAYS
stay in st. Paul with trip through
the state penitentiary at Saltwater,
the $50 boys and girls who won the
visit and short course at the Univer-
sity farm school in rural club worf,
have returned to their homes. -
st. Paul.. A. Mariner, Minneapo-
lis. has been named to the new chiro-
practic board by Governor BurnQuist.
Other appointments were W. H. Vree-
land of st. Paul, P. d. Peterson of
Spring Valley, DR.. ]. Conkler of Du-
luth, and R. C. Edwards of Fergus
Falls. The terms range from one to
five years.
ST Paul.-Goyernor Burnouist has