The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

Stillwater-Walrer Klfneteref OF
this city has been reappointed game
warden of Washington county. By
Governor Burnquist.
Mankato. Philip Lead. for SIX years
chief Of the local fire department, and
for "a years member Of that or.
ganization, has resigned.
Mankato. - All charitable organiza.
lions in Mankato will combine actiyt
ties to avoid duplication, and work UNI
der the direction of the Red Cross.
Members of the Mankato
Firemen Relief association made the
first purchase of Victory Loan Bonds
in Hue Earth county, when they sub
scribed $1,000 to the drive.
Brainerd. - George Macon of St.
Paul, charged with attempting to run
she Indian territory blockade with q
suit case Of whisky, came to grief
when he was taken into custody.
Pillager.-The Guyana Range Power
company now furnishes power to
Brainerd, Deerwood, Crosby, Ironton,
Guyana, Pillager, Motley. Walker, Axe
ley, Trommald, Manganese, Woodrow
and Riverton.
Brainerd.-Rev. Jesse Bruce, DID,.
field secretary of the board of church
erection of the Presbyterian church.
was in Brainerd and held a confer
ence with the local church in regard
to it's building project.
Moorhead. - Moorhead will have a
fully equipped glove and mitten fac
tory as soon as the balance of the ma
chinery is received and Installed. This
new industry will occupy the south
room of the Dommer building
Slaytos.-Farmers of Murray coun-
ty have formed farm land bank here.
F. r.. Blake was elected president and
L. Anderson secretary and treasurer.
Loans amounting to $4,000 were ap-
piled for at the initial meeting.
St. Paul.-Ernest H. Kiekenapp,
Lake Benton, who recently returned
from overseas, where he was in mill
tary service, will succeed H. T. Hal
vorson, Alexandria, on the state board
Of optometry, Governor Burnquist has
announced.
st. Cloud-R. A. Voy, in charge OF
the agricultural department at the In
dian training school at Flandreau, s..
D., was in st. Cloud seeking two In
dian boys who escaped from that in.
stitution several days ago and were
here last week.
Glyndon.-The Farmers and Merch.
ants State bank here was robbed of
about $40 in cash. The robbers, who
are thought to be amateurs, also raid
ed the safety deposit boxes and prob
ably obtained several Liberty bonds
They gained admittance into the vault
by hacking hole through the brick
wall.
Bemidji.-Miss May Q. MacGregor
has returned to her home here after
a year of overseas service as a Red
Cross nurse in France. Miss Mac.
Gregor was cited for bravery twice by
the French government, one citation
being for service at Chateau Thierry
and the other for service in the
Mouse, Argonne and St. Mihiel sec
tors.
Minneapolis.-The commercial bee
keepers of Minnesota will have their
convention short course at the univer-
sity farm, April Fl to 26. The govern
ment extension service is sending
from Washington it's staff of bee ex-
perts to assist. There are about TO-.
900 beekeepers in the state, of whom
about 500 are commercially interested
in bees and honey.
Observation-Disclosures will stage a
mammoth reception for returned SOL
diers on May /. George NJ. Palmer,
president of the Blue Earth County
Red Cross chapter, is chairman Of ar
rangements. A parade, in which re-
turned soldiers and five companies Of
the Minnesota National Guard, Fifth
Regiment, quartered here, will take
part, will be feature .
Minneapolis. - Members Of the
Northwestern Hotel Mems association
will be entertained in Minneapolis,
June 16, II and Is, the guests of the
Minneapolis Hotel Mems association,
Minneapolis association at the An
drews hotel yesterday. About 300
delegates from all parts of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Nebraska,
Iowa and Wisconsin, are expected to
attend.
Bsmidji.-Assistanc was given to
1872 families during March by the Be-
midi home service of the American
Red Cross, according to the regular
report filed by Mrs. E. H. Smith, chair
man of the committee, and D. 8.
Mitchell, secretary. In addition
eighty-five were provided with infor-
nation and help and forty-seven were
given information. During March
$3I5.35 was expended by the commit
tee. a...-. 49,.
Rushford-Fifty years of married
life and fifty years - pastor Of the
Rushford Lutheran church were cele.
brated simultaneously by Rev. and
Mrs. E. Jaastaad. The pastor married
Miss Thorbjor Aga in 1859, shortly
after he accepted his first pastorate at
Rushford. He has been continuously
pastor of the Rushford church since
that time. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Jaas-
taad are in excellent health, despite
their advanced age. The celebration
wis featured by dinner served at
noon to the congregation in the
chhrch and snecial morning and after