The Ely miner., 1919-08-22
Mankato.-Mankato Lodge of Elk.

voted $500 to the home service cam-
paign fund of the Salvation Army.
Detroit.-The skeleton of a man was
unearthed IN sandpit near Detroit,
owned by Joseph Ames of Fargo. The
Becker county coroner was notified.
Bemidji.-Bemidji local, No. 2192,
Carpenters union, established union
minimum scale of wages commencing
this week, the scale to be 65 cents per
hour.
Bemidji.-Rev. A. M. Whitby and
family have gone to Madelia, Mimi,
on months vacation before going to
Duluth, where Rev. Whitby has ac-
cepted a call.
East Grand Forks-Two men en-
tered the home Of John Dokken, 219
international avenue, having previous
ly called Mrs. Dokken from the house
on fake errand, but took nothing.
Moorhead.-Bids for the basement
of the new high school building will
be opened by the Moorhead board of
education on Sept. 8. The call for
bids was issued at a meeting Of the
board.
Brainerd-Reports are current here
that young ducks are being shot out
of season at Rice Bed 33, near Iron
ton. Sportsmen are exasperated and
will seek the deputy game warden's
aid to put stop to it.
Hastings.-Dr. r. H. Wald, who
went overseas twenty months ago as
regimental surgeon attached to the
Thirty-fifth division with the rank of
captain, has returned home a major,
having been promoted while in the
service.
Thirty-four owners who
operated their cars without tail lights
were arrested. There we're also four
arrests for drunkenness, and three for
disorderly conduct in the same time.
Judge L. D. Evans imposed fines
amounting to $181.80.
Crookston.-The town Of Higdem
has raised its full quota in the Saliva
tion Army drive. The towns of Car
den and Onstad came in early with
very good reports and their subscrip-
tions, while not quite coming up to the
quota allotted, were very liberal.
Moose Lake-Army worms have
played havoc among some crops in
Carlton county, especially those west
of town. On the farm of John E. John
sons the worms had completely eradi-
tato patch. The ground and shocks Of
grain was literally covered with the
worms.
University Farm.-Minnesota owes
it's prestige as corn state largely to
the advance made in the selection Of
seed corn. Fifty years ago." says
Andrew Boss, vice director of the Min
nesota experimenA station, "only lit
tie corn was grown in Minnesota.
Flint corns and a few early dents
were brought from the New Egnland
states and gradually became adapted
to- the soil and climate. Continued
selection of the earliest kinds of dent
has developed varieties that are pretty
sure to ripen even in short season.
In this way the corn belt has been
extended from the southeastern corner
of the state to the northwestern
corner"
apolis.-Harry w. Jones Of
Minneapolis, district vocational officer
Of the rehabilitation division, Federal
Board for Vocational Education, for
the district comprising Minnesota,
North and South Dakota and Montana,
has severed his connection with the
federal board. While his resignation
becomes effective at once, Mr.. Jones
has informed the Washington office
of the board that he will assist his sue
cessor in getting the rehabilitation
work at district headquarters organ
lied.
Minneapolis.-Red Cross Home Ser
vice has been organized to assist fam
lilies of soldiers and sailors when it
was found there was need to combat
anxiety, to safeguard health, to give
legal protection, to promote education,
to assist in employment, to give en-
couragement to disabled soldiers on
their return, and to assist them and
their families during the period Of
their retraining for civilian life. The
continuation of Home Service and the
extension of it's responsibilities are in
cluded in the peace-time program of
the Red Cross. -.
Minneapolis.-In one month prohibi-
tion trebled the consumption of soft
drinks in Minnesota, it was revealed
in the tax receipt figures collected in
the state, made public by E. J. Lynch,
collector of internal revenue for this
district. The receipts on soft drinks
last month were $181 ,S6725, compared
with $60,617.73 in June. The July re-
ceipts on soft drinks came near being
as large as the receipts from the tax
of So barrel on beer in July, 1918,
which netted $222,111 in Minnesota.
There was no tax on soft drinks and
the so-called near beer" a year ago.
st. Paul.-Children's clinics are now
afforded by the Minnesota Public
Health association in every county in
Minnesota, it was announced by Dr. H.
w. Hill, executive secretary. These
clinics were previously the Baby and
Infant Welfare clinics conducted by
the State Board of Health but discon-
tinued due to the failure of the last
session of the Legislature to approprir-
ate funds. The association has made
arrangements with the Northwestern
Pediatric society by which that body
and the public health association will
have joint supervision Of all children's
clinics in the state.
st. Cloud.-This city paid tribute to
one of its most illustrious citizens,
| when Rev. Leo Cans celebrated high