The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
NEWS or STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
~ Busy Readers.

at GAINESVILLE, Sept. 9-12.
Fergus Falls.-Mr. and Mrs. n. RE
man of Otter Tail celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at their
home in Otter Tail township.
Minneapolis. Francisco Carlucy
died in the Swedish hospital following
injuries received when an automobile
driven by DR.. A. E.. Johnson, struck
him.
Winona, +Navigationeon the Upper
Mississippi river was officially opened
today when the steamer Ideal left her
slip here for Hannibal, Mo-, on the
first trip of the season.
Goodridge.-The Goodridge Co-opera-
tive creamery is now prepared to han
die large amounts of cream for pa
irons. Its books for the last month
show a very substantial increase over
former months.
Hawley.-Potato dealers here say
that 538 cars of potatoes were shipped
out of Hawley the past fall and win
ter. Indications are that the number
of cars will reach the 500 mark with
the spring shipments.
st. Paul.-George H. Nettleton of St.
Paul has been appointed state fire mar
shall by John B. Sanborn, state insur-
ance commissioned. All present depu-
ties were reappointed. The fire mar
shals salary has been increased from
| $1,000 to $4,000 yearly.
St. Paul.-There were 7,95S,645
lc IN, fha fafa 10 90
the figures issued by poultry fanciers
give the number for 1917 as 7,959,595,
it is thought more fowls were marketed
early in 1918 than during the CORE
spending period in 1917, because of
high prices.
Bemidji.-The splendid part Bel
trami county played in the recent
worlds conflict are brought out in a
letter issued by the county draft
board to the people of the county,
showing that one out of every two
Beltrami county young men of draft
age entered military service.
Red Lake Falls.-Leo Knott of Ger
vais was given verdict of $3.50 in
his suit against the county commits
sioners of Red Lake county for dam
ages caused by the laying out of a
road through his 160-acre farm. The
case was the only jury case tried at
the March session of the district court
Minneapolis.-V. N. Grady, Duluth,
was elected president of the Mime
sofa Funeral Directors association at
meeting in the Institute of Anatomy,
University Of Minnesota. L, E. Will
| werschied, st. Paul, was elected first
vice president; George Forester, sec
ond vice president; A. P. Knaeble,
third vice president; R. E. Dare, Sec
rotary, and Joseph Gross, treasurer.
Willmar.-Great Northern train No
10, the Winnepeg-St. Paul mail and
passenger, suffered it's second wreck
In two days, when it jumped the track
two miles east of Pennock. Twenty.
two passengers we're more or less in
tured. All except seven were able to
proceed on their journey after receiv-
ing medical attention. These seven
| were brought to the three hospitals
here.
st. Paul.-Minnesota state banks in
the process of organization and with
| out state charters March 81 must be
approved by the state securities COM
mission before they can begin bust
ness. The ruling under the new law
passed March 81 and requiring new
state banks to pass examination by
the board administering the blue
sky" law was given by Attorney Gen
| eral Clifford L. Hilton. F. E. Pearson,
state superintendent of banks estimat-
ed that about 40 bank projects will be
affected.
st. Paul.-Minnesota begins April
business with $9,744,816.56, nearly ST.
10000 more than year ago, accord
ing to Henry Rines,' state treasurer
Sales of state securities and increases
in railroad gross earnings tax pay.
ments make up the big increase in the
| balance of cash ON hand During
March the receipts were 1882, 1853 and
the disbursements totaled s3.845,164.
More than $1,2OO,0OO from sales Of
certificates of Indebtedness issued by
the forest fire relief commission was
the largest single receipt.
Fergus Falls.-The boys at Pelican
Rapids, 20 miles north of here; have
| discovered gold mine in the frog
crop there. For some unexplained rea-
son the frogs are coming out of the
river banks or the river bottom in
large numbers this spring. They are
| cold and stiff after their winters sleep
and are easily caught with improvised
| nets. Three boys working after school
three evenings cleared up between $63
and $64 A brakeman on the Pelican
Rapids branch, with his son, caught
| enough frogs in several hours Sunday
TO net him $G12O. 1t is thought the
| townspeople will net several thous-
| ands of dollars.
st. Paul-Otter Tail county. with
| 35,248 cows, led the other counties of
| the state last year. 1t was closely fol-
lowed by Stearns, which has 1855.
| Fillmore was the banner county for
other cattle, having 49,398, and nosing
Otter Tail out of first place by IS.
Stearns was first in horses, with 49,.
| 400, which was 468 more than had
| Fillmore. With 69,735, Renville coun-
| ty was the leader in hogs last year.
1t was hard pressed by Rock county,
which had 68,71S. These counties were
| the leaders in 1917, also. Otter Tail
was first in 1918 in poultry, with $780,
S81. and led in 1917, also, with 233,900
Bemfdji--More than fifty beaver
| will be trapped by game warden,