The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-26

Woodrow.-Henry Brown, IL, was
severely burned when he climbed to
the top OF high pole carrying a high
tension wire and his clothing caught
on fire.
st. Cloud.-The Stearns county
board of commissioners has appropri-
ated funds for the continuance of the
county farm bureau work during the
following two years.
Windom.-The farmers in the vicin-
ity of Lamberton, both in Cottonwood
and Redwood counties, have organized
to fight the hog cholera cases that
have appeared in the community.
st. Paul.. Solminen, a substitute
letter carrier at Virginia, was arrested
and charged with intercepting mail,
according to information received by
r. d. Simmons, postoff1ce inspector
international Falls.-The CONNER
c1al club decided to lease the dining
room, private dining rooms and kitch-
en- OF the Rex hotel as club headquar-
tiers, the lease to run for a year at a
monthly rental of s100.
Moorhead.-An $4,000 contract for
building and equipping a starch fac
tory in Moodhead has been awarded
to the National Potato. Machinery COM
pany, Chicago, by the Red River Val
ley Starch & Potato company.
eapolis.-Armed bandits, prowl-
ing before sunrise, interrupted morn
ing prayers at Mikrow Kodesh syna-
gogue, twisted the flowing beard Of
one aged worshipper, and escaped with
SAL in cash and check for S24.
Moorhead.-E. G. Schroeder, the
potato king" says that the Early
Ohio potatoes on his farm are yield
ing It's bushels to the acre. Scarcity
of cars and the drop in prices have led
Mr.. Schroeder to store his potatoes in
the cellar instead of shipping.
Minneapolis. ORION A. Bar
low. who rose from sergeant to briga-
der general in the Civil war, fighting
first in Benjamin Harrison's Indiana
regiment, afterward commended by
Abraham Lincoln for saving soldier
from death sentence for desertion,
died at his residence here.
st. Paul-Organization of a potato
exchange for marketing potatoes in
Minnesota will be discussed at the
Minnesota Potato Growers associa-
ton meeting, in Moorhead, November
6, according to circular letter sent
to farmers organizations by the State
Department of Agriculture.
Faribault.-Peter Paul died at a
local hospital from injuries received
when he was whipped against stone
wall at Morristown, while doing a
parachute act there. Paul was de-
scending in the parachute when the
wind caught him. He sustained a
fractured skull and other injuries.
st. Paul.-Nearly $4,000 in excess
of estimates, bids on contracts for
two proposed cottages at the Shakopee
state reformatory for women, opened
recently by the state board Of con-
troll, probably will be rejected and the
projects delayed until building condi-
tions are more settled or more funds
are provided.
Frazee.-Herman Bohne, who has a
farm nine miles east of FraZee,
threshed his clover from a 33-acre
field and got 1872 bushels of fine seed.
He received AK cents pound for it,
receiving check for $4,559.2O for the
seed. He is going to run the straw
through the huller again and estimates
that he will get from % to 80 bushels
more.
Moose Lake.-George P. Grout Of
Duluth, president of the Minnesota
State Dairymen's association, will be
here soon to arrange for the annual
meeting Of that organization to be held
here in January. 1t is planned to
make a three or four day session. 1t
is expected that dairymen from all
parts of Minnesota and Northern Wis
consin will be here for the meeting.
It is probable that they will number
in the neighborhood of 800 or 400.
Eveleth.-When swing in which he
was playing with companions at the
Lincoln school Fairgrounds broke, an
iron bar fell and struck Joseph zimi-
darisch, 8, school boy, on the head
crushing his skull, death resulting
in short time Six other boys in the
swing were not hurt. Because OF the
fatality the school board ordered all
overhead apparatus at Fairgrounds re-
moved, meaning the children will be
without large swings or tumblirg bars.
University Farm.-Minnesota farm
ers and stock men are taking precau-
lions, as never before, to prevent the
outbreak of hog cholera, reports from
the farm station of the University of
Minnesota show. In a single day 49,
coo cubic centimeters of hog cholera
serum was sent out by the farm sta
ton to farmers throughout the state,
the largest amount ever sent out in
ore day. Cholera has been reported
recently in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle,
Traverse, Renville and Wabasha coun-
ties.
ST. Paul.-Approximately 5000 cars
are needed to relieve the Minnesota
car shortage, according to an estimate
by A. l.. Finn. traffic expert OF the
state railroad commission. Comment
ing on the published statement by
Walker D. Hines, director general OF
railroads, asserting that the present
car shortage is not as great as in years
before the war under similar condi-
lions, Mr.. Finn said that may be
true Of the countrywide situation, but
he insisted that there is a real short
age of cars to move grain and potatoes.
Anoka.-Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed a barn, a silo and killed sew