The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-21

eIecteu superintendent Oh the teu
Wing public schools at a salary OF
$1,000 per annum. an increase of 500
over last year.
Stillwater.-GOvernor Burnquist has
tentatively accepted the invitation OF
the Citizens Memorial day committee
to deliver the Memorial day address
in this city on May 80 next
Euclid.-This village elected: Su.
pervisor, G. A. Benbner; treasurer,
Peter Stuhr; assessor. r. IL Balfour
clerk. E Pubank; justices of peace
w. A. Cook and T. Z. Dorpat, con
stables. f. c. Acker and H. Palen
CrOokston. Crookston township
elected Supervisor, Ed Lanctot, town
clerk, Louis } Regiembal treasurer
Adolph Hcydt. assessor. Walter Latta;
justices of peace. Walter Latta and
Carl Herberg: poundmaster. Stephen
Altepeter
Little Falls.---Norris Carnes of Roy.
alton has been given a captains com.
mission in the United States army. He
is attached to an artillery unit in
France and has been acting captain
for some time. He is "a years of age
and former student of the Univer
sity of Minnesota
Two Harbors. Edward NJ. Meow
as a candidate for alderman in the
Second ward has made public an an
nouncement that this action on the
part OF the Socialist party was done
without his knowledge or consent and
that he absolutely refuses to be a can
didate.
Bemidji.-En route to America is q
Bemidji trained nurse, Miss May Nc.
Gregor, cited twice for heroic service
the first decoration being last Octo
Der for the Chateau Thierry battle and
the one just awarded her for service
at the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne bat,
ties. Miss McGregor is the daughter
of Mrs. Mary McGregor of this city.
East Grand Forks.-For the purpose
Of buying machinery and supplies
necessary to make the big spring
drive, farmers have been coming into
East Grand Forks in large numbers
of late. They carry word that the
amount of land in this district to be
under cultivation this year will ex.
coed that of last year by fully so pei
cent.
Hastings.-Mrs. Martin Maher, one
Of the best known pioneers of this
county, died at her home at Marshan
near here, aged Is years. She was
born in County Tipperary, Ireland,
was married in Dakota country in the
early pioneer days and has lived In
this vicinity ever since Her hus
band, four sons and two daughters
survive.
Thief River Falls.-The school
board, at its last regular meeting, re-
ceived petition asking for the recon,
sideration of their former action in
accepting the resignation of ]. H. Hay
as superintendent of city schools. The
petition was signed by over 800 resi-
dents and tax payers of Thief River
Falls. The board laid the petition OIL
the table. .a.s r.. st..aes. .s-. t..
Thief River Falls.-Charles A. Pit
kin, well known attorney of this city
died of influenza at hospital in the
Twin Cities. The telegram announc
ing Mr.. Pitkin's death was from Mrs.
Pitkin, who was with her husband a,
the time of his death. The funeral
was held at Crookston. The Elks'
lodge and bar association of this city
sent representatives.
Grand Rapids.-The end of the
sleighing and the nice weather the
past week caused an unusual move
ment of potatoes in spite of the fact
that the local market has been the
lowest and the weakest of any time
since the potato digging season. The
market price has been around Is cents
a hundred. This week there were
shipped out of the local station five
car leads of potatoes with a couple
more cars ready to load out.
ST. Paul-Governor Burn1uist has
appointed the five members on the
Tyler Tornado Relief commission, as
authorized in new law carrying a
state fund of $4,000 to be expended
by the commission for relief of the
tornado sufferers as follows: Former
Governor Samuel r. Van SAINT, Min
neapolis; S. NJ Hanson, mayor of Ty-
Ter; S. B. Duea, Pipestone, and E. B.
Young and H. T. o. Herzer, both of
st. Paul. Governor Van SAINT was
made chairman and requested to call
the first commission meeting
Minneapolis.-The condition OF Miss
Hazel Flynn, Fl, teller of the First
State Bank of Champlin, Hennepin
county, who pluckily kept lone ban
dit from getting $4,000 in securities
and $4,000 in cash Friday, is much
improved. No trace of the robber was
found. He was seen standing near
the bank, dressed in a soldiers uni
form, for some time around noon. He
escaped with $62 from the postoffice,
occupying a section of the bank build
ing, and $40 from a cash register in
the bank. Miss Flynn was found III
the cellar, where the robber had
thrown her, when Paul C. Heard,
cashier, returned from lunch She re-
fused to tell where the money was
kept and was struck score of times
on the head by the robber.
Virginia.. P. Richard of Man
kato, grand chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias, and T. w. McAlister, grand
keeper of records and seal, addressed
the members of the local lodge at a
special meeting held at the Hawkinson
hail. Mr.. Richard and Mr.. McAister,
who are making tour of the range,