The Ely miner., 1919-01-31
NEWS OFSSTATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers

Mid-Wlnter Seed Fair convention
Feb. IS, 19 and 20<fn the st. Cloud
Institute
st. Paul-A report stating that St
Paul has had 1865 cases of influenza
and 1851 homes are still under quar-
antine was received by the State
Board of Health. Thirteen new cases
and IL releases from quarantine were
listed.
Walker-H. C. Baer, cashier of the
Security State bank of Bemidji, was
elected president of the Farmers
State bank of Walker L. HI. Icklel
of st. Paul was elected vice president
and C. Bateman of Walker assistant
cashier.
Minneapolis. o. Bentall, one
time socialist candidate for governor
convicted of obstructing the draft
has been served notice to deliver him
self to the authorities Feb. to begin
a term of one year in the Crow Wing
county Jail.
Stillwater-Mrs. Paul Mirimonti Of
this city received word from the wal
department that Private Carlo Miri
monti, reported as missing in actor
on Oct. 10, 1918, on the battlefront in
France, had only been gassed slight
1y and had recovered.
st. Paul.-Robert E. Braden has as
sumed his duties today as deputy
fire marshal, J. B. Sanborn, state fire
marshal, announces. Mr.. Braden sue
ceeds Burton Kingsley, who resigned
when he took his seat in the legisla
ture as representative from the Twen
ty-ninth district.
st. Paul.-The Capital Trust Com
pany of ST. Paul is the highest bidder
on $4,322,000 of bonds of other states
held for Minnesota trust funds ant
which the state board of investment
purposes to sell if possible and in
vest the proceeds in Liberty bonds tc
increase interest earnings.
Hibbing.-Range sportsmen are in
terested in bill to be presented tc
the legislature allowing no aliens who
are not full fiedged citizens to carry
a gun for hunting purposes. At the
present time any alien who has de
clared his intentions of becoming q
citizen is entitled to hunting license
Eveleth.-Dr. J. G. Saam, city
health commissioner, says that there
is not case of influenza in Eveletl
and that this condition has existed fol
the last two weeks. The last case o.
the disease was reported on JAN II
and was released shortly after that
The last death in the city was re
ported on Dec 81.
Brainerd.-The Brainerd Livestock
Shipping association, composed o.
farmers, shipped thirty-one cars Of
stock the past season to the South st
Paul market and the business amount
ed to $52,990.39. The stock consisted
of 779 head of cattle, 273 hogs, 121
sheep. The farmers may purchase
scales and install them in the loca
stock yards.
Moorhead-Sheriff Dan w. McDon
aid has left for st. Anthony, Idaho, tc
bring back r. B. Zimmerman, who Is
under arrest there on a warrant
charging forgery. Zimmerman has
waived extradition and signed ar
agreement to return voluntarily, &C
cording to a telegram received BY
Sheriff Mcdonald from Sheriff ]. Fl
Cusick of Fremont county, Idaho.
East Grand Forks-There wer
two fires here in one night last week
One was in Efickson's barn, due tt
an overheated chimney, and resulted
in no damage. The other, in the Han
son & Maves feed store, was more
serious and showed signs of havine
been set in three places down stairs
A bale of hay was broken and scat
tered on the stairs and upstairs, but
unlighted
Glencoe.-A verdict of guilty was
returned against Walter Brinkman
Rufus Graupmann and James Hanson
charged with completely in the as
.sault upon DR.. A. P. Roper, aged REQ
Cross worker, here a month ago. The
Jury deliberated fourteen hours. A
similar charge against Frank Donnay
who had been on trial with the trio
was quashed by agreement of attor
neys on both sides.
Brainerd.-Pine River was cut of
from telephone communication by fire
which destroyed line of frame
buildings in the business district
Business houses and public buildings
were saved by heroic work on the
part of citizens. The blaze broke out
in the Lillstrom building and swept
south from the Spurrier hotel, destroy
ing E. T. Peters meat market. the P
e. Lillstrom confectionery, the George
Bell restaurant and hall, the Leei
building and land and insurance of
fees. The postofice, telephone Office
bank, fire hall and depot were saved
but all toll lines of the Northwestern
Exchange were burned out. Origin OF
the fire is unknown. Damage is esti
mated at more than $4,000.
Stillwater.-Funds raised in Wash
into county by growing crops on
land, from one-quarter to five acres in
extent, for the benefit of the Ameri
can Red Cross society, has reached
the sum of s24,O17.5s, and it is ex
pected that more than $4,000 will
have been collected when all returns
are in.
st. Cloud.-The Commercial Club
and Business Mems Association are
backing movement for the building
OF $4,000 armory. 1t is likely the
legislature will be asked to pass an
act permitting the issuing of bonds.
Brainerd.-Warm winter weather is
not hailed with delight by Crow Wing
county farmers and some are ner
vOus about their winter rye and