The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-08
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY told
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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Bagley. "BilI' Kaiser, son Of Al
Kaiser, Bagley banker, has returned
from France, where he was in military
service during the war.
Mankato.-The National Bank Of
commerce has purchased from Mrs.
Roma l. Saulpaugh the Saulpaugh no.
tel block, one of the largest and best
located blocks in Mankato.
Long Prairie. -Supt. r. o. Bagby Of
the Long Prairie high school an
nounces that there will be accomoda-
tions next year for number of addi-
tional normal training pupils here.
Minneapolis. Sarah S. Under
wood was found dead in her apart
ment at 1408 West Twenty-sixth street
here. A gas jet in the room was
found open. Mrs. Underwood was Sc.
Blackduck.-Com Committees in charge
of arrangements for the Blackjack
community fair have decided to start
it on Oct. 1. Prizes have been proyid-
ed for exhibits of grasses, grains, vege-
tables and fruits.
ST. Cloud.-Services were conducted
in the st. Martin church for Father
Meinulf Stukenkemper, o. S. B., pas
tor of st. Martin, who died Thursday.
Father Meinulf was born in Westpha-
Ella, Germany, on Jan. II, 1887, and
came here in 1863.
Detroit-One and a quarter miles
of paving, to connect the Northern
Pacific passenger depot and the lake
and the streets in the business district,
are planned by this city, and w. B.
Stevenson, Moorhead civil engineer,
has been retained as engineer.
Virginia.-Judge Carey in municipal
court fined Margaret Ozonich, SOC
Saturday afternoon after adjudging
her guilty of blindpigging. She was
the fifth of the piggers caught in a
raid made by Chief Witte and force.
Thief River Falls.-One of the larg-
est Inheritance taxes Of recent years
was paid at the Polk county court
house, when check for $846.96 was
given County Treasurer George J.
Flaten in payment of the taxes in the
estate of Gunder Krostue, Fisher bust
man.
Stillwater-F1oyd Bales, arrested
at Duluth by Sheriff T. H. Maher, on
the charge Of failing to provide for
his wife and two minor children of
this city, appeared in municipal court
for hearing and as he could not furn-
ish bonds for $500 he was ordered
committed to the county Jail for ninety
days.
Renville.-Reports of damage by
rust to the wheat crop in this vicinity
continue and grain men of this Sec
ton fear that the crop will be con-
siderably shortened. Harvesting is al
ready under way in many sections
and large fields Of barley have been
threshed. The barley yield is above
the average.
Bemidji.-Leaping from the side of
jitney busSwhen it slowed down,
Blair STILES, II, was thrown beneath
rear wheel, which ran over his
chest. George Cochran conveyed the
unconscious lad to the office of DR..
E. w. Johnson, where he recovered
his senses and appears little worse
for his experience.
st. Paul-Minnesota farmers are
warned by Professors A. D. Wilson
and w. A. McKerrow of the university
farm school to use caution in engag
ing in the sheep industry. They say
the experience of farmers of the state
for years has been with other stock
and that there are problems in sheep
raising that must be carefully con-
sidered.
Thief River Falls.-A representative
of a chain of Montana banks visited
Pennington county and made arrange
ments for the cutting Of 5000 tons of
wild hay on the Red Lake Indian res
ervation. The contract was let to
Swartz & Johnson of this city, who
will take over the entire job, from
cutting the crop to placing it on cars
ut Goodridge.
st. Cloud.-Rev. Father Joseph May
erhofer celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of his ordination to priesthood
at high mass at the cathedral Father
Mayerhofer, who is rs, was born in
Tyrol, where he was ordained on July
rs, 1869. Very soon after his ordina-
ton he came to America and was as
signed to the diocese of st. Cloud,
where he has been ever since.
Mora. -The Wilson highway trail
will run through Main street in this
village to Maple avenue, thence east
by the courthouse and schoolhouse,
thence north. Painters will commence
work in the near future. A committee
consisting of Charles F. Serline. R. G.
Streetly and Kleo McIlhargey has been
appointed to cooperate with the peo-
pie of Isle and Aitkin, in order to
secure better connections with Mile
Laos Lake.
Moorhead.-A women's employment
agency is being conducted by the Clay
county farm bureau under the direc-
ton of Miss Esther Ferris, home dem
onstration agent. Farmers wives find
It next to impossible to obtain domes-
tic help during the busy harvest and
threshing seasons.
willmar -Harvest is in full swing
here and some of the earlier grains
have been threshed. The barley yield
is placed at approximately forty-three
bushels to the acre for general aver
age. The oat and wheat crop are ex-
pected to be good, although there are
reports of damage by rust.
Brainerd. = Bishop McNicholas of