The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

ing water the youngest child of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Lagerquist, residing
on Bear River, was badly burned.
Crookst6n-The Polk county board
of county commissioners has estab-
lished road between East Grand
Forks and the Red Lake county line.
East Grand Forks.-Teachers from
all departments of the East Grand
Forks schools attended the institute
meetings which were held in Crook
ston last week.
Virginia.-The local county Jail is
little used, only ten prisoners being in
the Jail during October. In former
years as many as forty were lodged in
the Jail in one day.
Hibbing.-That the 1920 Federal
census will give Hibbing population
close to, 10000 is the opinion of viii
lage officials conversant with the
growth of the village the past two
years in particular.
Saltwater. = Threshing operations
are still being conducted throughout
Washington county and it is expected
that work along that line will be con-
Quoted up to Thanksgiving as there is
still much grain in stacks.
Pine River.-During the season re-
Gently closed the Thiessen Pickle COM
pany paid to the farmers tributary to
Pine River and Backus neary $4,000
for cucumbers. OF this amount the
Pine River plant paid some 100000.
Crookston.-Dr. Dunlop, city health
| officer, says that while many cities
have serious sieges of diphtheria and
typhoid, Crookston has no reported
case of either disease, and but seven
| cases of measles and one of chicken
pox.
Hutchinson.-The Hutchinson Coop
erative creamery captured first prize
for it's cheese at the National Dairy
| show in Chicago. The creamery won
gold medal in national competition
and silver medal for the best Mime
sofa cheese.
Hibbing.-Waldo Ricciani, Domini
Gambloi, Philip Bonelli and five others
were arrested by Game Warden George
game preserve. Nine guns and three
hounds, the dogs alleged to have been
used in hunting, were seized.
Deer River.-Wood is in big demand
here now that the cold spell has come,
and the fuel is very hard to obtain
owing to the softness CT the swamp
lands. There is not ton of coal in
the town, and it is probable many
users will turn to using wood this
winter.
Virginia. - Negotiations involving
the purchase of three lots from Alder
man Elmer Matheson have been prac-
tically completed by the local Masonic
order, which will build lodge home
next spring. The lots are located on
First street south, between Fourth and
Fifth avenues, and are held at $4,000.
st. Paul.-Minnesota creameries and
cheese factories will continue under
the "open shop" method rather than
accept an invitation from the State
Federation of Labor for a CLOSED
shop" delegates attending the conven-
ton here of the Minnesota Creamery
Operators and Managers association
decided.
Little Falls.-The citizens commit
tee of Little Falls made final effort
to retain the ST. Ottos orphanage,
which was condemned here by the
state. A letter was addressed to Ri.
Rev. Joseph F. Busch at st. Cloud in
which strong appeal for the retention
of the building here was made. 1t is
understood that new orphanage is to
be built in st. Cloud.
Red Lake Falls.-So far nearly 100
returned soldiers and sailors have
filled out their bonus application
blanks at the local Office of the Red
Lake County post of the American
Legion, according to Secretary M. II.
Latendresse. There are approximate.
ly $50 returned service men in the
county who are entitled to bonuses I'M
Ger the provisions of the law passed
by the special session of the Mime
sofa legislature.
st. Paul.-Sugar prices made puz-
zle for the state department of agricul-
ture, although the departments find
ings in sugar investigation were
made public only day or two ago.
Grocers complain that they are forced
to pay $12 to $13 hundred pounds,
and retail sales at reported fair prices
would mean losses to them. Country
merchants argued that they cannot
make up the loss on other items as is
sometimes done by city dealers.
Bemidji-The contracts awarded by
the Beltrami county board during the
past few months will put the road be-
tween Bemidji and Baudette in such
condition that it may be used as an
automobile road, and with additional
improvements next year it is believed
it will not only be good road, but
that it will draw large amount OF
business from the north country to
Bemidji.
Grand Rapids.-Armed only with an
ak and .22-caliber revolver, Ralph
Dethloff and George Mooers, Itasca
county surveyors, while working -
Balsam township, east of Lawrence
lake, came across bear and after
lively scrimmage dispatched the ami
NAL. Bullets from the % only angered
the beast, the ak doing the work. The
carcass brought here weighed 300
pounds and was fat.
st. Paula charter creating the
Security State bank of Moose Lake
was delivered by F. E. Pearson, super
intendent of the state banking depart
ment, to August F. Rohleder of st.
Paul, president Of the new institution.
Crookston.-LeonardJ j. Houske, Sec
| rotaru of the Minnesota Red River