The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11

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Pine Riyer.-Twelve-year.old George
Mellen was brought from Hackensack
to the hospital for treatment for an
injured ankle, broken when logs fell
on him.
ST. Cloud.-Joe Lauer, who, with an.
other youth, is charged with an at
tempted rape, of a 13-yead-old girl,
was bound over to the grand jury
and the case will come up in the May
term.
Virginia.-The Whippet tanks sent
by the Ninth Federal Reaerve district
to stimulate interest in the Victory
Loan will visit Virginia April IA.
Other towns of the range will also be
visited.
International Falls.-George P. Wat.
son and others who failed to secure a
restraining order stopping the city
from buying site for water pump
ing plant, have now restrained the
city from paying for the site.
Pillager-Postmaster J. G. Peterson
announces that the postoffice at SyL
van, Mimi, was discontinued March 81
and all mail addressed to Sylvan is
received, delivered and accounted for
! by the postoffice at Pillager after that
date.
Rochester.-Dr. Isaac Vandowlin OF
Virginia, past grand master of the l.
o. o. F. of Minnesota, died at ST.
Mary's hospital here, following an ope.
10 oinc foly %
Virginia by his wife. He was buried
with l. o. o. F.. honors. -.
Red Lake Falls.-To boost the sheep
growing industry in Red Lake county
Col. Frank LETTERS, stock breeder and
vice president of the Red River Valley
Livestock Breeders association. pro-
poses to organize a sheep club with a
limited number of boys and girls under
81, each member to try to raise the
best sheep. 1881. ... ....~.
Duluth.-City Commissioner James
A Farrell was reelected city commits
sioner at the recent election by vote
of 1858, and William F. Murnian, lab
or candidate, was chosen to succeed
Bernard Silberstein as city commits,
sioner by a vote of 1888. Each had
clear majority of all votes cast.
Farrell's majority being 934 and Muir
mans 324. The total number of votes
cast was 1888.
Crookston.-Lee r. Boyd, formerly
lieutenant in the Three Hundred and
Thirteenth engineers, has received his
commission as captain, according to
word received by. his parents. Capt
Boyd is the son of State Represen.
tative John Boyd and won his commits.
sion as captain as direct reward for
merit in the completion of difficult
job of railroad engineering in the dev.
astated region in France.
st. Paul.-Public safety commission
figures show that wheat acreages of
the state were increased in 1913 to
1886, 459, for a gain of more than so
per cent over those of 1917. The
wheat planted in 1917 totaled 1929
465 acres. Increases in grains includ-
ed the following: Barley, 1,4S0,147
acres, from 1871, 672; oats. 2,590,254
acres, from 3,2SO,792; and hay, $780,
759 from 1882, 493, in 1917. The in
crease in corn acreage was 2,S14,9S2 in
1917, to 2,658,515 in 1918. Potatoes
were planted on $1,000 acres last
year, as against 234,554 IN 1917
ST. Paul-Minnesota farmers MIXED
980,093 COWS in 1918, while they MIXED
only 929,023 the year before Other
cattle increased in number to f,443,-
912 in 1918, from 1,32S,338 in 1877, ae-
cording to the livestock census made
by the Public Safety commission.
Greater sheep raising was indicated
by 31S,414 In 1918, as against 239, 7S1 i'm
1917. Despite the large number of
tractors and automobiles, there were
764, 1886 horses in the state in 1918.
compared with 1882 the year pre-
ceding. Hogs dropped from 2,O2S,34O
in 1917 to !, 1898 in 1918,
St. Paul.-Thousands of wild ducks
and other migratory water fowl may
now be seen on Minnesota lakes and
rivers on their northward spring flight,
Carlos Avery, state game and fish com.
missioner, said and barring a repeti-
ton of conditions late last year, Min
nesota sportmen will enjoy good hunt
ing next fall. Commissioner Avery
explained that the poor hunting last
fall was due to unfavorable flight con-
ditions and not to scarcity of birds
Canadian lakes were open until De-
cember and the flight was unusually
late and rapid as result. The birds
either took new routes or made nc
stops in Minnesota and hunting suff
cred accordingly.
st. Paul.-Countess Iva proved her
self to be the finest specimen of COW
hood at the prize sale at South ST.
Paul. The countess, which was ex-
hibited by Hagen & Covington of Ken
nedy. Mimi, brought S1.400 from the
pocketbook of ]. L. Badly of Kellogg,
MINI. Avon Chief consigned by C. 3.
Grimes of Winnebago, Mimi, took
highest honors among the bulls when
it was sold to Robert Bjorkland of
Henning, Mimi. for $780, Altogether,
ninety head of prize cattle figured in
the ring and the average sale price
was $34911, with the entire proceeds
close to S31,400. The average price
for the forty-two cows was $504, while
the forty-eight bulls averaged 1922.
The sale was held by the Minnesota
Short Horn Breeders association.
Hibbing.-The extra income tax
aliens are obliged to pay is said here
t0 no caucjpp numorOuc ponoiti1ope
on the Minnesota iron ranges to re-