The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

Melrose.vPaui Yamke, aged 81
I years, left his family some six weeks
ago and has not been seen or heard
of Since.
Saltwater - The tax rate for the
city of Saltwater will be sc mills next
year, according to County Auditor N
A. Nelson, being an increase of IL
mills over the year before.
st. Cloud-Private Edward Slivnik
son of Mrs. Mary Slivnik of this city
is reported as severely wounded in ac
ton on Nov. II. according to tele
gram received from Adjt.-Gen. Harris
by his mother
| East Grand Forks-The schools OF
the city have reopened after a vaca.
| ton of one week, and all of the teach.
ers have returned. Three more of the
boys who were on strike, Directing to
the military drill, have returned to the
class rooms, making five in all.
eapolis.-Retail yards of the
| Northland Pine company in the Twin
Cities have been sold to the Thomp-
son Yards, Inc. The change took eff
feet January 1. The Thompson Yards
control by far the largest string of
country lumber yards of any concern
In the country, but never have entered
the city field before.
Ivanhoe.-Ivanhoe suffered a heavy
loss by fire when the plant Of the Ivan
hoe Milling company was destroyed,
entailing loss of 100000 and prac-
ticalfy wiping out one of the leading
Industries of the town. Eleven hun
dred bushels of wheat, carload of
screenings and several carloads of
-four were also burned.
Sti11water.-R. s. Parkhurst, born
and well known here, has been cited
for heroic service in the great war.
for courage, perseverance and endur-
ance while under most trying condi-
tions. in the war zone. Mr.. Parkhurst
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Park
hurst and nephew of Judge A e.
Doe Of the probate court here.
st. Paul.-Benjamin Fisher, Al, said
by the local police to be well known
to the police of Chicago, was shot and
killed by George Dawson, local de-
tectiye. Dawson said that Fisher ap-
preached him, while standing in To-
cal hotel, with a drawn revolver and
threatened to "get him." The detec-
tive claimed he then fired in self-de-
tense.
st. Paul. - Minnesota soldiers and
sailors who have been released and
returned home since the armistice was
signed number 2,114 to date, according
to reports from camp agents received
by State Director Hugo ". Koch of
the Federal Employment service. The
majority of these are agricultural
workers, and most of the others skilled
mechanics.
Notwithstanding is the only town
OF fits size I'm Minnesota selected for
survey by the special Federal agents
to obtain reliable information as to
the cost Of living compared with the
average wage. It Is to represent the
mining section OF the state. The only
other cities In this state in which like
surveys are to be made are Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul and Duluth.
st. Paul.-Whether telephone rate
authority rests with the state or fed
eral government will be decided soon
In the courts. according to indications
after the state railroad and warehouse
commission had denied the applica-
lions Of the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange company and the Tri-State
Telephone and Telegraph company
for increases in rates.
Moorhead.-The bottom has dropped
out of the price Of potato sacks and
many growers and shippers who have
large stocks on hand are heavy losers.
Losses range from $48.50 to 500 per
1,900 sacks, depending upon the date
of purchase. Sacks used by Red river
valley growers and shippers are of
two-bushel capacity and 800 are used
in each carload, making the loss from
$l4.55 to over $28 on each car.
Observation-Disclosures may be with
out a charter commission. 1t devel-
oped at meeting of the commission.
when the proposed construction of a
city hall and a school building was
considered. To construct the city hall
will require an amendment to the
city charter to permit increased bond
ing. Terms of several members Of
the commission have expired, and it
is contended that they are disquali-
fed from acting. even though their
successors have not qualified.
Minneapolis. - The Ten Thousand
Lakes association of Minnesota is pre-
pairing a petition to the Secretary Of
the Interior asking that the head
waters of the Mississippi river, in
Itasca state park, be officially set aside
as a national monument. The plans
include the erection Of q slab made
from Minnesota stone to mark the
spot The association is also endeav-
oring to obtain 100000 appropria-
ton from the state legislature for the
national advertising of Minnesota's
outdoor Fairgrounds.
Sandstone-Thef fire that broke out
In the Commercial hotel here about 4
a. m. was not extinguished entirely
till near noon and the structure was
practically ruined. the rear part being
reduced to ashes. Fortunately all in
mates escaped The proprietor, A. c..
Wingerberg, was in the Twin Cities at
the time and the fire is supposed to
have originated in the kitchen.
Hibbing.-At the suggestion of the
village council the water and light de-
partment lowered the water rates.
The council recommended that this be
done and the water and light commits
sinners fook favorable action.