The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03

Aitkin.-Marriage licenses have been
issued to John Otto and Ionic M.
Samson, August H. Villnow and Leola
Ada Peysar, Donald A. Johnson and
Cecilia v. Swarmer.
| Virginia. A verdict of guilty was
brought in by. the jury in the case of
Joe Mazar of Bull, who was charged
with first degree murder. The jury
was out % hours.
Hibbing.-A son born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Judge Thomas Brady held up mu-
nicipal court for twenty-four hours, his
father being too busy receiving con-
gratulations to hold court.
st. Cloud.-The st. Cloud council of
the knights of Columbus has made
plans for two big limitations during
the fall season. The first will be held
on Oct. &c, and the second Nov. %.
Bemidji-Marie Thompson and Mrs.
Charles Sears will not be tried for SELL
ing whisky this term. One became
sick and was taken to the hospital and
the other followed suit. Both are I'M
der indictment.
Red Wing.-Red Wing seminary Of
the Norwegian Lutheran Church, es-
tablished September II, 1879, with,
officials of the church, faculty and
student body, last week celebrated its
fortieth anniversary.
| Paynesville.-E. Selke. superintend-
ent of the Paynesville schools for the
last two years, has resigned to go with
the college of education department
of the state university and will leave
Oct. to assume his new duties.
st. Cloud.-Egwin Goenner, aged
16, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goen-
ner, residing two and half miles
east of Clear Lake, died at his home
Tuesday night, of injuries sustained
when he was thrown from his motor
cycle.
| Moorhead.-The Moorhead fire de-.
partment, which will be host next
year to the Minnesota Firemen's asso-
citation, has adopted the street dance
as means of raising funds for the
entertainment of the Gopher state fire
fighters.
| Moorhead. = approximately $1,000
600 will be spent in municipal improve
ments in Moorhead next year, large
proportion of the city work having al
ready been started. Already plans
have been made for paving thirty-two
blocks.
Crookston.-Reports of national and
state banks here indicate prosperity
prevailing in this city and the Red,
River valley in general. A comparison.
of the five banks here shows an in
crease in the banks deposits in the.
past year to be nearly s1.50O,00O -
| Fergus Falls. The Rev. G.. H.
Scents, pastor of Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church here, has decided to ac-
cept call to the pastorate of the
Methodist church at Brookings, S. d.
Brookings is the center of South Da-
kota Methodism, the church college
being located there.
Pillager.-Throughout South Cass
and North Morrison counties farmers
are harvesting their potato crop, and
although the yield per acre is slightly
below normal, it is believed that the
large acreage this year will mean the
production of the largest crop in the
| history of the county.
Luverne.-Whisky valued at over a
thousand dollars was confscateG at
the home of l. o Bolland, on a farm
near Luverne, when Sheriff Virgins
went to the place armed with search
warrant, following a "tip" that had
| been given him that liquor could be
| purchased at the Bolland place at
| $3.50 a quart.
Thief River Falls. - Arrangements
have been completed by the Penning-
ton County Livestock Breeders asso.,
citation for a sale at the fair grounds,
| Oct. % and %. The stipulation has
| been made that all cattle sold must
| be tuberculin tested. Seven gov
eminent veterinarians are working
throughout the county.
Bemidji.-An extensive sheep ranch,
embracing a section of fine grazing
land north of Bass Lake and between,
Turtle Lake, with more to be added, is
being fenced to accommodate several
thousand sheep and cattle owned by
L. H. White, extensive livestock dealer
and shipper of Cogswell, N D., who
has purchased the tract from j. ]. OPP
sahl of Bemidji.
Marshall.-Marshall has a new kind
of poker game. A game where all Of
the players lose. Two unlimited guests
at an old lumber shed where game
was in progress among some threshers
covered the five card men with re-
volvers and compelled them to hand
over all their money The robbers
made good their escape before Sheriff
Monroe was notified of the theft.
Mankato.-"I stole these chickens
from Mr.. Hopkins" So read sign
carried through the streets by a de-
jected appearing Westbrook citizen,
as he plodded along dusty paths and
front of him, on which the stolen
chickens were being exhibited to the
public. Hopkins, who lives at Man
kato, had suffered the loss of chickens
on several occasions and investiga-,
lions led to the detention of the West,
brook man. would you prefer to go
to jail or to announce your guilt to the
public?" he asked the accused. He
consented to march.
Brainerd-The board of the Mime
sofa Baptist state convention held in
Minneapolis appointed Rev. r. e.
Cody pastor-at-large for Northern
Minnesota; he has accepted. his du-
ties to begin November 1. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cody will retain their home in
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