The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-23

deaths within ten hours in the same
household in the passing of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonas Pearson of Ness, old set.
tiers of the Beaver River Country.
Detroit.-P. s. Converse has resigned
as oil inspector for Becker, Hubbard
and Mahnomen counties and has &C.
cepted position with the state for.
estry service, similar to that of a for.
est ranger.
Westinghouse d. Michelet, son
TO Simon Michelet, Senator Knute
Nelson's secretary. has passed all the
West Point entrance examinations and
will be admitted to the military acad.
envy June IS.
Moorhead.-The First State Bank
will build two-story bank home and
Office building, 50x150 feet in dimen-
sion at the corner Of Front and Fifth
streets, Moorhead, this summer at an
estimated cost of 100000.
Aitkin.--Miss Annie E. Shetland,
member of the state school commits.
sion, who is making tour of the fire
district of Northern Minnesota to in
vestigate school conditions, was here
comforting with Miss Poston, county
superintendent Of schools
Menagha.--John McClay has pur.
chased the Carl Franz farm in section
6. Runeberg, $4,000 deal, and in
the trade has taken over the large
stock of general merchandise from
Mr.. McClay at his Hewitt store.
st. Paul.-Officers in the new Mime
sofa National Guard will wear collar
ornaments made of the metallic let
tiers MINI" over the larger ''U. S."
under orders received by Adjutant
General Rhinow from the war depart
ment.
charlottesville hunting wolves
Archie Check, 81, son of Louis Check
of the Bigfork country, accidentally
shot himself in the thigh with a rifle
when the weapon got tangled in the
brush and he tried to pull it out
He was brought to local hospital by
his brother, Alex Check.
Duluth.-Samuel ]. Cusson, aged 81,
general manager of the Virginia &
Rainy Lake company's plant at Vir-
ginia, Mimi, died at the Spalding ho-
tel here. Death was due to hemor-
rhage Of the brain which first occurred
shortly after dinner the night before
Mr.. Cusson was one of the most prom
inent figures in the lumber industry
of the Northwest.
Thief River Falls.-The question as
to whether or not the Office of county
attorney and city attorney can be held
by the same party has been decided
in the negative by Judge Andrew
Grindeland. Theodore Quale's conten-
ton that he is entitled to pay for serv-
ices in the latter capacity in spite of
having assumed the post of county
attorney on Jan. is therefore denied.
Embarrass-Rain fell and put out
small brush and slashing fires in this
district as it did on the Hinsdale
Ridge, in the Dinka river district. The
fire at the latter place burned over
several tracts Of already burned lands,
but was boxed and kept out of good
timber, according to reports received
here. Fire fighters had the Dinka
blaze under control and the rain fin
ished it.
St. Paul.. G. Whelan of Minneap-
oils, was elected state deputy of the
Knights of Columbus at the Minnesota
state convention held in the council
hall, here. Other officers chosen were
the Rev. Robert Hughes of Mankato
state chaplains; John D. Mahon of
Duluth, secretary; NJ s. Fisch of Aus
tin, treasurer; ]. F. Fahey of Grace
vile, advocate, and D. W. Hughes of
Crookston, warden. ...-
observation-disclosures. Hawley, Pear
son and Dean of the local Boosters
club have been delegated to wait on
officials of the Great Northern Rail-
way company, owning the Kettle Riv-
er Quarry company here, and ascer-
tain under what terms the plant can
be leased to local interests so that it
can be reopened, as it is feared the
industry will never be worked again,
plans being afoot for dismantling it.
st. Paul.-Nearly 100 rangers and
patrolmen now are employed on fire
prevention and other timber work in
Northern Minnesota, w. T. Cox, state
forester, announced, following addi-
lions of 35 men to the organization.
The majority of the men are quail
fed as deputy scalers of logs and lum-
Der under M. J. Thornton, as we'll as
forest rangers, Mr.. Cox said. The fed
eral forestry department is continuing
assistance to the state by furnishing
the services of rangers and sharing
in the expense of the prevention and
other work.
Bemidji.-The big plant of the Be-
midi Potato Products company has
been sold to the Falk company of Pitts
burgh, Pa, which will take possession
Immediately. The Potato Products
company began operating a large pota-
to flour mill here last fall in the old
plant Of the Bemidji company. Nego-
tiations were begun between the prod
ucts company and the Falk company
several months ago, but it was not un.
til this week that the selling of the
plant took place. The Falk company
operates large metal manufacturing
plants at Pittsburgh, and the manufac.
ture of potato -four is a subsidiary
proposition.
Mankato.-A gang of boy thieves.
who have been stealing electrical
equipment from engines for months
past, was rounded up by the police
authorities of this city and more than
5000 worth of loot recovered. The