The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-02

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scheduled for baby clinic by the
state board OF health on May 8.
Brainerd. = A baby clinic held in
Brainerd was a great success. One
hundred and three babies were brought
to the clinic.
st. Cloud.-A prominent farmer of
StearnS county called at Liberty Loan
headquarters here and voluntarily
raised his own allotment of $675 tc
$1,000.
Mohnomen.-Final hearing was held
here on the big drainage project con
temrated in Mahnomen county to be
built through northern Mahncmep
county at the estimated cost of $780,,
900.
Sank Rapids-A community service
flag was dedicated here on which
there were las stars. Congressman
knutson gave an address in which
he thanked the community for the
splendid quota of men sent.
Tracy-Several hundred thousand
pounds of fish probably will be seined
from Lake Sagal within the next few
weeks as the result of local men hav
ing obtained permission to drag the
lake which it is proposed to drain the
coming summer.
Thief River Falls.-A silver loving
cup as first prize and shrubbery or
perennial flowers as second awards
are offered by the local woman's club
to the street of this city making most
and best Improvement in appearances
during the present season. .....
Thon:pson.-The voters of this viii
lage decided at special election to
sell the municipal electric light plant
to the Commonwealth Utilities COM
pany of Mankato for S10,500, and to
grant the company twenty-five years
franchise. The vote was practically
unanimous
paid the supreme sacrifice in the
world war, according to statistics COM
piled by Capt. T. Glenn Harrison of
the adjutant generals Office. The fig
ure includes men who died from
wounds and disease. The names of
1850 Minnesotans appear in the cas-
ualty lists, the bulk OF these being
wounded men.
Cloquet-The fire hall, which was
destroyed by the fire last fall, is being
rebuilt and rapidly nearing compile
ton. The structure is built on the
same site on Cloquet avenue and Sew
enth street, and the same plans for
hn
were used for the old building. 1t is
expected to be ready for occupancy
in about two or three weeks.
Ivanhoe.-With the price of hogs
well above the $50 mark, Herman
Hemcel, farmer residing near here,
has reason to be happy. One of his
prize sows gave birth to % pigs, which
is believed to be record-breaker for
swine. Nineteen of the litter were
healthy and lived, but it was neces-
sary to kill seven of them to make
room for an even dozen at the family
table.
ST. James. - George Newman, SIS
years old, for thirty years agent OF
the Omaha railroad in this city, was
accidentally killed by a freight train
here. He had been supervising the
icing of refrigerator car in a freight
train and stepped behind the car just
as the engineer started to back, the
train knocking him across the rails,
where he met instant death beneath
the wheels of the car.
Red Lake Falls.-Red Lake county
went over it's quota Of $40 in the Blue
Triangle Y. w. G. A. campaign, ac'
cording to Miss Rebecca Hunt, coun-
ty chairman, who reports that $S2.45
had been raised. Red Lake Falls
women raised $27 with a food sale.
Oklee women held a social and Melted
$40; Brooks women did likewise and
reported $14.45; Plummer turned in
$40 on a social, and Gervais raised
Sl4 in a candy sale.
Crookston.-Wheat seeding is gen.
eral over the entire Red River valley.
With the exception of the low places,
which have not been entirely dried
out, nearly every farmer is now seed
ing between 10 and rs acres day. 1t
is estimated that the wheat acreage
this year will be from 10 to Is per
cent higher than last year, when the
acreage in the Red River valley will
be greatly increased, according to
crop experts here. -
Hibbing.-Mayor Victor L. Power,
acting for this village and the town
ship of StuntZ, has filed in district
court demurrer to the complaint to
the suit filed by the state to recover
$4,000 from the village and $1,000
from the township as costs Of the
work of the state examiner and his
deputies in gathering data for the
now famous actions against several
local people in connection with al
legged frauds. none of which resulted
in convictions.
Brainerd.- According to e. S. La
France, president and general man.
ager of the Pepin Picking factory,
who met with business men and farm
ers at the farmers market and free
auction that brought $50 farmers with
products here, there Is every assur'
ance that contracts will be made with
growers and a sailing station and
probably a finishing plant installed
here, which if in successful operation,
will disburse from $4,000 to $4,000
annually to growers operating IN
Brainerd and vicinity.
Stillwater-The local weather sta
ton that has been located here for
years with Oscar Ostrom as observer
has been ordered discontinued and all
of the weather-making machinery will
be shipped to Winona. Inability &C