The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-09

Sank Center-The city OF Sank Cen
ter, with an allotment of $4,000 of
Victory bonds, reported total subscrip-
tions of $4,000 to county headquar.
tiers.
Hibbing.-Hibbing Is the first big
village on the Mesaba range to go
over the top in the Victory loan drive.
The total amount subscribed here is
$3.50 900. y
Clinton. - c. o. Bergstrom, so,
farmer, dropped dead, shortly after he
returned from working in his fields.
He came here from Minneapolis about
six years ago.
Hibbing.-The township of Stuntz
board has voted to appropriate $4,000
towards building the proposed sol
diers' and sailors clubhouse on the
shores Of Sturgeon lake.
ST. sPaul-Private Frank Flom of
Hibbing, a soldier who was wounded
in the Argonne, has been appointed
assistant state mining engineer by
State Auditor ]. A. o. Preus.
Moorhead. = Mrs. Betsy Thorson,
was severely injured when she was
knocked down and run over by an
automobile driven by ]. E. Tiegen at
First avenue and Fourth street north
Tracy.-A check forser, posing as
farmer, worked his game in this city
successfully and left town with about
$50 of the merchants money, for
which he exchanged checks which
were worthless.
Acknowledgements of soft drink
establishments say the May l federal
tax is blessing in disguise, for it puts
an end to charge accounts. The tax on
drinks and ice cream must be paid
in cash by the consumer.
Bemidji.-F. G. Troppman, Bemidji
merchant, has contracted to supply
potatoes for three of the governments
large military camps and will ship
potatoes to Camp Grant, Jefferson
Barracks and Camp Sherman.
Crookston.-Louis Larson of Colum.
bia township was arrested at Fosston
and in municipal court here his hear.
ing was adjourned. He is charged
with non-support of his wife and is
being held in the county Jail.
Luverne. - A new high record in
Rock county farm values was reached
when Harry Kemerline purchased a
130-acre tract of Sidney H. Boden for
$3.50 an acre. The farm is just out.
side the corporate limits of Luverne
Pine River.-W. j. Grinols sowed
over ton of grass seed on his farm
east of Pine River. OF the 2,180
pounds 1,0S0 is bluegrass and the bal
ance is timothy and clover seed, and
Is distributed over an area of some
600 acres.
Sank .Rapids.-While hunting near
Sank Rapids, Murray Davidson was
seriously injured when his gun, which
he had rested on rock, slipped and
was accidentally discharged. The bull
let penetrated his left hand and arm
and the left side of his body.
Finlayson.-Three young children of
Peter Kalmas, farmer, living near
here, who wandered away when left
to herd cows and were sought for two
days and two nights, were found eight
miles from home, tired and hungry
but little worse for their experience.
Minneapolis. = An airplane pilo.ed
by w. A. Buffers of this city, former
cadet flyer at Barron field, Texas,
crashed into two-story building here
after the engine had stopped when the
plane was several hundred feet in the
air. A. G. Donald of Canton, Mimi,
a former cadet flyer, who was a pas
senger, was cut by glass, but Buffers
was unhurt. The airplane is a total
wreck.
Grand Rapids.-Despite poor prices
the past season and the comparatively
difficult market conditions, many farm
ers are planning on putting in
large acreage compared with last year,
and it is predicted that the acreage
will be more than tripled. An informal
canvass Of the farmers of this sec.
ton on the number of acres of spuds
that they intend to plant reveals that
practically every man is going to in
crease his acreage.
st. Paul.-Funds totalling s128,350,
appropriated by the 1919 Legislature
for immediate relief, compensation and
refundments have been paid out by
Henry Rines, state treasurer. De-
pendents of guardsmen dying from in
juries or sickness suffered in the for.
est fire zone and others who died in
state service will receive $40,410. Com
pensation voted those injured in state
service aggregated $27,O57. REIN
bursements of $35,472 and refund
ments Of s25,411, to cover overpay-
ments and funds advanced the state,
made up the total
Grand Rapids.-Al Wellien has ship
ped in carload of $50 young Western
ewes and took them out southeast
Of the Harris town hall where he will
pasture them the coming season on
the peavine which makes such a rank
growth in the woods all through that
section. The ewes will lamb early
in May. Mr.. Wellien is having sheds
and corrals built in which to take care
Of the sheep. To avoid danger from
wolves or other pests, man will be
kept on the job to herd the sheep in
the daytime, while at night they will
be corralled. Mr.. Wellien's venture
will be watched with interest by all
who are interested in sheep feeding
in this section.
Their dog stayed with them, lending
hope that the younsters were alive,
squirting the searchers on, and when
the children were found they were sit
ting on log, the dog standing guard.
The tots claimed they saw wolves.
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