The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-01

gasoline sorch.
Fergus Falls.Th a-year-old SON
of Clarence Elliott of Friberg was
severely cut about the legs when he
was run down by binder, driven by
his grandfather, Joseph Elliott.
Hastings lightning struck the
stock barn Of Henry Dagoe, farmer
in, Rosemount township near here.
Fire which followed consumed the
structure and seventy tons of hay.
st. Paul.-The June report of State
Fire Marshal John B. Sanborn shows
thirty-eight fewer fires in the state
than during June, 1918. Total fire
losses were $4,000 less in June, this
year.
Gonyick. Postmaster H. o. Halvor-
son of Gonvick is notified by the post
Office department in Washington that
the Gonvick postoffice was advanced
from fourth to third class Office
July l.
Crookston.-John Hook died at Red
Wing recently at the advanced age
of 80. Forty years ago he was one
of the two leading merchants of
Crookston, running typical provi-
sion store.
Ivanhoe.-A carrier pigeon arrived
at the Kravik farm east of here, and
there is much speculation as to where
it came from. On it's foot is tri-
angle tag bearing the inscription
"1918-H-2318."
st. Cloud.-Christ Block of Stearns
county has disposed of his farm of
$40 acres which he has held since the
territorial days of Minnesota, the new
owner being Joseph Schmidt of this
city. The price was $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures county farm
bureau will keep up its present high
standard of efficiency as the county
board voted $4,000 as the county's
share for the maintenance of the bu-
reau and county agents work in this
county.
Mankato.--W. e. Stewart and T. E.
Lindholm, former members of the
North Mankato board of education,
and the only two candidates who had
filed for reelection, according to law,
were unanimously reelected to serve
for two years.
Minneapolis The last detachment
Of the recruiting party of five officers
and rs men of the United States army
which is touring Minnesota in the in
terest of various regular army organ
iZations at Camp Grant have left
Minneapolis for various Minnesota
cities.
Duluth.-In the backwoods commu-
nifty where parents were found feed
ing their babies coffee and throwing
good wholesome milk to the pigs,
three persons out of every ten are
afflicted with tubercular trouble, and
the disease is registering monthly
toll of deaths.
Chisholm. Chisholm will undertake
without delay the erection of munich
pal recreation building to cost approx
mately 100000. Certain financial
institutions have agreed to finance the
project and the land upon which the
building will be erected will be do
nateo to the municipality.
IuO COuSluu1uS udy Va
the Mesaba Range Volunteer Fire
mems tournament the novelty hose
race was won by Biwabik in Ala sec
onds; Rainy Lake was second. and
Gilbert third. In the parade Genoa
won first prize for having most men
in the line. Aurora received $40 for
the best appearing delegation.
st. Paul.-Nearly two score Mime
sofa National Guardsmen who have
already received $3.50 tuition bonus
from the state, have been turned
down in their applications for the new
$500 bonus, in rulings made in Adjt.-
Gen. Rhinow's office and upheld by
the attorney general. Only one bonus
for tuition can be drawn, Maj. w. c.
Curtis decided
st. Paul-The Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission late next
fall will begin public hearings on ap-
plications by the Northwestern, Tri-
operating in Minnesota for authority
to continue in effect after Dec. 1 the
higher rates inaugurated last month
under wartime emergency orders OF
the Federal director of telephone and
telegraph lines.
Pipestone.-Charles Pease, farmer
residing near Hatfield, lost over $500
worth of hogs while he was driving
the swine to market. Pease was driv-
ing Is hogs to town from his farm
when IL of the latest and best of the
animals were overcome by the heat
and fell dead by the roadside. The
farmer drove the remainder of his
herd into the shade of grove near
the road and saved the other IL ami
mails. The hogs ranged from 400 to
500 pounds each and would have net
ted the owner upward Of $500.
Tracy.-John Greenman, "a years
old, believed to be the oldest man
in Minnesota to have ridden in an
airship, declared that air riding had
a decided advantage over any other
means of transportation. Mr.. Green
man recently was asked by returned
aviator if he would care to ride in a
plane which had been recently pur-
chased by him. Mr.. Greenman in
sissed on being taken up. When he
landed, the aged passenger declared
he never again would be satisfied with
the more common forms of transpor-
tation.
Stillwater.-Mrs. Mary Stickney, one
of Stillwater's old settlers, celebrated
the eighty-ninth anniversary Of her
birth at the home of her son-in-law,
Ell. Hospes. a number of relatives