The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-02
NEWS OF STATE.
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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Busy Readers.
| Willmar.-A new high school build
Ing, costing Sl45,OOO, will be erected
In this city this summer.
! Wells.-Rev. II. H. Armstrong, pas
tor OF the Presbyterian church, has
accepted call 10 church in Seattle
| saltwater. The new Cancellation
court, for which the legislature passed
a special law, was opened here by
Judge 0. e. Lee.
| Pine River-Farmers meeting here
planned cooperative creamery. Tenn.
porary officers were elected as fol
lows: President, Theodore Peterson
secretary, Lewis Walton.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the Farm.
ers and Merchants State bank have
voted to increase their capital stock
from $4,000 to 100000 while the sur.
plus dividends have been increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. ....
| Jackson.-Glen Dunleavy, returned
soldier, who was working as a tele
phone lineman, was instantly killed
here when he touched 1,000-volt cleo.
trio light wire while painting a cross
arm. He was released from the ser
vice two weeks ago.
| Welcome. - Farmers living in this
vicinity have presented to Welcome
merchants a petition asking that they
return to the old schedule of time.
The farmers stated that they had not
| changed their clocks and would pre-
fer to do their trading according to the
old hours. ..n
Hibbing.-More than 200 miners
were thrown out of work when the
Stevenson mine closed down. Edward
| Corcoran, local superintendent of the
| mine; said there is no market for the
| ore. Inquiry at other locations has
brought the information that no other
| mines in this section intend closing.
st. Paul.-The first daily shipment
Of pike eggs this season from northern
| waters has been received at the st.
Paul State Fish Hatchery. Commits
sioner Carlos Avery said the egg sup
ply prospects are good, and that the
season probably will be unusually sue
St. Paul, Glenwood, Granite Falls and
all state hatcheries in northern dis
tricts, he said, will be obtained.
MISUNDERSTANDING policy under
| which the League of Civic Associa-
| tons of Southern Minnesota, is to con-
duct it's campaign against crime raids
was outlined here by C. r. Pye of
Northficld, president, T. E. eastman,
vice president, and r. H. Naylor,
secretary, both of Owatonna. The
officers drafted bylaws which will be
| presented to the board of directors
| for adoption at a meeting here April
80.
st. Paul. - That Minnesota is de.
stined to become a vacation ground
| for the entire continent of America is
the belief expressed by Carlos Avery,
state game and fish commissioner, at
the session of the food and home max
ing show at tho Ryan hotel. On ac-
count of the exceptional opportunities
and advantages of fishing and camping
around Minnesota's 10000 lakes, the
future will bring thousands of people
to the lakes vicinities for the vacation
periods" said Mr.. Avery.
St. Paul.-The cost of laws has
scared like the cost of living. The
session of the State legislature just
ended cost Minnesota taxpayers $780,
691 to date, compared with $320,978
for the 1917 session. The disburse-
ments were for salaries of members
and employees and other general ex-
penses. The present legislature has
a fund balance of S33,475, but that
will be used in paying outstanding
claims, it is said The 1917 Legis1a-
ture ended with 500 balance.
Bemidji.-More than 400 men will
be given employment by the opening
of both of the big mills of the Crooks
ton Lumber company here this week,
when they will begin their work for
the summer. Returned soldiers, many
| OF whom formerly were employed in
the mills and who have been unem-
ployed since they were discharged
| from the service, viii return to their
old positions and it is believed that
the city will be given work as re-
suit of the opening of the mills.
st. Paul.-George B. Alton, Grand
Rapids, is chairman of the newly-cre-
| ated State Board of Education. by APP
| pointment of Governor Burnquist. He
| formerly was state high school in
| spector and played an important part
in developing the Minnesota school
system. Other members of the board
| are: Julius BoraSas, graduate of the
University of Minnesota, former super
| intendent of Goodhue county schools,
and now head of the department of
education of st. Olaf college, North
| field. Thomas E. eastman, Owatonna,
| nursery man, farmer and stock raiser,
| former state Senator and former men,
| Der of the State Public Safety COM
| mission. Mrs. R. D. Musser, Morrison
| county, prominent in child welfare
work. w. D. Willard, Mankato bank
| er and school board member
Fairmont.-Lyle and Cecil Miller,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Miller of
this city, enlisted together, served Is
| months in the same battery, were
| discharged at the same time and have
arrived home together. Their only
| separation during the time they were
| overseas occurred when one was sent
| to a hospital with influenza
st. Paul.-Goyernor Burnouist has
/ annnnncad he had ahandnnad MANS