The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-16

are to exceed nfteon or twenty cases
of influenza in this village now.
Virginia = Hibbing's bad boy"
whose name the authorities will not
disclose, was sent to the reform
school. He has been in many mixups.
East Grand Forks.-Dr. J. G. Arne-
berg, Grand Forks, has purchased the
Gibbs 10O-acre farm lying in section
10, Sullivan township, consideration
being $12,S0O.
St. Cloud-The Metre Grove cream
cry, located in the center of >Stearns
county's leading Holstein community,
during the month of March paid out
$11,212.07 to the creamery's patrons.
Mankato.-Deputy Sheriff Jack Mac.
beth has returned from Chicago, bring.
ing with him Floyd Griffith of Lake
Crystal, who is wanted here on
charge of nonsupport, brought by his
wife.
Spooner.. = At the special election
held last week bonds in the sum of
$4,000 were voted for the purchase of
hospital for the village. Fifty-two
votes were cast and only six were
against it. q
Hibbing.-The first travelling library
on the Mesaba range will soon be in
operation. A large White truck has
been transformed into library to
take books to the various locations
near Hibbing.
Hawley.-Prompt action on the part
of the village officials in closing the
schools when the diphtheria epidemic
gained Roadway here, is believed to
have headed off new cases. The
schools, which were closed two weeks
ago, have been reopened.
Mankato.-Esther Demmin, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Demmin,
was seriously injured and Elinor Nal.
ebert of Mortified was somewhat
bruised and hurt when a Ford car
struck the two girls at the corner of
Front and Main streets.
Buhl.-Four stitches were required
to sew up the nose of the 4-year-old
son of Edward Santini, villagesfireman,
after vicious dog had bitten the
child. The dog will probably be shot
and its head sent to a Pasteur insti-
tute to learn whether the animal had
rabies.
Virginia.-About 100 Italians pledged
themselves at a meeting of the Italian
political club to become citizens at
the earliest possible time Three
weeks hence at another meeting of
the club plans will be more definitely
arranged for their taking out their
first papers.
st. Cloud.-At the request of the
attorney for the officers and directors
of the Pan Motor company, under Fed
eral indictment, an immediate trial
has been granted. The case was orig
inally set for November, but the court
held it was unfair to compel a long
delay of the case.
Virginia.-The water and light COM
mission has decided to extend water
mains to West Virginia, where sixty
five families live and have to rely on
wells for water. AS it is only half
mile from the Williams addition the
! mains at the former will be extended
to West Virginia.
Bemidji. - A. w. Aamodt, agricul-
tural agent, announces that a beekeep-
ers' meeting will be held in Bemidji,
May 26. Field Agent McMurry of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, will be the principal speaker at
the morning session and during the
afternoon an apiary inspection trip
will be made.
st. Paul-Carlos Avery, state game
and fish commissioner, was at Red
Lake investigating reports that Indian
officials are protesting against state
fishing operations on Red lake, large
part of which is in the Indian reserva.
ton. 1t was unofficially stated that
the Indians, although many of them
are employed in state fishing, are de-
handing payment for fish taken from
the lake.
St. Paul. - Creditors of the First
State bank of Federal Dam, which was
closed July IS, 1917, by F. E. Pearson,
state superintendent of banks, will re-
ceive 100 cents on the dollar together
with interest at 6 per cent from the
day the bank was closed. Supt. Pear
son has mailed checks for the final
dividend of 80 per cent and interest
earnings. An assessment of 100 per
cent was made against stockholders.
Two Harbors.-John Lindquist, sin
gle, "a, living at Maple, northwest of
here, was found dead underneath his
auto at the bottom of road embank-
ment by Andrew Sonju of Finland.
The body was brought here. Lind
quist apparently was killed when his
machine left the road and rolled down
the embankment near Lax lake on
State Road No. 1, about forty-fye
miles northwest of here in Lake
county.
Crosby.-Daniel Duggan, proprietor
Of the new Crosby hotel, was struck
on the head with a club about 3 o'clock
in the morning by one of two men who
attempted to rob the place. Duggan
was awakened by the men when they
came in and while sitting on the edge
of his bed one of the men pushed a
fashlight into his face and the other
hit him with club on top the head,
infiicting big cash. Duggan retained
his senses sufficient to yell for help
and then collapsed. The men were
arrested.
St. Cloud.-The J. N. Thomas COM
pany of Foley established camp two
miles west of st. Joseph and began
work on Minnesota Project No. % at