The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-06-27
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD.
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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suicide here by shooting himself. 1t
is, believed he has suffered reyerses
In gambling.
Thief River Falls.-The people In
the vicinity of Goodridge are hustling
to make the Tri-County fair big sue
cess here Sept. 20 and %.
Bemidji growers Of the
southern part of Beltrami county will
meet here and complete their organi-
.zation for marketing their production.
Winona.-Fred C. Ford, SO years old,
was struck and killed by a passenger
train at Trempealeau while delivering
rural mail route N small auto
mobile.
East Grand Forks.-Bids for the new
grade school building will be opened
July 5, when special meeting of the
East Grand Forks school board will
be held
Crookston.-In district court a YER
dict for SLABS was returned in favor
of the plaintiff in the case of Chris
Brendemuehl VS.. Chris Poehs, an &C
ton to recover for labor.
Red Lake Falls.-Dr. w. o. Tessier,
who has resided in Red Lake Falls
for the past twenty months, Gheeded
the call of friends and patients at
Oklee to relocate In that city;
Bemidji.-A blaze starting in the
rear Of the city meat market here
spread to adjoining business blocks
and caused loss of $4,000. Build
ings destroyed were the Rex theater,
the P. ]. O'Leary building and the city
market.
Pillager.-Postmaster Lee Peterson
is suffering with fractured wrist
caused by kick from an automobile
he was cranking. This makes three
cases of its kind in the vicinity Of
Pillager of late.
Mortified. - Seventy-nine students
received diplomas at St. Olaf college
commencement exercises held here,
seventy-three being granted the bache-
lor of art degree, two the masters de-
gree, and four the degree of bachelor
of music.
Bemidji.-Hope that the new pump
installed in well No. would bring the
city water supply to 100000 gallons
daily was abandoned by the water
committee of the city council when a
trial showed that it would produce far
less than had been expected.
Minneapolis.-W the arraignment
in municipal court in Minneapolis of
five conductors charged with stealing
nickels from the Minneapolis Street
Railway company, officials Of the COM
pany said the pay-as-you-enter cars
will be placed on all lines as soon as
possible.
Morris.-More than so farm women
were in attendance at the opening
day of the farm women's short course
at the west central school of agricul-
ture here. 1t is expected that the
total attendance will run up, to, 100.
Farm women from practically all coun-
ties of west central Minnesota were.
in attendance. l.
Duluth.-The annual election for
members of the local school board
will be held on July 10. Four mem
bers are to be chosen and the cleo
toral horizon already is presenting the
faces of several candidates. Mrs.
Julius H. Barnes, wife of the national
grain director, has announced herself
as candidate and is assured strong
support.
st. Paul.--John Overall, ST. Paul, re-
sumes today his duties as assistant on
the staff of Clifford L. Hilton, attorney
general Mr. Overall terminated pre-
vious term in the state legal depart
ment in January, when he became i'll
with influenza, and was reappointed
after the legislature authorized an
additional assistant to the attorney
general.
Moorhead.-Grasshoppers are caus-
ing damage to crops in several parts
of Clay county. They are the local
varieties, not the Rocky mountain To-
Gust, but they are numerous enough to
destroy the grain and other crops.
County Agent A. C. O'Banion and A. G.
Ruggles, state entomologist, went to
the Thorpe farm, northeast of FELTON,,
to investigate.
Crosby.-The bodies of o. A. Yoe-
man and his son, o. C. Yoeman, who
were drowned in Blackhoof lake, near
here, have been recovered. The young
man was swimming when he was TAX
en- with cramps. His cries for help
were heard by his father, who was I'M
able to swim, but who nevertheless
went to the rescue. He reached the
side of the boy and the latter dragged
him into the depths with him.
Minneapolis.-In the week ending
June IA, the United States Employ
ment service Offices in Minnesota
placed 1870 men and 701 women. Min
neapolis headed the list of placements
of both men and women during the
week, positions being. found here for
307 women and SCI men. Placements
by other Minnesota offices were: st.
Paul, 255 women and 435 men; Du-
luth, 1873 women and 511 men; Man
kato, woman and "A men; st. Cloud,
no women and 10 men.
Stillwater.-Otto w. Steele, a mu-
latto, who has been held in the Wash
ington county jail for Pine county Of
ficials, was taken to Pine City and
given preliminary hearing in the JUS
tice courts Steele is. charged with
stabbing George Walsh, white cook
on G. N. buffet car at Hinckley. The
latter has recovered.
Minneapolis.--Dr p. M. Hall, for
merly of Minneapolis, and now super
intendent of the Walker state tuber-
culosis sanitarium, is taking "a six
weeks course in the School of Tuber-
culosis In Saranac, N. Y. He expects
to return to Walker In August.
PeQuot.-This village with q nopu-