The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

L years Olu, lOIm0T UuSiAcSSlAdu duu
chief of police of this city and sheriff,
died here of paralysis. He is survived
| by his wife and five small children.
Minneapolis. William Howard
Taft, ex-president of the United
| States, delivered one of the addresses
at the formal dedication of the new
Y. M. G, A. building, Lincoln's birth.
| day
Minneapolis.-The State Fair will
continue eight days this year. instead
| of six, as formerly. as result of ac-
| ton taken by the Fair board. The
1919 fair will be held from August 80
| to September s.
Albert Lea Whisky to the value OF
approximately $4,000 was confiscated
by the sheriff of this county. The
sheriff halted motor truck which was
| approaching the city and found ii
| loaded with bottled in bond" goods,
all in pint TASKS. The driver was
placed in Jail pending investigation.
Hibbing-Petitions are being circu-
lated by Alice residents asking the
postoffice department for free deliy.
| cry and the establishment of branch
Office there. The petition reads:
| Alice. with a population of 1000, has
| no delivery of mails, is entitled to the
same because of it eventually becom.
ing one of the most prominent bust.
ness sections in the village"
Hibbing. state will again place
on sale, probably in the early summer,
| la1 DIS located near Gilbert, east of the
Little Swan and north of Chisholm, F.
| A. Wildes is informed. Close to 100
forties will be marketed Five acres
of each forty will be cleared. The
lands will be appraised and the cost of
| clearing added to the purchase price of
the individual who wants forty.
Brainerd.-During the absence of
the family from their home a burglar
| entered through window and broke
open the bank of Henry Roberts and
took the contents, SO in pennies. Re-
Gently sneak thieves took 50 from a
| bureau drawer in the home of Rev.
| Alfred Peterson. near the Roberts
home, and to prevent more of this pet.
ty thieving, neighbors are hiring dogs.
Minneapolis Reconstruction prob
lens of the farmer were discussed at
the closing meeting of the Farm Blu
reau convention, held at the College
of Agriculture, University of Mime.
sota D. "A. Wallace, st. Paul spoke
at the morning session. The after
noon meeting was devoted to 1--we
stock lectures. w. M. Shanks, Worth.
| ington; DR.. c. P. Fitch and DR.. c. E.
Cotton spoke.
Hibbing .-Stressing the need for
| legislation raising the manageable
ages for girls in Minnesota from IA
to Is, Range Probation Officer Everett
cites the case of Virginia girl bare
ly Is, fatherless, working in an Aus.
trian boarding house. who, despite her
tender age, has been married and d.
vorced. He says he can cite other
cases equally distressing, indicating
| the age minimum should be raised.
Holdingford.-The body of Charles
Roehers, SO, single, having relatives
here, who lost his life in the north
woods near Northome, where he went
| in search of work, was brought here
for burial. He had found employment
| in camp near Northome and start
ed to walk out to the camp. The fol
| lowing morning he was found pros
trated a short distance from the
camp. He died ten minutes after he
was found.
ST. Paul-In reviewing the live.
| stock situation in this state, Paul H.
Kirk, Minnesota field agent, says that
| Minnesota is beginning to feel the in.
fiuence of Iowa on the south, which is
one of the greatest livestock states,
especially for swine, while on the east
the large dairy state of Wisconsin has
also it's influence. 1t would appear
that Minnesota is in rather transf
tory state and is gradually shifting
from a purely grain growing state to
| that Of diversified farming and in
creasing its production of livestock.
Red Lake Falls.-Red Lake county
again becomes the oasis of Northwest
ern Minnesota and North Dakota with
the reopening of two saloons in Red
\ LAM L dllo lOlIoWlhS thC SlooC-up VI
the action of the Minnesota Public
| Safety commission in resembling all its
liquor orders Feb. 5. Red Lake coun
ty was dried up Aug. 13, 1917, by Or
der No. 43 of the Safety commission
How long it will stay wet is problem
atical in view of the passage by the
state senate of bill prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating liquors within fifty
miles of an Indian reservation.
| st. Paul-The total value of all
| livestock on Minnesota farms Janu
airy 1, 1919, was $342,954,000, com
pared to sS06,71s,OOO as of January 1
1918, according to the report issued by
Paul H. Kirk, state field agent. The
| number of horses and mules on Janu
| airy /, 1919, is estimated at $4,000
with total value of $93,660,000. This
| is the same number as reported one
year ago. The mich cows show ar
i increase of 10000 over 1918, the tota,
number being 1,36S,000, whose tota
i value is $1O6, 100000 All other cattle
show an increase of $4,000, the mum
Der estimated at 100000, with a to
tai farm value of $54672,000. Sheer
show quite an increase, $4,000. The
total number being $4,000, whose
j farm value is $8,474,000. Swine show
an increase of $4,000 over year ago
the number on farms January / being
2,.784,000, with value of 1894, 900
Crookston.-If fair weather prevails
Crookston will be visited by an air
plane from the Twin Cities according
to advices received from ST. Paul il