The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08


years prominent in st. Cloud G.. A. r.
circles, is dead. Perkins served with
the First Minnesota regiment until af.
ter Lees surrender.
st. Paula recount of ST. Paul
seems assured, following an offer by
Commissioner A. e. Smith that the
police and fire departments be enlisted
as enumerators in taking a census.
Canby-Because the public hospital
at Balaton did not prove paying
proposition, the institution has been
closed and the equipment has been sold
to the new hospital to be opened at
Tyler
Bemidji-Ne.lie Brooks, IL, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooks, was &C
cidentally shot in the back by her
older sister while the two were hunt
ing near their home She will re-
cover.
| ADMINISTRATORS are being sold on
the streets here for rs cents a bushel
while a produce house is paying $1.15
per hundred pounds The prospects
for big crop in this locality are much
better
Montevideo-Plans have been COM
pleted for district meeting of the Amer
| lean Legion in Montevideo on Oct. 8.
Delegates from all of the posts in the
seventh congressional district will be
| in attendance.
Red Lake Falls-Ferdinand Marosn-
cite. is dead from blow on the head
with pitchfork resulting from an al
tercation with Frank Plante while
threshing. Plante says he struck Mar
sonette in self defense.
Owatonna-The Owatonna city coun-
Gil has authorized special committee
to draw up resolution proposing
bond issue which will empower the
city to buy or contract a municipal
lighting, power, heating and gas plant.
Minneapolis-Thre hundred dozen
of eggs consigned to a Minneapolis
commission firm were seized by
United States marshal on complaint
of DR.. w. H. Callahan, chief of the
bureau of chemistry of the department
of agriculture
misunderstanding to the figures
of the assessors, the number Of
horses, cattle and hogs in Rock corn-
ty, is greater now than ever before.
The assessors found 1876 horses, 3d.
5S5 head of cattle and 61,5S6 hogs in
the county on May l.
Hastings Pleska1t, 80 years
old, is being held at the Dakota county
jail here without charge, pending the
outcome of the coroner's inquest into
the death of. his wife, Katherine Pies
kalt, whose body was found in swamp
near South ST. Paul Sunday
Grand Rapids-The potato harvest
in this section is especially good in
quantity, and the quality is almost up
to standard, according to those who
have made careful examination of the
tubers. Yields of from 125 to more
than 200 bushels an acre are reported
in all sections
st. Paul-C. Gerold, car inspector
for the Great Western road, was fat
ally injured in the Great Western st.
Paul yards. While inspecting
freight train, car struck him. He
died before medical attention could
be given. Gerold was crushed while
underneath one of the cars.
st. Paul-Minnesota potatoes are
selling at the growers station for one
half what they brought two weeks
ago, an average statewide price be-
ing from so to 60 cents bushel, or
95 cents to 81 100 pounds, A. w. Aaa-
modt, manager of the Minnesota Po-
tato Growers exchange. said
ST. Paul-Charles e. Elmquist, rep
resenting the American Railway Elk
press company, filed an application
with the Minnesota Railroad and
Warehouse commission, asking a re-
opening of the rate case. A further |
advance of 1874 per cent in express
rates, so that intrastate rates will con-
form with interstate rates, is being /
asked.
Duluth-An order from the secre-
tary of labor for the deportation of |
Aaro Suchonen has been received by |
o. s. Remington, immigration inspec-
tor, and passports to Finland are now
being arranged. Convicted for failure
to register in the draft and charged |
with being an undesirable resident of
the United States, Suchonen was ar
rested and brought before Mr.. Rem
Ington for hearing on Sept. 4.
Minneapolis-The value to the in
iividual student of the educational Of
'erings Of three principal colleges of
he University of Minnesota has been
essened to a marked extent by short
age of instructors, Lotus d. Coffman,
president of the university, declared.
Only prompt legislative action will
Keep Minnesota in it's present high
'ank among the country's schools of
higher learning, the president as
serted.
Minneapolis-Dr Cyrus Northrop,
PRESIDENT emeritus of the University of
celebrated his 86th birth
lay at home, where he received
friends and messages of congratula-
ion. DR.. Northrop was born at Ridge
ield, Conn, Sept. 80, 1884 and in 1856,
IN his birthday, he was married He
,ame to Minnesota in 1857 to succeed
William Watts Folwell, the first
PRESIDENT. DR.. Northrop was connect
ID directly with the university until
Oil.
Jackson-Tom Palmer, frog king"
# this section, is about ready to make
ne of his big shipments to the New
FORK markets. Palmer has 10000
f the jumpers ready to ship, and they
will go forward as soon as a fish car
5 secured for them. The frogs are
live and were secured by Palmer from
oys at the rate of cent a piece.
Hibbing Joseph Bescheant of Du-
18th made an unsuccessful attempt to /
i'll biD,co1f in ho Iihbinr 80 IL