The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

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wound in his throat, supposed to have
been self inflicted.
| Duluth.-Noah A. Young, superin
tendent of st. Louis county schools
has resigned his office. He had held
the office for 10 years.
Owatonna.-The local board of edu
cation plans to let the contract fol
Owatonna's new high school building
at meeting here March 3.
Winona.-A campaign to raise
$1,000,000 ir the Catholic diocese OF
Winona for the support of ST. Mary's
college here has been suspended until
spring.
Hastings-A caboose badly damag
ed, the tank on an engine raised up in
the air, and no one hurt is the result
of collision which occurred near the
Hastings depot.
Fergus Falls.-With 404 students
ano IL teachers absent, the schools of
this city have been closed on account
of influenza. Public dances were pro-
hibited several days ago.
East Grand Forks.-Over 1900 votes
were cast in favor of the $4,000 bond
issue for the construction of the new
high school building, and only eleven
votes were cast against it.
Bemidji.-Col H. A. Hanigan, U. S.
A, praised the appearance of the nine
ty-two men mustered in here in Com
pany K, Sixth M. N. G. Over so per
cent are former service men.
Lewiston.-A record sale of pure
bred heifers imported by the South
eastern Minnesota Guernsey Breeders
association, was conducted here. rs
heifers brought total of $7,120.
Brainerd-Brainerd's new Northern
Pacific railway station is expected to
be occupied on March by the North
ern Pacific and Minnesota & Interna-
tional Railway office and other forces.
Notwithstanding to records Of
County Auditor A. D. Johnson, over
LOO licenses for hunting big game
and $50 licenses for small game were
issued in Beltrami county during 1919.
Redwood Falls.-The board of health
has issued an order closing all pool
halls, moving picture theaters,
churches and has placed ban on all
public gatherings until further notice.
tillwater.-Josephine and Dorothy,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry e.
Schroeder, died within an hour of each
other from pneumonia. The former
was 80 years old and the later "a
years.
Redwood Falls.-Vaults and office
space in the Redwood county court
house here are to be enlarged and the
building modernized as a result of &C
ton taken by the board of county COM
missioners.
observation-disclosures it was decided
all bids were too high, the board of
county commissioners of Pipestone
county rejected all the bids made for
the II miles of proposed concrete high
way in this county. ...
Winona.-More than $50 persons at
tended the annual dinner meeting of
the Association of Commerce here. w.
1. Nolan of Minneapolis, speaker of
the house in the last legislature, was
the principal speaker.
misunderstanding to the author
ity of the Minnesota crop bureau,
Rock county has the distinction of be-
ing the greatest swine producing coun-
try in the state, having total of 49,
$50 hogs to it's credit on Jan. 1, 1920.
Mankato.-L. M. Mcconnell spoke
here at the formal opening of the new
Union grade school, The new Union
school is one of the most complete
grade school buildings in the state.
1t was erected at cost of nearly
100000
Bemidji-The new school bus for
the Bemidji public schools has arrived
and is in service. 1t was purchased at
a cost of approximately 1921, and is
used to transport the children to and
from school, who live too far away
to walk. .....
Hibbing.-State mine shipments for
1919 were 100000 tons below those of
1918, according to report which is
being prepared by F. A. Wildes, state
mine examiner The principal reason
is the demand for ore after the war
was less.
Pipestone.-The influenza epidemic
continues in this county. Quarantine
restrictions are in effect at Jasper and
Ruthton, where there are many cases
of the disease. Two deaths have &C.
Cured at the former place and one
at the latter.
Luverne.-Petitions bearing moro
than 700 names have been presented
to the city council asking that an or
dinance be passed prohibiting motion
picture shows on Sunday. The petit
tons were circulated by the members
of church societies.
Redwood Falls-Helen Parker, II
years old, daughter of William Parker.
was fatally burned when can of kero-
sene exploded, igniting the girls
clothes. She ran out of doors and roll
ing in a snowbank near the house sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames,
but not until they had caused burns
which proved fatal
st. Paul.-Albert Berg, former Sec
rotary of state, died at Mounds Park
sanatorium, from an attack Of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Berg was SO years old.
In 1895 he became secretary of state
holding that office for seven years,
serving under Governors John Lind
and D. M. Clough. From the office of
secretary of state, Mr.. Berg was elect
ed representative to the Legislature
serving in 1901 and 1902
Crookston.-Arthur Pearson was ar
in municipal court after being
charged with murder in connection
with the death of new born infant
found few days since He is in Jail