The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-15

st. Peter Twenty-Five members OF
Co. B. Fifth Minnesota Infantry, are
scheduled for discharge, according to
the company's officers.
Northfield-At least six new build.
ings soon will be erected at St. Olaf
college, according to an announcement
made by P. G. Birkelo, financial secre
tary of the institution.
st. Peter-More than 400 members
were added to the Nicollet County
Farm Bureau association when the
weeks count was totaled in County
| Agent o. o. Hotlamus' office.
Winona-The Right Rev. James
| Coyne, vicar general of the Catholic
bishopric of Winona, under the late
Bishop Cotter, has retired from active
church work because of old age.
st. Paul-The equipment for two
squadrons in the aviation service is
| practically assured for Minnesota, ac-
| cording to Adjt. Gen. w. f. Rhinow,
who has just returned from Washing
| ton.
Duluth-A Is mill tax rate was
N0SPsNu uS q opCSlol ClCCIlOu uCIC. "a
three-fifths vote was required under
the charter and it went over by an i'm
pressive vote. Increased carfare was
defeated
Brainerd-The old car shops of the
Northern Pacific railroad here, Is
freight cars, and the roof of the power
plant were destroyed by fire. The
shops and the freight cars were burned
to the ground.
Isle-While hunting ducks D. Gilbert
Wilkes, So, of this place, was drowned
in Swamp Lake twenty miles north Of
here when his boat capsized. The wa
ter was about six feet deep where his
body was found.
Worthfngton-Fire which destroyed
the Mitchell block here at loss of
more than $4,000, was caused from a
disconnection of an electric light wire
operating vulcanizing plant, accord
ing to authorities
nneapolis-Arfest of merchants
who are selling for beverage purposes
medicinal preparations, toilet waters
and hair tonics containing alcohol was
ordered by Jesse G. Steenson, state
prohibition director.
Fork-The year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Eglund was drowned when
he fell into barrel of rainwater. His
mother missed him early in the day
and it was not until hours later that
the body was found.
Owatonna- George Wentworth was
badly injured and the machine he was
driving wrecked when the brakes
failed to hold on grade. The car
plunged from the road down slope
and into small stream.
Mankato-One of the largest sales
of Guernsey cattle in the northwest
this fall was conducted in the new
stock sales pavilion at MaRkato, at
which forty-fve head of Blue Earth
county stock were sold
Brainerd- drink bars in the
city were inspected today by Special
Officer e. c. Boyd and assistants. In
some cases grape juice samples were
taken to be analysed to determine if
they had been fortified or rein
forced"
st. Paul-Members. of the Presby-
terrain woman's board of foreign and
home missions for Minnesota were
urged to help complete the $4,000, geo
budget for 192o-1921 at the annual con-
clave which was held here.
Duluth-Jack Peterson, 20, and
James Buckley, %, confessed bandits,
pleaded guilty to a charge of rebhing
the depots at Carlton, Mimi, aud
Boomer, Wis.,, and were sentenced tc
the state prison for an indeterminate
term
Stillwater-Effort were being made
by crew of men operating apparatus
loaned by the Minneapolis and ST. Paul
fire departments, to stop sthe spread of
fire which has been smoldering for
weeks in the dryed out sawdust banks
of the st. Croix at South Saltwater
Thief River Fails Unidentified par
ties broke into the county Jail here and |
stole nearly $4,000 worth of whisky |
seized in various raids by city and |
county officials since the June session |
of the district court and being held |
for the January term an evidence |
against those accused Of having it in
their possession.
Duluth-Invaders of the rice lakes |
north Of here are returning with the |
statement that it is wonderful fall |
for the householders' coal bin, but |
mighty poor for ducks. The beautiful |
has caused the waterfowl to
remain in its breeding haunts and only
a few birds have made trips as far
south as the northern section of the
state
eapofis-Liquor prescriptions
more than 5000 were filed
with the clerk of Hennepin county dis
trict court, in accordance with federal
regulations which provide
that prescriptions, together with the
names of the patient and the druggist
filling the prescription, be placed with
the district clerk. Prescriptions from
each druggist ranged in number from
two to 9s1.
st. Paul-Geperal W. b. Douglas,
a member of the forestry board, will
that legislation be enacted
to have closed season on moose The
cow moose have been protected for
several years, but hunters were allow
ed to shoot bull moose. This has de-
pleted the number of bull moose IT
also is proposed to hire hunters to kill
wolves in the North woods, as wolves
kill off more moose and deer in the
winter than the hunters do.
st. Paula father and daughter are
dead and two other members Of the
family are seriously injured as the re.
suit of an acknowledgement when
driven by Charles A. Wal