The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-13

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Lake Benton-Work will proceed at
once in the erection and establishment
of a wireless station of the highest
power in Lake Benton.
Worthington-A building and loan
association which will begin the erec-
| ton of ten residences in this city at
once has been organized.
Marshall.-A celebration, probably
in October, will take place here in OBJ
servance of the 5Oth anniversary of
the establishment of Mar-hall.
st. Peter-The ST. Peter Tribune
| has been discontinued ana the plant
purchased by the other two papers of
| this place, the Herald and Free Press.
Brainerd.-Crow Wing county has
81 miles of trunk highways, 14S miles
of state roads and 628 miles of all
| roads, according to statistics just is
sued.
Little Falls.-Two horses hitched to
Little Falls school wagon were killed
by a Northern Pacific train. The
| driver was thrown to one side and was
| not. hurt
Brainerd.-Twin babies, Martin and
Magdalene, aged 4 months, children of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trettel, died OF
| pneumonia and funeral was held from
| the home.
Duluth.-Duluth is still 3S5 short of
| the 100000 mark in the census, &C
cording to a check of the record made
by the supervisor of the census. Bust
ness men are canvassing the city to
| obtain the 1856.
st. Paul-Governor J. A. A. Burn
uuist, who has been ill of pneumonia
| for several days at his home here, is
| reported to be much improved. At
| tending physicians said he is on the
road to recovery.
| Moorhead.-The convention of the
| Northwest Minnesota Educational as
ISOLATION, scheduled to have been held
here this week, has been postponed
until. March s, on account of the in
fuenza epidemic.
| Austin.-Austin Lodge of Elks, with
membership of over 400, plan on
erecting a home and the question of
purchasing the land on Lansing ave-
nue. will be presented to the lodge at
the next meeting.
Bemidji-M. N. Kohl of Cass Lake.
secretary of the Northern Minnesota
midi, announced the summer meeting
date of that organization will be June
| Is and 10 at Bemidji.
st. Paul-Minnesota, with total OF
$500 National guardsmen, is second
in numerical strength in the states
having recognized units of the Ma
tional Guard, the militia bureau of the
War department announces.
| ST. Paul-Mayne Jyring, II years
old, of Sandy, is champion potato
grower among Minnesota boys and
girls, it is announced. She will receive
a scholarship to the short course CIV
en- at the University Farm school.
Observation-Disclosures has made it's
appearance in this locality and is
causing considerable suffering. The
disease is most extensive in Wang
township. The epidemic, although ser
ious, is said to be under control.
Palo.-Victor Lahti, living near
Markham, brought in five wolves to
John Carlson, clerk of the town of
Colvin. One of the wolves measured
six and one-half feet from tip to tip
and had a coal-black stripe about one
foot wide running the full length of its
back. It's feet had spread of about
three inches.
Hibbing.-Judge Martin Hughes in
choosing jury for the first of the So
called fire cases." ordered that four
teen jurymen be chosen so in case any
of the regular panel of twelve are ill
the two additional men will act as sub
stitutes. The fourteen men must sit
in the jury box but only twelve will
participate in the deliberations, pro-
viding twelve are we'll enough to go
into the jury room.
Observation-Disclosures Knute Nelson,
in a letter to Mayor S. s. Duea, de-
clares that the movement for park
on the Indian reservation here is pro-
crossing. The federal commissioner of
Indian affairs is said to have investi-
gated the plans of local residents and
has tentatively declared he has no OBJ
lection. Engineers have completed
plans for an artificial lake, swimming
pool and other recreation attractions.
Bemedji.-The United States paid
$11c to secure the information neces'
sary for the 1920 census from one man
living north of Red Lake, according to
Thomas w. Swinson, director Of the
census work in this district. The cen.
sus enumerator employed to cover five
townships north of Red Lake found
but one homesteader and his report
conveys that information. A number
of cabins were found, but no informa.
ton could be discovered regarding the
occupants.
St. Paul.-Minnesota has 31S &C
credited cattle herds, or more than any
other state in the Union, according to
the state livestock sanitary board
brought down to Feb. l. Thirty-nine
herds were given clean bill of health
in January. About 1000 herds are I'M
der test at the present time. Virginia
is second to Minnesota. Iowa has nc
accredited herds, but is doing much
testing work. There is not an accre
dited herd in Missouri Minnesota in
this respect is far in advance of Wis
consin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New
York and other old and wealthy states
Hibbing.-Iniuenza cases in Hibbing
went over the 800 mark reaching the
! highest mark since the epidemic be
gan. The 300 cases or more that have
been reported do not take into con
sideration at least that many others
who are ill, and who have not as yet
, reported to the health department