The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-07-25
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

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| Fergus Falls Residents OF East
Grand Forks and vicinity contributed
$712.32 for the relief Of the needy
here.
Crookston.-The Crookston bread
! makers won first prize in the bread
baking contest held in Floral hall dur
| ing the fair.
Stillwater.-The city council or
dered the unearned portion Of the
$1,000 retail liquor license for 1919
returned to the holders.
/ Wadena.-W. L. Schafer sold his
sixty-acre farm on the western out
skirts Of this city to j. H. Krips Of
Compton townships for $3.50 an acre.
Red Lake Falls.-Work on the Red
Lake Falls hotel, which has been
largely held up by lack of brick and
| tile, has been resumed, as big ship
ment has been made from the Twin
Cities.
Tracy.-Peter Nelson, farmer, 70,
was instantly killed when his wagon
was struck by a special train carry
ing officials of the Northwestern rail
road at grade crossing about one
mile west of here.
Frazee Paul Qually has sold his
farm in Redwood township, consisting
of 205 acres, to Perry Long of Read
ing, Mimi, for $50 per acre. This is
perhaps the top price so far in Becker
| county, but the farm is we'll equipped
with all needed buildings.
Crookston.-With the haying season
on in full swing the demand for men
has been increasing rapidly, according
to County Agent R. H. Van Scoick.
The demand for men is slightly
greater than the supply although no
particular shortage is, being expert
enced.
Marshall.-The first aerial mail to
be delivered in Marshall was received
by Postmaster Blanchette when an
airplane arrived from Milford, Iowa.
The mail consisted of letter for the
Lyon County National bank and a
package for County Agent F. E.
LANCE.
Mankato.-The Mankato city coun-
Gil directed City Attorney F. w.
Hughes to draw up an ordinance pro-
| viding for the closing Of all parks IN
the city at II o'clock p. m. Invsstiga-
lions of conditions in the parks during
the evening had made this step ad-
visable.
Barnesdale.--Chas. e. Taft of Mime
apolis was instantly killed near here
when he and another member of the
engineering staff of the Great North
ern railroad were thrown from track
motor. Mr.. Taft's neck was broken.
His companion escaped with minor
injuries.
Thief River Falls.-One cattle barn,
% by so feet, has been completed at
the fair grounds and another has been
begun. If the others can be kept
within the cost of the first one the
entire program, which calls for three
such buildings. will be carried out
this year.
Royalton.-Mary, the 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Borash, who reside three miles north
of town, met her death by drowning in
the Platte river, while attempting to
save her little sister, 6, from like
fate. The little one was saved by a
brother.
Virginia. Range blueberries are
abundant and hundreds of berry-pick-
ers go to the lakes north of the city.
The Sand Lake road being one of the
most popular highways visited by
pickers as berries grow near the road.
Truck and passenger cars take the
Iickers to the favorite patches.
Crookston.-The Crookston Associa-
ton of Public Affairs is already max
Ing preparations for the next conven-
ton of the Minnesota Association OF
Letter Carriers, which will be held in
this city next July. Crookston was
chosen as the convention city at the
recent meetings held at Willmar.
st. Paul-State Auditor J. A. o.
Preus announces that $4,000 acres OF
land in Cook county will be thrown
open next year for agricultural pur-
poses. The land was secured from the
| forestry board and is now being APP
praised. It is to be sold at mini
mum of SIS an acre, Mr.. Preus says.
Bemidji-Federal authorities are
| investigating the death of Mrs. Susan
Defoe, the Indian woman who was
found dead in the woods near Red
Lake few days ago. When found
her body was bruised and murder was
suspected. 1t is reported that arrests
have been made in connection with
the matter but the Federal men have
| not confirmed this report.
Minneapolis Funeral services for
Patrolman John F. Young, 81, who was
shot and killed by one of five safe
| blowers, who attempted to crack the
safe in the Minneapolis Packing plant.
were held in Holy Rosary church, and
burial was in ST. Mary's cemetery.
Fellow patrolmen served as pail
bearers and attendants included Off
eials of the Minneapolis police depart
ment, led by Chief j. F. Walker.
St Paul.-The state health depart
ment offered its cooperation in the
fight on improperly conducted mater
nifty hospitals and baby farms at a
conference of DIR. C. E. Smith, acting
executive officer of the health depart
ment, with William Hodson, director
of the children's bureau. If a court
order can be obtained, authorizing the
state board of control to inspect the
health departments record of births,
officials of the children's bureau ex-
pect to be able to follow up the cases