The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-05
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY told
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
BUSY Readers.

oIdChS are SOiuS up III IulS FlCiuiSJ
although threshing is in full swing in
many places. The yield of wheat is
better than expected.
Minneapolis.-Pra half of the
$125, 200 annual guarantee fund for the
support of the Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra for the next five years had
been pledged at the close of the first
day of the campaign.
Fergus Falls.-A determined cam
paign to stop automobile speeding
within the city limits has been opened
here by the police, resulting in the ar
rest of four automobile drivers and
one motorcyclist on the opening day.
Brainerd.-John Smith, Chippewa
chief of Cass Lake, who is said to be
$50 years old, went to the Twin Cities
to attend the Minnesota state fair.
Smith, whose Indian name is Ga-be.
nah-gewn-wone, is enjoying good
health
Luverne.-J. F. Seares' residence at
Ash Creek, small village eight miles
south from here, was totally destroyed
by fire. The origin of the fire is un-
known, although 1t started in the sum-
.mer kitchen some distance from the
main house.
Crookston.-TheP Polk county fair
price committee was picked by o. K.
Berget, Polk county food administra.
tor. The committee, according to Mr.
Berget, will probe the high cost OF
living in this county and make public
fair price for foodstuffs.
ST. Paul-Joe Ryan of Somerset, a
bystander, grabbed a wounded police
mans revolver and chased a suspect
ed burglar up an alley, fatally wound.
ing him in revolver battle. Patrol.
man Paul Stiller will recover, but the
suspected thief, Joe Donohue, Is dying
st. Cloud.-Harry Leas ran down
and killed his two-year-old daughter
here. Leas, driver for local sgran'
lite concern, was coming home to put
his team away when the little girl
who had run out to meet him, fell be-
meath the wagon wheel and was
crushed.
Hastings.-The annual meeting OF
the Minnesota division of the Wood
row Wilson Way association, at which
the improvement of existing highways
u Minnesota to include good drain
age, full width, compact surface and
crawling will be considered, was held
here Monday.
Jasper.-The late potato crop in
this section will be practically a loss
unless rain comes within the next few
days, it is reported. The early crop
of potatoes was far below normal
owing to the continued rain in the
spring, but the late potatoes are bad
ly in need of moisture at the present
time.
Hamline. - Washington county
whose 100 rural schools ranked more
than twice as high as those of any OF
the other nine counties with school
exhibits at the Minnesota State Fair
will receive first prize of $50 for its
rural school department, it is an.
nounced by George F. Howard, super.
intendent of the school exhibits de.
partment.
Thief River Falls.-Missing since
July %, when he left the Pat Gavin
farm, on which he was employed, Au.
gust Hauzey, whose mind is deranged,
was found in the big woods on a claim
with his brother in the Rapid river
country. Since leaving his abode near
Mavie in July, Hauzey traversed a
stretch of country of approximately
100 miles. When found he was prac.
tically in an unconscious condition,
weather-beaten, ragged and hungry
1t is believed that he gained his sub.
sistence through the picking of Der.
ries, of which there is an abundant
growth in that part of the country.
st. Paul.-The three infantry regi
ments of the Minnesota National
Guard, in addition to the 151st Field
Artillery, now being organized, will
be maintained and equipped by the
federal government, under authority
granted by Newton D. Baker, secretary
of war, in response to the personal
appeals by Governor Burnquist and
state military officers in Washington.
Waterman at the state training school
here, received severe scalp decorations
as a result Of being hit over the head
with bat by one of the inmates. A
group of the larger boys of the institu.
ton planned general escape, the plan
being to knock out the Waterman on
duty, take his keys and gain their free.
dom. One of the boys took baseball
bat to bed with him and attacked Carl.
son, who was stationed near the boy,
hitting him over the head several
times. The Waterman was able to
give the alarm and the plans of the
boys miscarried. Six boys were inn.
plicated.
st. Peter.-Luther Malmberg, for ten
years pastor of the English Lutheran
church here, has accepted a call to
Gustavus Adolphus college, as profes.
sor of oratory and public speaking. For
the last two years he has been in
France as chaplain in the regular army
with the rank of lieutenant. Prior to
his joining the service he was a mem.
Der of the college faculty.
Pequot.-A potato development asso
citation has been formed by farmers
In this district. The purpose of the
association is to improve potato rails
ing by selecting and treatment of seed
and to grow standard varieties.
Canby.-M. ]. Bowling, Olivia bank
er, who lost both feet, one hand and
three fingers on the other during Sc
we're snowstorm in which he lost his
way near Candy in 1880, was recently
presented to King George of England
according to a letter received from