The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-26


auspices Of the American Legion. rela-
tive to the Legion's work.
Duluth The annual meeting OF the
Minnesota Dairymen's association was
set for Jan. 10, 20 and 81, at Duluth.
at meeting of officers here.
Hastings Mrs. Henrietta s. Dean,
88 years old, mother of Steward A.
Dean, businessman of Hastings, died
here. Interment was at Rockford,
Mimi
Owatonna.-Mor than $4,000 dam
ages were awarded in six cases by
juries in the Steel county district court
| which adjourned here after IA day
session.
Lake City.-Ice on Lake Pepin is
| 16 inches thick, according to the ice
cutters who declare that the ice har-
vest will begin soon and will be the
| best in years.
Lake City.-A commission has been
appointed to make draft for new
charter for the city Of Wabasha. II
this charter is accepted, special cleo
ton will be called.
| Pipestone.-At the reopening of the
Pipestone public schools following the
Christmas vacation, manual training
will again be part of the courses of
| ferede the students.
| Marshall-Walter Schmidt, 81 years
old, was killed while loading gravel at
pit near Vesta. A large amount OF
the sand and gravel at the top of the
/ pit cayed in and buried MIN.
| Lake City.-John Magnusen of Rush
| ford, shot and killed himself at his
home here. Dependency is given as
the cause for the act. He is survived
by his widow and six children.
/ Hastings. Putzma, section
foreman, was seriousely injured and
one of his crew badly bruised, when a
passenger train struck handcar they
were trying to lift from the rails.
/ Observation-Disclosures Steele county
soldiers died on the battlefield or in
army camps during the world war. &C
cording to list compiled here for
the Minnesota public safety comsnis-
sion.
! Duluth.-Timber wolves, running in
packs, are destroying livestock in dis
tricts near Du,uth, one tarme- report
ing the loss of seVera hogs. while
others report wolves attacking cattle
in fields .a. -
Winona.-Mrs. Margaret Lyons, SO
/ years old, one of Winona county's
oldest pioneers, died at her home near
st. Charles. She was a resident Of
the town of st. Charles for more than
so years. - @
| 1,i, nh a D
of Mitchell, S. D., has been called to
become pastor Of this Worthington
Congregational church. 1t is under
stood that he will accept and take up
his work Jan. 1.
Duluth.-The subregional coal COM
mittee with e. D. Brigham and w. III.
: Groverman will continue to mobilize
cars for the distribution of the coal
stored at the head of the lakes, until
coal production becomes normal.
Minneapolis.-Two southern Mime
sofa train wrecks on the Chicago and
! Northwestern railroad resulted in in
: juries of SO passengers and demolition
: of five engines, baggage car and one
passenger coach. None were killed.
} Hibbing.-The ST. Lous county agri-
cultural society has decided to offer
J several hundred dollars in premiums
which will be open to the boys and
girls Of the county for the best poultry
J displayed at the county fair next year.
! Albert Lea.-Four township district
: schools in Freeborn county have voted
to consolidate and a large central
building will be erected in the village
of Freeborn next spring This will be
the first consolidated school in this
county.
Canby.-Poker games have become
so common at public farm auctions ar
! at other gatherings in this county,
that the township supervisors have
served notice that they will do all in
their power to stop the practice OF
+ gambling at public sales.
), st. Paul.-Charles Monroe Start,
! forme- chief justice of the Minnesota
, supreme court, died at Lis home here.
Judge Start was 80 years of age and
had been resident Of Minnesota since
1866 and of ST. Paul since 1893 Judge
Start had been ill for the last six
: months.
ElIsworth.-Four workmen had q
narrow escape from death at Rock
!, Valley when $4,000 gallon gasoline
tank exploded The mer had been re-
pairing leak and supposed that all Of
the gasoline had been drained from
the tank Windows two and three
blocks away were broken. No one
!. was injured.
Eveleth- and other
businessmens clubs of six Mesaba
: range towns were represented here at
a meeting for the purpose of forming
an organization to fight the proposed
! tonnage tax Among the communities
represented were Grand Rapids, Hib-
bin, Biwabik, Chisholm, Ely, Eveleth
and Virginia.
!, Hallock.-While digging well or
e 1.-THE Kvark farm, three miles from this
Z place, gas was struck at the depth of
r 25 feet 1t gushed up with such force
8 that it was ignited from heater be-
: ing used by the well diggers. The fire
q was extinguished and the shaft plug
e ged awaiting the arrival of experts
from ST. Paul.
s Minneapolis.-Red Cross workers in
J, this state will be pleased to learn that
r one of the immediate results of their
S support of the peace time program has
+ been the equipment of hospital for
s 500 children in Posen, Western Poland,
i to help take care of the thousands Of
s war orphans in that country.
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