The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-09
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief TENS for
Busy Rc--ders.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In GOPHER State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

NuluuSdpOllS.-J. "A. lOI
er Minneapolis attorney, succeeded A.
H. Remote as division chief of the in
ternal revenue office Jan. l.
Brooten. Edward w. Nugent, pio-
neer resident here, is dead. He was
62 years old and had been a resident
of Minnesota more than SO years.
Hastings.-T. s. Rivers, clerk of the
district court here, reports 29S marri-
age licenses issued during the year
just closed, and FL divorces granted.
Moorhead.- During 1919, 712 mar
riage licenses were issued here. New
records were established for each Of
the last three months, as follows: Oc-
tober, 70; November, 50; December,
70.
st. Paul-Fifty Rochester National
Guardsmen have gone to International
Falls to relieve Winona guardsmen on
duty there during the last two weeks,
under an order issued by Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow.
Hibbing.-That switching rates for
fuel on the Mesaba range are unrea-
sonable is the complaint filed by local
fuel dealers, who will ask the Hibbing
Commercial Club to bring the question
before the railroad and warehouse
commission.
Moorhead.-Caswen A. Ballard as
sumed the duties of acting president
of the Moorhead normal school Jan.
1. R. E. Remington is the temporary
head of the department of biological
science and chemistry, succeeding Hal
Pollock, resigned.
Wheaton.-Trayerse county well
coined it's soldiers, sailors, marines
and nurses in an aliday entertainment,
Judge Oscar Hallam of the state SUI
preme court was the principal speak
er. The entertainment concluded with
a banquet and dance.
Minneapolis will be no limit
to the salary the University of Mime
sofa will pay the right man to succeed
DR.. Marion Leroy Burton, retiring
president, who has resigned to become
president of the University of Michi-
gan, it was announced.
Coleraine. = Assistant Superinten-
dent of Schools Frank Gordon Jones,
who recently resigned because he was
not allowed raise in salary, has
changed his mind, the board having
conceded his request, and he will con-
tinue to assist Supt. ]. A. Vandyke.
Frank Helmet post, American Le-
gion, Sank Rapids, claims the young
est Legion member in America. He
is Joseph Nahan, 16 years old. Nahan
was IA when he} enlisted in the Uni
ted States Navy, Jan. Z, 1912. He
served in the convoy service, having
been detailed TO the Rhode Island.
st. Paul-Immediate appeal from
the order of District Judge Alfred
Johnson of Red Wing granting tenn
porary injunction against enforcement
of state minimum wage schedules will
be taken to the supreme court and a
request will be made for an advanced
hearing to obtain an early decision,
James e. Markham, assistant attorney
general, appearing for the minimum
wage commission, announced.
Virginia.-"We been visitin' auntie."
That is the explanation offered by
Margaret, IL, and Dorothy, 10, daugh-
tiers of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith,
who returned home today after
strangely disappearing four days be-
fore, when their mother started them
down town to dentists office. Their
mother amplified their statement by
saying they had been visiting an aunt
living at International Falls.
st. >Paul-Meland Melvin Christian,
Minneapolis, will be first to share in
the $2O,000,00O state soldiers bonus
fund, according to an official an
nouncement. Edward Martyr Brown,
Minneapolis, and HARDWOOD E. Temple,
st. Paul, are in second and third
places on the bonus paying lists. Just
when actual payments of bonuses will
begin remains a moot question, how
ever. Guesses are heard that pay
ments will not start until Feb. l, and
possibly not until Feb. Is.
ST. Paul.-Nearly 220,000,000 fish
were planted in Minnesota streams
and lakes in 1919, according to Carlos
Avery, state fish and game commits
sioner, who has issued his annual re-
port. New high records are assured
in 1920, he said The state fish car
and hired baggage cars last year trav-
eled more than 1900 miles and in
Vulnerable trips were made by mes
sengers with small consignments. The
result was notable increases in the
finny population of more than LILO
Minnesota lakes and streams.
Duluth.-Aided by new gift of $685.
600 from julius H. Barnes, federal
chairman of the United States Grain
corporation, Y. M. c.. A. authorities
have let contracts for the erection
"Y" building. Mr.. Barnes previously
had presented 100000 to the Y. M.
C. A. for similar purpose.
Wheaton. - Spearing pickerel
through the ice on Lake Traverse is
favorite sport this winter. Small
houses are built on the ice, same be-
ing heated by stoves set up on brick
foundations. Dozens of the fish are
speared in the course of few hours.
Duluth.-The third alleged private
distillery to be confscated in or near
Duluth within a week was seized by
the police at the home of John Marick,
residing at New Duluth. The outfit
consisted of copper kettles, oil stoves
and quantity OF piping, together with
100 pounds of raisins and four gallons
of liquor.
Worthington.-Mr. and Mrs. August
Anderson, pioneer residents of Mobiles
county, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary at their farm home in
Indian Lake township. The couple
took up homestead in this county in