The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-20
NEWS OF STATE
| TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In Gopher State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged in
Crisp Readable Form.


ing rified and the contents being
thrown out. A sum of money was
taken from the desk in the office of
the superintendent.
Fairmont-John Draxton, carpenter,
Minneapolis, is near death here as the
result of falling into the basement of
garage now under construction,
where he was impailed on an iron bar
which pierced his side seven inches.
Windom-At a special election here
voters by majority of to 1 author
lied the city council to issue bonds to
the amount of $4,000 for improve
ment to the waterworks and power
plant $4,000 for the amount to go in
to revolving fund.
Duluth-Bronze casts of Minnesota's
first three governors, Henry H. Sib-
ley, Alexander Ramsey and William
A. German, will be placed in the mem
orial hall in Duluth as soon as it is
possible to obtain portraits.from which
the busts can be cast.
Redwood Falls-Little threshing has
been done in this section so far, but
reports show the oats crops Is good,
running from 35 to so bushels an acre.
Wheat is not so good. Rye is yield
ing nicely. Corn and potatoes bene-
flied by recent showers.
Stillwater-One hundred delegates
were here for the annual convention
of the Minnesota Rural Mail Carriers
association Mayor Smithson welcom-
ed the delegates and ]. H. Drew Of
Red Wing responded. Congressman C.
R. Davis of the Third district address
ed the convention.
Hibbing-The new power plant
erected by the village in South Hib-
bling at cost of approximately ST.
the first nights service annoying
some people because it went out at
intervals but the service is expected
to be all right soon.
Heron Lake-The roar of the duck
hunters shotgun heard on Heron lake
for many years, will be silent if a
movement begun by farmers of this
village is successful. At meeting
here it was decided to put into the
hands of attorneys the matter of drain
| ing this famous wild fowl refuge land.
Ely-The various summer resorts
in this section are enjoying their best
season all being reported full Of
guests reservations being necessary to
| secure accommodations in most in
stances. ITS great year." all right
declared Peter Schaefer. Minnesota
is certainly coming into its own as a
| place for resorters.
Crookston-Prairie chickens are
again becoming numerous in north
| western Minnesota. A closed season
on this game went into effect in 1919
and the ban will be on until 1922. Poor
Matching weather last year resulted
| in few birds being added, but this
years dry weather has been excellent
for Matching purposes. The chickens
are said to be tame.
disc worth approximately $4,000, in
Guiding 81 mems suits, believed by po-
lice to have been stolen from the M.
]. Naarup store at Luck, Wis, led to
the arraignment of Harry Griswold,
alias Harry Grossman, in municipal
court, here where he pleaded not gull
ty to the charge of receiving stolen
property and was held to the grand
july in $4,000 bail.
! Bemidji-J. T. Gardner, Sr., who
has several black and silver foxes at
the Muskegon, Mich, ranches, is max
| ing elaborate plans for the formation
| of a company here to breed black and
silver foxes for furs and for breeding.
His co-operators, Is in number, intend
to complete organization of $4,000
corporation to handle the proposition,
and to make final arrangements for
the purchase of several fox families.
Minneapolis-Red rates on all
railroads have been announced for the
Minnesota State Fair, Sept. to IL.
The railroads, realizing the wonderful
educational and recreational opportu-
mites offered by the fair, have agreed
to make excursion rates of one and
one half fare for the round trip from
Minnesota; Wisconsin cities west of
and including Rhinelander, Mellen
and Mansfield, and also from Fair
mont, N. D. Tickets will be placed on
sale from Sept to IL, inclusive, with
the return limited to Sept. 49,
I st. Pau.-More than $4,000 automo-
bi1es are now licensed IN Minnesota,
Secretary of State julius A. Schmahl
has announced The number increas-
ed S,268 during July. Unofficial pre-
i dictions were that there will be $780,
600 motor vehicles licensed in the
state.before the end of the year.
MISUNDERSTANDING operating in
the woods On the Dupont game refuge,
near the West Dew Lakes, were re,
ported to George Wood, game warden,
and Arthur Coen, revenue officer, yes
terday by e. party of Michigan sports,
men who had come here from Detroit
on sightseeing trip.
Piilager-Mrs. H. F. Tisor fell of
porch in tuch maaner as to throw
1 uCI WSI6Dt Oh uCi iCi~ aim Va SesAAAo ~
at her wrist. She was hurried to
3rainerd by auto where it was reset
by surgeons, and she is now home re
covering.
Grand Rapids-What is believed tt
be the highest price ever paid fol
farm land in Itasca county was record
ed when Frank Sovey sold his forty
acre tract Immediately south OF town
for $4,000 or $3.50 an acre, to give pos
session next November. The purchas
er of the land was Jake Rasmussen,
son-fn-law of George Becker, Sr.