The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-09
Duluth.-The city OF Duluth passed

its first New Year day during the fed
eral prohibition regime without case
of drunkenness being recorded.
st. Paul.-Helen Masinelli, Minneap-
oils danseuse, burned at local theater
when her f1imsy dress caught fire from
an electric switch and died later at a
hospital.
The corn crop, with less acreage
than 1918, shows a gain of 100000
bushels. Small grain crops were all
short of the 1918 record, according to
his figure.
Canby.-Canby post of the Ameri-
can Legion, in appreciation Of the SER
vice rendered the Red Cross by Miss
Josie Isaacson, has presented her with
gold locket.
Bemidji. Supt of Schools J..
G. McGhee has mailed to each teacher
of the rural schools throughout Bel
trami county flag exercise for each
school to follow.
ST. Paul.-Minnesota police are
searching for Margaret, IL years old.
and Dorothy, 10, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Smith, Virginia, who dis
appeared several days ago.
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.
Winona.-While riding on load Of
hay with loaded shotgun beside him,
Clyde Larocques of Woodland, near
here, was badly injured when the
weapon was accidentally discharged.
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 commits
sion.
Annual meeting of the Minnesota
Federation Of County Fairs will take
place Wednesday, Jan. IA, at 10 a. m.
in the house chamber of the state capr-
toll. Directors will be elected at this
meeting.
Winona-Mrs Margaret Lyons, SO
years old, one of Winona county's
oldest pioneers, died at her home near
st. Charles. She was resident of
the town of st, Charles for more than
60 years.
Worthington.-Rev. F. o Clackmore
of Mitchell, S. D., has Teen called to
become pastor of tbs Worthington
congregational church 1t is under
stood that he will accept and take up
his work JAN /.
st. Paul-The second annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Realty Own
ers and Dealers association will be
held in st. Paul on January Is and 16.
Meetings will be at the st. Paul Hotel.
An unusually large attendance is an
ticipated this year.
Minneapolis-Th Minnesota State
Poultry association has announced that
the Armory has been obtained for the
annual poultry show to be given in
Minneapolis the last week in January.
Officials assert the coming show will
be the largest ever held in the Twin
Cities.
State Endeavorers to meet.-Minne-
sofas thirtieth annual Christian En-
deavor convention has been arranged
for June 24-27, 1920, at Alexandria, the
convention committee in Minneapolis
announced. The convention dates
have been so arranged as to follow the
closing of state schools and colleges.
Farm land in Minnesota is the most
attractive to home-seekers in the coun-
try today, B. L. Fisher, retired Iowa
farmer, told St. Paul men, on his way
orfh 70 inc IN
Because no cheap land remains in
Iowa and Illinois, Mr.. Fisher believes
farmers will gravitate more and more
to Minnesota.
st. Paul.-Declaring the hospital at
the state Soldiers home at Fort SMELL
ing fire trap, that it was overcrowded
and that vermin were found in some
of the beds, the state board of visitors
in it's report to Governor j. A. A.
Burnquist urged immediate correction
of the condition. Other conditions,
the board reported, are excellent.
St. Paul-District Judge Frank Cla-
que, Redwood Falls, has resigned
from the bench in the ninth district
to run for congress in the second con-
gressional district. Governor J. A. A.
Burnquist accepted the resignation,
to take effect Feb. /, and announced
the appointment of former Judge l. M.
Olson, New Ulm, to fill the vacancy
on that date.
Marshall.-Many cities and villages
throughout this part of the state are
planning the erection of community
buildings as memorials to their soldier
boys of the late war. Minneota is the
latest place which has taken up the
community building projects. Plans
as prepared call for building to cost
not less than $4,000. Tracy has un-
dertaken a similar memorial and the
structure to be built there will cost
approximately 100000. Redwood
Falls has already completed its COM
munity building.
st. Paul.-Money has been flowing
out of the state treasury at the rate Of
100000 for each working day this
month, Henry Rines, state treasurer,
said. December disbursements will
total $6,000,000, he predicted. The fig
ures, compiled by George La Fond,
chief accountant, disclosed that $685.
342.49 of state funds we're distributed
in December. The total included APP
proximately 100000 Of special
school aid and $1,500,000 Of school ap-
portionment December receipts ag-
gregated $2,500,000.
ST. Paul.-The new state reforma-
tory for women at Shakopee will be
opened within few days. The first
inmates will occupy quarters in the
main building completed few months
ago. Women prisoners at the Still
water nrisnn are not to be Transferred