The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-26
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.

Sherburne-Thes sugar beet crop in
the vicinity this year is estimated to
have brought the farmers $4,000.
Stillwater--Jonas w. Backland, first
deputy warden at the state 'peniten-
tiary, is dead. He had been i'll for
three months.
Ivanhoe-W. G. Sock, residing on
a farm seven miles east of Ivanhoe,
lost his left hand while attempting to
dislodge stoppage in the rollers of a
corn picking machine.
Wells-The hotel, owned by Hurst
G Hurst, was sold to G. w. Keller of
Wauseca for $4,000. 1t he's been
closed for some time. 1t will be open
ed for business this week.
Fergus Falls-Joseph Alberts, a
prohibition agent, was shot in the
knee while raiding in search of an al
legged illicit STILL The shooting is be-
lieved to have been accidental.
Blue Earth-The Faribault county
Boys Duroc Jersey sale will be held
in the stock palivion on the Blue Earth
fair grounds Nov. 26. About 100 full
blooded Duroc hogs will be auctioned.
Owatonna-At the annual meeting
If the Steele County Agricultural socie-
ty, John Lynard was reelected presi-
dent; L. Taylor, vicepresident; Mr.. j.
Parcher, secretary, and F. H. Joestring,
treasurer.
Tracy-Plans are now being made
for the annual corn and grain show in
Tracy in December. Efforts will be
made by the officers of the association
to make the affair the most successful
event of the kind.
Pine City-Thieves in an automobile
carted off $4,000 worth of clothing
from the store of the Pine City Mer-
camille company here. Mems suits and
overcoats and women's apparel were
included in the loot.
council of Marshall are clearing
grounds for the erection of big mod
ern building. One of the old land
marks, blacksmith shop, gives way
to the new structure.
Dodge Center-John Swendiman,
Ji., Wdo oppOlhICo DOuSC SOuAIy az
torney, to succeed George r. Little,
who resigned, effective Dec. 1, by the
board of county commissioners at
their meeting here.
Cass Lake-Louis Hasedy, a resi-
dent of Boy river country, lost his life
in Boy river The body was recovered
and brought here. With companions
he attempted to cross the stream
when the ice gave way.
Alden-Rev. w. l. Moore of the
Methodist church here, died at his
home after several years Of illness. He
had formerly served aes pastor of sew
eral of the Methodist churches in
towns of southern Minnesota.
Duluth-The Northern Minnesota
association, at its meet
ing here, adopted resolution urging
the enactment of law to permit the
state school fund to be used in clear
ing land for Minnesota farmers.
Hendricks school board cleo
ton held here proved a greater land
slide in favor of the bond than did the
presidential election a couple of
weeks ago. Not a vote was register
ed against the bonding proposition.
Blue Earth-A message was received
from Northwestern divisional head
quarters stating that nine-stall round
house would be built at Blue Earth at
once and that the division would be
changed from Gilmore to Blue Earth
Hibbing- Occupants of the large To-
cal police car which was used in trail
ing the men who stole the Virginia,
Mimi, patrol car, narrowly escaped
serious injury when the machine went
into ditch on the Dupont road south
Of Hibbing. The car was badly damag-
ed.
Duluth-Major Warren e. Pugh, de- |
tective, has been named chief of po-
ice, Commissioner of Public Safety |
Murnain announced. Major Pugh's ap-
pointment follows the resignation of |
John Murphy, former police chief, who
recently was acquitted of two charges |
Of conspiracy to smuggle liquor into
he United States.
ST. Cloud-Arguments for new
rial in the case of the state against |
Iustaf Nelson, son-in-law of Senator |
Xnute Nelson, who was convicted of |
irst degree murder in Douglas county
n connection with the shooting of Jo-
'eph Middleton, farm hand, were
heard by Judge John A. Roeser in dis
riot court here. Nelson was SEN
enced to life Imprisonment IN Sep
ember 90. Judge Roeser reserved his
lecision,
Marshall-Prewar schedules have
been put into effect on the Sleepy-Eye-
Marshall branch of the North Western
'oad. The passenger train which has
,een operating between Sleepy Eye
md Marshall now runs through Ira
y, as before the war
Minneapolis-Co sxamina-
ions for commissions in the First
observation squadron will
AXE place Dec. 6, according to an or
Ter issued by Lieutenant Colonel w.
;. CARTS, commander. Three commits
ions will be awarded, two as observ-
rs and one as communications Off
er
Cottonwood-Charged with the
heft of six diamonds valued at $1,000,
andrew Sanoh was arrested here as
lie was boarding train. A few weeks