The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-23
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY told
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief TENS for
Busy Re- ders.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In Corner State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

- Litchfield.-A. Lee Aldreich, evan
gelist, arrived here in an airplane to
open an evangelistic campaign.
Hutchinson.-All public school
teachers have been reelected by the
board of education at increased salar-
les
Hutchinson.-"Gra Kaer cele-
brated here 101st birthday here. Her
health is fairly good and her mind &C
tive.
Glencoe-Arnold Hawkinson of Vir-
ginia has begun duties as county
agent for Mcleod county, vice G. H.
Cook, resigned. Mr.. Cook has gone
to Mansfield, Ohio.
Luverne.-Potato growers of Jasper,
this county have decided to erect a
5Ox100 feet modern warehouse this
summer, equipped for winter storage,
at a cost of $4,000.
Misunderstanding in kandiyohi
county has been delayed by cold
weather of the past two weeks. AL
though the land is dry, farmers say
that the frost is not out of the ground.
Luverne.-Juhl Brothers of Beaver
Creek township, have paid $500 for
Creator" a Duroc Jersey boar. This
is believed to be the highest price
ever paid for such an animal in Mime
sofa.
tillwater.-Blanks asking all citi-
zens to don overalls for the summer
were distributed broadcast here, and
the number of members joining the
"Overall club" here is said to be con-
siderable.
Willmar-The old Mission Coven-
ant church, which has been a land
mark here for more than 80 years,
will be RACED and a new structure,
which will cost approximately $4,000
will replace it.
| eapolis.-Overalls and jumpers
are making a strong bid for popularity
at the University of Minnesota as
weapon against the high cost of living,
with the initiative taken by the 80
freshmen of the college of medicine.
Minneapolis Sentenced to from 10
to rs years in the state penitentiary,
the four men who pleaded guilty to
robbing the Farmers State bank at
Cedar, were taken to Saltwater, un-
der heavy guard. They were sentenc-
ed and on their way to prison within
two hours after they admitted their
raid on the Cedar bank.
Walker.-John King, pioneer settler
in this section, and for many years
one of the leading political figures in
| Northern Minnesota, died here from
heart disease. Mr.. King walked down
town after breakfast and was entering
drug store when he fell to the side
| walk. He was dead a moment later
when a physician arrived. So far as
can be learned Mr. King had no living
| relative. f- -.L.-
Cannon Falls-The body of George
Johnson of Cannon Falls was rein
tered here, with military honors.
Johnson served in France, where he
became ill, and was sent to England.
While in hospital there he died of
pneumonia. His body was one Of the
first of American service men buried
abroad to be returned to this country.
Johnson enlisted in the marines early
in the war.
Foley.-Fifteen freight cars, five of
them tank cars containing gasoline,
went into the ditch here when a Great
Northern freight train was wrecked.
The accident is thought to have been
caused by splitting rails. Virtually all
of the cars overturned, and much of
the gasoline, estimated at 100000 gal
Ions, ran from the tanks and farmers
took it from the bitches along the
right of way
Crookston.-At a conference of Red
river valley county agents here the
livestock industry was the chief topic
taken up. The organization of cow
testing associations, bull associations,
animal disease control and enlarging
cooperative creameries were some of
the problems discussed, while it was
definitely decided to stage a junior
live stock show in Crookston in the
fall Ten counties were represented
at the conference.
Crookston.-A bill has been present
ed against the city of Crookston by
the Crookston Waterworks and Power
and Light company for $4,000, which
is more than the city treasurer re-
ports in the city's Golfers. The de-
mand was in the form of court judg
ment and represents the city's share
of the costs of recent valuation in
ventory of the power company's plant
when the city had thoughts of conduct
ing its own lighting and heating plant.
Winona.-The boys of the Lincoln
school surprised their teachers by ap-
pearing clad in overalls. 1--WE are go
of living" said one of the boys when
questioned as to his unconventional
appearance.
Pipestone.-The first regular motor
bus service to be established in this
section of the state is the line in SER
vice from Ortonville to Pipestone,
distance of 100 miles. Round trips are
made daily. The route is over the
King of Trail highway running
through Madison, Candy, Lake Benton,
Iyanhoe and Tyler
Brainerd.-James M. Quinn, wealthy
lumberman of Minneapolis, and James
Ingram, lumberman of Pequot, were
injured near here when wheel came
off their automobile near Park Rapids
and both were pinned beneath. Both
Ingram's legs were crushed and one
was amputated at Park Rapids hospi-
tai. Quinn's hip was injured. The
accident occurred on a steep grade