The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-12-31
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.

Canby-Fire originating in furnace
| room in the basement of the w. S.
| Prey jewelry store here caused loss
estimated at $4,000.
Darwin-This village has voted a
$4,000 bond for the installation of an
electric light plant. 1t is suggested
that the power be supplied from the
Litchfield plant.
Minneapolis-Charles Anacker used
a match to see if there was gasoline in
| the tank of his automobile. There was.
At the General hospital physicians
| said he would recover.
Hastings entered the
| Wright & Austin dry goods store here
and got away with a quantity of mer-
chandise and a few dollars in small
change from the cash drawer
Worthington-Fire. believed to have
originated from the pressing machine
in the Smith dry cleaning establish
| ment here destroyed the Sinkerson
| building, causing loss estimated at
| $4,000
Hastings-Mrs. Sophia Oestrich,
widow of Conrad Oestrich, is dead at
her home hi I. after a protracted ill
ness. She ", "a years of age and
was one of the prominent early settlers
| of Hastings.
st. Paul-Lieutenant Colonel w. c..
CARTS of the First Minnesota Observa-
tion Squadron has appointed Lieuten-
ant M. L. Boxell Of st. Paul to make
monthly reports on Minnesota air con-
ditions for flying.
Ivanhoe A. Kusniersk, 20
years old, lost his life by drowning
when he attempted to jump across a
thin place in the ice on lake while
walking from Ivanhoe to the farm of
| his uncle near here.
Minneapolis--M gas rates
| effective on January bills were fixed at
$1.31 thousand cubic feet or IL cents
more than the present rate of $114 by
Judge Wilbur F. Booth in United
States district court
Marshall-Jack MCGUIRE, 9 year
| old son of P F. Mcclure, was killed
when he was struck by an automobile
while crossing the street here. Anton
Rasmussen, driver of the car which
ran the boy down, is farmer residing
near Russell.
Currie-In municipal court here
four men were fined for having moon
shine whisky in their possession
Three of the men paid fines of $25
each and the fourth, who owned the
car in which the whisky was found,
was fined 500.
Minneapolis-The deans of the col
leges of engineering business and edu-
cation at the University of Minnesota
are spending their Christmas and
New Years vacation in touring the
East in search of professors and in
structors to complete their teaching
stats.
Rochester-Major A. F. Wright or
the Fifth Minnesota regiment, has re-
signed effective Jan. 1, and his resigna-
ton has been accepted by Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow, it became
known here. Major Wright gave per-
sonal reasons as the cause.
Minneapolis One hundred fifty
commercial travellers, members of the
Quarter Century Travellers club, many
of whom have been carrying sample
cases over the Northwest for more
than 40 years, gathered for their an
nual reunion at the West Hotel
L ID
well known physician, is dead at
the home of his sons here. He had
been practising medicine in Rochester
since 1877. DR.. O.. W. Anderson, 80
years old, another longtime practising
physician here, is dead at his home
Crookston-Lois Sewell, the IA
months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sewell of Angus, % miles
north, died from suffocation, during
an automobile ride from here to An
gus. The temperature being below
zero, the baby was covered with blan-
hets to keep her warm. When the par
ents reached home the child was gasp
ing, but died before a physician could
be summoned.
st. Paul-Anders G. Nelson, son-in-
law of Senator Knute Nelson, confin-
ed in the Douglas county Jail after
conviction on charge of first degree
murder, will not be admitted to bail
according to ruling of the state su-
preme court The court, however, per-
mitted a stay of commitment of Still
water state prison pending final dis
position of the appeal before the high
er court for new trial.
Minneapolis-Thre occupants of an
automobile emerged with tattered
clothing and minor bruises and
scratches when the car plunged from
the West river road over the high bank
of the Mississippi river toward the
bed of the stream.
Grand Rapids-Suit for damages Of
| $23,500 has been brought against the
members of the village council and the
water and light commission by the
Hazen Electric company Of Hazen, N.
D., because the village sold the dis
carded electric plant equipment to an
other company when the Hazen COM
pany claimed an option.
Rochester-Milk producers and dis
tributors are having lively time here
over the proposed reduction in the
price of milk, which is now selling at
16 cents quart. Public sentiment
demands a reduction; producers say
they cannot afford it, and dealers de-
clare they cannot meet the demand
unless the price of the raw product Is
lowered to them.
Owatonna-Public schols of the city
of Owatonna and the village of Ellen
dale, Medford and Blooming Prairie,
aro op>;dorinO p1an for uniting tn